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Exiled

Year 0- Crystal Tokyo

The towers had been erected a few weeks prior. Everyone had seen it on the news. A horrible monster had devistated the city and nation of Japan, but a lone man and woman saved the island from doom.

Everyone in the small country rejoiced having grown up with the Mighty Sailor Moon and her senshi team. They knew her.

They knew she was good. They knew she was safe to trust.

When she pledged to rebuild the city and what had been destroyed, she used a single (but powerful) crystal that glistened and shined in the light. Willing it to life, she rebuilt the destruction over the city of Tokyo. Crystal replaced the rubble caused by fallen skyscrapers and buildings. Crystal covered the rugged and destroyed streets. Crystal was used to create the new homes, apartments, townhomes, and condos for misplaced citizens to live in.

And her residence, her crystal palace (welcomed warmly by the people), was in the center of the city. Everyone knew where they could find Sailor Moon and her team.

For the people, Sailor Moon was welcomed with open arms. The people of the small country were the ones who named her their Queen. They also named her husband their King. It was his golden crystal that healed the wounded. Though the dead would always be remembered, a new era began in the country of Japan.

A new era began. This was the era of Crystal Tokyo.

Yet there was a twist.

Though the King and Queen worked endlessly for weeks to rebuild the destruction, four stones in the pocket of the the King were exposed to the energy and power of the Golden Crystal.

Though it took a few weeks, the spirits that were trapped in the four unique stones began to stir. It was the King who pulled them out of his pocket, his fingers latent with the power of his Crystal, of his life force. It was enough to shatter the four small prisions and unleash four former guardians.

No longer spirits glowing in the night, four men bowed lowly to their king with their heads lowered to the ground.

It startled those in the throne room.

Fortunately, it only consisted of King Endymion, Queen Serenity, and Sailor Venus.

Endymion never shared with his wife or the sailor guardians about the stones, yet soon found out his mistake when Eternal Sailor Venus prepared to attack.

"STOP."

Venus did as she was commanded by her King. Still, the four men were bowing low and waiting for him to command them.

"Venus," spoke the King, "Fall back. Do not cause harm to these men."

Both she and the Queen were flabergasted. "Your Majesty!" alerted the Senshi of Love, still wary of the four. "They killed us a millenia ago! They are traitors!"

With a mere hand being held up to hault the woman's speech, Endymion spoke, "These men have been my advisors as spirits all these years. They have protected me after their previous bodies expired in this life."

"I don't trust them."

"Venus."

There was a tense pause.

Silence.

The King walked to his former guard. He stood before them, silent and still, before he spoke. "You may rise, my Shittenou."

Each of them followed the command of their King.

Venus watched with calculated eyes as each of the men reunited with their former Prince, now exhalted King. As he spoke with the men, the words of loyalty and excitement returned to their voices. It was a reunion never thought imaginable. To the senshi, she felt nothing but confusion and... betrayal? Her heart did beat faster at the sight of emhim/em. She reminded herself, though, that she was the head guard to the Queen and King.

The Queen was introduced to the men, who immediately showed their reverence to her. She looked warily to her husband remembering that these same men played a part in the destruction of the Solar System one life time ago. They also attempted to conquer it again several years prior.

"Husband. If I may have a word?" she asked softly. Venus was directed by the king to keep the men in this room. Though there was a smaller room in the back to discuss such matters as these, it unnerved the Senshi of Love to watch these men alone. They waited like statues, knowing one wrong move and their demise would be at hand.

When the King and Queen returned, it was decreed by the king that the men were to temporarily be stripped of their titles as Generals. Their Shittenou standing was to be kept silent and secret under any and every circumstance. However, the status and friendship of the King would be returned to them after a 1000-year exile. Their exile was to be served in the King's army.

To further explain the terms of restoration, the king added, "You will begin your exile at the rank of foot soldiers. However, when your loyalty has been proven over the next thousand years, you will have the opportunity to have your titles of Shittenou and Earthen Generals once more."

The terms were challenging.

The terms may have seemed to harsh and cruel.

The terms were fair and just.

To the demoted Generals, they willingly took the terms if it held the promise of one day returning to the side of their King.

Thus, their journey began.

The four men were deported to a far-off region.

Venus was sworn to silence.

The King and Queen did not speak another word of this ruling as Crystal Tokyo started it's days of peace.

Author's Note: This story was written out of a response to reading a Shittenou/Senshi fanfic... that killed off 3 senshi and had a Shittenou commit suicide BECAUSE he couldn't live without one of the dead senshi. Broke. My. Heart. The sad thing is they never really were a couple. That pair was starting to have feelings for each other... and then the author kills them both off picking them off ONE AT A TIME...

You can tell I am still a bit miffed about it. :/

SO! I have made it my mission to write stories about the Shittenou that are more on the lighthearted humor side as they work on their exile and come back into the world of redemption.

Please review and let me know what you think of this story. I really, really would like to know your thoughts. Praises or critiques are welcome. I just want to write an enjoyable story with curveballs and excitement. Again, PLEASE REVIEW!

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