Silver Moon Step.001 The Beginning
Leik OMG. I've written a FANFIC. GASPGASPCHOKEDIE!!!!111one. Yeah, it's been a LOOOONG time. I was bored and suddenly these creative juices I haven't had for a LONG while came flowing out of my brain. O.O Ph33r dem. Anyway...
So recently I've been reading A LOT of Sailormoon doujinshi (since I can read Japanese. Fufufu). I've become pretty interested in people's interpretations of the past of the Senshi...so here's mine! :D I've combinded elements of the manga, anime, and the new LA series Hopefully this won't end too screwy. o.O;;; I don't think I've ever actually finished a fanfic before. Hahaha. Let's wait and see what happens. 8D
So, without further ado, Cheebs shall stop talking and let us begin!
Beautiful waves crashed against sharp rocks, their jagged spears eroded with time. Time passed by so slowly in a universe where the blessed people have seen and lived so many years, although among the many kingdoms of the planets in the galaxy, everyone's time was different. The tiny and magnificent race of humans were all of different ages according to their own time. Although years were different for each royal family's planet, they tried to stay the same based on years of the Earth.
Throughout the ages, Earth had once reined supreme in power, but with the birth of a peasant named Serenity among the people of Earth, the Moon began to rule over the nine planets of the solar system. Bodyguards were blessed with a piece of Serenity's power and created into a system where a guardian ruled over each planet. The only planet that refused to take part was Earth. They were not blessed due to their ignorance and disbelief in Serenity, and thus lived short lives. The people of Earth and the Moon lived on shaky terms, although they tried to negotiate fairly.
Among the planets, Neptune was in its time of what seemed like eternal darkness. It was the part of their Neptunian year where it seemed like night all the time. It was the time of day where people were asleep, but the Neptunian princess was staring out at the waves of the ocean she was born to rule. The breeze was cool but she was breaking out in sweat. She, Princess Neptune VI, was more nervous then she had ever been in her life. The princess was a beautiful, strong, and trained to be her mother's ideal woman, fit for Queen Serenity's use as a bodyguard. Neptune had no fears, or so she had thought, but no one was more important to her then the woman who held the goal that she was born to achieve.
Along with seeing the queen and daughter of silver for the first time, she was to meet her fellow comrades, the other princesses of the planets. Neptune had few friends as she lived among her classes where only the rich attended. She could not stand their gossip about nonsense and doing everything they could to hurt each other. She was not interested in wasting her time by being apart of such shallow groups of people. Neptune was a loner, but she could afford to do so because she would never be with these people in her future.
She was afraid of her future. She knew it dearly so. If she embarrassed herself or failed something once, she would have ruined her and her family's name, thus being banished forever. There was always someone to replace her, as she had four younger sisters. She feared more then death itself the thought of being replaced.
Princess Neptune was nearly two hundred years old, but she had too much stress upon her shoulders then anyone her age should feel. She squeezed her sweaty palms and wiped them upon her wrinkled nightgown. Standing up, she groped around the dark room for the lock to her closed window. It creaked open loudly, but the noise was stolen away by the ocean. She placed her right bare foot upon the windowsill. She shivered as she felt the cold metal from her window. Unbuttoning her nightdress, it flapped in the wind and was dropped. It flew to the beach to the right of the rocks. The beach was always filled with rich families during the warm season of light but now it was abandoned. Neptune watched as her dress caught onto a rock and stuck. Grunting, she stepped up with her other foot, goose bumps running up her naked body. Taking a deep breath she let go of the sides of the window and dove into to the icy waters below, with which the gift bestowed upon her royal family soon made her warm as she swam effortlessly deeper and deeper into the ocean.
Serenity paced back and forth her room, rubbing her tired eyes, while smudging makeup all over her face. Serenity was nervous as usual, as it was finally the day she was waiting for, where she would meet the friends whom were destined to be with her for the rest of her life. Serenity looked at the mirror, drowning out the constant complaints of her behavior from the servants of the palace. What she saw among the sea of hands groping her everywhere, trying to make her presentable for her mother, was the timid Princess Serenity VII. She was not the woman she wanted to be, nor was she the one her mother had wanted as a daughter. Serenity was a weak princess, but was her mother's only heir. She was sure that if her mother could give birth to more then one child, she would have been disowned already. Serenity's reflection did not show her any inherence of her mother's beauty, grace, and power. She rubbed the moon that glowed weakly upon her forehead. Her mother had once told her that she was worthy of her name when her moon shone strong. Every time she saw her own moon and thought of her mother's, she wanted to cry. But she would be beaten for doing such a thing. Not a fun thing to do.
"My Lady, please try to behave yourself. You do not want to embarrass the name of Serenity in front of every royal family in our solar system," a maid scolded. Serenity could not resist but yawn at the complaint that escaped her wall of blocking out their bickering voices. She was slapped and coldly told, "Do that again and I shall tell Our Queen of your horrid behaviors."
Serenity wanted to pout but made her face blank and stared at a picture of the Moon on her wall. It was a painting by one of her favorite artists, Michiru Kaiou. Not only was Kaiou an amazing painter, she was also very skilled with the violin. Serenity wished so dearly to meet this amazing person, as maybe they held a secret to her developing into a mature and amazing woman. Serenity could just feel great emotion coming from this woman whenever she saw her paintings or listened to her lovely violin skills. Because of this, Serenity had all of Kaiou's originals, including the first press editions of her CDs.
The maids had backed away from her and Serenity smiled and did a little curtsy. Her head bowed, she heard words of compliment flow into her ears.
"Please, before I leave, allow me to listen to one of Michiru Kaiou's songs," Serenity stood and bowed in her maids' direction. They laughed off such respect and the soft music softly filled the room. The violin strings made notes of happiness. Serenity could barely resist twirling around her beautiful white gown. It was said the design had been passed down through generations of the Serenity bloodline, but she was wearing the same one her mother had worn when she was her age. This gave Serenity the bit of confidence she needed to face the people of her future and her mother.
Serenity began to dance with herself and did even more exaggerated movements when the ladies who did practically everything for her began chuckling and making comments. Tonight, she could hear them saying, she would be able to dance with fine men from the other planets, including Earth. Now that was going to be a rare sight to witness. Of course, Serenity knew that none of them would be any good for her because they would die in a week; according to some girls she heard gossiping. She wondered if it was really true. Only one way to find out though: keep one as a pet. Serenity began to giggle at the thought of keeping a human as a pet.
Before Serenity had realized it, she was being pushed through the door. She felt that she had not savored her freedom before the ceremony to take place well enough, though. She tried to reach for the grand door to her room but it slammed shut before she had a chance to stop the doors. Serenity's fate had been sealed when she had walked through those doors and she was quite aware of it.
Serenity stood on her tiptoes, searching for any familiar people in the room. All of them seemed like strangers and looked different. Based on stereotypes she had heard about the people of each planet, she could guess where each person was from. She stood next to her tall mother, who wore a magnificent silver dress that seemed to be the same color as her beautiful hair. Queen Serenity wore a simple smile on her face as she looked around the room. Standing tall and confidently, she gestured towards Luna and Artemis.
"My people of our proud and strong solar system," Serenity began her short speech, "I introduce to you the guardians of Our Moon who shall train our Senshi, Luna and Artemis."
Luna and Artemis bowed in turn. Luna had beautiful long black hair, while Artemis had white. Upon their foreheads shone their crescent moons, showing their allegiance to the Moon. The Princess leaned over a bit to see how they stood. She could not help but show a small pout as she stared at Luna's forehead. Luna was a short spunky girl who was also very strict upon her, although to her it probably seemed like fun and games. Artemis was twice Luna's height but very calm and composed compared to her. Artemis could not shake off the dark past he and Luna possessed in their memories. The racism that they faced was just too harsh to ever forgive.
"And on my left," Serenity continued, gesturing to her daughter, "Is my daughter, the heir to the throne."
Serenity squeezed her hands together and smiled as everyone clapped. She curtsied, trying her best not to fall on her royal bottom. When she was able to stand again, Serenity hid her sweaty palms behind her back and wiped them on the back of her dress.
"And now, I shall present the future Sailor Senshi of our solar system, as well as their parents," Serenity's slender hand skillfully glided over to a curtained door.
As if on cue, a woman and man wearing blue walked through. Upon their foreheads was the deep blue sign of Mercury, the sign for females with two spikes on top. The woman, the current Sailormercury, had long fading blue hair, a small smile upon her lips. Behind them, a short girl with short blue hair walked shyly, stuttering as she stepped in the high heels she was not used to. She wore a slim blue dress that fit her developing figure perfectly. The dress covered up the heels upon her feet because it was so long and trailed behind her. Her mother wore an identical one although she had grown high enough that it did not.
"May I present the royal family of Mercury," Both Serenitys curtsied to them and the family of Mercury paid their respects back.
When they began standing up, both princesses could not help but stare at each other. Mercury broke the stare though when she went to go stand with her family at their post.
Yellow colors flooded into the room as the proud family bearing the sign of Venus upon their foreheads, the sign of females, strode into the room. Behind her parents, Princess Venus could not help but fidget with her topaz necklace. Adorn in her lovely blonde hair was an amber-colored hair bow, which fitted her perfectly.
"The royal family of Venus," Serenity smiled to her old closest friend.
Princess Venus stiffly curtsied along with her parents, nearly toppling over on herself. She grinned at Serenity, showing her perfectly white teeth and triumphantly, proud that she had not messed up like she had always done in the practices, walked beside her parents. Taking a glance at Princess Mercury and smiling. Mercury could not help but blush.
Next walking through was the family of Mars. As her planet suggested, Princess Mars had a fiery personality. She had an annoyed pout upon her pretty face, framed by her red hair. Her long bangs seemed to cover the sign of Mars, an arrow that seemed to be the sign for males. She blew the long bangs out of her face as her parents could not help but sigh at the sound. Their demanding daughter had complained that she was hungry before she had gotten there. One could say that she was spoiled. The family of red faced Queen Serenity and began to curtsy.
"The royal family of Mars." She did as her mother had demanded, but Princess Serenity could not help but hate this ceremony so. It was getting so repetitive.
Princess Mars was graceful and seemed to float over to her post. She stared forward at the crowd, not giving a glance to the other princesses.
Next came Princess Jupiter and her family. Jupiter had a tough grin on her face; she had been waiting for this a long time. Her green hair seemed to sparkle in the lights adorning the huge room crowded with people who came to party and celebrate the great future of their large kingdom. She was ready for anything, especially the training she was so eager to begin. A powerful four flashed upon her forehead, Serenity saw how hers was the strongest out of all she had seen so far. She felt a stone fall in her stomach as she stared at it. All of the other girls were better off then she when it came to their readiness to be who they were born to be.
"The royal family of Jupiter."
As if unprepared though, Princess Jupiter could not help but wobble a bit. Serenity had to stifle a laugh, but it faded away when she saw her mother's serious face.
Queen Serenity stood proud and looked around the room. She washed her serious face away and smiled. "The four girls who stand before you shall become the guardians of Princess Serenity. The next four shall endear a much harder training, as they shall become the protectors of outside forces trying to invade our solar system."
A murmur of voices flooded the room, pieces of gossip about everyone floated into the royal families ears. Serenity raised her hands to stop it and motioned for the other families to come in. The young princesses were not prepared to meet the older and much more mature young women who were about to step through the curtain. Dark colors of purple flooded into the cheery grand room and the sign of Saturn, an h with a line through the top line, shined through it all, relighting everyone's mood. Princess Saturn looked around the room curiously, in a daze about the whole thing. She looked like a frail girl, dressed in her velvet dress. She tried to force a smile as she stared at the beauty known as Queen Serenity.
"The royal family of Saturn," Serenity stressed and almost said the name with a hint of cruelty in her voice. Saturn was the only mistake that her ancestors had created in the grand world she now possessed. Princess Saturn looked curiously among the new people she would be living with for now on.
One of the tallest royal families in the solar system strode out gracefully and powerfully through the carpet that led the way to Serenity. A tall blonde young women in a navy blue dress wore the sign of Uranus, an upside circle with a line that created three spikes at the top. The princesses could not help but develop quick crushes on this all figure that looked like a boy, until they saw the dress to discover he was actually Princess Uranus.
"The royal family of Uranus."
Instead of curtsying like all of the princesses before her though, Princess Uranus could not help but bow, as she usually did. Serenity was actually taken aback by this. Uranus blinked, as she had not realized her own mistake as she looked into Queen Serenity's face. The Queen just shook her head and made a small hand gesture for her to continue on.
The family of Neptune, beautiful in every way you looked at them, walked silently in the room. Bearing a sign of a triton upon her forehead, Princess Neptune briskly walked to Queen Serenity, not looking at anything else but what lied before her.
"The royal family of Neptune."
The Princess knew she was prepared, as she had sucked in everything her teachers had to teach her about. She was perfect in every way. Both of her parents thought so and even Queen Serenity had to stop and admire the aura around her. She had never fought in her life though, and that was what troubled her. Neptune calmly took her place next to the family of Uranus and stared straight ahead, not giving a care about the other people whom she would remain with for a very long time.
A family even taller then the family of Uranus stepped through the curtain. They were even darker then Saturn, as even their skin color was dark. The sign of the purple P burned on their foreheads. The oldest of the Sailor Senshis stood obediently, with a sad look in her eyes. She already knew her destiny and that she would soon be forgotten after she had accepted her role.
Queen Serenity lightly clapped her hands together and smiled, "My people, I proudly present to you the future of our solar system." Every clapped and Serenity sat down upon the silver thrown that was behind her. "And now let this grand party begin!"
The sound of murmurs quickly filled the room as each person took their partner into the center of the room and a quiet waltz began. Most of the princesses were eager to dance, save the few who disappeared. Or at least tried to. Uranus and Pluto quickly disappeared into the curtains of separate balconies, giving the cold shoulder to anyone who dared to ask them to dance. Neptune could not escape Princess Uranus' younger brother, who quickly invaded her space before she could retreat. The other princesses danced happily with handsome men from the other kingdoms looking into their eyes dreamily, seeing a future they might be able to achieve if they survived their destiny long enough. Neptune could not help but be envious that they found decent people, unlike this man whom had approached her rather swiftly and unruly. Neptune tried to keep her look of disinterest but when she saw the eager looks upon her parents' faces, she could not help but smile and pretend. Just as always. It seemed as if all night he would not allow her to escape into some other man's arms.
Princess Serenity, on the other hand, was eager to meet new people whom she would be able to court one day and dream about in her spare time. She and her future friends danced with dozens of men, each spending this night as best they could, for they knew it would probably be one of their last. Serenity had at least tried to gain the goal she came to achieve, but she could not help but stare and wonder about the man who stood in the corner. His hair was black, his eyes blue. The shape of his face looked aged but Serenity took no notice of that. It took her nearly all night to approach the man in the black tuxedo with the long cape.
"Um, excuse me," Serenity said shyly to the man. He turned to her and had a look at surprise on his face. Serenity blinked, "Is there something on my face?"
The man looked even more surprised but quickly shook away such an expression. "No," he smiled, "There could never be anything that would harm the beauty of your face."
Serenity blushed and ducked her head a bit. She laughed off her embarrassment and smiled at him, "Would you care to dance with me?"
He stared at her, obviously debating in his mind whether to do so or not. Serenity watched his every movement intently as he brushed a bang away from his face. She could not pass up such a person. He shrugged his fine shoulders, golden buttons that attached the cape, and nodded. Serenity felt that she had wings as they stepped onto the dance floor and began to glide around everyone else. As Serenity gazed into those blue eyes she forgot every other man she had seen that night already. They ignored the stares about them as they fell into a pool of blissful, ignorant love. The Princess sensed a hot powerful glare that shot chills up her spine, but she ignored it. Suddenly though, they felt a breeze of loneliness. Both princess and prince woke up from the dream they had begun to dream with a sharp pull from a powerful wrist.
"Stop this at once! Unhand my daughter," Queen Serenity hissed as she coldly stared at the human from Earth before her.
Uranus smiled as a cool breeze played with her bangs. She liked-no, loved-the wind. It was her one true desire to become one with it. She could be alone for the rest of her life and not have a care as long as she was the wind, flying quickly throughout the worlds. She began to raise her hands and could not resist standing on the edge of the balcony, crystal pillars holding her back from her dream become a reality.
"Do you hate such parties also?" The female voice was dark and had a hint of loneliness.
Uranus immediately was pulled back to reality. She dropped her arms and stared at where the voice had come from. What she found herself sucking into was complete darkness. As she continued searching though, she strained her eyes until she could make out an outline of a person in a dress with a design similar to hers in the shadows.
"There's no point in participating in them," the woman continued, "I shall be banished from this happy world soon enough anyway."
"Who are you?" Uranus demanded, no emotion in her voice.
"Princess Pluto," came the simple reply. Uranus began walking over to her, a grin on her face.
"I enjoy parties," Uranus remarked, "but I only enjoy them when I'm not dressed up in such pretty clothes. After growing up with a brother like the one I have, you'd understand."
Pluto smiled to herself, a soft chuckle leaving her lips. "Ah yes, you must be Princess Uranus then. I've seen your future."
"My future?" Uranus stopped, a bead of sweat running down her neck.
"Yes, you're future… Among others, the choices you take tonight shall either lead you to your banishment or your eternal happiness. It depends which way you look at it, I suppose." Pluto leaned on the balcony, resting her chin in her in her hands. "But then again, perhaps someone in your life has already chosen your fate. Too bad for you."
"What are you talking about?" Uranus slammed her fist into the crystal, "No one controls me or my destiny!"
"But the Queen does," Pluto plainly stated, "And soon the Princess…but please do not get angry with me, for I have only seen what can be."
"And how do you know this?"
"My duty as a Senshi is to be the Guardian of Time. You'll never see me again once I have been given my duties by Serenity. You'll probably forget everything I've said anyway," Pluto sighed and stepped into the light, her dark green hair glistening, "Technically I've already received all of my training as a Senshi…I'm just supposed to be introduced to you all or whatnot. No point in it, really, since all four of us will be forgotten."
Uranus stared at her. She had heard about the cruel fate of Pluto's family, and here their princess was, casually talking about the bad future that awaited them all. How cruel.
"I can tell you one thing though," Pluto swayed side to side, "The Princess we love so much has a fate that is doomed. The Queen has been warned, but even she does not believe it. She's doing all things possible in order to prevent the downfall of her family line. What a pity, for it shall not work."
Uranus stared out to the silver fountains, beautiful water overflowing them. Lovers had begun to gather outside to spend time together.
"Am I destined to become obedient to some man?" Uranus murmured, slightly fearing the answer.
Pluto began to laugh. When she felt Uranus glare at her she stopped and only smiled. She turned around and wrinkled her nose, "Of course not. I saw a much different future ahead for you. Of course, you'll have to fight your brother. Unless you do want to feel the pain of being someone else's slave."
Uranus turned away from Pluto and squeezed the balcony, somewhat relieved at what this odd woman had to say. Pluto turned away from her as they heard a glass shatter. Uranus' ears perked up as Pluto began to step cautiously on the floor, careful not to step between the cracks. "Ara ara, seems like something interesting has started." She hopped and began walking normally, motioning Uranus to follow, "Shall we go look and see?"
"Mother!" Silver tears began to fall out of her deep blue eyes, "What's wrong? He's not hurting me!"
Queen Serenity raised her hand to slap her daughter but stopped, knowing she would disgrace herself and her daughter in front of everything. Beatings could always come later, anyway. Serenity began to choose her words carefully, fearing offending the man's powerful family, "Do not go near this man. Ever again! I forbid you against it." Serenity stepped back, pulling her daughter with her, as Princess Serenity's Senshi crowded around her quickly, except one.
Pluto had an amused look on her face while Uranus and Saturn stared at the man, immediately recognizing who he really was. Uranus glared while Saturn was in disbelief. Someone from Earth was here? She had not been informed of such a thing.
The room was in silence as what could have been the world's longest staring contest took place, except for the sound of struggling.
"Let me go, let me go!" An enraged voice demanded.
Everyone turned to glance at Prince Uranus holding onto Princess Neptune's wrists. She had an icy glare in her eyes as she hissed curses in an ancient language shared among her people at the boy. She could not believe that such a person even existed.
Uranus sighed at the sight of her brother. He was acting like he was drunk or something. She rolled her eyes as she went to go free the woman ensnared in his trap.
Neptune was able to wriggle her hands near a glass of water and with a flick of her wrist splash it into his eyes. He reacted by immediately reaching to rub his eyes, just as she had planned. Neptune ripped her hands loose and stumbled backwards into another person. She looked up into their face and let out of a small shriek.
"There's TWO of this man?" She stepped back and looked back at him as used the side of the tablecloth to clean his eyes and back at the other person, immediately noticing that there was not two of him, but a woman who had the same face shape as him. Neptune's cheeks burned hot as she glared at this woman for she had never been embarrassed so much in her life.
She turned away, nose high, and walked silently over to Queen Serenity. She curtsied, "I'm sorry for the interruption, my Queen. I only wish that men such as he and his family would never be allowed back at this party again."
Both royal families of Uranus and Neptune and Queen Serenity were taken aback. The tradition of Sailoruranus and Neptune working together went back so far that it could not be broken now. Quickly the Queen of Neptune reassured everyone, "Things will work out. It was just a bad idea, as I had proposed in the first place, that the siblings of the Senshi not to attend this ceremony."
Queen Serenity glanced at the family of Uranus sternly and turned back to her daughter.
"My Queen, if I may have a word," the man kneeled down in front of her, his head bowing low.
"Yes, but make it quick," Serenity pulled her daughter closer to her, entwining her fingers in the golden hair.
"It was not her fault. She only asked me to dance, obviously not knowing who I am," he began, "I knew I should of said no, but I did not. Please forgive My Lady and take your anger upon me."
Serenity raised an eyebrow as she held her daughter closer, "It shall be done. Come Serenity." She yanked her daughter's hand, having a tight grip on it.
The Princess could not help but look back and received a scolding for slowing down. Her mother turned back and motioned for all of the future Senshi to follow her.
"I think it is time," her mother announced, "that our future Senshi meet each other personally and begin learning about them. I shall be back to join you all soon."
The Senshi followed their queen in a single-filed line without muttering a word. Gossip about the whole situation continued and Uranus could hear Pluto snickering as tall powerful doors made to keep intruders out slammed behind them. It seemed as if fate was playing with their minds.