The Child of the Prophecy, Chapter Three
As Serena falls, her family look on in horror. The split second before Serena hits the floor, a dazzling bright light is emitted and fills the house, making them cover their eyes. When they open, they see Serena lying in the arms of a lady with purple-black hair. Although they are in shock, they hear her say, 'Thanks Luna' just before she faints.
And then the house exploded. 'Luna, where?'
'Who are you?'
'How did you get in here?'
'Where did Luna go?'
'Will you be quiet?!' Shouted Luna in her human form.
'Sorry' came the small voices belonging to the Tsukino family.
Luna then lifted Serena's limp body up and carried her into the front room, motioning to the other people in the house to follow her. After she laid Serena down on to the sofa, she went and got a cold, wet cloth and gently damped her face. Another bright glow happened and the feline cat was back. However, she didn't stop mystifying the rest of Serena's family. She back flipped and from her Luna Space Pocket came some bath salts. She tossed these to Serena's mother who didn't ask any questions but just passed them under her nose, bringing her back to consciousness.
Serena woke up and looked around the room. She looked from Luna to Sammy to her mother to her father back to Luna and then she jerked her head back to her brother. Her eyes widened and looked back to Luna. 'Serena, its all right, they all know.' If possible, Serena's eyes widened even more. 'No don't worry, its ok, I couldn't help it. When I saw you fall, I had to change and catch you. I wouldn't be much of a guardian if I didn't try to help you now, would I?' With her charge relaxing, she started purring and forcing Serena to stroke her, and causing her to smile. 'Also what would your mother say?'
'Serena, how long has Luna been able to talk?'
'Wow, wicked cool, I knew she could talk!'
'How come she's a human as well?'
'Jeez, one question at a time.' Serena laughed, 'and to answer them: She's been able to talk for over one thousand years. Yes, Sammy she can talk. And I don't know the answer to the last one. Luna care to explain that one?'
'Well, there never seemed the time to tell you all that Artemis and I can change into human form. To be honest, when we remembered that we could, we were down because we could change.'
'But, why not?'
'For the same reason why she started off using your Tiara instead of the Sceptre. You weren't able to handle that power and we were also reborn so we are still gathering our powers back. I only realized tonight that I had the power to do it. It was because of you that I have unlocked this power and so I thank you. And I'm sure Artemis will too.'
This seemed good enough for Serena but for the rest of the Tsukino's, it wasn't. Once again, Serena was bombarded with questions.
'What do you mean she's been able to talk for over a thousand years?'
'Tiara's and Sceptre's? WHAT????????'
'Reborn?'
'Luna has other powers?'
'Who's Artemis?'
Once again, Serena was caused to laugh. However, she managed to control it and answer the questions that she was being barraged with. 'I'm not sure about the other powers, but Luna can explain that all to us later. Artemis is Mina's cat and her guardian and like Luna he can talk and I presume has the same powers as her. Am I right Luna?' She waited for the cat to nod her head and then with a long sigh, she continued. 'The rest goes back to the time of the peace between the planets and moons of this galaxy.' Looking at Luna, she continued, knowing that this would be a long night and that her own questions would not be answered.
Luna was content at being embraced by Serena knew that it would be better if Serena's family were comfortable and that Serena was too tired to do this all by herself, so she picked herself up and said, 'You might find it easier to sit down and get comfortable because it is a long story.'
'Cos, it's so long, we should have some snacks to eat.'
'SERENA!' came from the three humans and feline in the same tone.
'What?' she smiled and continued, 'I was only thinking about you because I'll be the one doing the talking and trust me I've got more to say than the person who told me most of this and we were all very hungry by the end of it.'
With that explanation, Ilene Tsukino walked into the kitchen and collected some snacks and brought in tea and milk for those in her living room, while the others sat down and got as comfortable as they could. When all were ready, Serena continued.
'A thousand years there were two major kingdoms existing in this Solar System. They had been at war, but the engagement of the heirs to the throne had created peace. The crowned prince belonged to the Kingdom of Earth and the crowned princess belonged to the Kingdom of the Moon. The prince was called Endymion and had the Royal Guard as his protectors. His guards were the Lords Malachite, Zoicyte, Nephlyte, and Jedyte. Like all the royalty they were only known as this on the occasions of great importance and battle. To their friends, they were known as Mal, Zach, Nate, and Justin. Prince Endymion also had a familiar name and that was Darien. -'
'Hey, isn't that the name of your boyfriend?'
'Sammy, don't interrupt me! And, no, it isn't. Back to the story, Darien's parents were the King and Queen of the Earth, King Mortality and Queen Morality and they ruled only their planet, Earth. The crowned princess was the daughter to the great Queen Serenity, the ruler of the Moon Kingdom. The Moon Princess was known as Princess Serenity and more familiarly, Serena -'
'But that's your name!'
'SAMMY!!!!!! Don't interrupt! Jeez, we'll never get to the end of this at this rate. You are going to hear a lot of familiar names, but please, don't interrupt anymore, ok?' After the nod from all in the room, she continued, 'Like her mother, Serena had her own court and they were the princesses of the eight other planets in the solar system. Her mother's court was the queens of these planets. They were not just part of Serenity's court, but also her protectors, her Sailor Scouts and most importantly, they were her friends. All were pretty close, but Serena was closer to the four known as the inner scouts. In the inner scouts, there was, Princess Amy from the planet of Ice and Wisdom, Mercury. Princess Rei was from the planet of fire and soul, Mars. Princess Lita from the planet of Strength and Growth, Jupiter. Lastly, there was Princess Mina from the planet of Love and Beauty, Venus. Like the Royal Guard, Darien and Serena, they were known formally as Princess Mercury, Mars, Jupiter or Venus or if in Scout uniform, Sailor Mercury, Mars, Jupiter or Venus. The princesses of the outer scouts were: Princess Tara from the planet of Destruction and Life, Saturn. Princess Alex from the planet of Nobility and Honour, Uranus. Princess Michelle from the planet of Music and Water, Neptune. And lastly, Princess Trista of the planet of Time, Pluto. They were also known as Princess or Sailor and their respective planets. These eight planets had their own kingdoms, but were also part of the Silver Millennium, also known as the Moon Kingdom. Mina and Serena had their own guardian cats called Luna and Artemis. Artemis belonged the Venus Princess who was the leader of the inner scouts and Luna belonged to the Moon Princess, Serena. The Royal Guard were in love with the inner scouts: Amy and Zach, Lita and Nate, Rei and Justin and Mina and Mal. However they were not all the same age. When Serena, Amy, Lita, Mina, Rei and Tara were eighteen, Alex and Michelle were twenty, while Trista was twenty-one. Darien, Mal, Nate, Zach and Justin were twenty-three. A few months before Serena and Darien were to be married, the paradise of the kingdoms was destroyed. An evil witch named Beryl was the queen of the NegaVerse. She wanted to rule the Solar System and so she attacked the Earth Kingdom, believing it to be the weaker of the two kingdoms. If this wasn't bad enough, she brainwashed the Royal Guard and caused them to hep destroy the Moon.' Here, Serena faulted, not knowing how to continue.
Seeing the tears in Serena's eyes, Luna continues the story, 'On the night of the attack there was a ball in honour of the Moon Princess's eighteenth birthday. However it was not that lively. The inner scouts and Serena were upset that their loves were fighting the NegaVerse on the Earth. The inners decided to go relieve the guards at the gate of the kingdom while Serena watched the Earth in hope. The scouts at the gate saw their loved ones approaching and opened the gate to them, not realizing that Queen Beryl had brainwashed them. Swords were plunged into their hearts instantly killed them all. Artemis and I saw this, raised the alarm and the outer scouts and other guards came running to see the once allies of the moon, aiding the NegaVerse in the destruction of the Silver Kingdom. Queen Beryl went to kill Serena but before she could Darien came to protect his princess. Beryl took a fancy to him and offered him the chance to rule by her side. He basically told her to get lost and because of that she pulled him into the air. Because the princess loved him more than anything, she jumped to him and in that second that their hands touch, they were killed. Trista, Myself, Artemis and the Queen remained with the NegaVerse. Tara had helped destroy a large amount of NegaVerse agents by the greatest sacrifice, her life, she brought the Silence Glaive down, destroying both parts of the moon and the agents of evil. Alex and Michelle saw that their was no way to live, fought to their deaths, also destroying a lot of the agents in their grief and desperation. The Queen knowing that the only way to regain peace, she gathered the souls of the deceased and called upon the power of the Imperial Silver Crystal and sent them all to the future. Trista, as the new guardian of Time returned to the Gate of Time. Artemis and myself were sent into the future to help the princesses fight the evil if it were to return.' Luna stopped, giving the three people time to digest all this information.
Sammy was the one who got his voice back first. 'So what about Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask? Where do they fit into this story?'
'Sailor Moon is the Serenity and Tuxedo Mask is Endymion.'
'But what about his guards, how come they haven't shown up?'
'They have, but remember, they were evil.'
'Huh? I don't get it!'
Serena's parents just looked at each other realizing what their daughter was telling them, while Serena looked at her brother to her parents and then back to him. 'Sammy, when these Sailor Scouts were sent into the future, the guardian cats were to re-awaken them to fight the NegaVerse. That's what they did but they didn't have many of their memories. They didn't know that Sailor Moon was the Princess and they didn't remember that the NegaVerse generals were the loves of the Inner Scouts. They were destroyed and now there is no way to return their lives because the brainwashing was in too far deep.'
'Ok...... But hey, are you Sailor Moon?'
Serena and Luna both smiled at that question while the adults just burst out laughing. Ken Tsukino answered that question, 'Sammy, isn't it obvious?' And Sammy shook his head, 'your sister and her friends are these princesses. And while we are on the subject, is that Prince of yours that boyfriend now?'
'Not anymore. He broke up with me.'
'What?'
'But I thought that you said he was your true love?'
'Oh honey, are you all right?'
'Yeah mum, I'm fine but I told you this for a reason. And yes he is Sammy. And no dad you don't need to break his legs!'
'I didn't say anything like that!'
'You were thinking it.'
'So why did you tell us then, cos I've wanted to know for years?' Sammy piped up.
'I told you because a) Sammy heard and b) because I need your help mum.'
'What can I do?'
Serena took a deep breath and looked at Luna. 'Well, I'm kinda ... pregnant?'
Oh my god, how will her parents react? Till next time. C ya!
As Serena falls, her family look on in horror. The split second before Serena hits the floor, a dazzling bright light is emitted and fills the house, making them cover their eyes. When they open, they see Serena lying in the arms of a lady with purple-black hair. Although they are in shock, they hear her say, 'Thanks Luna' just before she faints.
And then the house exploded. 'Luna, where?'
'Who are you?'
'How did you get in here?'
'Where did Luna go?'
'Will you be quiet?!' Shouted Luna in her human form.
'Sorry' came the small voices belonging to the Tsukino family.
Luna then lifted Serena's limp body up and carried her into the front room, motioning to the other people in the house to follow her. After she laid Serena down on to the sofa, she went and got a cold, wet cloth and gently damped her face. Another bright glow happened and the feline cat was back. However, she didn't stop mystifying the rest of Serena's family. She back flipped and from her Luna Space Pocket came some bath salts. She tossed these to Serena's mother who didn't ask any questions but just passed them under her nose, bringing her back to consciousness.
Serena woke up and looked around the room. She looked from Luna to Sammy to her mother to her father back to Luna and then she jerked her head back to her brother. Her eyes widened and looked back to Luna. 'Serena, its all right, they all know.' If possible, Serena's eyes widened even more. 'No don't worry, its ok, I couldn't help it. When I saw you fall, I had to change and catch you. I wouldn't be much of a guardian if I didn't try to help you now, would I?' With her charge relaxing, she started purring and forcing Serena to stroke her, and causing her to smile. 'Also what would your mother say?'
'Serena, how long has Luna been able to talk?'
'Wow, wicked cool, I knew she could talk!'
'How come she's a human as well?'
'Jeez, one question at a time.' Serena laughed, 'and to answer them: She's been able to talk for over one thousand years. Yes, Sammy she can talk. And I don't know the answer to the last one. Luna care to explain that one?'
'Well, there never seemed the time to tell you all that Artemis and I can change into human form. To be honest, when we remembered that we could, we were down because we could change.'
'But, why not?'
'For the same reason why she started off using your Tiara instead of the Sceptre. You weren't able to handle that power and we were also reborn so we are still gathering our powers back. I only realized tonight that I had the power to do it. It was because of you that I have unlocked this power and so I thank you. And I'm sure Artemis will too.'
This seemed good enough for Serena but for the rest of the Tsukino's, it wasn't. Once again, Serena was bombarded with questions.
'What do you mean she's been able to talk for over a thousand years?'
'Tiara's and Sceptre's? WHAT????????'
'Reborn?'
'Luna has other powers?'
'Who's Artemis?'
Once again, Serena was caused to laugh. However, she managed to control it and answer the questions that she was being barraged with. 'I'm not sure about the other powers, but Luna can explain that all to us later. Artemis is Mina's cat and her guardian and like Luna he can talk and I presume has the same powers as her. Am I right Luna?' She waited for the cat to nod her head and then with a long sigh, she continued. 'The rest goes back to the time of the peace between the planets and moons of this galaxy.' Looking at Luna, she continued, knowing that this would be a long night and that her own questions would not be answered.
Luna was content at being embraced by Serena knew that it would be better if Serena's family were comfortable and that Serena was too tired to do this all by herself, so she picked herself up and said, 'You might find it easier to sit down and get comfortable because it is a long story.'
'Cos, it's so long, we should have some snacks to eat.'
'SERENA!' came from the three humans and feline in the same tone.
'What?' she smiled and continued, 'I was only thinking about you because I'll be the one doing the talking and trust me I've got more to say than the person who told me most of this and we were all very hungry by the end of it.'
With that explanation, Ilene Tsukino walked into the kitchen and collected some snacks and brought in tea and milk for those in her living room, while the others sat down and got as comfortable as they could. When all were ready, Serena continued.
'A thousand years there were two major kingdoms existing in this Solar System. They had been at war, but the engagement of the heirs to the throne had created peace. The crowned prince belonged to the Kingdom of Earth and the crowned princess belonged to the Kingdom of the Moon. The prince was called Endymion and had the Royal Guard as his protectors. His guards were the Lords Malachite, Zoicyte, Nephlyte, and Jedyte. Like all the royalty they were only known as this on the occasions of great importance and battle. To their friends, they were known as Mal, Zach, Nate, and Justin. Prince Endymion also had a familiar name and that was Darien. -'
'Hey, isn't that the name of your boyfriend?'
'Sammy, don't interrupt me! And, no, it isn't. Back to the story, Darien's parents were the King and Queen of the Earth, King Mortality and Queen Morality and they ruled only their planet, Earth. The crowned princess was the daughter to the great Queen Serenity, the ruler of the Moon Kingdom. The Moon Princess was known as Princess Serenity and more familiarly, Serena -'
'But that's your name!'
'SAMMY!!!!!! Don't interrupt! Jeez, we'll never get to the end of this at this rate. You are going to hear a lot of familiar names, but please, don't interrupt anymore, ok?' After the nod from all in the room, she continued, 'Like her mother, Serena had her own court and they were the princesses of the eight other planets in the solar system. Her mother's court was the queens of these planets. They were not just part of Serenity's court, but also her protectors, her Sailor Scouts and most importantly, they were her friends. All were pretty close, but Serena was closer to the four known as the inner scouts. In the inner scouts, there was, Princess Amy from the planet of Ice and Wisdom, Mercury. Princess Rei was from the planet of fire and soul, Mars. Princess Lita from the planet of Strength and Growth, Jupiter. Lastly, there was Princess Mina from the planet of Love and Beauty, Venus. Like the Royal Guard, Darien and Serena, they were known formally as Princess Mercury, Mars, Jupiter or Venus or if in Scout uniform, Sailor Mercury, Mars, Jupiter or Venus. The princesses of the outer scouts were: Princess Tara from the planet of Destruction and Life, Saturn. Princess Alex from the planet of Nobility and Honour, Uranus. Princess Michelle from the planet of Music and Water, Neptune. And lastly, Princess Trista of the planet of Time, Pluto. They were also known as Princess or Sailor and their respective planets. These eight planets had their own kingdoms, but were also part of the Silver Millennium, also known as the Moon Kingdom. Mina and Serena had their own guardian cats called Luna and Artemis. Artemis belonged the Venus Princess who was the leader of the inner scouts and Luna belonged to the Moon Princess, Serena. The Royal Guard were in love with the inner scouts: Amy and Zach, Lita and Nate, Rei and Justin and Mina and Mal. However they were not all the same age. When Serena, Amy, Lita, Mina, Rei and Tara were eighteen, Alex and Michelle were twenty, while Trista was twenty-one. Darien, Mal, Nate, Zach and Justin were twenty-three. A few months before Serena and Darien were to be married, the paradise of the kingdoms was destroyed. An evil witch named Beryl was the queen of the NegaVerse. She wanted to rule the Solar System and so she attacked the Earth Kingdom, believing it to be the weaker of the two kingdoms. If this wasn't bad enough, she brainwashed the Royal Guard and caused them to hep destroy the Moon.' Here, Serena faulted, not knowing how to continue.
Seeing the tears in Serena's eyes, Luna continues the story, 'On the night of the attack there was a ball in honour of the Moon Princess's eighteenth birthday. However it was not that lively. The inner scouts and Serena were upset that their loves were fighting the NegaVerse on the Earth. The inners decided to go relieve the guards at the gate of the kingdom while Serena watched the Earth in hope. The scouts at the gate saw their loved ones approaching and opened the gate to them, not realizing that Queen Beryl had brainwashed them. Swords were plunged into their hearts instantly killed them all. Artemis and I saw this, raised the alarm and the outer scouts and other guards came running to see the once allies of the moon, aiding the NegaVerse in the destruction of the Silver Kingdom. Queen Beryl went to kill Serena but before she could Darien came to protect his princess. Beryl took a fancy to him and offered him the chance to rule by her side. He basically told her to get lost and because of that she pulled him into the air. Because the princess loved him more than anything, she jumped to him and in that second that their hands touch, they were killed. Trista, Myself, Artemis and the Queen remained with the NegaVerse. Tara had helped destroy a large amount of NegaVerse agents by the greatest sacrifice, her life, she brought the Silence Glaive down, destroying both parts of the moon and the agents of evil. Alex and Michelle saw that their was no way to live, fought to their deaths, also destroying a lot of the agents in their grief and desperation. The Queen knowing that the only way to regain peace, she gathered the souls of the deceased and called upon the power of the Imperial Silver Crystal and sent them all to the future. Trista, as the new guardian of Time returned to the Gate of Time. Artemis and myself were sent into the future to help the princesses fight the evil if it were to return.' Luna stopped, giving the three people time to digest all this information.
Sammy was the one who got his voice back first. 'So what about Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask? Where do they fit into this story?'
'Sailor Moon is the Serenity and Tuxedo Mask is Endymion.'
'But what about his guards, how come they haven't shown up?'
'They have, but remember, they were evil.'
'Huh? I don't get it!'
Serena's parents just looked at each other realizing what their daughter was telling them, while Serena looked at her brother to her parents and then back to him. 'Sammy, when these Sailor Scouts were sent into the future, the guardian cats were to re-awaken them to fight the NegaVerse. That's what they did but they didn't have many of their memories. They didn't know that Sailor Moon was the Princess and they didn't remember that the NegaVerse generals were the loves of the Inner Scouts. They were destroyed and now there is no way to return their lives because the brainwashing was in too far deep.'
'Ok...... But hey, are you Sailor Moon?'
Serena and Luna both smiled at that question while the adults just burst out laughing. Ken Tsukino answered that question, 'Sammy, isn't it obvious?' And Sammy shook his head, 'your sister and her friends are these princesses. And while we are on the subject, is that Prince of yours that boyfriend now?'
'Not anymore. He broke up with me.'
'What?'
'But I thought that you said he was your true love?'
'Oh honey, are you all right?'
'Yeah mum, I'm fine but I told you this for a reason. And yes he is Sammy. And no dad you don't need to break his legs!'
'I didn't say anything like that!'
'You were thinking it.'
'So why did you tell us then, cos I've wanted to know for years?' Sammy piped up.
'I told you because a) Sammy heard and b) because I need your help mum.'
'What can I do?'
Serena took a deep breath and looked at Luna. 'Well, I'm kinda ... pregnant?'
Oh my god, how will her parents react? Till next time. C ya!