Disclaimers and author's notes are at the end of interlude #1.

"The core of Chaos, the Chaos seed, and Guardian Chaos are melted into

the Cauldron. Now they have become too small to be found. They might

be born again. Because this is the place where stars, and

possibilities, are born…" ~ Guardian Cosmos; Volume 18, Act 52

Sleeper

By: Masked Maiden

Interlude #1: Outer Space

From its home against the radiant constellations, the mighty archer

Sagittarius points to the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. And inside the

center, in this black hole of void and desolation, lays a veiled enigma. Its

true name has been lost over time, its origin cannot be pinned down, and its

existence is unknown by the masses of humanity. But there are those who once

traveled there, seeking power and denomination, seeking freedom and peace.

They called it Zero Star, and on this celestial body is the Galaxy Cauldron,

the sacred place where star seeds are born.

Every soul possesses a star seed, the essence that harbors life and creation.

The strongest, most powerful of all star seeds are known as sailor crystal.

Destined to be interconnected with the planets of the universe, these unique

star seeds are born for the souls of the Sailor Senshi, and are the source

for their powers. Never fading, sailor crystals return to their birthplace

and are reborn again and again, so that the universe may never succumb to the

evils that will surely threaten it.

But as the Galaxy Cauldron gives birth to the star seeds of light, it must

give birth to stars seeds or darkness.

A formless apparition floated in the expanse of outer space and stared into

the vortex of a black hole. Inside the black hole was a spark of light that

shimmered from the bottom with much vivacity. That was the Cauldron. It was

calling him, wanting him to return… but he did not want to go. Since the day

he was created -- he wasn't quite sure when he was created -- he'd protected

the black star seeds. Those stars left and returned, and each one had their

own stories to tell. Most of them were tormented by their own downfall, and

some even groaned when a certain group of Sailor Senshi was mentioned.

However, there were a few that trampled over their enemies, and they were the

ones who gloated over the destructions of cities, countries, kingdoms, and

even planets. They were the heroes of their kind, and he wanted to be like

them. He wanted their lives, or at least the bodies of their human hosts.

But that was never intended to be. He was Guardian Chaos, the one who missed

becoming a star seed.

Oh… it wasn't like Chaos hadn't tried. For brief periods of time he broke

from his bondage and took the forms of Queen Metallia, Death Phantom, Master

Pharaoh 90, and Nehelenia. Once he controlled the mind of a Sailor Senshi,

Sailorgalaxia. They were shadows of his true self, and through them he

raised havoc on the blue planet called Earth. His mission was always the

same: to absorb the mystical Ginzuishou, the star seed of light, so that

Chaos could be free from the Galaxy Cauldron and rule the cosmos. Every time

he came close to achieving his goal, and every time a maiden with blonde hair

and blue eyes used the Ginzuishou against him. Sailormoon banished him back

to the Cauldron, where he was forced to stay until he regained enough

strength to try once more.

Chaos vividly remembered their last meeting. Though Sailorgalaxia, he'd

captured the sailor crystals of all the guardians in the universe, including

the Milky Way Galaxy, leaving Eternal Sailormoon with no allies to fight with

her during the final battle. And as Galaxia stole the sailor crystals from

their human hosts, Chaos absorbed the black star seeds under his protection.

They empowered him, and soon his powers even surpassed those of Sailormoon.

But he knew that only the Ginzuishou could free him. Without her friends and

her beloved, Chaos knew Sailormoon would eventually travel to the Cauldron.

His plan was to lure her inside and snatch her sailor crystal. And then… he

would be invincible.

But in the end, Sailormoon was one step ahead of him. She begged for the

stolen sailor crystals to help her, and then she literally joined him. One

by one Chaos was infested with the star seeds of all the Sailor Senshi of the

cosmos, until the sudden surge of energy became too much for him to bear.

Guardian Chaos, in a sense, exploded, but he was not completely destroyed.

He was simply reduced to a grain of existence, and his bond to the Galaxy

Cauldron became even greater.

Since then Chaos looked forward to when he would rise again. Even Guardian

Cosmos admitted that his imprisonment was temporary. But until then, all

Chaos possessed were Janus, Bodgar, and their star seeds.

The apparition held out the two sparkling jewels, in awe of how something so

delicate could contain the power to annihilate his enemies. With these stars

Chaos would take what he longingly desired. He absorbed them, and slowly the

being transformed into a body of flesh. Organs were protected by bones,

bones were covered by muscles, and muscles were shielded by skin. Soon there

stood a man with a snowy complexion, eyes of blazing ruby red, floor-length

hair and lavish robes that camouflaged into the expanse of space, and fangs…

fangs that could puncture both a man's body as well as his soul. This new

image of Chaos would surely have his revenge.

"Onyx-sama…"

Lord Onyx switched his attention from the Cauldron to a gust of fog floating

his way. It gradually dissipated, revealing the ageless woman named Janus.

Of course, ageless was an inaccuracy. But she was a woman who'd lived during

the Silver Millennium, and who would live during Crystal Tokyo, so she

appeared ageless to the few who knew her. She took off her shades and

respectively bowed to her master.

"Bodgar is ready, Onyx-sama," Janus stated.

The vampire stared at his puppet, almost unamused. "Excellent…" he said.

"Proceed with the plan."

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End of Interlude #1

05.16.03

Disclaimer: Sailormoon and the characters of "Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon" are

property of Takeuchi Naoko, Toei Animation, Kodansha, etc. "Sleeper" is

inspired by the novel "The Most Important Little Boy in the World" written by

Dean Briggs. It is property of the author and Word Publishing. I do not

have ownership and I do make any profits from the use of Sailormoon or the

novel in this fan fiction.

Author's Notes:

None for this, but I bet you're wondering were chapter six – part one went.

It is being rewritten, to where it will be an ultra long version. I know,

you all are itching to know what will happen, but I can guarantee you that

the wait will be well worth it. :)

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