Title: Not Just A Memory: Prologue
Author: Artemis Luna Diana
Type: Romance
Rated: PG-13
E-mail: artemislunadiana@yahoo.com
Home Page: Casper's Sailor Moon Site
http://www.caspermoon.com

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This story is based in the Silver Millennium except that everything is
totally different in respects to where the characters are and what
happens to them. I use both Japanese and English names in this story,
except I changed "Amara" to "Alex" because I think "Amara" is a dumb
name for my fav senshi!

Oh yeah, I don't own Sailor Moon, yada, yada, yada...

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"Serenity!"

"Mikeal!"

"The palace defenses are crumbling!"

"Where are the children?!"

"Everyone but Princess Haruka and Princess Michiru have been returned to
their homes. Serena is with them in the nursery!"

Queen Serenity of the Moon Kingdom raced to the palace nursery with her
husband, Earthian Warrior Mikeal, close behind.

"Serena, Alex, Michelle..." she said when she reached the nursery.

"Mommy! Daddy!" A little blonde came towards them on unsteady feet.

"Aunt Sere! Uncle Mik!" Two more children came towards them.

Serenity picked up Serena and Alex. Mikeal picked up Michelle.
They ran down the corridor to the transport room. They heard the
pounding of the invaders.

"There is no time to send them home!" Mikeal shouted.

"Where can we send them?!"

"Earth!"

Mikeal quickly placed Michelle on the transport pad. He set the
coordinates for Tokyo, the seat of the Earthian Royal Family. Michelle
disapeared. 'They have no way of knowing that the Princesses are
coming,' he thought. A crash sounded on the door of the transport room.

"Put them both on!" Mikeal shouted.

Serenity put both children on the transport pad. Before they could
send them off, the invaders burst through. Daggers were thrown into
the room. One struck the module on the transport device.

"No!" Serenity screamed.

"The coordinate controls have been hit! They might not appear near
Tokyo!" Mikeal shouted as the two children disapeared.

"Mikeal!" Serenity screamed as she watched her husband take a hit to the
chest. She crawled over to him and clasped him close. The invaders
rushed into the room and surrounded her.

"Come quietly and we won't harm you...much," the leader said evily.

"You'll fetch a high price, Queeny!" one cackled.

"Mikeal..." she sobbed. Taking a hold of the dagger in his chest, she
pulled it out.

"Sere...I love..."

"Mikeal, I will always love you." She plunged the dagger into her heart,
but was dead before it ever broke the skin.

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Serenity found herself floating down to Earth. Her one unfinshed
business kept her from joining Mikeal. Her first stop was where
Princess Michiru was. Michelle had been found by a wealthy merchant's
wife. She appeared before the woman.

"Who are you?!" the woman asked fearfully.

"Queen Serenity."

"Your majesty!"

"Take care of her..."

"Yes, your majesty..."

"Her name is Michelle. She is a princess."

"A princess..."

"Do not let her marry anyone, unless I or Queen Cassiopeia says so."

"Yes, your majesty."

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Once again Serenity found herself floating. Serena and Alex. She could
see the winter palace of the Earthian Royal Family. They would be close
by someone who could protect them. They had been found by a woodsman.

"My name is Alex, this is Serena."

"Where is my mommy?"

"I don't know little one. Are you sisters?"

"No, Serena is my best friend! She and Michelle are the best friends
anyone could ask for! But...Michelle's not here...where is she?"

"Mommy!"

"Serena..."

"Aunt Sere!"

"Alex..."

"Who are you?"

"I am Queen Serenity."

"Then that means she is..."

"Princess Usagi...the Princess Serenity. I want you to take care of
them."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Princess Haruka and Princess Usagi are not to marry anyone without my
consent or that of Queen Cassiopeia."

"I understand...but why can't you take care of them?"

Tears flowed down her cheeks, "Because...I'm dead..."

"Wha-"

"Don't tell them anything about their past, let them forget until the
time is right."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Goodbye, Alex."

"Where are you going, Aunt Sere?"

"Goodbye, Serena, you are in my heart, always."

"Mommy?"

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"We have sad news today. Queen Serenity and the Silver Earthian Warrior
Mikeal were killed today by bounty hunters. Among the missing are the
Princess Serenity, Princess Haruka, and Princess Michiru. All the other
princess were delivered safely to their homes. We can only assume that
the three missing princess were being transported when the attack reached
the transport room. The three could be anywhere in the galaxy or dead.
In other news, the Prince Endymion..."

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How was that? E-MAIL ME! I crave attention!

Thanks to everyone who helped me with this story...yep, that's you
Amber! Luv ya dearly! Thanks to Andrea for posting it!

I apologize to anyone who is anxiously awaiting on Dancing Earth...what
can I say, my mind wanders...

ANYWAY! Catch ya on the flip side!

~Artemis Luna Diana~