By White Gryphon
Started 2/8/2001
Characters mentioned here: Sailor Moon and Pokémon.
Sailor Moon is property of Naoko Takeuchi, Toei Animation, and Kodansha.
Pokémon is property of Satoshi Tajiri, Nintendo, and Game Freak.
Everything else I made up myself. No real copyright or anything.
Starts out in Tokyo, late 20th century.
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This story features characters from a Japanese comic book and animated TV show called Sailor Moon. The main characters are five girls who used to be princesses of different planets, about one thousand years ago. Their kingdoms were totally destroyed when an invading force from the Dark Kingdom, or Negaverse, attacked from the planet Earth. The Dark Kingdom controlled powerful magic and deadly monsters that had the ability to drain the energy from their victims.
Everyone was killed in the fight except for one single individual, Queen Serenity of the Moon Kingdom. Once the Dark Kingdom's carnage and destruction had come to an end, Serenity used her own magic to gather together the spirits of the people who were killed and send them all to the planet Earth, where they were reincarnated as humans a thousand years in the future.
The princesses of the five main stars of astrology; Princess Serena of the Moon, Princess Ami of Mercury, Princess Mina of Venus, Princess Rei of Mars, and Princess Lita of Jupiter; were all reborn in the city of Tokyo. Also sent forward in time to guide them were two intelligent, talking cats, Luna and Artemis. They were sent to locate the princesses once they had begun to regain their memories of their past lives.
These girls also have the power to transform at will into beautiful but powerful warriors, each with her own special elemental weapon. Serena, a blonde-haired girl who is denoted for being rather lazy and soft-centered, transforms into Sailor Moon and uses the power of special Crystals. Ami, a super-smart blue-haired girl who likes to read and study 24/7, transforms into Sailor Mercury and uses the power of Ice. Mina, an aspiring young girl with long blonde hair, who came to Tokyo from England and was a champion volleyball player, transforms into Sailor Venus and uses the power of Light. Rei, a temperamental priestess with long black hair and psychic powers, transforms into Sailor Mars and uses the power of Fire. Lita, a tall brown-haired girl who specializes in martial arts, transforms into Sailor Jupiter and uses the power of Lightning. (Note: the Japanese word 'henshin' is used in place of the word 'transform' in this story.)
After one thousand years of banishment from the Solar System, the Dark Kingdom returned to conquer Earth by stealing energy from the population of Tokyo. The Sailor Scouts (or Sailor Senshi, as they are called in this story) had fought them every time they attacked, usually having to face some strange monster or dark power. After a long, hard battle, the Senshi managed to defeat the leader of the Dark Kingdom, Queen Beryl, thus destroying the last remaining remnants of the terrible and barbaric people who had demolished their kingdoms so long ago.
Other evil villains were soon to follow, coming to Earth to seek power or energy by use of monsters and magic. Even though every new enemy was stronger than the last, the Senshi also became stronger as they learned more and more about their own past and special powers. This story takes place a few days after the defeat of the people from the Black Moon, who had come from the future to take over Tokyo while in its 'primitive stage'; in the 30th Century, Tokyo had become the center of the universe, and was the base of the future Sailor Senshi and Neo-Queen Serenity, ruler of the future Earth.
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It was late at night.
The night sky was spangled with stars, hosted by a full moon, which resembled an enormous carved pearl hanging in the dark blue velvet sky. There was hardly any movement or sound in this area of Tokyo except for the rustle of tree branches in the wind, or of paper being blown across the sidewalk.
Everyone was at home, asleep in his or her beds, oblivious to everything else but their own subconscious foretellings and fantasies.
A car rushed by the Tsukino house, blowing a piece of old newspaper toward the gate. It batted silently against the metal bars, and then dropped to the ground. The invisible wind whispered like a hurried ghost down the street.
Serena Tsukino lay in her bed, fast asleep. Her bed sheets were tossed about, her dreams being rather vivid.
Luna lay on the bed beside Serena, watching the world outside through the bedroom window. She was very tired, though she could not make herself go to sleep. She didn't understand why. She just felt she had to keep watch for some reason unknown.
She sighed and looked out at the shadowed streets below. The skies were clear; it was going to be a sunny day tomorrow. Serena was planning to go on a picnic in the park near the Shrine with the other girls. Artemis was sure to attend as well, arriving with Mina. The rest of the day would be spent lounging in the soft grass on one of the park's several hills, basking lazily in the sun.
Lazy seemed to fit with everything Serena did, whether she planned it or not, Luna thought. However, she did enjoy the thought of some well-earned rest, considering the battles they had fought to defeat their enemy. Everyone needed a day off after fighting the Dark Forces.
Luna looked down on the street in front of the house. Another car went by, it's headlights glaring. It stopped at the intersection, then turned right and went off down another street. The white light dimmed as it went out of sight behind some buildings.
Then Luna noticed something near the intersection. An area of darkness shifted slightly, and then disappeared altogether. She looked around that area again, but didn't see anything suspicious. She got up on all fours and looked again. Nothing but asphalt and streetlamps.
She padded over to Serena and prodded her shoulder with her paw.
"Serena... get up, there's something strange going on outside."
Serena shifted around, then rolled over and went back to sleep, snoring audibly.
Luna prodded her harder.
"Serena, wake up! I need you to find out what's going on!"
She stopped snoring for a moment, then yawned, rolling back over.
"What is it, Luna...."
"There was a shadow outside that moved, then disappeared. I need you to go check it out with me."
Serena then pushed herself into a sitting position, and yawned again.
She shook her head to bring things into focus.
"Sure, Luna.... yawn.... wait until I get my slippers on..."
Started 2/8/2001
Characters mentioned here: Sailor Moon and Pokémon.
Sailor Moon is property of Naoko Takeuchi, Toei Animation, and Kodansha.
Pokémon is property of Satoshi Tajiri, Nintendo, and Game Freak.
Everything else I made up myself. No real copyright or anything.
Starts out in Tokyo, late 20th century.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
This story features characters from a Japanese comic book and animated TV show called Sailor Moon. The main characters are five girls who used to be princesses of different planets, about one thousand years ago. Their kingdoms were totally destroyed when an invading force from the Dark Kingdom, or Negaverse, attacked from the planet Earth. The Dark Kingdom controlled powerful magic and deadly monsters that had the ability to drain the energy from their victims.
Everyone was killed in the fight except for one single individual, Queen Serenity of the Moon Kingdom. Once the Dark Kingdom's carnage and destruction had come to an end, Serenity used her own magic to gather together the spirits of the people who were killed and send them all to the planet Earth, where they were reincarnated as humans a thousand years in the future.
The princesses of the five main stars of astrology; Princess Serena of the Moon, Princess Ami of Mercury, Princess Mina of Venus, Princess Rei of Mars, and Princess Lita of Jupiter; were all reborn in the city of Tokyo. Also sent forward in time to guide them were two intelligent, talking cats, Luna and Artemis. They were sent to locate the princesses once they had begun to regain their memories of their past lives.
These girls also have the power to transform at will into beautiful but powerful warriors, each with her own special elemental weapon. Serena, a blonde-haired girl who is denoted for being rather lazy and soft-centered, transforms into Sailor Moon and uses the power of special Crystals. Ami, a super-smart blue-haired girl who likes to read and study 24/7, transforms into Sailor Mercury and uses the power of Ice. Mina, an aspiring young girl with long blonde hair, who came to Tokyo from England and was a champion volleyball player, transforms into Sailor Venus and uses the power of Light. Rei, a temperamental priestess with long black hair and psychic powers, transforms into Sailor Mars and uses the power of Fire. Lita, a tall brown-haired girl who specializes in martial arts, transforms into Sailor Jupiter and uses the power of Lightning. (Note: the Japanese word 'henshin' is used in place of the word 'transform' in this story.)
After one thousand years of banishment from the Solar System, the Dark Kingdom returned to conquer Earth by stealing energy from the population of Tokyo. The Sailor Scouts (or Sailor Senshi, as they are called in this story) had fought them every time they attacked, usually having to face some strange monster or dark power. After a long, hard battle, the Senshi managed to defeat the leader of the Dark Kingdom, Queen Beryl, thus destroying the last remaining remnants of the terrible and barbaric people who had demolished their kingdoms so long ago.
Other evil villains were soon to follow, coming to Earth to seek power or energy by use of monsters and magic. Even though every new enemy was stronger than the last, the Senshi also became stronger as they learned more and more about their own past and special powers. This story takes place a few days after the defeat of the people from the Black Moon, who had come from the future to take over Tokyo while in its 'primitive stage'; in the 30th Century, Tokyo had become the center of the universe, and was the base of the future Sailor Senshi and Neo-Queen Serenity, ruler of the future Earth.
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It was late at night.
The night sky was spangled with stars, hosted by a full moon, which resembled an enormous carved pearl hanging in the dark blue velvet sky. There was hardly any movement or sound in this area of Tokyo except for the rustle of tree branches in the wind, or of paper being blown across the sidewalk.
Everyone was at home, asleep in his or her beds, oblivious to everything else but their own subconscious foretellings and fantasies.
A car rushed by the Tsukino house, blowing a piece of old newspaper toward the gate. It batted silently against the metal bars, and then dropped to the ground. The invisible wind whispered like a hurried ghost down the street.
Serena Tsukino lay in her bed, fast asleep. Her bed sheets were tossed about, her dreams being rather vivid.
Luna lay on the bed beside Serena, watching the world outside through the bedroom window. She was very tired, though she could not make herself go to sleep. She didn't understand why. She just felt she had to keep watch for some reason unknown.
She sighed and looked out at the shadowed streets below. The skies were clear; it was going to be a sunny day tomorrow. Serena was planning to go on a picnic in the park near the Shrine with the other girls. Artemis was sure to attend as well, arriving with Mina. The rest of the day would be spent lounging in the soft grass on one of the park's several hills, basking lazily in the sun.
Lazy seemed to fit with everything Serena did, whether she planned it or not, Luna thought. However, she did enjoy the thought of some well-earned rest, considering the battles they had fought to defeat their enemy. Everyone needed a day off after fighting the Dark Forces.
Luna looked down on the street in front of the house. Another car went by, it's headlights glaring. It stopped at the intersection, then turned right and went off down another street. The white light dimmed as it went out of sight behind some buildings.
Then Luna noticed something near the intersection. An area of darkness shifted slightly, and then disappeared altogether. She looked around that area again, but didn't see anything suspicious. She got up on all fours and looked again. Nothing but asphalt and streetlamps.
She padded over to Serena and prodded her shoulder with her paw.
"Serena... get up, there's something strange going on outside."
Serena shifted around, then rolled over and went back to sleep, snoring audibly.
Luna prodded her harder.
"Serena, wake up! I need you to find out what's going on!"
She stopped snoring for a moment, then yawned, rolling back over.
"What is it, Luna...."
"There was a shadow outside that moved, then disappeared. I need you to go check it out with me."
Serena then pushed herself into a sitting position, and yawned again.
She shook her head to bring things into focus.
"Sure, Luna.... yawn.... wait until I get my slippers on..."