Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Jamech ❯ chapter 3 ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter 3

There was laughing in the background. Long, bone chilling evil laughing. The source unseen by a mortal eye, for the room was wickedly dark. There were figures, outlined by the faint glow of a dieing fire, and light chattering here and there.

A tall figure, approached what looked like a throne, and knelt before it. This tall figure could easily be announced as male, just by the broad outline of shoulders. His voice low, and smooth as silk. Long, golden hair draped his shoulders as he stay kneeling before the throne. "Great God Anubis, lord of the dead, I come before you with a report." Said the figure, which slowly began to rise in front of the throne, and as he did a faint light caressed his body, and the said form in front of him. The light undoubtedly cast from the moon, for it's pale ice blue shimmered off small puddles of water upon the ground. "Go ahead Jamech, my faithful subject. What report do you bring to me this evening?" said Anubis, as he sat straighter in his seat.
"Your highness, I've come to say that my attack with the lightning worked. The girl is frightened and clueless of what's happening. Her horse's sense was thrown off too." "Very good, very good. We can't let her make it to the lake, or she will surely find out her true destiny, and her guardian will awaken from his earth-bound horse form. If she finds out she is Sailor Egypt, then things could go very wrong. We must do everything in our power to prevent this." The Jackal-headed figure concluded his statement by rising from his seat, and gesturing for Jamech to follow him. Anubis led him through the dark bowels of this strange place. Rats scurried about, as each footstep echoed off the ancient stonewalls. As Anubis walked deeper into the halls of this, tomb-like place, torches were lit; showing the mysteries the darkness held. The walls were covered in hieroglyphs, painted on tan colored stones. The stories depicted ancient pharaohs, and the glorious things done during their rule. Jamech had no doubt where he was. In the very depths of an ancient pharaoh's pyramid.
"Jamech, I want you to keep a close eye on this girl, she can't be allowed to learn her destiny. But you also are not allowed to harm her in any way, shape or form. Am I clear?" Jamech nodded solemnly, knowing he'd have to go to where this girl lived, and watch her like a hawk. He enjoyed more "rewarding" work than this. "Yes your highness, crystal." With that, Anubis made a gesture with his hand, as he walked into a recess in the wall. Jamech bowed deeply, to show his respect, and disappeared into the darkness. Little did he know Jamech wouldn't loathe this assignment as much as he thought. But only time would tell..

"Your lady-ship! Are you alright?!" Setsuna exclaimed in panic, as she sat cradling Serenity's head in her lap. "What happened Setsuna? The last thing I remember was seeing dark black lightning outside the widow right there.. " Serenity told her, as she groaned softly in pain, for as she fell she hit her head. "Your majesty, I've no idea what happened, but I know that whatever it is was definitely not good. Come, we need to get you into this room. Rei is there, and I'm sure she knows what this is about." Setsuna ended her remark by slowly rising and helping Serenity to her feet. Then semi-supporting her, they walked into the strange room. As they entered, several young women arose to their feet and bowed. Then they all looked at their Queen in awe, seeing her holding the back of her head like she was. A man in a black tuxedo stepped forward and picked her up, and carried her off. But before he left the room he stopped to say, "She'll be fine girls, just let her have her rest." And he left. The room was silent for a moment, before someone decided to speak, it was Rei "What I saw in the fire was disturbing, and I know you too Setsuna have seen the same in the doors of time. There's no denying it, the end of the world is going to be here soon, sooner than we thought. It won't be in two years. It'll be here in two months." The women in the room gasped at the news, and they all simultaneously sat down in their original seats. "This is disturbing news indeed. I don't know what to say or do. Is it all we can do, sit here and wait?" Said a girl with short blue hair. It was Ami no doubt, and Rei simply shook her head to her friend's question. "There is something we can do. We must find the last Sailor Senshi, and renew her past life thoughts. She must know her true identity and her true destiny. We must leave at dawn." The one who said this had medium length black hair, and a scythe lay beside her, on the ground. "Not all of us, just one of us. But it cannot be us who tells her. I'll go with Artemis and first return her guardian's memory. Bye doesn't remember his past life, his real name, and what his job is." A black cat was the one who had interjected this. She stepped forward, along with a white cat. "Be safe you two, please. I'd hate to see anything happen to you." Said one with teal hair. Her name was Michiru. The cat's nodded in turn, before leaping out the window, onto a lower roof section then to the ground and disappeared into the darkness..

"I think we should go home now Bye." Stated An'nu, as she turned him about and sent him into a flying gallop, back down the path towards their home. Bye's long muscular legs didn't hesitate to overtake the ground in tremendous speed, as they made their dash to safety. For what they saw back there was enough to remove the straight face from a British royal guard. It took around ten minutes to finally reach the comfort of Bye's familiar paddock and the smell of wild flowers in the air. An'nu pulled up hard on the reins and quickly flung herself of her horse's back. She loosened the girth on his saddle, and slid it and the saddle pad of his back before taking it into the tack room. She came back and led Bye by his reins to his stall, where she took of his bridle and quickly sponged his back off, where the saddle had been before she put the bridle up and headed inside. 'There are very strange happenings here I'm really worried. Either the God's really ARE mad at me, or are just mocking me.' She thought as she headed upstairs towards her bathroom. Once there, she grabbed some fresh towels out of the linen closet and hung them on the empty towel rack. She stood for a moment, gathering her thoughts. She noticed the sliding door to the bathroom was open, so she closed it before returning to the tub's side, pulling the curtain shut. She started up the shower, giving it a few minutes for the water to get hot. She slowly undressed herself. First starting with her shoes, then her socks, pants, shirt, bra then panties. She piled them all in the corner before stepping in the shower. She stood, allowing the now hot water, to course over her tall, tan, thin body. She always enjoyed taking showers, it was time away from the world, time to herself. To think, and relax. She squeezed some shampoo into the palm of her hand, and rubbed it into her hair, until it lathered up. She then stood a few minutes, letting the shampoo sit. 'I've never seen lightning black like that in my life. In all my sixteen years, I've never seen the strangest spectacle as earlier. I can't help but wonder if it was a bad omen, or just strange weather. Or, perhaps I was just imagining it....yes, that's it! It was just my mind playing tricks on me. That'll teach me to stay up 'till five in the morning and get up at daybreak.' She stepped back under the water to wash out the shampoo. After about ten minutes, the soft squeak of the knob being shut off was heard, and An'nu stepped out of the shower. She took a deep breath, enjoying the muggy water-filled air. Then she dried herself off with her towel, and put her hair up in a turban with the other one. She then threw aside her used towel and put a robe on. She flipped the switch on for the fan to take in all the humid air, and within five minutes the mirror was clear again. She glanced in it. Her normal golden brown hair, the same as Haruka's but darker abit. Her emerald eyes glimmered in the light. Her skin was a natural tan, like that of an ancient Egyptian. She was definitely an oddball in the Japanese society, but she didn't mind. Being Neo-Tokyo, there were many different races here now. An'nu went to her room, pulling out clean underclothes and put on some running shorts and a tank top. She then sat on her bed, relaxing. She glanced over to a picture on her wall; it was she with her parents a year ago. They had both died when a ship they were on sank, and left her with billions of dollars. But money didn't replace the whole in her heart they left. She lived here on Oak Hill Farms. She decided, with all her money, she'd start up a stable, with boarding for people's horses, breeding programs, and buy/sale brood mares, stallions, and other horses. She wouldn't due this though, until the school year was over, which was two weeks. An'nu sighed slowly, as she started to feel fatigued. Perhaps it was the ride that made her so tired. But whatever it was, she didn't care, for she soon drifted into a deep sleep. With no clue of when she'd wake up..

Jamech had gone to his chambers, nestled deep within the pyramid, and slept till daybreak. As he sat up slowly, he remembered his orders, and groaned aloud. 'Why me? I don't want to baby sit some little girl. She's probably ugly as fuck, and dumb as hell. But I have to do what Anubis wants, whether or not I like it or agree.' He thought as he started to dress himself. Once he finished dressing himself, he headed towards the steps, which led to the entrance of the pyramid. It was a good thirty-story climb, but he didn't mind. Hell, he could care less. The longer it took to get to the top, the better. The more he thought about his assignment, the more he dreaded it. The aspect of spending two months with some 'child', until the great battle happened, was pleasantly annoying. But no matter, he could always find some young unsuspecting female to take blood from while he was there. He had gone without blood for years now. It'd been so long that he lost count. And at the thought of new blood, he licked his lips. Just like his father's before him. He was related to Lestat after all. He could go ages without blood. But now it didn't matter. He needed to concentrate a mental image of where his destination lies. So he could teleport himself there, once he reached the entrance.

Luna and Artemis ran through the forest, the light returning to the sky now that the strange storm had passed over. They knew they had to give Bye's memories back. To remind him of whom he really is, so he can remind An'nu of who she is. And hopefully, upset the balance of the great battle, and possibly save the world in time. "Artemis," Luna started, " Do you think we'll be able to return Bye's memories? And furthermore he return An'nu's, before it's to late?" Artemis glanced over to her for a moment before turning to the right, as she followed he answered "Yes, and no. There is always the 'if' factor. What if we don't make it there in time? What if he doesn't recall his past life? What if, are always the possibilities that shroud the mind with doubt. Lets not think about it now, and just keep going.." Luna simply nodded, as they kept running through the forest.....