AN: Yes, this has been re-posted, and now the line-breaks show up cause I
got Microsoft Word! Still kinda stuck after Ch. 6 but I'm working on it.
Anyway, here's the fic! "..." is talking, '...' is thought, [...] is AN,
(...) is extra info but part of the fic, ... means trailed off, -- means
interrupted. I do not own Sailor Moon or Dragonball Z; if I did I'd be
rich and I wouldn't need to write fanfics- I'd just make a new episode. R
& R.
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The ship drifted along slowly through space. Usagi sat by a window, quietly reflecting on the past 24 hours.
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[Flashback] Usagi sat in the throne room, absentmindedly playing with an old doll her cousin had left, watching her mother chatting with Luna on the throne. Suddenly there was a booming knock and the Outers came rushing in.
"Majesty," panted an out of breath Haruka, as she hastily bowed. "Trouble is brewing at the edge of the Alliance. We fear that several distant planets are about to wage war on one another."
The Queen stood up, immediately at attention. "Send the diplomats out at once and prepare the peace talks."
"Majesty, all the diplomats we can afford are already there, with no success. We need more," said Michiru.
"Shall we send soldiers?" asked Hotaru.
"No! No," said the Queen. "Never NEVER encourage peace with war. I need to go myself."
Luna looked up. "But Serenity-sama, that is not possible. Our greatest allies, the Juraians [So I'm not good with names, okay? I don't own Tenchi either.] will be arriving tomorrow, along with rulers of countless planets near and far, to begin the annual Silver Alliance Conference. We can not afford for you to miss it, your Highness, for the sake of the peace of the universe."
Serenity sat down heavily, at loss for an answer. "Whatever shall I do?"
Usagi stood up, she had been listening to the whole conversation. "I'll go, Mom."
Everyone turned around to stare at her.
"Princess?" said Setsuna.
"Koneko?" said Haruka. [Did I spell that right?]
"Bunny?" said the Queen.
"I'm almost 16, Mom, you know I can do this."
"Yes but --"
"Come on, please. Ami, Minako, Rei, and Makoto could come with me. Together we could bring peace to those distant lands."
"Usagi, this is not a game."
"I know, I never said it was. Have faith in me, Mom, and let me grow up. I can do this."
"But Bunny . . ."
There was a pause. "Perhaps the Princess is right," said Setsuna. The Queen turned to stare at her, amazed.
"It is true," said Michiru. "Sometimes simply the serene presence of a royal Lunarian can solve problems that seem otherwise hopeless."
"Especially when those problems are foolish arguments over borders and who is stronger," said Hotaru.
"I suppose, but --"
"Majesty, just being in your presence now has given us peace, as you can see," said Haruka. "Give your daughter this chance . . ."
The Queen sighed, defeated. "Very well. You'll have to leave at once, Bunny. Go get your possessions ready and I'll alert the Inners and prepare for a vessel." The Queen turned to her feline counselor. "Luna, I want you and Artimes to go with my daughter. Watch over her and keep her safe."
"Of course, Serenity-sama," said Luna with a bow. She then scampered off the throne to follow Usagi out the door.
"Good luck, my Bunny," whispered the Queen at their retreating figures.
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[Present] That was 24 hours ago. Usagi now sat in the Round Room at the center of her ship, the SMS Dove. Perhaps the Round Room should have been called the Sphere Room as that is what it was. It was a huge sphere hanging in the middle of a pearl white starship. The Round Room was like a sight-seeing lounge; there were couches and chairs and benches, of course, but most remarkable of all was that the entire room was transparent. You could sit anywhere in the room and gaze out into the cosmos for miles. The walls, ceiling, and floor were all made of a unique type of crystal (found only on the Moon), which looked pearl white from the outside, but was completely clear on the inside. The only parts of the Round Room that weren't transparent were 6 doors (think Star Wars/Trek style), the two largest of which were opposite each other at the front and back of the room. The door in the front led to the entrance way, kitchen, guards' room, and all other chambers and passageway besides the royal quarters. The four smaller doors on the sides led to the senshi's chambers (1 for each). And the larger door in the back of the room led to Usagi's own chambers, the grand royal quarters. [Sorry for bad grammar. I'm not the best at descriptions.]
Usagi was now resting on a bench along one of the clear walls. She leaned against the wall behind her and gazed out at the cosmos that seemed to be everywhere at once. An hour or so after convincing her mother, she was packed, had said her farewells, and was awaiting take-off. The Inners (who almost lived at the Moon Palace) immediately agreed to come and were also on board. But now that was hours ago and the Moon was far behind. Usagi had begun to wonder why she had been so keen to take this mission, why she had acted so hastily. But it was too late now for regrets.
She had learned more about the planets she would be visiting from a brief history lesson by Luna. They were called Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis. [No, I did not even make those up. Anyone who knows their mythology well should know that those are the names of the three Fates. There is no significance, I just needed some interesting names.] Even when the original Silver Alliance was formed by Selene herself, the three planets' Guardians [If you are interested in what I am talking about, see "A Tale From the Moon", which explains it all] had bickered over who should be the one to join. Atropos wanted to join, but not if Clotho and Lachesis did; Clotho wanted to join, but not if Atropos and Lachesis did; Lachesis wanted to join, but not if Clotho and Atropos did. They each wanted Selene to only let their planet join and not the other two. But Selene let them all join (which they eventually did), even though she knew that they would never help each other.
Usagi sighed. It seemed so hopeless. If Selene couldn't do it, how could she? She stared out the window and noticed a nearby planet, tinted green. Namek. She remembered that name from a geography lesson. The home of the green-skinned people called Nameks. They weren't officially part of the Silver Alliance, but the had agreed to help if ever it was in dire need. Usagi blinked. Maybe it was just her imagination, but suddenly a red cloud seemed to have hung over the green planet. But when she looked again, it was gone.
'Only a few hours left now,' thought Usagi.
She turned, hearing a door open, and saw Rei step through the hole. The Martian Princess seemed very alert, like there was something bugging her.
"Couldn't sleep either, Rei?" Usagi asked her friend.
"You could say that," she replied. "But I'm getting bad vibes and I don't know why. Something's wrong." As if on cue, the red light on the ceiling started flashing and an alarm filled the air. "INVADERS, INVADERS! SECTION A1: ENTRANCE!"
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Chapter 1 is FINISHED. I was originally gonna make this whole part in the Silver Millennium the prologue, but that would be a LONG prologue, like 100 pages, so I said nope. I wonder who the invaders could be? Sorry for having very little DBZ in the beginning, there is definitely more coming in future chapters.
*REVIEW* and tell me what you think!
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The ship drifted along slowly through space. Usagi sat by a window, quietly reflecting on the past 24 hours.
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[Flashback] Usagi sat in the throne room, absentmindedly playing with an old doll her cousin had left, watching her mother chatting with Luna on the throne. Suddenly there was a booming knock and the Outers came rushing in.
"Majesty," panted an out of breath Haruka, as she hastily bowed. "Trouble is brewing at the edge of the Alliance. We fear that several distant planets are about to wage war on one another."
The Queen stood up, immediately at attention. "Send the diplomats out at once and prepare the peace talks."
"Majesty, all the diplomats we can afford are already there, with no success. We need more," said Michiru.
"Shall we send soldiers?" asked Hotaru.
"No! No," said the Queen. "Never NEVER encourage peace with war. I need to go myself."
Luna looked up. "But Serenity-sama, that is not possible. Our greatest allies, the Juraians [So I'm not good with names, okay? I don't own Tenchi either.] will be arriving tomorrow, along with rulers of countless planets near and far, to begin the annual Silver Alliance Conference. We can not afford for you to miss it, your Highness, for the sake of the peace of the universe."
Serenity sat down heavily, at loss for an answer. "Whatever shall I do?"
Usagi stood up, she had been listening to the whole conversation. "I'll go, Mom."
Everyone turned around to stare at her.
"Princess?" said Setsuna.
"Koneko?" said Haruka. [Did I spell that right?]
"Bunny?" said the Queen.
"I'm almost 16, Mom, you know I can do this."
"Yes but --"
"Come on, please. Ami, Minako, Rei, and Makoto could come with me. Together we could bring peace to those distant lands."
"Usagi, this is not a game."
"I know, I never said it was. Have faith in me, Mom, and let me grow up. I can do this."
"But Bunny . . ."
There was a pause. "Perhaps the Princess is right," said Setsuna. The Queen turned to stare at her, amazed.
"It is true," said Michiru. "Sometimes simply the serene presence of a royal Lunarian can solve problems that seem otherwise hopeless."
"Especially when those problems are foolish arguments over borders and who is stronger," said Hotaru.
"I suppose, but --"
"Majesty, just being in your presence now has given us peace, as you can see," said Haruka. "Give your daughter this chance . . ."
The Queen sighed, defeated. "Very well. You'll have to leave at once, Bunny. Go get your possessions ready and I'll alert the Inners and prepare for a vessel." The Queen turned to her feline counselor. "Luna, I want you and Artimes to go with my daughter. Watch over her and keep her safe."
"Of course, Serenity-sama," said Luna with a bow. She then scampered off the throne to follow Usagi out the door.
"Good luck, my Bunny," whispered the Queen at their retreating figures.
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[Present] That was 24 hours ago. Usagi now sat in the Round Room at the center of her ship, the SMS Dove. Perhaps the Round Room should have been called the Sphere Room as that is what it was. It was a huge sphere hanging in the middle of a pearl white starship. The Round Room was like a sight-seeing lounge; there were couches and chairs and benches, of course, but most remarkable of all was that the entire room was transparent. You could sit anywhere in the room and gaze out into the cosmos for miles. The walls, ceiling, and floor were all made of a unique type of crystal (found only on the Moon), which looked pearl white from the outside, but was completely clear on the inside. The only parts of the Round Room that weren't transparent were 6 doors (think Star Wars/Trek style), the two largest of which were opposite each other at the front and back of the room. The door in the front led to the entrance way, kitchen, guards' room, and all other chambers and passageway besides the royal quarters. The four smaller doors on the sides led to the senshi's chambers (1 for each). And the larger door in the back of the room led to Usagi's own chambers, the grand royal quarters. [Sorry for bad grammar. I'm not the best at descriptions.]
Usagi was now resting on a bench along one of the clear walls. She leaned against the wall behind her and gazed out at the cosmos that seemed to be everywhere at once. An hour or so after convincing her mother, she was packed, had said her farewells, and was awaiting take-off. The Inners (who almost lived at the Moon Palace) immediately agreed to come and were also on board. But now that was hours ago and the Moon was far behind. Usagi had begun to wonder why she had been so keen to take this mission, why she had acted so hastily. But it was too late now for regrets.
She had learned more about the planets she would be visiting from a brief history lesson by Luna. They were called Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis. [No, I did not even make those up. Anyone who knows their mythology well should know that those are the names of the three Fates. There is no significance, I just needed some interesting names.] Even when the original Silver Alliance was formed by Selene herself, the three planets' Guardians [If you are interested in what I am talking about, see "A Tale From the Moon", which explains it all] had bickered over who should be the one to join. Atropos wanted to join, but not if Clotho and Lachesis did; Clotho wanted to join, but not if Atropos and Lachesis did; Lachesis wanted to join, but not if Clotho and Atropos did. They each wanted Selene to only let their planet join and not the other two. But Selene let them all join (which they eventually did), even though she knew that they would never help each other.
Usagi sighed. It seemed so hopeless. If Selene couldn't do it, how could she? She stared out the window and noticed a nearby planet, tinted green. Namek. She remembered that name from a geography lesson. The home of the green-skinned people called Nameks. They weren't officially part of the Silver Alliance, but the had agreed to help if ever it was in dire need. Usagi blinked. Maybe it was just her imagination, but suddenly a red cloud seemed to have hung over the green planet. But when she looked again, it was gone.
'Only a few hours left now,' thought Usagi.
She turned, hearing a door open, and saw Rei step through the hole. The Martian Princess seemed very alert, like there was something bugging her.
"Couldn't sleep either, Rei?" Usagi asked her friend.
"You could say that," she replied. "But I'm getting bad vibes and I don't know why. Something's wrong." As if on cue, the red light on the ceiling started flashing and an alarm filled the air. "INVADERS, INVADERS! SECTION A1: ENTRANCE!"
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Chapter 1 is FINISHED. I was originally gonna make this whole part in the Silver Millennium the prologue, but that would be a LONG prologue, like 100 pages, so I said nope. I wonder who the invaders could be? Sorry for having very little DBZ in the beginning, there is definitely more coming in future chapters.
*REVIEW* and tell me what you think!