IMPORTANT! YOU MUST READ THIS SECTION: In order to understand this fic, you'll need to understand this one basic idea that I had had: What if Usagi had dreams, starting when she was nine, about her life as Sailor Moon and Princess Serenity? What if she knew what she would go through before it even happened? How would it change her?
I got to thinking about that, and realized that that would create a paradox, so I changed a few things. (As you'll find out as you read.) This will be a Crossover with Hellsing, and the pairing will be Alucard 'n' Usagi, simply because I'm in love with that pairing at the moment.
As usual, the Usagi that appears in this fic is a strange mixture of all three Usagi's from the anime, the manga, and the live-action (which wasn't as bad as I was afraid it was going to be. The monsters were a little corny, as were the costumes, but the plot was sound for once!) And as usual, a small sliver of myself got thrown in, so don't get to annoyed at her OOC-ness, K?
DISCLAIMER: Sailor Moon is not mine. Nor is the song that inspired this fic: Requiem Overture. I have no clue who owns the song, but I like it nonetheless. Don't sue.
Requiem Overture
Chapter 1: In Which a Bunny Dreams
By: Ceris Malfoy
Usagi dreamed…
Her heart was thudding, tears rolling down her face as the violins wailed in the distance. She stood tall though, the death of her friends replaying in her mind: she had to be strong, she had to be worthy of such devotion. As she approached, the devil that was Queen Beryl appeared closer and taller. Sailor Moon shivered, but drew to a pause, defiantly staring up at her nemesis…
…she was in her Eternal form, on a pillar of crystal, listening as the violins grew deeper, warning of danger. Her wings -those four stunted things that she often held in such contempt were fluttering behind her as she concentrated on her Tier. She was having difficulty focusing, her head was spinning. The full moon, her guide, her mother, was fading, and then there was naught but darkness. Blue-black fire surrounded where the moon should have been, emphasizing the absolute darkness of her past-home…
…she was spinning, round and round in a void of pink power, almost dead. Distantly she could hear sharp spikes in the dangerous sounds the violins were giving, as if everything was about to explode in a cacophony of sound. Through half-closed, glazed eyes, she saw her first wand -the Crescent Moon Wand spiraling down after her, the crystal shining, shimmering as it drained her of more and more energy. And the world went white…
…it was dark again. The warning sounds were fading into the background as they became higher-pitched, as if screaming at her to hear them. Red lightning flashed; lighting this dull void, and she realized she was in her Eternal form again, captured by vines with inch-long spikes that were masquerading as thorns. Her wings were caught, giving her pain. And even though her eyes were closed, she could still see that awful blue-black fire dancing around the shadow that had been the moon. And she could feel the heat of the fires that the lightning was creating around the plant holding her prisoner…
…lights burst before her eyes as the violins quieted -this did not give her peace, but only increased her dread. The lights dissolved into a spiraling discord through which she could see her beloved Mamo-chan, no, Tuxedo Kamen. He was in pain, and was crying. And then he was fading, much like the senshi had done when their Star-seed had been stolen. He was gone…
…the violins were back. The music building to a crescendo as Ami's downcast eyes appeared before her vision. And then Ami was turning away, allowing her to see the grief and pain within them…
…her Mamo-chan was hiding in the dark, pain written on his face as he clutched his shoulder. Blood was forming underneath his hands, but he did not move from his spot. He was muttering under his breath, cursing…
…Rei was walking away from her, her eyes sad, self-contempt flaming in those precious violet windows to her soul. And then she was turning slightly to face her, and the tears were falling…
…Chibi-Usa was running; in fear or anger, she couldn't be sure. Her soft cotton-candy-pink hair was trailing behind her as she raced down the sidewalk and into Hotaru's arms. She clutched Hotaru to her and wailed….
…Luna's human crush -what was his name, Kakeru?- was walking through the blizzard. He was coughing, desperately trying to breathe, and then he was falling down, down, down. Dead…
…light flashed and Queen Neherenia's lavender-white hands were throwing black lightning at Sailor Jupiter, who was doing her best to protect her. She glanced up, eyes blank as Jupiter screamed in sheer agony as she was hit again and again and again. She watched as the soldier fell, crumpled and weak in front of her, a single pink-rose earring falling off and hitting her knee…
…light flashed again, and then she was holding the fallen Tuxedo Kamen, crying as she felt the pain of his death tearing apart her soul…
…Luna was weeping in the snow, mourning for a love she would never have a chance to feel…
…Metallia was a black void in the sky over the Moon Kingdom as the evil entity shot a sickly white-green beam of pure energy that broke the hold she held on her darling Prince's hand. They were screaming -or was it just her?- and then they were dying as they floated in the air. Tears gathered in her eyes as she said a silent farewell to her mother and Prince…
…Sailor V slid down the wall, bleeding profusely from several cuts. She was shaking, her eyes closed as she clutched her limp and oddly shaped arm to her body. She was crying…
…she was crying, curled up alone in a phone-booth, clutching her shirt because it was the only thing that she knew she could touch without destroying. Just look what she had done to her friends, her love? Everything she touched turned to shit, and the weight of it came crashing down on her all at once…
…Chibi-Usa was running towards Hotaru, who was lounging in that throne her father had made for her darker side. She was crying, screaming for Hotaru to wake up. Before she could reach her, she slammed into a barrier, black power rippling off the spot she connected with. Glistening white energy gathered at a central point on Chibi-Usa's forehead before rocketing off in blinding symphony to her screams as the energy acted instinctively and pushed her away from the barrier…
… the crescendo broke of into a flurry of sound, the violins wailing their horror, malice, and anger to her ears. And she was crying, eyes void of any thought as she raced towards Sailor Saturn, flying for the first time on butterfly wings with power lent by her scouts…
…pain. That's all there was in her suddenly narrowed down world . Her soul was being shredded. She screamed and screamed as dark power ripped through her core and caught her star-seed, tugging and tugging at it, forcing it to leave her body. Pain…
…red light, weak and darkened, revealed the Starlights as they howled their agony at losing their Princess, tears streaming as they all leaped as one towards her falling form...
…she was using the crystal, trying to save her friends and the world they were about to impact upon. It was too weak, she was too weak, but she kept pushing, needing to save them too much to care about herself. Her eyes widened as she felt the crack, and then dulled as the thing shattered into thousands of tiny pieces. She felt her life slowly draining from her, and fell backwards, welcoming the eternal peace that she sensed lie ahead…
…Chibi-Usa was unconscious, falling through the sky, plummeting towards her certain death. She was falling too, straining to reach her beloved future-daughter. Despair ate at her, knowing that one of them would die, and she did not care -as long as Chibi-Usa lived…
…she was in darkness again, lying on her back. Pain centered around her throat, and she sat up. She started to look around, only to clutch her throat as the wound throbbed in earnest. Her eyes glazed over as she struggled to remember what had happened, and how she got to this place of darkness…
…Chibi-Usa was under the covers, clutching the pillow to her as she wept for everything she had lost, and everything she feared she would loose…
…Ami was swimming, down, down, deeper and deeper into the water as she struggled to reach the boy in time. She caught him, and reared upwards, struggling to swim up with the weight of two people, and her eyes glared defiantly at the youma that awaited her…
…Uranus and Neptune were fading, even as they crashed against the roof…
…she was in that circle of black roses again, staring in disbelief at the thing masquerading as her beloved Endymion. She screamed as the vines constricted, and dark power raced through her veins like acid…
…the black roses were gone and she was falling backwards as Endymion approached her, smiling darkly. She struggled to relearn how to breathe as he drew his sword. She lifted her head, and tears fell down as she beseeched him to remember her, to remember them. He wasn't even listening to her…
…she was reaching out, crying out for her friends to not leave her alone. Tears gathered and her arms dropped as she realized that they were gone, and they were never coming back. She wept, her heart heavy and her mind, for the first time since she had met them all, empty of their presence…
…she was staring into space, her face was devoid of any emotion. Her eyes deadened. Something was calling her, so she slowly rose her head to face it…
…she was on a black floor, watching with morbid curiosity as it began to lighten, showing the floor to be made of tiny glass boxes, and in those boxes were …children. Horror ate at her…
…light was racing towards her, and she clutched Chibi-Chibi in her arms, trying to protect the little one that meant so much to her. Her eyes closed, and she waited for the pain…
…Chibi-Usa was fading, even as she beseeched her future-father to wake up, to remember her. She was weeping as Queen Neherenia laughed in the background…
Usagi woke with a startled gasp, her eyes wide and wandering, filling with tears even as she struggled to keep from screaming. She clutched her night-shirt as she breathed, wondering what the hell that dream meant and who those people were. Her nine-year-old mind raced, struggling to recall where she might have seen those faces or even heard the names.
But her mind could not grasp anything that would lead to such detailed inventions of her imagination, and she could not, under any circumstances accept the violin music that echoed piercingly throughout the whole dream.
She shivered. She hated classical music, but violins had always held a special place in her heart. She loved the breadth of emotion and sound one could convey through a single note. But the music in her dreams cast a frightening aspect, one that terrified her.
She shook her head, trying to get rid of these less-than-happy thoughts, and laid her head back down, hoping to catch some peaceful sleep. Fate seemed to be kind, for the second her head hit the pillow, she was in a deep dreamless sleep.
But unknown to her, the images stayed with her, burrowing themselves deeper in her mind.
Okay. So I realize I've been neglecting my other stories. And what's worse, I'm getting bitten by new muses almost every time I turn around. I realize this is not conductive towards my goal of not burning out, but hey, what can I do? I can't write when I'm not inspired by something. ((Actually, I can, but trust me on this one, it isn't pretty. Ever read my fic Light Reflections? The three sentence chapters? That's what happens when I force myself to write.))
This entire fic was inspired by both the video and the song contained in the following link: http: (slash) /www. youtube .com /watch? v (equal sign) 6sK 6IVhMrZg (sometimes I hate fanfiction(dot)net I really do -.-)
you'll notice, I tried to follow the course of the video as inspiration for her dreams, but I couldn't remember the situations for each and every single one of them, so I fudged a few things. I also fudged a few details in the dreams by expanding them by what I knew happened after the clips, or by adding my own personal touch to it.
I hope you enjoy this fic as much as I enjoyed writing it! The next chapter of Demeter's Daughter should be up soon. I'm just tweaking the final details in that one.
Ja Ne,
Ceris Malfoy