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Chapter 6
What happened to me? Thought Serena with her eyes still closed.
"Wake up, Princess Serenity, wake up," said a soft voice. Serena sat up and opened her eyes to find the owner of the voice. When she looked around, she saw no one.
"Who said that? Who's there?" questioned Serena.
"It was me," replied the voice. Serena looked in front of her and saw a person materialize. What she saw shocked her to her very core. She looks like me, thought Serena with amazement.
"Not only do I look like you," said the woman as if she could read her thoughts, "but the truth is, I am you; your future self, Serenity."
"No way," denied Serena. "There is no way you're me."
"I assure you, Serenity, I am indeed you. I have come from the 30th century where I rule Crystal Tokyo along with my love Endymion."
"Wait a minute. You mean to tell me that in the future I am queen and ruling alongside Darien? There's no way that's true."
"I assure you that it is indeed true," Neo-Queen Serenity said. Serena looked far from convinced but seemed like she wanted to believe what her other self was saying. "I can see that you are filled with doubt dear one. But you must remember your greatest trait." At the queen's pause, Serena looked up.
"My greatest trait? What is that?"
"Your heart."
"My heart?"
"Yes. Your heart is very open and accepting therefore it leaves you open to heartbreak very easily but it also makes you very forgiving of others mistakes." Serena could feel the truth of the queen's words in her heart but still felt the lingering doubt in her heart.
"I know this but I'm not sure if I can after what Darien did," Serena paused. "In any case, Prince Diamond has been very kind to me during this time. Surely you know that, Queen Serenity."
"I understand that. I do remember that fact," said Neo-Queen Serenity with a smile on her face. "However, there is a reason that Darien is treating you the way he is." Serena looked at Neo-Queen Serenity with hope and doubt swirling in her eyes. "Let me show you." A blinding light pulsed out around the two before a scene appeared in front of them.
Wedding bells rang. Cheers roared from the crowd. The newly married couple walked out of the church. Serena turned towards Darien with a look of pure joy on her face.
'Finally the two of us can live happily ever after.' Darien leans down to kiss Serena as she rises up to meet him. However, just before they kiss, the ground shakes beneath them before breaking apart around them. Serena goes flying into the air.
'Serena!' yells Darien.
'Darien!' yells Serena. At that time, a voice fills the air with an ominous premonition.
'Prince Endymion, you must stay away from Princess Serenity.'
'I won't. Just who are you?' Darien demanded.
'If you two are together, the world will fall and Princess Serenity will meet with great misfortune.'
'No! I don't believe you,' denied Darien. 'Serena!' Darien calls out once more and the dream fades away.
"Oh Darien," Serena said with sadness lacing her voice. "Is that why you've been so cold to me? Is that why you keep pushing me away? Oh, Darien."
"Now do you see? Darien was given this vision by his future self in order to test the love you felt for each other."
"Yes, I do. I knew that he loved me, I just didn't know how much." Serena looked at Neo-Queen Serenity with gratitude. "I can't thank you enough for what you have done."
"Just remember that love is forgiving and all encompassing. It will always be there for you and it is always worth fighting for."
"Thank you again." Neo-Queen Serenity smiled then disappeared into the light.
Back outside, the scouts, Tuxedo Mask, and Prince Diamond wait patiently for Serena's return to see what had happened to her. It had been over an hour when finally the ball that encased Serena began to glow once more. Everyone looked towards the ball with anticipation waiting anxiously on Serena's arrival. When the light disappeared, Serena appeared before them dressed in her dress from when she was Princess Serenity instead of the one she had been dressed in before.
"Serena!" yells the scouts with happy grins on their faces. They get ready to run to her when a blast of energy is sent their way from Prince Diamond.
"Stay away from her, she belongs to me," yells out Prince Diamond before floating over to where Serena still floated with her eyes closed. "Come my dear let us dispose of them so that they will never plague us again," said Diamond in a soft voice not realizing that Serena had changed. Serena finally opened her eyes and turned towards Prince Diamond with a soft look in her eyes.
"Prince Diamond," Serena started, "I appreciate all that you have done for me. You were very kind to me when I needed it the most." Serena took one of his hands in hers and continued,
"However, I cannot return your love because I already love someone else."
"But how can you love him after all that he has done to you?" Prince Diamond demanded.
"I can because the actions that he took were done in my best interest." Serena turned her head and looked down at Tuxedo Mask with love, understanding and forgiveness. "Everything he does, he does because he loves me with all of his heart and only wants what is best for me." Serena looked back at Prince Diamond and smiled softly. "Therefore, no matter what the obstacles he places between me and him, I will always fight for our love because it is everlasting and unwavering." Serena placed a kiss on Prince Diamond's forehead and then began to float down to her friends and to her heart's love. During Serena's speech to Prince Diamond, Tuxedo Mask had lost all of the barriers he had placed around his heart. By the end of her speech, he had unconsciously turned himself into Prince Endymion and awaited his princess's return with open arms and an open heart.
Serena descended like the graceful moon goddess she had been. As she came closer to the ground, she could see her prince waiting on her so she immediately turned so that she came down face first. Prince Endymion caught her with ease and they embraced each other with all the love that they possessed. As Prince Diamond watched the scene unfold beneath him, he steadily grew more angry until his rage could not be contained.
"I will not stand for this insult!" yelled Prince Diamond. Everyone's attention flew to the angry prince. "if I can't have you then I will let no one have you." He gathered a large ball of energy in his hands and released it at the group below him. Everyone scattered to avoid the blast.
"Please, Prince Diamond," begged Serenity, "don't do this. I know you are a better person than this."
"You know nothing," denied Prince Diamond. "Nothing at all!!" Again, he fired another blast that headed directly towards Serenity. Instead of moving out of the way, Serenity just stayed right where she was.
"Serenity, move out of the way," yelled Sailor Mars.
"Please move, you'll be killed," yelled out Sailor Venus.
"Serenity, move," yelled Prince Endymion, desperate to get over to where she was in order to protect her from the blast.
"No," said Serenity in calm voice. "I believe in his heart, he won't hurt me." So Serenity just sat there and waited for the attack. The attack descended quickly and before anyone could get close, it struck in a blinding white light.
"Serenity!!" yelled out the scouts and Prince Endymion. As the dust settled, they could see a shape near the blast site. When the dust finally cleared, they could see Princess Serenity sitting calmly, looking up at prince Diamond with a happy look on her face.
"But how did she survive that attack?" asked Sailor Jupiter.
"I survived because the attack was never aimed at me to begin with," answered Serenity with a smile on her face.
"What?!" yelled everyone as they took a good look at where the blast actually hit. As they looked around they saw that the blast had hit a tree 20 feet away from where Serenity was sitting.
"But, why? Why would he do something like that?" asked Sailor Mars.
"Because no matter what, he loves me and will always love me and protect me. Right, Prince Diamond?" asked Serenity as she gazed up at him.
"Love and kindness have nothing to do with it," Prince Diamond denied. "I am the better man and you should belong to me
and no matter what, I will have you. I will return and when I do you will be mine forever." In addition, with that statement made, he disappeared.
"And I will be waiting; however I will always fight to keep this love that is more precious to me than anything." Serena stood up, transformed into her regular clothes and walked over to where her prince was waiting for her. "Isn't that right Darien?" Darien smiled at her, relieved that he didn't have to keep pushing her away.
"That's right, Serena. We will always fight for this love because it is always worth fighting for." Moreover, with that, they shared a passionate kiss that witnessed by all including Rini who had woken up feeling better than ever. I'm glad that the fairy tale really did come true, thought Rini with a small smile on her face. Someday, I'll become as strong as she is and make my parents proud of me.
In Crystal Tokyo, a man in violet stood next to a woman encased in crystal. "That's right, my dearest Serenity," said King Endymion, remembering the day Serena made him see the error of his actions. "We will always fight to protect our love. Thank you for getting through to me and making me see how foolish it was to push away our love that has seen us through so much." He placed a hand on the crystal. "I love you Serenity with all of my being. We will get through this no matter what."
I love you too and we will get through this my dearest Endymion, thought Serenity as she laid in her crystal case. Because our love has been passed to our daughter, who will fight to save our world.
THE END
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