The Silence
A Sailor Moon Fanfiction
By: Bekah-chan
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Nooooooo!!!!!!!!! It's NOT MINE!!!!! (Sailor Moon, I mean) *sob*
HEY COLIN PERKINS!!! Thank you for reading, and for your reviews, but I think you are a little confused. The Saturn in both timelines is the *same person* There is only *One* Soldier of Silence, and that is Sailor Saturn. I do not have any plans for more than one Saturn. If you are still confused, you could try reading the previous chapters over again... And then leave another review :)
Thanks for the Reviews, everybody!
Chapter 10:
Of all the souls in the Universe, only Saturn and Chaos were aware when Saturn used her powers and started everything again. And Chaos only knew that it had happened, it did not remember the events leading up to it. So, Saturn was the lone soul who remembered it all; all the battles, all the death, all the loneliness. While Chaos remembered only that it had been defeated, again. But, while Chaos was sleeping, it used the knowledge it *did* have, to formulate a way to stop Saturn's power. Knowledge that it had gained in the beginning, before there was a Soldier of Destruction.
*****Moon Palace (dream-plain)---- Silver Millennium:
Again, Serenity found herself standing in a field of purple grass, and exotic flowers. Although, this scenery seemed older, somehow, than the one she had visited the night before; It felt almost..... Ancient.
There were some obvious differences to this dream. For one, the Princess couldn't see the trees that had previously been present. Also, Serenity was clad in one of her princess dresses, instead of her nightgown. Catching sight of something out of the corner of her eye, the Princess spun around to see the biggest difference of all: A City. Ghostly shadows of people moved on streets that were paved with a pale gray stone, which was also the building material for some of the houses. Other buildings had been constructed of the silver-gray wood that Serenity knew came from trees native to this planet. The rest of the structures, including the one that now drew Serenity's attention, were made of a purple veined marble.
The building that the Princess now examined was built right in the middle of the city. Situated on a hill, it rose majestically above the rest of it's kind, of a size to be a palace. But, to Serenity, it did not have a 'palace' feel. It's architecture and aura of knowledge, made her think it a school. Why would a place of learning be held in such a high regard?
"You're right, it is a school," said a voice behind her. Serenity turned to see Saturn. Her friend was standing sedately behind her, wearing her Sailor Soldier outfit, and holding her glave, one end planted firmly in the ground, with her left hand.
"Well, it's mostly a school," Saturn amended, as she looked upon the building with her friend, "It was also the center of government here."
"This is Saturn, the planet, right?"
"Yes."
"It's different than it was last night," the Princess observed.
"This is the first Saturn," the one of the same name explained, "You wanted me to tell you how I became what I am. I decided to show you instead."
"Oh, Sat! Are you okay with this? I want to know, but not if the memories will hurt you."
Saturn, who was amused by her new nick-name, replied, "It's okay, *Nity*, if your with me, I'm sure I'll be fine." She smiled at her friend, taking the Princess left hand with her right, "Now, come on!" she gave Serenity's hand a tug, "Follow me."
They walked into the city, proceeding unknown past it's long dead inhabitants, making their way toward the large building in the center.
"What's the city called?" Serenity asked as they walked.
"I don't remember," Saturn sighed sadly.
"Oh, Sats! It's okay," the Princess tried to console her friend, "You still remember how it looked and what the people were like, right?"
Saturn nodded.
"Then hold onto that. Those memories are important, not the name." she smiled.
Saturn smiled back, amazed at how fast Serenity could pull her out of a gloomy mood. She was glad she had chosen to share this part of her past with the Princess. She knew her friend would understand what she had gone through, better than anyone else in the Universe.
*****Tokyo---- Present Day:
"Who?" the Inner Sailors asked, bewildered at their Princess' behavior.
Serena sputtered, "Y-You mean you guys *don't* know who Saturn is?!?"
They all nodded. "Should we?" Mercury asked.
"Pluto?" Sailor Moon turned to the Time Guardian, "Shouldn't they know? Darien and I did."
"Uh, well, I actually don't know either." Darien admitted, "I just knew something was wrong by the way you acted."
"Pluto?" the Princess questioned again.
The Sailor of Pluto thought for a moment trying to piece together her, rather spotty, memories of the Moon Kingdom, "Well," she tried to explain, "I don't think the Inner scouts knew of Saturn, your Majesty. Only the Royal Family knew, and the Outers, of course."
"The 'Outers'?"
"Yes, Princess. The Sailor Soldiers were divided into two teams; The Inners, who came from the inner planets in this solar system: Venus, Mars, Mercury, and Jupiter; And the Outers, who were from the outer planets: Pluto, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus."
"Did the Outers know *everything* about Saturn?"
"No. Only the Queen, you, and later, me, knew of Saturn's purpose, your Highness."
"Where are the Outers now? Were they reborn?" Darien asked.
"Yes, they were reborn, Saturn and I are the only ones who weren't. They have yet to be awakened to their powers, my Prince, they were not needed."
"Do you care to explain what's going on, Meatball-Head?" the Sailor Scout of Mars was getting tired of people talking about things she did not know, "Who is Saturn, already?!?"
"Rei, calm down, I'll explain! Just-----"
"What is going ON??" an angry voice cut Serena off, mid-sentence. Moon turned to see that her family had rejoined the wonderful world of the conscious and alert.
"How can you be Sailor Moon, Serena? Why does she," Mrs. Tuskino gestured toward Pluto, "Keep calling you 'Princess'? And who are these people??!!?" The Tuskinos helped each other to their, respective, feet, and looked wide-eyed around the room.
"As to how I'm Sailor Moon, we can get into that later. The 'Princess' thing is *way* too involved for us to discuss right now. Until then, these are my friends and guardians, the Sailor Scouts," she pointed to each one as she said their name, "This is Sailor Mars, you also know her as Rei--
"That nice girl that lives at the Cherry Hill temple?" Serena's mother whispered absently.
"-This is Sailor Mercury, or Amy," Amy bowed, "Sailor Jupiter, Lita; And Sailor Venus, also known as 'Sailor V' or Mina." she finished.
"Mina is Sailor V?" Sammy choked in disbelief, "But she's a total klutz!!"
"Ohhhh!! You little Weasel! You're gonna get it!!" Mina lunged toward the younger boy, intent on revenge. Mars and Jupiter held her back, "No, let me go! The twit insulted the Sailor Scout of Love! He must be punished!!" Sammy, who was usually brave, took one look at Mina's face and hid behind his parents.
"Now, calm down Mina," Serena insisted, "I'm sure he was just surprised. Sammy?" his head came back into view around Mrs. Tuskinos' arm, "You *are* going to apologize, right?"
"Um, ya?" Sammy stayed in his spot of safety, "I-I'm sorry, Mina, I sure you are a very cool Sailor V."
"Darn right!" Mina agreed, straightening her gloves, "I'll forgive you this time, but only because you're Serena's brother. She would be upset if I tore you to little pieces," she folded her arms and glared, to give the threat a full effect.
"S-Sure," Sammy gulped in fear, had his sister's friends *always* been this scary? "Won't happen again."
"See that it doesn't." Mina relaxed, and even smiled, a little. Content that her intimidation had been received in the spirt it was intended.
"Serena! You still haven't told us who Saturn is!!" Rei complained.
"We would like to know too," Serena's father spoke-up, for the first time since Pluto's sudden arrival.
Serena looked at Pluto pleadingly, the Sailor Scout of Time could explain it to them, right?
"Sorry, Princess," Pluto shook her head, "I think you know more about the subject than I. It was tradition that the information be passed down through the Royal Family."
"Oh, alright! I'll explain!" Serena plopped back down on the couch. She tried to make it look casual, and not like she was feeling faint from blood loss, and needed to sit down. Serena's family and some of the Scouts found seats also, all looking toward Sailor Moon expectantly.
"It's like this..." the Moon Princess began.
To Be Continued ^_^