Ryoko: Hi guyz. I'm writing this chap of Sailor Moon: Beginnings.

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon, but Aurora, Tokina, and Athena belong to me.



Sailor Moon: Beginnings

Chapter 1: Meeting Tokina



"Hota, come here!" Aurora yells.

Saturn runs over beside Aurora and gasps out loud.

"Who could have done this?" Saturn asks herself.

"We have to see if anybody survived!"

Saturn nods and both run into the destroyed neighborhood. Aurora had been walking around with Saturn when she came upon the destroyed neighborhood. Saturn was shaken. It was so close to the Crystal Palace, how could it been done without anybody noticing? Saturn's thoughts drift until she hears Aurora gasp.

"What is it?" Saturn asks, walking over to her.

"There's somebody under here!"

Saturn can hear the faint breathing and begins to move the rubble. Aurora helps her and pretty soon they uncover a young girl. Her body is covered with dirt, cutes, scrapes, and bruises. Most of the cuts are bleeding and she has a gash in her side and head.

"Can you heal her?" Aurora asks.

Saturn shakes her head and picks the girl up.

"Aurora, go ahead and get help."

Aurora nods and runs ahead. Saturn watches her go, then starts walking, the girl lying limp in her arms. By the time she's halfway to the palace she's feeling strained and weak.

"Hota! Hotaru!" A voice calls out to her.

"Over here!" Saturn calls back as best she can.

Aurora comes running up and steadies Saturn as she starts to fall. Uranus runs up beside Aurora and gently takes the girl from Saturn. Saturn smiles gratefully at Uranus then collapses against Aurora.

"How will we get her home?"

"Don't worry." A soft voice says.

"Neptune!" Aurora cries.

"No formalities."

Neptune walks up and gently takes Saturn from Aurora.

"Can you keep up?" Uranus asks.

"Possibly."

"Hop on."

Uranus bends down and Aurora jumps onto her back. Both take off running towards the palace. A few hours later find Aurora and her sister sitting by Saturn as she lies in a bed.

"Rini. I'm worried." Aurora says softly.

"Don't worry Aurora. She'll wake up soon."

Rini, Aurora's older sister by a year, looks almost exactly like her, expect for eye color. Rini's eyes are red while Aurora's are pale blue.

"Hey, I'm going to check up on Diana."

Aurora nods. Diana the cat was recently born to Luna and Artmeis the cat. All three were advisors to the Royal family and the scouts; well Diana would be when she grew older. But at the present time, Diana was really sick and needed to be checked up on frequently.

"Come get me if she wakes up."

Aurora nods again. Rini stands up and walks out of the room. Aurora looks at Saturn's still form then stands up and walks over to another part of the room behind a curtain.

"How is she, Amy?"

The blue haired girl looks up at Aurora, then down at the girl from before.

"She's doing alright. Her cuts and gashes are bandaged. All's that left is for her to wake up."

Aurora nods and looks at the girl. Mercury had cleaned her up and under the dirt she had covering her body you could see rainbow streaked hair and pale skin.

"Will you tell me when she wakes up?"

Mercury nods and Aurora walks back over to Saturn. She sits down at the edge of the bed and crosses her arms on the bed. She places her head on them and waits for Saturn to wake up. It's a few hours before she does and Aurora has fallen asleep. Saturn opens her eyes and sits up. She looks around and spots Aurora asleep. She smiles and places her hand on her head. This causes Aurora to stir. She opens her eyes and lifts her head up.

"Hi Hota!"

Saturn smiles and Aurora hugs her. Mercury pokes her head out from behind the curtain.

"She's awake."

Aurora and Saturn walk over to the curtain and step inside. The girl is looking around with crystal-blue and crystal-purple eyes mixed in. She looks over to the newcomers and nods then looks around some more.

"She's certainly not scared." Aurora whispers.

The other two girls nod and Aurora walks up to her.

"Hello. My name is Aurora. What's yours?"

"Tokina." The girl answers looking at her.

Aurora saw a hint of sadness in her eyes and frowns.

"You are welcomed to stay here as long as you like." Aurora says.

Tokina nods and all three girls walk out of the room.

"What do you think?" Saturn asks.

"She's lonely. She knows her home was destroyed. She needs a place to stay." Aurora says.

Both girls nod and they keep walking down the hallway.