Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Torn Between Duty And Love ❯ In the middle of thoughts ( Chapter 5 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

TORN BETWEEN DUTY AND LOVE
by Blue Dreamer (bluedreamer80@hotmail.com)
A Land Of Dreams : www.alandofdreams.com

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Disclaimer:
Sailor Moon is owned by all its respective owners, Naoko Takeuchi, et al. Any other characters in this story are copyright to me as well as the story itself. Thank you and I hope you enjoy. This fic is inspired by Yumi Tamura's masterpiece Legend of Basara which happens to be the manga and anime I prefer.

Synopsis:
Serenity grew up in the shadow of her twin brother... What happens when she will have to take destiny in her hands and go fight the dictatorship that has taken place in her country?

Editors:
Jessica (futuremoonteen@aol.com)

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Chapter 05 : In the middle of thoughts

'I have to fight alone, I don't want anyone dying because or for me... sorry everyone' Serenity wandered out of the cave into the darkness of the night

She was determined to fight the Darius's army and rescue Minako from these brutes. As Tempest was galloping, tears were freely flowing down Serenity's face... 'I have to be alone, I must be alone...'

As Serenity was lost in her thoughts, she did not realize where she was quite heading... until an arrow nearly struck her and brought her back to the present situation

-"Hey, that's Shingo" said a soldier, "we must catch him"

-'Shit ... What am I going to do now.' Serenity panicked but tried her best to remain calm as she was surrounded with the army.


Meanwhile... Minako was gaining consciousness... She was not sure where she was, the only thing she knew, she was on a horse, and someone behind was holding the reigns...

-"So, you've awoken finally" asked Kunzite.

Minako did not answer... She did not want to surrender to the ones who killed her friends and family ...

-"Suit yourself if you don't want to speak..." Kunzite continued

Minako could not help notice the kindness in his voice and, as she turned her head in order to look at him... she noticed true concern in his eyes. 'Could some of the enemy be nice? That's... well... that's ... impossible' she thought

As though he read in her mind, Kunzite continued "Not all men are brutes, Endymion will make sure that such a think will not happen again"

-"Endymion? Who's he?" she asked

-"My, my... you villagers are that ignorant ... you don't even know who you are fighting...?" he chuckled before adding "He's the Emperor's son... Prince Endymion will be the Future Emperor of this country"

-"You mean a future dictator" Minako answered vigorously

-"Shut up woman" Kunzite said aggressively... "You don't know what you're talking about"

-"I know enough in my opinion... all of you are merciless bandits who take advantage of us" Minako said angrily

-"Unless you prefer being tied to a rope, you'd better keep your mouth shut." Kunzite ordered

Minako was too frightened to answer back and kept silent the rest of the travel until they reached the City Palace. Minako gasped when she saw this beautiful building in front of her... never in her life had she seen such a beautiful place. Nevertheless, she tried to hide her amazement, in vain...

-"Until Endymion comes back, you'll be kept in the Palace Prison" Kunzite said as he handed her over to the guards

-"But..." Minako tried to protest

-"What now?" Kunzite asked

-"Don't you mind having to obey orders? Can't you decide for yourself without having to ask the Prince whatever..."

-"Be careful young lady" Kunzite said and left Minako to the guards


Against all this men, Serenity had no chance of escape... as she tried to pass them, Malachite's arrow hit Tempest severely making him fall.

-" Tempest" Serenity screamed as she fell of as well

To her disbelief, the army had just killed her last friend and ally... the one who permitted her to act as Shingo, to one who could run faster than the wind... now... he was lying in agony.

The army was watching the scene with amusement:

-" How could this kid be such a threat... he's crying for his horse" mocked a soldier

-"Yeah... look at him? How did anyone believe he could defeat our Emperor and Prince?" laughed an other

They all jumped on Serenity... she managed to kill three soldiers with her sword, but quite fast, they got hold of her and hit her brutally. Serenity collapsed on the ground breathing fast.. and believing that she had just a few more seconds on this planet.

Endymion was catching up with his army after having taken care of his horse. It was there that he heard quite a commotion going on... Malachite came up to him and said

-"My Prince, we've just got hold of Shingo"

-"Really?" asked Endymion

-"Actually, I should rather say that Shingo just came into our hold... I don't quite understand... but the result is that..."

-"Finally, I'll get rid of that bastard" Endymion said... 'Finally free... finally I'll be able to prove that I'm of value... Now only I'll be able to fight Darius's and take his place as Emperor... And then... sweet Serenity... You'll be mine'

-"Hey, why don't we remove Shingo's scarf in order to see what he looks like exactly?" suggested one of the soldiers

-"Why not" said Malachite "It's good to know who we are about to kill... even though it won't change much"

Serenity could see Malachite coming over to her with her enemy... the wicked Prince... as she tried to see what this prince is like... her vision was blurred by the numerous hittings she was still getting from the soldiers... she only noticed a familiar figure and a huge helmet before fainting....

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Author's notes
Arrrhhh what is going to happen now? I know this chapter's rather short... I'll try to get next chapter out before mid December, because after that I'm off for three months and probably wont have time to send out my stories... Anyways, comments are always appreciated ^_ ^

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