A/N: Well I did want it to be a surprise but…I'm sure you all know who the new Mars and Venus are already! There's really nothing to say, so read on!
Disclaimer: U know that I know that u know that I know that I do not own SM.
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Title: Moon's Force
Chapter Three
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At the moment the rain outside was all that could be heard. Night had come quickly that night for the four sisters, residents of the strange orange house among all the white and soft blues. They'd laid their guest on their dark blue couch and put food and a drink on the coffee table if he were to wake up. Four sets of different colored eyes were on the man at this second, all wondering who he was, and what hit their two sisters.
" Maybe he was sent by Sailor Moon? That crescent on his forehead seems real enough." Prisma looked to her sisters, who nodded approvingly.
" Think he can explain why me and Avery feel so strange? And those light orbs too."
" Probably, but it felt so strange. Anyways, I'm gonna go make some cocoa or something. Call me if he wakes up finally." Avery got up and left through a swinging door into the kitchen. Prisma followed soon after, telling Catsie to watch their new visitor.
Birdie mumbled something in her sleep that was inaudible and woke up with a start. Catsie jumped out of her chair, hand over her heart in her fright.
" Birdie don't do that!" Birdie just smiled at her sister as she sat and looked over at the white haired man.
" He never woke up?" Catsie shook her dark purple hair.
" We think Sailor Moon sent him."
" Makes sense… Lets play a game of chess while we wait. Promise I'll go easy this time." Birdie grinned wile grabbing the chess set and sitting across from her older sister.
" No cheating." The light blue haired girl just giggled and they started to play.
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Somewhere around one in the morning the man on the couch started to stir. His hand going to his head and he sat up. Artemis tried to stand but found he had too much of a headache. His dark blue eyes readjusted themselves to the unlit room. Trying to stand again, he succeeded for a few steps, but the room began to spin and he stripped over the coffee table. The table over turned and the glass on it smashed after bouncing off the rug and back at the table. The noise Artemis created caused the four sisters to wake and run down stairs.
" Hey! That was my fave glass!" Birdie ran to pick of the few pieces before more were crushed. Prisma and Avery helped poor Artemis up and set him back on the couch.
" Birdie, don't be so rude! Who are you and what flew into my sisters?!" Catsie smiled at Prisma, the green haired woman looked as if she would strike him dead if he were to move.
" Prisma that's not any better. Give the guy a sec!" Artemis stared un-shocked by all of this.
" I knew it would have been you four. What was absorbed into Avery and Catsie were the essence of Sailor Venus and Sailor Mars. You probably don't recognize me, I used to be a cat." Artemis jumped, or tried to, when arms encircled him in a collective group hug.
" We knew it was you! But why are Cat and Avery Sailors now?" Birdie looked at him expectantly.
" Serenity will explain it but we have to get back home now." The four looked at him strangely.
" Where's home?"
" The Moon."
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Princess Serenity had been worrying the entire time Artemis was gone. What could be taking her dear guardian so long? Was he safe? Or had he been attacked while tracking the orbs? She shook her head to clear away the thoughts of him. Serenity had always loved him in a way she didn't want to investigate just yet.
Serenity twisted in her bed, thoughts of horrible things happening to Artemis still plaguing her mind. Even thinking of all that had happened in the short week wasn't enough to take her to the land of dreams. A small scream escaped her when her ivory white doors opened without warning.
" Sere! Wake up!" Ami ran to her bed, still in her icy blue night gown.
" What's the matter Ami?!" Serenity said, flustered from the intrusion.
" Artemis has come back with the Four Sisters!" At the sound of Artemis's name, Serenity jumped out bed, stepping into slippers and pulling her robe on.
The two practically ran, or Ami chased Serenity, to the throne room where everyone was at one fifteen in the morning.
" Artemis!" Serenity ran to him, seeing how ill he looked.
" Avery and Catsie are the chosen ones Princess…" Artemis passed out, falling to the floor with Serenity to break his fall. Serenity put her hand to his forehead and gasped at how warm it felt.
" Oh he must have flown into some bad weather. Lita, Amara, take him to his room. Ami follow them and get his fever down quickly." The three acted, seeing the look in their Princess's eyes.
" Serena, what's going on?" Catsie watched as Michelle helped Serenity off the marble floor.
" Oh I'm sorry! Come, let's move to a more comfortable room. I'll explain on the way." Everyone followed obediently behind the princess and into a room with many couches.
" Hotaru, would you light the fire please?" Hotaru did so and took her seat next to Serenity.
" So what's going on Serena?" Prisma leaned foreword, intent on finding out what was going on."
" Well, I've taken my throne her on the Moon and cut all ties with the Earth. Darien, Rei, Mina, and Luna have all betrayed me. As punishment I took away their memories since the beginning. Rei and Mina were stripped of their powers and I had sent Artemis out to find who were chosen to be the next Mars and Venus."
" Me and Catsie." Serenity nodded to the brown haired woman and smiled happily.
" Yes, but you have the right to choose whether you want to or not. You would be giving up a lot."
Catsie and Avery looked at each other, knowing what was on the other's mind. They turned back to Serenity and smiled brightly.
" Can our sisters stay with us?"
" Of course! I would never separate you!"
" Then we will protect you until the end of your days Serenity." Came their reply in unison…
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The four sisters were welcomed into the family the next day. Prisma and Birdie received their own powers for protection and a crescent on their forehead. Avery and Catsie started their training as Senshi, getting used to even being a Senshi. Setsuna had allowed the four to watch what had happened on Earth before they had arrived at their new home, which they loved. They all understood now why their Princess had done what she had.
At this moment Serenity could not be found. The blonde had not been seen all morning long, since after breakfast. There was one place they had yet to look, and they were not going to. Sensing that she was indeed there, all the Senshi went back to their duties…
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" Are you feeling better my dear guardian? I was worried all the time you were gone." She smiled softly as dark blue eyes met hers and she blushed a soft pink.
" Yes, and I'm sorry to have worried you Serenity. Have the two agreed?"
" They have. Even Prisma and Birdie are my protectors now, though not Senshi." Her hand brushed through his shoulder length white hair absent mindedly, even though Artemis noticed.
" Are you happy it was them? I have a slight suspicion that you knew it would be them." Serenity giggled and he smiled at the sound.
" I know everything that concerns my court Artemis. Even about you." Surprise graced his face as she kissed his cheek and left him confused.
- I wonder if that's good or bad? -
Sleep was nagging at him and with his thoughts, Artemis fell a sleep with a beautiful blonde princess roaming his dreams…
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Princess Serenity had turned up at lunch and confirmed she'd been to see Artemis in his room. Now they sat in the throne room, a circle of chairs to form the new council.
" This meeting is to inform you of what you might already know. As it is, we can not return to the Earth until after the effects of the meteor that will soon hit the planet ends, and all awakes." Jupiter looked from her friends to her leader.
" What about the family some of us have, not including myself?" Serenity frowned at this.
" Unfortunately, our Earth born families must remain on the Earth until we can proceed to bring them here, if they wish to come. Though how the meteor will affect them, we will not know. Some may not survive." Heads went down at the thought of the people that will be lost.
" Mercury, you and I are the only ones with family there, correct?"
" Yes, your highness, that is correct." Serenity frowned more and nodded.
" There is a chance that neither of our family will make it."
" I understand Princess."
Silence filled the room as all thought about the Earth.
" We must fill this Moon with a population like so long ago."
" How will we do that Princess?" Pluto looked a bit alarmed at this, worry etched on her face.
" By the use of the Silver Crystal, Pluto. With all Senshi present, we will have enough power."
They all stood, ready to travel outside. Pluto went in front of her princess, trying to stop her.
" Serenity! Shouldn't this wait until you've become more aligned with the Moon's power? You could be killed by this!" Serenity took her hand and Pluto suddenly felt relaxed.
" Setsuna, you know what is happening on the Earth at this moment. In one thousand years we can have an army ready to fight when the war comes. We must start now."
With a soft but serious look to her protector of time, Serenity ventured outside into where the main city used to be, and in a minute, would be again…
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Artemis jumped up in bed. His head ached painfully, but he sensed the power building around his princess. Moving from the bed to the door, not bothering to grab anything to shield him from the cold air, he hurried to the spot where the energy was gathering. There was one thing that she could be doing, and he could only think about how stupid it was do it now. Fear and frustration was rising in him, all that mattered was that Serenity didn't do what he thought…
Just as he appeared outside the gigantic doors of the gates around the palace he saw the light shoot up from the somewhere in the city. Artemis had to shield his eyes from the brightness, once it dimmed he moved faster.
Once the guardian found them all in the city's square, he could not see the Moon Princess. Mars and Saturn moved to stop him, but only got shoved aside roughly as Artemis made his way to her. A small gasp coming from him, his fear coming true.
On the ground was a mass of white and silver cloth, mixed with cream colored limbs, and silver blonde hair. Mercury was checking her fast, fingers searching for a pulse. Artemis could barely think, he pulled her into his arms and felt relief flood through him feeling her breath on his neck.
" She's alive Mercury, stop your scanning. Did any of you try to stop her?! I'm sure you all knew how dangerous this is!" They hung their heads, shocked non the less at his anger. Neither of the Senshi tried to stop him when he stood up and started to fly back to the palace…
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A groan came from the blankets of the massive bed, alerting Artemis and waking him from his own sleep. Serenity had been out a good four days. Her guardian had stayed by her side the entire time.
" Serenity, stay still and don't talk. Your still very weak from all that energy you used to bring back the populace." The blue eyed princess wasn't listening and sat up in her bed, back against the wooden headboard.
" Artemis? You should be in bed, your still ill." Her voice was sleepy and she gave him a confused look when he started to chuckle.
" What's so funny my dear guardian? I will make it an order if you won't go willingly." A blush creped up her face as he took her hand and checked her temperature.
" Princess Serenity, you have been unconscious in a comatose state for the last four days. My cold has passed and since you are in bed, you will give no orders and take any given too you." Serenity stared wide eyed at the older man, though it was only by a few years even if he was.
" Artemis! You don't expect me to stay in bed when I have a kingdom to rule! I haven't even started training yet! We only have one-"
" We have one thousand years to train an army of thousands before any war with Earth is even thought of. Do you have any idea how stupid what you did was? Even if it worked, which it did." Artemis took his finger from her lips that he had used to keep her quiet and smiled happily.
" It worked? Then it was worth it." He frowned at that.
" Not if you were going to die from it Serenity."
An argument was about to break out when the door opened to show Lita and Catsie with food. Both wearing medieval gowns of green and silver, and purple and silver.
" Glad to see your awake Princess. Sorry if we interrupted your discussion, but you need to eat." Lita set the tray over Serenity's lap, while the princess still glared at her guardian.
" I'll be leaving then, there are some last minute problems concerning the new city." Catsie and Lita waved him goodbye, Serenity just looked the other way.
" What's wrong Sere? You two were acting like an old married couple." The blonde snapped her head to look at Catsie with a glare, but blushed, and peered down at her food.
" We were arguing over the fact that I took the chance on bringing back my people. You know Artemis, he's so…grumpy when this stuff happens. How a twenty-three year old can act like such a child, I'll never know!" The two giggled at her.
" Well, he'll make a very good king at least."
" Oh! That's not very funny." Lita and Catsie broke into a fit of giggles while Serenity blushed a deeper shade of red at the idea.
" Of course it's not funny Sere, because we all know it's true. We also know how he will become king."
" Fine, fine, you two win! Just don't tell anyone. I've got my kingdom in order, I don't need gossip that I'm in love with my guardian moving around like a snake."
Catsie grinned, she'd been wanting to here that phrase. Lita groaned, green eyes happy at this announcement. The auburn haired woman was now out a hundred dollars. She should have known not to bet against a psychic…
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A/N: A longish type chap, but hey, it's all good in the end! Since ff.net is being a pain, the next chapter won't be up for a few days. Review please! Cya!
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