*** The Revival of Sailor Pluto ***
[*Note* this story tells how Sailor Pluto may have been revived after using her powers and having to destroy herself. It is based mainly after the Manga, not the anime, storyline.]
*A/N*I use some basic japanese words or phrases sometimes. If you don't recognize them check the prologue for their meanings. I won't use words i don't know. That would be kinda stupid don't ya think ^.^
Chapter One:
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~*~ The Queen's Thoughts ~*~
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The beautiful queen knelt beside the coffin made of crystal. She could just see the beautiful woman lying there, a beautifully molded staff looking a lot like a key placed beside her. Lightly, she touched the glass like stone, which was oddly warm instead of cold, as a coffin usually is. The Palace seemed sadly silent and still. A cool breeze blew in through the open balcony doors, blowing the queens golden hair, gently making the strands swirl about her sorrow-filled face.
'It's all my fault... If I had been just a little bit stronger the enemy never would have escaped so long ago. Sailor Pluto should never have been brought into this fight, why did she have to leave her post. WHY!!!' The queen collapsed dejectedly beside the sealed coffin, letting her thoughts overtake her.
Suddenly the sound of a soft ringing filled the otherwise still room. The queen lifted her graceful head. The sound seemed to be coming from somewhere near the open door. It resembled the tinkling of a small bell.
The queen stood up quickly looking this way and that. "Who's there? Reveal yourself!" she called into the shadows. There was no responce. The jingling began again, but this time was closer than it had been before. The queen braced herself for what was to come. But there was... nothing. The queen was quite confused. What had been that sound she heard?
All of a sudden a loud crashing came from a nearby corner startling the queen to attention once again. She spun about glancing around the darkened chamber. The sound had come from an ornate vase of roses that had been knocked over. Who could it be? she wondered.
But nothing leapt from the shadows to attack her. Instead there was the sound of a kittens purr. The queen hurried over to the shattered vase and saw a bit of light gray fur. She quickly picked it from the rubble and cradled it in her lap.
"Oh Diana, why didn't you just tell me it was you at the door?" Neo-Queen Serenity chastised gently, "Are you hurt?"
"No, I'm ok. You looked so sad Queen that i didn't wish to interrupt you." The small kitten replied.
"It's alright. I could've used an interruption right about now any ways."
"You know, Queen, you really shouldn't blame yourself for what happened," Diana stated, sounding very wise for her age, "It was what she wanted. She wanted to help you. To fight along side of you and the other senshi. She also knew what would happen if she used her powers, yet she used them anyway. She sacrificed herself. No one is to blame, not even her. She did what she felt she had to do to save us all. She was very brave."
"Hai. I know that, but still. I feel as though it may have been avoided somehow. There had to be something that someone could have done." The queen said sadly.
"Perhaps there is still time to help her..." Diana thought aloud.
"How is that?" the queen asked, looking for any available solution.
"Well, why don't you change the rule about her powers? You are the queen after all."
"Diana, it's not so very simple, the rules were placed upon her by my mother in the Silver Millenium. So much time has passed, not to mention changing the rules may cause an upset in the future. We don't know what the future will be like. Hopefully, it will be like it is now, but as the past and present have shown us, peace doesn't always last as long as we'd like it to. Besides, I have lost most of my powers, more is needed for that than simply being the queen," Neo-Queen Serenity explained gently, "But I wish it were that simple."
"Oh..." the small kitten looked so very disappointed that Serenity had a hard time not lieing and saying it would all be ok. Suddenly Diana's furry little face lit up and she said very excited, "Mama told me about how you went to the moon a long time ago and talked to the Queen Serenity of the Silver Millenium. Couldn't you do so again?" The look she gave the queen was enough to melt the coldest of hearts.
"I don't know, Diana, I honestly don't know. It was so long ago, who knows if my mother's aura and life force are still around. Well, little kitten i do believe we should be going to bed. It is getting quite late. Shoo, go find Luna and Artemis to tuck you in."
"Yes, Queen," the cat replied obediantly, before suddenly turning back, "Are you coming too?"
"Hai. I shall follow shortly."
"Okay...but... remember what i said. Noone is to blame for what happened. It was simply a strange twist of fate." Then the sound of tiny bells were heard as the small cat's shadow disappeared out the door and down the dark hall way.
Neo-Queen Serenity stood up, brushing the cat hairs and vase debris from her gown. She walked out to the balcony gazing at the moon. "I can't help but wonder if you may be right Diana. Perhaps there is a way, and just maybe the way will be given to me if I return to the moon. Gomen nasai, Sailor Pluto, Gomen nasai. I promise to find a way to bring you back. There just has to be...!" she whispered to the night, banging the balcony's stone railing. "It can't be the end! It just can't be...can it?" And with a huge sigh the queen returned to the now nearly empty room, exited the door and disappeared down the hallway as Diana had done.
But what the Queen hadn't noticed was the three lone shadows standing at the other end of the balcony. They had been there quite awhile and had heard the entire thing.
"We need to talk," the tallest of the three said softly.
"Hai," the others replied, "we do."
To be continued in Chapter Two...
[*Note* this story tells how Sailor Pluto may have been revived after using her powers and having to destroy herself. It is based mainly after the Manga, not the anime, storyline.]
*A/N*I use some basic japanese words or phrases sometimes. If you don't recognize them check the prologue for their meanings. I won't use words i don't know. That would be kinda stupid don't ya think ^.^
Chapter One:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~*~ The Queen's Thoughts ~*~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The beautiful queen knelt beside the coffin made of crystal. She could just see the beautiful woman lying there, a beautifully molded staff looking a lot like a key placed beside her. Lightly, she touched the glass like stone, which was oddly warm instead of cold, as a coffin usually is. The Palace seemed sadly silent and still. A cool breeze blew in through the open balcony doors, blowing the queens golden hair, gently making the strands swirl about her sorrow-filled face.
'It's all my fault... If I had been just a little bit stronger the enemy never would have escaped so long ago. Sailor Pluto should never have been brought into this fight, why did she have to leave her post. WHY!!!' The queen collapsed dejectedly beside the sealed coffin, letting her thoughts overtake her.
Suddenly the sound of a soft ringing filled the otherwise still room. The queen lifted her graceful head. The sound seemed to be coming from somewhere near the open door. It resembled the tinkling of a small bell.
The queen stood up quickly looking this way and that. "Who's there? Reveal yourself!" she called into the shadows. There was no responce. The jingling began again, but this time was closer than it had been before. The queen braced herself for what was to come. But there was... nothing. The queen was quite confused. What had been that sound she heard?
All of a sudden a loud crashing came from a nearby corner startling the queen to attention once again. She spun about glancing around the darkened chamber. The sound had come from an ornate vase of roses that had been knocked over. Who could it be? she wondered.
But nothing leapt from the shadows to attack her. Instead there was the sound of a kittens purr. The queen hurried over to the shattered vase and saw a bit of light gray fur. She quickly picked it from the rubble and cradled it in her lap.
"Oh Diana, why didn't you just tell me it was you at the door?" Neo-Queen Serenity chastised gently, "Are you hurt?"
"No, I'm ok. You looked so sad Queen that i didn't wish to interrupt you." The small kitten replied.
"It's alright. I could've used an interruption right about now any ways."
"You know, Queen, you really shouldn't blame yourself for what happened," Diana stated, sounding very wise for her age, "It was what she wanted. She wanted to help you. To fight along side of you and the other senshi. She also knew what would happen if she used her powers, yet she used them anyway. She sacrificed herself. No one is to blame, not even her. She did what she felt she had to do to save us all. She was very brave."
"Hai. I know that, but still. I feel as though it may have been avoided somehow. There had to be something that someone could have done." The queen said sadly.
"Perhaps there is still time to help her..." Diana thought aloud.
"How is that?" the queen asked, looking for any available solution.
"Well, why don't you change the rule about her powers? You are the queen after all."
"Diana, it's not so very simple, the rules were placed upon her by my mother in the Silver Millenium. So much time has passed, not to mention changing the rules may cause an upset in the future. We don't know what the future will be like. Hopefully, it will be like it is now, but as the past and present have shown us, peace doesn't always last as long as we'd like it to. Besides, I have lost most of my powers, more is needed for that than simply being the queen," Neo-Queen Serenity explained gently, "But I wish it were that simple."
"Oh..." the small kitten looked so very disappointed that Serenity had a hard time not lieing and saying it would all be ok. Suddenly Diana's furry little face lit up and she said very excited, "Mama told me about how you went to the moon a long time ago and talked to the Queen Serenity of the Silver Millenium. Couldn't you do so again?" The look she gave the queen was enough to melt the coldest of hearts.
"I don't know, Diana, I honestly don't know. It was so long ago, who knows if my mother's aura and life force are still around. Well, little kitten i do believe we should be going to bed. It is getting quite late. Shoo, go find Luna and Artemis to tuck you in."
"Yes, Queen," the cat replied obediantly, before suddenly turning back, "Are you coming too?"
"Hai. I shall follow shortly."
"Okay...but... remember what i said. Noone is to blame for what happened. It was simply a strange twist of fate." Then the sound of tiny bells were heard as the small cat's shadow disappeared out the door and down the dark hall way.
Neo-Queen Serenity stood up, brushing the cat hairs and vase debris from her gown. She walked out to the balcony gazing at the moon. "I can't help but wonder if you may be right Diana. Perhaps there is a way, and just maybe the way will be given to me if I return to the moon. Gomen nasai, Sailor Pluto, Gomen nasai. I promise to find a way to bring you back. There just has to be...!" she whispered to the night, banging the balcony's stone railing. "It can't be the end! It just can't be...can it?" And with a huge sigh the queen returned to the now nearly empty room, exited the door and disappeared down the hallway as Diana had done.
But what the Queen hadn't noticed was the three lone shadows standing at the other end of the balcony. They had been there quite awhile and had heard the entire thing.
"We need to talk," the tallest of the three said softly.
"Hai," the others replied, "we do."
To be continued in Chapter Two...