It has been 5 years since the new students arrived at the temple and Naru has excelled as the
number 1 student. She receives special privileges and rewards and this angers greatly some of
the other students but none envy her when she is chosen to represent the temple at the Earth
competitions. These friendly competitions on Earth require that one student from every academy
and or temples in the universe send a representative. This year was extra special because any
unwed prince and princess were to also attend the ball.
As Naru prepares her luggage for the upcoming trip she finds a package from Auria. As she
opens it she finds a peach silk gown along with a note asking her to wear it at the ball and only
the ball. Naru puts the dress away and begins to cry tears of happiness, she only wished she
had enough time to say thank you to Auria but the royal family was waiting for her to take her to
the Earth competitions. Naru heard a knock at her door and when she opened the door she was
surprised to find Melvin. "Hi Naru. I came to wish you good luck and brought you a gift." Naru
smiled at her childhood friend. Melvin had grown to become a sort of brother but she knew
Melvin wished for more. Naru had asked Melvin for time in hopes that she could return his
feelings but something deep down inside of her always told her he was not the one. Melvin
handed Naru a gold wrapped package and asked her to open it. Naru didn't have the time but
found it hard to refuse his request, "Alright." Inside she found a miniature carousel horse that was
housed inside a glass snowball. Naru smiled at her gift she thought it was wonderful, "Thank you
Melvin its beautiful." Melvin was glad Naru liked her gift and asked her to shake it and when Naru
did it began to play a lovely song, a song she knew he had composed for her. Naru was so happy
she gave Melvin a hug and once more said thank you as he excused himself so she could finish
packing. Naru finished packing and headed for the front doors of the temple and was greeted by
a smiling Queen Serenity and Princess Usagi. "Hi Naru! What is that in your hand?" Naru
showed the queen and Usagi her present as they walked into the carriage that would take them
back to the Moon Palace in order to teleport to the Earth kingdom to attend the competitions and
the ball.
The trip didn't take very long and Naru and Usagi talked all the way. Naru and Usagi had never
been to Earth but they had heard great things about it. On Earth there were such things as wind,
dirt and blue skies compared to the Moon kingdom where such things did not exist. When they
arrived on Earth they were greeted by several guards who later showed them to their rooms.
Queen Serenity was taken to meet the King and Queen while the girls were asked to rest for the
festivities and competitions which began early the next day. That night Usagi crept into Naru's
room and both girls stayed up until late talking about all the exciting things that would happen the
next day. They spoke about all the kingdoms that had sent competitors and all the handsome
princes and beautiful princess they had seen through the windows of their rooms. But, Usagi
spoke about 1 prince she had seen. He was tall, had dark blue eyes, ebony colored hair with a
muscular body, at least from what she could see beneath his armor. As the night progressed
sleep overtook the girls and they did not awaken until a loud trumpet sound signified the
beginning of the competitions.
Naru ran out of her room waving good bye to her friend and princess Usagi, or Usa as she
sometimes calls her, and headed to her first assigned competition, archery. As Naru neared the
end of the hallway where her room was located she bumped into a young man named Rinco.
"Ooh I am so sorry did I hurt you?" The young boy just laughed and smiled, "Are you Naru?
Representative of the Temple for the Moon Kingdom?" Naru wondered who the young boy was
and stepped away from him fearing she had done something wrong. The boy smiled and began
to explain himself, "Ooh don't be scared I am Rinco. I have been assigned to escort you to all
your competitions." Naru was relieved to hear this because the Earth palace was enormous and
she was quite afraid of getting lost. Rinco asked Naru to follow him and he gave her a map of the
palace and told her where all the events were to be held. He informed Naru that she had been
entered into 3 competitions only: archery, swimming and sword fighting. He also told Naru that
the competitions would only last for one day and that the next day everyone would be preparing
for the ball to be held on the evening of that day. He also told Naru as they approached the
course for her first event that she would only have to compete against 6 other kingdoms because
every competitor like her had only been entered in 3 events. He also warned Naru that in all 3 of
her events Miss Beryl representative of the war planet Chronat would be her greatest adversary.
Naru thanked Rinco and stepped to meet the judges of the 1st competition.
"Hello I am Naru representative of the Temple for the Moon Kingdom." 3 kings from kingdoms
she had never heard of greeted Naru and as she was introduced she was informed that they had
all been past winners of this competition. She was asked to step aside and select a bow and
arrow and was informed that she would get 3 shots. These 3 shots would be compared to those
of the other contestants and a winner would then be selected. Naru nodded in understanding and
stood next to the other 5 competitors and got herself ready to make her first shot. One of the
kings then instructed the other competitors to get ready for they would all shoot their arrows at the
same time and would not receive time to rest for they were to make their second and their third
shot as soon as the made their first. Naru understood why they were doing this; they wanted to
see if in a war situation how fast they could load another arrow and how accurate their shots
would be. When a bell was rung Naru made her first, second and then her last shot. When she
turned to look at all the other boards she saw that they had all made an accurate bull's eye on
their first shot but the other two didn't hit the board at all or were not worth any points. Yet, when
she got to Beryl's board she noticed she had indeed gotten 2 bulls eye but had missed her third
shot, Beryl's last shot actually did not even hit the board. When the kings saw Naru's board they
noticed she had hit 3 bulls eyes and rose applauding at her great show of accuracy and control.
Beryl on the other hand stomped of the field and headed for her next competition, swimming.
Rinco ran up to Naru with her medal and congratulated her but warned her that Beryl had left
quite upset at her loss. Naru didn't care she was to happy but then she got a chill and asked
Rinco what that was. "Oh that is just wind. Don't you have wind on the Moon?" Naru smiled and
took it in she let the wind flow through her hair she felt her robe shake and her body tremble at
the experience and wished she could fly like the birds she had seen earlier. Yet, Rinco wasn't the
only one admiring Naru's beauty for 1 of the generals of the Earth armies was also gazing at her
amazed at how this young naïve girl had beaten his ex-girlfriend, Beryl. "What are you staring at
Nephlyt?" Nephlyt was surprised to find his ex-girlfriend Beryl staring at him coldly and he simply
shook the gesture off, "Just looking at your score. I never thought you could ever miss." Beryl
turned and simply said, "The day isn't over yet."
When Naru arrived at her next competition with Rinco she was surprised to find Beryl in such a
good mood. Once more Naru introduced herself to the judges and was this time asked to pick
one of the 6 swimming lanes and was a bit startled to find that the only lane left was next to Beryl.
When Naru and the other contestants were waiting for the starting bell Beryl turned to Naru,
"Naru by the way try not to get your feet caught on the stalks that grow on this lake. I've been
told that they sometimes grab swimmers and pull them to a watery grave." The ringing of the bell
broke Beryl's hypnotic stare and Naru jumped into the lake for the swim of her life. She
concentrated on the finish line when suddenly she felt something tugging at her legs and she
screamed in terror as she was pulled underwater. It took Naru only seconds to get over her initial
fright and swim harder for the finish line. As she kicked harder and harder the tight grip she had
felt let go and she headed for the finish line only to end up in 6th place, but frankly she didn't
care. Beryl kept swimming and smiled as she heard Naru scream she wasn't going to let a child
beat her but that moments distraction was enough for the representative of the Clarifon Kingdom
to arrive at the finish line making her once more 2nd place. Nephlyt was waiting at the finish line
for her with a towel in his hand laughing at how she had tried and failed to win this competition.
Beryl left the lake even more furious than before and headed for her final competition, sword
fighting but she stopped concerned that Nephlyt wasn't at her side and was furious to find him
staring at Naru. Beryl was now enraged and she would make that little brat pay on that she
definitely agreed on.
When Beryl arrived at the sword fighting competition late because she had gotten lost she found
that Naru had won 5 battles and was waiting on Beryl in order to claim 1st place. Beryl picked
her sword and proceeded to do battle with Naru. "Naru dear you have been quite lucky in the
competitions so far, tell me what is your secret?" Naru looked at Beryl and was surprised to see
the anger and sheer hate in her eyes and was caught off guard by her first blow that she barely
had time to lift her sword in defense. "Beryl you do know that this is only friendly competitions
and that this battle should be treated as such." Beryl smiled at Naru obvious show of concern
and only proceeded to make her sword thrust and punches harder. Naru did her best to counter
all of Beryl's moves but she lost her balance and dropped her sword much to everyone's surprise.
Beryl walked up to Naru and placed the end of her sword on Naru's throat and asked,
"Surrender." Naru only whispered, "Yes." The judges and the other contestants stood and
applauded at Beryl's win and handed her the 1st place medal. Naru stood and shook the dirt
from her robe and extended her hand to congratulate Beryl who simply looked at her and walked
away. Rinco went up to Naru and assured her not to worry for he was certain that she would
never see her again. Naru smiled in agreement and asked Rinco to escort her back to her room
so she could prepare for dinner that evening. As Naru and Rinco walked back to her room they
talked once more of everything that Earth had to offer. He told Naru of such things as spices and
how they produced flavor. Naru was astounded by all the things that she was learning and
thanked Rinco for all his help. "Rinco why was it that I was one of the few with an escort?" Rinco
smiled and told Naru, "Oh that is easy. Since you are a representative of the Temple, and
specifically a temple whose members are not allowed to marry you are given an escort to guard
your purity." Naru laughed, she couldn't imagine anyone as small as Rinco guarding her, "Oh
Rinco! Good night." Rinco just scratched his head and walked away from Naru's room, "I wonder
what was so funny."
number 1 student. She receives special privileges and rewards and this angers greatly some of
the other students but none envy her when she is chosen to represent the temple at the Earth
competitions. These friendly competitions on Earth require that one student from every academy
and or temples in the universe send a representative. This year was extra special because any
unwed prince and princess were to also attend the ball.
As Naru prepares her luggage for the upcoming trip she finds a package from Auria. As she
opens it she finds a peach silk gown along with a note asking her to wear it at the ball and only
the ball. Naru puts the dress away and begins to cry tears of happiness, she only wished she
had enough time to say thank you to Auria but the royal family was waiting for her to take her to
the Earth competitions. Naru heard a knock at her door and when she opened the door she was
surprised to find Melvin. "Hi Naru. I came to wish you good luck and brought you a gift." Naru
smiled at her childhood friend. Melvin had grown to become a sort of brother but she knew
Melvin wished for more. Naru had asked Melvin for time in hopes that she could return his
feelings but something deep down inside of her always told her he was not the one. Melvin
handed Naru a gold wrapped package and asked her to open it. Naru didn't have the time but
found it hard to refuse his request, "Alright." Inside she found a miniature carousel horse that was
housed inside a glass snowball. Naru smiled at her gift she thought it was wonderful, "Thank you
Melvin its beautiful." Melvin was glad Naru liked her gift and asked her to shake it and when Naru
did it began to play a lovely song, a song she knew he had composed for her. Naru was so happy
she gave Melvin a hug and once more said thank you as he excused himself so she could finish
packing. Naru finished packing and headed for the front doors of the temple and was greeted by
a smiling Queen Serenity and Princess Usagi. "Hi Naru! What is that in your hand?" Naru
showed the queen and Usagi her present as they walked into the carriage that would take them
back to the Moon Palace in order to teleport to the Earth kingdom to attend the competitions and
the ball.
The trip didn't take very long and Naru and Usagi talked all the way. Naru and Usagi had never
been to Earth but they had heard great things about it. On Earth there were such things as wind,
dirt and blue skies compared to the Moon kingdom where such things did not exist. When they
arrived on Earth they were greeted by several guards who later showed them to their rooms.
Queen Serenity was taken to meet the King and Queen while the girls were asked to rest for the
festivities and competitions which began early the next day. That night Usagi crept into Naru's
room and both girls stayed up until late talking about all the exciting things that would happen the
next day. They spoke about all the kingdoms that had sent competitors and all the handsome
princes and beautiful princess they had seen through the windows of their rooms. But, Usagi
spoke about 1 prince she had seen. He was tall, had dark blue eyes, ebony colored hair with a
muscular body, at least from what she could see beneath his armor. As the night progressed
sleep overtook the girls and they did not awaken until a loud trumpet sound signified the
beginning of the competitions.
Naru ran out of her room waving good bye to her friend and princess Usagi, or Usa as she
sometimes calls her, and headed to her first assigned competition, archery. As Naru neared the
end of the hallway where her room was located she bumped into a young man named Rinco.
"Ooh I am so sorry did I hurt you?" The young boy just laughed and smiled, "Are you Naru?
Representative of the Temple for the Moon Kingdom?" Naru wondered who the young boy was
and stepped away from him fearing she had done something wrong. The boy smiled and began
to explain himself, "Ooh don't be scared I am Rinco. I have been assigned to escort you to all
your competitions." Naru was relieved to hear this because the Earth palace was enormous and
she was quite afraid of getting lost. Rinco asked Naru to follow him and he gave her a map of the
palace and told her where all the events were to be held. He informed Naru that she had been
entered into 3 competitions only: archery, swimming and sword fighting. He also told Naru that
the competitions would only last for one day and that the next day everyone would be preparing
for the ball to be held on the evening of that day. He also told Naru as they approached the
course for her first event that she would only have to compete against 6 other kingdoms because
every competitor like her had only been entered in 3 events. He also warned Naru that in all 3 of
her events Miss Beryl representative of the war planet Chronat would be her greatest adversary.
Naru thanked Rinco and stepped to meet the judges of the 1st competition.
"Hello I am Naru representative of the Temple for the Moon Kingdom." 3 kings from kingdoms
she had never heard of greeted Naru and as she was introduced she was informed that they had
all been past winners of this competition. She was asked to step aside and select a bow and
arrow and was informed that she would get 3 shots. These 3 shots would be compared to those
of the other contestants and a winner would then be selected. Naru nodded in understanding and
stood next to the other 5 competitors and got herself ready to make her first shot. One of the
kings then instructed the other competitors to get ready for they would all shoot their arrows at the
same time and would not receive time to rest for they were to make their second and their third
shot as soon as the made their first. Naru understood why they were doing this; they wanted to
see if in a war situation how fast they could load another arrow and how accurate their shots
would be. When a bell was rung Naru made her first, second and then her last shot. When she
turned to look at all the other boards she saw that they had all made an accurate bull's eye on
their first shot but the other two didn't hit the board at all or were not worth any points. Yet, when
she got to Beryl's board she noticed she had indeed gotten 2 bulls eye but had missed her third
shot, Beryl's last shot actually did not even hit the board. When the kings saw Naru's board they
noticed she had hit 3 bulls eyes and rose applauding at her great show of accuracy and control.
Beryl on the other hand stomped of the field and headed for her next competition, swimming.
Rinco ran up to Naru with her medal and congratulated her but warned her that Beryl had left
quite upset at her loss. Naru didn't care she was to happy but then she got a chill and asked
Rinco what that was. "Oh that is just wind. Don't you have wind on the Moon?" Naru smiled and
took it in she let the wind flow through her hair she felt her robe shake and her body tremble at
the experience and wished she could fly like the birds she had seen earlier. Yet, Rinco wasn't the
only one admiring Naru's beauty for 1 of the generals of the Earth armies was also gazing at her
amazed at how this young naïve girl had beaten his ex-girlfriend, Beryl. "What are you staring at
Nephlyt?" Nephlyt was surprised to find his ex-girlfriend Beryl staring at him coldly and he simply
shook the gesture off, "Just looking at your score. I never thought you could ever miss." Beryl
turned and simply said, "The day isn't over yet."
When Naru arrived at her next competition with Rinco she was surprised to find Beryl in such a
good mood. Once more Naru introduced herself to the judges and was this time asked to pick
one of the 6 swimming lanes and was a bit startled to find that the only lane left was next to Beryl.
When Naru and the other contestants were waiting for the starting bell Beryl turned to Naru,
"Naru by the way try not to get your feet caught on the stalks that grow on this lake. I've been
told that they sometimes grab swimmers and pull them to a watery grave." The ringing of the bell
broke Beryl's hypnotic stare and Naru jumped into the lake for the swim of her life. She
concentrated on the finish line when suddenly she felt something tugging at her legs and she
screamed in terror as she was pulled underwater. It took Naru only seconds to get over her initial
fright and swim harder for the finish line. As she kicked harder and harder the tight grip she had
felt let go and she headed for the finish line only to end up in 6th place, but frankly she didn't
care. Beryl kept swimming and smiled as she heard Naru scream she wasn't going to let a child
beat her but that moments distraction was enough for the representative of the Clarifon Kingdom
to arrive at the finish line making her once more 2nd place. Nephlyt was waiting at the finish line
for her with a towel in his hand laughing at how she had tried and failed to win this competition.
Beryl left the lake even more furious than before and headed for her final competition, sword
fighting but she stopped concerned that Nephlyt wasn't at her side and was furious to find him
staring at Naru. Beryl was now enraged and she would make that little brat pay on that she
definitely agreed on.
When Beryl arrived at the sword fighting competition late because she had gotten lost she found
that Naru had won 5 battles and was waiting on Beryl in order to claim 1st place. Beryl picked
her sword and proceeded to do battle with Naru. "Naru dear you have been quite lucky in the
competitions so far, tell me what is your secret?" Naru looked at Beryl and was surprised to see
the anger and sheer hate in her eyes and was caught off guard by her first blow that she barely
had time to lift her sword in defense. "Beryl you do know that this is only friendly competitions
and that this battle should be treated as such." Beryl smiled at Naru obvious show of concern
and only proceeded to make her sword thrust and punches harder. Naru did her best to counter
all of Beryl's moves but she lost her balance and dropped her sword much to everyone's surprise.
Beryl walked up to Naru and placed the end of her sword on Naru's throat and asked,
"Surrender." Naru only whispered, "Yes." The judges and the other contestants stood and
applauded at Beryl's win and handed her the 1st place medal. Naru stood and shook the dirt
from her robe and extended her hand to congratulate Beryl who simply looked at her and walked
away. Rinco went up to Naru and assured her not to worry for he was certain that she would
never see her again. Naru smiled in agreement and asked Rinco to escort her back to her room
so she could prepare for dinner that evening. As Naru and Rinco walked back to her room they
talked once more of everything that Earth had to offer. He told Naru of such things as spices and
how they produced flavor. Naru was astounded by all the things that she was learning and
thanked Rinco for all his help. "Rinco why was it that I was one of the few with an escort?" Rinco
smiled and told Naru, "Oh that is easy. Since you are a representative of the Temple, and
specifically a temple whose members are not allowed to marry you are given an escort to guard
your purity." Naru laughed, she couldn't imagine anyone as small as Rinco guarding her, "Oh
Rinco! Good night." Rinco just scratched his head and walked away from Naru's room, "I wonder
what was so funny."