A/N: In her world, Mina's real name is Sormena, though she is nicknamed Mina. Sorenna (Usagi, Serenity) was called Renna, but died when they were seven. The next heir was a relative, a younger girl, maybe 4 or 5 at the time called Diaen. Mina is now 19 and Diaen died in the explosion that took Mina and her companion to the Gundam world.
The pretty blond marched quickly down the crowded sidewalks, for someone who had no destination. The people gave her strange looks, as full length cloaks with hoods were not the average daily wear for most normal citizens.
"Mina, love, wait!"
"Oh, Prince Aendmon, I do not think you should be calling me that. Not at all. Not when she is here." Though her words held a killing touch, her tone was still bright and air as ever.
"Sormena, ever since we have been here you have been driving us aimlessly towards her, but you do not even know where she might be. And I have never once sensed her as you say you have. She is dead, Mina! When we got here, this search seemed like a distraction from the destruction of our lives, and this alien world. But it is time to be realistic. No matter what happens, we have to be able to survive."
"You do not understand! I betrayed her once by letting her die, twice
by loving you, and thrice by letting her heir die. If there is some chance
that I may be able to redeem my honor, I must!"
"I could not her save her, I could not save Diaen, and I could not
help loving you, either! Am I not as much at fault as you?"
"I was her sworn guardian, Aendmon, the leader of her protectors. Her life was my responsibility,"
"You were barely seven when she died. Almost too young to know or understand your duty, much less fulfill it."
Now they both stood still, facing each other as the crowds flowed around them as a river engulfs a boulder. The second figure shrugged off his hood, revealing a thick mop of straight black hair and entrancing sapphire eyes as he lifted hand to caress the curve of her chin with a single fingertip. He became confused though, as her eyes grew wider, then narrowed in loathing. When she ran past him into the street, the emotion behind the single word she screeched out made his heart ache. . .
"SORENNA!"
Demantoid knew he had been stupid. He should have done this earlier, confronted the martian and moonchild who had arrived first, killing them, and then killing each subsequent pair. However, his pride in his own creations had been his undoing. Now it would be more difficult, but there was no way they could stop him. He would not be defeated. He had waited first for those two, since they had been his first and most aggravating adversaries. The man with the blond girl had been easy to dispose of, since he had caught the pair of them off guard. Demantoid had simply grabbed the man's long hair and thrown him against a wall. The girl, his main target had been too stunned to fend off his attack, and he could feel the life draining from her body, as he tightened his grip around her neck. Still, he had seen another pair with them, the martian and a man who had proven himself an adversary in the past. He kept his eyes riveted to the corner they would shortly be turning in order know of any attack from either of them. Unfortunately for him, the attack came from the opposite direction.
Mina found it fairly easy to reach her princess. At the appearance, and subsequent violent actions of this strangely dressed man, most of the people fled, each trying to get as far away as possible. Even in her bulky cloak, she deftly wove her way through the crowd, praying that she would be in time. When she finally broke free from the masses, she could not find thoughts or words for magical actions, flinging herself at the man's back, sinking her teeth into his exposed neck, and trying to claw at his eyes from behind. Demantoid immediately lost attention to Usagi, and Aendmon, who had followed closely behind Sormena, to whom he had given the nickname 'Mina', took the opportunity to grab her away. A small distance away, he laid her gently on the ground, and prepared to join Mina's fight. However, he was stopped when he glanced at the girl, and immediately recognized her blonde tresses, arranged in an unmistakable hairstyle. He knelt slowly, almost not believing what he was seeing. Sorenna. She still resembled Mina closely. But now they could only pass for sisters, whereas when they had all been small, the two could have been twins. He had loved her then, and at first sight, he knew he loved her again. Then, he noticed her complete lack of movement, and his heart froze.
"Please, my Renna, please, you can not be dead. I can not take losing you again." A tear slipped past his manly defenses and landed on her perfect mouth. Without thought, he brought his own lips down upon hers, and as they touched, he could sense her whole body tense. Their tears mingled as they kissed, and each knew it was solely tears of joy.
Rei's concern had been solely for her princess, but when she turned the corner, her focus shifted to her enemy, who seemed now to be struggling with a strange girl latched on to his back. She too launched herself at him, but was thrown back, and hit the ground with considerable force. She swore and looked up. The lady who stood over her was gorgeous in the most sinister way possible, with multicolored feathers replacing both hair and clothing, but still revealing vast expanses of pale, blue-tinted skin. Her grin was frightening, but Rei wasn't truly scared until she realized that the woman's words entered her mind directly, and not through her ears. 'Why don't you stand up, little flame?'
Rei's anger was roused immediately, and attempted to kick the woman's
feet out from under her. However, her neurons seemed resistant to firing,
and no movement occurred at all. The only change that could be noticed at
all was the growing sense of horror and panic emerging from Rei's eyes.
As Hiiro entered the scene, he wondered only briefly why Rei wasn't moving;
he quickly sensed the shield that was built around Rei's mind – so strong
that her thoughts couldn't even reach her body. He knew that he would have
to act fast to escape a similar shield. Hiiro couldn't know it would work,
but he attempted to visualize an identical shield around the enemy's mind,
and to his great surprise, one appeared. He then heard that sly voice in
his mind, or perhaps it was only that he was in the enemy's mind.
'So, we have a little mind-mage, as well, do we? Lucky for me, you are new
and unpracticed at the art. It will be a pleasure to destroy you.'
At that very moment, Hiiro could feel intense amounts of energy
building up beneath the shield he had constructed, quite capable of
shattering his barrier. Yet his eyes only narrowed, and the ghost of a
smirk crossed his face. He knew that there would be one kind of attack that
the woman wouldn't be expecting.
Rei suddenly felt control over her body return to her, and immediately looked upwards, puzzled, only to see a brilliant violet fluid blossoming from where Hiiro's sword pierced the woman's neck to the hilt. Remembering their situation, Rei scrambled quickly to her feet, and both she and Hiiro shifted focus to Demantoid. Sensing that the blonde girl still holding valiantly to Demantoid's back was tiring, Rei immediately launched into a frontal attack. Her kick achieved its mark, but the man's dodge lessened the strength of the blow. She continued, though, never letting up, often alternating physical attacks with magical ones, just as frequently dodging attacks from her enemy. Before either side began showing much advantage, she noticed a figure fighting next to her. She took a closer look at the blonde's delicate features and recognized none other than her former comrade in arms.
"Minako?"
"Raia?"
Unfortunately, this moment of surprise marked Demantoid's chance to
truly retaliate. His vertical jump was magnificent enough that when his
legs and feet snapped forward, each girl took a substantial hit on the
bottom of the chin, knocking them both to the ground.
Meanwhile, Hiiro had been busy defeating several monsters himself. As
soon as Demantoid had gotten the chance, the entire area teemed with such
creatures; although Hiiro had made short work of many, vastly more still
existed. Briefly, he had noticed others doing their own part: Duo had
recovered quickly enough to make his mark, and Quatre, Amy, and Setsuna had
also arrived at some point. When he saw Rei and the other girl lying prone
on the concrete, Hiiro knew that he would have to attack Demantoid himself,
to give them few seconds they would need to recover. He launched himself
into the fastest run he could manage towards Demantoid's back hoping that
he wouldn't notice the attack until it was too late. But when he neared his
target, he merely heard a low chuckle, and felt a devastating force
approaching, although he could not see anything.
'Magic..." he thought regretfully as he passed out and hit the ground
with a thud.
A few feet away, Rei had just stood up in time to see Hiiro's head
violently hit the ground. Demantoid, still too busy relishing his small
victory, did not even have time to notice the astounding speed at which
Rei's leg came crashing into his head, or the intense heat of the flaming
arrow she shoved into his chest. Of course, for a creature like Demantoid,
such blows were paltry, but as he reached up to yank the fire bolt out of
his body, a glowing golden loop surrounded his torso, effectively
preventing all movement. At this point, Rei, as well as all the other
present senshi, sensed a presence that was unmistakable. She turned her
raven-haired head slowly around, to view her princess, and much to her
surprise, her prince, each with a hand on the glowing silver orb, the
Silver Imperium Crystal. As they simultaneously uttered the three simple
words, a single tear dropped from Rei's face.
"Moon Crystal Power"
Perhaps without the elegance or intricacy of previous attacks, a single beam of light shot out to hit Demantoid straight between the eyes; within moments, he and all of his creations became moondust.
A pall of darkness seemed to have been lifted from the scene, and Rei, for the first time, noticed the presence of the others at the scene and remembered the two newcomers. Still standing close to Minako, she offered the blonde girl the first smile, tentatively offering her hand, when she felt a hug of breath-stopping intensity. She looked up awkwardly into the deep blue eyes of the one she knew as Mamoru.
"Raia, my sister, it has been a long time," he exclaimed before kissing her delicately on the cheek.
Rei returned the hug, still completely
confused as to what the heck her prince was talking about, thinking only
about what the presence of Endymion meant for her and Hiiro.
Hiiro's consciousness returned quickly after he first woke, but his
head ached fiercely. He stood up with the same innate speed and grace as he
was always accustomed, but almost stumbled when he saw his Rei in the arms
of another man, who then kissed her. His lightning reflexes acted, and in
truth he hardly knew he had done anything until after his fist had made
contact with the other man's nose. Rei, for once, was speechless, and it
was Usagi who first spoke, giggling as she did so,
"I think this calls for some explanation."
A/N: Also, if you couldn't tell, "Raia" is Mars' name in the world Mina and Endymion came from. And Aendmon is Endymion. Aendmon and Raia were brother and sister in that world. Also, poor Mina. Pretty much sucks for her all around at this point, yes?
An explanation: Rei thought, since Hiiro could create roses, that Hiiro was actually Endymion. But well. Aendmon is here, and in addition to being a much closer resemblance, he is actually in love with Serenity. Remember what I talked about with the different planes, yes? The Endymion figure is the avatar of the Gaean plane. The Gundam wing dimension is a rogue dimension, so never developed the same avatars. However, Hiiro is an avatar of a plane from whatever cluster of dimensions that the Gundam dimension is originally from. Since that plane is no longer available, Hiiro now draws from the Gaean plane, since it is the closest fit. Hence the roses, being able to sense Usagi, etc.
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