Serenity stared at the darkness around her. Images flinted off and on around her. Images from centuries past swirled around her, showing her what she had tried so hard to forget
She clutched her head, "no" she whispered, "no, not again" the images came closer and closer crowding her mind, body, and very essence. She saw Dagda going evil, her mother dying to save them, the outer scouts standing around because they were helpless to stop the attack, her mother's last scream in pain as the life fled out of her.
The Silver Imperium Crystal was floating in front of her, her mother's image appearing. She looked sadly at her daughter, "you must learn this lesson yourself, Serenity, before you can defeat Metallia, be with Endymion again, and create Crystal Tokyo. But force it away and all you love will be destroyed in the process."
At that the image disappeared and the crystal turned slowly to black.
They had separated and knew only where each other were was by a string of Malachite's light. They had separated into groups of 5. Senya traveled with the 4 inners. It hadn't been his choice but each group needed a person with the ability of light.
Malachite traveled with the outers, while Zoyicite's, whom was the best with ice but had a little light power, traveled with Dagda, Jadeite, Nephrite, and Endymion. The last group had been walking for sometime in the endless darkness when suddenly wind ripped around them. They weren't in darkness anymore but on a ship.
People were rushing on the deck calling out orders to others to lower the mass and steer the ship away from the wind. The 4 men looked around confused before Nephrite spoke up, "this is a memory. We are but spirits. No one can touch, smell, feel, or see us here." Then their attention was drawn as a crack split the air that wasn't thunder.
The ship cracked right in half and started to go down. Then they saw her. She was dressed in trousers and a tunic, her long blond hair drawn back in a braid. No tears littered her face; she just sat there as the ship went down with her on it. They heard her say, "I cannot die. How much I wish I could. How I wish to the Fates I could. But I cannot die." Then the men were flung from the scene as they seen Serenity go under the water.
They opened their eyes and they were in a crystal chamber. The crystal was dark but Endymion's attention was what was in the center; Serenity was floating in the air, curled in a ball clutching her head, the Imperium crystal floating in front of her, black as night.
They were getting nowhere. All Malachite saw was darkness. The outer scouts said nothing. But suddenly Pluto screamed in pain. The others whirled to see her leaning, clutching her belly. "Pluto what is it!" Saturn asked, alarmed. Pluto shook her head, "its…not…my pain. It's…Serenity's-"
But she didn't finish as light engulfed them. When they could see again they were in a garden. Serenity was facing a man who had a sword at his side. She was dressed in a periwinkle blue dress, her blond hair hanging in waves down her back.
The man had chestnut brown hair and stunning blue eyes. He wore a blue tunic and beige trousers. His eyes though, were begging. "Serenity, why won't you marry me?" Serenity shook her head, "I have told you Roderick, that my heart has and always will, belong to another." Anger and madness flared in Roderick's eyes; he unsheathed his sword,
"Then die." And he ran her through with his sword. Pluto screamed in pain as if it was her that had been ran through. Serenity didn't scream. Pain shot through her eyes for a split moment before sadness and sympathy came through.
"I cannot be killed Roderick. But that stupid mistake you just made just killed you." Surprise overtook Roderick's face as where he had run Serenity through her heart; blood bloomed on his tunic as if it had been himself run through. With a choked sound he fell over backwards.
Serenity dropped to her knees and cried silent tears, "why, why am I cursed with this immortality mother? Why couldn't you have reincarnated me like the others?" Then they were all whirled away from the scene and thrown into the black crystaled room.
They saw Endymion trying to break through an invisible barrier in which Serenity was in the middle of it, and the generals discussing something. Zoyicite's head snapped up when they appeared, "great! We need to find out how to release Serenity."
Senya walked with a ball of light in his hand through the impenetrable darkness. He refused to so much as talk to Mars and Mercury. They went awhile without saying anything when finally Mercury let out a frustrated sigh,
"I can get no readings here and it's annoying." Senya shook his head, "you won't remember? We are in Serenity's mind. Its not a place or time just a thing that's-" But was cut off suddenly as green light engulfed them.
They were in the Tokyo Park now. But not as it was now, but as it had been 20 years ago. Four girls and a boy were playing in the sandbox. Serena stood a little ways off looking as she always had.
"Finally, throughout all these years I have finally found them." The kids suddenly screamed as a red haired woman came up to them. "Beryl" Jupiter hissed. Beryl held a dark energy sphere and was about to shoot it at the kids but Serena raced in front of them, "you won't hurt them now! I've waited too long for this Beryl!"
Beryl laughed, "your right little princess. It is too soon for them to die but die they will, if not by my hand by Metallia's." And she disappeared in a whiff of smoke. Serena too disappeared. The scene lurched and they were in the black crystal room,
"Serenity!" Senya screamed and raced towards the figure curled in a ball in the center of the room, but a bruised Endymion caught him, "don't" he croaked, "there is a invisible barrier around her and not even I can get through."
Senya stared desperately at his sister. Then Malachite came over, "I think I have a way to get to her but it will be painful. It's the only plan we got though. Endymion, Senya, Dagda, and myself will be needed to go through the barrier and it won't be cake and cookies.
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