Silver Shattered
*theme music*
A FanFic by Lady Lye
(c) 2001
Disclaimer: I think that since this is posted at fanfiction.net, it pretty much gives itself away that I don't own the characters or anything. Some of the plot is mine, some of it isn't- I pulled stuff from the manga and anime. Now GET OFF MY CASE! I'M TRYING TO WRITE HERE!!!
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III
Laughter.
"Which way?"
"I don't know-"
"C'mon!"
"She'll find us-"
"Hurry up, Ami!"
"I'm coming!"
"Quick!"
The young girls raced through the hallways, making more noise than was necessary. Anything to escape Luna and her incessant nagging. They'd left her with the toddler princess buying themselves some time- Luna would never leave the little girl alone for an instant. They ran through the rooms, knowing where to go. They had lived here for- how long now? It felt like forever.
"This way!"
A long hallway… the others ran right past it. Mina slowed, then stopped, peering in. She glanced down the way the others had gone. They were already too far away to catch up easily. She could afford a little look… She stepped in.
It was more of a Hall than a hallway. The high ceiling obviously had beautiful architecture, but it was too dimly lit for her to see any details. She stepped closer to the walls. They were lined with swords, armor, crossbows, longbows and all the other tools of war. With a slight frown, she moved to the other side.
This was lined with- Mina gasped. Uniforms almost exactly like the ones she and her friends wore lined this side of the Hall. She stared at the orange one, transfixed. She reached out a hand out to touch the glass cabinet it rested in. Around the uniform's waist was a gold and pearl chain. Mina stared at it longingly. Her eye traveled to the latch on the cabinet. It was old… maybe… yes. She carefully opened the cabinet, checking to see that no one had approached the Hall or the rooms beyond it. She reached up and fingered the chain. It was beautiful. She could feel power emanating from it. She frowned. Something was pulling it down in back. She reached around and found that a gold symbol of Venus was attached. She caught her breath. Too weird.
Boldly, just to see, she unfastened the chain. She sighed. It was much to long for her, anyway. Nevertheless, she wrapped it around her waist and went to look in the long mirror that was covered in dust at the other end of the hall. She struck a pose. Someday, she would be like the great scouts of the past- she knew she would.
Something about the wall paneling caught her eye. The pattern changed there… She went to examine it, the mirror forgotten. She ran her fingers over the pattern, savoring each detail. Impulsively, she took the emblem hanging on the chain at her waist and stuck it in the hole in the pattern made exactly for it.
The wall swung open.
Malachite sat at his desk, brooding. The work his tutors had given him was taking him forever. He just couldn't concentrate. And he was missing all the awesome fun of this summer afternoon.
"Hiya, Mal! How's the homework goin'?" Nephlite said way-too-cheerfully, slapping him on the back cheerfully.
Malachite recovered from the whiplash enough to glare at him. "Shut up."
"Still working?" Nephlite sounded genuinely disappointed. "But they're going to teach us how to use that new bow today!"
"I know," Malachite said, depressed. He glared at his book.
"Nephlite!" Jeadite stuck his head into the room, followed by a shyer Zoisite. "There you are. C'mon, we're gonna be late!" He noticed Malachite. "Hey, Mal, you done yet?"
"No."
"Oh," Jeadite pouted. Things just weren't the same when one of them wasn't here. "Hurry up and maybe you can join us anyway."
"Good luck," Neph said before leaving with the other two.
Malachite turned back to his work. He tipped back in his chair, staring at his bedroom ceiling. With a sigh he stood and walked around it in a circle a few times, looking at everything. Sighing again, he would never finish, he stood before a wall and let his head flop forward and hit it in defeat.
*donk*
(AN: yes. Donk. You got a problem with that?)
Malachite blinked and looked up. Was it- hollow? He knocked on the wall. It was! The sound confirmed it. He started feeling around. No seams, no way in. He stepped back, frowning. He bumped into the desk, touching a panel on its side. The wall slid back. Yes! He thought and slipped in, making careful note of the panel and where it was.
He looked around at the small, almost bare, dust-covered room. There were no windows but a candle and- was that a radio? Malachite went to examine the box. It was amazing. It really was a radio. Most people on earth couldn't afford one- few really knew of their existence- only the learned. Besides, they were alien technology and so knowledge outside of Elysion of it would be almost forbidden. Their job was to allow Earth to develop on it's own.
Malachite lit the candle on the same desk the radio was on and started messing with the knobs and switches. He pulled out the microphone and started to have fun. "This is Malachite, High Commander of Earth's military- we need backup here." He separated all his comments with stat-icy noises like the radios in the palace. "And now we bring you some nice, classical music from Jupiter…"
………………………………..
Mina stared in shock. The room was beautiful. It was completely circular with a high ceiling was topped in a large stained glass window with enough patches of clear glass to allow light to stream in. The rest of the room was dappled in rainbows, giving it a surreal feel. By the midday sunlight, she took everything else in. One corner had a cozy couch and chairs next to a well-stocked bookshelf. Another a small kitchenette and dining area. A large wardrobe was open to reveal a bed that had been flipped down and out, the covers fairly rumpled, but still strictly neat in some places. Mina wandered into the center of the room, staring up at the ceiling. The images it depicted were ones she felt she knew. She squinted at the one of a woman rising from the sea. She felt the key slip from her fingers and she bent to pick it up. She stared at the carpet, then started to brush away the dust. She worked ever more quickly, until she had cleared a good portion of the design. She gasped. It was the Royal design of Venus with her family's seal in the very center.
"May day- may day-" *static* "And this is Kranophere's Orange Waltz in "b flat" minor" *static* "In today's news, the brilliant General Mala-"
Mina stood slowly, trying to find the source of the noise. To her right was a desk that curved with the wall. On it was a large metal box that she recognized as a radio. The noises were coming from it. She carefully put on the headphones, adjusting the volume. She had used a very small one like this to call her parents millions of times.
"He gallantly rescued several children from the burning building and came home in glory-" *static*
"Hello?" she carefully fiddled with some buttons. Silence.
"Hello?" said the same boy's voice.
"Um, who is this?" Mina tried to strengthen the signal.
"Uh- who's this? Am I in trouble?"
"If you are then I probably am."
"Wait- you're a girl!"
"And you're a boy. So?"
"So- so- who are you anyway? Girls aren't supposed to be able-"
Mina couldn't help it- she had heard this tired old idea a thousand times too many… "I'm Princess Minako of Venus, heir to the throne- who are you, you little jerk? My friends and I could come right over there and get you-"
Malachite nearly tipped back in the chair. "Minako?!?! You better be pulling my leg!"
"I am not! And you still haven't answered my question- who are you?" the girl's voice demanded.
It has been a shock to hear someone answer him- he knew it had been foolish to play around with the radio on. "Wait though- you're on the Moon," he protested.
"Well where are you?"
"On Earth!"
"What?! No way! That's impossible! This little radio couldn't possibly reach this far!"
"What do you think I thought when I turned this one on!"
There was silence on the other end. Malachite was afraid they had lost the connection. He felt terribly lonely. "You never answered my question. Who are you?" she said quietly and humbly.
"Malachite- Squire Malachite," he stammered.
"You live in Elysion, don't you?"
"Yeah. And you live in the Moon Palace, right?"
"Yes. We have the same mission, don't we?"
"I guess." Both children were reminded of this fate. To protect the Galaxy… to protect the two little children…"Um, so. Read any good books lately?"
"Yeah actually- there was this really good comic book…"
"You like comics?"
"Yeah-"
"All mahou shoujo I bet-"
"What's wrong with that?!"
"It's so girly"
"I am a girl, you moron!"
"So what?"
'
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Preview of Next Chapter: Peace is everywhere and with comes free time- for love? Two side comebine in- IV: Kiss me, Senshi!
Read! Reveiw! Etc!
-Lady Lye
*theme music*
A FanFic by Lady Lye
(c) 2001
Disclaimer: I think that since this is posted at fanfiction.net, it pretty much gives itself away that I don't own the characters or anything. Some of the plot is mine, some of it isn't- I pulled stuff from the manga and anime. Now GET OFF MY CASE! I'M TRYING TO WRITE HERE!!!
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III
Laughter.
"Which way?"
"I don't know-"
"C'mon!"
"She'll find us-"
"Hurry up, Ami!"
"I'm coming!"
"Quick!"
The young girls raced through the hallways, making more noise than was necessary. Anything to escape Luna and her incessant nagging. They'd left her with the toddler princess buying themselves some time- Luna would never leave the little girl alone for an instant. They ran through the rooms, knowing where to go. They had lived here for- how long now? It felt like forever.
"This way!"
A long hallway… the others ran right past it. Mina slowed, then stopped, peering in. She glanced down the way the others had gone. They were already too far away to catch up easily. She could afford a little look… She stepped in.
It was more of a Hall than a hallway. The high ceiling obviously had beautiful architecture, but it was too dimly lit for her to see any details. She stepped closer to the walls. They were lined with swords, armor, crossbows, longbows and all the other tools of war. With a slight frown, she moved to the other side.
This was lined with- Mina gasped. Uniforms almost exactly like the ones she and her friends wore lined this side of the Hall. She stared at the orange one, transfixed. She reached out a hand out to touch the glass cabinet it rested in. Around the uniform's waist was a gold and pearl chain. Mina stared at it longingly. Her eye traveled to the latch on the cabinet. It was old… maybe… yes. She carefully opened the cabinet, checking to see that no one had approached the Hall or the rooms beyond it. She reached up and fingered the chain. It was beautiful. She could feel power emanating from it. She frowned. Something was pulling it down in back. She reached around and found that a gold symbol of Venus was attached. She caught her breath. Too weird.
Boldly, just to see, she unfastened the chain. She sighed. It was much to long for her, anyway. Nevertheless, she wrapped it around her waist and went to look in the long mirror that was covered in dust at the other end of the hall. She struck a pose. Someday, she would be like the great scouts of the past- she knew she would.
Something about the wall paneling caught her eye. The pattern changed there… She went to examine it, the mirror forgotten. She ran her fingers over the pattern, savoring each detail. Impulsively, she took the emblem hanging on the chain at her waist and stuck it in the hole in the pattern made exactly for it.
The wall swung open.
Malachite sat at his desk, brooding. The work his tutors had given him was taking him forever. He just couldn't concentrate. And he was missing all the awesome fun of this summer afternoon.
"Hiya, Mal! How's the homework goin'?" Nephlite said way-too-cheerfully, slapping him on the back cheerfully.
Malachite recovered from the whiplash enough to glare at him. "Shut up."
"Still working?" Nephlite sounded genuinely disappointed. "But they're going to teach us how to use that new bow today!"
"I know," Malachite said, depressed. He glared at his book.
"Nephlite!" Jeadite stuck his head into the room, followed by a shyer Zoisite. "There you are. C'mon, we're gonna be late!" He noticed Malachite. "Hey, Mal, you done yet?"
"No."
"Oh," Jeadite pouted. Things just weren't the same when one of them wasn't here. "Hurry up and maybe you can join us anyway."
"Good luck," Neph said before leaving with the other two.
Malachite turned back to his work. He tipped back in his chair, staring at his bedroom ceiling. With a sigh he stood and walked around it in a circle a few times, looking at everything. Sighing again, he would never finish, he stood before a wall and let his head flop forward and hit it in defeat.
*donk*
(AN: yes. Donk. You got a problem with that?)
Malachite blinked and looked up. Was it- hollow? He knocked on the wall. It was! The sound confirmed it. He started feeling around. No seams, no way in. He stepped back, frowning. He bumped into the desk, touching a panel on its side. The wall slid back. Yes! He thought and slipped in, making careful note of the panel and where it was.
He looked around at the small, almost bare, dust-covered room. There were no windows but a candle and- was that a radio? Malachite went to examine the box. It was amazing. It really was a radio. Most people on earth couldn't afford one- few really knew of their existence- only the learned. Besides, they were alien technology and so knowledge outside of Elysion of it would be almost forbidden. Their job was to allow Earth to develop on it's own.
Malachite lit the candle on the same desk the radio was on and started messing with the knobs and switches. He pulled out the microphone and started to have fun. "This is Malachite, High Commander of Earth's military- we need backup here." He separated all his comments with stat-icy noises like the radios in the palace. "And now we bring you some nice, classical music from Jupiter…"
………………………………..
Mina stared in shock. The room was beautiful. It was completely circular with a high ceiling was topped in a large stained glass window with enough patches of clear glass to allow light to stream in. The rest of the room was dappled in rainbows, giving it a surreal feel. By the midday sunlight, she took everything else in. One corner had a cozy couch and chairs next to a well-stocked bookshelf. Another a small kitchenette and dining area. A large wardrobe was open to reveal a bed that had been flipped down and out, the covers fairly rumpled, but still strictly neat in some places. Mina wandered into the center of the room, staring up at the ceiling. The images it depicted were ones she felt she knew. She squinted at the one of a woman rising from the sea. She felt the key slip from her fingers and she bent to pick it up. She stared at the carpet, then started to brush away the dust. She worked ever more quickly, until she had cleared a good portion of the design. She gasped. It was the Royal design of Venus with her family's seal in the very center.
"May day- may day-" *static* "And this is Kranophere's Orange Waltz in "b flat" minor" *static* "In today's news, the brilliant General Mala-"
Mina stood slowly, trying to find the source of the noise. To her right was a desk that curved with the wall. On it was a large metal box that she recognized as a radio. The noises were coming from it. She carefully put on the headphones, adjusting the volume. She had used a very small one like this to call her parents millions of times.
"He gallantly rescued several children from the burning building and came home in glory-" *static*
"Hello?" she carefully fiddled with some buttons. Silence.
"Hello?" said the same boy's voice.
"Um, who is this?" Mina tried to strengthen the signal.
"Uh- who's this? Am I in trouble?"
"If you are then I probably am."
"Wait- you're a girl!"
"And you're a boy. So?"
"So- so- who are you anyway? Girls aren't supposed to be able-"
Mina couldn't help it- she had heard this tired old idea a thousand times too many… "I'm Princess Minako of Venus, heir to the throne- who are you, you little jerk? My friends and I could come right over there and get you-"
Malachite nearly tipped back in the chair. "Minako?!?! You better be pulling my leg!"
"I am not! And you still haven't answered my question- who are you?" the girl's voice demanded.
It has been a shock to hear someone answer him- he knew it had been foolish to play around with the radio on. "Wait though- you're on the Moon," he protested.
"Well where are you?"
"On Earth!"
"What?! No way! That's impossible! This little radio couldn't possibly reach this far!"
"What do you think I thought when I turned this one on!"
There was silence on the other end. Malachite was afraid they had lost the connection. He felt terribly lonely. "You never answered my question. Who are you?" she said quietly and humbly.
"Malachite- Squire Malachite," he stammered.
"You live in Elysion, don't you?"
"Yeah. And you live in the Moon Palace, right?"
"Yes. We have the same mission, don't we?"
"I guess." Both children were reminded of this fate. To protect the Galaxy… to protect the two little children…"Um, so. Read any good books lately?"
"Yeah actually- there was this really good comic book…"
"You like comics?"
"Yeah-"
"All mahou shoujo I bet-"
"What's wrong with that?!"
"It's so girly"
"I am a girl, you moron!"
"So what?"
'
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Preview of Next Chapter: Peace is everywhere and with comes free time- for love? Two side comebine in- IV: Kiss me, Senshi!
Read! Reveiw! Etc!
-Lady Lye