Chapter 12 – Lost
"Where is she?" Serena demanded as she ran into Raye's room staring at the other three princesses present. She was met with silence.
Amy was sitting delicately on a waiting chair staring blankly at the bed, Lita was standing against a wall, arms wrapped around her body tightly, Mina was sitting on the ground, knees pulled up to her chest, head buried in her knees.
Mina looked up at Serena with a tear-stained face and pointed at the bed Amy was staring at, her hands shaking with emotion. Serena turned, almost in slow motion and her heart near broke at the sight of Raye, lying there immobile on her bed. Bruises covered her face and there were bandages over cuts. She seemed to be sleeping.
"Is she…?" Serena broke off overcome by worry, running to Raye's bedside and holding onto Raye's cold hand gently.
She had only just found out about the fight between Wufei and Raye and that Raye had been hurt, alot. Along the way Serena had heard rumors that Raye had been pregnant. Amy stood up shakily and walked over to Serena, placing a calming hand on her shoulder.
"She is ok, she hasn't woken up yet, the doctors say it won't take her very long to be back on her feet, considering her Planetary Powers," Amy said softly, her voice choking in the back of her throat.
"And the baby?" Serena hesitated to ask, and Amy shook her head as tears began to fall again.
Lita began shaking and started to cry again shaking her head. She was so disgusted with herself, Lita felt like it was all her fault that Raye was like this.
"I should have stopped him sooner, I should have done something, I can't believe Wufei would do this to Raye, his own sister," Lita shivered, trying to wrap her arms around herself tighter as she sunk to the ground and Mina crawled over to her trying to comfort her.
"You didn't know Lita, Raye and Wufei have fought like this before and nothing bad had happened," Mina pointed out and Lita shook her head violently. Mina wasn't there. She hadn't seen the crazed look in Wufei's eyes; she hadn't seen the way Wufei had been smiling as he cut Raye.
"But he never got that crazy, and he certainly never hurt her like this before, it was like he lost control, he scared me Mina," Lita admitted and Serena perked up into the conversation.
"He lost control?" Serena asked and when Lita nodded Serena became silent looking back at Raye's face, wondering if perhaps Wufei had fire behind him now. Raye stirred a little and opened her violet eyes staring at Serena in fear.
"He…is discovering…his Planetary Power," Raye whispered with great difficulty, considering some of her ribs were broken and it hurt to talk. Her abdomen was throbbing with pain.
"What?" Amy asked in shock not understanding but Serena understood perfectly. She had been thinking the same thing.
"Wufei is discovering his Planetary Power," Serena said decidedly and Lita and Mina helped each other to their feet leaning on one another for support.
"But Wufei is a male, only women can gain Planetary Power," Amy pointed out, well schooled in the knowledge of their history and Serena bowed her head in shame.
"That was a lie told by my mother, I'm sorry my friends, for not telling you as soon as I found out earlier today. Our brothers all have their own Planetary Power, they just need a trigger, our powers were freed when we were born by the Silver Crystal, theirs needs to be awakened," Serena told the girls who all took in this information with their mouths wide open. Lita caught on and looked down at Raye then back at Serena.
"So Wufei will gain powers of fire, like Raye?" Lita asked needing to hear the confirmation of such a thing and Serena nodded.
"Yes, and your brother's will gain their own Planetary Powers, in time if they seek the powers, or if they are triggered."
"My stomach…hurts," Raye wheezed wanting to know why and the other girls all began sobbing again, not able to look their youngest in the eyes. Serena brushed some hair back from Raye's forehead and kissed her forehead gently, tears beginning to fall from her eyes. Tears of sorrow and pity.
"Raye, I'm so sorry, you had a miscarriage, you lost the baby," Serena tried to be as gentle with the news as she could but upon hearing the news Raye let out a scream of horror, shutting her eyes.
She felt empty. The fact she didn't even know that she had carried hers and Heero's child didn't matter, she knew now and the pain and sense of loss was strong. She longed to draw herself up into a ball and cry but she could barely move her body at all. Her brother. How could Wufei have done this to her? She had seen the fire behind his eyes. Would Planetary Power make Wufei into a crazed killer? Raye didn't want to know. For the sake of her unborn child that would never live, Raye knew it was for the safety of everyone that Wufei never knew.
"Can't…" Raye tried to speak, but her sorrow and her injuries were making it difficult to speak. The tears were streaming from her eyes.
"What is it Raye?" Amy asked, pulling herself together knowing she had to be there for Raye wiping away her and Raye's tears and Raye tried to control herself long enough to get her words out.
"Can't...let…Wufei…"
"Can't let Wufei what?" Amy probed and Raye took a deep breath even though it hurt and forced herself to speak the whole sentence.
"Can't let Wufei…know about power…he will…kill me," Raye said this and then closed her eyes feeling her strength leave her.
"Wufei would never Raye," Lita jumped to her loves defense but Serena shot Lita a look that was quite uncharacteristic for their Moon Princess. It was a look of anger.
"Lita look at Raye, Wufei very nearly did kill her, we have to promise here and now to never reveal to anyone what we know of the Planetary Powers," Serena said putting her hand on top of Raye's and looking expectantly at the other girls.
"I swear," Mina said immediately putting her hand on top of Serena's and Serena nodded at her. Mina would do anything for Raye, if both Raye and Serena believed this would be best, then Mina would do it.
"I swear," Amy, said placing her hand atop Mina's and the three girls smiled at each other then looked over at Lita who hadn't moved.
"Lita," Mina called to the girl who nodded and placed her hand on Amy's.
"I swear."
"I also swear," Serena said placing her other hand on top of the pile and as the piled broke apart Raye opened her eyes and tried to sit up, wincing in pain.
"The war…I must help…" Raye said with difficulty, still trying to get up and Amy and Serena pushed her back down on the bed.
"Raye you can barely sit up, never mind fighting," Serena tried to dismiss Raye's words but Raye wouldn't hear of it. Without Heero and without her baby, she only had her duty to the Moon left.
"My duty…" Raye protested as Queen Serenity entered the room, looking beautiful as ever, in her hands carrying the Silver Crystal.
"Yes Raye it is your duty, I will heal you with the Silver Crystal, if you will fight for the Moon," Queen Serenity asked the question and Raye thought back to Wufei. She had promised him she would believe Heero was guilty if he beat her and beat her he did. Raye would fight for the Moon, against Heero if it came to it, and though it would kill her inside, she would destroy Heero if it came to it. She had made a vow.
"I swear," Raye said and Queen Serenity looked at her with pride and placed the Silver Crystal atop Raye's body. Raye felt herself bathed in a peaceful light as all her wounds were healed and her injuries disappeared. Taking back the Crystal, Raye sat up without any troubles and stood to her feet.
"You are a strong warrior Raye," Queen Serenity complimented her but Raye didn't care about what the Queen thought of her, not anymore.
"Wufei, where is he?" Raye asked her voice trembling as she said his name and Queen Serenity frowned.
"He has disappeared, our soldiers are looking for him, he will be severely punished," Queen Serenity swore and Raye shook her head.
"Don't bother, whatever you do to him, it won't bring back…my child," Raye turned away from everyone so that they didn't see the tears in her eyes.
Queen Serenity moved to comfort her, but Serena glared at her mother warning her away.
"I feel your sense of loss too Raye," Queen Serenity said softly but Raye's only reponse was muffled cries, her body shaking with sobs.
It was Serena who replied, Serena who's blue eyes glared so hatefully at her.
"No you don't mother, you have hated Heero since the moment he was born, you never wanted him in the first place, and I have had to sit by and watch as you dismiss him time and time again, but I won't let that happen anymore," Serena made the promise getting to her feet, staring her mother down.
"Serena," Queen Serenity wanted to tell her daughter to be reasonable, Queen Serenity wanted to reveal what Raye's mother had told her of Heero and his destiny but Serena would hear nothing from her mother. Not now, not anymore.
"Just get out of here and leave us alone," Serena yelled loudly and Queen Serenity knew there was nothing she could do.
Neither Serena nor Raye would belive anything she said at this point. Queen Serenity longed to hold her daughter and tell her she was sorry for hurting her, she longed to hug Raye, her daughter-in-law and comfort her and tell her how sorry she was for the loss of the child. Queen Serenity would have loved to have seen her grandchild, but that was not to be.
Quietly Queen Serenity left the room, and Serena and Amy gathered around Raye hugging her as she cried her heart out while Lita and Mina stood by, each lost in her own thoughts.
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In the gardens, Quatre and Christine shared a quick embrace. They had agreed to meet to discuss what had been happening; after all they had barely been able to get a chance alone. They kissed lightly, before Christine hugged onto Quatre not wanting to let him go.
"Quatre, this is terrible, everything is just going wrong, first the war, then Heero's betrayal and then Raye and Wufei," Christine was baffled why all this was happening.
"I know Christine, it is very troubling," Quatre agreed pulling away from her, looking down at her pale face, stroking her cheek lovingly and Christine grabbed Quatre's hand urgently.
"Do you believe Heero betrayed the Moon?" Christine asked and Quatre pursed his lips thoughtfully before replying.
"In all honesty, no I do not," Quatre, told her and Christine was glad she had been the only one doubting his betrayal.
"Neither do I, Raye can see into people's souls, she would not have chosen wrongly, help him if you can Quatre, promise me you will help Heero if you can, Raye is like my sister, we must help her, she will have need of him now."
Christine's face was full of so much sincerity and honesty that Quatre had to kiss her again.
"I promise I will try," Quatre swore to her and Christine sighed in relief.
"I love you Quatre, do you really love me?" Christine asked and Quatre hugged her to him so that he head rested against his chest and she could hear the beating of his heart.
"With all my heart," Quatre whispered and Christine looked up into his blue eyes as they shared a hungry kiss.
So wrapped up in each other they were they didn't notice that Trista, Michelle and Amara had come upon the two of them.
"Christine, we must go," Amara said forcing herself not to feel sorry for the two lovers.
"Go? But the war, we must be here to help," Christine protested pulling away from Quatre wandering why the outer senshi were demanding her presence.
"No Christine, you must come with us now," Michelle told her taking her hand gently, but Christine pulled her hand away walking backwards towards Quatre.
"I am not leaving Quatre," Christine defied them all and Michelle looked over at Trista who came forward. Trista had always had a bit more influence over Christine than the other girls had.
"Yes you are, you will do as I say," Trista told her forcefully, so different to the way she usually spoke but Christine wouldn't budge.
"No, I won't leave him."
Trista and Michelle lunged for Christine and grabbed one of her arms each dragging her with them. Quatre moved to interfere but Amara stepped between them and punched him in the face and before Quatre could work out what was happening, Amara ambushed him and spun him around so that with one hand she had his arm twisted behind his back and her other hand held his head in a headlock, cutting off his supply of air.
"I swear to the gods Christine, swear to come with us willingly or I will break his neck," Amara gave Christine the ultimatum chillingly and Christine ceased struggling. Never had Amara ever spoken to her this way. She was threatening to kill royalty.
"He is a prince, the Prince of Venus, you can't do that!" Christine told her, hoping that were true and Amara twisted Quatre's arm until he grunted with pain.
"Prince's are worthless, you know that Christine, now swear or I will hurt him," Amara demanded and Christine felt the tears start to fall.
"I swear, please just let him go," Christine begged and Amara released him roughly and Quatre fell to the ground gasping for air.
"Quatre," Christine whispered hating the outers for doing this to her and Quatre.
"I love you forever Christine," Quatre choked out as the outers led Christine away and Christine looked back over her shoulder to mouth,
"I love you too."
"I am her protector, how can I protect her if you take her away from me?" Quatre cried out, his heart feeling as though it would break and Trista stopped and turned to address him, her mind full of future knowledge.
"Christine no longer needs you as her Knight, protect Lita, she will have need of you," Trista suggested then she turned on her heel and strode away leaving Quatre a broken man, kneeling on the ground.
"Christine…I love you," Quatre whispered brokenly wondering why the fates were so cruel.
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Heero snuck past the guards into Relena's private room and found Relena sitting on a chair comfortably, as if she had been expecting him.
"Relena," Heero tried to speak to her and Relena turned to him with that cold smile.
"I'm sorry Relena isn't here right now," the being inside Relena commented and Heero was on guard.
"I want to speak to Relena," Heero demanded and Relena stood up and began advancing on Heero, but it was Beryl who spoke.
"Well you can't."
"Relena, Relena please fight her," Heero begged trying to get through to her and Beryl let out a cackle of amused laughter.
"Its no use Prince, she's gone," Beryl, taunted him but Heero refused to believe it. He was fighting for justice and for peace, Relena didn't deserve this and Heero was going to save her.
"Fight her Relena, you can do it," Heero encouraged her and Beryl suddenly seemed a little panicked. Relena's eyes began flicking everywhere and Relena held her head in her hands as though she had a headache.
"No stop, this body is mine," Beryl screamed, fighting with Relena for control of the body and Heero grabbed Relena's hand, feeling it tighten onto his.
"Relena fight her," Heero told her and Relena let out a scream as she fell to her knees becoming silent.
Heero knelt beside her and Relena looked up at him with warm eyes of love and adoration. It was Relena; he had saved her for now. But Relena's face seemed so sad.
"Heero, Heero, please kill me, kill me before she hurts a lot of people," Relena begged and Heero pulled away from her. He had not expected that to be the first words out of Relena's mouth. She had always been an optimist, but she believed there was no hope here, she had to be wrong, she just had to be.
"I can't," Heero whispered. There was no way he could kill her while she was just a harmless girl, his childhood friend.
"Heero please, you must do it," Relena begged reaching for the Sword of Mars but Heero moved it out of her grasp.
"There has to be another way," Heero protested but Relena shook her head surely.
"There isn't, you must kill me," Relena was practically begging and Heero stood up and started pacing. He had never seen Relena's eyes so lifeless, so without hope.
"No I won't," Heero said surely and Relena pulled herself to her feet grabbing his hands and stopping him from moving away from her.
"Yes," she told him staring up at him with those clear eyes and Heero shook his head. He jut couldn't believe that it would end like this.
"There must be another way, if I had the power to cleanse you like Serena does," and idea popped into Heero's head. He had Planetary Powers hidden somewhere inside him, if he could just call on those powers, he could cleanse Relena; cleanse her of the being living inside her. Heero concentrated and imagined himself being filled with the light of the Moon.
"Heero hurry," Relena cried out weakly feeling her hold slipping away and Beryl coming back to claim her for good.
Heero lapsed in concentration for a split second, but then began again. He could feel himself feeling light; he could feel the power seeping into his body.
"Heero, do it now, kill me now," Relena begged weakly but Heero ignored her as he let out a roar when the power of the Moon filled him completely and he felt the Planetary Power come to him. Turning as quick as he could Heero cried out,
"Cosmic Moon Healing!" just as he had seen his mother and Serena do many times before to heal people but Relena jumped out of the way grinning madly and Heero realized too late that Relena was gone again.
The four generals ran into the room and drew their swords threateningly. Jedite was closest to him and grinned at him.
"You have lost your chance Heero, your Relena is dead and I Beryl will now rule, your life is over," Beryl chuckled at his misfortune and Heero glared at her, angry with himself for not being able to save Relena when he had the chance. Heero knew he was good fighter but against the four generals Heero knew he wouldn't stand a chance. He needed help, he needed the other Knight's, he had to get back to the Moon. Heero punched out the general closest to him whom he noted with relish happened to be Jedite and ran over him running for the teleportation room. The other generals gave chase, but Heero was fuelled by adrenaline and he reached the teleportation room in time to press the button and dive onto the teleportation pad. With that Heero teleported from the earth battleship and returned to the Moon.
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Heero wasn't on his feet for two seconds when Wufei greeted him with a right and left hook. Heero barely acknowledged the attack.
"I knew you would be back, I have been waiting here for you," Wufei growled, glaring at Heero with such hatred. Heero wasn't to know it was pure guilt that made Wufei want to place all blame on Heero's shoulders, so that Wufei didn't have to feel it.
"I'm flattered you considered me important enough to wait for Wufei," Heero turned and walked away ignoring Wufei who was so consumed by rage that he yelled out,
"Come back here damn you, you have a lot to answer for Heero."
"And why should I answer to you?" Heero stopped to ask and Wufei was breathing hard with fury.
"I am her brother, I am the one who has to deal with her, punish her when she has done wrong," Wufei spat at Heero who froze. Punish her? Wufei thought he could punish Heero's wife? Heero knew Wufei's idea of punishment was beating the living daylights out of them. He better not have done that to Raye.
"What did you do?" Heero asked stiltedly, his face frightening to see, but so consumed by rage Wufei didn't notice.
"Raye knows the error of her ways now, after our fight she will never defy me again," Wufei told Heero icily and Heero advanced on Wufei threateningly.
"You fought her? I swear to the Gods Wufei, if you have harmed her in any way…" Heero let the threat fade away and Wufei had the nerve to smirk.
"She learned her lesson, I had to be rough, she had to learn," Wufei hissed and Heero wanted so much to kill Wufei where he stood.
"You coward!" Heero cried out drawing his sword preparing to fight and Wufei blurted out, "No you are the coward, running off and leaving Raye to face the miscarriage alone."
Heero went silent at Wufei's revelation, his sword dropping to the ground. Wufei stopped at the look on Heero's face, knowing he had gone too far.
"Raye had a miscarriage? Was this before or after you hurt her?" Heero demanded but Wufei refused to speak and Heero yelled at him, "Answer me!"
Wufei finally spoke, slow and coldly.
"I had to show her, I didn't know she was pregnant."
Heero felt his power rising up inside him and he itched to destroy Wufei, but a quick death would be too good for him. Heero would hurt him until he begged for death.
"You will pay, for all the pain you have wrought against me and my family, in the name of the Moon, I will punish you Wufei," Heero swore, kicking his sword out of the way, so that he could get at Wufei with his bare hands.
"It was your fault, not mine, if you had never married her this wouldn't have happened!" Wufei blamed Heero for all that had happened to his sister and Heero shook his head, disgusted in his fellow comrade, in the man who used to be his friend.
Wufei relieved himself of his own sword, ready for the fight and Heero didn't hold back. Heero lunged and punched Wufei twice across the face and Wufei stumbled backwards wiping away the blood that began to drip. Heero, smiled. He was only just getting started. Wufei ran at Heero who ducked under Wufei's wild punch and kicked at Wufei, hitting him in the kidneys. Wufei doubled over in pain, but stood upright within seconds determined not to show weakness.
"You are a spineless coward Wufei, you are nothing," Heero spat at Wufei with hatred and Wufei ignored him, although Heero could see the taunt got to him.
Heero went in for the attack again and Wufei got in a punch to the guts that Heero took without flinching then Heero grabbed Wufei's arm and spun under it, kicking Wufei in the ribs without letting go of Wufei's hand. Pulling Wufei's arm out leaving it open for an attack Heero put all his power into bringing all his weight down on Wufei's outstretched arm and Wufei let out a gruff cry of pain as the bone in his forearm snapped. "You could never amount to anything, you're pathetic, beating your own sister to make yourself feel tough," Heero taunted him further as Wufei pulled his maimed arm to his chest glaring at Heero.
"Shut up," Wufei yelled as he ran at Heero, using his good arm to punch Heero in the face, then he kicked Heero in the stomach, upper chest and then his head, before landing another punch, not knowing that Heero was playing with him, that Heero was allowing him to hit him. Heero wiped the blood from his face and shook his head, smiling evilly at Wufei.
"Is that all you have? Then again…I expect nothing more from a killer of children," Heero's voice chilled Wufei to the bone. It is cold and toneless, but full of hatred at the same time.
Heero powered up for his attach and using his Planetary Powers he yelled,
"Moon cosmic power!"
There was a flash of light and then all that was left of Wufei was a bloody mess, covered in scrapes and burns lying in a heap on the floor. Heero sauntered slowly over to Wufei and knelt down beside him inspecting him and Wufei opened his one good eye, the other was completely closed.
"Kill me Heero, I deserve to die, I cannot live with the shame," Wufei said proudly and Heero breathed deeply, using all of his self control to not do as Wufei asked.
"To kill you would be to give you mercy, death is too good a punishment for your crimes, instead my comrade, I am going to break you," Heero growled and grabbing Wufei roughly like a rag doll, Heero placed Wufei above his leg, his head facing the sky, and smashed Wufei over his knees, snapping his spine effectively paralyzing Wufei from the waist down. Wufei cried out in pain but Heero was deaf to his pain. Not done, Heero slowly walked to get his sword and then came back over to Wufei, and stretched out Wufei's arm that wasn't broken. Heero brought his sword down and crushed Wufei's hand so that there was no way the bones would set properly. The hand would be as useless as his legs from now on. Finished with his punishment, Heero stood above Wufei's body, staring down at his handiwork.
"You, my dear brother, will live a very long life, and for the rest of your pathetic existence you will be forced to live trapped inside the shell of your helpless and useless body, with your insides being eaten away by guilt from the knowledge that you have caused your twin sister more pain than any attack could have, you will not be able to escape through your fighting because you can't even hold a sword, I have taken from you as you have taken from me," Heero whispered menacingly and Wufei knew all of what Heero said was true.
"No," Wufei cried out weakly, willing Heero to end it all but Heero had no intention of doing anything else to him.
"You will die when I allow you to die, no earlier, no later. Until then, you are broken…and done..." Heero said before merely bowing his head and turning and walking away, leaving Wufei's broken body in the teleportation room.
Wufei watched him go, eyes narrowed with hatred and fire.
Letting me…live…like this…is worse than any agony you could have inflicted upon me, you will pay for this…Heero…you will…pay, Wufei swore from where he lay before falling into the oblivion of unconsciousness.
AN: This was a pretty intense chapter huh? Wufei is out of the story (The Silver Millennium part I mean). There are only 4 of the pilots left.