Chapter 1- Jupiter's Tear

She woke up later at about 10:30am. It was summer break, so there had been no need to get up early. Lita sat on her bed staring at her room; the hunter green curtains and her roman styled print around her room. The faded pink carpet that lay beneath everything covered by clothes and other nonsense items that Lita just couldn't bring herself to throw away.

"It's summer... and I have nothing to do," She sighed, then got up and got herself a quick breakfast that consisted of bran cereal and strawberries. Taking half an hour, she had herself a warm shower and got ready for her exciting day of nothing.

Sitting at a desk back in her room, she took her journal that she hadn't written in for the longest time and scribbled down anything that came to mind about Sailor Jupiter and how she became her.

It began about three weeks ago. It was a Wednesday night and I had fallen asleep early because of school exams. Wow, they were such a pain! But, in this dream, there was a tall brunette dressed in a dark green ball gown. We were in this darkened room with very few candles, so I couldn't see who it was. She motioned for me to sit down in the closest chair... and I did. While I sat there, she told me about a crystal. Though, I couldn't really understood anything but the word crystal in the sentences she spoke. She spoke what sounded like a foreign language, all except for the word Crystal. She made it loud and clear. Well, anyway, by the time she was what seemed done explaining, she had gotten up and walked out the door of the room, leaving me sitting there... until I heard my alarm go off. I woke up.
About four days later, after my exams, I had the same dream, except the room was lighter and I could understand more of what she was saying. She told me a little about the crystal; it was dark green in colour. She also told me it was in the shape of a tear... and that all meant nothing to me. Again, I couldn't see her face, but she had fair skin and again the dark green gown and brown hair that was done up and she had a tiara on her head.
The next night, again she appeared... this time we were at a different setting. We were in a garden at what seemed to be this huge palace. The palace looked almost Roman-ish in architect, and had green plush gardens surrounding it. This time, it took me by surprise when this woman said my name. I looked up and there I could see all of her. It was me. I had my brown hair up and done very nicely. I had a tiara upon my head and I had a dark green gown flowing down and off my body. I looked amazing if I may say so... but to the point...
I could understand everything she or I said now. I'll just say she. She told me about the palace. It was the Jupiter Kingdom... and get this... she told me that I was the Princess of Jupiter! Me... a princess! I didn't laugh though. She then brought out a small case and inside it contained what she called Jupiter's Emerald Tear. I looked upon the Tear and listened while she told me the history of the Kingdom... and about these other princesses from different planets. She told me that I was part of the Princess of the Moon's court... that I was the Moon Princess' protector, along with the Princess of Venus, Mars and Mercury. I had magical transforming powers and turned into Sailor Jupiter when I transformed. I had the power of Thunder. She also told me that the Princesses all died when an evil force came from Earth and destroyed the Moon Kingdom. I died... and I couldn't believe it.
She also told us that we all were sent 1000 years into the future by the Moon Princess' mother, Queen Serenity... which I guess is now the present time. She told me that I had the power to transform into Sailor Jupiter when evil forces came to destroy Earth. That I had to defend it. She also told me that I had met all of the Moon Princess' inner court... that we had already faced an evil force called the Negaverse. The protectors of the Princess had died but after the evil was defeated by Sailor Moon (The Moon Princess), we were all brought back... but couldn't remember anything.
Before she left, she told me that I had to find the Moon Princess again... but I have to find the Emerald Tear from Jupiter. It was sent to Earth with me. She spoke clearly, "Say: Jupiter Power!" Then she suddenly left the gardens.
I woke up in the middle of the night last night right after that 'dream'. Of course, if you had a strange dream and the person told you to say two words... you say them right? So, I did. My deep instinct told me to stand up out of bed. So I did that. I then said straight out, "Jupiter Power!" and by damned, I transformed. Before I could blink, I wasn't in my pj's... I was in this suit. It was a Sailor Outfit. I moved in front of my full-length mirror and I had on a green skirt and a pink bow across my breasts. My hair was up in a ponytail and I had these high healed green boots on. I touched my forehead and found a tiara with a green gem in the middle of it. My insides were screaming out commands that I knew would help me fight. 'Thunder Crash' was one main one that came into my head. Though, I didn't say it aloud, my alter ego knew it all. Suddenly I couldn't believe my eyes. My alter ego detransformed and I ran from the house in the middle of the thunderstorm.
So, that brings me to now. Why was I just told all this now? I don't know. All I know is that I need to find the Emerald Tear and the Princesses.

Lita put down her pen and put away her journal. She went to her bed and flopped back, staring at her ceiling, wondering where the tear could be. The woman, well, herself, told her that it had been sent to earth with her. Suddenly her heart jumped and a memory came.

"Lita... your grandmother wants to give you a present for your birthday! Come here!" Lita's mother asked in a soothing voice. A nine-year-old Lita came running down the stairs and into the living room where her grandmother and mother were sitting.
"Lita my dear... come closer! Here..." her loving grandmother gave her a gift. It was a small box with a green bow on the top of it. Young Lita was about to open it when her Grandmother spoke firmly, "Listen dearest. You can not open that now. You will know when it's time but for now, please put it away in your jewelry box for safe keeping."
Young Lita did what she was told but not without a little disappointment.

"My God..." Lita jumped from her bed and ran towards her jewelry box. She took out the small box with the green bow on it. "Grandmother..." Lita opened it with fumbling fingers and in sat the Emerald Tear, the exact same one that was in her dream.

"Oh Grandmother..." Lita spoke softly, remembering her deceased Grandmother.