Chapter 7
"Mother?" Amy asked in disbelief.
"That's right my child," said the woman.
Amy stared at her mother. It looked exactly like her, but she now had silvery wings on her back. She was an angel. Her mother floated over to Amy.
"It is time for you to find out the truth."
"What do you mean mother."
"Once, there was a powerful kingdom that ruled over this universe peacefully. It was a time called the Silver Millennium. I was the queen of this kingdom. I had one daughter. She fell in love with the prince of Earth. They were to be married, but an evil force attacked my kingdom and killed them both."
"What?" Amy asked in confusion.
"My daughter had four guardians, each from a different planet, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus. Each was also a princess of her own planet. They were called the Sailor Scouts. They had powers that came from their home planet. They died in battle protecting my daughter. I sent all the people of my kingdom into the future to find peace and have a second chance."
"What does this have to do with me, Mother?"
"You, my dear, are Sailor Mercury. I ask you to find my daughter of the Moon. She alone can save magic. I must awaken your powers and your memory first though."
She approached her daughter and took hold of the necklace she gave her.
"Awaken Sailor Mercury, Princess Amy of Mercury, Heir to the Mercurian Throne, Daughter of Water and Ice. Awaken now and take your place as the Goddess of the Waters."
Amy began to glow a soft watery blue as memories of her past life came flooding back to her. She remembered growing up on Mercury and then going to the Moon to train as a scout. She could see two of her fellow scouts. Lita was Jupiter and Mina was Venus. She could not believe it. Her sisters were not her sisters in the past. It was so confusing to remember two different lives.
"You may only discuss this with Lita and Mina. The others cannot know of our meeting." Her mother faded away leaving a stunned Amy behind.
Amy looked down at her necklace and saw that inside the icicle, the symbol of Mercury glowed softly. She was amazed. She went back to the shelter and immediately fell asleep. That night she dreamt of her past life as a princess and warrior, a life she may have to live again.
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The next morning Serenity and the others awoke to a beautiful, sunny day. Endymion informed them that at the pace they were going it was possible to reach his home by nightfall. The girls were glad to almost be done traveling. None of them, with the exception of Lita, have been away from home for this long. They were all getting a bit homesick. They packed up their camp and started on their way.
"Hey Mina, Lita."
"Yes Amy?" they said in unison.
"I need to ask you something," Amy looked around and noticed her other two sisters and Endymion were out of hearing range.
"I saw mother last night, she told me that us three were something called Sailor Scouts. She also said we have to find her daughter from another life."
"It is confusing, I don't understand any of this," Mina said.
"First Endymion comes and tells us we have magic and we have to find the savior of magic," Lita said.
"Then our mother appears and tells us that in a past life we were princesses and protectors of others and we have to find her daughter from that time to save the world of this time," Mina said exhausted.
"Maybe we should tell Endymion or Raye or Serenity."
"We can't Lita," Amy pointed out. "Mother told us not to tell anyone. Who knows what could happen if we tell them. Something worse could happen."
The girls decided to continue their conversation later on. They had to catch up to the others before they noticed how far behind the three of them were. Maybe when they reached Endymion's home or when the other sailor was finally revealed they would have more answers.
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"There you are!" Serenity shouted. "Where have you been? We were looking everywhere for you! Wait, where's Raye?"
Serenity was looking around frantically. Endymion had a concerned look on his face. The three girls just looked confused.
"What do you mean? Wasn't she with you?" Amy asked.
"We saw her walk off with you," Mina said. "I'm sure of it."
"Well where were you?" Endymion asked.
"We were . . . We were just talking and we fell behind," Mina stumbled over her words.
"When we noticed how far ahead you went, we ran to catch up to you," Lita said defensively.
Endymion looked at Serenity. He saw the tears forming in her eyes. He went over to calm her down.
"Don't worry Sere. We'll find her." He soothed her.
Lita, Amy, and Mina's ears perked up at the nickname Endymion had given their sister. As long as they remembered, she was always called Serenity. They never even called her anything but that. Serenity had given them all nicknames when she was younger and they stuck even now. Yet, they never thought to give their littlest sister one.
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Lita looked at Serenity and remembered how she chose they nickname of Lita for her. Her full name was Makoto. Serenity could not say that when she was little. Since she was the oldest, someone once said she was the leader of her sisters. Serenity heard that. She could not pronounce leader properly and it came out Lita. Since that day, everyone called her Lita.
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Amy saw Serenity calm a bit when Endymion comforted her. She laughed a bit at the nickname he gave her. Amy remembered when Serenity called her Amy for the first time. She said that calling her Amelia all the time was exhausting, so she shortened it to Amy. That name stuck with her since then.
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Mina almost cried when she heard Endymion call her sister that. It was so sweet. His voice held a lot of care in it. She was the closest to Serenity and never thought to call her anything but. Minako was Mina's full name. Serenity told her once that it sounded to strict for such a fun girl and that she needed a fun name. So Serenity decided that she should me called Mina instead.
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The girls all thought of Raye. They remembered how Serenity shortened her name as well. Raye was chasing Serenity because Serenity snuck into her room again and accidentally broke one of her dolls. Serenity was screaming for someone to stop Raye from killing her. When her sisters calmed Raye and Serenity down, they asked her why she called her Raye. Serenity smiled and told them it was because she did not have enough breath in her to call her Rayeena. The girls laughed and called Rayeena Raye from that day on. They had to find her. They could not leave one of their sisters in the forest.
Endymion spoke interrupting their thoughts; "We will find your sister, just like we found Mina."
Mina flushed slightly at that. She almost forgot that she disappeared too. Then a thought struck her. Maybe Raye had something to do with their past lives too. She looked at Lita and Amy. She wondered if they thought that too.
"Endy is right."
Endymion looked down at the girl next to him with shock in his eyes.
"What? Did you expect me to keep saying Endymion all the time? It's too long."
The girls looked at their sister and smiled. That was the Serenity they knew.
"Now enough with that. We need to find where Raye wandered off. She could be in trouble," Serenity said and the four girls and Endymion went to search for Raye.
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Raye was following Serenity and Endymion when she felt something off in the forest. She did not want to worry them, so she silently slipped off to find who or what was out there. Soon she came to a clearing. In the middle of the clearing a fire burned. Raye was curious of this fire. She approached with her guards up. Then she noticed a figure head towards her from the fire.
"I was wondering when you would come, Raye."
Raye did not believe who she was seeing. "You can't be!"
"I am, Raye. I am your mother."
****** AN: Well I still haven't gotten the five reviews I want. Are you guys still out there reading this??? I'm posting this chapter even though I didn't get the reviews because I'm on break and I won't be here for a week. I needed to feel I got something done before I left, so I decided to write. Please, please review and tell me what you think. I write faster when I know people want to read my stories. Oh well Happy Easter!! Love, KoKo Belle
"Mother?" Amy asked in disbelief.
"That's right my child," said the woman.
Amy stared at her mother. It looked exactly like her, but she now had silvery wings on her back. She was an angel. Her mother floated over to Amy.
"It is time for you to find out the truth."
"What do you mean mother."
"Once, there was a powerful kingdom that ruled over this universe peacefully. It was a time called the Silver Millennium. I was the queen of this kingdom. I had one daughter. She fell in love with the prince of Earth. They were to be married, but an evil force attacked my kingdom and killed them both."
"What?" Amy asked in confusion.
"My daughter had four guardians, each from a different planet, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus. Each was also a princess of her own planet. They were called the Sailor Scouts. They had powers that came from their home planet. They died in battle protecting my daughter. I sent all the people of my kingdom into the future to find peace and have a second chance."
"What does this have to do with me, Mother?"
"You, my dear, are Sailor Mercury. I ask you to find my daughter of the Moon. She alone can save magic. I must awaken your powers and your memory first though."
She approached her daughter and took hold of the necklace she gave her.
"Awaken Sailor Mercury, Princess Amy of Mercury, Heir to the Mercurian Throne, Daughter of Water and Ice. Awaken now and take your place as the Goddess of the Waters."
Amy began to glow a soft watery blue as memories of her past life came flooding back to her. She remembered growing up on Mercury and then going to the Moon to train as a scout. She could see two of her fellow scouts. Lita was Jupiter and Mina was Venus. She could not believe it. Her sisters were not her sisters in the past. It was so confusing to remember two different lives.
"You may only discuss this with Lita and Mina. The others cannot know of our meeting." Her mother faded away leaving a stunned Amy behind.
Amy looked down at her necklace and saw that inside the icicle, the symbol of Mercury glowed softly. She was amazed. She went back to the shelter and immediately fell asleep. That night she dreamt of her past life as a princess and warrior, a life she may have to live again.
******
The next morning Serenity and the others awoke to a beautiful, sunny day. Endymion informed them that at the pace they were going it was possible to reach his home by nightfall. The girls were glad to almost be done traveling. None of them, with the exception of Lita, have been away from home for this long. They were all getting a bit homesick. They packed up their camp and started on their way.
"Hey Mina, Lita."
"Yes Amy?" they said in unison.
"I need to ask you something," Amy looked around and noticed her other two sisters and Endymion were out of hearing range.
"I saw mother last night, she told me that us three were something called Sailor Scouts. She also said we have to find her daughter from another life."
"It is confusing, I don't understand any of this," Mina said.
"First Endymion comes and tells us we have magic and we have to find the savior of magic," Lita said.
"Then our mother appears and tells us that in a past life we were princesses and protectors of others and we have to find her daughter from that time to save the world of this time," Mina said exhausted.
"Maybe we should tell Endymion or Raye or Serenity."
"We can't Lita," Amy pointed out. "Mother told us not to tell anyone. Who knows what could happen if we tell them. Something worse could happen."
The girls decided to continue their conversation later on. They had to catch up to the others before they noticed how far behind the three of them were. Maybe when they reached Endymion's home or when the other sailor was finally revealed they would have more answers.
******
"There you are!" Serenity shouted. "Where have you been? We were looking everywhere for you! Wait, where's Raye?"
Serenity was looking around frantically. Endymion had a concerned look on his face. The three girls just looked confused.
"What do you mean? Wasn't she with you?" Amy asked.
"We saw her walk off with you," Mina said. "I'm sure of it."
"Well where were you?" Endymion asked.
"We were . . . We were just talking and we fell behind," Mina stumbled over her words.
"When we noticed how far ahead you went, we ran to catch up to you," Lita said defensively.
Endymion looked at Serenity. He saw the tears forming in her eyes. He went over to calm her down.
"Don't worry Sere. We'll find her." He soothed her.
Lita, Amy, and Mina's ears perked up at the nickname Endymion had given their sister. As long as they remembered, she was always called Serenity. They never even called her anything but that. Serenity had given them all nicknames when she was younger and they stuck even now. Yet, they never thought to give their littlest sister one.
******
Lita looked at Serenity and remembered how she chose they nickname of Lita for her. Her full name was Makoto. Serenity could not say that when she was little. Since she was the oldest, someone once said she was the leader of her sisters. Serenity heard that. She could not pronounce leader properly and it came out Lita. Since that day, everyone called her Lita.
******
Amy saw Serenity calm a bit when Endymion comforted her. She laughed a bit at the nickname he gave her. Amy remembered when Serenity called her Amy for the first time. She said that calling her Amelia all the time was exhausting, so she shortened it to Amy. That name stuck with her since then.
******
Mina almost cried when she heard Endymion call her sister that. It was so sweet. His voice held a lot of care in it. She was the closest to Serenity and never thought to call her anything but. Minako was Mina's full name. Serenity told her once that it sounded to strict for such a fun girl and that she needed a fun name. So Serenity decided that she should me called Mina instead.
******
The girls all thought of Raye. They remembered how Serenity shortened her name as well. Raye was chasing Serenity because Serenity snuck into her room again and accidentally broke one of her dolls. Serenity was screaming for someone to stop Raye from killing her. When her sisters calmed Raye and Serenity down, they asked her why she called her Raye. Serenity smiled and told them it was because she did not have enough breath in her to call her Rayeena. The girls laughed and called Rayeena Raye from that day on. They had to find her. They could not leave one of their sisters in the forest.
Endymion spoke interrupting their thoughts; "We will find your sister, just like we found Mina."
Mina flushed slightly at that. She almost forgot that she disappeared too. Then a thought struck her. Maybe Raye had something to do with their past lives too. She looked at Lita and Amy. She wondered if they thought that too.
"Endy is right."
Endymion looked down at the girl next to him with shock in his eyes.
"What? Did you expect me to keep saying Endymion all the time? It's too long."
The girls looked at their sister and smiled. That was the Serenity they knew.
"Now enough with that. We need to find where Raye wandered off. She could be in trouble," Serenity said and the four girls and Endymion went to search for Raye.
******
Raye was following Serenity and Endymion when she felt something off in the forest. She did not want to worry them, so she silently slipped off to find who or what was out there. Soon she came to a clearing. In the middle of the clearing a fire burned. Raye was curious of this fire. She approached with her guards up. Then she noticed a figure head towards her from the fire.
"I was wondering when you would come, Raye."
Raye did not believe who she was seeing. "You can't be!"
"I am, Raye. I am your mother."
****** AN: Well I still haven't gotten the five reviews I want. Are you guys still out there reading this??? I'm posting this chapter even though I didn't get the reviews because I'm on break and I won't be here for a week. I needed to feel I got something done before I left, so I decided to write. Please, please review and tell me what you think. I write faster when I know people want to read my stories. Oh well Happy Easter!! Love, KoKo Belle