PROLOGUE
LEGEND'S BEGINING
The people of the Moon Kingdom fled in panic. All around them, buildings were crumbling and lightning struck the ground as the madman laughed. He stood on the roof of the tallest tower in Queen Serenity's city, his eyes wild with insanity as he clenched something tightly in his fist. The object let out a black light that crept out his fingers, illuminating his hand. Cackling with glee, he pointed at another building and it shattered into dozens of pieces, causing more panic on the streets below. The white stone of the building collapsed, much to the amusement of the madman.
Inside the palace, people hurried about with terror in their eyes. Queen Serenity stood on her balcony overlooking the city below, watching the carnage as it took place. She held her Moon Wand in one hand and fingered it, hating to unleash the power of her Crystal against one of her citizens.
"I'm afraid we have no choice," her advisor, Artemis said.
"We can't allow this to continue," Luna agreed.
The two cats stood to the Queen's right and both looked at her expectantly. Serenity sighed.
"I do not wish to harm him," she whispered, "but he must be stopped. It was foolish of me to allow this to begin."
"Don't blame yourself, Majesty," Artemis said. "None of us knew the power of that force."
"But we must destroy it," Luna added.
Serenity turned to her two advisors. The cats looked back at her expectantly.
"I cannot destroy it," the queen said at last, "but I can lock it away, so its evil will never again know human form."
The cats nodded as one, and Queen Serenity turned from her balcony to enter the streets below.
The madman looked down in surprise as the Queen of the Moon Kingdom stood unarmed below him. The power he held in his hand tickled his mind, urging him to throw some of his dark energy at her. The madman raised his hand and the energy crackled in his palm. Beneath him, Queen Serenity calmly raised her wand.
"Cosmic Moon Power!" she cried.
The madman was knocked from his perch, destroyed by the energy that had consumed him. The force itself fought against the containment of the Imperial Silver Crystal. Queen Serenity knew that before long, it would break free again, and would find another unsuspecting host lured by its power.
"Begone!" she commanded.
The dark force, still contained within the pure, white light of the Imperial Silver Crystal, flew up and out of sight. It traveled faster than the fastest star and was soon gone forever.
Queen Serenity returned to her palace, ordering her people to begin rebuilding all the madman had destroyed. She sat down in her private chambers and passed a weary hand over her face. Her two advisors appeared at her feet.
"What has become of the energy?" Luna asked curiously.
"Gone," Serenity replied gratefully. "Locked away forever."
"Where?" Artemis asked.
Serenity shook her head. "I will die with that knowledge safe in my heart, for if anyone knew of that force, they would seek to control it."
The cats nodded.
It is safe, for now, Serenity thought, locked away in the centre of our sun.
Years past and the Moon Kingdom never again knew the threat of the dark energy. The prophets began to read the signs, saying that the age of legend was at hand. The legend of the Moon Kingdom was that five children would be born with the mark of the crescent moon on their foreheads and they would be accepted by a planet, in the presence of the queen. The planet would entrust the child with its power so they could battle evil to keep peace in the universe. Serenity knew that one was destined to be her own child, the future heir to the Moon Kingdom's throne, but she did not know who the other four would be.
One fateful night, Serenity was reading in her private rooms when she heard a knock on her door. She was curious as to who would be calling her so late and rose to answer it. She saw Luna standing in the doorway with a bundle in her mouth.
"Luna, what is this?" Serenity asked, taking the bundle from the cat. To her surprise, it moved.
"The first of the chosen children," Luna replied. "Her parents brought her over as soon as the mark formed. She is not yet four days old."
Serenity cradled the child in her arms and moved the blanket to see the crescent moon on the girl's forehead. The queen smiled and quickly brought the infant up a flight of previously disguised stairs.
The location of the Acceptance was hidden from everyone except the queen. They arrived on the palace roof in a large glass-domed room that contained a single cradle in the centre. This room was centuries old, build in anticipation of the guardians. Through the glass, representations of the planets could be clearly seen, with the sun shining brightest in the middle. Serenity gently placed the baby girl in the cradle and waited patiently.
Minutes past and none of the planets bestowed their powers on the child. Serenity frowned, her excitement dying in her breast as she thought of what she would tell the girl's parents. She took a step toward the infant, when suddenly the room filled with a golden light. Squinting, Serenity moved to the child's side and saw the sun send down a beam of brilliant light. It struck the child in a radiant glow and the mark of the crescent moon was replaced with that of the sun. When the glow vanished, Serenity noticed a silver ring on the child's finger.
As the queen hurried back through the secret passages to her chambers, she worried about the baby in her arms. The Sun had accepted her as its guardian, and with the infusion of the Sun's powers had also come the infusion of the dark force she had sealed there years ago. Serenity realized that if the child was of strong heart and will, the dark force would be contained within her forever. The child gurgled happily and stuck her hand in her mouth. Serenity saw the ring on the child's finger. She stopped walking.
"I cannot let this child realize the power she possesses," Serenity thought aloud, knowing no one could hear her. "If the Negaverse knew of her, she would be in danger her entire life. I must seal her powers deep within her soul, to protect her and my Kingdom."
Once again her room, Serenity was grateful to see that Luna had departed. The queen lay the child down and passed the Silver Crystal over her body. The baby smiled once, and fell asleep. A few minutes later, Luna returned to find Serenity sitting with the child asleep in her arms.
"Which planet chose her?" Luna asked.
"None," Serenity replied. "She was not one of the chosen ones."
Luna sat down. "Her parents will be devastated."
Serenity nodded. "I will give her a place in my court, so she will be raised like a noble, perhaps as a companion to my own daughter, when she arrives. Tell her parents that the silver ring is my promise to them."
Luna nodded and took the newly bundled child in her mouth. Quickly, the black cat sprinted out the door and out of sight.
"We shall pray the Negaverse does not sense her powers," Serenity said softly to herself.
A year passed, and the real chosen ones were born, including Serenity's own daughter, Serena. The four children of the planets and the princess of the Moon Kingdom grew up together as best of friends in the palace, exploring their new powers.
When they were ten years old, Serenity began to condition them for life in court. Amy, the Child of Mercury, seemed to enjoy the quite life as a lady of the court, but the others were quite unruly. Often, Raye, the Child of Mars, would be caught playing with her powers of fire in the orchard and quite nearly set the entire field in flames. Mina, the Child of Venus, often sat with Amy as Serenity instructed them on proper behaviour, but also would use her crescent beam to destroy walls, trees, and anything else that got in its way. Lita, the Child of Jupiter, would use her electricity to short out the entire palace while Serena, Serenity's own daughter, would prompt her friends to use their talents for no good. Serenity's only comfort lay in Jenny, the first crescent child, who became Serena's lady-in-waiting. She was the most reliable of the group, and often stopped the pranks before they went too far.
The peace of the Moon Kingdom, however, was not to last. Following the horrible attack of the Negaverse that destroyed all the guardians as well as Princess Serena, the great Kingdom on the Moon fell into ruin. As the Negaverse was banished by Queen Serenity's Cosmic Moon Power, the queen used her dying breath to send the spirits of the guardians, her daughter, and her daughter's love, to be reborn on earth.
A thousand years later, they were reborn and once again began to battle the Negaverse. Calling themselves the Sailor Scouts and lead by Sailor Moon, they battled evil in the name of love and justice, defeating first Queen Beryl as well as the aliens Alan and Ann. Sailor Moon, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor Venus thought their lives as crime fighters were over, until the appearance of a new person in their lives.
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