Power of the heart
BY: Mad Melvin
Ch. 1
Usagi stood at the alter, her flowing white gown fluttering in the gentle breeze, holding Mamoru's hand. She had dreamed of this moment for years, the day that she finally married the man she had loved for over 1000 years. She looked into his eyes and saw all her joy and love reflected back, each of them prepared for this moment of destiny. Usagi was lost in the magic of the moment, only vaguely hearing herself recite the vows they exchanged, her whole being was transfixed on Mamoru's face, drinking in the sight of his noble features. Finally they were pronounced husband and wife, and Usagi and Mamoru kissed for the first time as a married couple, the tears streamed down her face as she was overcome with joy.
The newlyweds turned to look at all the people who had come out for their wedding, even noting that a local news crew had arrived to film their nuptials. All the Senshi were attending as her bride maids, each one as lovely as the bride herself, even Haruka was wearing a flowing gown for the event, all though she would have preferred a tux. Chibi Usa had also arrived from the 30th century to be the ring bearer for her mother. Usagi's mother approached them from her place in the front row, and stood looking lovingly at her little girl, the tears rolling down her cheeks, "how I have waited for this day, my little darling"! Usagi looked into her mothers face and was surprised to see her more clearly than she ever had before, finally noticing the hidden features of Queen Serenity, her first mother. " Usagi, the time has come for you to take your rightful place as the true Queen of the moon". With these words, Usagi finally realized that Queen Serenity had also been reborn as her present time mother. Mrs. Tsukino stood before her daughter and began to radiate a pure warm light, filling everyone present with hope and humility. The glow increased until Queen Serenity stood before them in all her past glory.
"Princess Serenity; the time has come for you to ascend to your rightful position", Queen Serenity then called upon the power of the Silver Crystal to transfer all her remaining knowledge and experience of being the moon Queen into Princess Serenity. With this final command, both women began to glow and resonate in harmony as the former ruler of the moon passed her powers on to her daughter. As the aura around Mrs. Tsukino began to fade, the aura around Usagi began to intensify until her radiance was greater than the sun. All in the crowd watched in wonder, as the Moon Goddess became an Earth Goddess and established her kingdom on earth. As the light began to fade, everyone could clearly see standing before them, Eternal Sailor Moon and Prince Endymion.
Several moments had passed and the intense glow that had come from the alter had finally faded away, and all the guests looked questioningly at each other, not quite sure what had just happened but they were all filled with an inner peace that they had never had before. The newlyweds finally passed through the gauntlet of well wishers and friends to disappear into the limo to be whisked off to their long awaited honeymoon.
Usagi suddenly sat bolt upright in her bed, the sweet still damp in her hair. She looked to her right and saw Mamoru still sleeping soundly at her side. How many times had she had this dream over the past few years? Although she always loved dreaming about her wedding day, she also dreaded the memory of her mother's final days. She had given her all the power that had remained in her reincarnated body, then her days on this earth slipped away faster than they should. Usagi's mother had passed away only 4 months after her marriage to Mamo-chan. The memory of her mother's second sacrifice for those she loved always brought pain to Usagi.
The 10 years that had passed since her mother's death had been years of peace and happiness in Tokyo, all the Senshi had enjoyed the opportunity to reach for their dreams and make them come true. They gathered as often as they could, to talk and gossip about their adventures and their romantic pursuits. But the times had started to get gloomy again as they felt the power of a new enemy growing somewhere on the earth. Rei had returned from her business trip to Paris, and had returned to the Shrine to do several fire readings to help find the enemies base. Dr. Mizuno Ami had recently returned from her lecture tour of America and was franticly working away at her computer searching for clues. Makoto was always close at hand since she had opened a restaurant downtown and was always ready to lend a helping hand whenever Usagi called. (Usually to come over and fix one of her house specialties for Mamoru). Minako was the only one of the inners who was not in Tokyo, she was still out doing a world tour performance and would not be back for another 3 weeks, then she would be back in the studio working on a new album.
Usagi was the only member of the group who had not really done anything with her life other than take care of Mamoru, she did finally settle down and found a job she enjoyed, working at a pastry shop (although sometimes she ate more of the pastries than the customers). And of course Mamoru had finally become an electrical engineer and was working on some ground breaking physics projects. No one had heard from any of the outer Senshi since the wedding, but that was the way it usually was with those 4, but they always show up when they are needed.
Several months had passed since they had felt the first uneasy feeling of a growing evil power, which was slowly gathering itself somewhere on earth. The girls had searched diligently but had yet to find any hard evidence that might help to pinpoint the enemy's base. Rei was spending nearly every waking hour in the Shrine's fire hall, probing the astral world for clues, while Ami had spent almost as much time glued to her computers as Rei had spent in the fire hall. Each Senshi had exerted every possible ounce of energy they could to help track down this elusive new enemy. Usagi was becoming extremely frustrated at their lack of success in finding answers and her frustration had made her incapable of getting any real amount of sleep, her mind was always searching for anything they had not yet thought to check. Tonight was no exception, she had stayed up late talking with Mamoru about the problem, hoping that shear exhaustion would allow her to finally get some rest, but as soon as she closed her eyes all the questions and doubts had returned to haunt her sleep. After a few hours of tossing, she was finally able to slip into a comforting sleep which promised to refresh her for what was to come.
Usagi stood at the alter, her flowing white gown fluttering in the gentle breeze, holding Mamoru's hand. She had dreamed of this moment for years, the day that she finally married the man she had loved for over 1000 years. She looked into his eyes and saw all her joy and love reflected back, each of them prepared for this moment of destiny. Usagi was lost in the magic of the moment, only vaguely hearing herself recite the vows they exchanged, her whole being was transfixed on Mamoru's face, drinking in the sight of his noble features. Finally they were pronounced husband and wife, and Usagi and Mamoru kissed for the first time as a married couple, the tears streamed down her face as she was overcome with joy.
The newlyweds turned to look at all the people who had come out for their wedding, even noting that a local news crew had arrived to film their nuptials. All the Senshi were attending as her bride maids, each one as lovely as the bride herself, even Haruka was wearing a flowing gown for the event, all though she would have preferred a tux. Chibi Usa had also arrived from the 30th century to be the ring bearer for her mother. Usagi's mother approached them from her place in the front row, and stood looking lovingly at her little girl, the tears rolling down her cheeks, "how I have waited for this day, my little darling"! Usagi looked into her mothers face and was surprised to see her more clearly than she ever had before, finally noticing the hidden features of Queen Serenity, her first mother. " Usagi, the time has come for you to take your rightful place as the true Queen of the moon". With these words, Usagi finally realized that Queen Serenity had also been reborn as her present time mother. Mrs. Tsukino stood before her daughter and began to radiate a pure warm light, filling everyone present with hope and humility. The glow increased until Queen Serenity stood before them in all her past glory.
"Princess Serenity; the time has come for you to ascend to your rightful position", Queen Serenity then called upon the power of the Silver Crystal to transfer all her remaining knowledge and experience of being the moon Queen into Princess Serenity. With this final command, both women began to glow and resonate in harmony as the former ruler of the moon passed her powers on to her daughter. As the aura around Mrs. Tsukino began to fade, the aura around Usagi began to intensify until her radiance was greater than the sun. All in the crowd watched in wonder, as the Moon Goddess became an Earth Goddess and established her kingdom on earth. As the light began to fade, everyone could clearly see standing before them, Eternal Sailor Moon and Prince Endymion.
Several moments had passed and the intense glow that had come from the alter had finally faded away, and all the guests looked questioningly at each other, not quite sure what had just happened but they were all filled with an inner peace that they had never had before. The newlyweds finally passed through the gauntlet of well wishers and friends to disappear into the limo to be whisked off to their long awaited honeymoon.
Usagi suddenly sat bolt upright in her bed, the sweet still damp in her hair. She looked to her right and saw Mamoru still sleeping soundly at her side. How many times had she had this dream over the past few years? Although she always loved dreaming about her wedding day, she also dreaded the memory of her mother's final days. She had given her all the power that had remained in her reincarnated body, then her days on this earth slipped away faster than they should. Usagi's mother had passed away only 4 months after her marriage to Mamo-chan. The memory of her mother's second sacrifice for those she loved always brought pain to Usagi.
The 10 years that had passed since her mother's death had been years of peace and happiness in Tokyo, all the Senshi had enjoyed the opportunity to reach for their dreams and make them come true. They gathered as often as they could, to talk and gossip about their adventures and their romantic pursuits. But the times had started to get gloomy again as they felt the power of a new enemy growing somewhere on the earth. Rei had returned from her business trip to Paris, and had returned to the Shrine to do several fire readings to help find the enemies base. Dr. Mizuno Ami had recently returned from her lecture tour of America and was franticly working away at her computer searching for clues. Makoto was always close at hand since she had opened a restaurant downtown and was always ready to lend a helping hand whenever Usagi called. (Usually to come over and fix one of her house specialties for Mamoru). Minako was the only one of the inners who was not in Tokyo, she was still out doing a world tour performance and would not be back for another 3 weeks, then she would be back in the studio working on a new album.
Usagi was the only member of the group who had not really done anything with her life other than take care of Mamoru, she did finally settle down and found a job she enjoyed, working at a pastry shop (although sometimes she ate more of the pastries than the customers). And of course Mamoru had finally become an electrical engineer and was working on some ground breaking physics projects. No one had heard from any of the outer Senshi since the wedding, but that was the way it usually was with those 4, but they always show up when they are needed.
Several months had passed since they had felt the first uneasy feeling of a growing evil power, which was slowly gathering itself somewhere on earth. The girls had searched diligently but had yet to find any hard evidence that might help to pinpoint the enemy's base. Rei was spending nearly every waking hour in the Shrine's fire hall, probing the astral world for clues, while Ami had spent almost as much time glued to her computers as Rei had spent in the fire hall. Each Senshi had exerted every possible ounce of energy they could to help track down this elusive new enemy. Usagi was becoming extremely frustrated at their lack of success in finding answers and her frustration had made her incapable of getting any real amount of sleep, her mind was always searching for anything they had not yet thought to check. Tonight was no exception, she had stayed up late talking with Mamoru about the problem, hoping that shear exhaustion would allow her to finally get some rest, but as soon as she closed her eyes all the questions and doubts had returned to haunt her sleep. After a few hours of tossing, she was finally able to slip into a comforting sleep which promised to refresh her for what was to come.