Disclaimer: I do not own the following products used, Sailor Moon and Gundam Wing nor do I own their plots and characters. I am merely a fan who writes and authors fan based stories about said subjects. This story is in no way profitable and is not rightfully mine to make profit from. So, as a mere fan who does not in anyway own said shows or make money from, obviously, I can toy with, tamper, create and/or destroy ANYTHING of the original I please because it in no way effects the actual product. Any comments against this, please, do tell.
Story Notes: Status In progress. I had this idea for a long time now in the archives and decided to give it a go. The title isn't a set title... so... yeah. It's a multi-chapter story, so expect more! And it'd be nice to know what you all think too. I especially love critique. I know this chapters long so I hope it's enjoyable.
Ah yes and as always this is not solely based on the anime or the manga or any recreation of Sailor Moon. Musicals and games and live action are also a bases. So some things are like the anime, some the manga and so on and so forth.
Full Story Link Summary:
It's the question we all ask ourselves once. Before there were more then five senshi, before there were more then one. This is a story before the senshi of earth became legendary. What if Sailor Moon never found her senshi. What if someone found her first. Would it be tragic? Or just something different.
If You Could Go Back in Time
Chapter One – Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Beneath curtains of cream colored lace moans of stress echoed off the walls, deep and troubled. Sheets of the whitest silks tangled around tiny pale fists clutching the fabric until it bunched around long slim fingers.
Dark crystal like eyes opened, shimmering like blue diamonds. Beautiful and youthful looking, but were wise and mysterious, eyes much to old for their appearance. Ironically, thick full shiny hair of youth adorned her head, the color of the ages a a sparkling snow white. The hair cascading down her back like a waterfall of white diamonds.
"Oh no..." Neo Queen Serenity gasped as she sat up in a cold sweat. Around her the air had turned icy in the room, and along the crystal walls of her palace ice formed and frosted over the surface. In the darkness the only thing seen was her breath. Inhaling she slowly took in her surroundings as she passed from dreams to reality. She breathed in ragged gasps; her breath curling into fog, before disappearing in cloudy wisps. It was much too cold.
The night was dark and the full moon shone large and ominously above her crystal ceiling, struggling to be seen behind large and looming clouds. A storm was moving in fast. Next to her, King Endymion slept unaware of the shadows that slithered in the corners of every waking space, like a bad omen. Something dangerous lurked about, a spark of certain change. Something had gone horribly wrong... and everything thus far seemed insignificant. It was no dream.
Closing her eyes wearily she rubbed her numb hands, fighting to cause some friction of warmth. Standing she stumbled and her sight became hazy. Her vision cleared as she kept her dizzy eyes on her multiple hands until her blurred vision cleared and she could only see two hands, which seemed to fade from existence before her very sight as her body began to disappear.
"Endymion!" Serenity breathed, her voice shaky and filled with dread, yet no louder then a whisper. Falling to the bed she turned slowly, her eyes widened and she reached out, uselessly. Endymion shared her horror. His frame nearly invisible. Her hand fell right through her sleeping husband. Crying out more she shouted to him, hoping to awaken him, unbind whatever spell trying to take him from her, and her him.
Quickly she stood again, the unmistakable pain in her chest realizing what was happening and knowing no matter what she did, nothing could help her now, nothing could help all of the world as it stood. Time it seemed, could not be an ally in this final moment.
Serenity looked longingly at Endymion, her gaze fierce but her features tortured. I have to fight it, for this one purpose I have to be strong for both of us my darling, our future won't have all been a waste. To us, my love... I'll save our worlds best treasures, our love will carry across time and remain untouched by fates hands... turning around, eyes closed and her pert red lips parted she spoke. "This... I promise."
With a flash of light the holy Ginzuishou enveloped her fading body, protecting her dream just once more... but the strain to use such power while her form was merely that of a phantom, the power was suffocating and draining her. It doesn't matter, she thought. She and her crystal would die regardless. At least... at the very least she could fight for this one moment, for them. Her eyes hardened as she raced towards her final destiny... and as she flew down the halls, her ghostly figure filled with her holy light, sustaining her and granting her greatest wish as she faded slowly, she cried. Her tears shimmering down her translucent cheeks and raining behind her.
In her haste; a solitary tear hit the crystal and in that moment the Crystal Palace erupted power, every lurking shadow was dissipated through her majestic light and warmed by the strength of Serenity's heart. At the core of it's power Serenity shined and before her chest, the Ginzuishou wept in tune to Serenity's sorrow. It wanted to help it's mistress and thus split.
Through the birth of this crystals tear, the shard began to pulse and grow. This was Serenity's final sacrifice and the sacrifice of the ultimate power of the Ginzuishou. This was the birth of a new star. A second holy stone. A tiny, crystallized jewel in the shape of a small heart and the color of a pale red rose.
The Pink Moon Crystal.
"Nyaa!" Usagi sighed loudly, stretching slightly as she dropped her school bag down next to her at the newest Sailor V game console.
"Usagi, shouldn't you be checking out this new lead?" Luna whispered harshly, looking around from her spot besides the blonds black dress shoes.
Usagi huffed and pressed the buttons to the game, only to frown when the game flashed. Out of order. Falling limply against the chair she frowned and closed her eyes. "I don't think she's the enemy. She seems like a shy, sweet girl. Maybe your wrong about this one, Luna..." Smirking deviously she couldn't help but think smart too. Smiling she dreamed about being friends with her, and having her help with her homework. She seems pretty cool... it's not right for everyone to be so mean to her. I bet we'll become best of friends... there's no way she's an enemy!
Luna bit Usagi's leg causing the blond to yelp and turn red. Looking around Usagi made sure no one was paying attention. "What was that for!"
"You can't deny the possibility, and I get a... well... I get a strange vibe about her. I sense something not natural."
Usagi's lips pursed and she stood up and and turned quickly. "Well, then it's not a bad vibe... but still. We'll check it out. What if she's the princess? Imagine that, maybe Ami Mizuno could be the princess!"
"I mustn't lose this time. I can't fail now." Queen Beryl hissed lowly. Before her, her dark crystal sparkled and shimmered, showing it's mistress the worlds secrets. "Who... is this Sailor Moon... and why does she exist when she shouldn't!" Enraged she stood and her crystal smashed to the ground, shattering and splintering, silver dust flying up as it's descent ended in disaster.
Stunned and frozen, Beryl looked deeply into the shimmering jagged rocks, a strange allure calling her to watch.
Princess Serenity stood atop a pire of ice, looking as every bit as majestic as her mother before her. In her arms was the crescent wand and nestled safely in it's embrace, the the Maraboshi no Ginzuishou, sparkling with a new power. A stronger power.
Amidst the snow covered ground, four crypts of ice encased the fallen senshi, dead to this world but so very alive inside of the white angel in front of her. Her eyes watery but very fierce as her image seemed to flow with power.
Dark magic, forbidden and evil power surged through Beryl's tall and towering figure.
Beryl gasped sharply, her lips curving into a wicked smile as she foresaw her promising future.
"Do not be fooled. This fate is true but you have yet to see the end..."
Beryl screamed as her body was lifted, her sight leaving her and her eyes turning white with a power not her own. Through this borrowed magic she floated helplessly and unable to see anything around her but visions of failure and a fortune that belonged to her but gifted to those she loathed.
"What is this? Why do you show me this! Who are you!" Beryl screamed as she fell to the floor, her face red with strain. She breathed rapidly, drinking the air in and calming her ragged breath. Tears filled her eyes but never fell. Anger racked her body and she quivered in her hatred. "This is lies!"
The visions stopped and Beryl looked around, but there was no other presence in the room.
"Matellia-sama... what will we do now?"
Inside a temple, before a sacred fire, a beautiful young woman prayed to the higher beings in search of answers for this horrible shift in her heart. The fire raged angrily, flames licking to the tips of the ceiling, growing hotter, trying obey it's mysterious but bound as shadows wrapped their magic around the flickering ember and the girl left blind to the fires warning.
"We can not come to let these events pass."
All hail Neo Queen Serenity and King Endymion on the birth of their beautiful daughter, Princess Serenity the third!
Screams filled the pale blue skies as birds took flight and the beautiful kind rulers stood before their pristine crystal palace, the small bundle of love tucked gently in the Queens arms, and her, in her Kings.
Beryl shook, her eyes tortured as the visions had been burned into her memory, haunting her every thought. The smiles, the love, the laughs... the victories blinded her psyche and shook her with it's force.
"What can we do... the future is set in stone."
The phantom god Matellia, a mere shadow of her power, hissed. The large inky black mass of negative energy moved and groaned. "The future is never set in stone. It is fragile."
Beryl looked towards the death cloud of power, her head raised high and her eyes seeing through a red curtain of anger. Hatred. She snarled. "Breakable."
Waves clashed against the rocky shores, and clouds moved closer together. "A sign of a storm." Peach colored lips set firmly and aquatic blue eyes narrowed darkly.
"Oh no I'm late for cram school!" Ami cried, rushing from the arcade, leaving behind Usagi and Luna and a crowd of stunned people.
"But you won a prize! Ami!" Usagi cried holding out a shimmery pale blue pen with an intricate golden cap shaped much like the symbol for the planet Mercury.
Ami ran back and smiled at Usagi apologetically, taking the pen and bowing. "Thank you so much Usagi-san, I had a lot of fun."
Usagi smiled and hugged Ami. "It was fun! We should do it again soon."
"We will." Ami said, blushing timidly before her eyes widened and she took off again. "I'm going to be late if I don't leave now! See you later!"
"See you Ami-chan!" Usagi yelled after her, waving energetically.
Ami smiled tenderly, her heart filled with an amazing warmth. Usagi's friendship.
Fog rolled over the darkness and ice formed along a path unseen. Mists twirled and slithered throughout the area and a lonely silhouette stood hidden in it's depths. "Shh..."
Hissing and whispers so low the words could not be heard, crawled along the darkness, reaching ears that could understand it's warnings.
"Chronos, our star has failed us this time. It seems, truly, time can not be set in stone. Even if we win this one... the damage will be done and what is done here... I'm afraid, can not be undone."
Before her tall frame, large marble doors with the symbols of carvings, before time was even a theory, stood motionless. Locked. The doors sealed and it's gate was flanked by two large crystal stalagmites. Deep inside these crystals, were the treasures Neo Queen Serenity had saved.
"Another burden... but one I will fulfill not with just duty as I must for the Gates of Time, but with love for my Queen and her dying wish." Sailor Pluto's deep garnet colored eyes shone through the inky darkness, passed the mists and fog. They shone with her tears. "This will not be an end. It's merely a new beginning... for us all."
Usagi and Luna walked down the side of the street when Usagi suddenly stopped short.
"Usagi?" Luna asked worried. Something was wrong.
Usagi stood completely still, unmoving. Her body felt like it was being ripped apart, her mind was telling her to run, to scream but she couldn't even blink. Soon her vision started to turn black. "It hurts... Luna, run!" Usagi barely managed to whisper the warning.
Hissing Luna realized what was happening and jumped on Usagi's shoulder just as the blond dropped her school bag, and vanished from the sidewalk.
Around the corner, Mamoru Chiba would find the fallen school bag which would be the only thing left to the disappearance of Usagi Tsukino.
Amidst a dark, cold basement a frantic man cried. His young daughter burnt and unconscious, lay attached to machines. The parts of her body charred from the damaging laboratory fire had been remade with machinery and were connected to wires, healing her broken and now cyborg looking body. Her sweet cupid face, untouched, her skin pale and her hair dark. Pitch black with wild shimmering hints of violet.
Her eyes opened, eyes wide and large like the child they belonged to, but in their dark violet depths her eyes iced over and frosted. Tears shimmered and her lips formed words her body would not let her speak.
Princess Serenity
"Where am I?" Usagi groaned. She lay on the floor, her clothes in shreds and her hair free from restraint and spilling all around her in shiny golden waves.
Luna hissed in front of her and Usagi moved to sit up, pushing her body up from her hands and crying out when she realized her hands were cut up.
It was extremely dark wherever they were, and extremely cold. This is the work of the enemy. Usagi stood slowly, soon discovering her knees were just as badly injured as her hands. She must have fallen...
As soon as she was standing she could see what was clearly in front of her, and her blood ran cold.
Dark, insane laughter erupted. "Welcome Sailor Moon... or should I say, Princess Serenity."
Crystal blue eyes wide and frightened looked up at the cold image of Queen Beryl. The ultimate enemy.
Usagi looked down at Luna to see the feline still hissing, her hair standing on end and nails out and ready to strike at the slightest move made. Looking around, Usagi realized she was surrounded. Youma lined the walls, covering every inch. Jedite and three other Dark Generals stood at her sides.
Her heart was beating rapidly in her chest and angry, scared tears filled her wide and frightful eyes. Dark with fear and cloudy with worry. Panicked she reached for her broach but found nothing when her hand touched her bow.
"This, is the end. You will die as your mother before you." Queen Beryl sneered, standing slowly. Dark energy cracked like black lightening around her sharp, knife like nails.
"No... this isn't right... it wasn't suppose to end like this!" Luna cried.
Usagi collapsed to her knees, knowing what was to come next. Serenity... I'm the princess? And she was going to die. What had gone wrong... how had they found her? Before she and Luna could even...
As the black lightening was hurled towards them Usagi grabbed Luna and turned around, shielding her with her body, screaming as the attack hit with deadly accuracy and sent her flying against a wall... where the youma moved so she could receive the impact harshly.
Her body crumpled to the floor, Luna tucked safely in the craddle of her arms.
"Usagi you fool! I should be protecting you..." Luna cried softly, tucked gently within Usagi's broken embrace.
Usagi smiled painfully, "No Luna, your my friend."
"But your the princess!"
Usagi shook her head. "It doesn't matter anymore... I love you Luna."
Luna's crimson gaze watered and tears began to fall. Lifting her head up she licked Usagi's cheek. "I've been searching for the White Moon Princess since I've been awakened... and I didn't find you in time. I'm so sorry Usagi-chan. I love you too."
A golden light began to glimmer brilliantly from Usagi's forehead and the light burst forth just as another attack fell upon them.
Queen Beryl screamed in rage. "What is this power! This can't be happening!" Squinting through the bright golden light, Beryl's breath left her as she realized where the power was coming from.
"The Holy Maboroshi no Ginzuishou. I must have it!"
Beryl blindly raced towards the glowing bodies of Usagi and Luna in hopes to reach the crystal while all around her, youma were disintegrating by simply being near it's power. As she reached them she collapsed to the floor, it's power began to purify her and her generals with it's healing properties.
Before her vision blacked out she could hear Metallia's screams of rage and saw as her Mistress absorbed the raw energy of the crystal and began to gain power, and how the bodies of Usagi and Luna were enveloped in light and flung from the ground, streaking across the sky in a golden ribbon, like a shooting star.
Rain pitter pattered across the ground and on buildings but only a few dark clouds shown overhead. In a dark lonely alley way, the figure of a girl in a school uniform and a red mask frowned as she watched the most beautiful shooting star she had ever witnessed in her young life, and could feel a tear rip at her heart from the very sight. Her heart breaking, knowing things had just gotten a lot worse.
A white feline jumped from a box and intelligent blue eyes narrowed.
Her body was sore and her mind blurry. Usagi breathed out slowly and moved her hand along the ground, expecting the snow or the cold dark stone of the Dark Kingdom. Instead her slim hand moved along soft grass. Opening her eyes slowly she blinked sluggishly, uncertain of what just happened. Her eyes met Luna's concerned gaze.
"What happened?" Usagi asked, sitting up and looking around wearily.
She was in the middle of what looked like a state park, everywhere sparkled with greenery, exotic flowers and trees bloomed everywhere and white benches lined a golden walkway which lead to a grand and large brick mansion.
By the mansion Usagi could see what looked liked men running towards them quickly. They were uniformed.
"What happened?" She whispered.
Luna watched the men approach cautiously. "It was the power of the princess that saved us. You saved us, with the Maboroshi no Ginzuishou."
Usagi's eyes widened as she realized her broach lay open beside her, with a beautiful, clear crystal shimmering with pristine colors and shining like silver nestled inside of it. Closing it and clasping it to her bow she stood with Luna in her arms as the men approached.
And they were armed with guns.
"Whatever happened and however I did it... I don't think we're in Tokyo anymore Luna." Sweat dropping, she cried out. "This is how Dorothy must have felt!"
"Miss your going to have to come with us. Your trespassing."
Worse yet, they were speaking English and Usagi couldn't understand them.
End Chapter
MUWAHAHAHA I liked this. So yeah this was the idea I've had written down for years but never actually did anything with it but I'd figure I'd give it a shot. I'll update as soon as I can, I have no internet and when I post the next chapter, no worries. I'm updating Light of Hope then too c:
So? What do you think? I tried to keep it in character and keep it at a steady pace as much as possible, it's a little hard considering I'm changing pretty much the entire plot of Sailor Moon aha!
AGAIN!
Ah yes and as always this is not solely based on the anime or the manga or any recreation of Sailor Moon. Musicals and games and live action are also a bases. So some things are like the anime, some the manga and so on and so forth.