DISCLAIMERS All Zodiac senshi and Zodiac cats, including families and acquaintances are copyrighted 2005 - 2006 Wild Nature. All BSSM characters, story, and all other relations to the story is copyrighted 1993 - 2006 Naoko Takeuchi. This is a fanfic and thus is NOT a part of the canon storyline but BASED upon both the anime and manga versions (mainly manga).
Chapter One: Beginning
The two lone felines gazed down from the high branches of the heavy oak tree. The winds were soft with the summer air as the figure they watched passed below them.
One feline was pitch black, with yellow inner ears, yellow eyes, and yellow eye shadow. He had a yellow six pointed star at his chest, just under his neck. The other was medium brown, with black tipped feet, ears and tail, and his eyes were light blue. Also upon his chest in the same fashion was a yellow six pointed star.
"She is not what we expected," the darker feline commented. "She is something else entirely."
"Should we approach?" The other asked.
"No."
"Then let's report to Gemini."
"And Cancer?"
The more lighter cat frowned. "At her age, she wouldn't understand."
"We need to include her. She IS one of us."
"Blah blah blah..."
"POLLUX!" The black one dodged in front of him. "As your brother, I know you're upset that she is so young. If I could change that, I would. But she is a Zodiac soldier, no matter what age and you know that."
"Oh stuff it, Castor. Your mistress is the perfect age," Pollux nimbly jumped down. "Let's go tell the two of them."
Castor watched him leave with a sigh. They knew all too well why Castor was much too young but what happened could not be undone.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Usagi blinked as she looked around the campus. It was summertime and she had gone to America to spend that precious time with Mamoru. Her friends promised to come as soon as possible but then, it was rather expensive.
Usagi never planned on coming to America. She had enough trouble with the language but after the ordeal with Galaxia, she didn't want to leave Mamoru alone ever again.
So for the past year, she had buckled down and studied English like it was a vital liquid to sustain her and she finally grasped the majority of it. And with that satisfaction, she entered the foreign soils and came to see her beloved.
Who was currently talking with a young woman, a little younger than the now seventeen-year-old Usagi. The girl was moderately built, with snow white hair whose bangs were pulled from the left and tied loosely at the back of her shoulder. The hair fell down neatly to her hips. It looked almost like soft silk.
She talked quietly and lightly to Mamoru about something and Usagi, even from a distance, noticed the cool gray eyes that seemed to be almost misty.
"Mamo-chan!" Usagi called out, now momentarily forgetting the girl as she ran to her Mamoru.
"Usako! I was wondering when you'd get here!" He laughed.
Between them, they spoke in Japanese but the girl watched with a smile, almost as if she understood just what they said.
"Arin, this is Usagi, my fiance," Mamoru said very proudly.
"How do you do, I am Arin Galahad," Arin smiled as she offered her hand.
Usagi took it and they shook. Usagi was surprised by the strength in the girl's hand.
"I'm Usagi Tsukino, very nice to meet you," Usagi spoke lightly in English, although her accent was easy to pick up.
"She's in my English class where we read classics," Mamoru said, wrapping his arm around Usagi.
"Yes, well, it was nice talking to you Mamoru. Perhaps we'll meet again, Usagi," And with that, she turned and walked off at a leisurely pace.
"She's nice," Usagi commented.
"Yes but she seems as if..." Mamoru paused. "Never mind, let's go get a bite to eat, huh?"
"Mamo-chan, as long as we're together, I'll go anywhere."
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Castor paused as he sniffed the air. They were close to home but he thought he felt something so dangerously familiar but it was gone now, as if it was merely a shadow.
"Hurry up!" Pollux said coldly. "Galena probably is having a heart attack."
"You shouldn't speak so harshly of her." Castor snorted. "You end up hurting her feelings more than you help her."
"Listen, I'll train her my way, you train Demi your way."
"You need to be compassionate!"
"How can I be compassionate when she no longer a part of me!?" Pollux turned to his brother. "We took a oath and we failed at that. Why should we drag them into this! Can't we find..."
"You know there are no other people! This is their war, their battle, their suffering. We can alleviate their pains at least."
"How can you be so sure all the time?" Pollux grumbled to himself. He failed to see the running figure of his mistress coming at him at full speed.
"Keep your ground," He heard Castor whisper before the other feline jumped gracefully out of the way.
"Galena!!" Pollux sucked himself to the ground but she easily tossed him up into her arms.
"Polly! I was so worried!" Galena, at the young age of ten, was a wild child at heart. She wore her brunette curls into a half ponytail, the rest of the twirls going evenly to her shoulders. Her bangs were parted slightly to the left. Her hair was so curly, it covered her ears as well.
She was light peach skinned, with light chocolate eyes that were often full of mirth and cheer. She was shorter than most children and slightly overweight but this never seemed to bother her.
"Where did you go?" She began in that stern motherly voice, as she struggled to keep him from falling. "I was so scared! What if a monster got to you?"
'Monster she says,' Pollux thought with a sigh. "I'm fine. I went for a walk."
"You need to tell me!"
"I don't have to tell you anything!" Pollux began to struggle in earnest. "Let me go child!"
She promptly dropped him, her eyes growing huge and watery.
"Gally.." Pollux began.
"I know I'm little! But you don't have to treat me different," She ran sobbing back inside.
"Heartless bastard," Castor said from the side, on the porch canister.
"Bug off, you pussy!"
"I told you..."
"Just SHUT UP!" Pollux went around the back and Castor let him go. It was, after all, hard, to find the one that you loved to be so different.
Castor turned his head slightly as he watched Mr. Helen leave with a bag. The man was around his forties, with black hair that was graying at the roots and with blue eyes that was like the evening skies before the sun completely faded from view. He wasn't well taken care off, with a pronounced potbelly but his face was still smooth and beautiful.
Mrs. Helen followed as she laughed and whispered something to her husband. A slight woman, also in her forties, she still looked as young as her early thirties, due to her slight frame and small stature. She had brunette curls, tied back completely into a ponytail that trailed to her mid-back. She had light brown eyes, the same as her youngest daughter, Galena.
"So when do you think you'll be back?" Mrs. Helen asked after whispering to him. She smiled brightly and happily, although she didn't want him to be gone TOO long.
"Around two, three days tops," Mr. Helen kissed her lightly. "I'll be as quick as possible. But if you need help, Demi's here."
"Yes but she seems to be so busy..."
'You don't know the half of that,' Castor wove between the two figures and as he went upstairs, he heard the roar of a engine as it blared out into fading.
"Demi?" He called out and found his mistress snoozing lightly in her bed. Her face was peaceful and he merely stared, his eyes darkening.
"Oh, Demi..." He got as close as possible but feared to jump as he did not to awaken her. "This life is peaceful. Why should we involve you?"
His head fell down, his tail tucking under his limbs as he tried to clear his head of his darkening thoughts.
"Castor..." Demi, still asleep, whispered his name, as if she knew he was here.
"Demi..." He jumped up onto the bed and her eyes opened instantly as she yawned. He got a good sight of her tonsils in that action, he noted with a smirk.
"Nice nap?" He asked brightly.
"I dreamt again of the stars..." Demi struggled up. "I wish I could remember more of it..."
"It's best to forget it for now," Castor said, still brightly but his voice wavered just ever so slightly.
Demi stood up, still dressed in dark blue jeans, a yellow t-shirt adorned with gold flower outlines. Her hair was completely down, though, the brunette locks, more wavy than curly, falling down to just to barely touch her hips. She had parted bangs in the middle but these were merely gravitated downward, not brushed up into a heart shape. Her eyes were the same blue as her father, if only a few shades lighter.
The girl was average, to say at the least. She was averaged height, averaged weight, and averaged looks, with the normal features of a female that was natural. Not too small, not too large, as if she could just be any other woman in the natural world.
What set her apart though was of the powers that be, of the constellation Gemini that called to her.
Not that she ever wanted to answer in the first place. She felt stifled for some reason, caught in a dangerous loop that she could not explain. And watching Castor, even now, she knew that he was holding something from her. She wasn't sure if he was trying to protect her or rather, maybe she was to learn of it on her own. She didn't know.
"Where's Gally?" Demi asked lightly, taking a stiff brush to tame her hair into two low riding pigtails.
"Oh, somewhere off sobbing again," Castor sighed.
Demi raised an eyebrow. "Why is Pollux so angry?"
Castor knew how to answer that. After all, it was one of the first questions Demi had ever asked him. "He's bitter, remember? What he remembers conflicts with what he sees."
"And what of me? Do you see something that makes you bitter?"
"No, it makes me sad."
Demi looked at her reflection, hurt welling inside of her. She thought she shouldn't care but that single line stung more than when her crush of last year told her that there was no way in hell he'd go out with her.
"Demi?" Her mother, Mrs. Helen, called out from below. "Could you go to the 7-11 for me?"
"For what?" She shouted back but she didn't get a response. "Sure, why not? I can get me some Diet Pepsi!"
"Don't you have that can set?" Castor tried to ask but she merely walked over him and pranced out.
"Here," Mrs. Helen gave her a twenty. "Pick up some milk, will you?"
"Can I get a..."
"Drink? Absolutely. Oh, and take Gally, will you? She seems upset again."
"Okay! We'll get her some candy."
"Not too much. She'll go jumping off the walls. Oh! Well, also get some cat food. I noticed you're all out."
"I just got some the other day. It's just in my room."
"Really? Oh well, never mind then," Mrs. Helen turned slightly away. "Gally! Demi and you are going to the store!"
There was absolute silence before Galena came tearing in. "Can I get a candy bar?" She asked excitedly.
"Only one," her mother said sternly.
"And some soda pop?" Galena looked hopefully.
"All right, all right," Her mother wove her hand through the soft locks of her youngest daughter. "Just be sure to help carry things, okay?"
"We'll be back soon," Demi promised as she gestured for Galena to follow.
As they walked, Galena sang off key but happily nonetheless. "Candy, candy, gonna get me candy! Candy, candy, gonna taste so sweet!"
They were nearing the store as it was only a few blocks away when two figures passed them by. One was a blonde with her hair up in buns and the other was a man, with black hair. Each of them looked slightly Asian.
And from them, Demi felt a spark. It caused her to pause and turn as also the blonde did so.
"Oh..." Demi flushed at the blue eyes. They looked familiar, as if she saw them before. But Galena tugged at her in earnest.
"We're so close!" Galena panted. "Come on! Come on!"
Demi shrugged off the feeling of familiarity and went on her way.
And above, as the sun continued to fall, a single star was seen shooting high above.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"And we're following because...?" Pollux left that purposely open, with a raised eyebrow to his brother.
"We need to be with them," Castor saw the two stop as the other two strangers passed them by.
"It's that blondie," Pollux commented.
"Those two...I know them from somewhere.."
It wasn't until a very black feline seem to catch up to them. "Holy hell, who is that foxy feline?" Pollux grinned ferally. "What I wouldn't give to.."
"Will you shut up!" Castor nearly shouted. They continued on their way as the two neared the group.
The blonde said something in Japanese as she knelt down to pet Pollux. Pollux merely purred as Castor frowned, eying the feline. It was now clear she was a dark violet, almost black but not quite. Her eyes were a deep red, almost like fire. And she looked wise, that was what surprised him. As if she were more human than feline.
"Usagi," The tall man murmured.
The black feline jumped down easily from her mistress.
"Luna?"
The feline, Luna tilted her head as she stared right into Castor's eyes.
"Ca...stor?" She questioned almost hesitantly.
Castor was not exactly listening. He was staring at the yellow crescent moon, lost in a memory.
"They should be annihilated!" Shadowed figures argued among themselves.
"They have done terrible things!" More agreed.
"But they had orders," Another spoke.
"Yes, they were misled but we must do something," the voice was female but all Castor remembered was of that marking upon the forehead, of a glittering yellow crescent moon. "It is my grave decision...I am truly sorry..."
"HOLY HELL! YOU TALK!" Pollux was heard exclaiming.
Castor's eyes widened. "Oh, well, gee Pollux, can't keep quiet, now can we?" Castor hissed.
"You are Castor!" Luna blinked before a very dark frown appeared. "Why does such a creature have a chance to be reborn?"
Castor's smile was as dark as her frown. "Well, it's nice to know that forgiveness is verified."
"And I suppose your foul senshi are still around?" Luna bit out.
"You treacherous little.. My warriors have more than made up for their sins!" Castor bit out angrily. "I see that your queen is forgiving but you are nothing but lies!"
At that, Luna flushed.
"Ah...Luna?" The one called Usagi knelt down. "Who are you Castor?" She asked in English.
Castor stared at those eyes and saw peace and love in them only. "You who do not remember.. It is best that you forget us. We do not need to know each other."
With that, he nodded to Pollux and retreated the way they had come.
"What of the girls?" Pollux questioned.
"Shuu..."
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Demi hummed as she took a fat free milk carton.
"Blah! I wanna get two percent!" Galena said.
"This is healthier!" Demi answered. "Besides, it's still milk!"
Galena merely made that same blah face as she stuck out her tongue in disgust.
"Well, what candy..."
"CANDY!" Galena tore off down the candy aisle and studied in earnest. "I wanna get a Musketeer!"
"Really?"
"No wait! Reeses!"
"Gally..." Demi said warningly.
"Oh! Oh! Poppables!" She snatched up the Musketeer bag with a squeal. "Yummy!"
Demi sighed before eyeing the Kitkat bars herself. She slyly took the large sized one and made her way to the paying counter.
"Will that be all?" The man asked in a rather monotone voice.
"Yes, thank you," Demi received her change that she then pocketed. "Come on Gally!"
Gally took the bag with the candy, being the most lightest. They exited and Demi frowned.
"Gally..." Galena wasn't paying attention as she skipped down the way. To the far front she saw those same two people talking to each other. "Ewww... they're all kissy kissy!"
"GALLY!" Galena saw the rather large snake wove its way over to her and she screamed.
"Hurry!" Demi pressed her sister behind her as the snake reformed into some semblance of a man.
"Who..who are you?" Demi asked shakily.
It's eyes opened, first completely yellow before black slits seemed to grow out to stare darkly at the two shaking figures. It let out a low hiss, and a rattler seemed to be heard.
"Leave us alone!" Demi shouted, more braver than she felt.
"You evil thing! You get away from those girls!" A figure, with blonde hair and a strange fuku appeared to the side. She pointed weapon of some sort, a tier most likely, at the monster. "In the name of the Moon, you will be punished!"
It hissed before reverting back into a snake but the snake began to multiple and this merged into a very, very, VERY large snake.
"Oh...dear god.." Demi was choking on her breath. Snakes normally crept her out even though she'd never had a bad experience but this, this was the WORST.
"Demi.." Galena tugged at the sleeve of her sister and the two disappeared behind the store, as if for safety.
Eternal Sailor Moon was glad that they did so. Tuxedo Kamen landed next to her as the snake hissed angrily.
"That's rather impressive.." Tuxedo Kamen took one of his trademarked roses and threw it to see it the snake would flinch. It hissed only louder and opened its mouth and spit.
The two warriors avoided the black goo and watched it sizzle as it bore a hole right into the cement.
"We need to defeat it!" Sailor Moon prepared an attack.
"Gemini Dual Winds!" Two colliding winds surged as one as it wrapped around the snake, causing damage.
The two others turned and saw two very different senshi.
"Gemini! Cancer!" Luna cried out angrily.
"I am the Zodiac senshi of the constellation of the Twins, Sailor Gemini! In the name of the Earth and Gemini, be prepared to be dissipated!"
Her fuku was different even from the fellow Zodiac senshi next to her. The girl had no tiara, merely the etched sign of Gemini and no earrings. Her choker was a crisscrossing set, the top half light blue and the bottom yellow. At its meeting point was a five pointed star. The collar was light blue with a thin yellow outline and frills seem to expose themselves. Her brooch was the only thing there, she had no front or back bow. Her heart shaped brooch was light blue with three round gems at each lower side and a yellow five pointed star at its center. The bodice was white and complete as at her waist was a thick unattached belt that narrowed into the center to connect to a star gem. The belt was gold with yellow straps on the top and bottom.
Her sleeves were light blue and loose, attached to a metal yellow band that had a gold dots along the middle inside and gold bottom edge. Her skirt was only one layer and light blue as well. Her boots went to her knees, and from her ankle to the knee was light blue. But there was a yellow strap at the ankle and top of the edge. At the top, above the yellow strap was a frill.
"I am the Zodiac senshi of the constellation of the Crab, Sailor Cancer! In the name of Earth and Cancer, I will bring protection!"
Sailor Cancer's fuku was not as detailed. She too bore the sign of her constellation and her choker was also the same as Sailor Gemini only the top was pale rose and the bottom gray. Her collar was gray with a pale rose outlined, her brooch was heart shaped and gray, with the same yellow star in its center and three round gems at each lower side. Her bodice was separated by gray beads at the bottom of her breasts, and the top of the fuku was fashioned as if it were a pale rose shirt, with sleeves at each shoulder. This sleeve had a secondary level of sleeves underneath, colored gray. The lower half of the fuku was a set of dual skirts, the top pale rose and the bottom gray.
She hand no gloves, earrings, or bows, but her boots went to her knees, the edges curling in with outlined curls, forming a top edge formed like the top of a heart. These boots were gray as well and had no high heel to them.
The snake, though visibly hurt, again bared it's fangs and spit harder.
"Cancer Water Barrier!" By calling upon water, Cancer created a large shield that covered all of the group. The black poison was seen dragging downward the shield, melting into useless matter.
"Who are you?" Gemini demanded as she faced the snake. "This doesn't concern you."
"But those girls.." Sailor Moon began.
"Gemini Dual Winds!" Gemini dodged out of the barrier to attack viciously.
"Gemini!" Cancer faltered.
"Keep the shield up!" Gemini ordered and Cancer gritted her teeth.
"You foul thing! How dare you return," Gemini sneered.
"You...foolsss...I will dessstroy you all..." The snake actually spoke, the words nearly mangled though. "We have not finisssh what we ssstarted.."
"I'm finishing it now!" Gemini shouted. The beast reared up, looming over her. Gemini tried to call upon a attack but she was visibly frightened. It's mouth opened, readying an attack.
"GEMINI!" Cancer dropped the barrier completely. "Cancer Traveling Shield!" This time, the item formed as she crooked her arm and a white transparent shield appeared, the sign of Cancer glowing upon it. She held it up in time as the snake spit once more.
But this time, the barrier wasn't strong enough. It merely hindered the attack to do at least half the damage and Cancer wailed as her legs were singed.
"GALLY!!" Gemini broke out of her fear as her sister passed out. As Gemini moved to attack, Cancer did indeed unhenshin into Galena. "You'll pay!"
"Gemini Space Airstreams!" She formed two large stars in her fists that as she threw, became a set of actual space winds. The snake cried out as it became nearly headless.
"Sailor Moon!" Luna called out.
"Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss!" Sailor Moon used her attack with gusto and the snake turned to dust.
"Gally!" Gemini gently picked up her sister, her eyes worried.
"Let me see," Sailor Moon knelt down and studied the legs. "They might leave a bad burn.."
"What am I supposed to do?" Gemini whimpered tearfully.
Sailor Moon was quiet.
"NO! Sailor Moon," Luna began but Sailor Moon ignored her as she pulled up her Eternal Tier.
"Moon Healing Escalation.." Just a whisper and the wounds began to close. Sailor Moon smiled. "There might be slight scars but she should be fine."
"Thank you.."
"GEMINI!" Castor appeared. "Get away from them!"
"But.."
"This does not concern you! Do you not understand? This is their fight!" Castor stared hard at the Moon senshi.
"Fine," Luna said coldly. "Let you all perish then, I suppose?"
Gemini hurriedly grasped the enraged feline. "Not now, not like this," she pleaded and he stilled.
"We will meet again, Sailor Moon, if you stick around. If you're anything like your guide, it would be for the best." Gemini untransformed as she picked up the thrown bags. Galena struggled up as she shyly smiled at Sailor Moon.
"Thank you, Sailor Moon," Galena's eyes watered. "We are sorry for troubling you." The two then walked away slowly, both of their heads hung low, as if in shame.
"Luna.." Sailor Moon untransformed, her fingers gripping her brooch. "We need the others here."
"WHAT?"
As the night began to fall, Galena went straight to bed, still so exhausted. Demi wasn't talking to Castor so he turned to the only one he could.
"Why are they here?" He asked, Pollux still curled up.
"Who? That Moon senshi? Who is she again?"
"She..She is..." Castor frowned. "I can't remember but Luna, she is rather familiar."
"Is she of our own kind.."
"Pollux... were we always feline?"
"I can't remember..."
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Usagi waited as the phone dialed. There was only one person she wanted to call at that moment. Luna was still rather agitated as Usagi thought of the many questions that ran through her. But the phone continued to ring, as if the person on the other side did not want to pick up.
"Setsuna... Do you know these Zodiac stars? What could they have done so terrible that we would have to hate them? I can see their pain... Please, Setsuna.. pick up, I beg you.." Usagi felt tears in her eyes. Why did she feel as if she felt pity and sadness for these two soldiers?
"Moshi moshi," Setsuna's voice came in clear but without a bright tone.
"Setsuna... we need to meet.. all of us," Usagi said tiredly.
"I understand..."
And in that pause, Usagi knew that Setsuna knew what had been and for just a moment, that welling of anguish welled up inside the princess.
"Usagi..." And with that single voice of gentleness, it broke to pieces and she sobbed, unknowing of this pain but unable to escape it.
