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I am using the names from the English manga because that is what I grew up with and I feel more of a connection with those names with than the original Japanese names.
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Chapter 3: The Past
It was quiet. So dreadfully quiet. The earth beneath her feet was darkened by the blood of the slain. She stepped over the bodies of her guardians dragging Endymion's sword behind her. Her white dress was now stained crimson from her beloved blood. And as she closed the distance between her and the dark shadows in the sky she felt that this was the only way to end the suffering in her heart. Tears slid down her dirt stained cheeks as she looked at the ominous shadow that took her world from her.
Her kingdom and people were destroyed trying to protect their peaceful planet from the evil that took over Earth's kingdom from Endymion's rule. And now nothing was left but rubble and blood. So much blood. The guardians and Endymion died trying to protect her only to be left with nothing but the sound of her heart breaking.
Serenity raised the sword and faced it towards her heart. Endymion. Guardians. I will be with you. With one final cry Serenity pierced her heart with her beloved's sword and died.
Bunny awoke with tears in her eyes as she felt her own heart ache with the same pain in her dream. No it wasn't a dream. It was a memory. A memory from when she took her life after Endymion and her friends had died in the moon kingdom. Bunny sat up and placed her hand on her forehead and it was only then that she realized she was in a large white bed in a room that looked strangely familiar. She tossed the sheets off of her and stepped on the cold tile floor.
"Where are my boots?" she hadn't remembered taking them off. In fact she hadn't remembered much after she was fighting Anaru's hold on her. But in this place she felt as if she shouldn't worry, she felt safe.
Bunny looked around the room. There was a large white book shelf with, books of course, and strange shaped glass that shined with different colors in the light, a vanity stood by the bed displaying many perfume bottles and jewelry, and a balcony with beautiful wood carving on the door frame was to her left. ~It's so beautiful~ she thought.
Bunny walked over the vanity and ran her fingers over the small glass bottles of perfume. Each bottle had a small charm tied to the base, most of which were stars and crescent moons. She smiled, looked at herself in the mirror and gasped. She threaded her fingers through her silver hair that was falling out of it ponytails. The roots of her hair were silver just a few hours ago and now silver locks flowed down from her head.
"So you've awakened." Anaru stood in the doorway of her room, two white doors with equally beautiful wood carvings on either side.
"Why did you bring me here?" Bunny demanded.
Anaru bowed his head. "Please come with me, my princess, and I will explain."
Anaru had taken her through the garden behind the palace and stopped at a tree that stood twenty feet tall with silver flowers that shined when Bunny touched the bark. She noticed that the bark was not brown but, in fact, a dark gold with strange makings on it and when she placed her hand on the it the markings stretched to her finger.
"What is this tree?" Bunny asked pulling her hand away.
Anaru's face showed no sign of emotion as he looked up at the tree. "This is where I buried your mother."
Bunny's eyes widened. "What! But when we came to the moon she appeared on that well-thiny!"
Anaru turned his back and began to walk to the back entrance of the palace.
"Hey wait. I'm talking to you" Bunny raced after him up the white marble steps into a large white room with gold pillars and stain glass windows. In the middle of the room was a dais; atop it were two white marble thrown chairs carved with beautiful arches and the crescent symbol embedded in the highest arch, one a bit smaller than the other.
"This room was…" Bunny walked over to the throne and touched the cold marble.
"This was your mother's throne room." Anaru finished her statement. "I stood by your mother's side many Atimes she had business in this room. When she learned she was pregnant she had the smaller chair made for her child." Anaru's silver eyes became a dark shade of blue as anger filled his heart. "Unfortunately, you were never able to sit by your mother's side."
Bunny watched him as he waked over to a pillar and leaned against it. Something about his stance reminded her of Artimes. "Who are you Anaru? Why did you bring me here? What do you want?"
Anaru smiled slightly. He gestured to the throne chair she was standing next to. "Sit down princess. It's a long story."
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"Damnit!" Sailor Jupiter slammed her fists against the temple walls. They all had to stand and watch as Bunny was taken away from them. She felt so useless even with her powers being stronger than ever.
Sailor Mercury was crouching down in the spot that Anaru had stood gathering data on her computer. There was a strange pulse of energy left behind and something about it was oddly familiar to her.
"Who the hell was that guy?" Sailor Uranus stood with her arms crossed over her chest trying to hide her trembling.
"Whoever he is he's going to pay." Sailor Venus looked up at the moon, furrowing her eyebrows. The solider of Beauty looked back at her friends. They were looking to her for an answer to the event that unfolded before them. She had to be strong not just for them but for herself. "Bunny used the power of the Silver Crystal within her to transform us. That is why our powers are the strongest they've ever been; it came directly from the crystal. She willed us to transform."
"I don't understand. Why did she light up like that? Why did her hair turn silver?" Sailor Neptune asked, tears threatening to fall.
"The crystal is a part of her." Endymion stated. The prince's eyes were as dark as the night sky above them. "It reacts to her emotions only when she wills it. The crystal's power flows from within her veins, causing changes within her. Her hair had already begun to turn silver, so when she used its power the changes accelerated."
Sailor Jupiter, now calm and graceful, stood next to the prince. "We'll bring her back."
"Not unless we find a way to teleport to the Moon." Sailor Mercury closed her small computer and faced her comrades. "This man traveled by moonlight. Our powers alone are not enough to guide us to the moon. We need Bunny's Lunarian heritage."
"What are you saying Mercury?" Sailor Mars stepped forward.
Sailor Mercury looked at the soldier of passion, her raven hair whipping furiously in the wind like the flames of her element. "When we teleported to the moon Sailor Moon's Lunarian connection to the kingdom guided us. Unless we have a bloodline to the lunarian royal family we cannot teleport."
Endymion's body went numb when he heard Sailor Mercury. How could there be no way for them to teleport? How is it possible that-He braced himself on a tree as he felt he were going to lose his mind. There had to be a way for them to reach Bunny. There had to be someone who could be of royal Lunarian decent."Chibi Moon!"
The Sailor Soldiers looked at their prince who was leaning against a tree. Endymion let the cold night air brush against his face and he gathered his mind together. "Chibi Moon is of royal decent. She can guide us."
The soldiers looked at Sailor Mercury, their eyes pleading for an answer. She opened her laptop and started typing so furiously Jupiter thought her fingers would break. At the sound of two small beeps for her computer the soldier of wisdom smiled. "That will work."
Sailor Neptune called upon the power of her mirror, a smile spread softly across her face. "I will contact Pluto and Hotaru."
Endymion looked up moon in the night sky. Shortly he would be there to save his beloved. ~Bun, I'm coming. ~
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"Before Chaos destroyed our planet my brother and I were able to escape along with a friend. We drifted for God knows how long, looking for a kingdom that would take us in. But every time we were turned away. We were ready to give up and drift for eternity until we came upon the moon. We asked your mother for refuge and she all but smiled at us. She stated she would give us refuge on one condition; we clam loyalty to her unborn child and kingdom. And we did. After claiming loyalty our lives became connected to the Silver Imperial Crystal, therefore being reborn as Lunarian subjects. Your mother made my brother her advisor, our friend had the duty of watching over her child, and I became head of the royal army."
"Wait. Your friend became my caretaker." Bunny's eyes became wide as she realized who these people he spoke of were. "She was..." Her throat constricted, for she could not bring herself to say the name without tears falling.
Anaru nodded. "Luna."
"Then your bother was..."
"Artimes." Anaru kept his gaze at the stained glass window. "We were born twins but so different inside and out. Artimes, born of knowledge and wisdom. Anaru, born of strength and courage." He recited the last line with a faint quiver in his voice. "I was born with the power to create illusions and shadows. I used that power to create an illusion of Luna so that you may know that you were not the only one left who was born from the moon. I am sorry if I had given you false hope."
Bunny's heart sank as the realization that Luna was not alive hit her. She suppressed the tears that threatened to fall and asked another question. "But how could Luna and Artimes not mention you in the whole time that we've been together?"
"I imagine they lost their memory as you and the guardians did.
It was quiet for a minute. Bunny still did not understand her past or why she could not remember anything. "How is it that you were not reborn with Luna and Artimes?"
Anaru looked at Bunny finally and his eyes mirrored a strong sadness. "A month before Earth ambushed us your mother felt that the ever-growing darkness of the Earth kingdom was to ominous to ignore. She sent me in search of an army to aid us in time of war. But none would offer their help. My journey was long and lonely in the vast darkness of our solar system. I searched the galaxy from what seemed to be end to end with no hope in my heart. I decided to turn back. When I returned..." Anaru's eyes became dark once more. "I found your mother's body lying on a broken pillar from our palace. She was so pale. Her beautiful glow had faded and her skin was the color of her hair. I assumed she used the last of her power to send you and the guardians to be reborn on Earth. I had missed our battle with the Earth, leaving the army to defend without a head in command. I took your mother's body and buried her in the garden, or perhaps what was left of the garden. When the soil from the earth touched her skin the whole moon began to shine. I realized that she became a part of the moon and so her spirit is within these walls, the earth beneath our feet and the air around us. When you came to the moon you saw your mother's spirit react to your Lunarian energy. Just as it did when you touched the tree."
Bunny looked around the large room and realized that the room had started to glow; the walls, the pillars, the throne, even the stained glass windows. The warm feeling in her chest came back as she felt the glow from the room warm her body. She leaned back on the throne chair, letting her head fall slightly. The light felt so comforting and relaxing.
"Nineteen years ago that tree began to grow and it was then I felt the same energy as your mother's on Earth." Anaru continued. "When you were reborn on Earth the silver crystal restored its connection with the Moon Kingdom, waking your mother's spirit. That was when I descended from the moon to find you and the guardians. But I soon learned that your mother also revived Prince Endymion."
The hatred in Anaru's voice as he said Endymion's name frightened Bunny to her bones. "Do you hate him?" She asked.
"No. I detest him."
"Why?"
Anaru shifted his weight to his feet so suddenly it made her jump. "Why? Do you not realize what his people did to us? They destroyed our home, killed our queen, your mother, and slaughtered our people! They took Artimes and Luna away from me! He let this happen! He let his people destroy everything dear to us! He did not stop the darkness growing within is kingdom!"
"He couldn't! He had no way of stopping it. It grew like a cancer within his palace." Bunny was taken aback by her outburst. She didn't know where it had come from but she felt in her heart that what she said was true. She could see that Anaru was also taken back by her defense.
Out of habit Anaru got down on one knee and bowed his head. "Forgive me, your highness. I did not mean to lose my composure." He raised his eyes to her and the faintest smirk presented itself on his lips. "None of this will matter once Endymion is dead and you and the guardians take your rightful place in the Moon kingdom."
The warmth the light had given faded from Bunny's body and she went cold. "No...You can't." She breathed out. She stood from her throne, tears falling from her cheeks. "You can't keep me here! I have a family and friends! I have a future on Earth! You can't do this!"
"You have no choice. You have no way of getting back to earth." Anaru began to walk away but then stopped and looked back at his crying princess. Although it pained him to see her like this it must be done for the future of the moon. "Besides, I have no doubt the guardians will find a way to teleport here along with Endymion. Soon it will be over. Endymion will finally get what he deserves and the Moon Kingdom will be restored. You'll see my princess; this is how our lives were meant to be." With one finally bow he walked out the throne room leaving Bunny to drown in his words.
She sat in silence, still comprehending what Anaru had said. An empty feeling returned in chest and stomach as the thought of never being able to hold Darien in her arms again haunted her mind. A small cry broke the silence around her as tears flooded down her cheeks. Her knees buckled and she fell to the floor holding her hands over eyes. She began to cry out his name and it echoed throughout the vast room. The light never faded and tried to offer her comfort but nothing, not even God himself could silence her heartbreaking cries.