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 too much, though - I don't wanna ruin the story! Enjoy!
Chapter Six - Baby
Sol looked at his calender. 30th June. It had been almost three years since he had met his wife, Serenity. That night, at Angelica's party, he would never have guessed that they would one day be married. And now they had a daughter, too. That morning, Serenity had given birth to their first child, a beautiful baby girl whom they'd decided to name Serenity, after her mother.
Serenity cradled the small child in her arms. Baby Serenity's eye's were blue, like all babies eyes are, and she already had quite a mop of silver-blonde curls crowning her small head. Luna, who was sleeping at the foot of Serenity's four-poster bed, purred contentedly. Around the same time she had met Sol, and Angelica had discovered that Lunarium crystal, two strange cats had turned up at the palace and refused to leave. One, a white tomcat had become rather attached to Angelica, and Angelica started to call him Artemis. Serenity had, infact pointed out that Artemis was a girl's name, but Angelica was adamnent that Artemis suited him. and so the name stuck. Serenity had taken the other cat, a dark-coloured feline, into her care, and named her Luna, due purely to the cresent moon shape on her forehead.
Sol watched his wife absent-mindedly. Serenity had changed so much over time. She had grown from being a shy, quiet 16 year-old, and blossomed into a beautiful, mature and confident young woman. He smiled at how perfectly things seemed to be turning out for them. After a whirlwind romance, Sol had asked Khonsu and Phoebe for Serenity's hand in marriage, and they had agreed straight away. Of course, both Sol and Serenity knew that the main reason for Serenity's parents delight at the young couple's marriage was that one day, Sol would be King of the Sun Kingdom, and this would provide great security for their daughter, and the Moon Kingdom. An allegiance with the Sun people was something craved by every monarchy on every planet, and now the Moon Kingdom would have one of the strongest allegiances of all. Not that this bothered Serenity and Sol. So long as they were together, nothing else mattered.
In another part of the Moon Palace, Angelica gazed lovingly at her Lunarium Crystal. It fascinated her, drew her in. Sometimes, when she held it, she thought she saw things, but she couldn't be sure quite what she saw. Were these premonitions, or memories of the past. Or was it just her imagination running away with her? She couldn't be sure of the answer, but she did know for sure that locked in this stunning gem was a power beyond anyone's imagination, and it was just waiting for the right person to set it free.
Suddenly, another of these visions struck, yet this time the vision was much clearer than it had been before. Angelica saw a darkness appear around the sun, as the people of the Sun Kingdom began to panic. Then she saw a great army of warriors, almost-inhuman in appearance, and a violent battle in front of the Moon Palace. Finally, she saw a young woman in what could only be described as a fanciful sailor's outfit with a very short skirt. Angelica was sure that she knew this woman, but she just couldn't quite lay her finger on who it was. Angelica collaspsed to a crumpled heap on the floor. The next thing she remembered was her father gently lifting her onto her be, and her mother's voice asking for Jocasta to be summoned.
"You saw it, too, didn't you?" Jocasta asked, once Phoebe and Khonsu had left the room.
"Saw what? A vision? I've been getting visions ever since I found that thing, but they've never had this effect on me before."
"That's because the Lunarium is slowly binding with you, Angelica. You are becoming one. Soon it will be so much a part of you that you will not be able to survive without it." Angelica gasped. "That's right, Princess, it calls to your soul and your soul calls back. But don't look so worried. I don't think it was so much a case of you finding that crystal, but more that the crystal found you. And that very fact, just goes to show that you will play an important part in your Kingdom's future. You must rest now, and regain your strength."
"Please can I visit Serenity and the baby first, Jocasta?"
"No, no, I don't think it a wise thing to do at all. Sleep now, Princess, and you'll feel much better when you next awake." Jocasta's soothing voice soon made Angelica feel drowsy, and she closed her eyes, before drifting into a fitful sleep. She dreamt that she saw a young girl standing in her room. Except that many of her belongings had been replaced with items she did not recognise. At first, Angelica thought that the girl must be her sister, Serenity, because the girl wore the same hairstyle that Serenity did. But something told her that this was not her sister. Her dream then showed the strange girl cradled in the arms of an Earth-man. He was tall and muscular, with floppy black hair. Her dream drove forward, and she saw the girl on the steps outside the Moon Palace. Tears were rolling down her face, and she called out a name: Endymion. Somehow, Angelica knew that this must be the name of the young Earth-man. The girl, still crying, drew a sword, and in one swift movement, turned it on herself. Angelica flinched as she felt the girl's pain. Her eye flew open, and she was back in her own bedroom, awake once more. Sun shone through her window, and she wondered how long she had slept.
Author's Note: Woah, long, LONG time since I updated! Just to clear up a few questions you might have, yes, I am aware that 19 is quite young for Serenity to settle down and start a family, but you must remember that this story is set many, many years ago, when 19 was really not that young at all. Secondly, I know what you are thinking, Why is Artemis not with Minako, and why does Angelica have the crystal? Well, all I can say is don't worry, bare with me, and all will be revealed! Until next time!