Deragonu Tearusuno (Sailor Silver Dragon)
At long last, we can finally get rid of those pesky men. Does anyone else besides me find this a little creepy?
Well, at least Haruka and Michiru no longer have to rely on the Silver Crystal to have a biological daughter. :p
Title: The Silver Cosmos Senshi Chronicles
Writer: Caleigh
Summary: “The story of Sailor Silver Dragon, how she became a Sailor, and what she did with it.^_^”
Canon: Manga
Rating: 3
Name: Deragonu Tearusu/Tearusuno AKA Princess Katherine
Senshi Title: Sailor Silver Dragon
Hair: Use your imagination
Eyes: No clue, but tears flow from them frequently.
Unusual Markings/Colorations: None
Senshi Outfit: The regular design in black and silver.
Possessions: A stick (“It was silver; a head on a dragon was on the end, and it had a large red jewel on it's forehead. She dragon had's it mouth open; and seemed to be screaming it's dragon-war cry.”) a sword that is lost in the space-time continuum, and a charm bracelet with charms that she gets whenever she beats an elemental guardian.
Guardians: None
Origin: The princess of Genericfantasykingdom on Earth somewhere. She decided to sneak out of the palace because she felt that something important was going to happen to her outside of the castle and her felt that her life was pointless and there’s no point in living it and yadda yadda yadda. Then Cosmos came and she regained her memories of her real name and all of the cool shoujo stuff she has to do.
Past: The planet of light, Akari. The Golden Force/Light destroyed it and stole her powers, but Cosmos was able to save everyone and send them to Earth.
Connections to Canon: She has to help Cosmos defeat the Golden Light (Mamoru served his purpose of creating Chibi Usa so they just kicked him out and now he’s pissed? Galaxia came back? What?) and then save her own world, gather up her Support Senshi, build a Crystal Tokyo-esque empire in the future, and find her token fuck buddy. She’s also going to have to fight the other canon senshi, even though they were all killed by the Gold Light thingamajig.
Senshi Moves:
Power Sheild (sic): A red energy shield
Silver Dragon Rampage: Electric, comes from Jupiter. It’s so powerful that it rips off her gloves.
Other Special Abilities: She can see things that are miles away and through objects after she defeats the first elemental.
Annoying Traits: She’s the most powerful warrior in the universe (and yet she still needs a protecter because “her heart is fragile” or something.) Destined lover is a Brazilian boy named Tenaba who is actually Tenba Shiraha/Shirahano, the White Pegasi Knight.
Comments: I learned something new while reading this fic: There is actually a dimensional pocket that all Sailor Senshi teleport to when they transform. There are also quite a few rules that go with it. Like for example, if you stop transforming the first time… Well, just go read the samples.
This is probably another first Otaku Senshi that has become lost over time in the sea of tubes.
Samples:
She had yelled the Henshin Phrase, the stick grew warm and began to shake. Her surroundings changed from the forest she had been to the abiss she was in now. Light and fire fled from the dragon's mouth on the wand... it swirled around her, covering her whole body, engulfing her. The pain was enormous. He could hardly bare to hold on. She could feel all the fire and light begin to pull into on place, between her breasts, and in a flash of light condense into a large black heart locket. The pain inflicted by that action was almost fatal. Deragonu's heart stopped. Flicks of blue fire spread from the locket, forming a silver bow. This fire wasn't hot like the last red fire; more like freezing ice. It spread down her body... onto her shoulders, to her waist, flaring into a skirt. Finally, she could hold on no longer. She let go, and the transformation stopped. The wand fell lifelessly to the ground, Deragonu beside it. She lay there, gasping for breath. She knew she had not finished, but she couldn't stand it any longer. After a few moments (or hours; she couldn't tell), she sat up, and found herself trapped in time. She shivered once more.
Tears now streaker her face. How would she get out? How would she get home? What would happen now? She was lost in thought. Maybe the henshin would help her. But the risk was too great; she never wanted to feel that pain again. She could call out; maybe someone else was trapped her as well. She tried, but no one answered. Fresh tears ran down her salty face. How would she ever get out? She lay her head in her knees and sobbed.
So deep in her tears, Deragonu could not hear it at first. But slowly, it got louder, and it reached her ears. She looked up and listened...someone was calling her. She strained to her better. Someone she knew?
"Wait! I know that voice!", her eyes wide with excitement. "It's ... Cosmos!" True to her form, and image of Cosmos appeared before Deragonu.
"Oh thank the stars! You found me! Take me home!" Deragonu ran for the image, but found it was just a hologram. "What?" The holographic image smiled. "Deragonu, I am here to help, not to save. Why did you stop the transformation?" Deragonu looked at the henshin wand.
"The pain... it was unbearable. I- I couldn't take it any longer." Cosmos sighed.
"Don't you see? The only was out is to finish the transformation! This abiss was created for that very reason! A refuge for all senshi to run to for transformation time. You see, in this place, time is frozen. Once you leave here, you will return to the exact second you left the other world! So you see; your henshin is the only way out." Deragonu still gazed and the wand. After a moment, she sighed.
"Alright. If it's the only way." She walked over to where the stick still lay. She reached down to pick it up.
"Wait!" Deragonu looked up. "There is something else you must know. The pain may be great, my child, but your power is much stronger. You will grow used to it in time, and it will seem less." She stopped to smile here. "And one more thing... I'm afraid this one is bad." Her smile disappered. "Because this is your first transformation, and you stopped, you transformation will be forever altered." Deragonu tensed.
"You mean I have to stop! Everytime?" Cosmos nodded. Deragonu fell to the floor. "No! This can't be happening!" More tears rolled down her cheeks, replacing the know dry ones. Cosmos watched her with a heavy heart. "If only there was something I could do", she thought. She watched Deragonu cry. Then it hit her.
"Fear not my child! I will make it right." Deragonu looked up. "I cannot fully take away the problem you have caused, but I can alter it. Come here." Deragonu stood and walked over to the hologram. "Give me a tear." Deragonu reached to her face and took a fresh tear with her ring finger. She held it foward. Cosmos held out her hand. The tear suddenly elevated, and began to spin and glow. Deragonu gasped and back up a few steps. Cosmos flung out her other hand, and the flying spinning tear flew right into Deragonu's heart. She clutched hre chest and fell to the floor. She lay there for a moment, then sat up, still holding her chest. She gasped out her words.
"What have you done?" Cosmos smiled.
"It is a good thing. I have altered your transformation block. Now, instead of stopping, you will cry every time you transform." Deragonu smiled.
"Really? No stopping at all? That's wonderful!" Cosmos held out her hand. "It's not wonderful; it's abnormal. Crying is not a weakness, but too much can leave you feeling weak and hopeless. [Which is why you should only cry a single tear.] But... it will prevent the stopping." Deragonu jumped up.
"Oh thank you! Thank you!" She was all smiles now. Cosmos could not help but to smile too. She held out her hand and pointed.
"Now, my child; your destiny awaits." Deragonu followed her finger to her henshin wand. Slowly, Deragonu walked over to where it lay once more.
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Tenba whizzed through colors and sounds as he traveled through space and time. He was searching for a warrior; one whom he must protect. The amulet glowed slightly as he neared his destination. He thought of the memories it had give him....
He was a Protector. He was initially assigned to the most powerful warrior in the Universe, in her juvinile stage. He was many years older than her, but that was really not a option he had to pick. When first assigned to her, we was frightened. She was so powerful; why did she need a Protector? He found out soon after that she didn't need physical protecting; only her heart was very fragile. He soon grew very good friends with her; she had spunk, character, and a sweet nature. He soon was in love.
But only a year after her had confessed his love, her henshin was stolen by a powerful Golden Force. Without her henshin, she could not transform into thr powerful fighter she had become. The Golden Light destroyed their planet, Akari, the planet of light. Sailor Cosmos was able to save everyone on the planet by sending them to Earth; where they would begin life over again, mingled with the natives. Now that he knew this, his hear longed to see her again. But would she remember him?
The amulet began to pulse slightly, and Tenba knew he had come to the place where he would enter. He stepped through the portal...
He was in a pairie. Long yellow grass whipped around his legs as a rough wind blew. His cape ruffled wildly. Surveying the area, he saw no one.
"Perhaps the amulet could have been wrong?", he thought. He pulled it out of his pocket. It still pulsed gently as it had in the timp warp. Tenba sighed and turned around to leave. Suddenly, the amulet began to pulse harder. Tenba stopped, then turn the amulet to his right. The hard pulsing stopped. He turned to his left, and it began again.
"Like a tracking device!" He spoke aloud to himself. Looking far to the left, he could see a giant tornado. He began walking towards it. As he got closer, he saw that it wasn't a tornado; but some kind of human, and something smaller across from it. Closer still, he could see clearly enough to identify the objects. The tornado-being was a woman; dressed in white and blue, glowing in power. The smaller object stood tensed across the the wind-woman. Tenba's heart skipped a beat.
"Tearusuno Deragonu!" he whispered. He stared longly at her; she was just as he remembered her. He long to run to her, but he knew he must wait until the time was right. Drawing his sword, he crouched in the tall grass, waiting for the battle to comense. His heart was racing; he could not take his eyes of her. Even in her angry challengeing face; she was beautiful. But still, he had to have one question answered;
"Does she remember me?"
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Tenba stared at Deragonu.
"What?" Deragonu froze, realizing her actions were a bit random. Sighing, she turned away.
"Never mind. It's nothing." Tenba looked at her for a moment. Slowly, he laid his hand gently on hers. Startled, her face turned crimson as she looked away. She didn't look at him, but didn't remove her hand. He continued to look at her, and spoke in soft tones.
"I see you have not recovered as much of your past as I have." Deragonu's flush a had lightened somewhat, but she still looked towards the foggy mountains of the island. She shook her head slowly. Tenba smiled.
"Then I will tell you only what you need to know. If you were to know everything; you would have recovered them when you transformed." He removed his hand from hers, leaned back against a tree, and closed his eyes. "You see, your old self was revived mainly for one reason; to help Neo Queen Serenity in her battle against the Gold Light. But You were out of practice when you were awakened, and Cosmos had forseen this problem. She set up trials to test and revive your skill and strength. Your tasks are to defeat all the Elementals, and to fight all the Senshi of Crystal Tokyo one on one. Once you have completed all of these; you will be ready to aid Serenity in her battle." Deragonu pondered all this new information. "Why me? Why can't her senshi help her?"
"The have all been killed by the Golden Light. Her only hope is in your and your senshi."
"MY senshi?" Tenba smiled.
"Yes. But there is where I must draw the line. There are things you cannot know right now."
"Why? You don't think I can handle it?" Deragonu made a pouting face. Tenba laughed.
"No, not at all. I have orders too Deragonu."
"Right, whatever." Tenba smiled gently at Deragonu, and she could feel herself begining to blush again. Quickly looking at the ground, she asked another question.
"Why were you awakened?" Tenba just smiled. Deragonu got the courage to look at him, and her blush suddenly disappeared.
Seeing him, like that, sent images through her head. What had they been? Together? This was familiar. That smile...
"Deragonu? Deragonu!" She shook her head.
"What?"
"You just went into a trance... what's wrong?" Deragonu stared deep into her blue-gray eyes full of concern. She could feel herself drowning in them.
"Deragonu?" She blinked.
"Yeah. Um, you never answered my question." Tenba chuckled softly.
"Of course. I was awaked for one purpose."
"And that was?"
"To protect the Silver Dragon and all of her Silver Cosmos Senshi."
"Me?"
"Yes." Deragonu stared at the sand. Drawing with her finger slowly, she whispered her next question.
"Was that the real reason?" Tenba stopped.
"What?" Deragonu eyes began to fill with tears.
"Was that the real reason you wanted to come back? Is that all?" Tear poured freely down Deragonu's cheeks. Tenba's mind raced. What was she talking about? Surely she didn't remember anything about their past relationship.. did she? Only one way to know...
"Deragonu." The girl looked up from her crying. Tenba chose his words carefully. "That was one reason. But another reason is that we... are strong together. I am here to boost your power." Deragonu stared.
"Boost my power? So... that's the only reasons you're here?" Tenba winced silently.
"Yes."
"Oh. Okay." Deragonu sighed. "Tenba I-"
SPALSH!!!!
The couple turned to look. Cosmos minion stood on the beach, holding in her hand pieces of pink coral.
"The Lung Coral!" Deragonu raced towards the minion, with Tenba close behind her. They took the hard pieces from her, and the minion disappeared into a splash of light. Deragonu stood, examining it.
*Cosmos, what do we do with this.*
*Eat it.*
*Eat it??*
*Yes.*
*All of it?*
*No, not all of it. Just a bite or two. Tell Tenba.* Deragonu turned to the Knight.
"We have to eat it."
"All of it?"
"No. Just a few bites." Tenba stared at her, then burst out laughing.
"What? What's so funny?" Tenba spoke through his chuckles.
"I.. I never though that I... would end up eating.. this!" He held out his hand that held the coral. Deragonu looked at it, then him, then to the coral again. Slowly she began to laugh as well.
The couple stood on the beach and laughed. The didn't know how long, but they enjoyed it. The laughed so hard, they cried; and Deragonu leaned against his shoulder.
The sun soon went down, and it was too late to depart into the ocean. Laying the Lung Coral aside, Deragonu streched out on leaves she had lain underneath a palm tree, and Tenba lay down beside her. For most of the night, they talked and laughed and looked at the stars. Soon Deragonu drew tired, and turned into Tenba and slept. Holding her sleeping body in his arms, more moments of the past floaded back to his mind. He thought aloud to himself, "The was how it was. Perfect. I thought time had changed her...
Perhaps I was wrong."
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Morning came early for Tenba. He awoke to find his arms empty, and Deragonu now where to be found. His heart racing, he scanned the horizon, but couldn't find her. Just as he was about to yell, there came a great splash about ten feet out in the water.
Deragonu popped up, holding her her hands a large fish. She smiled gleefully at Tenba, who sighed in relief. Deragonu ran towards the beach, where she had already set up a fire-circle to grill the fish. Tenba got up from his bed of leaves to help her. Soon they had roasting fish for breakfast; and a glorious breakfast it was.
When they had finished, Tenba walked over to where they had laid their coral the night before. Picking it up, he turned to Deragonu. "It is time, Deragonu." She walked slowly over to where he was and took her piece of coral. Looking at him straight in the eyes, she gave him a hug. Shocked, he looked down at her.
"What was that for?"
"In case I don't ever get to see you again. For you to remember me by." Tenba smiled. Returning her hug, then turned to the ocean.
"Ready?"
"Never better!" Deragonu reached down and took a bite of the Lung Coral, and swallowed it. "Let the morph begin!" Tenba followed her lead.
*Go to the water Deragonu! Now!*
"Hurry Tenba! Follow me!" The both raced out until the water was to their waists. No sooner had they done that, when Deragonu legs began to cramp. They gave out from under her and she submerged.
"Deragonu!" Tenba lunged for her, but his legs too began to morph and change. His legs bond together, and his feet grew thin and long. The pain at his hips were almost undbearable, and he could feel his whole body changing. His lungs ached from lack of air, and his face twisted to make way for new systems. It was all so sudden, and then-
He was a merman. [Face twisted... So he filter feeds now?]
His feet had bonded together in a glorious white fin with blog graceful flippers. Invisably slits in his cheeks allowed him to breath under water by filtering air to to his now-adapted lungs. After gazing at his new form, he look around for Deragonu. Suddenly, in a flash of red, she was before him. Her soul color was crimson; and that was what she had turned. They had both been stripped of their clothes, and Deragonu had found green seaweed to cover herself. Deragonu giggled.
(Well, what do you think?) Tenba realized she was comunicating to him using the soundwaves in the water.
(Amazing.)
(Yes. Are you ready to proceed? Cosmos is my guide.)
(I am ready, Deragonu.)
Joining hands, the mer-couple swam off into the depths of the sea, ready to face their next task.
Well, at least Haruka and Michiru no longer have to rely on the Silver Crystal to have a biological daughter. :p
Title: The Silver Cosmos Senshi Chronicles
Writer: Caleigh
Summary: “The story of Sailor Silver Dragon, how she became a Sailor, and what she did with it.^_^”
Canon: Manga
Rating: 3
Name: Deragonu Tearusu/Tearusuno AKA Princess Katherine
Senshi Title: Sailor Silver Dragon
Hair: Use your imagination
Eyes: No clue, but tears flow from them frequently.
Unusual Markings/Colorations: None
Senshi Outfit: The regular design in black and silver.
Possessions: A stick (“It was silver; a head on a dragon was on the end, and it had a large red jewel on it's forehead. She dragon had's it mouth open; and seemed to be screaming it's dragon-war cry.”) a sword that is lost in the space-time continuum, and a charm bracelet with charms that she gets whenever she beats an elemental guardian.
Guardians: None
Origin: The princess of Genericfantasykingdom on Earth somewhere. She decided to sneak out of the palace because she felt that something important was going to happen to her outside of the castle and her felt that her life was pointless and there’s no point in living it and yadda yadda yadda. Then Cosmos came and she regained her memories of her real name and all of the cool shoujo stuff she has to do.
Past: The planet of light, Akari. The Golden Force/Light destroyed it and stole her powers, but Cosmos was able to save everyone and send them to Earth.
Connections to Canon: She has to help Cosmos defeat the Golden Light (Mamoru served his purpose of creating Chibi Usa so they just kicked him out and now he’s pissed? Galaxia came back? What?) and then save her own world, gather up her Support Senshi, build a Crystal Tokyo-esque empire in the future, and find her token fuck buddy. She’s also going to have to fight the other canon senshi, even though they were all killed by the Gold Light thingamajig.
Senshi Moves:
Power Sheild (sic): A red energy shield
Silver Dragon Rampage: Electric, comes from Jupiter. It’s so powerful that it rips off her gloves.
Other Special Abilities: She can see things that are miles away and through objects after she defeats the first elemental.
Annoying Traits: She’s the most powerful warrior in the universe (and yet she still needs a protecter because “her heart is fragile” or something.) Destined lover is a Brazilian boy named Tenaba who is actually Tenba Shiraha/Shirahano, the White Pegasi Knight.
Comments: I learned something new while reading this fic: There is actually a dimensional pocket that all Sailor Senshi teleport to when they transform. There are also quite a few rules that go with it. Like for example, if you stop transforming the first time… Well, just go read the samples.
This is probably another first Otaku Senshi that has become lost over time in the sea of tubes.
Samples:
She had yelled the Henshin Phrase, the stick grew warm and began to shake. Her surroundings changed from the forest she had been to the abiss she was in now. Light and fire fled from the dragon's mouth on the wand... it swirled around her, covering her whole body, engulfing her. The pain was enormous. He could hardly bare to hold on. She could feel all the fire and light begin to pull into on place, between her breasts, and in a flash of light condense into a large black heart locket. The pain inflicted by that action was almost fatal. Deragonu's heart stopped. Flicks of blue fire spread from the locket, forming a silver bow. This fire wasn't hot like the last red fire; more like freezing ice. It spread down her body... onto her shoulders, to her waist, flaring into a skirt. Finally, she could hold on no longer. She let go, and the transformation stopped. The wand fell lifelessly to the ground, Deragonu beside it. She lay there, gasping for breath. She knew she had not finished, but she couldn't stand it any longer. After a few moments (or hours; she couldn't tell), she sat up, and found herself trapped in time. She shivered once more.
Tears now streaker her face. How would she get out? How would she get home? What would happen now? She was lost in thought. Maybe the henshin would help her. But the risk was too great; she never wanted to feel that pain again. She could call out; maybe someone else was trapped her as well. She tried, but no one answered. Fresh tears ran down her salty face. How would she ever get out? She lay her head in her knees and sobbed.
So deep in her tears, Deragonu could not hear it at first. But slowly, it got louder, and it reached her ears. She looked up and listened...someone was calling her. She strained to her better. Someone she knew?
"Wait! I know that voice!", her eyes wide with excitement. "It's ... Cosmos!" True to her form, and image of Cosmos appeared before Deragonu.
"Oh thank the stars! You found me! Take me home!" Deragonu ran for the image, but found it was just a hologram. "What?" The holographic image smiled. "Deragonu, I am here to help, not to save. Why did you stop the transformation?" Deragonu looked at the henshin wand.
"The pain... it was unbearable. I- I couldn't take it any longer." Cosmos sighed.
"Don't you see? The only was out is to finish the transformation! This abiss was created for that very reason! A refuge for all senshi to run to for transformation time. You see, in this place, time is frozen. Once you leave here, you will return to the exact second you left the other world! So you see; your henshin is the only way out." Deragonu still gazed and the wand. After a moment, she sighed.
"Alright. If it's the only way." She walked over to where the stick still lay. She reached down to pick it up.
"Wait!" Deragonu looked up. "There is something else you must know. The pain may be great, my child, but your power is much stronger. You will grow used to it in time, and it will seem less." She stopped to smile here. "And one more thing... I'm afraid this one is bad." Her smile disappered. "Because this is your first transformation, and you stopped, you transformation will be forever altered." Deragonu tensed.
"You mean I have to stop! Everytime?" Cosmos nodded. Deragonu fell to the floor. "No! This can't be happening!" More tears rolled down her cheeks, replacing the know dry ones. Cosmos watched her with a heavy heart. "If only there was something I could do", she thought. She watched Deragonu cry. Then it hit her.
"Fear not my child! I will make it right." Deragonu looked up. "I cannot fully take away the problem you have caused, but I can alter it. Come here." Deragonu stood and walked over to the hologram. "Give me a tear." Deragonu reached to her face and took a fresh tear with her ring finger. She held it foward. Cosmos held out her hand. The tear suddenly elevated, and began to spin and glow. Deragonu gasped and back up a few steps. Cosmos flung out her other hand, and the flying spinning tear flew right into Deragonu's heart. She clutched hre chest and fell to the floor. She lay there for a moment, then sat up, still holding her chest. She gasped out her words.
"What have you done?" Cosmos smiled.
"It is a good thing. I have altered your transformation block. Now, instead of stopping, you will cry every time you transform." Deragonu smiled.
"Really? No stopping at all? That's wonderful!" Cosmos held out her hand. "It's not wonderful; it's abnormal. Crying is not a weakness, but too much can leave you feeling weak and hopeless. [Which is why you should only cry a single tear.] But... it will prevent the stopping." Deragonu jumped up.
"Oh thank you! Thank you!" She was all smiles now. Cosmos could not help but to smile too. She held out her hand and pointed.
"Now, my child; your destiny awaits." Deragonu followed her finger to her henshin wand. Slowly, Deragonu walked over to where it lay once more.
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Tenba whizzed through colors and sounds as he traveled through space and time. He was searching for a warrior; one whom he must protect. The amulet glowed slightly as he neared his destination. He thought of the memories it had give him....
He was a Protector. He was initially assigned to the most powerful warrior in the Universe, in her juvinile stage. He was many years older than her, but that was really not a option he had to pick. When first assigned to her, we was frightened. She was so powerful; why did she need a Protector? He found out soon after that she didn't need physical protecting; only her heart was very fragile. He soon grew very good friends with her; she had spunk, character, and a sweet nature. He soon was in love.
But only a year after her had confessed his love, her henshin was stolen by a powerful Golden Force. Without her henshin, she could not transform into thr powerful fighter she had become. The Golden Light destroyed their planet, Akari, the planet of light. Sailor Cosmos was able to save everyone on the planet by sending them to Earth; where they would begin life over again, mingled with the natives. Now that he knew this, his hear longed to see her again. But would she remember him?
The amulet began to pulse slightly, and Tenba knew he had come to the place where he would enter. He stepped through the portal...
He was in a pairie. Long yellow grass whipped around his legs as a rough wind blew. His cape ruffled wildly. Surveying the area, he saw no one.
"Perhaps the amulet could have been wrong?", he thought. He pulled it out of his pocket. It still pulsed gently as it had in the timp warp. Tenba sighed and turned around to leave. Suddenly, the amulet began to pulse harder. Tenba stopped, then turn the amulet to his right. The hard pulsing stopped. He turned to his left, and it began again.
"Like a tracking device!" He spoke aloud to himself. Looking far to the left, he could see a giant tornado. He began walking towards it. As he got closer, he saw that it wasn't a tornado; but some kind of human, and something smaller across from it. Closer still, he could see clearly enough to identify the objects. The tornado-being was a woman; dressed in white and blue, glowing in power. The smaller object stood tensed across the the wind-woman. Tenba's heart skipped a beat.
"Tearusuno Deragonu!" he whispered. He stared longly at her; she was just as he remembered her. He long to run to her, but he knew he must wait until the time was right. Drawing his sword, he crouched in the tall grass, waiting for the battle to comense. His heart was racing; he could not take his eyes of her. Even in her angry challengeing face; she was beautiful. But still, he had to have one question answered;
"Does she remember me?"
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Tenba stared at Deragonu.
"What?" Deragonu froze, realizing her actions were a bit random. Sighing, she turned away.
"Never mind. It's nothing." Tenba looked at her for a moment. Slowly, he laid his hand gently on hers. Startled, her face turned crimson as she looked away. She didn't look at him, but didn't remove her hand. He continued to look at her, and spoke in soft tones.
"I see you have not recovered as much of your past as I have." Deragonu's flush a had lightened somewhat, but she still looked towards the foggy mountains of the island. She shook her head slowly. Tenba smiled.
"Then I will tell you only what you need to know. If you were to know everything; you would have recovered them when you transformed." He removed his hand from hers, leaned back against a tree, and closed his eyes. "You see, your old self was revived mainly for one reason; to help Neo Queen Serenity in her battle against the Gold Light. But You were out of practice when you were awakened, and Cosmos had forseen this problem. She set up trials to test and revive your skill and strength. Your tasks are to defeat all the Elementals, and to fight all the Senshi of Crystal Tokyo one on one. Once you have completed all of these; you will be ready to aid Serenity in her battle." Deragonu pondered all this new information. "Why me? Why can't her senshi help her?"
"The have all been killed by the Golden Light. Her only hope is in your and your senshi."
"MY senshi?" Tenba smiled.
"Yes. But there is where I must draw the line. There are things you cannot know right now."
"Why? You don't think I can handle it?" Deragonu made a pouting face. Tenba laughed.
"No, not at all. I have orders too Deragonu."
"Right, whatever." Tenba smiled gently at Deragonu, and she could feel herself begining to blush again. Quickly looking at the ground, she asked another question.
"Why were you awakened?" Tenba just smiled. Deragonu got the courage to look at him, and her blush suddenly disappeared.
Seeing him, like that, sent images through her head. What had they been? Together? This was familiar. That smile...
"Deragonu? Deragonu!" She shook her head.
"What?"
"You just went into a trance... what's wrong?" Deragonu stared deep into her blue-gray eyes full of concern. She could feel herself drowning in them.
"Deragonu?" She blinked.
"Yeah. Um, you never answered my question." Tenba chuckled softly.
"Of course. I was awaked for one purpose."
"And that was?"
"To protect the Silver Dragon and all of her Silver Cosmos Senshi."
"Me?"
"Yes." Deragonu stared at the sand. Drawing with her finger slowly, she whispered her next question.
"Was that the real reason?" Tenba stopped.
"What?" Deragonu eyes began to fill with tears.
"Was that the real reason you wanted to come back? Is that all?" Tear poured freely down Deragonu's cheeks. Tenba's mind raced. What was she talking about? Surely she didn't remember anything about their past relationship.. did she? Only one way to know...
"Deragonu." The girl looked up from her crying. Tenba chose his words carefully. "That was one reason. But another reason is that we... are strong together. I am here to boost your power." Deragonu stared.
"Boost my power? So... that's the only reasons you're here?" Tenba winced silently.
"Yes."
"Oh. Okay." Deragonu sighed. "Tenba I-"
SPALSH!!!!
The couple turned to look. Cosmos minion stood on the beach, holding in her hand pieces of pink coral.
"The Lung Coral!" Deragonu raced towards the minion, with Tenba close behind her. They took the hard pieces from her, and the minion disappeared into a splash of light. Deragonu stood, examining it.
*Cosmos, what do we do with this.*
*Eat it.*
*Eat it??*
*Yes.*
*All of it?*
*No, not all of it. Just a bite or two. Tell Tenba.* Deragonu turned to the Knight.
"We have to eat it."
"All of it?"
"No. Just a few bites." Tenba stared at her, then burst out laughing.
"What? What's so funny?" Tenba spoke through his chuckles.
"I.. I never though that I... would end up eating.. this!" He held out his hand that held the coral. Deragonu looked at it, then him, then to the coral again. Slowly she began to laugh as well.
The couple stood on the beach and laughed. The didn't know how long, but they enjoyed it. The laughed so hard, they cried; and Deragonu leaned against his shoulder.
The sun soon went down, and it was too late to depart into the ocean. Laying the Lung Coral aside, Deragonu streched out on leaves she had lain underneath a palm tree, and Tenba lay down beside her. For most of the night, they talked and laughed and looked at the stars. Soon Deragonu drew tired, and turned into Tenba and slept. Holding her sleeping body in his arms, more moments of the past floaded back to his mind. He thought aloud to himself, "The was how it was. Perfect. I thought time had changed her...
Perhaps I was wrong."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Morning came early for Tenba. He awoke to find his arms empty, and Deragonu now where to be found. His heart racing, he scanned the horizon, but couldn't find her. Just as he was about to yell, there came a great splash about ten feet out in the water.
Deragonu popped up, holding her her hands a large fish. She smiled gleefully at Tenba, who sighed in relief. Deragonu ran towards the beach, where she had already set up a fire-circle to grill the fish. Tenba got up from his bed of leaves to help her. Soon they had roasting fish for breakfast; and a glorious breakfast it was.
When they had finished, Tenba walked over to where they had laid their coral the night before. Picking it up, he turned to Deragonu. "It is time, Deragonu." She walked slowly over to where he was and took her piece of coral. Looking at him straight in the eyes, she gave him a hug. Shocked, he looked down at her.
"What was that for?"
"In case I don't ever get to see you again. For you to remember me by." Tenba smiled. Returning her hug, then turned to the ocean.
"Ready?"
"Never better!" Deragonu reached down and took a bite of the Lung Coral, and swallowed it. "Let the morph begin!" Tenba followed her lead.
*Go to the water Deragonu! Now!*
"Hurry Tenba! Follow me!" The both raced out until the water was to their waists. No sooner had they done that, when Deragonu legs began to cramp. They gave out from under her and she submerged.
"Deragonu!" Tenba lunged for her, but his legs too began to morph and change. His legs bond together, and his feet grew thin and long. The pain at his hips were almost undbearable, and he could feel his whole body changing. His lungs ached from lack of air, and his face twisted to make way for new systems. It was all so sudden, and then-
He was a merman. [Face twisted... So he filter feeds now?]
His feet had bonded together in a glorious white fin with blog graceful flippers. Invisably slits in his cheeks allowed him to breath under water by filtering air to to his now-adapted lungs. After gazing at his new form, he look around for Deragonu. Suddenly, in a flash of red, she was before him. Her soul color was crimson; and that was what she had turned. They had both been stripped of their clothes, and Deragonu had found green seaweed to cover herself. Deragonu giggled.
(Well, what do you think?) Tenba realized she was comunicating to him using the soundwaves in the water.
(Amazing.)
(Yes. Are you ready to proceed? Cosmos is my guide.)
(I am ready, Deragonu.)
Joining hands, the mer-couple swam off into the depths of the sea, ready to face their next task.