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Chapter Seven – Loyalties and War

What happens to a friendship if trust is gone? Can it ever be revived? When the picture of the person you once cared about is tossed aside and cast into the fire, would you try to retrieve it, to save at least a fragment? What if there was nothing left but the ashes of what once was a beautiful friendship.

Loyalty is given to people we trust and respect. It is not always easily won but once you have it you should treasure it. You should preserve it, keep it alive and never betray it. Do not cast aside loyalty when it is given to you. Someone who was once loyal could turn out to be your worst enemy.

Kunzite felt betrayed. It was hard to distinguish his feelings. Walking away from the guards he wanted to be alone, to collect his thoughts. This was not the man he remembered serving all those years ago. Punching a wall in frustration as he left the hallway and walked outside he let the crisp air beat him with the cold wind. He needed to feel something, anything.

Did Jadeite know something like this was likely to happen? Is that why he opted to stay on the moon? It made sense but then again Jadeite loved his fellow Shitennou. All these thoughts weighing on his mind tearing him down and all he wanted was to see Venus. To talk to her, listen to her sweet voice; listen to her prattle on about something that doesn't matter. He wanted to be next to her glow. As all these emotions collapsed on him his knees gave way and he fell to the ground while keeping his eyes towards the sky. For the first time ever in his life, all the once intimidating man wanted to do was cry.

She felt it in her bones. It was a feeling that erupted in her heart pulsing through her veins.

'I have to get to him….' Venus got up from bed and ran to the teleportation room.

'He needs me'.

A light, a sweet, beautiful light reaching out to him. Her long blonde hair being carried by the wind. Her bright blue eyes looking at him with worry and then…what was it? Oh, love. She took his hand in hers and brought his body towards her.

'You're coming with me general and that's an order'. He never took orders but maybe for this one time, he would. He let her lead the way.

The news struck his very being. Anger coursed through his veins. How could that man do that to such an exquisite woman? If he could kill this man he would. Tatsuo found himself running to the fountain of Serenity where he knew at a time like this she would be. Ah, there she was; sitting down looking defeated. She was fiddling with her gown not noticing Tatsuo approach her.

'My Queen' she looked up at him. At first she wanted to recoil but then his eyes. They were different, worried and yet, angry?

He sat next to her in a white shirt and black trousers with black boots. He didn't really want to wear his armour; it was not needed in this world yet. Serenity sat very still and stiff. She was scared but at the same time comforted by his presence.

'How…um…how are you….um…finding it here?' Tatsuo turned round and smiled at the Queen. She felt her heart skip a beat.

'I am getting used to it. It is nothing like my own world but I have nothing to return to'

'What about your sister?' Tatsuo looked at her quizzically but then brushed the feeling aside as to how she knew. He put it down to Pluto.

'I don't know if I will find her, I hope her spirit will follow me here. All she ever wanted was for me to be happy and all I wanted was for her to be happy….I think you would have liked her' Tatsuo held out his hand to Serenity. He didn't know why but he felt deep within him it was the right thing to do. Serenity stared at his hand for a second and then took his hand. It felt natural, like something they always did.

'How are you?' the question caught Serenity off guard as she stared at his hand.

'I will be fine, I have to be right?' Serenity smiled as the old Usagi showed herself, the happy girl who knew how to hide her pain. Tatsuo watched her silently for a moment staring at her intently.

'Sometimes, we're allowed to not be ok, sometimes we need to let it all out to be free from it' Serenity opened her mouth to say something but she couldn't find the words, she just felt tears falling down to the side of her cheeks. Tatsuo wiped them away gently as he smiled at her warmly.

'All I seem to be doing since forming the moon kingdom is cry…..I never imagined life to be like this. We're all supposed to be happy and looking forward to the future and yet we're all on edge, it's like standing on the edge of a high mountain waiting to be pushed off' Tatsuo held her close to him and let her rest in his arms.

'We'll find that peace soon, I promise'.

Naru smiled as she watched them sitting there talking. She wanted Serenity to be happy. She wanted them all to be happy. Peace had eluded them for too long, it was about time they all found something to be joyful about. She then thought of Chibiusa, what future would that child have and what about Rei's son, he was still on earth and had been away from his mother. She watched on at Serenity and wished that this moment in time could last.

'It won't last for long' Naru didn't need to turn round to sense Jadeite.

'I know…'

'If we want this peace we will have to fight for it' Naru nodded.

'I know this; I don't know if she is ready to face it yet, the possibilities' Jadeite stood next to Naru.

'I don't know how the others will take it' Naru knew Jadeite meant the Shitennou when they find out about Tatsuo.

'Their loyalties will be tested, I hope Tatsuo is a worthy man….how is Rei?'

'Weak, she needs time…Kunzite is here now' Naru nodded again.

'It might be best if Kunzite accepts him, the others will trust his judgement and he will trust yours…you have made your choice, I can sense it in you'

'I have, Tatsuo is the Endymion I remembered in the Silver Millennium; he will have a fight on his hands. This battle could destroy us all' Naru sighed.

'Then let's make sure it doesn't.

Motoki didn't see it coming. Endymion was about to make his move now and he needed soldiers for this battle. Catching Motoki alone Endymion wrapped his darkness around Motoki and made him his slave. There was no moment of hesitation. Motoki couldn't believe what Endymion had turned into. His once good friend had now become a monster.

No, this was her fault, thinking she was better than all of them. Yes, he could see the light. As the visions were planted in his mind Endymion laughed. He would have her begging on her knees to him.

One by one Endymion started to create a secret army of youma. They didn't have the frailties that people did. They would obey without question. It felt natural to him. He no longer felt as if he was pretending. There was no princess to protect anymore. No princess to watch his failures as he kept trying to save her. No, no more, this time he would be the one at the top. He would be the one to either be her saviour or her executioner.

She didn't know how she ended up in this misty place in front of a large door. She remembered in the Kingdom of Elis she was captured, taken away from her family, a scared child. She remembered being locked up in a carriage travelling somewhere far away. She could almost hear the cries as the battles continued. Then there was a deathly silence. She remembered braking out of the carriage and running. And then she was lifted up into the air screaming her brother's name.

'Ah, little one, it was a good thing I could see you clearly' She looked up and saw a regal woman looking down at her.

'What is your name?'

'Violet, have you seen my brother Endymion Tatsuo?' Pluto smiled at the little girl.

'Yes, I will take you to him now, you are safe Violet, I promise, our Queen will take care of you'.

Tatsuo stood in front of two men who looked like the knights from his own world. Tatsuo was never a man to back down so when Kunzite threw him a cold gaze Tatsuo met him with one of his own.

'This will take getting use to…' Kunzite shuffled awkwardly cursing how silly he must look.

'I don't think it will take that long' Jadeite spoke quietly. Kunzite nodded.

'So are you going to stay here….'Tatsuo looked at Kunzite.

'Yes, I have decided that as long as the Queen needs me I will stay and serve her' Jadeite smiled slightly.

'It seems that no matter what time or universe Endymion is on, he always find his way to Serenity' Tatsuo looked baffled at Kunzite's statment.

'What will take getting used to? from a lot of conversations I have had I seem to resemble someone' Kunzite hoped that Jadeite would answer this complicated question. Jadeite sighed as he realised the explanation fell on his shoulders.

'In our world, our universe, we have an Endymion. Now before you say anything listen first. A long time ago, Endymion was prince of the earth and he fell in love with the princess of the moon, Serenity. We fell in love with Serenity's Senshi who you have seen and you have met Pluto who is also a Senshi but that's a whole different story I really don't want to go into. Anyway….an evil woman grew jealous of our happiness and made us, the Shitennou and everyone on the earth attack the moon. We all died. The then Queen Serenity, you know Serenity's mother, well…she gave us all a second chance so we were brought back on the earth years and years later. We, the Shitennou fell again to that evil woman and we fought against our own prince and his princess. Well we died but everything was set right. To bring it to the present we were brought back by Neo-Queen Serenity. King Endymion had cheated on her and broke her heart. He didn't want a future with her, he deluded himself but now he realises what he lost. It would seem that instead of making things right he is hell bent on making her obey her or worse….' Tatsuo clenched his fists.

'Mamoru may never have accepted that he was Endymion….that's what I think anyway, the Endymion we knew is not in him anymore, I don't know who our king has become but he is no longer the one I wish to serve. I will serve Neo-Queen Serenity' Jadeite said her name with pride. Kunzite nodded agreeing the same thing, he also pledged himself to her. Tatsuo respected these men for their new found loyalties.

'So I am like the Endymion of the past then, the future that was meant to be has now been disrupted and I am here to fix it? How can I fix it?' Kunzite smiled a small smile.

'I think you are already fixing it without knowing'.

Tatsuo was confused. He didn't want to be a man that had already existed. Yes he was Endymion and he accepted that but he was his own man. He wanted people to respect him for who he was. He had his own feelings, his own mind and beliefs. Would they trust in him as Tatsuo? One thing was for certain. If he was indeed the same Endymion of this time, he knew his feelings towards Serenity, he loved her. Accepting that was easy.

Zoisite and Nephrite had decided to leave the earth. After searching for not only Jadeite but now Kunzite, Jupiter came down to find them and tell them what happened. They knew they couldn't stay and serve a King who had displayed such a lack of respect towards his friends. They hated what he was doing. The whole earth was turning dark and it felt as if there was a constant dark cloud over all of them. They followed Jupiter back to the moon.

Endymion knew they wouldn't stay. They meant nothing to him. Not anymore. He was going to get what he wanted and nothing was going to stop him. He was about to bring hell to all of them and make them beg for his mercy. The youma were getting stronger, all he had to do was be patient.

'I will soon have you Usako….'

Serenity sat on her throne watching the once loyal men to Endymion bow in front of her and pledged their allegiance. She felt so happy that they would be able to be with the Senshi freely. She begged them not to call her 'Queen' or 'Your Majesty' just call her 'Serenity' or 'Usagi'. They were to be her friends, not her servants. Unpredictably, the Shitennou also bowed in front of Tatsuo. The Senshi gasped as this was the closet they had seen him. The Shitennou proceeded to pledge their allegiance to Tatsuo calling him their new King. Tatsuo told them to rise and to call him by his name. He wasn't sure how to feel. He looked confused to everyone else looking at him but Serenity knew deep down that Tatsuo was thinking he had his friends back.

They all settled into a pattern of life. It wasn't Crystal Tokyo but it was home. They wanted peace, craved it but they were not naïve enough to believe that it was all over now. They knew King Endymion was planning something but what they didn't know.

The Senshi gradually started to speak to Rei. If Serenity could find a way of being on reasonable terms then so could they.

'I won't be too easy on her….' Uranus still gave Rei a cold look whenever she got the chance.

'Do you think Usagi-chan will give her pen back? She did save her' Neptune said.

'Odango is always ready to forgive if it is sincere, Mars will return one day that is for certain even if I don't like it'.

'None of us are sure we'd like it' Jupiter came into the training room with the rest of the inner Senshi stumbling on the conversation.

'But it is clear she is trying to make amends, should we not give her a chance?' Mercury placed a finger on her chin, similar to what Zoisite did when he was thinking about something.

'It doesn't change the fact that because of her actions all this has happened' Uranus threw at Mercury.

'But Mamoru is also to blame, he went to her from what I understood' Venus leaned back against the wall. The Shitennou had also appeared as it was suggested that they attend the training sessions with the Senshi. Saturn and Pluto remained with Chibiusa trying to get Tatsuo to see her.

'I am just as angry if not more than you guys are but I have made peace with her' Jadeite spoke looking at Uranus.

'She was a Senshi, she vowed to protect the princess but instead she destroyed the princess's future' Uranus yelled.

'And she has been punished for it, she can't turn into Sailor Mars and she is unable to read the fires properly, is that not punishment enough, oh and let's not forget Endymion has her son' Venus chipped in trying to make it a level playing field when discussing Rei. The Shitennou didn't know if partaking in this conversation was wise so left Jadeite to speak up.

'I understand your anger Uranus, really I do but Rei did go and save Serenity despite how Serenity may feel about her' Uranus huffed.

'Its going to take time, I am sure she knows that' Mercury went to stand beside Zoisite as she was starting to feel slightly insecure with all the arguing.

'Of course it will take time Ami-chan, I certainly don't know if I can fight with her yet' Jupiter sided with Uranus.

Tatsuo started to spend more and more time with Serenity. They looked perfect together; they fitted into each other's stride like a perfectly fitted glove. He was never too far away from her and started attending the meetings with the councils. He was diplomatic and once given permission, he started to lead the meetings like a true king. One thing that struck Serenity was how much he was like the Endymion of the Silver Millennium. He was nothing like Mamoru Chiba. He was never cold and didn't withhold his feelings when they were needed. He was level-headed, calm but also, strangely, fun. He liked to go for walks and make silly jokes that would have Serenity in stitches. He often partook in the practical jokes Zoisite concocted against Jadeite and he could always see the funny side of things when humour was needed. He was also serious when the occasion rose for it and it was clear for all to see he was a strong warrior. The rest of the Shitennou took to Tatsuo and they gradually built a bond with each other.

She didn't see it coming. It crept on her slowly but when it hit her, boy did it hit her. She realised one day that she was falling in love again. She never thought it could or would ever happen to her again. After Mamoru she had resigned herself to a life of solitude, like her mother. Serenity didn't remember is she ever had a father. She had heard a story once that her mother went into the cauldron of life to have her. But part of Serenity always believed that her mother must have loved a man once and chose to remain single. Whatever the case, Serenity had started to prepare a life without a man by her side; she never anticipated that she would fall in love.

Serenity and Tatsuo were called by Pluto into a meeting. Pluto wanted the meeting to be held privately as it was of a sensitive nature. Serenity and Tatsuo were wracking their brains on what it could be.

'If this is another Endymion then this will get complicated' Serenity repressed a giggle but then saw the shocked face of Tatsuo as he looked towards the door of the library.

'Violet…'he breathed out.

'TATSUO!' a little girl with long dark blue hair ran up to Tatsuo. He scooped her in his arms and smiled.

'How did you get here…..'

'She found me and said I needed to see Serenity….' Pluto appeared looking happily at the reunion.

'Are you the Queen?' Serenity thought the girl to be eight but wasn't certain.

'Yes, I am Neo-Queen Serenity and I believe you are Violet, Tatsuo's little sister' Violet made her brother put her down. She then curtsied.

'I beg your pardon your majesty, I seek refuge in your kingdom' Serenity was stunned at first at her gracefulness but expected nothing less from the sister of Tatsuo. Serenity bent down to her knees and faced the little girl.

'You can stay as long as you want precious, this is your home now' Violet instantly liked Serenity and hugged her tightly. Serenity felt like a mother to her and Violet clinging on to that feeling of warmth like her life depended on it. Serenity vowed to look after Violet from now on raising her as a sister to Chibiusa as well.

'I think this family is getting a lot bigger' Tatsuo smiled as he watched his sister in the arms of the Queen.

Happiness doesn't last forever. Sometimes even when we want it to stay it leaves for a time and makes room for tests to come. When the test comes we learn appreciation for what we have. We long for what we had started to create as a happy place. Once the test is here we do all we can to conquer that test and return to what we feel is normal. We try to return to that moment of happiness we had revelled in for a while.

Endymion was preparing for his fight. They thought that peace was finally coming. It was war that he was bringing.

Hi I'm back with another update. There are three chapters left now and I might post up again tomorrow. It is coming to its conclusions soon and I again want to thank all you guys for the support you all have given me in reviewing, following and those who have favourite this story.

There is only one chapter with any fighting and that is chapter nine which will be up middle of this week. Its the only time Endymion and Tatsuo will meet, on the battlefield. Hopefully all the story will be up by weekend so I can publish my new story I have bee working, its been a lot harder to write than this one as I am writing from the point of view of a character that is normally seen as a villain :(

Will update soon and sorry for any grammatical or spelling mistakes.

See you all soon and hope you all enjoy the rest of the day :) xxx