Hi All

I just thought to add a note at the beginning this time. There are many Silver Millennium stories out there but I really wanted to do one, although Re-Birth of the Fallen is set during this time. This is my take on the Silver Millennium, it will lead right up to the fall of the Moon Kingdom and will set up everything hopefully for the next story. This version includes Shitennou/Senshi pairings as suggested in Crystal and a little in the manga (that picture where they are paired off)

Hope you all like it and enjoy the journey :-)

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or anything to do with the franchise, I just roll about in it. I do however own my own oc characters. I also do not own the image used.

Prologue

The Moon palace was said to be the most magical of palaces throughout their galaxy. With its bright white roman styled exterior from its long columns and big domes the Moon palace was a place of mystic. The backdrop of the dark skies filled with stars and meteors created an ambience of peace. She had been the first Queen to rule the Moon Kingdom and she was the first to unite the planets of her Solar System, well, almost all the planets.

Queen Serenity had many names given to her throughout her long eternal life but the name she most cherished was that of Selene, the Goddess Selene, a name the people of Earth had ascribed to her when relations had been peaceful. Her race, the people of the Moon had watched over Earth from afar, never interfering as this was a law handed down by the superior Gods. She obeyed these rules simply because she had no choice, but that didn't stop her watching over Earth and sometimes, going down to visit herself without anyone knowing.

The universe was at peace but Queen Serenity knew things were changing. She could feel it within her own spirit. So she decided as a precaution, she had to form an alliance with the surrounding planets, with rulers who, like herself, had to obey those celestial beings that hid within the shadows of their existence. As the holder of the single most powerful object in the universe, Queen Serenity had been selected to be the ruler of the Silver Alliance. Uniting these planets had taken time and careful planning but through her great expanse of wisdom, she had managed to do what seemed to many as impossible.

However, not all the planets within her Solar System had opted in. Because the Earth was to be left alone, Queen Serenity had excluded the Golden Kingdom of Earth from the Alliance, citing that they were still developing and there was a hidden darkness within humans that made them dangerous. The planetary leaders of the Silver Alliance had all agreed, declaring that the laws set before them had to be followed. There was to be no fraternizing between Earth and the Planets of the Silver Alliance.

So Earth could only ever know about life outside their planet from books and sometimes, when the need was required, a representative to communicate any necessary information. Only a select few from the Palace of Elysian of the Golden Kingdom knew of the Silver Alliance. Thousands of years passed like this, in peace and Queen Serenity believed she had achieved something truly special. But Earth remained a problem. It wasn't that she didn't like Earth, she loved the planet but there were rules to be followed, regulations that couldn't be broken. And as the years went by, Queen Serenity watched on in horror as Earth constantly had wars with each other, bloody fights, raping's and other heinous crimes that shocked the whole Silver Alliance.

There came a time when the Golden Kingdom had been firmly established with Elysian as its capital, where Queen Serenity herself had come down with the other leaders of the Alliance. The Queen of Venus who the people of Earth called the Goddess of Love, The King of Mars, the God of War and descendent of Aries, the King of Mercury, Hermes, known for his quickness but also his people were known for their increasing intelligence through being the planet that carried information. The King of Jupiter, the earthlings called him the God of Thunder as lightening seemed to pop out from his very being, a direct descendent of Zeus. The King of Neptune, descendant of Poseidon, the land of deep waters and elegance, the King of Uranus, Caelus known as Father Sky, The King of Pluto, a direct descendent of Hades and a man filled with darkness he was ascribed as the leader of the Underworld which he fully revelled in. And finally, Cronus, the King of Saturn, a man of agriculture and liberation, known for carrying a scythe with him. Queen Serenity and the Queen of Venus were the only female rulers, of course Queen Serenity being the overall ruler.

King Aethlios was the young King of Earth; he had married a woman he had been betrothed to since he was young. He was an ambitious man as well as his own wife and revealed to Queen Serenity upon her visit to the Temple of Elysian that Earth had a mighty power set to rival that of the Silver Crystal. It was called the Golden Crystal and was protected by the current High Priest, Elio and his son the young Helios. Queen Serenity had been disturbed by her talk with the King but she tried to push her thoughts aside. The other rulers of course were more vocal in their opinion declaring that Earth sought to bring war and there had to be boundaries set upon them. King Aethlios didn't like their musings and thus believed that Queen Serenity wanted to rule over Earth. Relations between Earth and the Silver Alliance had been fragile ever since.

A few years later, Queen Serenity was visited by a golden haired god from the rulers above them. Her formation of the Silver Alliance had not gone unnoticed. As a dying race, the deities above knew Queen Serenity and her fellow rulers were the next generation to protect the entire cosmic galaxy from evil. His name was Aether, the embodiment of the upper air breathed only by the deities. His own birth was highly disputed and it was his birth that frightened Queen Serenity. But she was drawn to the man. His own deep blue eyes hypnotised her as he told her it was time to give her a reward, and her reward was to be her heart's desire, that of conceiving a child.

But this was not meant to be no ordinary child. Queen Serenity's child would be the next holder of the Silver Crystal and ruler of the Moon and leader of the Silver Alliance, no; Queen Serenity's child needed a special heritage. So Aether gave himself to Queen Serenity for one night filled with passion, a passion Queen Serenity would never experience again with any man. Queen Serenity felt a new life grown within her, a precious light but there was a sense of foreboding that Queen Serenity couldn't ignore. Aether had said she would never see him again. Princess Serenity was never to know who her father was. Queen Serenity had then sworn she would never be with another man, she would carry on ruling on her own and would raise her daughter the same way.

The sense of foreboding was due to Aether's own birth. It was said that he was the son of Erebus who was darkness and Nyx who was Night. Another belief was that he was the son of Chaos. Would this heritage affect her daughter's life course? Queen Serenity wasn't sure but she needed to take precautions. So when children started being born within the Silver Alliance, Queen Serenity formed a plan, to protect their solar system and in future, to protect the Universe, Queen Serenity had formed the Sailor Senshi. From the planets of the Solar System, Queen Serenity chose the eldest daughter of each planet to become personal protectors of her own child as her daughter would be their future ruler. This was agreed upon quickly and as soon as Princess Serenity had been born, four personal guardians were chosen as well as four Outer Guardians.

Four young girls from the closer bonded planets of the Silver Alliance were chosen and now aged six years old, these four girls from the planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Mercury stood before the Queen of the Moon on the birthday of Princess Serenity. It was meant to be a happy occasion and as these four girls took their oaths and met their ward, Queen Serenity had started to feel a little more safe. But it seemed the heritage of her daughter was already starting to show itself. During the celebration, Queen Nehellenia, a dark mirror image of Queen Serenity herself appeared at the celebration. Her darkness frightened those of the Moon people but of course, the leaders of the Silver Alliance held their ground and waited to see what their leader was to do. Revelling in the uncomfortable feeling she had caused, Queen Nehellenia who was also centuries old questioned why she had not been invited to this celebration, was she not royal also? Queen Serenity knew Nehellenia was a threat to the peace she had worked so hard to achieve so Queen Serenity used her Moon Stick and sealed Nehellenia away, but not before Nehellenia cursed her daughter saying Princess Serenity would not live long enough to ascend the throne. It was then Queen Serenity knew that her daughter heritage would always follow her. Chaos would always seek her daughter throughout her life.

It was not long after that she gave the Outer Guardians their weighty responsibilities. She knew they would lead lonely lives and become isolated but it was for the good of their Solar System, she had no choice. She gave Sailor Pluto who was also named Princess Trista, the responsibility of guarding the Door of Space-Time, due to her deep connection to Chronos. Sailor Uranus and Neptune were protectors of the Silver Millennium from afar, to protect the planet from powerful outside forces. Queen Serenity also gave the weightiest responsibility to the last Outer Guardian, arguably the most powerful of all Sailor Senshi. Sailor Saturn who was to be known as soldier of Death and Rebirth, the Senshi of Silence she was forced to live alone, isolated from all her Senshi and only called upon when the worst was truly upon them. There was a special way to summon her, three talismans that were held only by the Outer Senshi in the objects of a sword, a mirror and the garnet orb. Her powers of destruction were a last resort that Queen Serenity felt was necessary. Of course, upon using these powers of destruction, Sailor Saturn herself would perish.

As Queen Serenity set all these precautions up, she could feel a negative energy surfacing, growing larger every day. As her daughter grew older, resembling her mother more and more, Queen Serenity knew that her daughter would have to face Chaos, a being and power intertwined within her own destiny, within her blood. It would always be attracted to her, it would always court her but on the other side of the coin, this part of her daughter could be the reason Princess Serenity's powers would indeed, surpass her own mothers in the future.

The time came when the Inner Senshi were to permanently live on the Moon. Although they would see their parents, it was still a sad time. Queen Serenity had many moments throughout her long reign were she wondered if she was doing the right thing. The deities that had once ruled over them were no longer in existence as belief in them had died. So much pressure had landed on her and she tried her hardest to make sure her daughter was aware of the responsibilities that would be placed on her. She tried to instil the laws that governed them as a race and taught her daughter about the Silver Crystal, the very life force of the Queen of the Moon. But the Queen could see her daughter was a spirited girl filled with curiosity and wonder. What worried the Queen was her daughters' fascination with the blue planet that was Earth and its Prince, Prince Endymion. King Aethios was becoming more and more ill by the day which left Prince Endymion as ruler of Elysian. Queen Serenity could see great potential in this Prince; he seemed kind and logical as well as having sensible guardians similar to the Senshi. Maybe in time, under the rule of this Prince, maybe Earth could become part of the Silver Alliance. Queen Serenity was now part of the higher deities along with the others of the Silver Alliance; she could make that decision in time. But the rules protected their way of life and she was unsure if she wanted to disrupt that.

"Princess, you need to go to your etiquette classes now" Sailor Mars, Princess Raye had scolded her charge as she found Serenity looking up towards Earth.

"Don't you ever wonder what Earth looks like Raye? Look at all that blue and green, it looks beautiful" Serenity said in a dream like state.

"Well, if you actually read any of the books in the royal library, you wouldn't have a need to wonder" Sailor Mars said folding her arms as her Princess spun around and pouted.

"I've read all the books to do with Earth; it's not the real thing!" Serenity whined. Sailor Mars shook her head giving her Princess a small smile. Sailor Mars was a beautiful entity with long black hair and violet eyes. Her main colour for her Sailor Fuku was red. Princess Serenity pretty much resembled her mother, from her long floor length Silver Odango's to her light blue eyes that sometimes bordered silver.

"You know the rules Serenity, we cannot go to earth, it is forbidden. They do such horrid things, why would you want to go down there? Come on, I promise a treat if you go to your class, Jupiter is in the kitchen right now" Sailor Mars enticed. Serenity's eyes grew large as she imagined the many sweets Jupiter was probably making.

"Oh I do hope Princess Lita bakes some cakes, I love them so much!" Serenity said smiling brightly. Sailor Mars smiled back and then turned around to take her Princess away. Princess Serenity stole one last glance at the Earth and then sighed.

'It wouldn't hurt just to visit the planet, who would find out? I could be in and out in a matter of minutes and no one would know' Princess Serenity thought as an idea began to form in her mind.

Unknown to Princess Serenity, on the very planet she was intrigued by stood a single figure standing in his gardens looking up towards the Moon. His ebony black hair hung loosely over his deep blue eyes as he shifted his weight from his left leg to his right. He kept his left hand on the bud of his sword but he clearly was not looking for a battle, he looked relaxed, calm and at peace with his surroundings. His blue eyes every now and again would flash a golden colour indicating the deep powers he held within. He was dressed in mostly black with silver armour on his shoulders, waist and long black boots that were also protected. His cape was black on the outside but a deep red on the inside. There were silver intricate designs on the chest of his uniform with gold designs on the collar.

"Your majesty, are you well?" the lone figure staring up towards the Moon was none other than Prince Endymion. His silver haired General, the leader of his Heavenly Kings, General Kunzite stood a little away from his Prince. Kunzite had long silver hair and wore a grey-white general's uniform with the chest part of the uniform left slightly open. He also wore diamond shaped earrings. He was known as the knight of Purity and Affection. As leader of the Heavenly Kings, sometimes known as the Shitennou, he carried considerable responsibility over his Prince as well as his fellow comrades, Nephrite, Knight of Intelligence and Comfort, Zoisite who was Knight of Purification and Healing and Jadeite who was the Knight of Patience and Harmony. Prince Endymion faced Kunzite and smiled at the man he considered not just his protector, but also best friend.

"I am fine Kunzite, Just needed some air" Endymion said. Kunzite nodded and then he also looked up towards the Moon.

"You are fascinated with that Planet aren't you?" Kunzite asked. Prince Endymion returned his attention to the Moon but said nothing.

"You know the rules, we all do. It would be interesting to actually meet them but your father believes the people of the Moon and that of the Silver Alliance wish to rule us" Kunzite said, not really believing in it himself.

"We don't know their intentions. They have kept away from us, that doesn't sound like a people that want to conquer" Endymion stated. Kunzite nodded and then returned his gaze towards the palace.

"We must head back your highness, you must rest and prepare for you meeting with the councillors tomorrow" Kunzite said chuckling at Prince Endymion's frustrated groan.

"Surely I have better things to do then to listen to old men moan about anything and everything" Endymion said.

"You may have better things to do but this is all part of becoming King" Kunzite answered as he started to walk away. Prince Endymion stole one more glance towards the Moon. He had heard that the Queen of the Moon was for a time the most beautiful woman in the entire Universe, that is, until her own daughter, Princess Serenity was born. What was this Princess like? Would she want to build more peaceful relations once they both took the thrones to their respective planets?

'I wonder what she is like." Prince Endymion thought as he closed his eyes and then followed his General.

And so the story of Prince Endymion and Princess Serenity was set to begin.

Hi - Just to add - King Aethlios is Prince Endymion's father - he was also used in Re-Birth of the Fallen

Aether is a deity and I made him Princess Serenity's father - King Aethlios and Aether are two different people - Aether is one of the dying race of gods, King Aethlios is human and King of Earth.

Hope that makes sense :-)