Title: Serena, Born A Slave - Chapter 2 Author: Keely Email: keely1@home.com Keely's Note: Keely:hey every one!! well heres the seconed chapter of the story!!! hope you like it!!! just to remind you this is going to be a VERY tense chapter so... Hime: oh like they didn't know that already-_-! really sometimes i wonder why i do this... *BONK* Keely:ignore her. she just feels bad cause she didn't come up with this brilliant masterpice! HOHOHOHOH! wow...look at all the stars... *hime sweat drops as she holds a malet.* Hime: i think that will shut her up for about ten minutes.... ok enjoy!! now on with with the show!!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "WHAT?!?!?!?!?! SHE'S ALIVE!!?!?!" bellowed the king as he spit out the wine he was drinking. Darien cringed. *Father's never mad. I wonder what's wrong.* "Um Father, what's wrong?" asked Darien timidly. "WHAT'S WRONG?!!? THAT GIRL IS WHAT'S WRONG!!! Guards! Search the city and bring that girl to me dead or alive! now go!" *Though I would prefer her dead.* he thought happily. "Father! What is going on!?" he yelled and the father finally stopped yelling. "When I was in my prime a woman by the name of Mara and I had an affair. She then said she didn't want to be with me anymore because she didn't love me. I killed her husband before her daughter was born. You see Mara had this power, she could see the future, and no this is not a joke. I used her to see what would happen with my wars and that is why our kingdom is the most protected. Well, WAS well protected. That trait was carried on to the girl. That girl's name was Serena. I want that girl dead! If she isn't then the prophecy will be filled by next year." Darien was hot with rage. *So that was why Serena was so scared of me! How dare my father do that! I will not let my father harm her! She never did anything to him!* "What was the prophecy?" asked Darien trying to control his anger. "In 13 years I will fall ill and her daughter will then rule the city. I want her dead before this happens!!!" "Father, I won't let you hurt her." His father smirked. "And why are you so protective over her?" "Because I-I-I-" Before he could say any more the doors burst open. "Because I won't allow it!!" (Author's Note: Keely: oh! how intense! i just love this! and to think it was my idea! Hime: i REALLY don't need this right now-_-;;! *BONK!* ok! sorry for the interruption) ........exclaimed a male voice. The king looked up and the prince looked up to see a VERY familiar face. "Ahhh, if it isn't little King Tranquillity. What can I do for you?" asked the king. Tranquillity had become king of the sun. YES the sun. This was of course during the silver millennium and earth was too primitive to join. The king had become ruler of the sun at a very young age. He had lost his twin sister during a battle when she was only a few months old. "You have and can do nothing! I want my sister back!" The king laughed cruelly. "I'm terribly sorry but I don't know who your talking about." "I only know I want my sister back and you're trying to kill her! I won't allow it! You know that if my sister had her memory back she could just wave her finger and this god forsaken planet would be moon dust. Artemis will not take this matter lightly. I promise you that once we get the daughters of the inner planets that you will pay dearly. Now you will call off your guards and I will find her myself. Then we will hold counsel here." With that Tranquillity was gone in a brilliant flash of light. "Hmph! Well, let's see who finds her first. Darien my son why are you so shocked?" "Because Serena can really defeat your world? Why would she want to?" The king was in thought. Finally he answered as though he, the actual father, knew. "Well she might but I don't think she will. She has had a bad life." the prince sighed and walked to his room to think. "Mina, isn't it wonderful!? It is actually raining, and now Father gets to stay home! Here, have some tea I made." Mina smiled at her sister's happy attitude. As her finger's brushed Serena's, Serena had a flash back. :::flash back::: The ground was shaking and the ceiling was falling all around. She saw two babies crying and holding hands, each had a symbol on their heads. At a closer look the little girl had a crescent moon and the boy a sun. Suddenly a woman with long silver hair put up in meatballs ran to them and picked them up. She put them in two pods and pressed a code that looked like the little boy's symbol. The two pods were racing towards the sun when suddenly a black blast hit the second pod. The pod fell and started for the earth. It crashed and Serena saw her mother take the child out of the pod and race away. :::end of flash back::: "Hey, Serena? Serena? Are you all right? You look pale. What happened?" Serena shook out of her stupor and waved her hand. "No, I'm fine." Mina looked at her skeptically. "Are you sure?" Serena sighed in annoyance. "Yes! I'm fine! Come on let's have our tea now." As Serena handed Mina a cookie Mina had a flash back. ::flash back:: Mina was in a large princess-like room, but every thing was dark and shaking. Suddenly a woman with blond hair much like her came running in. Her blue eyes held terror and fear. The little girl was crying and had a strange symbol of the planet Venus on her forehead. The woman scooped her up and gave her a hug while crying. "Dear," the woman said. "It's time for you to go. It's not safe here anymore. I'm going to send you away till things are better, all right?" With that the woman put her in a seedlike pod and pressed a button that looked like Earth. The pod whizzed off and landed in a corn field. Mina saw her mother pick up the child and run off with her . :::end of flash back.::: Now it was Serena's turn to be worried. "Say Mina, did you have a weird flash back?" asked Serena. Mina nodded her head vigorously. "Yes I did. There was this little girl in a dark room and she was crying and had the symbol of Venus on her forehead. Then, a woman with hair color just like mine ran in and told me i had to go because it wasn't safe there anymore. She also said she would come back for me I think." Serena looked at Mina. "Well, in mine there were these two twin babies crying in a place where a ceiling was falling all around us. The boy had a symbol of the sun and the girl had a crescent moon on her head. Then a woman with silver hair put up in meatballs came and scooped them up. Then she pressed a button that looked like the sun and then they were off in these strange seed-like pods. The second one got blasted by this strange black light and it went off course and it landed on earth and my mother picked up the child and ran off with it. What do you think it was?" asked Serena. "I think it was pieces of your memory coming back," said a voice. They turned around to see Travis. "Travis! What are you doing here?" asked Serena. "Yes, what are you doing here and why don't you go take a swim in the lake like I suggested," said Mina. Travis laughed at them and was then taken in by a blinding light. When the girls looked again they saw Travis but in a golden suit and silver armor that covered his chest, stomach and calves. On his right side there was a silver sword. "Travis? What happened to you?" asked Serena as she walked to him. He seemed familiar with the sun on his forehead. Serena gasped. "You're the boy in my flash back!" Suddenly a light filled her. When she awoke she saw Mina smiling at her in the weirdest outfit ever. She wore a leotard- like suit that hugged her body and a WAY too short skirt that was orange. She had an orange bow in front of her chest and an orange choker. Her hair was up in a red bow and she was smiling. "Minako your skirt is much too short! What ever happened to me?" Suddenly Mina pulled her to a mirror. Serena saw herself dressed in a white layered silken dress with pearls embroidered on it. It was a little low cut and a crescent moon on her forehead was clearly visible. As Serena looked at herself she remembered everything. "Travis! Brother!' Serena exclaimed, and ran over, tears of joy flowing down her cheeks. They embraced and a light flooded the room. "I know where the rest of the scouts are, come." said Serena regaining herself. Travis and Mina smiled and they teleported to Lita's house where the girls where supposed to be getting ready for the ball. "Scouts," said a soft voice. They looked around but could not see anyone. "Scouts, you have returned." Suddenly a teeny woman with white gossamer wings came down along with a scout and a man in armor. "Who are you?" asked Lita. She looked closely at the angel, then gasped. "Serena?!" The girl smiled. "Yes, it's me. You need your memories restored." With that a brilliant flash of light entered the room and three more scouts entered- one with green trimming, one with red, and one with blue. "Welcome back, scouts," Serena said happily. The girls ran to her, they hugged her and they all cried for joy. Suddenly Serena grew serious. "Scouts, I want you to stay outside the door of the room Travis, you will stay with me. I think it is time to make a grand entrance." Serena mock bowed and the girls giggled. Soon they left. "Well, it's been almost two hours and Travis nor the guards have found her," said the king, getting a little anxious. The ladies and men of the court were all talking and whispering about the king that was supposed to show. Suddenly a bright light flooded the room and everyone including Darien had turned away until the light had faded away. When the crowd uncoveredtheir eyes they gasped. There stood the prince they knew well, but the girl! She was absolutely magnificent! She had gossamer wings, a silken dress that hugged her waist and then billowed out. She had a small crown on her head and her features appeared to be delicate and graceful every time she moved. Her eyes that should have held happiness held only condemnation and betrayal. She pointed to the king who of course gulped. "You." she said softly. "You have been cruel to this world and do not deserve to live." She started to walk, well actually her feet were merely only a few inches of the ground to the king. "But, I have decided to spare your small life for you are not completely evil. No, you have lived in agony at the loss of your wife and my mother." Serena said. She then started to fly up to the sky. She closed her eyes and an image appeared in front of her. It showed may different parts of the earth. Some with beautiful meadows with wild flowers and animals. Some showed peasants sick and dying and some playing. Some kids being lowered into the ground and peasants grieving. Some showed of some kind and helping others below themselves. Some showed people spitting at peasants and kicking maids or being beaten. Suddenly the pictures stopped and Serena's eyes snapped open. Every one that was talking about what they had just seen had shut up. Serena looked around the room and finally spoke. "As you can see there are many that help others below them and take care of others. And then there are those who are mean and beat up others no matter what stature they may have. This is called balance. Good and evil. I am not saying every one in here is evil, in fact most of you here are quite delightful. Then there is an equal amount of evil people in here too. This room is called balance. The same amount of good and evil. I hope you will remember that you can always change no matter how bad you think you may be." Serena paused and came down to the ground. This gave the king enough time "Guards! Get her!" The guards threw the knives and spears all heading for Serena. The door burst open but the scouts and Travis were too late.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The End Keely's Note: Keely: HAHAHAHAHAH!!!! another cliff hanger to all you people that hate em'!! Hime: Keely....you scare me^_^;;! *Keely looks at hime innocently. Keely: Who me? but all i did was act insane. isn't that ok with you? (keelys holding a LARGE malet of hime's head. Hime: Every thing is fine with me! every one knows your insane! there ya happy now? Keely: yup^__^ Hime: i give up. she's too weird... (Keely looms over hime) Keely: WHAT DID YOU SAY!?!?!?! Hime: nothing! we'd better leave before things get ugly! BY! (Hime is over the hill and past the woods^_^;) Keely: Ja matte! You know, i think i scared her! COOL!