Sailor Silence: First off I'd like to thank Guardian of Destruction, Lady
Fireball, and Myst Lady for reviewing my story THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!
Muse: Will you shut up already and get one with the story.
Hotaru: (Slaps her hand over Muse's mouth) Now you may continue.
Sailor Silence: Thank you, anyway this is the first chapter of "A New Life" and I hope you enjoy it R&R!
Hotaru: (Yelps and yanks her hand away from Muse)
Muse: Keep your filthy hands off my face!
Sailor Silence: Uh don't mind those two and just read the story.
The room was dark and silent where no sound could be heard save the occasional clink of a brush as it was placed into a cup of water to keep the paint from drying on it, making it useless. Bright colors of golden yellow, orange and fiery red mingled with the tamer colors of blue and purple to create a bright, yet dark sunset on the once dull canvas. As the painter glided her brush over the painting adding a streak of yellow, she suddenly heard a pounding outside the door of her home and she whirled around on the stool she was sitting, a quizzical look on her face. "Now who would that be at this time of night?" wondered the painter as she looked at the clock, seeing it was 9:00 but, deciding that whoever it was must be here for a reason, she quickly walked to the door. "Who is it?" she called out and a voice resounded through the door that the painter immediately recognized, "Hotaru! Let me in quick!" said the voice and Hotaru quickly swung open the door to face a beaten and badly bruised Sailor Pluto. "Pluto! What happened to you!?" Hotaru nearly shrieked as she pulled Pluto inside then quickly closed and locked the door behind her as she turned to face Pluto. "I'm all right Hotaru just bruised and banged up but I'm afraid you won't like what I have to tell." Said Pluto as she detransfomed back to Meioh Setsuna and sat down in one of the nearby chairs. "Just tell me what happened Setsuna-mama, I don't care what kind of news it is." Said Hotaru and Setsuna drew a ragged breath. "Chaos broke through." Said Setsuna and Hotaru's face went pale, "How?" she asked "He sent one of his minions to attack me while he broke through to this world. I couldn't move to stop him because I was trying to ward off his minion but by the time I'd defeated him, Chaos had already escaped." Said Pluto with a discouraged look. Hotaru sat next to Setsuna and gave her an encouraging smile. "Don't feel discouraged Setsuna-mama you did all you could." Said Hotaru and Setsuna gave her a grateful look.
"Do you know where Chaos is now?" asked Hotaru but Setsuna just shook her head, "He disappeared after he'd gone through the gate, so I can't be sure where he's gone. I do know for a fact, however, that no doubt he will try to destroy this world as he did ours." Said Setsuna and Hotaru already knew what they had to do. "We have to find him somehow, and stop him before he does what he did to our world!" said Hotaru a determined light shining in her eyes. "I know we must stop him somehow but I'm clueless on how to go about doing so, after all, we don't have the Ginzuishou in this world as we did before." Said Setsuna and Hotaru had to admit they were at a disadvantage. "But wait Setsuna-mama! Didn't you say this was a parallel universe?" asked Hotaru excitedly "Yes, why?" asked Setsuna but the wheels in Hotaru's head were already beginning to turn. "What if there is an object here that's just like the Ginzuishou, but different?" Asked Hotaru and Setsuna thought about that for a moment. "You know Hotaru I think you're on to something!" said Setsuna and Hotaru's eyes gleamed with excitement. "I think it's highly possible that there is an object here that is almost like the Ginzuishou, but finding is going to be the big problem." Said Hotaru "And finding if one even exsists." Said Setsuna and Hotaru had to admit that would be their biggest problem. "There's got to be a way to find out if something like that exsists!" said Hotaru as she stood there thinking but Setsuna already had an idea. "I do know a legend that might help us and a riddle." Said Setsuna and Hotaru ran over and plopped down beside her on the chair. "I'm listening!" said Hotaru and Setsuna giggled inwardly at the change the 26-year-old senshi had undergone in a year's time. Though she could still detect a hint of sadness and loss in the girls heart Setsuna couldn't worry about that right now, the important thing was keeping this world from going through what they went through. "Alright but listen carefully because you may need to remember this later." Said Setsuna and Hotaru motioned for her to go one so Setsuna began her tail.
"It is said that many years ago, a powerful crystal existed known as the soul crystal. It guarded this universe with its immense power but unfortunately evil would always want to get their hands on such a priceless, and powerful object. A powerful being of pure evil attacked the guardians of the crystal slaying them all but one survived and shattered the crystal into 6 separate pieces, air, water, fire, earth, life, and death each standing for a different element in the universe. Each piece was placed inside a temple at different places on the earth but it was a known fact that no doubt evil would once again try its hand at getting the Soul Crystal. To protect it, each crystal was locked with a riddle to keep it safe but it wasn't as simple as solving the riddle to get to the crystal. The riddle also led to a task that the person had to perform if they wished to gain access to the crystal, but not only would the riddle lead to the piece, it held the key to solving the task. To this day no one has ever been able to get to the crystal for they have either given up, or been killed in the process." When Setsuna had finished her tale, Hotaru sat there a questioning look on her face. "But what's the riddle?" asked Hotaru "I think it goes like this, When the winds cease to blow and air is all but gone, only one way through this place will lead to safety for all." Said Setsuna and Hotaru's forehead creased in thought. "I wonder what that means." Said Hotaru "Only you can figure that out but I will say this, the first place you must go is the Temple of the Four Winds which is where the first piece is located." Said Setsuna and Hotaru gave her a questioning look. "But where is it located?" asked Hotaru and Setsuna handed her a map, "This will guide you to the Temple of the Four Winds, but you cannot reach the pieces alone you are going to need some help." Said Setsuna "And just who can help me figure this out? So far I know no one." Said Hotaru but Setsuna just smiled mysteriously. "I have an old friend who owes me a favor, he knows some people who can help you." Said Setsuna but Hotaru was still hesitant. "So what do I do in the meantime?" asked Hotaru "In the meantime, you can make your way to the Temple but from there it is up to you." Said Setsuna and Hotaru glanced at the map once again allowing Setsuna to show her the route she must take.
"Well if I am to get in touch with my old friend I'd better go now." Said Setsuna as she stood and Hotaru soon joined her. "Good luck Setsuna I hope you can get up with this friend of yours." Said Hotaru "Oh I have all ideas I can but you be careful Hotaru I'd hate to loose an adoptive daughter." Said Setsuna and Hotaru gave her a reassuring smile. "I'll be as careful as I can, I promise Setsuna-mama." Said Hotaru and after a quick embrace the two women seperated, one to find a friend, the other to prepare for a new adventure.
Sailor Silence: Phew! Finally it's done!
Muse: Yeah well I think you could've done better.
Hotaru: Muse!
Sailor Silence: It's okay, I guess I could have done a little better but I wanted something that would lead into the main story you know what I mean?
Muse: Yeah whatever (Mumbles to herself) you still could have done better.
Hotaru: Muse shut up no one is asking for your opinions
Sailor Silence: Well anyway that's the end of Part 1 of my story so don't forget to R&R (No flames) and once again thanks to Guardian of Destruction, Lady Fireball, and Myst Lady for being the first to review my story! Oh and sorry about my bad grammar I'LL TRY HARDER I PROMISE!!!! One final note, some of the FFVII characters will be appearing in the next chapter so be watching for Part 2!
Muse: Will you shut up already and get one with the story.
Hotaru: (Slaps her hand over Muse's mouth) Now you may continue.
Sailor Silence: Thank you, anyway this is the first chapter of "A New Life" and I hope you enjoy it R&R!
Hotaru: (Yelps and yanks her hand away from Muse)
Muse: Keep your filthy hands off my face!
Sailor Silence: Uh don't mind those two and just read the story.
The room was dark and silent where no sound could be heard save the occasional clink of a brush as it was placed into a cup of water to keep the paint from drying on it, making it useless. Bright colors of golden yellow, orange and fiery red mingled with the tamer colors of blue and purple to create a bright, yet dark sunset on the once dull canvas. As the painter glided her brush over the painting adding a streak of yellow, she suddenly heard a pounding outside the door of her home and she whirled around on the stool she was sitting, a quizzical look on her face. "Now who would that be at this time of night?" wondered the painter as she looked at the clock, seeing it was 9:00 but, deciding that whoever it was must be here for a reason, she quickly walked to the door. "Who is it?" she called out and a voice resounded through the door that the painter immediately recognized, "Hotaru! Let me in quick!" said the voice and Hotaru quickly swung open the door to face a beaten and badly bruised Sailor Pluto. "Pluto! What happened to you!?" Hotaru nearly shrieked as she pulled Pluto inside then quickly closed and locked the door behind her as she turned to face Pluto. "I'm all right Hotaru just bruised and banged up but I'm afraid you won't like what I have to tell." Said Pluto as she detransfomed back to Meioh Setsuna and sat down in one of the nearby chairs. "Just tell me what happened Setsuna-mama, I don't care what kind of news it is." Said Hotaru and Setsuna drew a ragged breath. "Chaos broke through." Said Setsuna and Hotaru's face went pale, "How?" she asked "He sent one of his minions to attack me while he broke through to this world. I couldn't move to stop him because I was trying to ward off his minion but by the time I'd defeated him, Chaos had already escaped." Said Pluto with a discouraged look. Hotaru sat next to Setsuna and gave her an encouraging smile. "Don't feel discouraged Setsuna-mama you did all you could." Said Hotaru and Setsuna gave her a grateful look.
"Do you know where Chaos is now?" asked Hotaru but Setsuna just shook her head, "He disappeared after he'd gone through the gate, so I can't be sure where he's gone. I do know for a fact, however, that no doubt he will try to destroy this world as he did ours." Said Setsuna and Hotaru already knew what they had to do. "We have to find him somehow, and stop him before he does what he did to our world!" said Hotaru a determined light shining in her eyes. "I know we must stop him somehow but I'm clueless on how to go about doing so, after all, we don't have the Ginzuishou in this world as we did before." Said Setsuna and Hotaru had to admit they were at a disadvantage. "But wait Setsuna-mama! Didn't you say this was a parallel universe?" asked Hotaru excitedly "Yes, why?" asked Setsuna but the wheels in Hotaru's head were already beginning to turn. "What if there is an object here that's just like the Ginzuishou, but different?" Asked Hotaru and Setsuna thought about that for a moment. "You know Hotaru I think you're on to something!" said Setsuna and Hotaru's eyes gleamed with excitement. "I think it's highly possible that there is an object here that is almost like the Ginzuishou, but finding is going to be the big problem." Said Hotaru "And finding if one even exsists." Said Setsuna and Hotaru had to admit that would be their biggest problem. "There's got to be a way to find out if something like that exsists!" said Hotaru as she stood there thinking but Setsuna already had an idea. "I do know a legend that might help us and a riddle." Said Setsuna and Hotaru ran over and plopped down beside her on the chair. "I'm listening!" said Hotaru and Setsuna giggled inwardly at the change the 26-year-old senshi had undergone in a year's time. Though she could still detect a hint of sadness and loss in the girls heart Setsuna couldn't worry about that right now, the important thing was keeping this world from going through what they went through. "Alright but listen carefully because you may need to remember this later." Said Setsuna and Hotaru motioned for her to go one so Setsuna began her tail.
"It is said that many years ago, a powerful crystal existed known as the soul crystal. It guarded this universe with its immense power but unfortunately evil would always want to get their hands on such a priceless, and powerful object. A powerful being of pure evil attacked the guardians of the crystal slaying them all but one survived and shattered the crystal into 6 separate pieces, air, water, fire, earth, life, and death each standing for a different element in the universe. Each piece was placed inside a temple at different places on the earth but it was a known fact that no doubt evil would once again try its hand at getting the Soul Crystal. To protect it, each crystal was locked with a riddle to keep it safe but it wasn't as simple as solving the riddle to get to the crystal. The riddle also led to a task that the person had to perform if they wished to gain access to the crystal, but not only would the riddle lead to the piece, it held the key to solving the task. To this day no one has ever been able to get to the crystal for they have either given up, or been killed in the process." When Setsuna had finished her tale, Hotaru sat there a questioning look on her face. "But what's the riddle?" asked Hotaru "I think it goes like this, When the winds cease to blow and air is all but gone, only one way through this place will lead to safety for all." Said Setsuna and Hotaru's forehead creased in thought. "I wonder what that means." Said Hotaru "Only you can figure that out but I will say this, the first place you must go is the Temple of the Four Winds which is where the first piece is located." Said Setsuna and Hotaru gave her a questioning look. "But where is it located?" asked Hotaru and Setsuna handed her a map, "This will guide you to the Temple of the Four Winds, but you cannot reach the pieces alone you are going to need some help." Said Setsuna "And just who can help me figure this out? So far I know no one." Said Hotaru but Setsuna just smiled mysteriously. "I have an old friend who owes me a favor, he knows some people who can help you." Said Setsuna but Hotaru was still hesitant. "So what do I do in the meantime?" asked Hotaru "In the meantime, you can make your way to the Temple but from there it is up to you." Said Setsuna and Hotaru glanced at the map once again allowing Setsuna to show her the route she must take.
"Well if I am to get in touch with my old friend I'd better go now." Said Setsuna as she stood and Hotaru soon joined her. "Good luck Setsuna I hope you can get up with this friend of yours." Said Hotaru "Oh I have all ideas I can but you be careful Hotaru I'd hate to loose an adoptive daughter." Said Setsuna and Hotaru gave her a reassuring smile. "I'll be as careful as I can, I promise Setsuna-mama." Said Hotaru and after a quick embrace the two women seperated, one to find a friend, the other to prepare for a new adventure.
Sailor Silence: Phew! Finally it's done!
Muse: Yeah well I think you could've done better.
Hotaru: Muse!
Sailor Silence: It's okay, I guess I could have done a little better but I wanted something that would lead into the main story you know what I mean?
Muse: Yeah whatever (Mumbles to herself) you still could have done better.
Hotaru: Muse shut up no one is asking for your opinions
Sailor Silence: Well anyway that's the end of Part 1 of my story so don't forget to R&R (No flames) and once again thanks to Guardian of Destruction, Lady Fireball, and Myst Lady for being the first to review my story! Oh and sorry about my bad grammar I'LL TRY HARDER I PROMISE!!!! One final note, some of the FFVII characters will be appearing in the next chapter so be watching for Part 2!