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Eve
With the Coming of the Dawn
Chapter Three
2 years later…
"Mercury Ice Bubble Freeze!"
"Mars Fire Ignite!"
"Jupiter Thunder Crash!"
"Venus Crescent Beam Smash!"
"Damn! The thing broke free!" Mars swore. She'd been sure that their combine attacks would have been enough to hold it captive for a time; at least until they could get Sailor Moon.
"You know, without Sailor
Moon, I don't think we can defeat this thing," Jupiter panted as she dodged
yet another attack thrown her way by the Cardian she and the other Scouts
fought against.
You should be down there.
Her tone biting, Sailor Star replied, "I am where I should be. I am where I am needed. Don't start.
They could be hurt;
they aren't strong enough alone. They need your help. "They are
not alone. They have Sailor Moon. They have survived just fine without
me so far, and can continue to do so."
Luna bit back a growl as she looked up from the battle raging in front of her to see her charge sleepily cheering her Guardians on as they fought. Leaping up to the windowsill beside Serena, Luna began to berate her, fuming. "SERENA! The Scouts need you! What are you doing up here, you meatball head?! Transform and GET DOWN THERE!"
"But Luna," Serena whined tiredly, "I'm so sleepy…must…sleep…hmmm.." Her words drifted off as she fell to sleep, leaning against the windowsill of her school's classroom window. Letting out a cat like screeched, Luna swiped her claws across Serena's arm in attempts to wake up her slumbering Princess. Waking with a scream, tears in her eyes, Serena whimpered, "Why'd ya do that, huh Luna?"
Signing out of impatience, Luna pointed her paw down towards the Scouts struggling against the Cardian sent to them by Ann and Allen. "Because the Scouts are in trouble! They need Sailor Moon! Now TRANSFORM!"
Feeling a sense of pride as a look of do or die determination
shone in the eyes of her charge, Luna watched as Serena gave a curt nod.
"You're right Luna," she spoke assertively. "Hang in there guys! I'm coming!
Moon Crystal Power!"
"Luna shouldn't be so harsh. Serena had her energy drained by their enemies. As her Guardian, she should have been aware of that," Sailor Star spoke disapprovingly.
Luna does what she can. She had to make Serena take action some how. Perhaps you should go down and explain to Luna what happened then; if it bothers you so.
Casting her Guardian a deadly glare, Sailor Star continued her vigil from her place a top a building, not too far from the scene of battle. Besides, I believe they have already realized what has happened to Sailor Moon's strength. After receiving a look of slight confusion from Sailor Star, her Guardian continued. Look.
A man, clad in white Arabian attire, stood atop a tree branch."And so arrives the Moonlight Knight," Sailor Star spoke rhetorically.
Moments before, Sailor Moon had leapt from the window of her safe haven within the school, to land amidst the battle. She did this only to be greeted by the fury of Mar's temper, demanding to know where she'd been while they'd been working their buts off to save the people of their city. To stop the impending argument, Luna had commanded Sailor Moon to use her scepter and destroy the Cardian. Not having the strength or power to do so, Sailor Moon collapsed, only to be taken hold of by the Cardian the Scouts fought.
"I was wondering when he
was going to show up," Sailor Star said, her tone bordering sarcasm.
A white rose set the Moon Princess reborn free from the clutches of the Cardian.
"Sailor Scouts! Sailor Moon has had her powers drained; that is way she can not fight!" Moonlight Knight called out to the female warriors before him. "Sailor Moon! You must believe in yourself. Only then will you find the strength and power to save the innocent and protect your friends."
A blush staining her cheeks, Sailor Moon nodded to
her Knight. Gathering herself up on her feet, scepter in hand, she stood
to face her enemy and found the power to destroy it.
Seeing that all was well,
Sailor Star got up to leave.
You can't keep doing this, Aurora. You can't keep isolating yourself. You don't have to live your life alone. Why not go to them? You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Whirling on her Guardian, her eyes ablaze, Sailor Star spoke through near clenched teeth. "Firewalker, enough! We've been through this. I will not involve them in this battle. It is too dangerous. I am a Guardian of Royalty. I will not knowingly put the lives of the Moon Princess and her Court in danger for the sake of having a life!"
Firewalker stood by quietly, knowing now was not the time to argue. Still glaring, her voice dangerously low, Sailor Star continued. "Too much depends upon my mission. What would you have me say to the people of the Universe if I were to fail? That I have condemned them to death simply because I wished to have a life beyond fighting?!"
Roughly she mounted him then,
pulling back on the reins, commanding him to take to the sky. Rearing up,
Firewalker rode up on the currents of the wind, galloping across the sky
and through the clouds. "Back to the school," Star ordered. Bobbing his
head, Firewalker complied, taking her back. They rode in silence.
It didn't take long to reach the school's new campus. Star had to admit, it was quite vast and very beautiful; but that mattered little to her. In only a matter of months, she would graduate and be free of the damned place for good.
"To the stables," Star spoke less harshly to her Guardian, guiding him down to the earth below. Landing behind the stables, so as not to be seen, Star dismounted. Taking Firewalker by the reins, she led him into the stables, first checking to ensure they were empty. Seeing that there was no one around to discover their secret and feeling guilty for lashing out earlier, Sailor Star walked to Firewalker's stall in silence. Once there, she unlatched the door and stepped aside, allowing Firewalker the room to walk in. Inside, he turned back round to face her. His voice, as always, resonated throughout her mind softly as he spoke to her through the telepathic link they shared.
Aurora, I do not want you living a life alone. I know you think you can't have both: your responsibilities as Sailor Star and a life as Aurora, but you can. Those girls are Sailor Soldiers, much like yourself. If any one were to understand the importance of missions and duties of a life past, they would. Especially the Sailors Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Venus. Pausing for a moment, defeat sounding in his voice, Firewalker continued. There must be more to your life than this. The Gods know, if any one deserves it, you do.
A sad smile mixed with love came across Sailor Star's beautiful face. Her silver eyes shone with love for her Guardian as she worked to put his worries at ease.
"Firewalker, I am content in my life. I am proud to be who I am, to have the responsibilities I do. Besides," she said, pausing, " I have all the friends I need in you. You've been there since the beginning. Only you understand me and understand my life. I don't need anything more. I am happy. And even if I felt something was missing in my life, I couldn't risk bringing an innocent into this war."
The Sorceress would never know. Firewalker put in.
"Ah, but she would. She knows who I am; she knows I am Aurora. Everyday, she watches me. I can feel her eyes on me. If I were to associate myself with the Sailor Soldiers of the Moon, only harm would come to them. She would use them to get to me. And the chances are great they wouldn't live to tell of it."
Bowing his head, Firewalker admitted defeat: this time. Star knew there would be other times like this one however. Many had already passed and more were to come, she knew. Smiling softly, Star put her hand up against the side of her Guardian's strong face now covered in a mask of silver. His glittering blue, pupil less eyes looked to her through the mask in sadness, a part of him knowing she spoke the truth.
Firewalker watched as the soft smile faded
from Sailor Star's lips to be replaced with a look of concentration. Closing
her eyes, a soft, warm, silvery glow spread over both their bodies; connected
as they still were by Star's hand upon his cheek. In a shimmer of glittering
light, they both de-transformed. Their telepathic link broken, Firewalker
softly whinnied his goodbyes as Aurora turned to leave the stables. With
a warm smile sent his way, Aurora left Firewalker, heading back to her
dorm room to face a near impossible task: sleep.
Her journey was not a long one to her dorm. Her room was in fact very simple: one room, one bed, one dresser, one balcony looking out over the stables and campus gardens. Everything she owed had a purpose, which they served well. Sighing as she entered her stark room, Aurora prepared for bed – her mind forever on the go. Tonight it focused on Firewalker. For some reason, his words tonight stayed with her. Where as other times she could easily shrug them off. Now dressed in her nightclothes, Aurora laid down on her bed, not bothering to pull down the covers.
Oh Firewalker, you worry too much. Her
mind whirled. But then again, so do I. Aurora thought rather
begrudgingly. Where would I be without you though? … Dead I'm sure.
Her mind's voice came to her laced in bitter sadness. Smiling in
fond remembrance, Aurora thought back to the first time Firewalker's true
power had been revealed to her.
It had been during her second battle against the Sorceress's minions. Her name had been Arria. And this time Sailor Star's battle was not so easily won.
From the beginning, Arria had been out for blood. The Sorceress had not taken kindly to being defeated by a child and wanted nothing more than to hold Sailor Star's heart in her hand. From the beginning, it was a battle already lost.
Aurora remembered the pain,
remembered her blood staining the ground. She had taken several of Arria's
attacks in the back and along her sides. Each hit had ripped open her flesh
ever more, spilling more blood out onto the ground. She had heard
her bones breaking, had felt the hot white pain shred her senses. Though
still Aurora had fought on, pushing herself back up to fight every time
she fell…
Lying in her bed, Aurora
could feel the hot tears gather in her lashes as her mind took her back
to that night. She felt the burning hurt in her heart, but forced herself
back into control. Pushing any and all emotion deep inside her, telling
herself it would keep her strong, Aurora's mind continued to play back
the horrors of that long ago night…
She had been near collapse
when movement had caught her attention out of the corner of her eye. And
there had stood Firewalker in all his glory in the moonlight. Frightened
that he too might be taken from her, Aurora had called him to her. And
with three simple words, Destiny changed her life forever – again.
"Firewalker! To Me!"
With that, the Star on his forehead had shone bright. A ruby red beam of light, trailing stardust, burst forth from his Star Mark. The beam then began to circle first his head, then his neck, to encircle his girth. Of the stardust, a mask was formed covering his face. Around his girth: a saddle and blanket. Reins took shape, the star beam faded, and ever slowly, his size increased.
Rearing up, whinnying loudly, Firewalker's hooves came crashing down – completing the transformation. A blast of ruby red, silver light filled the clearing in which they all stood. When the light faded… there stood Firewalker transformed.
He'd grown; his build was that of a draft horse now. Instead of the sleek racehorse build it had once been. His hooves were now golden. His mane and tail glittered ruby red as if fire's flames themselves danced within his locks. An exquisite mask, one of silver metal, hid his face where once had been stardust. A thick border of glittering ruby red stardust framed the edges of his mask, the sides of which took the shape of flames against his face. His eyes shone from beneath the mask, pupil less and glittering blue.
His saddle was silver and
for the majority, so was the blanket beneath it. Expect along the edges.
It too was framed by a thick border of ruby red stardust and took on a
unique shape. Silver reins of interlocking stars rested against his neck.
His ruby red Star Mark remained as part of his mask. Sailor Star swore
then, she'd never seen a more beautiful sight.
Turning on her bed to lay on her stomach, Aurora reminiscing continued. She remembered precious little after that moment of Firewalker's transformation. Later she'd learned from Firewalker himself that she'd collapsed, having lost consciousness. To this day Aurora couldn't figure on how he'd gotten them both away from Arria. Firewalker had never gone into detail over the subject and she had never called him on it. Aurora believed some things just happened; and that it was no one's right to question the Fates.
Laughing to herself, Aurora thought, Oh, but didn't he scare me, that brat! What a shock it had been to learn we could hear each other's thoughts. He knew about it and didn't tell me. What a shock that had been!
Shaking her head and smiling
softly, Aurora moved to turn down her covers. Curling up in bed, she closed
her eyes praying for sleep to come quickly. Her prayers did not go unanswered.
She forgot, however, to pray
for that sleep to last.
Through the thick fog of sleep that clouded her mind, Aurora could hear it calling to her. Through the muddled emotions of unconsciousness, Aurora could feel it summoning her to it. In a heartbeat, her eyes opened, her mind alert, her body tensed and ready. There on the ceiling of her room was reflected the Mark of the Star, the beam of light coming from her very forehead, where her mark shone brightly. And suddenly, without transformation, Aurora was Sailor Star. She knew what she had to do, what all of this meant; she knew what this night held for her.
Standing up from her bed,
turning her eyes to the stars shinning just outside her bedroom window,
Aurora called out, "Imperial Star Power!" The power and light released
from her transformation filled her room. Stardust flew round her body,
taking form as a Sailor Suit. Light burst forth, and there stood Sailor
Star. As she raised her hands above her head to complete her transformation,
her telepathic link now open to her Guardian, she called out Firewalker,
to me!
In stables not far away,
another star shone out brightly in the darkness. Another transformation
took place. In the moments succeeding their transformation, two destined
warriors met upon a balcony. One mounted the other and together they flew
off into the horizon to find a crystal sent to Earth a millennium ago by
a Golden Queen of the Sun.
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