Disclaimer: I. Don't. Own. Them. Got it?
Author's Notes: Italics mean dreams! ^_~ I don't think this plot has been done before... *shrugs* It's one of those weird ideas that came to me during a lunch detention. *grumble* I don't see why I have to sit in for recess just because I didn't get my B+ quiz signed... -_-
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Chapter One: The Ancient
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A figure stood shadowed in darkness. The strong
aura that surrounded her seemed to make her glow faintly. She turned around
slowly only to reveal her crystal blue eyes. "Hello Sage," her sorrow laced
voice greeted.
"Who are you?" Sage asked quietly.
"I am a friend here to help the Ronin Warriors.
Please remember that..." her voice echoed as she faded into nothing.
Sage's head snapped up as he heard Cye speaking.
"What do you want for dinner Sage? Sage?" Sage stood up abruptly which
made the chair he had been sitting on rock unsteadily.
"I'm not hungry," he murmured as he walked out of
the room. The remaining Ronins glanced at each other before turning their
gaze to the doorway.
* * * * *
"Sleep well little one. You'll need it," a transparent
figure whispered as she kissed the sleeping girl's head. The figure vanished
after placing the Luna pen on Usagi's dresser. A few minutes later Usagi
woke up with tears in her eyes.
"I miss you Mama..." she murmured. Usagi wiped away
the tears as she walked to her dresser. For the third time this week she
had woken up early.
'I hope this doesn't become a habit,' she thought
worriedly to herself. She heard a yawn coming from a shaking ball of fur
on her comforter. She laughed lightly and gently draped the covers over
a shivering Luna.
* * * * *
Usagi thought about the day's events as she pulled on her new flannel pajamas. 'If I don't get a good nights rest, I'll fail those tests!' Usagi told herself, while thinking of what Rei would say and do if she didn't pass. She winced as she pulled the covers up to her chin. "Oh well. If I don't sleep now then I might as well kiss any chances of an A good bye," Usagi murmured while letting her heavy eyelids fall shut.
* * * * *
"Where am I?" Usagi asked the swirling mist and fog.
* * * * *
"Where the hell are we?!" Kento asked for the
twentieth time.
"We don't know Kento!" Sage snapped.
"Would you two please--" Cye was interrupted
by a familiar clanking sound. All five heads snapped up to see a distant
figure carrying a staff.
"There's no way..." Rowen said letting his statement
hang.
"Hello Ronins. It's good to see you alive and
well," the Ancient said nodding politely at the group.
"No offense, Ancient, but you're supposed to
be dead," Ryo said in a confused manner. The slight smile in the Ancient's
face showed them that he was very much alive.
* * * * *
"Hello?" Usagi called out to the voices she heard.
After not getting a response she began to wander towards the voices. She
found five young men were the source of the noise. They were accompanied
by another person. Usagi swallowed the lump in her throat as she crept
up behind the silver haired figure. This person seemed so familiar. Almost
too familiar.
"I am here to show you my face... and to tell
you who I really am," the person in the monk outfit stated.
* * * * *
"You're what?" Kento asked dumbfounded. The Ancient smiled and slowly pulled off the hat that had forever shadowed the upper part of his face.
* * * * *
Usagi blinked to make sure she was seeing things correctly. The silver haired person was holding two fingers together behind their back. Usagi bit her lower lip to keep from gasping out loud. 'That's the signal Mama and I used to help each other. Those royal banquets were way too boring to stay and talk to those stuffy royal people...' Usagi thought letting herself get off course. 'Then that means... Mama!' her mind cried out.
* * * * *
The Ancient dropped the hat. Right as it was about
to touch the ground, it vanished. The Ancient closed his eyes and summoned
the power of the Luna pen to his (now her) hand. Queen Serenity now stood
before a group of gaping teens.
"My name is Queen Serenity in this world." Two
curious crystal blue eyes appeared and scanned the small crowd from behind
the now transformed Ancient. Queen Serenity stepped aside to show her curious
daughter.
"Who are they?" Usagi asked.
"Who are they? That can't be the real Ancient!"
Kento in disbelief.
"Here's your pen back, dear," Queen Serenity
said handing Usagi the Luna pen. Usagi stared at the pen.
"I told Luna I didn't lose this!" The Queen let
peels of laughter escape her lips. Kento grew angry because he thought
he being deceived. He ran his armor orb around in the palm of his hand,
waiting for the perfect time to transform. Serenity turned to the Ronins
and began to tell why she had brought them there.
"Ronins, I have a favor to ask of you..." Serenity
started. "I'm asking you to train my daughter to use martial arts and to
help her control her power." Ryo wasn't too keen with the idea of training
a girl, much less a princess.
"Woah, wait a second. What good would this do
I mean--" Ryo started off as he stepped forward. Sage put his arm out to
stop the fiery tempered young man.
"I will. But in turn, I ask of you a favor,"
Sage said with a steady tone. Serenity nodded and looked to the rest of
the Ronins.
"I'll help," Cye said cheerfully.
"I'm in," Rowen murmured after sizing the princess
up. 'She couldn't be that hard to train, right? I mean she can't
be worse than Yuli was.'
Kento and Ryo didn't say anything, but Kento
had pocketed his armor orb. 'Sage trusts her but...' Queen Serenity smiled.
"I'll let you two sleep on it. I have to go.
Usagi do make sure you've studied for your test." Usagi turned scarlet.
"Yes Mama. Bye guys! I hope to see you tomorrow!"
Usagi said as she started to fade away. She blinked slowly. "WAH! Mama
I forgot everything I studied!!!" echoed through the dream world as the
odangoed girl disappeared completely. The queen giggled lightly as she
turned to the Ronins. She waved as they slowly faded away.
"You may come out now."
"May I be trained too, Grandma?" The queen frowned.
"I'm sorry little one, but Usagi has to be trained
immediately if she's to save the world from it's on coming doom."
* * * * *
Usagi bolted up straight in her bed. "I'm going to be trained? Eep! I need to review for the test!" she exclaimed as the pulled out her textbook.
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"My Lord, there are no powers in this world," a shadowed
figure said with a raspy voice.
"Good. For once you have done something right, but
if we run into any glitches you will be the first to be punished."
"Yes my Lord," the figure said bowing.
* * * * *
Mia walked in the door to find five sleeping figures
strewn about the floor. Rowen was sitting on the floor leaning against
the couch. Cye had fallen asleep on the couch against Kento, who had his
mouth hanging open.
'It's a miracle any of them can sleep through this
noise,' Mia thought. Her gaze shifted towards Ryo, who was sitting sideways
in the midnight colored armchair. Sage, who was right next to the armchair,
was in a trance.
"Sage..." Mia whispered as she squatted next to
the blonde. One blue-violet eye was seen as he slowly came out of his trance.
"Hey Sage, go to bed you need some sleep ok?" Sage nodded silently, but
then a thought struck him.
"I thought you were getting groceries..." Mia grinned.
"I went grocery shopping yesterday. And I know how
you guys don't like me out late so I used that as an excuse to get out."
Suddenly another thought struck him.
"Is this a first?" Mia blushed and shook her head.
"Where'd you go?"
"Oh just the usual club hopping..." Sage's eyes
bugged out, and Mia giggled. "Go to bed ok?" Mia walked up the stairs and
turned the corner. Sage closed his eyes.
"Ryo, you can stop pretending now."
"What gave me away?" the supposed to be sleeping
Ronin asked.
"Well besides the whole armchair shaking like there
was a tremor, nothing really." Ryo rolled his eyes.
"How could she sneak out like that?! I mean she
could be attacked or mugged or something..." Sage stood up and watched
his babbling leader. "And who knows when the Nether realm could come back!
Talpa wasn't the only one there! Remember the oth--"
"Ryo..." Ryo paused and looked at his tired friend.
"Yeah?"
"Shut up," Sage muttered as he made his way up the
stairs. Ryo's face held a look of mild shock and annoyance as his friend
disappeared up the stairs.
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This is my little Ronin/Sailor fic. It's kinda slow right now but hopefully
it'll pick up pace. Reviews, death threats, comments, criticism,
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