-1Sailor Moon: Mythical Risings

Chapter 1: Usagi's birthday surprise! 4 year peace comes to an end?

Author's note: Ok first for those who have actually read the prologue. I will be finishing that up in parts as a side story but it is sort of a prologue to this as well. On another note I do not own sailor moon in anyway. It is © to Naoko Takeuchi and Kodansha animation.

However I do own the Otaku Senshi, villains unless otherwise stated, and this fan fiction is done by me.

It was a beautiful sunny morning at the Juban District Park. The sun shine bounced around the ripples in the pond as four girls sat on the shores edge. A blue haired girl with matching eyes sat with a notebook in hand and her feet dipped in the pond's cool water.

"Ami-chan?" A darker haired girl said pulling the other out of thought. The group all looked as if they were contemplating on something. The weather was much warmer now as summer was in full swing. It was a season of happiness for them all and they were thinking about what to do for one very special person in all of their lives.

"Hm, Perhaps." Minako mumbled before blurting out "Perhaps we CAN ask Haruka-san and Michiru-san for help? They know more about where to go in downtown and Haruka may be glad to know we want to include them for Usagi's 20th birthday. Ne?"

The other three girls stared at their friend for a second before laughing and nodding in agreement.

"Hai!" They said in unison. Makoto, Minako, Ami, and Rei were all planning to keep this hidden until that special day. But it still wasn't quite known what they were keeping secret from Usagi if there was no party decisions even made yet. They all knew they wanted to take her out for her birthday this year. Every year before, all their birthdays had been celebrated at the Hikawa Shrine but with the coming of the new year and everyone turning Twenty it was also decided to do something new and exciting for each individual in the group.

Rei then looked at her watch and an irritated expression crossed her face as her brows furrowed and she let out a sigh. "Usagi. She is late again!" The dark-haired priestess complained aloud.

Across town on the other side of the Juban District, in a high rise apartment building a patio door opened. A young married couple stood out on their balcony over looking the city as the husband sipped on a cup of coffee.

"Usa-ko, this morning is beautiful. Isn't it?" The dark haired husband asked his younger wife. She nodded in agreement and yawned a bit as she stood there with Mamoru. The two had been married for only a few years but she still felt as excited to be with him as when he had first asked her to marry him but ever since that time she has also felt guilty about ever leaving his side. He felt the same for her and so they spent their mornings together everyday. Before he went off to work and she went about her day either with her own part-time job at the Crown Arcade or with her other friends, with the promise of returning to each other in the evenings.

"I am almost sad to see this morning ending." Mamoru broke the silence causing Usagi to look at him in frustration until a realization struck her. The morning is almost over? She thought. A look of horror crossed her face.

"Mamo-chan! Why didn't you tell me? Rei-chan is going to kill me for being late again." She yelled in frustration. Mamoru watched as she ran back into the apartment frantically changing. He laughed to himself a little to see that even as time has passed from when they first met she still hadn't changed since the day he met her.

"Usa-ko see you tonight then?" Mamoru spoke as the blonde finished pulling her hair up into her classic Odango style. Only as of recently she has been using more "sophisticated" ties as she had put it. They adorned her hair with fake gems colored of reds and pinks. She nodded as she walked back to him on the patio and gave him a kiss goodbye.

Stepping out the door Usagi ran down three flights of stairs to the main ground and raced to Juban Park. She knew the others were going to be a bit irritated but were also used to her being so late. As she walked at a steadily quick pace she could not help but look to the sky as the sun beams danced off all of the tall buildings' windows and signs. It really was a beautiful day on this the 28th of June. Birds flew over head as a nearby clock blinked the numbers of 12:00 pm.

"I am so late!" She scolded herself as she picked her pace up and was near running towards the park. When she arrived she was only 15 minutes late but there was still a scolding from Rei.

"USA-GI!" Rei said with an edge in her voice and some anger pulling at the corners of her eyes.

"Gomen Nasai" Usagi said apologizing before sitting down and being handed a bottle of water from Makoto. She sighed taking in the fresh air and calming down before feeling the need to explain. Rei still leaned over her urging her to talk now and not rest first. So Usagi looked at them and shrugged.

"I lost track of time. I was on the balcony with Mamo-chan and just forgot that time was passing." Usagi said simply. She then opened her bottle of water and began to sip at the refreshing liquid. The others let out a deep sigh before continuing to talk about different things going on in the week. The five sat there awhile chatting before Rei was the one to stand up.

"Well it is time to go. We have some shopping to do and Usagi! You and Makoto are supposed to go run some errands right?" Rei questioned Usagi. The blonde nodded as she pulled out a small list of things she needed to get. On the list were some grocery items, a new dress, and Mamoru had asked her to also pick up some things for his office. She smiled as she read his scribbling that stood out from her own writing on the paper. Of course his was done in proper script while hers still lacked in some areas. The others leaned over her shoulder and began to laugh.

They all parted ways as Ami, Rei, and Minako headed for eastern side of Juban's downtown area, Usagi and Makoto headed up town to the local grocery store. The girls said their good byes and agreed to meet for dinner before Usagi would return home.

"Well now that Makoto is taking Usagi away we can head to Michiru-san and Haruka-san's apartment." Ami said as she looked back to make sure Usagi was not in hearing distance. The other two girls nodded in unison. They were off to finally get the plans together Usagi's big surprise. All three were hoping that the two elder friends would have a very good idea of what to do, since none of them could think of exactly where to take Usagi that was in their price range.

Across town a sandy blonde masculine woman sat in her red sports car as she kept checking the clock. It was time for her lover to be out and she was getting anxious as the time kept rolling on.

"Come on Michiru." The woman mumbled to herself. As she said this, another elegant looking woman approached the car as she pulled the door open and leaned over into her seat before placing a kiss on Haruka's cheek.

"Were you waiting for me?" She questioned with a fake innocence that Haruka could not help but smile at. She nodded yes as she started the car and the two headed for home.

Upon their arrival home they saw three familiar faces walking around the corner. Haruka looked to Michiru, and the marine haired girl just looked on to see what the three were doing.

"Konnichiwa!" Haruka finally shouted as she and Michiru got out of the car. They both startled the three younger girls who waved their hellos back. The new formed group of five were escorted by the tallest into their home and they all sat down. They sat for a few minutes looking at each other before Minako finally broke the silence.

"It's been to long Michiru-san, Haruka-san. Hasn't it?" She questioned the two elder girls. Minako began to adjust her red bow and fiddle with her hair. Rei and Ami both watched between Minako and Haruka to see what her reply would be. She finally smiled and nodded her agreement.

"Ai! With all of us getting older it would seem to make more sense for us to be together more. But…" She then paused trying not to offend the other girls. She glanced to Michiru for support, but Michiru just held a small giggle under her breath.

Rei was the one to step in "We know Haruka-san that is not your way. But you do know that we would like to hear from you once in a while. May be a tad bit more then every six months?" She said in a bit of a hopeful tone. Haruka and Michiru both nodded in understanding.
"So did the three of you come here to see how we were doing? That is so sweet." Michiru commented to ease the tension. The three girls nodded but then a smile of guilt crossed their faces.

"Well, there is that and we need your help. Usagi's birthday is coming up and…" Minako began hesitating a bit but then adding "…We were wondering if you would be interested in helping us plan her surprise party. Please?" The group of girls all laughed in unison at the expression on Minako's face. Haruka and Michiru then agreed to help plan.
Haruka went in to the kitchen and got everyone something to drink, upon returning Michiru had already started jumping full swing into helping. She had told the three younger girls about a new Jazz club that had opened up in Downtown and Michiru was going to be playing there on the day of Usagi's birthday. It was then decided that Michiru would get them all reservations and front tables closest to the stage. Haruka would meet the group at the front door to make sure that they had no troubles getting in.
"I am glad that I can help without even knowing that I was volunteered to be Koneko's escort that night." Haruka joked as she sat down and the other girls looked to the taller blonde.
Ami then smiled "Well technically you will not be. Mamoru will be there and you will be more like the usher wouldn't you?" This comment caused more laughter as Haruka took a deep sigh and contemplated back to the time when the girls were much younger and none of them got along quite so well. She stared watching with her arm around the back of Michiru's seat as the plans started to fall in place and everything was set for the night of their princess' 20th birthday.

Across town the two girls had just finished grocery shopping and picking up the things Mamoru had added to the list. Makoto looked at her own watch and started to wonder if it was too early for her to take Usagi to meet the others. If they were coming at all from the direction of Haruka and Michiru's place Usagi would want to go visit and that would be bad if they were still discussing her special surprise plans.
"Usagi, do you want to go to Crown for a bit and play video games like old times?" She questioned to the blonde. Her shorter friend turned to her with a quizzical look on her face. She worked at the Crown and played games all of the time now, although it was true she had not done it with any of the others for quite some time. As the wind started to blow softly and Usagi reached into her purse. She wrapped her hand around a small compact with a crescent moon on it.
"Mako-chan this may sound stange, but do you still carry your henshin wand?" she questioned to her taller brunette friend. Makoto was caught off guard by the question it was strange to be asking after so long without any new enemies and even stranger coming from Usagi. But she reached into her own pocket and pulled out the green pen with the sign of Jupiter adorning the top. She looked at Usagi with some worry on her face.
"Why do you ask Usagi-chan?"

Usagi looked up to the sky again thinking about how to word her answer. "I am just curious that is all. Like I feel like the peace that has lasted this long is surreal. As the people we are we are not meant to live in complete peace."

Makoto was caught even more off guard by her friends answer and looked at her with sympathy. The blonde shrugged it off and smiled with a look that said it was just a passing thought. The two continued to walk towards Hikawa Shrine where Rei was planning to have dinner for everyone. The sun still hung in the sky but lower now as dusk was only a few hours away.

On the same street another girl stood with fire red and orange hair dancing in the breeze. She took in a deep breath and let it out as a smirk crossed her face. She turned around and headed in the opposite direction of the two girls and headed out of down town Juban.

Time passed as it always does the girls had finished dinner and Usagi returned home. She worked the next day as all of the other girls did and June twenty-ninth passed as a normal Friday. Saturday morning came and Usagi rose with an extra bounce in her step, she was no longer a teenager on this day. She rose before Mamoru even began to stir.

Stepping into the kitchen Usagi put on a pot of breakfast tea and pulled two bowls out of the cupboard above the stove. She then turned to the pantry closet and removed a box of cereal as she poured it into each bowl and then took the two bowls to the table on the other side of the kitchen. Usagi still was not much of a cook and so most of the time only made things from cook books or Mamoru did the cooking. But this morning she wanted to make breakfast. The bowls set with cereal and a pitcher of milk waiting to be added, Usagi set slices of toast next to each bowl and also placed a jar of jam next to the milk.

Mamoru finally awoke as he stepped out into the kitchen and was surprised to see breakfast was sitting at the table ready for him along with his morning tea. It was another beautiful day in Juban and his wife smiled up at him as she began to pour the milk in her own cereal.

"Ohayo! Mamo-chan it is about time you woke up." She spoke in soft and teasing tone. Mamoru sat down across from Usagi and smiled.
He responded with a small present that he pulled out of his robe pocket and spoke "Happy birthday Usa-ko. This is only the beginning I promise tonight I will give you your main present." Usagi's blue eyes opened wide in amazement as she pulled the small box open. Inside was a pair of hair clips that had silver crescent moons on the front. They were small enough to be clipped in with her hair ties that she used around her Odangos. She smiled up at Mamoru and thanked him before pouring the milk for him into his cereal. The two ate their breakfast together with small talk about what their plans for this special day would be and Mamoru made no hints to where he was taking her to tonight.

By mid-afternoon Usagi had already had phone calls from her parents and younger brother, all wished her a happy birthday and gave their greetings to Mamoru. She started getting ready and was a bit worried that she had not heard from anyone else. She knew in the back of her mind they would call before the day was over and she really did not expect Michiru, Setsuna, or Haruka to call but Hotaru always stopped by on occasions like this to give her best wishes. Hotaru was growing up and doing well but she still missed Chibi-Usa who had returned to the 30th century for her training in royal matters. As Sailor Saturn, Hotaru would be a member of Chibi-Usa's team and royal court but it did not help the young girl now.

By nightfall still no one had called but now she was going out with Mamo-chan and that was good enough for her. He drove towards downtown Juban and to an area she had not really ever ventured through before. As he slowed the car and pulled up to the side someone pulled Usagi's door open and reached their hand in for her. She looked up as her eyes filled with shock and she immediately jumped out of Mamoru's car wrapping the person in an embrace.

"Haruka-san!" She yelled with glee. The taller blonde situated herself in Usagi's embrace and smiled down as she rustled the younger girl's hair.
"Ai, Koneko-chan. Let's go inside shall we?" She questioned with a smile. Usagi nodded as Haruka led her in through the doors to a place Usagi did not recognize she looked back to see Mamoru had already pulled off to park the car. She smiled as she started to catch on that Mamoru had planned seeing Haruka here from the start. Which probably meant the others were inside. Leading the way Haruka finally came to a halt and stepped in front of Usagi as another person came and put their hands over Usagi's eyes and the two lead her to a seat.

Her eyes remained covered as a soft music began to play causing her ears to strain to recognize the melody. She had not heard the song before but she recognized a violin playing and knew it had to be Michiru, if Haruka was there that usually meant Michiru was around somewhere to. The music played for a bit as voices then began to sing to a tune that was familiar to the girl's ears, Happy Birthday was being sung to the tune of the violin and then her eyes were uncovered.

Usagi took in her surroundings, seeing the lights dimmed and a spot light on the stage there stood Miciru playing the violin. The people in the audience were looking in their direction because the song was being sung to her and in the table seated around her were all of her friends and a cake with candles set on the table in front of her. She smiled at everyone as tears welled in her eyes.

Across the room a woman dressed in crimson and black watched with more intent then the rest of the audience. She smelled the air and made a look of sheer desire in the direction of the girls but the lady still stuck to the shadows remaining unseen. As the song ended Michiru put her violin down and smiled.
"Thank you for your patience. It is my friend Usagi's birthday today so I will be ending the show early tonight." She announced to the audience. The crowd clapped as Mamoru finally came in and sat down next to Usagi placing an arm around her. Michiru looked to the corner as if she saw something but then turned and walked towards the group. Usagi was handed her presents from everyone as she began to open them. Rei, Minako, Ami, and Makoto had pitched in to get Usagi tickets for a weekend get away with Mamoru. Setsuna gave her a watch with the phases of the moon in the face of it, Hotaru had made Usagi a picture in school, and Haruka and Michiru decided on an outfit for her that she could wear one of the nights on her weekend get away.

Usagi began thanking everyone and smiling. She walked around the table giving hugs to all of her friends when a crash was heard from the area behind the stage. A flurry of smoke rose and filled in the small club. Everyone looked in the direction as a laugh rang out and resounded with pure evil. It can't be! Usagi thought to herself. Her brows furrowed as she tried to get a good look but the lights could not penetrate through the smoky haze.

As the smoke faded a figure stepped forward and looked around the audience. Everyone but the girls and Mamoru had fallen out of their seats and fainted on to the floor. Usagi and Minako both gasped in unison. Amongst the floor covered by the audience two cats ran in with a look of sheer panic on their faces. They ran to the girls and looked towards the stage waiting for the red haired woman to say something.

Minako leaned over and whispered to Haruka "Perhaps now would be the time for a few of us to sneak away with Usagi." Haruka nodded her agreement as she grabbed Usagi and pulled her along with Mamoru . Makoto and Hotaru followed behind because those were the ones at the edge of seats furthest out of sight. As the rest stayed behind they could hear the woman finally saying something.

"How odd that none of you fell under my spell. You must have stronger spirits that I had originally thought. No matter, I will finish you all off with force!" She yelled to the remaining group at the table. Artemis and Luna ducked under the table and around the corner.

"We came when we sensed her presence, there is something different about her so be on guard minna!" Luna reported to the group. The four girls nodded their head in unison as Mamoru already began his transformation.
"Jupiter Crystal Power…"

"Uranus Crystal Power…"

"Saturn Crystal Power…"

"Moon Eternal…"

"MAKE UP!" As the henshin calls were finished and the transformations began Artemis and Luna watched. The two could not help but look a little sad that even now the girls could not completely live normal lives. As the sequences ended now in front of Artemis and Luna stood Sailors Moon, Jupiter, Uranus, and Saturn ready for a new battle. Tuxedo Kamen stood defensively behind Sailor Moon.

"Who are you?" Minako yelled as the girl began to walk towards them. The other girls back at the table had been watching the red headed mad woman. A capturing field had been put around them as she went around to the people on the floor and over each body closed her eyes and try to feel something from them, as if she were looking for someone.

Through the midst of her search she was caught off guard by a yellowish orb in the shape of a planet heading in her direction. She jumped out of the way and was only knicked on the arm by the orbs ring.
"Who dares to disturb me now? I am Keahi and I demand to you to show yourselves!" She yelled in the direction the attack had come from. The senshi and Tuxedo Kamen stepped out of the shadows.
"How dare you interrupt a gathering of friends who come here to enjoy the soothing music of Michiru and her violin. I will not stand for it! In the name of the Moon I will punish you." Sailor Moon stated loud and clear with her usual entrance speech. Keahi walked towards the group as Sailor Uranus and Sailor Jupiter stepped in front of Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen. The dark crimson eyes looked at the crescent moon on Sailor Moon's forehead, her outfit, and finally sneered with disapproval as she stopped in front of them.

"So the pure moon child finally shows herself. I suppose you believe I should bow before you Princess Serenity?" The red headed woman named Keahi stated to Sailor Moon as a look of sheer hatred now was worn on Keahi's face.

To be continued…