Return to the Past: Mamoru's Journey
Epilogue
"Gomen nasi, Endy-chan," Mamoru murmured groggily as he began to wake up. Sitting up slowly, he blinked confused. Where was he? Looking around, it took a moment for the realization to sink in. He was in the park – Tokyo Park – where he had fallen asleep . . . how many days ago? 'Nani? Endymion? Endy-chan?' He received no response. Standing up, he made his way over to the water's edge to view his reflection in the lake. He was an adult again.
Frowning, he did the only thing he knew to do – turned back and headed home. It seemed he had only been gone a couple of hours. It was dawn and the sun was just starting to show up over the horizon. "A dream – Was it all just a dream?" He mused as he made his way back through the park.
"What is a dream anyway?" A familiar female voice questioned. Mamoru stopped suddenly spinning around to find - - nothing. Was it his imagination? From her perch atop a tall cherry blossom tree, Sailor Earth smiled at her older brother's confusion. Jumping out of the tree, she did a flip landing directly in front of him. "Perhaps it was a dream. Perhaps it wasn't. Does it really matter?"
As his eyes fell upon her, a wave of relief fell over him and he smiled. "Baka Otoota-chan. Do you always have to speak in riddles?" So, it had happened – hadn't it? He thought about what his sister had said. Did it really matter?
Sailor Earth starred at him numbly. Had she heard correctly? She could have sworn she was talking to Mamoru? Or was it actually her brother, Endymion, she was talking to? "Onii-san?" Mamoru looked at her questioningly. "Gomen." She apologized. "But I'm a bit confused. Are you Endymion or are you Mamoru?"
Mamoru gave her a strange look. Who was he? What an odd question! Wasn't it obvious? Really – fifteen years old and Lizzy-chan still came up with the dumbest questions. Then again - - he thought it through in his mind. "I think . . . I'm both." He replied looking into his little sister's eyes – the same ice-blue eyes as his father. Suddenly, another thought crossed his mind. "Where have you been all this time, Lizzy-chan? I'm sure the Sailor Senshi could have used your help defeating Galaxia."
"Galaxia, ne?" Elizabeth smiled. "THAT is another story altogether."
Epilogue
"Gomen nasi, Endy-chan," Mamoru murmured groggily as he began to wake up. Sitting up slowly, he blinked confused. Where was he? Looking around, it took a moment for the realization to sink in. He was in the park – Tokyo Park – where he had fallen asleep . . . how many days ago? 'Nani? Endymion? Endy-chan?' He received no response. Standing up, he made his way over to the water's edge to view his reflection in the lake. He was an adult again.
Frowning, he did the only thing he knew to do – turned back and headed home. It seemed he had only been gone a couple of hours. It was dawn and the sun was just starting to show up over the horizon. "A dream – Was it all just a dream?" He mused as he made his way back through the park.
"What is a dream anyway?" A familiar female voice questioned. Mamoru stopped suddenly spinning around to find - - nothing. Was it his imagination? From her perch atop a tall cherry blossom tree, Sailor Earth smiled at her older brother's confusion. Jumping out of the tree, she did a flip landing directly in front of him. "Perhaps it was a dream. Perhaps it wasn't. Does it really matter?"
As his eyes fell upon her, a wave of relief fell over him and he smiled. "Baka Otoota-chan. Do you always have to speak in riddles?" So, it had happened – hadn't it? He thought about what his sister had said. Did it really matter?
Sailor Earth starred at him numbly. Had she heard correctly? She could have sworn she was talking to Mamoru? Or was it actually her brother, Endymion, she was talking to? "Onii-san?" Mamoru looked at her questioningly. "Gomen." She apologized. "But I'm a bit confused. Are you Endymion or are you Mamoru?"
Mamoru gave her a strange look. Who was he? What an odd question! Wasn't it obvious? Really – fifteen years old and Lizzy-chan still came up with the dumbest questions. Then again - - he thought it through in his mind. "I think . . . I'm both." He replied looking into his little sister's eyes – the same ice-blue eyes as his father. Suddenly, another thought crossed his mind. "Where have you been all this time, Lizzy-chan? I'm sure the Sailor Senshi could have used your help defeating Galaxia."
"Galaxia, ne?" Elizabeth smiled. "THAT is another story altogether."