I'm Jun, and this little tidbit is my first fan fiction and my first Sailor Moon fanfic. This chapter is my first attempt at a first-person POV, so it might be a little bad.
Chapter 1: Castle of Spirals
Now, I am going to tell you a story. Something that happened a long time ago, before you, or your parents or your grandparents were born. Me? I have existed since the beginning of time. But that is of no importance to you.
Far away, deep in the recesses of space. Now, you've taken astronomy right? You know, the planets, stars, cosmos, universes. Our story takes place on one of these planets.
'No life on other planets?' Oh dear, what are they teaching you? Of course there's life on the planets; There was an entire legacy on Earth's moon, but lets get back on topic.
Orbiting this planet, was a castle. It was constructed from the finest ice and crystal. But despite its overall beauty, the castle's pride and joy was the spiral staircase; you could see it from light-years away.
Why didn't NASA discover it? Why wasn't Neo Queen Serenity able to locate the planet Nemesis until it was too late? Oh, you weren't there when that happened. Forgive me. Guarding here for all time and watching the flow of events and different timelines…I can get them mixed up. One time, I saw your suicide. It was during Crystal Tokyo, so it hadn't happened yet, but I was so alarmed, I immediately checked up on you. Oh, for reasons you wouldn't understand; it was just an alternate time line. Now, don't ask me questions about the future; it might mess up your present.
Anyway, the spiral staircase was the pride and joy of the castle. Whenever the King and Queen would host parties, hundreds flocked for a chance to see the staircase up close. The King and Queen had three children; the brave Prince Caliban, the demure Princess Perdita and the swift Princess Haruka.
What's so funny? This is an important story. You need to understand about your past before you can even think about your future. Yes, I know she has the same name as you do. She's your past self! Can we get on with the story?
Inside the lovely spiral castle was a room. This room was elegantly decorated with royal blue silks, heavy tapestries and wonderful paintings adorning the walls. If we stopped, we would see that the tapestries and paintings were filled with stately figures in imposing armor and robes. But we didn't stop. In the middle of this room was a bed made of the finest silk and velvet(of course it was made from the finest; the King and Queen wouldn't settle for less). On the bed was a little girl, dressed in a royal; blue robe. She had hair the color of sun-bleached wheat- No, I don't know what sun-bleached wheat looks like. I'm guessing its yellow. It looks like your hair, except longer and better taken care of. Yes, I did just make a joke. Her skin was as white and smooth as marble and her eyes, though currently red and puffy from crying, was a lovely blue-green rivaled only by the most fertile of seas.
"Princess? Princess?" asked a soft voice drifting in from behind the ornate door. "You cannot stay in there forever," the soft voice continued. "Think about your parents' reputation and the reputation of the monarchy of Uranus."
The little girl sniffed in defiance(you see? I told her she was you. Got the same attitude).
"I don't care," she said, her voice befitting that of a fairy.
"Please Princess. Queen Serenity and Queen Olea are here. Do not embarrass us before them," the voice drifted in.
"But, the other princesses do not like me. That mean green-haired girl from Neptune treats me like I'm dung!"
"Did you apologize for breaking her crystal violin?"
The girl hesitated. "No," she finally said. "But, she will not let me! Whenever I try to speak to her, she ignores me!"
The voice suppressed a sigh. "What about Perdita? I'm sure she would want to play with you."
"No."
The voice paused, slightly shocked from the blatant refusal of his request, but understanding of the young princess' plight. "Caliban? You share the same interests."
"Father's too busy showing off the Crown Prince."
"If not for you, come out for me," the voice sighed, "Your mother has been wanting an excuse to banish me and this'll be it."
The girl sniffed one last defiant sniff, jumped of her luxurious bed and headed towards the ornate door.
The man leaning on the other side jumped as the door opened. He quickly recovered and looked at the girl as she dried her eyes with a sleeve of a dress that was worth more than 3 of him. He held out his arm for her to take.
"Are you ready, my Princess?"
"I am ready, Stefano."
Finally it's done! How did you like it? I've never written a fanfic before, original work? Yes. Fanfiction? No. So they might be a little OOC. Cookies to whoever reviews!! I love reviews….
-Jun