Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon.
I do own the Sailor Senshi that I am introducing, so be nice and ask before you can borrow them.
I've very sorry that I haven't posted in awhile. I moved to a new apartment and have been without Internet for a bit, and then had to pack/unpack everything.
an: Eight groups of enemies after Beryl include the movies.
If Hotaru doesn't get Usagi-chan, who should she fall in love with?
Anyone care to tell me what color Diana's hair is when she's in human form? Thanks!
Only A Memory Away
By: Lirial Raito
Chapter 11: Mythological Senshi Introduction
Usagi stood and moved away from the table as the Asteroid Senshi untangled themselves from one another. Vesta was muttering curses under her breath and almost shoved Pallas off of the table, nearly flattening poor Artemis in the process.
"Minako-chan!" he cried; Minako started as the guardian cat leaped into her arms, and immediately started ranting about how alone he had been, having to watch over the Asteroid Senshi for years, and then the playtimes with Pallas when she had awoken. Minako stared silently in shock at the cat, wondering when he had learned how to talk. After a few minutes of babbling he realized she was being unusually silent, and stopped talking. Her gaze was locked on the Asteroid Senshi…
Mamoru pulled his cane from his tux pocket and extended it out to lay at the throat of the yellow fuku clad girl. "Who are you? Where did you come from, and why are you here?"
Ceres pushed the cane away and stood up, smoothing down the fabric of her clothes. "We are the Asteroid Senshi, and I'm Sailor Ceres. My friends as Sailor Juno, Sailor Vesta, and Sailor Pallas." She pointed to each one as she spoke their names, and they bowed slightly in greeting. "We come from deep within the Amazon jungle, where we've been sleeping for a very long time. We are the inner Senshi of Neo Princess Serenity."
Usagi frowned slightly, "But, there is no Neo Princess Serenity, only Neo Queen Serenity."
Pallas tipped her head to the side and jumped down to stand in front of Usagi. "What do you mean, Serenity-hime? Why would you say that you're not who you are?"
"Whaaa???" Shock spread over Usagi's face and she moved further away from Pallas. Setsuna moved behind her and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Remember our theories Usagi-chan, they could be right."
Ceres placed a hand on her hip, "What do you mean 'theory? Why wouldn't she be Serenity-hime?"
Setsuna dehenshined before addressing the question, "Shortly after Crystal Tokyo was created the planet went into a deep, millennial sleep. When the world awoke again, Neo Queen Serenity ruled alone. She's hinted to us that she knew us before the Great Sleep, and we've received data on both the Queen, our dear Usagi-san, and ourselves that led us to believe that perhaps we did know the Queen before the freeze, along with the possibility that Usagi-chan is her daughter."
Vesta snorted, "You mean you can't remember now, even though we see you transformed into your Senshi personae? How sad."
The group fell quiet under the unnerving gazes of the Asteroid Senshi.
= = =
Serenity stood in the middle of her garden again, Seiya standing close by her. "Did you feel that Serenity?"
The Queen nodded. "Yes, the rebirth of eternal star seeds… my daughter and friends must have awoken as Senshi again. But more… Usagi-chan's Asteroid Senshi have awoken as well."
Seiya dropped his hand to graze against a red rose. "What will you do now that they are Senshi again? Will this make them remember who they were before the Sleep?"
She glanced at him with a smile and shook her head, "I honestly don't know. It took months for me to remember my life as Princess Serenity of the Moon Kingdom, even after I had reclaimed my princess form and the ginzouishou. They may remember now, and it may take awhile for them to become accustomed to who they are."
He glanced at her from the corner of his eye. "I meant, Serenity, what will you do about Mamoru? What will you do when he remembers that you two are married?"
Her eyes widened, "Seiya, you sound jealous. Honestly though, I don't know. I am… and I'm not, the same person that he married, or even that he fell in love with. I suppose… it depends on how he feels about me."
He sighed, and picked the rose. Handing in to her his eyes grew more serious than she had ever seen. "Your feelings are just as important Serenity. You're the one who has to rule the planet… he is no longer bound by that duty."
"He's right, you know."
They turned around to find Dawn and Helios leaning against the doorframe, watching them.
Dawn held up a small pendent shaped as a phoenix and raised it above her head. "Phoenix Spirit Power, make up!" A golden fire surrounded Dawn, resolving into her Sailor fuku. The body part was gold, her bows a metallic red with a phoenix crest of silver in the middle. Her skirt was a bright blue, like the flame of a very hot fire, a ribbon of gold and a ribbon of silver running along the hem like Super Sailor Moon's had done. Her ribbons were pale gold and almost see-through, and almost reached the ground. The gold tiara she wore bore the same phoenix symbol overlaying a crescent moon. Her silver boots had the same combined symbol at the top, and reached up to her knees.
"Born of the eternal fires of destruction and rebirth, I am Sailor Phoenix, leader of the Neo Princess' outer Senshi."
Serenity stared at the new Senshi with her mouth slightly open, one though running again through her mind. ::How many more Senshi are there?:: Slowly she offered her hand, "Hello, nice to make your acquaintance Sailor Phoenix."
= = =
The other Senshi dehenshined and filled the sailor asteroids in on what they knew of their situation. The Asteroids took turns telling the Planetary Senshi what they knew, and what they remembered.
Usagi stiffened and looked around. Hotaru placed a hand on her arm, Usagi- chan, what's wrong?"
She shook her head, "Nothings wrong just… different. If I have inner Senshi, than I should have outer Senshi too, right? I feel as if… one just revealed herself. But, that's ridicules… isn't it?"
Ceres shook her head, "Not necessarily, after all, your mother has four outer Senshi as well as her inner Senshi, and one group didn't know about the other. Your logic isn't wrong in thinking that you should have outers as well."
A dark mist formed in the corner, then resolved into the figure of a young woman. Her black hair draped down over her shoulders and glistened softly. Her leaf green eyes observed the group, who took no notice of her. A dragon pendent hung from the choker at her throat, glistening with an amethyst stone in the center. The bodice of the fuku she wore was a metallic hue of the amethyst color. Her bows were leaf green and see through, the back ones reaching close to the floor. Her skirt was a darker green, with a single silver ribbon running across the bottom. A silver chain hung around her waist, holding an amethyst dragon, and a gold one graced her tiara. The bows on the top of her bodice also had an amethyst stone in the center. Her boots were knee high, a pale amethyst color.
As she inspected herself she wondered who had picked her colors, thinking that green would have suited her better. She cleared her throat to get their attention.
The Asteroid Senshi moved to stand in front of Usagi.
"Who are you?" demanded Ceres.
The woman smiled, and bowed slightly. "I am Sailor Dragon, and I believe that I can answer your remaining questions about…the Neo Princess' outer Senshi?"
Rei stepped forward to tap on Ceres' shoulder, "I don't sense any evil from her, let's hear her out."
Ceres nodded in agreement when she saw Usagi nod to her, turned back to Jinchi. "Alright…"
Jinchi smiled and clasped her hands together.
"Ever life has a star seed, and the star seeds of Senshi shine eternal. Each Senshi has a unique star seed, a unique sailor crystal. Once upon a time there was a kingdom called the Silver Millennium, which lived, for the most part, in perfect harmony. The leader of this kingdom was the Queen of the white Moon, Serenity. An evil witch from Earth allowed herself to become possessed so she could take over the Moon Kingdom and force the prince of Earth to marry her. The prince sacrificed himself to protect the princess of the moon, whom he was in love with. Her name was Serenity."
The Senshi all nodded, thinking they had heard this somewhere before.
"At the time each planet, minus Earth, sent their royal princess to train as warriors who were meant to protect the royal princess. These were her best friends, and they died in the great battle that destroyed the Moon. The Moon Princes also perished. So distraught was the Queen that she used the ginzouishou to send her daughter, her prince, and her court into the future, where they would be reborn and lead happy lives. But to do his, she also had to send into the future the people who destroyed her kingdom."
"How awful," whispered Usagi.
"Then in the twentieth centaury, her daughter and loved ones were reborn. She grew to 14 years of age before the evil broke free of the Queen's bond, and sought to take over the Earth. The guardian cats Luna and Artemis were awoken to find the Senshi known as Sailor Moon, who needed to find the four inner Senshi and the moon Princess, and together protect the Princess and destroy the evil. The Princess turned out to BE Sailor Moon, whose everyday name was, Tsukino Usagi."
A collective gasp spread through the group at having their suspicions confirmed, and Jinchi continued.
"Now, the Princess defeated the evil, and made a wish that her friends could lead normal lives, and this last for a few days before a new evil came. Eight more enemy groups total came, and each time the Senshi and their princess defeated them. Eventually she graduated high school, married her prince Endymion, who had became Chiba Mamoru in this life, and they had a daughter, Chibi-Usa. Her guardian cats also had a kitten, Diana. After awhile, Usagi and Mamoru built Crystal Tokyo, and began to rule the world together until the Great Sleep came. You know everything that happened after you all woke up, so I won't go into that."
"Now the Neo Princess' outer Senshi. There are four outer Senshi four the Neo Princess, as there are for the Queen. These four are Sailor Phoenix, who is the leader, Sailor Unicorn, Sailor Dragon, and Sailor Kitsune. I transform into Sailor Dragon. Miss Dawn, as I believe Usagi-chan and Hotaru has met, is Sailor Phoenix. Sailor Kitsune is just a child, but she is very powerful. Her name is Ginitsune, but she calls herself Kit. Our unicorn has taken to calling herself Suisho."
She stopped talking and observed the group, watching as the different emotions and thoughts crossed across their faces clearly. They would remember most of what she had just told them, with only the part of the Neo Princess' outer Senshi being the only information that was actually new. Usagi had turned pale with shock, looking as if she were ready to pass out. Hotaru was staying close to her side, ready to catch her if she fainted.
Mamoru didn't look much better, guilt written easily on his features. He was married to the Queen… which meant he had cheated on her by dating Rachel. He wasn't in love with Serenity, and wondered if he could regain those feelings and make things work. Perhaps… he knew he should try to be in love with her again. Would she accept him now?
= = =
The small girl ran along the halls of the Crystal Palace, sensing her leaders transformation. While she liked to play pranks on people she never really hurt anyone seriously. She only had three friends now, but perhaps in time…
She smiled to herself, certain the transformation wasn't a sign of danger this time. Kouseki would have called them together if it were. No, she was certain her friend was only showing herself to the Queen, so things would go easier with their Princess. Ginitsune was certain she could help, and she needed too. Her pranks had gone too far, causing problems she hadn't foreseen. She was having to do more work in making the Senshi remember who they were than she thought she would have too, even though less fighting had occurred because of it.
She had been berating herself for this for centuries, though she had never told her friends how she felt. They had always forgiven her because she was a child, even though she had been a child for ages.
::Certainly for ages… since before the Silver Millennium. I'm tired of being a kid, I want to grow up. Maybe I will once my Princess starts to like me.::
She stopped running and stood in the middle of the hallway, the light shining warmly upon her through the crystal. An equally warm smile lit her small face as she held up her small fox pendent.
"Kitsune Spirit Power, make up!"
Fate had graced her with an odd affinity for water, when she should have been given some powers with fire, but as the cool shimmer of ice blue and golden-green dust gathered around her, she thought perhaps this was to balance her personality. Her bodice materialized as a very pale metallic blue, almost white, while her skirt was the same golden green as her eyes were. Her back bows where pale green and translucent, while her front bows where a pale gold. Her tiara held a tiny fox figure, and the gem within her front bow was an extra pale golden-green. Along the border of her skirt ran a blue ribbon, the same hue as her bodice. Her knee-high boots were silvery green.
Before she could continue on her way a gentle but strong hand gripped her arm.
= = =
The current visitors to Crystal Park stared in amusement at the young woman who was running around in circles like a little kid. The sunlight glittered upon her silver locks like an old friend, and the reflections from her hair cast small rainbows in her wake. Her soft laughter was like pleasant bells, and a few small children chased after her in a game of tag.
As a small tingle ran through her the woman stopped running, graciously bowing out of the game while bidding the children to continue. Once they had resumed playing she walked away into the woods, her swift and sure steps closing the distance to the Crystal Palace in very little time.
A small crying sound caught her attention, and she hesitated, wanting to get to the palace quickly. Her nature took over easily and she followed the sound, which led her to a young girl sitting in the grass and holding her leg. The girls light brown hair draped over her shoulders hiding her face, but her tears and sobbing were obvious.
Suisho bent down, putting a gentle hand on the girls shoulder, "Hello little one, are you alright?" A sniffle answered her question, and after a moment the girl lifted her head to look at her. "I think my leg is broken… I fell from a tree." She pointed to where her leg was hurting. Suisho was surprised to see a gold crescent moon on her forehead.
Suisho placed her hand above where the girl pointed and closed her eyes. As she concentrated she could see where the girls leg was broken, blood pooling around the break. A warm silver glow appeared below her hand, soothing the girl's pain away as she set the bone and healed it back together in seconds. The girl watched in amazement while the woman healed her, then shyly thanked her.
"Excuse me, are you… Sailor Saturn?"
Suisho started in surprise at the sudden question, her crystal blue eyes widening. "No, I'm not, why would you think that?"
The girl regarded her with pale red eyes, head tipped to the side, "Well, Sailor Saturn is the only person I have ever heard of being able to heal, so I thought you might be her."
She chuckled slightly at that and shook her head, "Sorry little one, I'm not Saturn. I'm called Suisho, what's your name?"
The girl smiled back, suddenly seeming older than she appeared. "My name is Diana, it's a pleasure to meet you. Where are you going?"
She stood and helped the girl up before pointing towards the Palace. "I have an appointment with the Princess, and prefer to meet with her as quietly as possible."
Diana kept a grip on her hand and nodded, "then I'll go with you… maybe I could get a ride home from the nice Palace guards."
= = =
In the Palace a white glow surrounded Artemis, lifting him out of Minako's arms. The light grew brighter, until everyone who looked at it was blinded by the intensity. When the light finally subsided Artemis stood before the group in his human form.
= = =
Sailor Phoenix bowed to Serenity, "I'll be back my Lady, but for now I need to introduce myself to your daughter." She teleported away before the Queen could reply.
= = =
Another white light coalesced around the people in the dining room, brighter than before, though this one disappeared in a few seconds. The light faded away gradually, leaving behind it several very disoriented people.
When she was able to see again five more new people stood before Usagi, though three looked familiar. The one with sunset like hair bowed slightly and was the first to speak. "Hello again Princess, I am Sailor Phoenix, one of your outer Senshi. We've already met once, when I introduced myself as Dawn to you in the Arcade."
Usagi tried to smile politely and nodded, "Hello Sailor Phoenix."
The silver haired woman dropped the child's hand that she had been accompanying, and instead took the hand of the red and gold haired child that was standing by a black haired woman. She bowed slightly, as did the girl, and introduced herself, "Princess Serenity-sama, I am Suisho, also known as Sailor Unicorn. And the little one here is Sailor Kitsune, or Kit, as she likes to be called." Then she stepped back and placed a hand on Diana's shoulder, "And this one is my new friend, Diana."
Diana smiled shyly and bowed to Usagi, "Hello Princess."
Usagi's jaw was dropped in shock, as the meaning of the crescent moon on Diana's forehead, and on the black haired woman's forehead, surfaced in her mind. "Diana? As in, my grey cat Diana?" Diana nodded in agreement, 'Yep, it's me Usagi-chan. I'm a lunarian Guardian cat, and we can all speak. Except, well, I couldn't speak until you remembered me a bit as a Guardian."
Usagi pointed to Luna, already suspecting, "Then, she's Mama's cat, Luna?"
Luna bowed fully before the Princess, "Yes your Majesty, I am Luna, your mother's Guardian cat. Quite pleased to see you again, you've grown beautifully."
"Th.. thanks," Usagi stammered, feeling faint.
Hotaru caught her as she fell, never allowing her to be hurt.
= = =
Neo Queen Serenity stood silently at the side of Usagi-chan's bed, watching her daughter rest. Every now and then a strand of hair would fall into her eyes, and Serenity would reach forward gently to move it away.
The Asteroid Senshi stood around her, watching their Princess intently. Hotaru sat pressed against the wall so she could sit by Usagi, holding the girls right hand. She was worried about her friend, but confident in her strength. She knew Usagi would be able to handle things, once she awoke.
The Queen's Senshi had been sent to visit with the Starlights, and catch up on old times. Their memories were quickly returning to normal now that their henshining abilities had been returned to them. Usagi's return to normal was only a matter of time as well, and her outer Senshi stood at the end of the bed, watching. Even Ginitsune hadn't meant to make Usagi-chan pass out.
Usagi was starting to wake up, and felt as if she were in a dream. She could here the voices around her, talking and worrying about her, but an invisible hand seemed to hold her down, bidding her to wait before waking fully. That was it of course… surely she was wrong, and this was all a large joke played at her expense. As much as she wanted her mother back, she didn't want to believe that the Queen was her mom. Usagi just wanted to be a normal girl, now that she had seen a glimpse of what being a Princess meant.
Quietly she heard one of them, Sailor Dragon she thought, start to speak.
"A long time ago… humans as a whole had much more power than they do now. Most of the legends and myths this world holds was created and made real by the human imagination, and belief. Helios can tell you this, and validate it. Many races were created before the Silver Millennium took place, living harmoniously on Earth before the negaverse seeped into this dimension and corrupted people. Elves, gryphons, harpies, sirens, giants, all sorts of creatures were given life. Some of the most memorable were Unicorns, Dragons, the Phoenix, and kitsunes. A single warrior was given true life among these, and made into Sailor Senshi. That's us, of course… we are the mythological Senshi, of the Ethereal Kingdom, sworn to protect the Princess of the Future. As we slept in Elysion we came to know the name of our Princess… Neo Princess Serenity, Small Lady Serenity, Sailor Mini-Moon, Chibi Usa-chan, and then finally, Usagi-chan. In Elysion we slept as the Silver Millennium passed us by and came under attack. We dreamed as we slept, and knew what was going on, but could not yet awaken. We dreamed of your battles against Beryl, Ail and Ann, the dark moon family and the death phantom, Pharoh 90 and Mistress 9, Nehelenia, Galaxia and Chaos… we watched, but could never help."
"Then when the world went into it's long cold sleep, we awoke. Our mission then became to ensure that Earth was protected from attack while you slept, and we did well for a while. Then Kit decided to play one of her jokes on all of the Queen's court, altering the memories people had of the Queen being Usagi-san. When the world awoke only Serenity remembered that the Senshi were real, and her beloved friends. Only she remembered that Mamoru- san and Chibi-Usa were her family."
"Everything seems to have turned out fine, here in the end, but who knows? Serenity, you still…."
Usagi fell further into sleep instead of waking, and in her dreams Peruru watched over her.
= = =
To Be Continued:
So? Watcha think? Please review if you like, but email me the flames so I can go through them privately ^_^ chibiraito@yahoo.com
I do own the Sailor Senshi that I am introducing, so be nice and ask before you can borrow them.
I've very sorry that I haven't posted in awhile. I moved to a new apartment and have been without Internet for a bit, and then had to pack/unpack everything.
an: Eight groups of enemies after Beryl include the movies.
If Hotaru doesn't get Usagi-chan, who should she fall in love with?
Anyone care to tell me what color Diana's hair is when she's in human form? Thanks!
Only A Memory Away
By: Lirial Raito
Chapter 11: Mythological Senshi Introduction
Usagi stood and moved away from the table as the Asteroid Senshi untangled themselves from one another. Vesta was muttering curses under her breath and almost shoved Pallas off of the table, nearly flattening poor Artemis in the process.
"Minako-chan!" he cried; Minako started as the guardian cat leaped into her arms, and immediately started ranting about how alone he had been, having to watch over the Asteroid Senshi for years, and then the playtimes with Pallas when she had awoken. Minako stared silently in shock at the cat, wondering when he had learned how to talk. After a few minutes of babbling he realized she was being unusually silent, and stopped talking. Her gaze was locked on the Asteroid Senshi…
Mamoru pulled his cane from his tux pocket and extended it out to lay at the throat of the yellow fuku clad girl. "Who are you? Where did you come from, and why are you here?"
Ceres pushed the cane away and stood up, smoothing down the fabric of her clothes. "We are the Asteroid Senshi, and I'm Sailor Ceres. My friends as Sailor Juno, Sailor Vesta, and Sailor Pallas." She pointed to each one as she spoke their names, and they bowed slightly in greeting. "We come from deep within the Amazon jungle, where we've been sleeping for a very long time. We are the inner Senshi of Neo Princess Serenity."
Usagi frowned slightly, "But, there is no Neo Princess Serenity, only Neo Queen Serenity."
Pallas tipped her head to the side and jumped down to stand in front of Usagi. "What do you mean, Serenity-hime? Why would you say that you're not who you are?"
"Whaaa???" Shock spread over Usagi's face and she moved further away from Pallas. Setsuna moved behind her and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Remember our theories Usagi-chan, they could be right."
Ceres placed a hand on her hip, "What do you mean 'theory? Why wouldn't she be Serenity-hime?"
Setsuna dehenshined before addressing the question, "Shortly after Crystal Tokyo was created the planet went into a deep, millennial sleep. When the world awoke again, Neo Queen Serenity ruled alone. She's hinted to us that she knew us before the Great Sleep, and we've received data on both the Queen, our dear Usagi-san, and ourselves that led us to believe that perhaps we did know the Queen before the freeze, along with the possibility that Usagi-chan is her daughter."
Vesta snorted, "You mean you can't remember now, even though we see you transformed into your Senshi personae? How sad."
The group fell quiet under the unnerving gazes of the Asteroid Senshi.
= = =
Serenity stood in the middle of her garden again, Seiya standing close by her. "Did you feel that Serenity?"
The Queen nodded. "Yes, the rebirth of eternal star seeds… my daughter and friends must have awoken as Senshi again. But more… Usagi-chan's Asteroid Senshi have awoken as well."
Seiya dropped his hand to graze against a red rose. "What will you do now that they are Senshi again? Will this make them remember who they were before the Sleep?"
She glanced at him with a smile and shook her head, "I honestly don't know. It took months for me to remember my life as Princess Serenity of the Moon Kingdom, even after I had reclaimed my princess form and the ginzouishou. They may remember now, and it may take awhile for them to become accustomed to who they are."
He glanced at her from the corner of his eye. "I meant, Serenity, what will you do about Mamoru? What will you do when he remembers that you two are married?"
Her eyes widened, "Seiya, you sound jealous. Honestly though, I don't know. I am… and I'm not, the same person that he married, or even that he fell in love with. I suppose… it depends on how he feels about me."
He sighed, and picked the rose. Handing in to her his eyes grew more serious than she had ever seen. "Your feelings are just as important Serenity. You're the one who has to rule the planet… he is no longer bound by that duty."
"He's right, you know."
They turned around to find Dawn and Helios leaning against the doorframe, watching them.
Dawn held up a small pendent shaped as a phoenix and raised it above her head. "Phoenix Spirit Power, make up!" A golden fire surrounded Dawn, resolving into her Sailor fuku. The body part was gold, her bows a metallic red with a phoenix crest of silver in the middle. Her skirt was a bright blue, like the flame of a very hot fire, a ribbon of gold and a ribbon of silver running along the hem like Super Sailor Moon's had done. Her ribbons were pale gold and almost see-through, and almost reached the ground. The gold tiara she wore bore the same phoenix symbol overlaying a crescent moon. Her silver boots had the same combined symbol at the top, and reached up to her knees.
"Born of the eternal fires of destruction and rebirth, I am Sailor Phoenix, leader of the Neo Princess' outer Senshi."
Serenity stared at the new Senshi with her mouth slightly open, one though running again through her mind. ::How many more Senshi are there?:: Slowly she offered her hand, "Hello, nice to make your acquaintance Sailor Phoenix."
= = =
The other Senshi dehenshined and filled the sailor asteroids in on what they knew of their situation. The Asteroids took turns telling the Planetary Senshi what they knew, and what they remembered.
Usagi stiffened and looked around. Hotaru placed a hand on her arm, Usagi- chan, what's wrong?"
She shook her head, "Nothings wrong just… different. If I have inner Senshi, than I should have outer Senshi too, right? I feel as if… one just revealed herself. But, that's ridicules… isn't it?"
Ceres shook her head, "Not necessarily, after all, your mother has four outer Senshi as well as her inner Senshi, and one group didn't know about the other. Your logic isn't wrong in thinking that you should have outers as well."
A dark mist formed in the corner, then resolved into the figure of a young woman. Her black hair draped down over her shoulders and glistened softly. Her leaf green eyes observed the group, who took no notice of her. A dragon pendent hung from the choker at her throat, glistening with an amethyst stone in the center. The bodice of the fuku she wore was a metallic hue of the amethyst color. Her bows were leaf green and see through, the back ones reaching close to the floor. Her skirt was a darker green, with a single silver ribbon running across the bottom. A silver chain hung around her waist, holding an amethyst dragon, and a gold one graced her tiara. The bows on the top of her bodice also had an amethyst stone in the center. Her boots were knee high, a pale amethyst color.
As she inspected herself she wondered who had picked her colors, thinking that green would have suited her better. She cleared her throat to get their attention.
The Asteroid Senshi moved to stand in front of Usagi.
"Who are you?" demanded Ceres.
The woman smiled, and bowed slightly. "I am Sailor Dragon, and I believe that I can answer your remaining questions about…the Neo Princess' outer Senshi?"
Rei stepped forward to tap on Ceres' shoulder, "I don't sense any evil from her, let's hear her out."
Ceres nodded in agreement when she saw Usagi nod to her, turned back to Jinchi. "Alright…"
Jinchi smiled and clasped her hands together.
"Ever life has a star seed, and the star seeds of Senshi shine eternal. Each Senshi has a unique star seed, a unique sailor crystal. Once upon a time there was a kingdom called the Silver Millennium, which lived, for the most part, in perfect harmony. The leader of this kingdom was the Queen of the white Moon, Serenity. An evil witch from Earth allowed herself to become possessed so she could take over the Moon Kingdom and force the prince of Earth to marry her. The prince sacrificed himself to protect the princess of the moon, whom he was in love with. Her name was Serenity."
The Senshi all nodded, thinking they had heard this somewhere before.
"At the time each planet, minus Earth, sent their royal princess to train as warriors who were meant to protect the royal princess. These were her best friends, and they died in the great battle that destroyed the Moon. The Moon Princes also perished. So distraught was the Queen that she used the ginzouishou to send her daughter, her prince, and her court into the future, where they would be reborn and lead happy lives. But to do his, she also had to send into the future the people who destroyed her kingdom."
"How awful," whispered Usagi.
"Then in the twentieth centaury, her daughter and loved ones were reborn. She grew to 14 years of age before the evil broke free of the Queen's bond, and sought to take over the Earth. The guardian cats Luna and Artemis were awoken to find the Senshi known as Sailor Moon, who needed to find the four inner Senshi and the moon Princess, and together protect the Princess and destroy the evil. The Princess turned out to BE Sailor Moon, whose everyday name was, Tsukino Usagi."
A collective gasp spread through the group at having their suspicions confirmed, and Jinchi continued.
"Now, the Princess defeated the evil, and made a wish that her friends could lead normal lives, and this last for a few days before a new evil came. Eight more enemy groups total came, and each time the Senshi and their princess defeated them. Eventually she graduated high school, married her prince Endymion, who had became Chiba Mamoru in this life, and they had a daughter, Chibi-Usa. Her guardian cats also had a kitten, Diana. After awhile, Usagi and Mamoru built Crystal Tokyo, and began to rule the world together until the Great Sleep came. You know everything that happened after you all woke up, so I won't go into that."
"Now the Neo Princess' outer Senshi. There are four outer Senshi four the Neo Princess, as there are for the Queen. These four are Sailor Phoenix, who is the leader, Sailor Unicorn, Sailor Dragon, and Sailor Kitsune. I transform into Sailor Dragon. Miss Dawn, as I believe Usagi-chan and Hotaru has met, is Sailor Phoenix. Sailor Kitsune is just a child, but she is very powerful. Her name is Ginitsune, but she calls herself Kit. Our unicorn has taken to calling herself Suisho."
She stopped talking and observed the group, watching as the different emotions and thoughts crossed across their faces clearly. They would remember most of what she had just told them, with only the part of the Neo Princess' outer Senshi being the only information that was actually new. Usagi had turned pale with shock, looking as if she were ready to pass out. Hotaru was staying close to her side, ready to catch her if she fainted.
Mamoru didn't look much better, guilt written easily on his features. He was married to the Queen… which meant he had cheated on her by dating Rachel. He wasn't in love with Serenity, and wondered if he could regain those feelings and make things work. Perhaps… he knew he should try to be in love with her again. Would she accept him now?
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The small girl ran along the halls of the Crystal Palace, sensing her leaders transformation. While she liked to play pranks on people she never really hurt anyone seriously. She only had three friends now, but perhaps in time…
She smiled to herself, certain the transformation wasn't a sign of danger this time. Kouseki would have called them together if it were. No, she was certain her friend was only showing herself to the Queen, so things would go easier with their Princess. Ginitsune was certain she could help, and she needed too. Her pranks had gone too far, causing problems she hadn't foreseen. She was having to do more work in making the Senshi remember who they were than she thought she would have too, even though less fighting had occurred because of it.
She had been berating herself for this for centuries, though she had never told her friends how she felt. They had always forgiven her because she was a child, even though she had been a child for ages.
::Certainly for ages… since before the Silver Millennium. I'm tired of being a kid, I want to grow up. Maybe I will once my Princess starts to like me.::
She stopped running and stood in the middle of the hallway, the light shining warmly upon her through the crystal. An equally warm smile lit her small face as she held up her small fox pendent.
"Kitsune Spirit Power, make up!"
Fate had graced her with an odd affinity for water, when she should have been given some powers with fire, but as the cool shimmer of ice blue and golden-green dust gathered around her, she thought perhaps this was to balance her personality. Her bodice materialized as a very pale metallic blue, almost white, while her skirt was the same golden green as her eyes were. Her back bows where pale green and translucent, while her front bows where a pale gold. Her tiara held a tiny fox figure, and the gem within her front bow was an extra pale golden-green. Along the border of her skirt ran a blue ribbon, the same hue as her bodice. Her knee-high boots were silvery green.
Before she could continue on her way a gentle but strong hand gripped her arm.
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The current visitors to Crystal Park stared in amusement at the young woman who was running around in circles like a little kid. The sunlight glittered upon her silver locks like an old friend, and the reflections from her hair cast small rainbows in her wake. Her soft laughter was like pleasant bells, and a few small children chased after her in a game of tag.
As a small tingle ran through her the woman stopped running, graciously bowing out of the game while bidding the children to continue. Once they had resumed playing she walked away into the woods, her swift and sure steps closing the distance to the Crystal Palace in very little time.
A small crying sound caught her attention, and she hesitated, wanting to get to the palace quickly. Her nature took over easily and she followed the sound, which led her to a young girl sitting in the grass and holding her leg. The girls light brown hair draped over her shoulders hiding her face, but her tears and sobbing were obvious.
Suisho bent down, putting a gentle hand on the girls shoulder, "Hello little one, are you alright?" A sniffle answered her question, and after a moment the girl lifted her head to look at her. "I think my leg is broken… I fell from a tree." She pointed to where her leg was hurting. Suisho was surprised to see a gold crescent moon on her forehead.
Suisho placed her hand above where the girl pointed and closed her eyes. As she concentrated she could see where the girls leg was broken, blood pooling around the break. A warm silver glow appeared below her hand, soothing the girl's pain away as she set the bone and healed it back together in seconds. The girl watched in amazement while the woman healed her, then shyly thanked her.
"Excuse me, are you… Sailor Saturn?"
Suisho started in surprise at the sudden question, her crystal blue eyes widening. "No, I'm not, why would you think that?"
The girl regarded her with pale red eyes, head tipped to the side, "Well, Sailor Saturn is the only person I have ever heard of being able to heal, so I thought you might be her."
She chuckled slightly at that and shook her head, "Sorry little one, I'm not Saturn. I'm called Suisho, what's your name?"
The girl smiled back, suddenly seeming older than she appeared. "My name is Diana, it's a pleasure to meet you. Where are you going?"
She stood and helped the girl up before pointing towards the Palace. "I have an appointment with the Princess, and prefer to meet with her as quietly as possible."
Diana kept a grip on her hand and nodded, "then I'll go with you… maybe I could get a ride home from the nice Palace guards."
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In the Palace a white glow surrounded Artemis, lifting him out of Minako's arms. The light grew brighter, until everyone who looked at it was blinded by the intensity. When the light finally subsided Artemis stood before the group in his human form.
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Sailor Phoenix bowed to Serenity, "I'll be back my Lady, but for now I need to introduce myself to your daughter." She teleported away before the Queen could reply.
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Another white light coalesced around the people in the dining room, brighter than before, though this one disappeared in a few seconds. The light faded away gradually, leaving behind it several very disoriented people.
When she was able to see again five more new people stood before Usagi, though three looked familiar. The one with sunset like hair bowed slightly and was the first to speak. "Hello again Princess, I am Sailor Phoenix, one of your outer Senshi. We've already met once, when I introduced myself as Dawn to you in the Arcade."
Usagi tried to smile politely and nodded, "Hello Sailor Phoenix."
The silver haired woman dropped the child's hand that she had been accompanying, and instead took the hand of the red and gold haired child that was standing by a black haired woman. She bowed slightly, as did the girl, and introduced herself, "Princess Serenity-sama, I am Suisho, also known as Sailor Unicorn. And the little one here is Sailor Kitsune, or Kit, as she likes to be called." Then she stepped back and placed a hand on Diana's shoulder, "And this one is my new friend, Diana."
Diana smiled shyly and bowed to Usagi, "Hello Princess."
Usagi's jaw was dropped in shock, as the meaning of the crescent moon on Diana's forehead, and on the black haired woman's forehead, surfaced in her mind. "Diana? As in, my grey cat Diana?" Diana nodded in agreement, 'Yep, it's me Usagi-chan. I'm a lunarian Guardian cat, and we can all speak. Except, well, I couldn't speak until you remembered me a bit as a Guardian."
Usagi pointed to Luna, already suspecting, "Then, she's Mama's cat, Luna?"
Luna bowed fully before the Princess, "Yes your Majesty, I am Luna, your mother's Guardian cat. Quite pleased to see you again, you've grown beautifully."
"Th.. thanks," Usagi stammered, feeling faint.
Hotaru caught her as she fell, never allowing her to be hurt.
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Neo Queen Serenity stood silently at the side of Usagi-chan's bed, watching her daughter rest. Every now and then a strand of hair would fall into her eyes, and Serenity would reach forward gently to move it away.
The Asteroid Senshi stood around her, watching their Princess intently. Hotaru sat pressed against the wall so she could sit by Usagi, holding the girls right hand. She was worried about her friend, but confident in her strength. She knew Usagi would be able to handle things, once she awoke.
The Queen's Senshi had been sent to visit with the Starlights, and catch up on old times. Their memories were quickly returning to normal now that their henshining abilities had been returned to them. Usagi's return to normal was only a matter of time as well, and her outer Senshi stood at the end of the bed, watching. Even Ginitsune hadn't meant to make Usagi-chan pass out.
Usagi was starting to wake up, and felt as if she were in a dream. She could here the voices around her, talking and worrying about her, but an invisible hand seemed to hold her down, bidding her to wait before waking fully. That was it of course… surely she was wrong, and this was all a large joke played at her expense. As much as she wanted her mother back, she didn't want to believe that the Queen was her mom. Usagi just wanted to be a normal girl, now that she had seen a glimpse of what being a Princess meant.
Quietly she heard one of them, Sailor Dragon she thought, start to speak.
"A long time ago… humans as a whole had much more power than they do now. Most of the legends and myths this world holds was created and made real by the human imagination, and belief. Helios can tell you this, and validate it. Many races were created before the Silver Millennium took place, living harmoniously on Earth before the negaverse seeped into this dimension and corrupted people. Elves, gryphons, harpies, sirens, giants, all sorts of creatures were given life. Some of the most memorable were Unicorns, Dragons, the Phoenix, and kitsunes. A single warrior was given true life among these, and made into Sailor Senshi. That's us, of course… we are the mythological Senshi, of the Ethereal Kingdom, sworn to protect the Princess of the Future. As we slept in Elysion we came to know the name of our Princess… Neo Princess Serenity, Small Lady Serenity, Sailor Mini-Moon, Chibi Usa-chan, and then finally, Usagi-chan. In Elysion we slept as the Silver Millennium passed us by and came under attack. We dreamed as we slept, and knew what was going on, but could not yet awaken. We dreamed of your battles against Beryl, Ail and Ann, the dark moon family and the death phantom, Pharoh 90 and Mistress 9, Nehelenia, Galaxia and Chaos… we watched, but could never help."
"Then when the world went into it's long cold sleep, we awoke. Our mission then became to ensure that Earth was protected from attack while you slept, and we did well for a while. Then Kit decided to play one of her jokes on all of the Queen's court, altering the memories people had of the Queen being Usagi-san. When the world awoke only Serenity remembered that the Senshi were real, and her beloved friends. Only she remembered that Mamoru- san and Chibi-Usa were her family."
"Everything seems to have turned out fine, here in the end, but who knows? Serenity, you still…."
Usagi fell further into sleep instead of waking, and in her dreams Peruru watched over her.
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To Be Continued:
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