Hey there! Crystal here! Thank you for choosing to read my story! This is my first Sailor Moon but I am excited to share it all with you! I really hope you enjoy it. The plot will be the same basic plot of Sailor Moon Crystal, but Usagi has a twin sister named Mizuki. As the plot develops, I will include some more scenes that I think need to be added to include character development and the development of relationships.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything Sailor Moon related!
Update: Originally, the twins were named Serenity and Serena but seeing as that will get confusing down the line I have changed their names. Serenity is now Usagi and Serena is now Mizuki. Their princess names will be Serenity and Serena. Sorry for the confusion and sudden switch for those of you who have been following along!
Without further ado, here's the first chapter!
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There were stars all around. A beautiful galaxy filled with planets, but the moon was the most magnificent one. Suddenly, it was like zooming on the Earth, looking down on a regal castle. From the rays of the moon descended a beautiful princess, landing on the balcony to meet her prince. Neither of their faces were distinguishable as they leaned in to kiss...
Usagi opened her eyes slowly, blinking and staring into the eyes of her twin, Mizuki. Usagi took a breath and looked at her sister a moment longer.
"Did you have a strange dream too?" Usagi asked.
Mizu nodded and Usagi reached out to grasp her hand. Mizu explained her dream and it was extremely similar to her sister's, but hers took place in a gazebo in a beautiful garden. Usagi nodded at her sister's dream and wondered what it meant that they had one that was so similar.
The twins stayed in bed as long as they could before they got up and got ready for the day. They were in their senior year of high school and Usagi was happy to be almost done with it. High school had been torturous for her and she would be happy when she could go off to university and escape from under her sister's shadow. They wore the same school uniform, but the similarities ended there. Usagi had her hair styled in buns with long tails since her and her twin's hair was naturally very long. Usagi wore dark make-up that suited her face, a choker, a nose stud, and three ear piercings. Mizu wore soft, light make-up and had her hair up in a ponytail with her bangs hanging down over her forehead.
Usagi was always seen as the black sheep of the family, but she didn't mind it. She had grown used to it. The twins headed downstairs and said good-bye to their mother before leaving for school. They turned a corner when they saw a group of kids teasing and picking on a pair of cats.
"Hey!" Usagi shouted and chased the kids away.
Mizu picked up the black cat while Usagi picked up the grey cat. Usagi noticed a pair of bandaids on the cat's head and she gently peeled them off. There was a white crescent moon on the cat's forehead and Usagi felt a chord being struck inside her. The cat wiggled out of her hands and bounced off of her head before running away. Usagi looked over to her sister in time to see her cat wiggle free as well.
"That was strange," Usagi muttered.
"Yeah," Mizu said as she stood.
The twins stared after the cats for a moment longer before continuing on to school, hoping that that's were their day stopped being weird.
"Hey, let me copy your English homework. I forgot to do it last night," Mizu said.
Usagi looked at her sister with a raised eyebrow but fished out her homework and handed it to her sister to copy.
"If you didn't read so much manga late into the night, you would remember to do assignments more," Usagi commented.
"But you stay up drawing," Mizu whined.
"I only draw after I've finished my studying and even then, I still go to bed at a reasonable time," Usagi retorted.
Usagi walked slowly with her sister as she copied her work. By the time they got to the entrance to the school, Mizuki was done copying and Usagi had her copy tucked safely away. They were in the same class, so they took their seats and began chatting with their friends. Mizuki had a friend named Naru that she always talked to. Usagi was close with the boy that sat near her, Genjiro. He had dark black hair, porcelain skin, and beautiful blue eyes. From the side, he looked familiar. Familiar in a different way than she was used to.
"Usagi, what are you staring at?" Jiro asked, waving a hand in front of her face.
"Nothing. You just look like someone I know," Usagi said, trying to shake the image of the dream she had had that morning.
"Could you have run into my brother? He looks very similar to me but is a lot more handsome. He attends the University nearby." Jiro said.
"What's his name?" Usagi asked, even though she knew she had never met his brother.
"Mamoru Chiba," Jiro said.
Before Usagi could reply, the teacher called attention to the front of the class. She turned to glance at her sister and saw that she was staring at Jiro, blushing with a faraway look. She wanted to ask her sister what the matter with her was but had to face forward before the teacher got them in trouble. Usagi would make sure to ask her sister what had happened later at lunch.
Usagi sat on a bench near the baseball field with her sister, the twins occasionally stealing something out of the other's lunch box. They always mixed and matched and picked off each other's plates.
"So what were you staring at Jiro for?" Usagi asked her sister.
"I'm not sure. He just seemed so familiar and I felt weird. Like I had known him from a long time ago," Mizuki tried to explain.
"That's weird. I thought he looked familiar in a strange way to me too, but I didn't feel nearly as strong. Maybe he looks like the guy from your dream," Usagi suggested, finishing off the last of her bento.
"But you had the same dream," Mizu said.
"Mine was a little different though. You were in a gazebo, but I was on the patio of a palace. Even though the people we saw looked similar, doesn't mean we dreamt about the same people," Usagi mused, trying to explain how she was feeling.
After school, the twins went over to Naru's jewelry story since her mom was having a big sale on select items. Mizuki and Naru went into the store to gawk at the jewelry while Usagi stayed outside. She pulled out her sketch pad and began to draw the princess coming down on the moonlight. As she continued to draw, she found it harder to try to translate to paper. She had everything drawn perfectly except for the face. Usagi left it blank and got frustrated with herself for not being able to draw the face, crumbling up her sketch and throwing it over her shoulder.
"Hey, you hit me, Ms. Bump Head. Are you trying to give me bumps too?" A deep, velvety voice said.
"Excuse me, they are not bumps. It's a hairstyle!" Usagi said as she spun around to confront the person.
The young man had her crumpled-up sketch in his hand and Usagi was going to grab it out of his hands when she looked up into his face. It was like an electric volt had gone through her body. He was extremely handsome with dark black hair and ivory skin. His eyes were out of this world. One minute, they were a beautiful blue ocean and the next they were diamonds. Usagi felt like they had known each other for a lifetime, but she was sure that this was the first time meeting. It felt like time stood still and then suddenly, reality crashed back in.
"Usagi! Buy me this pretty ring with your allowance!" Mizu whined, throwing her arms around her sister.
Usagi snapped back to her senses and shoved her sketchbook into her backpack while blushing fiercely.
"Mizuki, let's go to the arcade," Usagi said, knowing her sister would be thrilled.
Mizuki had always loved the arcade and liked to stop there before going home. Usagi looked over her shoulder at the man one time before they got too far down the street. He was still standing there and for the first time, Usagi noticed that he was wearing a tuxedo which made him look even more attractive. She turned around and forgot all about the drawing she had left crumpled up in his hands.
Usagi sat next to her sister at the arcade while they both played the new Sailor V game. Mizuki was getting frustrated with hers because she wasn't doing as well as her sister. When Usagi got a new high score on hers, she leaned over and helped her sister defeat the level she was on before typing in her name for the scoreboard. She heard a cat meow and turned around to see the black and gray cats from earlier that day. Mizuki turned and looked at them as well and Usagi got that feeling from before. Something that was nagging at the back of her mind to remember, but she couldn't.
"Mizuki, let's go home," Usagi said, standing up.
"Awww, but I don't want to," Mizuki whined.
"I know but we have homework to do," Usagi replied.
The twins gathered their things and headed home from the arcade. Their mother already had dinner waiting on the table for them so they sat down to eat. Mizuki began describing her day to their mother, chatting happily while Usagi ate quietly. Her mother never asked how her day was, but she was used to it. After dinner, the twins headed up to their room and sat down at their large coffee table to do homework. Of course, Usagi was more invested in homework than Mizuki was. Usagi finished her homework quickly while Mizu did about half her homework before getting distracted by manga.
Usagi took out her sketch pad and began to draw the man she had run into that day. She was making one eye an ocean while the other was a diamond. She had her headphones in, listening to her mix on Youtube. She was finishing the details on the drawing when her sister smacked her arm.
"Ow! What the-" Usagi said as she took off her headphones and turned to see the two cats from before sitting on the windowsill.
"Usagi, my name is Diana," The gray cat said.
"Mizuki, my name is Luna." The black cat said.
Usagi blinked for a moment, not really believing that the two cats in front of her could actually speak. The twins gawked as the cats as they jumped down onto their bed and sat on the edge, peering into their faces.
"We have been looking for you girls. Thank you for removing the band-aids earlier. They disabled our speech and tracking powers," Luna explained.
"We are so grateful to have finally found you. We would have been lost without you," Diana said.
They each pulled out a small brooch that were very similar. It was gold with a star in the center while 4 different colored orbs were attached to the outside. The girls leaned forward and took the brooches, Mizu lighting up and standing up to go look at it on herself in the mirror. Usagi looked at Diana, the brooch warm in her hand.
"Right now in Tokyo, many different crimes are happening as we speak. You two are the chosen guardians," Luna explained.
"You have a mission. Find your allies and defeat the villains! Then please save our Princess…" Diana was saying when the brooch began to flash.
Usagi stood up and turned to her sister whose brooch was also flash.
"Say it loud!" Luna said.
"Moon Prism Power Make-up!" Diana said.
Usagi and Mizu looked at each other before clipping the brooch to their uniform and thrusting their hand into the air.
"Moon Prism Power Make-up!" The twins shouted in unison.
There was a flash of light so blinding that Usagi had to close her eyes against it. She could feel ribbons wrapping around her body before something solid formed. When the light died down and she opened her eyes, she had been transformed into a Sailor Guardian! The skirt and cape on her uniform was navy while the bows in the front and back were red. She noticed that the bands on her gloves and her boots were red. The boots stopped just below her knees. She also felt a choker against her throat and reached up to feel a crescent moon charm attached to it. When Usagi looked over at her sister, she saw that she had transformed too. Mizu's uniform was pink and gold. The bows on Mizu's uniform were charcoal. The cape was dark pink with a gold border while the skirt started out as dark pink before fading into gold. Her boots were white and ended just before her knees. Mizu's choker was charcoal and had a crescent moon charm. Her hair had even been transformed to match the bun style that Usagi usually wore. Usagi had red gems in the buns of her hair while Mizu had blue gems. Both had barrettes in the shape of crystals in their hair and tiaras with gems in the center on their foreheads. Usagi's orbs began to glow and then a voice carried through.
"Someone help!" Naru said.
"That's Naru's voice!" Mizu said, gasping.
"It looks like the Evil has come out," Luna said.
"Sailor Moon, it's time to fight!" Diana said, looking at Usagi.
"Sailor Neoma, this is your destiny," Luna said, looking at Mizu.
The twins looked at each other before nodding.
"Right, let's go!" Usagi said.
Luna and Diana led the twins to Naru's jewelry shop where they burst in as Naru screamed.
"Stay away from Naru you monstrous old hag!" Mizu shouted.
The monster looked up from standing over Naru in surprise.
"Who are you?" She asked.
"I am the Pretty Guardian in a Sailor Suit, Guardian of Love and Justice, Sailor Moon!" Usagi said, striking a pose.
"I am the Pretty Guardian in a Sailor Suit, Guardian of Love and Loyalty, Sailor Neoma!" Mizu said, striking a similar pose.
"In the name of the Moon, we'll punish you!" The twins said together.
"Sailor Moon? Sailor Neoma? I've never heard of you. Wake up, all the servants who contributed their energy to our great Master! Get them!" The monster said, holding up a large red vial pulsing with energy.
Usagi turned around as different woman started to pour into the jewelry store. Their eyes were red and it was clear that they were under the influence of the monster. One of them lunged at the girls and they each dove out of the way. Mizu scraped her knee while Usagi landed gracefully and stood up almost immediately. Mizu started to cry and run away from the woman who was chasing her while Usagi began to fight. She tried her best to push them back without hurting them, knowing they were just humans under the influence of something evil.
"What are you doing Sailor Neoma? Fight them!" Luna called.
"Keep it up, Sailor Moon!" Diana called.
Usagi wasn't paying attention to what was happening with her sister when she heard her scream. She turned to see her sister had been backed up into a corner and the woman was closing in on her.
"Stay away from her!" Usagi screamed, shouting as she rushed forward. As Mizu began to cry, her voice echoed and carried, becoming ultrasonic waves. The monster and all the women in the shop covered their ears. The windows shattered as Mizu continued to cry.
"Stop your crying Sailor Neoma!" A voice sounded.
"Do it now Sailor Moon!" A velvety voice said.
Usagi turned around, looking all over the room but she couldn't see anyone. She knew that voice though…
"Do it now Sailor Moon! Take your tiara and shout 'Moon Tiara Boomerang'," Diana said.
Usagi touched the gem of her tiara and it began to flash before appearing in her hand as a complete circle. It began to spin, glowing as it did so. Usagi smiled and then held it out.
"Moon Tiara Boomerang!" Usagi shouted, holding her arm out behind her before throwing it forward towards the monster.
It cut through the monster before disappearing and the monster screamed before turning to ash.
"You did it, Sailor Moon!" Diana said happily.
Mizu stood up from where she was, wiping the tears from her eyes as she walked towards her sister.
"We couldn't find the Legendary Silver Crystal here," A voice said.
"But we did find something interesting," A velvety voice said.
Usagi turned towards the voices and saw two men standing in a large window up on the balcony. They smirked down at the girls before turning and jumping out of the window. Usagi ran outside, Mizu hot on her heels. They got outside in time to watch them jump off the top of the streetlamp into the night. They were both wearing tuxedos with capes and masks but one was silver and one was black. The one in the black tuxedo was taller and looked at Usagi.
"My name is Tuxedo Mask. Sailor Moon, I will remember your name," The man in the black tuxedo said.
"My name is Phantom Mask. Sailor Neoma, I will remember you," The man in the silver tuxedo said.
Usagi clutched her chest as she looked at Tuxedo Mask. Those eyes were like oceans and something in her jolted awake. A blush crept onto her cheeks and memorized the sight of him. Dark black hair, diamond blue eyes, tall and handsome. She got the feeling that she knew him and watched as he disappeared over the top of a building. Usagi felt something against her leg and looked down to see Diana. She sighed and then turned to her sister who was blushing fiercely as well. Diana jumped up onto Usagi's shoulder and she petted her head absentmindedly, looking back at the building Tuxedo Mask had disappeared over before taking her sister's hand and turning to go home.
When the twins got home, they deactivated their transformation and got dressed for bed. The girls practically fell into bed and were soon fast asleep. Diana and Luna curled up on the bed with them. The next morning, Usagi and Mizuki hid around a corner while they listened to Naru regale a small group of friends with her tale about Sailor Moon and Sailor Neoma. She had been passed out for most of it at least and didn't recognize the twins so at least that was good. Usagi fingered her brooch and turned to her sister who was pouting.
"What's the matter?" Usagi asked.
"I was hoping it was all just a dream," Mizu said, puffing out her cheeks.
Diana jumped up onto Usagi's shoulder while Luna jumped up onto Mizuki's shoulder. Usagi chuckled at her sister while petting Diana. The cat softly purred and rubbed against Usagi's cheek. It seemed as though their adventure was only just starting. Strangely, Usagi was excited about it and was prepared to become stronger and find their allies.