I don't own Sailor Moon. This story takes place shortly after the Doom Tree Arc and leads into the Negamoon arc where things get different. I'll tell you now that there will be two different endings for this story.
Chapter One- The Fear Side
Princess Serena stared in horror as her kingdom was crumbling all around her. Her horror turned to confusion. Who was attacking them and why? The Silver Millennium was a happy and peaceful universe with the Moon being the happiest of all. Was it possible that someone was unhappy and sought to insure that everyone else was unhappy? Why didn't they approach Mother and ask for her help? Surely, she would have done everything in her power to help.
A cackle sounded above her and she looked up to see a tall woman with long red hair who was looking down at her with a wicked gleam in her eyes. "Well, well, if isn't the Moon Princess," the woman drawled. "I am Queen Beryl of the Negaverse and I declare that your kingdom's time is over. Soon the Moon Kingdom will be no more as well as this universe and only the Negaverse will remain. But do not despair, Princess, for I have a place for you in my kingdom…as my most trusted servant." She pointed a long-nailed finger at Serena and a circle of green light appeared under Serena's feet and shot upward into a pillar that it engulfed her entire body before seeping into her. A deep numbing fear gripped her body as she didn't know what Beryl had done to her. She sank to her knees as her hands gripped her head.
Beryl grinned at the girl's discomfort. "Yes, princess, let the fear take control. Unleash your anger toward me and my army. We're destroying your home and that angers you, doesn't it? Your fear and anger will make you into my willing servant and you will do whatever I command. I have given you a gift, though you would consider it a curse. Your gentle and kind nature is unsuited for the kingdom I will rule and so I cast a spell to unleash a vicious, dark nature in your soul that will manifest itself by changing you into a wolf."
Serena moaned as she battled against the fear that threatened to consume her. Beryl watched in satisfaction; she could almost see the blonde wolf within superimposed over the girl. Once she's given in, the transformation will occur in seconds and her subjects will be horrified at the sight of their princess pledging allegiance to me. I'll test her loyalty by commanding her to kill Queen Serenity. Oh, yes, that would be perfect revenge.
Suddenly, Serena stood tall and proud as she looked up at Beryl. "I will never serve you!" she declared. All of the pain and fear she had been feeling was gone, just like that. Beryl didn't understand how she resisted and broke the curse, but it did not matter. "Very well. I will move on to Plan B. I'll just kill you!" Beryl lunged forward, arm stretched out to attack. However, a red rose flew through the air to strike her hand before she could reach the princess. She clutched her hand as she turned in the direction the rose had flown from. "Who dares?" she snarled.
"I am Prince Darien and I will defend the Moon Kingdom," a young man in armor announced.
Serena's eyes snapped open and she sat up in bed with a gasp. She panted as her mind raced with what she had seen. She knew beyond a doubt that what she had seen was not a dream. That had been a vision of the past, of the day when Beryl had attacked the Moon Kingdom. There was one part of the vision that confused her: She didn't remember Beryl putting a curse on her. You would think I would remember Beryl cursing me to turn into a wolf whenever I feel anger or fear. Plus, I've felt both emotions before I learned of my past so why didn't I change then? Or was that part just my imagination?
Serena went back to sleep and when she awoke for school, late as usual, the dream had been pushed to the back of her mind and she thought no more about it. After all, it was just a dream. If Beryl did try to curse her, her strong will had dispersed it. All was well and right with the world.
Meanwhile, at the time when Serena was dashing off to school, Darien was already at school, ready to start the day, but thinking about a disturbing dream he had last night. Only this wasn't the first time he had had the dream and it still didn't make sense than it did the first time. He remembered seeing him and Serena getting married as they both always dreamed, then fire, a city being destroyed and his beloved princess locked in a quartz casket in a deep sleep. He also remembered a somewhat familiar voice warning him to stay away from Serena. This voice gave him a sense that he was responsible for Serena being asleep because if he hadn't stayed with her, she would be fine.
Is this dream actually a vision of the future? If so, then our relationship will lead to destruction and Serena in a deep sleep and it'll be my fault! Should I break up with her? I love her, but if what I dreamed is the future then by breaking up with her now, I'll be saving her from a terrible fate. Yes; in order to save her, we must break up.
Serena had a typical day at school. She arrived just in time, slept through some subjects, and chatted with her friends. She spent time at the arcade with Lita after school before coming home and having dinner. She went up to her room and was debating on doing her homework or reading comics when Luna appeared in the window, eyes wide with alarm. "Serena, transform!"
"What's wrong, Luna?"
"There's a leftover Cardian rampaging through a warehouse near the pier. Looks plant-like to me.'
"Plant-like, huh? Sounds easy. Moon Crystal Power!" Serena transformed into Sailor Moon, jumped out the window, and was on her way to the pier.
All seemed quiet at the warehouse. Is Luna sure a Cardian's around? A resounding crash of wood sounded from within. Okay…Luna was right. She stepped to the right side of the warehouse and spied an open window with a convenient stack of metal crates leading up to it. She jumped up the crates and landed on the window where she had an excellent view of the warehouse below. Amidst the broken crates was a plant-like Cardian, just as Luna said.
"Hold it right there, you bad piece of shrubbery! I don't like monsters trashing my city. I am Sailor Moon, champion of love and justice. I will right wrongs and triumph-," Sailor Moon was cut off when the Cardian shot a vine-like arm at her.
She jumped from her perch and landed behind a stack of crates which the Cardian promptly destroyed, sending Sailor Moon running for new cover. She needed to hide and regroup so that she could come up with a plan. She knew the Cardian was in search of energy and would seek her out. She needed a place to hide to launch her attack- as soon as she figured one out, that is.
The Cardian shot its arm out at her again and this time it snagged her ankle and Sailor Moon hit the floor. She screamed in terror and in desperation, she slammed the heel of her other boot onto the arm. The Cardian shrieked in pain and released her captive. While the Cardian was distracted by the pain, Sailor Moon got to her feet, ran, and jumped inside a large wooden crate, shaking and cowering in fear that next time it would catch her and drain her energy. She couldn't believe she was hiding from an overgrown shrub, but she was and she feared being found by this monster.
She suddenly clutched at her chest and stifled a gasp. She felt like something inside her was trying to claw its way out and it felt familiar, but why? Then, she knew why: This was the same feeling she had had a thousand years ago when Beryl had laid down the curse. She thought she had defeated it, but it would seem that all she had done was suppress it. She tried to calm herself and push down the wolf within who wanted to come out, but the crashes the Cardian was causing was only serving to increase her fear and that was when the wolf fully came out.
Sailor Moon's blue eyes turned red and her twin ponytails broke free of their ties and flowed down her back and her legs, fusing with the skin as it transformed into fur. Her sailor suit tore apart as a tail pushed out behind her while her body became longer and more muscular. Her boots split apart as her feet and hands transformed into paws and her ears became pointed and traveled upward while her face pushed out into a muzzle of sharp, flesh-rending teeth. Her fear disappeared and was replaced with a strong desire to rend and tear. She whirled around in her spot and leaped out and toward the Cardian with all her claws and teeth exposed. Her sudden attack froze the monster and Sailor Moon latched her jaws on the monster's throat and ripped it away. The monster landed on its back and found it hard to mount an attack as the blonde wolf slashed, scratched, and tore it apart. Once it was clear that her victim was no more, Sailor Moon threw back her head and let out a triumphant howl before leaving the scene and bounding home.
She awoke the next morning in bed naked and as Serena. Her state of undress confused her and she scratched her head to find that her hair was loose and not tied back as it usually was. What happened? I remember becoming Sailor Moon to deal with a Cardian and feeling fear, then pain. I think the curse took over, but I don't remember anything after that. Oh, man, this is bad. A thousand year old curse has surfaced and I become a wolf whenever I feel fear or anger. Serena pulled her legs up to her chest, put her head on her knees, and tried to figure out what to do.
"Serena?" came the voice of her guardian cat, Luna. "Are you- why are you naked? Get some clothes on, girl."
Serena stood up and pulled on a bathrobe before sitting back on the bed. "Oh, Luna," she sighed. "I've got a big problem."
"Oh?" Luna was skeptical. It was typical of Serena to consider petty troubles to be big problems. Serena knew that Luna was dismissive of her concerns, but would listen nonetheless before scolding her for worrying over nothing.
"I was dreaming about the day the Negaverse attacked the Moon Kingdom and it revealed to me that Beryl had cursed me. I thought I had broken it back then but last night, I found out that all I did was suppress it. Luna, I'm cursed to turn into a wolf whenever I feel anger or fear!"
"Oh, my. That is a big problem," Luna gasped.
"Oh, Luna, what am I going to do?" Serena moaned.
"Well, first of all, get a hold of yourself." She waited until her scout had calmed down. "Now the next thing we have to do is see if there's a cure or a spell to bind the wolf within. I also suggest you control your fear and anger to prevent yourself from changing again."
"Control the fear and anger," Serena repeated before nodding. "Yeah, that's what I'll do. Once I have control, then I'll look for a cure."
It might take years before she can control her fear and anger and then looks for a cure. So, I think I'll look into a cure or maybe at least a warding spell.