By Blue Lady
Summary: When Endymion and his Generals visit the Moon, they soon find out that nothing is ever as it seemed to be, especially when Serenity and her Senshi are concerned...
Genre: Romance, Action/Adventure
Pairings: Usagi/Mamoru, Senshi/Generals
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon belongs to Naoko Takeuchi, DiC, etc. I only own the plot, or what bit of it there is. If my story seems similar to yours, rest assured it wasn't intentional.
Author's Note: Yes, there isn't much of a plot so far, but it will eventually. I'm hoping to make this into a multi-chapter story once I get some more ideas, but for the mean time, enjoy!
Prologue
The Earth shone brightly in the night sky, casting it's glow over the Moon. It's light was reflected in the mirror-like waters of the Palace's fountains. Most, if not all of the palace was asleep, except for one. A slim figure in blue could be seen making her way through a hidden path that led to the outskirts of the palace. She slowed down as she neared her destination and as she arrived she gazed down thoughtfully onto the shimmering waters of the hidden lake at the edge of the Palace grounds.
Nobody save the senshi knew about the lake's existence. But as the room that contained the Great Fire was where Rei was at home with her element, here, at the edges of the moonlit lake was where she belonged.
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Lord Zoicite along with his fellow generals watched as his friend and commander, Endymion paced the room in frustration.
"I hate arranged marriages." he was muttering angrily.
"Well, your parents aren't exactly forcing you to marry her," commented Kunzite. "Besides, I was told that this was only a diplomatic mission where you were representing the Earth in a boring meeting about planetary defense."
"Oh, that's what it looks like all right, but I know that this is my parent's not-so-subtle hint for me to get married. Besides, they would do anything to improve relations between the Moon and Earth - even marry off their favorite son." Endymion rolled his eyes.
"I was under the assumption that you were an only child," said Kunzite
dryly.
"Why don't you just pick one and be done with it, Endy?" asked Jadeite,
"You know they'll never get off your case until you do."
"How about the Duchess of Rhea? She wasn't all that bad-looking." remarked Nephrite.
"And virtually impossible to have a normal conversation with since she has the intellectual abilities of a hen." said Endymion dryly.
However, Zoicite was curious of one thing, "What's wrong with the Moon Princess? Rumor has it she's one of the most beautiful woman in the system with lines of suitors waiting for her to make a decision."
Jadeite burst out laughing.
"What is it?" asked Zoicite, annoyed.
Kunzite turned to Zoicite, "I think you might have been on Earth that time when we last visited the moon."
Endymion scowled at the silver-haired general.
Kunzite ignored this and continued, "During that visit, Endymion was smart enough to get on the wrong side of the Princess and eventually, found himself to be the victim of a few harmless jokes."
Endymion snorted, "Harmless my as-"
"I just loved the one where they dyed your hair bright pink." laughed Nephrite.
"No wonder you keep on stockpiling black hair dye those few months," mused Zoicite.
"Can we please change the topic now?" said Endymion through gritted teeth.
"Sure, so the point is, Endy and her highness started out on the wrong foot," said Kunzite.
"Speaking of feet, as I recall, there was this time when she applied so much grease to the soles of his shoes that he spent half the day falling flat on his face." added Nephrite, chuckling as he thought back.
"Not to mention that lovely bruise and the colorful swear words, I remember that one all right." smirked Jadeite.
A dangerous gleam had entered Endymion's eyes as his hands went near his sword.
"But with your record, Endy, I wouldn't worry so much," said Jadeite quickly, inching away from the Prince. "She'll be falling at your feet in no time."
"Which is why I know I'm going to enjoy carrying out my revenge," Endymion's mouth twisted into a cold smile.
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Ami walked slowly around the lake, until she reached her favorite spot, a huge aquamarine-shaded rock half submerged in water. She slowly climbed up onto the surface of the stone and sat down, enjoying the view in front of her.
The shimmering waters stretched out as far as she could see, surrounded by the palace at one side and the small dots of light which made up the nearby cities. The Earth cast it's ethereal glow over the surface of the Moon from it's place high up among the stars. Ami took in the scene in front of her, lost in thought. She didn't usually come at night, but tonight was different somehow. After awhile, she finally stood up and stretched before raising a hand towards the still waters of the lake. She concentrated as waves slowly appeared, blurring the reflection. Then she slowly raised her hands up higher until she waves were almost as tall as she was. Then suddenly, Ami brought the waves crashing down with a loud roar and she soon found herself shrouded in a light mist.
She didn't need to be Sailor Mercury to control the waters. The transformation only made her stronger, more powerful. As the waters calmed down, a new image could be seen in the again-still waters. Ami glanced down curiously at the figures. There seemed to be five of them, all dressed in black. For some reason, she had a bad feeling about them. Her mercury computer slid out of her sub-space pocket and she quickly typed in a few pieces of data. Moments later, the information she needed appeared. "High Prince Endymion of Earth and his four Generals." she read.. But what did they have to do with anything?
Ami waved her hands again. This time, small waves appeared, until the image dissolved. As the waters calmed down again, she climbed down and walked back along the sides of the lake, making her way down the path leading back to the palace, but not without casting one final look at the now peaceful scene behind her.
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Meanwhile, back on Earth...
Zoicite walked down the silent marble-floored hallway with Kunzite. "Do you think Endy was really serious when he was talking about revenge?"
"He better not be, because the relations between the Earth and Moon
haven't exactly been ideal for the last hundred years and I know his parents
have worked a long time to have Terran-Lunarian relations the way they
are now. I for one, intend to make sure he doesn't spoil that over
some silly jokes a girl played on him ten years ago."
Kunzite's mouth twisted into wry smile as he added, "Besides, I think
you'd soon find out that the Moon Princess has a lot of tricks up her sleeve
as well."
"This ought to be entertaining," commented Zoicite, "If we don't have to spend all our time bailing Endy out of trouble."
"I'm sure we can count on the Princess's Senshi to see to it that Her Highness remains unharmed, but Endy...Let' just say we just got ourselves another baby-sitting assignment."
Zoicite smirked.
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I seemed to be obsessed with these mini prologues these days - probably because of my semi-writer's block aka my inability to write over 12 KB. Hopefully it'll go away soon, but meanwhile, there's nothing much I can do about it.
Also, that bit about Ami, I was thinking about
making her the main character, but I may make this an all-senshi fanfic
yet. It all depends on whether I can get my brain to work properly.
Please review and tell me what you think so far.