Serenity paced slowly glancing at the people sitting at the table. It had been two days since Mars and Neptune had been attacked. If it was not for the power of both the Golden Crystal and the Silver Crystal, they would have died and their bodies would disappear.

She was trying to think on what to do. What could they do? This enemy of theirs were unknown to them as anything.

She looks over, not seeing who she wanted she frowns, "Where is Elysion?"

"…She's out." Usa replied glancing from her mother to the table. "She's been gone for two hours now."

Makoto frowns "It's too dangerous for her to wander around like this."

"Elsyion goes where she wants." Terran told them, he was in his human form and looking pensive yet pleased. "She's got mind of her own."

Ami watched quietly from her place as she typed, "Aside from that, it would be logical to assume that both Jamil and Lady Avon works together. We must ask Elysion about her dreams. She may have a clue with her psychometry like you Endymion." Crystal blue eyes glanced up and gazes around everyone, "So, we need to get an item from them."

Usa slumps back in her chair, "Why doesn't that sound easy?"

Elysion marveled at a few of the puppets. She had been there since that morning and had helped out around the shop. "Grandpa" she calls out as she picks up a puppet that looks like Sailor moon. "Isn't this Sailor moon? She looks like the queen…only different…"

The old man walks over to her and looks at the puppet and nods, "Because Sailor Moon is the Queen, Elysion." He looks up at her, "Would you like me to tell you a story with the puppets?"

Elysion nods, "I'll help if you'd like." She smiles at him.

The old man nods and scoops up a box as then went to a table and sat down. "What story would you like to hear?"

She shrugs, "I don't know. Tell me one, any story would do."

"No, not just any story Elysion. A special story."

She tilts her hand looking at the puppets. "A special story?"

He nods and pulls out a puppet, one that looked remarkably like King Endymion, only younger. "Let us begin the tell…."

Elysion watched as he pulled out more puppets. She could almost see it in her mind as he spoke.

"This takes place long ago…when the earth had it's country and the Moon was a kingdom….

There was a land called Elysian where dreams are protected and the Golden Kingdom flourished.

The Prince and his guardians were no more than fourteen years of age, had stumbled upon a secret place where warriors trained.

Seeing them trains the prince and his guards wanted to be apart of this secret place.

The prince strode boldly to towards them even as his guardians tried to warn him not to, they too eventually followed.

" Who is your chief here?" The prince asked one of the male warriors.

"She is there." The man replied pointing to a beautiful woman.

The Prince went towards the leader and asked for the training for him and his guardians.

The Chief told him that he could not. He didn't have the heart for it.

Dispirited, the prince left and went back telling his mother, the Queen of it.

The Queen forbade him from going back there.'"

Elysion watched the puppets almost seeing them in her mind's eyes.

" What happened?"

" '

The prince disobeyed his mother's words and went back the next night. What he saw astounded him. The warriors had gone into a cave and melted into the rocks themselves!

So surprised he went up to the cave and touched it himself. He could feel himself being drawn in. He looks around and went in.

He looks around trying to figure out what happened. Suddenly, the chief appeared before him, proud and tall. "Tell nobody of this place. Please." She had said.

The prince decided to take advantage of this and had told her, " I will, if you train me and work to protect this planet as well."

The chief considered this and nods, "Done."

And that's how the Prince learned his powers"

The old man says making the puppets bow.

"Wow…" Elysion says quietly and picks up a puppet. "Where did you hear that tale?"

On my travels." He told her as he puts the puppets away carefully. "It's dark out. Maybe you should stay the night and call your parents. They would be awfully worried about you."

She thought briefly on this and nods, "Yes grandfather." She gets up and went to find a phone.

The old man watched her and pulls out an abnormal shape of wood. Turning it over he began to crave. "Ah, soon she'll understand…"

Later on that night, Elysion awoke from another nightmare. She blinks a few moments finding herself in the spare room in the apartment above the shop. "Okay…everything is fine…" she mutters to herself getting up for a bit.

' Elysion.'

She blinks at the sound in her head and looks around. "Who's there?"

'Elysion come here…'

She follows it outside listening closely, "Where are you?"

Something came up behind her and smiles "Right…here…"

Endymion walks into the library looking at the few that were there. He sat in a chair thinking more on what was going on. He frowns thinking more and more. He had gotten a call from Elysion that she was staying the night over at her friends. He wondered who these 'friends' were but did not push it. She was safe that was all, but the small thing in the back of his mind made him unsettled.

"Mamo-chan?" Serenity looks at him curiously, "Are you okay?"

He shook his head, "I am nervous…Elysion is not where I can see her…"

"But she called didn't she? So she should be fine, you worry too much." Though inwardly, she wondered about the girl herself.

Endymion got up and sighs a little as he looks around. "I'm going to find her."

"But it's too dark."

He looks at her as he goes to get a coat, "I don't care." He left through the back way and started walking the streets. Serenity watched him go still feeling a bit of apprehension about the girl.

"Why can't she just leave…?" She mutters quietly to herself.

Hotaru looks up watching the scene and shook her head.

Elysion was back in the spare room, shaken and scared. The encounter had left her shaken and scared. She closes her eyes tightly and hugs herself and wished it had never happened. She breathed out feeling suddenly exhausted to the point she could not think.

She laid back closing her eyes, tomorrow should be better.

Unfortunately, the sound of someone knocking on the store door kept her up. She didn't move pretending she was not there. She could hear the old man moving around to answer the door. She rolls over listening to the mummer of voices coming from downstairs. She kept her eyes closed as door to the room opened and she was shaken lightly.

"Elysion…wake up." The familiar voice said. "I'm taking you home."

She simply opened her eyes and said, "Why? She doesn't want me there. What's the use in going?"

"I would feel more comfortable if you were at home." Endymion pointedly ignored her first question.

"In other words, 'You're at a strange old man's house and I've come to rescue you from unknown horrors. '" She sat up and looked at him, "What do you think will happen if I went back? That she would come to love me just like my sister? That she would…over look who I am and accept me?"

He stares at her for a long time only getting up and saying, "Come on Elysion, we're going home now." With that said, Endymion turns and nods to the old man. He was sure she would follow.

Elysion got up and sighs softly. Her blue-gray eyes seemed almost silver now in the dimly light room. She walks over to the old man she called grandfather and gave him a small smile, "Thank you for letting me stay for a while. I'll come back again tomorrow."

The old man nods, "I'm sure you will, Elysion. Now go on and scoot before your father has a fit."

She snorts, "When DOESN'T he have one?" She moves to go but felt his old hand catch her wrist. She turns and looks into his eyes. There was always something…odd about him, she just wasn't sure what.

"Granddaughter," He says, it was one of the few times he had addressed her as such, "Give him a little credit. His world had just changed in a space of a few months. Before, he had only one daughter to worry about and care for. You showing up had changed it drastically not only for him but for the others. They may not know how to deal with you for to them, you are neither a princess nor are you someone to ignore as a commoner.

They're trying to find a middle ground and I doubt you know how hard it is for them."

Elysion only stares at him, "And I doubt you know how hard it is for me as well. I must go, good night grandfather." She says quietly shaking her wrist free and followed her father into the night.

an: Well have fun and R&R