I don't really own much::rummages in pockets:: Hmm, let's see...A lint ball, a quarter, chapstick, housekey, and...Oh, yeah! My characters!
The Six Daughters. Earth Moon Elysium Dream.
"Oh, Helios, I'm so nervous!"
"Don't worry otome," intense gold eyes looked into gentle russet ones, "You and our little one will be fine." The white haired man put his hand on the slightly rounded belly of his wife, "The only thing we need to worry about is a name for her."
Usagi smirked, "How can you be so certain it will be a girl? Besides, I already told you, if it is a girl, her name will not be Usagi. Two is bad enough, but three? I can't even begin to imagine!"
Helios put the princess' hand in his, "If it is a girl, Neo-Queen Serenity will die. You know you are destined to give birth to her."
The pink odangoed woman bowed her head, "I know. I just can't accept it yet. Why can't she see her grandchildren? Why can't I see mine? Are we destined to live the same life over and over again?"
"Usa-"
"Don't," the woman's voice was thick with sorrow, "Don't call me that name ever again. I can't bear to hear it."
"Otome," he corrected, "You will never truly lose each other. You are your grandmother, your child will be your mother. Your family will be forever bound by the red thread of fate. While all others are left to drift and reattach themselves at random." He smiled a wry smile, "In your next life you will find someone who is not me as you did in your past life."
She put her hand to his cheek, "How can you say that? You are a completely different person now from who you were in the Silver Millenium. The Helios who lived then died in the take over and you were born, the spirit of my grandfather. Now that you are the crown prince, Elysium has selected another guardian. Your destiny is always with me, no matter your name or position."
The young man felt his forehead where the golden horn had once rested, now removed as he was relieved of his duties. He looked at his wife, young and fresh with the glow of new motherhood and in that moment he knew that he was tied to her forever.
The click of the door alerted the couple to the presence of someone else. The doctor. Doctor Reisui Ami to be more precise. There was a look of sadness on her face and Neo-Princess Serenity's stomach instinctivly clenched in knowledge of what it meant: a girl. Helios squeezed her hand and gave her a reasurring look. She smiled back and this time she noticed another look on Ami's face. What was was it? She looked, surprised?
"Small Lady, Helios," she smiled warmly at the couple, "You will be pleased to know that your babies are all healthy."
"Oh, wonderful! Wait, nani?! Did you say 'babies', as in plural?" the pink haired woman's face almost froze in shock.
The Royal Doctor giggled, "Yes, you're carrying four healthy girls."
~~~~~~
"Ryouya! Ry! Where are you? It's time for training with Haruka-sensei!"
Indigo eyes flashed in the stern face of a young teenage blonde. Her two pigtails were full and fell to her shoulders, fastened with crimson baby ties. Dressed in men's dress pants and a button up shirt, she took the crystal stairs two at a time as she huffily searched rooms.
"I'm in here Tsuki," a delicate voice drifted out from an open doorway, "You needn't shout."
Tsukiheika narrowed her eyes dangerously as she strode into the room to find her older sister sitting sedately in a chaise lounge, reading Peter Pan(A/N: Underline). Her smooth, ivory satin gown was draped elegantly off the sofa and her diamond-topped odangoes were pulled over one shoulder to form a glowing white pool in her lap.
"Ry, you were supposed to be down on the field ten minutes ago! Haruka-sensei says if you don't come down now, she'll come get you herself!"
The shorter girl looked up at her younger sibling with gentle gold eyes under delicately raised eyebrows, "Oh well, I just finished the chapter I was reading. Just let me put in my bookmark." She stood and fixed her gown, placing the book on the silver-topped end table, "I suppose I should go."
"Don't you want to change?"
"Into what? Men's slacks? Please, you know, your idolization of Haruka-san is painfully obvious."
Tsuki turned an angry red. "Let's just go," she said between clenched teeth.
The two sisters made their way down the wide, purple carpeted stairs one walking briskly ahead, muttering under her breath, the other gracefully picking up her skirts and seeming to float down to the foyer. Eventually, they came to the training stadium where four other girls and one teacher waited impatiently.
Haruka raised an eyebrow, "I see Her Majesty has decided to grace us with her presence."
The girls all tittered but Ry just smiled genteely, "I thought I might watch."
"Right. That's what you'll all be doing today. Watching. Now, take a seat on those bleachers and take a lesson from a pro."
The girls all sat down in the same row, oddly enough from oldest to youngest. Ryouya was first with her closest friend among her sisters Teiinen next to her. Tei absentmindedly fixed the four half odangoes in her long, wavy black hair, green streaks catching the light, and her silver eyes sparkled good naturedly as Ry told her of Tsuki's hissy fit.
Tsuki sat next to Inzenrusui, whose light pink curls escaping from buns were reminicent of a certain 'little little' senshi in the past. The youngest of the quadruplets, Zen rarely spoke but her lavender eyes showed her great listening power. She was, of all the girls the most patient with Tsuki.
Next came Fushigiko. At twelve, she was two years younger than the older girls and didn't really fit in with them. The girl preferred to keep to herself and her russet eyes always seemed to be looking through you. Fushi had come to style her dark blue hair after the shrine maidens she so admired.
Last of all was little, ten-year-old Kinpa. Like any normal girl her age, her fiery orange eyes were always alight with the love of fun and excitement. She was wise beyond her years and the peacemaker of the group and simply adored her sister Fushi even once taking down her silver, messy odangoes and trying to copy her hairstyle.
When all the girls were seated, Haruka took out her Uranus Crystal and held it high in the air, "Uranus Crystal Power, Make-up!"
The wind died down and Eternal Sailor Uranus smiled slightly at the applause from the young girls.
"Well, I've never got a standing ovation before-"
"We weren't standing Uranus-sama," Kin piped up.
Sailor Uranus smiled, "But anyways, on to the lesson.
"All of you girls have been determined to have senshi powers, but only Ryouya's are definite. She will, of course, become the next Sailor Moon and eventually Sailor Cosmos."
Her smile faltered, and for a moment, she seemed to forget the girls were even there. Ry looked sadly down the line of her sisters. All of them looked happy and excited, even little Kin and timid Tei. She looked at her hands; the teen was unable to comprehend why she was the next Sailor Moon. She was nothing like her mother, let alone her legendary grandmother. Good manners and spotless clothes would get you nowhere fast in the life of a senshi.
And she wasn't even sure she wanted that life.
Uranus shook her head, as if clearing out cobwebs, "You will all have your own henshin items and phrases. Ry, you will use the same phrase and brooch that your foremothers before you have used. The brooch will be the same brooch, but the instant you touch it and accept your destiny, it will become your own."
She turned her attention to the younger girls, "You items will appear before you, born from your own power. None know when this will happen, your futures are wrapped in shadow."
Tsuki raised her hand in the air and when Uranus nodded she bowed, "Sailor Uranus-sama, will you be our teacher?"
Here, the smile returned, this one full of pride and happiness, "No, I will soon be passing over my powers to my own daughter. The Solar Asteroids will be your primary teachers." She smiled wryly, "Although they seem rather flighty, particularly Sailor Pallas, they are very dependable and are the Queen's own personal guard.
"Now, in addition to your powers, you girls will have increased strength, stamina, and speed and will adapt more quickly to extreme climates," she looked closely at the group, "You will also have a raised tolerance for pain. Know now that your destiny will be a painful and dangerous one. And yes, it will be sad as well. There will only be a happily ever after if you accept what fate has gifted you and don't shirk your responsibility. All right, what do you want me to demonstrate first?"
~~~~~~
"I hope we won't be needed soon," Tei sighed, gently pruning a rose bush, "I don't want to leave my flowers so early in the season."
The sisters were all in a sprawling garden that was separated from the others by a stone wall, covered in dark ivy. The wall was rumored to be the only piece of Old Tokyo left standing. This was Tei's own personal garden.
"Don't be such a wuss; I can't wait to get out there and start fighting. What's your prblem? Afraid a boogey monster will kidnap you?" Tsuki made a big show of parading around like a zombie and some of the girls laughed.
Not Ryouya.
"Leave her alone, Tsukiheika! Don't be such a war monger. I agree, it's much better for everyone to be at peace like we are now. Hoping for war will surely bring it." Ryouya placidly turned a page and continued her reading.
"Huh, you're just saying that cause you don't want to get dirty!"
The older girl stood; the book fell unheeded to the stone pavings. "How dare you! I care for the people of this world. I care for our(A/N:underlined) people. Their lives are our responsibility and a useless war would only bring death and destruction upon those we love."
"Spoken like a true queen," a soft voice carried across the garden from the close rose cloister of the stairwell.
"Mama!" all the girls said at once, running to their tall and graceful mother who had become what she'd always dreamed: a lady.
She sat on a marble bench and motioned her daughters to her, "I'm so very proud of all of you today. Haruka told me you all behaved very well."
"Except Ryouya," Tsuki cut in, "She was late!"
Queen Lady Serenity sent her third daughter a reproving look and the wiry blonde fell silent. At once her look softened and she lightly pulled the girl's pigtail, "So much like mine when I was young. Now, although I agree with Ryouya, you were also correct, Tsuki. You girls must be full of courage and prepared to fight at any moment. Sailor senshi don't start fights, but they can finish them. We must. As you yourself said Ry, the people's lives are our responsibility and we must die if necessary to protect them."
"Yes Mama," the white haired girl bowed her head, feeling sorry for herself.
All at once, a strange voice sounded in her head. It sounded like the voice of someone she should know, but couldn't remember.
'I am the invincible Sailor Moon!' the voice spoke into her mind.
She looked around, surprised. None of her sisters were near her. All were now walking with their mother around the garden while Tei showed everyone the newest buds and growths. Tsuki followed a distance behind, fencing against an invisible opponent. Zen was walking quietly hand in hand with Fushi, while the younger girl whispered something in the secret keeper's ear. And lastly, Kin danced around their queenly mother like the little kid that she was.
The princess understood her mother now. She would die to protect her family and her kingdom was her family. But who was that speaking in her head?
She shrugged it off. The voice had caused her to accept her mission. She was the dream of the Moon, Earth, and Elysium.
The Chosen One.
The Six Daughters. Earth Moon Elysium Dream.
"Oh, Helios, I'm so nervous!"
"Don't worry otome," intense gold eyes looked into gentle russet ones, "You and our little one will be fine." The white haired man put his hand on the slightly rounded belly of his wife, "The only thing we need to worry about is a name for her."
Usagi smirked, "How can you be so certain it will be a girl? Besides, I already told you, if it is a girl, her name will not be Usagi. Two is bad enough, but three? I can't even begin to imagine!"
Helios put the princess' hand in his, "If it is a girl, Neo-Queen Serenity will die. You know you are destined to give birth to her."
The pink odangoed woman bowed her head, "I know. I just can't accept it yet. Why can't she see her grandchildren? Why can't I see mine? Are we destined to live the same life over and over again?"
"Usa-"
"Don't," the woman's voice was thick with sorrow, "Don't call me that name ever again. I can't bear to hear it."
"Otome," he corrected, "You will never truly lose each other. You are your grandmother, your child will be your mother. Your family will be forever bound by the red thread of fate. While all others are left to drift and reattach themselves at random." He smiled a wry smile, "In your next life you will find someone who is not me as you did in your past life."
She put her hand to his cheek, "How can you say that? You are a completely different person now from who you were in the Silver Millenium. The Helios who lived then died in the take over and you were born, the spirit of my grandfather. Now that you are the crown prince, Elysium has selected another guardian. Your destiny is always with me, no matter your name or position."
The young man felt his forehead where the golden horn had once rested, now removed as he was relieved of his duties. He looked at his wife, young and fresh with the glow of new motherhood and in that moment he knew that he was tied to her forever.
The click of the door alerted the couple to the presence of someone else. The doctor. Doctor Reisui Ami to be more precise. There was a look of sadness on her face and Neo-Princess Serenity's stomach instinctivly clenched in knowledge of what it meant: a girl. Helios squeezed her hand and gave her a reasurring look. She smiled back and this time she noticed another look on Ami's face. What was was it? She looked, surprised?
"Small Lady, Helios," she smiled warmly at the couple, "You will be pleased to know that your babies are all healthy."
"Oh, wonderful! Wait, nani?! Did you say 'babies', as in plural?" the pink haired woman's face almost froze in shock.
The Royal Doctor giggled, "Yes, you're carrying four healthy girls."
~~~~~~
"Ryouya! Ry! Where are you? It's time for training with Haruka-sensei!"
Indigo eyes flashed in the stern face of a young teenage blonde. Her two pigtails were full and fell to her shoulders, fastened with crimson baby ties. Dressed in men's dress pants and a button up shirt, she took the crystal stairs two at a time as she huffily searched rooms.
"I'm in here Tsuki," a delicate voice drifted out from an open doorway, "You needn't shout."
Tsukiheika narrowed her eyes dangerously as she strode into the room to find her older sister sitting sedately in a chaise lounge, reading Peter Pan(A/N: Underline). Her smooth, ivory satin gown was draped elegantly off the sofa and her diamond-topped odangoes were pulled over one shoulder to form a glowing white pool in her lap.
"Ry, you were supposed to be down on the field ten minutes ago! Haruka-sensei says if you don't come down now, she'll come get you herself!"
The shorter girl looked up at her younger sibling with gentle gold eyes under delicately raised eyebrows, "Oh well, I just finished the chapter I was reading. Just let me put in my bookmark." She stood and fixed her gown, placing the book on the silver-topped end table, "I suppose I should go."
"Don't you want to change?"
"Into what? Men's slacks? Please, you know, your idolization of Haruka-san is painfully obvious."
Tsuki turned an angry red. "Let's just go," she said between clenched teeth.
The two sisters made their way down the wide, purple carpeted stairs one walking briskly ahead, muttering under her breath, the other gracefully picking up her skirts and seeming to float down to the foyer. Eventually, they came to the training stadium where four other girls and one teacher waited impatiently.
Haruka raised an eyebrow, "I see Her Majesty has decided to grace us with her presence."
The girls all tittered but Ry just smiled genteely, "I thought I might watch."
"Right. That's what you'll all be doing today. Watching. Now, take a seat on those bleachers and take a lesson from a pro."
The girls all sat down in the same row, oddly enough from oldest to youngest. Ryouya was first with her closest friend among her sisters Teiinen next to her. Tei absentmindedly fixed the four half odangoes in her long, wavy black hair, green streaks catching the light, and her silver eyes sparkled good naturedly as Ry told her of Tsuki's hissy fit.
Tsuki sat next to Inzenrusui, whose light pink curls escaping from buns were reminicent of a certain 'little little' senshi in the past. The youngest of the quadruplets, Zen rarely spoke but her lavender eyes showed her great listening power. She was, of all the girls the most patient with Tsuki.
Next came Fushigiko. At twelve, she was two years younger than the older girls and didn't really fit in with them. The girl preferred to keep to herself and her russet eyes always seemed to be looking through you. Fushi had come to style her dark blue hair after the shrine maidens she so admired.
Last of all was little, ten-year-old Kinpa. Like any normal girl her age, her fiery orange eyes were always alight with the love of fun and excitement. She was wise beyond her years and the peacemaker of the group and simply adored her sister Fushi even once taking down her silver, messy odangoes and trying to copy her hairstyle.
When all the girls were seated, Haruka took out her Uranus Crystal and held it high in the air, "Uranus Crystal Power, Make-up!"
The wind died down and Eternal Sailor Uranus smiled slightly at the applause from the young girls.
"Well, I've never got a standing ovation before-"
"We weren't standing Uranus-sama," Kin piped up.
Sailor Uranus smiled, "But anyways, on to the lesson.
"All of you girls have been determined to have senshi powers, but only Ryouya's are definite. She will, of course, become the next Sailor Moon and eventually Sailor Cosmos."
Her smile faltered, and for a moment, she seemed to forget the girls were even there. Ry looked sadly down the line of her sisters. All of them looked happy and excited, even little Kin and timid Tei. She looked at her hands; the teen was unable to comprehend why she was the next Sailor Moon. She was nothing like her mother, let alone her legendary grandmother. Good manners and spotless clothes would get you nowhere fast in the life of a senshi.
And she wasn't even sure she wanted that life.
Uranus shook her head, as if clearing out cobwebs, "You will all have your own henshin items and phrases. Ry, you will use the same phrase and brooch that your foremothers before you have used. The brooch will be the same brooch, but the instant you touch it and accept your destiny, it will become your own."
She turned her attention to the younger girls, "You items will appear before you, born from your own power. None know when this will happen, your futures are wrapped in shadow."
Tsuki raised her hand in the air and when Uranus nodded she bowed, "Sailor Uranus-sama, will you be our teacher?"
Here, the smile returned, this one full of pride and happiness, "No, I will soon be passing over my powers to my own daughter. The Solar Asteroids will be your primary teachers." She smiled wryly, "Although they seem rather flighty, particularly Sailor Pallas, they are very dependable and are the Queen's own personal guard.
"Now, in addition to your powers, you girls will have increased strength, stamina, and speed and will adapt more quickly to extreme climates," she looked closely at the group, "You will also have a raised tolerance for pain. Know now that your destiny will be a painful and dangerous one. And yes, it will be sad as well. There will only be a happily ever after if you accept what fate has gifted you and don't shirk your responsibility. All right, what do you want me to demonstrate first?"
~~~~~~
"I hope we won't be needed soon," Tei sighed, gently pruning a rose bush, "I don't want to leave my flowers so early in the season."
The sisters were all in a sprawling garden that was separated from the others by a stone wall, covered in dark ivy. The wall was rumored to be the only piece of Old Tokyo left standing. This was Tei's own personal garden.
"Don't be such a wuss; I can't wait to get out there and start fighting. What's your prblem? Afraid a boogey monster will kidnap you?" Tsuki made a big show of parading around like a zombie and some of the girls laughed.
Not Ryouya.
"Leave her alone, Tsukiheika! Don't be such a war monger. I agree, it's much better for everyone to be at peace like we are now. Hoping for war will surely bring it." Ryouya placidly turned a page and continued her reading.
"Huh, you're just saying that cause you don't want to get dirty!"
The older girl stood; the book fell unheeded to the stone pavings. "How dare you! I care for the people of this world. I care for our(A/N:underlined) people. Their lives are our responsibility and a useless war would only bring death and destruction upon those we love."
"Spoken like a true queen," a soft voice carried across the garden from the close rose cloister of the stairwell.
"Mama!" all the girls said at once, running to their tall and graceful mother who had become what she'd always dreamed: a lady.
She sat on a marble bench and motioned her daughters to her, "I'm so very proud of all of you today. Haruka told me you all behaved very well."
"Except Ryouya," Tsuki cut in, "She was late!"
Queen Lady Serenity sent her third daughter a reproving look and the wiry blonde fell silent. At once her look softened and she lightly pulled the girl's pigtail, "So much like mine when I was young. Now, although I agree with Ryouya, you were also correct, Tsuki. You girls must be full of courage and prepared to fight at any moment. Sailor senshi don't start fights, but they can finish them. We must. As you yourself said Ry, the people's lives are our responsibility and we must die if necessary to protect them."
"Yes Mama," the white haired girl bowed her head, feeling sorry for herself.
All at once, a strange voice sounded in her head. It sounded like the voice of someone she should know, but couldn't remember.
'I am the invincible Sailor Moon!' the voice spoke into her mind.
She looked around, surprised. None of her sisters were near her. All were now walking with their mother around the garden while Tei showed everyone the newest buds and growths. Tsuki followed a distance behind, fencing against an invisible opponent. Zen was walking quietly hand in hand with Fushi, while the younger girl whispered something in the secret keeper's ear. And lastly, Kin danced around their queenly mother like the little kid that she was.
The princess understood her mother now. She would die to protect her family and her kingdom was her family. But who was that speaking in her head?
She shrugged it off. The voice had caused her to accept her mission. She was the dream of the Moon, Earth, and Elysium.
The Chosen One.