Note: More song formats adopted from Les Miserables. Yeah, I kinda loved that musical. More swaying from the anime…Enjoy.
Pluto's Guardian of Time's Gate
A heart full of love
A heart full of song
I'm doing everything wrong
Oh, lovely moon,
I don't mean to intrude on her
But I must show her my love.
Wiseman says to me that he has found a secret weapon that we can use to our advantage. He says that there is no way we can lose with it yet he doesn't bother telling me what the advantage is. I am picking a rose from the garden on the moon where we are. I choose the lushest one. Black, pretty, delicate…It's beautiful, just as Serenity is. My love, why doesn't she acknowledge me?
I walk along the path toward the cloudy mists which lead to the Time Gate area. There were other ways to reach Crystal Tokyo, but I had no wish to inform the others in order to do so. I stroll toward the destination with no hurry. My white cape flows freely behind me. I hold the rose delicately in my hand. I eventually reach a grand door. Only I alone can go past this door.
The door opens in front of me with a motion from my hand. The mists drift to my side of the door. I quickly walk through, and the door shuts quietly behind me. I can barely see in the shrouded conditions, but I amble on ignoring the situation. As I near a tall dark object, I am attacked by a dark silhouette. I fend the other off. She, with the Garnet Orb on her staff, fights back. I unsheathe the silver sword that I carry around with me and block. We fence for a few minutes. She recognizes me, and we stop for the moment.
"What are you doing here?" she demands. Her violet eyes glare at me intently while her long green hair flies in the breeze. Sailor Pluto…too bad I already had eyes for Serenity. Serenity had my heart. Pluto…no, but she was a serious beautiful lady.
I smile. "I'm taking a walk to Crystal Tokyo, milady," I reply. I pity her a bit sometimes. Pluto…forced into isolation like I was, but forced to guard the gate forever. Never allowed to stray far from this place.
She frowned. "This area is forbidden. You shouldn't be here. Not everyone is allowed to enter the gate."
"You're here as well," I answer with a tone of humor.
Pluto glared at me. "Demando, I am the guardian of this gate. I am an exception."
"Make an exception for me then," I say.
She shook her head. "Rules are rules, dear prince. I don't care about your rank. You're still not allowed to use the gate."
I chuckle and sheathe my sword. Shaking my head, I say, "Oh, milady Pluto, you don't have a choice. I will enter whether or not you stop me. I have knowledge of this gate as well. Don't you remember?"
Pluto closes her eyes and sighs. "But you swayed from the guardianship, and you've walked onto the dark side."
I sigh and lean against an invisible wall. "That was years ago. I remember it just as if it was yesterday. You and I. The guardians of the gates. No one knew except for you. I was always away on family business to keep suspicions form forming. Then, my friends and I were banished from the planet, and I could not fulfill my duty as a guardian."
Pluto shook her head slowly.
I continued. "Yes, Pluto. I'm afraid the burden's all on you now. Don't worry, milady. I have faith in you."
"You'll never win, Demando. Crystal Tokyo will not fall to you."
"I know where your Small Lady is, Pluto. It will only be a matter of time."
Pluto's face hardens as she keeps her temper under control. "Demando, you will not harm the princess."
"I won't," I promise. "I never had any intention to… though she is quite the brat as I've learned." Seeing Pluto's worried face, I promise once more. Her face finally shows expressions of relief. I kiss her hand as a sign of respect.
She stares at me. "That was not necessary."
"I was forgetting my manner, milady."
She shakes her head and points to the time gate. "Go on. Hurry before I change my mind."
"Thank you, Pluto."
"It's not you. It's your family that's the problem," she says. A small smile forms on her red lips.
I nod halfheartedly, thinking that I understand her. Glancing backwards one last time at her slender figure, I smile with a wave and set the coordinates. Finally, I step through the gate. The door closes behind me…