~~ The New Generation ~~
~~ Joo no Sieshi ~~
~~ By Tsuki ~~
Author's Notes: I do not own Sailor Moon. I don't claim ownership, and I'm not being paid to write this
fanfic. Thank you and please review because that's the only "payment" I get for writing this.
~~ x ~~
Sometime in the distant future...
"Must we?"
"We don't have a choice, Neo-Queen. I know you hoped that the other children wouldn't end up with this
fate, since their sires are human, but it is undeniable that the five children are showing signs of carrying
warrior auras."
Neo-Queen Serenity sighed and allowed a brief moment of gloom to pass over her before she shook it from
her. "Very well. I shall allow you to train them as you see fit. However, I do not want this to interfere with
their everyday lives. They must be normal if at all possible!"
"Serenity?"
She turned and locked gazes with Venus, who stood with her body inclined slightly in a show of respect.
"May we seek your counsel?"
Serenity looked to her husband, who nodded and proceeded to listen as Uranus continued to speak of
matters that involved immediate attention.
"What is on your mind, Mina-san?" Serenity addressed her formally as they entered the crystal counsel
room, before sliding gracefully into a seat and allowing her head to droop to her propped-up hand. "I swear,
these days, all these formalities and legalities are really getting to me."
"You run the world. You could change it."
Serenity smiled at Makoto, who grinned back. "You would think it would be that simple. But you know as
well as I that I don't "run" this world like a political leader. I merely protect it, give it a little push in the
right direction every now and then..."
"Basically you're the mother to the world."
"To put it in one nice, neat phrase, yes." Serenity turned her smiling gaze to Rei, who offered a small smile
of her own.
"You need to relax. You take everything as seriously as you used to take video games."
Serenity couldn't help but chuckle before she arranged herself on her seat and cleared her throat, looking at
her four closest friends carefully. "So, what is it you need?"
It was Ami who stood, placing her fingertips lightly on the tabletop. "Well, we knew long before Uranus
reported that our children would carry on in our footsteps. It was undeniable for many reasons that we
would prefer not to disclose at this moment." When Serenity nodded her understanding, Ami continued.
"We've obviously had time to think this through and sort out details that I am sure you are now faced
with."
Serenity merely returned Mercury's gaze, giving no inclination as to whether or not she agreed.
Ami coughed slightly. "As you know, we're faced with two problems."
Minako stood now, motioning that she would continue from this point. When Ami nodded and sat down,
she turned her gaze to the Neo-Queen. "When we decided to have children, I do not think any of us thought
of what might happen. Not fully, anyway. We were still very young then, and looking back on it now,
though I'll never regret what I did, I often wonder if that was the right time to carry forth our plan."
"There was no other time to do it." Serenity reasoned.
"True enough. Perhaps it would be better to say I wish we'd had a longer period of time between then and
the final battle." Venus tugged slightly on a lock of hair before continuing. "I love my Kiozu and Shizu, but
I do not think we counted on my having twins." She grinned wryly before motioning to Rei. "Or her having
a son rather than a daughter."
Rei offered another small smile. "I always have been the difficult one."
"And suffice to say, you passed that particular trait on to Mokemi."
Rei grinned broadly. "He is a handful, I'll admit, but at least he doesn't have my temper!"
"No, somehow, my daughter has your temper..." Ami spoke softly, though no one could deny that Namiko
was notoriously known for her quick bursts of anger.
"While most did not even guess that any of our children could possibly become Senshi, we decided that
we'd consider the possibility and be over prepared rather than under prepared."
Serenity smiled at Venus. "A very wise decision. Why didn't you bring this problem to me?"
"Because everyone was so worried, what with your pregnancy and all. Despite what we knew of the future,
we were worried that you would not make it through the delivery."
"Well, I did and I'm stronger now, and little Usagi is as cute as I ever dreamed she would be." A wistful
look overtook her eyes and for a moment no one said anything, allowing their overworked and stressed
queen to take a moment to think of her toddler. She shook her head slightly and looked back at her friends.
"You were saying...?"
"Ah, yes. Well, we decided that we'd consider the possibility that our children might become Senshi, to
protect Chibi-Usa. So we've been watching and subtly training them to control their powers."
"An odd thing I've noticed is that, while Mokemi and Shizu are not as powerful as we were, the girls,
despite diluted blood, are stronger than I'd think they could be at such a young age."
"One at a time. You say the boys are not very strong."
Ami paused, looking thoughtful, trying to think of the best way to phrase her sentence. "Well, they are
strong for their age, and with practice and proper training from Uranus and Neptune, I'm sure they will
become very powerful. But not so much as I'm sure the three girls will. For instance, take Pakara." She
motioned to Jupiter as if she was an accurate representation of her daughter. "The last serious thunderstorm
we had, she was fascinated by. I didn't think much of it until she started yelling about a lightning fire. She
was almost uncontrollable in her hysteria, trying to run outside, telling us to hurry. Then, the next moment,
she was outside and in the distance you could see the lightning touch the ground and a tree burst into
flames, exactly where she said it would be."
"She predicted the storm?" Serenity knew she could never possibly keep up with all the events of the castle,
but to not know such an obviously important event made her feel even more out of the loop.
"In a sense, yes. Though I can not be sure if she predicted, or controlled."
"I doubt Pakara would set a tree on fire."
"True."
"Has anything else like this happened?"
"Minor events, which I'll fill you in on later. The entire point of this counsel was to let you know that we
have our children under control; you just worry about everything else. Let us handle this."
Serenity grinned at Jupiter before standing to leave.
~~x~~
"Usa-chan, anata wa nani ga shimasu ka?"*
The little girl with the pink cone-shaped ondagos looked up from her task, smiling impishly as the slender
brunette took a seat beside her.
"Konnichi wa, Pakara-chan!" With childlike joy Chibi-Usa threw her arms around her best friend before
letting go and turning back to the pile of sand in front of her. "I'm building the Crystal Tower with sand.
Wanna help?"
"Hai! Are you using that water to help it hold its shape?"
Before Chibi-Usa could answer, a shadow fell over them, and they both looked up in time to see a boy from
the older group lower his foot onto Usagi's creation, destroying it.
"Hey!" Pakara stood up, hands on her hips. "What'd ya do that for?"
" 'Cause playing in the sand is for babies."
"So? No one was makin' you play in it!"
"I felt like it. That okay with you?"
"No, it's not!"
"Pakara-chan..."
"Shizuka ne, ya do'aho.** No one's asking you!" The boy glared down at Chibi-Usa.
"Don't talk to her like that!"
"Pakara-chan, calm down, please..."
"You talk tough, but I bet you can't back it up!"
"Stop!"
Two more boys appeared, one with a wild mess of blonde hair that fell in every direction except the right
one, and the other with raven dark hair and flashing violet eyes. He was the one that had spoken, while the
blonde boy placed himself between the two.
"Well, if it ain't the sissy boys. Here to protect your little girlfriends, I see."
The blonde boy merely stared, face expressionless, while the raven top glared viciously.
"Stop makin' trouble, Toriou, before I tell your otosan who really destroyed that antique."
Toriou glared back at Mokemi as the raven-haired boy made Pakara move back. The blonde boy's presence
made Toriou uncomfortable, though he would hardly admit to it.
"So, still nothin' to say, Shizu? I think ya can't talk; maybe you're too stupid to learn."
"Get lost, Toriou. You know better than anyone that Shizu is smarter than anyone in his class or yours."
Mokemi had thin arms folded over his chest, mouth twisted in a sneer.
Toriou looked down at Chibi-Usa, who returned his look with one of her own. "Stupid do'aho. Baby. Some
princess."
"Get lost!"
Toriou jogged away, off to make more trouble no doubt. Mokemi and Shizu turned back to Usa-chan and
Pakara. Usa-chan didn't look that upset about her tower, though something was troubling her. Shizu offered
her his hand to help her up.
"Arigato, Shi-chan..." Usagi said slowly, standing. Pakara watching Toriou start a game of duck-and-run.
"Why is he always so mean?"
"Better question would be is why is he never nice?"
Pakara turned to Usagi, green eyes curious. "What's the difference?"
Usagi smiled in a way that reminded many that she was the daughter of the wisest woman in the galaxy.
"When someone's not happy, they usually have a reason. When someone's mean, it's probably because
everyone else is mean to them."
Pakara shook her head, not quite certain if she understood what her younger friend was talking about.
While Usagi was a full year and a half younger than her, she sometimes surprised her with the extent and
depth of her thinking.
Shizu merely nodded, tapping his chin and looking at Toriou's back. "Wonder why?"
Mokemi shrugged, taking Usagi's hand. "I say, don't worry about it. Haruka-san wants to talk with us.
She's gonna be mad if we keep her waiting."
Pakara sighed. "I wonder what she wants to yell at us about now? You know we always do something
wrong."
"Not necessarily. She might want to give us advice on how to stand up for ourselves." A new voice added,
and the four looked up to see a brown haired girl come up beside them, trailed by a small blonde girl.
"Though I must say, most of us don't need to be lectured when it comes to that particular aspect."
"Aw, bite your tongue, Namiko." Mokemi said, throwing a tanned arm over Usagi's shoulders. "You know
that we don't like confrontation."
"Some more than others." The seven-year-old tossed a glance at Usagi, who continued to look straight
ahead.
"What kind of trouble did you all get us in this time?" Kiozu asked plaintively, moving so that she walked
between Namiko and her twin brother, Shizu.
"You children aren't in any trouble." A soft, lilting voice made them all look up at once, into sea-green
eyes that managed to gaze at them kindly while still looking wistful and detached. "We only want to speak
with you. It's very important; that's why we called you out of your classes."
They stared in silent awe, as they always did when meeting with any of the Outer Senshi aside from
Uranus. The sandy haired Senshi of the wind was their fitness trainer and all-around advisor when it came
to things involving protecting themselves and others. It was rare, though, that Michiru or Setsuna be seen
outside of their residence in the Crystal Palace. And while Hotaru still kept in contact with little Usagi, she
didn't visit her often, and most likely wouldn't until she was older.
"Well, don't just stand there with your mouths hanging open." Her light chuckle was as musical as she was,
an accurate representation of her personality. "Come, sit down. Haruka and Setsuna will be here soon."
The six children silently sat down in chairs that were much too big for their small frames, while Michiru sat
opposite them in a tall, plush chair of rich blue velvet.
"I trust that school is going well for all of you?"
They nodded.
She smiled and, picking up a glass of water, sighed. "I'd heard that Shizu rarely spoke, but I had no idea
that the rest of you were plagued by the same habit."
"Oh, we speak, Ms. Michiru." Namiko said, sitting up straighter in her seat. "We're just not used to talking
to...you..."
Michiru smiled again. "I suppose I have been too much of a phantom for most people's liking."
"That will all change." Haruka appeared in the doorway of the round library, followed closely by the tall
figure of Setsuna. "You'll soon be as close to these children as their parents are."
The six children blinked.
Haruka nodded to the kids. "How are you doing? I just heard from one of the school monitors that there
was a slight confrontation a few moment's ago, involving a sandbox and Toriou?"
The kids all looked down at their laps while Mokemi shifted in his seat uncomfortably.
"Don't worry; I'm not going to punish you. Frankly, that Toriou kid deserves whatever you kids give him."
They barely heard her mutter, "And probably a little more."
"Not saying that you should resort to any means of violence." Michiru added, throwing her lover a sharp
look.
"Hey, I say, if he starts it—"
"Then they should be smart enough to walk away." Michiru finished holding Haruka's gaze.
The Senshi of wind merely shrugged and looked back at the kids. "Well, the reason that we brought you
here is rather simple; you are, despite what we thought, the next generation of Sailor Senshi."
"We really didn't expect this. After all, Princess Usagi already has her Senshi. The Amazoness Quartet."
"True. But, who's to say they'll stick around when they find out that these five are Senshi as well."
"Oh, I think they'll stick around. After all, they are loyal to their Princess. But they might not stay; rather
remain as the reserves, perhaps." Michiru said thoughtfully.
The six kids stared at them.
"Well, the point of the matter is this; we're going to train you to be Senshi."
"Train us to be...Senshi?" Mokemi and Namiko exclaimed in unison, staring in disbelief at the three Outer
Senshi.
"Hai. You've proven yourselves numerous times that you are capable of being the future queen's
protectors." Here he motioned to Chibi-Usa. "Literally, the Joo no Seishi."
"Protectors of the queen?"
"Hai."
The children were silent.
~~ x ~~
To Be Continued...
* Usa-chan, what are you doing?
** Shut up, ya stupid!
~~ Joo no Sieshi ~~
~~ By Tsuki ~~
Author's Notes: I do not own Sailor Moon. I don't claim ownership, and I'm not being paid to write this
fanfic. Thank you and please review because that's the only "payment" I get for writing this.
~~ x ~~
Sometime in the distant future...
"Must we?"
"We don't have a choice, Neo-Queen. I know you hoped that the other children wouldn't end up with this
fate, since their sires are human, but it is undeniable that the five children are showing signs of carrying
warrior auras."
Neo-Queen Serenity sighed and allowed a brief moment of gloom to pass over her before she shook it from
her. "Very well. I shall allow you to train them as you see fit. However, I do not want this to interfere with
their everyday lives. They must be normal if at all possible!"
"Serenity?"
She turned and locked gazes with Venus, who stood with her body inclined slightly in a show of respect.
"May we seek your counsel?"
Serenity looked to her husband, who nodded and proceeded to listen as Uranus continued to speak of
matters that involved immediate attention.
"What is on your mind, Mina-san?" Serenity addressed her formally as they entered the crystal counsel
room, before sliding gracefully into a seat and allowing her head to droop to her propped-up hand. "I swear,
these days, all these formalities and legalities are really getting to me."
"You run the world. You could change it."
Serenity smiled at Makoto, who grinned back. "You would think it would be that simple. But you know as
well as I that I don't "run" this world like a political leader. I merely protect it, give it a little push in the
right direction every now and then..."
"Basically you're the mother to the world."
"To put it in one nice, neat phrase, yes." Serenity turned her smiling gaze to Rei, who offered a small smile
of her own.
"You need to relax. You take everything as seriously as you used to take video games."
Serenity couldn't help but chuckle before she arranged herself on her seat and cleared her throat, looking at
her four closest friends carefully. "So, what is it you need?"
It was Ami who stood, placing her fingertips lightly on the tabletop. "Well, we knew long before Uranus
reported that our children would carry on in our footsteps. It was undeniable for many reasons that we
would prefer not to disclose at this moment." When Serenity nodded her understanding, Ami continued.
"We've obviously had time to think this through and sort out details that I am sure you are now faced
with."
Serenity merely returned Mercury's gaze, giving no inclination as to whether or not she agreed.
Ami coughed slightly. "As you know, we're faced with two problems."
Minako stood now, motioning that she would continue from this point. When Ami nodded and sat down,
she turned her gaze to the Neo-Queen. "When we decided to have children, I do not think any of us thought
of what might happen. Not fully, anyway. We were still very young then, and looking back on it now,
though I'll never regret what I did, I often wonder if that was the right time to carry forth our plan."
"There was no other time to do it." Serenity reasoned.
"True enough. Perhaps it would be better to say I wish we'd had a longer period of time between then and
the final battle." Venus tugged slightly on a lock of hair before continuing. "I love my Kiozu and Shizu, but
I do not think we counted on my having twins." She grinned wryly before motioning to Rei. "Or her having
a son rather than a daughter."
Rei offered another small smile. "I always have been the difficult one."
"And suffice to say, you passed that particular trait on to Mokemi."
Rei grinned broadly. "He is a handful, I'll admit, but at least he doesn't have my temper!"
"No, somehow, my daughter has your temper..." Ami spoke softly, though no one could deny that Namiko
was notoriously known for her quick bursts of anger.
"While most did not even guess that any of our children could possibly become Senshi, we decided that
we'd consider the possibility and be over prepared rather than under prepared."
Serenity smiled at Venus. "A very wise decision. Why didn't you bring this problem to me?"
"Because everyone was so worried, what with your pregnancy and all. Despite what we knew of the future,
we were worried that you would not make it through the delivery."
"Well, I did and I'm stronger now, and little Usagi is as cute as I ever dreamed she would be." A wistful
look overtook her eyes and for a moment no one said anything, allowing their overworked and stressed
queen to take a moment to think of her toddler. She shook her head slightly and looked back at her friends.
"You were saying...?"
"Ah, yes. Well, we decided that we'd consider the possibility that our children might become Senshi, to
protect Chibi-Usa. So we've been watching and subtly training them to control their powers."
"An odd thing I've noticed is that, while Mokemi and Shizu are not as powerful as we were, the girls,
despite diluted blood, are stronger than I'd think they could be at such a young age."
"One at a time. You say the boys are not very strong."
Ami paused, looking thoughtful, trying to think of the best way to phrase her sentence. "Well, they are
strong for their age, and with practice and proper training from Uranus and Neptune, I'm sure they will
become very powerful. But not so much as I'm sure the three girls will. For instance, take Pakara." She
motioned to Jupiter as if she was an accurate representation of her daughter. "The last serious thunderstorm
we had, she was fascinated by. I didn't think much of it until she started yelling about a lightning fire. She
was almost uncontrollable in her hysteria, trying to run outside, telling us to hurry. Then, the next moment,
she was outside and in the distance you could see the lightning touch the ground and a tree burst into
flames, exactly where she said it would be."
"She predicted the storm?" Serenity knew she could never possibly keep up with all the events of the castle,
but to not know such an obviously important event made her feel even more out of the loop.
"In a sense, yes. Though I can not be sure if she predicted, or controlled."
"I doubt Pakara would set a tree on fire."
"True."
"Has anything else like this happened?"
"Minor events, which I'll fill you in on later. The entire point of this counsel was to let you know that we
have our children under control; you just worry about everything else. Let us handle this."
Serenity grinned at Jupiter before standing to leave.
~~x~~
"Usa-chan, anata wa nani ga shimasu ka?"*
The little girl with the pink cone-shaped ondagos looked up from her task, smiling impishly as the slender
brunette took a seat beside her.
"Konnichi wa, Pakara-chan!" With childlike joy Chibi-Usa threw her arms around her best friend before
letting go and turning back to the pile of sand in front of her. "I'm building the Crystal Tower with sand.
Wanna help?"
"Hai! Are you using that water to help it hold its shape?"
Before Chibi-Usa could answer, a shadow fell over them, and they both looked up in time to see a boy from
the older group lower his foot onto Usagi's creation, destroying it.
"Hey!" Pakara stood up, hands on her hips. "What'd ya do that for?"
" 'Cause playing in the sand is for babies."
"So? No one was makin' you play in it!"
"I felt like it. That okay with you?"
"No, it's not!"
"Pakara-chan..."
"Shizuka ne, ya do'aho.** No one's asking you!" The boy glared down at Chibi-Usa.
"Don't talk to her like that!"
"Pakara-chan, calm down, please..."
"You talk tough, but I bet you can't back it up!"
"Stop!"
Two more boys appeared, one with a wild mess of blonde hair that fell in every direction except the right
one, and the other with raven dark hair and flashing violet eyes. He was the one that had spoken, while the
blonde boy placed himself between the two.
"Well, if it ain't the sissy boys. Here to protect your little girlfriends, I see."
The blonde boy merely stared, face expressionless, while the raven top glared viciously.
"Stop makin' trouble, Toriou, before I tell your otosan who really destroyed that antique."
Toriou glared back at Mokemi as the raven-haired boy made Pakara move back. The blonde boy's presence
made Toriou uncomfortable, though he would hardly admit to it.
"So, still nothin' to say, Shizu? I think ya can't talk; maybe you're too stupid to learn."
"Get lost, Toriou. You know better than anyone that Shizu is smarter than anyone in his class or yours."
Mokemi had thin arms folded over his chest, mouth twisted in a sneer.
Toriou looked down at Chibi-Usa, who returned his look with one of her own. "Stupid do'aho. Baby. Some
princess."
"Get lost!"
Toriou jogged away, off to make more trouble no doubt. Mokemi and Shizu turned back to Usa-chan and
Pakara. Usa-chan didn't look that upset about her tower, though something was troubling her. Shizu offered
her his hand to help her up.
"Arigato, Shi-chan..." Usagi said slowly, standing. Pakara watching Toriou start a game of duck-and-run.
"Why is he always so mean?"
"Better question would be is why is he never nice?"
Pakara turned to Usagi, green eyes curious. "What's the difference?"
Usagi smiled in a way that reminded many that she was the daughter of the wisest woman in the galaxy.
"When someone's not happy, they usually have a reason. When someone's mean, it's probably because
everyone else is mean to them."
Pakara shook her head, not quite certain if she understood what her younger friend was talking about.
While Usagi was a full year and a half younger than her, she sometimes surprised her with the extent and
depth of her thinking.
Shizu merely nodded, tapping his chin and looking at Toriou's back. "Wonder why?"
Mokemi shrugged, taking Usagi's hand. "I say, don't worry about it. Haruka-san wants to talk with us.
She's gonna be mad if we keep her waiting."
Pakara sighed. "I wonder what she wants to yell at us about now? You know we always do something
wrong."
"Not necessarily. She might want to give us advice on how to stand up for ourselves." A new voice added,
and the four looked up to see a brown haired girl come up beside them, trailed by a small blonde girl.
"Though I must say, most of us don't need to be lectured when it comes to that particular aspect."
"Aw, bite your tongue, Namiko." Mokemi said, throwing a tanned arm over Usagi's shoulders. "You know
that we don't like confrontation."
"Some more than others." The seven-year-old tossed a glance at Usagi, who continued to look straight
ahead.
"What kind of trouble did you all get us in this time?" Kiozu asked plaintively, moving so that she walked
between Namiko and her twin brother, Shizu.
"You children aren't in any trouble." A soft, lilting voice made them all look up at once, into sea-green
eyes that managed to gaze at them kindly while still looking wistful and detached. "We only want to speak
with you. It's very important; that's why we called you out of your classes."
They stared in silent awe, as they always did when meeting with any of the Outer Senshi aside from
Uranus. The sandy haired Senshi of the wind was their fitness trainer and all-around advisor when it came
to things involving protecting themselves and others. It was rare, though, that Michiru or Setsuna be seen
outside of their residence in the Crystal Palace. And while Hotaru still kept in contact with little Usagi, she
didn't visit her often, and most likely wouldn't until she was older.
"Well, don't just stand there with your mouths hanging open." Her light chuckle was as musical as she was,
an accurate representation of her personality. "Come, sit down. Haruka and Setsuna will be here soon."
The six children silently sat down in chairs that were much too big for their small frames, while Michiru sat
opposite them in a tall, plush chair of rich blue velvet.
"I trust that school is going well for all of you?"
They nodded.
She smiled and, picking up a glass of water, sighed. "I'd heard that Shizu rarely spoke, but I had no idea
that the rest of you were plagued by the same habit."
"Oh, we speak, Ms. Michiru." Namiko said, sitting up straighter in her seat. "We're just not used to talking
to...you..."
Michiru smiled again. "I suppose I have been too much of a phantom for most people's liking."
"That will all change." Haruka appeared in the doorway of the round library, followed closely by the tall
figure of Setsuna. "You'll soon be as close to these children as their parents are."
The six children blinked.
Haruka nodded to the kids. "How are you doing? I just heard from one of the school monitors that there
was a slight confrontation a few moment's ago, involving a sandbox and Toriou?"
The kids all looked down at their laps while Mokemi shifted in his seat uncomfortably.
"Don't worry; I'm not going to punish you. Frankly, that Toriou kid deserves whatever you kids give him."
They barely heard her mutter, "And probably a little more."
"Not saying that you should resort to any means of violence." Michiru added, throwing her lover a sharp
look.
"Hey, I say, if he starts it—"
"Then they should be smart enough to walk away." Michiru finished holding Haruka's gaze.
The Senshi of wind merely shrugged and looked back at the kids. "Well, the reason that we brought you
here is rather simple; you are, despite what we thought, the next generation of Sailor Senshi."
"We really didn't expect this. After all, Princess Usagi already has her Senshi. The Amazoness Quartet."
"True. But, who's to say they'll stick around when they find out that these five are Senshi as well."
"Oh, I think they'll stick around. After all, they are loyal to their Princess. But they might not stay; rather
remain as the reserves, perhaps." Michiru said thoughtfully.
The six kids stared at them.
"Well, the point of the matter is this; we're going to train you to be Senshi."
"Train us to be...Senshi?" Mokemi and Namiko exclaimed in unison, staring in disbelief at the three Outer
Senshi.
"Hai. You've proven yourselves numerous times that you are capable of being the future queen's
protectors." Here he motioned to Chibi-Usa. "Literally, the Joo no Seishi."
"Protectors of the queen?"
"Hai."
The children were silent.
~~ x ~~
To Be Continued...
* Usa-chan, what are you doing?
** Shut up, ya stupid!