Disclaimer: Sadly, I Do Not Own Sailor Moon
Thief's Story
Prologue
The Moon kingdom had always been a peaceful place. Having good relationships with all the other planets. They supported one another during hard times.
But lately problems had arisen on every planet. Panic was quickly taking over the inhabitants of the kingdoms. The reason being a new disease that had appeared. The doctors call it a disease but most citizens call it a curse.
The cause of the disease is unknown but once someone's infected they begin to change. The symptoms vary. Some grow wings and fangs, others grow claws or gain animal like features. Most of those infected can't handle the change and die. Then there are those who survived . Some are seen as a danger and are locked away. The others who are let free can no longer have a normal life. They are feared and seen as monsters. They become outcasts and are forced to leave their homes.
There was no cure so the disease steadily spread. All the rulers of the planets did everything in their power to protect their kingdoms and over time the number of victims decreased for reasons unknown.
2 years went by and the number of victims declined
June 30th : Princess Serenity's 7th birthday party
The party had begun some time ago. All the important monarchs were present and enjoying themselves chatting about recent events. The large orchestra played classic music throughout the night.
While Queen Selene conversed with the other adults, the birthday girl was off talking with her four best friend's: Minako, Rei, Makoto, and Ami. They were each princesses of their respective planets and one year older than Serenity. In time they will begin their training as Sailor Scouts.
Mina sighed "What a shame, I haven't seen any cute guys around"
" Is that all you ever talk about Mina?" asked Rei
Ami agreed " That's right Mina, there are more important things you should focus on."
" Come on girls, What's more important than finding your one true love. Your soul mate, someone you can spend the rest of your life with. We're letting our youth pass us by and before we know it we could end up alone living with 30 cats," Mina argued
They rolled their eyes at Mina's dramatic speech
" Mina you're 8, You have plenty of time to find your soul mate," Makoto assured
"I do agree with Mina that its important to find your one true love though," added Serenity
" See, Sere understands me." Mina's eyes moved to the doors where a couple of guests had just entered. Her eyes lit up " Yes, finally a cute boy arrived."
The girls immediately turned around and saw the prince of Earth along side his mother. Queen Gaia and her son walked over to greet Queen Selene. That was when Serenity's mother called her over.
She was unsure why her mother was calling her but obeyed. When she reached her mother's side, she greeted Queen Gaia.
" Its good to see you Princess and I would like to wish you a very happy birthday" Said the queen
" Thank you" Serenity turned to look at the prince
" I do believe you have already met my son, Endymion"
The prince stepped forward and bowed " Its nice to see you again princess. Happy birthday"
" Its nice to see you too and thank you" she replied
" Why don't we leave them to talk, Gaia. Let us join the others" Queen Selene suggested
" That is a splendid idea" agreed Gaia
When the two were left alone there was an awkward silence left. Serenity felt uncomfortable and decided to start a conversation.
" So… how have you been Endymion? I hear you've been training"
" As always life at the castle is boring. I decided to start training and make my life a little more exciting….Is it me or are your friends looking over here?"
Serenity turned and saw Mina give her the thumbs up. She rolled her eyes and turned back to Endymion.
" I'm sorry about that" She apologized " Just try to ignore them"
Endymion laughed " Well I'll try. That's a nice necklace you have there. Was it a gift?" he pointed to the gold star locket that Serenity was wearing around her neck.
She looked at it and responded " Thank you and yes, it was a gift from my mother. She had my name engraved in the back" She admired the gold locket and smiled.
What she liked most about it was the fact that when she opened it played her favorite song, a soothing lullaby that she always listened to when she was a baby.
The prince and Serenity talked for some time and the girls all wondered what they were talking about.
So far everything was going well and all the guests were enjoying themselves. But the peace would soon be broken.
An hour after the prince had arrive, a couple of guards ran into the room. Everyone was startled. The soldiers looked like if they had just come from a battle. They ran to Queen Selene and fell to one knee.
" Your Highness, forgive us for the intrusion, we have urgent news. The castle is under attack" said one
The other continued "Somehow the infected escaped the prison and began an assault on the castle"
" How could this be happening? Gather all the guards. Do not let them pass." ordered the queen
" Right away your Highness" The guards ran out
The guests, of course, began to worry and panic. The sounds of battle could be heard from the outside. The princess made her way to her friends and stood close to them.
The battle seemed to be getting closer to the ballroom. The noises grew louder and then what everyone feared. The Doors were violently knocked over and various creatures and beasts charged in. Some still looked human but others had completely lost their form.
Screams broke out and everyone ran. The creatures went on a rampage as guards swarmed into the room. There was a stampede of people trying to get out.
The guards immediately evacuated all the royals including the princesses. All except one.
When they reached the outside, Queen Selene quickly took notice. She ran to the girls and asked for her daughter. They told her that they had gotten separated in the large crowd. The Queens heart sunk.
A fire had somehow started and was now spreading through the castle. Young Serenity was running through the castle halls trying to reach an exit. It was hard to find her way through the smoke.
It became harder for her to breathe. She kept searching through the smoke, but instead of an exit she saw a man with short white hair. When she looked closer she was horrified at what she saw.
On his back were scaly wings and his hands were sharp claws. Serenity tried to back away but tripped on the rubble. The man walked closer and looked down at her.
" Hello Princess" He said in a menacing tone
The Queen was outside worried along with the girls. She wanted nothing more than to find her daughter but she knew that it would only cause more problems if she went in to look for her. Some of the guards were already searching for the princess. The Queen could do nothing but wait.
Suddenly a woman screamed and pointed to the roof. All eyes turned and there stood a winged figure. It spread its wings and flew down. It landed in few feet in front of the Queen. It was the same man that Serenity had seen in the hall.
He bowed before the queen. A wicked smile never leaving his face.
" Its good to see you again my queen. It came to my attention that today is the young princess's birthday and I'm afraid my invitation was lost in the mail. So I decided to come… and I hope you don't mind but, I invited a few of my friends too."
A group of monsters prowled out of the castle. Then the winged man looked around.
" Oh yes, I ran into the princess a few minutes ago. She looked lost so I thought it'd be a good idea to bring her to you"
He snapped his fingers and one of the monsters obediently moved a large clear box forward. The large box contained the princess. She was hitting the side of the box with her small fist and calling out to her mother.
"Release her immediately" The queen demanded
The man just chuckled " I'm afraid I can't do that. First of all I'm under orders and second, this is all part of my revenge."
" Who's orders?" she asked
" That's classified. The point is we are finally free from that prison. For two years we suffered, but now its time for revenge." He walked over to the box " See I had planned to kill the princess right away, but then I thought 'Why should the child pay for her parent's mistakes?' So I'm letting her live but you still won't get her back"
At this point the guards gathered around and were ready to attack
" Try as you may, its too late now. You will never see your daughter again,"
The guards charged but it was no use, the winged man used some kind of magic and in a flash they were gone. There was no sign of any monsters or the princess.
Queen Selene was devastated. Mina, Rei, Makoto and Ami were by her side crying. The next day searches were ordered on every planet, but there was no sign of the princess.
Weeks went by and a meeting was held. After the incident on the moon they all agreed that those who were infected were too dangerous. There was much debate over what should be done, but after a vote it was decided that the infected had to be eliminated. The infected were hunted down and killed.
Back on the moon things were never the same. The Queen of course never recovered.
Now 8 years had passed and our story begin…
New story! I know I'm still not finished with my first story but I just had this idea and had to write it. The story gets better so please keep reading and review! Next chapter we introduce the "mysterious" thief ;)