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Author's Note: I had this story in my head, so I thought I'd post it. Yes, I'm still working on Imperfect Symmetry, but there is a lot I am unhappy with so I'm in the middle of a reboot that I hope you guys will enjoy a little more. I'm also working on a couple others that I'll be promoting in my current stories when the time to post comes near. In the meantime, please enjoy and as always, follow and comment!
Rewrite the Stars
Summary: A century after losing her beloved to Chaos, Usagi becomes a recluse begins studying up on the other universes after much coaxing from her Godfather, Beerus the Destroyer. After hearing of a drastic shift in the time stream from Sailor Pluto, Beerus becomes desperate to keep an old promise to the new goddess's mother to protect her without fighting her battles, and to ensure she takes her true place among the gods. With an idea from Pluto, Beerus decides to test the goddess's defenses with Grand Zeno's newly hired Enforcers, Goku and Vegeta. When their plans backfire in an unexpected way, the deity and our heroes quickly learn the power of a warrior's vow and a princess's broken heart. Can mistakes made by the gods be corrected or will their secrets come back to haunt them?
Prologue – A Test of Time
"He's doing it again. Damn it. Where is his puny little brain going?"
"You know exactly where it is going. The more you push him, the harder he'll fight to find her."
"No, he's still not ready. Neither of them are."
"Be reasonable, Setsuna. Those two are passing every test you and Grand Zeno throw at them. This impromptu tournament of yours only further proves they are prepared, especially Goku."
"He almost died using Ultra Instinct this time and Vegeta has yet to even come close to the transformation itself. Unlocking the golden crystal would rip Goku apart in that form."
"I respectfully disagree. In fact, leaving such power dormant within him is much more dangerous than unlocking it."
The woman named Setsuna had been attempting to calm herself as she stared down from a large floating platform at a destroyed fighting ring, the objects of her ire nearly comatose in the middle.
One smirked victoriously while the other seemed to be a trance-like state, pupils dilated and panting heavily. His body lay in death-like stillness; however, his eyes darted back and forth as if searching for something.
Internally, the warrior was in turmoil, swirling around in a starless cosmos. The only light he could see was dim and too far in the distance to grasp.
As far as the light was from him, the soft silver glow still managed to warm him. Looking at it, Goku felt a confused as it was calming a deep rage he couldn't quite identify the cause of.
Drifting in a seemingly endless sea of emptiness, the warrior attempted to float towards the calming light. It had plagued his dreams since he was a child, but he could never figure out the source. It always seemed to appear during his worst nightmares, calming him into a more peaceful sleep.
The silver light even appeared before battles, as if to tell him everything would be alright. At first, Goku wanted to know the source, but he quickly learned to quietly accept its presence.
He never told another soul about the light, but it had significant meaning to him as he felt he would never have been able to ascend without it guiding him.
While it was usually calming, it had been stirring up intense emotions when looking at it as of late. It almost screamed for him to come closer as an incredible sense of desire flooded his being. He needed it be near it and whatever it was, it belonged to him alone.
Something within the warrior felt threatened and while the light tried to calm him, the urge to eviscerate anything in his path was growing stronger. Every time he fought recently only seemed to exacerbate the issue, clouding his mind more and more as he tried to reach out to the silver light for peace.
"What are you on about, Whis?" The woman snapped, her head whipping to the side as she stared daggers at the designated angel of Beerus the Destroyer.
"Look at him, Setsuna. Golden crystal or not, he is still hunting for her."
"You're kidding me, right? He just got his ass handed to him again. The only thing he is looking for is a damned paramedic. Besides, both their memories were erased. Neither of them knows her universe exists, much less who she is."
"That may be true, but while his mind has no recollection of her, his soul is still desperately searching for answers. He's still searching for her. At this rate, he may wake without our help, and then what? How long do you really think you can separate them?"
"Until he stops pissing me off. He's still too reckless, Whis. They both are." Growled the guardian of time as she bit the nail on her thumb in frustration.
"You'd rather a Saiyan with the power of Ultra Instinct at his fingertips rip apart time and space to find his mate, then?"
"He won't awaken. Not without Serenity. It has to be activated. Remember Mamoru?"
"Can you really be so sure? Mamoru's crystal was a fake after all. You've also forgotten who holds their true memories. Grand Zeno has taken quite the liking to both Goku and Vegeta, you know."
"He would never put the multiverse in such danger."
"If it means our majesty's happiness, there is nothing Grand Zeno wouldn't do. You also shouldn't underestimate Goku. You've seen not only his power, but his unwavering determination. Rebirth, amnesia and a multiverse of distance haven't deterred his soul from searching for hers. Trust me when I say he will keep his vow. More so now that he and the prince have been reunited. When their memories do return, prince Vegeta will happily assist Goku in annihilating everything in the multiverse until she is found. Saiyans are quite the stubborn breed." Whis ended with a chuckle as he watched the guardian roll her eyes in frustration.
Setsuna hated when Whis was right because he was always so smug about it. Why the hell did the golden crystal have to chose such an unstable being as its host? Of course, she wanted her queen happy, but why him?! He had been a pain in her past, present and future.
"Fine, but I'm not done testing them and I know Beerus AND Zeno will agree. At least Vegeta has a mostly level head. I'm sure he will master his royal crystal well before Goku." The guardian stated, rubbing her temples in annoyance.
"What kind of test do you have in mind this time?" Whis asked, genuinely interested.
"It's more of an experiment than a test. He pisses me off, but I won't have him or Vegeta destroying anything on my watch." The guardian stated as she floated down to the fighting ring, joined by both Whis and Beerus.
"Still not satisfied, woman? They're of no use to us dead." Beerus greeted.
"They're alive, aren't they?! You focus on your job and let me do mine." Raising her staff, Sailor Pluto froze time around the two barely conscious Saiyans, putting them in suspended animation as their wounds healed.
"My lord, Setsuna was going to tell me the plan she had for testing these two once and for all."
"It'd better be good." Beerus huffed, crossing his arms.
"Don't think I won't tell Zeno how much you've been slacking recently, not to mention the fact that you let these mortals play with time." Setsuna smirked when the destroyer visibly paled.
"That's what I thought. Now, my plan is to test them with the Sailor Guardians and Queen Serenity herself. If they can manage to reign it in and pass, they'll move on to a probationary period. They still won't have their memories, but that will be best for now." The two men disappeared in thin air as she continued. "Come on. I'll explain the rest at Zeno's place."
Pluto raised her staff again, but before she could summon her power, she was stopped by a soft hand on her shoulder. She looked back to see Whis smiling down at her, his own staff raised in the air.
"Please, allow me."
And with that, they were gone without a trace, the destroyed battleground fading from existence.
~End~
So, what did you think? I know this was short, but this is just the prologue. I hope you enjoyed. No worries, Pluto is NOT a villain. Chapter one is being edited and should be released in a couple days. Be sure to favorite and follow for updates!
