Princess Ch. 4
DarkPirate-510- To tell you the truth, if you like this story so much, I've got another sequal planned. Here's the next chapter!
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Sailor-Serenity 14- Update as you asked!
Later that day Samara and Odette were sitting in their library. Odette was reading a book called, Ice and Fire and Samara was stretched out on the hearthrug. "You were really good with archery today." Samara said, "Maybe Kuruko will bring us out on a hunt!" "How do you know they hunt here?" Odette asked. "Did you see the stables?" the cat retorted. "Yeah, but that doesn't mean they hunt," Odette said, "just that they ride."
"You should listen to your cat more often." Kuruko said walking into the room. He was carrying a lumpy package wrapped in a burlap bag. "She's right. I was coming to ask you to go on tomorrow's hunt. I even brought you a present to get you ready." "But I just started archery today!" Odette insisted. "You shoot like you've been practicing for years." Kuruko said handing her the bag, "Open it. I guarantee you'll like it."
Odette carefully undid the skinny rope keeping the bag closed. She looked inside and gasped in awe. There was a beautiful bow and quiver. Both were made of gold and incrusted with rubies and sapphires "They're lovely!" Odette exclaimed. "They were mine when I was shorter." Kuruko said smiling, "They're too small for me now, but they'll serve you perfectly. Legend has it they were made by an extremely powerful sorceress. She also made two other objects that look somewhat like this. No one's quite sure what they are though." "And you're giving me, your captive them?!" Odette said surprised. "My engaged captive." Kuruko reminded her. Odette made a gagging noise. "Don't remind me." She said glaring at him.
Rini walked back into Darien's apartment. "I'm back!" she called. Bunny turned away from the TV and said, "Neo Queen Serenity called through Luna P while you were out. She wasn't very happy. She wants you back home as soon as possible." Rini frowned. "How'd she find me?" she asked. "I don't know." Bunny replied, "Did you tell anyone you were going?" "Yeah, Diana." Rini said. "Maybe she ratted on you." Bunny suggested "I really don't want to believe that." The pink haired girl said.
"Leave Luna P here." Bunny said, "Go on to the Dark Kingdom. I'd go with you but I can't. It's too close for me to go to Crystal Tokyo. My voice is close enough to yours. I'll pretend to be you next time the queen calls and I'll say that you're going to stay here for a while." "Thanks Bunny." Rini said, "How long until you go?" "I think Amy said that the pull to go will start in about a month, but I can probably resist it for about two weeks. That's when I'll have to tell my family all about it and leave before the world's incrusted with ice. Amy also said that it will be about three weeks after I leave that the world will be incrusted with ice."
"When's the wedding?" Rini asked smiling mischievously. Bunny blushed. "It's in two and a half weeks." She said, "Dad's not that happy. You know how he is about boys even looking at me." "Yeah." Rini said playing with a key around her neck, "Well I should go now before anyone tries to stop me. Tell Darien bye." "I will." Bunny assured her. Rini disappeared in a flash of light.
"There's the next planet we're stopping at." Future Sailor Mercury said pointing to a large red planet. "It looks sort of like Mars." Venus commented. "It's a little smaller." Mercury said typing on her computer. The scouts continued towards the planet.
The scouts landed among a group of large red buildings. There was no one around. The sky was red. The ground was also made of dusty red dirt. "OK." Venus said looking around, "I wish we hadn't given Jupiter away. This looks like an army place and we need strength!" "I agree." Mars said looking around, "Mercury, are there people about?" "Yes." Mercury replied, "They're all in those buildings. I think they're some sort of barrack.
"Try an army barrack!" A man said. He was standing in the doorway of a building and had a gun, ready to shoot. "I don't know who you are, but you're not welcome on this planet!" "We're the Future Sailor Scouts from Crystal Tokyo." Venus said, "I'm the leader." "I'm Nigel. Woman aren't good fighters." Nigel said, "It's unnatural. And we don't answer to the Queen of Crystal Tokyo, she's unnatural too!" Mercury and Venus grabbed Mars by the arms. "Just let me at me at him!" she growled, "No one insults Neo Queen Serenity with me around if they don't want to die!"
He chuckled. "Loyal to your queen, are you?" Nigel asked, "I can see you're not going to believe what I just said. I guess I'll have to prove it to you. We'll do hand to hand combat. Let's see who's stronger. Who'll fight me?" The three Future Sailor Scouts went into a huddle. "We don't want to fight." Mercury said. "Yeah, but what if he doesn't give us a choice?" Venus asked. "Then I'll fight." Mars said.
The group split up. "We're not here to fight." Mercury said, "We're just passing through this planet on our way to another." Nigel chuckled again. "This a planet of war, girlies." He said, "You want to live, you fight. But of course if you don't want to live..." "Then I'll fight you." Mars said stepping forward. A white ring appeared on the dusty red ground. "Let's do it." he said walking into the ring. Mars did the same. Nigel attacked first. It was a blur, but when the others could see again, the man was lying in front of Mars.
"Lucky!" Nigel spat as he got up and returned to the edge of the circle. He lunged again. This time Mars just moved aside and he went plunging into red dirt behind her. He got up and walked towards her back. Mars was ready. She quickly turned, letting her leg out just soon enough to knock him to the ground after two punches. "Give up?" she asked, "You haven't even laid a hand on me yet." "Never!" Nigel hissed as he jumped towards her. Mars punched him in between the eyes. He stopped. She pinched him on the side of his neck. Nigel went down like a bag of brinks.
Mars wiped her hands on her fuku and walked out of the circle. "Pressure points." She said wiping her hands on her fuku, "Quiet handy when trying to convince someone girls know more than boys." "Good job!" Venus said happily, "That was so cool! I wish I could do something like that!"
"That was an impressive job, girl." Someone said. The three turned around to see another man. He was somewhat fat and had grey hair. A nametag identified him as a general. "You just knocked out one of my best fighters." The man said, "Now usually I'd just tell you 'Good job' and let you go on your way but in two hours we're going into a war and I need him. I want the girl in the red to stay here and make up for his spot." "I can't." Mars said, "I have to go save a friend."
The man snapped and hundreds of men with guns appeared out of nowhere, surrounding them. "You stay here." The man said, an air of danger in his voice, "Or you all die. I'm not asking the girl in red to stay forever, just till the end of today's battle. Then you can come and pick her up. Of course only if she lives." Venus looked at Mercury who looked at Mars. "You two, go." She said sighing, "I'll stay. It's better if there's two of you going to find Odette than none."
Mars walked to the man. The men with guns that had been surrounding the three put their guns down. "Now go and do what you have to do." The man said. In a flash of light the two disappeared, leaving Mars behind.
Pluto sighed. She looked at her time staff. It was bent and had a crack in it. Pluto never knew how much she could miss the ten troublemakers that had made her do it.
Someone knocked on Pluto's door. "Come in." Pluto said. There was a grunt then a soft, "Oh sorry I forgot about this door, here." The door opened to reveal a man about the same age as Pluto and Neo Queen Serenity. Out of habit, Pluto stood up. "Hello Pluto. How many times do I have to tell you that people who stand up when I come in make me nervous? Please take your seat again." Serenity said walking in, followed by the man, "This is Kado. He's the companion I promised you."
Kado had short brown hair and green eyes. Like Pluto, his skin was tanner than the others. Kado's clothing showed wealth. "It's nice to meet you, Sailor Pluto." Kado said, taking one of Pluto's hands and kissing it. Pluto sighed. She wished that Neo Queen Serenity had chosen some one more, modern. "You too." Pluto responded. "Well, I'll leave you two to talk." Serenity said leaving.
"Neo Queen Serenity's nice." Kado said pulling out one of the 'almost invisible' chairs. "Yeah." Pluto agreed, "She's done a lot for me." Kado spotted Pluto's time staff. "What happened to your stick?" he asked. "It's the time staff." Pluto informed him. I use it to control time. The reason why it's cracked is because well it's a long story involving both princesses. Where should I begin?"
The next morning, Liana pulled a pair of breeches and a baggy shirt out of Odette's closet. "You're going on a hunt today!" She said cheerfully, "I've never ridden in my life, but it looks so fun! I'm always too busy... Not that I'm complaining milady." "I know you're not. But yes, it's very fun." Odette agreed.
A few minutes later, after Odette was dressed, Kuruko came in. "Are you ready to go hunting?" he asked. "Yes!" Odette said picking up the bag with her bow and quiver of arrows. "Do you want to bring your cat?" Kuruko asked. "I have a name!" Samara growled, "It's Samara!" "I'm sorry." Kuruko replied, "Do you want to bring Samara?" "Sure." Odette said picking Samara up and putting her on her shoulder. "Well let's go!" Kuruko said walking out of the door. Odette followed him.
The events after Rini had left had gone fast. Bunny had gone home and taken Luna P with her. When she had gotten home she went strait to sleep on the couch. Mina had left for Crown Arcade. Ray had gone back to the temple. Lita had gone to her karate lesson. And Amy had gone to cram school.
A voice woke Bunny out of her snooze. "Small Lady?" it called, "Small Lady answer Luna P right now!" Bunny moaned and sat up. She really didn't want answer her future self at the moment while pretending to be her future daughter but she did anyway.
Bunny pushed Luna P's nose. "Hi mama!" Bunny said cheerfully, imitating Rini's voice perfectly and praying that Rini still called her this. "Small Lady." Neo Queen Serenity said in relief. Then her voice changed to furry. "Get back to the thirtieth century immediately!" she yelled, "I don't know what you were thinking about when you decided to use the Door of Time to get you to the Dark Kingdom. At least you landed in the twenty first century Tokyo."
"Listen." Bunny said, "Bunny's against me going to the Dark Kingdom too. She's right in front of me scowling so I think I'm going to stay here for a while. Is that OK with you?" Neo Queen Serenity sighed. "I guess so." She said, "But you must be home by right after Bunny's wedding at most or you'll mess up the time line so badly you'll probably displace yourself." "OK." Bunny agreed, "See you later mama."
Bunny frowned. She hadn't thought about disrupting the Time Space continuum by Rini not being home in time before. Serena hoped that Rini would be back from the Dark Kingdom with Odette before the two weeks were up. She knew Pluto would never forgive them if she didn't.
"That will be your horse." Kuruko said gesturing to a white horse in a corner stall. Odette, Samara and Kuruko were in the stables getting their horses ready for the hunt. "She's pretty." Odette said, putting Samara down on the floor. "I know." Kuruko agreed, "I'm not sure why people don't ride her. It might be because well this is the 'Dark' Kingdom and she's white. "Maybe." Odette replied.
"Kuruko? You in there?" a voice called. "Over here!" Kuruko called back. A few moments later a boy about the same age as Kuruko walked into the stable. He had silverish hair that went down to his shoulders. He wore a dark green shirt and brown breeches. "This is my friend, Long." Kuruko said, "Long, this is the Princess Odette Rhea that my mother had kidnapped." Odette blushed. "Being kidnapped isn't something to be ashamed of, princess." Long said smiling slyly, "It's a very old tradition for well, everyone and everything to kidnap princess."
"Like what?" Odette asked. "Anything from dragons to aliens." Long replied, "Evil witches kidnapping fair princesses is as classic a theme as dragons kidnapping them." "What ever." Odette said shaking her head. "Let's get back to the real conversation." Kuruko said, "Long is going on the hunt with us." "That's nice." Odette said dryly. "I don't think she likes me." Long whispered into Kuruko's ear. "You haven't given her a reason to." Kuruko replied. "Oh." Long said sounding confused.
Pluto sighed. Kado had made the day fly by. Neo Queen Serenity had been right. Pluto wasn't used to complete solitude anymore. She hadn't since Rini was four and had first found the door to the room with the Door of Time in it. The door opened. It was Neo Queen Serenity. "Do you like Kado?" she asked closing the door behind her. "He's really nice. We agree on almost everything." Pluto said, "But one thing, he's so old fashion." Serenity laughed, "Well I thought you'd be used to that because you did live through the renaissance." Pluto scowled. "I didn't like the renaissance." She replied, "If you worshiped my father or I, in fact any of the scouts people accused you of being a witch or warlock and burned you. In the entire time including the colonial time they only caught five real witches."
"Oh, sorry." Serenity said, "He's a time traveler, or at least he used to be. He lives on Mars. He came from the Silver Millennium last year when you allowed one person from each planet to come live here. I believe in the Silver Millennium he was the Mars's duke's son. He was raised the way he acts." "Well that explains a lot." Pluto said, "He's definitely sweet." The queen chuckled. "Well I just wanted to make sure that you had a good time. Also I thought you should know that Rini decided to stay in the 21st century for a few days to two weeks." She said. "Any news about Odette or from her scouts?" Pluto asked. "No." Serenity replied sadly, "I had the second Luna P turned into a communicator to them too. They know that they can contact me through their compacts, right? Because I can't call them." "No." Pluto said sadly. Neo Queen Serenity sighed. "I guess I forgot to tell you that." She said, "Well I should get going, I can tell Endymion's looking for me." The queen left.
"Ready to go guys?" Kuruko asked the other two riding out of the barn. "I am!" Odette said happily, "I'm really surprised that you let me out of the palace so often. Don't you think that I'll try to escape?" "You wouldn't go anywhere without your magic." Kuruko said simply. "How do you that's true?" Long asked. "Easy." Kuruko said, "I know from experience that a witch, mage, whatever is way over protective of their magic and wouldn't try to escape from where they're captive without their magic." By now they were out of the barn and in the woods.
"We're going to split up." Kuruko told the two, "This way we can get more game faster." He waved a hand. Odette began to glow gold. Long glowed orange and Kuruko glowed a blackish silver. "Only we can see these colors." Kuruko informed them, "They're so we don't shoot each other accidentally. The animals won't see it." "How will we retrieve it?" Odette asked. "I can use magic. Long can use Dark Energy and you, uh, you can use your cat!" "That's demeaning!" Samara exclaimed. "Samara's too little." Odette said. "You can shoot just birds and small things like that." Kuruko said simply. Odette scowled and rode off.
Ten minutes later Odette had already shot two quails and a peacock. "They've got really weird animals in this forest." Odette commented to Samara while she stuffed the second quail in her saddlebags. "I thought I saw a toucan while bring you back the peacock." Samara replied, "Does that count as weird?" "Yes." Odette said, "That's weirder than the peacock." A human scream broke the silence of the forest. I hope one of those boys didn't hurt himself falling off a horse or stabbing himself with an arrow!" Odette declared galloping towards the sound.
A few minutes later she and Samara found Kuruko surrounded by three scary looking youmas. His horse had run off and his bow and quiver of arrows were out of reach. "Stay away from him, Nega trash!" Odette yelled pulling an arrow out of her quiver and stringing it. She shot. The first fell. Another two arrows brought down the other two. "Thanks." Kuruko said smiling at her. "I hope I didn't offend you by calling those youmas Nega trash." Odette said eyeing the three. "You didn't and those aren't youmas." Kuruko said, "They're Madukus." "What's a Maduku?" Odette asked. "Something like a youma except it doesn't answer to my mother or I. They're also much stronger."
Long rode up. "Am I too late to help?" he asked. "Yes." Kuruko replied, "Odette saved me. She shot down three Madukus that had attacked me." "What was she doing? Following you?" Long asked, "I don't see that she got anything and it doesn't seem it's because she's a bad aim." Odette glared at Long and pulled her three prizes out of her saddlebag. "OK, I'll just take that comment back." Long said nervously. "Something scare you?" Kuruko asked looking around. "It was Odette! I swear her looks can kill!" Long replied. "Congratulations!" Odette said proudly, "You are number 399 to say that." Long blushed.
Kuruko laughed. "Let's go home before my Raven pecks your brains out." He said. "Why do you have to call me Raven?!" Odette yelled. "It suites you." Kuruko said getting on the back of Long's horse. "That was the fastest hunt ever." Long commented, "I didn't get anything." "If Kuruko got anything it ran off with his horse." Odette said. "I had one deer." Kuruko said and yes it's on my horse.
After Bunny's nap, she went for a walk. She was joined by Mina. "Where's Rini?" Mina asked. "She went on to the Dark Kingdom against Neo Queen Serenity's orders and I helped her." Bunny replied. "YOU LIED TO YOURSELF?!" Mina exclaimed, "There has to be a rule against that! How'd you help Rini?" "I told Rini to leave Luna P here so that if Serenity called I'd be able to answer like I was Rini and tell her Rini was staying here. I didn't remember that if Rini doesn't get back before I leave for Crystal Tokyo she'll be frozen with everyone else and the Time Space Continuum will be wrecked." "Pluto'll kill you if that happens." Mina said. "She's got at most TWO WEEKS! What if she dies?!" "I don't know, Bunny." Mina said shaking her head sadly, "I don't know."
This quail is really good!" Kuruko exclaimed. It was dinner in the Dark Kingdom. "I have to agree." Long said. "Thanks." Odette said smiling. "Quails are hard to catch." Kuruko commented, "They're hardly seen and bloody fast! How'd you get two?" "Easy." Odette said, "Sit still and they come out. Then you wait for them to walk by." "That's exactly how you get everything else." Long said. "Exactly you bozo!" Kuruko said rolling his eyes, "She means they're as easy to get as anything else. "Oh." Long said, "I get it now."
"Do I get any credit for getting these birds?" Samara asked from the floor?" "Thank you Samara." Kuruko and Odette said at the same time. "Who's Samara?" Long asked. "My cat." Odette replied. "Your cat talks?!" Long said amazed. "Yeah, don't most?" Odette asked. "Not in the Dark Kingdom." Kuruko explained, "Remember we're in a different universe. Talking cats aren't used as advisors here." "I'm not 'used' as an advisor!" Samara said heatedly, "I chose to be Odette's advisor and guardian, just like my mother chose to be Neo Queen Serenity's advisor, my father chose to be Sailor Venus's advisor, my sister-." "That's enough." Odette told the cat sharply, "I don't think they care about your family history." "Well sorry for ruining your party." Samara said.
Odette woke up in the middle of the night with a strong urge to visit Queen Beryl. She got out of and threw on her dressing gown before she knew what she was doing. Samara opened her eyes. "Where are you going?" she asked. "Out." Odette said quietly, not looking at her guardian and opening her door and looking out into the dark hall. "I'm following you so that you don't get in trouble." Samara said hopping off the bed. The two walked down the hall the way that Kuruko had brought them to see Queen Beryl. "You seem to know where you're going." Samara commented. "I'm visiting Beryl." Odette said starring strait ahead. "Why?!" Samara asked. "I don't know." Odette replied, "I just have too." They reached the door to the old throne room.
"OK, lets go now." Samara said. "No." Odette whispered as she opened the door a little bit. Long was talking to a very tall and very solid looking Queen Beryl. "-only enough energy to keep you in human form for exactly three hours." Long finished. "Of course you'll have enough soon for me to stay in a human form forever?" Queen Beryl asked. "Yes." Long said bowing. "Good." Beryl purred, "I sent for Princess Odette Rhea as soon as I changed she's outside the door right now. Come in dear." Odette and Samara walked in. Odette curtsied in front of the dark queen. Samara's fur stood up on edge. "The talking kitten came too." Beryl said smiling evilly. A blast of dark energy hit Samara and Odette both collapsed.
Beryl walked over to Odette and picked her up. "Pick up the kitten, Long." She demanded. He did as she told him. The two walked out of the throne room and down a hall to the Queen's private rooms. Beryl opened the door and put Odette in a large pod. "You're going brain wash her?" Long asked putting Samara on top of Odette. "No, idiot!" Beryl snapped, "This pod also brings memories back. Now leave and come back in about an hour." Long bowed and left. Beryl kneeled down in front of the pod and started her work.
The next morning Odette woke up in her bed without any recollection that she had ever gotten up. "Is it five yet?" Odette mumbled. "What are you talking about it's not the Silver Millennium anymore." Samara said, "Wait a second how do we know about the Silver Millennium?" "We lived there remember?" Odette reminded her cat. "We didn't remember last night." Samara pointed out. Odette sighed. "Our memories coming back probably have something to do with being in a universe that hasn't changed for a millennium." She replied.
The sound of footsteps going by her door made her jump. "-need to know how my mother got energy to turn into a semi human again!" Kuruko exclaimed. "All I'm saying is that I saw her walking around last night and she was in a solid form. It's not like I gave her the energy to do it." Long said. "I'm not accusing you it's just I really don't want my mother revived! She could destroy universes in an hour during the Silver Millennium with the help of Queen Metalia! If she finds another ally like that she could destroy our universe!" "But don't you want to see your mother-" The voices faded. "You know I don't believe that Long was telling the truth." Odette said, "It's just a weird feeling." "Me too." Samara agreed.
Pluto was deep in a day dream, when someone knocked on the door. "Come in!" she said, assuming it was Serenity. "I can't." a muffled voice said, "You have to let me in." Pluto opened the door to reveal Kado. "Oh, hello!" she said, "Come in." Kado did and looked around. "You know," he said, "I don't see anything entertaining here. Do you stare at that door all day?" "No." Pluto said, "Some times I day dream. Sometimes I embroider. It really depends on my mood." "Where do you keep it all?" Kado asked, "I don't see places to put things. Pluto walked over to one wall and opened a cupboard to reveal a few books, a sewing kit and a pack of cards.
"Don't you need to eat?" Kado asked. "No." she said, "I can if I want to but well, you know about immortals?" "Yes." Kado prompted. "Well you know that they can live for tens of thousands of years. Well I've got the longest lifespan of them all. As long as I don't have an heir I can live forever. Even without food or drink unless someone kills me with a weapon. I can't get sick. But as soon as I have an heir I'm just like them. I have to eat and drink and I won't live forever." "Do you plan on having an heir?" Kado asked. Pluto blushed. "I'm not sure. She admitted.
Seeing Pluto's blush, Kado also blushed. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to break into your privacy like that." He apologized quickly. "That's alright." Pluto replied, "I don't mind giving out information like that." "Good." Kado said.
Eyeing the crack in her rod Kado asked a question. "What happened to your staff?" Pluto looked at it and smiled sadly. "I have a group of friends." She began, "They were here one day teasing me. I was losing my temper so I gripped it a little too hard and it cracked. Now I can't see them and all I want to do is see them again." A tear trickled down Pluto's cheek. "Your friends are the young princesses and their guardians, aren't they?" Kado asked softly. She nodded and choked back a sob. "They'll come back." He said softly, hugging her.
Sniff so sad! There's not much left in the story, I'm sorry to say. There'll be two or three more chapters and that's all.