Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Finding Destiny ❯ Depths of Despair ( Chapter 20 )

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Finding Destiny
Part 20
By Angel Love

Author's notes: This goes back into the present, right after Amy is given back her memories of her previous life. The dress that Amy wears is from a manga picture of all the scouts dressed in their princess dresses.

Standard disclaimers apply. I don't own Sailor Moon by the twin Guardians are mine.

Present:

Endymion and the twin scouts watched as Amy's simple clothing changed into an extravagant blue, satin gown with small gold hearts along the thin spaghetti straps. Her Mercury symbol flared brightly on her head before fading to just a faint mark.

Endymion felt his stomach twist as tears slipped through both Amy and Serenity's closed lashes. He could feel Serenity's pain as if it was his own. He hated that she was reliving the nightmare again and again. He wished to take away all of her pain. He felt totally helpless, a feeling that was foreign to him.

Serenity opened her watery blue eyes as Amy opened her own. For a moment they just stared sadly at each other, until Amy's face crumbled and sobs escaped her throat.

Serenity wrapped her arms around her friend, gently rocking her back and forth. She knew that there was nothing that was going to make this any easier on her fellow princess. Some things just took time to heal, time that they didn't have at the moment.

And suddenly, she felt guilty about having Endymion still. Her friends not only lost their loves, but the Generals killed them in the last life. Serenity dreaded the confrontation that she knew was coming with Zoicite and Malachite. But she needed to get her scouts back. She wished that there was a way to bring back the men that she once knew and loved. But she didn't know if that was possible.

Amy's mind kept replaying the last scene with Zoicite as stabbed her and then as he died, filled with such grief for hurting her. She tried to remember all of the good times that they had on the moon, but they kept being replaced by the stuff that he was doing to them here. He took her friends, and he wished them dead. He followed Beryl now, and had no memory of her. She didn't know if she could save him at all.

Another sob tore from her throat as she sank deeper in Serenity's embrace, soaking the front of the Supreme Princess' dress with her tears. She desperately sought the comfort that Serenity offered, hoping in some way that the other could ease part of the anguish in her heart.

Slowly, she felt calm offered by the other take hold of her. She remained in Serenity's arms sniffling for a few more minutes before finally looking up at the concerned faces around her. Her eyes settled on Serenity's beautiful face. Again, Amy felt the tears well up in her eyes, depression threatening to overwhelm her.

Destiny saw this and stepped forward, kneeling down next to the two women, placing her hand on Amy's back. "Do not fret, child. Time has a way of erasing your pain and setting things right," her voice soft and soothing, full of the wisdom and experiance her years had bestowed upon her.

Amy turned her watery blue eyes to the black eyes of Destiny. "Do you think..." Amy stumbled on her question, not sure she wanted to hear the answer. "Do you think that we can heal him?"

Destiny nodded her head slowly before speaking, "Your destiny's are intertwined, Amy. He will come back to you."

Hope flared in Amy's eyes as the words sunk in. Then she looked closely at Destiny, knowing that she looked familiar. "Who are you?"

Love giggled, causing Amy's head to snap over to her. "She is Sailor Destiny, the guardian of Destiny. And to answer your next question, I am Sailor Love, the guardian of love."

Amy looked back over at Destiny, her eyes narrowing in thought. "You two are the original scouts!" she shouted, suddenly knowing why they looked familiar. "You are Sailor Pluto's sisters."

Destiny and Love's mouths dropped open, shock evident on their faces, causing Serenity to giggle and Endymion to chuckle slightly.

"I remember reading about you," Amy said a little more calmly. "Back in the Moon Kingdom, I was curious as to where our powers came from. So I asked Pluto one time and she gave me this book to read. The book told all about the origin of our powers, but not how you two got yours."

Destiny smiled slightly, clearly amazed by the girl in front of her. "You are quite curious and smart."

Love giggled again. "That is why I gave her the powers of Mercury and her computer."

Amy's eyes widened in shock. "You gave us our powers to suit our personalities? The book didn't say anything like that, actually it didn't say why you chose us."

Love giggled again. "Of course, how else would you be compatible with them? Not every answer is found in a book." She flipped her hair over her shoulder. "Even a book written by Pluto herself."

Serenity giggled, her hand squeezing Amy's. "She reminds me of Mina."

Destiny chuckled slightly. "Why do you think that she made Mina the scout of Love? They are way too much alike for my taste."

Everyone laughed, easing the tension from the room.

Love huffed. "Well, you made Trista the scout of time because she is so much like you. Both of you are in serious need of lightening up."

Destiny smiled, amused by her sister's comeback.

Serenity looked closely at her. "I remember Pluto a bit. I can see the similarities, especially in the looks."

Endymion knelt down next to Destiny. He placed a hand on the small of Serenity's back, sending wonderful chills up and down her spine. He leaned close to his princess and in a husky voice said, "I believe that it is time that we get some dinner." He pointed over to his alarm clock, showing the late time.

Serenity nodded. "We need to come up with a plan." Then she looked over at them all, taking in their attire, and giggled. "But we need to power down first."

Everyone laugh slightly as they each looked down at themselves. They did as the Moon Princess suggested, leaving five 'normal' people in Darien's bedroom.

Luna came bounding up, landing in Serena's lap. "I suggest that we all stay together tonight. It will reduce the chance that one of us won't be here when you have to fight the Negaverse."

Artemis nodded, settling himself in Amy's lap. "I don't really want to go home without Mina," his blue eyes held a hint of sadness.

Darien nodded, scratching under the white cat's chin. "We can all stay here. My living room is big enough for all of us to sleep comfortably."

Serena looked over at him gratefully. Then she got an idea that caused her to bounce on his bed in excitement. "We can get sleeping bags and make it one big sleep over!"

Angel giggled. "Sounds like fun. I can't remember ever having a sleep over before."

Amy laughed, shaking her head at Serena's antics. "But first we need to call our parents and tell them that we are staying at someone else's house and cover for the other girls."

Serena rolled her eyes. "You are always the level-headed one. Alright, I'll call Raye's grandpa and tell him that Raye is staying with me. Then I'll call mom and tell her that I'm staying at Lita's."

Amy nodded. "That should work. I'll call Mina's and tell her mom that she is staying at my house. Then I'll call my mom and tell her that I'm staying at yours."

Darien shook his head at the girls, unable to believe how quickly that they were able to come up with a plan. "But what about Lita? Who is going to call her parents?"

Serena looked over at him sadly. "Lita's parents died in a plane crash when she was a kid, so she lives alone."

An understanding went through Darien. He knew how that was. Unfortunately for him, he couldn't remember his parents, but he often wondered about them. That was part of the reason he had searched for the silver crystal.

Serena noticed saw his eyes take on a far away look and she squeezed his hand, offering comfort, even though she wasn't sure what was wrong. She made a note to ask him about it later.

"Well, let's get going," Rose said, picking up Luna and walking out of the bedroom, Angel close behind.

"I'll make my phone calls now," Amy said, getting up and walking out into the living room, searching for a phone.

Serena turned so she was facing Darien completely. "Are you okay with this? I mean, a whole lot has happened in the last twenty-four hours. I feel like my whole world has been turned upside-down." Her eyes searched his face.

Darien gently stroked her cheek. "I am fine, my love. I finally found my princess." He pulled her closer to him, so she sat on the edge of the bed, wrapping his arms around her, pressing a gentle kiss to her forehead. "As long as I have you, everything will be fine."

Serena snuggled up close to him, enjoying the warmth and security she felt in his arms. But her thoughts soon drifted to her friends; guilt again hit her. "I wish I can take away the past and heal the generals."

Darien rubbed her back. "It isn't your fault, Serena."

She pulled away and looked up at him. "But they don't deserve to have their loves ripped away from them. I should have done something. All I did was stand back and watch."

Darien shook his head. "You couldn't do anything at the time, Serena. I couldn't do anything, and I was their prince. They were my responsibility."

Serena snuggled back into him, her voice quivering. "Oh, Darien, I'm so sorry."


Negaverse:

Mars looked around her for the hundredth time, searching for anything that would free her of these chains. Her body was stiff and sore from sitting on the cold, hard floor. Not to mention the smell was making her nautious.

She was confused as to why they were still here. She was sure that at any moment someone was going to kill them. This situation went against anything that she knew about the Negaverse.

Her senses hurt from all the battering it took. She sensed evil everywhere. It was beginning to drain her.

She watched warily as three youmas came in with something that looked like some sort of gruel. She was surprised when they each stepped in front of a scout, offering a spoon full.

She looked closely at the youma. It closely resembled a human. Its eyes were clear and vacant. It had short red hair that brushed its shoulders. The youma offered what looked like a genuine smile, offering her the spoon again.

Mars slowly opened her mouth, knowing that she couldn't reach her mouth with her hands. Trying hard to understand why the youma was here being nice to her.

The youma placed the vile stuff in the raven-haired scout's mouth, causing Mars to make a face. Again, what looked like a smile came across the youma's face.

Jupiter herself was finding the situation odd. She took a bite of the foul stuff, gagging almost immediately. She shot her own youma, who looked like the other one but with short green hair, a dirty look.

She was angry. Angry that they were here, that they were eating this crap, and that she couldn't get out of here. But most of all she was angry that her friend would walk right into a trap to come rescue them. Not that she blamed Serena. Because she would do the same thing if the situation was reversed.

Venus on the other hand was consumed with sadness. She felt guilty for their situation. The more time they spent here, the guiltier she felt.

She didn't fight her youma at all, but merely opened her mouth, swallowing the gruel without tasting it.

The three youmas left when the two generals entered the room.

Zoicite snickered at the look he received from Mars and Jupiter. "Aw, are you not enjoying your stay?" he asked mockingly.

Malachite however was not enjoying Zoicite's banter. His eyes had traveled over to Venus. He noticed that her eyes never lifted off the floor. Her face was pale, with small tracks of tears traced down the sides. Her long blond hair hung limply. He felt something pull on what would be considered his heart.

He fought the urge to bend down and wipe her face clean. He turned and stomped out of the room, causing Zoicite to startle and follow him.

Mars turned and looked over at Venus, who still did not look up and new tears were falling down her face. Her voice soft and soothing, as she tried to comfort the other scout, "We'll be alright, Venus."

Venus turned her dull blue eyes to Mar's violet ones. "Will we?" she whispered.

Jupiter sensing Venus' despair, quickly added, "Yea, Sailor Moon will come and beat the crap out of all of them."

Venus rewarded their efforts with a small smile before leaning back against the hard wall and drifting off to a troubled sleep.

Jupiter looked at Mar's worriedly. "If we don't get out of here soon, she is going to break," she whispered.

Mars nodded. She looked toward the door and noticed that Malachite was standing there in the shadows watching Venus, a look of concern on his face. 'Maybe there is more to the story than I realize. Why would he care if she was hurting?'

To be continued...