A/N: Thank you for your kind reviews! Okay, guys, as you asked, here's the second chapter of this story. I hope you all love it, 'cause it did take a lot of time to write! Hehe, okay, I'll stop complaining now… Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't know any of Sailor Moon or Dragon Ball/Z/GT.
Second Chapter: A Tale from the Moon
After several minutes in space, they had finally arrived. Shenlong had left just seconds ago, leaving him in this solitary place. The lands were endless extensions of white sand slightly lifted up by the wind. He looked up to the dark blue sky and gazed at the stars shinning down on him, as if looking for some sort of guidance.
He sighed, he had just left a deserted realm only to end in another.
He run a hand through his spiky black hair and resumed walking towards the direction the dragon had told him. Not long after, he found himself standing in front of what looked like the ruins of an ancient palace. The place was utterly impressive, but seemed awfully desolated, yet there was this weird feeling in the air… Of calm and peace… It almost made him feel sort of welcome.
He proceeded to go in.
Soon he was walking through large dark shadowed halls, the sounds of his footsteps the only echo resonating through the ivory walls. While he advanced he stared at the rich engravings and bas-relief on the stone: they resembled several people in old fashioned clothes and mythical creatures. He recognized some of them as representations of few of the legends he had read in one of Gohan's books on Greek myths, eons ago…
Finally, he stopped in front of a spiral staircase which he climbed, leading him to a very spacious chamber. In the center of the room floor there was engraved a half circumference, resembling a crescent. He stared at it for a moment, wondering what he was supposed to do now…
Nothing happened.
"This is a waste of time…" Goku muttered to himself "There's absolutely no one here. Shenlong must have been mistaken. I won't be able to find a queen here".
He kneeled down on the floor slightly and let out a long breath of hopelessness. Just then, a soft voice addressed him.
"Do you always trust so much what your eyes tell you?"
It was without a doubt female. Goku stood up and gazed all around him, this new 'fashion' of hearing voices before seeing actual people starting to unnerve him.
"I'm right here, dear child…" the voice continued softly.
Child?
Goku thought to himself in a tone somewhat derogatory. After having been one unwillingly for thirty years, nobody could really blame him.
"Well, you are a child to me, dear Goku. I'm millions of years old." The voice responded gently.
Now Goku was getting flustered.
"Wha..?" he uttered. It only chuckled.
"You soon learn to read other people's thoughts, when you've already spent millions of years…", a silhouette started materializing on top of the up-turned crescent on the floor, lavender eyes looked at his mischievously.
"…dead." The voice finished.
The transparent figure of a regal looking woman stood in front of him.
Goku looked at his now very visible speaker. She looked awfully like Cosmos. She had silvery lavender hair up in two buns on either side of her head, and was wearing a white silky royal dress with a bow on her chest.
She seemed very familiar.
The woman tilted her head to the side. "It's been some time since the last time we met, Son Goku." She said.
He looked at her blankly.
"Do I know you?"
The silver haired woman laughed. She really had a nice laughter, it was like hearing jingle bells. "Well, of course you do".
Goku frowned. He tried to recall where he had met her. She did seem really familiar now.
"By the way, you never got to tell me what the reaction of your little son Goten was when he met you for the first time after seven years… He must have been awed at his new found father…" she looked at him serenely, crossing her hands over her lap.
That did it.
"Gosh! It was you!" Goku exclaimed. The queen smiled in satisfaction.
"I'm happy to know that you remember me, dear child" she whispered "Though it did take you some time…"
Goku sweatdropped.
"Hehe, I'm sorry…" he laughed, doing the classic gesture of the hand behind his head. The queen was amused.
"It's been so long it was kind of hard remembering your face…" he tried to excuse himself, and smiled at her mischievously in return. "Gee, I never got to thank you for all that! Even if we only met shortly, you really showed me the real deal, then…Besides, if it hadn't been for all those things you said to me, I wouldn't have spent that day on Earth and may be Buu would have destroyed my planet…" he reflected, then grinned and approached her "Wow, I never thought I would see you again! So, how are you, huh? Still dead, right? What a bummer…" he pouted.
"Indeed…" The moon royal laughed whole heartedly. She had to admit she had missed Goku's antics. After all this years, after all that had happened to him, he hadn't changed; she hoped he never would. "So, my dear friend, what do I owe this visit?" She clasped her hands together.
Goku gulped, he had completely forgotten! He rushed to respond.
"You see, I was told I could find this queen here in this place, at some 'Tower of Prayer'… I think this lady's called 'the Queen of the White Moon or Silver Kingdom' or something like that…" he explained "Do you know where I can find her?" he asked hopefully.
The heavenly woman just looked at him for a moment then laughed again, hugging herself slightly. Goku looked at her baffled.
"Uh… Did I say something funny?" he asked clueless.
The woman tried to compose herself.
"As a matter of fact, Goku… I think I might know this 'queen' you're taking about…" she told him. He grinned at her happily.
"Really?" he said "Do you know where she is?"
"Actually I do…" she answered. She looked at him fully "I know where she is… because I am the Queen of the White Moon, I am Queen Serenity of the Silver Kingdom…" she trailed off.
Goku looked at her perplexed.
"You are her..?" he asked in astonishment, then he was assaulted by a flash of memories "That's right! I remember in Other World you had already told me you were queen! I had completely forgotten about that." He lowered his eyes while he recalled.
Suddenly he lifted his gaze towards her face. "You also have her same name!" he realized.
The Queen looked at him questioningly for a while, then it seemed as she already suspected exactly who he was talking about.
"I'm looking for this girl who is also called Serenity" Goku continued "I was told you could tell me where I can find her. She has silver hair like yours though she wears it loose, and she said people call her Cosmos… Do you know her?"
Serenity's eyes widened, then they saddened. "So, she really has become Cosmos… has she" she whispered.
It was a statement, not a question, and Goku was about to ask about her change in mood when she lowered her eyes and murmured:
"My poor daughter…"
This time, it was the turn for Goku's eyes to widen.
"She is your daughter?? That is why the dragon said you've known her since birth!" he exclaimed "But, if you've been dead this long… then how old is she?!"
The Moon Queen gazed at him resigned. "It's a long story…" she started "The Serenity you've meet is the reincarnation of my daughter."
Goku was suddenly reminded of Evil Buu and Uub.
"Eons ago, when I was alive" she proceeded "I ruled over the Moon Kingdom. We were a peaceful race, and we had good relations with the rest of the planets of the Solar System. That was why an alliance was formed. The people of eight of the other planets and us, and also the rulers of each kingdom… we were all deeply connected to each other. We had formed a profound sense of friendship, collaboration and mutual assistance. That is why the princesses of some of those kingdoms became very close friends with my daughter, Princess Serenity. Four of them, the princesses of Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Venus, had practically grown up beside her… With time those four became so protective they chose to become her bodyguards… As for the rest, three of the other princesses, the princesses of Neptune, Saturn and Uranus, dedicated their life and powers to protect all the planets of the Solar System from outer threats. The other one, the princess of Pluto, took it upon herself to watch over the Sacred Gates that existed on her planet since the ancient ages and permitted entrance to the passage trough time…"
The queen paused for a moment and then continued.
"But all the eight of them swore their loyalty to my daughter and to me… It was believed that the people of the moon were the ones capable of maintaining that peace and prosperity, being stated that it was our pacifist, peaceful and self giving nature what had seeped over the other civilizations, managing to create this bond of brotherhood among them and between each other. It was a great honor, which gave the royal house of the moon a great amount of authority… but, with it, also a great responsibility…" the dead ruler sighed, as if she were recalling how she herself had experienced that heavy weight on her shoulders.
"This moment in history" she added "is known by those who do remember or know about it as the Silver Millenium Era..."
It was almost as if she had been talking to herself more than to him. Either way, Goku was fascinated. He liked the concept of entire planets coexisting together in harmony. He almost wished he had been born during those times.
"What happened to your daughter?" he asked.
The Queen smiled sweetly in remembrance.
"My daughter, Princess Serenity, she was a child of innocence and mischief that embodied all the virtues and ideals of our people…Since her very first years of existence, she had showed an extraordinary capacity for kindness, empathy, compassion and love. She would give it everything in herself to see those she loved happy, and she loved a lot of people. It wasn't long before those around her would be attracted by the brightness of her soul… That was the reason many said she had the purest heart in the universe due to having inherited fully the ever-understanding and never-ending forgiveness of the goddess Selene, our ancestor."
Goku nodded, a bit entranced "Shenlong, the eternal dragon that brought me here, told me a little about it… Are you and your daughter really the descendants of this deity?" he asked a little amazed.
Serenity smiled once more.
"It is a knowledge we carry within our souls along each generation" she answered. "People used to say it gave us special powers. It can't possibly be explained, but it's a certainty that's been there, within our minds and hearts, from a time we can no longer remember."
"Who is she, this goddess? Is it true she's like an elder deity?" he questioned, remembering Shenlong's description.
The royal woman seemed doubtful.
"During the Silver Millenium, many believed that Selene was one of the original deities that was present during the Creation; though, what part exactly she took in it, I do not know. The only possible guidance we have as to who she was, or even what she was, is a title that has been associated to her since for ever: the 'Goddess of Light'. What that means, however, is something not even I myself am able to tell… The same happens with the explanation of how we, her descendants, came to be. It's a mystery that has been in our family for as long as we can remember."
The queen paused, as if deep in thought.
"An ancient legend, though, said that eons ago, all mortals in the universe were seduced by their desires of evil quality. They were tainted by the darkness, which brought about general wars and their consequential massive deaths and suffering. The females of each and all species in all distant galaxies grieved the loss of their loved ones, their spouses and lovers, their sons and friends slaughtered because of a war born of a hatred to which no one could find a cause any longer… It is said Selene was one of the first elder deities that heard their clamor, and convinced the other gods to answer their prayers. They all decided that it was usual that wars where something carried by men and suffered by women. That is how a new kind of soldiers, the Sailor Scouts or Senshi, were created."
The saiyan almost raised an eyebrow there "They created their own army?"
Serenity had to chuckle. She shook her head.
"No" she replied "that would have been like stopping the wars with another. The senshi aren't like the traditional concept of a warrior, they really don't fight people… They are basically female warriors who only fight that which most of the time has been the real cause behind mortals harming each other: darkness itself. They are most importantly purifiers that use the powers of the elements to purify this darkness and the beings that have been created by or with it…"
The Earth raised saiyajin considered this "Powers from the elements… You mean like water, air, fire and soil?"
"Not just those, but lightning and ice too, and countless of other elements also that exist on other planets even if they do not on your Earth… Sometimes, even, the primal element of a planet wasn't an element of the weather or any other so tangible, the inhabitants could become another important source of power too, since they were also part of that planet's nature. Because of this, the primal element of a planet could be a more subtle force, but also a strong one… This force could be a good feeling, like love or loyalty, or a quality of its people, like silence… or even an element they had power over… like time. Rumor has it that some of the elder gods, that had many names, even named the planets, asteroids or stars in question after themselves."
"He, that would be fun, having an entire planet named like oneself"
The female descendant of a goddess couldn't agree more with that. For a long time, during the Silver Millenium, some had known the White Moon as Lunaria, one of the Light Goddess's other names.
"The legends says Selene asked the other elder deities to grant their powers to all the planets, stars and asteroids possible, so that the Star Seeds of the chosen, that are their souls taking the form of a jewel, would be able to connect to their most powerful elements and turn into Sailor Crystals. It is with their Sailor Crystal that the sailor soldier can manipulate the most powerful elements on their planet or in its essence. The more evolved a soldier is, the more connected they are with their elemental powers and the better they learn to control them. These elements also in a way protect and watch for them. On the other hand, if the scouts are ever forced to kill a mortal because they can't purify him, that mortal is usually granted another chance by being reborn through the Galaxy Cauldron, the place where all star seeds are born, and the place where souls must go to when they're allowed to be reborn… It's a place the elder gods created for that purpose… The host must be utterly seduced by the darkness inside him in order for that not to happen."
The tall warrior whistled "That is certainly an advantage, they're all given another opportunity…"
"However, most senshi consider killing a last resort. If not, they are a distortion from what a real senshi should be… Even the scouts aren't totally immune to darkness, but when that isn't a product of some dark influence but of their own selfishness or blindness, sooner or later they will be stripped of their powers."
"But" Goku prompted "did Selene get what she wanted? Did those soldiers manage to restore the peace?"
"According to the myth, they did. Their mission didn't end there, though. They were created to fight evil and darkness, protecting mortals from it for eternity".
Goku had always enjoyed story tales, but this tale had the spice added to it that it had been real. He slowly sat on the floor cross-legged, in front of the spirit, to listen to her more comfortably.
"Does that mean this 'Sailor Crystals' make them immortal?" he asked after a while.
The silver haired woman shook her head.
"No. Even when gifted with these special powers, they're still like any other mortal and vulnerable to death. They also have a normal life span according to that of the rest of their race. One way for a senshi to maintain their legacy is, when having children, teaching it to them, and if the child embraces it and has also a good heart, then they will also have their star seed turned into a Sailor Crystal and be able to control the same elements. It is the same with the child's descendants. For example, the queens of the rest of the planets in the Silver Millenium used to be senshi who were chosen as rulers by their own people. They were able to pass the guardianship as a heritance to their children, thus the princesses of the planets that had sworn their loyalty to the royal house of the moon were also senshi."
"Wow" uttered Goku. These 'soldiers' sounded interesting.
"And you say this type of fighter still exists nowadays?" he asked after a while.
She nodded.
"How come I never came across one of them?" he wondered, disappointed.
Serenity sighed while she thought what she could answer. As privileged as she had been until now to see all the main events in the galaxy from her Tower of Prayer, she didn't hold all the answers.
"It is true one sailor soldier can be born on every star, every planet and asteroid…" she started "But one person must be chosen in order for that to happen. The dormant powers of the elements of that star are the ones that do that, but it is a thing that sometimes takes some time, because usually the chosen isn't revealed until a very serious situation demands it. Other times, however, the reason for the star or planet not having a senshi is just a mystery."
The queen looked intensely at the Earth's hero. "In your planet, dear Goku, you and your friends for a great while took care of every possible threat that could ever come to your home world. That is why a senshi wasn't really needed. The same happens with the namekians: they had lately become such peaceful of a race they didn't attract much darkness, and you yourself eradicated the only danger that had come about that planet in a long period."
That made Goku feel proud of himself a great deal, though an innate sense of modesty prevented him from showing it. He just grinned goofily, lifted a hand to the back of his head and giggled in a silly manner.
It was amazing how being able to meet an old friend of his again had made him comfortable enough to act more like his old self, like how he used to be before Shenlong took him.
This kind and wise lady had had the same effect on him the first time they met, in Other World, long time ago. She just made him feel as if she were the mother he never new, and him her new found son.
On her part, Serenity was thinking it was somehow amusing seeing such strong of a warrior become nervous.
The saiyan grinned "This sailor soldiers do sound interesting, though" he concluded "This Selene goddess surely did a great good for this universe if she did convince the elder gods to create them"
"That is exactly what the myth states" agreed the silver haired ruler "Then it suggests that some time after that, Selene opted to come live among us mortals for a while, to corroborate the results of their doing. They also say she chose this very planet, the White Moon… It is claimed the ancient lunarians greeted her so warmly, she accepted to be their queen for as long as she would stay. That was how the Silver Kingdom first came to be, and how Selene was first referred to as the goddess that lived on the moon, the Moon Goddess… "
He nodded in understanding.
"And that is also how she came to have mortal descendants, isn't it?" Goku offered.
"That is what the legend says… It is also supposed Selene was a very gentle ruler, with the never ending compassion and forgiveness I told you about. They say she infused those qualities upon her people, the mortals of the Silver Kingdom, among other things, like an incredible longevity…"
The saiyajin was intrigued.
"For as long as we have known, lunarians have been able to live for thousands of years"
Now he was puzzled. "Really..? Thousands of years?" He knew the spirits of dead people, if they weren't reborn, could remain in that existence for eternity. He also had in mind his own case. But this Goddess of Light had granted an incredible life span to a whole civilization… No, not to a civilization, actually; to a whole race…
Serenity continued "She didn't do it without an important purpose, though. In exchange for this longevity, lunarians had undertaken watching over the races that were nearby, on the planets close to the moon, and helping them evolve to a higher state"
All the blank spaces were being filled on the saiyan's mind "That's how the feeling of brotherhood among the planets of the Solar System was given rise to, wasn't it? The reason why they made the alliance?"
"That is right. The lunarians were able to establish a strong friendship with all this kingdoms, with the exception of one. The people of this dissident planet were full of distrust towards lunarians and what they called their 'unnatural characteristics'. While, with time, individuals from the rest of the races befriended lunarians and many even became mates to some of them, which gifted them with the possibility of sharing lunarian's longevity, this other race didn't like lunarians and they stayed apart, never wanting to take part in the alliance made by the rest of the Solar System."
The queen looked at Goku intensely.
"This planet, dear child, was very similar to the one you lived in. The race on that planet used to travel a lot through space during the Silver Millenium. One of the planets where they settled a colony was your home world…"
Goku frowned. What was she implying?
"The race of people on this dissident planet were called 'humans', and their planet was known as the original 'Earth'".
"You mean… the human people on my planet come from this planet from your Solar System?" he was surprised.
Serenity confirmed it. "They are basically their descendants… You see, my child, during the Silver Millenium, my reign, a lot of humans from the first Earth moved to your home world and baptized it a 'second' Earth. They also took some animals, like dinosaurs, from your planet and brought them to theirs. Unfortunately, a cataclysm on the First Earth that was indirectly caused by an attack on our Solar System cut all kinds of communication between the two planets, and soon the people of both worlds forgot each other. The only slight reminder of your home world and its settlers that was left on the First Earth were ancient monuments like Stone Henge or the statues on the Island of Pascua, and the rests of those extinct dinosaurs"
Goku remained silent. All this information was so new and unexpected. Then an idea entered his thoughts.
"You said the cataclysm was the consequence of an attack. What happened?"
The queen's lavender orbs lowered to the ground and she bit her lip, filled with grief and regret.
"One maiden from Earth was greatly seduced by the dark side and freed an evil and very powerful dark entity known as Metallia. This being corrupted humans and fueled their distrust until it turned into hatred for the Moon Kingdom. The maiden leaded the Earth army against the Moon and Metallia sent an infinity of demons to attack it and the other planets of the System. Their civilizations were decimated. The queens and princesses of the planets faced them as senshi, but even with their powers, they were defeated. My daughter and her lover, the prince of the Earth who had turned to our side, they too were killed like everyone else… So I used the Imperium Silver Crystal, the sacred jewel that was a family heirloom and a gift from Selene, and used its incredible power to try to purify this evil. I only managed to seal it temporarily, though, so I knew it would someday return."
The warrior could sense this was a very painful subject, so he tried to lead her attention somewhere else.
"You said your daughter was reincarnated… Was her soul sent to this Galaxy Cauldron you mentioned before?"
The lunarian's eyes stayed focused on the crescent shape engraved on the floor.
"Having used the Ginzuishou at such a degree of its power was too hard for my mortal body, so it killed me. Apart from death, though, I also obtained the granting of a wish, and I wished my spirit was allowed to guide the souls of Serenity and all those who had died unjustly during this war, and throw them through the Cauldron to be reborn."
"Why weren't you reborn also?"
"I chose not to, so that I could watch over my daughter when she became alive again. I knew the evil of Metallia would be freed from the seal I had put on it in the future, and I wanted to ensure Serenity was reminded of her previous existence and fought it. I didn't want the past to repeat itself"
Goku smiled "Serenity must be grateful to have a mother like you. You sacrificed yourself for your people and child, the same way I did for my family and planet…" He trailed off.
Queen Serenity looked at him with tenderness.
"I know you did, dear child, and I know your family and friends are also grateful to you too."
At this, Goku's mouth fell open. He immediately stood.
"You've talked to them?"
"I have. They have all missed you as much as you have been missing them, but they wanted me to tell you that they wanted you to move on and try to be happy… It saddens them to see that you've turned so depressed and lonely. I believe you will be more able to mend that now that you are free from the Dragon Realm"
Goku felt a turmoil surge inside him. Then, slowly, it started to calm. It was the guilt and pain that he had accumulated along the last hundred years that were starting to finally ease their way out. He sighed.
"So you know about all that happened with the dragons…" he whispered. "Are my friends and family alright? Are they at peace in Other World?"
The ancient queen smiled reassuringly.
"Yes they are. They've all become young again. They say it is a paradise… but that it isn't your time to join them…" she paused.
"Now, my dear Goku, you've come here for a reason, haven't you? You wanted to know where to find Serenity" the queen tilted her head and smirked.
"I should have expected that, if a handsome young man like yourself decided to wake me from my eternal rest, it would be because of my daughter…" she chuckled.
Goku only looked at her blankly for the first several minutes, wondering why she was looking at him kinda smugly…
Then he turned as red as a tomato.
"N… It's not that, I swear!!" He instantaneously waved his arms in front of him in denial and fluster.
"I have to find her because I owe her for what she's done. I also wanna find out I there is anything I can do to help her in her fight against this Chaos creature."
The queen merely grinned wider.
"Shenlong said you would be able to tell where she is…" he added reluctantly, uncomfortable "So… can you?"
The lunarian smiled and nodded.
"Your eternal dragon was right. Being descendants of Selene allowed us to form this strong bond with my daughter. Even in death, I can still tell where she is…"
The Queen of the Moon closed her eyes, lowered her face and clasped her hands over her chest in a silent prayer. Goku wondered what she was trying to do.
Then, without warning, the crescent moon birthmark on her forehead started shinning.
For the first time, Goku noticed it was the same symbol that had appeared embedded on Cosmos' forehead the moment she summoned her wings. Now, he could even recall it had replaced the previous one of a star that had been there on it before.
The only difference was that, while Queen Serenity's crescent was golden, Cosmos' crescent had been silver.
He wondered why that was.
Soon its light covered the entire chamber, but it wasn't a blinding light like the one of Cosmos. This light was intense too, but it didn't hurt the eyes.
It also felt… comforting.
The saiyan just waited to see what happened.
After a few moments, the light diminished. Goku looked into the eyes of the ancient queen as she opened them and she slowly returned the gaze.
"She is currently in the Dream Realm, Elysion." she stated simply. "It's a magical kingdom within the confines of this Solar System's planet Earth" the ruler paused.
"I should have known she wouldn't be very far." She continued "She is so much fond of this part of the galaxy; no matter how far away she goes into the universe, she always ends returning"
Goku nodded.
"So this 'First Earth' is relatively nearby, isn't it?"
"It's the very planet this moon is a satellite to, dear Goku. You won't miss it"
The saiyajin grinned. "That's an advantage for sure.You know, for some reason I can't use my Instant Transmission with Serenity; It's weird, but I could never pinpoint her Ki…Not even back there at the Eternal Realm, when she was right in front of me. I thought I had been in the dragon kingdom for so long I had forgotten how to sense Ki signals at all. Later on, I almost believed she was an android or dead, but Shenlong told me otherwise"
The moon royal seemed to know what he was talking about.
"That's because lunarians don't give off this 'Ki signal' you so much rely on. I don't really know why that is, though… Perhaps it could be because of our 'special' origins"
The queen cupped her hands in front of her. Goku saw the form of a star shaped locket materialize on top of them in the air, then it started floating towards him and stopped right at arms reach.
"Take this locket with you, my child, it will show you when you are close to Serenity. It'll show you the path towards her…"
…May be in more ways than one. The queen thought silently.
Goku reached for the locket and examined it. It seemed to be made of gold, but it wasn't heavy at all. Not that he would have had any problems lifting something made of that mineral, though.
He grinned to himself. This would result a very similar experience to using Bulma's dragon radars; he just wouldn't be looking for dragonballs this time —after what he had discovered about them, he doubted he would ever bring himself to rely on them again— but this time he would be looking for an actual person.
He looked towards Queen Serenity in gratitude.
"Thank you very much. How does this thing work?" he asked.
The queen entwined her hands.
"Just let it act on itself. You'll know what to do once it starts working" she replied.
Goku didn't understand what she meant but he decided he would trust her judgement.
"Well, thanks again. You've been a great help… again" he smiled at her "I'll tell Serenity you said hi when I find her"
The queen smiled one last time.
"I would really appreciate that" sheanswered.
Goku smiled back. Suddenly, he felt a bit sad.
"Will I ever see you again? I mean, I really like you…" he whispered "I don't want to think this is gonna be the last time we meet"
Queen Serenity looked at him with tenderness.
"I hope not too, my child. Just seeing you, even for a few moments, has brought a little joy to my eternal monothony…But we can not know for sure. May be, someday, we'll get to see each other once more…"
Goku's eyes were a bit moist. He couldn't help but feel torn having to leave this kind gentle woman to her eternal loneliness. True, she could still go to Other World and interact with other spirits like herself, but she chose not to so that she could watch over her daughter.
She was really an amazing being.
He bid his farewell and she did too as she started fading again. Soon, he was left alone in an empty room. Now he could no longer delay his departure.
As he walked his way out through the echoing halls he recalled everything she had told him… He realized Cosmos had had a very complex past.
But then again, so had him.
Once he was out he turned one last time towards the ancient palace. For several minutes, he looked up at the crescent moon shaped metal symbol pinned atop of the roof of the Tower of Prayer.
"Yes, old queen… I do hope we meet again…"
With those words, he left.
END TO THE 2ND CHAPTER
2nd A/N: Man, this has been one heck of a difficult chapter! For instance, it's way longer than the first one… I did my best to describe what I think would happen if Goku ever met Queen Serenity. But then again, this is the second time he does. Of course, you must have read my other fic "What Lies Ahead" to know what happened the first time they met, in Other World… So don't say I didn't warn you!
Enough, please tell me what you think in a review, ok? Reviews do encourage authors with their work.
(Yeah, yeah… flames too if you were wondering… But if you're gonna leave one then please all I ask is you refrain from using any insults or name calling —which will make me decide to ignore you entirely… even if your right in what you say— and that you do tell me what you think is wrong. I can't possibly get better if I don't know exactly what I'm lacking.)
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JAY