End of Days
Co written: Moon Mage Goddess and The Goddess Jynx
This chapter by:
Sandreline aka Moon Mage Goddess
Hello everyone!
Like I promised, my
best friend and I are doing a Sailor Moon Co-write!
And yes, we
are putting ourselves in the story.
This is based off of Jynx's whim, and it's blossomed into our story!
We will be taking turns writing each chapter, but both of us will be posting the story on our own respected pages.
So no, we are not stealing each other's work!
PS – For those of you that don't know, you pronounce my name "Sand-reh-leen".
Without further a due, I present to you our new story!
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon is owned by the genius Naoko Takeuchi. However, the two original characters are myself and Jynx. They are not to be taken, used, or copied without our permissions. Those that do no comply will face our wrath! Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned – forget about two of them! (Yes, that's right – be afraid!)
Chapter 1: We Meet Again
Usagi walked down the street with an ice cream cone in one hand and her ipod in the other. She had managed to ditch Luna with Minako today, so she was free to enjoy herself. No nippy guardians picking on her today!
The blonde hair girl added a skip to her step as her adrenaline began to rush to the beat. She smiled as she continued on, licking at her ice cream as she danced her way down the street. The almost eighteen year old was on her way to her long-time boyfriend's place. Mamoru had said that he had something special planned for her, and Usagi loved surprises.
Her white sundress twirled around her knees as she spun around in a circle, and she managed to keep her ice cream from falling off the cone to splat on the concrete. She smiled proudly at herself while she carried on. Her hair flapped around her while she began to hum to the music. She would always be a kid a heart. Hey, even a Princess needs to enjoy herself!
When that thought filtered through her head, so did flashbacks of the past four years. It was hard to believe it had been that long since she found out that she was Sailor Moon, the Champion of Love and Justice, and the future Queen of the Moon Kingdom. From Beryl to Galaxia, all the memories flashed by in an instant. She was finally able to enjoy her life with her true love, Mamoru, and to be happy with her friends who would also be able to find their loves in lives. Their normal lives. Well, they were normal for now.
Usagi finished off her ice cream cone just as she was crossing over the bridge that was next to Mamoru's building. As she walked over it, she glanced up at the balcony that belonged to her Prince. Their love had been through so many trials, and yet nothing let it sway. Nothing could get in the way of their love. Usagi would do anything she could to protect that.
She became giddy as she practically raced into the building and made a mad dash to the elevator. She leaned against the wall as the boring elevator music tried to seep into her ears, but she simply turned up the volume for her ear pieces. She smirked in victory as the slow-playing sound of the piano was drowned out to her normal music.
When the doors opened she walked out, plucking the ear pieces from her ears as she turned the corner to walk down the hall where Mamoru's door was. When she arrived there, she noticed a single, perfect red rose tape to the door. She smiled sweetly perfect taking it off the door. She brought it to her nose as she took in it scent. It smelled like him; her Mamo-chan.
Usagi slowly pushed open the door, and stepped inside. There were rose petals trailing along the floor and around to the kitchen. She smiled, setting her belongings down as she walked in. There, on the table where the roses ended, were several red candles that were lit in the darkened kitchen, casting a romantic glow over the two place settings on the table.
A warm hand was placed on her shoulder as she was pulled back into a strong embrace. "Mamo-chan, this is beautiful." She whispered.
"Thank you." Came the deep, masculine reply. The tall, ebony, haired man then led her to the table and set her down. He took a happy, secret glance down the revealing white sundress that she was wearing that proudly showed her bosom. His blood heated up at the vision before he quickly moved to go serve the food.
Usagi blushed. She noticed her boyfriend's lingering gaze. (Worked like a charm.) She thought, smiling proudly.
"So, what are we eating?"
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The two destined souls did not know that they were being watched.
For on the taller building across from them where two female beings.
Both rested their eyes on the occupants, before the disappeared; one in silver light and the other in green.
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Rei's head suddenly snapped up from her meditation, her eyes wide in fear. "I feel extreme power." She whispered to herself in a worried tone. She instantly was on her feet as she ran down to her bedroom and pulled out her communicator.
However, once the mechanism was in her hand, she stopped for a moment. If she were to make that call, their lives would be flipped upside down again. It would return to the daily battles for the safety of the world; the constant stress and worry.
Rei shook her head and placed the communicator back in her night table's drawer next to her bed.
She would wait.
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"You bubble brain! Mars sensed you!" Yelled a young woman, who fire-colored hair expressed matched the fire that was now blazing in her eyes.
Her companion smiled meekly, her dark blue eyes sparkling as she fiddled with her silver and white floor length gown. "Gomen nasai, mei mei. I was concentrating on something else at the time and forgot to conceal my energy." She brought a hand up to fiddle with the off-the-shoulder straps, before it moved to play with the silver moon amulet that hung at the base of her neck.
"I have no doubts what so ever that it is entirely your fault for your descendant's lack of common sense." The older of the two women replied, raising a hand of her own to hold her head. She was wearing a tan-colored and gold gown similar to her companions, the halter top design wrapping around the back of her neck. She also wore a gold amulet that was the alchemical symbol for earth.
"If that was an insult, then you are loosing your touch. That particular trait comes out when we are having fun. We can't all be stiff like so many of the others." The silver-hair went down to her ankles that were in a unique style.
Her sister-like figure sighed. She brushed her mid-back length red hair over her shoulders. "You realize that we don't have much time."
The silver haired woman smiled gently, and a large, silver mirror appeared before her with just a thought. "Of course. I am the one who realized this lapse in the proper order of time. We have a very short time to fix the problem." Her swirling blue eyes watched the mirror as images became crystal clear.
"Then it is a good thing that I have a plan."
The silver haired woman smiled. "I love it when you have a plan."
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Usagi walked down the street with Luna sitting on her shoulder as she made her way to school. She wore a hug smile on her face as she realized that in just five more months from that day, she and her friends would be graduating.
She let out a laugh and added a skip to her step.
"Usagi, unless you want to get a set of piercings, I please ask that you stop!" Luna cried, trying not to dig her claws into the blonde's flesh.
"Sorry Luna. I just got a bit excited, that's all." Was the bubbly reply.
"About what, Usa-chan?" Came the smooth voice of Ami.
"Hey guys!" Usagi greeted all her friends. She smiled brightly as she looped her arms with Makoto's and her cousin, Minako.
"Well? What is it?" Makoto asked.
"It's because we are graduating soon, of course! No more school!" Minako cheered as she and Usagi shared smiled and cheered. Luna and Artimis leapt from the jumpy teen's shoulders to land on the solid, stable ground.
"Yes. I still can not believe that I got into Tokyo University!" Ami said with a blushing smile as she continued on with their walk to school.
"That was a big victory, Ames, you should be proud!" Artimis praised.
"Have you decided what to do yet, Usagi?" Makoto asked.
"I talked with Mamo-chan about what I wanted. I've decided to go for a degree in communications." Usagi said seriously.
"Really? Why is that?" Her blonde cousin asked with wide, curious eyes.
"I thought that it would be the best choice for when I rule Crystal Tokyo." She answered.
"That is a very good choice." Ami agreed.
"Yeah, I'm proud of you!" Makoto added with a smile.
"Did my ears deceive me, or is the girl actually preparing for her future?" Luna spoke.
Usagi sent a vicious glare that was thwarted with her tongue poking out between her lips. "I always think of the future! I've matured a lot, you know!"
"Could have fooled me…" Artimis muttered.
Usagi picked up the white feline by his scruff. "What was that?" She asked.
"Nothing!" Artimis sweat dropped.
"What's the crowd for?" Minako interrupted as their high school came into view. Luna and Artimis used the distraction to their advantage and slipped away to go home.
"I sense something strange."
The girls jumped and screamed at Rei's sudden appearance and deep voice. "Rei! You baka pyro, you gave me a heart attack!" Usagi complained, clutched her hand over her heart.
"Jeez, Rei! What was that for? And what are you doing here?" Minako asked.
"Like I said before, I sense something strange." Suddenly, the raven hair girl turned to look at them. "The buzz is even all over my school. You have two new members of the school staff at your school – and they are our age."
"WHAT?" All four girls cried out as their eyes became wide.
"Yes. Well, I have to go. Bye!" Came the cheerful departure before their raven haired friend turned tail and ran.
"I'm telling you, she's going crazy." Usagi muttered.
Minako nodded her head in agreement, while Makoto and Ami were trying to scope out the crowd. At that moment, the bell rang, and everyone began to head inside.
However, Usagi could have sworn that she saw a frightening familiar hair style just before it disappeared inside the school.
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After the tardy bell rang for class, everyone was looking around for their teacher. Just as the whispers were starting to fly, the school intercom rang through the air.
"Good Morning, students. As many of you know, today we have two outstanding individuals joining our staff today from far away. I would like for you all to welcome Ms. Sandreline Moon and Ms. Jynx Terra. Both of the have incredible minds and graduated years early. We know that they will bring their shining light to our school. Please give them all a warm welcome. We hope that you all enjoy your second semester."
When the beep sounded to symbolize the end of the announcement, an immediate uproar went around the class. Usagi, Minako, Ami, and Makoto all shared confused expressions.
"I have to say that I love their names. I wonder where they come from." Minako said.
"They sound Latin, so I would assume from Europe, perhaps Italy?" Ami said with a book held open in her hands.
"So where is our teacher?" Makoto asked, sitting back in her chair as she brought her chin to rest in her hand.
"Right here, actually." Came a strange, melodious voice from the doorway.
The silence was immediate as all heads turned towards the door. There, standing in the door way, was a young woman, about 19 years of age, with dark blue eyes and pale, creamy skin.
Gasps were heard throughout the room as people began to look from the new teacher, to Usagi.
Usagi sat with her mouth hanging open and eyes wide as she stared at the figure in the doorway. The woman looked exactly like her, but with silver hair.
"Hello there, everyone." She said as she stepped into the room, closing the door behind her as she made her way over to the desk. She was wearing a knee-length black skirt with a red sleeveless shirt and black boots. She smiled at the class. "As you all heard, my name is Sandreline Moon. I am 19 years old, and I am your new teacher." She said with a smile, her blue eyes swirling with mischief as she locked gazes with the blonde mirror-image of herself and smiled. "Does anyone have any questions?"
Immediately, almost all of the student's hands shot up. "Yes?" She asked, pointing to one male in the room. It was Yoko, a rather handsome man who tended to be a womanizer.
"Ms. Moon, do you have a boyfriend?" He asked with suggestive eyes.
To this, she smiled as her eyes darkened. "You can say that. I do not date my students. I may be only a year older than all of you, however if you should upset me, you will not like the consequences." She then pointed to Molly. "Yes?"
"Ms. Moon, where are you from? And why do you look so much like Usagi?" She asked, curious.
The silver-haired woman laughed. "Would it help if I explained myself a little bit? Let's see, I am from somewhere far away – you could say Rome. I came here to teach history and its importance, and maybe change the future. I was accompanied by my best friend, Jynx Terra, who is to be another of your teachers. She is 21, and if you try and hit on her as well, she can be worse than I can. I can vouch for the saying, 'Her bite is worse than her bark'. When she is not teaching psychology, she will be a psychologist."
It was here that she paused and sat on the desk that was now hers, crossing her boot-clad legs. "Now, I would like to befriend all of you. We are the same age, so we should be friends, ne? Please, call me Sandreline. Now, let's begin with the lesson, shall we?" She spoke, successfully avoiding the relation to Usagi. Who, by the way, was looking like she was about to hyperventilate.
Groans were heard in the room. "Oh, come on. I know how you all feel. I have a way of making things fun. You are learning about ancient cultures? Let's just say I'm an expert, I like to show updated and relevant movies, and I have a game prepared. Who would like to play what I call, 'Gladiators'?" She asked.
Immediately, there was a cheer in the room as they all agreed.
Usagi turned to look at her friends, who were all just as surprised as she.
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Meanwhile, the silver-haired woman smirked as she turned to write down the teams on the board. (How are you doing, Jynx?) She sent to her best friend through their mental link.
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Ok, that's all for now.
What do you all think?
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Thank you so much everyone!
So stay right there, and we'll show you!
Sandreline