Hey! Sorry it's been so long since I last wrote, writer's block is
not fun! Anyway, I know you've been dying to know what surprised the Sailor
Scouts, so here it is! Sorry, there's nothing about Renee in this chapter,
you'll have to wait until the next chapter to find out what's going on with
her. And there's nothing with Tiger's Eye either.... It's coming, honest!
Anyway, enjoy chapter 13.
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon: don't own it, never will, won't even pretend I do. Lara, Sol, or any other characters you don't recognize in this chapter: most likely mine, don't steal, ask if you want to use my characters please. If you ask and I don't respond, or you don't know how to contact me, just give me credit for the characters, okay?
Chapter 13: Princess' Awakening
"DARIEN??" Serena yelled. "What are you doing here?"
The other scouts could only stare at Darien, dressed as he was in the uniform of the Prince of Earth. He, on the other hand, didn't seem startled to see the scouts at all. In fact, it seemed like he had been waiting for them to arrive.
"Hey, where's Lara?" Rei asked, glancing around the appartment.
Before Darien could make any kind of response, Lara walked through the door leading to the room that used to hold the Tree of Life. She didn't look like she was being held against her will.
"Lara!" yelled all of the Sailor Scouts together.
"Hi. What are you guys doing here?" Lara asked.
"Umm...we're here to save you, I think..." Mina answered. "Aren't you being held against your will by some crazy guys who want to feed you to the Negaverse or something?"
"If you're talking about the four Generals, then no, I'm not being held against my will. In fact, I've been treated rather well!" Lara replied.
"Well...?" Mina squeaked. "Aren't they trying to hurt you or something?"
"No, Venus, the Generals would never hurt Lara, especially Malachite." Darien said from the center of the room.
"What do you mean Darien?" Serena asked.
"I meant exactly what I said. They would never hurt Lara. In fact, Malachite has been protecting Lara since the end of the Moon Kingdom. He is her prime protector." Darien looked toward Serena with sadness in his eyes. "As I was once yours." He whispered, low enough that only the cats heard him.
"That's impossible!" Lita shouted.
"No it's not."
Everyone turned to look at Sol who was speaking for the first time since entering the room.
"What do you mean?" Amy finally asked.
"Well, as you know, the four Generals were Prince Darien's most trusted advisors and friends before the attack of the Negaverse. What you probably didn't know was that Malachite was born on the Sun, and grew up with the Prince of the Sun, Solostaran, who was his best friend. When Malachite went to Earth to get into the army, Staran asked his friend to watch over his little sister if she was ever on Earth. Malachite promised to protect the Sun princess with all he had if it was within his power to do so. So when the Negaverse attacked the Moon, after Beryl had converted the four Generals, Malachite remembered his promise to the Sun prince and tried with everything he had to save the princess, even though he knew that he could not." With that last statement, Sol looked through the opening into the other room.
"So, the Generals were good-guys that got turned bad, but still wanted to be good, but were evil while fighting us a few years ago, and now they're good again?" Mina asked, looking very confused at the end of it all.
"That would be about right princess of Venus, and I should think that you would be one of the happiest to hear that." Sol said, enigmatically.
Mina just looked even more confused, but she refused to ask Sol what he meant by his last comment.
"So, the Generals are not our enemies anymore..." Serena said, realization slowly dawning on her.
"That would be correct." Came the answer from the next room. Then the four Generals emerged, Malachite in the front.
The inner scouts fell into fighting positions out of habit, and only came out of them when they heard the two outer scouts laughing at them. The inner scouts also laughed nervously at their own reactions and went into uneasy "relaxed" stances.
"Now that we have all of that figured out, there is something more that Amara and I must say to Lara." Michelle said to the room.
Amara and Michelle walked forward and knelt before Lara. There was a shimmer and Setsuna, with Hotaru beside her, were kneeling before Lara as well. With one voice from the four throats, came an oath. "We swear upon our lives to serve the Kingdom of Sun, 65th kingdom of the star council, with every breath that comes from our bodies. We further swear our lives to the protection of the princess of the Sun, Solara, that we will serve her and keep her safe with every drop of blood that flows in our veins. By ancient custom we bind ourselves to the protection of the royal family, and extend our protection to all kingdoms within the realm of the kingdom of Sun." Each woman her right hand to her forehead and the symbol of the Sun formed upon their foreheads along with the symbols of their respective planets. Then they rose, and each woman embraced their princess. Amara nd Michelle stood on either side of Lara and Setsuna and Hotaru faded back into the mists of time.
Lara's eyes drooped and she almost seemed to crumple, but some other force kept her on her feet. The symbol of the Sun blazed forth on her forehead and brilliant light enfolded her body.
When everyone could see again, Lara was floating just a little bit off of the ground. Her clothing had been transformed from simple casual clothing to a beautiful gown of red and yellow. It floated gracefully around her, as did her hair. Every accessory she was wearing was of a blazing sun.
Slowly her eyes opened and she gently descended to the ground. She looked so wise and all knowing, but as she looked around the room, she started to look a bit confused. Finally, she spoke. "Sister?" She asked, looking at Serena. Serena nodded. "Where are our brothers?"
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon: don't own it, never will, won't even pretend I do. Lara, Sol, or any other characters you don't recognize in this chapter: most likely mine, don't steal, ask if you want to use my characters please. If you ask and I don't respond, or you don't know how to contact me, just give me credit for the characters, okay?
Chapter 13: Princess' Awakening
"DARIEN??" Serena yelled. "What are you doing here?"
The other scouts could only stare at Darien, dressed as he was in the uniform of the Prince of Earth. He, on the other hand, didn't seem startled to see the scouts at all. In fact, it seemed like he had been waiting for them to arrive.
"Hey, where's Lara?" Rei asked, glancing around the appartment.
Before Darien could make any kind of response, Lara walked through the door leading to the room that used to hold the Tree of Life. She didn't look like she was being held against her will.
"Lara!" yelled all of the Sailor Scouts together.
"Hi. What are you guys doing here?" Lara asked.
"Umm...we're here to save you, I think..." Mina answered. "Aren't you being held against your will by some crazy guys who want to feed you to the Negaverse or something?"
"If you're talking about the four Generals, then no, I'm not being held against my will. In fact, I've been treated rather well!" Lara replied.
"Well...?" Mina squeaked. "Aren't they trying to hurt you or something?"
"No, Venus, the Generals would never hurt Lara, especially Malachite." Darien said from the center of the room.
"What do you mean Darien?" Serena asked.
"I meant exactly what I said. They would never hurt Lara. In fact, Malachite has been protecting Lara since the end of the Moon Kingdom. He is her prime protector." Darien looked toward Serena with sadness in his eyes. "As I was once yours." He whispered, low enough that only the cats heard him.
"That's impossible!" Lita shouted.
"No it's not."
Everyone turned to look at Sol who was speaking for the first time since entering the room.
"What do you mean?" Amy finally asked.
"Well, as you know, the four Generals were Prince Darien's most trusted advisors and friends before the attack of the Negaverse. What you probably didn't know was that Malachite was born on the Sun, and grew up with the Prince of the Sun, Solostaran, who was his best friend. When Malachite went to Earth to get into the army, Staran asked his friend to watch over his little sister if she was ever on Earth. Malachite promised to protect the Sun princess with all he had if it was within his power to do so. So when the Negaverse attacked the Moon, after Beryl had converted the four Generals, Malachite remembered his promise to the Sun prince and tried with everything he had to save the princess, even though he knew that he could not." With that last statement, Sol looked through the opening into the other room.
"So, the Generals were good-guys that got turned bad, but still wanted to be good, but were evil while fighting us a few years ago, and now they're good again?" Mina asked, looking very confused at the end of it all.
"That would be about right princess of Venus, and I should think that you would be one of the happiest to hear that." Sol said, enigmatically.
Mina just looked even more confused, but she refused to ask Sol what he meant by his last comment.
"So, the Generals are not our enemies anymore..." Serena said, realization slowly dawning on her.
"That would be correct." Came the answer from the next room. Then the four Generals emerged, Malachite in the front.
The inner scouts fell into fighting positions out of habit, and only came out of them when they heard the two outer scouts laughing at them. The inner scouts also laughed nervously at their own reactions and went into uneasy "relaxed" stances.
"Now that we have all of that figured out, there is something more that Amara and I must say to Lara." Michelle said to the room.
Amara and Michelle walked forward and knelt before Lara. There was a shimmer and Setsuna, with Hotaru beside her, were kneeling before Lara as well. With one voice from the four throats, came an oath. "We swear upon our lives to serve the Kingdom of Sun, 65th kingdom of the star council, with every breath that comes from our bodies. We further swear our lives to the protection of the princess of the Sun, Solara, that we will serve her and keep her safe with every drop of blood that flows in our veins. By ancient custom we bind ourselves to the protection of the royal family, and extend our protection to all kingdoms within the realm of the kingdom of Sun." Each woman her right hand to her forehead and the symbol of the Sun formed upon their foreheads along with the symbols of their respective planets. Then they rose, and each woman embraced their princess. Amara nd Michelle stood on either side of Lara and Setsuna and Hotaru faded back into the mists of time.
Lara's eyes drooped and she almost seemed to crumple, but some other force kept her on her feet. The symbol of the Sun blazed forth on her forehead and brilliant light enfolded her body.
When everyone could see again, Lara was floating just a little bit off of the ground. Her clothing had been transformed from simple casual clothing to a beautiful gown of red and yellow. It floated gracefully around her, as did her hair. Every accessory she was wearing was of a blazing sun.
Slowly her eyes opened and she gently descended to the ground. She looked so wise and all knowing, but as she looked around the room, she started to look a bit confused. Finally, she spoke. "Sister?" She asked, looking at Serena. Serena nodded. "Where are our brothers?"
