Hey guys! It's been a little while since I've posted, and I'm sorry about that. I had four ideas for fics, and I was deciding between them. I don't know if I'll write the other three, but hopefully I'll get around to it. I decided to write this one because it was the only one where I knew how I could end it. The other ones have interesting plots, but I have no idea how they will end up.
This fic is manga based, and the first few paragraphs have dialogue taken from act 8. Most of this chapter is just exposition, as this is an AU story.
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"How dare you! Not even God uses human energy for his own purposes! You are truly evil!" Sailor Moon shouted, appearing before Kunzite. She stood defensively in front of her senshi, snarling at her enemy. "I'm the sailor suited senshi of love and justice! Sailor Moon has arrived! In the name of the moon, I'll punish you!" The blonde-haired senshi pulled out the moon stick. "Moon Healing Escalation!"
Kunzite laughed, pushing his palm toward the teenager and sending her flying off Tokyo Tower. Sailor Moon screamed as she fell, believing that her life was going to end. Thankfully, she fell into the arms of Tuxedo Kamen just before she could hit the ground. She stared at him in awe, pulling him into a tight embrace. Thoughts flooded her brain. No way… he came to my rescue again!
Sailor Moon pulled away and forced a brave look onto her face. "You can't be here! We're going after the enemy, and we're going to defeat it! You have to run away!" Without thinking, she kissed him gently, knowing that it might be her last chance to do so. The senshi jumped up, returning to the battle. The masked hero placed a hand to his mouth, surprised by the new side of her personality that Sailor Moon was showing him.
"Supreme Thunder!" Jupiter yelled, throwing a flash of lightning at Kunzite. All of the senshi gasped as the attack bounced off of Kunzite as he had a forcefield surrounding him.
"Go ahead, keep giving me all of your energy. I'll return it to you a hundred times stronger when I attack!" he taunted, smirking. "I'll wipe this pitiful city, Tokyo, right off the map!" Usagi gasped, spinning around to face the senshi.
"Run! Quickly!" the moon senshi exclaimed, "He's going to attack us! Take the princess to a safe place. Protect her!"
"Sailor Moon!" the senshi yelled desperately, grabbing onto the girl they believed to be their princess. Venus broke free from the other senshis' restraining arms as Kunzite gathered the energy he collected from the senshi and prepared to attack Sailor Moon.
"Hurry! Go protect Sailor Moon!" the senshi of Venus shrieked.
Kunzite shot a beam of energy at Sailor Moon. Tuxedo Kamen leapt up and stood in front of her protectively. "Tuxedo Kamen!" the odangoed heroine screamed.
Suddenly a blinding, white glow pierced through Kunzite's attack before it could hit Tuxedo Kamen. Everyone gasped and covered their eyes from the light. Kunzite snarled and vanished with a whip of his cape.
Venus felt the moon insignia on her forehead vanish and a tiara materialized where it had been. Mars squinted one eye open and looked at Venus, whose fingers were tracing the golden band. "V-chan?" she whispered, realizing that Sailor Venus wasn't who she claimed to be.
When the light faded, the senshi, Luna, Artemis, and Tuxedo Kamen looked in the direction of the brightness. A short girl stood with a crystal hovering between her hands. Her long, silver hair was tied into two twin-tails with buns where they were tied off. Her silver gown trailed on the floor and complimented her pale complexion. A golden crescent moon blazed between her bangs. The girl's face was serious, but there was a hint of playfulness in her bright blue eyes.
Most notably, her face was identical to a certain moon senshi.
Sailor Moon reached up to touch her forehead, which felt hot. Her tiara had disappeared and a crescent identical to Serenity's was in its place. She looked to Tuxedo Kamen with wide eyes, who was starting at the ground with a look of realization of his face. Tears began to trickle down both of their faces.
Venus began to walk toward the girl, surprising the others. She knelt in front of her and smiled. "Princess Serenity," she stated. Serenity smiled and let a delicate laugh escape her rosy lips. "Princess, I apologize for impersonating you. I was instructed to act as a decoy so that the enemy would cancel their search for you."
"That's alright, Sailor Venus. You were doing what you thought was best. I thank you for that," Serenity reassured her, placing a hand on her shoulder. Luna stepped forward, furrowing her eyebrows.
"Princess? Is that you?" she asked. Mars, Mercury, and Jupiter stepped up beside her.
"You look just like…" Mercury began quietly.
"Sailor Moon," Jupiter finished, her eyes flashing between Serenity and Sailor Moon. The corners of Serenity's lips turned upward, her gaze landing on Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen.
"Endymion…" she whispered, staring into Tuxedo Kamen's eyes. She blinked, glancing at Sailor Moon. The moon princess giggled lightly. "I'm sure all of you want an explanation. I'll tell you everything, but first, let's go somewhere somewhere more… private." The senshi nodded.
"Let's go to the shrine. The only one there is Ojiichan, and he isn't going to bother us," Mars said to the group. They nodded and began to walk off to Hikawa Shrine. Tuxedo Kamen stayed where he was, hesitant to follow.
"Tuxedo Kamen?" Sailor Moon called, turning around and waiting for the masked hero. "Are you coming?" He opened his mouth, ready to tell her that he didn't think he was invited. However, Serenity gave him a warm smile and waved him forward.
"Come with us. You need answers just as much as my senshi do."
"Thousands of years ago, there was a kingdom inhabiting the moon. The Moon Kingdom was ruled by my mother, Queen Serenity. Normally, the women of the Silver Millennium royal bloodline are limited to one child. However, there is an anomaly. Every five generations, there is a slight chance that the queen could have twins. This applied to Queen Serenity." The princess glanced at Sailor Moon, who was staring at her lap.
"Twins?" Jupiter asked, looking between Serenity and Sailor Moon. Serenity nodded.
"In our previous lives, Sailor Moon and I were twin sisters. I was born first and inherited the ginzuishou. The queen named me after herself, since I was the heiress to the crown. Sailor Moon was born second and received the Moon's Sailor Crystal. She was named Selene, but she was mainly called Sailor Moon. She was the leader of the sailor senshi."
"The five of you were my protectors, and we did everything together. You were more like my friends rather than my guardians. We told everything to each other."
"Eventually, I became curious of the Earth. Sailor Moon told me that it was forbidden and tried to convince me to stay away. One day, my curiosity got the best of me. I snuck down to Earth without telling anybody. That's where I met you, Endymion," Serenity said, turning toward Tuxedo Kamen.
"Endymion?" Mars asked cautiously. Serenity smiled shyly and a blush crept onto her cheeks.
"I fell in love with him as soon as I saw him. We didn't have any time to talk, but there was chemistry from the start. Before I could say anything, Sailor Moon came and took me home. She was furious that I hadn't listened to her and put myself in danger."
Sailor Moon bit her lip and shared a guilty look with Tuxedo Kamen. Tears were threatening to spill again, but she couldn't let Serenity see. Her sister continued her story.
"As soon as I returned to the moon, I found mother and made a request. I told her that if I married the prince of the Golden Kingdom, an alliance between our two kingdoms would be created. She instantly loved the idea and contacted the King and Queen of the Earth. We were to be married. Unfortunately, the wedding never happened. A lady named Beryl heard of my engagement to Endymion and became jealous. She wanted Endymion all to herself. An evil entity named Metallia possessed Beryl and brainwashed the Golden Kingdom. The only one who wasn't under her influence was Endymion."
Serenity began to cry, and Venus hugged her comfortingly. The moon princess sighed. "They attacked on our wedding day. I couldn't find any of you. I heard screams of my people as they were slaughtered. I ran across the moon, calling out for somebody, anybody to find me. Eventually I found all of you, but you were nothing but corpses. Endymion's brainwashed shitennou had killed you, and you had killed them. Sailor Moon was dead on the ground next to Endymion." she stood up and walked next to Tuxedo Kamen and wrapped her arms around his waist. He flinched at the contact, but slid his arm around her shoulders.
"You were still alive, but barely. Your breathing was uneven and you were unconscious. A sword was sticking out of your stomach. When I heard my mother walk up behind me, I pleaded her to bond us together. That way, we could be reborn and find each other again. She agreed and used the ginzuishou to bond our souls. I thanked her and hugged her tightly, knowing it would be the last time I saw her. Realizing that there was no hope left, I took your sword and committed suicide. That's the last thing I remember."
Everybody was silent for a while, trying to take in the information that Serenity had given them. The only noises that could be heard were Serenity's quiet sobs. Sailor Moon let silent tears fall down her cheeks. Tuxedo Kamen placed the hand that wasn't wrapped around Serenity onto Sailor Moon's arm, giving her a sad smile.
Luna cleared her throat, deciding to break the silence. "It's getting pretty late. You should all head home. We'll meet at the crown tomorrow to discuss this more."
"One problem," Mercury said. "How are we going to explain to people why Sailor Moon suddenly has a twin?" Serenity sighed, sitting up straight and shaking Tuxedo Kamen's arm from her shoulders.
"I suppose I could use the ginzuishou to brainwash Sailor Moon's family into thinking I'm her twin sister. If any of your friends ask, I was away at boarding school and just returned today." Artemis cocked his head.
"What about your family? Won't they miss you?" Serenity bit her lip, looking down at her feet. She squeezed the sides of her dress.
"My mother… died in childbirth. My father blames me for it. He left me two years ago." Jupiter shot up and ran to her princess, pulling her into a tight embrace. Luna jumped up and sat on Sailor Moon's lap.
"Are alright with that, Sailor Moon?" she asked. The moon senshi swiped the tears from her cheeks and nodded.
"Yeah, that sounds good. Serenity, we should get home." She placed her hand over her brooch, detransforming. "I'm Tsukino Usagi. Only call me Sailor Moon when I'm transformed, but I guess you already know that."
The silver-haired princess pulled away from Jupiter and let her gown melt away. "I'm Terumi Katsuki, but I suppose I'll be going as Tsukino Katsuki for a little while." She grabbed Usagi's hand and squeezed it gently. "Let's go."
Alright, I know that Usagi having a sister isn't a very original concept, and I wasn't originally planning on making Katsuki Usagi's twin, but it was the idea that made the most sense. The senshi are princesses of their respective planets, so Usagi still had to be a princess of some sort. I decided to make them twins because women of the Silver Millennium can only have one child. This way, it's closer to the canon rules.