Whoa, sorry about that! It seems that for a while there I believed I
actually was Naoko Takeuchi! It was a nice dream, but now that I've woken
up from my psychosis, I must apologize for leading you all astray. I don't
know how many of you believed that I actually was Naoko, but I hope the
damage was not too great! Sorry for the late disclaimer!
Chapter Three
" I am glad that the peace of the Silver Millennium has kept our system safe," the gorgeous brown haired queen smiled, " My daughter and her four protectors would not be able to hold back even the most minor of attacks. They are still quite green."
Princess Kakyuu glared at her mother and tossed her amber hair as if to say that she felt herself quite ready. Fighter, Maker, and Healer giggled amongst themselves until Seer turned her dead eyes on them causing their titters to dissipate into nervous silence.
" Only Sailor StarSeer has nearly learned to master her powers, but they are neither defensive nor offensive, but useful all the same," Kinmoku continued.
" What exactly are her powers?" Borealis asked, genuinely interested and unnerved by the blank, yet penetrating stare of the senshi.
" I receive visions. The past, the present, the future, it is sometimes hard to know which," StarSeer offered, " They come when they please, I cannot yet call upon them at will."
" That is a useful power," the Jula princess nodded, " But what of the others?"
StarFighter, the obvious leader of the group, stood and bowed, " I have the power of destruction and the most powerful attack Star Serious Laser."
She sat, and StarMaker rolled her eyes at her pink haired leader while twirling one of her own raven locks nervously on her finger, " I have the power of creation and an equally powerful attack Star Gentle Uterus."
StarHealer stuck out her tongue at her two teammates and in a whiny voice proclaimed that she was the most powerful of the group and should be the leader.
" After all," she sniggered, " I have the power of healing and the magnificent attack Star Sensitive Inferno!"
Everyone at the group had sweat drops going down the back of their heads and the ambassadors burst into raucous laughter as Borealis attempted to keep up her diplomatic calm. A huge sweat drop obscured the face of Healer and all that could be seen was her extremely curly blonde hair. Seer sighed and held her head in her hands as the angry queen cleared her throat.
" So, you see," she sighed wearily, " They have much to learn about teamwork and their powers. Healer pointing at you and shouting like that should have blown your head off if she were able to control her abilities."
Embarrassed, StarHealer sat down, muttering to herself. The tiger princess giggled behind her hand and turned to the visiting queen.
" Yes," she said good-naturedly, " they do seem to be a fixer-uper!"
Princess Kakyuu glared menacingly at her fellow princess making her rather uneasy. Borealis began to hope she was not stuck with this group; they all seemed a little off-kilter. The embassy said their good-byes and Borealis thanked them for coming. Then, she was free. Mechanically following the guard, the princess returned to her room where she undressed and returned to her normal form, laying in misery on her bed.
~~~~~~
The afternoon was far advanced when the tigress heard a soft knock on her door. She rubbed her tears away on her blanket and shook the cobwebs from her brain.
" Go away," she sulked.
" It's me," a musical voice called, " Hippolyta."
The door opened and a small Bengal tiger came in, shutting the door behind her. She rubbed noses with her snow-white sister and winked one gray eye at her.
" I promise it won't be so bad being a guardian dear sister, at least you don't have to be queen!"
She laughed, " I guess you're right Hippie, there's lots of other senshi that I could guard. Too bad the Moon Kingdom is already taken, they get two guardians and I probably wouldn't have to do much."
Hippolyta looked quizzically at her sister, " Guardians for the Moon Kingdom have already been chosen?"
The white tiger laughed, " You concentrate so much on the history of our land that you do not pay attention to current events. Two filthy city cats by the names of Luna and Artemis got the job two years ago and have been getting the Sol Senshi ready to become true soldiers."
" Bornies, I can't stand them," Hippolyta muttered, " They take all the good jobs."
" Yeah, when they were born they had the sigil of the Moon Kingdom on their foreheads, so they were named after the satellite and whisked off once they came of age. Luna is the daughter of the current Queen of Mau you know and her sister is about to take the throne. Big changes are coming our way, Princess Civis never liked us 'Outsiders'"
" Yes, I've had the misfortune of meeting her once before. She seemed quite power hungry to me. Her sister, Luna did you say?, seemed a much better fit for the job."
" Sister," Borealis looked at Hippolyta, " Let's forget about such things and spend a day together, just you and I."
" I'm sorry Rea, mother and I are to leave shortly for the desert land of Cartooth on a diplomatic mission."
Borealis tired to keep her disappointment from her voice and face, " Oh, okay, well, tomorrow then?"
Hippolyta nodded, " Tomorrow it is."
The Bengal turned at the door, " Reshlor is off duty now, I'm sure he'd love to spend some time with you."
The white tigress's eyes grew hard, " Please don't mention Reshlor."
" Why not? At the rate you two are going, you are bound to be married before me; I have yet to find so perfect a mate."
" Hippie, please. Just go."
A look of concern in her eyes, she nodded and left, the door swinging shut behind her.
~~~~~~
Despite her better judgment, the tiger princess decided to seek out the captain of her mothers guard. She tried to look nonchalant as she neared the barracks, but one of the soldiers came up to her.
" Reshlor isn't here, my lady," he bowed, " He is in the rose garden."
Startled, she looked around at the guard, " Uh...thanks."
Trying to keep her cool, she set off in the opposite direction from the rose garden, taking the long way around. Sighing, she looked up at the clouds as she walked, nearly running into a messenger bird.
" Oh, sorry Lokra, I wasn't paying attention to where I was going.'
" No, no princess, the fault is all mine. Before, I forget though, you have a holo-message waiting for you in your chambers."
" Thank you Lokra, is it urgent?"
The bird nodded and flew off like a rocket on some other errand. With a glance in the direction of the rose garden, Borealis made her way back to the palace.
Chapter Three
" I am glad that the peace of the Silver Millennium has kept our system safe," the gorgeous brown haired queen smiled, " My daughter and her four protectors would not be able to hold back even the most minor of attacks. They are still quite green."
Princess Kakyuu glared at her mother and tossed her amber hair as if to say that she felt herself quite ready. Fighter, Maker, and Healer giggled amongst themselves until Seer turned her dead eyes on them causing their titters to dissipate into nervous silence.
" Only Sailor StarSeer has nearly learned to master her powers, but they are neither defensive nor offensive, but useful all the same," Kinmoku continued.
" What exactly are her powers?" Borealis asked, genuinely interested and unnerved by the blank, yet penetrating stare of the senshi.
" I receive visions. The past, the present, the future, it is sometimes hard to know which," StarSeer offered, " They come when they please, I cannot yet call upon them at will."
" That is a useful power," the Jula princess nodded, " But what of the others?"
StarFighter, the obvious leader of the group, stood and bowed, " I have the power of destruction and the most powerful attack Star Serious Laser."
She sat, and StarMaker rolled her eyes at her pink haired leader while twirling one of her own raven locks nervously on her finger, " I have the power of creation and an equally powerful attack Star Gentle Uterus."
StarHealer stuck out her tongue at her two teammates and in a whiny voice proclaimed that she was the most powerful of the group and should be the leader.
" After all," she sniggered, " I have the power of healing and the magnificent attack Star Sensitive Inferno!"
Everyone at the group had sweat drops going down the back of their heads and the ambassadors burst into raucous laughter as Borealis attempted to keep up her diplomatic calm. A huge sweat drop obscured the face of Healer and all that could be seen was her extremely curly blonde hair. Seer sighed and held her head in her hands as the angry queen cleared her throat.
" So, you see," she sighed wearily, " They have much to learn about teamwork and their powers. Healer pointing at you and shouting like that should have blown your head off if she were able to control her abilities."
Embarrassed, StarHealer sat down, muttering to herself. The tiger princess giggled behind her hand and turned to the visiting queen.
" Yes," she said good-naturedly, " they do seem to be a fixer-uper!"
Princess Kakyuu glared menacingly at her fellow princess making her rather uneasy. Borealis began to hope she was not stuck with this group; they all seemed a little off-kilter. The embassy said their good-byes and Borealis thanked them for coming. Then, she was free. Mechanically following the guard, the princess returned to her room where she undressed and returned to her normal form, laying in misery on her bed.
~~~~~~
The afternoon was far advanced when the tigress heard a soft knock on her door. She rubbed her tears away on her blanket and shook the cobwebs from her brain.
" Go away," she sulked.
" It's me," a musical voice called, " Hippolyta."
The door opened and a small Bengal tiger came in, shutting the door behind her. She rubbed noses with her snow-white sister and winked one gray eye at her.
" I promise it won't be so bad being a guardian dear sister, at least you don't have to be queen!"
She laughed, " I guess you're right Hippie, there's lots of other senshi that I could guard. Too bad the Moon Kingdom is already taken, they get two guardians and I probably wouldn't have to do much."
Hippolyta looked quizzically at her sister, " Guardians for the Moon Kingdom have already been chosen?"
The white tiger laughed, " You concentrate so much on the history of our land that you do not pay attention to current events. Two filthy city cats by the names of Luna and Artemis got the job two years ago and have been getting the Sol Senshi ready to become true soldiers."
" Bornies, I can't stand them," Hippolyta muttered, " They take all the good jobs."
" Yeah, when they were born they had the sigil of the Moon Kingdom on their foreheads, so they were named after the satellite and whisked off once they came of age. Luna is the daughter of the current Queen of Mau you know and her sister is about to take the throne. Big changes are coming our way, Princess Civis never liked us 'Outsiders'"
" Yes, I've had the misfortune of meeting her once before. She seemed quite power hungry to me. Her sister, Luna did you say?, seemed a much better fit for the job."
" Sister," Borealis looked at Hippolyta, " Let's forget about such things and spend a day together, just you and I."
" I'm sorry Rea, mother and I are to leave shortly for the desert land of Cartooth on a diplomatic mission."
Borealis tired to keep her disappointment from her voice and face, " Oh, okay, well, tomorrow then?"
Hippolyta nodded, " Tomorrow it is."
The Bengal turned at the door, " Reshlor is off duty now, I'm sure he'd love to spend some time with you."
The white tigress's eyes grew hard, " Please don't mention Reshlor."
" Why not? At the rate you two are going, you are bound to be married before me; I have yet to find so perfect a mate."
" Hippie, please. Just go."
A look of concern in her eyes, she nodded and left, the door swinging shut behind her.
~~~~~~
Despite her better judgment, the tiger princess decided to seek out the captain of her mothers guard. She tried to look nonchalant as she neared the barracks, but one of the soldiers came up to her.
" Reshlor isn't here, my lady," he bowed, " He is in the rose garden."
Startled, she looked around at the guard, " Uh...thanks."
Trying to keep her cool, she set off in the opposite direction from the rose garden, taking the long way around. Sighing, she looked up at the clouds as she walked, nearly running into a messenger bird.
" Oh, sorry Lokra, I wasn't paying attention to where I was going.'
" No, no princess, the fault is all mine. Before, I forget though, you have a holo-message waiting for you in your chambers."
" Thank you Lokra, is it urgent?"
The bird nodded and flew off like a rocket on some other errand. With a glance in the direction of the rose garden, Borealis made her way back to the palace.