I Must Be Dreaming

The Dream

The night was calm as the moonlight fell to earth, but the sense that things where to change came quickly. Alone in her room a girl slept with her cat named Luna, within her dreams the girl was far from being alone…

Usagi sighed as she peered into Mamoru's eyes a feeling fluttered in her stomach, he was going to kiss her. As he inched closer she closed her eyes and seconds later she felt lips upon hers. Something nagged her and caused her to open her eyes. It was not Mamoru she was kissing, it was some one else. But who could I be kissing? Breaking away she found herself falling. Voices began to surround her along with a sense of warmth. Landing she stood now in a beautiful palace. Spinning in a circle to look around her she realized she was dressed as though she was Queen.

"Your highness I wish to speak with you." A soft voice came from behind her. Usagi turned and found another girl before her. The girl stood at her height and had long black and silver hair, while her hair was pulled upwards in the style she wore herself but the hair was braided down instead of loose. Bright sapphire eyes peered at her from the heart shaped face. The last thing she took into account before the girl spoke once more was the necklace she wore, it was two crescent moons back to back, between the moons was a heart with a star inside of it and a jewel inside of it.

"NeoQueen Serenity may I please speak with you?" The girl spoke again bringing Usagi's eyes back to meet hers. "Yes you may speak with me." The girl nodded and began walking leaving Usagi to follow her. "Some thing big is coming, and you and your scouts will not be able to handle this alone. The Elites will find you but you must let them do their work alone." Usagi shook her head, "Would it not be stronger for us to work together?"

"No, you and your scouts are too weak to stand against The Elites. I was warning you politely; do not throw my warning aside. Just stay away from them and you and your scouts will not get hurt. But get in the way and The Elite will take you out." The girl whirled around and reached forwards grabbing Usagi's transformation brooch.

"This will not save you, the jewel inside will not help you." She held out the brooch back to Usagi who reached for it as she pulled it back with just a few last words, "You will not be strong enough until you find Aisu." As she spoke the name Usagi held her brooch. "Aisu?" She questioned looking back up, but all she saw was the girl walking away from her, "Matte! Who is Aisu?"

Luna sat up and looked over at Usagi as she spoke allowed in her sleep, "Aisu?" Luna whispered and then looked up at the moon shining in the window. "Aisu-sama what brings your name to be spoken once more?" Luna looked over at Usagi who now sat up in bed. "Luna…" She began as her communicator began to beep. She picked it up and saw Sailor Mars's symbol. "Yes Mars?"

"Usagi there's a new monster, its attacking the shrine I've already called the others." Usagi nodded, "I'm on it Raye!" Usagi got up and dressed quickly heading out of her room and down the stairs quietly, once out side she took off running in the direction of the Hino Shrine. "Usagi transform now!" Luna called to her as she ran ahead; Usagi nodded "MOON ETERNAL POWER MAKE-UP!"

At the shrine all most all of the Inner Senshi laid strewn about the ground as Eternal Sailor Moon appeared, "MARS FLAME SNIPER!" Sailor Moon looked over at the rather large looking Dog/Scorpion/Man thing was attacking Sailor Mars, "Mars look out!" She screamed as she ran forwards. "AMBER HEART DARTS ATTACK!" A new voice screamed out followed by little hearts in the shape of Venus's symbol came soaring right past Sailor Moon and hitting the beast. Sailor Moon froze in her step as another attack seemed to come out of no where. "EMERALD LIGHTNING SPEAR ATTACK!"

Instinctively Sailor Moon dove for cover as the ground quaked and a huge lightning bolt the size of at least two busses wide hit the creature causing it to turn and drop Sailor Mars finally. It looked around for its next target as one more voice spoke out, "You chose the wrong Time to mess with you evil creature of destruction, MOONSTAR SPIRIT HEALING ATTACK!" A beam of silver stars and moons appeared from behind Sailor Moon encircling the beast until a white light appeared and the beast no longer existed. "As for you Sailor Moon, you had better heed the warning that was sent to you. Elite let's go."

Sailor Moon whirled around and found nothing, except her friends before her. She detransformed and shook her head. Minako came over to her, "What was that all about? I came to and saw three scouts attacking that thing." She shook her head negative again, "I don't really know myself. However, I have been having a reoccurring dream lately perhaps that might be the answer. Or I don't know." She sighed and held her hands out in front of her almost as if she was going to shrug; she dropped them to her sides hanging her head as she did so. Slowly she began to retell her dream word for word to her scouts before her. By the time she finished everyone had tons of questions she couldn't even begin to answer. One by one the scouts detransformed and headed home, Rei watched quietly as Usagi headed for her home. There must be something I can do surely. I am a fire reader. Rei turned and hurried inside the temple eager to see if she could find anything out herself.

Usagi sat on her bed and stared out her window, reflecting on her dream. "I only wonder who the girl was. It's almost as if I know her." She mused queitly as she moved to lie back on her bed as if to sleep once more. She closed her eyes and felt the dream world taking its hold on her once more. Letting go of the physical world she let herself tumble into darkness.

Usagi sighed as she peered into Mamoru's eyes a feeling fluttered in her stomach, he was going to kiss her. As he inched closer, she closed her eyes and seconds later, she felt lips upon hers. Something nagged her and caused her to open her eyes. It was not Mamoru she was kissing, it was some one else. 'But who could I be kissing?' Opening her eyes but not breaking the kiss yet she looked into a pair of eyes that were so familer to her she gasped, the name "Rei". Breaking the kiss, she found herself falling. Voices began to surround her along with a sense of warmth. Landing she stood now in the beautiful palace as she had before.

"Your highness I wish to speak with you." A soft voice came from behind her. Usagi turned and found the girl before her. "NeoQueen Serenity may I please speak with you?" The girl spoke again bringing Usagi's eyes back to meet hers. "Yes you may speak with me." The girl nodded and began walking leaving Usagi to follow her. "Some thing big is coming, and you and your scouts will not be able to handle this alone. The Elites will find you but you must let them do their work alone." Usagi shook her head, "Would it not be stronger for us to work together?"

"No, you and your scouts are too weak to stand against The Elites. I was warning you politely; do not throw my warning aside. Just stay away from them and you and your scouts will not be hurt. But get in the way and The Elite will take you out." The girl whirled around and reached forwards grabbing Usagi's transformation brooch.

"This will not save you, the jewel inside will not help you." She held out the brooch back to Usagi who reached for it as she pulled it back with just a few last words, "You will not be strong enough until you find Aisu." As she spoke the name, Usagi held her brooch. "Aisu?" She questioned looking back up, but all she saw was the girl walking away from her.

This time not wanting to be left behind she begins to run towards the girl, as she gets closer she suddenly finds herself standing on a cliff over looking an ocean. A voice floats towards her on a soft breeze, Usagi turns and heads away from the cliffs trying to find the owner of the voice. As she continues, her world begins to shift once more.

Suddenly she finds herself standing once more in the palace. Only this time she was in a grand ballroom being decorated for a party. Murmurs of "Your Highness" were whispers as she passed by servants setting up for the party. Her name was called once more so she followed it out of the ballroom and onto a balcony where the voice waited. "I have been waiting for you my love." The voice whispered as she stepped onto the balcony. "I have much to tell you of Aisu."

Usagi found herself awake as her alarm blared loudly in her ear. She felt more confused then ever. "I must be getting closer. If only I didn't have school." She sighed, wondering when she would reenter the dream once more.