My FanFic

A Love So Strong:

A Love Story about Serena and Darien

A LOVE SO STRONG: SERENITY AND ENDYMION

Chapter 10

Training Pairs

The usual disclaimers still apply. I want to apologize for the long wait in completing Chapter 10. Thank you to all of you who have written to me about completing the story. I'm sorry that it is partly finished by at least I got it out. Please let me know what you think! Now on with the show! Please review.

Pluto knew that the only way the Scouts and Sailor Moon where going to win would be to somehow activate their powers before the Transfer of Power. But since she was now under Temporal's rule, she was helpless to assist with the planning.

"Guardian of Time, I want you to watch the change in the Time Stream. I want you to see all that you love disappear," said Temporal smiling. "I have limited your powers until the Time Stream is finally stabilized then maybe I will restore your powers to full strength if I feel you have served me well."

"As you command, My Lady Avatar," said Pluto in a low and humble royal bow with tears in her eyes. Pluto turned and walked out of Temporal's throne room walking toward the Time Stream observatory.

As Pluto was contemplating her next course of action in helping her friends, she noticed something peeking around the side of one of the massive Roman-type columns just outside the throne room. It was a piece from Chronos's Amber/Onyx crystalline staff. Within his staff held a whisper of the Being's power. No one is completely sure what the fragment of the Being's power is or how powerful it is. But the few privilege Avatars were sworn to secrecy to protect the fragment from misuse and abuse. Pluto wondered if Temporal knows that Chronos is in an elite group of Avatars within this universe and does Temporal have the same fragment in her Temporal distortion rod?

Now that Temporal ruled in Chronos's place, the corridors were empty and lifeless. Pluto looked around to see if anyone was watching her and picked up the small crystalline fragment. When she touched the fragment she felt enormous power coursing through her. Her own powers were suddenly magnified.

With this fragment I can help my fiends. But not before I get the full plan of the Universe takeover from Temporal herself.

So she placed the fragment in her space pocket were not even Temporal will sense its energy. She then continued walking toward the observatory helplessly to watch her fiends adjust to the new Time Stream.

Suddenly there was a quiet wind in the room and all heard a light, lilting voice saying, "Don't give up hope just yet, my children. Where there is light, there is always hope." And before them stood the Moon Goddess Selene herself with a serene smile on her face.

All bowed within the room to the Mood Goddess Selene. She stood there with a small but tranquil smile on her face and aid, "Rise my children, now is not the time for formality. Now is the time to plan and eventually fight for the Light. I have brought with me reinforcements. As you were saying Sailor Saturn, you are correct you can not fight a God, but we can. I will introduce you to your respective Avatars. But before I do this, I must have all Sailor Scouts & Guardians present."

Queen Serenity said, "My Lady, the Scouts and Guardians are not ready for the Transfer of Power nor for the knownledge of their previous incarnation. We thought to give them time to adjust and finally accept their destiny as protectors and champions."

"I understand your concerns, but as you have been sensing, we are running out of time. The previous timetable is gone and the rules have changed without you knowing it. This is what I know so far. Your Guardian of Time is now a servant for an Antiverse Avatar named Temporal. This was not by choice. Pluto's Avatar, Chronos has been banished to a timeless jail, where he can not escape. We Avatars have tried and failed to release him from his prison. But all is not lost. With the Scouts and Guardians at full power and knowledge on how to use that power, we, the Avatars along side with the Scouts and Guardians can drive the Antiverse Avatars back to their universe and finally seal the tear in time and space for a 10000 years or more. But we need the Scouts and Guardians to know exactly what they are up against. They are not just fighting Metellica, the Antiverse's champion, but they would be fighting against powerful Gods and Goddesses bent on total takeover of our universe and they have nothing to lose and everything to gain."

Luna rose and bowed, "My lady, may I suggest that each respective Avatar located their champion and their guardian and initiate the transfer of power individually?"

Selene smiled and said, "I always knew you were brilliant, Luna! By the way, you look wonderful in human form."

Selene turn and as she turn the atmosphere became charged with intense magically and powerful energy. One by one each Avatar winked into the room. The room was suddenly transformed into the Luna palace throne room. The first to appear was the Avatar of Earth, Imentit.

"Selene, I have located my champion and his guardian. Prince Endymion is near, the others are not. I will transport them to Egypt for their training and transfer of power."

"Excellent. Remember, you have 3 days to complete their training and Prince Darien's transfer of power. Be well and safe my sister, and good luck. We will need all the luck we can get."

Present Day - Egypt

What has happened to my beloved land? thought Imentit floating over the great pyramids. The rising sun bathing the ancient land in brilliant sunlight welcoming a new day. The inhabitants of the ancient land had no idea that the Goddess of Earth watched over them so closely. She remembers a time where she was worshiped and adored by her people, but as time, human evolution, and technological advances entered the picture, she was less and less worshiped until finally her name became more than the stuff of myths and legends. She had resigned herself to that fact because she knew that her people still needed her.

Enough! I have to prepare for training. Imentit used her powers to cloak an area of a 10 mile radius deep within the Egyptian desert sands. With a mere thought, all the items she would need to train well for herself as well as her champion and his guardian winked into existence.

Selene, I am ready.

Alright, but hold for a moment.

Back in the Lunar throne room, the Moon Goddess Selene breathed deeply and touched her temples to prepare a telepathic broadcast to the planet champions and their guardians.

My children, please hear me. Don't be alarmed. My name is Selene, Avatar of the Moon. As you may have noticed, things have been happening rather quickly around you. There is a change in plans. Instead of doing the transfer of power as previously planned, each respective planet champion and their guardian will have their transfer of power given to them by their respective Avatar. For those of you who do not understand, in a few moments, you will. The pairings are as follows:

Prince of Earth, Princess of the Moon and Lord Malachite will be trained by the Earth Avatar Imentit as well as myself, Moon Avatar Selene

Princess of Mercury and Lord Tanzanite will be trained by the Mercury Avatar Alipes.

Princess of Venus and Lord Daimon will be trained by the Venus Avatar Erycina.

Princess of Mars and Lord Jedite will be trained by the Mars Avatar Eriboea.

Princess of Jupiter and Lord Nephlite will be trained by the Jupiter Avatar Domitian.

Princess of Uranus and Lord Richard will be trained by the Uranus Avatar Caelus.

Princess of Saturn and Lord Greyson will be trained by the Saturn Avatar Helia.

Princess of Neptune and Lord Simone will be trained by the Neptune Avatar Atlanticia.

We have a difficult road ahead of all us. Your questions will be answered by your Avatar. We have only 3 days to complete full training and the transfer of power. Prepare yourself well and learn all you can. Remember where there is Light, there is Hope.

All the guardians began to prepare themselves while the Inner Scouts looked completely confused.

Serena heard the message but didn't understand it. One minute she was being held prisoner and the next she was in a barren desert wondering how she go there. She saw one person looking around just as confused as she was and the other stood very still like a soldier awaiting orders from a commander.

Serena looked at the other person and felt a hint of recognition but it faded. He looks like the man in my dreams, thought Serena. That makes no sense. They all suddenly felt a powerful surge of magical energy and they turned toward the source.

There standing before them were two regal warrior women. One looked like a Nubian Queen from so long ago. She was bathed with the golden light of the sunrise. She looked like she had just stepped of her sailing barge floating down the Nile river. She had golden armbands of serpents and a royal headdress worthy of any Pharaoh. She held the two symbols to identified herself, a golden rod of wheat and a silver rod of a snake. Her eyes glowed with a Carmel fire and with self-assurance of who and what she was. She was Earth's Avatar Imentit.

The other warrior was bathed in silver light wearing a silver tunic with a crossbow slung over her shoulder. She had a half-moon tattoo on her forehead and silver bracelets around her ankles and arms. She wore silver pants to allow her more freedom of movement. On her pants hung several types of weapons. Her eyes glowed with suppressed power but the eyes also held a intense determination to the job at hand. Her name was Avatar of the Moon, Selene.

Darien walked over to the two warrior women and started to laugh. "You have got to be kidding. You look like you have just step out of Xena:Warrior Princess." I can't believe he is still arrogant after thousands of years. He will never change, thought Moon Goddess Selene. Earth's Avatar Imentit just smiled and walked up to him while slowly allowing her power to grow. When she was standing directly in from of him, with just a thought, he was thrown 25 feet away from her. Then she floated towards him and said, "First lesson, Prince of Earth, you better learn to show some respect because I can find another that can take you place very easily." It was an empty threat but necessary to get him to understand his place concerning her.