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Fleur's Author's Note: Hello there everybody, welcome to the wonderful world of Fleur and Serenity Sea. Today, we have chapter one of our newest fic! ::smiles like a demented airline attendant.::
Serenity Sea (SS): Fleur….
Fleur: Anywho, we have a couple of different things to explain to you all, first being that Hotaru is completely and utterly mature. She still spends time with Reenie because she's like the girl's favorite aunt. Reenie is sixteen here, by the way, so don't go thinking she's just waiting to go fight negascum. Um… Let's see. What else? Oh yeah… REVIEW!!! And go read our other stuff too, we're addicted to reviews and as of now there are no cures; none. They're all listed in the prologue, which Serenity Sea so…kindly added.
Serenity-Sea's Author's Note:
*Peers down at the disclaimer* "I'd buy me a Mamo-chan?" Oh lord. Why oh WHY do I let Fleur-chan write the disclaimer? And Faceface, thank you for that LOVELY review. I really feel loved now. *keeps keyboard away from Fleur's prying fingers* You know… somehow I don't think she appreciated the comment as much as I did… hmm. Ooops. The librarian just yelled at us. Apparently, we're disturbing the peace or something like that. Ugh. Fleur-chan's author's notes are confusing. Here's the deal: Hotaru and Reenie are best friends, always have been, always will be. And they're more like cousins than aunts. Echk. And the part about Negascum… if you're confused, don't worry—I am too. You're not alone.
Disclaimer: ::Screaming at Serenity Sea:: WRITING THE DISCLAIMER IS FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO THERE! Anyway, we don't own Sailor Moon, if we did we'd still have it on TV, would have dubbed Sailor Moon, and we'd be very, very, rich. Maybe I'd buy me a Mamo-chan. ::Serenity Sea moves to strangle Fleur:: Eek!
(Can you tell we switch wacky modes ever so often?)
"I was lost,
and you were found…"
--Sweet Misery,
Michelle Branch
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"I still think we should wait until the outers get here before we start."
Neo-Queen Serenity rolled her eyes. "Endymion, I didn't become Queen of the Solar System for nothing. I can handle a little spell, you know. What could possibly go wrong?"
Famous last words, people. Famous. Last. Words.
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An hour and a half later, Endymion was still trying to discourage his lovely wife from trying to accomplish what would seem impossible to most. She was acting if bringing back four men from the dead (previously evil, he might add) was a walk in the park. Actually, walks in the park had never been overly easy, he thought, as he remembered Reenie falling onto the head of Serena.
But anyway, back to the generals.
The idea that she was going to bring back his long-dead generals was simply mind-boggling, not to mention frightening. She had forgotten, but he never would. He could still see Kunzite's sword drawing closer to the neck of Princess Serenity as he just managed to get them both out of the way with a rough shove. He could see his best friends fight the women they claimed to love; resulting in pain, hurt and death. It had been different when they were in 20th century Tokyo, as Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask; they weren't supposed to be loyal to him then.
"Endy, it will be okay. I promise." Her voice was low and sweet, gently pulling him out of the memories that refused to stay buried in their grave. She put an arm around him and leaned on his shoulder. "They're soul mates, they'll never be happy with anybody else. Don't you want the senshi to have what we do Endymion, how can we keep in the dark to these feelings."
"Are you sure, Serenity? How do you know they'll be like they were before Beryl turned them against us?"
"If it'll make you feel better I'll tell the Crystal to bring them back like they were before they met Beryl."
Endymion reluctantly nodded. Years of experience had taught him there was no point in going against his wife when she was like this. None at all. "When are you going to do this?"
She grinned, "I was thinking about tonight."
"In the Chamber, I'm guessing?" A special room had been designed with the plans for the Crystal Palace. There, the Silver Crystal could be used with none being the wiser. It would even bar psychics like Rei from feeling the vast amounts of energy that would be used. "The only room built especially for power-wielding Queens who want to bring back their friends past lovers and not be noticed."
"You make it sound so shallow." She said slyly. But then her mood became serious. "Tell me, with all your heart, you don't think we're doing the right thing. That you don't want to see your generals, no—your best friends again? She waited for a response as Endymion retreated to memories of his four comrades; they were all laughing, having a good time. Jed had told some kind of joke, causing even stiff Kunzite to crack a grin. He missed that, and Serenity knew it. "Trust me, Endymion."
"I do," he started. "It's them I'm worried about." She smiled and pushed back a stray piece of his ebony locks.
"Maybe we should take a nap before we attempt something so big." Another of her sly smiles replaced her gentle grin.
"A nap? Something tells me you aren't thinking about sleeping."
"My King, I have not one inkling of a clue as to what you are talking about."
He pretended to be sorry. "Well, if what you're saying is true, you don't need me to take a simple nap."
She dragged him to the bed.
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"Okay, here we go… One, two, three. Hey… how come you didn't go?"
"Serenity, if I've told you once, I'll tell you a million times, I'm not leaving."
"If you're going to be like that…"
"I am."
"Fine."
Serenity and Endymion stood in the center of a large domed shape room where on a long stone pedestal stood a golf-ball sized crystal, glimmering in the light. With a sturdy hand she picked it up and raised it above her head. The Neo-Queen's long silvery-blonde hair whipped behind her, being blown by an unseen wind. Endymion stood behind her, gently grasping her waist in his hands. He wouldn't let her go.
Summoning the power she held within her tiny being, Serenity started to chant. The Crystal began to glow, an unearthly glow that completely overshadowed the mere twinkling that it had omitted before.
"BRING BACK THE GENERALS OF LONG
AGO,
SEND THEM TO THE ONES WHO CARED FOR THEM SO,
VENUS, JUPITER, MERCURY, MARS:
REWRITE THE FUTURE, CHANGING OUR STARS!"
The Crystal flared brightly four times, and then held with a brilliant light during which the King and Queen shielded their eyes.
Endymion braced his body and her own as the light grew stronger. He held her steady as the wind blew harder, he fed his own energy into her soul, making sure she was all right. Suddenly, the light seemed to explode.
The intensity of the light and power caused a part of the Chamber's southern wall the crack. Recognizing that a threat to detecting the power was present, the Crystal flashed once more, briefly, before fading completely.
It was done.
A heavily gasping Serenity tried to grin at her husband. "Well…" she heaving, trying to get air in her lungs, "that… went well."
Endymion barely had time to tighten his arms around her before she fainted. (SS: Anyone noticing a "Coffee" similarity here?)
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Eight faces stared blankly at the two rulers sitting at the head of the table and waited. Finally, Mars, who got impatient and tired of waiting, as she usually did, stood up, commanding the attention of all in the room.
"Okay. Are we here for a reason, or is this actually going to be one of those staring-contest meetings?"
The monarchs, who had been quietly discussing how to broach their subject, turned their shocked and amused gazes to her.
Rei stood with her hands on her hips, looking for a ready for a fight. "Well?" She questioned.
"We could turn it into a tongue-war if you wanted," Serenity mumbled.
"Yeah, but I guarantee the war would not be between you and Rei…" Kind Endymion trailed off. Ever since Serenity's scare in the Chamber, he had been on edge, causing him to be uncharacteristically sarcastic.
Serenity couldn't help it anymore—she burst out laughing. Between her giggles, she leaned over to her husband, and said, "Oh yes, we did the right thing deciding to bring your generals back."
He leant back to cast her wary look and nodded in what he hoped was a reassuring way. Just as he was opening his mouth to speak, Reenie burst into the council room, looking flushed and quite out of breath.
The daughter of the former Moon Princess and Earth Prince had aged quite a bit since we last saw her. She was now about 16, hair falling to her mid-back, up in the usual odangos. It was clearly evident that she was inheriting her mother's body and great looks—not to mention the sparkle in her eyes.
The King turned to reprimand his daughter for interrupting their meeting but she held up her hand and beat him to it.
"Mom, Dad! Helios is back!" Then she ran back out of the room, leaving six stunned senshi; Pluto had strangely disappeared, and Venus was trying to hide her grin.
Neo-Queen Serenity clamped a hand down on her husband's arm and held him back from jumping the length of the table to get to their daughter and keep her away from the dream priest.
"Calm down. We will walk calmly to the Throne room to see Helios and find out why he's here. If the senshi haven't gone back home after that, we'll tell them then. If they're gone, we'll just wait 'till we get back." She saw the pleading look on his face and shook her head firmly. "No, Endymion. We can't be late for our meeting with America. Number one, Hotaru is counting on us to get Andrew back here in one piece. Number two; I'm really not looking forward to having a reoccurrence of Nemesis. We cannot be late."
He glared at her and rubbed his arm. "Okay, okay, I heard you."
Quite suddenly, she burst into the smile that never failed to light up a room. "Good. Let's go."
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Helios stood nervously in the main throne room, waiting for Reenie and the imminent arrival of her parents. She flew back into the room in a dead run and headed straight for his arms.
He caught her easily and they kissed fiercely for a few seconds before she broke it off abruptly, touching a finger to his soft lips. "Shhh. They're coming. We have to stop."
Helios leaned back for one more kiss and tapped her on the noise teasingly. "I still don't know why Pluto told me to come. I mean, I love seeing you, but we're not supposed to see each other for another two or three weeks."
Reenie shrugged, smoothing down her hair and dress. "Ah, damn the schedule all to Hell. You love seeing me—I love seeing you—just let it all go. Besides, we're here because Pluto needs us to distract my parents to preserve the timeline."
He threw his hands up in the air and mockingly said, "Oh,
well saints preserve us all—we're saving the timeline."
The rulers of the solar system walked in just after that. They looked like they had been running, or doing something that required… uh… stamina… and seemed to be breathing heavily.
"Reenie," Serenity admonished, her blue eyes growing stern, "you shouldn't have run off on us before. It's rude."
"Yes," Endymion echoed, glaring pointedly at Helios, "rude."
Reenie met Helios' eyes and shrugged.
"So what brings you to Crystal Tokyo, Helios?"
The Elysian priest shifted his weight from foot to foot. Sailor Pluto wanted them here, but she never told them what to say. "Well… I came to see Reenie."
The Neo-Queen looked confused. "But you're not supposed to see Reenie for another two and half weeks."
"Right, but… I just needed to se her. Things are a bit… chaotic in Elysian… and I needed some peace and serenity in my life."
King Endymion rolled his eyes at the obvious dig and cleared his throat to speak. His wife, daughter and protector of his Golden Crystal looked him respectively. "As much as we appreciate that you're looking after Elysian for us—and our daughter; within reason—these spontaneous visits to the palace are—"
"Your majesties! You're going to be late!" A black mist swirled around in a circle and Sailorpluto stepped out.
The king rolled his eyes again and opened his mouth to continue what he was saying. He would have probably gotten somewhere if his wife didn't clap a hand over his mouth.
The blonde looked the two teenagers with a forced grin. "We have to go… America, you know how it is."
Reenie smiled, mock-painfully. "We know. Go ahead."
Helios bid them goodbye and tried not to focus too long on the threat that had been burning in his king's eyes.
They both breathed a sigh of relief when the royal couple walked out of the room.
"And you two—don't get into too much trouble while we're gone!" A feminine voice called from the hallway.
The princess groaned and sunk her head in Helios' chest.
***
Zip. Zip. Zip. Zip.
The king and queen were packing a few last minute items in the bags, and there was no conversation except for a zipper meeting fabric. (SS: Can't you just see it? Hello, teeth. Hello, Mr. Zipper. Lol. Been writing this too long.) Of course, this time gave way to the King thinking and of course, that led to the voicing of his thoughts.
"They aren't back yet."
Neo-Queen Serenity looked up while shoving a chemise in her bag. "Of course they're not back yet. They are going to be changing history, Endymion. They have to take their entrance back into the world a little slower then normal. We can't just plop them in Crystal Tokyo as we're leaving. Think of it this way: by the time we get back, they'll be almost ready to come back into the world. We'll be waiting for them." That idea pleased her greatly and she smiled.
The king pondered this and decided he was in agreement with this. The other thought that had been floating at the front of his mind found its way out.
"I really don't like the idea of leaving them by themselves, Serenity."
The queen exhaled loudly and looked incredulously at her husband, immediately knowing what he was talking about. "She's just a teenager, Endy. How much trouble could they get into?"
His dark look made her realize what was possible. "Let's just hope that they don't have a nine-year-old daughter who falls out of the sky.
They grabbed their bags and walked out of the royal chambers, making their way to the transport that could take them to America. Normally, they would have teleported, but Serenity had drained too much from the Chamber, and they would have Andrew with on the way back.
Once they had stepped inside the transport and were a good distance from the palace, Endymion spoke up. "You know, we didn't tell the senshi."
She shifted in her seat and leaned on his shoulder. "They'll find out when we get back. What could possibly go wrong?"
Again people, famous last words. Famous. Last. Words.
SEA-CHAN'S ENDING NOTES: And maybe, if you're good and you review and tell us lots of good things, then we'll send out the first chapter of the senshi—oh. We have to tell you how these chapters are laid out. First, of course, there's the prologue. Then there's an everyone chapter A, which is this one. Followed by Rei, Ami, Lita, and Mina, respectively, and then an Everyone B. We start the cycle again, minus the prologue, of course. We're going to be doing at least 3 sets of this and then an epilogue. Okay? Okay.
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Test of Faith… by Fleur
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Sea-chan: haha! Flewery Fleur isn't here! I can take over these notes!
*A shoulder angel shows up on her left side, looking suspiciously like Fleur*
Angel: Now, Sea-chan. That's not very nice. Besides—what are you going to say without her?
Sea-chan: *scratches head* Hmmm. I'm going to take over the world, you know that?
Angel: (looks confused) Ummm, right. ::poof:: *Angel disappears*
Sea-chan: Well that was weird. But at least she's gone now. And I can take over the notes!
*a shoulder devil shows up on her right side, looking like Fleur with heavy makeup, and in a perpetually bad mood* (SS: Scary thing, that, people. I wouldn't go near her when she's pissed.)
Devil: SEA-CHAN!!!! Good! Turn to the dark side! Destroy Fleur's notes.
Sea-chan: Who are you? And aren't you supposed to be PROTECTING Fleur's notes?
Devil: *sniffs disdainfully* Yeah, well… it gets boring after a while.
Sea-chan: *looking distrustfully at the creature* Riiiight. Time to go. You people scare me. *thinks about something inspirational to end with* THE RESISTANCE LIVES ON, PEOPLE!
Sea-chan flings shoulder devil on her and runs away.
Shoulder devil rubs a hand down her face and takes her red cape off, revealing the angel-Fleur.
Angel: God, that's fun!
(And written all by Sea-chan.)
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