A Love So Strong:
A Love Story about Serena and Darien
A LOVE SO STRONG: SERENITY AND ENDYMION
Chapter 9
The Preparation Time
The usual disclaimers still apply. I want to apologize for the long wait in completing chapter 9. Thank you to all of you who have written to me about completing the story. I’m sorry it’s a little short but at least I got it out. Please let me know what you think! Now on with the show!!!
Pluto traveled through time and space and eventually reached the Hall of Eternal Time. As she walked through the corridor, the images on the walls displayed the peaceful and chaotic time of her part of the galaxy. They displayed the Time of Eternal Darkness and how the Great Being extended Itself and created darkness and light. As she moved past the panels, history began to unfold. She knew this history well so she didn’t pay close attention to the images until she arrived at the panel that displayed her current time. She suddenly stopped and slowly started to shake. Before her, on her panel, there was nothing. What was supposed to be there was now replaced with the Eternal Void.
“How did this happen,” she said looking around the entire corridor.
Instead of walking to her Avator, she ran. She reached the great doors that lead to the chamber of the Avator of Pluto, Chronos. The images on the panel doors had also changed and instead of proclaiming Chronos’s accomplishments throughout time, they displayed the Antiverse’s Avator Temporal and her dominion over Time. “Somehow the barrier has been broken, but how?” Suddenly the doors opened and on the dais of Chronos sat the Avator Temporal with her rod Temporal distortion.
“Welcome, Guardian of Time, to a new order!!” said Temporal smiling.
“What have you done with Chronos?” demanded Pluto as she was preparing to attack. Temporal just laughed and shook her head.
“He’s not available at moment. By the way, you already know that you can’t attack an Avator and especially not ME!!” Temproal’s great power began to illuminate to chamber in red and black to prove her point.
Pluto knew this to be true but what Temporal didn’t know will eventually be her downfall. Pluto relaxed her fighting stance and looked around the room. Everything was now proclaiming the greatness of Temporal and her power and everything that displayed Chronos was gone.
“So you’re the one who is interfering with the Time Stream. What are you up to Temporal?”
“First, you will call me My Lady Avator. From this moment on, I am your Avator. I have decided to keep you, if you behave. I rule time in both ‘veres now and you will show me the respect or be destroy like the ones before you. Secondly, the Time Stream will eventually correct itself and then time will flow according to my wishes.”
“As you command, My Lady Avator,” Pluto stated with great reluctance and a royal bow.
“What would you like me to do, My Lady Avator?” Pluto stated buying time for a plan of action.
“The Time Stream correction is almost complete. After the Time Stream correction is completed, I have several projects I want you to oversee, my new slave/guardian,” Temporal said laughingly.
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Luna and Robin were finalizing the plan for the transfer of power, when a shimmer of over powering magic filled the room. Before them stood the Great Queens of the Houses of the Silver Millennium. The mother of Venus, Queen Rosa, mother of Jupiter, Queen Peuplier, mother of Mars, Queen Myrte, mother of Mercury, Queen Fraise, mother of Pluto, Queen Oliva, mother of Uranus, Queen Blanche, mother of Saturn, Queen Centaurea, mother of the Earth, Queen Gaia, and the mother of the moon, Queen Serenity II. Luna and Robin bowed to the royal assembly and said “Good Evening, your Highnesses.”
The Queens gathered around the table where Luna and Robin stood.
Robin turned and smiled at her mother and said,“Hello Mother.”
“Something bad must have happened to bring all of you together in this space and time,” said Luna.
“I’m afraid something has happened. Pluto has not reported back in over 12 hours and the power that is behind the new threat is more powerful than we previously had thought,” said Queen Serenity with worry in her eyes.
“What information do you currently have about this new power,” said Robin.
“Well, it’s not exactly a new power. It’s as old as our Avators and just as powerful.
"Do you remember the stories for the Book of Time Past,” asked Queen Oliva.
“Yes, something about the ‘Verse wars and the dueling Avators of opposite universes,” said Luna.
“Exactly!! The war has been ongoing for eons but never has it spilled over into any one universe until now. Somehow the Antiverse Avators have crossed over into our universe and has granted their immense power to an old enemy, my sister, Princess Solaris, you know her as Queen Metallica,” said Queen Serenity with great sadness.
“You mean to tell me that your sister, destroyed the Silver Millennium and you didn’t tell the scouts or anyone?” said Robin.
“The members of the Council knew as well as the ruling Queens. That is why I gave my life to protect all of you it was my responsibility. You see Solaris was the firstborn and therefore the inheritor of the Silver Crystal. But when her time of awakening and full power was near Our Avator Moon Goddess Selene did not find her worthy of the honor. I do not know why. I never wanted to carry the burden of the Silver Crystal but suddenly the Moon Goddess Selene chosen me instead of my sister. One night Solaris tried to kill me but the crystal protected me and our mother and father banished her outside our galaxy. Her name and image was erased from our history and house. Only Pluto knew where she was. Eventually, as time passed she was forgotten until that fateful day on earth when I felt her presence again. I had just finished with the guardian of Earth transfer of power when I felt her. She didn’t feel the same, she felt twisted with anger, jealousy, and especially revenge towards me, my kingdom, but especially my daughter.”
Luna looked shaken and said, “Are trying to tell us that the scouts are going up against powers equal to a god?”
“Yes,” said Queen Centaurea. Luna and Robin sat down hard. Luna held her head in her hands while Robin tried to stop the tears from falling. Luna looked up and said, “We can’t fight a god. There is no way that we can win.”
Suddenly there was a quiet wind in the room and all heard a light, lilting voice saying, “Don’t give up hope just yet, my children. Where there is light, there is always hope.” And before them stood the Moon Goddess Selene herself with a serene smile on her face.
End of chapter 9