Disclaimer: I do not and will never own Sailor Moon. Though I can have wishful thinking, no?
AN: You don't need to review or anything. I'll get these chapters up without those. Now on with the story.
B-chanz
Legend:
'Thoughts'
"Normal"
-Dream sequences/Flashbacks-
Chapter 5 to Dreams and Wishes
She placed her transforming tool into her purse, along with her communicator, and headed for the door. "Jason! I'm leaving whether you're with me or not!" She heard a groan come from their bedroom and sighed. "I'll tell Serena and Darien you'll be coming in a little later, then." Mina closed the door behind her before she could get another response.
Mina found that Artemis had left earlier. It didn't really seem like they've been in Canada for a month now. She paused and stood before her best friend's door. "Oh, shoot!" She slapped her forehead and turned on her heel, heading for the door at the end of the hall.
The blonde had forgotten that she had the money she borrowed from Stephanie more than a week ago and was going to pay her back. She placed her ear on the door and listened for any kind of movement before knocking. "Steeeeph! It's me! I've come to pay you back!"
"Awwww...that's so cuuuute!" Mina, Jason, and Stephanie were at the mall and hanging out. All three of them had just finished eating a late lunch when the blonde spotted a big stuffed panda bear at the toy store.
Jason sweat dropped before pulling out his wallet and shrugging. "Baby..." A tapping on his shoulder stopped him from saying anymore. A 100 Canadian bill was suddenly flung in front of his face. "No. I can't take that." Stephanie didn't take no for an answer and placed it into his hand before walking away.
"Just take it, Jace." She was almost out of earshot. "And you better not pay me back!"
Mina saw the whole scene and her eyes just about burst out from their sockets. How could a 17-year-old have that kind of cash? She remembered how Stephanie mentioned to them about her having a job. She didn't say what she did, though...
"Steeeeeeeph!" She knocked a couple of more times before giving up. She jiggled the doorknob, but it was locked. That must've meant the girl was out. She didn't hear the footsteps that silently swept across the carpeted hallway behind her.
"Is there something wrong, Mina-san?" The blonde spun around, slightly startled, and found Ms. Sori with a worried expression. "If you are looking for Stephanie, she may have gone to give Cirri a walk."
And that's when it hit the Mina in the head. A walk! How could she forget? Of course that would be the first thing she would do after coming back. Spending time with her lovable puppy. "Thank you for reminding me, Sori-san."
She was contemplating on whether or not to leave the envelope under the door, but decided against it and just slipped it into her bag once more. "Have a good morning, Mina; I must go see the doctors today."
Mina checked her watch. It read 7:47 AM. She held back in asking why so early. "I hope you come back soon, Sori-San." She and the others all knew about her condition. With one last nod to each other, the elderly woman headed for the elevator. Mina sighed and headed to her Princess' apartment door, knocking.
"Hello, Mina, we were just starting to talk about the Scouts." Darien opened the door wider for her and she walked in, taking off her shoes. Ami, Ken, Lita, and Greg were already there.
"Hey everyone!" She smiled at everyone as they all returned her cheerful greeting. Then Mina gasped. "Rini!" And she engulfed her into one of her famous death gripping hugs.
"Mina!"
"She's turning blue!"
"Let her go this instant, Mina! I do not want my daughter to die!" That, obviously, came from Serena. It was true; she didn't want to see her daughter die before her time was up. Mina, embarrassingly, laughed as she released the poor girl.
"Thank...you..." The pink-haired girl fell back against the seat of the sofa and proceeded to get her breathing back to normal.
It took everyone about five minutes to fill Mina in on what they were discussing. "So basically you have nothing?" Everyone shrugged his or her shoulders.
"That's not true." protested Rini. "Those four people have shown up in the future as well. They fought with the scouts and generals!" Silence followed her statement.
"Then you must know who they really are?" Darien inquired. Rini looked down at the ground. He sighed and kneeled down in front of his future daughter. "Rini, it is really important we find out who they are. If they are our friend or enemy?"
"...I'm sorry." Rini clasped her hands together on her lap. "Pluto made me swear that I would not tell you their true identities. Only to confirm the truth when you all figure out whom each one of them is."
Serena was now standing by the balcony windows, staring into the sunrise. "But why would she send you here if she knows we would be expecting answers from you?" Silence came from the young girl. Before a voice spoke up, one that was not produced by Rini.
"...Because it would alter the course of the future more than it already has." Everyone turned around, expecting to see Pluto, but was greeted by another unexpected surprise.
"Xia?" Rini blinked, obviously confused. No, she couldn't be the same Xia she knew back home. It was true because none of them could see her true face under the hidden spell ability, like Xantara's.
"How did you get in here? How did you know we would be here?" Lita questioned, obviously quite curious. Ken had to use all his strength to hold her down in place.
The scout clad in the same suit, but in lavender color, stood staring out the window as the sun slowly peeked over the horizon. "That is not what is important now." She stood still, standing in her spot, unmoving. "The important thing is for you all to remember your past."
"Wait." Amy was still puzzled. "Why is it that you chose to speak to us now?"
She stared back at the blue-haired genius. "I have my reasons." Xia looked at the moon princess a brief second before averting her gaze. "I suggest you call upon the rest of the inner scouts and generals so I do not have to repeat myself."
Without questioning her request, they contacted everyone via communicators. A few minutes passed as they waited on Raye and the others. As soon as they arrived, questions came from the new arrivals. "My name is Xia. In the past, I was not known in this form."
The priestess was sensing some immense force from this scout. Her eyes widened. So she was the cause of one of the aura's she was feeling back at the airports. Both in Japan and Canada. "Who are you really?"
"I...am not allowed to tell you my true identity. Do not worry, in time, the truth will be revealed."
"I'm getting tired of this whole truth thing." Serena sighed and stood in front of the scout, standing about two inches taller than the lavender clad scout. She stared her down.
Darien rubbed his tired eyes. "Are you able to answer the questions we have not yet been answered to?" Silence followed as the scout calmly stood there, everyone's gaze on her. Luna, Artemis, and Diana sat there, observing.
"The cousin you thought to have had in the past..." She stared straight into the Prince's eyes. "...Was not your cousin."
He blinked and shook his head. "That can't be true. I had a vision of it, so she must exist!"
Xia sighed. "Calm down, Prince Endymion, I am merely stating what is true." Serena went back to her seat seeing that the scout was going to do some explaining. "You had a sister, Prince, but she was thought to have died the day she was born. You were only five at the time, so I wouldn't be surprised if you do not remember the incident as much."
"Wait! Hold on!" Mina had finally spoken up. "You're telling us that Serena AND Darien had a sister? And that the cousin Darien thought he had, was not really his cousin?" Xia nodded.
"But there's more to it than that." Eyebrows were raised at this. "Princess Abigail and the Princess of Earth are..."
"That is enough, child of the sun." A firm, yet feminine voice bellowed. When everyone looked at the scout again, she was on one knee, right hand in a fist and over her heart.
"I am deeply sorry, my Queen." At this, the familiar figure of the Queen of the Moon appeared.
"Mother!" The Prince, including all the Generals and Scouts bowed.
The Queen looked around and smiled. "I see all of you have made it safely. I am sorry that Xia made an appearance today. It was not at all planned..." She looked upon the bowed Scout. It was not planned? "She has said more than was needed to."
Serena blinked. "Mother, she has not said much at all. Only that Darien didn't really have a cousin and a sister instead." She was now standing in front of Queen Serenity. "She was just about to say something about Abby and Darien's sister."
Queen Serenity shook her head. "I believe this has been lead on for far too long. Xia." The Scout stood upon hearing her name. "You are dismissed. No more shall be said about this situation." She nodded once and began fading away, but not before looking once more at the Prince and Princess.
"Queen Serenity, do you happen to know more than what we know at this moment?" Having just broken through his stupor of being told he did not have a cousin, he wanted answers from the Queen herself.
She clasped her hands in front of her, as a lady in her time would do, and answered. "I remember it all. Every little detail of it." Serenity closed her eyes and let a few tears shed. Those memories were painful, but it also caused a great joy to appear in her life, apart from her own daughter.
Serena took a step forward. "Mother..."
"I'm sorry, dear, I can't." Serenity slowly wiped the tears away. "It will all be clear to you someday." She slowly started to fade away. "Please be careful of Orb, they go for those people that you are close to, outside of everyone present here right now. Take care..."
And she was gone.
"What could have caused Queen Serenity so much joy and grief?" Standing up, Amy walked over to Serena and placed an arm around her shoulders. "I have a feeling Xia and Xantara may be connected to all of this." Serena turned and looked at her, and then at the small device she was now holding up. "Queen Serenity transferred some data into my computer moments before she left, but not much." She quickly typed on her mini computer. "Only the energy signatures of Princess Abigail and Darien's cousin were given."
"And?" Darien was sitting on the edge of his seat, hopeful. "Does it give us any clue as to whom they may be in this time?"
The computer genius hesitated to answer. "I also managed to gather energy signatures from both Xantara and Xia from our first meeting."
Serena understood where Amy was heading to. "Are you implying that they are connected to them in some way?"
Everyone was watching the two converse. Rini watching silently. Amy shook her head. "They are more than connected to them." She pressed a button and her screen projected onto the wall for everyone to see. "They are them."
Silence. That was all she received.
They are them.
No...
They are them.
"Oh, shut up!" She held her head and was very tempted to bang it against the trees bark, but held back. Those three words had been chanting for the past few minutes. And honestly? It was irritating. She was again in the same place with the tree that had petals blown off of it. "Why do I always end up here?"
"I planted this tree..." There was a slight hesitation. "...on the Moon."
She whirled around, and this time, she could make out a shadowy figure in the outline of a young girl. Though no other details were given. "Are you telling me we're on the moon?"
"Perhaps."
"And what's that supposed to mean?"
"If you remember the significance of this tree..."
"Go on."
"...Then you will begin to remember."
She stared hard at the girl before looking up at the gigantic tree. Soft, pink, petals blew all around her, caressing her cheek as she did so. The tree really did burst out beautiful flowers. It seemed highly familiar to her, but couldn't quite put in place what exactly held so much meaning to her.
"I don't know." Frustrated, she continued. "What you said does not even make sense!" Serena crossed her arms. "If I remember so and so, then I will begin to remember" She scoffed. "Hah! That's not possible."
"Nothing is impossible; the mind makes you think that."
And, like before, she was pulled out before she could ask any other questions. Next time, she'll make sure to ask if she was Abigail. The dreamscape actually held a secret only known to a select few. Though, none can tell.
AN: Since it's my last year in high school, it's been pretty busy. So I don't know how long till the next chapter is up. Keep reading if you want to. I already have plans for future chapters.
B-chanz