Chapter 3: The deal
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"Your highness!" A voice called from outside. Endymion strode over to the door and opened it simply. "Your highness, we're under attack. But not from the senshi. It's something else."
"What?" Endymion said upon looking at one of his generals.
"Something attacked us just as we attacked them!" he replied. Serenity ran forward to try to escape, but Endymion's body was blocking her.
"I need to be down there with them!" Serenity cried.
"You are to stay up here, child!" Endymion spat, glaring at her.
"But I must fight with them! I'm not fit to become a future ruler if I do not fight with my fellow warriors!" Serenity said, tears streaming from her eyes.
"No!" Endymion walked out of the room and slammed the door shut, Serenity pounding on it hard. She sunk to the floor and cried, leaning against the door. She wanted more then anything to be out there. Suddenly, a thought struck her.
"How dare he think that I don't know how to get out of my own room?" She said aloud, getting up and wiping her eyes with the heel of her hand. She pulled her vanity away from the wall and a long sword fell to the floor. Serenity smiled smugly and picked the old sword up, bringing up her dress to clean the dust off of it. The metal shined and reflected her face. Gingerly, she set it on her bed. She looked over at the glass balcony doors and walked to them, giggling the handles. They didn't budge a millimeter. Walking back over to the vanity, she grabbed the brass cushioned chair and swung it with a force that shattered the glass. Serenity picked up her sword and walked onto the balcony.
There were loud sounds that meet her ears when she stepped outside. Serenity walked to the edge of the balcony and looked down, watching as the villagers fought with the darkly dressed warriors. Serenity sat upon the stone railing and swung her legs around, looking down at the scene below her. Keeping her grasp on her sword tight, she jumped the great distance between her balcony and the ground.
"Princess!" Ami cried, turning around at the loud thud that hit the ground. She used a quick attack at the men she was battling and rushed to her friend. "Are you alright?" She asked.
"Where is my father?" Serenity asked, getting up from the patch of grass she landed in. Her whole body was sore from the jump but she didn't care.
"He's inside." Sailor Mercury replied. "Serenity, you should return to your room. I heard Endymion say that he put a protection spell of some sort on it. How he used magic, I'm not sure, but it's safe for you! You must remain safe!" She insisted, her blue eyes filled with worry.
"I must protect my people so that they remain safe! I'm going to fight with my father!" Serenity replied, running off and into the palace. The vision that meet her eyes was much like the one she had seen after the warriors had left the palace on Mars, except there was more fighting. Right away Serenity spotted her father, who had a very terrified Mars Queen standing behind him as he stabbed a charging warrior. Also, Endymion caught her eye with his swift movements and quick slices that killed the men.
"Father!" Serenity cried, running forward.
"Serenity! Thank the Gods that you're alright! Take Maria to a safe place. Hide there with her until this is all over." Apollo commanded.
"No! I'm staying to fight!" Serenity replied with confidence. As if it was perfectly timed, a warrior came at them and with a quick movement of her sword, Serenity killed the man. Her father looked at her for a moment but sighed in defeat. Serenity grinned smugly once more and held her now blood-covered sword out in front of her as if to dare those around her to come at her.
"That damned girl got out!" Endymion hissed, looking down from the upper level at the young princess.
"I think we have more things then that to worry about, your Highness." His general Kunzite told him, killing another man.
"If only I could find their leader and be taken to him! If we kill the leader, we've killed the group." Endymion said.
"Why didn't you say so?" Asked a seductive voice. A woman dressed in deep purple with long red hair came out from the shadows. She approached Endymion and within a second, they were in a room that was covered in black.
"Who are you and what do you want with this kingdom? I'm officially reigning over it. If you want it, you should have been here first." Endymion said.
"Prince Endymion, I do not want the Moon Kingdom. It's meaningless to me now that Queen Serenity is dead. I'm only here to make sure that the little moon bitch is killed." The woman said.
"Princess Serenity is mine to deal with! I need her to wed and receive the title of King of the Universe." Endymion replied.
"I never said you could not have her to kill. I'm actually here to aid you in the killing of her." The woman said.
"You want to help me kill her?" Endymion asked skeptically.
"Yes, Prince, I do. I can help you kill her very easily with this." The woman held out one of her long, bony hands and produced a black crystal that hovered over her plan, a violet colored aura surrounding it.
"That's the Crystal of Nemesis. You're Princess Beryl!" Endymion stated.
"It's Queen Beryl now! I murdered my own whore of a mother and wed my own father. I have no shame in my actions, for it was all so that I am able to use this dark crystal with it's full power." Beryl said with an almost smug grin. "Now Prince, I will make you a deal. I will kill the little princess and you will still be able to become the king. All I ask in return is that I rule at your side as queen."
"What is your plan?" Endymion asked.
"If you get this crystal into her mouth, it will dissolve and quickly attack her entire body. It will create an incurable disease at my will, although she will suffer from sickness before the disease is let into her body. When you tell me to, I will smash my crystal and it will cause her suffering to grow worse until she dies within eight hours time." Beryl said.
"It sounds almost too easy." Endymion said.
"That's because it is. Upon your wedding night, I will bring you the crystal. It will not hard you when it is inside of your own mouth." Beryl said.
"Fine, but call off your minions." Endymion demanded, remembering that she was attacking his men. Endymion suddenly found himself standing next to Kunzite once more, although there were no attackers dressed in black. There were only his men and the Senshi.
"They're gone." Kunzite said, looking around in amazement.
"And she's still here." Endymion replied quietly. He jumped off the balcony and landed right next to Serenity.
"You!" Serenity cried, turning and looking at him.
"We've established it's me, darling." Endymion replied smugly.
"Don't ever call me a pet name." Serenity spat, glaring at him. Endymion only ignored her and swooped her into his arms. Before anyone had a chance to attack him, or even before Serenity to protest, they were back in Serenity's room.
"You're going to stay in here this time." Endymion said.
"How did we get here so fast?" Serenity demanded, slightly amazed.
"You shouldn't be concerned about it." Endymion replied cooly.
"Yes I should! It was as if we were teleported here." Serenity said.
"My, you never let anything go, do you?" Endymion asked her, annoyed.
"No I don't!" Serenity snapped back.
"Go to sleep, little princess. You'll want it. Tomorrow, you are to be my wife." Endymion said casually.
"What? Don't you dare think that I'm just going to let you marry me because you want to! I refuse you marry for!" Serenity declared. Suddenly, she found herself against the wall, Endymion looking at her with a darkness in his midnight eyes.
"You will do as I say. Now sleep." Endymion demanded. Serenity did not know why, but she obeyed him and slipped into her bed to quickly get to sleep. Endymion eased into the bed next to her and fell asleep as well.
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-End of chapter!
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-Serenity