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Chapter 1
This tale beings over a thousand years in the past, back when the moon was a populated and a lush environment. The tale begins as most do with a sad tale about a select group of people. These people are the Princess of the Moon Kingdom and her court, the moon family itself, and a man called Endymion. This particular tale however, will begin with one woman and a young man.
Devastation! That is the only word that can describe the ruins of the once brilliantly shining palace of the Moon Kingdom. The front courtyard, once so full of flowers of every color imaginable and punctuated by the sweet aroma of the many specimens, now lay as an open stretch of charred ground. The sweet aroma had now been replaced with the smell of scorched rock. For all intents and purposes, the gray and black surface was incapable of sustaining the wonderful plant life that had once populated its surface so wonderfully. The springs that had once run through the passages leading to the front of the palace proper had run dry. The walkways themselves had crumbled into mere pebbles of what they once were, and were now covered in debris and dust. The Palace itself was barely standing and it was obvious that in just a few more years it would crumble completely to the ground. The few pillars that still stood to mark the entrance to the palace were now broken halfway up or tilted where the ground had begun to give out from the devastation before the pillar could. Yet oddly, there were no bodies to be found. The moon had been the home for more than six thousand people all with a live span envied by most cultures. Yet not one body could be found. Save for one man standing alone at the entrance to the palace. He stood on the slowly crumbling steps surveying the landscape and the destruction to the palace. His blond hair swayed in front of his forehead due to the last few traces of wind. The atmosphere was gradually escaping, he realized, only a few more days left and it would be impossible to breathe anymore. His icy blue eyes scanned the area one last time for a sign of anyone before he turned and stepped inside the palace. The palace no longer had a floor rubble had fallen from the walls and ceilings and were strewn about everywhere coated in a thin layer of dust. The young man made his way through the rubble. He was an exact contrast to the surrounding environment. His white pants and chest and shoulder armor stood out well in the dark gray ruins that surrounded him. His cape of white with a silver silk inner lining rustled softly with every step he took. He made his way to the second floor climbing carefully over chunks of fallen ceiling. The balcony that overlooked the courtyard had completely crumbled; there was severe damage to the support frame that had once held it up. The statues that had once stood in the grand open entrance were now nothing more than dust or fragments of the wonderful art they had been. The fountains likewise had suffered the same fate. The man moved on from the balcony to the rooms towards the inner palace. At last, he spotted what he had been searching for. In the middle of the palace itself, the third floor had crumbled down to the second floor and lying deathly still on a pillar in the middle of the devastation was a woman. She looked to be in her twenties, but she was from the Moon Kingdom so age could not be judged by looks. Her long white hair had been tied into two small buns in the back and the remaining hair had been left to flow down from the buns. Her hair usually reached to her ankles, but it now lay on the floor. Her long white gown was torn in a few places and still held tight to her body. The man bent down and touched her arm. He let out a sigh of relief she was still warm and had a pulse, although it was faint.
"Queen Serenity!" The young man called softly to her. He lifted her head gently off the pillar and held her in his arms. The woman began to come to and slowly opened her eyes. Her expression of relieve at seeing the man holding her quickly changed to show how weary she had been. "You need rest! Ill take you to Earth and hide you there while you recuperate. You can use the Silver Crystal later to find the others and... and" he drifted off as she looked at him with a sad, but knowing smile.
"There is nothing you or I can do to stop the fate I have chosen for myself, Tarion." The Queen replied in a soft voice that was barely above a whisper.
"What happened here?" Tarion asked glancing around again as if hoping to find someone else around who might be able to help him preserve the Queens life.
"I'll show you." She answered.
"Why not just tell me and save your strength?" He replied in concern.
"I would rather not relive it again." She said as tears fell from her eyes.
"Very well then, please show me." He asked in defeat.
He blinked his eyes and found himself standing on the balcony facing the front entrance that he had been standing on minutes ago. The courtyard was as it had once been the flowers covered the field, water fell from the fountain poles and ran down a stone trench along the walkways to eventually drain into the lake Serenitatis. Standing beside him was a woman who greatly resembled the Queen. She was dressed in a different style of gown and was shorter than the queen was; her hairstyle was an exact duplicate though, blond rather than white. Her blue eyes shone across the courtyard as if she were searching for something. There was no mistaking her. Anyone who had lived on the moon could instantly recognize her. She was the Princess of the Moon Kingdom, Serenity. From behind could be heard music and conversation apparently a ball was being held inside. Yet here she stood alone, searching for someone.
"Princess Serenity." A male voice called from the entranceway below. She looked down to see a young man wearing dark blue chest armor and silver shoulder plates. His dark hair was parted and fell neatly on the sides of his forehead. He was much taller than her and his black cape with red lining fell sharply from his shoulders.
"Prince Endymion!" Serenity called out to him with a relieved smile.
"Please pardon me for being late to the ball." He said in humble apology.
"I have been waiting for you." She smiled down at him fondly.
"Something terrible has happened." He said, his expression set in concern.
"What?" She asked worriedly.
"Most of us on Earth have been brainwashed by Beryl." He explained.
"Beryl?" She asked in confusion.
"Beryl has been possessed by an evil energy called Metalia. And now, she is taking advantage of the humans yearning for the longevity of your people, and getting ready to attack the moon!" He explained quickly.
"Who's there!" A group of guards overhearing the noise called out at Endymion.
"At the ball!" Endymion called to Serenity as he ran from the guards.
"Endymion!" Serenity called softly then turned and headed inside to the ballroom. She waited at the top of the step for a while going over what Endymion had told her in her head. Eventually she began making her way down the steps towards the main floor of the ballroom. A white gloved hand reached out and took hold of hers softly as she reached the last set of steps.
"Princess, may I?" A man in a tuxedo, a black cape with red inner lining, and a white mask that hid only his eyes asked looking up at Serenity.
"Endymion." Serenity called smiling at the man who had disguised himself. She followed him onto the dance floor and curtsied as he bowed, and then they began to dance.
"There is no doubt that a bitter war is about to break out between you people and us people of the Earth. I will be your future enemy." He whispered into her ear as they danced. "So it would be bad for my identity to be known now. So, please pardon my appearance."
"You will be my enemy?" Serenity asked in confusion.
"Metalia is not a human being. She is a mass of evil energy. Beryl is a witch. By using the power of Metalia, she is trying to conquer the moon and Earth." Endymion continued to explain as the dance ended and they both moved back out to the balcony. "If we do nothing, this moon will be destroyed. We must not waste a moment in obliterating Metalia, who possesses an enormous amount of evil energy, and crushing Beryl's ambitions! I would like your help in this Serenity. Will you believe what I just told you?" He asked watching her carefully.
"Yes." She responded without any hesitation.
"Serenity." Endymion called looking into her eyes.
"Endymion." she replied closing her eyes as Endymion bent down and kissed her gently on the lips.
Metalia's evil energy slowly appeared around the earth until it formed into a monstrous shadow. It moved slowly like a cloud at first then gradually it picked up speed until it had reached the moon. Humans possessed by Beryl's brain washing began to drop out of the cloud and attack the citizens and destroy the palace itself.
"It's terrible! It's terrible!" A black cat with a yellow crescent moon and its forehead called running through the ballroom.
"The people of Earth are attacking us!" Called a white cat with the same mark on its forehead called running close behind the black one.
"Bubble Spray!" Came a voice from the entryway. A young woman with short dark hair with a blue tint to it. She wore a tight body suit that could have been swimwear were it not fro the skirt, gloves, and boots she wore. She formed a group of foggy bubbles in her hands and launched them at Metalia.
"Fire Soul!" Came the next outcry from a girl standing just slightly away from the first. Her hair was long it fell to the small of her back and was tinted slightly dark red. Her outfit was similar to the first girl accept that her skirt was red and she wore high heels. She formed a ball of fire in her hands and launched it in the form of a pillar at Metalia.
"Supreme Thunder!" Called a girl to the other side of the first. Her outfit was similar as well. Her skirt was green and she wore boots as the first girl did. A small antenna rose from the center of the tiara she wore and electricity began to gather towards it. She manipulated its flow until she had wrapped it around her hands and fired it out towards Metalia.
"Crescent Beam!" Shouted the final girl. She was dressed in a similar outfit however, hers was yellow, and her long blond hair fell down to mid thigh. A beam of yellow energy shot from her fingertips towards Metalia. The four separate attacks all slammed into Metalia at the same time. No damage was done to the entity at all, instead it turned the attack back on the four girls killing them instantly.
Waves upon waves of soldiers descended from Metalia along with a woman dressed in a tight purple gown. Her long red hair fell past her knees.
"Starting today I will rule both Earth and Moon! she cried out over the noise of the battle. I will not allow anyone to defy me! Our beloved Metalia, this is the birth of our dark Kingdom!" she called out and disappeared from the rubble she had been standing on.
She reappeared hovering in the air just above the balcony. She looked down at the princess who was staring back at her in fear.
"So, you are Princess Serenity? I will destroy that pretty face of yours!" she screamed lunging at the princess with her hand out stretched and her nails forming claws. She never made it to the princess's face. A red rose flew forward with unnatural speed and sliced into the back of the woman's hand.
"Beryl, I will not forgive you if you lay even a single finger on the princess!" Endymion called from the side of the balcony.
"Endymion! Why do you protect the princess of the moon?" beryl asked as Endymion moved in between the two of them. "You are the prince of Earth. If you just marry me, you could be the king of both the moon and Earth!"
"Beryl, you are being misguided by Metalia, who possesses evil energy. Wake up! Rid yourself of the evil mind!" Endymion called trying to bring Beryl back to her senses.
"Shut up! I will kill you too!" Beryl screamed and leapt off the balcony back into the air. Metalia raised one of her arms into the air and sent a large beam of energy into the balcony and at Endymion and Serenity. The balcony began to crumble and a strong set of winds as well as a sudden decrease in gravity lifted Endymion away from the balcony. Serenity looked up to see that he was no longer around and frantically her eyes began searching for him.
"Endymion!" she called as she finally spotted him.
"Serenity!" he called back to her.
"Endymion!" she called back again as she rose from the ground and began to move towards the edge of the now crumbling balcony.
"Stay back! Serenity!" Endymion shouting in warning, but it was too late; she leapt off the balcony following him with the wind currents. They began moving closer. Their fingers touched and then Endymion took hold of her hand and the embraced each other in the air as another blast from Metalia slammed down on top of them killing them both.
Tarion stood watching it all in helplessness his face was set in anger yet he remained in control of himself. A shuffling from above caught his attention and he leapt up to the third floor of the palace to find that the walls and ceilings had already collapsed. In the center of the floor stood the two cats and Queen Serenity, who viewed all the destruction around her with a sad expression. For a moment, it seemed to Tarion, it was as if she was looking directly at him. He turned to look behind him and he saw the limp lifeless bodies of Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion hanging in the air behind them. Tears were still falling from Serenity's eyes, yet because of the loss of gravity they had turned into water bubbles and floated up from her face. Tarion clenched his fists tightly together in frustration.
"Serenity!" the queen cried out.
"Princess Serenity!" the black cat called as it began to cry. Floating in the air above them, Beryl began laughing.
"She's dead! The moon princess is dead!" she cried out in a rejoicing tone.
"Serenity…" the queen whispered as she pulled a small jewel out from behind her and placed it on the center of crescent moon that sat on top of a wand.
"Queen Serenity, if you use the Silver Crystal, your life…" the black cat called to her in warning.
"My life is nothing compared to the peace of the Earth and Moon." She said as she lifted the wand high over her head. "Moon Healing Escalation!" she called as the Silver Crystal began to shine. A rain of energy that resembled yellow snow began to fall all over the kingdom. As it touched, the soldiers of the Dark Kingdom began to warp and disappear. Metalia's form began to warp and shrink away as well.
"What! Lady Metalia! Lady Metalia!" Beryl called as she too began to warp and disappear. The strain of using the crystal took its toll on the queen's body and she collapsed on a fallen pillar.
"Luna, Artemis." the queen called to the two cats.
"Yes." They both responded.
"The Silver Crystal can be used for peace if it is used with the energy of a good heart. But, if it is used with the energy of an evil heart, it will become a terrible weapon."
"Queen Serenity!" Luna cried.
"I have been able to seal Metalia away with the Silver Crystal, but there is no knowing when she might be revived again. In addition, the Crescent Moon Wand can only be used by a descendent of this kingdom. If Metalia should return in the future, give this to Princess Serenity and protect the peaceful world." The queen instructed them both.
"Yes, my lady." They both replied as the Silver Crystal left the queens hand and drifted away towards Earth. All the inhabitants of the moon were wrapped in yellow bubbles of energy, and sent drifting of towards the Earth.
"Princess Serenity and all our Sailor Warriors, may your love be fulfilled in the future on Earth. In the future on Earth please find happy lives." she said as her body gave out and she dropped the wand, which disappeared before it could touch the ground.
"Queen Serenity!" Luna and Artemis called as the too were wrapped in bubbles of yellow energy and sent towards the Earth.
When Tarion blinked his eyes again, he was starting at the destroyed palace holding Queen Serenity in his arms.
"So, you sent them all into the future, sealed away Metalia, and are letting yourself die?" he said to her in a blank tone. "Why?" he asked looking at her and blinking back tears.
"Someone had to wait here for you." She smiled softly at him. "Will you look after them as you always have?"
"Yes, I promise I will." He smiled down at her.
"You will have to find them on your own. Unfortunately, they were sent to a different part of Earth." She explained.
"I will find them." He assured her.
"I love you Tarion. Please look after my daughter as you always have." She whispered and then with the last energy left in her body she wrapped his body in a yellow energy bubble and sent him off towards the Earth. He stood calmly in the safety of the bubble and watched as she took her last breath. Then, as if to announce her passing, the palace crumbled into a pile of debris. It no longer even resembled the wonderful architectural monument it had once been. He turned to face the Earth and his new destiny and though his expression never changed, tears began to fall from his eyes. His home was gone, as was everyone he knew. Now the future was more uncertain than ever.
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