The Silver Moon Truth
Notes from Writer: This takes place during the Silver Millennium of the Moon Kingdom and the Earth.
The Silver Moon Palace is shinning with all its glory. The Silver Moon Cycle is coming to its peak. The Cycle is a Festival done on each of the Solstices of the Moon. Twice a year. This year, it is more Festive then most. Princess Serena is turning 18, the age of Engagement for the Moon Royalty. Only one problem Serena likes her freedom.
You are Entering the Silver Palace's Throne Room. To the right you see a beautiful woman, Queen Serenity. She is at a desk, taking a break from the Festival, working on scrolls of laws and other papers.
Sigh "Have to announce this at week's end. Serena is not going to like this but the Law is the law." Looking at the a scroll "Let's see...Not only must I choose for my own daughter, I also have to choose for her Protectors...Unfortunately there are not enough prince's to go around..." Shuffles through papers, "maybe another star system might help out."
While shuffling, there is a knock at the door. "Yes?" A doorman enters "Your Majesty??" Queen Serenity "Yes...." not really looking up at the doorman. "Madam, the music group the Three Lights are here and wish to greet you. As you know they are here for the Festival and your daughters Birthday Celebration."
Serenity looks up startled, then smiles, "Thank you Nicolas. Yes, show them in, but please give me 5 minutes to freshen up." Nicolas nods, "Yes Madam."
Shuts the door and informs the guests. 10 minutes later another knock at the Thorne room door. Nicolas " Your Majesty Queen Serenity may I present The Three Lights."
Serenity looks up as they enter and is she surprised to see three young women. Queen Serenity frowns, "I thought you where young men??"
Fighter "We are madam, but to travel with out being mobbed we choose this form." Queen Serenity "Ah. I understand then that you are also the help from the Queen Kakyu of the Planet Kinmoku." The Star Lights nod and introduce themselves. The black haired girl says "I am Sailor Star Fighter, also known as Kou Seiya." Then the brown haired girl, "I am Sailor Star Maker, also known as Kou Taiki." And finally the white haired girl says "I am Sailor Star Healer, also known as Kou Yaten." The Sailor Scouts then change in there normal guise.
The Queen asks "Are you Brothers??" Seiya short laugh, "No Madam, Cousins." Serenity smiles "Yes, I see." Thinks to herself 'Wonder if they are all single.' "Well, its good to have you here, you will be doing three Major shows. The first will be my daughters, and her friends, Birthdays. They like celebrating on the same day. The second is for this weekend, for the Peak of Festival. The final is for End of Festival where people from all the local planets will be here, and it will be televised to all of the planets in the Solar System."
Taiki, as all nod, "The first gig is mid-week. May we look around the area when we are not practicing?" Queen Serenity, "Sure, but first I must put a tracker on you. Only because we don't need you to get lost. also there is four buttons: Red is Emergency, Blue is a Com link, Green is Transport Beam, Black is for Video and Audio Record. As you can see," showing her wrist to them, "even I wear one too for protection reasons."
The Lights go through the process of insertion. Serenity continues, "Please enjoy your stay. Nicolas, show them to their rooms. One quick question if you don't mind..."softly" how to put this. Are all three of you single?" All 3 men look at each other, shrug "Yes, why?" Serenity "Just asking...." Goes over to her desk. Nicolas "This way please..."
The lights follow Nicolas, while looking around they see 4 young women protecting a 5th from a dark haired guy.
Seiya stops and asks Nicolas, "What's going on?" Nicolas turns to see the Dark Prince grab the One girl by the arm. Bringing her close enough to smack her across the face, hard enough to leave a mark.
"Dam him," Nicolas runs over and breaks up the fighting. The guests follow.
Nicolas madder than the Sun is hot "DARIEN, HOW DARE YOU RAISE A HAND AGAINST THE LADY SERENA???? WAIT TILL I TELL THE QUEEN. YOU WILL BE SENT BACK TO EARTH."
The Prince Darien snarls at the new people, "Oh hush up, Door Man, you know I am the future King of the Moon...Considering that there are 5 princess' and only 2 prince's." The 3 Lights listening to this, look at each other then, Seiya looks over at the one girl in tears and sees a miracle of the crescent moon on her for head. Seiya gets furious, "Don't count on that Honeymoon just yet."
The Dark Prince turns, his cape of Midnight Black and Blood red, catching 2 of the other girls with cuts on their cheeks.
Darien " and just who the Hell are you three?? More Door men for the festival???"
Yaten " If you are a true prince, which I sincerely doubt."
Taiki "One, you would treat princess' with much more respect then what we've seen."
Seiya "And know that we are princes' in our own right. So I would say 'Prince Darien', if you are a prince. The Odds of you becoming king here have just dropped."
While this is going on Seiya had wiped Serena's eyes dry an moved so non of the girls were in striking distance of the Dark Prince.
Nicolas "Prince Darien, go to your rooms. I shall inform the Queen of what has happened here, and she herself shall decide if you stay or go."
Darien turns to leave, but just before her does..."Serena, just remember, that I am the one YOUR OWN FATHER choose for you, at your birth, before his death. Even the Queen wont break that."
Rei as Mars "After Queen Serenity sees' the marks on her daughter" Lita as Jupiter, blood dripping down her cheek," and after what you tried to do just before." Mina as Venus, "we got there. I bet the Queen," Ami as Mercury, also bleeding, " Will change her mind." Darien leaves.
Nicolas turns to The Princess "Lady Serena, are you ok?? What did he do to you to make you whiter than the moon?"
Lita "We," nodding to the scouts, "Had our recorders on....I Think we should go to the queen right away with our fight." All nod.
As they walk down the halls to the throne room.... Mina to Nicolas, "Who are those Gentlemen Prince's??" Nicolas, smiles, "I plum forgot about them....This is the musical group for the Festival. They seem to be prince's from their planets. Gents, I am pleased to introduce you to the Princess' of Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Mercury. Also known as Rei, Lita, Mina, and Ami. Ladies these are the Three Lights. Kou Yaten, Taiki, Seiya."
Princess Serena "They are also playing at our Birthday Celebration."
Nicolas "Yep, I think you will enjoy them as much as we will at the festival."
Back at the chambers of the throne room...knock ..from inside they hear "yes??"
Rei, Mina, Ami, Lita, Serena, Seiya, Taiki, Yaten, and Nicolas enter the room...the Queen is still at her desk, but with the viewer up....Talking with Queen Kakyu. Queen Serenity "Ah just the people I wanted to see..." Smiles for a moment, "I was ju...", notices her daughter, "Fire I will call you back...something has come up..." Back to her guests, she goes over to her daughter...noticing the torn dress and mark on her cheek....Kind of pissed she states
"WHAT THE F...no...what happened...??"
Princess Serena runs to her mothers arms....and cries "Prince Darien of Earth did this to me mother, he tried to Rape me, and he beat me...." standing back for a minute, taking a deep breath.
"I was walking past his rooms to the Rose Garden, when he grabbed me and pulled me into his room. There he ripped my new dress for my party and was on top of me when the scouts arrived. I did not have time to activate the Record system." bows her head in some shame.
Her mother raises her head, "No shame on you...it is on The Prince of Earth. Now the rest of you, why are you here??"
Mina tells her story of what happened by the Viewer and the other scouts agree, along with what happened in the hall. Queen Serenity "Ok, and how did you get a cut on your and Lita's cheeks?" Lita steps forward, "I don't know how or when, but Darien's Cape is now sharper than a katana, and we were cut when he faced these loyal Prince's of another Kingdom."
Queen Serenity nods... "Looks like I am short a lot of prince's for all of you. Unless some step up to help out from other systems, only Serena will be married in a years time." All nod.
Yaten steps up and kneels, "I am sure, our Queen would not mine us staying here. Ask her if she minds us marrying into this solar system." Serenity nods, and walks over to the viewer, and dials Planet Kinmoku.
"Hello Fire, yes its me again...sorry to hang up on you like that, but one of the prince's I told you about just got evicted from the list." Nods and listened. "The Three that you sent me are willing to step up and help me out only if you don't need them there on Kaykuk." Listening again, Queen Serenity smiles, "I will tell them immediately. And I thank you for your help. Talk to you later then TTFN."
Serenity returns to her chair where the others are sitting. "Fire, being a friend of mine from Private school, says its ok for you to stay. But only by your own free will." The Lights look at each other and nod. Seiya gets up and the other 2 follow his lead, bow and say "By our own free will, do we agree to this oath." "Welcome, new members of the Scouts."
Queen Serenity asks all to leave but her daughter.
As the scouts leave they run into Prince Chad of Mars, he kisses Rei's hand. "Hello all, and new guests. What's going on?" They explain. "It's a good thing then that I have brought some friends. This Prince Greg, of a moon of Mercury, and this is Prince Ken of Io." They exchange greetings. Nicolas knocks on the door. "Enter."
Nicolas enters, "Your Majesty, Prince Chad of Mars has brought two friends I think you should meet." The Queens eyebrow quirks. "oh."
Nicolas explains "Yes, Prince Greg of a moon of Mercury, just returned from Schooling on Pluto, along with Prince Ken of Io who just finished Knight Training in the Belt system." Serenity "Please allow them to enter."
The door opens more, and the introductions, along with the implantation.
Then Queen Serenity asks the new comers "Prince Chad, Prince Greg and Prince Ken you are all knights of the system and princes' of your respective planets, right? Do you think that your families would allow you to marry a Princess of the Main Planet of your Moons?"
Chad steps up and answers for himself, "My parents would enjoy being part of the Royal Mars Family." Nods and steps back, then price Greg steps up " I am here to remind Princess Ami of Mercury of what the betrothal to me that was made when she was born." Ami looks over at Greg, with shock but smiles. Ken of Io steps to the fore "I have loved Princess Lita since I was first bested by her in fencing class."
The Queen smiles. 'Now am down to 2 princess to marry and not 5!' "Thank you all for coming to the rescue. Princess Serena and Princess Mina I will choose your husbands-to-be myself before the end of Festival."
After all the hub bub, Queen Serenity says "Please, girls, show our hero's to the rooms. They have not had rest or practiced for the 'Gigs,' since they arrived earlier today. Along with Greg and Ken. We will have a Party tonight to welcome all who have arrived. Nicolas, please stay for a minute."
As the girls and gentlemen leave.
The doors shut. "Nicolas, when can I tell our daughter the truth?" Nicolas is taken aback by the question, "Serenity, only after her marriage is done or when she knows the True Soul of another.. You know as well as I do that if she found out that I am her father. She would be very upset." Serenity "I know, but I Think we should tell her the truth. To protect her from harm." Nicolas "I know, but you also know that David my Older brother would turn over in his grave if he knew that we did this. He made us promise not to tell her until she was married."
As the lovers talk of future plans for the kingdom, in one of the other rooms, an Evil is being born of this star system.
In Prince Darien's Room. The viewer is on, "So the attack will take place at the end of Festival??" "Yes, my prince, all is in ready. We can not wait to join you, and get the power of the Silver Imperial Crystal. Even your father is pleased with the work you have done. Will you be named king at the End of Festival??"
Angry sigh from Darien, "Don't know, some new princes' from another System have arrived. I am not sure weather or not I am still on the list. My lust got the better of me today."
Nephrite "That is not good news. Considering, the plans, so how do you plan on being there for the attack??" Darien laughs, "Easy, am I not Crown Prince of Earth? I will be attending the Festival as Ambassador to the Moon from Earth. I still will have my clearance to get into the room."
Nephrite "I will report to your father about what has happened. I am not sure if he will be pleased..." a knock sounds at the door.
Muffled "Prince Darien, please open the door. Queen Serenity wishes you to her throne room."
Darien "BE OUT IN A MINUTE, Contact me at dusk?" "OK...Earth out." The monitor goes out. Darien opens the portal, "Yes?" A door man, "Queen Serenity wants me to escort you to the Throne room right away. She wishes to talk to you." Darien follows the man servant to the throne room. Knock a muffled "yes" "Ma'am, Prince Darien is here as you wished.."
"Enter" says a male voice from inside the Throne room, both the Prince and the door man look at each other. The door opens with Nicolas standing at the right hand of the Queen. Prince Darien enters, bows and rises "You wished to see me Ma'am?"
Queen Serenity "Yes, I have heard and seen rumors about what you did to my daughter. Or tried to do. I have only one question, why?" Prince Darien, "I am sorry, I over stepped my bounds, I am so in love with your daughter the I wanted to love her in all forms."
Queen Serenity nods, but still frowns, "I know you are lying to me, Darien. If your mother was still alive I would talk to her about you as I once did. But, your father I just cant stand. So you are returning home this evening in time for dinner on Earth at the Castle. Your privileges have been suspended until further notice. All restrictions are in effect as if you are a first time visitor."
"But your Majesty, I have always had high clearance since I was a boy. I have never been lower than a low noble!" shouts Prince Darien. "No matter, I have ruled on this and it has been recorded for the Record. As of now you are only a first time visitor," Serenity.
Queen Serenity, " You are dismissed. Nicolas please show him to the Portal and take his key."
Nicolas shows Darien out the door and towards the portal room. Darien "I cant believe the Queen would do such a thing. I am the Prince of Planet Earth. I am the one her HUSBAND choose for her daughter. I am the one who should be King of the Moon."
Nicolas, "She saw the tapes from the Scouts, and Me. You should your true colors when you attacked Lady Serena. And the Queen will not stand for abuse of the Princess'."
At the Portal room, Nicolas, "Hand me your key." Darien hands his key, with anger, to Nicolas, "I will still be King of the Moon. Before this Festival is done, I will be the one chosen for Serena." Darien disappears into the mists to Earth.
Nicolas shakes his head and under his breath, "Not if I have anything to do with it. You aren't marrying my beloved daughter."
Meanwhile the girls after showing the Stars and the returning Knights to their rooms, they all go out to the rose garden. The Stars do their practicing here. Then the Princess' show them all around the Palace. "And this is the portal room" says Mina the talker. "Yes, we all arrived though it this morning or afternoon," says Yaten. All laugh with him and Mina.
"Sorry, I am just so surprised about what happened with Prince Darien. He never has treated anyone with such malice. I mean that he was always nice until the last few months or so." "Yeah" says the rest.
"Don't think about him, by now he is probably been sent back to Earth." Serena says, with her eyes down cast. Seiya, "So what is up with you and him??" Serena, "As the Prince said My father chose him, before he died, for my husband. I have just learned to start loving him. Then this happens. I don't know what mother is going to do now."
Seiya stops and grabs Serena's shoulders and shakes them gently "Don't think about that no good Prince. The way he treated you is the way he would have treated you as a wife." The rest of the group has kept going leaving them alone.
"Besides, with me and the band here, along with the 3 other knights of the kingdom returning, your mother the Queen, wont have to pick him for you." Serena nods and smiles softly. "Yes, you are right, I should be happy that I don't have to marry that pain in the ass." Seiya taken aback by the foul words, "Why do you call him that???"
"Because, since he arrived here to help with the Festival over 4 months back, and attending the festival all he has done is skirt chase all the girls. Until, that is, he found out about the law that will affect me with in the next year." Serena says looking over rose garden from the balcony the reached.
"Yes?? What Law is that?" asks Seiya. Serena turns towards him, "It's an old law that says that the Princess of the Moon must be engaged and or married before she is 18 years old. It was started way back in the early years of the Moon. So in the next week I will be 18. Mother must find a Husband for me to marry by the end of the Festival or we will lose the Crown to the Dark Moon Queen Nephrina and her daughter Princess Zio, my Aunt and cousin. But I like my freedom, and when I found out about the law I didn't like it at all."
Seiya, "I can see why you wouldn't like it. So all she has to do is find a Prince for you to marry before the end of the Festival, and announce your engagement. Right????" "Yeah," Serena nods, "Before your group came and Chad came with the 2 new Knights of the Realm I was to marry Prince Darien." Seiya nods while thinking, "What would happen if I told you that I enjoyed your company and I think I love you already?"
Serena steps back with a jerk, "W..Wwwhat did you say??" Seiya looks at his shoes as if they are the most interesting things in the world, " Ahh.... I said, what would you say if I told you that I think I am falling in love with you...and that I would be happy to have you as a wife."
Serena looks at him and gently raises his head gently with her hands, "Is that what your true heart says????" "Yeah...since I saw you in the hall, dealing with that brat. I lost my heart to your beautiful blue eyes." Serena smiles softly, "I think I would be proud to be a wife of someone who thinks of me as a person and not just a princess."
Seiya. "I would...I have seen how you reacted with your friends, and how you treat visitors. So, what else do I need to know? Besides....would you mind if I told you that I am a scout also??" Serena, "What do you mean that you are a scout? I thought all the scouts where here already?" Seiya smiles and says, "Just watch you will see," and takes out his mike.
Then shouts "SAILOR STAR FIGHTER STAGE ON!!!" and transforms in front of her. "I am Sailor Star Fighter of the planet Kinmoku. I protect my Queen, and now your mother, and you."
Then softly, "I would protect you with my life and heart. You are the one who I have been waiting for. Along time ago I was told that I would meet a girl from another Planet and marry her. That was many years back."
"How do you know then, its me they were talking about?" Serena asks "Cause, no other woman or man has touched me like you, with just a look. Besides you did not draw back in fear." says Sailor Star Fighter.
Serena laughs, sounds like a bubbling brook, smiles up at Fighter, "The reason I don't back away is cause I to and my protectors are scouts too." She looks around to see if anyone is there then pulls out her broach and says, "MOON CRYSTAL POWER MAKE UP!!" and changes into Sailor Moon. "As you can see, I also am a Sailor Scout. I am of the Moon."
Both laugh and then change back to the normal forms, and then look into each others eyes and seem to recognize each others soul. They seem to know each others heart and more. Seiya very softly and in shock, "Usagi?!?" Serena taken a back by him knowing her Soul name. But then something creeps into her mind a soft sound, "Sohn?!?" Seiya is so shocked that he falls into the seat next to Serena.
"How is it that you know my true Name?" Serena asks. Seiya, "Because it is who and what you are...The Rabbit of the Moon." Serena nods slowly, "As you are the Sight of the Future. What are we going to do now?" With a wide grin Seiya says, "How about me asking your mother for your hand in marriage?" "And if mother asks why we suddenly want to be engaged?" Asks Serena with a grin. "Why not the Truth? She will be happy for us and will arrange everything." Seiya laughs as they walk back to the throne room. "Yes, you are right on that." Giggles a very happy princess.
At the Throne rooms closed doors. The newly recognized lovers knock. From inside comes a muffled "yes?" Serena answers her mother..."Mom, may I and a guest enter?" The door is opened by Nicolas, smiling Serena and Seiya enter arm in arm. Nicolas is about to leave.
"Please stay Nicolas. I want to tell you and mother something." Nicolas closes the door, and steps to the right side of the queen. "Judging by the smiles, it must be good news." Says Serenity. Princess Serena steps up to the throne. "Prince Seiya has asked me to marry him" Queen Serenity a little shocked says, "My, my that was fast."
Nicolas nods, now looking at Prince Seiya over with a fine tooth comb. Seiya nods to Serenity's comment, as Serena steps just behind him. Seiya says, "Yes, your majesty it was. But one thing that the princess has forgotten to mention is that we know each others True Souls."
Queen Serenity and Nicolas look at each other hopefully, then the Queen looks at Seiya with an Eyebrow arch. "Oh really, then what is my daughters True Soul?" With confidence Seiya says, "Usagi=the rabbit of the moon." The queen looks to her faithful guard and friend to see a grin on his face. The queen then turns to Serena, "what is Seiya's True Soul?" Serena with one of her big smiles answers, "Sohn=Sight of the Future."
Seiya wonders if his queen told the moon Queen of his name. Serenity stands up and says, "both of you are right. Nicolas, may I tell them the surprise???" As she turns to Nicolas....he thinks for a moment then smiles "Yes Beloved we may." Catching Nicolas' tone to Queen Serenity, both Serena and Seiya are wondering what's up. The Queen takes a deep cleansing breath.
Queen Serenity starts off, "About 20 years ago, I was a princess, very much like you Serena. I loved my Freedom and Friends with all my heart. On my 18th Birthday I was betrothed to kind, prince at the time, David. I married him as my family wished it. But as you know sometimes TRUE SOULS don't marry each other."
The princess says, " I don't understand, mother?" Slightly confused. Serenity motions for both to come closer, "Come here daughter. You and Prince Seiya have been given a great gift. One neither of you are yet betrothed. Two you love each other very much. Three you have recognized each other." Sighs softly, "I was not so lucky. About 2 months before I was to marry King David, I met his younger brother. He is only a year older than me and we recognized each other, just like you and Seiya."" Looks towards Prince Seiya. "As you know by tale and truth recognized couples bear 75% of the children of this solar system. So I bore King David's younger brother's child, You Serena. Kind David knowing the law understood this. but begged me and his brother not to tell you who your real father is. At least until you were married, unfortunate to the crow prince of Earth Darien, or Recognized your own heart."
