Children of the Moon

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon! Naoko does (and Kodansha and Toei etc.)! However, I did invent some new characters for this story.

I started writing this story to explain a drawing I did one day. I won't say to much, though - I don't wanna ruin the story! Enjoy!

Chapter One - Visions of the Future

Once upon a time there was a beautiful place called the Moon Kingdom. The Kingdom was inhabited by a group of people called Lunarians, and was ruled by a great dynasty of monarchs. In fact, the family's line could be traced back so far that no one even knew of a time when they had not ruled the Moon Kingdom.

Our story starts during the reign of King Khonsu and Queen Phoebe, his noble wife. Phoebe was a slender woman with sparkling blue eyes and strawberry pink hair, which she wore in two tight buns on top of her head, as was the fashion at the time.

Khonsu and Phoebe had two daughters. The eldest of the two was called Serenity, and her younger sister was named Angelica. Both the girls had their mother's beautiful large eyes and slight figure, but they had inherited their shimmering silver hair off their father, Khonsu.

Serenity liked to copy her mother, and wear her hair in "moonballs" as the style was appropriately nicknamed. Angelica, however, had been graced with spiralling ringlets which tumbled from her head and danced in the breeze.

One day, as he watched his daughters play in the palace gardens, Khonsu said to Phoebe,

"We are so lucky to have such beautiful daughters. Serenity is strong and wise. She will be a good Queen when the time comes, and Angelica is such an innocent child. She is so happy and generous, nobody could possibly be sad around her."

"I know, but I fear greatly for them," replied Phoebe, "Lately I have been having many premonitions of the future. Dark forces will destroy the Moon Kingdom in a war that will last over a thousand years, spanning many generations, until finally our family will be restored to the throne."

"How can this be?" asked the King, "We live in such a peaceful galaxy."

"I do not know either, but in my dreams I see a dark, fiery temptress with a great strength on her side. Perhaps she will be the one to bring about our downfall."