$$ Ok, Apologies first. I am soo sorry guys. I just have this huge writers block. Nothins
coming out of the ol' noggin. Thank you soo much to Ami Mizuno1, Angel's Heart, and
Nielluin, your reviews were so nice, and i have been so horrible not updating. Can you all
forgive me? :( I will try to get more out soon, now hat school has started up maybe those
boring classes will make me continue to write. Hope you like this new chapter. Ja ne!!$$$
P.S. I really love this fic called Consequences by S Wright. Awsome story there you
should try it!
Facets of Faith
Chapter 3
Contact
Moon Kingdom 5401............
-----------"Its no use your highness, we can not raise Earth on the satellites. Something is
blocking our communications."
The wiry looking man at the counsel said sadly. All the
Kingdom knew of their Queens desire to talk to her daughter. They were very close to
each other and it tore the man up to see his beloved Queen so worried. "Thank you
Charles, for trying at least." The Queen gave a brave smile at him and his cheeks glowed
at the praise. It still marveled him that she knew his name. Royalty was not supposed to
mix with common people such as him, but Queen Serenity knew his whole family and all
of his colleges by name. She said it made her feel better to e able to communicate with
everyone on a personal tone. And anything that made the Queen happy made him happy.
He turned to his screen and tried harder to reach Crystal Tokyo. The Queen gave
everyone at the station a cheerful smile and glided from the room. They strained to hear
her soft voice just in case she added any instructions.
"Ami, we must see that those men have something to eat, they are working too hard I do
not remember any of them leaving for food and......." Then it was too late to hear
anymore. The men returned to their work with a harder determination each of them trying
to come up with anything at all to give her hope.
Serenity sat by her husbands side moping his brow and staring out at the crescent shape of
Earth. Every fiber of her being told her that something was horribly wrong, only she
couldn't quite come out with what it was. Silently she clasped her hand together and
prayed , for her daughter, for her husband, for her grandchild, and for the people of Earth.
Ami finished her examination of Endymion and turned to face her friend with a hopeful
smile.
"Well, there is nothing really wrong with him, I believe that he is just sealed off from
us. " she took out her computer and began to type furiously. "The shield that is up around
the Earth is indeed negative, and as it shields the Earth from us..."
Serenity finished for her,
"It shields also my Endymion. That makes sense Ami,. so all we have to do is take down
that shield!"
Ami could tell that her queen was getting in high hopes because her face was turning pink
and she looked as if she would stand up and start
jumping around like she had so many times when they had been teenagers. she couldn't
help but smile for a moment with her.
" True but we haven't quite figured out HOW to get the shields down. But I am afraid that
we must do it quickly, Endymion is getting worse and he will continue to deteriorate if we
can not connect his link to Earth and to us."
Serenity's face fell a little and then picked up
again. "Well then we had better see to it. I am missing my husband very much, there is n
one to drive nuts if he is not around." She grinned. "Call the others from their planets, we
have a mission to accomplish. besides it has been to long since I have seen Raes' classical
mock annoyance face."
Ami left her Queen then and headed to Serenity's bed chamber where a private line to the
scouts was established, she had a feeling that Serenity used it far to often to have late
night chats with Mina and the others but it was still the most secure line in the palace.
Back in the control room, spirits were dampening again with the passage of time and no
change in their predicament. Charles still typed furiously away at his counsel. Suddenly it
occurred to him to try an old way of communications. It had only been in history books
but he had been o enthralled by the method that he had memorized the way to do it.
Changing to a clear channel, the most direct and open one to Earth he began to make a
series of short quick beeps with his key pad. he relayed the message over and over until his
fingers tired and then sat back to wait for any one who would answer him back. After
thirty minutes of crossing his fingers and praying he decided that no one had understood
and started to change to a different channel and try it when a series of beeps filled his
head phones. He started , then sat straight up in his chair and listened intently. his lips
formed the letters and her grabbed the pad of paper and a near by pen and began to
scribble. When he was sure that he had gotten the message correctly he sent back a signal
for whomever it was he was talking to t wait while he told his Queen. Ripping off his
headphones he yelled for a line to the scout of Mercury and drummed his fingers while he
waited for her to respond. When her face appeared before him on the screen he waited for
her full attention. She seemed to be talking to someone else on another line. She turned
her head towards him, her blue hair swishing and raised her eyebrows questioningly.
"Yes Charles, what can I help you with." Charles beamed her a smile and pushing his
glasses back up on his nose he said, " I think you had better get her Majesty and come to
the control room, We've heard from Earth." Mercury's mouth opened in an O of surprise
and then she smiled, "We'll be right there Charles, just be ready, the Queen will fly into
that room, get everything breakable out of the way." And she signed off. The rest of the
room had heard what had been said and were all in a good mood, quickly they cleared a
path from the door and waited.
Serenity was singing softly to her husband when Ami flew into the room. "Ami! What is it,
is everything O.K..?"
Ami smiled and grabbed her hand, Come on Serena, " she said using
Serenity's old name. " They've heard from Earth!"
Serenity didn't need to hear anymore
she kissed her husband quickly and ran full tilt from the room.
The control room didn't have to wait very long, the doors banged open and whirlwind of
gold and silver rushed in. She stopped at Charles counsel.
"What news of Earth?!" She asked. Her face was filled with hope and Charles was glad to
give her any news, even if it wasn't joyful.
"Well your Highness, it isn't great news, but I haven't talked to them very
much," he hastened to explain. He watched her mentally compose herself for the worst
and then she asked again, quietly.
"What news?"
He picked up the sheet of paper off of the desk and read,
"EARTH HAS BEEN ATTACKED. ALL PEOPLE IN PALACE. SHIELDS ARE UP,
KING, AND SCOUTS DOWN, QUEEN SAFE, IN GOOD HEALTH,
HOW ARE YOU UP THERE?"
Serenity's expressions changed from sad to relief, to sad, and worried, to joy, to utter
surprise to relief. Charles didn't know what to make of it. "Oh Charles how did you ever
get through?!" She reached out and hugged him kissing both of his cheeks in happiness.
"Its all right, that is not the worst news I have ever heard. My daughter and grandchild are
safe." She was still hugging him as she spoke.
His face was beet red, but his heart was bursting with gladness. To see his queen this
happy was indeed a great sight. "I used Morse code your Majesty, " He managed to get
out.
"Morse code?"
Mercury whispered. "Of course, it requires no picture and no real sound except for
beeping which can be heard through shields. Utterly brilliant work Charles."
"Yes, utterly brilliant, you deserve a promotion!" The Queen had let go of him and was
now standing tall again, her eyes watery but happy, her smile beaming from ear to ear.
"Now that we have a way to communicate, can we get my daughter on the line?" She
asked, her voice neutral, but he could hear the thread of hope in it. "Why , yes, my Queen
, I believe that we can."
Present Day Tokyo...............
---------" So let me get this straight meatball head," Rae started slowly. "You haven't even
had the first kid, but now you have a grandchild?! Boy you guys are really getting it on."
Sweatdrops dripped from the back of everyone else's heads.
"Ignore Rae, guys. What Serena said is that she woke up this morning and found this baby
here in her living room with just a note. The note says that Reenie is in trouble and that
she sent her daughter which is also Serenas grand daughter here to the past so that se
would be safe. Now we have to find out how to help Reenie in the future so that little
Usagi here can be returned to her mother .Am I right Serena?" Hotaru asked.
Everyone sat there and looked at the teenage girl.
"You got all of that form Serena saying "This is
my grand daughter Usagi?"" Mina looked doubtful and motioned with her hand to
everyone else that Hotaru was just a little nuts. Darien smiled encouragingly at the violet
eyed child/woman.
"That is exactly what we were going to say. How did you know?"
Hotaru smiled and waved Reenies note above her head with one arm. "I read the note."
She said simply. A collective "OOOHHH." went around the room.
"That's my girl."
Haruka grinned and tousled Hotarus hair. "Smart as me.." Michiru rolled her eyes at the
other scouts, and then turned to Serena.
"may I hold her?" She held out her arms.
Serena smiled and gently handed over a gurgling Usagi. After that everyone had to have a
turn holding the little princess and it ended with a squirming bundle in Raes' arms. While
Rae cooed and made funny faces at Usagi the rest of the group turned to more serious
matters.
" So what are we going to do about this?" Lita asked taking a hunk out of her apple and
looking at Serena. "Well I was thinking that we could ask someone who knows a little
more about the future then we do."
"Setsuna." Michiru concluded.
"Exactly, she would be the person who brought Usagi here, so she would know what
happened there." Serena grinned at her own cunning as she slipped into the kitchen to
rummage for some breakfast. "Excuse me guys, I haven't eaten yet." She called.
"Thats a
first." Rae scoffed and then jumped a foot when Usagi started wailing.
"I don't think she liked you making fun of Serena like that." Lita said, taking another bite
from her apple.
Serena poked her head out of the doorway to the kitchen, "Or maybe she just doesn't like
you Rae!" and popped her head back in.
"Actually," Rae said holding the baby out at arms
length. "I think that she needs to be changed." With that all eyes shot to Darien. His face
turned read and he backed away waving his arms in front of him.
"Oh no, I've never changed a diaper before." Serena walked out of the kitchen , banana in hand.
"Oh, come on, your a doctor for Christ's sake." She went over to Rae and plucked Usagi
out of her arms. "Come on precious, their all nothing but a bunch of babies, aren't they?
Yes they are." The baby stopped crying and gurgled up at Serena. "See, she agrees." As
Serena changed Usagis diaper the others called for Setsuna on the communicators. They
were talking to her when Serena returned. `Well," she asked giving Usagi a bottle they had
found in the basket along with the diapers. "What can we do?"
Setsuna looked sadly over at Serena. "Nothing Princess, we can no longer travel to 5401, the shield now blocks even the space roads."
Serenas face fell, "There's no way to Reenie?" She whispered. Hugging
Usagi close.
Setsuna hated to break all of her princesses hope. "Nothing." She replied.
"Nothing we can do but wait."
Crystal Tokyo 5401..........
Reenie was pacing back and forth in her bed chamber trying to desperately
find a way to save her kingdom when her head master guard knocked. "Please come in."
She said softly but loud enough for her regal voice to carry outside the room.
"Your Highness, " he said bowing. " You must come at once. We have heard from the
Moon."
Reenie stopped pacing and a sudden sparkle came to her eyes. Then just as quickly died.
"Harry, this had better not be a joke." she replied, daring not to hope.
"No Queen, it is not, your mother herself is asking for you." He looked up at her face then
and was pleased to see an exited smile on her pretty features. "Well, what are we waiting
for then?" walked over to him and took his arm. "When my mother calls it must be
answered."
Harry led his Queen down to the center control room for the palace and seated her at a
chair. "Why is the screen not on ?" The Queen asked raising one perfect pink brow in
question.
"I am afraid Majesty that they can only communicate with us in Morse code.
Julry discovered it earlier today and has been in constant contact with the Moon Kingdom
ever since." He pushed a button on the screen and it flashed on revealing the conversation
in basic. The computer had been programmed to translate every language into English and
Morse code was apparently one of them. "Just speak into the microphone My Lady, and
the computer will translate it to Morse code for you."
She smiled at him, "Thank you ."
Then turning back to the screen, she spoke "Tokyo to Moon, are you there?" Then her
back ridged she waited. She thought of all that she had been through and prayed that her
mother would answer. She was surprised when she heard a mans voice come back. She
turned to Harry, I thought you said that it was just Morse code?"
Harry shrugged "I thought it was too. Maybe the computer has updated itself again, I
swear Queen, High King Endymoin and the scout of Mercury created this computer and it
has a mind of its own. I suspect that even now it is still changing wires and updating again,
blasted machines, never will understand them." He growled. Reenie smiled at him, he had
come from t he remote regions of Earth and had little contact with machines until he
became her top guard here in the palace. " Small Lady? Is that you darling?" Reenie
whirled back around and her eyes grew huge. "Mommy?!" She whispered. Harry decided
that this was a private time for the two Queens and waved his hand in the air to clear out
the other people in the room. He was sure that her Majesty didn't want them to witness
her emotions like this. He followed them out and shut the door behind him, turned his
back and stood at guard while he waited for the Queen to finish.
Moon Kingdom 5401.................
Serenity sank into her chair, hardly daring to believe that she was hearing her daughters
voice. "Small Lady?! What has happened, are you all right?" She could hear the tears in
Reenies voice and it scared the shit out of her. "Darling what's wrong?" Reenies voice
came over the speakers wavery and sad. Instantly Ami cleared the room of all the
spectators and much like Harry had on Earth stood guard over the doors.
"Mommy? Oh please mommy, I do not think I can do this."
Serenity was really worried now. "Do what sweet heart? "It was the right question to ask
and she had know it because after that Reenie talked non - stop.
"Oh mommy, first they came into our skies and the shield went
up around Earth, and then the Amazons fell and then.. then. H - H- Helios was hurt and I
had to move all the people to the palace, and they polluted the land, and I had to send h -
h - Her away, and now I'mallaloneandIdon'tknowwhattodo!!" Reenie broke off into sobs.
Serenity knew the feeling, she had been there before. She tried to slowdown the
conversation and calm Reenie.
"All right, first of all, you did the right thing moving the
people and I suspect that you put up the shield around the palace, which is also good, now
I'm a little confused honey, who are THEY?"
Reenie seemed to get some control over
herself and replied, "I do not know, the ships just arrived and they have been dumping
wastes ever since, I could not use the crystal to stop them, not while I carried her, it
would have killed us both."
Now that Serenity knew a little more she started to form a
movie clip of what had happened in her mind. Slowly she replayed the conversation in her
head, then paused mentally on the "not while I carried" part. "Carried, honey that is past
tense, are you telling me that you gave birth?!" Serenity was over joyed at this prospect,
but then it hit her like a ton of bricks and she replied before Reenie could answer, "Sent
her away? The baby?!"
This made Reenie lose her composure again, "I-I-I had t-to, It was
t-t-oo dangerous for her h-h-here. Oh mommy, I only held her for a day, I feel like my
heart was ripped o-o-out."
"Reenie , this is very important, WHERE did you send her?" Serenity was heartbroken by
her daughters revelation, but she had to get answers and get them now.
"I-I sent her.....Oh no mother, they're here I can feel them , in the palace, how did they
break through?!" Reenie sounded panicked. Serenity did the calculations quickly in her
head. No one could get into the palace not with the shields up, but Reenie was still weak
from childbirth and that might have given enough leeway for one very powerful person to
get in. And if they got in then they were probably after one of two things, The crystal, or
Reenie and the baby themselves.
"Small Lady! Get out of there now!" Serenity knew that
there was no hope, If Reenie had felt them then they had to be really close to her. "Quickly
honey where is the baby?!" She cried.
"Usagi's in the pas......" There was nothing then.
"Small Lady?!, SMALL LADY!" Serenity yelled, Ami burst into the room, Serenity, what
is it. "They've taken her, oh God no, "REENIE!!!!!!!" She screamed. She knew there
would be no answer, Reenie was gone. Ami tried to comfort Serenity but she found that
there was no need to. Apparently her Queen had decided that now was NOT the time for
crying because she turned to hr scout. Her ice blue eyes hard, "Get the others here now, I
need that shield down , and I need it down this Instant." Ami knew that tone of voice ,
Serenity was deadly serious. " And get Setsuna now." Ami hurried from the room. The
scouts were on their way already but Setsuna was another matter. She had not been called
...yet. She could here Serenity sobbing softly behind her and she closed the door allowing
her the moment of grief that she needed.
coming out of the ol' noggin. Thank you soo much to Ami Mizuno1, Angel's Heart, and
Nielluin, your reviews were so nice, and i have been so horrible not updating. Can you all
forgive me? :( I will try to get more out soon, now hat school has started up maybe those
boring classes will make me continue to write. Hope you like this new chapter. Ja ne!!$$$
P.S. I really love this fic called Consequences by S Wright. Awsome story there you
should try it!
Facets of Faith
Chapter 3
Contact
Moon Kingdom 5401............
-----------"Its no use your highness, we can not raise Earth on the satellites. Something is
blocking our communications."
The wiry looking man at the counsel said sadly. All the
Kingdom knew of their Queens desire to talk to her daughter. They were very close to
each other and it tore the man up to see his beloved Queen so worried. "Thank you
Charles, for trying at least." The Queen gave a brave smile at him and his cheeks glowed
at the praise. It still marveled him that she knew his name. Royalty was not supposed to
mix with common people such as him, but Queen Serenity knew his whole family and all
of his colleges by name. She said it made her feel better to e able to communicate with
everyone on a personal tone. And anything that made the Queen happy made him happy.
He turned to his screen and tried harder to reach Crystal Tokyo. The Queen gave
everyone at the station a cheerful smile and glided from the room. They strained to hear
her soft voice just in case she added any instructions.
"Ami, we must see that those men have something to eat, they are working too hard I do
not remember any of them leaving for food and......." Then it was too late to hear
anymore. The men returned to their work with a harder determination each of them trying
to come up with anything at all to give her hope.
Serenity sat by her husbands side moping his brow and staring out at the crescent shape of
Earth. Every fiber of her being told her that something was horribly wrong, only she
couldn't quite come out with what it was. Silently she clasped her hand together and
prayed , for her daughter, for her husband, for her grandchild, and for the people of Earth.
Ami finished her examination of Endymion and turned to face her friend with a hopeful
smile.
"Well, there is nothing really wrong with him, I believe that he is just sealed off from
us. " she took out her computer and began to type furiously. "The shield that is up around
the Earth is indeed negative, and as it shields the Earth from us..."
Serenity finished for her,
"It shields also my Endymion. That makes sense Ami,. so all we have to do is take down
that shield!"
Ami could tell that her queen was getting in high hopes because her face was turning pink
and she looked as if she would stand up and start
jumping around like she had so many times when they had been teenagers. she couldn't
help but smile for a moment with her.
" True but we haven't quite figured out HOW to get the shields down. But I am afraid that
we must do it quickly, Endymion is getting worse and he will continue to deteriorate if we
can not connect his link to Earth and to us."
Serenity's face fell a little and then picked up
again. "Well then we had better see to it. I am missing my husband very much, there is n
one to drive nuts if he is not around." She grinned. "Call the others from their planets, we
have a mission to accomplish. besides it has been to long since I have seen Raes' classical
mock annoyance face."
Ami left her Queen then and headed to Serenity's bed chamber where a private line to the
scouts was established, she had a feeling that Serenity used it far to often to have late
night chats with Mina and the others but it was still the most secure line in the palace.
Back in the control room, spirits were dampening again with the passage of time and no
change in their predicament. Charles still typed furiously away at his counsel. Suddenly it
occurred to him to try an old way of communications. It had only been in history books
but he had been o enthralled by the method that he had memorized the way to do it.
Changing to a clear channel, the most direct and open one to Earth he began to make a
series of short quick beeps with his key pad. he relayed the message over and over until his
fingers tired and then sat back to wait for any one who would answer him back. After
thirty minutes of crossing his fingers and praying he decided that no one had understood
and started to change to a different channel and try it when a series of beeps filled his
head phones. He started , then sat straight up in his chair and listened intently. his lips
formed the letters and her grabbed the pad of paper and a near by pen and began to
scribble. When he was sure that he had gotten the message correctly he sent back a signal
for whomever it was he was talking to t wait while he told his Queen. Ripping off his
headphones he yelled for a line to the scout of Mercury and drummed his fingers while he
waited for her to respond. When her face appeared before him on the screen he waited for
her full attention. She seemed to be talking to someone else on another line. She turned
her head towards him, her blue hair swishing and raised her eyebrows questioningly.
"Yes Charles, what can I help you with." Charles beamed her a smile and pushing his
glasses back up on his nose he said, " I think you had better get her Majesty and come to
the control room, We've heard from Earth." Mercury's mouth opened in an O of surprise
and then she smiled, "We'll be right there Charles, just be ready, the Queen will fly into
that room, get everything breakable out of the way." And she signed off. The rest of the
room had heard what had been said and were all in a good mood, quickly they cleared a
path from the door and waited.
Serenity was singing softly to her husband when Ami flew into the room. "Ami! What is it,
is everything O.K..?"
Ami smiled and grabbed her hand, Come on Serena, " she said using
Serenity's old name. " They've heard from Earth!"
Serenity didn't need to hear anymore
she kissed her husband quickly and ran full tilt from the room.
The control room didn't have to wait very long, the doors banged open and whirlwind of
gold and silver rushed in. She stopped at Charles counsel.
"What news of Earth?!" She asked. Her face was filled with hope and Charles was glad to
give her any news, even if it wasn't joyful.
"Well your Highness, it isn't great news, but I haven't talked to them very
much," he hastened to explain. He watched her mentally compose herself for the worst
and then she asked again, quietly.
"What news?"
He picked up the sheet of paper off of the desk and read,
"EARTH HAS BEEN ATTACKED. ALL PEOPLE IN PALACE. SHIELDS ARE UP,
KING, AND SCOUTS DOWN, QUEEN SAFE, IN GOOD HEALTH,
HOW ARE YOU UP THERE?"
Serenity's expressions changed from sad to relief, to sad, and worried, to joy, to utter
surprise to relief. Charles didn't know what to make of it. "Oh Charles how did you ever
get through?!" She reached out and hugged him kissing both of his cheeks in happiness.
"Its all right, that is not the worst news I have ever heard. My daughter and grandchild are
safe." She was still hugging him as she spoke.
His face was beet red, but his heart was bursting with gladness. To see his queen this
happy was indeed a great sight. "I used Morse code your Majesty, " He managed to get
out.
"Morse code?"
Mercury whispered. "Of course, it requires no picture and no real sound except for
beeping which can be heard through shields. Utterly brilliant work Charles."
"Yes, utterly brilliant, you deserve a promotion!" The Queen had let go of him and was
now standing tall again, her eyes watery but happy, her smile beaming from ear to ear.
"Now that we have a way to communicate, can we get my daughter on the line?" She
asked, her voice neutral, but he could hear the thread of hope in it. "Why , yes, my Queen
, I believe that we can."
Present Day Tokyo...............
---------" So let me get this straight meatball head," Rae started slowly. "You haven't even
had the first kid, but now you have a grandchild?! Boy you guys are really getting it on."
Sweatdrops dripped from the back of everyone else's heads.
"Ignore Rae, guys. What Serena said is that she woke up this morning and found this baby
here in her living room with just a note. The note says that Reenie is in trouble and that
she sent her daughter which is also Serenas grand daughter here to the past so that se
would be safe. Now we have to find out how to help Reenie in the future so that little
Usagi here can be returned to her mother .Am I right Serena?" Hotaru asked.
Everyone sat there and looked at the teenage girl.
"You got all of that form Serena saying "This is
my grand daughter Usagi?"" Mina looked doubtful and motioned with her hand to
everyone else that Hotaru was just a little nuts. Darien smiled encouragingly at the violet
eyed child/woman.
"That is exactly what we were going to say. How did you know?"
Hotaru smiled and waved Reenies note above her head with one arm. "I read the note."
She said simply. A collective "OOOHHH." went around the room.
"That's my girl."
Haruka grinned and tousled Hotarus hair. "Smart as me.." Michiru rolled her eyes at the
other scouts, and then turned to Serena.
"may I hold her?" She held out her arms.
Serena smiled and gently handed over a gurgling Usagi. After that everyone had to have a
turn holding the little princess and it ended with a squirming bundle in Raes' arms. While
Rae cooed and made funny faces at Usagi the rest of the group turned to more serious
matters.
" So what are we going to do about this?" Lita asked taking a hunk out of her apple and
looking at Serena. "Well I was thinking that we could ask someone who knows a little
more about the future then we do."
"Setsuna." Michiru concluded.
"Exactly, she would be the person who brought Usagi here, so she would know what
happened there." Serena grinned at her own cunning as she slipped into the kitchen to
rummage for some breakfast. "Excuse me guys, I haven't eaten yet." She called.
"Thats a
first." Rae scoffed and then jumped a foot when Usagi started wailing.
"I don't think she liked you making fun of Serena like that." Lita said, taking another bite
from her apple.
Serena poked her head out of the doorway to the kitchen, "Or maybe she just doesn't like
you Rae!" and popped her head back in.
"Actually," Rae said holding the baby out at arms
length. "I think that she needs to be changed." With that all eyes shot to Darien. His face
turned read and he backed away waving his arms in front of him.
"Oh no, I've never changed a diaper before." Serena walked out of the kitchen , banana in hand.
"Oh, come on, your a doctor for Christ's sake." She went over to Rae and plucked Usagi
out of her arms. "Come on precious, their all nothing but a bunch of babies, aren't they?
Yes they are." The baby stopped crying and gurgled up at Serena. "See, she agrees." As
Serena changed Usagis diaper the others called for Setsuna on the communicators. They
were talking to her when Serena returned. `Well," she asked giving Usagi a bottle they had
found in the basket along with the diapers. "What can we do?"
Setsuna looked sadly over at Serena. "Nothing Princess, we can no longer travel to 5401, the shield now blocks even the space roads."
Serenas face fell, "There's no way to Reenie?" She whispered. Hugging
Usagi close.
Setsuna hated to break all of her princesses hope. "Nothing." She replied.
"Nothing we can do but wait."
Crystal Tokyo 5401..........
Reenie was pacing back and forth in her bed chamber trying to desperately
find a way to save her kingdom when her head master guard knocked. "Please come in."
She said softly but loud enough for her regal voice to carry outside the room.
"Your Highness, " he said bowing. " You must come at once. We have heard from the
Moon."
Reenie stopped pacing and a sudden sparkle came to her eyes. Then just as quickly died.
"Harry, this had better not be a joke." she replied, daring not to hope.
"No Queen, it is not, your mother herself is asking for you." He looked up at her face then
and was pleased to see an exited smile on her pretty features. "Well, what are we waiting
for then?" walked over to him and took his arm. "When my mother calls it must be
answered."
Harry led his Queen down to the center control room for the palace and seated her at a
chair. "Why is the screen not on ?" The Queen asked raising one perfect pink brow in
question.
"I am afraid Majesty that they can only communicate with us in Morse code.
Julry discovered it earlier today and has been in constant contact with the Moon Kingdom
ever since." He pushed a button on the screen and it flashed on revealing the conversation
in basic. The computer had been programmed to translate every language into English and
Morse code was apparently one of them. "Just speak into the microphone My Lady, and
the computer will translate it to Morse code for you."
She smiled at him, "Thank you ."
Then turning back to the screen, she spoke "Tokyo to Moon, are you there?" Then her
back ridged she waited. She thought of all that she had been through and prayed that her
mother would answer. She was surprised when she heard a mans voice come back. She
turned to Harry, I thought you said that it was just Morse code?"
Harry shrugged "I thought it was too. Maybe the computer has updated itself again, I
swear Queen, High King Endymoin and the scout of Mercury created this computer and it
has a mind of its own. I suspect that even now it is still changing wires and updating again,
blasted machines, never will understand them." He growled. Reenie smiled at him, he had
come from t he remote regions of Earth and had little contact with machines until he
became her top guard here in the palace. " Small Lady? Is that you darling?" Reenie
whirled back around and her eyes grew huge. "Mommy?!" She whispered. Harry decided
that this was a private time for the two Queens and waved his hand in the air to clear out
the other people in the room. He was sure that her Majesty didn't want them to witness
her emotions like this. He followed them out and shut the door behind him, turned his
back and stood at guard while he waited for the Queen to finish.
Moon Kingdom 5401.................
Serenity sank into her chair, hardly daring to believe that she was hearing her daughters
voice. "Small Lady?! What has happened, are you all right?" She could hear the tears in
Reenies voice and it scared the shit out of her. "Darling what's wrong?" Reenies voice
came over the speakers wavery and sad. Instantly Ami cleared the room of all the
spectators and much like Harry had on Earth stood guard over the doors.
"Mommy? Oh please mommy, I do not think I can do this."
Serenity was really worried now. "Do what sweet heart? "It was the right question to ask
and she had know it because after that Reenie talked non - stop.
"Oh mommy, first they came into our skies and the shield went
up around Earth, and then the Amazons fell and then.. then. H - H- Helios was hurt and I
had to move all the people to the palace, and they polluted the land, and I had to send h -
h - Her away, and now I'mallaloneandIdon'tknowwhattodo!!" Reenie broke off into sobs.
Serenity knew the feeling, she had been there before. She tried to slowdown the
conversation and calm Reenie.
"All right, first of all, you did the right thing moving the
people and I suspect that you put up the shield around the palace, which is also good, now
I'm a little confused honey, who are THEY?"
Reenie seemed to get some control over
herself and replied, "I do not know, the ships just arrived and they have been dumping
wastes ever since, I could not use the crystal to stop them, not while I carried her, it
would have killed us both."
Now that Serenity knew a little more she started to form a
movie clip of what had happened in her mind. Slowly she replayed the conversation in her
head, then paused mentally on the "not while I carried" part. "Carried, honey that is past
tense, are you telling me that you gave birth?!" Serenity was over joyed at this prospect,
but then it hit her like a ton of bricks and she replied before Reenie could answer, "Sent
her away? The baby?!"
This made Reenie lose her composure again, "I-I-I had t-to, It was
t-t-oo dangerous for her h-h-here. Oh mommy, I only held her for a day, I feel like my
heart was ripped o-o-out."
"Reenie , this is very important, WHERE did you send her?" Serenity was heartbroken by
her daughters revelation, but she had to get answers and get them now.
"I-I sent her.....Oh no mother, they're here I can feel them , in the palace, how did they
break through?!" Reenie sounded panicked. Serenity did the calculations quickly in her
head. No one could get into the palace not with the shields up, but Reenie was still weak
from childbirth and that might have given enough leeway for one very powerful person to
get in. And if they got in then they were probably after one of two things, The crystal, or
Reenie and the baby themselves.
"Small Lady! Get out of there now!" Serenity knew that
there was no hope, If Reenie had felt them then they had to be really close to her. "Quickly
honey where is the baby?!" She cried.
"Usagi's in the pas......" There was nothing then.
"Small Lady?!, SMALL LADY!" Serenity yelled, Ami burst into the room, Serenity, what
is it. "They've taken her, oh God no, "REENIE!!!!!!!" She screamed. She knew there
would be no answer, Reenie was gone. Ami tried to comfort Serenity but she found that
there was no need to. Apparently her Queen had decided that now was NOT the time for
crying because she turned to hr scout. Her ice blue eyes hard, "Get the others here now, I
need that shield down , and I need it down this Instant." Ami knew that tone of voice ,
Serenity was deadly serious. " And get Setsuna now." Ami hurried from the room. The
scouts were on their way already but Setsuna was another matter. She had not been called
...yet. She could here Serenity sobbing softly behind her and she closed the door allowing
her the moment of grief that she needed.