A/N: Ohayo minna-chan!!!!! This was my first-ever posted fic called
"SMS Selenity".
Since then, it's gone through a lot of revisions (including a new title), but its roots are the same.
The fic begins in Usagi's time in the SILVER MILLENNIUM. Got that? In other words, she is still Princess Serenity (nicknamed Usagi) and living on the moon. In Trunks's view, he's PREPARING to head back in time to warn Goku, etc. I'll repeat that for any confused readers out there: Trunks has NOT battled with Cell yet. He has NOT even met Goku, Vegeta, and the others yet. He is PREPARING for the journey. I hope I made that clear enough.
About "Titanic": I am not obsessed with the movie or anything. I saw it about...once. uno. 1. But I thought it was a wonderful tale about love (I admit- I cried when the ship sunk & everyone died). A light bulb turned on inside my head one day, and I decided to write a fic about it, modifying it for SM & DBZ. There are some similar parts, and the general idea, but that is all. Most of it is my creativity at work. I wasn't originally planning to kill Trunks, but now... who knows? ::grins evilly::
Sorry, my lawyer just reminded me of this (problem is, I don't have one. Hmmm...) DISCLAIMER: I do no own Dragonball Z or Sailor Moon, they both belong to some big corporations with lots of money. The Jack+Rose story of Titanic belongs to whatever the movie company was that produced it and whoever wrote the script, etc. The tale of Romeo and Juliet belongs to the legendary Shakespeare. So, in other words, the only thing I really have claim to is my creativity. And HA! You can't take that from me!!!! And you can't copy my story cause I said so and cause I typed this weird copy-righted symbol on my computer: © So you can't copy cause I can type letters with circles. Wow.
Ok, I am officially insane. *Please* REVIEW!!! Sorry for this long AN. "..." is talking, '...' is thought, [...] is AN, (...) is extra info but part of the fic, ... means trailed off, -- means interrupted. Enjoy the ride!
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Once Upon A Lifetime
Prologue
Princess Serenity gazed out the open window, down upon the beautiful Earth, shining with a morning dew. She knew she should be happy, but instead she felt somehow empty. Once again, her thoughts drifted back to the arranged marriage that was ominously hanging over her.
Her best friends, the Princesses of Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter, had unanimously agreed (upon seeing Endymion only once) that he was *the one* for Usagi. But Usagi could not help but realize that her friends usually judged by looks. Yes, Endymion was handsome enough [A/N: Who is she kidding? Sorry Mamoru fans], and yet he seemed to be lacking... something.
Her friends were fortunate enough not to have entered this business of arranged marriages yet. Queen Serenity, like the princesses, insisted that Endymion was the man for her daughter, being the prince of Earth and all. She had explained to her daughter that having a kingdom so near would lessen the pain of always being together. But sometimes Serenity wondered if her mother was just a bit biased about long-distance relationships; after all, she had married her childhood love, Solaris of the Sun, and unfortunately, things hadn't worked out for the two to always be together.
Usagi was now 18. Queen Serenity had already been married a year at that age, and insisted it was time for her daughter to do the same. Her mother had traveled with her to Earth to meet with the royal family and Endymion.
"He has cold eyes," she had told her mother. The Queen only smiled and shook her head. "You're just imagining it, Bunny. But cold eyes or no, you'll learn to love him." Usagi had disagreed, but her mother was deaf to her complaints.
'And yet,' thought Usagi as she gazed longingly past the garden and few fields to the glistening ocean, 'perhaps there is someone else out there waiting, always waiting...'
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Trunks climbed into his time capsule in the future. Bulma had an anxious look on her face. "Are you sure you wanna do this? You could be hurt!"
"I'll be fine, mom. I've gotta warn Goku and the others of the androids. I can't let their future be destroyed as well."
Bulma wrung her hands in worry. "Oh yes, but . . . "
"Wish me luck!"
"Oh good luck... you'll need it. Mind you, be careful with this early model. And be sure to eat your vita-caps. And don't be mean to the other boys. And--"
"Don't worry about me, mom, I can take care of myself. But you stay clear of the androids. I'll be back before you know it."
"Ok, ok. Be good. And come back soon. Goodbye, son!" Bulma cried with a worried face as the hatch closed with Trunks inside. He pushed some buttons, turned the time dial to PAST, and pushed the red button that began his journey. He waved as his capsule began to rise and glow. In the instant Bulma blinked, there was a flash of light and Trunks was gone.
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Sailor Pluto cautiously stood her ground by the time gate. There was someone, something, approaching rapidly. She couldn't see the intruder due to the mist, but she was prepared to attack the instant she caught sight of her foe. He was closer, closer, closer. She couldn't see him, where was he?
"Reveal yourself!" she demanded. There was no reply and he showed no sign of slowing. His energy shot past her, but still she could see no foe and the enemy dissolved in the Time Warp. Pluto knew there was nothing else to do: He was heading toward the past, toward her Queen. She must follow. With a sweep of her staff, she opened the Time Gate and leapt into the void . . . following.
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With another flash of light, Trunks appeared somewhere else. He could tell immediately that the time machine had worked.
But something was wrong. He had definitely gone back in time, but the question was, how far? He couldn't sense Goku, Vegeta or any of the Z fighters' energy anywhere.
He looked down on the scene. It was nothing like his mother's description of Earth 20 years ago. Where were the tall buildings, skyscrapers, trucks, cars, and busy people? The port city below was mostly clay buildings and houses cut from the sides of cliffs. Had he somehow ended up in Southwest USA, in the days of the Pueblo Indians? But that was impossible. Since when did Native Americans have shops with signs that proclaimed Spare Spacecraft parts at the lowest prices or Hover Boards: Buy One, Get One Free! It seemed that in this dimension, the past and the future had mixed to form this odd combination.
Suddenly the capsule gave a sickening grumble and the engine began to whine. [AN: You knew it would happen ^^;; ] The equipment seemed on the edge of malfunctioning and crashing.
"Oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please..." muttered Trunks as he attempted to ease the craft down to the ground. But the machine would not cooperate. With a groan it leaned forward and suddenly stopped working altogether. With a cry, Trunks felt himself plummeting to the earth. Without wasting a second, he kicked open the hatch and flew to safety, just in time to watch his time machine crash into the side of one of the shops. What would he do now? He was lost and stranded, somewhere in time...
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AN: ::Calli-chan peers down at cliffie:: Ooo!! Fun fun!
Don't worry, I don't leave you stranded often. Please review! Ja ne!
Since then, it's gone through a lot of revisions (including a new title), but its roots are the same.
The fic begins in Usagi's time in the SILVER MILLENNIUM. Got that? In other words, she is still Princess Serenity (nicknamed Usagi) and living on the moon. In Trunks's view, he's PREPARING to head back in time to warn Goku, etc. I'll repeat that for any confused readers out there: Trunks has NOT battled with Cell yet. He has NOT even met Goku, Vegeta, and the others yet. He is PREPARING for the journey. I hope I made that clear enough.
About "Titanic": I am not obsessed with the movie or anything. I saw it about...once. uno. 1. But I thought it was a wonderful tale about love (I admit- I cried when the ship sunk & everyone died). A light bulb turned on inside my head one day, and I decided to write a fic about it, modifying it for SM & DBZ. There are some similar parts, and the general idea, but that is all. Most of it is my creativity at work. I wasn't originally planning to kill Trunks, but now... who knows? ::grins evilly::
Sorry, my lawyer just reminded me of this (problem is, I don't have one. Hmmm...) DISCLAIMER: I do no own Dragonball Z or Sailor Moon, they both belong to some big corporations with lots of money. The Jack+Rose story of Titanic belongs to whatever the movie company was that produced it and whoever wrote the script, etc. The tale of Romeo and Juliet belongs to the legendary Shakespeare. So, in other words, the only thing I really have claim to is my creativity. And HA! You can't take that from me!!!! And you can't copy my story cause I said so and cause I typed this weird copy-righted symbol on my computer: © So you can't copy cause I can type letters with circles. Wow.
Ok, I am officially insane. *Please* REVIEW!!! Sorry for this long AN. "..." is talking, '...' is thought, [...] is AN, (...) is extra info but part of the fic, ... means trailed off, -- means interrupted. Enjoy the ride!
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Once Upon A Lifetime
Prologue
Princess Serenity gazed out the open window, down upon the beautiful Earth, shining with a morning dew. She knew she should be happy, but instead she felt somehow empty. Once again, her thoughts drifted back to the arranged marriage that was ominously hanging over her.
Her best friends, the Princesses of Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter, had unanimously agreed (upon seeing Endymion only once) that he was *the one* for Usagi. But Usagi could not help but realize that her friends usually judged by looks. Yes, Endymion was handsome enough [A/N: Who is she kidding? Sorry Mamoru fans], and yet he seemed to be lacking... something.
Her friends were fortunate enough not to have entered this business of arranged marriages yet. Queen Serenity, like the princesses, insisted that Endymion was the man for her daughter, being the prince of Earth and all. She had explained to her daughter that having a kingdom so near would lessen the pain of always being together. But sometimes Serenity wondered if her mother was just a bit biased about long-distance relationships; after all, she had married her childhood love, Solaris of the Sun, and unfortunately, things hadn't worked out for the two to always be together.
Usagi was now 18. Queen Serenity had already been married a year at that age, and insisted it was time for her daughter to do the same. Her mother had traveled with her to Earth to meet with the royal family and Endymion.
"He has cold eyes," she had told her mother. The Queen only smiled and shook her head. "You're just imagining it, Bunny. But cold eyes or no, you'll learn to love him." Usagi had disagreed, but her mother was deaf to her complaints.
'And yet,' thought Usagi as she gazed longingly past the garden and few fields to the glistening ocean, 'perhaps there is someone else out there waiting, always waiting...'
o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~ o~
Trunks climbed into his time capsule in the future. Bulma had an anxious look on her face. "Are you sure you wanna do this? You could be hurt!"
"I'll be fine, mom. I've gotta warn Goku and the others of the androids. I can't let their future be destroyed as well."
Bulma wrung her hands in worry. "Oh yes, but . . . "
"Wish me luck!"
"Oh good luck... you'll need it. Mind you, be careful with this early model. And be sure to eat your vita-caps. And don't be mean to the other boys. And--"
"Don't worry about me, mom, I can take care of myself. But you stay clear of the androids. I'll be back before you know it."
"Ok, ok. Be good. And come back soon. Goodbye, son!" Bulma cried with a worried face as the hatch closed with Trunks inside. He pushed some buttons, turned the time dial to PAST, and pushed the red button that began his journey. He waved as his capsule began to rise and glow. In the instant Bulma blinked, there was a flash of light and Trunks was gone.
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Sailor Pluto cautiously stood her ground by the time gate. There was someone, something, approaching rapidly. She couldn't see the intruder due to the mist, but she was prepared to attack the instant she caught sight of her foe. He was closer, closer, closer. She couldn't see him, where was he?
"Reveal yourself!" she demanded. There was no reply and he showed no sign of slowing. His energy shot past her, but still she could see no foe and the enemy dissolved in the Time Warp. Pluto knew there was nothing else to do: He was heading toward the past, toward her Queen. She must follow. With a sweep of her staff, she opened the Time Gate and leapt into the void . . . following.
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With another flash of light, Trunks appeared somewhere else. He could tell immediately that the time machine had worked.
But something was wrong. He had definitely gone back in time, but the question was, how far? He couldn't sense Goku, Vegeta or any of the Z fighters' energy anywhere.
He looked down on the scene. It was nothing like his mother's description of Earth 20 years ago. Where were the tall buildings, skyscrapers, trucks, cars, and busy people? The port city below was mostly clay buildings and houses cut from the sides of cliffs. Had he somehow ended up in Southwest USA, in the days of the Pueblo Indians? But that was impossible. Since when did Native Americans have shops with signs that proclaimed Spare Spacecraft parts at the lowest prices or Hover Boards: Buy One, Get One Free! It seemed that in this dimension, the past and the future had mixed to form this odd combination.
Suddenly the capsule gave a sickening grumble and the engine began to whine. [AN: You knew it would happen ^^;; ] The equipment seemed on the edge of malfunctioning and crashing.
"Oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please..." muttered Trunks as he attempted to ease the craft down to the ground. But the machine would not cooperate. With a groan it leaned forward and suddenly stopped working altogether. With a cry, Trunks felt himself plummeting to the earth. Without wasting a second, he kicked open the hatch and flew to safety, just in time to watch his time machine crash into the side of one of the shops. What would he do now? He was lost and stranded, somewhere in time...
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AN: ::Calli-chan peers down at cliffie:: Ooo!! Fun fun!
Don't worry, I don't leave you stranded often. Please review! Ja ne!