Hi guys! I'm a little mad at you guys for NOT reviewing. You have to review or else I won't
write more.
I don't own Sailor Moon, but I do own Allura and a few other people.
Slight chance of Anime/Magna mixing.
This part is going to be a bit longer. It mostly focuses on Allura and how she first shows
herself to the Scouts. I have it figured out that about three or four more parts to this and
maybe an epilogue, and this story will be done.
Quote of the Fic: "Too many times we stand aside and let the waters slip away. 'Till what we
put off 'till tomorrow has now become today. So don't you sit upon the shoreline and say
you're satisfied. Choose to chance the rapids, and dare to dance the tide." Garth Brooks
"The River"
Part Six of "One Stands Alone"
'Introductions'
~~
"You called me, Sailor Sun?" Sailor Pluto asked.
Sailor Sun smiled. "I thought I was the sarcastic one Trista. Yes, I called you. It's time to
get the Princess home. I want out of these clothes. I want a shower. I want a good book.
I want to sleep. I want a good meal. Not particularly in that order though. If I don't any
of those things soon, I'm liable to do something we'll all regret."
Serena blinked. "You two know each other?"
Pluto nodded. "It's a long story, Princess. I would tell it to you, but I do know for a fact
if Allura doesn't get her shower and a meal soon, we will have one angry scout to deal with."
Serena frowned. "I want to know what's going on, and I want to know soon!"
Sailor Sun smiled. "You will know everything when the time is right Princess."
Pluto almost grinned, and then she took both Sailor Sun and Serena to the Gates of Time.
"Sailor Sun, Allura, thanks for your help. I'll see you later. Now, here is a portal to take
you to your home. Say hi to Crescent for me," Pluto said.
"Thanks Pluto," Sailor Sun said, detransforming while heading towards the portal, "Urghh, I am
so throwing these clothes away."
Sailor Sun, now Allura had disappeared when Pluto had turned to Serena.
"Princess, I want you to do me a favor."
"What is it Pluto?"
"Don't mention Allura, or Sailor Sun, to the other Scouts. When the time is right, they will
know."
Serena blinked, startled by the request. "Okay Pluto."
"Thank you." Pluto replied as she summoned a portal and the two walked through it.
~~
"So, Pluto sent you guys to help us while Serena is with Diamond." Amy said.
"Yes, and before you ask, we have no idea what's going on either. We were sent by Pluto, and
she left before we could ask any questions." Hotaru said.
"You all will get your answers soon." Pluto said, appearing in the room with Serena next to
her.
"Serena!" Darien cried, and immediately hugged his girlfriend. Serena hugged him back, and
before any questions could be asked, the two were kissing. Luna smiled, tears running down
her eyes. The girls immediately jumped up, smiling, as the two continued to kiss, oblivious
to everything.
"Geez you two!" Raye said, but anyone could tell from her voice how happy she was.
"Alright, Pluto, what is going on?" Amara demanded.
Pluto detransformed, and then looked to Amara. "I'm not allowed to tell you yet, but soon you
all will all have the answers you want, and a few you don't."
"Trista, is the Princess okay?" Michelle asked, looking at Serena, who was still kissing
Darien.
"She's going to be tried, and quite hungry in the morning, but other than that, she should be
fine. Now if you'll excuse me, I want to go home and take a bath."
Luna looked to Trista. "There's going to be a Scout meeting tomorrow at nine. Please come."
Trista nodded and walked out the door.
~~
Allura had just come out of the shower, her hair pinned into a bun. Her lavender bangs were
unbraided, but hanging lose.
"Allura, did I tell you how happy I am to see you?" Crescent asked.
Allura looked at her guardian cat. "Only about a trillion times. I'm happy to see you too
Crescent."
"I really did miss you Allura."
Allura opened the refrigerator, and began shuffling through it. "I know, you told me that too.
Let's see what we have to eat. Milk, iced-tea... noodles... cottage cheese. Ick, no cottage
cheese. Hmmm, lemonade. Carrots, zucchini, eggs... I need to grocery shopping. I wonder
what's in the cupboard."
Crescent watched as Allura rooted through her cupboards, and then her freezer, finally finding
a small frozen pizza she could heat up. "Allura, have you heard anything I've said for the
past five minutes?"
Allura looked thoughtful. "Let's see. 'Allura! I'm so happy to see you alive! I was so
worried! I missed you! Are you okay?' And then you repeated the last three comments for about
ten minutes before I shoved you out of the bathroom and took a shower. And then you continued
the rant when I came out."
"Sarcasm so thick you could cut it with a knife."
"Whatever."
"Lura!" Crescent said.
Allura frowned, and was about to make some sarcastic comment, but the phone rang. "Hello?
Trista, what do you want NOW?! Oh, there's a Scout meeting tomorrow. You want me to show up?
Do you have a death wish for me? Hmm, okay. Whatever. No promises. I'm hanging up now,
goodbye."
Crescent jumped up onto the counter, only to get shooed away by Allura who was setting the
pizza on the counter. "What did Trista want?"
"There's a Scout meeting a nine. She wants me to come about nine-thirty. You know,
punctuality is an awful trait not to show, especially to ones peers."
Crescent eyed Allura like she had lost her mind. "I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or
if you're trying to make sense for once in your life."
"Hush."
Crescent smiled as Allura gave her a piece of cheese from the pizza. "It was too quiet around
here."
"Look, Crescent does have other things to say besides the fact she is glad I'm back!"
"Allura, sarcasm is not a good thing!"
Allura smiled, "Whatever."
~~
The Tsukino family had just gotten done eating dinner when the doorbell.
"Hello?" Illene asked.
"Hi mom." Serena said, smiling.
"Oh, Serena!" Illene whispered, hugging her daughter tightly.
"Illene, who's at the door?" Kent asked.
"Hi daddy," Serena said, giving her father a hug.
"Serena, I'm so glad to see you!" Kent said, hugging his daughter back.
"I'm sure you guys have a lot of questions, and they'll all be answered, I promise, but tonight
I have to go back to the temple. All the scouts are going to be there, and they want me to
stay with them." Serena said.
"Okay..." Illene said.
"Thanks mom. I'm just here to get a change of clothes and some of my other stuff. Lita and
Amara are going to be here in about five minutes to pick me up. Amara went to go get some of
her stuff. Michelle and Hotaru also requested their stuff. Lita went with her to get some of
the food from her apartment." Serena explained, going up the stairs and into her room.
~~
"My Lord, neither Allura or Princess Serenity can be found on this ship. I'm sorry, my Lord,
but it looks like Serenity is gone." Bauxite said, bowing low.
Hematite then spoke up. "My Prince, this might be a bad time to mention this, but I told you
she was trouble and that the girl shouldn't be trusted!"
Diamond turned and glared. "You are right, Hematite. This is a bad time to mention it."
Before Hematite could speak a single word in his defense, Diamond had destroyed him. Bauxite's
eyes were wide as she looked from her Prince to where Hematite once stood.
"If my Lord wishes, I'll go scout (Authoress: No pun intended) around Earth to find the Princess
and the traitorous one named Allura." Bauxite said, bowing her head to Diamond.
"Go ahead Bauxite. I'll speak with you in about four hours. Oh, yes, Bauxite, you are now my
top general."
"Yes, my Lord. Thank you, my Lord." Bauxite said as she disappeared.
~~
The Next Morning...
"Princess, who was the person that helped you?" Amara asked.
Serena shook her head, "Ask Trista."
The group had been discussing what had happened with Diamond for the past half hour, but the
only two people who knew what happened refused to answer.
"Why don't you ask me?" a timid, shy voice asked.
The Scouts turned around at the sound of the voice, and Amara and Lita both stood up, ready to
take on the person.
"We didn't come here to start a fight, just to stop one, right Trista?" came another voice.
This voice was strict, but at the same time, compassionate.
"I'm glad to see you two made it," Trista said.
When the two walked into the room, the Scouts were surprised to see a tall, blond/lavender
haired girl and a small baby blue cat. The girl took a sip of what was in the cup she was
holding, and smiled at the group. The smile was shy.
"What are you drinking?" Trista asked.
"Mocha latte. I need caffeine," the girl said. Her voice was the timid, shy one.
Serena blinked, putting the eyes and the hair, not to mention tone of voice, together,
"Allura?!"
The girl, now named, smiled. "You remember me Princess."
"You know her Serena?" Darien asked, his voice confused.
Serena nodded, "She's the one who helped me with Diamond. She's a Sailor Scout."
The cat nodded, "Quite right, Princess. I'm Crescent, Allura's guardian."
"Not to mention a few other things I'm not allowed to say," Allura grumbled, and Crescent
frowned.
"Allura, please watch the sarcasm," Crescent said.
"It's nice to finally meet you guys. Both Trista and Serena spoke so highly of you." Allura
said, trying not to be sarcastic.
Hotaru looked her over. "Who are you, exactly?"
Allura leaned against the wall, and then slid down it to sit on the floor, ignoring the glares
that Raye and Amara had sent her. "My name is Allura Starbright. I am also Sailor Sun."
Amara, who was about to say something quite rude to Allura, was stopped by Amy. "You speak
with an accent that's not from Japan."
"I'm from the United States, but I also spent a year in England with dear Aunt Elizabeth,"
Allura replied, dryness creeping into her voice towards the end.
"Allura!" Crescent hissed.
"What? Aunt Lizzy is an over fed, over paid, drunk idiot!" Allura said.
Crescent blinked. "Okay, you have a point there."
Trista looked at the confused Scouts, "Allura has a bad habit of sarcasm."
"How do we know that we can trust you?" Luna asked.
"I was sent by Trista to guard the Princess." Allura said.
"How old are you?" Michelle asked.
"I turned sixteen this year." Allura replied.
Crescent walked over to Luna and Artemis, and the guardians stared intently at each other.
"When did you become a Scout?" Hotaru asked.
Allura, who was about to open her mouth, was stopped by Crescent. "Say one sarcastic comment,
and I'll give you three more hours of training tonight. Now, mind your tongue and be nice!"
The Scouts watched, Serena and Mina were the ones most surprised, as Allura bowed her head.
"Yes Crescent. I'll mind my tongue."
Mina stared at Allura. "You actually LISTEN to your cat?"
Yes. Crescent is my only family..." Allura said, before instantly shutting up.
"What's wrong?" Darien asked.
Trista smiled sadly at Allura, who was taking a nice, long sip of her mocha latte to calm her
nerves. "Allura doesn't talk about her past."
Raye looked at Allura. "How come we've never heard of you?"
Allura shrugged, and looked to Trista.
"It was time for the Scout of the Sun to be named. Allura is needed to fulfill the prospect
of the time stream as we know it." Trista said.
"Oh, sure Trista. No pressure!" Allura mumbled into her almost empty mocha latte.
"What was that Allura?" Trista asked.
"Nothing Trista." Allura replied.
Crescent sighed. "Allura, your sarcasm is so thick I sometimes wonder how you made it this
far in life without being killed."
Allura shrugged. "You know my childhood as well as I do Cres'. You do the math. Oh, speaking
of math, I have to pick up something for school!"
Crescent smiled. "You'll be a half an hour early for your appointment with the principal."
Allura shook her head as she stood up. "I'm stopping at the bookstore to grab another copy of
'Hamlet' since you used my last copy as a scratching post. I was almost finished too..."
Crescent gave Allura a hurt look. "I apologized for it a thousand times!"
Allura grinned. "I know. You coming?"
Crescent nodded, and hoped on Allura's shoulder.
"I'll see you later Trista!" Allura called as she left the temple.
"Is she always like that?" Artemis asked.
"Actually, no. Normally she's quite shy." Trista said.
"She barely raised her voice above a whisper." Luna commented.
"She's quite shy, like I said. She doesn't like to speak unless she finds it necessary.
That's a good thing though since her sarcasm is quite... thick. She reads a lot though, and
she's very into her studies." Trista said.
"Allura is really nice," Serena gently said.
"You'd be one of the first people to call her that Princess." Trista said.
"Why?" Amy asked.
"Allura is shy, like I said, but she can also be quite cold. She doesn't make friends easily.
I'm surprised she opened up so much in front of you guys. Crescent must have had a talk with
her before they came here." Trista said, musing tones in her voice.
~~
Okay, this part of "One Stands Alone" is done.
PLEASE READ OR REVIEW! Or else.
Peace, Love, and the Moon!
Moonfairy2000
write more.
I don't own Sailor Moon, but I do own Allura and a few other people.
Slight chance of Anime/Magna mixing.
This part is going to be a bit longer. It mostly focuses on Allura and how she first shows
herself to the Scouts. I have it figured out that about three or four more parts to this and
maybe an epilogue, and this story will be done.
Quote of the Fic: "Too many times we stand aside and let the waters slip away. 'Till what we
put off 'till tomorrow has now become today. So don't you sit upon the shoreline and say
you're satisfied. Choose to chance the rapids, and dare to dance the tide." Garth Brooks
"The River"
Part Six of "One Stands Alone"
'Introductions'
~~
"You called me, Sailor Sun?" Sailor Pluto asked.
Sailor Sun smiled. "I thought I was the sarcastic one Trista. Yes, I called you. It's time to
get the Princess home. I want out of these clothes. I want a shower. I want a good book.
I want to sleep. I want a good meal. Not particularly in that order though. If I don't any
of those things soon, I'm liable to do something we'll all regret."
Serena blinked. "You two know each other?"
Pluto nodded. "It's a long story, Princess. I would tell it to you, but I do know for a fact
if Allura doesn't get her shower and a meal soon, we will have one angry scout to deal with."
Serena frowned. "I want to know what's going on, and I want to know soon!"
Sailor Sun smiled. "You will know everything when the time is right Princess."
Pluto almost grinned, and then she took both Sailor Sun and Serena to the Gates of Time.
"Sailor Sun, Allura, thanks for your help. I'll see you later. Now, here is a portal to take
you to your home. Say hi to Crescent for me," Pluto said.
"Thanks Pluto," Sailor Sun said, detransforming while heading towards the portal, "Urghh, I am
so throwing these clothes away."
Sailor Sun, now Allura had disappeared when Pluto had turned to Serena.
"Princess, I want you to do me a favor."
"What is it Pluto?"
"Don't mention Allura, or Sailor Sun, to the other Scouts. When the time is right, they will
know."
Serena blinked, startled by the request. "Okay Pluto."
"Thank you." Pluto replied as she summoned a portal and the two walked through it.
~~
"So, Pluto sent you guys to help us while Serena is with Diamond." Amy said.
"Yes, and before you ask, we have no idea what's going on either. We were sent by Pluto, and
she left before we could ask any questions." Hotaru said.
"You all will get your answers soon." Pluto said, appearing in the room with Serena next to
her.
"Serena!" Darien cried, and immediately hugged his girlfriend. Serena hugged him back, and
before any questions could be asked, the two were kissing. Luna smiled, tears running down
her eyes. The girls immediately jumped up, smiling, as the two continued to kiss, oblivious
to everything.
"Geez you two!" Raye said, but anyone could tell from her voice how happy she was.
"Alright, Pluto, what is going on?" Amara demanded.
Pluto detransformed, and then looked to Amara. "I'm not allowed to tell you yet, but soon you
all will all have the answers you want, and a few you don't."
"Trista, is the Princess okay?" Michelle asked, looking at Serena, who was still kissing
Darien.
"She's going to be tried, and quite hungry in the morning, but other than that, she should be
fine. Now if you'll excuse me, I want to go home and take a bath."
Luna looked to Trista. "There's going to be a Scout meeting tomorrow at nine. Please come."
Trista nodded and walked out the door.
~~
Allura had just come out of the shower, her hair pinned into a bun. Her lavender bangs were
unbraided, but hanging lose.
"Allura, did I tell you how happy I am to see you?" Crescent asked.
Allura looked at her guardian cat. "Only about a trillion times. I'm happy to see you too
Crescent."
"I really did miss you Allura."
Allura opened the refrigerator, and began shuffling through it. "I know, you told me that too.
Let's see what we have to eat. Milk, iced-tea... noodles... cottage cheese. Ick, no cottage
cheese. Hmmm, lemonade. Carrots, zucchini, eggs... I need to grocery shopping. I wonder
what's in the cupboard."
Crescent watched as Allura rooted through her cupboards, and then her freezer, finally finding
a small frozen pizza she could heat up. "Allura, have you heard anything I've said for the
past five minutes?"
Allura looked thoughtful. "Let's see. 'Allura! I'm so happy to see you alive! I was so
worried! I missed you! Are you okay?' And then you repeated the last three comments for about
ten minutes before I shoved you out of the bathroom and took a shower. And then you continued
the rant when I came out."
"Sarcasm so thick you could cut it with a knife."
"Whatever."
"Lura!" Crescent said.
Allura frowned, and was about to make some sarcastic comment, but the phone rang. "Hello?
Trista, what do you want NOW?! Oh, there's a Scout meeting tomorrow. You want me to show up?
Do you have a death wish for me? Hmm, okay. Whatever. No promises. I'm hanging up now,
goodbye."
Crescent jumped up onto the counter, only to get shooed away by Allura who was setting the
pizza on the counter. "What did Trista want?"
"There's a Scout meeting a nine. She wants me to come about nine-thirty. You know,
punctuality is an awful trait not to show, especially to ones peers."
Crescent eyed Allura like she had lost her mind. "I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or
if you're trying to make sense for once in your life."
"Hush."
Crescent smiled as Allura gave her a piece of cheese from the pizza. "It was too quiet around
here."
"Look, Crescent does have other things to say besides the fact she is glad I'm back!"
"Allura, sarcasm is not a good thing!"
Allura smiled, "Whatever."
~~
The Tsukino family had just gotten done eating dinner when the doorbell.
"Hello?" Illene asked.
"Hi mom." Serena said, smiling.
"Oh, Serena!" Illene whispered, hugging her daughter tightly.
"Illene, who's at the door?" Kent asked.
"Hi daddy," Serena said, giving her father a hug.
"Serena, I'm so glad to see you!" Kent said, hugging his daughter back.
"I'm sure you guys have a lot of questions, and they'll all be answered, I promise, but tonight
I have to go back to the temple. All the scouts are going to be there, and they want me to
stay with them." Serena said.
"Okay..." Illene said.
"Thanks mom. I'm just here to get a change of clothes and some of my other stuff. Lita and
Amara are going to be here in about five minutes to pick me up. Amara went to go get some of
her stuff. Michelle and Hotaru also requested their stuff. Lita went with her to get some of
the food from her apartment." Serena explained, going up the stairs and into her room.
~~
"My Lord, neither Allura or Princess Serenity can be found on this ship. I'm sorry, my Lord,
but it looks like Serenity is gone." Bauxite said, bowing low.
Hematite then spoke up. "My Prince, this might be a bad time to mention this, but I told you
she was trouble and that the girl shouldn't be trusted!"
Diamond turned and glared. "You are right, Hematite. This is a bad time to mention it."
Before Hematite could speak a single word in his defense, Diamond had destroyed him. Bauxite's
eyes were wide as she looked from her Prince to where Hematite once stood.
"If my Lord wishes, I'll go scout (Authoress: No pun intended) around Earth to find the Princess
and the traitorous one named Allura." Bauxite said, bowing her head to Diamond.
"Go ahead Bauxite. I'll speak with you in about four hours. Oh, yes, Bauxite, you are now my
top general."
"Yes, my Lord. Thank you, my Lord." Bauxite said as she disappeared.
~~
The Next Morning...
"Princess, who was the person that helped you?" Amara asked.
Serena shook her head, "Ask Trista."
The group had been discussing what had happened with Diamond for the past half hour, but the
only two people who knew what happened refused to answer.
"Why don't you ask me?" a timid, shy voice asked.
The Scouts turned around at the sound of the voice, and Amara and Lita both stood up, ready to
take on the person.
"We didn't come here to start a fight, just to stop one, right Trista?" came another voice.
This voice was strict, but at the same time, compassionate.
"I'm glad to see you two made it," Trista said.
When the two walked into the room, the Scouts were surprised to see a tall, blond/lavender
haired girl and a small baby blue cat. The girl took a sip of what was in the cup she was
holding, and smiled at the group. The smile was shy.
"What are you drinking?" Trista asked.
"Mocha latte. I need caffeine," the girl said. Her voice was the timid, shy one.
Serena blinked, putting the eyes and the hair, not to mention tone of voice, together,
"Allura?!"
The girl, now named, smiled. "You remember me Princess."
"You know her Serena?" Darien asked, his voice confused.
Serena nodded, "She's the one who helped me with Diamond. She's a Sailor Scout."
The cat nodded, "Quite right, Princess. I'm Crescent, Allura's guardian."
"Not to mention a few other things I'm not allowed to say," Allura grumbled, and Crescent
frowned.
"Allura, please watch the sarcasm," Crescent said.
"It's nice to finally meet you guys. Both Trista and Serena spoke so highly of you." Allura
said, trying not to be sarcastic.
Hotaru looked her over. "Who are you, exactly?"
Allura leaned against the wall, and then slid down it to sit on the floor, ignoring the glares
that Raye and Amara had sent her. "My name is Allura Starbright. I am also Sailor Sun."
Amara, who was about to say something quite rude to Allura, was stopped by Amy. "You speak
with an accent that's not from Japan."
"I'm from the United States, but I also spent a year in England with dear Aunt Elizabeth,"
Allura replied, dryness creeping into her voice towards the end.
"Allura!" Crescent hissed.
"What? Aunt Lizzy is an over fed, over paid, drunk idiot!" Allura said.
Crescent blinked. "Okay, you have a point there."
Trista looked at the confused Scouts, "Allura has a bad habit of sarcasm."
"How do we know that we can trust you?" Luna asked.
"I was sent by Trista to guard the Princess." Allura said.
"How old are you?" Michelle asked.
"I turned sixteen this year." Allura replied.
Crescent walked over to Luna and Artemis, and the guardians stared intently at each other.
"When did you become a Scout?" Hotaru asked.
Allura, who was about to open her mouth, was stopped by Crescent. "Say one sarcastic comment,
and I'll give you three more hours of training tonight. Now, mind your tongue and be nice!"
The Scouts watched, Serena and Mina were the ones most surprised, as Allura bowed her head.
"Yes Crescent. I'll mind my tongue."
Mina stared at Allura. "You actually LISTEN to your cat?"
Yes. Crescent is my only family..." Allura said, before instantly shutting up.
"What's wrong?" Darien asked.
Trista smiled sadly at Allura, who was taking a nice, long sip of her mocha latte to calm her
nerves. "Allura doesn't talk about her past."
Raye looked at Allura. "How come we've never heard of you?"
Allura shrugged, and looked to Trista.
"It was time for the Scout of the Sun to be named. Allura is needed to fulfill the prospect
of the time stream as we know it." Trista said.
"Oh, sure Trista. No pressure!" Allura mumbled into her almost empty mocha latte.
"What was that Allura?" Trista asked.
"Nothing Trista." Allura replied.
Crescent sighed. "Allura, your sarcasm is so thick I sometimes wonder how you made it this
far in life without being killed."
Allura shrugged. "You know my childhood as well as I do Cres'. You do the math. Oh, speaking
of math, I have to pick up something for school!"
Crescent smiled. "You'll be a half an hour early for your appointment with the principal."
Allura shook her head as she stood up. "I'm stopping at the bookstore to grab another copy of
'Hamlet' since you used my last copy as a scratching post. I was almost finished too..."
Crescent gave Allura a hurt look. "I apologized for it a thousand times!"
Allura grinned. "I know. You coming?"
Crescent nodded, and hoped on Allura's shoulder.
"I'll see you later Trista!" Allura called as she left the temple.
"Is she always like that?" Artemis asked.
"Actually, no. Normally she's quite shy." Trista said.
"She barely raised her voice above a whisper." Luna commented.
"She's quite shy, like I said. She doesn't like to speak unless she finds it necessary.
That's a good thing though since her sarcasm is quite... thick. She reads a lot though, and
she's very into her studies." Trista said.
"Allura is really nice," Serena gently said.
"You'd be one of the first people to call her that Princess." Trista said.
"Why?" Amy asked.
"Allura is shy, like I said, but she can also be quite cold. She doesn't make friends easily.
I'm surprised she opened up so much in front of you guys. Crescent must have had a talk with
her before they came here." Trista said, musing tones in her voice.
~~
Okay, this part of "One Stands Alone" is done.
PLEASE READ OR REVIEW! Or else.
Peace, Love, and the Moon!
Moonfairy2000