Love Conquers All!
By: Katie-lee Brady
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN NOTHING! The only thing I own is the story line, but the characters were used, which I totally don't own. I also don't own the story lines of X-Men 2, and some season of Alias… but there is a few characters made up… very original :)
A/N: Well, let me say that this chapter has actually been done for awhile... haha, which you'll see on the dates below... but i had troubles uploading it cause i just got a new laptop, everything has gone everywhere, and we just changed internet providers too... so as you can imagine, it's been chaos here... lol, but please enjoy, and review... hhaa
:P
Chapter 16: The connection
(The following song was actually my inspiration for the following part of my story. Which by the way, I do not own!! Haha :P)
The Howling, by: Within Temptation
We've been seeing what you want,
You've got us cornered right now
Falling asleep from our vanity
May cost us our lives
I hear them getting closer
Their howls are sending chills down my spine
Time is running out now,
They're coming down the hills from behind
When we start killing
It's all coming down right now
From the night that we've created
I wanna be awakened somehow
(I wanna be awakened right now)
When we start killing
It all will be falling down
From the hell that we're in
All we are is fading away
When we start killing
We've been searching on and on
But there's no trace to be found
It's like they all have just vanished
But I know they're around
I feel them getting closer
The howls are sending chills down my spine
Time is running out now
They're coming down the hills from behind
When we start killing
It's all coming down right now
From the night that we've created
I wanna be awakened somehow
(I wanna be awakened right now)
When we start killing
It all will be falling down
From the hell that we're in
All we are is fading away
When we start killing
When we start killing!
I feel them getting closer
The howls are sending chills down my spine
Time is running out now
They're coming down the hills from behind
The sun is rising
The screams have gone
Too many have fallen
Few still stand tall
Is this the ending
Of what we've begun?
Will we remember
What we've done wrong?
When we start killing
It's all coming down right now
From the night that we've created
I wanna be awakened somehow
(I wanna be awakened right now)
When we start killing
It all will be falling down
From the hell that we're in
All we are is fading away
When we start killing
When we start killing!
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Previously On: Love Conquers All! – Everything is beginning, and there's no stoping it. Everyone has managed to understand that Serenity is not Endymions true intended. It is also said that the future is not a set thing, but merely a template of the expected.
Somehow everyone has a clearer aspect of what is happening then Endymion himself, but what of Serenity? She went in search for something and ended up somewhere?
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Serenity palmed the door until she found the handle and opened it wide. When she opened it she gasped as a huge burst of wind blew at her. She found it hard to keep her eyes open and go forwards, but she managed to step in the room. When both feet were planted on the ground, the door slammed behind her and the wind immediately stopped, and the whole room lit up. "Aarrgg…" she screamed, but she was too far in the heart of the mansion for any one to hear her whimpers.
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When Endymion left Trista's, he headed back towards his mansion. When he was one step inside he felt a strange and different voltage shock go threw him. He stood wide eyed as it passed.
Instantly he knew something was up and ran, heading towards Rei, "Rei, he yelled, REI!"
He came to the room that she was last in, and she was still there, as well as Mina and Ami, "what is Endymion?" she said standing up from her chair. Concern covering her words.
"Well you're the seer here, so I was hoping you would know what is going on," he looked at her, "I feel as if Serenity is in danger. Has she come here looking for me yet?" his voice was quick and everywhere.
"No, why? Is she meant to?" Mina asked looking at him.
Endymion just looked at her, "say something Rei," he ordered her as he turned his gaze back on her.
Rei was standing perfectly still. Her eyes were closed and her breathing was steady, "I feel so many souls here. It isn't funny… they are looking for her," she opened her eyes and was looking at Endymion within a split second. "She wants to know what is calling her, but that is her downfall… for they are the cause…" she went quiet as she fell into the chair behind her.
Endymion looked at her, "no," he whispered, "Serenity!" he yelled as he turned and ran out the door.
Ami and Mina looked at each other, then to Rei, and then back at each other, "Follow him Mina, and I'll stay here with rei till she wakes and get her to locate Serenity somehow," Ami said quickly.
As Mina got up she looked at Ami, "Try contacting one of his generals for help in tracking, okay," Mina quickly said as she lunged out of the room and down the hallway, flowing Endymion on his quest to find Serenity.
'Lita?' Ami said as she jumped to Rei's side.
'What's up Ami?' Lita responded.
'Oh…, we need someone who is a good tracker… Endymion is going to Serenity's room to find her, but if she is not there, we have to find her,' Ami quickly said telepathically.
'Keep me posted while I find someone,' Lita said as she disconnected from Ami and searched for a tracker.
"Rei? Rei?" Ami lightly hit Rei's cheeks to wake her up.
Rei opened her eyes and took a huge breath of air, "Ami…" her voice was hysterical, "Serenity, she's in danger… Endymion…" she was frantically trying to find words.
"He is trying to locate her. Lita is getting a tracker just in case. Don't worry Rei, just concentrate; can you see Serenity at all?"
Rei just looked at her, "Ami… There is nothing we can do anyways… she has sealed her fate… and fate has decided her time is up. The only thing we can do is sit back and watch every thing around us happen. People in the town are fighting already… they started when the electric current in the air appeared… it's worldwide… and yet, there is a white light, tiny, faint, but there…" she faintly laughed.
"Rei?" Ami said quietly. She was looking at Rei in a new light. Her aura had completely changed, and her body was relaxing… her eyes were clearer then ever before. Ami was speechless.
"It's alright Ami… I believe and have faith in Serenity… and no matter what happens, even our fates are sealed… with what ever way this war turns."
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When Mina reached Endymion, he was standing at Serenity's doorways staring in. His facial featured were stressed and he was slightly shaking.
"Endymion?" Mina said as she put a hand on his shoulder.
He looked at Mina and back at the room. "Stay," he said putting a hand in front of her as he fast walked to her bathroom door and kicked it wide open. He ran in and looked around. Came straight out and did the same to her wardrobe door and looked through, but no sign.
He was currently standing in the middle of here bedroom and his aura was ever changing. His shoulders were slumped and his head was down, "I can't do this Mina," he said quietly.
Mina raced over to him, "We will find her, don't worry," she said as she grabbed him by the shoulders, forcing him to look at her, "I got Ami to find someone who can get a tracker here to find Serenity just in case. And I know Ami is trying to get Rei to do everything she can. Last night me and the guys all got together and organised everything. Andrew, Chad and a few others are leading small groups of soldiers," she said trying to assure him.
"I can't even do anything," he yelled as he fell to the floor, "there is no point to living anymore… I can't even command and control my men… my mind is too pre-occupied," he said quietly, slightly pushing Mina away. "You all deserve a new, and better King."
"No," Mina said kneeling down to him, "You are a great King… We all understand what you are going threw and no one will, or ever blame you for anything!" she lifted his face to hers, "And right now Serenity needs us… and especially you, so you better not die on her! This is no place to say there is nothing worth living for. You have everything going for you. And the least you can do is give the woman you love all of you support!" Mina was getting angry, frustrated, and annoyed.
Endymion was quiet, 'Ami, get that tracker here in Serenity's room ASAP!' Mina relayed to Ami.
"Okay, Ami is gunna get that tracker here as soon as possible. So until then let's get you in better shape," Mina suggested as she ran to Serenity's bathroom and grabbed a face wash and wet it.
When she ran back to Endymion he was lying on the floor on his back with his head facing away from her. She bent down and lightly patted the washer over his face. "Come on Endymion; don't blame your self for ANYTHING! Everyone here is supporting you. I mean gees, how long have we been together as a family? Everyone understands what you are going through and we are here for you. So please, Please, get a hold of yourself and understand the situation everyone is in now!" Mina didn't care how she was talking to him, but she just wanted him to know that no matter what, everyone was there for him, and they supported him.
"Stop it Mina, Stop it now," Endymion spoke quietly, "There is no need to be so nice to me… I don't deserve any of it."
"Well guess what, I won't sympathise with you... and I certainly don't pity you. But I do support you, and no matter what your decision, I am here, as is everyone else. The only difference is, is that you will have to live with your own decision. So make the right decisions Endymion… make it for who ever, but most of all, listen to your heart, and trust your senses and instincts." Mina was looking sternly at Endymion; never letting his eye sight get away, mainly just to make her point.
Endymion swallowed hard, "yes… you are quiet right… but where do I begin?" he sounded lost. His voice hoarse by his dry throat.
"by finding Serenity and no matter what, giving her the support she needs and never giving up hope."
"Thank-you Mina," Endymion said as he tore his sights from her the man that was standing at the door. He looked six foot two and was sporting a muscly body and nice coloured skin for a vampire. His hair was dark brown and his eyes were honey caramel. He was wearing the typical soldiers outfit.
"Sir, Lady," the man nodded, "Lita sent me with the tracker dogs to find Serenity."
"Yes certainly," she looked back at Endymion, "got off the floor so the dogs can come in," she smiled back at the man, "bring them in to start sniffing."
Endymion slowly got up before the dogs were brought in by their leashes. They were then taken around the bedroom, bathroom, allowed to smell article of clothing's and finally were back at the door, eager to track down.
"Do you want me to come, or do something?" Mina asked as Endymion made his way to the door.
He stopped at the door near the man with the dogs and looked at Mina, "Well, I would very much like it, and appreciate it if you came… just in case I need that support again," she gave a small smile, "But if you are needed here, or you need to do something, but all means, do it."
Mina laughed, "I'll come. You and Serenity will need all the help we can give."
With that Endymion opened the door and let the trackers do their job.
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The room went completely white and blinding to Serenity as the door slammed behind her. There were howling noises and her whole body felt like it was being burnt and stabbed at the same time. She screamed as she tried to stay standing, but she was being pushed over, back and forth like a little toy doll till she fell and hit the ground. The moment she hit the ground she closed her eyes for the impact, and it all came like an electrical bolt. She felt like she dove in a pool of ice. As she cleared her mind, she opened her eyes and saw the room was darkish with little light. She was sitting in the middle of the room on the ground. She swallowed hard and actually took her surroundings in.
The room was in a circular architecture. The floor, walls and ceiling was covered in nothing but mirrors. Large rectangles covered the walls, the floor was done in different peaces and shapes to create a design, and the ceiling was covered in triangles, all pointing to the centre. Some of the separate mirrors were cracked, but they were all old and dark. She couldn't even see where the door was.
Serenity was currently looking at the ceiling. Right in the centre where the points met, there was a dark grey cloud like feature twirling around on its own. She watched it moving, it covered the ceiling and slowly moved down the walls, but as she followed, each peace of glass was slowly being devoured by the darkness, but as it reached the bottom, it stopped. But the walls and ceiling were still showing the cloud like twirling image.
Serenity quickly got up from the floor and looked around frantically, keeping her eyes on all of the walls.
"Serenity… Serenity… Serenity," her name was being echoed in the room.
"Who's there? What do you want? I followed your calling, now show," she demanded as she looked frantically around the mirror room.
Suddenly, the Smokey cloud effect in the mirrors created figures of the human form… the more she looked, she could make they were of people she knew, friends and family. "We're here to judge your soul and finish this war…" they hummed as they came to life and the ghosts exited the mirrors and flew around the room.
Once again, Serenity felt her body being burnt and stabbed at the same time, "Arrggg," she screamed in pain as she twirled around the room, watching everything around her. "NO!!" she continued to scream. She put her hands over her ears and closed her eyes, "NO!!"
'Bang, bang,' Serenity quickly opened her eyes at the banging noise. But when she opened them, the room was perfectly still. The mirrors were light and the only figure she could make out was her self. 'Bang, bang,' she looked around the room. Where was it coming from?
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Mina followed Endymion, who followed the man with the tracker dogs. They were travelling down the hall with great speed and reached the middle foyer of the mansion. There were two dogs, and each dog was running around the room.
"Which is she?" the man said the digs. He was kneeling down, patting them.
"Woof, woof," the dogs replied as they both turned to a dark entrance.
The man looked at Endymion the Mina and turned back to his dogs. They went into the room and the dogs went straight the door at the end of the room. The man opened the door and the dogs bolted upstairs. When they were at the top they were standing in the small marble ball room.
"What is this place?" Mina said looking around.
The dogs were running up to walls, sniffing, scratching at the wall, then were off to another wall to do the same.
The man turned to Endymion, "the dogs smell her here, particularly at the far left wall, but she is not here. The room is a dead end," he said quietly. "If she did go back the other way, the dogs would have gone that way because it would have been a fresher and stronger smell. But she must have gone somewhere."
Endymion sighed, "How?" he breathed as he closed his eyes and buried his face in his hands.
"How what, Endymion?" Mina turned to him. "What is this room? Hwy have I not seen this room before? I thought I had discovered every secret hallway, and room to your mansion… but obviously not."
"This mansion was handed down to my from my Uncle," he begun, "he said that the mansion has a mind of its own, but it never deceives. This room has always been here… just we never saw it like this…" he sighed again, "If I remember correctly, this room should lead somewhere, which is what this room is called," he looked down for a moment.
"The dogs are going wild. There is an odd disturbance in this room. And those voltage shocks that everyone is feeling are getting stronger and more intense just standing here." The man was kneeling by the dogs when Mina and Endymion looked at him.
"This room has a doorway to the mirror room. 'Mirrors of truth', my uncle called them. He hated being called there. Mainly because mirrors are the gateway to ones soul, and if a soul were to set free from the spirit realm, they would travel threw mirrors. And these mirrors in particular had something special about them… but the pictures in this room mirror each other. Once should show something that is not there," he finished by walking towards the mirror near him and studying it.
Mina did the same, but the man looked directly in front of him, "That one," he pointed, "it has a door, and the wall behind me has no door on it."
"Well the dogs had the right the wall," Mina laughed. "But how do we… arr… open it?" she raised a brow to Endymion.
"Well, where is the handle on the wall? It should be directly on a marble brick and that should be your door." He said walking over there.
"Uh-huh. And how come you know all this and none of us did?" Mina asked.
"Because this is my family's mansion, I should know every secret. And my uncle told me about a few secret rooms before he passed."
"Oh," Mina said as she watched Endymion outline the brick and put his palms precisely in the middle and pushed in hard, withdrawing away quickly.
"WOW," Mina and the tracker guy said in unison as they watched the brick back up and pull to the side.
"Come on," Endymion said as he walked though the door. "Oh, Mina," he turned to Mina, "Can you stay here and call anyone, everyone, Ami, Rei… you know, here and get them though. The hallway is one way and it's right at the bottom."
"Yep," Mina said as she stepped aside for the tracker guy to pass through. "Right away," she smiled, "Good luck."
"Thank-you Mina," he said quickly as he followed the dogs run away down the hallway.
When they got to the bottom of the hallway, Endymion was facing the glass door. He grabbed the handle and found it looked. He kept twisting it, but it wouldn't budge. He let go and hit the door, 'bang, bang,' he was getting frustrated, and he hit it again, 'bang, bang.'
He took a step back and yelled, "Serenity?!?!" to the door. As he did, the door went silver and showed an image of Serenity. Her eyes were wide and she looked scared. She was wearing the same outfit he saw on her in the vision that Rei showed him. "Serenity?" he said softly as she took the step forwards and placed his hands to the glass door.
He immediately pulled back, watching as the glass froze up and the image of serenity went smaller and smaller. "No… no, no, no…" Endymion stressed as he watched on. He made a second attempt to the door handle and opened the door wide, revealing the room inside, but no Serenity.
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Chapter started: 23rd January 2008
Chapter finished on: 23rd January 2008
Katie-Lee :)