*One*
"So foul and fair a day I have not seen"
-- Macbeth by William Shakespeare
The sun rose warmly over the large city of Tokyo. It was the beginning of summer, and it was beautiful. The weather was neither hot nor cold, leaving the air crisp and clean. Serena woke rather early in the morning. She yawned tiredly and then got up to get dressed. Her small black cat, Luna, yawned as well, stretching out her long sleek body. The golden crescent moon on her forehead gleamed in the morning sunlight.
"Come on, Luna." Serena said scratching the cat on the back of the ears, "Let's go meet the others."
"I'm coming, I'm coming." The small cat replied, jumping nimbly to the floor. Serena got up slowly, laughing at Luna's laziness. She took one strand of her long shimmering blond hair in her hand, playing with it absentmindedly. They both ran down the stairs quickly and were out the door like a breeze.
"Tell me again, Serena." The wise little cat asked, "What exactly are we doing today?"
"We're having a picnic!" Serena replied, "Don't you remember?"
"And that would mean that you should bring your picnic basket.... right?" Luna asked again, a slight hint of sarcasm in her voice.
Serena stopped in her tracks, "Oh shoot!" she exclaimed running back towards her house, her two long braids of hair trailing behind her. Luna rolled her eyes, sitting down on the sidewalk waiting for the young woman to return. Finally she came back a picnic basket in tow.
"Let's go," Serena exclaimed, "We're late!" The two ran for the park. When they arrived, they could see four figures sitting in the middle of the lushly green grass.
"You guys!" Serena called out to her friends, "I'm here!" The four turned, seeing the young woman.
"Finally!" the dark haired one said greeting her friend.
"Hey Rei." Serena replied.
"Are we ready to begin?" Another asked, she had short-cropped hair, in the sunlight, it seemed to reflect blue.
"Whenever you are Ami." The one with bouncy dark brown hair replied with a twinkle in her green eyes.
"Lita!" The fourth exclaimed, "Don't be sarcastic!" She had blond hair like Serena, however it was like a thick mane flowing freely around her figure, coming to a stop right at the small of her back.
"We can stop with the insults now, Mina." Serena said laughing. The young woman shrugged, sitting down and beginning to take things out of the basket that Serena quickly handed over.
"Summer's finally here!" Rei exclaimed, letting herself fall to the ground. Her great mane of black hair spread out underneath her like a blanket. The sun brought out the dark rosy red color of her hair.
Serena sighed, sitting down as well. "Finally!" she agreed.
"Is Darien coming?" Mina asked thoughtfully.
Serena shrugged, "I told him about it. I'm not sure if he'll be here or not."
"Wouldn't that just break your heart?" Lita asked jokingly, trying to hold back a giggle.
"Hey!" Serena said getting up onto her feet. As if on cue, a young man walked into view. He was tall with bushy black hair. He had sparkling blue eyes that seemed to always be laughing.
"Hey you guys." He said, coming into hearing distance.
"Hey Darien." The others replied practically all at the same time. The five young women looked at each other, and then began to laugh.
"What's so funny?" Darien asked, walking over to sit down comfortably next to his girlfriend, Serena.
"Nothing." They all replied quickly, and then they all broke into laughter again.
"You all are acting like children!" a small white cat commented. He, too, had a small golden crescent moon on his forehead, matching that of Luna's. He was completely white, contrasting the other cat's dark black fur.
"Look who's talking, Artemis." The black cat replied.
The white cat looked over at Luna; he rolled his blue eyes towards the sky. Suddenly, the sky turned dark and clouded over with clouds. The six young people looked up at the sky apprehensively.
"The weather forecast didn't say anything about rain." Lita commented.
"It didn't say anything about falling youmas either." Mina replied her voice just above a dangerous whisper. Not far from them landed two men, workers for the Negaverse.
"Scouts!" Serena got up quickly looking at her friends; "You ready?"
They all nodded. Mina stepped forward, holding a small star key, "Venus Star Power!" she commanded.
"Mercury Star Power!" Ami added.
"Mars Star Power!" Rei exclaimed.
"Jupiter Star Power!" Lita said. They each held a star key similar to Mina's.
Serena took the locket attached to the front of her chest; She took the cover off, revealing a brilliantly clear crystal.
"Moon Crystal Power!" She exclaimed. The five young women soon transformed. Each of them wore the same costume: a tight white colored sailor suit coming down into a small skirt. Each Scout's skirt and collar were different colors to reflect the planet from which they came. The two troublemakers sent from the Negaverse snickered, looking at them. The Scouts recognized them, having encountered them once before.
"So, Sailor Scouts," One said, "You decided to join us."
"Strife," Serena, Sailor Moon, stepped forward looking at him critically, "Leave this place at once."
"Why should we?" the other man asked.
"We defeated you once, Mischief," Sailor Venus added, "We can do it again."
"Oh really?" Strife spoke up.
"We're going to kick your twin butts!" Sailor Jupiter added; her eyes filled with determination.
"So you better start running now!" Sailor Mercury added.
"Oh, please." Mischief replied.
Rei stepped up indignantly, "Mars Fire Ignite!" She commanded. She put her hands together, flaming fire spouted out. The two brothers cringed from the attack.
"Mercury Bubbles Blast!" Ami added, sending spouts of water bubbles at them, pushing them back.
"Jupiter Thunderbolt Crash!" Lita said jumping to the ground, sending bolts of lightning at them.
"Venus Crescent Beam Smash." Mina exclaimed showering them with light. They all turned to Serena. She put a hand up to her forehead, taking the tiara from her head.
"Moon Tiara Magic!" She shouted, throwing the golden band like a Frisbee. The two brothers collapsed from this attack, falling quickly to the ground. The soon were destroyed. The five young women returned back to their original forms.
"I do say," Ami noted sitting down, "That was a rather good fight."
"I agree." Darien commented; he was leaning casually against the tree.
"We could have used some help!" Serena exclaimed exasperatedly to her boyfriend.
He smiled knowingly, "You guys were doing fine without me." He replied, "You forget, Tuxedo Mask does not make small appearances."
Serena laughed.
* * *
The night had fallen silently over Tokyo. The six friends had spent the whole day talking and playing at the park. Now, they each made their way home. Darien followed Serena as he walked her home.
"Today was rather fun," Serena said looking up at Darien, "Wouldn't you say."
He smiled slightly, "Yes," he replied, "I'd say so."
Serena sighed, "I should probably get home and get my homework done."
"You mean you haven't finished it yet?" he asked laughing, "Serena, one of these days all this is going to catch up with you."
Serena eyed him indignantly and then walked ahead of him quickly. He quickly followed her, wrapping his arm around her and pulling her back.
"I love you." He whispered quietly into her ear.
She sighed lifting her chin slightly. He took the invitation, kissing her gently on the lips.
"I love you too." She replied after she had regained her breath. The two walked hand in hand down the quiet streets of Tokyo.
* * *
Somewhere, unaffected by time or space, a void had been created. It was vacuum, containing nothing yet everything at the same time. Queen Azure watched her crystal ball intently. She had watched with hunger as both Queen Beryl and the Doom Phantom had tried, vainly, to take over the universe. Now that they were gone, it was her turn, her chance to become the ultimate and supreme ruler of this dimension. As she thought about her future, a small cynical smile crept onto her face. She had now resurrected all of the Negaverse's most powerful warriors. A frown creased her otherwise beautiful face as she remembered her mistake. She had decided to bring back all the fighters whom she had seen under Beryl's and the Doom Phantom's control, but she had forgotten that some of them had betrayed the Negaverse, being no longer evil but good. Azure shook her head with even the thought of that word, "Good". It was something she hoped to rid the universe of, after she had conquered it. Returning her thoughts to her warriors, she grimaced as she realized Nephrite, Sapphire, and Diamond were all lost to her. She shrugged, they were only three, and could easily be replaced. She worried more that they too, had now been returned to this dimension, she would have to watch for them. Looking back at her ball, she saw two young people walking down the silent streets of Tokyo.
"Look at them!" Azure exclaimed sickly as she took her gaze off the ball, "They're so madly in love with each other!"
"It can't be helped, your Majesty." The young woman replied, "Princess Serenity and Prince Endymoin have been destined to fall in love for centuries. Many say, that their love is one that cannot be broken."
"We'll have to see about that," Azure replied, "Don't we?"
"Yes, Mistress." The young woman said bowing.
"You know what you must do." Azure said looking at her, "Darien has been waiting for this for a long time. Remember, don't use the spell unless you absolutely have to!"
"I know, your Majesty." The young woman replied, "the young prince's heart has wandered even without my intrusion, he only needs a little nudging."
The two laughed wickedly, knowing that they would win.
* * *
Darien watched as Serena disappeared into her house. He sighed. He loved her; at least he thought he did. After he had found out that she was the Moon Princess and that he was the Earth Prince, there was nothing that could stop it. Yet he wondered, he never really had a choice of loving her. They were thrown together by the fates. She had found him annoying and stupid, and he found her clumsy and foolish, when they had first met. They had been the worst of enemies, yet now they were the best of friends. She was three years younger than him, and sometimes acted so immature. He shook his head as he walked slowly down the street, trying to make sense of his feelings. He wasn't paying attention and slammed right into a young woman, knocking her to the ground.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" he apologized.
"That's all right." The young woman replied her voice sweet and clear. He reached out a hand helping her up. She stumbled and let out a small cry. He caught her.
"I'm afraid I twisted my ankle." She said, she couldn't help but let a little of the pain slip into her tone.
"I'm so sorry!" he apologized again, "My place isn't far from here, we'll go there. I'll give you some ice to put on it."
"Thank you." The young woman said looking up. He was caught up by her amazingly clear emerald green eyes. They seemed to contrast and match her beautifully flowing red hair at the same time.
"I'm Darien." He said, after he had found his voice.
"Emmy." The young woman said. Darien suddenly noticed how close they were to each other; he could fell her cool light breath on his chest. He shifted his position uncomfortably.
"Well," he said, "My place is that way." He pointed down the street. Emmy nodded, taking his arm to steady herself and then began to limp slowly down the street. He helped her, letting her lean on him for support.
"I'm new here to Crystal Tokyo." She said as they walked, "I'm supposed to go to the University this fall."
"Really?" he asked, "that's where I'm going. How old are you?"
"Seventeen." She replied looking up at him with those bright green eyes, "And you?"
"Same." Darien replied, "What classes are you taking?"
"Well," Emmy said thoughtfully, "I'm taking many, but my favorite has got to be Physics."
"Really?" he asked, "Me too!" They spent the rest of the walk talking about that subject. Darien found that he had so many things in common with the young woman. Soon, he had forgotten completely about Serena.
* * *
"Your Majesty." The voice came from the door. Azure turned around, seeing her servant.
"Well?" she asked.
"It looks like our little prince didn't even need a nudge. He's got himself a nice little situation without my help."
"Excellent," Azure said wickedly, "The love and trust that was between all the Sailors was the one thing that has kept the Negaverse from defeating them. Now, we shall be victorious!"