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As usual…I do not own Sailor Moon, I wished for it, but when I blew out the candles, I was still broke. My birthday was yesterday, so I wish to get a lot of reviews. And as I mentioned in my last notes, this chapter will be a wild ride…and now without further ado, Crystaldove presents…
Can Love That's Lost Be Found
Chapter 7
"Hello, is anybody here?"
Raye heard a distant sound of a child's laughter.
"Little boy, where are you?"
"I'm right behind you."
Raye looked down to see a 6-year-old boy with storm-cloud eyes looking up at her.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Mamoru and your Raye."
"Yes, I'm Raye and you're Mamoru?"
"It means protector. What are you doing here?"
"I came to talk to you about Darien."
"Oh…he's not doing too good."
"Why?"
"He's succumbing to the darkness again."
"Darkness?"
"Yeah, the darkness he had before he found his light."
"His light?"
"Come on, let's play!"
Mamoru took off running and headed towards and elaborate garden. He stopped in front of a patch of roses.
"Red ones are her favorites, that's why he gives them to her. He can make all colors you know?"
"Tuxedo Mask."
"Only white, silver and ice blue grew on the moon."
"The Moonlight Knight."
"He's unsure of himself. I have helped him as much as I could, but I'm only a child. She's made us stronger, nurturing us but Darien isn't complete. He's afraid that he's not strong enough to protect her. He feels useless. The only people he's loved died and he couldn't save them."
"But he couldn't have prevented that accident!"
"Why not, he is the Prince of Earth…"
Mamoru scampered off again and stopped beside a huge metal door. In examining it, Raye noticed the hinges were large and rusted with a huge lock hanging firmly from it.
"What's in here?"
"I don't know."
Raye knelt to the floor and felt heart radiating from the room, there was a small hole at the base of the door and a golden light escaped from it.
"This lock can't be opened by a key"
Raye muttered as she concentrated her powers and tried to melt it from the bolt. It didn't work, but her light reflected the symbols on the door. Making another flame in her hand like a torch, she saw an intricately carved symbol for Earth surrounded by the markings for fire, wind, and water.
"Mamoru, can you make a rose?"
"Certainly!"
The child revolved his hands and produced a beautiful rose; Raye then gestured for him to place it on the lock. Upon doing so, some of the rust broke away from the hinges and the lock began to swing.
"You can open the lock Mamoru." She whispered.
"No, I'm not that strong. Besides, there is a guardian of this room. I've never met him but he makes things not so lonely here. He walks in shadows and I saw him a few months ago."
"A few months ago…we fought Beryl then. That was when…oh Aries! He was the prince then. Endymion, Prince Endymion, I know it's you. I know you're here, please come out."
Golden light shimmered from around the edges of the door and Endymion passed through it.
"Princess Ariana, Sailor Mars or should I say Raye…It's a pleasure to see you." Kneeling down, "Mamoru, I'm very proud of you. You've helped Darien a great deal, but it's time for us to work together. Mars I know why you're here and I have insight on what Mamoru does not. Darien's insecurities reach far beyond this time. They stem back from when I was a child. My life really didn't begin until I met this silver-haired angel wondering around my kingdom. Serenity and I were kindred spirits; both of us lead lives for the betterment of our people, rather than ourselves. A life of protocol, titles, rules and obligations. I was a prince trained in how to rule not only my kingdom, but also the entire world one day. We were the same. My parents were an arranged marriage, and I was destined to accept the same fate. Then one day, I saw her, awkwardly taking small steps only to come crashing down. She then spoke some strange chant and actually pushed some of the gravity off herself. You see, Serena isn't clumsy, she just had a difficult time walking in the Terran gravity."
The prince walked away from the room and headed towards the gardens.
"This garden represents all of Darien's hopes and dreams. This field at one time was barren and desolate until Serena hit him in the head with her test paper. It's been growing rapidly ever since. When I met Serenity, I was intrigued by her wonderment. She came to Terra to witness a true sunset, to see all the colors she couldn't find naturally on the moon. I would show her around, letting her see all her heart desired. We would sneak into the palace gardens to see the roses and she was most fascinated by the red ones. I had never seen a silver one, so one night I found a way to go see her. I found her standing on her balcony staring at my home; she had the saddest expression on her face. I couldn't stand to see her so upset; I loved from the first time I saw her. I started going there more often since we often felt uneasy at my palace. It felt like we were being watched. I would brush it off as being paranoid, never knowing that gypsy was watching us."
"Gypsy?"
"Beryl!" Mamoru said with contempt in his little voice. "She ruined everything."
"I know little one. She was the daughter of servants that attended to delegates and royalty from other kingdoms. She would watch Serenity and I during her visits. My father and I didn't trust her, yet her parents served us diligently and faithfully. When the attack on the moon occurred, I pledged my allegiance to Queen Serenity. My kingdom and planet were in ruins…"
"Why was the moon attacked?"
"The people of Terra were prejudiced against things and people they didn't understand. They were jealous of the longevity the people of the moon experienced, but that came as the result of those who were allied with the Silver Millennium. Actually, the governors of some provinces were conspiring to overthrow the ruling seat of the Golden Kingdom and needed a reason to do so. Beryl knew of this and used it to her advantage. She was the one that unleashed Metallia, who was searching for a weak heart to help her escape. She rallied the armies and with the power of the Dark Kingdom came to the moon. Even thought most Terrans didn't swear allegiance to her, their actions forever sealed them in eternal servitude to her."
"I tried to reason with my people but she had them convinced that my family didn't care about them. I'd vowed to always protect Serenity; I took the blade…I gave my life to protect her… As I died, I promised myself, if I ever lived again, if I ever found her…I would not allow her to perish at the result of something I could have prevented."
"But she 'is' dying; her soul is slowly fading away. This obsession Darien has with Serenity, making her believe that they are two people. Why is he doing this to her?"
Endymion sighed and sat on one of the gardens' benches.
"It's not that simple Mars. You see, Darien hasn't come to grips with reacquainting himself with me. Serena and Serenity 'are' one person, Darien sees me as separate. He has to accept that he is Mamoru, Darien and Endymion to overcome his insecurities. Mamoru was right; Darien feels that since he is the Terran Prince, he should have had the power to save his parents…and Sailor Moon. Why do you think Mamoru is still a child? He's Darien's childhood. Darien detached himself when his parents died. He grew up in a sense and would not have been plagued with memories of something he felt he didn't deserve."
"Because he survived, he forced his amnesia?"
"Yes, Mamoru also is his unconscious mind…the part of him that goes on instinct; his protecting force. I am his soul and his conscious. I feed his sense of honor, morality and guilt. I guess Mamoru and I have been functioning for him especially because he has trying to mediate between us and perceive reality."
"I understand, so what is in that room?"
"That is his source of strength, it's locked because he hasn't found the key to releasing it. He has been able to draw from it though. In time his power will match Serena's, but it's not time for anyone to know this yet."
"So what must be done to correct his problems?"
"All he has to do is believe in himself. Accept that he 'is' Endymion, Guardian Prince of Terra and to allow Mamoru to give him the childhood he shut away."
"Is that all?"
"Yes, it sound simple, but he is stubborn, we both are. I'm really surprised he came to see you without me appearing to him."
"You can do that?"
"Who do you think helped Mamoru? It's going to take all of you to help him…he has prove to himself he is worthy to love and protect Serena."
"Thank you sire, I appreciate all of this, you too Mamoru."
"Come on, I'll take you to the gate."
Mamoru said grabbing Raye by the hand.
-End Chapter-
OK, I know…this has to be the most confusing thing you have ever read!!!! Sometimes you have to explain complicated things and this was an intrical part of the story. It explains Darien's fears. Sure, I could have said, he has acceptance issues, but then you would have been like 'What kind of acceptance issues, Dove?' So I decided to explain this by pulling out my Psychology book. If you know anything about psychoanalytical theory, you will know that we have 3 levels of thinking: the 'id' or instinct, the ego or reality and the superego or conscience. If you need more explanation, e-mail me and I will gladly explain. Sorry this was so short, but would you have wanted this to continue? REWIEW PLEASE, YOUR RESPONSE IS WHAT KEEPS ME WRITING, AND READ 'TANGENT IN THE FUTURE'!
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Ja ne, Dove.
