Prologue
Her fingers were playing with tokens of silver hair, messing up what her mother had done a time ago. She knew that soon she would have to comb him again, but that did not matter. Stroke her brother's hair was one of her favorite pastimes, watching the sun reflexes in his hair and giving to her eyes a set of colours that would never born from her pink hair.
Slowly, she picked up a brush and had his hair done again, as her father's. Mendel would be surprised when he saw those exceptions of Classic Genetics... children of the same couple, Serenity had pink hair, while young Erios had silver hair. And don't you think that their parents also had such strange colours in their hair. Mendel sure would be atonished to see in what the combination of black and blond would result.
"Serenity! Erios!" called a purple cat with a crescent moon on its head and a lace on its neck,
"Are we going to play or not?"
"We're going, Dianna," smiled Small Lady Serenity, also known as Chibi-Usa, "Are we going to play only the three of us or we're having visitors? Okaasan had us too set up for a common day."
"I heard my dad saying that two Noble Kishi and a Sailor Senshi were coming here, bringing their children to show them to Neo-Queen Serenity," answered Dianna, "It must be because of their visit that you're all dressed up like that."
"Oooh, 'children'?" sighed Chibi-Usa, with her eyes blinking.
"Looks like they're two, a girl and a boy. Settle down, Serenity-chan. I don't know if they're your age."
Chibi-Usa sighed, but, still smiling, held her brother's little hand and took him gently to the
attrium, where halls led to the other parts of the Royal Family's home. Dianna was in Erios's little arms, who did not show his real age.
His development was slower than the normal, because of the effect of the Ginzuishou, Neo Crystal Tokyo's 'heart', what didn't meant that he would stay forever with the age of five. Erios would grow up to the age he desired, as Chibi-Usa, that was almost a teenager, with the appearance of a fourteen-year-old girl, as her mother was when she transformed in Sailor Moon
for the first time.
"Oneechan," called Erios, pulling Chibi-Usa's hand, "will this be a boring day again?"
Chibi-Usa laughed. He sure was remembering the last visit of Fate and Chronos... a Senshi's visit never was boring, except when the Senshi was Sailor Pluto.
"I don't think so, Erios."
Not even Small Lady Serenity could imagine how her words were true. After all, she couldn't see the future.
***
And how big her smile was when she saw who was waiting on the Throne Hall, with her parents. It had been more than two years since she had last saw Kino Makoto visiting the Royal Palace and a longe time since Makoto had last taken her family to her visits.
"Mako-chan!", she said when saw Jupiter's Senshi. "What happened, it's a long time since your last visit..."
"Mark and I were traveling with our children so they could see the places throughout we've already passed, Chibi-Usa.", answered Makoto, looking to Serenity's daughter. "Hey... I only spent a time away and you decided to grow up? Maybe looking for a boyfriend... am I right?"
"Well...", gasped Chibi-Usa, blushing.
"I'm only joking.", she laughed, placing her hand over the shoulder of Neo Crystal Tokyo's Princess. "These are my children, Cynthia and Kenji."
Chibi-Usa had a look at the two teenagers, seeing how they had grown up since the last time she saw them. The generation born after Neo Crystal Tokyo's creation didn't have been exposed to Ginzuishou's effects, what explained their normal development, extremely acelerated when put aside to Erios and Serenity's. Kenji was the oldest of them, his hair was brown and long, in a low ponytail; his eyes were green, as Cynthia's, that didn't have her hair like her brother's. Even though it was brown, she prefered to have it cut short.
Both of them bowed in respect to the two princes of Neo Crystal Tokyo, remaining in silence beside their father.
"They're extremely formal, Makoto.", said Endymion, smiling.
"Yes...", continued Serenity, standing up and walking in the children's direction. "But today is not a day for formalities. We can let this to the great occasions... like the day of the Ball."
"We'll have another Ball of Masks?", asked Makoto, pushing her children toward Chibi-Usa and Erios.
"A beautiful Ball of Masks like in the old days.", the queen answered, smiling. "Of course, WITHOUT those days' problems. Soon the others shall arrive so we'll be able to talk better about the ball."
Mark raised an eyebrow when he heard the queen's last sentence, coming out of the static position he was.
"'The others'? You mean that-", he began, moments before he was interrupted by a girlish voice.
***
"CY-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!"
"I knew it.", said Mark, snapping his fingers and trying not to laugh. 'I knew that all their effort to make the children's first official visit to the palace something MORE formal to the Royal Couple would go down to the drain if Cynthia and Umi met here..."
Makoto couldn't hide the huge sweatdrop that was at her face when she saw that light-blue-haired girl running toward Cynthia. Behind her, a young lady, in her twenties, came chasing the girl. The lady's appearance was similar, if not equal, as Mizuno Ami's, Mercury's Senshi.
"Mi-chan!", said Cynthia, starting something that could be the beginning of a runaway course... stopping immediately when she saw her mother's face.
The blue-haired girl seemed annoyed with the dress she was wearing, because she still held the cloth with one of her hands so she wouldn't fall during her not-so-feminine-walk through the throne hall. Right after her, the young lady could only show how angry she was with the girl's behavior by making her footsteps echo very, very loud through the castle. Finally, not right after them, but veeeeeeeery far from the two first ones, came the blue-haired girl's parents, Kazeno Ken and Mizuno Ami, King and Queen of Mercury.
"KAZENO UMI!!!", yelled the lady, causing the girl to stop suddently. "Is this what you would
call a princess' behavior?!?!"
"Aw, c'mon, auntie, I just...", she mumbled.
"Sis, I give up.", she sighed, passing Umi and walking in Queen Serenity's direction.
"Mom, dad, I..."
"Your aunt overeacted a bit, Umi, but you really shouldn't run like that," said Ami, arms helds with her husband.
"We all know that you're used to coming to the royal palace and that you like Cynthia, but you still should remember that a princess has to be a little less... noisy," Ken continued, trying to cheer up his daughter. "After all..."
"... I know, I know. Expose my emotions opens my guard and makes me more vulnerable to my enemies," Umi sighed, speaking the last sentence with a clear c'mon-leave-me-alone-dad-voice. "I apologize for my behavior, your majesty," she continued, bowing on behalf of Neo-Queen Serenity.
Endymion, Serenity and Mark couldn't resist and laughed when they saw the gentle and calm
expression of Ami and Ken's faces crushing with Makoto and Kyn's, Ami's twin sister, whose faces shown they hadn't approved even a bit their children's behavior.
One hour later, the palace's bell rang, announcing the arrival of more people. This time, going
against all past 'rules', Usagi wouldn't be the last one, because the meeting had been set at the palace... and she wasn't merely Tsukino Usagi, but Neo-Queen Serenity of Neo Crystal Tokyo.
That was a sign of changes between the past and the present. A time of peace, as it was during
the Silver Millenium.
Serenity sighed, remembering the Silver Millenium for some seconds. Her hand squeezed gently her husband's hand, as if she didn't want to remember of a time when she had saw her happiness disappear by some magic touch... or some evil touch.
***
In the Former Silver Hall, home of the Plutonian Senshi, something seemed to be wrong. Taking the place of the usual peace and silence, a strange feeling persisted in the halls in which the sound of a person typing, without stopping anytime, in a computer echoed. No person used to the plutonian way of life would think that was strange, but there was also the sound of two boys taking... what made that EVEN stranger was the fact that their voices were the same. And, for those that are curious, yup, it was someone talking with himself.
"Something tells me that what I feared soon will happen.", whispered a young man, typing in his computer and answering himself. "But it wasn't you that hated utopia and 'pink-sugar things'?"
He slapped his head, as if he wanted to slap the one with whom he was talking, narrowing his look at the screen, seeing the thin violet line.
"Yes, I hated utopia and 'pink-sugar things', as you always says, Chronos, but I don't like
even a bit the idea of seeing my friends in danger... again.", he continued, talking with
the thing that other people would call 'imaginary friend'. But that wasn't correct for the young chinese man that seemed to be crazier than usual. "So will you pick up a job that you abandoned a long time ago, Martin?", Chronos seemed to answer through the same body. "No. If I do that, the life my friends have chosen will be threatned. The life for which we all fighted for will be destroyed, making all that sacrifice of years ago mean nothing. I... I didn't see a friend die for... she didn't die for nothing."
Martin Siu stopped talking for some seconds, time enough to hear the sound of two people walking through his room. Those were the times that he cursed the fact that he hadn't fusioned
when he was younger... at least, he wouldn't have to deal with two personalities in a same body.
"Martin?", a lady called, knocking on his room's door. "Can we come in?"
"Sure.", Martin began, and Chronos finished his sentence. "The door is open," he hated when
that happened. "Problems?"
"Who asked that? Martin or Chronos?", asked Fate, Pluto's Senshi.
"Martin.", he answered."
"You're right.", answered Pluto Dragon, the actual Time Guardian, carrying the Time Staff.
"We heard your voice through the hall. We knew you soon would know that the time of peace
is ending, once again."
"Neat.", Martin mumbled, turning off the implant that made his vision perfect and putting on his glasses. "Will I have to be the one who shall take this notice to the Queen?"
"There's no time for that.", said Sailor Pluto. "We'll need Chronos in full-time, now and we came to ask you if you agree in having your personality..."
"... on ice, you mean.", sighed Martin. "I don't have any problem with that, but I'm not the only one to keep all your son's memories, Fate. Yukiko also...", he was about to finish his sentence when two other people entered his room.
Both were looking as an 18-year-old couple, even though they were far too older than that.
They seemed to be together, although a lot of time had passed through their lives. The young
man had both eyes and hair black, his hair in a short cut. He wasn't too much taller than the
girl, who had green eyes and red hair, also in a short cut.
"Yo, Martin.", greeted the man, one of his hands over the girl's shoulder. "It's been a
lot of time, ne?"
"Time is something that doesn't matter for me anymore... Henrique. Do you still use this name?"
"'course", he answered, smiling. "And Time is something that we don't have, Martin..."
"Hn. I think I've got it, Sailor Pluto and Pluto Dragon. First of all, you get the part
of Chronos's memories that is with Yukiko. Second, you put that in my mind. Third, Martin
will have a looooooooong vacation. Am I right?"
"As usual.", laughed Henrique, his hands on his pockets. "You can update your reading."
"Very funny...", answered Martin. "Well... ja na, tomodachi."
Sailor Pluto had a smile on her face when Martin took off his glasses and, eyes closed,
turned on her direction. The Time Staff held by Pluto Dragon shined, with the Garnet Orb on
its top, two strings of violet light coming out of it, one going straight to Shiraha Yukiko and
the other one going to Martin Siu. There wasn't no screams of pain or any other reaction from
both of them and, soon, the light was gone.
The person that, some seconds ago, answered by the name of Martin Siu, opened his eyes, turned on the implant that gave him his vision and turned his head through the couple that was near the door.
"How are you, Moon Fox?", he asked.
"It has been a long time... Chronos.", answered Henrique, with a strange smile.
***
The Throne Hall was full again, with all the Inner Senshi and their companion in front of Neo-Queen Serenity, whose heart was full of joy with the smiles and laughter of the new generation, with her friends, with the place that seemed to be more brilliant than ever. People say that the smile of a child lightens any place, even the most dark one.
Everyone had arrived. Rei was with Chris Stover, Saturn Dragon; Ami was with her husband, Kazeno Ken, Earth Dragon, while her twin sister, Kyn, was still running after Umi, trying to make that teenager stay quiet; Makoto also was with her husband Mark Kasen, Jupiter Noble Kishi, and her two kids, Kenji and Cynthia; Minako had Silver, Moon Dragon, and Firebird, her loyal bodyguard, with her. There was also a teenage girl, that seemed to be the same age as Kenji Kasen, with Firebird.
"Minako, I thought that, at least ONCE, you would let Firebird take a break." said Rei, laughing. "He is a programmer of the New Central or your bodyguard?"
"Both." laughed Minako. "I had to use this chance to bring her daughter along. He never wanted her to come here."
"I don't understand why, Firebird." said Neo-Queen Serenity, with her gentle voice. "Your daughter is and always will be welcome in the Royal Palace."
Firebird, a young 20-year-old man, of oriental look and wearing an uniform of the Palace of
Venus, blushed and put his hands behind him, a little shy. He never let her daughter go to
the palace because he thought that, as he didn't belong to any noble family of the former union
that existed in the Silver Millenium, neither him, nor his family, could belong to the queen's
personal circle of friends. Of course, that didn't apply for Neo Crystal Tokyo, but Firebird was too stubborn to someone make up his mind.
"After all...", continued Neo-King Endymion. "you're almost a relative of Minako, right?
If I'm not wrong, during the Silver Millenium, you were raised by her family."
"Being raised is not the same thing of having the same blood, your majesty."
"But is the same thing of having the love of a brother. You take care of her like an older
brother would do.", said Silver. "Stop being so stubborn, Firebird, and introduce your child."
The girl went closer to the royal couple and bowed, raising her face after that, showing her pretty black eyes, black as her hair, straight and in a medium lenght. She wasn't too tall, almost her father's size, 1,60m, and was gentle as a flower. With gentle voice and mood, she introduced herself.
"I am Kimura Michie. I'm very pleased to meet you."
"The pleasure is all ours, Michie.", answered the queen. "Your surname comes from your father's?"
"Yes, my queen. Even though he seldom uses this name, I was baptized as daughter of Edson Makoto Kimura."
"Hi!", said a lot of voices, behind Michie. "Nice to meet you, it's a pity you didn't come
here before.", and each one began to introduce themselves.
"Kazeno Umi. They call me Mi.", smiled the mercurian.
"I'm Cynthia Kasen, but call me Cy."
"Serenity here.", smiled Chibi-Usa. "But they all call me Chibi-Usa, 'cause I'm also Tsukino
Usagi."
"Kenji Kasen", said Cynthia's brother, kissing Michie's hand. "I'm pleased to meet you."
"My name's Erios.", finished the smallest one of the group.
***
In other room of the Royal Palace, three 'people' seemed to be worried, looking to the
screen of a computer. One of them, a young man, had his head held on one of his hands,
while the other hand tapped the table, the sound driving the other two - two cats - crazy.
The cats were sitting near the keyboard, their tails swinging side by side, in a rhythm that
would make anyone nervous. But what would give anyone the feeling that what was happening in Neo Crystal Tokyo's New Central Computer Room was VERY serious were the moments in which the boy stopped tapping his fingers on the table and messed up his black, short hair with one of his hands.
And it was in one of these moments, when he was with his fingers on his hair and the green of his eyes were sparkling with worry, that the door opened, letting three people in.
"Daniel?", called one of them, the sound of his boots echoing through the room.
"I think that, for the first time in my entire life, I won't say nothing related to 'hell' now that you're here, Henriq... Moon Fox.", answered Daniel, turning his chair through the door. "How're you, Yukiko and... Martin?", he stared at Chronos's look and strange clothes. "Why are you on uniform?"
Moon Fox and Chronos were with black pants and boots, white t-shirts and jackets with the color
of the planets they belonged. On the right arm, there was a bracket with their symbol. Moon Fox
also weared white gloves with a silver stripe on its wrist. Yukiko weared almost the same type of clothes that Chronos was wearing, but she had black gloves, those used by motorcycle pilots.
"Sometimes we feel when there're trouble on the air...", answered Moon Fox, with a sly smile of
preocupation. "Who's here is Chronos, Daniel. Martin... err... is on vacation... somewhere."
"So ka...", sighed Daniel. "So, if you felt the trouble that's about to begin, what do you all
suggest?"
"Pluto Dragon forbidden us to interfer in the timeline, Daniel.", answered Chronos, getting
close to one of the computers. "Like Sailor Pluto, that didn't interfere during the Silver
Millenium, the new Time Guardian shall not use her power now. All we can do is see what's h
appening and tell Neo-Queen Serenity."
"By the way, what is our true function, as New Central programmers.", continued Moon Fox. "Luna, Artemis, could you two do us a favor?"
"Sure." and the two leaped out of the table.
"Artemis, you call Kyn and Firebird, we know they're in the Throne Hall. Do this without calling anyone's attention. Luna, you have to warn Neo-Queen Serenity of this new threaten that's coming to Earth."
"Youkai", both answered and rushed out of the room.
***
The two cats rushed through the palace halls as if a youma was seizing them, using all the
lenght of their legs to run faster than ever. Fortunately, nobody saw them, what made their
task easier. 'Do this without calling anyone's attention', Moon Fox had said, when asked them
to call Kyn and Firebird and to warn Neo-Queen Serenity.
When they got closer to the Throne Hall's door, Luna and Artemis stopped to get a little bit of
air and to get calmer and walked in the hall slowly, each one going to finish each task.
Luna leaped to Neo-Queen Serenity's lap and curled on her shoulder so she could speak in a
low voice, but clearly.
"Your majesty", the black cat whispered, taking a deep breath to gain courage. "New Central
computers detected abnormal patterns in the default energy pattern of Neo Crystal Tokyo."
Serenity kept quiet for some instants, making Luna more worried, until she patted the cat's head and answered, with her calm and gentle voice.
"Tell Daniel to call Martin and Moon Fox and that he must activate the primary protection shield over Neo Crystal Tokyo and the secondary over the Royal Palace. I'll try to take the children out of here without scaring them."
In the meanwhile, Artemis had finished his task, warning Kyn and Firebird, that were walking out of the hall without calling TOO MUCH anyone's attention, as Moon Fox had said, but letting a strange feeling that something was wrong behind them. Silver and Rei felt that, very strongly.
"Neo-Queen Serenity, what's happening?", asked Silver, when he felt strange abnormalities in the air.
All the teenagers and children looked at Silver, without understand why had he used that kind of voice.
"I don't want any panic here. We're on yellow alert. The Central computers had detected
abnormal patterns in the default energy of Neo Crystal Tokyo", the queen answered, watching
the kids running through their parents, scared. "We don't know yet if it really is a threaten
against us, but I want everyone on guard", and she turned back to her husband. "Darling, please
check the troops on city limits."
"Right", answered Endymion, getting up.
"Sailor Senshi, your duty is the same as ever was. Defend the princess."
"Hai", answered Ami, picking up her henshin wand. "Mercury Crystal Power! Make Up!"
"Mars Crystal Power! Make Up!", continued Rei.
"Jupiter Crystal Power! Make Up!", exclaimed Makoto, remembering that her children had never
seen her as Sailor Jupiter.
"Venus Crystal...", began Minako, when she was interrupted by Silver's hand and by Neo-Queen
Serenity's voice.
"No, you won't, Minako. It would put your child's life in a foolish risk", said the queen. "Silver, take care of your child's mother."
"Youkai. Moon Dragon Power!"
"Earth Dragon and Saturn Dragon, you take care of the Throne Hall. Jupiter Noble Kishi, you..."
"... are going with me to take care of the New Central", said a young man with blue hair,
using a tuxedo and carrying a flute on his hands.
Mark was surprised when he saw Mercury Noble Kishi after so many years. Mizuno Ken had 'disappeared' in Mercury's territory, taking care of its administration during the beginning of Serenity's regency and he had decided to come back during a time like that.
"As you insist...", said Mark. "Jupiter Noble Power!"
"Earth Dragon Power!"
"Saturn Dragon Power!"
They all were transformed, united for the first time in many years, ready for a battle that was
about to happen after so many time of peace and in the presence of those they had to protect with their own lives: their children.
"There must have a relation between 'Ball of Masks' and 'trouble'", thought Neo-Queen Serenity. "Yes, it must be that..."
***
Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon
Angel Guardians
The Author'sNotes
First of all, let's say what has to be said: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon, its story, characters and facts are by Naoko Takeuchi and are copyright of Kodansha and Toei Animation (and DiC and CWI for those who watches the North American version).
Angel Guardians' storyline uses facts and characters from the original work of Naoko Takeuchi and from alternative stories written by fans (fanfics):
- Dragon Kishi, from "Tsuki no Senshi Dragon Kishi", by Henrique Loyola;
- Star Knights, from "Star Knights", also by Henrique Loyola;
- Noble Kishi, from the saga of "Angels", by Martin Siu;
- Destiny Kishi, from "Tempest of Illusions", by Paolla Limy Matsuura and Martin Siu.
Obviously, this story is NOT part of the storyline planned by Naoko Takeuchi neither part of the storyline of Exodus FanFictions, nor part of the "Tempest" saga ("Tempest of Illusions"), but, for a better understanding of all facts, Angel Guardians take place in a future VERY far from the end of Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (episode 200) and of the 4th Book of "Tsuki no Senshi Dragon Kishi".
As "Tempest of Illusions" is not part of SM-NDK (Sailor Moon and The Dimensional Key) series, from Exodus FanFictions, its characters will be legends, while the others, the Dragon Kishi, Noble Kishi and the Sailor Senshi will be real in the story. For those that still are curious about it, I do want to put the Star Knights here... how, I really don't know. ^_-
In The Storyline
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Ha! You thought that I was going to give up! Did you bet it? Sorry, but you lose... good fanfics come from these absolutely weird and confusing ideas.
Angel Guardians take place in Neo Crystal Tokyo, the supreme utopia and marvellous world dreamt by Usagi and her friends. But, if even the Silver Millenium was threatned and destroyed once, why something like that wouldn't happen in the future? And what would happen if the Ginzuishou effect, that guarantees that the Royal Family and the Sailor Senshi would never get old, was eliminated? Would they have time to choose the new Senshi while Neo Crystal Tokyo is being threatned and the Elder Senshis' bodies were getting old TOO quickly?
And where would be the Dragon Kishi and the Noble Kishi during this time of peace?
And while nothing is done, chaos and panic take over a world that once was peaceful and sweet...
After all, all good thing end one day.
Utopias are never eternal...
Last Words
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The same last words: critics and comments are always welcome here (my e-mail is angelmercury@bigfoot.com). Of course that I will take a lot of time to finish this, 'cause I always plan a trilogy and I always end up with a more-than-five-episodes story. What makes things WORSE is that my College was on strike for 52 days and now my lessons are back, what means that a overload of exams, paperwork and books are driving me crazy. ^^;;
Ja ne, minna-san!
Paolla Limy Matsuura "Ami Ikari"
angelmercury@bigfoot.com
Portuguese version - June 25, 2000
English version - July 2, 2000
Her fingers were playing with tokens of silver hair, messing up what her mother had done a time ago. She knew that soon she would have to comb him again, but that did not matter. Stroke her brother's hair was one of her favorite pastimes, watching the sun reflexes in his hair and giving to her eyes a set of colours that would never born from her pink hair.
Slowly, she picked up a brush and had his hair done again, as her father's. Mendel would be surprised when he saw those exceptions of Classic Genetics... children of the same couple, Serenity had pink hair, while young Erios had silver hair. And don't you think that their parents also had such strange colours in their hair. Mendel sure would be atonished to see in what the combination of black and blond would result.
"Serenity! Erios!" called a purple cat with a crescent moon on its head and a lace on its neck,
"Are we going to play or not?"
"We're going, Dianna," smiled Small Lady Serenity, also known as Chibi-Usa, "Are we going to play only the three of us or we're having visitors? Okaasan had us too set up for a common day."
"I heard my dad saying that two Noble Kishi and a Sailor Senshi were coming here, bringing their children to show them to Neo-Queen Serenity," answered Dianna, "It must be because of their visit that you're all dressed up like that."
"Oooh, 'children'?" sighed Chibi-Usa, with her eyes blinking.
"Looks like they're two, a girl and a boy. Settle down, Serenity-chan. I don't know if they're your age."
Chibi-Usa sighed, but, still smiling, held her brother's little hand and took him gently to the
attrium, where halls led to the other parts of the Royal Family's home. Dianna was in Erios's little arms, who did not show his real age.
His development was slower than the normal, because of the effect of the Ginzuishou, Neo Crystal Tokyo's 'heart', what didn't meant that he would stay forever with the age of five. Erios would grow up to the age he desired, as Chibi-Usa, that was almost a teenager, with the appearance of a fourteen-year-old girl, as her mother was when she transformed in Sailor Moon
for the first time.
"Oneechan," called Erios, pulling Chibi-Usa's hand, "will this be a boring day again?"
Chibi-Usa laughed. He sure was remembering the last visit of Fate and Chronos... a Senshi's visit never was boring, except when the Senshi was Sailor Pluto.
"I don't think so, Erios."
Not even Small Lady Serenity could imagine how her words were true. After all, she couldn't see the future.
***
And how big her smile was when she saw who was waiting on the Throne Hall, with her parents. It had been more than two years since she had last saw Kino Makoto visiting the Royal Palace and a longe time since Makoto had last taken her family to her visits.
"Mako-chan!", she said when saw Jupiter's Senshi. "What happened, it's a long time since your last visit..."
"Mark and I were traveling with our children so they could see the places throughout we've already passed, Chibi-Usa.", answered Makoto, looking to Serenity's daughter. "Hey... I only spent a time away and you decided to grow up? Maybe looking for a boyfriend... am I right?"
"Well...", gasped Chibi-Usa, blushing.
"I'm only joking.", she laughed, placing her hand over the shoulder of Neo Crystal Tokyo's Princess. "These are my children, Cynthia and Kenji."
Chibi-Usa had a look at the two teenagers, seeing how they had grown up since the last time she saw them. The generation born after Neo Crystal Tokyo's creation didn't have been exposed to Ginzuishou's effects, what explained their normal development, extremely acelerated when put aside to Erios and Serenity's. Kenji was the oldest of them, his hair was brown and long, in a low ponytail; his eyes were green, as Cynthia's, that didn't have her hair like her brother's. Even though it was brown, she prefered to have it cut short.
Both of them bowed in respect to the two princes of Neo Crystal Tokyo, remaining in silence beside their father.
"They're extremely formal, Makoto.", said Endymion, smiling.
"Yes...", continued Serenity, standing up and walking in the children's direction. "But today is not a day for formalities. We can let this to the great occasions... like the day of the Ball."
"We'll have another Ball of Masks?", asked Makoto, pushing her children toward Chibi-Usa and Erios.
"A beautiful Ball of Masks like in the old days.", the queen answered, smiling. "Of course, WITHOUT those days' problems. Soon the others shall arrive so we'll be able to talk better about the ball."
Mark raised an eyebrow when he heard the queen's last sentence, coming out of the static position he was.
"'The others'? You mean that-", he began, moments before he was interrupted by a girlish voice.
***
"CY-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!"
"I knew it.", said Mark, snapping his fingers and trying not to laugh. 'I knew that all their effort to make the children's first official visit to the palace something MORE formal to the Royal Couple would go down to the drain if Cynthia and Umi met here..."
Makoto couldn't hide the huge sweatdrop that was at her face when she saw that light-blue-haired girl running toward Cynthia. Behind her, a young lady, in her twenties, came chasing the girl. The lady's appearance was similar, if not equal, as Mizuno Ami's, Mercury's Senshi.
"Mi-chan!", said Cynthia, starting something that could be the beginning of a runaway course... stopping immediately when she saw her mother's face.
The blue-haired girl seemed annoyed with the dress she was wearing, because she still held the cloth with one of her hands so she wouldn't fall during her not-so-feminine-walk through the throne hall. Right after her, the young lady could only show how angry she was with the girl's behavior by making her footsteps echo very, very loud through the castle. Finally, not right after them, but veeeeeeeery far from the two first ones, came the blue-haired girl's parents, Kazeno Ken and Mizuno Ami, King and Queen of Mercury.
"KAZENO UMI!!!", yelled the lady, causing the girl to stop suddently. "Is this what you would
call a princess' behavior?!?!"
"Aw, c'mon, auntie, I just...", she mumbled.
"Sis, I give up.", she sighed, passing Umi and walking in Queen Serenity's direction.
"Mom, dad, I..."
"Your aunt overeacted a bit, Umi, but you really shouldn't run like that," said Ami, arms helds with her husband.
"We all know that you're used to coming to the royal palace and that you like Cynthia, but you still should remember that a princess has to be a little less... noisy," Ken continued, trying to cheer up his daughter. "After all..."
"... I know, I know. Expose my emotions opens my guard and makes me more vulnerable to my enemies," Umi sighed, speaking the last sentence with a clear c'mon-leave-me-alone-dad-voice. "I apologize for my behavior, your majesty," she continued, bowing on behalf of Neo-Queen Serenity.
Endymion, Serenity and Mark couldn't resist and laughed when they saw the gentle and calm
expression of Ami and Ken's faces crushing with Makoto and Kyn's, Ami's twin sister, whose faces shown they hadn't approved even a bit their children's behavior.
One hour later, the palace's bell rang, announcing the arrival of more people. This time, going
against all past 'rules', Usagi wouldn't be the last one, because the meeting had been set at the palace... and she wasn't merely Tsukino Usagi, but Neo-Queen Serenity of Neo Crystal Tokyo.
That was a sign of changes between the past and the present. A time of peace, as it was during
the Silver Millenium.
Serenity sighed, remembering the Silver Millenium for some seconds. Her hand squeezed gently her husband's hand, as if she didn't want to remember of a time when she had saw her happiness disappear by some magic touch... or some evil touch.
***
In the Former Silver Hall, home of the Plutonian Senshi, something seemed to be wrong. Taking the place of the usual peace and silence, a strange feeling persisted in the halls in which the sound of a person typing, without stopping anytime, in a computer echoed. No person used to the plutonian way of life would think that was strange, but there was also the sound of two boys taking... what made that EVEN stranger was the fact that their voices were the same. And, for those that are curious, yup, it was someone talking with himself.
"Something tells me that what I feared soon will happen.", whispered a young man, typing in his computer and answering himself. "But it wasn't you that hated utopia and 'pink-sugar things'?"
He slapped his head, as if he wanted to slap the one with whom he was talking, narrowing his look at the screen, seeing the thin violet line.
"Yes, I hated utopia and 'pink-sugar things', as you always says, Chronos, but I don't like
even a bit the idea of seeing my friends in danger... again.", he continued, talking with
the thing that other people would call 'imaginary friend'. But that wasn't correct for the young chinese man that seemed to be crazier than usual. "So will you pick up a job that you abandoned a long time ago, Martin?", Chronos seemed to answer through the same body. "No. If I do that, the life my friends have chosen will be threatned. The life for which we all fighted for will be destroyed, making all that sacrifice of years ago mean nothing. I... I didn't see a friend die for... she didn't die for nothing."
Martin Siu stopped talking for some seconds, time enough to hear the sound of two people walking through his room. Those were the times that he cursed the fact that he hadn't fusioned
when he was younger... at least, he wouldn't have to deal with two personalities in a same body.
"Martin?", a lady called, knocking on his room's door. "Can we come in?"
"Sure.", Martin began, and Chronos finished his sentence. "The door is open," he hated when
that happened. "Problems?"
"Who asked that? Martin or Chronos?", asked Fate, Pluto's Senshi.
"Martin.", he answered."
"You're right.", answered Pluto Dragon, the actual Time Guardian, carrying the Time Staff.
"We heard your voice through the hall. We knew you soon would know that the time of peace
is ending, once again."
"Neat.", Martin mumbled, turning off the implant that made his vision perfect and putting on his glasses. "Will I have to be the one who shall take this notice to the Queen?"
"There's no time for that.", said Sailor Pluto. "We'll need Chronos in full-time, now and we came to ask you if you agree in having your personality..."
"... on ice, you mean.", sighed Martin. "I don't have any problem with that, but I'm not the only one to keep all your son's memories, Fate. Yukiko also...", he was about to finish his sentence when two other people entered his room.
Both were looking as an 18-year-old couple, even though they were far too older than that.
They seemed to be together, although a lot of time had passed through their lives. The young
man had both eyes and hair black, his hair in a short cut. He wasn't too much taller than the
girl, who had green eyes and red hair, also in a short cut.
"Yo, Martin.", greeted the man, one of his hands over the girl's shoulder. "It's been a
lot of time, ne?"
"Time is something that doesn't matter for me anymore... Henrique. Do you still use this name?"
"'course", he answered, smiling. "And Time is something that we don't have, Martin..."
"Hn. I think I've got it, Sailor Pluto and Pluto Dragon. First of all, you get the part
of Chronos's memories that is with Yukiko. Second, you put that in my mind. Third, Martin
will have a looooooooong vacation. Am I right?"
"As usual.", laughed Henrique, his hands on his pockets. "You can update your reading."
"Very funny...", answered Martin. "Well... ja na, tomodachi."
Sailor Pluto had a smile on her face when Martin took off his glasses and, eyes closed,
turned on her direction. The Time Staff held by Pluto Dragon shined, with the Garnet Orb on
its top, two strings of violet light coming out of it, one going straight to Shiraha Yukiko and
the other one going to Martin Siu. There wasn't no screams of pain or any other reaction from
both of them and, soon, the light was gone.
The person that, some seconds ago, answered by the name of Martin Siu, opened his eyes, turned on the implant that gave him his vision and turned his head through the couple that was near the door.
"How are you, Moon Fox?", he asked.
"It has been a long time... Chronos.", answered Henrique, with a strange smile.
***
The Throne Hall was full again, with all the Inner Senshi and their companion in front of Neo-Queen Serenity, whose heart was full of joy with the smiles and laughter of the new generation, with her friends, with the place that seemed to be more brilliant than ever. People say that the smile of a child lightens any place, even the most dark one.
Everyone had arrived. Rei was with Chris Stover, Saturn Dragon; Ami was with her husband, Kazeno Ken, Earth Dragon, while her twin sister, Kyn, was still running after Umi, trying to make that teenager stay quiet; Makoto also was with her husband Mark Kasen, Jupiter Noble Kishi, and her two kids, Kenji and Cynthia; Minako had Silver, Moon Dragon, and Firebird, her loyal bodyguard, with her. There was also a teenage girl, that seemed to be the same age as Kenji Kasen, with Firebird.
"Minako, I thought that, at least ONCE, you would let Firebird take a break." said Rei, laughing. "He is a programmer of the New Central or your bodyguard?"
"Both." laughed Minako. "I had to use this chance to bring her daughter along. He never wanted her to come here."
"I don't understand why, Firebird." said Neo-Queen Serenity, with her gentle voice. "Your daughter is and always will be welcome in the Royal Palace."
Firebird, a young 20-year-old man, of oriental look and wearing an uniform of the Palace of
Venus, blushed and put his hands behind him, a little shy. He never let her daughter go to
the palace because he thought that, as he didn't belong to any noble family of the former union
that existed in the Silver Millenium, neither him, nor his family, could belong to the queen's
personal circle of friends. Of course, that didn't apply for Neo Crystal Tokyo, but Firebird was too stubborn to someone make up his mind.
"After all...", continued Neo-King Endymion. "you're almost a relative of Minako, right?
If I'm not wrong, during the Silver Millenium, you were raised by her family."
"Being raised is not the same thing of having the same blood, your majesty."
"But is the same thing of having the love of a brother. You take care of her like an older
brother would do.", said Silver. "Stop being so stubborn, Firebird, and introduce your child."
The girl went closer to the royal couple and bowed, raising her face after that, showing her pretty black eyes, black as her hair, straight and in a medium lenght. She wasn't too tall, almost her father's size, 1,60m, and was gentle as a flower. With gentle voice and mood, she introduced herself.
"I am Kimura Michie. I'm very pleased to meet you."
"The pleasure is all ours, Michie.", answered the queen. "Your surname comes from your father's?"
"Yes, my queen. Even though he seldom uses this name, I was baptized as daughter of Edson Makoto Kimura."
"Hi!", said a lot of voices, behind Michie. "Nice to meet you, it's a pity you didn't come
here before.", and each one began to introduce themselves.
"Kazeno Umi. They call me Mi.", smiled the mercurian.
"I'm Cynthia Kasen, but call me Cy."
"Serenity here.", smiled Chibi-Usa. "But they all call me Chibi-Usa, 'cause I'm also Tsukino
Usagi."
"Kenji Kasen", said Cynthia's brother, kissing Michie's hand. "I'm pleased to meet you."
"My name's Erios.", finished the smallest one of the group.
***
In other room of the Royal Palace, three 'people' seemed to be worried, looking to the
screen of a computer. One of them, a young man, had his head held on one of his hands,
while the other hand tapped the table, the sound driving the other two - two cats - crazy.
The cats were sitting near the keyboard, their tails swinging side by side, in a rhythm that
would make anyone nervous. But what would give anyone the feeling that what was happening in Neo Crystal Tokyo's New Central Computer Room was VERY serious were the moments in which the boy stopped tapping his fingers on the table and messed up his black, short hair with one of his hands.
And it was in one of these moments, when he was with his fingers on his hair and the green of his eyes were sparkling with worry, that the door opened, letting three people in.
"Daniel?", called one of them, the sound of his boots echoing through the room.
"I think that, for the first time in my entire life, I won't say nothing related to 'hell' now that you're here, Henriq... Moon Fox.", answered Daniel, turning his chair through the door. "How're you, Yukiko and... Martin?", he stared at Chronos's look and strange clothes. "Why are you on uniform?"
Moon Fox and Chronos were with black pants and boots, white t-shirts and jackets with the color
of the planets they belonged. On the right arm, there was a bracket with their symbol. Moon Fox
also weared white gloves with a silver stripe on its wrist. Yukiko weared almost the same type of clothes that Chronos was wearing, but she had black gloves, those used by motorcycle pilots.
"Sometimes we feel when there're trouble on the air...", answered Moon Fox, with a sly smile of
preocupation. "Who's here is Chronos, Daniel. Martin... err... is on vacation... somewhere."
"So ka...", sighed Daniel. "So, if you felt the trouble that's about to begin, what do you all
suggest?"
"Pluto Dragon forbidden us to interfer in the timeline, Daniel.", answered Chronos, getting
close to one of the computers. "Like Sailor Pluto, that didn't interfere during the Silver
Millenium, the new Time Guardian shall not use her power now. All we can do is see what's h
appening and tell Neo-Queen Serenity."
"By the way, what is our true function, as New Central programmers.", continued Moon Fox. "Luna, Artemis, could you two do us a favor?"
"Sure." and the two leaped out of the table.
"Artemis, you call Kyn and Firebird, we know they're in the Throne Hall. Do this without calling anyone's attention. Luna, you have to warn Neo-Queen Serenity of this new threaten that's coming to Earth."
"Youkai", both answered and rushed out of the room.
***
The two cats rushed through the palace halls as if a youma was seizing them, using all the
lenght of their legs to run faster than ever. Fortunately, nobody saw them, what made their
task easier. 'Do this without calling anyone's attention', Moon Fox had said, when asked them
to call Kyn and Firebird and to warn Neo-Queen Serenity.
When they got closer to the Throne Hall's door, Luna and Artemis stopped to get a little bit of
air and to get calmer and walked in the hall slowly, each one going to finish each task.
Luna leaped to Neo-Queen Serenity's lap and curled on her shoulder so she could speak in a
low voice, but clearly.
"Your majesty", the black cat whispered, taking a deep breath to gain courage. "New Central
computers detected abnormal patterns in the default energy pattern of Neo Crystal Tokyo."
Serenity kept quiet for some instants, making Luna more worried, until she patted the cat's head and answered, with her calm and gentle voice.
"Tell Daniel to call Martin and Moon Fox and that he must activate the primary protection shield over Neo Crystal Tokyo and the secondary over the Royal Palace. I'll try to take the children out of here without scaring them."
In the meanwhile, Artemis had finished his task, warning Kyn and Firebird, that were walking out of the hall without calling TOO MUCH anyone's attention, as Moon Fox had said, but letting a strange feeling that something was wrong behind them. Silver and Rei felt that, very strongly.
"Neo-Queen Serenity, what's happening?", asked Silver, when he felt strange abnormalities in the air.
All the teenagers and children looked at Silver, without understand why had he used that kind of voice.
"I don't want any panic here. We're on yellow alert. The Central computers had detected
abnormal patterns in the default energy of Neo Crystal Tokyo", the queen answered, watching
the kids running through their parents, scared. "We don't know yet if it really is a threaten
against us, but I want everyone on guard", and she turned back to her husband. "Darling, please
check the troops on city limits."
"Right", answered Endymion, getting up.
"Sailor Senshi, your duty is the same as ever was. Defend the princess."
"Hai", answered Ami, picking up her henshin wand. "Mercury Crystal Power! Make Up!"
"Mars Crystal Power! Make Up!", continued Rei.
"Jupiter Crystal Power! Make Up!", exclaimed Makoto, remembering that her children had never
seen her as Sailor Jupiter.
"Venus Crystal...", began Minako, when she was interrupted by Silver's hand and by Neo-Queen
Serenity's voice.
"No, you won't, Minako. It would put your child's life in a foolish risk", said the queen. "Silver, take care of your child's mother."
"Youkai. Moon Dragon Power!"
"Earth Dragon and Saturn Dragon, you take care of the Throne Hall. Jupiter Noble Kishi, you..."
"... are going with me to take care of the New Central", said a young man with blue hair,
using a tuxedo and carrying a flute on his hands.
Mark was surprised when he saw Mercury Noble Kishi after so many years. Mizuno Ken had 'disappeared' in Mercury's territory, taking care of its administration during the beginning of Serenity's regency and he had decided to come back during a time like that.
"As you insist...", said Mark. "Jupiter Noble Power!"
"Earth Dragon Power!"
"Saturn Dragon Power!"
They all were transformed, united for the first time in many years, ready for a battle that was
about to happen after so many time of peace and in the presence of those they had to protect with their own lives: their children.
"There must have a relation between 'Ball of Masks' and 'trouble'", thought Neo-Queen Serenity. "Yes, it must be that..."
***
Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon
Angel Guardians
The Author'sNotes
First of all, let's say what has to be said: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon, its story, characters and facts are by Naoko Takeuchi and are copyright of Kodansha and Toei Animation (and DiC and CWI for those who watches the North American version).
Angel Guardians' storyline uses facts and characters from the original work of Naoko Takeuchi and from alternative stories written by fans (fanfics):
- Dragon Kishi, from "Tsuki no Senshi Dragon Kishi", by Henrique Loyola;
- Star Knights, from "Star Knights", also by Henrique Loyola;
- Noble Kishi, from the saga of "Angels", by Martin Siu;
- Destiny Kishi, from "Tempest of Illusions", by Paolla Limy Matsuura and Martin Siu.
Obviously, this story is NOT part of the storyline planned by Naoko Takeuchi neither part of the storyline of Exodus FanFictions, nor part of the "Tempest" saga ("Tempest of Illusions"), but, for a better understanding of all facts, Angel Guardians take place in a future VERY far from the end of Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (episode 200) and of the 4th Book of "Tsuki no Senshi Dragon Kishi".
As "Tempest of Illusions" is not part of SM-NDK (Sailor Moon and The Dimensional Key) series, from Exodus FanFictions, its characters will be legends, while the others, the Dragon Kishi, Noble Kishi and the Sailor Senshi will be real in the story. For those that still are curious about it, I do want to put the Star Knights here... how, I really don't know. ^_-
In The Storyline
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Ha! You thought that I was going to give up! Did you bet it? Sorry, but you lose... good fanfics come from these absolutely weird and confusing ideas.
Angel Guardians take place in Neo Crystal Tokyo, the supreme utopia and marvellous world dreamt by Usagi and her friends. But, if even the Silver Millenium was threatned and destroyed once, why something like that wouldn't happen in the future? And what would happen if the Ginzuishou effect, that guarantees that the Royal Family and the Sailor Senshi would never get old, was eliminated? Would they have time to choose the new Senshi while Neo Crystal Tokyo is being threatned and the Elder Senshis' bodies were getting old TOO quickly?
And where would be the Dragon Kishi and the Noble Kishi during this time of peace?
And while nothing is done, chaos and panic take over a world that once was peaceful and sweet...
After all, all good thing end one day.
Utopias are never eternal...
Last Words
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The same last words: critics and comments are always welcome here (my e-mail is angelmercury@bigfoot.com). Of course that I will take a lot of time to finish this, 'cause I always plan a trilogy and I always end up with a more-than-five-episodes story. What makes things WORSE is that my College was on strike for 52 days and now my lessons are back, what means that a overload of exams, paperwork and books are driving me crazy. ^^;;
Ja ne, minna-san!
Paolla Limy Matsuura "Ami Ikari"
angelmercury@bigfoot.com
Portuguese version - June 25, 2000
English version - July 2, 2000