She smiled and looked out, the Inner Princesses were talking, while the Outers
were sitting in their assigned seats, not speaking, not moving; they looked
like statues.
"Princess Usagi, now that you're here, we can start the meeting. Please
take a seat by Selene." Queen Selenity said, beaming at Usagi.
Usagi nodded, gratefull for not being scolded, she was fixing to turn 16 after
all, and took her seat next to Selene.
Selene, did not look very happy. Her usually bright emerald green eyes were
dull, and her usual knee length black hair up in odangos were not quite as
neat,did not look like Usagi's sister at all, nor Selenity's daughter as well,
but other then that, she looked exactly like her mother and sister.
The Inner Princesses were buzzing with excitment, wondering if this meeting
would mean the end of their training and they would fully gain the power of
their respective planets. While the Outer Princesses, looked as if they had
better things scheduled that they need to do instead of the meeting.
"Good morning, Princesses, I am delighted that all of you are in
attendence this morning," Haurka muttered "Like we had a
choice,", but Selntity didn't take notice. "As most of you know,
Usagi's 16th birthday is rapidly approaching, and this can be a major
milestone. Outers, I believe that you already have yours so you can dismiss
what I'm directing towards the other princesses."
Haurka, noting that remark, stretched out and pulled out a book, Michiru pulled
out a cross-stitch, while Hotaru and Sestunna quietly talked among themselves.
Ami, Makoto, Rei, and Minako exictedly look at Usagi, knowing that their
destiny would soon come into play.
"Now, I know that you all are excited, I was to when I was your age. I
still remember that time period, Rei and I fought tooth and nail...."
Queen Selenity said, enveloped in her teenage memories.
Rei and Usagi look at each other, both sticking their tounge out at one another
and quietly giggled.
"Now, you all, I just wanted to inform you that the birthday party is the
30th of June, there will be a full moon, as well the planets will align and the
sun will be at its brightest, it will a date that we all shall never
forget." Queen Selenity said, beaming at Usagi.
Selene, who glared at Usagi, her green eyes cold as ice, stormed out of the
room, her black dress swaying in the speed that she was going.
The Outers shook their heads, "And she said that she was supposed to lead
us, I don't think so..." Haurka said, while Michiru nodded in agreement.
All of the Inner Princesses turned towards Ami, who was the closest to Selene
of the Inners. "Whats eating her?" Rei inquired.
"I'm not a mind reader, Rei, thats supposed to be your area of
speciality." Ami replied, looking at Rei, whose checks were a slight shade
of red.
"Ami, please, if you have any information that would shed light in this
situation, please tell us," Queen Selenity said, looking at Ami.
"I wish that I did, but I don't. We haven't had a girl-talk in ages, I'm
sorry."
"Its okay, Ames," Minako said, trying to not let this meeting go
downhill, "Lets talk about the party."
"Yeah, hey, you said that there was to be a Solar line up?" Makoto
stated.
"Yes, there will be, now this marks that a larger amount then usual power
transfer will take place or something will drastically go wrong, causing all
things to shift," Ami said and reciving looks like 'What in the world are
you talking about?' from the Inner senshi, while Selenity simply nodded.
"Yes, legend has it to where when everything aligns and the Sun is
stronger then usual, either something drasticly wrong shall happen or something
amazingly wonderful shall fall upon us." Rei added, "Mother told me
about it a couple monthes ago, but wasn't there something about another
daughter being brought into the darkness?"
Usagi looked at Selenity, "Another daughter? You mean Selene? But she
won't go bad, will she?", she inquired of her mother.
"Time will tell, but I assure you that the chances of Selene turning evil
is the same as myself turning evil, now this meeting is dissmissed. Princess
Uranus! Please, Princess Uranus! Please, wake up!" Selenity called, and
woke up a tired Haurka, who mumbled, "A nice alarm clock would have also
done the job...", as herself and the other others quickly and quietly exit
the room, and left the palace to go to Hotaru's palace, to have a meeting of
their own.
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Selene stormed out of the hall, rage covering her, controlling her. "'Usagi
this' and 'Usagi that', they have forgotten that it is my 16th birthday as
well! I'll show them, they'll regret giving Usagi the throne, all of them
will!" She yelled as she bumped into the Outers.
"Watch it, Moon...." Haurka hissed, while Michiru sent sympathic
looks to Selene.
"Give her a break, Haurka," Hotaru began, "Its not as if she's
stolen your sword, now I could understand that. Lets just go."
Michiru nodded, and turned to where Sestunna was, but she had already
teleported out, and teleported herself and Haruka out of there, leaving Hotaru.
"You okay, Sel? You don't seem quite yourself," Hotaru began looking
at Selene.
"I'm fine," Selene snapped at Hotaru who, suprisingly did not recoil,
"Now leave me be!"
Hotaru looked at Selene, in all of her 18 years she had not seen anyone so
cross, not even Haurka, was this bad. "Fine, fine." Hotaru muttered,
then teleported in a flash of purple light.
Selene looked at the spot where Hotaru was and sighed, "Its not like you
care, nobody dose," Selene muttered and tore off to her room to cry.
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The Inner Princesses gathered in Usagi's bed, a week later.
"Okay, Rei, let me get this straight. You saw 3 people helping 6 other
people and those 6 other people came here and attacked us?" Ami said,
typing this into her computer.
"How many times do I have to tell you this? Yes, thats right," Rei
said, flopping down on the bed.
"What did they look like?" Inquired Makoto, who was braiding Minako's
hair.
"Well, the 1st 3, all I can tell is that they're women, and that the other
6, 2 are women and I'm not sure about the othe 4." Rei said, and sighed.
"Well, that *narrows* it down," Minako said.
"Well, its the what I got, and what we have to work with. I'd like to see
you try to do better," Rei snapped at Minako.
"Okay you guys, calm down, now, Rei are they evil?" Usagi asked
slowly.
"Baka," Rei muttered, "No, Usagi they are pink fluffy bunnys,
yes they are evil! Thats why we are here!"
"Yeah, yeah, well, it could be like a vision of the past you know,"
Makoto said, trying to defend Usagi.
"That is true," Ami added, not looking up from her computer.
"I know what I saw, and its coming..." Rei said, as the meeting
continued.
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Selene walked among the gardens of the Moon Palace. "I wish Mother would
have decided that I would gain the power of the Imperium Crystal, instead of
just a basic level. I am of blood of the Moon family, its not like I'm not pure
Lunarian blood. I--" Selene paused when she heard a rustle around her.
"Who's there? You reveal yourself, or I will punish you!" Selene
shouted out, reaching into a hidden pocket of her dress, pulling out a black
henison pen with a silver crescent moon on the top.
The rustle sounded again and Selene transformed. "Midnight Moon
Activation!" In a flash of red light, Selene was not standing there,
Sailor Midnight Moon was.
"From the side of the Dark Moon, I shall right all wrongs! I am Sailor
Midnight Moon!"
Midnight Moon looked around searching for the source. "Dear, dear, you
shouldn't believe everything you hear," a evil and silkly voice replied,
causing Midnight Moon to spin around searching for it.
"Silly, girl, you have made it easier for me, Dark Ice Enclosure!"
The voice called out, sending one wave of dark energy towards Midnight Moon,
who didn't even had the time to scream, only to open her mouth to scream.
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At the dining hall that night, Queen Selenity kept looking to her right, where
Selene usually sat, but her spot was empty.
"Has anyone seen Selene since this morning?" Queen Selenity asked her
advisors, Luna and Artemis, and the Inner Princesses.
"No, my queen, I have not seen her all day," Luna said, in a formal
tone.
"Neither have I," Artemis added.
"Girls?" Queen Selenity suggested towards the princesses.
"Not since this morning," all of the inners chrous, but ending at
different times, causing Minako and Usagi to burst into giggles.
Queen Selentiy stood up, Luna and Artemis following the suite and simply said,
"Girls, we are to search for her, immediently," in a tone that they
all knew not to argue with.
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They had been searching for almost an enitre day, the entire palace had been
searched twice and no clues.
"Call in the Outers.." Selenity ordered.
"We have already tried, my queen," Luna began.
"We can not locate them nor communicate with them," Artemis finished.
