Solar Flare
By: Killing Frost
Chapter 1
AN: Hello, everyone! I'm back with another chapter. I hope you like it.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon. That belongs to Naoko Takeuchi. I do own Daea Winters. So don't steal her or I'll have to hunt you down and flay your skin from bones with my bare hands. ^_~
CHAPTER 1
"Oh, what a beautiful morning! Oh, what a beautiful day!" came a voice from the shower. Out steps a girl with long, white hair and pink eyes. She dries herself off quickly, and immediately clasps on a red-gemmed necklace. Then gets dressed in a pair of black flares, a green short sleeved shirt with a monkey on it, and tennis shoes. She steps out of the bathroom.
"Oh, what a beautiful morning! Oh, what a beautiful day!" comes again from the girl. She sits down and braids her hair with practiced movements. "Another day of life in the United States. Go to work, go to school, cash check, go shopping, come home. Ah, what an exciting life you lead, huh Daea? I bet you never imagined yourself working as a diner waitress, did you? No, you didn't," Daea replied, answering her own questions.
She gets up and goes into the kitchen, grabbing a mud already filled with coffee. "Thank you Apollo!(1) If it weren't for coffee I don't know how I'd live!" Daea cries. She takes a big gulp of coffee, then spits it out upon realizing what time it is. "Oh, Kami! I'm gonna be late for work!" she yells, slamming down the mug. Daea runs to the door and grabs her jacket and keys, then books down to the street where her '76 Corvette lies in wait.
Moments later she arrives at Jan's Diner, the only place that would hire her because most businesses require referrals or previous work numbers and she had none. Yes, in Los Angeles, California that's the way things were.
Daea parks like a jackass in the lot, using up two spaces, and sprints inside. "I'm here! I'm not late!" she cries once she enters. "That's great," Janice replies, both part-owner and fellow waitress, "Now get your apron on and get serving. We're busy this morning." Daea does as told and goes to serve an old couple that know her by her first name and come often. Janice, being part owner, sits on her lazy ass. Even though Janice is only 17 (her age,) the girl already had couch-potato-itis (2), and thought she didn't have to lift a damn finger even though Daea told her otherwise quite often. The girl's father was the owner of the diner and had named it, and his daughter, after his late wife, who had died in childbirth.
"Get up and work, ya lazy wench," Daea said suddenly, but in a nice tone because despite their obvious differences the girls were friends. "Alright," came the grumbled reply and the chocolate haired girl rose up and started taking orders.
"Hey, Daea," Janice said as she was behind the counter putting in orders, "Me and a couple of the other girls are going to a rave tonight. Wanna come?" "Um.. I don't know," came the reply. "Come on, it'll be fun, and you need a break from routine," Janice whined. "Oh alright. Just don't whine. Where and when?" Daea asked while picking up table 12's order. "It's at the old warehouse on Knoxen, and you should get there around 10. That's the party starts getting good," Janice explained in an excited tone. "I'll be there," was Daea's reply. "Alright!" Janice yelled while jumping up and down. Daea shook her head and walked away to deliver her order.
The rest of the day flew by rather fast. At 7:45 Daea went to school, fought with the head cheerleader, beat her ass, and got a detention which she never showed up for. At 3:15 Daea cashed her check and withdrew fifty dollars to go grocery shopping with. At 4:30 she finished her shopping, arrived home and put away grocerys. At 5:00 she ate supper, and then took a nap. When she woke up at 9:00 she quickly changed into a red shirt that didn't smell like grease, did her make-up and had another snack. Finally at 9:45 she left the house and went to the warehouse on Knoxen.
Locking her car up securely and tucking her keys deep into her pants pocket she trudged up the sidewalk and to the front door of the warehouse where men were checking people for weapons. She waited patiently in line, let the icky bouncer frisk her, and then went in. Already people were high on Ecstasy and dancing far closer than was safe. She breathed in. This was what she lived for.
Daea smiled once she spotted Janice waiting for her with Chevelle and Nancy. "Hey," Daea said breathlessly when she finally pushed through the crowd. "Hey to you too. Let's go dance," Janice said and Chevelle and Nancy nodded in agreement. "Okay," Daea replied. The four girls pushed through men and women to find a spot empty enough to breathe in and set about bouncing up and down, head nodding, with hands over head to a nameless song.
They continued doing so until Daea found herself near hyperventalating. "I gotta get outta here," she gasped. Janice looked concerned for a moment, let nodded her head. Daea pushed through what seemed like millions of people until she found the door. Breathing deeply, she wondered why the feeling wasn't going away. She kept feeling that she needed to be elsewhere. Daea pushed off the building's wall, then half running, half stumbling, made her way to her Corvette. Just before reaching it she put her hand to her heart and felt it's way-too-fast beating. Suddenly her eyes flashed red, and she crumpled to the ground.
~Flashback~
"
Princess Daea of the Sun, I crown thee 'Sailor Sun,' the Senshi of Life and Light. May you do your planet a justice," Queen Se·¶ renity said in her peaceful tone. "I will try, Your Majesty," Daea replied. "That is all one can ask," Queen Serenity answered with a smile on her face. "Luna, Artemis," she commanded of her feline advisors.
Luna stepped forward in her human for as did Artemis, and the two bowed before Serenity and Daea. Then Luna kneeled next to Daea and handed something to her. "It is your henshin wand," Luna answered the unspoken question, "Whenever you want to transform into 'Sailor Sun' hold it above your head and shout 'Solar Crystal Power!' Go ahead, try it out," Luna urged.
Daea stood up as well as Luna and stepped back. "Solar Crystal Power!" she shouted while holding up her arm. Suddenly she felt the pure golden light of her home wrap around her, coating her in its eternal warmth. When it left before them stood Sailor Sun, defender of justice. Daea looked down and her eyes widened. Not only was she in completely different outfit, but it was an itsy-bitsy skirt!
"Whoa," the girl said as all the others stared in awe. Even Queen Serenity was found dumbstruck. Daea, who had only seconds before been in a long dress of red, was now wearing a deep red fuku with golden bows and high heels that criss-crossed upwards several times before ending with little bows.
"Well," Artemis said, snapping out of his stupor first, "it looks like your invention works, Luna." "Works very well, I'd say," Luna replied. "Use it well," Serenity said, sitting back down in her throne.
~Change Scene~
All the Senshi, Sun included, are kneeling before Queen Serenity. "We of Jupiter swear fealty to the Moon," Sailor Jupiter cried out strongly. "We of Mars swear fealty to the Moon," Mars yelled. On and on it went until it came to the Sun. "We, the people of the Sun, swear loyalty and ally ourselves with the Moon," Sailor Sun said quietly. The others caught the distinction.
Protests went up among all. "Hush!" Queen Serenity yelled. All went silent within moments. You could hear a pin drop. "I understand your planet's decision, Daea. The Moon happily accepts your offer of alliance. Thank you," Queen Serenity said somberly, "And to the rest of you: The Moon accepts your offers of fealty. From this day forward we shall be known not as the Kingdoms of the Silver Millennium, but as the Silver Alliance! May all foes be struck down with our united blow!"
~Change Scene~
Darkness closing in fast on her vision. Wearily she climbs up into the coffin and closes her eyes. Her last thought is I wonder when I'll wake up.
~Change Scene~
She awoke to a soft hand gently stroking her face. "My host, it is time for you to awaken," Phoenix said softly. "I'm up, I'm up," she grumbled. "Good," Phoenix replied, "Your people need you here no longer. The Sun's people have faded over time." Daea began to cry.
"Now, now. They didn't die because of you. They killed themselves off. Over time the sub-Queens chosen became worse and worse. They made bad decisions. Started civil wars, got into debt. War, disease, and famine thrived. It is only natural that they died," Phoenix explained, hating to see her host so weak. "I see," Daea said. Her sobs had quieted to mere sniffles. "Oh well," she said and smiled brightly.
"However, the rest of the Senshi have obviously been reborn. They are in a place called 'Tokyo.' We must go to Earth and help them," Phoenix said quietly. "I understand," Daea said. "I can take us there, but I cannot guarantee where we will land or if you will remember. I promise though, that I will awaken you when the time comes," Phoenix explained. "Yes. Do so," Daea replied.
Phoenix made some motions with her hands and uttered words in a forgotten tongue. With that done she vanished into a cloud of smoke and returned to her 'cage.' Mere milliseconds afterwards the heir of the Sun vanished in a similar fashion as her charge did.
~End Flashback~
Daea came back to herself gasping for air. She sucked in the humid air of L.A. until she felt she could rise. Getting up on unsteady feet Daea hurried into her car, and drove home quickly. The entire drive she was wondering 'What am I going to do?'
(1) Apollo is the Greek god of the Sun. He is the male deity of preference that Solarians worship.
AN:What do ya think? Sorry it's not that long and detailed. It was going to be, but now I'm in a bad mood. I can't write anymore. Anyway, look out for chapter 3 in another.... three or four months probably, knowing me. I'll sit down and start to write and nothing will come. Then suddenly, at 10:00 at night I'll get the 'writer's itch' as I refer to it. That's when I just suddenly HAVE to write. It's instinctive. Well, read and review! Buh bye!