Sailor Moon: Calling.
A/N: Like with "Sailor Moon: Spirits Within", I've now put up and began the third and final part of the Advent Children Trilogy at the end of the year and most likely like the previous story, it'll be completed by late 2018 or mid 2019 at the latest. I couldn't hold back on it anymore, so, as a gift for the end of 2017, here is the prologue of the final Advent Children chapter.
I don't own Sailor Moon, Final Fantasy VII(or it's Compilation), Final Fantasy XIII Trilogy, Kingdom Hearts, Cardcaptor Sakura, Pokemon, Shrek or Ice Age. They belong to Toei/Naoko Takeuchi, Disney, Square Enix, Dreamworks, CLAMP, Nintendo/Pokemon Company, Ubisoft and 20th Century Fox/Blue Skies. I only own Medge(the city in the present of this story) and Lusie/Chibiusi-Future Mini Moon.
Prologue: Overseen Unawares.
The Story so Far...
In the wake of the Time invasion in Medge and the ultimate defeat of Remnants of Sephiroth one week earlier in the Present and two weeks earlier in the past 7,998 years ago, the Sailor Team and their friends from other worlds thought it had been the only adventure to save Time and humanity while on vacation.
They were wrong.
The Dahaka, an Ancient Guardian of the Sands of Time whom had been destroyed 14 years earlier by the Keyblade and Water Sword wielded and powered by King Mickey before the latter's arrival in the past where he met Sailor Moon and others for the first time, had somehow been revived and attacked the heroes in rage but retreated due to still being weak by water, though not before sending Sailor Moon, Mickey and their friends-Sora, Kairi, Ash Ketchum, Pikachu, Dawn, Piplup, Sailor Mars and Goofy back to the past of two weeks after Kadaj and his two brothers were killed.
There, Sailor Moon and her group reunite with the past-selves of Cloud and the others, while meeting Doctor Aki Ross, a scientest from the 25th Century who's world's humanity is slowly becoming extinct due to an alien invasion called the Phantoms, mysterious monsters from another world whom, by just a slightest touch of the 25th Century's humanity will kill them instantly. Aki has been travelling back and forth through time and many worlds to collect samples known as Spirit Waves(herself included) to not only save humanity, but also cure herself from an infection which is slowed down by an invention created by her mentor, Dr. Sid.
At the same time in the past, Reno of the Turks is haunted by nightmares of a mysterious man whom is actually real and seemingly attempts to kidnap and kill him. He, his fellow Turks and President Rufus ShinRa are also reunited by their future members Team Rocket before being sought out by Sailor Moon and her friends on another situation known as GMO, a mysterious Organization whom are kidnapping the residents of Edge and then disappear without a trace.
However, the man, identifed as Chale Criton, is later revealed to actually be a friend from Reno's past who was thought dead but had faked his death due to his injuries to force Reno to leave the cruel Orphanage to save him and had sought him out to reunite with him since, but had been sent into the future by the still Edea ten years earlier and into the Time where the Prince of Persia destroyed the Vizer to end the Sands of Time.
But due to the strong will of darkness which left the Prince, known as the Dark Prince, found Chale who's heart was too weak to resist and thus, his body was corrupted and taken over by the Dark Prince who since then caused the incidents in King Mickey's earlier years in the 20th Century but has since been freed, yet he still holds the power of Time-Travel and skills, meaning the Sands of Time still exists in him and thus could be the true reason how and why the Dahaka revived itself.
The Dahaka and Chale both then reveal that the Eighth and Final Spirit Aki seeks rests in Reno's heart and the only way to stop the Phantoms who are really just spirits of the dead that only know suffering is to complete the wave, but at the cost of either Reno's life, or, with Sailor Moon's support, the life of another from the 25th Century.
To make things worse, in the future of the 25th Century, General Hein, the leader of GMO, is seeking a more destructive way to destroy the Phantoms as well as abduct Chale to use him for Time-Travel to kill Sailor Moon to change the future of the 30th Century, believing that her death will save his world's humanity from the Phantoms.
Despite the rescue efforts from Sailor Moon, Ash and Sora after learning the truth, Chale sacrifices himself to save Reno, but not before giving Sailor Moon a video message to give to Reno, ending the last remnants of the Sands of Time in the future. With Aki's help, everyone fights the Dahaka who has absorbed the Alien Spirit-Gaia that was freed when Hein's Zeus Cannon failed to destroy the Phantoms and only makes it stronger, while Sailor Moon succeeds in using the Silver Crystal to remove the Eighth Spirit from Reno's heart and transfere it into Aki's body, the infection inside her gone when the Phantom within recongised their efforts.
Realising that the true way to destroy the Dahaka for good is not just the Water Sword or having it combined with Mickey's power, but also the power of the Eight Spirits which Sailor Moon wields and Aki releases, close to preventing Reno's and another's death.
Unfortunately, despite the Dahaka's body and spirit destroyed for good by Sailor Moon and her friends and former enemies, including the other Sailor Team members(Sailor Mercury, Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Venus, Sakura, Riku and Donald) AVALANCHE, the SeeDs(Squall Leonheart, Rinoa Heartily, Zell, Quistis, Selphie and Irvine), the former Turks(Veld, Cissnei and Balto) and rescuing Reeve Tuesti, former head of the ShinRa Urban Development and now the Commissioner of WRO(World Regenesis Organization), the Zeus Cannon destroys the equipment before being destroyed itself by Hein's impatience, and it's destruction also costs Hein his life.
As a last resort to release the Spirit Waves and send the Phantoms to the Afterlife in peace, Captain Gray, Aki's lover and Captain of Redeyes, sacrifices himself to use his body and soul as the needed support, resulting in his death which makes him Reno's replacement, and freeing all worlds and Time from the Phantoms who disappear to be put to rest.
Guilt ridden and sorrowed for the losses of Chale and Gray, and the threats of the Dahaka, the Phantoms and GMO gone, Aki returns to the 25th Century with Gray's body, while the Sailor Team once again return to the 20th Century in Medge and Team Rocket also return to the 20th Century in the Fairy-Tale World(their reason for being in the past was due to rescuing Aki and were taken into the past by accident due to the Dahaka's attack).
But the true cause of the incidents of Kadaj's group's time-travel as well as the Dahaka's resurrection is about to appear in a final battle against Sailor Moon and all of her friends and former enemies, as well as another threat, an ancient one that is about to return and threaten Humanity once more.
And one of the only people who can stop it had died two years earlier in the past...
But she, as well as another who also died, are about to return.
While in the 20th Century somewhere on Earth, a future lover of Sakura Avalon is about to drawn into the final conflict during the vacation of Medge.
Late July-Early August-Year: 1999-During the events of Sailor Moon: Heart Quest(Season 12)...In the World that Never Was...
This city, only inhabited by halves of those who lost their hearts and thus were reborn to have no Hearts, those who had the strongest hearts were able to take form of humans and speak human language but still lacked hearts and wore coats to protect themselves from darkness and had full control of the weaker and more monsterous beings, called the Nobodies, wasn't meant to exist, yet it did.
The only light this place had in the Realm of Darkness was the Heart Shaped moon of a created version of the Heart of all worlds; Kingdom Hearts, which held many fallen hearts freed from the other halves of those who lost their Hearts, the Heartless.
Yet this world would soon disappear, done so by young warriors, and not just humans, but other creatures whom one chosen one, a Princess of one Galaxy's Moon, six whom were revived by the power of the Solar Universe's powerful diamond, called the Imperium Silver Crystal, four whom come from a world of Fairy-Tales, and magical creatures who inhabit three of the Galaxy's worlds, two hidden from human eye from the third, and three others who wore clothes like humans, yet they were humaniod but with hearts and souls and personalities of that of humans.
"Imbiecles, all of them." Spoke the deep voice of a man with violet shoulder-length hair, deep dark eyes, a full attire of dark and light lavander and purple unlike any other, possibly from chosen warrior times.
He stood on the top Skyscraper, peering over the group of warriors, most whom were just children; young children and teenagers, two who were not much warriors and the only human adults of the group but they, and their feline companion, a small one with a golden charm, looking like nothing but complete cowards, as they all made their way through the streets of this dark, empty city world as it began to rain.
"Pitiful life; striving to protect other lives or to do what they foolishly desire. In the end, it will lead them to their deaths, into the darkness, ceasing to exist." The man continued to himself, fully aware that the group below him did not even notice his pressence. "Warriors of Light. Even if you succeed in defeating one more enemy to save the pathetic Realm, another will come, in this endless cycle of battle."
The man then smirked as he snapped his fingers. Mere a second he did, everything around the spiky-haired teenaged boy began to disorientate just as two Nobodies blocked him from his friends who had no choice but to fight, while the boy himself is confronted by a figure same height as him before both disappear, much to everyone else's shock, but were forced to fight the Nobodies.
"And there is one who is crying to take over his original's body, to become whole and begin his life anew."
To the man's confusion and shock, however, the boy suddenly reappeared, this time alone after the others had defeated the Nobodies and were soon discussing something...something really important.
Disappointed, the man muttered, "I see...even your Nobody stood no chance against you...Sora." before turning his gaze to the human Princess of the group, continuing as though adressing to her, "As for you, Princess...in the future, you may defeat the Chaos behind all of this, but I was reborn as the gods in my world are destroyed. I shall make things a little more difficult and change the future, into a world of my desires!"
Turning, he decided it was time to leave and walked away, opening a corridor of darkness and electricity while concluding, "But first, I just need a power of time itself."
Unaware of being watched by a mysterious man, Sora and his friends, the Sailor Team, Team Pokepals, King Mickey, Donald, Goofy and Team Rocket, continued onward towards the base of Organization XIII to rescue Kairi and defat the leader of the Organization once and for all.
Yet this was just the prologue of what's yet to come in one month.
Month-September-18th: Location-Near the Great Wall of China-Earth...
He knew that what he saw wasn't just a dream. Li Showron was certain of it. The twelve year old boy didn't know how or why, but something had been calling out to him. To see what was going on and why he saw a vison such as that. It's been two days since then, and after discussing this matter with his mother, she agreed to have him to investigate the matter as long as he was careful and to return home safely.
That's why, as he made his way through a field near the Great Wall of China, Li sensed too late that a dark and shadowed pressence was behind him. By the time he spun around to see, he only got a five second glimpse of an unfamiliar man in dark purple and black standing in front of a suddenly opened portal before he disappeared, leaving behind a powerful vortex in the middle of the area.
Eyes wide and suddenly against the wind of the portal that was, as he realised, trying to suck him in, Li held a tight grip on his sword before chanting a spell, "Element, Lightning! Come to my aid!"
Magical sparks of the Lightning element spell surges out but it made no effect on the portal, instead it just disappears, much to Li's shock. This moment of shock made him forget to prevent himself from being sucked in, and realising this too late, the winds were so strong he was pulled in seconds later, flying into the portal as he lets out a scream of alarm before he too disappears.
A moment later, the same man Li had seen approached it calmly, the winds having no effect on him. Smirking, he then just walked into it just as it began to disappear, leaving the area empty once more.
More empty now, because Li was no longer there.
Where the boy was sent to, only time will tell.
7,998 years earlier...Three months after the events of "Sailor Moon: Spirits Within"...In the Lifestream...
It's been so hard for everyone in the Realm of the Living. She herself knew this, because, while it was against the laws of life and death, she appeared a few times in that world where she'd been born into and had died to return to the Planet two years earlier, to see how all of her cherished friends and adoptive mother were doing. So far, despite the world slowly recovering, it wasn't good.
The young woman with long brunette hair, tied up in a plat with a pink bow on the top, matching her long pink dress, matching perfectly with her darkish rose crimson short jacket, and brown boots, and her beautiful green eyes sighed as she gazed up at the Lifestream sky she would forever see as long as she remained deceased.
While it was true that those who die return to the Planet and share their thoughts and memories with it, it didn't mean they would completely disappear. Some would find their place of happiness in death to reflect similiar to when they were still alive, others who still held cruelty in their hearts were, per se, locked away to block them from others, but unfortunately would be able to make connections with the Living Realm.
Sephiroth was one of them.
The young woman, identified as Aerith Gainsborough, still the same as she was even before she died, suddently winched and gasped softly in pain which caused her to shut her eyes and collaspe onto her knees while grasping her head as a new image appeared before her in her mind. It was agonizing.
People were running away screaming as their village was being torn apart by many species of the Bahamut kind; one that produced electricity like lightning in the sky, one that produced rock, another of fire, another of water, and another that resembled to a Gargoyle and a Fly, all clashing against the biggest and mightiest of all Bahamuts.
This one was purely black with sharp teeth that looked part of the skin, massive wings that were almost as big as it was, sharp claws, chest almightly bulky and strong, and about half the size of a mountain. This Bahamut took all the hits from it's former followers, and yet, it didn't make much of a difference. This thing was pure evil. With a swipe of it's arm, it sent the other Bahamuts flying backwards and instantly, having been given a direct fatal hit, one by one they all vanished without a trace.
The Bahamut roared in victory until something caught it's eye. Turning to see who or what else would be greately disturbing it, a man in dark purple and black, with an unusual sword made not of plain silver steel, but of a design that resembled to it's own kind. He stood on the cliff with a look of disappointment and determination.
It wasn't long before the man himself glowed in bright red light, before vanishing and slowly took form of something very large and dangerous. He grew until he was the size of a Bahamut...
Having become a Bahamut.
The giant Bahamut, not impressed, roared a dare for it's new opponent to come challange it. The man-changed-Bahamut roared in response, and soared towards it towards the great battle.
"Aerith!" A familiar young man's voice jarred Aerith out of her horrific trance, though she did moan as her head ached. She felt a hand gently rested on her shoulder, as she turned slightly to face Zack Fair, her first boyfriend from years ago when they were both still alive. Still the same as ever, his shaggy black spiky hair, blue eyes, a bit of muscle and still wearing the SOLDIER 1st Class uniform. Zack's expression held concern. "You okay?"
"...I'm fine." Aerith replied, after a moment of hesitation.
Zack, though, knew differently as he asked gently, "Was it that weird vision again?"
Realising that Zack knew this all too well, as Aerith knew that these visions had not stopped, even when time in the Realm of the Living had been in danger once more happened. It all began roughly around the same time as Reno had those nightmarish flash-backs of memories he had forgotten which led him in a not-so-happy reunion of Chale who was now dead as well.
Unfortunately, there'd been no sign of Chale Criton here in the Lifestream.
"I don't know why it keeps happening." Aerith admitted, troubled. "I can sense that, based on the people's clothing in the vision, it's a vision of far into the past, long before ShinRa was founded. That Bahamut...and a man who turned into another Bahamut...something terrible is about to happen to the Planet...and there's nothing I can do to warn Cloud or the others. I don't think they'll even know..."
Sighing, Zack muttered in now similiar feeling Aerith was feeling, "Wish there was something I could do."
"So do I." Aerith nodded sadly.
"I think you both may be in luck if you want to try and help your friends in the world of the living." A man's voice spoke from behind the two, causing both Aerith and Zack to stand up in surprise as they turned to see who was speaking to them.
There stood another man, with slick black smooth hair, a bit of a goatee, and like Zack, he wore a SOLDIER 1st Class uniform. He was about ten years older than Zack...maybe a bit older. He had blue eyes and looked like a man of pride but caring at the same time.
They immediately knew who this man was.
"Angeal." Zack acknowlaged.
"What do you mean by us being in luck?" Aerith inquired. She knew that Angeal, whom like Sephiroth had been experimented on, but unlike the crazed former General, Angeal had instead opted to end his life to avoid in hurting anymore people. Plus, he was also Zack's best friend before the latter had met and became best friends with Cloud.
"Let's just say, someone is gonna make you to go back for an important mission." Angeal told her.
"...Annnnnnd, what's that s'pose to mean?" Zack asked, confused as he placed his hands on his hips.
Angeal shrugged, "Let's just say, I was requested to bring the both of you to her so she can tell you more."
Her? Zack and Aerith had no idea who 'her' was or what Angeal was talking about. Though given that, with the worries of Aerith's visions, not to mention what happened in the Realm of the Living and Time lately, it must be serious to have someone here in the Lifestream to discuss the matter.
"You'll find out when you meet her." Angeal told them, gesturing them to following as he turned and walked away.
After sharing a confused glance, Aerith and Zack hurried to follow Angeal to whoever he was taking them to.
What they were about to learn and what their friends back in the Living World and the Future would find out, was the beginning of the end of the troubles that all started in the future, in the gap between Space and Time.
TASHASAUROUS Presents...
A Sailor Moon, Final Fantasy VII, Cardcaptors, Kingdom Hearts, Pokemon, Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy VIII, Shrek, Ice Age and Disney Crossover...
SAILOR MOON: CALLING.
A/N: For some stupid reason, I couldn't upload a new file into my document manager file no matter how many times I tried. So I had to use an export chapter from another story and copy paste all of the written text of this chapter onto this after replacing the previous text with this one. I hope it's not just my computer and that it's an error that needs to be fixed.
Anyway, hopefully this won't happen again.
Thus the final chapter of the Advent Children Trilogy has began. I may write and post the first chapter of this tomorrow or during the week before Friday, but I don't think it'll happen. This will take me quite a long while to finish,(as usual unfortunately) but I aim to complete this too(as long Fanfiction still exists).
See you next time and if not this week, then I'll see you all next year!...I hope.