"If you have the courage to love, you have the courage to suffer."
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Title: The Story We Never Knew
Book 1: What They Didn't Tell Us
Chapter 4: In the Dark of the Mind
Author: Sailor Song
Editor: Meesa
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Everything was black. She felt as though she were floating alone in some void.
"Usako?" a voice pierced the darkness.
"Mamo-chan?" she answered back.
"No," the voice answered snidely. "I told you before, I am nothing like that pathetic man."
"Prince Dimando," she growled. "Where are we?"
"Ah, my love. We are in your mind," he answered smugly.
"I am not your love nor will I ever be. You have no right to be here!"
"Hm… are you enjoying your chat with King Endymion?" he scoffed. "I take it that miserable man has yet to tell you anything. How all of this happened?"
"It doesn't matter, Dimando. Endymion has his own reasons. Besides, Sailor Pluto would not be happy if he did anyway."
"Oh, yes, that pesky time guardian. Nevertheless, I'm sure that the king has spouted his undying love for Serenity."
"What does it matter what he has said?"
"Surely you've seen her bedchambers by now."
"So they are having problems. I know he still loves her and she loves him. Can't you just leave them alone? Furthermore, why won't you leave me alone? How did you get in here anyway?"
Dimando laughed darkly. "I am part of you now, Serenity."
"What do you mean?" she gasped. "What did you do to me?"
"Now now, my Serenity. I would never take more than a kiss from you without your consent. I am not THAT kind of man."
"Then how did you get here?"
"During your visit with me, I proceeded to bestow a gift upon you. You were given the honor of receiving energy from the Black Poison Crystal that gives power to my people. Your brute of a boyfriend may have taken you, but the energy stayed within. No matter how many times you use your crystal, you will not be able to rid your body of it. Unfortunately, the process is incomplete. You see, you will only need to come in contact with it two more times, and on the third you will begin the changes that will make you one of the Dark Moon Clan."
"I don't want to be like you. Just stay away from me!"
"Fine, my dear. I'll see you soon enough."
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"…gi…Usagi, please wake up!"
"Mamo-chan?" she whispered.
"Sort of…" King Endymion said with a hesitant smile.
She opened her eyes to see him kneeling next to her. "What happened?" As she sat up, an enormous pain rushed to her head. She grabbed it in an attempt to dull the throbbing. 'Oh yeah…' she thought darkly.
"You had quite a fall. I am sorry Usagi," he said regretfully. "Though I can exist to help you and the others, with my body in a coma I am pretty much worthless. I couldn't even catch you."
Usagi nodded and stood. "We should get back to the others. Let's get Chibi-Usa." She headed for the door, faltering in a few steps from dizziness.
In a flash of purple, King Endymion appeared in her path. She stopped and looked him in the eyes.
"What did he say, Usagi?"
"Dimando?" she asked rhetorically.
"Yes. What did he tell you?"
"He… he said something about the Black Poison Crystal. He said that the ginzuishou couldn't stop it."
'Why am I lying to him?'
He looked at her somewhat skeptical, but finally gave in.
"I suppose he would believe that. He doesn't know the full power your crystal is capable of." He moved out of the way to let her pass. "We should meet with the others now."
Usagi nodded and turned the doorknob.
"Usagi," the king whispered from behind her.
"Yes."
"If there is anything else, that you are afraid to tell me," he paused and she froze knowing she had been caught, "please don't hesitate to tell Luna or Minako."
She turned around quickly, but he had already vanished.
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"So, to recap, the Dark Moon Clan wants the Ginzuishou and Chibi-Usa, and Dimando wants Usagi," Venus stated. The informal meeting had not yielded any results that made anyone feel more confident with their situation. Everyone was scattered around the room; Mars was pacing, Mercury was fiddling with the computer, and Tuxedo Kamen leaned impatiently against the wall next to the door waiting for any cue to leave.
"Thanks for that obvious newsflash, Venus," Mars said sarcastically. "I swear, we go from one blonde leader to another."
"Rei," Mercury whispered.
"I know, I know. I'm sorry, Minako. Its just, why couldn't we protect her? Are we not strong enough for this?"
"We can do it, Rei," Jupiter spoke. "We'll just have to work smarter and together."
"We also need to find out if King Endymion knows anything more that can help us," Mercury stated logically. "Did anyone see where he went off to?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"I'm right here." All eyes turned to find the owner of the voice in the middle of the room. "Sailor Moon and Small Lady are on their way."
Satisfied, the group resumed their previous positions as they again waited.
"King Endymion," Mercury started. "Is there anything you can tell us about the enemy from when you faced him? You are the future Mamoru, so you must have gone through this same fight."
Human and feline alike held their breath at Mercury's question. Each couldn't help but wonder how much they really wanted to know of their future.
"No, I'm sorry. I really can't say," he said and watched as everyone in the room released a collective sigh.
"That's okay, your highness. I understand. You probably can't tell us too much about all that."
"That's not it. I just can't…" He didn't have a chance to finish. Sailor Moon with Chibi-Usa in hand had entered the room. Tuxedo Kamen moved quickly to them. Endymion watched and smiled wistfully at them.
Usagi could see the sadness in his eyes. It was time for her to perform the task she came here to do.
"King Endymion."
"Yes, Usagi?"
"Can you take us to see Neo-Queen Serenity?"
Author's Notes: I haven't done this yet, but thank you all for your reviews! Up till this point I really had no reason to since I was rewriting Sailor Moon so it wasn't technically my story until now. But since it is, THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH! I know a lot of you are interested in what is going on with Endymion and Serenity, but we are following Usagi and Mamoru. I have tons of storyline to put into play before they can become the rulers of Crystal Tokyo. And even more after that.
FFnet had my account suspended. Apparently there are many 'rules' I didn't know about. I had to edit one story already because of the song lyric thing. But anyway, one chapter left till we get into the good stuff. Yay! Until then, have a wonderful day!
Random babble: I finished my paper last night for my mythology class. I was soooo tempted to use Sailor Moon, but that just seemed too easy. Well, at least it is done. Nothing like leaving it to the last minute. But I find when I procrastinate I have a much better finished product. Weird, huh?