The Princess Diaries
Sailor Moon Style
Chapter Ten: Birdie's story
Birdie watched as her older sister stood up and walked over to the princess. She sighed heavily and shivered involuntarily. As she watched Katsy attempt to clean some of Serenity's cuts her mind flashed back to her service to Queen Metallia.
Flashback
Eleven year old Birdie smiled as she hugged her teddy bear. Prisma and Avery were acting strange but at least she still had Katsy. Suddenly, Katsy burst into the room, her cheeks stained with tears. She was dressed in a very ugly purple outfit.
"Katsy, what's wrong?" Birdie asked.
"I know what happened to Prisma and Avery" She whispered, falling to her knees. "Metallia brainwashed them into serving her" Birdie gasped, her long silver hair cascaded down her back as she was brushing it. "They tried to brainwash me, but I didn't let them" Tears fell from her eyes.
"Birdie, when you turn fifteen, you too will be called in to the throne room. You must prepare yourself for this. You must not let them interfere with your mind. You will be forced to do terrible things, and will be given a power, but through all that, stay true to me and we will get out of here some how" Birdie nodded, taking in everything Katsy was telling her.
Birdie screamed in pain as she fell to the floor. Diamond smirked and stood over her. Birdie saw compassion only in Katsy's eyes. Prisma and Avery stared at her coldly. She was fifteen and had messed up her first task. She couldn't do it, she couldn't kill the boy. Since Diamond thought she was brainwashed, she knew she could never say this outloud.
"Perhaps next time you'll do what your told" Diamond said, stalking away with Prisma and Avery. Once they were gone, Katsy tended to Birdie's wounds as best she could.
"I hate this place" Birdie said bitterly.
"I know baby" Katsy whispered. "But if we leave, they'll kill Prisma and Avery"
"So" Birdie spat. "They don't give a damn about us anymore"
"I know, but they are our sisters. Our only hope is to convince them of the truth" Katsy said. "We can do it Birdie"
Birdie leaned her head against the wall angrily. Why wouldn't Prisma and Avery see reason. She couldn't believe they had let themselves be overcome with power. She looked over at Katsy and Serenity and saw that Katsy had managed to break the chains holding Serenity to the way. She was doing her best to clean Serenity up, but Birdie knew that she could help better, because she had water and ice powers. She stood up and walked over to them as another flashback overcame them.
flashback
Birdie had just turned sixteen. She had always hoped that her sixteenth birthday would be special. She rummaged in her closet and saw all the horrid blue leotards hanging up. The ones she had to wear everyday. But today was her birthday, so she selected a pink dress that she had purchased when no one was around and put it on. She piled her silver hair on top of her head and fastened it with pins. Suddenly the door flew open and Diamond stood there angrily. She had forgotten that he seemed to know everything that went on in the castle.
"Take it off" He said. Birdie trembled a little.
"It's my birthday" She whispered.
"I don't care. We have a raid in ten minutes. Be ready or else" He left slamming the door behind him. Tears filled Birdie's eyes as she sat back down on the bed. She put her uniform on and joined her sisters. Prisma and Avery sneered at her.
"Happy Birthday Birdie" Katsy whispered in her ear, pressing something into her hand. It was a locket and when she opened it, there was a picture of all four girls and thier parents, when they were truly a family. Birdie smiled. She didn't really remember, since she was only two, but it was nice to have.
"Thanks Kat" She whispered.
Once Serenity was feeling better she smiled at her two cell mates.
"Thank you for helping me" She said softly. Birdie grinned. The Princess was nice and she hoped that they would soon be rescued from the dank and dirty dungeon. She shivered again, but this time she was happy for the friends she did have. Katsy and the Princess.