I apologize beforehand for all the mistakes such as missing A's and too many A's. My keyboard is evil.

The Price of Memories

by Zoycite Yamino

Prologue: Find Her, Malachite! The Fourth General Is A Schoolgirl??

The good generals gone bad had been reborn on Earth after destroying the Silver Millennium. Though they had caused mass destruction, Queen Serenity knew they were still good at heart. There was still hope for them. So she placed them on Earth with the Sailor scouts, and sent Beryl and the Negaforce back to their demension of evil. It was unlikely that Beryl would break free of the spell Queen Serenity had locked her away with, but she did.

Unfortunatley, the Negaforce had located Generals Jedite, Nephlite, and Malachite. Zoycite, however, could not be found.

"Mighty Negaforce," Beryl said, kneeling before the large power source. The Negaforce was the center of the demension's power. It resembled a large, blood-red bubble. "Tell me you've finally located the last general."

"I believe I have come close. This girl, she may be the one." The Negaforce replied. A picture appeared from what seemed to be out of nowhere and floated to the ground near Beryl. Beryl picked it up and stood, studying the picture.

"Could this really be her? She looks too weak to be a general."

"Do you question my athourity, Beryl? Remember our deal?"

"Yes, Metallia-sama." Beryl said.

The Negaforce had once been an evil queen who was also locked in a spell by Queen Serenity for trying to destroy the Moon Kingdom. Metallia, now the Negaforce, had brainwashed Beryl into being evil and serving as a Queen in her evil kingdom working to free her from the spell.

"Send a general to find this girl. I want her here within one week."

"Yes, ma'am."

Beryl left the room and returned to the Throne Room. "MALACHITE!"

A tall man with silvery-blue hair appeared from the shadows. "Yes, my Queen?"

"I have a mission for you." Beryl began.

"I am ready to accept any mission you have for me, Queen Beryl-sama."

"Good." Beryl said. She gave him the picture of the girl. "This girl, she may be our missing general. I want you to find her and bring her here unharmed. You have one week, understood?"

"Yes, Beryl-sama." Malachite replied.

"She lives in Tokyo and goes to Juuban Gakuen. I don't care how you get her here, as long it's within one week, and she arrives unharmed. DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?"

"Yes, Beryl-sama." Her yelling didn't scare him at all. He was used to it.

"Good." Beryl said. "Now go! I expect you to find her, and find her soon!"

"Yes, Beryl-sama." Malachite teleported to the Earth Realm to begin his search for this girl. Beryl is probably going to have me train the girl, he thought. Studying her picture, he decided she was quite beautiful. She had long copper colored hair, pulled back away from her face. Several strands hung loose on the sides of her face. Her eyes were emerald green and shone with something so undescribable to Malachite, he almost smiled.

Hardly anyone ever truly smiled in the Negaverse. Not a real smile. Such feelings as pleasure, love, and joy were never felt.

Especially love.