The beginning of part I
The girl stood pensively, looking around the throne room for someone who would argue for her rights. She only saw her tormentor and the royal guard, the men in the same color as those that took away her life. It was truly unfair. She looked into the blue ehai of her captor and almost started crying. She stood before the swirling mass of colors that constituted the portal and took a hesitant step forward. She looked at her ruler one last time and wondered in her head, 'What did I ever do to you Selenity- Sama?'
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Two Years Prior, on a planet currently at war with the Silver Millennium
A little girl with purple hair matted with blood sat on a cot, watching warily as the people passed by her. The nurses came by and took one look at her and just continued walking shaking their heads. It was a common occurrence here. They all looked at her oddly, just because she did not remember who she was. It was unfair to her. She could not help that she could not remember; such was just the case.
The girl with the light purple hair stood up and walked around. She knew that she could not possibly stay there forever. Taking a look at the city that surrounded her proved that. The city was in ruins. Soldiers of the Silver Millennium had come and destroyed the city because the people had thought that they could overcome the Silver Millennium and take its power. They ended up paying with the lives of most of their citizens. This left a lot of orphans.
The girl waited until nightfall to return to bed. She knew that she wouldn't fall asleep. Such was impossible. The screams of the wounded, the moans of the dying and the laughs of those that put them all here kept her awake. The men in the dusty brown that signified all that she hated, the men that took away her family.
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POV change, first person, the same time period, the same planet
I've been here for about a week. It's so uncomfortable here, all the people that come to stare at me. The insipid nurses that try to tell me that everything will be all right. I laugh at them and tell them to look around. Any parents that I might have had would not look for me because the chances were that I would be dead. And even that is improbable because they are most likely dead. The only place that could bring back my memories was destroyed. They look at me sadly and give me a pathetic smile. They tell me that everything will be all right where I'm going. They tell me that the Goddess of the Moon will protect me.
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The Silver Millennium, Sixth months later
I've been here for about sixth months. Everyone is nice, not nearly as bad as I had first anticipated. Queen Selenity- Sama isn't the evil person that I thought she was. She has sacrificed a lot for her kingdom.
Selenity- Sama has taken a liking to me. I think it's mostly out of pity though. She sent for a doctor from Mercury to check on me. The only thing that the doctor could really tell me was that I'm eight years old. I still haven't gotten my memory back, and no one thinks that I ever will. That's not quite as bad as people think it is. Its kind of advantageous, if you think about it. I won't ever remember my family, so I won't feel sad for losing them. I can't really grieve over something that I don't remember.
I'm not the only child here. I am the only the orphan here, though. The rest of the children are training to be guardians for her majesty's daughter, Selenity- Sama. It kind of gets confusing, all the heirs having the same name, but everyone else seems to be okay with it so I don't say a word.
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POV change, Selenity.
I sit there, listening to my council talk to me about random things. Mostly about the danger that SailorPluto is in. I know that myself, but what can I do? I think that she is more equipped than anyone is, because she is of the blood of Chronos. The last few people that we had sent to the Time Gate went insane in a matter of weeks. And that was our problem, we had to find the real SailorPluto, because no replacement would survive. I remember the day that she had been found. The council had been ecstatic, and so had I. She was a once in a lifetime find. More than that, a once in a millennia or more.
A girl with Dark green hair, and red ehai kneeled in front of me, the person that had brought peace to the universe. She gave a hesitant smile and reached for the henshin stick in null space. She said a silent incantation and there stood SailorPluto in the girl's place. She took the Time key from me and almost fell down. She stood up and tried again, managing to keep her balance. With the Time Key in her hands she walked toward the portal to the Time Gate that would be eternally in my throne room. With each step she took she grew in confidence and by the time she reached the portal she was virtually running, and with a leap and a barely audible "yatta!" she was gone. To most likely never see the light of the sun against the blackness of space.
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POV change, third person. Later that week
" But Queen Selenity- Sama, even you think that she's the perfect choice."
" She may be perfect but I don't want to send her there. It's inhumane!"
" And sending Pluto- san there wasn't?!?"
" It's not the same. Pluto- san was born to be the Guardian of Time. Seishi- chan would be chosen to go there and she wouldn't have any natural born abilities to help with the transition."
" So you feel fine about leaving Pluto- san there all alone?"
" NO!"
" Then why are you doing this. Is this because you have a closer connection to Seishi- chan than you had to Pluto- san?"
" NO!"
" Then dare desu ka?"
" It's because she has no one. She already partially blames us for the death of her parents, we just about took everything from her."
" Even more reason to send her. She has nothing to lose."
" Are you that heartless?" " Are you that heartless?"
" no. I'm not. But I don't want to force this on her. I want it to be her decision."
" Very well then, Queen Selenity- Sama."
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After another six months
The advisors to Queen Selenity have summoned Seishi to their chambers and are talking to her about the affairs at hand. Seishi is now ten years old and is surprised by the sudden change in procedure. The queen's council had never called her. She sat at the end of a monstrous oak table. All the council sat there staring at her. They began to talk and Seishi could only listen.
" Seishi- chan, you're here because we need to talk to you about something of great importance."
" Seishi-chan, its necessary for someone with your abilities to take a post for the queen."
" Remember, this is of the greatest importance."
" It has taken us a very long time to find that you were the perfect candidate." " Am I really?"
" hai, Seishi- chan. You are the most qualified."
" And Queen Selenity - Sama wants this for me?"
" hai, she also thinks that you are perfect for this. She was the one that actually realized that you were perfect for this."
" So Queen Selenity- Sama wants this, she approves?"
" hai, we couldn't do anything without her approval first."
" You would be doing Queen Selenity- Sama a big favor. You would be remembered for your service."
" Maybe even revered."
" Honto Ni?"
" hai."
" Then I'll do it. Whatever Queen Selenity- Sama needs of me I'll gladly do. I want her to be proud of me. She has helped me so much, this is the way that I can show my gratitude."
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POV change, Seishi.
It took me a while to find out just what the queen wanted of me. The council was so secretive. They almost told me that it wasn't my business. I guessed that it must be very important if they won't tell me what it is until the last moment. I'm really proud of myself. This is the best way to make sure that I won't be forgotten like so many other people. And if my parents are still alive, then they can be proud of the daughter that they lost.
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Three weeks later.
I don't believe what they're doing to me. They finally told me this post that the queen needs me to fill. The Time Gate?!?!? That is the most horrible place that they could send me. Why there? What did I do? Does the Queen hate me so much that she finds it necessary for me to be so far away? Desu ka because they need me to be away, because of my past? I don't remember who I am, but I came from a place that tried to conquer the Silver Millennium. Is that why?
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Later that week
The girl stood pensively, looking around the throne room for someone who would argue for her rights. She only saw her tormentor and the royal guard, the men in the same color as those that took away her life. It was truly unfair. She looked into the blue ehai of her captor and almost started crying. She stood before the swirling mass of colors that constituted the portal and took a hesitant step forward. She looked at her ruler one last time and wondered in her head, 'What did I ever do to you Selenity- Sama?'
The end of part I
The girl stood pensively, looking around the throne room for someone who would argue for her rights. She only saw her tormentor and the royal guard, the men in the same color as those that took away her life. It was truly unfair. She looked into the blue ehai of her captor and almost started crying. She stood before the swirling mass of colors that constituted the portal and took a hesitant step forward. She looked at her ruler one last time and wondered in her head, 'What did I ever do to you Selenity- Sama?'
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Two Years Prior, on a planet currently at war with the Silver Millennium
A little girl with purple hair matted with blood sat on a cot, watching warily as the people passed by her. The nurses came by and took one look at her and just continued walking shaking their heads. It was a common occurrence here. They all looked at her oddly, just because she did not remember who she was. It was unfair to her. She could not help that she could not remember; such was just the case.
The girl with the light purple hair stood up and walked around. She knew that she could not possibly stay there forever. Taking a look at the city that surrounded her proved that. The city was in ruins. Soldiers of the Silver Millennium had come and destroyed the city because the people had thought that they could overcome the Silver Millennium and take its power. They ended up paying with the lives of most of their citizens. This left a lot of orphans.
The girl waited until nightfall to return to bed. She knew that she wouldn't fall asleep. Such was impossible. The screams of the wounded, the moans of the dying and the laughs of those that put them all here kept her awake. The men in the dusty brown that signified all that she hated, the men that took away her family.
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POV change, first person, the same time period, the same planet
I've been here for about a week. It's so uncomfortable here, all the people that come to stare at me. The insipid nurses that try to tell me that everything will be all right. I laugh at them and tell them to look around. Any parents that I might have had would not look for me because the chances were that I would be dead. And even that is improbable because they are most likely dead. The only place that could bring back my memories was destroyed. They look at me sadly and give me a pathetic smile. They tell me that everything will be all right where I'm going. They tell me that the Goddess of the Moon will protect me.
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The Silver Millennium, Sixth months later
I've been here for about sixth months. Everyone is nice, not nearly as bad as I had first anticipated. Queen Selenity- Sama isn't the evil person that I thought she was. She has sacrificed a lot for her kingdom.
Selenity- Sama has taken a liking to me. I think it's mostly out of pity though. She sent for a doctor from Mercury to check on me. The only thing that the doctor could really tell me was that I'm eight years old. I still haven't gotten my memory back, and no one thinks that I ever will. That's not quite as bad as people think it is. Its kind of advantageous, if you think about it. I won't ever remember my family, so I won't feel sad for losing them. I can't really grieve over something that I don't remember.
I'm not the only child here. I am the only the orphan here, though. The rest of the children are training to be guardians for her majesty's daughter, Selenity- Sama. It kind of gets confusing, all the heirs having the same name, but everyone else seems to be okay with it so I don't say a word.
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POV change, Selenity.
I sit there, listening to my council talk to me about random things. Mostly about the danger that SailorPluto is in. I know that myself, but what can I do? I think that she is more equipped than anyone is, because she is of the blood of Chronos. The last few people that we had sent to the Time Gate went insane in a matter of weeks. And that was our problem, we had to find the real SailorPluto, because no replacement would survive. I remember the day that she had been found. The council had been ecstatic, and so had I. She was a once in a lifetime find. More than that, a once in a millennia or more.
A girl with Dark green hair, and red ehai kneeled in front of me, the person that had brought peace to the universe. She gave a hesitant smile and reached for the henshin stick in null space. She said a silent incantation and there stood SailorPluto in the girl's place. She took the Time key from me and almost fell down. She stood up and tried again, managing to keep her balance. With the Time Key in her hands she walked toward the portal to the Time Gate that would be eternally in my throne room. With each step she took she grew in confidence and by the time she reached the portal she was virtually running, and with a leap and a barely audible "yatta!" she was gone. To most likely never see the light of the sun against the blackness of space.
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POV change, third person. Later that week
" But Queen Selenity- Sama, even you think that she's the perfect choice."
" She may be perfect but I don't want to send her there. It's inhumane!"
" And sending Pluto- san there wasn't?!?"
" It's not the same. Pluto- san was born to be the Guardian of Time. Seishi- chan would be chosen to go there and she wouldn't have any natural born abilities to help with the transition."
" So you feel fine about leaving Pluto- san there all alone?"
" NO!"
" Then why are you doing this. Is this because you have a closer connection to Seishi- chan than you had to Pluto- san?"
" NO!"
" Then dare desu ka?"
" It's because she has no one. She already partially blames us for the death of her parents, we just about took everything from her."
" Even more reason to send her. She has nothing to lose."
" Are you that heartless?" " Are you that heartless?"
" no. I'm not. But I don't want to force this on her. I want it to be her decision."
" Very well then, Queen Selenity- Sama."
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After another six months
The advisors to Queen Selenity have summoned Seishi to their chambers and are talking to her about the affairs at hand. Seishi is now ten years old and is surprised by the sudden change in procedure. The queen's council had never called her. She sat at the end of a monstrous oak table. All the council sat there staring at her. They began to talk and Seishi could only listen.
" Seishi- chan, you're here because we need to talk to you about something of great importance."
" Seishi-chan, its necessary for someone with your abilities to take a post for the queen."
" Remember, this is of the greatest importance."
" It has taken us a very long time to find that you were the perfect candidate." " Am I really?"
" hai, Seishi- chan. You are the most qualified."
" And Queen Selenity - Sama wants this for me?"
" hai, she also thinks that you are perfect for this. She was the one that actually realized that you were perfect for this."
" So Queen Selenity- Sama wants this, she approves?"
" hai, we couldn't do anything without her approval first."
" You would be doing Queen Selenity- Sama a big favor. You would be remembered for your service."
" Maybe even revered."
" Honto Ni?"
" hai."
" Then I'll do it. Whatever Queen Selenity- Sama needs of me I'll gladly do. I want her to be proud of me. She has helped me so much, this is the way that I can show my gratitude."
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POV change, Seishi.
It took me a while to find out just what the queen wanted of me. The council was so secretive. They almost told me that it wasn't my business. I guessed that it must be very important if they won't tell me what it is until the last moment. I'm really proud of myself. This is the best way to make sure that I won't be forgotten like so many other people. And if my parents are still alive, then they can be proud of the daughter that they lost.
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Three weeks later.
I don't believe what they're doing to me. They finally told me this post that the queen needs me to fill. The Time Gate?!?!? That is the most horrible place that they could send me. Why there? What did I do? Does the Queen hate me so much that she finds it necessary for me to be so far away? Desu ka because they need me to be away, because of my past? I don't remember who I am, but I came from a place that tried to conquer the Silver Millennium. Is that why?
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Later that week
The girl stood pensively, looking around the throne room for someone who would argue for her rights. She only saw her tormentor and the royal guard, the men in the same color as those that took away her life. It was truly unfair. She looked into the blue ehai of her captor and almost started crying. She stood before the swirling mass of colors that constituted the portal and took a hesitant step forward. She looked at her ruler one last time and wondered in her head, 'What did I ever do to you Selenity- Sama?'
The end of part I