The Silence

a Sailor Moon Fanfiction

By: Bekah-chan

Rating: PG

Disclaimer: Nooooooo!!!!!!!!! It's NOT MINE!!!!! (Sailor Moon, I mean) *sob*

Summary: After R season. Serena, Darien, the Scouts, and Serena's parents ^_~ Learn about the origins of the Sailor Scouts, what really happened to the Moon Kingdom, and the secret beginnings of Saturn's destructive power. This fic also has Pluto and the other outers. Some Serena + Darien romance.



Authors Note: Well, I have decided, for the purpose of my plot, that Sailor Moon seasons S, SS, and Stars never happened. ^_^



Prologue:

Many people believed that the Warrior of Silence ended the Silver Millennium. But, as few knew, this was not so. By the time it was all over, she had not been needed. The Enemy had done a very good job of killing everything, and the Queen had either destroyed them or sealed them away with the Silver Imperium Crystal. Then, the Queen sent everyone, with the exception of herself, Pluto, and Saturn, to the future to be reborn on earth.

So, the Warrior of Destruction and Rebirth had not been needed. Indeed had not even been awakened.

Sailor Pluto looked down now on the still sleeping form of Saturn, remembering what had gone before, wondering what was to come. The future was not set in stone, for that matter neither was the past. The streams of time were ever-changing. Even she did not all that had happened. For example; Pluto did not know where or when Saturn had come to be, she had already been part of the Moon Kingdom when Pluto had been made a Sailor scout. And Pluto was not allowed to see or travel to a time before the destruction of the Moon Kingdom, even though she had been there when it happened.

She sighed, and walked back to the time gate, which was floating in-between the 20th and 21st centuries. This was the time period that had the most changes occur, so she had always kept a close eye on it. Just like she kept an eye on Saturn, as her Queen had asked a thousand years before. Watching over the Warrior of Silence was one of her duties, making sure she stayed asleep, that The Silence did not come, unless it was needed.

Saturn had come close to waking a few times, when the Sailor Soldiers' battles had seemed to be lost, she would stir and mumble of the coming destruction. But, thankfully, Sailor Moon always managed to save to day, and the Earth would be safe again, sending Saturn back to her deep sleep. Waiting for The Silence.



Chapter 1:

The Warrior stirred in her sleep, through her mind ran dreams of the past, present, and future. In the present, she saw all as it was happening, but she mainly watched the lives of her princess, and her court. Many times, during their hardest trials, she wished she could join them in battle. But, as Queen Serenity had learned, Saturn could not use her powers safely, until they were contained by the Silver Crystal. And the current Princess did not yet have the control to do such, so she would wait, and someday join the daughter of her best friend in the fight against evil.



***** Middle of the Silver Millennium (AN: This Princess Serenity is not Serena, but her mother when she was much younger.)

Serenity sighed, though not loud enough to be heard by the visiting royalty. It was not 'Princess-like' for her to be board at political occasions. She wished that she could sigh aloud, or slump onto the table in front of her and go to sleep. They had been at it for *hours*, and she would have been very happy to skip this meeting in the first place. But no, her parents thought it would be a 'good learning experience' and would 'help prepare you for rule'. So here she was. Sometimes she wondered what it would be like to *not* obey her parents. But she loved them and knew they only wanted what was best for her and the Moon Kingdom, neither reason she could argue with. (AN: Yes she was a very mature 14 year old, I think it fits her personality :)

She tried not to sigh again, at least it was almost over. Another hour or two should do it. Ant then she would be free to....... Go to her lessons. *sigh* A Princess' work was never done.



*****History Lesson

"Today Princess," said her father King Lull (he knew more about history than anyone so he taught her in this subject), "We will learn the legend of Sailor Saturn, the Warrior of Destruction."

"Why 'Destruction?" his daughter asked.

"We'll get to that, but I want to start from the beginning, well the beginning as it was taught to me anyway." He got out an ancient scroll and placed it on the table between them. They were in the Palace Library, Serenity's favorite room. It was comfortably furnished with lots of handy tables and comfy chairs in relaxing colors.

The King unrolled the parchment, and clearing his throat, began to read:

"It is unknown how old she is, or where she came from. She has always been there, lost in her sleep of eternity, her resting place deep within the Moon Palace. What is known, however, is why. This knowledge has been passed down in the Royal family of the Moon Kingdom for as long as anyone can remember. Her duty is a sad one, but necessary. For she is the last defense of the Universe, the final option. If ever evil were to grow to an extent that it would threaten all, then Saturn, The Warrior of Destruction and Rebirth, would use her power to return everything to it's original state and start it over again. She is asleep because her power is such that it would go out of control moments after her awakening. So she is as she always was, and always will be, sleeping until she is needed."

They both sat in silence, thinking.

"Has she ever been needed?" Serenity finally asked. The knowledge that there was such power, and a cause for it, was a little worrying.

"No one knows for sure," he answered her, "But I don't think that anyone would know, we would all have been destroyed and reborn, as if it never happened."

Serenity nodded her understanding, she could see where the 'destruction' part came in. She could also see how it might be necessary sometimes, in her position she had not been guarded from the evils that they faced to keep peace. But what an awful thing, for people, for life, to just *stop* and return to silence.

"Now for the final part of this lesson," said her father as he stood from the table, "Come with me and I will take you to her resting place, that is only known to the Royal Family."

~Yes~, Serenity thought as she followed her father from the room, ~The scroll did mention that she is sleeping in the Moon Palace. I can't believe I never knew.~

Together they walked trough the hallways, traveling from the newer portions of the palace to the older ones. It was almost like walking back in time, as the style of architecture and building materials got older and older as they passed by. The corridors also got dustier, which surprised Serenity a little. She had thought that their faithful servants kept all of the palace spotless.

"No one is allowed back here," her father explained when he saw he questioning look at the dust motes, "It would be dangerous if one of the servants were to awaken the Soldier of Destruction."

Serenity nodded her understanding, that made perfect sense.

Just as Serenity was wondering how much longer they would have to walk to get to their destination, they arrived. The King guided her to a stop before a heavy iron door---- with a big lock. It seemed the royal family of the Moon Kingdom took no chances with Sailor Saturn. Her father produced a key from a pocket in his formal robes, which he was still wearing from the meeting, and opened the lock. The door slowly swung open with a screech of long unoiled hinges, revealing a surprisingly bright interior.

Serenity cautiously entered, taking in her surroundings. The room she stepped into was relatively small, just a little larger than the sitting room in her own chambers. The only light source was a big skylight located in the middle of the high vaulted ceiling, the result was a room that was filled with light. An illumination that would have been cheery if not for the somber being in the center of the space. Laying there on a wide stone bench was the form of the Warrior of Silence.

Princess Serenity moved over to the bench and looked down on it's occupant in open curiosity. ~So, this is Sailor Saturn~ she thought. Even though the princess had only heard of this person a scant hour before, her mind had quickly grasped the gravity of the legend. And the important role that this being played in the Universe. For one with such a large responsibility, she looked so small. Her age appeared to be on par with Serenity's own 14 years, but she knew Sailor Saturn must be *much* older than that. Her height when standing would be at least a head shorter than the princess, which only added to her aura of fragility. How could one so small be so strong? The thought almost boggled the mind.

After taking in her overall appearance, the princess next noticed the details. Like the purple and white sailor fuku that the Scout was wearing. Along with matching gloves and boots. (AN: Don't you just love her boots? I wouldn't mind a pair myself ^_~) Resting beside her was a long glave which must be half again as tall as it's owner. Her features were peaceful as she lay there, her hands resting in repose on her stomach. At first one might think her dead, for how still she was, but looking closely Serenity could see her chest rise and fall with each breath. Finally, amazingly, the dust that coated the rest of the room, was not present on the sleeping girl, leaving her profile unmarred by this vestige of time.

Taking one last look Serenity turned and left the room, she did not speak or break the perfect silence of the room. The only sound was her soft footfalls in the dust as she returned to the door. Walking back through the maze of palace hallways with her father, Serenity carried a single emotion that somehow summarized her entire experience with the sleeping warrior: Loneliness



To Be Continued ^_^