A fan fic by Caleyndar.
Rating: PG.

Notes: This chapter discusses some issues between Serenity and
Endymion, clearing them up. It also continues on with the dream
that haunted Endymion. Parts of this chapter are very serious 
and deep. Others are meant to be funny. I stress 'meant to be'. 
	Email: caleyndar@tac.com.au
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entitled 'Compile a Life', which I want to finish ASAP.

Disclaimer: None of the characters belong to me; only the
few I make up. The story, however, is mine.


The Name Endymion...

Part Five: The War of Peace...

Chapter Two...

	Childhood memories chased me, ghosts dragging apon 
my feet to bound me to my nightmare. 
	I was crying, rubbing my eyes with my little fists, 
hot tears streaming down my small face. The room I sat in was 
dark. Night. The moon and the stars shone in the velvet black 
outside the window, lighting familiar objects which terrified 
me. 
	Light was born with the simple flick of a switch, and 
a loving presence entered the monstrous room that seemed to 
have wanted to devour my soul only moments ago. Another word 
existed with the light. The room was my bedroom, filled with 
my belongings which I treasured.
	"Oh, did you have another nightmare, Darie?" my 
Mothers voice broke through my sobs.
	"Yes!" I cried in between hiccups. "Big monsters came 
after me! Huge golden crystal creatures that ate the world 
and me! And then there was nothing left! Nothing but black!"
	"What have I told you, Sweetie?" my Mother lectured, 
wrapping a comforting arm around my small shaking form. "I 
told you not to watch all those horror films before you went 
to bed."
	I carelessly wiped my face with my cotton sleeve, 
sniffling. "I promise Ill never watch those movies again, 
Mom! Please, just make the bad guys go away!"
	My Mother just enveloped me in a bear hug and rocked 
me back to sleep. 
	With a start, I awoke, my eyes wide, my entire body 
tense and shaking. "God, why did I dream such a thing? What 
did it mean?" I questioned in a terrified whisper as I sat 
up.
	The sudden movement beside her drew Serenity out from 
her slumber, her eyelids fluttering and then opening to 
reveal their blue gems. She looked up at my form, face 
forward and blank, eyes staring wildly at all things as if 
elementals unseen taunted me. Gently she touched my arm, 
silently asking me what troubled me, what made me stare with 
such a frightened glare.
	"I dreamt that the universe shattered," I whispered 
without looking into her worrying eyes. "I dreamt that 
something tore from my heart a crystal which destroyed the 
world." These words came from me as if I was in a trance. My 
mind was racing, questioning, demanding, why in the hell had 
I dreamt of such an obscene act.
	Serenity sat up and turned my blank face to look apon 
her angelic one. "A crystal?" she asked softly, the curiosity 
behind it unmistakable. "The Golden Crystal?"
	I just stared at her, unable to answer at first. But 
my voice took on its only life and gave breath to the first 
sentence which was uttered in my nightmare. "Peace, without a 
certain element will never last." A swift pause and then it 
continued. "The Golden Crystal. The Crystal of Dreams. This 
is the last element." I blinked my eyes and furiously shook 
my head. "This Golden Crystal, Serenity, this piece of rock 
flew up into the sky and shattered it!" I said in horror.
	Her perfect brow crinkled with a frown, and she sat 
silent, deep in thought for a moment before speaking. "There 
was a legend, a prophecy, call it what you will, which told 
of a crystal with the power of dreams. I do not remember much 
of it. I never listened to tales such as that, though now I 
wish I had. But I seem to remember that my Mother, Queen 
Selenity, always seemed very weary of it," Serenity trailed 
off, trying to glimpse into forgotten memories.
	"This was not the first time I have had this dream. 
When I was a child, this nightmare haunted me. I would wake 
up crying for the light, for someone to tell me everything 
was alright," I paused, trying to recall the last time I had 
dreamt this. Not since I was a child. Certainly not in my 
high school years. Why had they left me when I grew older? 
Perhaps a subconscious banishment of them with the 
development of my powers? But then, why did they come back 
now? "Theres more. In this dream, I received the distinct
impression that the voice which took the crystal from me was 
not evil, yet as a child, I called them monsters. I do not 
understand."
	Serenity embraced me, kissing me softly on the cheek. 
"Dreams were not meant to be logical, Endymion, though at 
times they do have embedded within them meaning. Do not 
concern yourself over it. If there is importance to this 
vision which plagues you, then we will understand it soon 
enough."
	"I fear it, Serenity. I fear the meanings it may have. 
Most of all, I fear that I will lose you," I said quietly, 
lifting my hand and brushing my fingers along her silky 
smooth cheek. "Why has fate been so kind? It demands that we 
be together, that our destinies be intertwined, yet it has it 
so that we love each other more than the very air we breath. 
Though if loved never targeted us, would we have felt such 
pain, such sorrow? Would we have merely done as destiny 
demanded of us and lived our weary lives?"
	"Without Light, there can be no Darkness. Without 
Darkness, there can be no Light. Without Hate, there can be 
no Love. Without Love, there can be no Hate," Serenity said 
softly, more so to herself than to me. "We may have hurt each 
other, Endymion, hated even, but never through all our pain 
and suffering did we stop loving each other. And I would not 
have had it anyone other way."
	"Why did you forgive me?" I whispered, my eyes 
riveted to hers. "Why did you stop fearing me? Why are we 
together now? Is it because of destiny?" Our faces were so 
close, her sapphire eyes filled my whole vision. Eyes which 
reflected my very soul and made it pale compared to hers.
	"You know why," was her almost silent answer. Her 
breath was so sweet caressing my face. "It is the same reason 
you forgave me, the same reason you are here now."
	"There was nothing to forgive, for there was no wrong 
done," I answered my own question, searching her eyes for a 
sign of right or wrong. "It was a misunderstanding twisted 
into lies by others, causing us to feel dark emotions which 
covered up the light. And I began to understand, and doing so, 
saw there was nothing to forgive, and that I had only made a 
horrific mistake. And fear? I do not know that I ever feared 
you. But I knew I could not live without you. It was as 
simple as that. It is why we are here now. Because I can not 
see a reason for living in this universe when you are not by 
my side." I shut my eyes pressed my forehead against hers, 
our symbols touching one another. "It is why I ran following 
the death of my Father. I feared you would never forgive me 
for my actions, never stop avoiding me because you did not
want to be hurt by me again." These words I spoke hurt me. 
They made me want to cry. Such memories they brought back. 
Such dark memories and emotions. "Dear God, do you know what 
I feared the most then?" I uttered suddenly, though I dared 
not to open my eyes. "I feared that I would hurt you again! 
If I had killed my Father, then by Heaven and Hell, what if I 
could hurt you?"
	"Endymion, please dont question such possibilities. 
I do not want to let them inhale a breath of life. My Love, 
please, cast such evil thoughts away. I love you, I know you 
would never hurt me again, and I trust in you. Believe in my 
love for you, my trust. But please, do look back apon the 
dark past. Let that rest in peace. We are together now, and 
that is all that matters," Serenity said in her kind voice 
which was full of force and strength. Her gentle hand lifted 
my chin and forced me to look into her ever forgiving eyes.
"What matters is the future, Endymion. And whatever daemons 
take sanctuary there we will face together, for love is the 
strongest force in existence."
	I leaned forward and kissed her, almost crushing her 
fragile frame in my tight embrace. Her very words soothed my 
soul, her very gaze gave me a comfort, a peace, which I had 
always been searching for but have found in no place other 
than her innocent eyes. My passion for her touch, her warmth 
against my bare skin, was almost frightening. I wanted her so 
much! In her I found peace! In her I found love, everything I 
had ever longed for! 
	In our pure love and need for one another, our minds 
and bodies became one. Light and heat washed over us, filling 
our souls with such contentment for life that all woes 
disbursed and became nothing, and the thought of living was 
more than bearable. It was attractive! Words alone could 
never describe the feeling, the bliss that came from this 
joining of our souls which were meant to be one. 
	We laid in each others arms, eyes closed, just 
enjoying each others touch, the mere realisation that we 
were together, and that for all the wrong in the universe, in 
our very kingdoms, we were happy for we had each other. With 
our love, with our combined strength, all would be right. 
	In the peaceful sleep that followed, no dreams nor 
nightmares plagued me. My soul and heart was at rest with the 
knowledge that Serenity loved and trusted me, for our need 
for one another out weighed our fears. 
	The time that ensued in which the small space craft 
was our universe, slicing through space as light must, little 
happened that provoked deep thought or emotions. Slowly my 
strength returned, and slowly my pain ebbed away until it was 
an ever present dull throbbing in the empty part of my heart. 
Fear still lingered in my mind for the dream which visited 
me. It had instilled in me a fear I could not quite 
understand, and that troubled me. 
	Diamond was much changed. He was silent now, talking 
to no one. Not even his beloved Brother Sapphire. He spent 
much of his time in the cockpit, sitting next to the stone 
cold Sword, staring out into the brilliant white light of 
space ripping past us at light speed as she did. Two silent 
figures staring at nothing. They were a horrific sight to 
look apon. They never moved. They merely sat and stared. Only 
when necessary did their bodies move on their own accord to 
take in food or adjust a control. Their actions were uncanny, 
and even Serenity began to worry, though she by all others 
advise left Diamond alone in the fear of his reaction.
	Apon seeing Diamonds state, Sapphire was much 
distressed. Often I would see him trying to talk to his 
Brother, but only silence replied. Silence, or an outburst of 
anger which sent Sapphire swiftly walking away with a pained 
and annoyed expression tainting his face. The silence soon 
spread to Sapphire. There was little those remaining could do 
but watch and offer a shoulder to cry on. They were never 
taken though. Sapphire took his pain and locked himself in 
his cabin.
	"We cant sit around here all night and day feeling 
sorry for them," Venus said from her place at the small table 
located in the dinning room aboard the ship. She leaned 
against Kunzite who had his arm wrapped around her shoulders. 
"If they will not vent their emotions, then there is nothing 
we can do. We may as well plan ahead to our arrival at the 
head quarters of the Dark Dragon Kingdom."
	I sighed and rested my head apon Serenitys shoulder. 
"I do not even want to think about it. Armand is going to 
yell at me, and most likely bite me," I muttered, shutting 
my eyes and making a face. 
	Serenity and Venus could not help but giggle.
	Kunzite cleared his throat. "I doubt it. Marius will 
be there, if you recall. Armand will not be acting out of 
line. Besides, why should you fear his anger towards you? He 
knew what he tempted you to do was wrong. I would have 
thought that he would be the one fearing your wrath."
	"Perhaps," I said softly, knowing well that it may be 
true. I did love him once. But that love had been born in 
rank soil, and was not pure. But did I still feel something 
towards that devil with the face of an angel? I shook my head 
slightly and kissed Serenity softly apon her forehead. "What 
ever the case, after I talk to Armand, we will see Queen 
Selenity and my Mother. This war will end."
	"It is fortunate at least that there has been no 
active fighting for some time. At least no more lives are 
being lost now," Venus said quietly.
	"And by the time we have finished our business with 
the immortals, the others should have returned from their 
meetings with Queen Giai and Queen Selenity. I have ordered 
them to arrange for a engagement together on the capital of 
the Moon Kingdom. We will travel there as soon as we are done 
on the Dark Dragon Kingdom," Kunzite informed me.
	I leaned back in the stiff chair, satisfied that the 
road to peace, though rocky, was progressing. I had not told 
of the others my dream. It seemed pointless. After all, it 
had been a dream, nothing more. A figment of my imagination. 
Cast it aside until called for.
	The dormant battle station of the Dark Dragon Kingdom 
laid before us, unchanged from when I first glimpsed it in my 
spirit form, whisking away to Serenitys side. What a hatred 
filled memory that was. But this was not the time for the 
past. We headed into the future, towards that streamline 
metallic object hanging in dark space, tiny lights making it 
stand out against nothingness.
	Five of us were crammed into the small cockpit: 
Sword, Kunzite, Venus, Serenity and myself. Diamond had long 
ago left when I first came in after dropping our velocity 
from light speed. He had brushed coolly past my shoulder, the 
only emotion emitting from his form was that of hatred. 
	"This is Lestat de Lioncourt speaking. Please state 
your identity and purpose," Lestats laughing voice burst 
onto the communications system.
	"Lestat?" I wondered. "Why are you there?"
	"The control officer is at supper!" Lestat replied 
before laughing out loud.
	"What does he mean by that?" Serenity whispered into 
my ear.
	"It means our dear friend Lestat ate him," I said 
flatly, not at all amused. 
	"What have I told you, Endymion? We say drink!" 
Lestat retorted.
	"Yes, whatever," I muttered. "Just give us clearance, 
alright?"
	There was a short pause before a new voice took over. 
"Prince Endymion? This is Louis de Pointe du Lac. Ignore 
Lestat. Go ahead and set down in landing bay twelve." Then in 
the background, Louis spoke to Lestat as an annoyed teacher 
might. "The word drink makes no grammatical sense there 
anyway. To think youve lived for centuries."
	"Thankyou Louis," I said and cut the transmission. "I 
cant believe I put up with that for two years," I mumbled, 
shaking my head at the two vampires behaviour.
	"Well, my Prince, we put up with you for a year, 
which I believe is worse," Kunzite answered my complaint with 
a slight smile on his face.
	"Why you!" I yelled before grabbing for his throat.
	"Endymion!" Serenity and Venus both yelled.
	The hanger bay. It was cavernous and empty of other 
space crafts. Only bright unrelenting light blasted down apon 
us, lighting everything up as bright as day. Moments passed 
as I just stood at the exit of the space craft, waiting for 
my eyes to adjust. 
	"Back here again. What have I learnt in my absence? 
Life is a lesson. So what did I learn?" I whispered to myself 
softly. "Did I learn that I could love? Did I learn that 
others can forgive, and I could forgive myself? Yes, I learnt 
the truths of lies, and that has taught me to be less 
trusting. That nothing is as it seems. Did I also learn to 
follow my heart?"
	I looked up from my deep thoughts to see Venus and 
Kunzite conversing with Serenity. They had braved the harsh 
artificial light and now stood under it without a care. My 
High General, dressed in his uniform. He was so loyal and 
full of pride. Why did he still wear the uniform my Father 
gave him? The Soldier of Love and Beauty, Sailor Venus. 
Adorning her short pelted skirt and blue bow. The red ribbon 
in her hair. Did that have some significance to her? It did 
not match the suit. And Serenity. My sweet angelic Serenity, 
Princess of the Moon Kingdom. Did I truly at one point in 
time wish to kill you, to take your life? It seemed an 
impossibility. It seemed a will most incorrect to Heaven, to 
bloody your snow white dress that complemented your figure in 
everyway. 
	Why such thoughts, Endymion? Did this place bring 
back unpleasant memories?
	"Diamond insists on accompanying me back to the Moon 
Kingdom. Theres no changing his mind, and since hes staying, 
so is Sapphire. I fear though that his emotions will lead him 
to do something rash, something with none of us will like," 
Serenity said softly as I walked up to join them. "Of Sword, 
I do not know what to do."
	"Sword has a very fragile soul, and it is beyond 
repair," I said quietly. "Perhaps in time she will become as 
she was, but it is doubtful. Her kingdom is another matter. 
What will we do about that? Are we not still at war with it?"
	"Without a head, a body can not be," Venus replied. 
"The Shadow Kingdom will most likely alliance with another 
kingdom if Sword does not continue to control it."
	I looked back at the ship. The three we spoke of were 
still on board and had no intention of coming to join us. 
Emotions seemed only a burden to mankind. It made them 
venerable to everything, even themselves. Yet some of those 
same emotions which hurt us more than gave us pleasure, we 
would surly kill for to feel. Why were humans made this way? 
It made us so insufficient.
	The appearance of two figures at a distant doorway 
let me escape from these thoughts. Without a closer glance I 
knew it was Lestat and Louis, dressed in their fine cloths 
that belonged more in the eightieth century on earth. They 
walked with some sound to notify us of their arrival.
	"I hope you are all well," Louis greeted us with a 
smile.
	"As well as mortals can be," I answered, returning 
the smile. "When did you arrive?"
	"Oh, a few hours ago. We stayed on Earth a while 
longer once leaving you. Call it home sickness," Lestat 
replied to my inquiry.
	"Do not worry, Endymion. We did not hunt while we 
were there. We only visited Paris and New Orleans. We had a 
history there when we lived on Earth," Louis assured me.
	"Has our comrades contacted you?" Kunzite spoke up.
	"No. Were they meant to?" Louis asked.
	Kunzite shook his head. "I was only making sure. They 
were meant to meet us here after they had completed their 
mission. On that note, where is Marius?"
	"With Armand," Louis answered.
	"Should we go and see them?" I asked. "Or is it a bad 
time right now?"
	"No!" Lestat said with a grin, while at the same time 
Louis nodded his head and said "yes".
	"Am I to believe that in the centuries you have known 
each other, you have never agreed either," I said rolling my 
eyes. "Why should I not see them now, Louis?"
	"Dont listen to Louis!" Lestat cut in, and grabbed 
me by the arm, barely missing my bandaged wound. "Armand 
would love to see you right now!"
	With that, he dragged me out of the landing bay. 
Kunzite just shrugged and followed with Venus and Serenity 
close behind. Louis threw his hands up in the air with a sigh 
and gave in. This situation did not suit me at all.
	The heavy double oak doors stood unguarded, despite 
being shut. The six of us stood outside of them, undecided on 
our next course of action. I rubbed my arm where Lestat had 
gripped me. His hands were just a little too cold and hard. 
More like marble than flesh. Serenity moved to stand behind 
me, and without conscious thought, my arm slid around her 
waist and pulled her closer to my body clad only in black
pants and top. Black against white. How different were we? 
	A smile crossed my lips as I remembered the time we 
had shared together aboard Swords space craft on the journey 
here. Despite all that had occurred in the recent past, the 
last few days would undoubtedly have to had been the best of 
my life. Being with Serenity. Of one mind and body. Yes, we 
were different. Different as night was from day, the sun from 
the moon. But we were one and the same, and we loved one 
another. And that in the end was all that mattered.
	My lovely memory was suddenly snatched from my brain 
as the double doors burst open. Armand dashed out, flying 
right into Serenity and me. The three of us were knocked over, 
sending us tumbling onto the cold hard floor. And with my 
luck, I was of course on the bottom of the pile. Never the 
less, my hand snaked up and locked around Armands ankle 
before he could sprint away. It wasnt a wise move. With his
supernatural strength, he sprang up and dragged me over five 
meters before falling with a dull thud. Dragged me apon my 
sore arm. I gritted my teeth. Someone was going to pay. With 
glaring eyes I pushed myself up from the floor and scowled at 
the devil that laid sprawled before me. 
	And my anger fled.
	There was no devil lying there. Only a broken child 
who was crying and tried so hard to hide it. His sobs shook 
his whole body. My eyes widened with shock. His dazzling 
cloths were little more than rags that barely clung to his 
body. Rags which were soaked in blood and shredded until it 
was not even a resemblance of aristocratic clothing. Wounds 
scarred his previously flawless flesh, covering him from head
to toe, caused by perhaps a crop or whip. But even as I 
watched, the lacerations began to heal by their own accord, 
until not even the slightest scar remained.
	Yet he still wept.
	What was this feeling that came over me as I watched 
him? It was almost like what I felt towards Serenity, towards 
my little sister, even Wild Spirit. Could it be that I truly 
did care for him? Love him even?
	I knelt down beside him, and pulled him up into my 
arms. He wouldnt look at me. His large brown eyes would not 
stare into my dark blue ones. He had lost his pride today. No 
longer was he the mysterious stranger, the dark lord and 
master. He was just a little boy lost in a world filled with 
giants. I just embraced him as a brother might, and lifted 
him to his feet, holing him close still.
	Marius stormed out then, a dark expression on his 
face, the inflector of pain gripped in his hand. "Endymion, 
give him to me," he said, voice not overly loud, but full of 
demand.
	"I think hes learnt whatever lesson you are trying 
to teach him," I said softly, Armands face still buried into 
my shoulder and my arm still around him protectively. "He may 
have caused me much grief, he may very well deserve to rot in 
hell, but he is not a beast of burden that should be whipped. 
We are civilised people here. I am sure we can talk through 
this without violence."
	Marius smiled grimly at me. "Very well then, Prince 
Endymion. But he is my child. In the future, do not come 
between us again. Though I love him, he needs to be punished." 
Marius paused and recomposed himself, becoming calm and more 
like the teacher I had thought him to be when we first met. 
	"Actually, I think he deserves to die for what hes 
done to me, but you need not torture him," I answered, my 
voice still without menace, despite my words. I do not think 
I really meant them.
	"Ask him of the Golden Crystal then. The Crystal of 
Dream," Marius said in an equally soft voice.

End Part Five, Chapter Two.

