Written in the Stars
Disclaimer: I own nothing but my pride . . .And if you don't like the combo, or story please just stop reading. If you like it AWESOME, creative criticisms welcome, I'll admit I'm still learning. But please enjoy, I share this in hopes of giving others some diversion, like writing it has given me.
This is an AU blend of both universes, with a nice mix of mythology mixed in there may be some OOC-ness. . . but I try to write the characters as I hear them in my mind. Hopefully they are not too terribly messed up.
These first three chapters are "raw" they are getting proofed again by a beta, but content will not change just grammar. But I want to see if will let me edit this or if there's something odd going on with my older version of this.
Peace y'all
Sailor Vulcan
Long ago, at the beginning of the times of mortal man, a pact was made between gods to protect the cosmos. A blue pearl in a sea of stars, Earth presented too great a temptation to the universe. But outside attacks were a distant worry. Earth's greatest threats lie upon it, between corrupted gods and immoral mortals, Earth's future looked bleak. War, betrayal, greed, all dug their talons deep into the developing Earth, destroying its purity.
The celestial deities, omnipresent watchers of Earth's moral descent, in their divine wisdom pledged a child from each of their kingdoms to guard the safety of the Earth. Selene, goddess of the moon, and her brother Helius, god of the sun, both created a crystal that contained the whole of their heavenly powers. Knowing the dangers of such a creation both gods gave the crystals- and their users- guardians. To protect the crystal holders, Selene enlisted the help of the princesses of the Sol system to protect her daughter while Elysian had their armies and generals. Selene's crystal was handed down through her first-born daughters, all rulers of the Moon Kingdom and the Silver Millennium. Being the direct descendants of gods, the Lunar Queens had pure hearts and thus had no temptation to misuse the crystal's powers.
Helius' crystal however was another matter, like many of the gods he had followers on Earth. However he was weary of their weakness and lethargy, which made them inferior for this ultimate gift. So just as the rays of his kingdom stretch on forever, so did his search for a bearer that had fire for blood, and a soul smelted and tempered by flames. However his favored children were still far too young and barbarous to handle such a power.
So instead Helius gave his creation to a loyal and powerful priest sworn to protect the crystal of the Golden Millennium with his life as long as the crystal still existed. His name was Helios, Elysian's holy priest, and ally of the Silver Millennium. However since Elysian was a mortal kingdom, the crystal was to remain a secret until the Earth's greatest time of need and was to be used only by Elysian's prince, sworn ally to the Lunar goddess, and steward of the Solar god. Even with these precautions, Helius, untrusting of the Humans, gave Helios strict instructions to retake the crystal if the Elysian Prince should ever show the slightest hint of temptation or betrayal; and afterwards, take the crystal and find a pure soul that would wield its power justly.
Over time both kingdoms were destroyed by the corruption plaguing the Earth. But thanks to Selene's daughter, Queen Serenity, who forfeited her life so that all the good people of the kingdoms should be reborn on Earth - including her daughter Serenity and Serenity's love Endymion, Prince of Elysian.
At fourteen, Serenity, now known as Tsukino Usagi, regained her memories, and as Sailor Moon, founded the Sailor Scouts, protectors of the Earth, which were all once princesses of a Solar Kingdom. There was scout of ice, Sailor Mercury, the scout of Fire, Sailor Mars, the scout of wood and lightening, Sailor Jupiter, and the gold scout of Love, Sailor Venus. Years after, new scouts appeared that were once the perimeter defense for the Moon Kingdom, Sailor Uranus, the scout of the winds, Sailor Neptune, the scout of the seas, Sailor Pluto the scout of Time and Sailor Saturn, the scout of death and rebirth. They were accompanied by Tuxedo Kamen, the reincarnated Endymion.
In time it was necessary to reveal the Golden Crystal to the prince, which allowed the Scouts to defeat their greatest threat; Queen Neherenia. Unfortunately, the power of the crystal was too great for the prince, he soon fell prey to the temptation Helius had so long ago feared. His heart became corrupted by greed and Helios forced the crystal from him. The good prince was soon dead, but his body did not die . . . he became Galaxia's puppet, stringing the Sailor Scouts along to their deaths. The losses lead to the birth of Sailor Cosmos, the pure guardian of the universe, the Sailor Moon's strongest and ultimate form. In the final fight, Sailor Cosmos purified Galaxia and released the trapped star-seeds, allowing them to be reborn. However Galaxia was only a pawn for Chaos, the source of all evil. Cosmos dove into the Galactic core to destroy Chaos, but in doing so she too was killed.
But she too possessed a star-seed that was to be reborn along with her friends and fellow scouts. She, her scouts and Endymion returned to protect the Earth, and to fulfill their destiny - to create Crystal Tokyo and purifying the Earth of the darkness that threatened to engulf it for eternity. Sailor Moon, became Neo-Queen Serenity, and washed the Earth in light. But after a millennium of peace, darkness again stained the pristine face of the Earth. Chaos had been reborn. Little was recorded from the final battle, Chaos was again sealed, but the scouts were forgotten, and the Queen was lost.
It was said that her husband and daughter survived and continued to lead in the aftermath of Chaos. The damage was done however; the Earth again was sullied by the base actions of humanity, and with the Queen gone it could not be undone. Most believed her dead, but some believed perhaps she joined Helios, silently watching to intervene in the greatest time of need. The bearers await their calling, surrounded by sparkling crystal and white roses, both in a deep sleep only to be awakened by the true owner of the Golden Crystal. They await the day she will be awakened to save the Earth . . . one final time.
Modern Legends
By Meiou Setsuna
1000 years later . . .
"Hey, Mom! Where is the Moon Lady? I want to find her!" The young boy bounded out of his room, his new found book clutched tightly in his arms.
"What are you talking about, Trunks?" His mother answered entering the large library.
"In your book, there's this story about a moon princess and how she'll save the Earth. She's a good guy, like Papa and Goku." The young purple haired boy answered, eyes sparkling with joy.
"It's just a legend, Trunks. I hardly doubt it's real . . . most legends are just exaggerated stories, glorified over time. I wouldn't put too much faith in them." Bulma answered offhandedly, looking away from her computer screen only for a moment.
"Papa believes in legends, just like the Super Saiya-jin . . . That's a real thing." Trunks added undeterred.
"And look where it's gotten him. He spends everyday trying to live up to some legendary standard, which he'll never attain." Bulma rolled her eyes, and turned to face her son. "He's wasting his life on an unobtainable dream, Trunks. Listen to your mother; the only things worth believing in are the one that can be proven." She said as she patted him on the head and then exited the room, leaving the boy alone. But her words did not affect the child, it was the same argument she had used two years ago when she had separated from his father. In his heart he knew that life was not worth living if there were no dreams to hold on to. So to prove his belief, he sought out the only other person in the house that believed too.
"Papa!" he yelled as he entered his father's training room.
"What do you want, brat!" Vegeta called, contining to pummel the air, barely registering his son's interruption.
"Papa! Mom says that legends aren't real. Does that mean we're not really Super Saiya-jin? They're in legends, just like the Moon Lady, that Mom says is fake . . ." Trunks rattled off excitedly.
But before Trunks could finish his rapid assault of verbal reasoning, he heard a loud growl come from his father, who still faced his sparring target stilled, "We are Super Saiya-jin; it is very much a real thing, never doubt that."
"Does that mean the Moon Lady is real, too?" Trunks asked, his face alit with hope.
"Perhaps," Vegeta turned just enough to look his young son in the eye. "Hold on to your beliefs. Sometimes that is the only thing that will allow you to keep living . . ." Trunks understood the words that Vegeta could not say; he knew that his father's past was not a happy one.
"Now get out of here brat, before I hurt you!" Vegeta threatened as he returned to his training. Trunks left smiling, knowing his father's threat was an empty one and hoping that some day he'd meet the mysterious Moon Lady.
