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			In the Fields of Elysian
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			   "Darkness's Light."
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	"Common Kunzite, you beat my butt last time we did this."
Endymion smiled as their swords clashed.
	"But last time you were nothing but a child." Kunzite said,
clocking a thrust. A couple seconds later Kunzite lay in Endymion's 
left hand and pointed at his throat. "Now, you are a prince." 
Endymion smiled and handed Kunzite his sword.
	"Why thank you, General." He nodded. "Well I smell something
delicious, let's go find out what it is." They walked back to the
camp to see Avanla pouring soup into Jedeite's bowl.
	"Common boys, dinner time. Help yourself to some rabbit,
compliments of Jedeite." Avanla said. Endymion grabbed a piece and ate
it, sighing gleefully.
	"I take back everything I've said about you Jedeite, you're my
favorite general now." Endymion said and they laughed. "Here Cairan."
Endymion threw his big tiger a piece and it disappeared quickly. "Good
boy. So, this place looks familar."
	"It should." Nephlite smiled. "It's Dragon's Lair, the place 
in your dreams."
	"Oooh." Endymion said. Suddenly there was a bright flash
in the heavens, and then everything around them became very light.
"Wha..what's happening?"
	"Look!" Zoisite shouted, pointing up to the sky. Everyone 
looked up to see the moon shinning brightly in the sky. "It's the
eclipse!" Suddenly bright silver lights streaked through the sky, one
landing only a distance away from them. 
	"What was that?" Avanla asked.
	"It's a Lunarian! Common, let's go check it out!" Jedeite
said, running into the woods with everyone following him. Endymion got 
a great sense of deja vu as Jedeite led them to a lake, with a 
waterfall in the distance. 
	"Look!" Jedeite pointed over the lake. Endymion gasped at the
site he saw. It was the angel from his dreams, positioned exactly as
he remember her, her face upturned towards the two moons which had
now seperated themselves. Someone made a noise and she turned her
frightened eyes to them. Silver wings sprouted from her back and
everyone gasped, besides Endymion. "She's royalty, and look at the
size of them!" With one mighty flap she rose from the lakes surface
and started flying away. 
	"Wait, come back!" Endymion called after her.
			And this time, she stopped.
	Slowly the angel turned around and stared at Endymion, confused.
Almost in an instant she hovered a couple feet away from him. Endymion 
was too surprised by the shock her eyes shot through him that he froze
on the spot as she inched closer to him. 
	"I know you." She finally spoke, her voice soft and melodious. 
Just like he had pictured it. "You were in my dreams." Endymion 
blinked surpised, and snapped out of his trance.
	"As you were in mine." Endymion said. "What's your name angel?"
She blushed slightly and laughed.
	"My name is Serenity, and I'm not an angel." She replied. "What
is yours?"
	"..Mamoru." Endymion hesitated, seeing no real reason to 
lie to her. She looked so innocent, especially with those lingering
tears. "You don't want to be here do you?" Her eyes turned a darker
shade of blue, and she looked up to the moon longingly.
	"I was in the palace because of the eclipse tonight, when 
the priests came into my room and dragged me outside. I was sucked down
to the Earth by a moonbeam against my will, I..I don't know why they
did such a thing! They betrayed me!" Serenity placed her head in her
hands and began to weep. Something tugged at Endymion's heart and he
slowly walked over and wrapped his arms around her, as she nestled into
him.
	"It's okay, I'll protect you." Endymion cooed, rubbing her
back. She looked up at him and smiled through her tears.
	"That's what your name means doesn't it? Protector?" She said.
"Will you really protect me?"
	"I..I think I have to." Endymion said, staring into her 
eyes. "I feel, connected to you."
	"Me too." She said and then giggled. He smiled down at her
and laughed along, while everyone stared at them with open mouths.
	"How...why...what...HUH!?" Jedeite gaped while Avanla just 
broke into a knowing smile.

	Serenity stood a distance off while the rest huddled around
Endymion, discussing the newcomer.
	"I don't trust those Lunarians, all they want is our souls
to feed off of." Zoisite said. "You of all people should now that
Endymion."	
	"But, but she's different..." Endymion sighed and looked to
Avanla for help. "What do you sense, is there any evil in her?" Avanla
sighed and squinted at Serenity's far off form.
	"Not one stinking bit. She's as pure as they come." She said
and Endymion smiled. "But however, as pure as she is, she still needs
a soul to feed off of. Or she will die and my guess is that she
doesn't want to die. Do you want to risk all of the general's lives,
plus yours for some fancy?" Endymion looked down to the ground and up 
to Serenity. 
	"She not a fancy of mine. She was in my dreams so that means
she's important to this mission somehow, she stays." Endymion said,
looking back at them.
	"But--"
	"I am your prince!" He said strictly. "You will obey me! 
Understood?" Everyone bowed their heads and muttered a small yes.
"Good." Endymion turned on his heels and walked towards Serenity, who
was now sitting at the lakes shore. Her feet were dipped in, while
she hugged her legs to her chest. She didn't looked up or even move
when Endymion sat down next to her, only kept staring out over the 
lake to the setting moons. 
	"I know how you feel." Endymion said and she turned to him,
her eyes filled with bitter tears.
	"How could you?" She asked hoarsely.
	"Because, I was taken away from my world too. I didn't choose
to be here, it just..happened." Endymion answered.
	"Really?" Serenity said, switching positions to face him.
	"Yes, but...I wouldn't want to go back to my world. My lonely
blue and green marble." Endymion said, pointing up to the Earth.
Serenity's eyes went wide as she followed his gaze.
	"You lived on the Earth? I always used to stand on my balcony
and just wish I could visit it someday. What is it like?" She asked
excitedly.
	"No place you want to be." Endymion answered, and her eyes
turned downcast. "This place here, is a paradise. I'm glad I got stuck
here, here in this dream world. Maybe someday you'll understand how
wonderful it is here too." Serenity stared at him along time before
smiling sadly.
	"I hope I do, because there's no way I can go back home now."
She sighed.
	"Can't you just catch a moonbeam back up?" Endymion asked and
she shook her head.
	"No, it's a one way ticket to your death."
	"What?" He asked confused.
	"I'm going to die in a matter of days Mamoru, because of who
I am. I cannot, and I will not feed off of someone's soul...I'm going
to die..." More tears began to course down her cheeks as Endymion 
wrapped his arm around her, bringing her close.
	"You are a real angel, Serenity." He smiled down at her and
received a feeble one back. "I promise, you won't be alone. I'll be
by your side."
	"Thank you." She said, resting her head on his shoulder.
	Avanla and the generals watched the two from a distance, a 
smile on Avanla and Kunzite's faces. However, the other's watched on
unamused.
	"This is insane! She's going to suck the life out of him and
then our mission goes down the drain!" Jedeite flung his arms in the
air frustrated. 
	"How can he be so blind?" Zoisite asked.
	"Because he's in love." Avanla smiled. "Common boys, time for
bed." Avanla pushed the groaning generals back to the camp as she 
looked back at smiled at them one last time. The two sat by the
lake for along time, as the moon and earth watched them from their
position in the black sky, side by side.
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	"So what exactly is your mission anyways?" Serenity asked as
she sat infront of Endymion on his horse. They were traveling down a 
forest path to Govad, the place where they'd find the Wind Stone. 
	"Well, we have to find all the Elemental Stones before the
world is taken over by the NegaVerse." Endymion answered and she 
stiffened under his arms.
	"The NegaVerse." She whispered. "My mother has feared them for
awhile. She won't even talk about them anymore. Where are we going?"
	"We are going to Govad." Avanla answered from beside them.
"Where we'll find the Wind Stone we're looking for."
	"And...here it is." Zoisite sighed. Endymion looked up and 
gasped. Infront of them was a huge bubble of blackness among the 
trees. 
	"What is that?!" Serenity yelled.
	"That is the Darkness, angel." Kunzite said. 
	"It's consumed half of Govad already." Kunzite shook his head
in disbelief. 
	"Is that a bad thing?" Serenity asked.
	"Govad is right by Zion Hill, the place where the stones are
found. Once that is consumed, all of Elysian will disappear." Kunzite
answered.
	"Well, that's not good." Endymion sighed. 
	"Nope." Avanla agreed. "Well, let's get on the move."

	"So do we have everything? Food, fire, weapons, more fire."
Avanla listed.
	"Check, check check and check." Zoisite nodded. 
	"Now when we go in there the world around us will be totally
and utterly black, cold, and very unfriendly. Everyone stay close and
make sure you keep your torches lit." Kunzite said.
	"Why?" Serenity asked.
	"Because if you don't, the Shadows will get you." Jedeite 
answered.
	"The Shadows?" Endymion repeated.
	"The Shadows are evil creatures found only in the darkness. 
No one knows what they look like so we call them Shadows. Any kind
of light can destroy them, so that's why we need the torches. The
weapons are for the Arachnids."
	"Let me guess, they're huge spiders aren't they?" Endymion
said, feeling his stomach begin to turn.
	"You got it buddy." Zoisite patted him on the shoulder.
	"I. hate. spiders." Endymion moaned. "Especially ones that are
bigger than me."
	"Well, we can't turn back or we condemn the rest of Elysian 
to The Darkness' fate." Avanla pointed out.
	"But you don't have to go Serenity." Nephlite offered, but
she just shook her head.
	"I'm going to die soon anyways, so what's the point?" She
said.
	"Alright then." Endymion said, sucking in a breath. He stood
right by the blackness, and with one step would be in its realm. He
sighed, taking in another breath before nodding. "Let's go." He took
the step and plunged into the bubble, feeling the coldness against
his skin. Going through the barrier looked like a wall of glass was
being broken around him. 
	Finally he broke through and was instantly shrouded in a cloak
of coldness and shivered. But not from the cold, but from the amount
of evil and death he felt lingering in the air. He found it hard to 
breath and realized the truth of Avanla's words.
	'The Darkness is not an it, it's a thing. It's alive, it lives
and breathes on the dreams that aren't dreamt anymore. When you walk in
there, you're not just walking into something dark, you're walking into
something evil.'
	*Why am I here again!* Endymion thought desperately as he turned
to see the others coming through. 
	"Wow..." Avanla whistled. "Hey Nephlite, can you see anything?"
	"As a matter of fact I can, just like it was twilight."
Nephlite replied and then scrunched his eyebrows. "Just like I can see
that Arachnid over there!"
	"Where!" Zoisite screamed, huddling behind him. Nephlite burst
out laughing, trying to hold his tears back.
	"I'm just joking! You should've seen your face!" He smiled as
Zoisite punched him in the arm.
	"That was so not funny!" Zoisite hissed.
	"Guys, shut up!" Avanla ordered, putting her finger to her lips.
"We don't want to attract any unnecassary attention here."
	"Sorry." They mumbled. 
	"So where do we go Avanla?" Kunzite asked as she looked around.
	"Well, umm, you see..." Avanla sputtered, scratching her head.
"I really don't know."
	"You're supposed to be the guide!" Endymion exclaimed.
	"I know, but everything's DARK!" She whined. "Neph, what can
you see?"
	"Well, I see a huge boulder right infront of us and three 
mountain peaks out over there." Nephlite squinted, pointing to the
right of them. "And to our left is a small stream."
	"Okay, is there a huge clump of trees on the closest mountain?"
Avanla asked, pulling out her map.
	"Umm, no there isn't." Nephlite responded.
	"Okay I know where we are, but that still doesn't help us 
really. We don't know exactly where the Wind Stone is." Avanla sighed,
blowing her hair out of the way. 
	"Well, where on that map are the Anemone Fairies located?"
Zoisite spoke up.
	"Everywhere! But I know from school that they're centered around
the middle of Govad." Avanla said. "So I guess we should start there,
common!" The group started walking, staying as close as possible.
Suddenly a high shrill sound echoed through the land and everyone 
jumped. Serenity grabbed onto Endymion's arm tightly, shivering from
fear.
	"It's okay Serenity, we'll be fine." Endymion smiled, although
very unsure himself. She looked up at him and smiled back weakly.
	"I do have my protector, my Mamo-chan." She said as Jedeite
rolled his eyes.
	"Gag me." He whispered.

	They walked for a good while, getting used to the shrill
screams they heard every once in awhile. Suddenly, it started to rain
hard, foreboding drops upon their torches, trying to snuff out their
only protection from the shadows.
	"NO!" Kunzite yelled frustrated, trying to hide his torch
under his cape. "Just what we need!" Endymion just held his torch
out, shaking his head in disbelief.
	"I'm going to get eaten by something I can't see." He sighed,
shutting his eyes. "I'm sorry Serenity."
	"I'm going to die anyways remember?" She said. But suddenly
let go of his arm and walked to the front of the group. "But that 
doesn't mean you have to." Their fire was completely gone now and they
began to hear hisses and snarls surrounding them.
	"Nephlite.." Avanla whimpered, drawing close to her brother.
He looked around and his eyes became large at the creatures he alone
could see.
	"Oh my..." He whispered, burying his head in Avanla's hair.
"Just close your eyes Ava, just close your eyes." Everything became
still as Jedeite felt breathing down his neck, and held back a cry
of horror in his throat.
	"It was nice knowing you guys." Endymion said as he felt
something touch his leg.
	Suddenly a light exploded above them and the Shadows
disintagrated into dust with shrill screams of pain. They all looked
up, momentarily blinded, to see Serenity floating in the air, pure
white light pouring off of her like flames. Her wings were spread
wide and beat slowly, keeping her afloat in the air. 
	"Serenity?" Endymion questioned. 
	"She's so powerful." Zoisite marveled with his mouth open.
	"Common, I can keep this up for about 2 more hours." Serenity
finally spoke up, turning to them. They continued on, with Serenity
flying above them. 

	"What are we looking for again?" Serenity sighed, her wings
started to sag and her light becoming dimmer. They had been walking
for an hour, with no sign of the Anemone Fairies. "I don't know how
much longer I can keep this up."
	Suddenly something came down upon the group, toppling 
Endymion and Nephlite to the ground. They were huge spiders, four in
number and 6 feet in length. Endymion rolled along with the spider,
trying to keep its vicious fangs away from him. The others fought 
against the third one while Nephlite peirced his sword through the one
attacking him, green blood oozing onto his shirt. Zoisite wrapped his 
whip around the third while Kunzite flung a bright purple arrow through
its heart. Cairan swatted at the forth, ripping it apart with his
massive claws. 
	"Help!" They turned to see Endymion being dragged into the
darkness by the last Arachnid.
	"Mamoru!" Serenity shouted. Kunzite advanced towards him, but
Serenity's voice stopped him. "No Kunzite, don't leave the protection
of my light!" So they watched helplessely as their prince was dragged
into the darkness, his yells for help unable to be answered. 
	"No..." Avanla moaned, dropping to the ground. Cairan
nestled next to her, rubbing his head under her jaw. "It's all over
now..."

	
	Endymion slipped back into consciousness, although his eyes 
were too slugish to open. Though faintly he could hear the crackling
of fire and the slight tapping of water against a rock. He tried 
to move his arm but found both of them bound to his side by a cloth
surrounding his body. 
	By this time he forced his eyes open slowly and blinked, 
letting them adjust to their surroundings. A grey and black cave
came into view with a dim fire filtering through the room. Infront of 
him was a natural window, the black of The Darkness shinning into
it. 
	Suddenly he heard something stir beside him and looked to 
his left. A man was wrapped up in a white coccoon, his face the only
thing left uncovered. Endymion looked to his right to see two more
people, a man and a woman. The one on the far end began to stir as the
ones besides Endymion turned to watch as well. 
	Suddenly from the man's stomach a leg protruded from him, blood
splattering to the floor. Out from him the Arachnid crawled out, turning
towards Endymion for a second before it started to eat the body it had 
come from. 
	Endymion had to turn away, too disgusted to look anymore. He
didn't think he could possibly hate spiders more than he did now.
	"That's what is going to happen to us next." The woman said
from beside him, crying hysterically. "She'll come down from her web
and lay her egg in one of us..it's over! Oh Elios, why aren't you 
protecting us!?..WHY!?!" 
	Endymion tuned out her anguished cries, feeling sorrow that
he could not help her, or even help himself.


	The sorrowful group trudged on through the darkness, Serenity's
wings sagging even more to the ground. They had reached the center of
Govad where they were most likely to find the Wind Stone they so
desperately needed. 
	"Guys, look!" Jedeite yelled, pointing infront of them. There
infront of them floated two beautiful women. They were only two
feet tall, but fully grown and sparkling with a glinted silver glow. 
Silver-white hair adorned their heads and swam down their bodies, ending
at their bare feet. Their spaghetti strap, pure white dresses hung
losely about them and ended a little past their knees. They turned
towards the group, a little startled at Serenity's light. 
	"Please don't run!" Avanla cried desperately, dropping to her
knees. "We need your help!" The two looked at each other unsure, 
before one floated up to Avanla and touched her cheek.
	"What's the matter little one?" She asked kindly, her voice 
like a whisper in the wind. 
	"We need to find the Wind Stone, do you know where it is?"
Kunzite asked for Avanla, who was too distraut at the moment. The women
looked at each other again, before the other one nodded.
	"Yes we do." She answered. "Follow us, and you can stop your
light now. We will protect you."
	"Thank you." Serenity sighed, falling to the ground. Kunzite
helped support her as her light dimmed. 
	They walked only a short distance before they came upon a 
cave hidden behind a waterfall. They walked through the cool waters,
reveling in the relief it brought them. They walked to the center
of the cave where a table was located in the middle with a box in its
center. 
	"That is the Wind Stone and we are its guardians." One said.
	"What is your need for our precious stone?" Asked the other.
	"We need it to save the world!" Avanla exclaimed and grabbed
the other stones from her satchel. "We have the Earth and Fire Stone,
and now we need this one."
	"We see." They said at once and walked to the table. Their 
hands began to glow and the lid lifted, a circular yellow stone 
arising from it. It floated over slowly to Avanla's awaiting hands.
"Take it and go save your prince."
	"You know where Endymion is?" Avanla lifted her head up
hopefully.
	"Endymion?" Serenity asked confused.
	"The prince is with Queen Arachnia herself." They answered.
"Let the Anemone Fairies be your guide to him."
	"I don't think I can handle anymore." Serenity sighed.
	"You don't have to." One smiled, poiting to the stones. "Let
the fire stone be your light."
	"Now go." They said. "You haven't much time."

	Meanwhile not far away, Endymion stood in his prison of spun
silk, his heart pounding with every noise he heard. The woman beside
him had finally stopped sputtering uncontrolably and he had had an
interesting conversation about the different kinds of fruits he'd miss
when he was dead.
	Suddenly the woman beside him started to screamed again and
Endymion sighed, annoyed.
	"Listen lady-" He started, but stopped when he saw what she was
screaming about. Down from the ceiling came a woman, but that's not
only what she was. From her waist below she was all spider, eight
horrifying legs coming from a two peice body. The rest of her body
was normal, except her skin was grey colored, lifeless.
	A black bikini top covered her chest and her black hair
was piled up on top of her hair in a tangled mess. Her lips were black,
her deathly red eyes staring right into Endymion. She smiled, showing
her enlongated fangs. 
	"Well hello Prince Endymion." She seethed and the man beside 
him gasped.
	"You're Prince Endymion, our savior.." He breathed and Endymion
turned to smile at him weakly. Long black nails scrapped across his
face as she turned his head towards her.
	"My mistress has spoken frequently of you." She smiled 
ruthlessly.
	"Your mistress?" Endymion said.
	"Metallia, the loyal servant of The Darkness." She answered.
"But enough with the small talk, I came here for business, not 
pleasure." She walked over to the woman, who shook her head
uncontrolably.
	"No no no no!" She screamed over and over again, as Arachnia
palmed the woman's face, making her hold still. Her black lips came
down on hers and Endymion saw something go down the woman's throat.
Arachnia laughed, breaking away, her long black tongue retracting from
the woman's throat. Arachnia smiled evilly in Endymion's direction,
scooting over to him. 
	"I think I have a kiss left for you too." She hissed.
	"Aren't I lucky." Endymion rolled his eyes as she got closer.
"Dear God..."
	Suddenly through the air, a black streak of fur jumped
through the air, knocking the she-demon to the ground. Endymion looked
down to see Cairan rumbling in the dust with Arachnia, his fangs
barred. 
	Endymion tried to wiggle out of the silk, twisting and turning
his body. His hands suddenly ran over the handle of his Golden Sword
and he stopped, focusing his energy. The blade ablazed in gold,
cutting the silk. He held his sword in his hands, staring down at 
the over grown spider with disgust. 
	"You've laid your last egg." He growled, cutting her body in
half. He turned to the others captured in the silk to see that there
had been three more behind him. He walked to each one of them, cutting
their silken prisons away. 
	"Prince!" Endymion turned to see Kunzite and the others 
running up into the room breathlessly. 
	"Ew, WHAT is that!" Avanla pointed to Arachnia.
	"The queen spider." Endymion answered and then walked up to the
woman who was shaking. "Don't move." He placed his hand on her stomach,
his hand beginning to glow. "There, you're safe now, the egg is gone."
	"Thank you prince!" She cried, hugging him quickly. He turned to
the group and wiped a stray hair from his eyes.
	"Let's get out of here."

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	If any one was wondering I got the Shadows from Pitch Black.
If you haven't seen it, GO SEE IT! It's the best scary sci-fi movie 
I've seen so far! And Arachnia is from a Hercules episode I saw. Very
gross!..yuck. Well anyways, stay tuned! 
CIAO!!