It had been three weeks already and they boys seemed to by adjusting to the
life of the house. They had chores to do after they came home from school,
they did homework. Did everything a normal child their age would do.
They even attended after school clubs. Heero was among the fencing club as well as the basketball club with Duo. Dou not only had Basketball, but computer and mechanics. Quatre was in the music club, Trowa in the gymnastics, Wufei immersed himself to becoming a scholar once again, he also could be found at a nearby shrine leaning about his mother's religion. Dorothy was among the track club and the fencing club. The Quartet mingled among clubs that represented their senshi skills. Chibi Usa was among the art club and dancing.
Not only did they attend clubs but cram schools as well. The weekends were the only time they had off and they spent that time with the elders learning more of their family history or just playing games.
Serenity sat under a tree watching the others play a game of football (soccer). It was Elders against children. Even with the advantage the children had of more players the elders were ahead. Serenity laughed as Hotaru passed the ball between Duo's legs to Haruka. The child's face was priceless. Her laughter came up short as she became ridged.
Everything disappeared and was replaced by a void. A familiar red rose flew across her path imbedding into the ground as it had done so many times before. A gun shot went off in the distance followed by the rose dying and turning to ashes. A wind came up and blew the ashen rose away.
She snapped back to reality eyes wide and heart racing. She was on her feet and in the middle of the playing field scanning the area. The elder senshi had also stopped feeling something was out of place. Chibi Usa frowned at the reactions the others gave. She had felt something was odd but unsure what. The girls looking had caused the younger ones to scan the area without having a clue to what they could be looking for. The way the senshi acted as well as the quartet it may have been a Yuma. If it were the elder girls would have issued everyone in side. What could it be then?
The answer came to her as her body locked up and breath came up short. A past memory came to her mind.
Her father knelt down to look her in the eye. Not to long ago did she come back from trying to help Sailormoon at the cauldron in the fight with chaos. Tears gathered in the corner of the King's eyes but would not fall as he spoke to the young woman. He explained things she already knew about the aging effect from the crystal. Only he added more she did not know. The fact of him being a child of earth he could not live as long as the others could. Earth was still not allowed that privilege, in the future maybe. He made her promise to look after her mother when he left the world for good.
Someone screaming her name woke her out of her memory. Tears came down her face as she focused on the once proud Queens. She was able to whisper out a simple apology before collapsing and darkness taking over.
Serenity sat in the darkness that had claimed her daughters normally vibrant and lively room. She clutched Luna-P to her chest as she stared down at a picture of her, Mamoru and Usagi not long after she had returned from her first trip to the past. Luna-P could be seen floating in the back ground. Serenity had to smile, her daughter no longer had the ball with her everywhere she went. She claimed she was to old for such a toy yet the magical ball was still in her room giving her comfort at night while she slept.
She buried her head in the ball refusing to cry. She had to be strong, strong for the others, for her daughter. Moonlight fileted through the curtains shining down on her. She lifted her head and smiled. Setting the magic ball down she made her way to the drawn curtains and flung them open. There she stood bathing the moon's glow as if it knew it's mistress needed comfort.
"Is this how it felt?" she whispered. Opening her eyes she stared up to the moon, it reflected in her eyes. "Is this how it felt Mother? To see me fall as so, to watch as your kingdom was destroyed and everyone around you began to die? I gave her a fighting chance as you did to me. I gave her so much of my energy I nearly collapsed myself. Though, she still heals slow. She wanted to fight me, believing she had failed me, had failed her father's promise."
She fell to her knees. " How did you do it? Tell me Mother, please. I can't do it anymore! I don't want to fight anymore, but I wont allow others to fight for me. I want peace but I must fight to have my peace. Have I become one big walking contradiction?"
Luna-P rolled beside her. She looked down at he toy and smiled. It bounced up and down repeating the word lady. She gave a small nod.
"Yes, lest visit Small Lady."
Serenity placed the toy next to her daughter. She giggled when the girl brought the toy to her chest holding it tight. Removing hair from the girls face she leaned down kissing her on the forehead. A familiar yellow insignia flared briefly at the contact. It pulsed a few times before disappearing.
"Sleep now child. There is a long road ahead of us and I need you. Sleep tight and give my regards to the Helios and the other inhabitants of Elision."
she herself made ready for bed. Once her head hit the pillow she fell asleep. From the moonlight that poured into her room a figure shimmered to existence. It made its way the sleeping queen and placed a kiss upon her brow.
"Do not worry my Daughter. All will be well again and peace will be once more. Keep you head up and you spirit high, shine you light so all of the cosmos will see it."
The diseased queen smiled down at her daughter with nothing but pride and love as she stroked her forehead soothingly.
A month had passed by since the failed assassination on Chibi Usa. A week ago the girl had been released to return to school. She was happy she was able to still keep her father's promise something still bugged her about that day. It wasn't the fact they had no trace of the shooter to go by. They needn't to. They knew who at least employer was. A message was in the she shell of the bullet that was taken from her body. It was what she had briefly seen when watching the security tape of that day.
She knew she wasn't to but she couldn't help but to watch the tape. She had to see it. It was like watching a horror movie come to life. There was the kick between Duo's legs, her mother jumping to her feet and running out to the field, everyone looking around, the crack of the single shot, blood slowly spreading across the front of her shirt before she collapsed.
She looked down at her fist clenched in her lap. How could she be so stupid. She was a trained senshi she should have been able to sense the shooter behind her. She looked back up when she heard Quatre give orders to the children left behind. The older senshi had rushed her inside. The children took off to their part of the little mission to find the shooter. Her mother was still in the same spot, knelt where she once laid.
Slowly the Queen's head shook back in forth in denial. Lips moving fast and in a whisper. She couldn't even make out what her mother was trying to say. Hands that dangled lifelessly began to bunch into tight fist. Suddenly a scream escaped her mouth as her fist crashed to the Earth.
The red eyes had a hard time understanding what they were seeing. The scene was played and replayed till those eyes were convinced. There had been a transformation in that split second the fist made contact with the ground.
A cape blew behind the grieving Queen, while a white senshi fuku covered her body. No color but a small rainbow on the front pleat of the skirt. She didn't under stand it. Her mother had lost the ability to transform once she had been wed, took her claim to the throne and crown was placed upon her brow. The crown it self was the transformation broach.
Chibi Usa hit her head on the desk top. Things were becoming to confusing. First learning of the boys capture and their sudden appearance not soon afterwards hearing the news. The older senshi kept a tight lid on the where the boys had been and who captured them. Now Johan deal. Her mothers strange new transformation. All was adding up and not making any sense.
Not aiding her was the feeling of something big was about to happen. Something that would change her life more than she knew. A giggle interrupted her brooding. She looked up at Dorothy across from her and tried to give her a glare. Only a piece of paper had stuck to her forehead flopping down in her view. She heaved a sigh and ripped it off.
"Dorothy what is going on?"
Dorothy shook her head. "I don't know and that alone scares me. I am so use to having information.... what ever it is it starts with Senshi knowing something. They know something and they are not telling your mother and THAT is what will kill us all."
Chibi usa nodded and looked at her fellow senshi and protectors. They to nodded to the information. Cerecere nodded her head.
"I am afraid I feel the same, Princess. That same information is why the others have disappeared."
"Chibi Usa! Girls!"
The girls turned to see the five boys walking towards them. Duo waved his hand above his head. Chibi Usa hissed to the others.
"No more word of this. It isn't their time to know."
Dorothy looked at from the corner of the eyes. "Oh and when will that time be?"
"I trust mothers decision and will wait a little longer. When I feel they should know I will face her rather and tell them my self." Dorothy smirked she loved they way her Princess and Queen thought and acted sometimes. She smiled when the boys reached the table and sat down and began talking of their day as they waited for the elders to pick them up from school.
Serenity looked out of her window at the retreating form of the van sent to pick the children up. Behind her on the desk four jewels sat in a case. They began to glow and take a life of their own. From their light four souls appeared looking sadly at the small Queen.
Serenity clutched the curtain tighter int her grip. She had felt when the Four Generals had awoken. She had been waiting for this from the day the boys had passed through the house threshold.
"What do I owe this honor?" she turned from the window to clutch the back of her chair giving the spirits a leveled glare.
Kunzite bowed deeply to her. "You know why my Queen."
She smiled a little and shook her head. "Why do you call me a title I know longer hold? My kingdom in ruins."
He grinned at her. "You had no kingdom when you fought as Sailormoon yet you were called Princess. I also believe this Peacecraft girl has a title as well and her kingdom is gone."
She snorted. "I wonder what I would do with out you four. You remain by my side all though I have tried to allow you to be free."
Jedite shrugged. "You are still in need of our council and we promised our King we would never leave you alone."
Her eyes fell upon a picture on her desk. She hadn't even known it was taken. She sat resting her head upon small lady's head while they both slept both dressed as royals. Her husband, the King, stood behind looking down at them with love while Crystal Tokyo glistened in the background.
Could he see her from his place in heaven? Was he watching. She traced he face with a finger nail.
"He always did think ahead and put me before his own needs." tears stung her eyes. "I miss him so." she quickly removed the threatening tears. There was no time for crying, crying was for the weak and she had to be strong. She looked up at the four.
"Please, tell me what is going on. Why am I in dark. Please say there is no enemy or something so horrendous and that this all a dream"
They looked to one another before her. Her eyes quickly sharpened. They were debating what to tell her, the same way her senshi had done for a while now.
"I will not deal with this any longer. Tell me now! There is to much secrecy in my house and I will not have it! Kunzite, Jadeit! Nephrite! Zoisite! You are hiding something, out with it now!"
Nephrite sighed. "Yes and no. the enemy that is rising now you will have to learn about. You do have a past with him though. That is all we are can tell you."
She frowned. "Then why have you appeared before me. To watch as I collapse proving for once that I am not suitable for the role?"
Zoisite flipped his hair over his shoulder and frowned. "You know that is false. We felt something that we needed to address. Not only the feeling you are radiating but...your new guest. Mostly your son."
Her back stiffened. "Continue."
Kunzite stepped forward. "He is already showing signs...."
She violently turned from them.
"I don't want to hear it."
Nephrite frowned. "Serenity you are must stop this child act. We know of your thoughts. Not telling them is not the answer. They must know. What will happen when they do find out? And they will. Your daughter has already expressed that she wants to and soon. What will you do? Wipe their memories?"
"ENOUGH!" she spun around eye ablaze. "I will hear no more. These boys have been through more than even I at their age. I will have peace for them. Maybe even a childhood or at least the last of it they can enjoy before starting their own family."
The four sighed. Jedite reached for her but stopped.
"We understand that, we do. But what about the boys, what if that is not what they choose. Will you still make them? You are going to have to tell them or their heritage. You are going to have to choose which one of your children takes what throne. That is the only reason you were given two. No child of the moon has ever had more than one child."
She grabbed the back of the chair and hung her head. Her knuckles began to show white.
"You don't think I know this? I know it and it hurts. How do you choose the destiny of your child. A destiny that wont let them go and they will be slave to. Setting their lives to stone what they can and can not do. I WILL NOT DO THAT!" she looked up glaring. "It was done to me and I won't see it done again. Not to MY children."
Nephrite sat on the edge of the desk. "Let them choose then. Let them decide and if you agree so be it. What harm could it do? They are both really bright."
She gave a bitter laugh. "Sounds simlpe, no? Nothing in my life ever is." she gave a deep sigh. "Right now they have to get use to us. Adjust to this new idea....new family. It is to much of a burden to give them as of now with everything so new to them. They have the freedom, as of now, to leave. Once they have been told all...there is no leaving."
"I shall not alienate them from us. They are still weary and looking for a trap. All I need...no ask is time. It was bad enough to see the betrayl in my daughters eyes when she returned from the past the first time and learned who I had been. Imagine what these boys reactions will be. She was raised around the magic and power. All these boys know is machinery and mortals. Please give me time."
They bowed to her. "Time, My Queen, is short." with that they faded out. She dropped the floor shaking trying to hold back the tears and pain.
They even attended after school clubs. Heero was among the fencing club as well as the basketball club with Duo. Dou not only had Basketball, but computer and mechanics. Quatre was in the music club, Trowa in the gymnastics, Wufei immersed himself to becoming a scholar once again, he also could be found at a nearby shrine leaning about his mother's religion. Dorothy was among the track club and the fencing club. The Quartet mingled among clubs that represented their senshi skills. Chibi Usa was among the art club and dancing.
Not only did they attend clubs but cram schools as well. The weekends were the only time they had off and they spent that time with the elders learning more of their family history or just playing games.
Serenity sat under a tree watching the others play a game of football (soccer). It was Elders against children. Even with the advantage the children had of more players the elders were ahead. Serenity laughed as Hotaru passed the ball between Duo's legs to Haruka. The child's face was priceless. Her laughter came up short as she became ridged.
Everything disappeared and was replaced by a void. A familiar red rose flew across her path imbedding into the ground as it had done so many times before. A gun shot went off in the distance followed by the rose dying and turning to ashes. A wind came up and blew the ashen rose away.
She snapped back to reality eyes wide and heart racing. She was on her feet and in the middle of the playing field scanning the area. The elder senshi had also stopped feeling something was out of place. Chibi Usa frowned at the reactions the others gave. She had felt something was odd but unsure what. The girls looking had caused the younger ones to scan the area without having a clue to what they could be looking for. The way the senshi acted as well as the quartet it may have been a Yuma. If it were the elder girls would have issued everyone in side. What could it be then?
The answer came to her as her body locked up and breath came up short. A past memory came to her mind.
Her father knelt down to look her in the eye. Not to long ago did she come back from trying to help Sailormoon at the cauldron in the fight with chaos. Tears gathered in the corner of the King's eyes but would not fall as he spoke to the young woman. He explained things she already knew about the aging effect from the crystal. Only he added more she did not know. The fact of him being a child of earth he could not live as long as the others could. Earth was still not allowed that privilege, in the future maybe. He made her promise to look after her mother when he left the world for good.
Someone screaming her name woke her out of her memory. Tears came down her face as she focused on the once proud Queens. She was able to whisper out a simple apology before collapsing and darkness taking over.
Serenity sat in the darkness that had claimed her daughters normally vibrant and lively room. She clutched Luna-P to her chest as she stared down at a picture of her, Mamoru and Usagi not long after she had returned from her first trip to the past. Luna-P could be seen floating in the back ground. Serenity had to smile, her daughter no longer had the ball with her everywhere she went. She claimed she was to old for such a toy yet the magical ball was still in her room giving her comfort at night while she slept.
She buried her head in the ball refusing to cry. She had to be strong, strong for the others, for her daughter. Moonlight fileted through the curtains shining down on her. She lifted her head and smiled. Setting the magic ball down she made her way to the drawn curtains and flung them open. There she stood bathing the moon's glow as if it knew it's mistress needed comfort.
"Is this how it felt?" she whispered. Opening her eyes she stared up to the moon, it reflected in her eyes. "Is this how it felt Mother? To see me fall as so, to watch as your kingdom was destroyed and everyone around you began to die? I gave her a fighting chance as you did to me. I gave her so much of my energy I nearly collapsed myself. Though, she still heals slow. She wanted to fight me, believing she had failed me, had failed her father's promise."
She fell to her knees. " How did you do it? Tell me Mother, please. I can't do it anymore! I don't want to fight anymore, but I wont allow others to fight for me. I want peace but I must fight to have my peace. Have I become one big walking contradiction?"
Luna-P rolled beside her. She looked down at he toy and smiled. It bounced up and down repeating the word lady. She gave a small nod.
"Yes, lest visit Small Lady."
Serenity placed the toy next to her daughter. She giggled when the girl brought the toy to her chest holding it tight. Removing hair from the girls face she leaned down kissing her on the forehead. A familiar yellow insignia flared briefly at the contact. It pulsed a few times before disappearing.
"Sleep now child. There is a long road ahead of us and I need you. Sleep tight and give my regards to the Helios and the other inhabitants of Elision."
she herself made ready for bed. Once her head hit the pillow she fell asleep. From the moonlight that poured into her room a figure shimmered to existence. It made its way the sleeping queen and placed a kiss upon her brow.
"Do not worry my Daughter. All will be well again and peace will be once more. Keep you head up and you spirit high, shine you light so all of the cosmos will see it."
The diseased queen smiled down at her daughter with nothing but pride and love as she stroked her forehead soothingly.
A month had passed by since the failed assassination on Chibi Usa. A week ago the girl had been released to return to school. She was happy she was able to still keep her father's promise something still bugged her about that day. It wasn't the fact they had no trace of the shooter to go by. They needn't to. They knew who at least employer was. A message was in the she shell of the bullet that was taken from her body. It was what she had briefly seen when watching the security tape of that day.
She knew she wasn't to but she couldn't help but to watch the tape. She had to see it. It was like watching a horror movie come to life. There was the kick between Duo's legs, her mother jumping to her feet and running out to the field, everyone looking around, the crack of the single shot, blood slowly spreading across the front of her shirt before she collapsed.
She looked down at her fist clenched in her lap. How could she be so stupid. She was a trained senshi she should have been able to sense the shooter behind her. She looked back up when she heard Quatre give orders to the children left behind. The older senshi had rushed her inside. The children took off to their part of the little mission to find the shooter. Her mother was still in the same spot, knelt where she once laid.
Slowly the Queen's head shook back in forth in denial. Lips moving fast and in a whisper. She couldn't even make out what her mother was trying to say. Hands that dangled lifelessly began to bunch into tight fist. Suddenly a scream escaped her mouth as her fist crashed to the Earth.
The red eyes had a hard time understanding what they were seeing. The scene was played and replayed till those eyes were convinced. There had been a transformation in that split second the fist made contact with the ground.
A cape blew behind the grieving Queen, while a white senshi fuku covered her body. No color but a small rainbow on the front pleat of the skirt. She didn't under stand it. Her mother had lost the ability to transform once she had been wed, took her claim to the throne and crown was placed upon her brow. The crown it self was the transformation broach.
Chibi Usa hit her head on the desk top. Things were becoming to confusing. First learning of the boys capture and their sudden appearance not soon afterwards hearing the news. The older senshi kept a tight lid on the where the boys had been and who captured them. Now Johan deal. Her mothers strange new transformation. All was adding up and not making any sense.
Not aiding her was the feeling of something big was about to happen. Something that would change her life more than she knew. A giggle interrupted her brooding. She looked up at Dorothy across from her and tried to give her a glare. Only a piece of paper had stuck to her forehead flopping down in her view. She heaved a sigh and ripped it off.
"Dorothy what is going on?"
Dorothy shook her head. "I don't know and that alone scares me. I am so use to having information.... what ever it is it starts with Senshi knowing something. They know something and they are not telling your mother and THAT is what will kill us all."
Chibi usa nodded and looked at her fellow senshi and protectors. They to nodded to the information. Cerecere nodded her head.
"I am afraid I feel the same, Princess. That same information is why the others have disappeared."
"Chibi Usa! Girls!"
The girls turned to see the five boys walking towards them. Duo waved his hand above his head. Chibi Usa hissed to the others.
"No more word of this. It isn't their time to know."
Dorothy looked at from the corner of the eyes. "Oh and when will that time be?"
"I trust mothers decision and will wait a little longer. When I feel they should know I will face her rather and tell them my self." Dorothy smirked she loved they way her Princess and Queen thought and acted sometimes. She smiled when the boys reached the table and sat down and began talking of their day as they waited for the elders to pick them up from school.
Serenity looked out of her window at the retreating form of the van sent to pick the children up. Behind her on the desk four jewels sat in a case. They began to glow and take a life of their own. From their light four souls appeared looking sadly at the small Queen.
Serenity clutched the curtain tighter int her grip. She had felt when the Four Generals had awoken. She had been waiting for this from the day the boys had passed through the house threshold.
"What do I owe this honor?" she turned from the window to clutch the back of her chair giving the spirits a leveled glare.
Kunzite bowed deeply to her. "You know why my Queen."
She smiled a little and shook her head. "Why do you call me a title I know longer hold? My kingdom in ruins."
He grinned at her. "You had no kingdom when you fought as Sailormoon yet you were called Princess. I also believe this Peacecraft girl has a title as well and her kingdom is gone."
She snorted. "I wonder what I would do with out you four. You remain by my side all though I have tried to allow you to be free."
Jedite shrugged. "You are still in need of our council and we promised our King we would never leave you alone."
Her eyes fell upon a picture on her desk. She hadn't even known it was taken. She sat resting her head upon small lady's head while they both slept both dressed as royals. Her husband, the King, stood behind looking down at them with love while Crystal Tokyo glistened in the background.
Could he see her from his place in heaven? Was he watching. She traced he face with a finger nail.
"He always did think ahead and put me before his own needs." tears stung her eyes. "I miss him so." she quickly removed the threatening tears. There was no time for crying, crying was for the weak and she had to be strong. She looked up at the four.
"Please, tell me what is going on. Why am I in dark. Please say there is no enemy or something so horrendous and that this all a dream"
They looked to one another before her. Her eyes quickly sharpened. They were debating what to tell her, the same way her senshi had done for a while now.
"I will not deal with this any longer. Tell me now! There is to much secrecy in my house and I will not have it! Kunzite, Jadeit! Nephrite! Zoisite! You are hiding something, out with it now!"
Nephrite sighed. "Yes and no. the enemy that is rising now you will have to learn about. You do have a past with him though. That is all we are can tell you."
She frowned. "Then why have you appeared before me. To watch as I collapse proving for once that I am not suitable for the role?"
Zoisite flipped his hair over his shoulder and frowned. "You know that is false. We felt something that we needed to address. Not only the feeling you are radiating but...your new guest. Mostly your son."
Her back stiffened. "Continue."
Kunzite stepped forward. "He is already showing signs...."
She violently turned from them.
"I don't want to hear it."
Nephrite frowned. "Serenity you are must stop this child act. We know of your thoughts. Not telling them is not the answer. They must know. What will happen when they do find out? And they will. Your daughter has already expressed that she wants to and soon. What will you do? Wipe their memories?"
"ENOUGH!" she spun around eye ablaze. "I will hear no more. These boys have been through more than even I at their age. I will have peace for them. Maybe even a childhood or at least the last of it they can enjoy before starting their own family."
The four sighed. Jedite reached for her but stopped.
"We understand that, we do. But what about the boys, what if that is not what they choose. Will you still make them? You are going to have to tell them or their heritage. You are going to have to choose which one of your children takes what throne. That is the only reason you were given two. No child of the moon has ever had more than one child."
She grabbed the back of the chair and hung her head. Her knuckles began to show white.
"You don't think I know this? I know it and it hurts. How do you choose the destiny of your child. A destiny that wont let them go and they will be slave to. Setting their lives to stone what they can and can not do. I WILL NOT DO THAT!" she looked up glaring. "It was done to me and I won't see it done again. Not to MY children."
Nephrite sat on the edge of the desk. "Let them choose then. Let them decide and if you agree so be it. What harm could it do? They are both really bright."
She gave a bitter laugh. "Sounds simlpe, no? Nothing in my life ever is." she gave a deep sigh. "Right now they have to get use to us. Adjust to this new idea....new family. It is to much of a burden to give them as of now with everything so new to them. They have the freedom, as of now, to leave. Once they have been told all...there is no leaving."
"I shall not alienate them from us. They are still weary and looking for a trap. All I need...no ask is time. It was bad enough to see the betrayl in my daughters eyes when she returned from the past the first time and learned who I had been. Imagine what these boys reactions will be. She was raised around the magic and power. All these boys know is machinery and mortals. Please give me time."
They bowed to her. "Time, My Queen, is short." with that they faded out. She dropped the floor shaking trying to hold back the tears and pain.