So, this is my new story. There's not really a crossover in this chapter, but it gives IMPORTANT info. The writing style is kinda different than my other pieces too, but I hope you like it and please review!
Book One
The Beginning Of A Legend
One clear night, a beautiful baby girl was born on the full moon. Notice that I did not say "During the full moon". This is because the baby was of the lunarians, the people of the moon. You might be thinking, "Oh gee, there's people that live on the moon. What's so important about this?" The answer is that she was no mere commoner, she was the princess, and her name was Serenity.
Serenity was the heir to the Ginzuishou, the most powerful source in the universe. There was conflict as to how it was made, but one thing was certain: only someone of royal lunarian blood could wield it. There was also a legend the crystal would one day fuse with the most pure royal. Then, and only then, would the royal be able to do all forms of magic.
For you see, while royalty from all the planets had magic, it was confined to a certain element, and only one generation at a time could have it. It was for these reasons Serenity surprised them.
She could do magic.
At the age of one , she levitated her first object. She had woken up hungry in the middle of the night. Her milk was on the table beside her, placed in a mechanism to keep it warm. Instead of crying (which most children her age would do), she focused her thoughts on the bottle. Not really knowing what she was doing, but trusting the feeling inside her. The bottle slowly started to levitate, moving slowly, until it was floating just above her head. Now the dilemma: how to get it down. A cry came several minutes later, quickly sending Queen Selenity into her daughter's room. It was not because of the fact that the bottle wouldn't drop, but for the fact that it had… right on Serenity's head.
When she was six, she did her first public display of magic. A council had been called between the inner planets. Queens from Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter, as well as their daughters, had been summoned by to the conference room where the queens discussed and the children played. Serenity had been showing them her favourite doll, Usagi, when Princess Rei of Mars had accidentally called upon her magic (which she and the other princesses, with the exception of Serenity, had gotten a fortnight[1] ago) and burned the poor little doll to a crisp. Serenity started to cry as Rei was scolded. Then, a most extraordinary thing happened. The moon princess' hands started to glow, and, within seconds, Usagi was in perfect condition. The princesses rushed forwards, asking questions like: "How did you do that?" and "Can you teach me?", while the queens watched dumbfounded.
At the age of ten, Serenity made another magical breakthrough. She was having tea with her mother and Luna, her mother's advisor. They chatted amiably, while waiting for the tea to arrive. They weren't completely impatient with the maid, for it was her first day on the job. Soon after, the maid hurried in, but failed to notice the crease in the rug. The maid tripped, sending the teapot flying towards Serenity. Upon instinct, she held out her hands. Much to her surprise, and the surprise of the room's other occupants, the teapot and tea stopped midair, moving as though there was no gravity. Unfortunately, she did not see the cup of milk, and therefore couldn't stop it, and it spilt in her lap.
In her sixteenth year, Serenity made one of her largest, and dangerous advances. It was a summer day, and it was raining. Serenity was not happy. She wanted it to be sunny so she could go outside and play in the gardens, but it seemed Fate had a different plan. Annoyed, the moon princess closed her eyes. She wished so hard for it to be sunny without a cloud in the sky. Serenity opened her eyes to find that the clouds had vanished, leaving a fine day in their wake. Pleased, but undoubtedly confused, Serenity skipped into the gardens. It was only when it did not grow dark for a day and two nights that Serenity confessed to her mother.
Her mother was shocked, to say the least. How could her daughter have so much power? She had neither the power of the Ginzuishou, nor any senshi powers, so how, in the name of Selene, had her daughter been able to do this? Could she have been born with natural magic, like the sorcerers on earth? No, it wasn't possible… was it? Sighing, Selenity drifted out of her thoughts and fixed the incident with the use of the Ginzuishou. She then made Serenity promise only to use her magic in a time of need.
With a heavy heart, the princess promised. It wasn't that she wanted to cause trouble, it was that she was giving up something she hadn't been able to discover yet. Think of all the things she could've done, all the people she could've helped…
The years passed, and Serenity managed to halt her magic… at least in public. She would spend hours in her room using all her energy to try and levitate one object or another. It seemed that her magic only worked when she was least expecting it. This was very frustrating.
Over time though, her talent developed. Sure, it was still wild, not really doing what she wanted, but it still worked relatively well. I mean, she was teaching herself! She can't expect it to be perfect, can she? And it wasn't like she was ever going to use it for something big, right?
These thoughts provided her future self with a great many laughs.
She wasn't nervous. Nope, not nervous at all. Anxious and a little scared maybe, but definitely not nervous. I mean, this wasn't anything big, just her coronation ceremony in which she would take over the throne of the galaxy. Absolutely nothing to be nervous about.
Serenity sighed. Her thoughts were doing little to halt the butterflies in her stomach. There were just too many things that could go wrong. 'Don't think like that!' she ordered mentally. 'You practiced a thousand times, and you look beautiful!'
Beautiful was the best word to describe the soon-to-be Queen of the moon. Her pale silver-white hair was done up in the royal lunarian style, though with a string of diamonds around the buns. On her brow, the golden upturned crescent glimmered in the light. The white satin of her dress held tightly to her bosom, while curving out a bit under the hip. The low neckline was stitched with lace, as were the scoop sleeves. Upon her shoulders was a long cape with a silvery sheen to it.
Her smooth, creamy white skin, was unblemished in all her four and twenty years [2]. Large cerulean eyes with silver specks bore innocence, and, even though she'd deny it, mischief. Long, dark lashes framed these same eyes. Soft pink, pouty lips were formed into a nervous smile (No! Not nervous! Anxious and a little scared! Not nervous!).
"Serenity? It's time," said a voice from the door to her dressing room. Serenity turned to see Princess Rei of Mars clad in her senshi uniform. Rei looked at the princess. "You look beautiful! You're mother will be proud!"
"I hope so," replied Serenity wringing her hands. Today she became queen. Today her mother stepped down, while she stepped up. Today she claimed the Ginzuishou. "What if I mess up? What if I do something wrong? What if I'm a bad queen?"
Rei walked over and put her arms around Serenity's shoulders. "You are going to be the best queen ever! You are a kind, compassionate, intelligent young woman, and that's not even half of your qualities. Don't be nervous! The people will love and trust you, just like I, and the rest of the senshi, do." The Martian princess hugged the Moon princess. "You go out there, you get the Ginzuishou, and you become Queen, or I'll singe your favourite dress!"
Smiling slightly at her best friend, Serenity nodded. She didn't quite trust her voice anymore. Grasping Serenity's hand tightly, Rei led the princess to the room in front of the Grand Hall, where the coronation was going to take place. Rei gave her friend one last hug, before vanishing into the hall.
'Okay Serenity, you can do this! I know you can!' she thought as the entrance music started to play. She took a deep breath, before gracefully starting to walk down the aisle to her mother, who was waiting at the front. As she walked, she saw the queens and princesses from each planet (save Pluto, where only Queen Setsuna, a.k.a. Sailor Pluto lived.), her mother's advisors from the planet Mau(?), Luna and Artemis, and a wide variety of others.
The hall, which usually looked regal and elegant, now looked stunning. Flowers in white and silver (found only on the moon) decorated the walls and silver fur wood pews. The usually bare marble floor now had a silver carpet going the long of the aisle. Large marble columns with realistic flowers chiselled into them, held up the great dome roof. On the ceiling, a very real depiction of the night sky, including the planets, was painted.
Upon reaching the front of the hall, where Queen Selenity, as well as the Ginzuishou (on a pedestal) stood, Serenity managed a small smile. The Queen smiled at her reassuringly and winked. Letting go of the breath she hadn't known she was holding, Serenity nodded curtly at her mother, who nodded in return.
"Noble people of the galaxy, we are here today to witness the coronation of Princess Serenity Usagi Tsuki Lunaria," Selenity began. "It is a most joyous occasion, for today Serenity will claim the Ginzuishou. To begin the ceremony, I ask Queen Setsuna, also known as Sailor Pluto to come forward." Setsuna rose from her seat and walked forward, kneeling before Queen Selenity. "Setsuna, as the Gate Guardian, tell me, do you think Serenity deserves the crown?"
Maroon eyes flickered to Serenity as Setsuna rose. 'Oh no! She knows I practised magic when I wasn't supposed to!' realized the silver-haired woman. Setsuna's eyes seemed to fill with amusement as though she heard Serenity's thoughts. Looking Serenity over one more time, Setsuna turned to Selenity.
"Yes I do, my Queen," Setsuna said seriously. Serenity sighed in relief.
"Then, I denounce my status and the guardianship of the Ginzuishou," said Selenity firmly. The crystal seemed to lose some of it's shine. "Daughter, take the crystal."
Serenity stepped up to the pedestal and reached out her hands to grab the crystal. Her fingers brushed the smooth surface and immediately the crystal began to glow, rising ten inches off the surface of the pedestal. 'Surely it is not supposed to do that!' thought Serenity. 'Oh well, best just to carry on.'
When her hands were almost completely around the crystal, it pulsated and rushed into Serenity's chest. Pain unlike anything she had ever felt cut through her. She opened her eyes (for she had closed them when the pain came) and saw a horrendous sight.
The hall was caving in due to the sheer amount of power given off when Serenity and the Ginzuishou merged. Worse yet, the people couldn't escape for the doors were blocked and the senshi couldn't seem to transform. Screams filled the air as people were killed by falling debris.
'Oh Selene!' thought Serenity, tears running down her face. She felt someone pull her out of the way of a piece of falling marble. It was Setsuna.
"Serenity-sama, I must get you out of here!" said Setsuna loudly.
"No!" cried Serenity violently. "They'll all die, and without the royals to maintain the magic atmosphere on the planets, everyone else will die as well!"
"Serenity, listen to me! There is nothing you can do! It is too early after the merge! If you do anything now, you'll die, and therefore everyone else will die anyways! Why kill yourself, when you can live a full life as your people would have wanted?! Please my Queen, let me take you!" begged Setsuna.
Serenity nodded her head in consent, as tears streamed down her face.
Taking the Time Staff, Setsuna created a portal. She held tightly to her queen as the walked in. Mere seconds past before they were on a hardwood floor.
Serenity, however, did not notice this as she was sobbing uncontrollably. Setsuna took the woman in her arms and started rocking back and forth, saying comforting words. Serenity looked up to thank Setsuna and gasped.
It was not Setsuna.
A/N: So, that's the first chapter. What did you think? Please review and tell me!
1) A fortnight is two weeks.
2) This is just the old English way of saying that she is twenty-five years old.