Author's Note: I'd like to thank everyone for reading. Parts of this chapter might be confusing (according to Tink da Pixi) and if you're confused ket me know which parts and I'll re-write or try to explain it.
EVER CHANGING DESTINY
Chapter I: Life's What You Make It
Serena and her friends have grown apart and her and Darien are no more and her family abandoned her. So, when the Sun Princess offers her a new destiny, she takes it. Now, Serena teamed up from her new twin must find and united the Celestial Sailors and reach Soldier level before a new enemy comes.
Tsukino Serena sat on the front steps of her family's old house. She sat with her face in her hands crying her eyes out. She cried for all the emotions she had felt in the past day and the months leading up to this moment. Everything in her life had gone horridly wrong after she met Kou Seiya and his 'cousins', Taiki and Yaten. She thought everything would go back to normal after they left, but things only got worse.
Everyone went off to do their own thing. At first Serena didn't want anyone too, but she decided she wanted everyone to be happy. Amy threw herself into her studies, so she could become a doctor. Raye started doing more around the temple, since her grandpa was getting old and Chad was leaving to pursue a new musical career. Lita got busy with Track & Field and the cooking club at school. Mina lost sight of anything and everything that didn't have anything to do with becoming an idol. Darien tried to go to school in America, this time he made it safely, but they slowly started to lose communication. Michelle went on tour with Amara. Trista returned to her duties at the Time Gates and Hotaru was going through school.
Now, things were all wrong! Darien had just broken up with her and the Inners decided they didn't want to be Sailor Scouts anymore. Serena felt another wave a tears coming as she thought about what would never be.
"Serena!" called a familiar voice. Serena's head shot up at amazing speed and her tear filled eyes zoomed in on an awfully familiar head of pink hair.
"Rini-chan!" yelled the blonde. She jumped from the steps and ran forward to embrace the younger girl. Serena hugger her future daughter tightly and Rini hugged back as hard as she could.
"It's gone!" whispered Rini as she buried her head into Serena.
"What's gone?" asked Serena. She had a sinking feeling she knew what Rini was talking about, but she had to know and hoped she was wrong.
"Crystal Tokyo," replied the pink haired girl as she started crying harder.
"The future is never step in stone," said another familiar voice. Serena and Rini turn to see Meioh Trista walking towards to duo with Tomeo Hotaru trialing behind her.
"Right as always, Lady Pluto," said a new voice. The group turned to the left to see a group of seven girls. It was the girl on the far right who spoke. She was African with black and silver hair and silver eyes. She stood a little over five feet tall.
"You should recognize us, Time Keeper-san," stated the girl on the center left. She had shoulder length lavender hair and dark wine eyes. She stood about the same height as the first girl.
"After all it was you who listened to Lady Selenity," added the girl on the inner right. She had long, silvery-blonde hair and hazel eyes. She stood about five foot and six inches tall.
"Before you say anything, remember what happened at the end of the Millennium," continued the girl on the left outside end. She stood shorter than the lavender haired girl. She had short light brown hair and sapphire eyes.
"It didn't work, did it?" asked the girl on the center right with a smirk gracing her face. She stood the tallest of group with black tinted blue hair and cobalt eyes.
"Be nice, Tan," ordered the girl on the center left. She had shoulder length black hair pulled back into a ponytail and evergreen eyes hidden behind plastic black framed glasses. She stood about the same height as the silvery-blonde haired girl.
"Quiet girls," ordered the girl in the middle. She stood less than five feet tall with golden blonde hair and indigo eyes. "Moon Princess Serenity, we're here to show you what your future was meant to be. Crystal Tokyo was never your true future, but one of your optional futures."
"Your Majesty," greeted Trista, wide-eyed. The Time Keeper recognized them now and she knew she was in trouble.
"Who are you?" demanded Hotaru. She wasn't sure if she should trust them, but they (the strangers) knew who they (her friends and herself) were, or at least their past selves.
"Manners, Lady Saturn," said the African girl. "I'm Ombra Shadow, Lady of Eclipses."
"Shields Terra," waved the black tinted blue hair. Serena, Rini and Hotaru turned to her with wide eyes. "I'm Endymion's older sister and Darien's younger sister. Call me Tanner."
"Moon Rhiannon's the name," bounced the silvery-haired girl. Looking at Serena she added, "I'm your older half-sister from both lives. Everyone calls me Ann."
"It's true," nodded Trista at Serena's disbelieving look. "We'll talk more later."
"My name is Hoshi Hikaru," greeted the lavender haired girl. "I'm Keeper of the Twilight."
"Name's Johnson Venus," said the light brown hair. "I'm Mina's cousin from both lives."
"Kuchiki Hisana," nodded the black haired, evergreen eyed girl.
"And I'm Apollo-Jones Summer," smiled the golden blonde.
"What do you mean true destiny?" asked Rini.
"You should start off with a history lesson or unsealing their other memories," suggested Trista.
"What do you mean okaa-san?" asked Hotaru.
Trista sighed.
"Serena's true destiny is to serve me and the Universe," began Summer. "She was never meant to create Crystal Tokyo and rule the Earth. It's one of the options she had though. Your mother wanted you to rule instead of serving me."
"Why?" asked Serena.
"Mother," began Ann to her younger sister's question, "hated Summer's father, she felt betrayed by him. King Lunar was her brother and Queen Apolla was her best friend. Mother never thought the two would fall in love. The three were childhood friends. The last thing anyone thought was Apolla would love Lunar, but she did. And he loved her.
"Mother became jealous of the power Uncle Lunar gained with he married Aunt Apolla. When the two were married, Lunar became King of the Solar System and part of the Universal Alliance."
"That doesn't make any sense!" snapped Rini. She didn't want to believe any of this about her grandma.
"It's true," whispered the Time Keeper. The eyes of Hotaru, Serena and Rini all turned to her. "Queen Selenity was power-hungry. She didn't appear that way to everyone, just those that knew her very while, like Lunar and Apolla. They did grow up together. After Selenity got a taste of power, she wanted more and more."
"During the Silver Millennium," continued Shadow, "she craved the power of the Sun. It was and is the center and ruler of the Solar System. She knew if she killed off the Royal family, she would be next in line for it as the sister-in-law of the Queen. She slowly started to plan."
"In order to obtain the power," added Hikaru, "she created the Negaverse using the Silver Crystal and all her negative emotions. This caused a chain-reaction the Sailor Scouts and Sailor Soldiers were reborn, more than she planned for. She only planned on the Sailor Scouts of the planets being reborn."
"What's the difference between Sailor Scout and Sailor Soldier?" asked Serena. She'd always thought they were the same, but by the way they were talking, it sounded like they were two different things.
"A Sailor Soldier is stronger than a Scout," explained Hisana. "Soldiers stand by Sailor Sun's side, while a Scout might stand by one of her follower's or be part of a Royal Guard. A Soldier also has first claim to a throne, if they're entitled to one."
"Whadda ya mean?" asked Rini.
"She means, a Soldier gets the throne like the first born," clarified Trista. "First one to Soldier level is ruler even if they're the youngest."
Serena, Hotaru and Rini nodded.
"After Soldier becomes Senshi," Shadow spoke. "Senshi is the ultimate level. They can summon their powers without transforming and they can transform without saying anything."
"In order to become one," voiced Venus as she carried on, "you have to pass a certain test. Like, you have to beat someone or get something, but it's one of the hardest tests you'll ever take."
"Just so you know, Serena," stated Ann. "I'm a Sailor Soldier, Sailor Luna to be exacted. So, if you join us you won't be Sailor Moon any more. Both times, I've been the unwanted child from mom's first marriage."
"Is Summer still Serena's cousin?" asked Hotaru.
Trista, Ann, Shadow, Tanner and Summer all froze.
"No and yes," replied Summer after a moment. "No, I'm not your cousin from this life because I was never reincarnated, but if you look up your family, I'm listed as one of your cousins."
"What have you done since the Silver Millennium?" asked Trista.
"I've trained," answered the golden blonde haired girl.
"How old are you?" questioned Rini with narrowed eyes.
Everyone sweatdropped at the question.
"I'm fifteen," began Hikaru. "Venus' nineteen. Ann, Shadow and Hisana are eighteen, Tanner is seventeen and Summer's thirteen."
"Really?" asked Hotaru turning towards the shortest blonde.
"I haven't been able to age since the Silver Millennium," snapped Summer as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"Her age and height are sensitive subjects for her," whispered Ann as Hikaru and Shadow giggled at their leader.
"I heard that!" shouted Summer.
"She won't be able to age until she meets her soulmate," said Trista out of nowhere.
"What?!" yelled the short golden blonde haired girl.
"Its part of being the future ruler of the Sun," explained Trista.
"Shouldn't you know that?" demanded Rini.
"No, she shouldn't," said Hisana.
"I wasn't born to be ruler," explained Summer. "My oldest sister was, but she . . . died and my other sister went . . . insane. It became mine by default. I was never taught about becoming the ruler, the other two were. Its part of bring from the Royal Sun family."
"Whadda ya say?" asked Tanner towards Serena. "Do you want to join us?"
"Yes, but . . .," Serena trailed off as she glanced at her friends and Rini.
Summer smiled.
"You want Rini and the Outers," finished Ann. "Summer can make it happen."
"She can?" asked Rini hopefully.
"Yeah," signed Summer. "I'll make Rini, Serena's twin and Hotaru is Rini's best friend. You're both sixteen. You'll all get new Sailor identities. "
"What about school? Everyone's memories?" question Rini and Hotaru together.
"She'll take care of it," Venus rolled her eyes. "She'll even plant everything you need to know into your heads. She'll even plant memories into everyone's minds incase someone checks your memories."
"Here goes nothing," muttered the thirteen year old as she took out a clear gem and held it in her hands. The gem glowed pink, violet, navy blue, aqua and maroon before it dead down to the clear gem. When it was done, both Rini and Hotaru aged a few years to become sixteen year olds. The blonde nodded and said, "Rini's now Moon Tranquility Crystal, the twin sister of Moon Serena Usagi. You're Sailor Creston Moon, instead of Sailor Chibi Moon. Hotaru is now the sixteen year old Tomeo Hotaru Firefly."
Rini now stood five foot with mid back length, mixed pink and blonde hair and her red eyes turned blue. Hotaru stood five foot three inches tall with upper back length black tinted violet hair and violet eyes.
"Now this is where things get confusing," announced Venus. "You're no longer Sailors Moon and Creston Moon, but you can still transform into them. And you, Trista and Hotaru, are no longer the Outers, you'll receive your new Sailor statuses when the time is right."
"Serena, you're Sailor Cosmos and Rini, you're Sailor Star," finished Shadow. As she spoke, a gold six-point star and a silver Creston moon appeared on Serena's forehead and a silver five-point star on Rini's.
"Right now," began Tanner, "you're both at Sailor Scout level. In order to reach Soldier, you must find and unite your new court."
"They're the Celestial Sailors," continued Hisana. "I'm one of them, Sailor Gemini and my friend, Youko is Sailor Cancer. Once you've found all the rest, you pass the first part of the test."
"The second part," added Hikaru, "is uniting them. It'll be harder than it sounds, but they'll come around. Once you're all united, you'll all become Sailor Soldiers. It's a major power upgrade."
"How will they find the Celestials?" asked Trista.
"With Sirius and Polaris," replied Summer as she summoned the two cats. One was midnight black with a silver star on its left cheek and the other was light grey with a black star its right cheek.
"Where are we going to live?" asked Rini.
"You can kept the Tsukino's old house, or move into an apartment, or live with the former Outers," replied Ann. The twins turned to look at each other than back at their older half-sister.
"We'd like to live in an apartment for now," Rini spoke up. "We might like to live with Hotaru and them eventually. First, we all need to get use to the changes that are going on right now."
"I'll have it taken care of soon," said the eldest Moon sibling. "Now, what are you girls gonna do about school?"
"I don't wanna go back there," whispered Serena in reply. "Not after what they said to me."
"That's fine," nodded Ann.
"We're gonna get going," said Hikaru as she, Hisana, Venus and Shadow turned to leave.
"Later," called Ann.
"See ya," shouted Summer.
"Can we start on summer vacation early?" asked Rini.
"Sounds fine with me," shrugged Ann. "But don't forget your mission."
"We won't," sighed Rini. "But we already know who two are."
"That's right!" cheered Serena. "And hopefully Amara, Michelle, Trista and Hotaru are also Celestials."
"Do you guys wanna travel for part of the summer? Or have a lazy summer around Tokyo?" questioned Ann.
"Dunno," responded Serena. "Why?"
Ann sighed, before saying, "That way I know how much time I have to find and get an apartment ready for you guys."
"Oh," laughed Serena as the others sweatdropped.
"You can stay with Trista and Hotaru," stated Summer.
"That's not a bad idea," said Ann as she nodded her head. "It would give them someone to look after them and Trista could get a break from the Time Gates."
"You don't mind, you do, Trista?" asked Tanner with a raised eyebrow.
Trista sweatdropped, she wouldn't mind since she got a break from the Gates and she wouldn't have to look after the girls because they were sixteen. She replied by saying, "No, not at all."
"Trista-kaa-san, what's wrong?" asked Hotaru.
"Nothing, Hutaro-chan," nervously laughed Trista.
"Tanner's got a way of scaring everyone," lied Ann, she didn't want to know what was really going on. "You'll remember once you get all you're memories back, or when you get to know her."
"You don't want to," whispered Summer. The three sixteen year olds sniggered at the black tinted blue haired sixteen year old.
"Way of being nice, Summer-hime," snapped Tanner.
"Moving on," Ann rolled her eyes as she spoke. "I'll have your apartment ready in a week and I'll get you your credit cards and whatnot by tomorrow. What kind of car do you want?"
"I'm sure Tenoh-san will get that for them," said the Shields bitterly.
"Her and Amara didn't get along in the past," explained Trista at the confused looks on Serena's, Rini's and Hotaru's faces.
Summer started laughing at that. When she was able to calm down she said, "Yeah, if you count the prank war, pink hair, ruined dinner parties, random fights, and say, MY ruined birthday party. Those two have hated each other since Tanner hit on Michelle's older brother's best friend and Amara knocked her into a pound."
"Are you ever going to let your birthday go?" snapped Tanner.
"Not until you make up for it," said the thirteen year old as she childishly stuck her tough out.
"That's the princess of the Sun?" asked Rini as the others sweatdropped.
"Yeaaaaaah," sighed Ann. "But she's allowed to behave like that, since she's over a thousand years old and in her thirteen year old body."
"How long's she been stuck like that?" asked Hotaru.
"Three months after her thirteenth birthday," replied Ann without even blinking.
"That was seven years before the Silver Millennium fell," added Trista.
"That's like . . . thousand and twenty-three (1023) years," screamed Serena.
"It gives 'never aging' a new meaning," said Ann. "She's forever thirteen."
"Until she finds her soul mate," added Hotaru. She sweatdropped at the sight of the thirteen year old and the black haired sixteen year old caught in staring contest and each sticking their tough out at the other.
"I feel sorry for whoever's stuck with her," said Rini, she then added, "She's worse than Serena when I first met her."
"HEY!" yelled Serena as she glared at her former future daughter.
"You know what they say, the truth hurts," sighed Ann. She took a deep breath before yelling, "SUMMER, TANNER, KNOCK IT OFF!!!"
The two arguing teenaged girls turned to look at their silvery-blonde haired friend. At the sight of her death glare, the two retracted their toughs and gulped, then jumped apart. It didn't stop them from glaring at each other.
"Moving on," sighed Trista. Turning to Ann, she said, "You've covered: apartment, school, summer and car. Anything else?"
"Nope," said Ann. "I'll see ya tomorrow, Rini, Serena. It was nice seeing you again, Trista. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get Summer-baka and Tanner-baka home."
"Don't think you're off the hook yet, Trista," called Summer from over her shoulder as she left with her friends. "You're still in trouble for helping Selenity."
"Come on, girls," called Trista. "It's time to go home."
Name Explainations:
Summer: Season of Sun
Apollo: Greek God of the Sun
Rhiannon: comes from old Celtic name meaning 'great queen' and the Welsh Goddess of Fertility and the Moon
Moon: Couldn't think of anything better
Terra: Latin meaning 'land' or 'earth'
Tanner: boy name that means 'one who tans hide', she's a tomboy and has a temper
Hikari: Japanese name, means 'light' or 'star'
Hoshi: Japanese name, means 'star'
Venus: Roman Goddess of Love and Beauty
Shadow: Shadows are dark as are eclipses
Ombra: Italian for 'shadow', again wouldn't think of anything better
Apolla/Lunar: I couldn't think of anything better and that fit
Youko: Japanese names, means something along the lines of 'ocean child'
Tranquility: I got the idea from 'serenity and tranquility', but she'll still be called Rini
Crystal: It allows Rini to hold onto part of her past
Dictionary:
Okaa-san: Japanese for mother
Kaa-san: a version of 'okaa-san'
Hime: Japanese for princess
Baka: Japanese for fool, stupid or idiot
-chan: Japanese honorific, used for children and female family members
-san: Japanese honorific, it's a title of respect like 'Mr.' or 'Mrs.'
Math Note:
I got Summer's age with my 'amazing' math skills. Queen Selenity sent everyone 1000 years into the future. Serena is sixteen. And Trista said Summer spent the last seven years of the Silver Millennium. That's 1000 plus 16 plus 7, equals 1023. See, I'm good. (Thanks Tink da Pixi!)
Thanks for reading! Please let us know what you think!
-LegendaryWarrior47 (and Tink da Pixi)
Posted: December 24, 2008
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