Sailor Moon Chronicles

Fanfic by Captiosus

-Prologue and Episode 1 Part 1-

!-- page size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in P margin-bottom: 0.08in --

Foreword from yours truly: Due to a hardware malfunction when I originally posted my stories, I am reposting them all in the way the website wishes them posted since I do not want my account disabled. There are a few changes to the storyline, as well as a increased number of details. I accept criticism, but be careful with the flames. I will post a new segment roughly once every two weeks.If you want to tell me something, go tell me in my forums on this site. Also, all names, places, objects and/or any other thing mentioned in this fanfic is either from the original Sailor Moon series or something which I have whipped up. So lean back, strap yourselves in, and prepare for one hell of a wild story!!

!-- page size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in P margin-bottom: 0.08in --

(A massive explosion is heard)

"Sir! We just lost the primary reactor pod! We don't have enough power to maintain orbit!"

"Primary weapons are offline. There is no way to fire the ship to ship weapons."

(Another explosion rocks the bridge of the starship.)

"What the hell was that!?" yelled the captain of the ship, pulling himself to his feet as he did so. He was pale from sheer shock. No one had expected the Negafleet to attack with such force and in such vast numbers.

An orderly turned and said, "That was an antimatter charge! They are trying to board us!" The captain rolled his eyes and activated his comlink, pinging the 5 mile long cruiser's com network.

"Attention all hands. Get to the lifeboats before we are overrun by boarding parties. We are being boarded. Repeat, we are being boarded. All fireteams, repel the boarding parties until everyone is away."

The captain sighed, knowing that his ship was doomed. He looked around the bridge and watched as everyone left the deck. A few moments later, a long series of thumps issued from the lower hull, and the captain watched as 20,000 escape pods screamed towards Crystal Tokyo. He got behind the helm of the massive cruiser and banked it to follow them, but he didn't get far. A pair of dreadnoughts (heavy assault craft) got in the way and opened fire, pounding flat the remaining shields. But they couldn't stop several billion tons of metal on a one way course with Earth's surface.

The huge ship slammed into the upper atmosphere with the force of a Solar Cannon shot, the cratered hull quickly building into a white hot mass of metal. The wings, the only control the cruiser had, began to tilt and warp, keeping the ship under control as the intense heat began to melt the hull. Shortly after the re-entry point, a short transmission came up from the surface.

"Captain, you better have a good explanation why 15,000 escape pods jut bombarded Crystal Tokyo and why Mercury says that the Phoenix is on a collision course with the city! Give me your explanation NOW!"

The captain sighed, and did something that he never did before. He leaned over to the com station and flipped the switch that shut down the antennas. But before he did, he sent back, "I have left a targeting beacon in orbit. Lock on to it, and blast it with a Solar Cannon shot. The beacon contains a 10 gigaton nuclear warhead. The blast will vaporize every enemy ship up there. As for me, I will try to miss Japan and park this wreck in the Pacific."

The huge ship was now a almost complete wreck, the only thing keeping it from flying out of control is the 4 remaining wings at the stern of the ship. But these were also ready to shear away from the ship in the thickening atmosphere. The ship groaned and shrieked from the stress as the ship began its 90 degree turn that would put its bulk in the North Pacific Ocean. The captain programmed the autopilot to keep the ship on course and made his way to the upper fighter bay, where his Lightningstrike Starfigher waited behind a powerful force field. The ship rolled to the left and to the right as the starboard stern wing ripped free, a chunk of metal 700 feet long. The captain made it to the bay only to find that the force field had collapsed, turning the bay into a 5000 degree furnace, incinerating the unshielded fighter. The captain swore, knowing that there was only one other way off the cruiser, a orbital drop pod. And at the current velocity, the pod's parachute would tear free. The captain made his way down to the drop bay, not realizing the ship was out of its ion storm. He opened the hatch to the drop bay and was greeted by a blast of warm air. He peered out of the holes in the hull from the drop tubes and saw the Pacific Ocean speeding by, 50,000 feet below. He jumped into the last pod and primed the firing mechanisms and sent the pod, with him inside, to a watery impact. But the ship had other ideas. With an earsplitting shriek, the remaining wings tore away, and the 5 mile long wreck was out of control.

The pod was shot out of the bay and was almost immediately hammered by the hull of the Phoenix as the ship rolled out of control. The pod's chute was immediately ripped off the top and the pod itself was tossed away from the ship at 400 miles per hour. The captain screamed as the pod rocketed towards a watery impact. He knew that the water would kill him instantly, but he screamed until impact.

(A massive explosion is heard)

The Commander of the Phoenix, Captain Richard Perez, woke up drenched in sweat and breathing hard. The dream had haunted him for the past month, and it scared him. He didn't want his ship and his life to end so suddenly, and for good reason. It had been 5000 years since he last saw Earth and the other planets and he was curious on how things had changed in the time during his exploration of the galaxy. But for the moment, he got out of his bed and walked to the large porthole, gazing at the star which was still 2 light-years away. During the last fight, both of its trans-dimensional drives were damaged. The fastest the ship could go on the mighty antimatter/fusion engines was the speed of light.

The ship itself was a marvel of engineering. Hewn from an all metal asteroid, the cruiser was 26,400 feet long, 8976 feet wide (excluding the stern wings), and 8,500 feet high from the bottom of the ship's greenhouse to the top of the reactor pods. The ship had a minimum crew of 20,000 men and women as well as an AI. The engines used a fusion/antimatter hybrid system to provide power. The ship could if needed, be split into two parts, the upper hull and the lower. The upper hull contained the main engines as well as some small weapons. The lower hull, being almost twice as long, had more weapons but less propulsion. Just 2 small reactor pods prevented it from being a large drifting hulk of metal flinging laser bolts and metal slugs into space. The result is the ship could split and become 2 smaller ships, dealing damage out at a massive rate from both sides, pounding the enemy into a pulp. The ship also had another weapon, called the Eclipse Cannon. The Cannon was an energy weapon capable of destroying a star. But the weapon had a catch. The entire ship has to reconfigure to fire it and as soon as it has stopped the beam, the ship was immobile due to the stalled reactors. If the ship can't get the reactors running back online, it would be consumed by onrushing shockwave.

But at the moment, Richard wasn't thinking of the cannon or the engines or the ship itself. He was thinking of getting back to sleep. But he knew this was impossible at the moment. He rose up out of his bunk and began getting dressed. The captain was a big man, towering at 6'3" tall and weighing almost 240 pounds. Most of the extra weight came from the 13 bones that had been replaced by carbon fiber and metal alloy in his right arm. He had dark hair and eyes, and despite 5 millennia of being inside the ship, had a decent tan. His temper was almost legend, and if he got angry at someone, he would use his solar sword and bash them upside the head. When he was in a good mood he was quite likeable, with a quick mouth and a sharp mind, he could always find something to chat about. He also wasn't like most people in positions of power, staying in a seat and speaking to people from afar. His morning routine usually included:

A quick 2 mile jog to the bridge

A run down to Engineering to chat and get a good soak in the heat of the reactors (the saunas were in the engineering compartments due to the reactors putting out massive amounts of excess heat)

And finally, a walk to the bow mess hall to pig out on some food.

While doing this little routine, he would chat with crew members that he met along his 6 mile long route. And while at the mess hall, he would sit among the crew as an equal, someone who didn't want or need the flattery that comes with a position of command. So as a result, most of the men and women under him knew him well and would gladly protect him… not like it is needed. His skill with his sword has left more than one arrogant enemy in ribbons, and he could dish out energy attacks, in the form of flames, with incredible force. The Solar Sword, an ancient weapon of considerable power, enabled the wielder to attack and defend him/herself with the power of the stars, nuclear fusion. The Sword, however, cannot be wielded by any ordinary person, Only someone who is a kind and brave person who is willing to suffer for others can even hold it. But even then, the sword cannot be wielded on the field of battle until the new owner of the sword can defeat the spirit of the last owner in a one on one fight to the death.

xxxxxxxxxx

Sailor Pluto was never one really for words. The near absolute zero temperatures of her planet namesake made speaking something of a luxury. She was in her small home near the planet core, the warmest part of the planet, when one of the orderlies in charge of monitoring the outer solar system for anomalies and other events came barging into her room. Pluto didnt turn around as the orderly gave his report.

"Ma'am, there are several massive objects the size of small comets and large asteroids headed for the inner solar system. There are approximately thirty of these objects, each one on a course for our planets, three of which have already settled in orbit around our world. These vessels arent hostile as far as I can tell."

He was about to continue when she put up a hand and said, "Ready the communications array. I need to send a message to the others."

Once her message was off, she charged up some of her power and began to warp to the inner planets. But barely ten seconds after she left the surface, she came to an abrupt halt in one of the ships. Pluto had maybe four seconds to register what had happened before she was knocked out by a flame shaped sword.

xxxxxxxxxx

Sailor Jupiter jumped off the massive pillar, dodging the hail of bullets from the 4 men attacking her. She hid behind the pillar thinking of a way to get behind them and blast them with a few well placed bolts of lightning. A blast blew her and the pillar 30 feet away, dangerously close to a long fall to the planet core. She rolled over and proceeded to unleash the full fury of the Planet that she called home. 4 huge bolts dropped from the clouds and blew the 4 men off the sparring platform. A cheer went up from the spectators who were there to watch Jupiter practice her fighting skills. As she walked off the platform to go take a shower, the received a telepathic message from Sailor Uranus. The message included a quick description of what was going on, the ships themselves, and where they were headed. As she mentally listened to this she realized this was potentially the first major threat the inner planets have faced in a long time. She realized that it was time to return to Earth and prepare to confront this threat. But as she looked up and saw the monster ship performing a slingshot orbit, she knew it was going to take all the Scouts to blast it back where it came from.

The huge ship was long but sleek looking. The eight engines at the back glowed a deep blue hue and the visible ion trail was thousands of miles long. It had four pairs of wings, one pair a short distance from the three bow prongs, two more pairs near the middle, and the largest pair near the reactor pods. From her viewpoint the bridge, put above the middle pairs of wings, looked like a head , with narrow eyes and a long jagged window that was obviously the main deck. If anything, the huge vessels looked like some wierdly shaped birds, for there were several more of these ships following the bigger one

. As Jupiter began her trip she fired off a message to the inner planets, telling them everything. But the huge ship locked on to the signal, spun around and charged forward. Jupiter tried to dodge the ship but it was soon on top of her and a bright beam grabbed her. She sent a huge bolt of lightning streaking towards the hull but the energy shields absorbed the bolt without harm to the hull. Jupiter continued firing off attacks as the ship pulled her into a small cargo bay. A force field flared to life over the bay's opening, allowing an atmosphere to be sustained in the bay. Jupiter was paranoid by this point, but also curious. Why capture her but not kill her? She looked for a door to get out of the bay but before she could a huge bolt of fire slammed into her back, knocking her out. Her last thought was that the occupants of he ship she was on and the other vessels were hostile.

xxxxxxxxxxx

Sailor Mars was on Earth when the ship finally showed up. It was so large that as it was crossing the line into dusk, the sunlight could be seen bouncing off the parts of the hull that weren't charred. As Mars watched, the huge ship turned around and fired its engines to drop into low earth orbit. As Mars watched all of this, Sailor Mercury walked up next to her, Visor and minicomputer already out and scanning.

"What is it?" asked Mars, still watching the huge ship as it began to extend solar panels. The minicomputer beeped a few more times before Mercury replied, "It has a mass of a small asteroid. It uses a fusion antimatter engine system for propulsion and is emitting an energy barrier. High amounts of infrared light indicate there are life forms on board. And it is at least several miles long. My guess? A starship carrying sentient beings."

"Do you think they are hostile?"

"More details indicate there are weapons but they aren't ready to fire."

Mars was about to reply when a trio of beeps from the computer indicated an incoming message. Mercury accepted the transmission and ran it through her minicomputer's speakers. For several seconds, there was nothing. A voice cracked through, heavily distorted, but it was still intelligible. And unmistakably, it was speaking in clear English.

"This is the starship Phoenix of the Solar Fleet. If anyone is listening, please respond on any available frequencies. Our hull is heavily damaged, we have little supplies, and 2 female humans have been trying to destroy my ship. If anyone is down there, please respond…"

Mercury looked at Mars, who was looking at the massive ship with a look of apprehension on her face. Mars, being someone who is cautious when preparing to attack a fairly large enemy. She paused for a moment, and then said, "I think we should respond. After all, it sounds like he has two of the scouts onboard. And besides, if something that big wanted to waste Crystal Tokyo, not even the Queen could stop it."

Mercury nodded, knowing whoever was in the ship, now preparing to drop below the horizon, was peaceful as long as they were. She opened a channel to the ship, bouncing it off one of the comsats that were in orbit over the Pacific.

"This is Sailor Mercury of the Solar Kingdom. We hear you and we are willing to help with your repairs and resupply. But might I ask who you have captured?"

The voice responded, "We have captured 2 human females. One goes by the name of Pluto. The other goes by the name of Jupiter. Ever since we showed up in the inner solar system, they have been hammering the walls of the cargo bay they are in with temporal and lightning based attacks. Any suggestion as to handle them?"

Mars's eyebrows shot up. This didn't sound good at all. But if the being in the ship wished to reason with them, then so be it. The response was short and to the point.

"We wish that you kindly put those two on the planet surface. They mean you no harm."

"Well I think they mean me harm. I DID knock them out in order to subdue them. And besides, Jupiter has challenged me to a one on one brawl, and I have yet to accept. If you want them back, I will send them down in a dropship on the next orbital pass over your current position. Just bounce a red, low power laser off our hull and they will be on the ground in 20 minutes."

Both of the scouts were suspicious though. A person who has someone captive doesn't just give up his captives like that. Something was up, and it didn't sound like he was just going to drop the scouts off and be on his way. He wanted something. And from the size of the ship, he could get it.

But before the scouts could make a choice and tell the Crystal Nucleus what was going on, a mayday came over the com channel.

"Mayday Mayday! This is the Starship Phoenix on all frequencies. An unknown, potentially hostile force has attacked my ship and pushed us out of orbit. Our current course is going to put us on the East coast of the islands off the main Continent. We are entering the atmosphere at a high speed and will hit the ground at approximately 4,000 miles an hour. Impact will throw up massive amounts of dirt and contaminated metal."

Mars and Mercury, both having dealt with many things before, knew exactly what shoved the huge ship into the atmosphere.

The Negaverse.