"No, please. You can't do this. You're going to destroy the Moon!" Neo-Queen Serenity gripped her husbands arm as she pleaded with him. He stopped with a sigh and faced the woman he once loved, her blue eyes shone with unshed tears.
"It's what the people want, Usako," She blushed at the name, he hadn't called her that since before the freeze.
They hadn't expected it to be so difficult, and both had grown weary from the battles with those who rebelled against their rule. While Endymion was leading against them, Serenity used every ounce of energy to purify those who wished to follow them to the new Silver Millennium. Many humans still wanted to rule themselves, to continue with their advancements in science and technology.
The leaders of the rebellion agreed to meet with Endymion, who they respected more, having been proven by their genetic sciences the son of the Earth. They made their demands and gave them only a few days to decide. They wanted democracy, the wanted them to fund the creation of an astral gate that would make travel to and from the moon quicker. Endymion wanted to give in, but Serenity knew the dangers of their demands.
Her mother visited her in a dream just a few days before.
She found herself in the Moon Palace, admiring the view of Earth. A giant flash blinded her and a huge tremor dropped her to the floor.
When she looked up her mother stood before her, she was ragged and bloody, silver tears poured from her eyes.
"The humans know not what damage they will bring to the universe. Fire and brimstone will reign down on them, children of the Moon will perish. It will be all or nothing, my daughter. You must fight this, fight it hard. Our home will crumble and it's light will be stained crimson."
Black blood poured from the old Queens stomach and she collapsed to the ground, "Save us, Serenity. Save us."
Serenity shivered as she remembered the morbid dream. Her mother hadn't come to her since, and the chill hadn't left her bones.
She knew she needed to get her husband to believe her, but since they Earthlings chose him to favor he'd grown away from her. He wasn't her Mamoru anymore.
"But the do not know what will come of it!" She cried, but he scoffed and snatched his arm from her grip.
"And what will come, Serenity? You say this over and over but never an answer. You can't base your decisions of dreams anymore, the fairytale is over, now is the time for reality and action. Don't you want to see our kingdom flourish? We don't have long until Chibi-Usa is to be born, do you want to carry her through times of war?" He backed her in to a wall as he berated her, grasping her small wrists in her hands.
"Please, Mamo-chan, listen-"
"Do not call me that, Serenity. Don't be a fool any more. It's time to grow up, this is what we were given. I'm sick of playing these games. We may have been wed but you know as well as I do there is no love here anymore. I will be King, it's my destiny.
The Earthlings, my people, don't want a queen to rule them. Especially one that still acts as though she's a bumbling teenager."
She couldn't hold her tears back any longer as the man she loved threw her to the ground and stormed off. He was right, the Earth wouldn't accept her right now. They didn't want peace, they didn't want Serenity.
At least not now.
"Gomen nasai, Okaasan." Tears slipped from her eyes as the Silver Crystal appeared before her, it's glow engulfed her as she wished upon it.
"I am not wanted here, these people do not believe they need me now. They don't believe in me, but in their computers and their technologies.
Take me where I am needed, where I can help. I pray you protect the humans, but they have made their choice."
The crystal glimmered and encased the princess in itself. The two floated from the palace that was still being constructed and disappeared in to the stars.
"Usagi!"
"Hey, snap out of it!"
"Told ya, she's a loonie. Let's just dump her on the next planet and be done with it."
"Faye, will you shut up. Maybe we should dump you-" The argument was cut short by a resounding smack and Spikes body crashing between the. They looked up to find a very aware, very red Usagi.
"Anata kitanai hentai! Dono yo ni aete?" Usagi seethed from her spot on the couch, her cheeks red from anger and the fact that she had come to with Spikes lips pressed against her own.
"What'd you do now?" Jet asked as he hoisted his partner up by his jacket, the dark haired man looked more smug than hurt. "And what the hell did you just say, kid?"
"It woke her up, didn't it? Just like in the fairytales." Spike winked at Usagi who blushed harder and huffed.
"He's a dirty pervert! I was...daydreaming. !" She grabbed the plate from her lap and proceeding to shove the last of her rice in her mouth before storming off to the kitchen.
"Good job, lover boy." Faye sneered as she sauntered off, "I'm outta her before your girlfriend comes back and murders all of us. You two better figure this out."
"Good riddance," the two men spat at once, watching Faye exit with her usual swagger. Jet turned back to Spike with a disapproving glare, he wouldn't admit he was a bit jealous, so he went with his frustration instead.
"Look here Spike, it's just like I said. You got her in to this mess and you're gonna take care of it." He collects the empty plates on the table and heads towards the kitchen,
"You better apologize too."
"Whatever." He lights up a cigarette and turns his attention to the old ceiling fan. How does some one daydream for ten minutes straight? They didn't even noticed the blondes blank stare or rigid body until 5 minutes in to it. He had to admit, she scared the hell out of him. The light completely vanished from those big blue eyes,
and if he hadn't felt her soft breath against his face he would've sworn they weren't there at all.
He brought a finger up to his lips, hers had been so soft. A heavy exhale sent a stream of smoke in to the air, circling around him as he remembered how for a second he felt her kiss him back. Why'd he do it? He could've shook her, slapped her even. He was brought back to the common room when he heard her cough slightly to gain his attention.
"Just daydreaming," He said with a wink at the small blonde. She blushed again, he was really beginning to like that rosy shade of pink.
"Jet said...He said you show me to the spare room." Her eyes weren't focused on him, but on the small pile of sheets she held in her hands. They were pink, like her cheeks, and adorned with small crescent moons. Why Jet had those he didn't want to know.
"Um..."
"Yeah, yeah. I'll take you there." He lifted himself from the couch and tossed his cigarette in to the ash tray. It bounced along the table spreading ashed before falling on the floor. Jet could get it later, he thought with a smirk.
They didn't speak as they walked through the hall, the only sound was soft padding of Usagi's bare feet. Spike could feel the girls apprehension of him, it was like a brick wall.
He wasn't much for apologies, but he'd already put her through enough.
"Hey, look. I'm real sorry. I didn't mean anything by the...by what happened."
Usagi managed a small smile and shook her head.
"I'm sorry I hit you."
They both laughed, the wall was gone. He looked down at her and was relieved to see they light back in her eyes. He wanted to know where she went, but figured it could wait.
She needed to understand before they did.
"It's not much, but this is the spare room." The metal door opened with a heavy groan. The two stared in to the musty darkness, Usagi stepped just a bit closer to Spike as he walked in. The single light bulb in the middle of the room didn't help, merely illuminating the cobwebs and thick layer of dust. The old, metal bed frame was rusted and the mattress was nearly covered in stains.
"Um." Usagi hesitantly made her way to the bed with the sheets tucked under her arm. Carefully she lifted the mattress, hoping the other side might be more welcoming but was only greeted by a family of spiders scampering to get away from the light. She screamed and bounded back across the room and in to Spike's arms.
"Can I sleep on the couch?"
It's not the epic I wanted to come back with, but I forced myself to write it after Two. Fucking. Years. Hah. I've just noticed that the SM X-over category isn't what it used to be. Now it's a bunch of nonsense and nothing new. So yeah...I'm gonna try to keep this up and make a good, old fasion SM/Bebop story relevant again!
I'm hoping with the news of the new Sailor Moon series being made people will become interested in our little Moon princess again!
But yeah, hopefully this intrigues you and answers a few question, and sets up for a lot more to be asked! Review and let me know there are still some hardcore Moonie Beboppers out there!
