Sorry about that memory lapse! I promise it won't happen again! And any stats I use, such as Chibi-Usa's age, well for reference, is from the english manga (because I can't understand the japanese).
And this chapter will be anyone's last chance to vote for
who you want Chibi-Usa to hook up with!
Anshar from "Sailor Moon: Another Story" for the SNES, Peruru from the
movie Sailor Moon SuperS, or Helios from the SuperS season! So far, the votes are like this, at the time
of this writing:
Helios: 3
Anshar: 0
Peruru : 0
We got some serious Helios/Chibi Usa lovers here, huh? Well, I leave the voting open for another chapter or two, then it'll be final!
On with chapter 2!
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon. Only my panda bedspread. So don't sue.
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Chapter 2-
Chibi-Usa gazed around the lush garden. Makoto…err… Queen Jupiter, had done well the last time she had visited the Crystal Palace. The roses and magnolias were in full bloom, along with many other varieties of flowers. Chibi-Usa especially loved the flowers which had come from the other planets of the Solar System, like the Neptunian bluebells and the fire flowers from Mars, although if someone wasn't careful around those, they found themselves on fire, which proves to be a very unpleasant thing indeed. Her few encounters with the flowers taught her caution. Gazing up at the cloudless sky, she wondered what her parents would do, since after all, this would be her 950th birthday. After Galaxia's defeat, she had grown up rather quickly since she was 903. Maybe her body was just speeding up a little, because of a wish to be a little older looking. Fondly, she remembered when she had wanted to be just like Usagi, her mother's past form, and how much she had teased her, especially since Usagi was a food hog and kind of bad at school.
Scratch that, pretty bad in school.
And the discovery that the infamous Amazoness Quartet members, Palla Palla, Ves Ves, Jun Jun, and Cere Cere, were actually her Solar Asteroid Senshi, Sailor Pallas, Sailor Vesta, Sailor Juno, and Sailor Ceres, made her feel both relieved and proud at the same time. It meant that she wouldn't live in her mother's shadow forever. And she even helped Eternal Sailor Moon, Princess Kinmoku of the planet of the same name, and Sailor Chibi Chibi, by saving the trio just as sailor animate Sailor Heavymetal Papillon attacked. But all those times were in the past, and after the events in the Galaxy Cauldron, peace had reigned under Neo Queen Serenity and King Endymion's rule. Thinking of the bumbling Usagi as that brought a smile to Chibi-Usa's face. Who would've ever thought that the always tardy Usagi would become Queen of the world? Definitely not Ikuko-mama, Usagi's mother. Oh well. Things change, but one thing hadn't. Well, actually two things. One, her mother still couldn't cook, and two, she still missed those boys she had met so long ago…
~*~
Peruru flitted to another nightmare, this one created by a little girl. She was dreaming that she was being chased by a hideous demon, and it frightened her greatly. Playing his flute, he dissolved the nightmare into a beautiful dream with candy cane trees and dancing unicorns. Sighing contently, she relaxed into a deep sleep undisturbed by nightmares. Suddenly, he got another instinctual call in his mind to another nightmare. His duty was to protect the beautiful dreams of children, and allow them to sleep soundly. But tied around his waist was a worn plastic bag with crumbled, stale cookies in it. As he flew past dream clouds to his right and left however, he saw one dream where a green hairede boy was dreaming about a pigtailed, pink haired girl who looked vaguely familiar. But shrugging it off, he flew on to the next dream.
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Helios never complained about praying for the safety of Elysion and of the Earth. It had always been his duty, and he never felt anything was wrong with that. Until he had met his pink haired maiden. Even at what looked to be about 8, when in fact she was around 900 years old, she had a type of childish charm that drew him to her, a charm which he had hoped dearly she hadn't lost after so many years. After meeting her, and finding that she saved his life, he almost felt alone with only the Menards as companions. Maybe he'd take a trip to Crystal Tokyo sometime, just to visit. But he shook his head, ruffling his pale white hair. His duty was as a priest of Elysion, praying for its safety, and that's just how it was, and it will always be.
~*~
"Okay, you know the plan, right Palla?" Ceres asked the blue haired girl. She nodded quickly in reply.
"Palla knows!" Palla replied excitedly. "I'll bring them all together!" She darted down the hall and went into her room, but quickly returned with her old, blue Amazoness Gem. She hadn't used it in years because when they were awakened, they never needed it, but it would be interesting to use it now. Dusting it off, it shined like a marble in the palm of her hand.
"Gem Dream!" Palla cried out. The orb glowed bright blue and shot a beam of light out from its surface.
"This should work, right?" Juno asked
"It had better, otherwise we'll never be able to get Chibi-Usa's presents in time!" Vesta cried out. "Get going on it, Palla!"
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'…st He..os… Priest Helios…' A voice called out in his mind. Standing up quickly from his position of prayer, he responded.
"Yes? What is it that you want?" he asked aloud. The voice went silent for a moment before answering.
'Please come to Princess Lady Serenity's 950th birthday party! She would love it if you could make it! It's this Friday in the Palace,' the voice replied.
Helios' heart began to beat wildly at the mention of his little Maiden, who most likely wasn't so little anymore.
"I'll be there," he promised. "But who are you?"
'Me? Uhhmm… when you arrive at the palace, please ask for the Solar Senshi,' it said before fading away.
"My little Maiden… I will see you again very soon," Helios promised to the air while stroking Pegasus, his loyal steed and companion. The horse snorted its reply and pawed the ground gently. It too wanted to see Chibi-Usa again.
~*~
"Anshar!" Sin called out from the bottom of the stairs. "Letter for you!"
Anshar ran down the stairs, taking them two at a time. The boy looked about 17, with his long green hair tied back in a ponytail. No wonder all those girls at his school were after him. Of course, it didn't help any that he had been working out ever since he was about 10, which gave him a strong looking physique.
"A letter for me? That's unusual," Anshar said, taking the letter from his sister's hand. Examining the pale blue envelope carefully, he saw that the royal seal was on it. Surprised, he almost dropped the letter to the ground.
"Well? Open it already!" Sin cried out. "It must be important if the royal seal is on it, you know!
"All right, all right already, dno't get all mad at me Sis," Anshar replied, breaking the seal and removing the document contained within. He could only gaze dumbfoundly as he began to read.
" 'You are cordially invited to attend the 950th birthday of Princess Lady Serenity this Friday,'" he read aloud in amazement. " 'You are welcome to bring any guests as well. Please attend to wish the Princess a happy birthday.'" Anshar almost died from shock after reading those words. It had been so long since he had seen the pink-haired girl, and could only imagine what she looked like now. Tall, long pink hair which glimmered in the sun, piercing red eyes…
"Hey, snap outta it!" Sin yelled, smacking Anshar in the arm which brought him abruptly back into reality. He glared at her angrily.
"What is it now?!" Anshar yelled back irritably. Sin had this queer look on her face that Anshar couldn't describe. It was this cross between anger and pride.
"Aww, my sweet little brother's going to a royal celebration to see his little princess again!" she cried out suddenly, giving him a hug.
"AAAAHHH!!!!!!" Anshar cried. Sin released her hold on him.
"Okay, I gotta call Nabu and Ishtar at least!" Sin began, going off into dreamland.
"Oh great, not again," Anshar sighed, shaking his head at his delirious sister.
~*~
"…ruru… Peruru…" a voice called out. Peruru, who was about to go help another deam along, shot up.
"Who's that? Who's there?" he demanded. He hadn't changed much since the days of Badiyanu, only maybe a little older. Well, more mature, anyway.
"We're some of Chibi-Usa's friends," the voice replied. The name Chibi-Usa made his heart beat quicker, and he unconsciously touched the bag of stale cookies at his side. "I'm Palla, and we would like you to come to the Lady's birthday party this Friday." Peruru thought about it.
"I can't," he replied. "I have my duties as the protector of children's dreams, and cannot ever leave it."
"Oh come on!" Palla said. "I can get someone to do it for you, just for the night, so you can make it!" Peruru considered this carefully.
"All right then," he answered. "I'll be there, and you can bet on it!"
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Well, they're off, and the party's coming fast! So, do all you ff.net readers really want Helios hooked up with Chibi-Usa? If no, (or yes…), vote and say so!