Hello hello readers! I'm oh so glad to be back with another chapter. I do hope you guys enjoyed the last one and will wnjoy this one. I know that it took me a minute to get myself together on this but it was because I'm starting another story too. The idea just came to me one night when I was talking with a friend of mine. So be on the lookout for it because I should be posting it within the next few hours. I do hope that you guys read that and enjoy it. It's soemthign different and somethign that I haven't seen before so I thought, why not! Right now the title is Past or Future but I may end up changing it. Either way I do hope all of your guys read it because I have an inkling that you guys will like it. Now on to the next chapter of this story.
Quick Recap: A monster attacked Juuban Park, all eight soldiers Mina and Matt are still at the house arrive at the battle and fight with each other and get rid of the youmas. After an argument amongst the eight, Jupiter and Mars leave to go back to the temple while other six go back to the house. Back at the temple, Raye fills Lita in on who and what the generals are who sshe believes them to be she even uses her powers to give Lita a vision of the past. They coem tot eh decision to go to the house and confront the generals and get the girls out of there. Arriving at the house, the six find Matt downstairs where he explains the situation of Mina awakening to them and Luna stops their conversation by saying, that Amina can wait because there are more pressing matters to attend to. NOW ON WITH THE SHOW!
From Betrayal to Redemption CH. 19
"Amina?" Darien asked when he looked over at Amy.
"Mina's past self," Amy replied. "If I may ask Luna, what is the emergency?"
Starring at Amy she walked over and leaped into her lap. When Amy looked at her in shock she said, "You wouldn't be in this house if Serena had not began to forgive you and your began to forgive yourself."
"It's good to see you again too Luna."
Turning to Serena she said, "I just finished speaking with your parents."
"You say Mom and Dad? Wait and you talk to them-why?" Serena asked.
"Not those parents. The others."
"Excuse me?" Matt asked. "Did I just hear her right?"
"YOU TALKED TO WHO?!" Serena exclaimed.
"Are you sure you haven't been eating your kitty litter?" Jason asked.
"That's not possible Luna," Nathan added.
"I have to agree with Matthew on this. From what I know, there's no feasible way to have accomplished what you did," Amy said.
"We are really going to get you to start breaking things down," Zach told Amy. "But what she said. They've been dead for centuries."
"Exactly who are these people you've been talking about?" Darien asked.
"Be glad that I'm more curious about what Luna has to say than kicking your sorry ass," Jason whispered.
"Back off Jason!" Zach said. "He has every right to be informed of this as any of us do. More so than the four of us."
"Are you out of your mind? How can you even-"
"Because unlike you I'm being realistic. We all know that Darien fucked up big time, but if you can sit and be polite to Amy, who broke a sacred vow and oath, then you should damn well be able to show some respect to Darien. He unlike her was your Prince. You pledged your life to his before anything else. You were his childhood from the time of his birth and almost lost your life several times saving his."
"And look how he has repaid us."
"Look how we repaid the women we loved? True it wasn't US, but do you think that matters to any of them? Does it matter to you? If you can forgive your Phoenix and welcome Amy into our fold, then the EARTH PRINCE deserves just as much."
"That's a load of bull-"
"I agree with Zach," Serena said. "You cannot split hairs over this. He was your Prince Jason."
"That was then. I protect another now."
"When you should still be standing by my side," Darien said.
"You wanna talk about sides Shields? How bout you standing by Serena, huh? How bout you standing next to everything you stood for?"
"How exactly do you expect me to stand for anything when I don't even remember who I am?"
"Lucky excuse."
"What's yours? Stupidity?"
"Will you two stop it?! You sound worse than Serena and Raye when we were kids. Here's a news flash: we are not children any longer. We happen to be adults trying to build towards a better future. How do you expect us to do that if we're constantly biting at each other's throats?!" Amy screamed and stormed out through the back door.
"I'll go talk to her," Zach said and followed after.
"Well, I'm glad someone finally got through to you two. If you don't mind I'd like to finish this update with my advisor?" Serena stated. "What did they say Luna?"
"Other than questioning their children's sanity? They're worried for all of you. None of them imagined you going down these roads; especially you Darien."
"Why me?"
"Gaea…you studied different things in America didn't you?"
"Yes."
"Did one of them happen to be Mythology? Americans are very curious about that sort of thing."
"The only Gaea I remember is the own known as mother Earth. She slept with her son Uranus and gave birth to the Titans. What does she have to do with this?"
"The Earth goddess. Queen Gaea of Earth," Serena said. "I didn't even think people like her existed on Earth. I mean what type of woman could live on a planet that killed, tortured and eventually end up destroying themselves? She was so beautiful. Do you remember Luna? The way she walked off of that ship with such regality and yet humanity."
"Her hair was the color of autumn- when the leaves start to change and she smelled…" Nathan started.
"Like heaven," Darien finished. "Heaven on earth. How could I forget this?" he asked himself as he began to pace. With each step he took more memories became to come to him, but in flashes.
"There are many things we don't remember Darien. You cannot blame yourself for your mind was not yet ready to accept the truth," Luna advised.
"Just like I wasn't ready to accept my guard right? Who the hell are they to decide when I'm ready? And don't even try to defend them Luna because my past knowledge lets me know that have more control than any of us know. What gives them the right? I'M HER SON! HOW COULD SHE DO THIS TO ME?" he questioned as his body began to glow.
"Is he going into overload?" Jason asked.
"Endymion is definitely pissed," Matt replied.
"Wouldn't you be?" Nathan asked. "Think about it: Spending years of your life without a family or any remembrance of who you are, where you come from. Only to find out the one person who should have taken care of you before all others was the one keeping others from doing so."
"I still wanna know how kitty central managed to speak with the Kings and Queens," Jason added.
Outside Amy was sitting in swing looking up at the sky. Sitting next to her Zach asked, "I bet this wasn't what you expected when you woke up this morning."
"Did you?"
"I actually hoped to be laying next to you this morning when I awoke."
"Please don't say that," she whispered while moving away from him.
"I can't turn off how I feel Amy."
"But do you have to make it so evident? I have no memory of you until last night in the hospital. Since then my life has been in utter chaos."
"I'm sorry about that Amy. I didn't…I wasn't thinking when I touched you then. I should have known better."
"Why? Did you know what was going to happen to me?"
"I had an inkling, but I didn't think it would happen so fast."
"How would you know that?"
"How much do you remember from our past?"
"Not much, just flashes. I know who our parents were, mine being King Hermes and who I was back then. I remember that when we met I insulted you terribly before we realized who we were speaking to."
"Do you remember that you loved me at one time?"
"I remember the feeling of heartbreak when you left for Earth."
Walking over to her he placed his hands on her shoulder and whispered, "I don't want to push you on this. Yes, I love you more than anything in world. But it's your decision Ice."
"Ice?"
"Would you rather I called you Freeze?"
Laughing at his antics she turned to him and said, "I'd like that."
"Okay, Ms. Freeze it is. Don't know how sexy or romantic that is but I guess-"
"Zach! I meant about what you said before that."
"Friends?" he asked holding out his hand.
"Friends," she said and shook his hand. "I get the feeling this is going to be awkward considering our history."
"But you have no clue of what our history is yet."
"You do though. What did you mean earlier when you said 'it wasn't US'? Were you speaking of the final battle on the Moon?"
Turning away from her he moved a few paces away. Sensing that he was going to avoid the question she said, "I believe I deserve an answer Zachary."
"I wish that I could tell you…"
"Then do so. What did you mean earlier? What don't we understand?"
"It's not my place to say. You have to remember on your own," he said when he turned back to her.
"Do you find that wise? I'm taking a-"
"The fact that you're here now shows that you're willing to trust us. Start there."
"I know that there's- Zach what's happening?" as she saw his body start to glow.
"I don't know," he said as he felt his body start to become weaker.
"Darien, you have to calm down," Serena said and walked over to him.
"Calm down? You're one to talk Serenity. You forget that you reside on MY planet with no jurisdiction whatsoever," he replied.
"Are you pulling rank with me?"
"I'd rethink that if I were you Darien," Jason said.
Turning around to him Darien said, "Really? Good thing I don't' pay you to think."
"So Mr. Prince gets his memories back and now he's Mr. High and Mighty? You have no rank in this house Darien since no one is a protector of yours. We protect the Moon Princess now."
"You know what? You're right Jason. So since my guardians have resigned in station then I suppose I'll just take back what belongs to me," he said and held out his hand.
Serena watched as Nathan's, Matthew's and Jason's bodies began to glow colors similar to earth tones and the energy concentrated itself at their center. Before anyone could do or say anything, four spheres flew to Darien's hands.
"Hey, what the hell happened?" Zach asked when he walked back in the house with Amy. "Are those our Earth powers?"
"He took them. He…he can't do that!" Jason said.
"Yes, he can. We told him ourselves Jason," Matt replied. "We're not apart of his guard any longer so we have no right to wield powers of the Earth. Just as Serena was able to stifle the Sailor Scouts growth, as Earth Prince Darien can revoke our Earth titles."
"So we only have our Moon granted powers? How the hell are we supposed to fight with just that? It was only a boost." Nathan asked.
"Unfortunately like Serena I can't remove all of who you are. You're Earth born lords so you still have your natural based powers, but any ones grants to you once you were crowned kings have been returned," Darien explained as he made to leave. "When you decide you want them back, do let me know."
Outside of the house two women were standing on a rooftop debating on how to go about this situation.
"You're positive that she's in there?" Jupiter asked.
"As positive that you are that you teleported home on your own," Mars snapped back.
"I forgot to mention it. Everything just started happening so fast that-"
"That you just started striking all over the planet."
"You're one to talk. You never told me that you had Martian magic."
"It slipped my mind. She's upstairs last time I checked."
"Any idea on which room?"
"Perhaps you should zap yourself inside there and find out."
"Either you're going to get over this or I'm going home to my kitchen."
"What's the point of attack?"
"I grab Mina while you keep them distracted."
"And how would you surmise I do that?"
"Use that Martian magic of yours," Jupiter said as she leaped to the next rooftop with Mars following her.
"You can't just leave," Amy said. "We don't even know exactly what's going on."
"I trust that you'll fill me in Amelia. I happen to have a niece to take care of at this moment and I do not wish to look upon the faces of those who walk away from their duties."
"Walk away? Walk away!" Jason shouted. "Don't you dare even think of pointing that finger buddy unless you're willing to point it at yourself first. Did you ever think that maybe Gaea kept all this from you because of this? This new century has got you so cock pulled that you don't know up from down. Yeah okay you didn't have a family for most of your life and was raised in a cold-hearted orphanage. Cry me a river Endymion! At least you found the woman you loved didn't you? At least she returned that love even though you pushed her away more times than Beryl tried to seduce you! Her love for you never faltered even when you broke her heart and shattered all of her faith. As much as I hate to admit it, part of her still loves you."
"Jason, stop," Luna said.
"No! I'm so sick of him standing here acting as if HE'S THE VICTIM! WE gained our memories before all else. WE had to live with the knowledge that we let our PRINCE down and fell into a trap by Metallia. WE had to deal with the fact that the women we loved thought we killed them in cold blood. WE have to accept the fact that no matter what we do they may never forgive us. WE have to, not you. And you're going to stand here in our faces acting as if you are the fatality?"
"Jason, please calm down," Serena said.
"No, he's right Serena. How you can stand there as if you're the only one whose been betrayed is beyond any of us. YOU made the choice to ignore the calls we sent out for you, not us," Nathan replied.
"What are you talking about? What calls?" Darien asked.
"You have the ear piece Mercury created right?" Mars asked.
"Yep," Jupiter replied. "And as long as you stick to the plan everything will go fine."
"Meaning?"
"Don't get distracted through your own distracting. Don't pick an argument with him."
"Just get Mina while I grab Amy and we'll meet back at the temple."
"Ready?"
'Let's go."
"Didn't know about that huh? We sent you those dreams or rather Gaea and Serenity did while Serena was still here in Tokyo. But did you listen to them? No, instead you only focused on the negative side of the dream instead of looking beneath the surface," Nathan finished.
"Gaea sent him those dreams?" Serena said. "She's the reason he broke up with me?"
"Don't falter on your stand Sere. He still made the choice of turning away from you instead of working with you," Zach said.
"Gaea gave him an opening Serena. She showed him what the future held and how to go about avoiding it. Instead of listening to her words he blocked all else out and fixated on your 'death'. HE chose to push you away instead of delving further," Matt replied. "It wasn't only the dreams, but other signs as well-signs that he should have recognized if he wasn't self-absorbed with other matters. That is why Serenity and Gaea made the decision they did. If Endymion had been ready for us our connection would have pulled us to him. Instead it lead us to a different path, to you."
"Did you know of this Luna?" she asked.
"I am new to this just as you are Serenity," Luna replied. "Perhaps we should hear them out before jumping to anything else."
"Hear them out? My mother would never do something like that to me. THEY'RE NOTHING MORE THAN LIARS!" Darien shouted.
"I agree there completely," a woman's voice said from the behind them.
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