Chapter Six - Memories, Meetings, and a Battle.
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She lay on that moonlit beach silently for a long time, unmoving, nearly un-breathing. Not a muscle moved.. She was literally, and quite bluntly put, unconscious. A small wound near her left ear showed a small amount of head trauma, but she was most likely not concussed. Ivy eyes would stay closed, left cheek pressed into the cool sand. But in this single moment of silence, the time when she'd most likely be able to rest, she wasn't. Not in the least. From eternal light, she was dragged, deep into the realm of the animate. She could rest her eyes and body.. But her mind would not stop moving, not stop thinking. She was, in all truth, dragged from death to her memories.. They were like all the other dreams she had remembered, all these shining memories of her childhood in some distant place, so familiar and yet so foreign to her.. The same ivory and crystal halls, sparkling like diamonds in the light like a rainbow quartz. Seemed that oh so many stars of the night went into building that palace..
The floors were lined with crimson plush, the carpeting soft and clean, smelling softly of roses and lilac.. In the distance stood a number of statues,
a long table, thrones, pictures, ornaments.. So beautiful. The moon had something to do with all of it, seeing as it was a constant theme.. But the splendid arrangements and decorations weren't where her minds eye stopped. It ducked instead down the dark hallways where the shimmering crystal gave way to marble, then to solid stone.. Almost like a dungeon were these lower, hidden rooms and halls that twisted in darkness, lighted only by the occasional torch. And in the distance... A little girl played with a few toys at a table. Imaginary tea was being poured into tiny teacups for a company of stuffed toys of different size and shape. But on one of the stools there sat a man, dark hair combed to a raven black shine. He obviously looked rather uncomfortable, sitting on that tiny seat.. But he stayed there nevertheless. It was, in fact, Endymion, King of the moon kingdom. Polished black shoes reflected the yellowed light in the living conditions. The girl had a few smudges of dirt on the white dress she wore, long blonde hair hanging in a silken braid nearly to her scuffed knees. But she seemed happy in this dark place, as content as could be.
"Would you like some more tea, daddy?" asked the small girl with a hint of a giggle. No, she was not mistaken. This was indeed her father.. She was a princess of the Silver Millennium, as was evident by the small crescent moon on her forehead. Her mother though, wasn't what was expected.. She was not Usagi's child. Not by a long shot.. She was the daughter of a woman from the Earth, outside the castle walls.. How did this come to be? Ever hear of the words "Illegitimate product of affair"? But why would Mamoru do such a thing? He had the love of his life, his princess, Usagi.. It was an odd story. A few years before they were married, they had indeed broken up during a fight. To vent his frustrations, Mamoru made a new friend.. And grew to love her very much.. This is where the girl before him came from.. He never made mention that she had a half sister.. Never before had he ever said it.. In case she would ever be discovered, and further dispel knowledge. She was what came from their love.. "... Oh, no thank you, Darling.." he answered with a smile. This was the last time he'd be able to see her, he knew it already. Yet, he couldn't help the frown that covered his face when he saw the guards coming down the halls. He raised no objection as they deftly picking the small girl up and started to carry her back into the lighted area with the thrones..
Of course, he stood, dusted off his outfit, and followed them slowly. What came next would forever haunt him, forever bring him guilt.. His secret had been told. As the guards approached, it was clear that there were others in the room. Each of the Sacred Senshi had their own small thrones, engraved with their planetary symbols and scriptures. On would have to remember that each was the princess of their own respective planet. Upon the largest throne, sat Queen Serenity, scepter in hand. From the look in her eyes, she was ready and waiting.. "What were you doing in these halls, child? Did someone let you inside?" she questioned her quietly, trying to keep her temper down.".. I live here.. Daddy let me inside a long time ago.. I've lived here my entire life.." the young girl snuffled quietly, wiping at her face a bit to clear her vision. "I see.. And who here is your Father?.. What about your Mother?" Usagi tightened her grip on the scepter slightly, looking towards the Senshi to see if they had any questions to add."..Endymion.. My daddys name is Endymion.. And my Mommys dead.." she looked at the ground, avoiding the questioning eyes of the group.
"..Endymion can't be your father, child.. I think you are gravely mistaken.. He's my husband, and the King of the Silver Millennium by my side. As well, the father of the child I'm carrying.." she said this with a soft smile, she hadn't told anyone yet.. The princesses turned on their thrones with smiles and congratulations towards the happy couple, which grew louder when Endymion himself joined her side."Daddy!" the girl gave a happy smile, glad to see him again. So ecstatic was she, that she jumped away from the guards, snagging onto his cape with a thankful hug. "Daddy, tell her! Go on, tell her that I'm your baby girl Please?" she looked up with pleading eyes. She didn't want to get on the queens bad side. She was known to have quite a temper. He looked at her, then at his love.. No matter how much he hated it, he had to make a decision. A decision that would rip out his heart, but it was necessary.. ".. Who are you? And why are you grabbing onto my cape? Unhand me.." he said in a soft tone, looking at her with sad eyes.
"..Daddy..? You.. You know who I am! Come on, please.. Please, tell her!" she grew a bit more desperate, going so far as to nearly knock him over by latching onto his legs.The Senshi, who until then had remained silent during the entire matter, acted then. They all stood, and quietly walked over, picking the girl up, each with a limb, to keep her still. They had a job to keep the royals safe.. And this child was compensating their safety in a manner.. Or at least she could pose a problem."I've heard enough of this.. Girl, whoever you are..I'm sorry for this. But staying in this castle for as long as you obviously have poses a threat.. No one knows who you are, meaning that you could be a spy. We cannot forsake the safety of this kingdom for a single child.. I apologize greatly for this.. Girls.. Take her to Pluto." The queen said this as a final ending subject, lifting her chin to the side to show that the subject had ended entirely.
Everyone knows that this meant.. Pluto, who had the blood of Chronos flowing through her veins, would be in charge of time jumps.. These are strictly taboo, but in this case it was safe enough to do. What harm could a child do? "I didn't do anything though! Daddy, help! Please, tell them I didn't do anything!" the blonde girl pleaded as she was dragged towards the time keepers room, deep within the castle. "Daaaaady!" she gave one last yell that echoed through the stone, staying in the air until she disappeared.. The king took his place on his throne, leaning over towards Usagi with a smile.. He'd managed to do the impossible, without much damage. "Usa-ko.." he mock purred, getting a giggle in response. His love was happy again, and all was as well as could be in this situation.
Pluto, of course, knew that they were coming even before they reached her. She seemed to see and know all, before it happened or was even thought. So she had her staff ready, the doors prepared to be opened for her task.. Of the childs innocence, she was sure. But was unable to do anything.. Except not remove her memories.. She managed a smile, and tried to comfort the girl as she was left at her feet, the other Senshi returning to the throne room.
"..Don't worry, young one.. No harm will befall you.." "Well, what else am I supposed to do?" she sniffled. "My Daddy just a-" "I know, Child.. I already know.." "But how..?" "Don't worry about it..Think of a charm.. Try 'Abracadabra-poof'!.. Magic things happen when you say it.."
"Magic..?" she looked up quietly, tilting her tear streaked face in confusion.. Only to lgiht up a bit more when the Senshi lowered her Garnet Orb, allowing a sprig of sakura blossoms to escape it. "Yep.. Now we need to discuss whats going to happen.. I have to send you to the past.."
"..H..How far..?" she, of course, sounded nervous. Time travel is known to sometimes have horrible outcomes. Some people get caught between dimensions, and some die during the transfer.. Scary business."I need you to walk through the door, Young One.. Close your eyes, and walk through the door.." Setsuna urged her, hoping to end this without problems."..I'm not going through that door.. It's too scary.. I want daddy..!" the small girl protested, looking up at the taller woman defiantly.. Only to find that she wasn't there. "..What..?"She had stepped behind her.. And offered a quick shove, before closing the doors. The child screamed, catching a final glimpse of her home, before falling into the light.. And being swallowed by the darkness as time and space bent to accompany her travel. This is how she came to be, and that is why she yearns to kill those of the Silver Millennium.. For taking her away form her home, for ruining her innocent play.. For stealing her life.. And some of her memories..
This, this girl that lay unconscious on the ground, was a child of the Silver Millennium born on a new earth.. An unknown Princess.
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Nikita Chiba would have gotten home from school already, and as well changed into her work outfit for the rest of the afternoons laboring. A white apron would be placed over her school shirt to protect from dust. A stack of boxes would be to her left, a broom and dust pan to her right. This was her assignment, sweep up and unpack the crates. Fairly easy assignment when you think of it. Red apples in one bin, Green in another, Yellow in a final one. The floor was easy to sweep, all solid concrete. Nothing very entertaining happens in a grocery store in the downtowns most populated shopping district of Tokyo, Japan.
Amazingly, though, no matter how good of a location it was, no one seemed to know where it was. Like a hidden prize in a sea of bargain sharks, it lay waiting. From the airport a few hours earlier, Christiana Neko had started to wander the streets of the downtown shopping district trying to find the blond girl from her picture. The bent thing was resting in the palm of her hand, being looked at now and then as she compared the facial features to random people she saw. As luck would have it, destiny was being prominent today. Her stomach began to growl loudly in complaint to the starved conditions, right as she set her sights on the grocery store. She didn't want to fight her own stomach, so she decided to go in and buy some snacks. Junkfood, in her book, and in this condition, were an extra food group.
Destiny worked wonders on Nikita as well. She saw the young girl walk in just as she finished unloading her apples and sweeping the dust into a pile. The young girl began looking absently around the counters and displays, picking up a few things and looking at them curiously.. Before making her selection and heading to the front desk.. Paying would prove to be her downside. She seemed a bit out of place, standing there."I.. I'm sorry.. How much was that?" she managed to say in uneven broken Japanese . "3000 yen.." Nikita offered from her post, as the girl counted out the money, grabbed her bags and wandered over to thank her.. And as well, stare in surprise. "You speak English?" Christiana smiled thankfully. Someone to help! She wouldn't die of starvation as fast as she thought! Yay! They seemed to hit it off right away, sharing brief biographies of their lives and recent events.. But before long, Christiana made an announcement.
"...I don't really have anywhere to stay, per say.. And I'm still a bit rusty on Japanese.. Could you help me out? I mean, would it be possible for me to stay at your place?" she asked with a kind of nervous smile. She really needed it, since Tokyo didn't really offer many free places to sleep. And sleeping somewhere you didn't know about can be dangerous.. "Err.. Well, eh.. I don't even know you very well.. Uhm... But, okay.. I warn you though, it's no masterpiece.. Kind of dilapidated.." Nikita answered, taking her apron off and setting her broom down before going outside, around the edge of the building, and to the fire escape before stopping to wait for the other girl to catch up. "By the way, I never really told you my name.Sorry.. We were having such a great conversation in the store, I guess I just forgot." she said with a slight pause. "My name is Chiba Nikita. Oops I forgot.. You said you came from America.. They introduce themselves differently there, right? IF so, then I'm Nikita Chiba." Nikita then gave a polite bowing gesture towards the girl.
"Hey, Nikita. Nice to meet you.. I'm Christiana Neko." she said, politely bowing back to her with a smile. "Do you mind if I call you Niki? I'm not very good with remembering names, so you can call me Christi, if you want." she smiled, trying to seem kind as can be. This was a great thing for someone to do for someone that they literally don'˜t know. "No, not all Christi.. By the way, my apartment is up there." Nikita said with a smile, pointing up the fire escape to a green door. "Come on, I'll show you around.." she offered, climbing up the ladder when Christiana nodded in agreement. Nikita took out a small key, and opened the semi broken door before stepping on inside. "Come on in, but be careful where you tread.." she added as she plopped onto an overstuffed couch after dodging boxes, bags, and stacks of odds and ends. "I could help you fix it up, you know.. Just need to fix the roof and clean up some.." Christi said with a smile "I have some money.. We could go down to the hardware store.. You know, get some nails and extra wood?" she added with a small giggle. Might as well work off her stay. Christiana was about to start unpacking her things into a crate of a nightstand when she sensed something was not right in the area. Another blast of Negative energy.. Massive, Negative energy..
"It's okay.. But thanks... I'm sure tha-" Nikita started to add, but trailed off as another almost electric surge of dark energy filled the air and the ground began to quiver.. "Erm.. 'scuse me, I think I need to go check on the store.. Earthquakes and fresh apples just don't mix." she said as she quickly scooted out the door.. Only then did Christiana say, "That's ok Niki.. I'm sure I can keep myself busy here as it is." Nikita had descended the stairs in leaps and bounds, landing on the ground with a stumble as another wave of the Negative energy thundered around her.. Suffocating the very air from her lungs, turning her vision black.. Till once more, she fell over, eyes open and staring, like a dying fish.. The alleyway stayed dark.. The signature rose petals slowly seeping out in an unnatural breeze, falling to the ground.. And disintegrating just like that as soon as contact was made. Yet in their amazing colors of ruby and scarlet shimmered and glowed until gravity took its toll. The fuku clad Senshi of the Rose soon emerged.. And then quickly took off running towards what appeared to be a large green lizard of a monster.. Black Moon must have had something to do with it, but she didn't know of them at this point. She just knew that there was a threat to test her strength upon..
"Thorny Vice!" she yelled as the creature turned, urging her attack out of her staff just as.. The large lizard turned, and deftly attacked her with its tail.. When the impact was made, it easily broke her left arm, slamming her against a wall, staff dropping and being left on the ground by her side.
"Ugh.." she managed to say before blacking out.. (A/N: Wow, is it just me, or is this Senshi unnaturally unlucky?)
Unknown to her,11yr.old Christi had also left the apartment to take care of the monster in her own senshi way. Christiana took out her beautiful sun locket and held it in the air. "SUNBURST...... POWER!....." She cried aloud as she was engulfed in golden rays of sunlight that then swirled around her as her fuku appeared. First the body suit, then the delicately pleated skirt. Arms would cross infront of her body, allowing the gloves to materialize.. And after a quick turn, she posed, shoes appearing in a quick flash. She was now Sailor Sunset.
"Now, to take care of that overgrown lizard." she smirked, as if it were a game, as she headed towards the beast. When Sailor Sunset arrived there, she could see that there was a girl at its feet, but she was too far away to get away from danger safely enough.. Might as well destroy the thing before getting her."Hey you ugly green thing!" she yelled aloud. Apparently, she had gotten its attention and it looked down at her, giving an exasperated expression ( As far as lizards go) as she went into her Senshi pose.. (A/N:Ugh time again for the speech.) "I am Sailor Sunset! Champion of the Sun, love, justice,and humanity. Any evil that dares threaten any of it will have to go through me!" The monster, obviously annoyed, hissed at her and then swung its whiplike tail as it had before with Sailor Rose. Sailor Sunset dodged it, with a bit of difficulty. A small, uncool trip was a small price to pay for keeping her wits about her.. "Oh, so thats how you wanna play it.. Bring it on, Lizard Breath!" The monster, once more annoyed, seemed to hock a loogey, yet instead of spit.. It calmly spit fire balls towards the prepared Sailor Sunset. Like the tail, she tried to doge them but was hit three times. Sailor Sunset put her hands in a triangle shape in front of her then screamed towards her target.
"Sun.... Spot.... Smash!!" a large sunspot seemed to take over the ground, spitting up a quick shot of lava.. The monster was slightly damaged between her attacks and stumbled a bit.. So, she had to think of getting rid of that thing.. And as well, she thought, looking at the scout that was lying on the ground, she had her work cut out for her. So she had one more chance to destroy it in one even attack. This last shot had to be quite a doozey. The monster wailed in agitatin and pain, thumping its great tail and waving its arms.. Gnashing its teeth. "Uh oh, I think I made the ugly thing angry again.." she whispered to herself.. This could either be very good, or very bad.. All in how she played her cards, I suppose. The moster thrashed at her widly. Salior Sunset was knocked sideways to the ground as it threw its tantrum.. but she quickly stood up again, picking up her wand.. And holding it infront of herself, willing it to change into a staff. " Ok, thats it.. I'm not playing games anymore. You're going down once and for all! Celestial...Rays...Ignite!!" her sun staff, as soon as it was charged with enough energy, shot out powerful orange and fushia colored fireballs with a deadly accuracy. The white hot energy bellowed with a whistling sound towards the large green opponent.
It hit the monster then there was a blast and a blinding light, sending dirt and debris into the air to fall slowly to the ground. After the light disappears we see Sailor Sunset walking out of some smoke left from the blast. She has won the battle, evident by the small . The monster was defeated. Her staff then quietly returns back to a wand, and after wiping the dust off her face, she walked over towards the injured scout with a tired sounding sigh. Boy, was she in for a suprise when she saw who the girl lying there was. She gasped when she did get a clear picture of her.. Eyes went wide with shock as she saw first the budded staff, then the green sori sandals.. And the few rose petals, laying around her like some ethereal dress. "Sailor Rose! Oh my god.. She's the one who tried to kill me three years ago.. What could she still be doing here?! Sailor Rose.. Sailor Rose, wake up! Please!" she said as she pulled the girl over to face her, setting her head on her lap to try and get a response. Yet she got no answer, the girl was obviously out cold. Ivy eyes would not open at all.
"Man, I can't just leave her laying here.. So I guess, now I have to take care of her. that's the right thing to do, right?.. Maybe it'll work as a peace offering." Sailor Sunset whispered aloud as she grabbed Sailor Rose underneath her arms, and dragged her towards the same alleyway she had originally emerged from. "Well, I can at least fix her wounds with my healing powers.. I hope.." she said in a rather calm way for someone who would have to fix someone who had an overlapping break in the upper arm. Sailor Sunset placed Sailor Rose back on the ground in the same angel like stance she was in when she had found her, then stood above her, looking down. She then took out her wand, and held it over her limp form.. Closing her eyes to concentrate. when she felt she had found the correct words, she slowly opened her mouth.. And said: "Sunbeam...Healing.. Escelation.." in a calm and gentle voice. A yellow light soon seeped over the both of them, completely saturating the air with the gentle humming of energy. Before long though, it completely engulfs the inactive Sailor Rose. When she finished as much of the energy transfer a she felt was safe, she bandaged the girl's right arm as a cover, seeing as it wasn't completely healed. True, the two opposing bulges had dissapeared, but it was still probably going to need to fix up the old fashioned way. Sailor Sunset, yielding to temptation, kneeled beside her prone victim.. and attempted to remove her mask. It was no easy task, it was like it was bolted to her face..Yet with determination, she finally succeeded, thus revealing the idenity of Sailor Rose.. She is none other than..
(To be continued)
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Lady Alexis: Ha Ha Ha.. Cliff hanger. Guess you'll just have to read next chapter to find out who she is.
Anyways, if you have any questions or comments, review and I'll try to answer things in the beggining of next chapter..
Or after it. So, until next time.. ^_^(\/)
Next chapter: "Memories in a Dream", "Young Ms. Fix It" , and "Faces from the Past"
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She lay on that moonlit beach silently for a long time, unmoving, nearly un-breathing. Not a muscle moved.. She was literally, and quite bluntly put, unconscious. A small wound near her left ear showed a small amount of head trauma, but she was most likely not concussed. Ivy eyes would stay closed, left cheek pressed into the cool sand. But in this single moment of silence, the time when she'd most likely be able to rest, she wasn't. Not in the least. From eternal light, she was dragged, deep into the realm of the animate. She could rest her eyes and body.. But her mind would not stop moving, not stop thinking. She was, in all truth, dragged from death to her memories.. They were like all the other dreams she had remembered, all these shining memories of her childhood in some distant place, so familiar and yet so foreign to her.. The same ivory and crystal halls, sparkling like diamonds in the light like a rainbow quartz. Seemed that oh so many stars of the night went into building that palace..
The floors were lined with crimson plush, the carpeting soft and clean, smelling softly of roses and lilac.. In the distance stood a number of statues,
a long table, thrones, pictures, ornaments.. So beautiful. The moon had something to do with all of it, seeing as it was a constant theme.. But the splendid arrangements and decorations weren't where her minds eye stopped. It ducked instead down the dark hallways where the shimmering crystal gave way to marble, then to solid stone.. Almost like a dungeon were these lower, hidden rooms and halls that twisted in darkness, lighted only by the occasional torch. And in the distance... A little girl played with a few toys at a table. Imaginary tea was being poured into tiny teacups for a company of stuffed toys of different size and shape. But on one of the stools there sat a man, dark hair combed to a raven black shine. He obviously looked rather uncomfortable, sitting on that tiny seat.. But he stayed there nevertheless. It was, in fact, Endymion, King of the moon kingdom. Polished black shoes reflected the yellowed light in the living conditions. The girl had a few smudges of dirt on the white dress she wore, long blonde hair hanging in a silken braid nearly to her scuffed knees. But she seemed happy in this dark place, as content as could be.
"Would you like some more tea, daddy?" asked the small girl with a hint of a giggle. No, she was not mistaken. This was indeed her father.. She was a princess of the Silver Millennium, as was evident by the small crescent moon on her forehead. Her mother though, wasn't what was expected.. She was not Usagi's child. Not by a long shot.. She was the daughter of a woman from the Earth, outside the castle walls.. How did this come to be? Ever hear of the words "Illegitimate product of affair"? But why would Mamoru do such a thing? He had the love of his life, his princess, Usagi.. It was an odd story. A few years before they were married, they had indeed broken up during a fight. To vent his frustrations, Mamoru made a new friend.. And grew to love her very much.. This is where the girl before him came from.. He never made mention that she had a half sister.. Never before had he ever said it.. In case she would ever be discovered, and further dispel knowledge. She was what came from their love.. "... Oh, no thank you, Darling.." he answered with a smile. This was the last time he'd be able to see her, he knew it already. Yet, he couldn't help the frown that covered his face when he saw the guards coming down the halls. He raised no objection as they deftly picking the small girl up and started to carry her back into the lighted area with the thrones..
Of course, he stood, dusted off his outfit, and followed them slowly. What came next would forever haunt him, forever bring him guilt.. His secret had been told. As the guards approached, it was clear that there were others in the room. Each of the Sacred Senshi had their own small thrones, engraved with their planetary symbols and scriptures. On would have to remember that each was the princess of their own respective planet. Upon the largest throne, sat Queen Serenity, scepter in hand. From the look in her eyes, she was ready and waiting.. "What were you doing in these halls, child? Did someone let you inside?" she questioned her quietly, trying to keep her temper down.".. I live here.. Daddy let me inside a long time ago.. I've lived here my entire life.." the young girl snuffled quietly, wiping at her face a bit to clear her vision. "I see.. And who here is your Father?.. What about your Mother?" Usagi tightened her grip on the scepter slightly, looking towards the Senshi to see if they had any questions to add."..Endymion.. My daddys name is Endymion.. And my Mommys dead.." she looked at the ground, avoiding the questioning eyes of the group.
"..Endymion can't be your father, child.. I think you are gravely mistaken.. He's my husband, and the King of the Silver Millennium by my side. As well, the father of the child I'm carrying.." she said this with a soft smile, she hadn't told anyone yet.. The princesses turned on their thrones with smiles and congratulations towards the happy couple, which grew louder when Endymion himself joined her side."Daddy!" the girl gave a happy smile, glad to see him again. So ecstatic was she, that she jumped away from the guards, snagging onto his cape with a thankful hug. "Daddy, tell her! Go on, tell her that I'm your baby girl Please?" she looked up with pleading eyes. She didn't want to get on the queens bad side. She was known to have quite a temper. He looked at her, then at his love.. No matter how much he hated it, he had to make a decision. A decision that would rip out his heart, but it was necessary.. ".. Who are you? And why are you grabbing onto my cape? Unhand me.." he said in a soft tone, looking at her with sad eyes.
"..Daddy..? You.. You know who I am! Come on, please.. Please, tell her!" she grew a bit more desperate, going so far as to nearly knock him over by latching onto his legs.The Senshi, who until then had remained silent during the entire matter, acted then. They all stood, and quietly walked over, picking the girl up, each with a limb, to keep her still. They had a job to keep the royals safe.. And this child was compensating their safety in a manner.. Or at least she could pose a problem."I've heard enough of this.. Girl, whoever you are..I'm sorry for this. But staying in this castle for as long as you obviously have poses a threat.. No one knows who you are, meaning that you could be a spy. We cannot forsake the safety of this kingdom for a single child.. I apologize greatly for this.. Girls.. Take her to Pluto." The queen said this as a final ending subject, lifting her chin to the side to show that the subject had ended entirely.
Everyone knows that this meant.. Pluto, who had the blood of Chronos flowing through her veins, would be in charge of time jumps.. These are strictly taboo, but in this case it was safe enough to do. What harm could a child do? "I didn't do anything though! Daddy, help! Please, tell them I didn't do anything!" the blonde girl pleaded as she was dragged towards the time keepers room, deep within the castle. "Daaaaady!" she gave one last yell that echoed through the stone, staying in the air until she disappeared.. The king took his place on his throne, leaning over towards Usagi with a smile.. He'd managed to do the impossible, without much damage. "Usa-ko.." he mock purred, getting a giggle in response. His love was happy again, and all was as well as could be in this situation.
Pluto, of course, knew that they were coming even before they reached her. She seemed to see and know all, before it happened or was even thought. So she had her staff ready, the doors prepared to be opened for her task.. Of the childs innocence, she was sure. But was unable to do anything.. Except not remove her memories.. She managed a smile, and tried to comfort the girl as she was left at her feet, the other Senshi returning to the throne room.
"..Don't worry, young one.. No harm will befall you.." "Well, what else am I supposed to do?" she sniffled. "My Daddy just a-" "I know, Child.. I already know.." "But how..?" "Don't worry about it..Think of a charm.. Try 'Abracadabra-poof'!.. Magic things happen when you say it.."
"Magic..?" she looked up quietly, tilting her tear streaked face in confusion.. Only to lgiht up a bit more when the Senshi lowered her Garnet Orb, allowing a sprig of sakura blossoms to escape it. "Yep.. Now we need to discuss whats going to happen.. I have to send you to the past.."
"..H..How far..?" she, of course, sounded nervous. Time travel is known to sometimes have horrible outcomes. Some people get caught between dimensions, and some die during the transfer.. Scary business."I need you to walk through the door, Young One.. Close your eyes, and walk through the door.." Setsuna urged her, hoping to end this without problems."..I'm not going through that door.. It's too scary.. I want daddy..!" the small girl protested, looking up at the taller woman defiantly.. Only to find that she wasn't there. "..What..?"She had stepped behind her.. And offered a quick shove, before closing the doors. The child screamed, catching a final glimpse of her home, before falling into the light.. And being swallowed by the darkness as time and space bent to accompany her travel. This is how she came to be, and that is why she yearns to kill those of the Silver Millennium.. For taking her away form her home, for ruining her innocent play.. For stealing her life.. And some of her memories..
This, this girl that lay unconscious on the ground, was a child of the Silver Millennium born on a new earth.. An unknown Princess.
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Nikita Chiba would have gotten home from school already, and as well changed into her work outfit for the rest of the afternoons laboring. A white apron would be placed over her school shirt to protect from dust. A stack of boxes would be to her left, a broom and dust pan to her right. This was her assignment, sweep up and unpack the crates. Fairly easy assignment when you think of it. Red apples in one bin, Green in another, Yellow in a final one. The floor was easy to sweep, all solid concrete. Nothing very entertaining happens in a grocery store in the downtowns most populated shopping district of Tokyo, Japan.
Amazingly, though, no matter how good of a location it was, no one seemed to know where it was. Like a hidden prize in a sea of bargain sharks, it lay waiting. From the airport a few hours earlier, Christiana Neko had started to wander the streets of the downtown shopping district trying to find the blond girl from her picture. The bent thing was resting in the palm of her hand, being looked at now and then as she compared the facial features to random people she saw. As luck would have it, destiny was being prominent today. Her stomach began to growl loudly in complaint to the starved conditions, right as she set her sights on the grocery store. She didn't want to fight her own stomach, so she decided to go in and buy some snacks. Junkfood, in her book, and in this condition, were an extra food group.
Destiny worked wonders on Nikita as well. She saw the young girl walk in just as she finished unloading her apples and sweeping the dust into a pile. The young girl began looking absently around the counters and displays, picking up a few things and looking at them curiously.. Before making her selection and heading to the front desk.. Paying would prove to be her downside. She seemed a bit out of place, standing there."I.. I'm sorry.. How much was that?" she managed to say in uneven broken Japanese . "3000 yen.." Nikita offered from her post, as the girl counted out the money, grabbed her bags and wandered over to thank her.. And as well, stare in surprise. "You speak English?" Christiana smiled thankfully. Someone to help! She wouldn't die of starvation as fast as she thought! Yay! They seemed to hit it off right away, sharing brief biographies of their lives and recent events.. But before long, Christiana made an announcement.
"...I don't really have anywhere to stay, per say.. And I'm still a bit rusty on Japanese.. Could you help me out? I mean, would it be possible for me to stay at your place?" she asked with a kind of nervous smile. She really needed it, since Tokyo didn't really offer many free places to sleep. And sleeping somewhere you didn't know about can be dangerous.. "Err.. Well, eh.. I don't even know you very well.. Uhm... But, okay.. I warn you though, it's no masterpiece.. Kind of dilapidated.." Nikita answered, taking her apron off and setting her broom down before going outside, around the edge of the building, and to the fire escape before stopping to wait for the other girl to catch up. "By the way, I never really told you my name.Sorry.. We were having such a great conversation in the store, I guess I just forgot." she said with a slight pause. "My name is Chiba Nikita. Oops I forgot.. You said you came from America.. They introduce themselves differently there, right? IF so, then I'm Nikita Chiba." Nikita then gave a polite bowing gesture towards the girl.
"Hey, Nikita. Nice to meet you.. I'm Christiana Neko." she said, politely bowing back to her with a smile. "Do you mind if I call you Niki? I'm not very good with remembering names, so you can call me Christi, if you want." she smiled, trying to seem kind as can be. This was a great thing for someone to do for someone that they literally don'˜t know. "No, not all Christi.. By the way, my apartment is up there." Nikita said with a smile, pointing up the fire escape to a green door. "Come on, I'll show you around.." she offered, climbing up the ladder when Christiana nodded in agreement. Nikita took out a small key, and opened the semi broken door before stepping on inside. "Come on in, but be careful where you tread.." she added as she plopped onto an overstuffed couch after dodging boxes, bags, and stacks of odds and ends. "I could help you fix it up, you know.. Just need to fix the roof and clean up some.." Christi said with a smile "I have some money.. We could go down to the hardware store.. You know, get some nails and extra wood?" she added with a small giggle. Might as well work off her stay. Christiana was about to start unpacking her things into a crate of a nightstand when she sensed something was not right in the area. Another blast of Negative energy.. Massive, Negative energy..
"It's okay.. But thanks... I'm sure tha-" Nikita started to add, but trailed off as another almost electric surge of dark energy filled the air and the ground began to quiver.. "Erm.. 'scuse me, I think I need to go check on the store.. Earthquakes and fresh apples just don't mix." she said as she quickly scooted out the door.. Only then did Christiana say, "That's ok Niki.. I'm sure I can keep myself busy here as it is." Nikita had descended the stairs in leaps and bounds, landing on the ground with a stumble as another wave of the Negative energy thundered around her.. Suffocating the very air from her lungs, turning her vision black.. Till once more, she fell over, eyes open and staring, like a dying fish.. The alleyway stayed dark.. The signature rose petals slowly seeping out in an unnatural breeze, falling to the ground.. And disintegrating just like that as soon as contact was made. Yet in their amazing colors of ruby and scarlet shimmered and glowed until gravity took its toll. The fuku clad Senshi of the Rose soon emerged.. And then quickly took off running towards what appeared to be a large green lizard of a monster.. Black Moon must have had something to do with it, but she didn't know of them at this point. She just knew that there was a threat to test her strength upon..
"Thorny Vice!" she yelled as the creature turned, urging her attack out of her staff just as.. The large lizard turned, and deftly attacked her with its tail.. When the impact was made, it easily broke her left arm, slamming her against a wall, staff dropping and being left on the ground by her side.
"Ugh.." she managed to say before blacking out.. (A/N: Wow, is it just me, or is this Senshi unnaturally unlucky?)
Unknown to her,11yr.old Christi had also left the apartment to take care of the monster in her own senshi way. Christiana took out her beautiful sun locket and held it in the air. "SUNBURST...... POWER!....." She cried aloud as she was engulfed in golden rays of sunlight that then swirled around her as her fuku appeared. First the body suit, then the delicately pleated skirt. Arms would cross infront of her body, allowing the gloves to materialize.. And after a quick turn, she posed, shoes appearing in a quick flash. She was now Sailor Sunset.
"Now, to take care of that overgrown lizard." she smirked, as if it were a game, as she headed towards the beast. When Sailor Sunset arrived there, she could see that there was a girl at its feet, but she was too far away to get away from danger safely enough.. Might as well destroy the thing before getting her."Hey you ugly green thing!" she yelled aloud. Apparently, she had gotten its attention and it looked down at her, giving an exasperated expression ( As far as lizards go) as she went into her Senshi pose.. (A/N:Ugh time again for the speech.) "I am Sailor Sunset! Champion of the Sun, love, justice,and humanity. Any evil that dares threaten any of it will have to go through me!" The monster, obviously annoyed, hissed at her and then swung its whiplike tail as it had before with Sailor Rose. Sailor Sunset dodged it, with a bit of difficulty. A small, uncool trip was a small price to pay for keeping her wits about her.. "Oh, so thats how you wanna play it.. Bring it on, Lizard Breath!" The monster, once more annoyed, seemed to hock a loogey, yet instead of spit.. It calmly spit fire balls towards the prepared Sailor Sunset. Like the tail, she tried to doge them but was hit three times. Sailor Sunset put her hands in a triangle shape in front of her then screamed towards her target.
"Sun.... Spot.... Smash!!" a large sunspot seemed to take over the ground, spitting up a quick shot of lava.. The monster was slightly damaged between her attacks and stumbled a bit.. So, she had to think of getting rid of that thing.. And as well, she thought, looking at the scout that was lying on the ground, she had her work cut out for her. So she had one more chance to destroy it in one even attack. This last shot had to be quite a doozey. The monster wailed in agitatin and pain, thumping its great tail and waving its arms.. Gnashing its teeth. "Uh oh, I think I made the ugly thing angry again.." she whispered to herself.. This could either be very good, or very bad.. All in how she played her cards, I suppose. The moster thrashed at her widly. Salior Sunset was knocked sideways to the ground as it threw its tantrum.. but she quickly stood up again, picking up her wand.. And holding it infront of herself, willing it to change into a staff. " Ok, thats it.. I'm not playing games anymore. You're going down once and for all! Celestial...Rays...Ignite!!" her sun staff, as soon as it was charged with enough energy, shot out powerful orange and fushia colored fireballs with a deadly accuracy. The white hot energy bellowed with a whistling sound towards the large green opponent.
It hit the monster then there was a blast and a blinding light, sending dirt and debris into the air to fall slowly to the ground. After the light disappears we see Sailor Sunset walking out of some smoke left from the blast. She has won the battle, evident by the small . The monster was defeated. Her staff then quietly returns back to a wand, and after wiping the dust off her face, she walked over towards the injured scout with a tired sounding sigh. Boy, was she in for a suprise when she saw who the girl lying there was. She gasped when she did get a clear picture of her.. Eyes went wide with shock as she saw first the budded staff, then the green sori sandals.. And the few rose petals, laying around her like some ethereal dress. "Sailor Rose! Oh my god.. She's the one who tried to kill me three years ago.. What could she still be doing here?! Sailor Rose.. Sailor Rose, wake up! Please!" she said as she pulled the girl over to face her, setting her head on her lap to try and get a response. Yet she got no answer, the girl was obviously out cold. Ivy eyes would not open at all.
"Man, I can't just leave her laying here.. So I guess, now I have to take care of her. that's the right thing to do, right?.. Maybe it'll work as a peace offering." Sailor Sunset whispered aloud as she grabbed Sailor Rose underneath her arms, and dragged her towards the same alleyway she had originally emerged from. "Well, I can at least fix her wounds with my healing powers.. I hope.." she said in a rather calm way for someone who would have to fix someone who had an overlapping break in the upper arm. Sailor Sunset placed Sailor Rose back on the ground in the same angel like stance she was in when she had found her, then stood above her, looking down. She then took out her wand, and held it over her limp form.. Closing her eyes to concentrate. when she felt she had found the correct words, she slowly opened her mouth.. And said: "Sunbeam...Healing.. Escelation.." in a calm and gentle voice. A yellow light soon seeped over the both of them, completely saturating the air with the gentle humming of energy. Before long though, it completely engulfs the inactive Sailor Rose. When she finished as much of the energy transfer a she felt was safe, she bandaged the girl's right arm as a cover, seeing as it wasn't completely healed. True, the two opposing bulges had dissapeared, but it was still probably going to need to fix up the old fashioned way. Sailor Sunset, yielding to temptation, kneeled beside her prone victim.. and attempted to remove her mask. It was no easy task, it was like it was bolted to her face..Yet with determination, she finally succeeded, thus revealing the idenity of Sailor Rose.. She is none other than..
(To be continued)
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Lady Alexis: Ha Ha Ha.. Cliff hanger. Guess you'll just have to read next chapter to find out who she is.
Anyways, if you have any questions or comments, review and I'll try to answer things in the beggining of next chapter..
Or after it. So, until next time.. ^_^(\/)
Next chapter: "Memories in a Dream", "Young Ms. Fix It" , and "Faces from the Past"
