An Angel's Cry By JupiGurlie Chapter 1:The Fated Beginning
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Dedications-
I dedicate my first fanfic to everyone at the Sailor Moon Rules group. They helped inspire me so much. They were truly wonderful! Thank you!!! Also, I'd like to thank my good friends Karialissa and Sienna for all their support and love. Friends are forever!
Details-
An Angel's Cry fits into the description of a general fan fiction, but that by no means claims it to be boring and dull! It includes action, romance, an interesting and somewhat complex plot, new powers, and a new transformation. The time setting is during a time a peace- not set after a specific battle (please don't mail me asking the time setting). If you need me to straighten things out for you, please email me and I'll set it straight for you. Thanks!
Sailor Jupiter Forever! ;)
"We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make."
-Edelman, Marion Wright
Notes:
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*Person thinking *
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JA: Quick note from me
An Angel's Cry
Chapter 1:The Fated Beginning
Location: Time Gate
The guardian of the Time Gate stood calmly and secure, attending to her duty of protecting the gate. As she began to think it would be another eventless day, a ray of light protruded from the gate. She quickly whirled around in surprise.
She stared blankly at what she saw, her hands trembling in fear, her mind full of horror. Could this image she saw really be true? She didn't know what else to do except watch in utter shock and terror. Just then, Neo- Queen Serenity of Crystal Tokyo appeared before her. She looked pale, and the protector of the Time Gate could see she was struggling to stay alive.
"Sailor Pluto..." she whispered, "Please, you must get the other Senshi of the past. I..I don't understand what is happening. Even Sailor Mercury couldn't..." She shook her head, in despair. "Everyone-my planet-in shambles!"
Sailor Pluto urged her to continue.
"Something is wrong. I believe that both worlds are in danger. Please, please, you must get help!!"
"My queen," Pluto cried, "You must stay strong! Tell me what's happening!!"
Neo-Queen Serenity nodded slightly yet it was easy to see her strength depleting rapidly. She was pale, and she had difficulty breathing. But even with these abnormalities, she managed to speak with a calmly manner that she as a Queen learned to obtain.
"Mercury detected a shift in time and space itself. It seems as if everything went haywire. I don't understand..."
Sailor Pluto racked her brain for ideas. "Could it be another enemy?"
Serenity shook her head. "I seriously doubt that. I saw no one behind this nature filled cause. The world just seemed to crumble into pieces."
Neo-Queen Serenity spoke softly and gently. "Sailor Pluto," she began, "You must save everyone! In the past and the future. We need all of the Sailor Senshi. I'm sorry...so sorry I won't be able to help." Sailor Pluto shut her eyes, and turned away from her queen.
"I...I know.." she stuttered, already aware of what was to come. Her face, once full of despondency, showered with determination. "I will do everything in my power to save earth!" she announced.
"Thank you," Serenity nodded. She opened her hand, revealing a gorgeous stone pendant, onto which was carved the symbols of the Sailor Senshi, with the moon glowing brightly in the middle.
"What is this?" Sailor Pluto whispered, as she reached out to take it. She felt an incredible power flowing from the pendant.
"A pendant that was created when all..." she began. Pluto cut her short. "You don't have to say anymore, my queen. I know what must be done," Sailor Pluto said. br "Very well then," Serenity said, "I will go now, so that I may be with my loved ones. Or at least, the ones left." Tears dropped from her delicate face, and she looked at Sailor Pluto one last time before disappearing back into the Time Gate. br "Don't worry..." she whispered. "Rest well..." she finished, as she watched through the Time Gate the future world in chaos. br "I must summon the other Sailor Senshi," she said softly, "the world, perhaps even the universe, rests in our hands..." br
Location: Tokyo, Japan of Earthbr
The Tsukino Homebr
Luna pounced lightly onto the bed of Tsukino Usagi. She shook the pigtailed-blonde gently. br "Usagi!" she cried, "Come on Usagi! Wake up!!" br Usagi, obviously devoured in her own sweet fantasy, whispered, "Oh Mamo-chan!! You're SoOoOo sweet!" br Luna sighed. *This girl...why can't she wake up?* br Finally, Luna had quite enough. She pounced roughly on the girl's stomach, and yelled, "USAGI!!!" br Usagi cried out in pain, and pushed Luna off of her. "Ouch Luna! What was that all about? That HURT!" she wailed. br The black cat recovered from her downfall, and stood back up on all fours, and said, "You, Usagi, needed that! Even if it causes me to become kitty-breakfast!" Usagi pouted, and said, "Can't you just wake me up nicely?" Usagi stared at her as Luna face faulted. br Luna shook her head. "There are other important matters you know. Get dressed. We'll just finish this discussion tomorrow." br "Where are we going?" Usagi asked. "Ooooh! Are we going to go see that new movie that came out today? Or how about the mall? I saw the cutest little bear and--"br "Usagi!" Luna cried. "How can you think about that right now? Remember Rei told us yesterday that we are going to have another meeting at the temple? [sigh] How can you possibly think we are going to the movies or the mall?" br Usagi pouted again. "Wishful thinking..." she muttered. "What was that?" Luna asked. br "Nothing!" Usagi called, already heading out the door to get dressed. br
Cherry Hill Temple, 12:43 p.m. br
Rei, Ami, and Makoto waited impatiently for their other companions to arrive. As they waited Ami read a book, while Makoto sat next to her, her face cupped in her hands. Rei was sweeping the floor. She threw the broom up and cried, "Why aren't they here yet? I told everyone to be here at 12!" br Makoto looked up at Rei. "Beats me," she said, "Maybe they forgot what time it was." "I was pretty sure I told them many times enough! Argh!" Rei cried. The tall brunette saw her raven-friend fuming, and decided to keep shut. Instead, she looked at the sky, lost in her own thoughts. About 5 minutes later, a young blonde ran breathlessly up the stairs of the temple. "Sorry...I'm...late...guys," she gasped, "I...lost..track..of...time..." Rei, her face as red as a cherry with anger, yelled, "YOU LOST TRACK OF TIME?! WHAT WERE YOU DOING?!" Makoto stood up, ran over to where the two were, and said, "Come on Rei, let it go. Everyone loses track of time, right Minako?" She playfully slapped her late friend on the back. The blonde, still gasping for air, nodded. "It...won't happen...again...I...promise..." The raven-haired just nodded. "If it does happen again," Rei fumed, "You're in for it! You're lucky you came before Usagi!" "Well, it was close..." Makoto murmured, looking down at the foot of the steps. "Hey Usagi, Mamoru!!" At this, everyone looked down at the steps of the temple. Ami put down her book and quickly walked over. Although Usagi looked quite tiny down below, it wasn't hard to understand what she was saying. "Hey guys! Sorry I'm late!" she yelled, clinging to Mamoru while running up the steps. Rei looked down at her, almost ready to explode. Makoto put a hand on her shoulder and said, "Rei, take it easy on her. She probably has a good excuse." "She better..." Rei muttered. When Usagi and Mamoru came to a stop at the top of the steps, Usagi said, "I know what you're gonna say Rei," began Usagi, "but I saw Mamo-chan and I just had to stop! We were talking and then I lost track of time." Huge beads of sweat appeared on everyone's forehead. Mamoru nodded and apologized, "Rei, it is my fault. I didn't know she was on her way to a meeting. I slowed her down." Rei, in frustration, threw her hands in the air. "I give up!" she cried, "let's just get on with the meeting!!!" Everyone walked up into the temple as two felines followed.
Everyone was seated inside, eating some of the food that Makoto had cooked earlier that morning. "Mako, these cookies are SoOoOoOoO good!" Usagi managed to say, bits and pieces of cookie flying out her mouth. "No prob Usagi! Just make sure they stay IN your mouth." Makoto said, causing everyone to chuckle. Usagi laughed too, and sprayed cookie crumbs onto Luna, who was cleaning her coat. She grumbled. "Usa!" "Sorry..." was her reply. Luna jumped onto the couch and said, "No matter. It isn't like you can't help it..." she concluded, glaring at Usagi, who quickly stuffed her mouth with more cookies to avoid Luna's petrifying glare. Artemis landed next to her and nodded. "So what was the point of the meeting?" asked Mamoru. Sitting next to Usagi, he brushed off a few cookie crumbs that had come from Usagi's mouth. She giggled with slight embarassment. Ami said, "Well, I've been noticing that there have been no monsters or enemies in the past 5 weeks. It's been way too peaceful. Maybe something is wrong?" "No way Ami! Just because there aren't any monsters around doesn't mean that anything's wrong. We defeated the enemy remember? Evil is gone for good!" Minako reasoned. "All right!" cried Makoto, who gave a high-five to Minako. Turning to Ami, she said, "Yeah Ames, Minako is right. Peace is on Earth!" Ami nodded. "Maybe so," she said, "but I have a strange feeling that it won't be for long..." Everyone grew suddenly quiet. "I agree with Ami," said Rei, "I've been having this nagging feeling too. It's like something's not right." "Awww...come on Rei!" cried Usagi, "just because you always think 'something's not right' doesn't mean anything's wrong!" "Well maybe if you weren't so busy with your boyfriend, your food, or your mouth, maybe you would notice something too, meatball head!" Rei shot back angrily. Usagi 's lips trembled, and everyone knew what that meant. "No, Usako, don't cry," cooed Mamoru. But it was no use. "Rei! Why are you so-- WWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" she wailed. "Oh Usa," came everyone's reply. Suddenly, a blinding ray of light appeared in front of the doorway, causing everyone to stop and turn around, including Usagi, who had stopped her crying with a tiny yelp. As the light dissipated, a figure stepped out of the light. "Oh! Sailor Pluto!" Minako called. "What are you doing here?" asked Makoto. Sailor Pluto walked toward them. "Hello Senshi of peace..." she whispered with nobility. "What's wrong Sailor Pluto?" Amy asked. "There is something I must tell you," Pluto began. "I want no interruptions. This is extremely important. Do you understand?" Everyone nodded, surprised by her tone of voice. "At the time, I had been guarding the Time Gate. That is what I do. A bright light came from the gate. When I turned around, I saw..." As everyone listened quietly to Sailor Pluto's story, Pluto didn't realize the tears that dropped from her face. She had never unleashed her feelings in front of everyone before. It was this that they realized how serious this was. "I saw Crystal Tokyo. But it wasn't like the beautiful world I was so used to seeing. It was horrible. It was even worse than I had ever seen it. The world...was in total chaos. People ran in all directions, screaming, crying and whatnot. The world looked like it was crumbling to pieces. It was like a huge earthquake, destroying everything and everyone in it." The Sailor Senshi were in utter shock. "Then, Neo-Queen Serenity appeared before me. I had never seen my Queen look so pale before," she paused, and then continued. "She asked me to summon you, the Senshi, saying that the past, which is the present to you, and the future were in danger. She gave me a pendant, and then she returned back. Later, the planet exploded. I could see Neo Queen Serenity using the powers of the Ginzuishou trying to shield themselves and her people. But the Ginzuishou 's power wore off, and I watched them drift in space, so cold and lifeless." She outstretched her hand, revealing the pendant that Neo Queen Serenity had given her. She gave it to Ami so she could analyze it. "Neo-Queen Serenity also told me that you, Sailor Mercury, detected a change in time and space, like everything went haywire. I want you to analyze that pendant. Find out what it's all about, please. Then, I need all of you to save the world. I wish I could help you, but I can't. I have to guard the Time Gate. Perhaps I can find out more if I stay." Everyone nodded. Quite a time passed without any words being exchanged. It was Ami who spoke next. "Sailor Pluto, if Sailor Merc...if I detected a shift, is there away where I can retrieve the data?" Sailor Pluto, impressed by Ami's intelligence, responded, "Yes. After I saw everyone...dead, I saw your computer floating endlessly in space, so I retrieved it. Perhaps it was a blessing from your planet that I find it." With a wave of her staff, she produced Sailor Mercury's computer, which landed gently in Ami's hands. "I'll do everything I can," answered Ami sincerely. "I hope that you find everything you need," Sailor Pluto began. "I believe the reason why the present is so peaceful is because the future was destroyed." "Then that means," whispered Makoto, "that earth is faced with destruction? Our future is nothing?" "It doesn't make sense," Rei countered, "the present is always moving forward to the future. We HAVE to have a future!" Minako answered, "That's what I think. We have to work quickly and find out why the future took such a...huge change." Everyone agreed. Sailor Pluto said, "I believe in you Warriors of Justice. I and everyone in the present and future believe. We all believe in you..." And with that, she disappeared once again, leaving all the companions in the room horrified. Luna and Artemis broke the silence. "Why don't we give some time for Ami to come up with some answers? Until then, perhaps we should relax for the time being." "I can already sense that this is going to be much more complicated than I thought..." Luna whispered.
The Chiba Apartment, 1:57p.m.
Chiba Mamoru and the other girls, excluding Ami, sat quietly in the room. Usagi and Mamoru were seated comfortably next to each other on the couch. It was obvious Mamoru was trying to comfort Usagi. Rei and Minako sat opposite of the two on the other couch exchanging glances of worry. Makoto, who had suggested she make some food, was bustling about in the kitchen, cooking. "I hope Ami finds out something soon..." whispered Minako with a worried look on her face. "Maybe we should've gone with her?" "No," Rei remarked, "She needs some quiet time to sort out everything. We would probably just get in her way. It's best we leave her alone for now." Mamoru nodded, a stern look on his face. "Yeah. While she figures out all of that stuff, we should just relax." Usagi, who had said nothing, nodded. "I don't think we can do anything but wait..." Makoto emerged from the kitchen several minutes later, carrying a tray filled with sandwiches. In her other hand was a pitcher of lemonade. "Hey guys. Here's some food..." she said. Placing it down on the coffee table, she took an adjacent seat on the chair. The food was hardly touched. Everyone was too nervous, too fidgety, to do anything except sit there. "Come on guys!" Makoto cried, "We have to stop being so worried. I bet it's just another monster!" No one said anything, until she said, "Then again, if a monster could destroy the future like the way Sailor Pluto described, maybe we are in trouble..." The phone rang. Everyone jumped at the sound of the phone, startled. Mamoru walked over and answered it. "Hello?" he answered. "Mamoru?" came Ami's voice, "Is everyone there with you?" He surveyed the room a little, and said, "Yeah. Everyone's here except Luna and Artemis. They must have left a few minutes ago." "Don't worry about them," she said, "They're here with me." "Alright," he responded. "We're coming over there. Don't leave," Ami demanded politely. "Okay Ami, we'll be here. Did you find anything out?" he asked. "You don't know the half of it," she whispered, "Bye." "Bye..." He went back to the girls, and explained the brief conversation they had as everyone waited impatiently.
2:13p.m.
Ami sat down with Luna and Artemis in the opposed chair to Makoto's. Her arrival was announced only a few minutes ago. She seemed very nervous and stressed, a trait Ami bore when something was seriously bothering her. "I've found out a lot of things, perhaps even more than my future self did in the future, and I guess it's time I told you. This is a lot of information, but I'll try and explain it as easily and as simply as I possibly can. But I can't have any questions until I've finished telling you everything I found. It is going to be difficult for me to explain when there are questions." Ami said. "Of course Ames," answered Minako, "You have our word." "Yeah." "We just wanna hear it all." "Just go for it." "Yeah, spill it." Ami smiled, and began with a hesitant sigh. "Ok. We all know that with each day, each hour, each minute, we come even closer to the future. The present is constantly becoming the future. But where does the future go? In the future, they consider that the present. But where is their future? What do they become? What does their future look like?" "That was what came to my mind after I read what I saw on my computer..." she pulled it out and opened it, so everyone could see. Blurs and wordings too hard for any normal person to possibly understand appeared and scrambled across the screen. She continued. "People in early times used to believe the world was square and that if you went to the very edge, you'd fall off. Well, that is in someway how the future's future has turned out." "It's obvious that the people in the future had a future- something to look forward to- but something happened. It's like the future just fell off, or disappeared. A shift occurred, changing the fate of everyone's future in a few mere seconds. That was the shift that I noticed. These readings on my computer basically say this." "Something in that shift caused the Neo-Queen's future to cease to exist. Not only that, but even the present's future. It's like...everything we used to believe would happen vanished and was destroyed. Think of it as an "end of the world" theory. Everything will one day come to an end. But in this situation, something caused it to change. That is why Crystal Tokyo and the entire world was destroyed. But you see, we're in the present, which is why our time isn't in shambles. The past is the past, the future is the future, and here we are, in the middle. We are considered to be the past's future, which soon becomes the present. In other words, the past is no longer the past. It has become the present. But in the future's case, we are not yet the future." "I had just about given up hope of finding an answer when I discovered something different, odd, about the information I retrieved." She grabbed her computer and input a few commands. She set it down again and began to explain. "The present and the future. They are combined in a natural sort of way, because they link to each other. The present becomes the future, the future becomes the present." She pointed out a diagram containing 3 spheres lined up in one row. The one on the left side was labeled "Present," while the one on the right side was called "Future." The middle sphere was entitled "Linking World." "From this diagram, we can conclude that there is a world in-between them. A world that causes these two to combine- to stay intact, like to...stay on schedule. This world is a whole completely different thing on its own. It has its own people, culture. At least I believe so. But what's very odd is that it's still Earth. I suppose it could be considered an alternate Earth." The diagram then showed the "Present" and "Future" spheres linking to the "Linking World" sphere. The middle sphere started shining brightly on the screen, and for a brief moment, a light covered the entire computer. When the light vanished, it revealed not 3 spheres, but 2. These two spheres were linked together and were called "Linking World" and "Present." "A world between worlds..." murmured Artemis. Ami nodded. "This picture just showed us that this 'Linking World' is what completes the transition of the present becoming the future. The same must have also been true about the past becoming the present. How or why this world has that power, I cannot determine." She took out the pendant that Sailor Pluto had given her. "This..." she said, "is the key to that world. When all the Senshi...died, their powers combined to reveal the key to this 'other world,' and I think I know why." "It means that all the worlds--present, future, whichever--is in danger, even if it doesn't appear to be that way. Since this 'other world' appears to be the balance of the present and future, we must go there. It seems to me that something wrong happened in that world. This 'other world,' is peaceful and serene. You know, nothing but happiness. A 'perfect world' some might say." "That's why we have to save it. If the peace is disturbed, then that also alters the present and future worlds. Like a chain effect. And who knows how much time we have? We have to hurry!" A nod came from everyone's head. "Tomorrow..." replied Luna, "tomorrow we'll go to that world. Everyone should get a lot of rest. Make sure you're ready to leave by tomorrow." "Right!" "Of course!" "Ok!" "Don't worry!" Everyone left Mamoru's apartment in a hopeful mood. "I hope that we can save the worlds..." he whispered, "otherwise, we're in more danger than any enemy could have ever put us in." But little did he nor any of the Sailor Scouts know that they had to do much more than just save the world. They had to save the universe.
In An Angel's Cry Chapter 2: The Crossing
In Chapter 2, the Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen begin the journey to this new world they must so desperately save. When they arrive, however, they don't know what to expect. Stay tuned, Chapter 2 is coming up!
So, did you like the first chapter? I hope so. This is probably one of the most important chapters because it has A LOT OF HINTS FOR THE UPCOMING CHAPTERS! Anyways, I hope you enjoyed it. I kinda left you hanging. (it's fun to do that!) Until then, keep it real! ;D Questions? Comments? Flames? I'd love to hear from you! Please email me at jupigurlie@yahoo.com and leave me a message. Don't forget to review my story if you enjoyed it! Thanks everyone, and read on! 3 JupiGurlie
