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Disclaimer: sigh I don't own DBZ or Sailor Moon or any of its characters. They were used without permission. But soon, when I become an insane and eccentric millionaire, DBZ and Sailor Moon will be MINE!!!! MWAHAHAHAH!!
Ahem on with the story. -
Chapter 2: Darien's Origin
Tuxedo Mask's eyes were transfixed on the newcomer just a foot away from him. She was quite beautiful, in a strange way. She looked about in her late teens. She was dressed in a sailor fuku: the skirt was black and the bow in the front and back was white. Her midnight black wings were carefully folded back. She had long black hair that was held in a ponytail and was spiky at the top. A beautiful golden tiara was set on top of her head. But that was not what had gotten his attention: it was what was on her forehead. There, dead center on it was the sign of Earth, glowing in a golden light. She was obviously the Sailor scout for Earth. But how was this possible, Pluto never mentioned that there were more Sailor scouts, much less a scout for Earth.
"Who are you?" he asked suspiciously, gaining his cool again.
The mysterious Sailor scout looked at him directly in the eyes, revealing a pair of midnight blue eyes that matched his own.
"Why Endymion, Can't you recognize your own mother when you see her?" She drawled coolly as he eyed her son.
His eyes went as large as saucers.
"MY MOTHER! NO WAY! I …I….. I …..where….. when." He stuttered. He couldn't believe this girl who wasn't even his age was claiming to be his mother.
"Who, what, why, and sometimes how, but believe me, I am who I say I am." she said. "My name is Gaea, the once proud queen of earth." Then she frowned. "Now, Explain to me why you gave up protecting earth, and what's this I hear about you giving up the golden crystal and royal title. Those are your heritage! Your Ancestors wouldn't here of this, I don't want to hear of this! Explain yourself!" she exclaimed in the last sentence. When she had yelled, her terran powers kicked in, causing a glow to surround her body and make her far more intimidating.
Darien took a step back from the small, but frightening figure. If she were truly his mother, then he really did owe her an explanation.
"I can't be Tuxedo Mask or king of earth anymore! At first, I was able to protect earth and my soul mate. But lately, my powers have become worthless. I used to be able to fight the demons and villains in hand-to-hand combat and I wasn't so easy to kill. Now, I'm a joke! I can't even protect myself, let alone Serena. What's the point of making me the protector of earth if I can't even protect myself? I'm helpless!" he started to take deep breaths as he finished his rant. His throat started to hurt since it had been a while since he talked to someone.
Gaea looked at her son and sighed.
"My child, that is not entirely true, you are anything but helpless. You actually do have power. In fact, if you were given the proper training, you'd probably exceed in power of Serenity's cosmos form." She said.
Tuxedo Mask looked at her. "Come again?"
Gaea sighed again. "Let me explain, before you were born, I was known as Sailor Earth: the senshi of soul. I was married to a man who, in my opinion, was a power-hungry narrow-minded buffoon, I hated him and vice versa. We married because we were betrothed by our families; there was no love between us, unlike you and the moon princess. Anyway, I was on a peace mission between this Earth and an Earth from the Kai's dimension. On the way there, I met a being of great power," She chuckled lightly as a blush adorned her cheeks. "It wasn't love at first sight, and I'm telling you that. But then, over the time we spend getting to know each other, we felt a powerful attraction for one another. However, I had to go back to my mission and when it was complete, I had to leave him. I did not want to, but I had a royal duty to my family and my people. It wasn't until later, when I went to my healer for any sign of contamination from Kai Earth, that I found out I was pregnant. It wasn't my husband's child. I had to swear my healers to secrecy about this. When you were born, there were some physical features on you that had to be removed magically. Endymion, because you were not properly trained, your true power has remained dormant, which also is the cause of you not getting any stronger. This is why the earthen council and I have come to a decision."
Tuxedo Mask, who had been listening in silence, frowned suspiciously.
"What kind of decision?"
Gaea smiled mysteriously.
"Why, we're going to give you special training you deserve, of course. We're going to send you to your father's dimension." Her smile disappeared when her son suddenly exploded.
"WHAT! BUT WHAT ABOUT EARTH? AND SERENA? I CAN'T LEAVE THEM ALONE! THINK OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN! OR WHAT COULD HAPPEN?" Darien was not one to get excited, but everything seemed to be happening so fast for him, and he had a responsibility to Earth and his love. Besides, why did he need training? There were no more enemies coming, so why bother?
Gaea raised an eyebrow at this. 'It would seem that he has inherited his father's lungs.'
"Calm down, Endy." Gaea cooed, using his affectionate nickname. "Both Earth and Serena will be fine; the silver crystal is protecting them. And you'll only be gone until the ice age ends!"
"BUT THAT'S IN A MILLINIA!" He couldn't be gone for the entire millennia, he'll be old by then! Not only that, but there was no way he could live for that long without seeing Serena again. The only thing keeping his sanity had been watching her through the time gates.
"PRINCE ENDYMION! LOWER YOUR TONE TO THE QUEEN OF EARTH!"
Darien turned to the new voices and was shocked to see the four dark generals of the negaverse all standing in front of him. Machalite was glaring at him, Nephlite was standing tall and looking like a statue, Zoisite was looking Jedeite with a furious expression while Jedeite seemed to be occupied with a hentai magazine.
Before anyone could do or say anything, showers of roses were sent their way. They immediately pulled up a shield to protect them, even Jedeite, who was paying more attention to the magazine then the on goings of the room.
Machalite smirked. "Is this the best you could do, my prince?"
"What?" This caught the masked hero off guard. Did he call him 'his prince', Before he could question this, Zoisite had grabbed him and flipped him to a wall. Dazed, he looked up to see the heartbroken look of Zoisite.
"I'm sorry, your majesty; but you left me no choice." Zoisite softly said. Jedeite had suddenly appeared behind Zoisite.
"Geeez, your worshipfulness, you must have really lost your edge if someone like Zoisite could beat you that easily." He commented, only to be backhanded by a miffed Zoisite.
Tuxedo mask blinked. It took him a few seconds to understand what had been said and how different they were acting. Then he remembered his dreams, when the generals had been his guards and the destined loved ones of the inner scouts. His memories showed that they have been brainwashed by Beryl to be her henchmen. They were alive and back to normal, But how?
When he voiced it out loud, Jedeite chuckled lightly as he approached the down prince of earth and help him to his feet.
"Disappointed, Endy? Face it; you can't get rid of me that easily." Jedeite grinned as he placed his arms around the protector of earth.
Zoisite blushed. "The queen brought us here. Sailor Moon isn't the only one with the power to bring those back to life, she was able to reverse the damage Beryl had done to us. We have a new mission Darien: To protect you and to give you your royal test."
"Test? What test?"
Zoisite explained. "You claim that you are not worthy for the title as king. We're here to judge that. As the queen said, you will be sent to another dimension. There you will be tested to see if you have the qualities necessary to be king: Power, Intellect, Strength, and Leadership. Jedeite will be testing you on power, I will be testing you on intellect, Nephlite with strength, and Machalite will do your final test. If you pass the test, not only will you be king, you'll gain our loyalty as well."
Nephlite stepped in and spoke for the first time since his appearence. "However, if you fail on anyone of them. Not only will you lose your title, immortality, and power; you will be exiled from Earth for not fulfilling your royal destiny as our king."
Tuxedo Mask thought about this. While the price was high, the idea of getting stronger did sound appealing. This could also be a chance to see if he's worthy for the title as king. That, and he was rather curious as to who his father was.
"Alright, I accept."
Gaea walked up. "Pack everything you need. We're leaving now."
Tuxedo Mask glowed for a few minutes and turned back to Darien Shields.
"I have nothing worth bringing with me except my memories. I doubt my rose will even be of use." When he had said this, he noted a sad smile on his mother's face.
Gaea waved her hands and Sailor Pluto's staff of Chronos appeared. When Darien looked at her in confusion and awe, she smirked and explained. "Let's just say our family line is quite complicated." She then faced the gates.
"TIME GATES, OPEN! REVEAL THE DIMENSION OF KAIS!"
The doors opened. She then walked up to Darien and hugged him. "Make me proud, my son. And don't ever feel ashamed of who you are. Stand up tall, with pride. You are the prince of earth, Gaea's child."
Darien, who had never received a hug from his mother, cherished it as long as he could. "I will." He promised softly.
When that was done, he walked up to the portal and disappeared.
Zoisite had tears in his eyes. "I know he'll succeed." He grabbed Machalite's cape and blew his nose. Machalite pretended that this was not bothering him the least, but the twitch in his eyes told everyone otherwise.
Gaea nodded, but was a bit more emotionally stable. "I know that, too. But I have the feeling I forgot to tell him something."
Machalite's eyes widen. "We did! We forgot to tell him what had really happened on August 3, 1983!"
Jedeite frowned. Do you mean the day of his car accident? The day he lost his parents and memories?"
Machalite nodded. "Yes, except for one little thing."
"What?"
"It wasn't an accident."
What! Darien' car crash was done purposely? And who is Darien's father. I'll give you a hint:
1. This character has never (to my knowledge) been used as a father for any of the Sailor Moon/DBZ crossovers before.
2. He's not a Saiya-jinn.
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