Title: Can't think of one...
Disclaimer: I own neither Sailor Moon nor Lord of the Rings.
Summary: Tired of being near defenceless in battles, Usagi holds a group meeting to ask for the senshi's help. Setsuna comes up with a solution- Usagi shall be sent to Middle-Earth. Rei, concerned for her princess' welfare, demands to go along too. To her horror, they get separated and their ages reversed to the age of four. They get taken in by different people, and raised under different circumstances, only to meet in a small battle that can only promise doom in future battles. Once all is said and done, only one question remains- will Usagi and Rei ever make it back to Tokyo, or will they find reasons to make them stay?
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Usagi peered at the concerned faces surrounding her. Her face started to flush with determination and her eyes shown with resistance. "No matter what you say, I want to learn to defend myself better." Immediately the argument started up, but Usagi had prepared herself enough that her belief didn't sway. "I don't see why you always want me to stay out of the way in a fight! I'll never learn to defend myself that way! You guys don't know how much it hurts me to see you get beat up all the time. I want to be able to be more of a help then just standing there, trying not to get hurt, and only finishing off the bad guy if they're too tough for you. I want- hell, I need to learn how to defend myself!"
"But you're the princess, you shouldn't even have to worry about fighting youma!" she heard Haruka yell out. Usagi clenched her fists, "I know I'm the princess, but why would I have gotten the power of Sailor Moon if I wasn't meant to fight?!" That seemed to shut her up. Setsuna stood up and walked to Usagi, "Usagi-hime, it seems you've taken this into real consideration. I assume then that you know all what you may be put through going through training?" Usagi nodded silently. Setsuna smiled, "Then I will send you to a Middle-Earth. It is located in a different system, in a different galaxy, and in a different time all together. You will be taught the ways of a true warrior there. As soon as you say yes, you can't take it back."
Usagi felt a pearl of nervous sweat leave a glistening trail down her pale cheek. "I… I accept." Rei suddenly stood up and rushed to Usagi in a hug, "There's no way I leaving you alone, Odango. If you go, I go." Setsuna merely nodded and gave them a mysterious smile. She closed her hand into a loose fist and her staff appeared. Clicking it against the temple floor twice, the two hugging teenagers vanished into a far off land.
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Usagi stretched out lazily as she searched her surroundings. She was in a forest. Usually she wouldn't really be afraid, but this forest was different. The trees went higher and seemed some how… older… foreign even… hostile. She stood up quickly, afraid of the shadows that seemed to loom at the edge of her vision. She turned to her side and saw a little four-year-old child with shoulder-length black hair and large, curious violet eyes. "Rei?" Usagi whispered fearfully, surprised at the high pitch of her voice. The girl responded to the name, "Usagi?".
Usagi gulped down a nervous breathe, "Rei. Your hair is shorter and, well, you look like you're four years old." Rei looked down at herself, "You're right. But Usagi, you're hair is a lot shorter too, and you look like you're three or four like me." She hesitantly looked down at her self. The familiar swell of her breasts wasn't there anymore, and the ground seemed a lot closer. "That would be because you are four years old now." It was Setsuna. They turned to her confused. "But why?" Usagi questioned. Setsuna replied with her typical mysterious smile, "Because it must be this way so can better learn what there is to be taught in this world." Pulling together their strength, they nodded, awaiting their future.
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Eomyn rushed to the door, and peered out at the strange sight. It was a woman of dark skin and hair, holding the hands of two adorable little four year-olds. The woman spoke softly, as if in sorrow, "The mothers of these two children have passed away. I took it upon myself to find them families to stay with. I'm hoping you could take one of these two children in as your own." Eomyn gave one look into the bright blue eyes of the little blonde haired girl and felt her heart melt. "I will. I myself am unable to bear children, so she will be welcome here as if she were my own." The woman smiled kindly, "I thank you. Her name is Cunehina."
The child hesitantly entered the household. Eomyn kneeled down and smiled kindly at her. She looked up to ask the woman her name, and found nothing but an empty doorway. A cold hand seemed to tickle her neck, so she quickly shut and locked the door. With another smile to the child, who smiled back showing white baby teeth, she pulled out cloth, thread, and needles so she could prepare a tunic for the small child to change into later.
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The ranger stopped his wood carving, feeling a foreign presence stand behind him. It was a woman of dark pigmentation holding in one arm a child, and in the other a pack and small cloak. "Lumeohtar! It is wonderful to see you once again!" The woman smiled at him, "Ramir, I have an apprentice for you." With a serious face, she set the child down next to him, and placed the pack and cloak down next to her. With that, she turned to leave. Ramir stepped forward, "Before you leave, at least tell me the child's name!" The woman turned gracefully, "Her name is Narwende." With that, she disappeared once more. Ramir chuckled and shook his head, slowly turning back to the child who seemed to have formed a fascination for her bow and arrow. "Now, little flame, I think we should get some food." The child smiled, and followed him into the forest.
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Name Guide:
Cunehina: cune= crescent, hina= child
Lumeohtar: lume= time (or more accurately, hour), ohtar= warrior (if I'm not mistaken)
Narwende: nar= fire, wende= maiden
Eomyn= I just made it up…
Ramir= Ditto…
NOTE
I will not be using all the fancy little lines and such over the vowels for the rest of the story. I will just leave it plain, old, non-lined, all right? Besides, a lot of the symbols don't show up.
So… comments, suggestions, flames (if so, please use good grammar and proper punctuation)? Feel free to review!