"Welcome Serena." Queen Selenity* of the Moon replied. Serena was in awe. Her mother stood before not as the minature fairy hologram that she had seen when she was asleep or during battles. Her hair was as long as Serena's, perhaps even longer but it did not have the lavender sheen that she had gotten used to seeing. Instead, her hair shone silver like the moonlight and her eyes were like stars. They took the colour of sapphire stones and illuminated with intensity. Her dress was white except it wasn't. It was almost like bright light encasing her.
"Mother..." Serena was at a loss for words. Her mother was here? In Middle-Earth? How? Why? When? What? Questions mounted in her head and she didn't know what to ask first. A gentle smile graced her mother's lips before Serena flung herself into her mother's warm embrace.
"Oh my angel." Selenity said with joy in her voice. "How much I have missed you."
"Why are you here? What's going on?" Serena asked. "Senshi? Why?"
Serena looked at her friends and mother with wonder. She focused on to the one figure that had stayed silent for the better half of the greeting. He, if that may be the gender of this being, was dressed in the bright light that her mother was wearing. His hair was the colour of golden sunlight and his eyes the colour of crystalized silk, if silk could be crystalized. Serena couldn't help but feel a strong feeling of closeness to this being. As if she had seen him before.
"Nimithil." He whispered and Serena hesitantly went to him. The closer and closer she got, the more amazed and comfortable she felt.
"Father!" she laughed with joy and wrapped her arms around his waist. "Oh, it has been eons since I've last seen you since."
The Senshi of Love, Wind, Water and Time looked with puzzled gazes at the family of three. They had just came to the presence of these beings perhaps three days ago. As joyful as they were to see their Princess, they were just as confused. Were they not with Erril and Nomansil, the creators of Arda?
"Oh my, senshi, I have much to tell you. I have remembered now." Serena said suddenly, uncharacteristically. "You may not know it yet but my real name is Nimithil."
"Right," Mina said with an arched eyebrow. "You give them a hug and not us!"
Serena came away from her parents and went to her friends. Haruka and Michiru stood a little bit away but were surprised when their Princess wrapped them all in a large embrace.
"Serena, Senshi." Selenity said with grave seriousness. "It's time. Serena, you know what you must do when you reach Anduin and Senshi, you will aid the White Wizard in the meantime."
"The fate of the world will not rest upon your shoulders." added Erril gravely. "It is meant to rest upon Frodo and Sam of the Shire. We are here to give you this message Nimithil that I have devised.
Servant of the Dark Jaws be brought to justice
For Nimithil has come at last.
It is meant to put fear into Sauron and his master. You are the enforcer of light if and when Frodo fails. Though I had devised a different ending, your coming here along with the Senshi, have disrupted what I have planned."
Serena looked on at her father with disbelief and felt despair settle in her heart.
"Father I'm sorry! I never meant this to-"
"It is alright my dear one. Your mother and I will be here for you in the end. We must send you back though, they're trying to wake you up. I love you my Nimithil." Erril said.
"But, the Koneko-" Haruka said finally with anger imminent in her voice.
Selenity raised one hand and shook her head. "Your purpose Senshi will also be revealed. For now, Serena, deliver your father's message and we will meet you at the river Anduin. The time is coming."
Serena felt as if she was fading fast and she tried to cling desperately for her family. They had just found each other and now they were leaving her yet again.
"Mother! Father!" she screamed.
A faint voice came to her like a hug that she wanted to cling on to.
"Make sure you stay with the elf my dear one." Selenity's voice whispered.
"Nommansil! Don't encourage her, honey don't do anything until the Senshi of the Wizard come. Do not get close to that elf!" Erril's voice said sternly and Serena almost laughed except she fell into a gray darkness.
Serena felt warm and happy. She snuggled deeper into the warmth even as her eyes were closed.
'I'm asleep?' she thought and immediately opened her eyes. Serena was snuggled near her Uncle who had hugged her closely around the neck. She relaxed but kept her eyes opened. 'It must be all a dream.
Suddenly she felt her uncle move and with childish hesitance she got out of his comforting embrace.
"Serena, you're awake! Thank the heavens!" Frodo said.
"Oh, good morning Uncle. Where is everyone?" Serena asked sleepily. Frodo shook his head and laughed.
"They're eating breakfast and knowing you, you would have gotten up before everyone else!" He said and smiled with a twinkling in his eyes.
"Food and nobody told me!" Serena screamed and rushed for the dining room. Every elf in Lothlorien hearing the tiny woman yelling bloody murder. Any thought of giving whatever message her father told her to give disappearing from her mind.
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AN: Heylo my lovely readers, this is your lovely authoress giving you a heads up. If it seems funny and floofy with the interaction of the "dead" senshi and Serena's parents, I am sorry. I didn't mean to cut it off short but then again I'd be giving too much away. Okay and I need to give you updates on the "starred" word or words.......Okay.......
Well that's all for now and please give me more lovely reviews! There's another, oh two more chapters before I head into the big huge "Two Tower" esque sequence so STAY for that! =D Tootles! -Empress