Listen to Your Heart

Chapter 3

Awakening

As soon as both the monster and Sailor Comet left the building Amory nearly passed out right where she was sitting. She had to get a grip on herself before she really did pass out. But that was hard since a thousand thoughts and memories were rapidly flashing through her mind. She tried to compose herself taking a few deep breath's and attempting to clear her head. She got up off the floor her legs were wobbling and she felt a little dizzy but she forced herself to move and ever so slowly she walked out of the dressing room. Just beyond the backdrop the stage she could hear quiet chatter of people waking up one by one. they were trying to make sense of everything.

When she made her way onto the stage she stopped short to view the scene in front of her. There was a disgusting slime that was splattered all over the room and it smelled so bad it gave her a headache. There were people laying unconscious everywhere except for a few who were making sure everyone was alive and fruitlessly trying to remember anything that had happened in the last hour.One man went to check the pulse of the director and said that his heart rate was dangerously low and that they needed to call an ambulance right away. Amory slowly began to walk across the stage and down the stairs into the center aisle when one of the chorus girls walked up to her.

"Didn't you hear him? We need to go find help!" apparantly she had mistaken Amory for the only person in the room with sanity "Hurry and go find a phone or something!"

Amory just stood there staring blankly at the girl not saying anything. She continued walking towards the exit.Another chorus girl accused the other one of being lazy and not getting help herself and that started a huge argument between the two deva's. But one of the set designers ordered them both to go find help quickly while the rest of them take care of those who were still uncounscious.The rest of the theater was filled with more frantic chatter and urgent orders but Amory tuned them all out focusing on one thing and one thing only: getting out.

As soon as she reached the sidewalk she quickened her walk eager to get back to her apartment. Then as soon as her apartment building came into view she broke out into a run. When she got inside she decided that the elevator was too slow so she would take the stairs. She ran up all 6 flights and ran to her door. She she frantically searched for her keys and when she finally found them she kept fumbling with them trying to get them into the keyhole. At last she was inside and she threw her key's on a small table that was next to her door and nearly ran to her bedroom tripping on the way. She caught herself on the doorframe and stood there panting. She was still tired from her run and the thoughts still would not leave her mind and it was driving her insane.

As soon as she calmed down a little she turned around slowly looking in the mirror that was just above the table next to her front door. As she walked slowly to it she imagined a golden tiara on top of her head. Uncounsciously her hand reached for it as if trying to see if it was really there.Of course it wasn't and as soon as she realized this the image faded.Why? Why would you be dreaming of this? She thought Why would you even think of going back to that life? Of course there were many reasons why she would want to go back the way things used to be. Her days in the Silver Millennium had been the best of her life. But as wonderful as they may have been there were also memories that she never wished to live again.

Suddenly overcome by exhaustion Amory made her way to her bedroom pulling the covers back and sniggling into her pillow. It was the middle of the day but she desperately wanted to escape the world and the only way she knew to do that was to sleep.

It seemed that as soon as Amory had fallen asleep se had awakened. She was walking aimlessly through and empty place that was filled with a thick fog. It was void of anything indicating life. There were no people no tree's there wasn't even any grass. Yet she still found herself searching for the things she knew were not there. Then out of nowhere she heard whispers that she could hear all around her. They were so soft that she couldn't make out the the voice was saying. She continued walking through the empty space but then she heard it again this time more clear.

"Return to us Sailor Sun.'

She faintly recognized this voice but could not exactly remember the person it belonged to. It spoke again louder.

Return! Its time for your awakening!"

Now she knew exactly who it was that was speaking to her. And it was someone who she definitely did not want to talk to right then. She kept her head down and tired not to listen but then suddenly a figure appeared right in front of her and she bumped right into it. Shock spread quickly on her face as now she was in the presence of Serenity the Moon Queen. She took a few steps back.

"Amory, the earth is in grave danger. It is time for you to awaken as Sailor Sun." said the queen.

"N-no.." Amory mumbled.Her confidence was fading. "I wont."

"But you must." the Queen said firmly

"No. I wont!" Her tone was stronger now. "I have no good reason to! You took my powers away and now you say you want Sailor Sun to come back?!"

"Please sweet princess try to understand. This is perhaps the greatest enemy the world has yet faced. Even Sailor Comet has come sensing danger."

"You turned you back on me! You turned you back on me and the world! You should have listened to me! If you had then the world wouldn't be such a magnet for trouble!" She took a few steps back shaking her head like she was trying to shake the thoughts out of her head.

"That is why you must protect it. It is your duty. Its what you swore to do." There was a pause "And its what Tristan would have wanted." the Queen peered at the young girl to see that tears were running down her face. "I will restore your powers and you will reclaim the title of Sailor Sun if you so choose to accept the task." There was another pause as Amory was still crying. "I pray that you will make the right choice Amory Princess of the Sun."

There was a bright flash and the next thing she knew Amory was awake in her apartment. She sat up not sure what to make of the strange dream. Was it just a dream? Or was it really a cry for help. She looked out the window it was sunset and the rays of light painted the clouds every shade of orange gold and purple. The light was just starting to fade when something caught her eye. There was something sitting on her dresser that was reflecting the light coming through the window.

She walked over to her dresser and saw that it was a golden pendant in the shape of a sun and in the middle of it was a small diamond that seemed to change colors in different lighting. It was the very pendant that gave her the ability to transform. The Moon Queen had given it to her when she was of age and she became a powerful Sailor Soldier. she picked it up by the gold chain it was strung on letting it twirl around. She had every reason not to become a soldier again. nearly every part of her was screaming at her to say no. But one phrase played over and over again in her mind. Its what Tristan would have wanted.

"Okay." she whispered to herself.

Sailor Comet had left the theater in a hurry seeing as 1) she needed to find the monster that was terrorizing and sucking the life out of innocent people and 2) because she had just seen someone whom she never thought she would see again and 3) she needed to run because she was afraid of what that person would say. Everyone else probably thought she was dead. Killed in the moon kingdoms final battle or something like that. But no she had of course run away. It was something she was always good at running away from her problems. Not that being sent to earth was such a bad thing it really is a nice planet but. Its not what she wanted. she wanted to find Andrew that was all. though now common sense told her that he was probably dead by now if he hadn't died in the battle that is. It had been hundreds of thousands of years since they lived on the moon. Yet for some reason she had a feeling he was still alive. Maybe the Moon Queen had sent him here as well.

She guessed another reason she ran away from the Queen was because she wanted to honor Sailor Sun's wishes and not go to earth.Amory and her had always been best friends since before they could remember. And she was right about the Queen putting it in more danger by sending them all to earth. She knew that much because she had witnessed different evils flocking there to take over and destroy. She of course was helpless to stop them She only came to this planet because she had a feeling that Andrew was here and maybe she could stop this darkness that was looming overhead. Yes there was absolutely something evil brewing and this time she was definitely not going to run away.

It was dusk and she was hungry and tired and she had no money Well thats not a good combination now is it? She thought to herself. She had already changed back from her sailor suit and was now wandering the park looking for a decent place to sleep. Well this looks like a comfy bench. She lay down on a wodden bench that was to hard for her taste Or not. She walked around some more enjoying the cool spring air and found a nice big tree that was blossoming. Well I guess this'll have to do. She walked closer to the trunk of the tree looking around for any sign of life.

"Um Okay." she said "I guess I'll just have to sleep here...Under a tree...Outside..." There was no one to hear her. "Unless someone is willing to take me in." Silence "I'm hungry to you know." There was still no one but a squirrel who was looking at her funny. "Ugh okay fine." then she lay down under the tree gazing up at the moon which had just appeared from behind the dark clouds. Then she was asleep.

First of all I'm sorry that it took me so long. I just have a very busy summer so yeah. Also I think from now on I'm gonna start putting a name of a song at the beginning of each chapter that goes well with it. A theme song I guess you could call it. Okay well thats it for now I hope you likes it R&R (no flames pelase) Later XP