Hotaru no Tsubasa
By: fluorite
Disclaimer:
Dragonball belongs to the wonderful people who cared for and shaped it into
what it is today. Bishoushi Senshi Sailor Moon (sp?) belongs to Naoko Takeuchi,
Bandai and many more.
"Silence
Glaive!"
The
winds churned and sped up around the two figures, purple mist swirled between
them as the smaller person's power doubled, growing steadily.
"SURPRISE!"
A
veritable weapon. Black as night with a blade as silver and pure as the moon
princess herself, shot into the chaotic wind. It sliced through the imaginary
foes in streaks of purple and darker purple. The other figure took out a staff
in the shape of a key, topped with a garnet heart shaped orb.
"Dead
Scream!"
The
attacks blended and set off an explosion that put the little girl in her place;
on the ground amidst the rubble. A gloved hand lay open for her. "Alright,
Hotaru. Very nice, wonderful attack, keep working at it, young one. You'll be
as good as your mother one of these days." The woman smiled kindly, her
garnet eyes shining with a magic.
"Really,
Meiou? You're the best!" The elder woman was knocked to the ground as
Saturn dive-bombed into her for a hug.
Sailor
Pluto moaned, clutching her side. "Blasted little punk! That hurts!"
"What
Meiou?"
"Nothing,
sweet, help me up, will you?" she added hastilly.
The
young fighter tugged on the Soldier's arm. "I can't Meiou, you've put on
weight." There was a hint of amusement to her voice.
The
Soldier of Time muttered more curses. "Let's go inside, Hotaru. We had
better freshen up a bit. After all, the princess returns to her kingdom in but
a few hours."
"Yes
Meiou. Tell me again about my planet, Saturn I mean." The tiny girl folded
her arms under her chin, rolling in the ground beside her guardian.
The
woman's eyes shone with an intensity brought only by millenia's of knowledge
and gained wisdom. Her face lit up as she carefully pronounced each word as it
slipped from her tongue. Not one of her sentences sounded as though she had
swallowed a book, but instead, they were immensely interesting. "Saturn is
a beautiful planet as seen from space. It has seven major rings, with trillions
of tiny ringlets at their aid, each one shining with the light of beauty. But
inside the atmosphere of hydrogen and helium there is a darkness. The icy
surface is blotted out from the sun. The winds are rough, making the lands as
barren as the vast deserts of Earth. Your mother carried the darkness in her
eyes. When she transformed she carried the hidden power in her veins. The power
of countless eons, for each time she called upon the forces of Saturn she
destroyed herself. A few years back, when it was a time of serenity and peace,
as her powers were not needed she grew into her physical state. She got
married, got pregnant and had you, Firefly. Because this has never happened,
her powers were transferred to you. You know how she died, Fire, in childbirth.
One day you will learn how to use the powers of Death and Rebirth."
"I
like that story, Meiou," the girl untransformed, the glaive still in her
frail arms. Her hair was an odd dark purple almost black. Her deep purple eyes
were intense and always brooding in it's angular face of pale, pale skin. She
was at the appearance of an eight-year-old but looks can be misleading.
"Let's
go Hotaru, we have to get ready."
Hotaru
looked at herself in the mirror. She was wearing an elegant black,
thin-strapped dress with white flourite earrings. Her somewhat wavy hair had
been left alone, save for two flourite barrettes. She smiled, she looked good. Lady
Meiou entered the hall, "ready Chibi Hotaru?"
The
girl whirled around and smiled, "yep! Thankyou for the dress Lady
Meiou."
Meiou
smiled, she was wearing an elegant formal as well, but dark green, to match her
hair. "Then we will go. We will take a shuttle to the planet, they are
waiting for us so they can leave." She grabbed the girl by the arm and ran
down the hall and stairs through a flurry of people and a maze of silver
doorknobs.
"Meiou!
Why are we running?" she asked, after apologizing to a maid for slamming
into her.
"We
left five minutes ago Chibi."
"Citizens
of Saturn! We have been duped. It is said our almighty sovereign lives no more.
The legendary guardian and princess of our once powerful empire has shattered.
In precisely an hour, Princess Setsuna Meiou of Pluto will arrive with an
imposter, whom she claims to be the child of our late ruler. This cannot be,
Queen Hotaru, cannot give birth to children, she always repeats her lifecycle,
she is immortal. The Silver Alliance has betrayed us. They have stolen our
leader and have tricked us into believing this new child is our sovereign. But
Saturn is a powerful planet, the people are strong, the winds and fast rotation
have molded us into powerful people. The foods that grow here keep us healthy,
and our professor's are anything but unintelligent." The Royal Advisor,
second only to her Mistress, said to all of the people on Saturn.
"We
are not to be played with. We will rebel, hold Lady Pluto hostage and destroy
the imposter. Saturn is not to be toyed with!" He stepped down from the
podiumn, deafened by the shouts and roars of the people. He was feeding them
crap and they were accepting it because it was on a silver platter. He knew the
story was fraud, but since her Highness was really dead, they would proclaim
him leader when the Queen Serenity wouldn't hand her over. Him, the Royal
Advisor Stephen Manzelle, no, King Stephen Manzelle, Ruler of all Saturn. He
liked the capital letters in the sentence, made him feel important. He left, he
had to prepare for the eradication of the heir to Saturn and her escort,
Princess Setsuna Meioh of Pluto. Pluto was a small planet, and would soon be in
his control as well. Pluto controlled Time, he would just pitch them both
somewhere.
Tomoe
Hotaru stared out of the window at the hulking great thing before her. Pluto
was right, the rings were wondrous. And to think that she would rule over the
planet, and it's rings. She shuttle landed securely on level ground. A guard
exited first, then her and Lady Meioh, flanked on each side by two more
personal guards.
"We
would like to welcome you to our home, Princess Meioh, young Princess
Tomoe," a man nodded in her direction. "I am your advisor, Stephen
Manzelle."
"Her
Highness does not require an advisor. That is what I have come here to
do," Lady Meioh said curtly.
Hotaru
was yanked to the side by one of the Saturnarian guards, they put a hand over
her mouth. A stun-gun was shot, Hotaru saw Lady Pluto crumple to the ground.
"Meiou!" she shouted only to be elbowed in the stomach, she fell
forwards.
"Do
not speak, heir of Saturn. You are no longer one, I lie. I am now the true
ruler of Saturn, you will not prevail. Now give me the weapon called the Sythe
of Silence."
"You'll
never have it, let me GO!" she struggled from under the guards.
Manzelle
shook with fury and pointed the gun at Meiou, "you shall give me the
weapon, or she shall die. You hear me? Die!"
Hotaru
shut her eyes, they glowed purple and a moment later the Silence Glaive appeared
before her. "Let us go! Queen Serenity won't stand for this!"
"Serenity
will die then. But you and this Lady Pluto, you shall both be forced to wander
eternally through Charon's dimensions. Say hello for me." With this he
shot the girl on stun and pulled a heart shaped talisman from Lady Meioh's
jacket. "Enjoy, princess," he spat foully.
"KA
ME HA ME HAAAA!!" Gohan yelled, using his last arm. He shot a blast of
pure white at Cell,who returned one.
Unbeknowst
to the group, a duo of girls, trainer and student had dropped out of a portal a
few meter's to the right, out of there vision. They had been travelling years,
the trainer finally rerouting some stuff, letting the two travel once again.
"Shall
we step in, Lady?" One with darkened, vibrant eyes asked.
"No,
firefly, we wait." The emerald-haired one responded.
"I
understand, Lady. Shall I prepare for battle?"
"Best
wait, we don't want to attract attention." She watched the battle scene,
the boy's attack was forced backwards onto him. It had reached the point of no
return. "Now, Firefly."
"SATURN
PLANET POWER MAKEUP!"
"Pluto
Planet Power, MakeUp," the instructor said lazilly.
"Dead
Scream!" Sailor Pluto swung around a key with the outline of the garnet
orb, it worked up to a point. Reddish light burst from it and slammed against
the being, Cell.
"Glaive
Excitement Ray Blast!" The student mirrored her teacher's moves perfectly.
Rays of dark purple emmitted from the nook of the glaive. They combined and hit
Cell, who lost his grip on the attack.
"Finish
him."
"Silence
Wave," she whispered, a volley of black shot forwards, rupturing the sound
wave so that nothing was heard. Glass exploded miles away, the wave forced
people to their knees, but worst of all, it had the power to destroy people, namely
Cell.
Gohan
swirled around, breathing wildly. "Who are you?" he rasped out.
He
found himself face to face with a silver blade topped stave which was hazy, and
not completely solid. "You do not ask questions, filthy human. You will
not speak unless spoken to, or we will destroy you and your entire race.
Understood?"
He
had hoped the people to be good, instead he saw savage purple eyes and pale
skin. That, and the giant weapon, slicing into his nose. "Yes."
She
nicked a cut into his forehead. "Yes what?" The blood oozed from it.
"Saturn."
The voice was urgent.
"Yes
Mistress." Gohan answered.
"Firefly."
The woman said louder than before.
"Much
better." That ruddy blade hadn't moved at all.
"Dead
Scream!"
The
girl with the weapon swivled around faster than the saiya-jin's could follow.
"Silence Wall!"
"Desist
Saturn, you are younger, less expirienced than I, desist." Sailor Pluto
said sternly.
"Silence
Glaive Surprise!"
The
attack shot the tutor to the ground.
"I,
royal princess of Pluto and Charon command you to release me and detransform
this very instance. By permission of Queen Serenity."
The
girl twirled in a puff of smoke and a young girl, no more than thirteen stood
before her. "Did it happen, again. Lady Pluto?" she asked sincerely.
Her voice was different, sweeter, her hair was longer, her eyes carried more
sorrow and less hate. She turned to Gohan, and touched a finger to his
quivering forehead. "I'm really sorry, I hope she didn't hurt you. Please
don't hate me."
"She?
As in another person."
"Never
mind, boy." Pluto said.
"I
really am sorry, please forgive me."
Gohan
couldn't argue with the beautiful girl. "I forgive you," he wiped
blood from his forehead with his good arm.
She
gasped. "Did I do, that? I
mean," she couldn't put the words together, "to your arm?"
"No."
Gohan stared out into space, "so long Daddy," he whispered.
"Everyone? Are you alright?" he asked the speechless crowd, trying
not to look at Trunks.
"I
guess we aren't in the right place, Meioh, do we have enough energy?"
Hotaru said quietly.
"I'm
sorry, firefly. But the stay will give us some time, remember the rules."
Of course, the first thing Meioh had told the girl, never speak of our mission.
"Do
you have anywhere to stay? You can stay with us. Meioh, and Firefly?"
"Hotaru,
Firefly is a nickname. And your name is?"
"Son
Gohan, Hotaru. And this is Piccolo, Vegeta, Yamcha, *insert three-eyed guy's
name*, and Krillin."
"Good
afternoon. Thankyou for the offer, Son Gohan, but Hotaru and I really must be going,
we have some rather urgent business to take care of. I hope you'll understand.
As for the defeat of the monster, think nothing of it." Meioh replied
politely. She put her hand on Hotaru's shoulder and marched her off.
Sorry
for the cliffhanger!
~flourite
