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| However, Rini wanders beyond the shield,
through the ruins, and finally sits alone on a swing.
Suddenly a low laugh is heard, and Wiseman appears,
saying now is the time for him to act. Rini turns to run,
but is frozen in place. Wiseman tells her that she was
safe inside the Palace, but here there is nothing to
protect her from his powers. Now he will find out what
happened to the Silver Crystal. |
He makes Rini remember the events
leading up to the Dark Moon attack. She had broken a vase
in the Palace and was being scolded by some women for
being so clumsy. They tell her she should be a graceful
and gentle lady like her mother. [Serena must have
finally grown out of her clumsiness, but passed it on to
Rini!] |
She runs through the Palace crying out
that she wants to hurry up and become a lady like her
mother. She goes to the Silver Crystal, and uses the Luna
Ball to open the case it's in, thinking that with it, she
could be a lady like her Mama. |
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| But as she takes it, it suddenly flares
and vanishes! "No, don't go away!" With it
gone, the Dark Moon attacks. |
She cries out
"Mama" as she sees images of Serenity being
encased in crystal by the Scouts. Her cry of
"Papa" is accompanied by the memory of Endymion
being blasted in the monitor room. The city is destroyed
as Rini screams. |
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| Wiseman tells Rini she made herself
forget these things because she knows everyone will blame
her for what happened to her mother. He casts an illusion
of the Scouts blaming her for all that has happened. The
illusions taunt her, saying it's her fault her mother was
outside the safety of the Palace looking for her. |
Rini covers her ears, "It's not my
fault!" She didn't mean for the Silver Crystal to
disappear. She sees her mother being attacked and
shielded again. "It's not my fault!" Wiseman
says he believes her. All she has to do is take his hand,
and he will help her prove it's not her fault. He offers
his hand, and she takes it. |
On the Dark Moon, the Dark Crystal
flares with power as Saffir and Esmeraude watch. She says
that with the crystal more powerful their victory is
assured. Saffir doesn't trust Wiseman or the power of the
Black Crystal. He wants to see what's really under that
cloak. Esmeraude is confident she can handle Wiseman.
She'll do whatever is necessary to get what she wants. |