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****Author's Note: Konnichiwa! This fic was actually started a long, long, long time ago, it's co-written with Kawaiibaka, and she and I had one heck of a time getting this thing written. This is an X-Men: Evolution cross, this fic starts right after Rogue becomes a permanent recruit of the X-Men, so it's fairly early in the first series. For SM, it's after Chaos. Onegai, review for the both of us ^-^ I haven't seen too many Evolution cross-overs with SM, so this should be a treat!
Ja Ne!
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A tall, woman swayed gracefully, upon her shapely form, was a simple thin, long white dress. Her skin consisted of deep blue, her hair long and fiery red. Yellow eyes glowed in the dark as of a cat, in her arms she held a book. In graceful steps she approached a man seated on a gold, silver accented throne. Short white hair was covered with a metal helmet, and he wore an armor of red and purple. There he was busy studying a few dusty books alike the one the woman held with her now. He looked up upon her entrance, a smirk crossing his features.
"Mystique what have you brought me?" Her expression continued to hold an obedient look, she softly lay the book in front of Magneto, he fingered the leathery cover and over the symbol imprinted on the front of the book. "What is it?" He questioned the shape shifter, a smile graced across her lips.
"This is the history behind the Silver Alliance, the symbol on the front in Japanese. Yogen no Tuski, it means Prophecy of the Moon ", she answered obediently. he smiled as well, giving a satisfied nod, he lifted the book in his hands, and thrifted through the pages. Mystique watched as Magneto's eyes read the page, his expression was serious, white eyes brows drawn together, and silent. He had barely read more then ten pages when his expression began to change into intrigue. His eyebrows were not drawn together, and his faced relaxed. Slowly a smiled crept up to his aged features, "what?" she demanded, he grunted at her tone of voice.
"Be patient my dear Mystique, it seems that a great power is with in this area....very powerful indeed", he began to chuckle, the smile returned to Mystique's lips. " Listen well to what I am about to read for you it its for our ears only and no one else..."
"The legends tell that soon the most powerful warrior will emerge. One of unspeakable abilities, and it will be in the form of a golden-haired princess. She will have beauty unlike all others and a heart of gold, as she is destined to become Empress of the Universe. Her power comes from her unwillingness to sacrifice anything or anybody. Not even her own foe. But most of all her, eternal love, her love is the most powerful essence she possessed. In order for her to raise to her true power she must have her one true love by her side. When she succeeds to her true power, a true Utopian shall be born....Crystal Tokyo, center of all universe. But be warn, beware of the Golden Prince. Once true golden shall rust and show it's true self."
"What are you planning to do Magneto?" Mystique curiously asked. Magneto looked at her, the grin disappeared from his face." I suspect that the Golden Prince is the Empress's lover. We must find the prince".
"And how do you suppose we accomplish that?" Mystique inquired, Magneto folded his hands thoughtfully in front of him,
"They're already here..."
****
Usagi sighed quietly, she stared at the endless paths of cotton in the sky, trying to discover what secrets they held....she was content in her current situation, her fiancee sat beside her, quietly working on his laptop, a soft hum rang into her ears from his rapid tapping of the keys. They were on their way to America, Mamoru had come back to Tokyo for a visit, and now he was returning to finish up the rest of the holiday back in New York. The inner senshi had decided they would all go along to spend some time for a holiday as well, Mamoru would be finishing up his studies at the university, and Ami felt particularly interested in seeing some of the schools there. She dismissed the thought and returned her attention to the present. Minako and Makoto from the seats behind them.
"Mako-chan why don't you ask him for a drink ..hmmmm?" Minako whispered.
"Minako-chan! I wanted the red headed one!".
"Mako-chan!" Minako hissed clasping a hand over her taller friend's mouth. Usagi smiled from her seat, a chuckle escaped her lips, those girls were so boy crazy it was ridiculous. She turned her eyes towards her fiancee, and sighed, then her eyes lowered to the large diamond ring sitting snugly on her finger, another sigh escaped her lips, something about this wasn't right, something within her begged her to withdrawal from her commitment, but she brushed it off as nervousness. Her parents were pleased of the engagement, her mother more than her counterpart, but he finally gave in, since Usagi numbered eighteen years of age, making her a legal adult. Soon she would have to claim the throne of Crystal Tokyo, once she and Mamoru were married, and then they would have to conceive the heir to the throne. Another sigh escape from her lips, everything was happening too fast. Mamoru looked up from his laptop and looked at her, he reached up with his left hand and lifted her dainty chin. her eyes sparkled with a certain sadness, he didn't understand it.
"Usako....daijoubou ka?" She nodded.
"Hai daijoubou Mamo-chan", he returned his attention to the laptop, leaving a flustered teenager back to her thoughts. Her glance drifted across the aisle to where Rei and Ami sat. Rei and Usagi still had frequent quarrels, but they were out of the care for each other. She immediately dismissed the thought, and returned her gaze to the window of the airplane, this nagging feeling wasn't lettering her be, for some unknown reason....soon sleep tugged at her, and she reluctantly allowed it to take her over, Usagi felt herself drift off into a foggy darkness....
Usagi woke to the shaking of Mamoru announcing that they had arrived. Usagi smiled warmly and stood up, picking up her belongings, she followed her companions out of the airplane.
"Oi! I can't wait until we get to the hotel, Minako-chan, you're in charge of looking after us, since you can speak English, otherwise, Mamo-chan is our only source of connection." This produced a fit of giggles from everyone.
"By the way, do we even know where we're going?" The always cautious Ami inquired. Noone seemed to have an answer to that one, but Mamoru waved his hand in assurance.
"Don't worry, we'll find something."
****
Two hours and a bottle of Tylenol later, they had a hotel room, and were settled in. Makoto had suggested they take a tour around the area, and Ami had immediately suggested Central Park would be the ideal spot. The others agreed readily, and the group had left thankfully away from the crowded room and outside.
Central Park was a rather large area, so the senshi had split by themselves, to explore on their own, until they would meet up at a certain point. Since Mamoru already was familiar with the area, he had decided to wait at that meeting point until he'd see everyone else.
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Mystique watched silently from the camouflage of a tree. She had followed the group of interest since they left their hotel, and, as she had hoped, the 'prince' was alone. This young man had to be the prince from a strange energy reading coming from him, and he was no mutant.
She had seen the girl with him, and she was definitely very attractive, that one would have to be the princess, she had determined. Once the girls were out of site, and the young man was alone, Mystique had followed until he stopped to sit on a park bench. She shape shifted into the form of the princess, and walked up towards the prince.
"Follow me", she said, Mamoru looked up to see his Usako walking away from him, she motioned for him to follow.
"Where are you going?" He asked, playing along by getting up from his seated position and following.
"Come and see", she said. Mystique knew exactly where they were going, Magneto was waiting nearby, he wanted the silver crystal, and the golden prince was the only way he would get it.
Mamoru obediently followed, but froze in fear when he noticed his 'Usako' change shape into a blue-skinned woman.
"Nani?" He yelled in his native tongue. Mystique stayed silent, as her superior approached from the sky, and landed softly in front of Mamoru.
"Tell me, are you not Endymion, the golden-crystal keeper?" He asked, impatiently. Mamoru just stood in fear. "I'll take that as a yes." He said, and used his magnetic powers to radiate Mamoru.
Mamoru was over taken by the mutant power as his mind became a muddled mess.
"Do you not desire to have that power? To rule the world?" Magneto repeated over and over. Soon all Mamoru could think of was a lust of power, and for the power his beautiful companion had, that he must get. Magneto had no problem brain-washing the black-haired young man, as it had happened to him before, so he was vulnerable.
"Now, you will listen to me, if you want to rule in the future, you will get that silver crystal for me". Magneto ordered. Mamoru's eyes had become clouded over, the golden crystal within him had become blackened from an evil that now penetrated through his veins.
Using his new-found power, Mamoru summoned a black mist to spread over him, and he became Endymion no Ouji, he drew his sword and smirked evilly.
"As you wish", he said, and headed off to find his princess.
"Now what?" Mystique asked.
"Now we wait". Magneto answered, watching his subject leave their presence.
****
Usagi and the others had met up, she herself was a little surprised to find that Mamoru was not yet at the meeting point. Rei summoned her henshin stick and clutched it tightly.
"I sense evil", she said, the strong presence making her shiver. The others eyed each other and did not hesitate to transform right there, considering there was noone else in sight. The five senshi of the inner solar system stood warily in the middle of Central Park. They looked around frantically, trying to see some sign of a disturbance, or Mamoru. When neither was spotted, everyone relaxed a little bit, considering it was a relatively pleasant day out.
"That was a mistake, to let your guard down", they heard a familiar voice say.
"Mamo-chan?" Eternal Sailor Moon called out, "where are you?"
A dark blast of energy surged through the air and hit Eternal Sailor Moon in the back, she yelped and was knocked over onto the ground.
"Right here, of course, Usako". He said. Endymion emerged from the trees and gave the group a wide grin. "Missed me that much?" The senshi gasped, Mars went to help Eternal Sailor Moon up, but Endymion sent another blast of dark energy, knocking her into a nearby tree. "Arimisen." He ordered, "do not interfere with my business." The senshi stared wide-eyed, this was not the same Mamoru they had seen only minutes before.
"What happened to you?" Eternal Sailor Moon called out, clutching her shoulder with her good hand. "Why have you changed so suddenly?" Endymion gave a low growl.
"You have something I long for", he said, and threw another blast at her, this one bigger than the others. Sailor Jupiter threw herself in front of the blast to protect her princess, she succeeded, but the senshi of thunder dissolved into dust from the dark magic at Eternal Sailor Moon's feet.
"Iie!" Eternal Sailor Moon cried out in horror. Endymion approached Eternal Sailor Moon and grabbed her arm, hauling her to her feet. She screamed, and Sailor Venus tried to pull Endymion off, but he pounded his fist into her stomach, sending the same kind of energy blast, disintegrating her as well. Eternal Sailor Moon found it so horrifying at how he did away with them with such ease, this was an unnatural power, something more then just Endymion. He returned his attention back to the blond and slapped her face, hard, knocking her to the ground. Sailor Mercury had her computer out, trying to get readings, but she couldn't detect anything, there was an outside aura about him.
"Eternal Sailor Moon, get out of there!" She yelled and launched her Aqua Rhapsody attack. It hit it's target, but did little damage, he turned around and growled towards her, sending another fatal dark energy blast.
"Three down, two to go", he said, his voice had lowered, and held a chill to it. Sailor Mars was the last of Eternal Sailor Moon's protectors, and she limped towards her best friend, standing in front of her.
"Iie, Rei-chan", Eternal Sailor Moon said, but knew it was no good.
"Listen to me, run, get out of here, get to the road, quickly, and always remember, that you're like a sister to me". With that Endymion got ready to strike his last opponent, and Eternal Sailor Moon obeyed, and made a dash for the other end of the park.
Eternal Sailor Moon heard the wave of energy in the distance, her vision was blurred by tears falling down her face. She clutched her burning cuts, but the pain was too much. She had to stop to catch her breath. She had absolutely no idea why her fiancee was after her, not only that, but he had become Endymion, and evil. Now her best friends were all murdered in cold blood, and she couldn't do anything about it.
Her confused thoughts were interrupted by the sound of an approaching figure. She knew who it was, and she knew she didn't have enough energy to fight him off. Endymion approached, and drew his sword, Eternal Sailor Moon turned around and faced him, she stared at him with clouded eyes, and breathed deeply. Endymion smiled, and struck down with his sword, Eternal Sailor Moon jumped back, but the tip of the sword had sliced a big gash down her stomach. She clutched it in pain, and collapsed to her knees.
"Doshite?" She whispered hoarsely.
"I told you why, Usako, for the crystal." He said simply, and went to strike again. She looked up at him, her eyes held a dark, stern look, the crescent moon mark on her forehead began to glow and a burst of white energy shot out, knocking Endymion back. He was out cold, this was her chance to make another escape attempt.
Eternal Sailor Moon limped as quickly as she could through the park, she shut her eyes for a moment and called upon the ginzuishou, to wish for an escape. The magical gem granted her wish, as she was sent out of the park, to another place.
****
When she re-opened her eyes, she looked around and realized she was merely by the side of a road now, but it was more secluded, it did not look like Central Park was behind her, it seemed like just a regular forest was. She immediately became confused, and a wave of loneliness and helplessness washed over her. She stumbled forward, her tattered fuku leaving little warmth to her. Hot tears spilled down her bloodied cheeks.
"Help me..." She hoarsely called out. "Sombody...onegai..." She was getting too weak now to continue.
****
Sailor Pluto watched from a distance at her ailing princess. The fact that the inners were all dead wasn't the part that really bothered her, it was the fact that the time streams would not allow her to interfere, she had to stay there and watch her princess suffer.
The outers had arrived in New York a week previous. Sailor Pluto knew what was coming, and had to prepare. Young Chibi-Usa had returned home before the arrival of Galaxia, and now Chibi-Usa was back in the current time line, only now she was of the tender age of fourteen. Hotaru had been aged to sixteen, as she too was prepared for the up coming danger. Sailor Pluto knew this would happen, a tear fell down her cheek, as she resisted the urge to cry at the pitiful sight her princess made. She closed her eyes when she saw Eternal Sailor Moon collapse by the side of the road.
"Gomen nasai, Usagi-hime", she whispered. She was shocked back into reality when she heard the distant sound of a motorcycle, she gripped her staff tightly. "The knight shall come to rescue his princess", she mumbled softly, and took one last glance towards the fallen princess before she teleported out of there.
****
Logan sped along on his motorcycle, heading back towards the Xavier Institute, so he could resume his training duties for the young mutants there. He frequently made trips in and out, to deal with business non-relating to Xavier. He spotted something peculiar up ahead on the side of the road, he saw a flash of bright colors, and slowed down as he approached the figure. When he made it to the object of interest, he noticed it was the bloodied form of a young woman.
"What in the...?" He trailed off, lowering the kick stand and sliding off of his bike seat. Logan lifted the visor of his helmet and gently touched the arm of the young blond, noticing that she was still warm, he turned her head slightly towards him. Her face was nearly completely covered in blood, as was the rest of her body. It seemed that the strange outfit she was wearing did little to cover her, red/blond locks of hair was strewn about her. He could make out a strange symbol on her forehead, and assumed she must have been a mutant that was attacked.
Taking his jacket off, he gingerly wrapped it around the woman, and lifted her up into his arms. Closing the visor he figured he'd have to hurry if she would survive, considering her pulse was very faint. Starting up his bike, he held the woman close to him, and sped off towards the Institute.
****
As soon as Logan burst through the mansion's front doors, he could hear several voices, some of them strange new ones, speaking in Japanese, nonetheless. One of the new strangers rushed towards him, she was tall and had short blond hair, she growled at him.
"Give me the princess", she said in English, "before it's too late". She swiftly took the woman into her arms and began carrying her up the stairs, and out of site. Logan just stared blankly after her.
"I suppose you'd like to know who that was", came a familiar voice. Logan turned towards Professor Charles Xavier who had a small smile on his face. "That was Haruka, one of Princess Serenity's guardians." Logan rose an eyebrow.
"Perhaps I should explain". Another new voice suggested, the woman made her way into the room, a long mane of dark green hair flowing behind her. Garnet eyes flashed with worry. "My name's Setsuna, but I'm also known as Sailor Pluto. The woman you had in your arms is very special, thank you for bringing her here." She said.
"Why is she special again?" Logan asked, still not understanding what was going on.
"She is Princess Serenity of the White Moon Kingdom, which ruled a thousand years ago. Now she is known as the Japanese heroine, Sailor Moon."
"I've heard of her", Logan clarified, now starting to understand why the woman had on such a strange and colorful outfit. "But why was she here, and beaten up as well?"
"She was attacked by Prince Endymion, her betrothed. It seems that your mutant acquaintance, Magneto, has Endymion working for him. Princess Serenity has with her the Imperial Silver Crystal, otherwise called 'Key to the Universe'. It would be valuable, to anyone powerful enough to control it." All the new information was getting hard to understand right at the moment for Logan, who looked down at his now bloodied shirt wistfully.
"Sounds like a soap opera to me", he mumbled.
"I shall go tend to my Princess now, and when she is properly cleaned and cared for, I shall return and start at the beginning, so you may understand completely." She gave Logan a small bow and headed up the stairs where Haruka had taken the injured princess. Logan looked towards the professor.
"Just wait, it get's even more confusing", Xavier said, his eyes twinkling with amusement.
AN: That's it for now, again, onegai, don't be lazy, review ^-^ for me and Kawaiibaka, arigatou, Ja Ne!
****Author's Note: Konnichiwa! This fic was actually started a long, long, long time ago, it's co-written with Kawaiibaka, and she and I had one heck of a time getting this thing written. This is an X-Men: Evolution cross, this fic starts right after Rogue becomes a permanent recruit of the X-Men, so it's fairly early in the first series. For SM, it's after Chaos. Onegai, review for the both of us ^-^ I haven't seen too many Evolution cross-overs with SM, so this should be a treat!
Ja Ne!
****
A tall, woman swayed gracefully, upon her shapely form, was a simple thin, long white dress. Her skin consisted of deep blue, her hair long and fiery red. Yellow eyes glowed in the dark as of a cat, in her arms she held a book. In graceful steps she approached a man seated on a gold, silver accented throne. Short white hair was covered with a metal helmet, and he wore an armor of red and purple. There he was busy studying a few dusty books alike the one the woman held with her now. He looked up upon her entrance, a smirk crossing his features.
"Mystique what have you brought me?" Her expression continued to hold an obedient look, she softly lay the book in front of Magneto, he fingered the leathery cover and over the symbol imprinted on the front of the book. "What is it?" He questioned the shape shifter, a smile graced across her lips.
"This is the history behind the Silver Alliance, the symbol on the front in Japanese. Yogen no Tuski, it means Prophecy of the Moon ", she answered obediently. he smiled as well, giving a satisfied nod, he lifted the book in his hands, and thrifted through the pages. Mystique watched as Magneto's eyes read the page, his expression was serious, white eyes brows drawn together, and silent. He had barely read more then ten pages when his expression began to change into intrigue. His eyebrows were not drawn together, and his faced relaxed. Slowly a smiled crept up to his aged features, "what?" she demanded, he grunted at her tone of voice.
"Be patient my dear Mystique, it seems that a great power is with in this area....very powerful indeed", he began to chuckle, the smile returned to Mystique's lips. " Listen well to what I am about to read for you it its for our ears only and no one else..."
"The legends tell that soon the most powerful warrior will emerge. One of unspeakable abilities, and it will be in the form of a golden-haired princess. She will have beauty unlike all others and a heart of gold, as she is destined to become Empress of the Universe. Her power comes from her unwillingness to sacrifice anything or anybody. Not even her own foe. But most of all her, eternal love, her love is the most powerful essence she possessed. In order for her to raise to her true power she must have her one true love by her side. When she succeeds to her true power, a true Utopian shall be born....Crystal Tokyo, center of all universe. But be warn, beware of the Golden Prince. Once true golden shall rust and show it's true self."
"What are you planning to do Magneto?" Mystique curiously asked. Magneto looked at her, the grin disappeared from his face." I suspect that the Golden Prince is the Empress's lover. We must find the prince".
"And how do you suppose we accomplish that?" Mystique inquired, Magneto folded his hands thoughtfully in front of him,
"They're already here..."
****
Usagi sighed quietly, she stared at the endless paths of cotton in the sky, trying to discover what secrets they held....she was content in her current situation, her fiancee sat beside her, quietly working on his laptop, a soft hum rang into her ears from his rapid tapping of the keys. They were on their way to America, Mamoru had come back to Tokyo for a visit, and now he was returning to finish up the rest of the holiday back in New York. The inner senshi had decided they would all go along to spend some time for a holiday as well, Mamoru would be finishing up his studies at the university, and Ami felt particularly interested in seeing some of the schools there. She dismissed the thought and returned her attention to the present. Minako and Makoto from the seats behind them.
"Mako-chan why don't you ask him for a drink ..hmmmm?" Minako whispered.
"Minako-chan! I wanted the red headed one!".
"Mako-chan!" Minako hissed clasping a hand over her taller friend's mouth. Usagi smiled from her seat, a chuckle escaped her lips, those girls were so boy crazy it was ridiculous. She turned her eyes towards her fiancee, and sighed, then her eyes lowered to the large diamond ring sitting snugly on her finger, another sigh escaped her lips, something about this wasn't right, something within her begged her to withdrawal from her commitment, but she brushed it off as nervousness. Her parents were pleased of the engagement, her mother more than her counterpart, but he finally gave in, since Usagi numbered eighteen years of age, making her a legal adult. Soon she would have to claim the throne of Crystal Tokyo, once she and Mamoru were married, and then they would have to conceive the heir to the throne. Another sigh escape from her lips, everything was happening too fast. Mamoru looked up from his laptop and looked at her, he reached up with his left hand and lifted her dainty chin. her eyes sparkled with a certain sadness, he didn't understand it.
"Usako....daijoubou ka?" She nodded.
"Hai daijoubou Mamo-chan", he returned his attention to the laptop, leaving a flustered teenager back to her thoughts. Her glance drifted across the aisle to where Rei and Ami sat. Rei and Usagi still had frequent quarrels, but they were out of the care for each other. She immediately dismissed the thought, and returned her gaze to the window of the airplane, this nagging feeling wasn't lettering her be, for some unknown reason....soon sleep tugged at her, and she reluctantly allowed it to take her over, Usagi felt herself drift off into a foggy darkness....
Usagi woke to the shaking of Mamoru announcing that they had arrived. Usagi smiled warmly and stood up, picking up her belongings, she followed her companions out of the airplane.
"Oi! I can't wait until we get to the hotel, Minako-chan, you're in charge of looking after us, since you can speak English, otherwise, Mamo-chan is our only source of connection." This produced a fit of giggles from everyone.
"By the way, do we even know where we're going?" The always cautious Ami inquired. Noone seemed to have an answer to that one, but Mamoru waved his hand in assurance.
"Don't worry, we'll find something."
****
Two hours and a bottle of Tylenol later, they had a hotel room, and were settled in. Makoto had suggested they take a tour around the area, and Ami had immediately suggested Central Park would be the ideal spot. The others agreed readily, and the group had left thankfully away from the crowded room and outside.
Central Park was a rather large area, so the senshi had split by themselves, to explore on their own, until they would meet up at a certain point. Since Mamoru already was familiar with the area, he had decided to wait at that meeting point until he'd see everyone else.
****
Mystique watched silently from the camouflage of a tree. She had followed the group of interest since they left their hotel, and, as she had hoped, the 'prince' was alone. This young man had to be the prince from a strange energy reading coming from him, and he was no mutant.
She had seen the girl with him, and she was definitely very attractive, that one would have to be the princess, she had determined. Once the girls were out of site, and the young man was alone, Mystique had followed until he stopped to sit on a park bench. She shape shifted into the form of the princess, and walked up towards the prince.
"Follow me", she said, Mamoru looked up to see his Usako walking away from him, she motioned for him to follow.
"Where are you going?" He asked, playing along by getting up from his seated position and following.
"Come and see", she said. Mystique knew exactly where they were going, Magneto was waiting nearby, he wanted the silver crystal, and the golden prince was the only way he would get it.
Mamoru obediently followed, but froze in fear when he noticed his 'Usako' change shape into a blue-skinned woman.
"Nani?" He yelled in his native tongue. Mystique stayed silent, as her superior approached from the sky, and landed softly in front of Mamoru.
"Tell me, are you not Endymion, the golden-crystal keeper?" He asked, impatiently. Mamoru just stood in fear. "I'll take that as a yes." He said, and used his magnetic powers to radiate Mamoru.
Mamoru was over taken by the mutant power as his mind became a muddled mess.
"Do you not desire to have that power? To rule the world?" Magneto repeated over and over. Soon all Mamoru could think of was a lust of power, and for the power his beautiful companion had, that he must get. Magneto had no problem brain-washing the black-haired young man, as it had happened to him before, so he was vulnerable.
"Now, you will listen to me, if you want to rule in the future, you will get that silver crystal for me". Magneto ordered. Mamoru's eyes had become clouded over, the golden crystal within him had become blackened from an evil that now penetrated through his veins.
Using his new-found power, Mamoru summoned a black mist to spread over him, and he became Endymion no Ouji, he drew his sword and smirked evilly.
"As you wish", he said, and headed off to find his princess.
"Now what?" Mystique asked.
"Now we wait". Magneto answered, watching his subject leave their presence.
****
Usagi and the others had met up, she herself was a little surprised to find that Mamoru was not yet at the meeting point. Rei summoned her henshin stick and clutched it tightly.
"I sense evil", she said, the strong presence making her shiver. The others eyed each other and did not hesitate to transform right there, considering there was noone else in sight. The five senshi of the inner solar system stood warily in the middle of Central Park. They looked around frantically, trying to see some sign of a disturbance, or Mamoru. When neither was spotted, everyone relaxed a little bit, considering it was a relatively pleasant day out.
"That was a mistake, to let your guard down", they heard a familiar voice say.
"Mamo-chan?" Eternal Sailor Moon called out, "where are you?"
A dark blast of energy surged through the air and hit Eternal Sailor Moon in the back, she yelped and was knocked over onto the ground.
"Right here, of course, Usako". He said. Endymion emerged from the trees and gave the group a wide grin. "Missed me that much?" The senshi gasped, Mars went to help Eternal Sailor Moon up, but Endymion sent another blast of dark energy, knocking her into a nearby tree. "Arimisen." He ordered, "do not interfere with my business." The senshi stared wide-eyed, this was not the same Mamoru they had seen only minutes before.
"What happened to you?" Eternal Sailor Moon called out, clutching her shoulder with her good hand. "Why have you changed so suddenly?" Endymion gave a low growl.
"You have something I long for", he said, and threw another blast at her, this one bigger than the others. Sailor Jupiter threw herself in front of the blast to protect her princess, she succeeded, but the senshi of thunder dissolved into dust from the dark magic at Eternal Sailor Moon's feet.
"Iie!" Eternal Sailor Moon cried out in horror. Endymion approached Eternal Sailor Moon and grabbed her arm, hauling her to her feet. She screamed, and Sailor Venus tried to pull Endymion off, but he pounded his fist into her stomach, sending the same kind of energy blast, disintegrating her as well. Eternal Sailor Moon found it so horrifying at how he did away with them with such ease, this was an unnatural power, something more then just Endymion. He returned his attention back to the blond and slapped her face, hard, knocking her to the ground. Sailor Mercury had her computer out, trying to get readings, but she couldn't detect anything, there was an outside aura about him.
"Eternal Sailor Moon, get out of there!" She yelled and launched her Aqua Rhapsody attack. It hit it's target, but did little damage, he turned around and growled towards her, sending another fatal dark energy blast.
"Three down, two to go", he said, his voice had lowered, and held a chill to it. Sailor Mars was the last of Eternal Sailor Moon's protectors, and she limped towards her best friend, standing in front of her.
"Iie, Rei-chan", Eternal Sailor Moon said, but knew it was no good.
"Listen to me, run, get out of here, get to the road, quickly, and always remember, that you're like a sister to me". With that Endymion got ready to strike his last opponent, and Eternal Sailor Moon obeyed, and made a dash for the other end of the park.
Eternal Sailor Moon heard the wave of energy in the distance, her vision was blurred by tears falling down her face. She clutched her burning cuts, but the pain was too much. She had to stop to catch her breath. She had absolutely no idea why her fiancee was after her, not only that, but he had become Endymion, and evil. Now her best friends were all murdered in cold blood, and she couldn't do anything about it.
Her confused thoughts were interrupted by the sound of an approaching figure. She knew who it was, and she knew she didn't have enough energy to fight him off. Endymion approached, and drew his sword, Eternal Sailor Moon turned around and faced him, she stared at him with clouded eyes, and breathed deeply. Endymion smiled, and struck down with his sword, Eternal Sailor Moon jumped back, but the tip of the sword had sliced a big gash down her stomach. She clutched it in pain, and collapsed to her knees.
"Doshite?" She whispered hoarsely.
"I told you why, Usako, for the crystal." He said simply, and went to strike again. She looked up at him, her eyes held a dark, stern look, the crescent moon mark on her forehead began to glow and a burst of white energy shot out, knocking Endymion back. He was out cold, this was her chance to make another escape attempt.
Eternal Sailor Moon limped as quickly as she could through the park, she shut her eyes for a moment and called upon the ginzuishou, to wish for an escape. The magical gem granted her wish, as she was sent out of the park, to another place.
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When she re-opened her eyes, she looked around and realized she was merely by the side of a road now, but it was more secluded, it did not look like Central Park was behind her, it seemed like just a regular forest was. She immediately became confused, and a wave of loneliness and helplessness washed over her. She stumbled forward, her tattered fuku leaving little warmth to her. Hot tears spilled down her bloodied cheeks.
"Help me..." She hoarsely called out. "Sombody...onegai..." She was getting too weak now to continue.
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Sailor Pluto watched from a distance at her ailing princess. The fact that the inners were all dead wasn't the part that really bothered her, it was the fact that the time streams would not allow her to interfere, she had to stay there and watch her princess suffer.
The outers had arrived in New York a week previous. Sailor Pluto knew what was coming, and had to prepare. Young Chibi-Usa had returned home before the arrival of Galaxia, and now Chibi-Usa was back in the current time line, only now she was of the tender age of fourteen. Hotaru had been aged to sixteen, as she too was prepared for the up coming danger. Sailor Pluto knew this would happen, a tear fell down her cheek, as she resisted the urge to cry at the pitiful sight her princess made. She closed her eyes when she saw Eternal Sailor Moon collapse by the side of the road.
"Gomen nasai, Usagi-hime", she whispered. She was shocked back into reality when she heard the distant sound of a motorcycle, she gripped her staff tightly. "The knight shall come to rescue his princess", she mumbled softly, and took one last glance towards the fallen princess before she teleported out of there.
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Logan sped along on his motorcycle, heading back towards the Xavier Institute, so he could resume his training duties for the young mutants there. He frequently made trips in and out, to deal with business non-relating to Xavier. He spotted something peculiar up ahead on the side of the road, he saw a flash of bright colors, and slowed down as he approached the figure. When he made it to the object of interest, he noticed it was the bloodied form of a young woman.
"What in the...?" He trailed off, lowering the kick stand and sliding off of his bike seat. Logan lifted the visor of his helmet and gently touched the arm of the young blond, noticing that she was still warm, he turned her head slightly towards him. Her face was nearly completely covered in blood, as was the rest of her body. It seemed that the strange outfit she was wearing did little to cover her, red/blond locks of hair was strewn about her. He could make out a strange symbol on her forehead, and assumed she must have been a mutant that was attacked.
Taking his jacket off, he gingerly wrapped it around the woman, and lifted her up into his arms. Closing the visor he figured he'd have to hurry if she would survive, considering her pulse was very faint. Starting up his bike, he held the woman close to him, and sped off towards the Institute.
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As soon as Logan burst through the mansion's front doors, he could hear several voices, some of them strange new ones, speaking in Japanese, nonetheless. One of the new strangers rushed towards him, she was tall and had short blond hair, she growled at him.
"Give me the princess", she said in English, "before it's too late". She swiftly took the woman into her arms and began carrying her up the stairs, and out of site. Logan just stared blankly after her.
"I suppose you'd like to know who that was", came a familiar voice. Logan turned towards Professor Charles Xavier who had a small smile on his face. "That was Haruka, one of Princess Serenity's guardians." Logan rose an eyebrow.
"Perhaps I should explain". Another new voice suggested, the woman made her way into the room, a long mane of dark green hair flowing behind her. Garnet eyes flashed with worry. "My name's Setsuna, but I'm also known as Sailor Pluto. The woman you had in your arms is very special, thank you for bringing her here." She said.
"Why is she special again?" Logan asked, still not understanding what was going on.
"She is Princess Serenity of the White Moon Kingdom, which ruled a thousand years ago. Now she is known as the Japanese heroine, Sailor Moon."
"I've heard of her", Logan clarified, now starting to understand why the woman had on such a strange and colorful outfit. "But why was she here, and beaten up as well?"
"She was attacked by Prince Endymion, her betrothed. It seems that your mutant acquaintance, Magneto, has Endymion working for him. Princess Serenity has with her the Imperial Silver Crystal, otherwise called 'Key to the Universe'. It would be valuable, to anyone powerful enough to control it." All the new information was getting hard to understand right at the moment for Logan, who looked down at his now bloodied shirt wistfully.
"Sounds like a soap opera to me", he mumbled.
"I shall go tend to my Princess now, and when she is properly cleaned and cared for, I shall return and start at the beginning, so you may understand completely." She gave Logan a small bow and headed up the stairs where Haruka had taken the injured princess. Logan looked towards the professor.
"Just wait, it get's even more confusing", Xavier said, his eyes twinkling with amusement.
AN: That's it for now, again, onegai, don't be lazy, review ^-^ for me and Kawaiibaka, arigatou, Ja Ne!
