Here it is, the sequel to Future
Meets Past. There's a little note in the end. I need some of
your help, so remember to review and answer the questions at the bottom.
This might seem confusing at first, but it's actually very simple.
Also, the first prologue I wrote for the sequel was deleted, so this is
my second one. I thought the first one just wasn't creative enough
so I deleted it. Now, without further a due, I present...
Love Through Centuries
**sequel to Future Meets Past**
By: Ketsuki Ryu Shinwa
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Sailor Saturn, the one of Death, of
Destruction, the holder of the power of silence, gripped her Silence Glaive
with agitation. Her lips were pressed tightly together in a pinched
line, frowning deeply. Her eyes seemed deeply troubled, the beautiful
light violet darkened into a dark black. Her other hand laid clenched
at her side, as she kept herself from blowing up. Her face revealed
nothing, although it was evident she was confused. She lifted her
eyes up slowly, looking up to stare at the person who stood in front of
her. Then her eyes strayed to the person who stood next to her, and
her eyebrows furrowed in confusion. Then her gaze drifted to the
person on the other side of the person in front of her and her black eyes
hardened into blocks of ice.
The person in front of Sailor Saturn
was a vision of beauty and lovliness. Her crystal saphhire blue eyes
sparkled whenever she laid her eyes on someone. But now, her eyes
were clouded with shame. Her face was twisted into a frown, as she
contemplated what to say. Her silver blond hair streamed past her,
falling in two carefully tied pigtails that fell from two buns twisted
on the top of her head. A small crown was settled on her head, hiding
the bottom half in her hair. It was golden with red jewels adorning
the front. Strands of curled hair framed her beautifully bright face.
Her hands was clasped in front of her, fingers laced together tightly.
The dress she had on was white with golden designs near the collar and
white fabric wings that fit her perfectly. She was Neo Queen Serenity,
ruler of Crystal Tokyo, formerly known as Princess Serenity of the Moon
Kingdom, and Sailor Moon, super heroine who defended the city of Tokyo.
The person next to Neo Queen Serenity
was the total opposite of her. She had long wine bottle green hair,
falling past her shoulders and nearly to her knees. However, she
had a small bun twisted at the back of her head. Bangs fell past
her eyes but did not hide the beautiful but mysterious garnet orbs, her
eyes that held millions of years of wisdom. She wore a sailor fuku,
with the green bows and the green skirt and long boots. In her hand
was a tall staff, which held a large jewel atop the staff. It was
a large heart, with a garnet orb nestled in the center of the heart.
She hugged the staff close to her, as if it was very important to her and
no one could dare to take it away. She was Sailor Pluto, Guardian
of the Time Gates, Protector of the Past, Fighter of the Future.
Last of all, the person on the other
side of Neo Queen Serenity was a young teenager. The person, however,
looked quite plain next to the three majestically beautiful and evidently
noble people who stood near him. He had tousled brown hair, strands
falling in front of his eyes. His eyes were a colour of light brown,
but in a certain angle, would seem almost hazel. He had sharp features,
almost looking like he was drawn with an ink pen. We wore a white
shirt with brown trousers. The most peculier part of him was that
he had a blue pacifier in his mouth. All three of them was staring
at Sailor Saturn.
"Why?" an almost unaudible sound came
from Saturn's mouth as she stared at her Queen.
Neo Serenity shut her eyes tightly
to not reveal the tears. She knew her senshi was suffering...but
what other way could there be? "Saturn...It has to be. It was
pre-destined. Please cooperate with us".
Saturn hardened her glare as her grip
on her glaive tightened. "I don't care if it was pre-destined..."
Saturn turned pleading eyes towards her queen. "Don't send me away...I
know you need me here to fight the Black Moon Family..."
Neo Serenity shook her head.
"Understand, Sailor Saturn of the planet of destruction. We were
not meant to win. Chibi-Usa has to go back to the past to meet my
past self, and only then would Usagi face the revelations she has to face.
Or else the entire world will be completely destroyed by one simple time
snap. Correct, Pluto?"
The green haired woman turned to the
queen and nodded, her garnet orbs not betraying nought a single emotion
she must be going through.
Saturn narrowed her coal black eyes.
She lowered her head a bit to use her bangs to cover her hateful gaze towards
the young teen by Neo Serenity's side. "So we purposely lose...?"
"...We must...I must be encased in
a crystal...and...I am not allowed to tell. But Sailor Uranus and
Neptune must return to the Solar System and once again become the SS Patrol
Team once more. And you have a much more important position.
You must return to your job", Neo Serenity commanded sternly.
"Demo - "
Neo Serenity suddenly rushed forward
and threw her arms around Hotaru, hugging her petite body tightly to her
own. Tears gathered at the edge of her beautiful eyes and began to
roll down her cheeks. It seemed like that was the signal to start
the floods of tears. Saturn burst into a round of sobs as she slowly
knelt onto the ground, being her queen with her. They hugged, crying
harder and harder.
The queen then released her and brought
her face up with her two hands, letting them meet eye to eye. "Hotaru-chan...I'm
scared too. I'm scared I won't survive this onslaught and all the
things we've worked for will crumble at our feet. My Inner Senshi
has to guard the power from the Ginzuishou that holds this palace together.
Onegai, Hotaru-chan, trust me on this one. We're all scared and doesn't
seem to have faith in our past selves. But we must learn to face
what we fear and overcome it. I am ready to face my destiny.
Are you?"
Saturn stared at her queen's trusting
and loving eyes and looked away, letting the queen's hands fall to her
side. Her bottom lip trembled in fear as she shut her eyes tightly,
trying to stop the tears. Yes, she was scared. What if the
Fates decided to play around and instead, the Black Moon Family destroyed
Crystal Tokyo? And she won't be here to help? Millions of doubts
coursed through her mind as she stared at the floor. Her tears were
beginning to dry, leaving shiny streaked lines on her face.
Neo Serenity stared anxiously at the
silent Saturn. She could tell her senshi was deep in thought, not
sure how to answer. She looked up to glance at Pluto, worry in her
eyes. Pluto smiled hesitantly, then turned to stare at Saturn.
Saturn looked up, a small smile on
her face. "Hai, I am ready".
A huge smile split across Neo Serenity's
face and she hugged Saturn tightly. She led Saturn to stand and then
turned to the young teenager that had not uttered a word. He looked
very embarrassed to be a witness to such an emotional scene.
"Allow me to introduce to you, Koenma-sama,
Sailor Saturn, Senshi of Death and Destruction, the legendary proclaimed
Goddess of your world. Sailor Saturn, this is Koenma, Ruler of Reikai,
and the one who sends souls to either heaven and paradise, or hell and
eternal punishment".
Saturn nodded in acknlowedgement and
Koenma bowed, awe on his face. "You're the first Queen of Reikai,
the one who created the entire spiritual world. You also created
Meikai, the netherlands represented as Hell. It is an honour to meet
the One of Death and Destruction", Koenma said.
Saturn frowned, then nodded again.
She turned to Pluto with pleading eyes. "Must I go now?" she asked,
a silent plead in his voice.
Pluto nodded. "Hai, Saturn.
You must. Gomen ne, we don't have much time before the Black Moon
Family attacks and I must send Chibi-Usa to the past. Go with Koenma-sama,
Saturn. And be sure to not reveal your true identity to others.
Or else everyone will be after you for many reasons", Pluto warned.
Saturn nodded and reached forward
to hug Pluto. Pluto awkwardly returned the hug and stepped back.
Saturn then hugged Neo Serenity tightly. "Be careful, Saturn.
No matter what emotional revelations you go through, never reveal your
identity. Good luck, Firefly", Neo Serenity whispered in her ear
and stepped back. Saturn's eyes filled with tears and nodded before
turning to Koenma.
Koenma lifted a hand for her to hold
on to. Saturn looked back one last time and tried to absorb every
last detail of the room, the furniture, her friends. She then turned
and took Koenma's hand with her left hand, while her right hand tightened
on her glaive.
Koenma took his pacifier from his
mouth and concentrated. A green light erupted from it and enveloped
them both. Within seconds, the teleportation was done and they were
both gone.
Neo Serenity sighed. "Pluto...Let's
just hope this was the right decision - "
"Neo Serenity-sama!" Sailor Neptune
and Uranus burst into the room, eyes wide with panic. "The Black
Moon Family's here! Pluto, you must send Chibi-Usa to the past now.
The Inners and the elite planetary forces are defending Crystal Tokyo,
but they won't last long. Endymion-sama is bring Chibi-Usa down here
at the moment. We must go, Serenity-sama!"
Neo Serenity turned her now hardened
eyes towards Pluto, no sorrow on her face once again. She had a destiny
to fufill, and although she wished Saturn, the dear little Firefly was
with them now, she couldn't ponder any long.
Pluto nodded and took off, out the
door. A flash of silverish purple and she was gone. "Come,
Neptune, Uranus. We shall fufill Usagi's destiny. And...settle
Saturn's worries".
With those last words, all three Senshi
swept out of the room, leaving it bare and empty. All three was ready
to face their destiny.
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End of Prologue.
Ok, the little message thing.
Well, I wasn't sure which one of the summaries I thought of you'd prefer,
so I've decided to hold a poll. Just put your choice in your review
and I'll be happy to continue with this prologue, for anyone who seems
interested in this.
Choice 1:
It seems that Koenma is really from
the PAST in the twenty-first century of Tokyo. Pluto had went back
and brought him to Crystal Tokyo to bring Hotaru back with him so that
she could learn more about the happenings and such and such of what happens
to the dead and how to respect them and to study the energy that is needed
to hold the entire Reikai together. Hotaru, OF COURSE, meets Kurama,
and a whole lot of stuff happens that I cannot tell you about but you can
be sure it will be just as fascinating as Future Meets Past or my dragonball
Z/Sailor Moon crossover. You can bet your life on that.
Choice 2:
Koenma is really from the Crystal
Tokyo time and King of Reikai. He is suppose to apoint Hotaru as
a temporary ferry girl so that she can enter Reikai secretly. No
one is suppose to know she is actually Shinomegami no Densetsu no Reikai.
She is suppose to accompany Koenma to diplomatic meetings and missions,
and help him with his paperwork. She is also suppose to learn how
to support the energy that sustains the entire Reikai. They go to
Makai for a meeting with the three rulers, Hiei, Kurama, and Yusuke (Yomi,
Mukuro, and Raizen are obviously dead by now) and then another whole lot
of stuff happens.
Choice 3:
Same idea as #1, except that Hotaru
finds out she had really gone to the past where her past self is only five
and the science lab had just exploded. Heart snatchers have already
been created, only that they're experimental. The HS (heart snatchers)
have a very strong offense, but a very weak defense. Their technique
of getting heart crystals is to shoot one little dot of black star energy
and the heart crystal is shot out. If the heart crystal is out, the
HS would immediately use a protective shell of its own energy to protect
it and it would be impossible to break it open. Therefore, Hotaru,
disguised as a ferry girl of Reikai, tries to secretly protect Tokyo as
Sailor Saturn but also not to cause suspicion between her new friends.
That's all that really happens. If you choose this one, it will end
really soon cause no real enemy is here. Saturn cannot destroy herself
and her father or else she will cease to exist. Therefore, once she
discourages the bad dies to stop making heart snatchers (for the time being),
she has to end her charade and go back to being a ferry girl of Reikai.
Basically, no real enemy is in this idea.
Choice 4:
Your own idea. Give me your
ideas and I may be able to rearrange some of my own ideas and create a
whole new plot. This is actually the choice I'm going to consider.
Please choose wisely what you want.
And you can only choose once. Once the poll is over, then I will
post the results on the second chapter and start the entire story on the
third chapter. So please review and REMEMBER to choose. Domo
arigatou, minna-chan!
--Ketsuki