Aria: So you aren't that bad at writing… Why aren't you writing my lyrics?
Phoenix: Because I don't write lyrics. I write stories so Nyah!
Aria: So that's how you want to play it?
Phoenix: Oh chill out! Now, on with my story writing!
From the journal of the Shadow Queen Miara:
"Sometimes life can give surprises that aren't wanted so take them all in stride."
Chapter 2: A Long Night
Shingo grunted as he rolled in bed. Grunting, he rose to his knees. Something had woken him and now he was unable to get back to sleep. Sitting up, he looked around frowning. It was quiet. Then it hit him. There were none of the usual nightly sounds. There weren't even any sounds from outside the house. Rolling out of bed, he hastily dressed in a pair of sweats and a loose shirt. Forming a rose in his hand, he quietly exited his room.
'Something's up. I can feel it. It's far too quiet…" Creeping into the hall, he could hear the faint snores of his doppelganger parents. At least he'd be able to talk openly around them. Moving toward the stairs, he could feel a chill growing on his skin. Using the rose, he changed into his knight form, Lunar Knight. He wore a silver cloak with a golden mask on his face. He had turned 15 not too long before. Around his waist rested a golden whip. Looking downstairs, he could see the answering machine. Already there were 27 messages. They were most likely from the senshi.
It was sudden, when he finally got downstairs that the lights flipped on. To his shock, before him stood a girl. She had long silver hair that was pulled into a ponytail. Her eyes were the same blue as Usagi's except her own were a lighter shade. She wore a pair of black pants and a black tube top that didn't quite cover her stomach. In her belly button was a crescent moon earring. That wasn't the only place though. She had in her ears a pair of crescent moons and a pair of diamond studs. She wore a pair of grey tennis shoes and on her forehead was a gold crescent moon. She stood at 5'4", the same height as Usagi. He could also see a pair of tattoos, one on each arm. They were both silver. One was a phoenix and the other a dragon. Both had crescent marks on their foreheads. "Are you my sister?" Lunar Knight's voice was beyond soft, almost fearful. The girl smiled somewhat although it looked more like a sarcastic smirk. "Yes I am little brother. I have come to help care for you for the short time you will remain and as well to substitute for Serenity for a time until she heals." Lunar Knight sighed in relief before letting his transformation drop. He shifted a little bit. Moving forward suddenly he flung his arms around her. He could feel her tense and then slowly, her arms came around him. She held him as he cried. Finally, she spoke softly. "It will be fine Damien. Everything will be ok." "I missed you, Mirai." The girl sighed. "I missed you too Damien."
A few hours later, Mirai had eaten and Shingo had told her everything that was needed to know. They now sat silently on the balcony of Usagi's room. "I assume I must call you Shingo now." "That is my human name now. Puu said I was to call you Nanako in private. I suppose the hard part will be calling you Usagi in front of the others." Mirai smiled as he looked at Shingo's downcast face. "Don't worry Shingo, we will be able to reveal ourselves soon enough. Besides, the others will know the truth before Crystal Tokyo. In fact that should be happening pretty quickly." Mirai looked to the stars. "We are in fact the last of the hidden scouts." "Except for your own." Mirai looked down, a haunted look in her eye. "Yes, except for them. There is also Motoki at the crown arcade and the girl Molly." "Who are they?" Molly is Sailor Earth and happens to be Endymion's sister. Motoki is Prince Tranquility." Shingo giggled. Mirai raised a brow at him. "What?" "I remember back on the moon, you had a thing for Tranquility. Not to mention Serenity would always come to you whenever Endymion upset her because he was too busy arguing with his sister." Mirai sighed. "Don't you have summer school tomorrow?" "Yeah, but I would prefer to stay up with you." Mirai rose, facing Shingo. "That is too bad Shingo. When your class is done, you can do it." Shingo stuck his lip out in a pout. "No, go." "Fine…" He rose and hugged her tightly once more and kissed her cheek. "Goodnight Nanako. I'm very glad that you came and I got to see you again." Shingo then turned away with a yawn and headed inside.
Mirai sighed as she settled back once more. It had been hard keeping secrets from Pluto. As far as Pluto knew, she had run from the moon and had escaped Chaos in the shadows. Thing was… she hadn't. He had caught her and had twisted her. It was only by a miracle that he had found her. He had found her on Earth and tainted her then. When she realized what had happened, she had run with four others. They had been loyal even then and they weren't even her senshi. She had betrayed her own senshi. She had left them to die, facing Beryl. She had run though to protect them all. To this day, her doses were far greater than Serentiy had to endure. The only good thing that came out of it was probably the fact she had been able to look into the Moon's history and study the prophecy. She had been shocked. Her mind thought back to a story about her namesake.
At one time, there had only been one race of people on the moon. They had all been good and kind. As it happened, the queen at that time had had twins. One was named Serenity as all firstborn girls are named. The second was Miara. She had been silent and secretive as a child. (Much like Mirai). Then when Miara had turned of age, something had happened to her. Men from Earth that had been visiting, had taken her by force. Even if she had been able to use her magic, she couldn't have because they had placed a seal on her. She had been dragged down to Earth and was forced to marry the King's son who was pure evil. All her years of living on Earth took a great toll on her. Some say that that was when Chaos had been made. The first child had died, a son. It wasn't until her husband died that she had had another child. She had named her Mirai. She had been pure, unlike any child that had ever been born on the moon. Knowing that if she stayed, Mirai too would be tainted, Miara fled back to the moon. Her sister had married and had had a son. She also had many daughters. Miara made a home near the palace in the woods so that her sister wouldn't know of her being alive. There she raised Mirai to be only pure. Miara constantly fought the seeds that Earth had lain. The evil thoughts and emotions. Then during Mirai's 18th year, she met the prince. Miara allowed it, knowing that it would be her daughter's best chance, even if she was marrying her cousin. On the day of the marriage, Miara kissed her daughter farewell and left. She went to the other side of the moon. There she began to build a civilization. A couple years after Mirai had been married and the new city was built, Miara got a letter from her sister. From then on, the people of the moon separated and became two. The two sides kept peace for a while until the people that had been under Miara's rule began to know jealousy and hate. It wasn't until centuries after Miara and Serenity died that the dark side of the moon and the light side of the moon became enemies.
Sighing, Mirai came back to herself and went inside the bedroom. She could sense the copies of Ikuko and Kenji in their bed. Laying on the bed, she sighed. Tomorrow would be a busy day for her. At that moment, she sensed a youma. The random youma came around every so often. She would be able to take care of this herself. Raising her locket, she felt the familiar words come to her. It had been so long. "Moon Shadow Power!" Her clothing fell away for a moment before black ribbons swirled around her. In an instant, she appeared to look exactly like Sailor Moon. The only difference was that her fuku consisted of black, blue and red. Her hair was in the royal hairdo and a golden crescent moon rested on her forehead. For a moment, she felt her blood surge and gasped before it settled. She hadn't transformed in a long time because it helped Chaos inside her. Shaking her head, she moved to the window and leaped out into the night.
As usual the youma was in the park. Rolling her eyes, Shadow Moon rolled her eyes. Were all youmas drawn to parks? She was sitting in a tree watching the youma prowl. It was very unlike any previous youmas. It was then that she decided to take action. Leaping down, she delivered a round house kick and knocked the creature back. It let out an ear splitting screech. Shadow Moon refused to flinch. Reaching into her hair, she pulled out a hairpin out. It immediately grew into a wicked looking blade. The creature rose, growling. "Moon… Blazing… Blades!" Swinging the weapon, a flash of black energy slashed through the creature. Shadow Moon smirked as it fell. Walking forward, she pressed her heel on it. "Who do you work for?" The creature snarled at her but stopped when she pressed the blade to its neck. "My… master is… Chaos… and darkness…" Nodding, she turned away. Not even a step away, she stopped. Raising her hand, a ball of fire appeared. A gift from Chaos. "Who said you could leave?" Her voice was dead. Without even looking behind her, she threw the fire at him. She was done with him. The creature let out a howl before becoming ash. As Shadow Moon leapt away, the wind carried the ashes away.
Once back in Usagi's room, Shadow Moon powered down. She crashed on the bed, feeling exhausted. It was going to be hard. She would have to be extra careful since she'd have to make sure that she could use Usagi's phrases for when she transformed. Not to mention, she would have to be a girlfriend to a man that she really didn't want to bother with. This was for her sister. It was all for her sister.