~~ The New Generation ~~
~~ Joo no Seishi ~~
~~ By Tsuki ~~
Author's Notes: I don't own Sailor Moon, duh. I don't claim ownership, nor am I getting paid for this, so
don't sue. I write this because I want to. Thank you for your time and please review. It's the only thing I
can get back for my time and effort.
~~ x ~~
"I wouldn't want to live forever."
"You don't have a choice."
"Legends live forever; people don't. That's not the way things work."
Mizuno Ami sighed heavily as Aino Minako said this. "You must understand that we have been chosen to
protect the world from all that wishes it harm. It was our destinies from our birth; Queen Serenity died to
make sure that our destinies would be fulfilled. It's not something we can help, Mina-chan."
Minako mimicked Ami's sigh, placing her chin on her crossed arms, which rested on the table. "I know.
And believe me, there's no one I love more than you and the others. I can think of no better people to spend
the rest of eternity with." Tears misted her eyes. "Usagi-chan is very lucky. She has Mamoru-san. Who will
we have, Ami-chan? Whatever loves we hold now will not stand by our side forever; we're bound to
outlive them. Then what? An eternity without a lover by our side? Doomed to be utterly alone for the rest
of our lives? Or, even worse, living from day to day, generation to generation taking different lovers, never
to fully be embraced with a partner that would understand and grow with us?"
Being the Senshi of love, it was no wonder that these thoughts had occurred to Minako. Ami hadn't
actually thought that far ahead into the future, at least not the future down that particular path. The sudden
thought of all Minako said, all the truth behind her tear-heavy words hit her and she felt her own throat
clench with tears.
"Perhaps Usagi-chan can do something about this. Maybe she has the power to give the gift of immortality
to others." Minako's head shot up at the thought, eyes hopeful, chin quivering. "She'd do that for us, right?
She wouldn't deny us love if she had some way to alter it...right?"
Ami moved toward Minako and wrapped her arms around the crying blonde, holding her close. "Usagi
loves us as much as we love her, probably more. We are the first things on her mind; that's why she
protects us, always saves us, pulls through every situation for us. She'd kill herself if she thought that
would save any one of us. She's demonstrated this fact so many times that I lost count of them all. You
know if there was some way for us to be happy, she'd make it happen."
"Watashi ga wakaru."* Minako said, wiping her eyes. "Perhaps she hasn't thought of this, though." She
looked up into Ami's fathomless blue eyes. "Maybe we should go see her."
Ami nodded, hope blossoming into her heart despite the doubts in her mind. In a matter of moments, they
were out of Minako's house and heading toward the Tsukino home.
When they got there, Usagi's younger brother answered the door, then shouted up for ondago atama to
come to the door.
Usagi came down the stairs, her eyes reflecting her surprise at seeing Minako and Ami.
"Hey. What's wrong?" Concern replaced the surprise instantaneously, and she stepped outside and touched
Minako's shoulder.
The taller blonde girl could barely contain her tears as she explained all she and Ami had said earlier.
Usagi nodded every so often, her face a mask of concern as she watched the two, and when they finished,
she could only sigh, a sudden weight settling on her shoulders.
"I hadn't thought of what it might be like for you girls, spending your lives protecting the world and never
being able to crawl into bed at night into the welcoming arms of the one you love..." Usagi was rubbing her
chin, long fingers cupping one of her cheeks before running through her bangs. "Well, I have to say that I
honestly don't know." An idea flashed through her mind, and she snapped her fingers. "Get Mako-chan and
meet me at Rei-chan's in half-an-hour. Explain to them what's going on. By then I should have an answer
for you."
Minako and Ami nodded and, with a wave from the blue-haired girl and a nod from the sniffling blonde,
they took off.
Usagi sighed and stretched, feeling the burden of their sudden need for knowledge resting on her shoulders.
They needed knowledge, yes, but she knew that what they really wanted was comforting. Good news that
would ease their minds about the future that would undeniably sneak up on them soon and claim their lives
to be servants to the world.
She knew how lucky she was, blessed with a one love that would live as long as she did. Mamoru would be
her pillar of strength when her duty wore her to the bone, would love her when the troubles of the world
were bringing her down, would comfort her when she couldn't change things for the better, couldn't stop
an evil from entering the world. But the others...they would have no one, unless she found evidence to the
contrary.
She ran up to her room and shut the door. Luna looked up from her comfortable position on Usagi's bed,
sleep in her eyes. "Usagi-chan? What on Earth—"
"Luna, I need your help. I need an answer."
"Well, believe me, I'll try and help you, but remember, I'm not an encyclopedia of information."
"Close enough." Usagi smiled ruefully. "You remember so much more than I do, so I must ask you; is there
some way for me to grant immortality to others?"
"Grant immortality?" Luna looked quizzical. "Why would you want to?"
Usagi explained. Luna nodded.
"I see the dilemma." She got up and stretched, then faced Usagi squarely. "Let me begin by telling you that
the power you wield is so vast that it cannot possibly be charted. There are things you could do that no one
will ever know. And with the power of your friends behind you, I doubt there's nothing you couldn't do."
She heaved a breath. "However, when it comes to something like this...I can honestly say I don't know."
She looked sorrowful. "I'm sorry, Usagi-chan, but I don't know."
Usagi was thinking about something Luna had said. "You say I wield great power. Power enough to see me
through tight spots, rough times, difficult situations."
"Yes, that's true."
"Through the Silver Crystal** I have the power to do...so much...even...see my mother. Talk to her."
Luna understood and nodded. "I'll watch over you as you pass between realms. Try to be quick."
Usagi nodded and kneeled on the floor, then thought better of it, grabbed a pillow from her bed, and laid on
the floor, trying to relax. After she'd managed that, she tried to figure out what to do next. Perhaps the
proper thing was to think of what she wanted...what she wanted the crystal to do for her.
I want my mother, Queen Serenity. I want to talk to Queen Serenity.
There was a sense of release, like something being pulled painlessly from her, then warmth, calmness,
peace. She felt like she was floating, but there was really no sense of her physical body. Only her mind
existed as she slipped further into the darkness.
A whispering voice pulled her from the void, pulled her up and made her conscious of the things around
her. She was wearing her white dress once more, crystal in front of her, glowing a pale pink, the only
source of light around her.
And then, there was suddenly something else. From the darkness, a spark grew. From the nothingness,
something sprang forth, a pillar of light that elongated and grew, forming the shape of an elegant white
haired woman.
Usagi felt herself falling into a curtsy at the mere sight of her mother, the royal queen of the Silver
Millenium.
"My daughter..." Queen Serenity's voice was soothing, raising Usagi out of her stance, forcing her in a way
to look into her eyes. "How I've missed you."
"Mom...mother..." Mom seemed too informal to use on a being so regal as the glowing woman before her.
Usagi could only hope that she turned out as well as her mother did.
"I know why you're here." Serenity moved forward, reaching out and grasping her daughter's hand. "Your
concern for your friend's happiness never ceases to amaze me. The lengths you'll go to in order to make
sure their happiness is secure." Serenity's smile was beautiful. "You're heart is so wonderfully pure and
beautiful that is makes me want to cry. You will be a more wonderful ruler than I could have ever been,
simply because of your deep love for your friends."
Usagi felt tears spill from her eyes at the praise, felt her heart swell. "Oh, mother, tell me I can bring them
the news they want. Tell me I can grant immortality."
Serenity's eyes were sad, but she nodded. "You can grant immortality, my love, but at a cost. Should you
grant this great thing to someone that doesn't wish it, doesn't understand what it will mean, the resentment
they'll feel toward you will kill you."
"Kill me..? How?" Usagi had at first felt incredible joy, then crushing disappointment.
"The crystal is the source of your power, and if the aftereffect of something it does is too full of pure evil,
then it will shatter, and so will you."
~~ To Be Continued... ~~
* I know. (My Japanese comes from a dictionary, so please don't kill me for bad Jap. Grammar.)
** I don't remember the word for the Silver Crystal in Jap., so I used the English word.
~~ Joo no Seishi ~~
~~ By Tsuki ~~
Author's Notes: I don't own Sailor Moon, duh. I don't claim ownership, nor am I getting paid for this, so
don't sue. I write this because I want to. Thank you for your time and please review. It's the only thing I
can get back for my time and effort.
~~ x ~~
"I wouldn't want to live forever."
"You don't have a choice."
"Legends live forever; people don't. That's not the way things work."
Mizuno Ami sighed heavily as Aino Minako said this. "You must understand that we have been chosen to
protect the world from all that wishes it harm. It was our destinies from our birth; Queen Serenity died to
make sure that our destinies would be fulfilled. It's not something we can help, Mina-chan."
Minako mimicked Ami's sigh, placing her chin on her crossed arms, which rested on the table. "I know.
And believe me, there's no one I love more than you and the others. I can think of no better people to spend
the rest of eternity with." Tears misted her eyes. "Usagi-chan is very lucky. She has Mamoru-san. Who will
we have, Ami-chan? Whatever loves we hold now will not stand by our side forever; we're bound to
outlive them. Then what? An eternity without a lover by our side? Doomed to be utterly alone for the rest
of our lives? Or, even worse, living from day to day, generation to generation taking different lovers, never
to fully be embraced with a partner that would understand and grow with us?"
Being the Senshi of love, it was no wonder that these thoughts had occurred to Minako. Ami hadn't
actually thought that far ahead into the future, at least not the future down that particular path. The sudden
thought of all Minako said, all the truth behind her tear-heavy words hit her and she felt her own throat
clench with tears.
"Perhaps Usagi-chan can do something about this. Maybe she has the power to give the gift of immortality
to others." Minako's head shot up at the thought, eyes hopeful, chin quivering. "She'd do that for us, right?
She wouldn't deny us love if she had some way to alter it...right?"
Ami moved toward Minako and wrapped her arms around the crying blonde, holding her close. "Usagi
loves us as much as we love her, probably more. We are the first things on her mind; that's why she
protects us, always saves us, pulls through every situation for us. She'd kill herself if she thought that
would save any one of us. She's demonstrated this fact so many times that I lost count of them all. You
know if there was some way for us to be happy, she'd make it happen."
"Watashi ga wakaru."* Minako said, wiping her eyes. "Perhaps she hasn't thought of this, though." She
looked up into Ami's fathomless blue eyes. "Maybe we should go see her."
Ami nodded, hope blossoming into her heart despite the doubts in her mind. In a matter of moments, they
were out of Minako's house and heading toward the Tsukino home.
When they got there, Usagi's younger brother answered the door, then shouted up for ondago atama to
come to the door.
Usagi came down the stairs, her eyes reflecting her surprise at seeing Minako and Ami.
"Hey. What's wrong?" Concern replaced the surprise instantaneously, and she stepped outside and touched
Minako's shoulder.
The taller blonde girl could barely contain her tears as she explained all she and Ami had said earlier.
Usagi nodded every so often, her face a mask of concern as she watched the two, and when they finished,
she could only sigh, a sudden weight settling on her shoulders.
"I hadn't thought of what it might be like for you girls, spending your lives protecting the world and never
being able to crawl into bed at night into the welcoming arms of the one you love..." Usagi was rubbing her
chin, long fingers cupping one of her cheeks before running through her bangs. "Well, I have to say that I
honestly don't know." An idea flashed through her mind, and she snapped her fingers. "Get Mako-chan and
meet me at Rei-chan's in half-an-hour. Explain to them what's going on. By then I should have an answer
for you."
Minako and Ami nodded and, with a wave from the blue-haired girl and a nod from the sniffling blonde,
they took off.
Usagi sighed and stretched, feeling the burden of their sudden need for knowledge resting on her shoulders.
They needed knowledge, yes, but she knew that what they really wanted was comforting. Good news that
would ease their minds about the future that would undeniably sneak up on them soon and claim their lives
to be servants to the world.
She knew how lucky she was, blessed with a one love that would live as long as she did. Mamoru would be
her pillar of strength when her duty wore her to the bone, would love her when the troubles of the world
were bringing her down, would comfort her when she couldn't change things for the better, couldn't stop
an evil from entering the world. But the others...they would have no one, unless she found evidence to the
contrary.
She ran up to her room and shut the door. Luna looked up from her comfortable position on Usagi's bed,
sleep in her eyes. "Usagi-chan? What on Earth—"
"Luna, I need your help. I need an answer."
"Well, believe me, I'll try and help you, but remember, I'm not an encyclopedia of information."
"Close enough." Usagi smiled ruefully. "You remember so much more than I do, so I must ask you; is there
some way for me to grant immortality to others?"
"Grant immortality?" Luna looked quizzical. "Why would you want to?"
Usagi explained. Luna nodded.
"I see the dilemma." She got up and stretched, then faced Usagi squarely. "Let me begin by telling you that
the power you wield is so vast that it cannot possibly be charted. There are things you could do that no one
will ever know. And with the power of your friends behind you, I doubt there's nothing you couldn't do."
She heaved a breath. "However, when it comes to something like this...I can honestly say I don't know."
She looked sorrowful. "I'm sorry, Usagi-chan, but I don't know."
Usagi was thinking about something Luna had said. "You say I wield great power. Power enough to see me
through tight spots, rough times, difficult situations."
"Yes, that's true."
"Through the Silver Crystal** I have the power to do...so much...even...see my mother. Talk to her."
Luna understood and nodded. "I'll watch over you as you pass between realms. Try to be quick."
Usagi nodded and kneeled on the floor, then thought better of it, grabbed a pillow from her bed, and laid on
the floor, trying to relax. After she'd managed that, she tried to figure out what to do next. Perhaps the
proper thing was to think of what she wanted...what she wanted the crystal to do for her.
I want my mother, Queen Serenity. I want to talk to Queen Serenity.
There was a sense of release, like something being pulled painlessly from her, then warmth, calmness,
peace. She felt like she was floating, but there was really no sense of her physical body. Only her mind
existed as she slipped further into the darkness.
A whispering voice pulled her from the void, pulled her up and made her conscious of the things around
her. She was wearing her white dress once more, crystal in front of her, glowing a pale pink, the only
source of light around her.
And then, there was suddenly something else. From the darkness, a spark grew. From the nothingness,
something sprang forth, a pillar of light that elongated and grew, forming the shape of an elegant white
haired woman.
Usagi felt herself falling into a curtsy at the mere sight of her mother, the royal queen of the Silver
Millenium.
"My daughter..." Queen Serenity's voice was soothing, raising Usagi out of her stance, forcing her in a way
to look into her eyes. "How I've missed you."
"Mom...mother..." Mom seemed too informal to use on a being so regal as the glowing woman before her.
Usagi could only hope that she turned out as well as her mother did.
"I know why you're here." Serenity moved forward, reaching out and grasping her daughter's hand. "Your
concern for your friend's happiness never ceases to amaze me. The lengths you'll go to in order to make
sure their happiness is secure." Serenity's smile was beautiful. "You're heart is so wonderfully pure and
beautiful that is makes me want to cry. You will be a more wonderful ruler than I could have ever been,
simply because of your deep love for your friends."
Usagi felt tears spill from her eyes at the praise, felt her heart swell. "Oh, mother, tell me I can bring them
the news they want. Tell me I can grant immortality."
Serenity's eyes were sad, but she nodded. "You can grant immortality, my love, but at a cost. Should you
grant this great thing to someone that doesn't wish it, doesn't understand what it will mean, the resentment
they'll feel toward you will kill you."
"Kill me..? How?" Usagi had at first felt incredible joy, then crushing disappointment.
"The crystal is the source of your power, and if the aftereffect of something it does is too full of pure evil,
then it will shatter, and so will you."
~~ To Be Continued... ~~
* I know. (My Japanese comes from a dictionary, so please don't kill me for bad Jap. Grammar.)
** I don't remember the word for the Silver Crystal in Jap., so I used the English word.