Chapter One
Dearest Luna,
I have been drafting these records in order to provide an adequate record of my life and many theirs in the Crystal Palaces. For lack of anyone, or anything, to write there accounts have been addressed to you. Please, do not hesitate to read further. And also, so you are not alarmed: I have excluded the history of myself.
In addition, final closings note before the real story begins: you may find this information stored in the main database in the center of the palace in Crystal Manhattan. God bless you, Luna, and any other who may come across these notes. Neo-Queen Solarity, joint ruler of Crystal Manhattan, has created them in the year 3010.
And so, our story begins...
Long, long ago, before Tokyo in its most primitive form was names, and the United States not yet born, there stood an ancient, lovely civilization on the Moon. It was only one of the planetary kingdoms, but notable for its gentle and beautiful ruler, Queen Serenity, who had risen to power after defeating the evil Queen Metallia, a dark ruler from the Negaverse, with the force of the Imperium Silver Crystal, a magical and special stone that gained full extent of its power only in the hands of a person from direct Moon lineage.
After she did so, her subjects came to lover her. Queen Serenity formed the Silver Alliance, a planetary unification system, soon after her victory over Metallia.
The lovely, young woman had transformed into a much mature person, beautiful, wise, and strong all at once. Her silver hair trailed in long ponytails down her figure, falling from two round balls atop her head.
Soon, the rulers of each planet, excluding earth, were blessed with daughters. It was very obvious that they were the new scouts, or guardians of the Moon Princess. They were to be amazing female warriors with the aid of magic, surpassed only by the Moon Princess's own.
In due time, Queen Serenity gave birth to the lovely, much prophesized princess.
They began to lead lives that were destined to be filled with immense joy and sorrow. As a result, they were to gain wisdom beyond their year.
The princesses had a relatively normal childhood. All the scouts, excluding the one from Pluto, who was destined to guard the time gate, trained for battle, to protect their main princess. No doubt she was the most powerful and exquisite one of them all.
As time wore on, the princesses grew prettier, the Moon Princess most of all.
Princess Ami, the blue-haired beauty of Mercury, was the most intelligent of the scouts.
Princesses Mina bore a remarkable resemblance to the lunar princess; she was the goddess of love from Venus.
Princess Rei of Mars had flashing violet eyes and raven hair; she was the fiery scout, both metaphorically and literally.
Princess Lita from Jupiter was one of the tallest and physically strongest of the scouts, nearly rivaling Sailor Uranus.
Princess Hotaru, although named the Scout of Death and Destruction, has remarkable healing powers. She appeared to be the weakest of the scouts, but few knew that she has the power to wipe out worlds...
Princess Michelle of Neptune was kind and talented, the scout of water, she and Uranus had an unusually close relationship.
Princess Amara was the tallest and most impatient scout. At first glance, she could appear t be a man...but obviously wasn't. She was the scout of Uranus.
Princess Trista was the last but certainly not the least of the Princess's guardians. She was the Princess of Pluto, mysterious, lovely, and tall, the guardian of the time gate.
The Princess of the Moon herself resembled her mother, with golden, silky hair trailing from her mother's familiar hairstyle. Her lovely eyes were a clear, azure blue. Her rose-petal skin was as soft as the flowers themselves. As she approached the age of seventeen, many young men were desperately trying to win her approval...and her hand in marriage. But her mother, Queen Serenity, was extremely strict. Princess Serenity, or Serena, as her friends called her, would marry for love, and nothing else.
The Queen has been forces into marriage, for the sake of her kingdom, when very young. In fact, she was no older then seventeen herself, in lunar years. When she married the much sought-after Prince of the Sun. Unfortunately, he has died in battle shortly after the younger Serenity's birth, but his good qualities were beginning to show in his daughter. The Queen still should not speak of her dead husband without tears coming to her eyes. The disaster of their union, although happy while it lasted, only served to strengthen the Queen's theory: arranged marriages were disastrous.
Even though she strongly disapproved of these marriages, she has something in mind, which, had Princess Serenity known, would have alarmed the princess very much.
Earth: The Terrain Kingdom, in the Silver Millennium
"Hush, Prince," a voice hissed.
"I'm not a child anymore, jadeite, or have your eyes been closed for the past three years?" one more voice, tinged with frustration, rang out in the dusk.
"Ah, the Queen will no be pleased if you speak that way to one of your royal guards," another lectured gently.
"Shut your mouth, Zoisite." And with that, the speaker angrily stepped out into the sunlight. He was tall, with ebony hair and flashing midnight eyes, and he wore a magnificent sword at his side.
"He's just in a splendid mood, isn't he?" the voice that formerly hissed transformed into a joking, more melodic tome, and the owner of it turned to face the dark-haired boy (or should we sat man?). He was also tall and good-looking, with clear-cut eyes and ash-blond hair.
"Oh, I suppose that's because he dreads meeting Princess Serenity," the lecturing male spoke again. This man was lazily sprawled under the branches of an oak tree, and he reluctantly drew himself out of the shade. His hair was strawberry blond, and long; his features carried a trace of femininity.
"I'm not afraid of a mere girl!" the dark-haired prince shouted.
"One that will someday wield the power of the Imperium Silver?" you might as well bow at her feet now, Darien!" Jadeite laughed.
"Mmm, the prince bowing at the feet of any woman would be a scene I'd like to see!" Zoisite rolled about in a fit of laughter, and Jadeite joined in.
"She's really beautiful, I've heard," the man standing next to Prince Endymion mused. His hair fell below his shoulders, a crystalline white, and winked at the laughing man.
"Probably one of those flirtatious girls Endymion sweeps off her feet and leaves heartbroken for the record, hmm, Kunzite?"
"Do you have to be so blunt, Nephrite?" Endymion seethed.
"Well, I won't enter into this all, for that matter. I am just interested in seeing Princess Lita of Jupiter. I hear she's quite a good cook, and her fighting skills are excellent as well."
"Oh, I'm sure you'll be cooking together before long," the prince teased, a smirk appearing on his face. Zoisite doubled up in laughter.
Nephrite rolled his eyes. His wavy dark-auburn hair contrasted with the emerald green of his eyes, which held a gleam of impatience as he waited for Zoisite and Jadeite to cease howling with laughter.
Suddenly, there came a trumpeter's noise from the Terrain palace, and the four generals and their prince readied to leave for the Moon Kingdom.
Moon: The Lunar Kingdom, in the Silver Millennium
Princess Serenity, or Princess Serena, paced about in her room.
"Serena, you're making me dizzy," Princess Mina complained wearily.
"Just tell us what you're worried about. Maybe we can help, "Princess Ami Interjected.
"Oh, nothing," Serena replied, as she tried to stop her feet from moving.
"Nothing that begins with 'Terrain' and ends with 'Prince'?" Princess Rei inquired slyly.
The princess threw one of plump pillows at Rei's head. The scout of fire ducked and grumbled, "Cool it, Sere. I was just trying to lighten the mood."
"It's not that. Well, it-it is!" The Moon Princess stammered. "It's just that all my life, Earth has been a distant planet. It's the nearest to the moon, of course, and it entered the Silver Alliance long ago but..."
"But-"Princess Lita prompted.
"I've never even met anyone from Earth! I've never been to Earth! What is they really are barbarians, like the peasants say?" Serena was flustered.
Lita took over. "Sere, I doubt that your mother would let you associate with barbarians."
"Yeah, seeing how overprotective she is of you and all-off!" cried Mina as a barrage of pillows hit her, aimed by three angry scouts. "What did you do that for?"
Serena's expression changed from despairing to puzzle to amused, and she suddenly started to giggle uncontrollably. It was infectious and even Mina burst out laughing.
The air in the room had grown lighter, and even after the scouts and their princess grew serious again, everyone echoed the only works that were spoken by Ami.
"Whatever happens, Serena, we'll protect you."
Limbo: the Time Gates, watching over Silver Millennium
A tall, tanned woman with long legs and stunning dark-green hair gazed into the deep haze, looking at a picture that seemed crystal clear only to her.
"Pluto, can you see it?" Queen Serenity was gliding over to where Sailor Pluto stood, her eyes dark and unreadable.
"Yes, my Queen-Sere," the tall woman answer, knowing the Queen did not approve of formalities.
"Thanks you, Pluto."
"It is always a pleasure, Sere," Trista replied in a detached tone, as Queen Serenity stepped into-or out of-the haze once more.
But Pluto's eyes were glazed over with something more then excitement as she gazed into her garnet orb. Was it fear?
If it was or if it wasn't, that does not matter at this point in time. But one thing is for certain: Pluto did not like what she saw in the future. In the near future, everything would be better than it ever had been; but a cloud was gathering on the horizon of decades to come. A cloud that would not disappear would not evaporate. This event in the future was irreversible and inevitable- and painful. And every-present threat to countless lives.
Trista buried her face in her hands when she was sure Queen Serenity had returned to the Moon Kingdom. "The Negaverse," she murmured. "I'm so sorry, my Queen, I've failed you."
Moon: the Lunar Kingdom, in the Silver Millennium
Princess Serena was restless. She walked about the gardens, pointless thoughts running through her mind, annoying, with the tinkling consistency of a stream: guardians, a young man with dark hair, a prophecy, a sword covered in bright, new blood, and lovely, exotic flowers. The name of the flowers entered her mind: roses.
"Roses?" Serena said aloud in puzzlement. "What in Selene's name are roses?"
She felt something light in her palm, and when she glanced down, she saw a beautiful, perfectly formed red flower, the one her mind's eye had seen. A rose.
Serena's clear blue eyes widened. Events were growing stranger by the minute. First she had imagined objects and people that were completely alien to her; and now a flower-a rose, her mind reminded her-had appeared out of thin air. Magic, she thought.
"Rei, is that you?" Serena asked nervously, hoping against hope that it was. She knew that Rei could not conjure up such powerful magic. She injected more strength into her voice. "I command you to show yourself."
"Well, aren't we the high-and-mighty one," a mocking tome rang out of the shadows.
"I tell you, show yourself," Serena roared, drawing upon verbal strength she didn't know she possessed.
A dark-haired, tall young man, the one from her visions, whirled around to face her. * He would be gorgeous if he weren't so detestable* she said to herself instantaneously, and then shook the thought off.
An uncomfortable silence ensued. He was the first to speak. "So, who are you?" he asked, pretending not to notice her glare.
"I'm-"she began.
End of Chapter one
Dearest Luna,
I have been drafting these records in order to provide an adequate record of my life and many theirs in the Crystal Palaces. For lack of anyone, or anything, to write there accounts have been addressed to you. Please, do not hesitate to read further. And also, so you are not alarmed: I have excluded the history of myself.
In addition, final closings note before the real story begins: you may find this information stored in the main database in the center of the palace in Crystal Manhattan. God bless you, Luna, and any other who may come across these notes. Neo-Queen Solarity, joint ruler of Crystal Manhattan, has created them in the year 3010.
And so, our story begins...
Long, long ago, before Tokyo in its most primitive form was names, and the United States not yet born, there stood an ancient, lovely civilization on the Moon. It was only one of the planetary kingdoms, but notable for its gentle and beautiful ruler, Queen Serenity, who had risen to power after defeating the evil Queen Metallia, a dark ruler from the Negaverse, with the force of the Imperium Silver Crystal, a magical and special stone that gained full extent of its power only in the hands of a person from direct Moon lineage.
After she did so, her subjects came to lover her. Queen Serenity formed the Silver Alliance, a planetary unification system, soon after her victory over Metallia.
The lovely, young woman had transformed into a much mature person, beautiful, wise, and strong all at once. Her silver hair trailed in long ponytails down her figure, falling from two round balls atop her head.
Soon, the rulers of each planet, excluding earth, were blessed with daughters. It was very obvious that they were the new scouts, or guardians of the Moon Princess. They were to be amazing female warriors with the aid of magic, surpassed only by the Moon Princess's own.
In due time, Queen Serenity gave birth to the lovely, much prophesized princess.
They began to lead lives that were destined to be filled with immense joy and sorrow. As a result, they were to gain wisdom beyond their year.
The princesses had a relatively normal childhood. All the scouts, excluding the one from Pluto, who was destined to guard the time gate, trained for battle, to protect their main princess. No doubt she was the most powerful and exquisite one of them all.
As time wore on, the princesses grew prettier, the Moon Princess most of all.
Princess Ami, the blue-haired beauty of Mercury, was the most intelligent of the scouts.
Princesses Mina bore a remarkable resemblance to the lunar princess; she was the goddess of love from Venus.
Princess Rei of Mars had flashing violet eyes and raven hair; she was the fiery scout, both metaphorically and literally.
Princess Lita from Jupiter was one of the tallest and physically strongest of the scouts, nearly rivaling Sailor Uranus.
Princess Hotaru, although named the Scout of Death and Destruction, has remarkable healing powers. She appeared to be the weakest of the scouts, but few knew that she has the power to wipe out worlds...
Princess Michelle of Neptune was kind and talented, the scout of water, she and Uranus had an unusually close relationship.
Princess Amara was the tallest and most impatient scout. At first glance, she could appear t be a man...but obviously wasn't. She was the scout of Uranus.
Princess Trista was the last but certainly not the least of the Princess's guardians. She was the Princess of Pluto, mysterious, lovely, and tall, the guardian of the time gate.
The Princess of the Moon herself resembled her mother, with golden, silky hair trailing from her mother's familiar hairstyle. Her lovely eyes were a clear, azure blue. Her rose-petal skin was as soft as the flowers themselves. As she approached the age of seventeen, many young men were desperately trying to win her approval...and her hand in marriage. But her mother, Queen Serenity, was extremely strict. Princess Serenity, or Serena, as her friends called her, would marry for love, and nothing else.
The Queen has been forces into marriage, for the sake of her kingdom, when very young. In fact, she was no older then seventeen herself, in lunar years. When she married the much sought-after Prince of the Sun. Unfortunately, he has died in battle shortly after the younger Serenity's birth, but his good qualities were beginning to show in his daughter. The Queen still should not speak of her dead husband without tears coming to her eyes. The disaster of their union, although happy while it lasted, only served to strengthen the Queen's theory: arranged marriages were disastrous.
Even though she strongly disapproved of these marriages, she has something in mind, which, had Princess Serenity known, would have alarmed the princess very much.
Earth: The Terrain Kingdom, in the Silver Millennium
"Hush, Prince," a voice hissed.
"I'm not a child anymore, jadeite, or have your eyes been closed for the past three years?" one more voice, tinged with frustration, rang out in the dusk.
"Ah, the Queen will no be pleased if you speak that way to one of your royal guards," another lectured gently.
"Shut your mouth, Zoisite." And with that, the speaker angrily stepped out into the sunlight. He was tall, with ebony hair and flashing midnight eyes, and he wore a magnificent sword at his side.
"He's just in a splendid mood, isn't he?" the voice that formerly hissed transformed into a joking, more melodic tome, and the owner of it turned to face the dark-haired boy (or should we sat man?). He was also tall and good-looking, with clear-cut eyes and ash-blond hair.
"Oh, I suppose that's because he dreads meeting Princess Serenity," the lecturing male spoke again. This man was lazily sprawled under the branches of an oak tree, and he reluctantly drew himself out of the shade. His hair was strawberry blond, and long; his features carried a trace of femininity.
"I'm not afraid of a mere girl!" the dark-haired prince shouted.
"One that will someday wield the power of the Imperium Silver?" you might as well bow at her feet now, Darien!" Jadeite laughed.
"Mmm, the prince bowing at the feet of any woman would be a scene I'd like to see!" Zoisite rolled about in a fit of laughter, and Jadeite joined in.
"She's really beautiful, I've heard," the man standing next to Prince Endymion mused. His hair fell below his shoulders, a crystalline white, and winked at the laughing man.
"Probably one of those flirtatious girls Endymion sweeps off her feet and leaves heartbroken for the record, hmm, Kunzite?"
"Do you have to be so blunt, Nephrite?" Endymion seethed.
"Well, I won't enter into this all, for that matter. I am just interested in seeing Princess Lita of Jupiter. I hear she's quite a good cook, and her fighting skills are excellent as well."
"Oh, I'm sure you'll be cooking together before long," the prince teased, a smirk appearing on his face. Zoisite doubled up in laughter.
Nephrite rolled his eyes. His wavy dark-auburn hair contrasted with the emerald green of his eyes, which held a gleam of impatience as he waited for Zoisite and Jadeite to cease howling with laughter.
Suddenly, there came a trumpeter's noise from the Terrain palace, and the four generals and their prince readied to leave for the Moon Kingdom.
Moon: The Lunar Kingdom, in the Silver Millennium
Princess Serenity, or Princess Serena, paced about in her room.
"Serena, you're making me dizzy," Princess Mina complained wearily.
"Just tell us what you're worried about. Maybe we can help, "Princess Ami Interjected.
"Oh, nothing," Serena replied, as she tried to stop her feet from moving.
"Nothing that begins with 'Terrain' and ends with 'Prince'?" Princess Rei inquired slyly.
The princess threw one of plump pillows at Rei's head. The scout of fire ducked and grumbled, "Cool it, Sere. I was just trying to lighten the mood."
"It's not that. Well, it-it is!" The Moon Princess stammered. "It's just that all my life, Earth has been a distant planet. It's the nearest to the moon, of course, and it entered the Silver Alliance long ago but..."
"But-"Princess Lita prompted.
"I've never even met anyone from Earth! I've never been to Earth! What is they really are barbarians, like the peasants say?" Serena was flustered.
Lita took over. "Sere, I doubt that your mother would let you associate with barbarians."
"Yeah, seeing how overprotective she is of you and all-off!" cried Mina as a barrage of pillows hit her, aimed by three angry scouts. "What did you do that for?"
Serena's expression changed from despairing to puzzle to amused, and she suddenly started to giggle uncontrollably. It was infectious and even Mina burst out laughing.
The air in the room had grown lighter, and even after the scouts and their princess grew serious again, everyone echoed the only works that were spoken by Ami.
"Whatever happens, Serena, we'll protect you."
Limbo: the Time Gates, watching over Silver Millennium
A tall, tanned woman with long legs and stunning dark-green hair gazed into the deep haze, looking at a picture that seemed crystal clear only to her.
"Pluto, can you see it?" Queen Serenity was gliding over to where Sailor Pluto stood, her eyes dark and unreadable.
"Yes, my Queen-Sere," the tall woman answer, knowing the Queen did not approve of formalities.
"Thanks you, Pluto."
"It is always a pleasure, Sere," Trista replied in a detached tone, as Queen Serenity stepped into-or out of-the haze once more.
But Pluto's eyes were glazed over with something more then excitement as she gazed into her garnet orb. Was it fear?
If it was or if it wasn't, that does not matter at this point in time. But one thing is for certain: Pluto did not like what she saw in the future. In the near future, everything would be better than it ever had been; but a cloud was gathering on the horizon of decades to come. A cloud that would not disappear would not evaporate. This event in the future was irreversible and inevitable- and painful. And every-present threat to countless lives.
Trista buried her face in her hands when she was sure Queen Serenity had returned to the Moon Kingdom. "The Negaverse," she murmured. "I'm so sorry, my Queen, I've failed you."
Moon: the Lunar Kingdom, in the Silver Millennium
Princess Serena was restless. She walked about the gardens, pointless thoughts running through her mind, annoying, with the tinkling consistency of a stream: guardians, a young man with dark hair, a prophecy, a sword covered in bright, new blood, and lovely, exotic flowers. The name of the flowers entered her mind: roses.
"Roses?" Serena said aloud in puzzlement. "What in Selene's name are roses?"
She felt something light in her palm, and when she glanced down, she saw a beautiful, perfectly formed red flower, the one her mind's eye had seen. A rose.
Serena's clear blue eyes widened. Events were growing stranger by the minute. First she had imagined objects and people that were completely alien to her; and now a flower-a rose, her mind reminded her-had appeared out of thin air. Magic, she thought.
"Rei, is that you?" Serena asked nervously, hoping against hope that it was. She knew that Rei could not conjure up such powerful magic. She injected more strength into her voice. "I command you to show yourself."
"Well, aren't we the high-and-mighty one," a mocking tome rang out of the shadows.
"I tell you, show yourself," Serena roared, drawing upon verbal strength she didn't know she possessed.
A dark-haired, tall young man, the one from her visions, whirled around to face her. * He would be gorgeous if he weren't so detestable* she said to herself instantaneously, and then shook the thought off.
An uncomfortable silence ensued. He was the first to speak. "So, who are you?" he asked, pretending not to notice her glare.
"I'm-"she began.
End of Chapter one