Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ The Hope Saga ❯ Hope: Sea of Time ( Chapter 3 )

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Hope- A chapter in the sea of time




Hope- a chapter
in the sea of time.
By Kurichan
11-29-99

A Note- I plan to
make a shameless cameo here, but it shouldn't alter the
storyline too badly. I'm adding onto the storyline that ESM
has going ~.^



None were witness to the two souls that faded in on that starry
night. Only a deer was present to see the regal and ageless woman
and small child that faded in from the air like some sort of
spirits. It was unsure to jump or not, thinking about the
urge that it had to run. It decided to stay, waiting to see what
these two would do. The smaller one looked around. His
lavender hair fell into his face and his ice blue eyes glittered
in the late starlight.

"Serenity-obasan,
when are we now?"

She stood
for a moment more, her silken blonde hair swaying in the wind,
shining in the starlight. With a flash her fuku disappeared, and
there stood a seemingly normal young mother. Trunks looked around
him. She closed her eyes for a moment.

"We're
in the past."

He nodded.
"I know that, but I want to know when we are. And if we can
stay."

Serenity
shrugged. "I'm not sure yet Trunks-chan. We'll
just have to see." And we'll have to pray. She added
the thought silently. The child had so little light in his life
these days, being pursued everywhere that they thought would be
safe by Chaos. He seemed to sense her thoughts.

"I know that
we might have to move on again. I don't mind really; just as
long as I can be with you."

He was
beginning to grow, when she'd found him he had been about as
tall as her thigh. Now he was all the way up to her waist. He
stood with her, his face set into a permanent frown, his eyes too
troubled and shadowed for one so young. He came over and leaned
against her side, his hands looped around her waist for a moment.
He was a loving child if nothing else. He brushed a hand through
his silky hair.

"I
won't leave you." He smiled in satisfaction and
let her waist go, beginning to rise into the air. He looked back
at her. "I'm going to go and see who's here. I can
feel all of the strong powers on this world. I think
everyone's alive here."

She
nodded. "Just be careful. Be back here soon all right?"
He gave a nod and leapt into the air with grace born of natural
ability and practice. She watched him go, praying that he would
stay safe from any harms. She turned slightly as she heard the
noise that was almost covered by the sound of Trunks' going.
A woman stood there, dark eyes, dark hair. Serenity hadn't
seen her in the future, or around in any of the pasts. She had a
feral look to her. Serenity raised a hand in greeting.

"Hello."
The woman nodded once, dipping her head in greeting. She
recognized Serenity even when the other woman failed to recognize
her.

"Hello
Serenity-sama." Serenity cocked an eyebrow.

"You know
me?"

The woman
nodded, her back against a tree. "I know you all too well
your majesty. All though, here you haven't assumed your
title yet. You haven't even battled Galazia. For the moment
all is in peace."

Serenity
nodded, saddened. She couldn't stay here then. The other
woman looked at her. "It's been a long time since
I've seen you look so sad, what plagues you?"

Serenity
was about to answer when a blast of air above announced
Trunks' arrival. The woman raised her eyebrows.
"It's the young heir to Vegetasei."

Trunke
looked at her warily. His hand almost strayed to his sword,
Serenity stopped him with a touch to his shoulder. She
smiled at the woman.

"Yosh
Trunks, this is….." She stopped for a moment,
staring at the young woman. The other smiled a half smile that
was reminicent of Vegeta's.

"My name is
Asono." It was a familiar name. But one from the past. This
woman knew about the senshi, but Serenity didn't know her.


"Are you a
senshi?"

For a
moment the woman looked distant. "Hai, I'm the senshi
of Gemini. Sworn to defend you your majesty. And that is why
I'm here. Only this Serenity doesn't need
protection."

The name
and title didn't ring a bell. Asono could see it on the two
traveler's faces. She sighed a heavy sigh. Not once since
her sister had died.

"GEMINI STAR
POWER; MAKE UP!"

After the
backlash had settled and she'd put both Serenity and Trunks
on guard there stood a new woman. She seemed as ageless as
Serenity did. Her fuku was made up of teals and blues that
complimented her hair. A long and wickedly pointed staff was held
loosely in one hand with what looked like blades attacked to each
end. She took a bow.

"Senshi no
Gemini, heiress of the Gemini kingdom, protectoress by sworn duty
to the queen of stars, Serenity."

Serenity
nodded once. The woman leaned against her staff, looking at them
lazily. "I haven't assumed my senshi form in a long
time my queen. I thought I would have to protect you here, only
you are safe. The threat that threatened you in my particular
timeline died long ago here, along with myself and the rest of my
family. Now I'm here and there is no place for me."
Serenity smiled in understanding.

"I know the
feeling well Gemini. It's a feeling that I've had to
endure for a while now." She tussled Trunks' hair
affectionately. "I have a traveling companion however."
Her smile was a gentle one as she looked down to Trunks. Asono
too smiled, de-transforming, her fuku disappearing in the same
flash of light that had heralded it. She looked over to the
couple.

"I figure
that you'll be moving on soon, but I think that you might be
in need of a place to stay here while you wait?"

Serenity
nodded. "Arigato."

Asono
shrugged. "Demo, it's nothing at all. I'm happy to
serve."

The trio
walked through the mists of the evening. The afore mentioned deer
had finally run off with Asono's approach, but came bounding
back, running alongside them, almost acting as a vanguard. They
came to a cottage that was tucked away in the hills, held away
from prying eyes and minds. They came in and Trunks looked
wearily over at the couch that was sitting by a slowly burning
fire. He looked over to Serenity. She smiled at him.

"Go and lie
down on the couch, I'll come to you soon."
He nodded and rambled over to fall onto the cushions, his eyes
falling closed almost immediately. She smiled and sat down at the
table facing Asono's back. The other was making coffee.
Serenity saw her stir in a little extra sugar in her cup. That
was the way that she liked it. Only it had been a long time since
she had been given the opportunity to drink coffee. The other
woman sat down on the opposite side of the table in silence,
apparently comfortable with the lack of conversation. However
after a moment more she laid the cup down on the table and looked
over at Serenity with her somber blue eyes.

"I suppose
you might like to know what I meant about my sister. Well
I'll tell you even if you don't want to know. It's
been eating away inside of me like a dark black snake for the
longest time and I have to say something."

Serenity
nodded, her eyes gentle and full of compassion and understanding,
and a pain that shouldn't be haunting those angel eyes.
Asono spoke after a moment more, taking a deep breath.

" My sister
and I were twin senshi. We were the two guardians of the Gemini
constellation. For a long time we served there. And then in the
past we came to the moon kingdom to swear fealty to your mother
and eventually you, yourself. Then the Negaverse attacked and it
was all shattered. That battle won we retreated back to our home
to see if anyone lived. While we had been gone something terrible
happened."

She
stopped for a moment, looking angry and close to tears in the
same moment. "There was something in our system. I think it
derived from chaos itself. It was from the shadow kingdoms, and
it killed my family. Asoni and I fought it. She died."


Again she
paused, staring into her coffee. "My name used
to be Osono. I combined it with hers so she wouldn't die,
that the part of her that was always with me wouldn't die. I
came here in another reality and that shadow being was here and
after you. I wouldn't let it happen, so I intervened. And
now I'm here. I finished there and left, I'd caused
enough damage with my presence anyway. I lost my friend in that
other dimension as well. Hydrus. There were lots of lost senshi,
especially the senshi of the constellations. We were many and
very spread out."

She
sighed heavily. And then looked up to her queen. "I see that
all of your senshi have gone. It haunts your eyes like a demon
ravaging your soul. I pray that you find rest."

She looked over
to Trunks. "Is the little one who I think he is?"


Serenity
nodded. "He's the son of Bulma-san and
Vegeta-oji." Asono nodded.

"That's
what I thought. He's lonely. I feel for
him." Serenity nodded, sighing heavily.

" I do too.
I found him, he's all alone, and he has no one to turn to. I
don't know what I can do for him."


Asono smiled. "Do what you're doing now. Love him. Love
him until you can't love him any more than you do and add
some to it. He's a precious one, that Trunks." She
paused, knowledge that she wasn't sure if she should give,
dancing in her eyes. "And he's powerful.", she
stated finally. Serenity nodded. She yawned once.

"If
it's all right with you I think I'll retire."
Asono nodded.

"That's
fine with me. The bedroom is in the back. It should be warm,
there's a fireplace in there too."


Serenity nodded, picking up the drowsy Trunks from the couch and
walking back, leaving Asono sitting on the wicker chair in the
front room, her lustrous blue eyes watching them until they were
out of sight. She curled up in the same bed with Trunks, not
wanting to jostle him any more than she had. He leaned against
her collar-bone sleepily, and she heard him begin to speak in a
lazy whisper.

"I saw my
'tousan today. He was fighting with my 'kassan. I
don't think I've been born here yet." She felt him
yawn again, and a small quaver come into his voice. "It
looked like they hated each other, but if you looked you could
tell that they really cared. I wonder, did they want
me?"

Serenity
smiled, once again stroking a hand through his hair.
"Don't think for a moment that they didn't.
You're a child of love Trunks-chan. I'm sure they would
have both loved you in their own ways." He nodded and
fell asleep, his breathing calming down to even intervals and she
felt herself too, drifting and sleeping.


Asono's eyes snapped open. She stared at the door. She
growled. It couldn't be. Not here. Not now. But it was. The
all too familiar presence was close. It had only been a few
hours, but she knew that Serenity was probably rested enough to
make another shift. She had to. Chaos was here. She jumped to her
feet as the presence came closer. There wasn't a whole lot
of time. She ran back to the bedroom to be confronted with the
sight of the two resting together and for a moment she was loath
to break their solace. But she had to. She shook Serenity's
shoulder with urgency.

"Serenity-sama!"


To her
credit the woman was awake fast and staring into the intense blue
eyes of Asono. "Nani?" She came to full awareness
quickly and felt the murderous presence coming closer. Her eyes
narrowed with hatred that shouldn't reside there.

"Chaos."
It came out of her throat a low growl of a whisper, vehemence
making it full of danger. Asono shook her head.

"Iie! Think
of Trunks! He's not old enough yet to go on his own! When
he's older he'll be stronger and he can help you, but
for now I beg you, take him and keep him safe." There was a
moment of struggle on Serenity's face but she came to a
decision quickly. She nodded. The two stood slightly appart from
the other, and at the same time called out their transformations.


"MOON
COSOMOS MAKE UP!"

"GEMINI STAR
POWER MAKE UP!"

Two senshi
stood in the inky blackness of the night. Trunks stirred and
looked at them blearily. "Nani?"

Serenity
looked at him with a gentle expression. "We have to
go." Trunks nodded, stumbling out the bed, still rubbing his
eyes, but trying to get mobile. Gemini stalked into the front,
blood in her eye and determination in her stance. It was too
close. If they didn't hurry they would be caught. She yelled
into the back room.

"Hayaku!"
There were the sounds of movement from the back. It was getting
too close. She stood defiantly out on the lawn, staring at the
thing that had taken all that she loved from her.

"I
won't let you have them!!"

It was an
infinate amount of blackness. But it seemed smug even though it
was that. -What makes you think that you can stop me
weakling? I took your kinswoman no problem. I want at cosmos.
Move or die!-

"I'll
die before I move from this spot!"

Serenity
and Trunks watched from the open window as the woman stood fast
before the great towering presence. Trunks looked at Serenity, so
ready to leap at it, even at the cost of her own life. His eyes
furrowed as fear of being left alone again settled in them.
"Serenity." She looked down into his small face and her
expression softened. They heard a scream from the lawn and
watched Gemini rise, one arm hanging limply at her side.

"Gemini!"


The other
woman turned back, her eyes full of the fire of revenge. "I
TOLD YOU TO GET OUT OF HERE! IMA! HAYAKU!!" She attacked
again, her attacks bouncing off of the infinitive sides of Chaos.


"Dame
da!" Serenity didn't want to see another one go down.
She couldn't take it. Asono looked back at her again.


"Iie!! DO IT
FOR TRUNKS SERENITY!"

"Hai!"
Trunks heard the pain in her voice as she began to whisper the
words that would let her slip into time again. Maybe this next
time they could find somewhere where they could stay. He looked
at Asono, standing alone. He knew that Chaos wouldn't let
her live. But maybe that was her destiny. He sighed, waving
once before fading out of view. He saw her smile as they left. A
look of triumph that was unconquerable.

Chaos
growled in fury as he saw his pray escape. He'd toyed with
this little one long enough. It enveloped her, shocking her mind,
peircing her flesh, making agony resound in every cell of her
body, taking its anger out on her. Even then she smiled, even as
her face twisted in pain. When it finally dropped her and left
she lay there on the grass, her own blood pooling about her,
crimson drops tracing down her face, and her burning eyes staring
into the stars.

"I won
Asoni. We can rest together now, and even if just for a little
while, the queen is safe. Zettai omodatta, we were so happy back
when….what happened?"

Her eyes
closed, triumph burned into her face and her soul, her life
draining away and her mission fulfilled. At least she had scarred
it. That much she could take with her beyond.

::::finish::::


Ossu! Ora Kuri!-
Well that's my little bit in the Hope saga. I hope it
wasn't completely out of line ~.^ Peace!



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