Chapter 3: Amelia
The Queen was lying on her bed. Princess Makoto was by her side, holding her mother's hand. The Queen had been immediately taken to the infirmary after she fainted at the party. A couple of days had passed since then, and the Queen seemed to be getting better with time. While Makoto still watched her mother, the nurse came into the room with word on the Queen's health.
"Have you heard anything?" asked Makoto.
"Yes. The Queen was apparently poisoned."
"Poisoned?"
"Yes. But she seems to doing very well. Your mother was very lucky."
"Lucky? How is she lucky? She could have died." Makoto caressed her mother's hand, wondering who could have done such a thing.
"It could have been worse. The poison was very strong, but she consumed a weak amount of it. Whoever did this didn't want her dead. If they did, they would have used more."
Makoto was surprised to learn of her mother's ailment. Worried about her mother's health, Makoto visited her for weeks on end. As time progressed, the Queen began to regain consciousness. She was now more alert and awake. Nevertheless, she still hadn't fully recooperated, and still needed medical attention. Makoto continued visited her mother often.
"Here. I got you something to eat."
"Thank you. You've been visiting me a lot, Makoto. Don't you think that you should be less worried about me and be more concerned
with you're duties, and your training?"
"My training's going fine don't worry about it, and everything has been taken care of. Amelia has taken place as acting queen and has been doing a good job. She's been quite busy actually. But really, mother, you shouldn't be worrying about anything besides your health."
"Well that's good to hear, but, just keep an eye on Amelia for me." Makoto nodded her head, agreeing with her mother's suspicions.
Makoto and the Queen went on with their conversation. Makoto continued to tell her mother of what happened while she was asleep.
Then, the doctor came to check up on the Queen.
"Nice to see that your awake your majesty, and doing well."
"Yes. I feel I am doing much better."
"That's good. I have been meaning to show you something since you first woke up, my Queen. It's the results of the tests we did when you first became ill. As Princess Makoto must have told you, you were poisoned. But after some tests, we discovered that the poison was very similar to that of the kind we produced for you several years ago." He said, handing her the written medical report.
"What? But that poison was locked away. Well this is interesting. Thank you for these results. I'll just finish reading them myself. I'm sure you have many more patients to attend to."
"If you need anything, just send for me and I'll be right with you.
"The doctor left. Makoto looked on with her mother as she saw the results of the tests. As hours past, Makoto left her mother's side, reassurred that she would be alright by herself. While still looking at the test results, the Queen tried to think of who could have poisoned her. She knew that it had to be someone of high rank, seeing how they were the only ones who could get access the poison. Feeling tired, the Queen decided to go to sleep, knowing that she would likely be able to think clearly once she had a good rest.
Amelia however couldn't go to sleep so easily. Now that Queen was awake, she would be resuming her the throne soon. She had hoped that she would hold the position of the queen when the Nega verse did attack. She just lay awake in her room.
"It's not fair. All of my time, all of my planning, for nothing. Soon I'll be back to where I was before, and nothing would have changed."
As time went on, the Queen's health improved. Within a few days, Amelia graciously returned the throne to the Queen. As the Queen resumed relations with the Moon Kingdom, Amelia felt sick inside, as she could seemingly do nothing to save Io Kingdom.
While still bed-ridden, the Queen had thought a lot about who was responsible for her condition. Among her prime suspects was Amelia. Although the Queen hoped that Amelia hadn't done it, the Queen had good reason to believe it might be her. Amelia hadn't been as passionate about Io Kingdom helping the Moon Kingdom as she use to be. She would often disappear without notifying anyone. Amelia was also acting very strangely at Makoto's party. This was enough to have Amelia questioned. So, the Queen sent for Amelia to meet with her within a few hours.
Once Amelia heard that she was to be interrogated, she was somewhat surprised. She was couldn't see how the Queen could been even slightly suspicious of her. "I don't understand. Why would the Queen want me questioned? I covered all my tracks. I made sure that I was unnoticed. I pretended that I agreed with the Queen. Nobody knew about my plan. I even made sure that I had an allibi for I went to steal the poison. I acted calmly at the Princess' party. I made sure no one saw me taint the Queen's drink. How could she think it was me..."
Amelia began to panic. With only a few hours until her interrogation, she knew that her only hope of avoiding severe punishment was to leave Io Kingdom. There was obviously nothing that Amelia could do the save the kingdom, so why stay? Amelia quickly packed her things, and left Io Caslte.
The Queen waited for Amelia to arrive. After wating for about an hour, she sent some of her men to look for her. After searching all over Io Castle, they couldn't find her. One soldier did notice that her room was completely empty. The Queen knew then that it must have been Amelia who betrayed her.
As the day came to an end, the Queen just thought of where everything went wrong. She couldn't understand how once a good friend could do such a thing, merely because of a simple disagreement. Even so, the Queen could not afford to just consume her thoughts with such things as a lost friendship. She had to focus on the matters at hand.
Unexpectedly, the Nega verse struck the Moon Kingdom.
The Sailor Scouts fought, but were quickly defeated by Nega verse. Princess Usagi was hit by the evil Queen Beryl as she made her way to her lover's corpse. She collapsed mere inches from his body. Devastated, Queen Serenity used her remaining power to send everyone back to Earth, where the Sailor Scouts, and unfortunately the dark forces, would be reborn and fight once again...
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Makoto woke up. It was 11:45 am. Luckily it was Saturday. She woke still feeling tired. She felt that this dream had been the longest one yet, and the most intense. As she got out of bed, she noticed that her pillow was slightly wet, as well as her cheek. Makoto knew that she had been crying in her sleep.
While waiting for Makoto, Ami, Minako, Usagi, and Rei were at the shrine. Ami and Minako had already to Luna and Artemis about the light that Makoto saw the other day.
"So Luna did you find out anything about the light that Makoto saw?" Ami wanted to know if anything came up since the last time they spoke.
"Not exactly. But I did remember something. When I was in the Moon Kingdom, I remember that the Queen of Io Castle used to have this messanger around her. It looked a lot like a firefly or a fairy. I think that maybe this could be the light that Makoto saw, but I'm not completely sure," said Luna.
"As for Makoto's dreams, we still aren't sure. But we are almost certain that Makoto is trying to be told something," Artemis wished that they could have come up with something better, but until they spoke to Makoto, is was the best that they could do.
As they continued to talk, the green light appeared again. It left the shrine, and made it's way toward the back of Makoto's building.
As it went by, it passed Makoto, who was already on her way to the shrine. The light quickly went to the building, where the mysterious dark figure had been waiting.
"She went to see her friends? Well then we haven't got much time. I'll need you to distract them, while I take of the princess. Now go." As the light left, the figure took of the robe. It was none other than Amelia.
Makoto walked toward the shrine. She was actually looking forward to talking about her dream. As she walked up the steps, she noticed that green light again. But instead on simply staring at it, she decided to follow it. She made it to the top of the steps, when the green light stopped. Her friends tried to greet her, but Makoto was consentrated on the green light.
"Makoto, what is it? what's wrong?" Usagi, and the others, stood still to wait for Makoto to respond.
"The Green Light... it's here. It's right in front of you guys..." Makoto seemed worried as she noticed that the light was beginning to change. Within seconds, the green light had become a monster.
"Makoto, what is that thing?" said Ami. It seemed that now everyone else could see the tranformed light.
The Monster suddenly attacked. The girls quickly took action. Once they had transformed into the Sailor Scouts, they fought the Monster.
"Mars Flame Sniper!" As Sailor Mars aimed to hit the Monster, it quickly moved out of the way, sprinting back and forth. She made her shot, but only managed to hit it's side.
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!" With leaves going in every direction, she was bound to hit the Monster. Sailor Jupiter injured the Monster pretty badly, but it was still able to move.
"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!" Sailor Mercury was able to hold down the Monster, but not for long. As soon as it broke free, Sailor Mercury used her bubbles to fog up the area. At least now they could have a better chance of fighting off the Monster, now that it couldn't see where it was going.
Amelia made her way up the steps and on to the battle sceen. She was unnoticed because of the fog. This was her chance to get a hold of Sailor Jupiter.
As the fog began to disappear, Sailor Venus was able to see the Monster clearly. "Venus Love Chain Encircle!" Sailor Venus got a good hold on the Monster. Just then, the Monster turned back into a small light, and floated away.
Moments later, Sailor Moon noticed someone coming up behind Sailor Jupiter. "Jupiter, Watch Out!" It was too late. Amelia had gotten hold of her. As Sailor Jupiter began to struggle, Amelia knocked her unconscious. Amelia quickly vanished, with Sailor Jupiter in her arms.
"Jupiter!" Sailor Moon cried out. The sailor scouts were shocked. Sailor Jupiter had just been kidnapped right in front of them. The girls immediately went to figure out how to get their friend back.
The Queen was lying on her bed. Princess Makoto was by her side, holding her mother's hand. The Queen had been immediately taken to the infirmary after she fainted at the party. A couple of days had passed since then, and the Queen seemed to be getting better with time. While Makoto still watched her mother, the nurse came into the room with word on the Queen's health.
"Have you heard anything?" asked Makoto.
"Yes. The Queen was apparently poisoned."
"Poisoned?"
"Yes. But she seems to doing very well. Your mother was very lucky."
"Lucky? How is she lucky? She could have died." Makoto caressed her mother's hand, wondering who could have done such a thing.
"It could have been worse. The poison was very strong, but she consumed a weak amount of it. Whoever did this didn't want her dead. If they did, they would have used more."
Makoto was surprised to learn of her mother's ailment. Worried about her mother's health, Makoto visited her for weeks on end. As time progressed, the Queen began to regain consciousness. She was now more alert and awake. Nevertheless, she still hadn't fully recooperated, and still needed medical attention. Makoto continued visited her mother often.
"Here. I got you something to eat."
"Thank you. You've been visiting me a lot, Makoto. Don't you think that you should be less worried about me and be more concerned
with you're duties, and your training?"
"My training's going fine don't worry about it, and everything has been taken care of. Amelia has taken place as acting queen and has been doing a good job. She's been quite busy actually. But really, mother, you shouldn't be worrying about anything besides your health."
"Well that's good to hear, but, just keep an eye on Amelia for me." Makoto nodded her head, agreeing with her mother's suspicions.
Makoto and the Queen went on with their conversation. Makoto continued to tell her mother of what happened while she was asleep.
Then, the doctor came to check up on the Queen.
"Nice to see that your awake your majesty, and doing well."
"Yes. I feel I am doing much better."
"That's good. I have been meaning to show you something since you first woke up, my Queen. It's the results of the tests we did when you first became ill. As Princess Makoto must have told you, you were poisoned. But after some tests, we discovered that the poison was very similar to that of the kind we produced for you several years ago." He said, handing her the written medical report.
"What? But that poison was locked away. Well this is interesting. Thank you for these results. I'll just finish reading them myself. I'm sure you have many more patients to attend to."
"If you need anything, just send for me and I'll be right with you.
"The doctor left. Makoto looked on with her mother as she saw the results of the tests. As hours past, Makoto left her mother's side, reassurred that she would be alright by herself. While still looking at the test results, the Queen tried to think of who could have poisoned her. She knew that it had to be someone of high rank, seeing how they were the only ones who could get access the poison. Feeling tired, the Queen decided to go to sleep, knowing that she would likely be able to think clearly once she had a good rest.
Amelia however couldn't go to sleep so easily. Now that Queen was awake, she would be resuming her the throne soon. She had hoped that she would hold the position of the queen when the Nega verse did attack. She just lay awake in her room.
"It's not fair. All of my time, all of my planning, for nothing. Soon I'll be back to where I was before, and nothing would have changed."
As time went on, the Queen's health improved. Within a few days, Amelia graciously returned the throne to the Queen. As the Queen resumed relations with the Moon Kingdom, Amelia felt sick inside, as she could seemingly do nothing to save Io Kingdom.
While still bed-ridden, the Queen had thought a lot about who was responsible for her condition. Among her prime suspects was Amelia. Although the Queen hoped that Amelia hadn't done it, the Queen had good reason to believe it might be her. Amelia hadn't been as passionate about Io Kingdom helping the Moon Kingdom as she use to be. She would often disappear without notifying anyone. Amelia was also acting very strangely at Makoto's party. This was enough to have Amelia questioned. So, the Queen sent for Amelia to meet with her within a few hours.
Once Amelia heard that she was to be interrogated, she was somewhat surprised. She was couldn't see how the Queen could been even slightly suspicious of her. "I don't understand. Why would the Queen want me questioned? I covered all my tracks. I made sure that I was unnoticed. I pretended that I agreed with the Queen. Nobody knew about my plan. I even made sure that I had an allibi for I went to steal the poison. I acted calmly at the Princess' party. I made sure no one saw me taint the Queen's drink. How could she think it was me..."
Amelia began to panic. With only a few hours until her interrogation, she knew that her only hope of avoiding severe punishment was to leave Io Kingdom. There was obviously nothing that Amelia could do the save the kingdom, so why stay? Amelia quickly packed her things, and left Io Caslte.
The Queen waited for Amelia to arrive. After wating for about an hour, she sent some of her men to look for her. After searching all over Io Castle, they couldn't find her. One soldier did notice that her room was completely empty. The Queen knew then that it must have been Amelia who betrayed her.
As the day came to an end, the Queen just thought of where everything went wrong. She couldn't understand how once a good friend could do such a thing, merely because of a simple disagreement. Even so, the Queen could not afford to just consume her thoughts with such things as a lost friendship. She had to focus on the matters at hand.
Unexpectedly, the Nega verse struck the Moon Kingdom.
The Sailor Scouts fought, but were quickly defeated by Nega verse. Princess Usagi was hit by the evil Queen Beryl as she made her way to her lover's corpse. She collapsed mere inches from his body. Devastated, Queen Serenity used her remaining power to send everyone back to Earth, where the Sailor Scouts, and unfortunately the dark forces, would be reborn and fight once again...
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Makoto woke up. It was 11:45 am. Luckily it was Saturday. She woke still feeling tired. She felt that this dream had been the longest one yet, and the most intense. As she got out of bed, she noticed that her pillow was slightly wet, as well as her cheek. Makoto knew that she had been crying in her sleep.
While waiting for Makoto, Ami, Minako, Usagi, and Rei were at the shrine. Ami and Minako had already to Luna and Artemis about the light that Makoto saw the other day.
"So Luna did you find out anything about the light that Makoto saw?" Ami wanted to know if anything came up since the last time they spoke.
"Not exactly. But I did remember something. When I was in the Moon Kingdom, I remember that the Queen of Io Castle used to have this messanger around her. It looked a lot like a firefly or a fairy. I think that maybe this could be the light that Makoto saw, but I'm not completely sure," said Luna.
"As for Makoto's dreams, we still aren't sure. But we are almost certain that Makoto is trying to be told something," Artemis wished that they could have come up with something better, but until they spoke to Makoto, is was the best that they could do.
As they continued to talk, the green light appeared again. It left the shrine, and made it's way toward the back of Makoto's building.
As it went by, it passed Makoto, who was already on her way to the shrine. The light quickly went to the building, where the mysterious dark figure had been waiting.
"She went to see her friends? Well then we haven't got much time. I'll need you to distract them, while I take of the princess. Now go." As the light left, the figure took of the robe. It was none other than Amelia.
Makoto walked toward the shrine. She was actually looking forward to talking about her dream. As she walked up the steps, she noticed that green light again. But instead on simply staring at it, she decided to follow it. She made it to the top of the steps, when the green light stopped. Her friends tried to greet her, but Makoto was consentrated on the green light.
"Makoto, what is it? what's wrong?" Usagi, and the others, stood still to wait for Makoto to respond.
"The Green Light... it's here. It's right in front of you guys..." Makoto seemed worried as she noticed that the light was beginning to change. Within seconds, the green light had become a monster.
"Makoto, what is that thing?" said Ami. It seemed that now everyone else could see the tranformed light.
The Monster suddenly attacked. The girls quickly took action. Once they had transformed into the Sailor Scouts, they fought the Monster.
"Mars Flame Sniper!" As Sailor Mars aimed to hit the Monster, it quickly moved out of the way, sprinting back and forth. She made her shot, but only managed to hit it's side.
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!" With leaves going in every direction, she was bound to hit the Monster. Sailor Jupiter injured the Monster pretty badly, but it was still able to move.
"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!" Sailor Mercury was able to hold down the Monster, but not for long. As soon as it broke free, Sailor Mercury used her bubbles to fog up the area. At least now they could have a better chance of fighting off the Monster, now that it couldn't see where it was going.
Amelia made her way up the steps and on to the battle sceen. She was unnoticed because of the fog. This was her chance to get a hold of Sailor Jupiter.
As the fog began to disappear, Sailor Venus was able to see the Monster clearly. "Venus Love Chain Encircle!" Sailor Venus got a good hold on the Monster. Just then, the Monster turned back into a small light, and floated away.
Moments later, Sailor Moon noticed someone coming up behind Sailor Jupiter. "Jupiter, Watch Out!" It was too late. Amelia had gotten hold of her. As Sailor Jupiter began to struggle, Amelia knocked her unconscious. Amelia quickly vanished, with Sailor Jupiter in her arms.
"Jupiter!" Sailor Moon cried out. The sailor scouts were shocked. Sailor Jupiter had just been kidnapped right in front of them. The girls immediately went to figure out how to get their friend back.