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Once upon a time, there was the Silver Millennium, a period of wondrous magnificence and unparalleled beauty. In this time of prosperity and power, there were protectors; pretty-suited maidens known as Sailor Soldiers. The most famous of these warriors were the Planetary Sailors of the Sol System, known as the Sailor Scouts, protectors of the Lunar Kingdom, lead by the loving and gracious Queen Serenity.
However, there were also other kingdoms that coexisted with the Lunar Kingdom, other Kingdoms of Moons, such as the Io Kingdom, the Titan Kingdom, the Triton Kingdom…even the Dysnomia Kingdom. As a proposal of unity between the monarchs of the Moon Kingdom civilizations, the Moon Scouts team was created. Each Moon Kingdom was to send their best sailor to take their place among the greatest sailor team ever assembled. With the Moon Scouts, the Moon Crystal was created. A piece of every moon's core was brought together and formed a multi-colored crystal called the Cosmic Moon Crystal.
However, tragedy struck the Moon Scouts. The Dysnomia Kingdom began a crusade to destroy the Cosmic Moon Crystal forever by wiping out those powerful Moon Kingdoms. With the Moon dead, the part of the Moon Crystal the Kingdom had donated would be useless. With his life, Queen Serenity's husband banished the Dysnomia Kingdom by using the Cosmic Moon Crystal.
Still, the Cosmic Moon Crystal was not to last. Shortly after the fall of the Dysnomia Kingdom, the Crystal broke apart into hundreds of smaller Moon Crystals, which disappeared. Many say this was because, after the threat of the Dysnomia Kingdom, the Moon Kingdoms began to drift, there were quarrels and battles between the Moon Scouts. Then, one by one, the Moon Kingdoms broke the alliance. The Cosmic Moon Crystal lost its magic and disappeared when the alliances were broken, leaving behind only the small crystal provided by Luna-the Earth's Moon.
Only the Imperial Silver Moon Crystal was left.
Queen Serenity-left with only the Silver Moon Crystal-panicked. Now that her husband was gone, only she was left to protect her kingdom and the planets in the Silver Alliance. Not only that, but the Silver Moon Crystal was barely powerful enough to provide the Lunar Kingdom with prosperity. Without the Cosmic Moon Crystal, Serenity was hopeless.
Queen Beryl of the Negaverse took advantage of this. She, with her followers, began another crusade-this time, to destroy the Silver Millennium and rule the universe. Queen Serenity chose the same path as her husband. With her life, Queen Serenity used the Silver Moon Crystal to vanquish them also and the rest is history.
But the Moon Scouts…did they vanquish with the Silver Millennium?
No. Their story just got better.
It was midnight; almost all of the city's gleaming lights had faded, leaving only a few stray fireflies of light. Vague, shifting blurs could be made out as two figures jumped across the roof tops.
The first figure was a creature that somewhat resembled a wolf, sharp fangs were bared and glistened in the moonlight, its pelt was gray and blood-stained, in it's immense long claws was a small, oddly shaped stone.
The second figure was tall and slender; she wore a Sailor Suit and seemed like a blaze of light, her outfit reflecting the glow of the starlight.
Finally, the creature stopped and turned to face its attacker. The Sailor Soldier stood boldly in front of him, her muscles tense and ready for battle. She pointed at him with a look of pure determination painted across her face.
"Hand it over," She spat. The wolf sneered and held up the stone in clear view.
"If you want it," he replied coolly. "Fight me for it."
She didn't wait another moment. The girl lunged, striking out at the monster. It dodged and attacked in return. Black light seeped out of the monster's paw, swirling into a larger beam of bright, black light. The girl leaped out of the way just in time, and countered by throwing a punch at the monster, distracting it long enough for her to land a kick. The monster used another beam of dark light, which hit her leg causing the girl to lose her balance. She quickly pushed herself up, but the monster was already standing above her.
It sneered. "Game over,"
The monster gasped as its shoulders were thrown backwards; it barely managed to maintain its balance as he slid across the rooftops. The monster turned around; a single iron disc lay stuck in the ground. The monster frowned. It looked around her, hoping to find the attacker. When he finally identified who was responsible for stealing, he resumed his fighting position.
He was at least over 5 feet tall, his blond, unkempt hair stuck out in several directions, obscuring his ears; a mask covered his misty blue eyes. He wore armor, made of orange iron, but it was only visible because of the hand that still held out his long, dark katana. Normally, it would have been completely obscured beneath his flowing orange cloak. The girl took the opportunity and scrambled to her feet, running up and clinging to his arm.
"Are you okay, Sailor Io?" He asked emotionlessly. The girl-Sailor Io-nodded.
"Thank you, you saved me, Europa Knight." She replied.
"Why did you deny me of my prey?" The wolf hissed angrily. "I haven't eaten well in days!"
"Because," the Europa Knight replied, "I am a knight. And my duty is to protect Sailor Scouts. Sailor Io is a Sailor Scout."
"Yeah!" Sailor Io piped in, "Now, hand over the Crystal!"
"Never!" snarled the wolf.
"We'll see about that!" Io replied, taking a courageous step forward. The wolf crouched down into a hunting position.
A shower of golden crescent-moons with blade-like properties showered down on the wolf, Sailor Io, and Europa Knight.
Sailor Io yelped in surprise before ducking beneath the oncoming stream of crescent-moons. The Europa Knight acted quickly; holding his cloak in front of him to protect him. The crescent-moons futilely pressed into the cloak for a few moments before dissipating. The wolf, however, wasn't as fortunate as the two Sailor Soldiers. Its eyes widened as the crescent-moons hurled toward it, and had tried, unsuccessfully, to duck at the last minute; the disc-like moons hit him in the chest and threw him backwards.
"Bloody--" He spat before his body dissolved into mist.
"Io, Europa, I'm glad I finally found you." A new figure joined them on the roof, tall and slender, with strange green-blue eyes that stared down thoughtfully at her follow Sailor Scouts.
Sailor Io walked over the where the wolf-monster had been and picked up the gray stone. She sighed. "It's not the one, obviously. Anyway, why did you need to find us? We agreed to meet at 1:00 AM and its still 12:30."
"Did they find something?" Europa Knight asked hopefully.
"Yes, they did," The girl replied. "They want us there ASAP, so let's go!" Everyone nodded and together they leapt over the rooftops.
She typed briskly; her nimble fingers danced across the keyboard as she entered the code. Beside the keyboard, sat a cat. The cat was smoky gray with white paws and chest. His eyes were turquoise, and there was a golden crescent moon on his forehead that glinted strangely in the lamplight.
"I'm sure you've almost got it," The cat assured. The girl sighed and tossed her dark-blue hair over her shoulder.
"I'm finally done," She announced happily.
"We're here!" A newcomer called, pushing open the door and walking into the small room, followed by several other people. "Did you finish?" The girl nodded and turned to the computer.
"I've found a way to track the crystals," She explained.
"Does that mean we don't have to search any more?" Someone asked hopefully. The girl shook her head.
"No, as we all know, the Crystals are sealed within people. They're impossible to identify as long as they're within someone. But, when a Crystal isn't within someone, it's rather easy to find," She explained briskly. "It emits so much power anyone could find it. And I've found one."
"Where is it?"
"Tokyo, Japan." She replied.
"That's so far away…" Someone commented.
"But there are ways to get there," She assured.
"And we'll do it!" Another person piped up. "Anything to keep the Crystals from falling into their hands!" Everyone smiled and nodded in agreement.
"You know," The cat pointed out. "If we've managed to track the Crystal, they probably have to. And if they find it first…"
"Don't worry, they won't! We'll do anything to keep that from happening."
"We won't let them get the Crystals!" Someone else agreed.
"We'll fight to the very end,"
"Even if it means death," Another one finished.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
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A/N Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed it. I assure you it becomes more interesting later! Sorry it's so long, I got carried away. Anyway, R&R!