Disclaimer: I still don't own the rights to Sailor Moon…x.x;;
Chapter 2: The End of All We Knew…
Princess Reia rode her black stallion, Damian, alongside her childhood friend, Erik. "So tell me what happened, Erik. How was she able to infiltrate our high security system?"
"Princess," he said, stopping his horse and looking at her, "We haven't figured out yet how or why she was able to breach our security system. The most that we have gathered so far is that she somehow had the strength or the power to teleport herself inside the palace, so she wouldn't have to deal with the shield guarding the planet on the outside. It would normally drain the strength of any known enemy, but this woman seemed to be much stronger than anything we've ever encountered before. After she arrived in the palace, she was still strong enough to kill 5 of our strongest guards when they rushed to see what all the commotion was."
Reia nodded slowly as she took in all that her friend was saying. She had a sneaking suspicion as to who this "mysterious woman" was, but wasn't about to voice those thoughts just yet. She'd check everything out first before pointing fingers.
The two companions rode in silence back to the Palace where they would go their separate ways. Reia would go to the throne room to discuss the days events with her mother, Queen Victoria, while Erik would return to the barracks to drill his men in case another attack should occur.
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Unknown to everyone in the Martian Kingdom, Kenion was also drilling his men for a surprise attack. Princess Corinna and the Queen watched him silently as he carefully instructed his men on what to do. "And if any of you should run into a problem, feel free to use any means available to you to get the job done. And I mean *ANY* means…We don't want to risk losing this battle as well." He gave a sidelong glance to the Princess and sighed quietly. He knew how hurt she would be by his comment, but for the sake of his men, and their morale, they would need to hear his harsh critique. The Princess turned to her mother, who shared her same features, and contemplated asking her mother for another chance to accomplish her task with their army as a last resort. After careful consideration, Corinna thought it would be better if she just left well enough alone. She'd show her mother that she would be able to destroy the Martian Princess on her own, without the help of Kenion and his armies.
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The day was crisp, clean, and bright when a dark shadow overcame the palace on Mars. Reia rushed outside to see what was going on, when her mother ordered her to get back into the palace. "It's for your safety, Reia," her mother shouted over the orders being given to the Martian army. Reia quickly obeyed, but knew that she wouldn't stay inside for long. The princess was not one to go out quietly. No, she was more likely to go out with a bang.
As she was running back into the palace, Erik caught up with her. "Reia!" he said, panting, slightly out of breath from the uphill run. "Reia, I wanted to give you something remember me by, in case I don't come back."
"Erik, don't talk like that," Reia scolded, smiling slightly at the general. "This is going to be like all those other times when we had to defeat Corinna and her mother. They will shrink back to where they came from, and once again, our kingdom will be nothing but peaceful."
"But…how did you know who was attacking us?" Erik asked, shocked and awed at the same time.
"Simple. I recognized the look on my mother's face, and the tone in her voice from the times in the past. It's the same tone and look my mother used when we were at peace with Corinna and her mother. Remember that party we had that one autumn day to celebrate the 400th anniversary of my family's reign?" Erik nodded in response. "Well, you see, Corinna and I had been in a huge fight over something trivial, like what to wear," Reia said, concealing her lie nicely. She knew that she and Corinna had not been fighting over what to wear, but rather, who Erik would ask to dance first. But Erik didn't need to know that information. Not now. Not when he was hers to love and she was his. "Well, I got so mad at her that when I passed her, she was conveniently standing by an open window, and I just…pushed her out of it and into a thorny rosebush that was underneath outside." Ever since then, we haven't spoken. Anyway, that's how I knew who it was. My mother hasn't used that tone or given me that look since, and I already had a sneaking suspicion as to who it was when the first attack occurred. But anyway, you wanted to give me something?"
"It can wait, Princess. Right now we have more…important things at hand," Erik said, turning to the quickly approaching army.
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Kenion's men attacked the planet with brute and ruthless force. Nearly everyone and everything was quickly destroyed, except for Erik, Reia, and the Queen, who all stood firm on what was left of the palace steps.
Kenion slowly marched with his army up to the three remaining Martians, with a smirk on his face. "So nice to see you all again. But it is a pity that it had to be under such…grave…circumstances." He quickly attacked and Erik jumped in front of the Queen to take the blast for her. He fell to the ground, while Reia watched the scene in slow motion. She didn't know how her legs managed it, but they carried her over to Erik's side and she knelt beside him, her head bent over him with her raven hair falling all around. "Don't leave me alone, Erik…" she whispered, but it was too late. The top general of the Martian army was dead.
Victoria glared at Kenion. "You fight like a coward. You attack a man when he is not even prepared for battle. The least you could have done would have been was wait for him to be ready…"
Kenion arched his eyebrow at the Queen then began to attack Reia when he saw Corinna out of the corner of his eye. "Leave her to me," she said, glaring at Reia. Kenion nodded, granting Corinna the revenge she so obviously wanted.
With a single blast, Corinna watched as the Martian princess fell, finally glad she had accomplished what she had promised her mother. Victoria screamed as her daughter fell, knowing it was all over. With the last bit of her strength, she used her mind to teleport her daughter, general, and their court to another time and place, where they would be able to live the lives that had been cut short on Mars. Having no other reason to live, Victoria fell, her body fading away into oblivion.
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Kenion and Corinna stood before the Queen, unsure of what would follow her praise. "I'm pleased you were finally able to get the job done right, Kenion," she smiled at her best general. "And Corinna," she continued, "well, at least you were able to do something right! But unfortunately, we should have destroyed Victoria first. Because we didn't, you will be sent to earth to destroy of who Reia will become. I can't take any risks to undo all that I have worked so hard for these past 10 centuries."
Corinna stood there, staring dumbfounded at her mother. "You have got to be kidding, Mother! What about…" her voice trailed off as she looked over at Kenion.
"You will be able to come back here and see Kenion anytime you want to, Corinna. But I need you to keep an eye on Reia to make sure she doesn't destroy everything we worked so hard to achieve. And I will give you a special communicator so you can talk to me as well. I will hear no arguments. This is what I have ordered, and so it shall be done."
Corinna looked at her mother, and then at Kenion, and then back at her mother. "As you wish, mother." She quickly ran out of the room before either of them could see the tears falling down her face.
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Kenion looked at the Queen and quietly asked, "My Queen, must you have been so harsh with her?"
"Yes, Kenion. She will replace me one day, and I must make sure she knows how to handle everything properly. You must make her understand that before she leaves, Kenion…"
He bowed low, "As you wish, Queen Beryl."
Chapter 2: The End of All We Knew…
Princess Reia rode her black stallion, Damian, alongside her childhood friend, Erik. "So tell me what happened, Erik. How was she able to infiltrate our high security system?"
"Princess," he said, stopping his horse and looking at her, "We haven't figured out yet how or why she was able to breach our security system. The most that we have gathered so far is that she somehow had the strength or the power to teleport herself inside the palace, so she wouldn't have to deal with the shield guarding the planet on the outside. It would normally drain the strength of any known enemy, but this woman seemed to be much stronger than anything we've ever encountered before. After she arrived in the palace, she was still strong enough to kill 5 of our strongest guards when they rushed to see what all the commotion was."
Reia nodded slowly as she took in all that her friend was saying. She had a sneaking suspicion as to who this "mysterious woman" was, but wasn't about to voice those thoughts just yet. She'd check everything out first before pointing fingers.
The two companions rode in silence back to the Palace where they would go their separate ways. Reia would go to the throne room to discuss the days events with her mother, Queen Victoria, while Erik would return to the barracks to drill his men in case another attack should occur.
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Unknown to everyone in the Martian Kingdom, Kenion was also drilling his men for a surprise attack. Princess Corinna and the Queen watched him silently as he carefully instructed his men on what to do. "And if any of you should run into a problem, feel free to use any means available to you to get the job done. And I mean *ANY* means…We don't want to risk losing this battle as well." He gave a sidelong glance to the Princess and sighed quietly. He knew how hurt she would be by his comment, but for the sake of his men, and their morale, they would need to hear his harsh critique. The Princess turned to her mother, who shared her same features, and contemplated asking her mother for another chance to accomplish her task with their army as a last resort. After careful consideration, Corinna thought it would be better if she just left well enough alone. She'd show her mother that she would be able to destroy the Martian Princess on her own, without the help of Kenion and his armies.
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The day was crisp, clean, and bright when a dark shadow overcame the palace on Mars. Reia rushed outside to see what was going on, when her mother ordered her to get back into the palace. "It's for your safety, Reia," her mother shouted over the orders being given to the Martian army. Reia quickly obeyed, but knew that she wouldn't stay inside for long. The princess was not one to go out quietly. No, she was more likely to go out with a bang.
As she was running back into the palace, Erik caught up with her. "Reia!" he said, panting, slightly out of breath from the uphill run. "Reia, I wanted to give you something remember me by, in case I don't come back."
"Erik, don't talk like that," Reia scolded, smiling slightly at the general. "This is going to be like all those other times when we had to defeat Corinna and her mother. They will shrink back to where they came from, and once again, our kingdom will be nothing but peaceful."
"But…how did you know who was attacking us?" Erik asked, shocked and awed at the same time.
"Simple. I recognized the look on my mother's face, and the tone in her voice from the times in the past. It's the same tone and look my mother used when we were at peace with Corinna and her mother. Remember that party we had that one autumn day to celebrate the 400th anniversary of my family's reign?" Erik nodded in response. "Well, you see, Corinna and I had been in a huge fight over something trivial, like what to wear," Reia said, concealing her lie nicely. She knew that she and Corinna had not been fighting over what to wear, but rather, who Erik would ask to dance first. But Erik didn't need to know that information. Not now. Not when he was hers to love and she was his. "Well, I got so mad at her that when I passed her, she was conveniently standing by an open window, and I just…pushed her out of it and into a thorny rosebush that was underneath outside." Ever since then, we haven't spoken. Anyway, that's how I knew who it was. My mother hasn't used that tone or given me that look since, and I already had a sneaking suspicion as to who it was when the first attack occurred. But anyway, you wanted to give me something?"
"It can wait, Princess. Right now we have more…important things at hand," Erik said, turning to the quickly approaching army.
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Kenion's men attacked the planet with brute and ruthless force. Nearly everyone and everything was quickly destroyed, except for Erik, Reia, and the Queen, who all stood firm on what was left of the palace steps.
Kenion slowly marched with his army up to the three remaining Martians, with a smirk on his face. "So nice to see you all again. But it is a pity that it had to be under such…grave…circumstances." He quickly attacked and Erik jumped in front of the Queen to take the blast for her. He fell to the ground, while Reia watched the scene in slow motion. She didn't know how her legs managed it, but they carried her over to Erik's side and she knelt beside him, her head bent over him with her raven hair falling all around. "Don't leave me alone, Erik…" she whispered, but it was too late. The top general of the Martian army was dead.
Victoria glared at Kenion. "You fight like a coward. You attack a man when he is not even prepared for battle. The least you could have done would have been was wait for him to be ready…"
Kenion arched his eyebrow at the Queen then began to attack Reia when he saw Corinna out of the corner of his eye. "Leave her to me," she said, glaring at Reia. Kenion nodded, granting Corinna the revenge she so obviously wanted.
With a single blast, Corinna watched as the Martian princess fell, finally glad she had accomplished what she had promised her mother. Victoria screamed as her daughter fell, knowing it was all over. With the last bit of her strength, she used her mind to teleport her daughter, general, and their court to another time and place, where they would be able to live the lives that had been cut short on Mars. Having no other reason to live, Victoria fell, her body fading away into oblivion.
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Kenion and Corinna stood before the Queen, unsure of what would follow her praise. "I'm pleased you were finally able to get the job done right, Kenion," she smiled at her best general. "And Corinna," she continued, "well, at least you were able to do something right! But unfortunately, we should have destroyed Victoria first. Because we didn't, you will be sent to earth to destroy of who Reia will become. I can't take any risks to undo all that I have worked so hard for these past 10 centuries."
Corinna stood there, staring dumbfounded at her mother. "You have got to be kidding, Mother! What about…" her voice trailed off as she looked over at Kenion.
"You will be able to come back here and see Kenion anytime you want to, Corinna. But I need you to keep an eye on Reia to make sure she doesn't destroy everything we worked so hard to achieve. And I will give you a special communicator so you can talk to me as well. I will hear no arguments. This is what I have ordered, and so it shall be done."
Corinna looked at her mother, and then at Kenion, and then back at her mother. "As you wish, mother." She quickly ran out of the room before either of them could see the tears falling down her face.
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Kenion looked at the Queen and quietly asked, "My Queen, must you have been so harsh with her?"
"Yes, Kenion. She will replace me one day, and I must make sure she knows how to handle everything properly. You must make her understand that before she leaves, Kenion…"
He bowed low, "As you wish, Queen Beryl."