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Chapter Twelve - Day before the Fair
The Black Moon Clan's home base was a planet called Nemesis, a dark and creepy world filled with prevailing sense of evil. The building that stood tall and proud at the centre of Nemesis was surrounded by a dark shadow manipulating the structure of what looked to be an old medieval palace. Residing in the throne room was a tall regal looking man with almost shoulder length white hair sat on his plush red throne. Swirling his glass of premium red wine he had his eyes closed. He enjoyed the quiet, the deathly silence that left you feeling as if someone was watching you. He was the type of man who lurked in the background waiting, waiting for an opportunity to strike and that was indeed what he was doing. His white suite with blue embossing was brilliant against his pale skin. His dark purple cape was neatly tucked away behind him as he quietly continued to sip his red wine. Tapping his pristine classic black and white shoes against the dark flooring he opens his eyes slightly. A dark haired man in a navy coloured jacket and white trousers walks in. they both have black upside down crescent moon symbols on their foreheads. Placing his wine on a thin white side table he acknowledges the man that approaches him.
'What brings you here brother?' the white haired man said in a smooth cold voice.
'Our plans are on course, the spectre sisters have all engaged the Senshi of the past and the Shitennou are with them' the white haired man nodded and then took up his wine again.
'So I will ask again Saphir, what are you doing here? Saphir sighed. He really didn't want to be the one to deliver this piece of news to his brother but of course it would fall to him.
'Prince Demande….Petz believes we have found King Endymion's past self' Prince Demande stopped sipping his wine and Saphir noticed his brothers eyes hardened as they looked on at him. Placing the wine glass back on the side table Prince Demande looked at his brother again with the same intensity.
'Wiseman never said we shouldn't kill him did he?' Demande had a wicked gleam in his eyes.
'No, Wiseman never warned us about killing him, we are only to find the Silver Crystal and kill the others' Prince Demande got up and walked up towards his brother.
'So this fair, this is where you are planning on destroying them; that is tomorrow isn't it?' Saphir nodded.
'I think I would like to be there for that moment, I've always wanted to watch that bastard die!' Saphir nodded again and then prepared himself for the next revelation. He hated having to be the one to tell him what else they may have found out.
'Berthier has told Petz that she believes we may have found the Queen' Demande froze on the spot and went absolutely silent.
'Rubeus doesn't believe we have but we are monitoring the situation. There is this girl called Usagi Tsukino and she is friends with all the Senshi and the Shitennou. She is also the girlfriend of the man we believe to be the future King Endymion. However, this Usagi is very clumsy; there is nothing graceful or regal about her which is why Rubeus has his doubts' Demande turned round in an instant making his cape move swiftly behind him.
'Keep an eye on her, we don't know what the Queen was like when she was younger so do not let this Usagi fool you, she may be stronger than you think. Now is there anything else you need to tell me?' Saphir shook his head.
'Then go and finish off your droids in case the Spectre sisters run into trouble, tomorrow is going to be a big day' suddenly a piercing laughter filled the room making Saphir and Demande turn round to view the source. A woman with long green hair and dressed in a short green dress with green boots came into the room.
'Esmeraude, you do like to make an entrance don't you' Saphir smirked whilst Demande just stared at her coldly.
'You know me Saphir, you know me so well, I am looking forward to tomorrow, tomorrow our destiny will be realised'
'Indeed, it will….' A feeling of dread and anxiety filled the three people in the throne room as the shadowy figure that was Wiseman filled the room. Dressed in a dark purple cloak with his near transparent hands constantly moving over a shining globe Wiseman watched his pawns with glee. They were doing exactly what he wanted and as long as they obeyed him he would get his hands on the Silver Crystal. The very power Metalia had failed in getting. Saphir didn't trust Wiseman, there was something scheming about him. Saphir knew Wiseman didn't care about their safety, it was one of the reasons he started thinking about coming up with a plan to save them all in case things went wrong.
Walking out of the throne room Saphir sighed as he walked down one of the many dark hallways. Life was a lot more different to what he had expected. Crystal Tokyo was a bright place. It was well developed and if he were truthful, it was a happy place but then they had the royal family. Living forever should never have been the plan and yet the Queen had enforced it on everyone. Like sheep they followed her whim and believed it was great but they knew the truth. They were never meant to live forever; it was blasphemous as Demande had put it. Saphir remembered a time when Demande had revealed his thoughts to a group of people. They all jeered at him asking him if he preferred that they all just died. Demande in the heat of the moment screamed 'yes', it was the moment the people all turned on them and brought it to the attention of the Queen. He remembered that moment so clearly. She was sat on a throne shielded by a veil and as Demande demanded she release the people of their long life she remained silent. She branded them evil and inhuman. Saphir hated her from then, she viewed them as if they weren't normal people. Could she not see the truth, long life was inconceivable and unrealistic? The Queen begged for them to change and for a moment Saphir saw Demande relent for just a moment. But then he told her he would never stop so she sent them away and all those who followed them. That was when they met Wiseman, that was when he remembered their world turning dark and their true cause being warped. Now he wondered who was this Queen, nobody had really got a good look at her but rumour had it that she was the most beautiful woman in the universe. Now he saw this Usagi he did wonder. She was fragile and yet sometimes she looked elegant.
Shaking his head he found himself standing outside a large white door. This was where he felt safe, at home. He was free to experiment with the power that Wiseman had given them, the malefic black crystal. He was almost done with his droids; they had to be ready for tomorrow. Tomorrow was indeed the day their destiny would change.
'Where are we going to go Fumiko-chan?' Small Lady looked around the dirty dark alley and held a hand to her nose. The rubbish smelled vile and the floor was filled with broken glass and food packets yet this was the place Fumiko chose to hide whilst they gather their thoughts. Fumiko gave Small Lady her Luna-P ball and then walked towards the opening that led to the street. She glanced towards the Crown Arcade and smiled. They weren't too far away. Before they left King Endymion had given her some vital information such as the location of one of the Senshi, Sailor Moon.
'Minako they'll be waiting for us still so why panic?' that voice made Fumiko freeze, she knew that voice.
'I am not the new Usagi-chan!' Minako stuck out her tongue and as her golden hair caught the sunlight Fumiko gasped.
'Mama…..' Minako stopped and looked about her surroundings. Something felt strange to her almost like some weird sensation sending chills down her back. Kunzite also looked about. He could have sworn he heard a child.
'You heard that right?' Fumiko backed away remembering what her mother was like when she suspected something.
'Fumiko, what's wrong? What are you looking at?' Small Lady instantly froze once she saw the lady with the long blonde hair and that red bow tying some of it up.
'She looks like Venus' Fumiko nodded but remained silent; she didn't need to say any more.
'Should we go up to them?' Fumiko stopped Small Lady from going any further.
'No, we can't, what will we say to her?' Small Lady looked at Fumiko and saw sadness, a deep sadness that Small Lady also felt. They both had lost their mothers and now here Fumiko was staring at her mother's past self.
'Isn't that General Kunzite?' Small Lady noticed the man with the long silver hair; it was his eyes that confirmed his identity.
'We need to stay here until they leave' Fumiko continued to watch her parents as they looked about trying to figure out if there was anything out of the ordinary. If only Minako and Kunzite knew how close they were to their own daughter!
'Maybe it was nothing, come on Kunzite I don't want to keep them waiting any longer' Minako grabbed Kunzite's arm and they continued to walk. Fumiko sighed in relief and turned round not noticing Kunzite catching a glimpse of her own Silver white hair. Taking note of what he saw he decided to investigate this matter later.
'That was real close Fumiko, so what are we going to do?' Fumiko looked at Small Lady and smiled. She had a change of mind against her original plan. This plan seemed a better one and time was of the essence. Her mother always said Fumiko should start listening to her heart so this time she was going to take the advice.
'Let's follow them, they'll lead us to the others and then we'll figure out what to do then' Small Lady nodded and followed her Guardian Fumiko. Small Lady marvelled at Fumiko's strength. Fumiko was a cross between her mother and her father. Fumiko took her father's seriousness but she had a fun side that seemed to come from her mother. Both parents instilled in their daughter a sense of discipline and a readiness for action when needed. Fumiko had large boots to fill and sometimes she felt the pressure of it. She was born around the same time as Small Lady, just a month before so naturally she felt she had a responsibility in protecting her princess, it also helped being a bit older than your princess. After Small Lady was born then the others came but as it stood Fumiko was the oldest. Her mother kept saying it wasn't exactly the plan and mentioned something about Small Lady coming first but Fumiko noticed her mother went silent on the matter. Following her mother and father she noticed them constantly looking at each other lovingly, she was used to this of course so this wasn't strange to her. Fumiko often wondered what her mother was like when she was younger. As leader of the Senshi her mother was serious about her duties and took pride in them just like her father but there were shining moments when her mother would do something silly with the Queen. She once caught the Queen and her mother in a fit of giggles with a tub of ice cream in hand. Fumiko had hid herself and found it amazing to see her mother having this close relationship with the Queen. It was then she realised there was more to the relationship between the Senshi and the Queen than what she thought. They were friends, all of them and now she was in the best position to see it for herself.
'Minako-chan, through here' Fumiko gasped as she saw a young girl with blue hair waving at them.
'That's Sailor Mercury Fumiko!' Fumiko nodded as they crouched down and started to make a move towards the gate that led towards an isolated park. It was then that both Small Lady and Fumiko stood still. It was them! All of them! All the Sailor Senshi and Shitennou but Fumiko was more astounded at the dark haired man and the lady with the two buns on her head.
'Oh Usagi that dress is so pretty, you always look great in pink' Minako ran up to Usagi and hugged her and then both girls looked at the basket Mokoto brought out. Before the girls could descend upon the basket Zoisite stepped in front of the basket.
'Ok, now I am sure you girls can restrain yourselves for a little while longer, Rei-chan hasn't brought out the tea yet' Minako and Usagi couldn't hear him as Makoto started to take out some cakes. Before he had a chance to move Minako and Usagi descended upon him.
'Should we help him?' Nephrite smirked as he sat next to Jadeite. Jadeite looked up and smiled wickedly.
'No, let him suffer for a while, oh look, Minako is about to Sailor V kick him' sure enough Zoisite dodged a Sailor V kick.
'I would never think you mama could do something like that, look she's giggling….who's that Usagi girl? She has the same hairstyle as me and she has my name' Fumiko nodded as she started to realise who Usagi might be. The way Usagi and Minako stood together, just like her mother and Neo-Queen Serenity. They made the perfect picture but what worried her was the darkness that seemed to cloud the Shitennou and this dark haired man. She couldn't see any evilness but something was wrong. There was a possessive look mixed with affection. She remembered overhearing King Endymion telling Pluto that they were different in the past. Perhaps this dark haired man was King Endymion and if he was then what was there to be worried about, why were they different?
'Fumiko-chan….it's the darkness again' Fumiko heard the worry in her Princess's voice and instantly turned to see what was troubling her. It was a tall shadow-like Youma with a white mask on its face. The white mask had two holes for eyes and a straight slit opening for a mouth. Extending its shadowy fingers it made for an attack on the unsuspecting group.
'WATCH OUT MAMA!' Fumiko screamed which instantly got the attention of Minako. She saw the little girl and froze. That little girl, there was something familiar about her. something that made Minako want to go up and hold the little girl but she didn't have time to ponder as the monster descended upon them. Pushing Minako out of the way Kunzite took a hit from the beast as it struck his arm with its long razor sharp fingers.
Zoisite then jumped up high in the air and placed his hand in front of his chest. Falling silent for a moment he formed little green energy balls. Releasing them towards the beast the little green balls doubled in size and hit the monster and blasted the ground beneath its feet.
'Everyone Transform!' Minako screamed up as the girls prepared for battle.
'Jupiter Power, Make Up!'
'Mars Power, Make Up!'
'Mercury Power, Make Up!'
'Venus Power, Make Up!'
'Moon Prism Power, Make Up!'
With swirl of brilliant colours, orange, red, green, blue and pink the girls transformed into their Sailor Senshi forms. Fumiko and Small Lady both looked on in awe at the Sailor Senshi as the Shitennou engaged the monster in battle. Jadeite had enclosed the beast behind a wall of blue fire but somehow it had managed to get out and attack the dark haired man. This dark haired man Small Lady had noticed had changed into some sort of Tuxedo with a mask covering his eyes.
'He looks like my Papa doesn't he?' Fumiko could only nod as she had already surmised this fact. Fumiko couldn't take her eyes off her mother who had caught the monster in her chain. Sailor Jupiter then proceeded to shoot a lightning bolt at it but the monster broke out of the chain with ferocious strength.
'This monster is abnormal!' Nephrite held out his hand and summoned a sabre with a red handle on it.
'It has its weak points, we just need to find them' Jadeite watched the monster as he formed more blue fire within his right hand. Sailor Mercury tapped away on her computer trying to find its weak spot. Sailor Mars used her Akuryo Taisan attack hoping to weaken this evil spirit. Once her attack landed Jadeite followed with the ball of flames he had been brewing. It landed on the beast square on. Falling to the ground the beast managed to send a shadow attack towards Venus. This attack appeared to be nothing more than a black shadow but as it got closer and approached with great speed, Venus could see the sparks within it. Before she had time to react the attack stopped.
'What happened?' Venus was shocked as she knew the attack should have hit her. Looking down she saw a little girl with long silver hair holding out her arms in front of her. This little girl had created a force field. Once she put her hands down she looked up at Venus and smiled. Venus was too stunned to move. Her eyes, those eyes, they were exactly like her own, bright blue and full of hope. But her hair…Silver…..
'Fumiko watch out!' Small Lady pushed Fumiko out of the way and whilst both girls landed with a thump on the ground Venus was ready for this attack. Jumping into the air Venus summoned her chain again and enclosed it on the monster. Seeing his opportunity Kunzite unleased a white energy ball and hit the monster flattening it against a tree. Tuxedo Kamen proceeded to unleash a dozen sharp red roses at the Youma which caused it immense pain. Screeching out it tried one last time for an attack. Tuxedo Kamen felt an old anger arise within him and soon his red rose had electric sparks spitting out. As he tossed them with precision they landed on the monster and caused it to have an electric shock. Seizing the moment Sailor Moon used her Silver Crystal to destroy the Youma. Small Lady recognised that bright light and was stunned. It was Sailor Moon her hero! But that light, Small Lady only knew one person who possessed that light.
Small Lady didn't have time to dwell on her thoughts as the Senshi, Shitennou and this Tuxedo Kamen looked at the two girls.
'Well, looks like both of you girls have some explaining to do huh? Zoisite levelled at the two young girls. They both gulped as the realisation hit them, they had deviated from their original plan. Now things were going to be complicated.
'Well, that was interesting' Saphir and Rubeus hid behind a large tree far away but still close enough to see the Senshi.
'This Usagi is a Senshi so that explains Berthiers thoughts' Rubeus noticed Saphirs eyes sharpen.
'She is also holder of the Silver Crystal. I know only one person who can hold it and that person should be in the future lying in a coffin' Rubeus nodded as he looked at Sailor Moon again.
'Do you think that weakened them?' Saphir shook his head.
'It may have taken them by surprised but I underestimated them, my droids will be stronger tomorrow, I'll make sure of it'.
'So we have the whole Court of Crystal Tokyo here, we will destroy them all in the past and create the future in our image' Saphir smirked. He didn't truly believe those words, not with Wiseman there lurking in the shadows behind their every move. Looking at Sailor Moon Saphir couldn't believe it. So the Queen was once a klutz and she was once ungraceful. This was not the image he had held of her. He believed her to be a cold selfish woman. This wasn't the woman he saw looking at Usagi.
'Are you going to tell Prince Demande?' Saphir was silent for a moment as he thought about the question.
'No, he'll figure it out tomorrow, let's go, we now know the Rabbit and that brat is here so Wiseman will be pleased' nodding they both jumped up in the air and disappeared.
'How can you have the same name as me, I am Usagi!' Small Lady remained stubborn as she spoke to the girl she believed to be her future mother.
'My name is Usagi….' Small Lady reaffirmed. Tuxedo Kamen felt strange around this little girl. There was something about her but what? What could it be?
'And who are you?' Venus softened as she saw the little girl with the Silver hair shift from foot to foot looking anxious.
'My name is Fumiko, we are from the future, the 30th Century where this place will be called Crystal Tokyo' The Senshi and Shitennou fell silent as they didn't know whether this was true or the girl was crazy.
'That Youma was sent by an evil group called the Black Moon Clan, they are from our future and are here to destroy you all thereby changing the future to suit themselves' Sailor Moon nodded as she was the first to believe this girl. Rei also fell silent as she thought about Koan at her school.
'We have had four new girls come here recently, they transferred to our schools, are they the enemy?' Fumiko's eyes grew large as she marvelled at Sailor Moon.
'Yes, Petz, Calavares, Berthier and Koan are the Spectre sisters, they attacked our home alongside others, they have this black stone and it emits great negative energy' Fumiko noticed Small Lady shaking as she mentioned the black crystal. Holding Small Lady's hand Fumiko looked up towards Venus.
'We need your help, please, save our world, save our home'
'Save my Mama…' Small Lady's words hit Sailor Moon as the girl with the pink hair looked almost close to tears. Tuxedo Kamen then bent down in front of Small Lady and smiled.
'I don't know who you are but I know you're not lying, we'll help you' Small Lady looked into the eyes of Tuxedo Kamen and saw her Papa if only for a fleeting moment. Overcome with intense emotion Small Lady ran into the arms of Tuxedo Kamen and started to cry.
Laughing wickedly the Spectre Sisters enjoyed a glass of wine between them as they plotted how they were going to kill the Senshi.
'I am going to engage the smart one in a chess match and as I am beating her I will drown her in my waters' Berthier smiled.
'I will burn Sailor Mars with the hottest flames she'll ever know, she will beg for mercy' Koan said with pride.
'I will strangle the life out of Venus with her own chain during my readings' Calaveras declared.
'And I will send millions of lightning bolts through the body of Jupiter and watch her crumble beneath my feet, then we'll kill the Moon brat' Petz giggled.
'Don't forget killing the Shitennou and the future King and Queen, Saphir and Prince Demande will take the greatest pleasure in that' Berthier mused. Berthier then proceeded to fall silent as a new thought entered her mind. Out of her sisters she was clearly the smart one or at the very least the most perceptive. She marvelled at how close they were in similarities to the Senshi. From the colours of their outfits to even their powers they resembled the Senshi.
'Speaking of the Moon brat, do you think they have told the Senshi about us?' Petz, Calaveras and Koan stopped talking and looked seriously at their sister.
'Possibly, that won't change anything, they'll still play along with our game' Koan mused and then continued to sip her wine.
'The humans won't believe them; they need to think about their own identities' Calaveras continued.
'Do you think Prince Demande will turn up at the fair?' Koan looked at Perz who had a cheeky look on her face.
'If we have found the future Queen then believe me, he will not want to miss this fair. Tomorrow is going to be a battle to end all battles and we will win!' the four ladies started laughing again as the talked about their plans.
It wasn't a hard choice for Usagi when she declared she would take both girls into her home but Minako wanted to share the responsibility of the two girls. Usagi and Minako came to the the agreement that the girls would stay together at Usagi's but Minako would come by and help out. Small Lady said that they would sort out Usagi's parents. Usagi didn't like the idea of her parents being 'sorted out' but decided to wait and see what kind of plan they had.
'My guess is this fair might be more than just a fair tomorrow' Jadeite walked besides Rei.
'Koan keeps talking about it. She keeps saying we're going to work with each other on our fortune telling stands' Rei looked at Jadeite with a seriousness that matched his own.
'My guess is they are trying to separate us, isolate each one of us, particularly the Senshi. We can't let them know we're on to them' Jadeite placed a finger under his chin and looked thoughtful.
'We need to stick together. Jadeite, you should stay as close to Rei as possible whilst I will stay near Ami and Kunzite will be near Minako. Usagi-chan and Mamoru-san will watch from the sides' everyone agreed with Zoisites words. They were not sure what was going to happen the next day but what they did know was clear, tomorrow was going to be eventful.
Hi Everyone
Really sorry about the late update, this chapter took a lot longer than expected but I have just finished it today so thought to post it up and start the next chapter. Thanks to all those who continue to support this story with reviews, favourite and following this story :-)
Gust: Thanks for the review :-) Fumiko is around the same age as Small Lady, she's actually older but this wasn't meant to happen, its only as the Shitennou survived the previous battles that the future changed for all of them. The other Senshi do have children but its only Small Lady and Fumiko who managed to escape the attack. I might introduce the other children towards the end of the story or maybe allude to them as the story progresses.
Vchanny: Thank you for the reviews :-) Fumiko as a character took a while to write and the original plan I had for her changed as I begun to form her character. She turned out more serious than I expected but maybe that is the Kunzite in her :-) I think she will open up more and we will see some fun interaction between Fumiko and Minako hopefully as well as Small Lady and Usagi.
The story will get a little more darker as there will come a point when Usagi has to face Mamoru and his own darkness but how that will happen I am still trying to work out, the Senshi also have to help the Shitennou. Maybe when they meet their future children? or maybe they battle each other and then Usagi cleanses them with the Silver Crystal? Somehow the Black Moon Clan will work into this part of the story too. I'll see how it goes.
Thank you all for the support and will try and update sooner xxx
