Title: The Swan Princess
Summery: Serenity is the princess from the moon, and Endymion is the prince from Earth. The kings and queens of each kingdom desperately want the two children to marry when they grow up, so every summer Serenity is sent down to Earth to spend quality time with Endymion. They hate each other at first. But when Serenity finally grows up, Endymion sees her in a different light. Endymion's jealous, power-hungry brother, Alex, turns to the dark arts in hope that he can make Serenity become his wife so he can be king, by putting her under a spell. It's up to Endymion to find her and save her from her enchantment.
Characters:
The Moon Kingdom and Court-
King Leodegrance- King of the Moon Kingdom, born of the royal family of the Sun
Queen Serenity- Queen of the Moon Kingdom, born of the royal family of the Moon
Princess Serenity- also known as Serena to close friends, daughter of the King and Queen of the Moon Kingdom and future ruler and holder of the Imperium Silver Crystal
Princess Mina- Serenity's cousin from the planet Venus (one year older than Serenity)
Princess Amy- Serenity's friend and princess of Mercury (one year older than Serenity)
Princess Lita- Serenity's friend and princess of Jupiter (one year older than Serenity)
Princess Raye- Serenity's friend and princess of Mars and Prince Endymion's cousin (one year older than Serenity)
Earth Kingdom and Court-
King Gereint- King of Earth and High King of all the other provinces and smaller kingdoms, born from the royal family of Mars
Queen Arianna- Queen of Earth and High Queen of the other provinces and smaller kingdoms, born from the royal family of Earth
Prince Endymion- also known as Darien to close friends, son of the High King and Queen of Earth, first in line for the throne
Prince Alexander- also known as Alex to close friends, son of the High King and Queen of Earth, second in line for the throne
Princess Marietta- also known as Marie to a very exclusive branch of nobles, daughter of the High King and Queen of Earth, third in line for the throne
Malachite- head of the royal guard and friend of Prince Endymion
Zoycite- part of the royal guard and friend of Prince Endymion
Nephlite- part of the royal guard and friend of Prince Endymion
Jedite- part of the royal guard and friend of Prince Endymion
Disclaimer: I own neither Sailor Moon nor The Swan Princess.
Chapter 4: War
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4 years later
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Moon Kingdom - Library
"Are you ready to go to Earth?" Raye asked Serena. Serena's blond head bobbed up and down. She pumped her fist into the air.
"I am ready!" Serena cried. Amy, Lita, Mina and Raye laughed. Serena frowned. "But I am sad that you guys, Amy, Lita and Mina, won't be coming. We aren't going to have any fun without you guys."
"Aw, Serena you are going to have a lot of fun," Lita said. She patted Serena's head and ruffled her hair.
"Yes, we have to go back to our planets and do some training there from time to time," Amy looked up from her book on astronomy. "Also I ordered a book from the Galaxy Library and it's due next week at my castle on Mercury. It's on Chemistry."
"AMY!" the other girls cried. Amy blushed.
"Well, it's good to be smart," Amy said.
"I won't ever read unless I have to," Serena stated. She picked up a book from a stack near Amy. "Yuck. Who wants to read about the cycles of water?"
"I do!" Amy yelled and grabbed the book from Serena. Serena grabbed the book back and ran behind a bookshelf. Amy ran after her and a chase followed.
"Hey, shouldn't we be packing Serena, since we leave tomorrow?" Raye yelled at Serena who had climbed up a ladder along a wall of books and gotten onto a partly empty shelf and sat down. Serena, who was dangling the book just barely an inch out of Amy's reach, rolled her eyes.
"I guess, Raye," Serena said. She threw the book to Amy and hopped down. Amy gave a look of relief after she had the book to everyone. Serena walked over to the girls sitting on the chairs in the middle of the library. Her purple dress swished along the marble floors. "But I already got out my suitcases and stuff. It will be a snap to put the clothes in."
"Ok," Raye answered. She smoothed out a wrinkle in her red and yellow dress. "You are going to love it on Earth. My cousin is so much fun."
"I heard he was a hunk," Lita sighed and looked dreamily out the window.
"As if, Lita," Serena giggled. She turned her nose up with her finger and made a face. "He probably looks like this."
Everyone laughed.
"Well, when I saw him in December, he was cute," Raye admitted. "But he is my cousin, so I can't marry him or anything."
"Tell us about the royal family!" Mina said. "I want to marry a prince one day."
"All right," Raye replied. She settled into the pillows more. "Endymion has short black hair and dark blue eyes. He is really nice and he is pretty tall for only being 12 years old. Then there is Alex. He is handsome in a more quiet type of way. He has dark brown hair and green eyes. He is 10, and I rarely saw him when I was there. He likes to keep to himself, though I really don't know what he does. And then there is Marietta. She is a snob. She has long black hair and blue eyes. She is our age, but when I was there, she was always mean and rude."
"Wow, Endymion sounds like a hunk," Mina and Lita said at the same time.
"Oh, and also there is the Prince's royal guard. There is Malachite, who has white hair and blue eyes, Zoycite, who has brown hair and green eyes, Nephrite, who has brown hair and brownish-blue eyes, and Jedite who has blonde hair and blue-green eyes," Raye finished. "They are the Prince's friends."
"I don't think any of them sound cute," Serena sniffed. "You know who I think is cute?"
"Who?" Amy asked eagerly. The girls laughed at her and she blushed. "Well, just because I don't think boys are cute, doesn't mean I am not interested in them."
"Ok, I think that that prince that came here for Father's birthday is cute. What was his name? Oh, yeah, Prince Diamond," Serena whispered. The girls giggled.
"I thought he was cute too!" Lita cried.
"Me too!" exclaimed Mina.
"Yeah, only too bad he is engaged," Raye said. The girls gasped.
"Oh, no!" Serena yelled.
"Yep, it's to the Lady Viola on the planet Uranus," Amy said quietly.
"Oh, well, Serena and Raye, when you guys come back, you have to tell us everything about Earth and the cute boys there!" Mina shouted. "I can't wait until we can go with you in a few years. Raye you're so lucky that you are related to the royal family there and so you can train to be queen there."
"Hey, I wonder why Serena is going to Earth since she should be training in her own kingdom," Mina thought out loud. Serena frowned. But before she could answer, the dinner bell sounded and Artimes appeared in the door.
"Girls, it's dinner time!" he ushered them out of the library and down to the dining room.
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After Dinner
"Drat!" Serena shouted as the box she was trying to get fell down to the floor. She jumped off the ladder in her closet and picked it up. She walked back into her bed chamber and opened the box on her bed. She pulled out the tunics and leggings and put them in the suitcase. "Good thing I hid these where Luna couldn't find them and confiscate them. Then, I would have to wear only dresses on Earth. That would be absolutely horrid."
She put the box back in the closet and added the last pair of shoes in the huge suitcase. Serena pulled the lid down. With all the clothes in the suit case, the lid wouldn't close. Serena pounded and pushed it with her hands, but it wouldn't budge. She stepped back and took a flying leap onto the suitcase and closed it.
"Yes!" she shouted. "I am done."
She looked out her balcony window at the Earth. Biting her lip she walked out onto her balcony.
"I wonder what Earth is like," she thought. "I hope Endymion likes me."
After a while, Serena wandered back into her room. Servants had come and taken her suitcases to be loaded into the transporter. The ships are only used for flying to planets far away. The transporter portal would take her to Earth faster than flying on a ship anyways.
Serena pulled back the covers on her bed and got in. She put her hand underneath her pillow and pulled out the star locket. Opening it, the music began to play. The lullaby eventually lulled her to sleep.
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Earth Kingdom
"So, Endymion, are you excited for your GIRLFRIEND?" Jedite teased Endymion as they walked back from dinner. Endymion shoved Jedite into the wall. "Hey!"
"She isn't my girlfriend, you idiot," Endymion answered. "Even though my parents hope than we will get married some day, it won't happen."
"Hah, hah! Endymion has a girlfriend! Endymion has a girlfriend!" Malachite began to sing.
"Shut up!" Endymion growled.
"Well, technically she is," Nephrite said coming up along side Endymion. Endymion sighed.
"Not you too!" he cried.
"When is the wedding?" Zoycite asked from behind Endymion. He joined Malachite in the singing. Endymion stopped and glared at them.
"I do NOT have a girlfriend!" Endymion yelled. "And I will prove it to you!"
"How?" Jedite batted his eyelashes at him. Malachite made kiss noises.
"I have to get her to not like me and then our parents will relent and not have us get married!" Endymion said. "Guys, we have to come up with a plan."
Endymion and his royal guard went into Endymion's bed chamber. They spent half the night brain storming ideas and working out the details. When morning came, they were ready.
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Moon Kingdom
Serena and Raye stood by the transporter ready to leave for Earth. King Leodegrance was hurrying around making sure everything was ready.
". . . and you have your toothpaste, toothbrush, and your communicator?" King Leodegrance asked Serena. She nodded.
"Father, I am ready! Let's go!" she exclaimed. King Leodegrance sighed and kissed her forehead.
"Don't worry, your majesty. I will take care of her!" Raye said. "We will be home before you know it."
"All right. Have fun, Serena," King Leodegrance signaled for the transporter to be turned on. The small white room that held the crystal transporter turned red and then green. The crystal frame shimmered and the mirror turned to liquid and rippled like water, glowing blue.
"Bye, Father," Serena said and hugged her father. He smiled and waved as she and Raye and the luggage went through the transporter. He waved until the transporter turned back to a mirror.
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"Wheee!" Serena shouted as she and Raye stepped out of the transporter. "That was so much fun!"
The room in which they stepped out was exactly the same as on the moon. A man and a woman stood there waiting for them. Raye smiled at them.
"Hello, your majesties," they greeted them formally.
"Oh, please, call me Serena, and her, Raye," Serena said. She smiled. "It makes things a whole lot easier."
"All right, then you can call me, Ryan, and this is Tracy," the man answered. He picked up Serena's and Raye's luggage and put it on a cart. Tracy motioned for them to follow her.
"I will show you to your rooms, and then you will go down to the throne room and meet the king and queen and the royal family," Tracy said. She walked out of the room. Raye and Serena followed. "Sorry their majesties couldn't make it, but they were in meetings all morning. The princes and princess are at their lessons until it's time to meet you. We are so happy to have you here."
"It's fun to be here," Serena squealed. She looked around trying to memorize everything. The corridors were long and beautiful. Some were open on one side so that the fresh air could get in and one could see the gardens and beauty of Earth.
Tracy led them up some flights of stairs and into the west wing of the palace. She stopped at a door.
"Theses are your rooms," she said and opened the door. She handed Serena and Raye a key. "These are the only keys to this door, with the exception of the one on the maid's key chain. Always lock it when you leave, for I overheard some 'birds' talking about messing up your rooms."
Tracy let the girls and left with the promise to return when it was time to see the king and queen. Raye and Serena squealed and ran into their rooms. The first room was a sitting room with a fireplace, two couches and a table. Two doors led to two bedrooms on either side of the room.
Serena ran into the room on the left and Raye to the right. The rooms were both the same. A large bed was on one wall, a glass door to a balcony on another, a bureau and table by another and a closet on the last. Their suitcases were already unpacked and everything was in order. Serena and Raye decided to change for the meeting.
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When Tracy returned, Serena was wearing a long white dress. Raye was wearing a red dress. Serena had her hair up in the traditional meat ball style and Raye wore her hair up in a large bun.
"You look very nice," Tracy commented. Serena and Raye thanked her and they walked towards the throne room.
"I am so nervous! I have never been presented this way before!" Raye whispered to Serena.
"So am I! I think I might throw up!" Serena whispered back. "Well, on second thought, maybe not."
"What if they hate us?" Raye said.
"They can't or else there will be war between the Moon and the Earth and that will be bad for both of us," Serena answered and gripped the sides of her dress. "Agh! We are here!"
"Ready?" Tracy asked. Serena almost fainted. A man by the door smiled and bowed to them. Tracy left to go back to the kitchen, where she worked.
The man opened the doors. The room was larger than the throne room on the Moon. It had purple carpets all over and a lot of people were milling around talking. The man strode in and blew on his horn. The people stopped and eagerly gathered around the main carpet where Serena and Raye had to walk through to get to the thrones. The man cleared his throat.
"The Princesses have arrived!" His voice boomed through the room. Serena grabbed Raye's hand. "Presenting, her majesty, Princess Raye of Mars, the planet of fire."
Raye let go of Serena's hand and walked forward. Serena almost made mad dash back to her room, but a few guards would have caught her.
"Her majesty, the Princess of the Moon, Princess Serenity, heir to the Imperium Crystal."
Serena gulped and walked out into the room. The people whispered as they saw her. She couldn't make out what they were saying. When she reached Raye, they walked forward towards the thrones.
"Serenity, you have grown up," Queen Arianna greeted Serena as she approached the thrones. King Gereint smiled down at them. Serena curtsied and looked the Earth royal family over. It was just as Raye said. Prince Endymion stood by King Geraint's throne and by the queen were Prince Alex and Princess Marietta. Raye curtsied as well.
"It is good to see you both," King Gereint said. "Endymion, Alex, Marietta, go and converse with Serenity and make her feel welcome while I touch bases with my niece."
Marietta looked as if she would rather eat a worm. Alex had no look on his face; he was just blank. Endymion rolled his eyes. They complied with the order though. The prince's guard followed Endymion as he went down towards Serena. Serena followed Marietta into a corner where they could talk privately.
"Are you the real princess?" Marietta asked as soon as they reached the corner. Serena felt as if she had been slapped.
"Of course!" she replied, blushing. "Are you the real princess of Earth?"
Marietta gaped at Serena and then huffed off into the sea of people. Alex watched Serena and then followed Marietta. Endymion laughed.
"Don't worry about Marietta. She is just jealous that you don't worship her," he said. Serena smiled.
"Thank you," Serena replied. She looked around.
"Oh, do you know my friends?"
"Yes, I have heard of them."
"Can I ask you something?" Endymion smirked. Serena recognized that smile from Mina.
"Sure," she answered warily.
"Why do you do your hair in that style?" The boys were trying to hide their laughter but failing miserably. Serena huffed and put her hands on her hips.
"Because it signifies that I am royalty on the Moon!" she yelled.
"Hah! It looks like a pair of meatballs!" Endymion said. He fell to the floor with laughter. Serena frowned and narrowed her eyes.
"Well, at least I act like a princess, instead of a bratty, loud mouth idiot like you!" That shut Endymion and his friends up. He got up and towered over her.
"Nobody talks to me like that!" He shouted. Nobody had ever called him a name other than his four best friends! Who did the little squirt think she was?
"Nobody calls my hair meatballs!" Serena retaliated. She kicked Endymion in the shin and ran off to Raye. Endymion grabbed his shin, his face twisted in pain. Malachite, Nephrite, Zoycite and Jedite were all laughing at Endymion getting beaten by a girl. Endymion growled and ran after Serena.
Laughing, Serena ran over to Raye, who was talking with King Gereint. She hid behind Raye's skirt. Raye and King Gereint stopped talking when they saw Serena. She put a finger to her lips. Endymion showed up not too long after her arrival.
"Oh, Endymion, to what do we owe the honor of your presence?" Raye asked sweetly knowing Serena had done something to make him angry. Endymion glared at Raye.
"Hand her over, Raye," he said. He pointed to her skirts. "I know she is there."
"I don't know what you're talking about," Raye replied smiling. She turned to King Gereint. "I believe that it is time, I retire for some rest. Traveling through transporters is rough on the body."
"All right," King Gereint said. "We shall see you in the morning."
Raye turned and walked towards the doors. Serena appeared from behind Raye and just before she left, she turned around and stuck her tongue out at Endymion. Endymion roared and started after her, but a cough from his father kept him in his place.
"Oh, this is war, Serenity," Endymion whispered to himself. "You are going to regret what you have done today!"
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Serena told Raye what happened as they walked back to their rooms. Raye laughed and shook her head.
"Serena, you do realize that he will get you back, right?" Raye asked. Serena grinned.
"You think so? Well, I will be ready for him," she answered. They went into the bed chamber and locked the door behind them.
"I'm off to bed," Raye yawned. She stretched and waved good-night to Serena.
"Good-night, Raye," Serena answered. She entered her room. A plate had been laid out for her. Some bread, cheese and fruit were on it. A glass of water was beside the plate and a piece of chocolate cake was beside that. Serena rubbed her hands together gleefully. "Yes! Chocolate!"
Serena ate the cake first and then the dinner. The sun had long since disappeared and night had fallen when she finished. She took off her clothes and got on her nightgown. The room seemed eerie when it was dark, so she left the candle lit by her bedside and fell asleep.
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"SERENA!" Raye shouted into Serena's ear. Serena murmured something about chocolate and swatted Raye away. Raye frowned. "Come on, Serena, wake up!"
"No!" Serena replied and flopped onto the other side of the bed. Raye yanked back the covers and pulled Serena off the bed. Serena squealed at the sudden coldness and playfully punched Raye's shoulder. "What was that for?"
"We are late to breakfast!" Raye answered. She was dressed in a dark purple dress. She held up a yellow dress for Serena.
"Breakfast?" Serena yelled. She grabbed the dress and in a flash it was on. She hastily pulled her hair up into the "meatball style". Raye and Serena ran out of the room and down to the breakfast hall.
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"Well, well, you finally show up," Endymion greeted Serena and Raye as they ran into the breakfast hall. Serena stuck her tongue out at him. He returned the favor. "Brat."
"Pig," Serena said. Marietta was not at the breakfast table, and neither was Alex. It was only Endymion, Malachite, Nephrite, Jedite, Zoycite and King Gereint. "Where are the queen and princess?"
King Gereint looked up from a letter he was reading. He coughed.
"They have already had their breakfasts," King Gereint replied. "You're welcome to have any food you want here. So, Serenity, how is the Moon?"
Polite conversation started here. But soon King Gereint left for a hunt with his knights. As soon as the king was gone Endymion sneered at Serena.
"Endymion, a prince does not sneer at a princess," Serena smiled. Malachite laughed. Raye poked Serena.
"Well, a princess doesn't kick a prince," Endymion replied.
"I am no ordinary princess," Serena smirked. Raye rolled her eyes. "And anyways, you needed a good kicking."
"What you need is a -"
"Endymion!" Nephrite and Raye yelled at once.
"Endymion, you need to learn your place," Raye said.
"Raye, even though you are related to me, if you side with that thing over there," Endymion pointed at Serena. Serena stomped on his foot. Endymion yelped. "You can expect to receive the same thing I give Serenity."
"And what might that be?" Raye asked.
"You'll see," Jedite whispered.
"Don't you have somewhere to be? Like perhaps that riding lesson your father was talking about?" Serena rolled her eyes. Endymion sneered again.
"Yes, but don't think this is over, princess," Endymion said as he walked out of the hall. His guard followed closely behind, laughing. "You want a war, you got a war."
"Bring it on," Serena tossed her head and waved pettily at them as they left. "Ready for battle, Raye?"
"Let's book it," Raye answered and they ran back to their rooms to begin the war.
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The first battle was when Endymion and his friends were coming back from riding on a miniature hunt the next week.
"What is so funny?" Endymion asked as the people he passed were laughing and pointing at him.
"I don't know," Nephrite answered. They looked around and noticed some people crowded around something on the board where proclamations were posted. Endymion ran over and pushed his way to the front. He gaped at what he saw.
"What is it?" Zoycite asked as they joined Endymion. Endymion pointed to the board. On the board were the words:
PRINCE ENDYMION'S SLEEPING WEAR
Tacked underneath the words were Endymion's faded pink and blue bunny and rose pajamas and his purple and red floral boxer shorts he wore underneath them. Endymion's face flushed red. He ripped the pajamas and boxers down and wheeled around looking for the culprits.
"Yoo hoo! Over here!" Serena yelled. She and Raye were standing to the side watching the people. Endymion glared at them. Serena and Raye blew him kisses and ran off back to the palace.
"What are we going to do?" Jedite asked. Endymion stuffed his sleeping wear into the hunting bag he was carrying.
"We are going to follow through with Plan A," Endymion replied and set off towards the palace. "Tomorrow."
"What was that again?" Jedite asked as he and the other guards ran after Endymion.
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Raye's and Serena's victory was not long lived. The next day as they were walking to the gardens, Endymion appeared. He was hiding something behind his back. Raye and Serena stopped and glared at him.
"What's behind your back?" Raye asked. Endymion grinned sheepishly.
"I wanted to say that I was sorry for starting this war. I realize now that it was a bad thing to do and I want to make up for it," he replied. He pulled his hand around. In his hand were the most beautiful flowers. Roses, daffodils, lilies, and many more were arranged in the bouquet. Serena gasped and took the flowers from Endymion's hand.
"They're so beautiful!" Serena and Raye exclaimed. They both bent over to smell the flowers. Endymion grinned and signaled to Jedite who was hidden behind a pot. He signaled to Nephrite, who signaled to Zoycite and Malachite, who were in the garden. They turned the knob where the hose was linked to and water began to fill it.
Splash! Water completely hosed down Serena and Raye and left them sopping wet. Endymion burst out into laughter.
"Gotcha! Nice doing battle with you, Meatball head and Raye!" He turned and ran away with Jedite yelling with victory.
Serena slowly turned to Raye. Raye looked at Serena.
"Got another plan?" Raye asked Serena. Serena smiled and watched as Endymion and his friends celebrated.
"Oh, yes," Serena replied and began to formulate another plan.
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The summer went by with pranks being pulled on each other every week. Neither party ever tired of it. Then the day came when Serena and Raye had to leave to return to the Moon.
"Thank you so much," Serena and Raye said to the king and queen. They smiled and watched as Serena and Raye transported back to the Moon.
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"So how was your trip?" Mina asked Serena and Raye as soon as they returned. Raye and Serena looked at each other.
"It's a long story," Raye said. Mina, Lita and Amy nodded. Serena and Raye told them about everything.
"It's a good thing you don't have to go back for a while," Lita said sinking into the pillows in Serena's room.
"Yeah, when do we go back?" Serena asked. Amy looked up from another book she was reading.
"Not until the next summer," Amy replied.
"That's a long time though!" Serena cried. Lita raised an eyebrow.
"I thought you hated the prince and Earth," Lita said. Serena blushed.
"I do! It's just so nice to be on Earth!" Serena answered hastily.
"Right," said Mina. Serena threw a pillow at Mina. It hit Mina in the face and she fell off the bed. She reappeared with the pillow and threw it at Raye. "Pillow fight!"
Feathers flew around the room and giggling was heard along the corridor. Everything was back to normal in the Moon Kingdom. But summer came soon, and Serena and Raye went to Earth again. Each year the pranks got worse. But everyone was beginning to grow up. The summer of Serena's 14th year was a major turn-over for Serena.
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A\N: This is the longest chapter yet! Fifteen pages! I re-read my last chapter and thought it was pretty bad, more of a depressing chapter if anything (sorry), so I decided to go ahead and write this lovely chapter for my lovely readers! But the last chapter is relevant to the story in the future, but it doesn't affect anything really. Review everyone! I love reviews! *dances* I am so excited and happy with my reviews that I have gotten! Thank you soooooo much! Review for the next chapter! (Maybe give me some ideas for "battles" or pranks between Serena and Endymion. I don't have very many good prank ideas. But I will do my best.)
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~ Serena gets a revelation. ~
~ Mina, Lita, and Amy join Serena and Raye for the Earth stay. ~
~ Endymion and his friends pull an embarrassing prank on Serena and her friends! (I have one idea for a prank. Yay!)
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Summery: Serenity is the princess from the moon, and Endymion is the prince from Earth. The kings and queens of each kingdom desperately want the two children to marry when they grow up, so every summer Serenity is sent down to Earth to spend quality time with Endymion. They hate each other at first. But when Serenity finally grows up, Endymion sees her in a different light. Endymion's jealous, power-hungry brother, Alex, turns to the dark arts in hope that he can make Serenity become his wife so he can be king, by putting her under a spell. It's up to Endymion to find her and save her from her enchantment.
Characters:
The Moon Kingdom and Court-
King Leodegrance- King of the Moon Kingdom, born of the royal family of the Sun
Queen Serenity- Queen of the Moon Kingdom, born of the royal family of the Moon
Princess Serenity- also known as Serena to close friends, daughter of the King and Queen of the Moon Kingdom and future ruler and holder of the Imperium Silver Crystal
Princess Mina- Serenity's cousin from the planet Venus (one year older than Serenity)
Princess Amy- Serenity's friend and princess of Mercury (one year older than Serenity)
Princess Lita- Serenity's friend and princess of Jupiter (one year older than Serenity)
Princess Raye- Serenity's friend and princess of Mars and Prince Endymion's cousin (one year older than Serenity)
Earth Kingdom and Court-
King Gereint- King of Earth and High King of all the other provinces and smaller kingdoms, born from the royal family of Mars
Queen Arianna- Queen of Earth and High Queen of the other provinces and smaller kingdoms, born from the royal family of Earth
Prince Endymion- also known as Darien to close friends, son of the High King and Queen of Earth, first in line for the throne
Prince Alexander- also known as Alex to close friends, son of the High King and Queen of Earth, second in line for the throne
Princess Marietta- also known as Marie to a very exclusive branch of nobles, daughter of the High King and Queen of Earth, third in line for the throne
Malachite- head of the royal guard and friend of Prince Endymion
Zoycite- part of the royal guard and friend of Prince Endymion
Nephlite- part of the royal guard and friend of Prince Endymion
Jedite- part of the royal guard and friend of Prince Endymion
Disclaimer: I own neither Sailor Moon nor The Swan Princess.
Chapter 4: War
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4 years later
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Moon Kingdom - Library
"Are you ready to go to Earth?" Raye asked Serena. Serena's blond head bobbed up and down. She pumped her fist into the air.
"I am ready!" Serena cried. Amy, Lita, Mina and Raye laughed. Serena frowned. "But I am sad that you guys, Amy, Lita and Mina, won't be coming. We aren't going to have any fun without you guys."
"Aw, Serena you are going to have a lot of fun," Lita said. She patted Serena's head and ruffled her hair.
"Yes, we have to go back to our planets and do some training there from time to time," Amy looked up from her book on astronomy. "Also I ordered a book from the Galaxy Library and it's due next week at my castle on Mercury. It's on Chemistry."
"AMY!" the other girls cried. Amy blushed.
"Well, it's good to be smart," Amy said.
"I won't ever read unless I have to," Serena stated. She picked up a book from a stack near Amy. "Yuck. Who wants to read about the cycles of water?"
"I do!" Amy yelled and grabbed the book from Serena. Serena grabbed the book back and ran behind a bookshelf. Amy ran after her and a chase followed.
"Hey, shouldn't we be packing Serena, since we leave tomorrow?" Raye yelled at Serena who had climbed up a ladder along a wall of books and gotten onto a partly empty shelf and sat down. Serena, who was dangling the book just barely an inch out of Amy's reach, rolled her eyes.
"I guess, Raye," Serena said. She threw the book to Amy and hopped down. Amy gave a look of relief after she had the book to everyone. Serena walked over to the girls sitting on the chairs in the middle of the library. Her purple dress swished along the marble floors. "But I already got out my suitcases and stuff. It will be a snap to put the clothes in."
"Ok," Raye answered. She smoothed out a wrinkle in her red and yellow dress. "You are going to love it on Earth. My cousin is so much fun."
"I heard he was a hunk," Lita sighed and looked dreamily out the window.
"As if, Lita," Serena giggled. She turned her nose up with her finger and made a face. "He probably looks like this."
Everyone laughed.
"Well, when I saw him in December, he was cute," Raye admitted. "But he is my cousin, so I can't marry him or anything."
"Tell us about the royal family!" Mina said. "I want to marry a prince one day."
"All right," Raye replied. She settled into the pillows more. "Endymion has short black hair and dark blue eyes. He is really nice and he is pretty tall for only being 12 years old. Then there is Alex. He is handsome in a more quiet type of way. He has dark brown hair and green eyes. He is 10, and I rarely saw him when I was there. He likes to keep to himself, though I really don't know what he does. And then there is Marietta. She is a snob. She has long black hair and blue eyes. She is our age, but when I was there, she was always mean and rude."
"Wow, Endymion sounds like a hunk," Mina and Lita said at the same time.
"Oh, and also there is the Prince's royal guard. There is Malachite, who has white hair and blue eyes, Zoycite, who has brown hair and green eyes, Nephrite, who has brown hair and brownish-blue eyes, and Jedite who has blonde hair and blue-green eyes," Raye finished. "They are the Prince's friends."
"I don't think any of them sound cute," Serena sniffed. "You know who I think is cute?"
"Who?" Amy asked eagerly. The girls laughed at her and she blushed. "Well, just because I don't think boys are cute, doesn't mean I am not interested in them."
"Ok, I think that that prince that came here for Father's birthday is cute. What was his name? Oh, yeah, Prince Diamond," Serena whispered. The girls giggled.
"I thought he was cute too!" Lita cried.
"Me too!" exclaimed Mina.
"Yeah, only too bad he is engaged," Raye said. The girls gasped.
"Oh, no!" Serena yelled.
"Yep, it's to the Lady Viola on the planet Uranus," Amy said quietly.
"Oh, well, Serena and Raye, when you guys come back, you have to tell us everything about Earth and the cute boys there!" Mina shouted. "I can't wait until we can go with you in a few years. Raye you're so lucky that you are related to the royal family there and so you can train to be queen there."
"Hey, I wonder why Serena is going to Earth since she should be training in her own kingdom," Mina thought out loud. Serena frowned. But before she could answer, the dinner bell sounded and Artimes appeared in the door.
"Girls, it's dinner time!" he ushered them out of the library and down to the dining room.
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After Dinner
"Drat!" Serena shouted as the box she was trying to get fell down to the floor. She jumped off the ladder in her closet and picked it up. She walked back into her bed chamber and opened the box on her bed. She pulled out the tunics and leggings and put them in the suitcase. "Good thing I hid these where Luna couldn't find them and confiscate them. Then, I would have to wear only dresses on Earth. That would be absolutely horrid."
She put the box back in the closet and added the last pair of shoes in the huge suitcase. Serena pulled the lid down. With all the clothes in the suit case, the lid wouldn't close. Serena pounded and pushed it with her hands, but it wouldn't budge. She stepped back and took a flying leap onto the suitcase and closed it.
"Yes!" she shouted. "I am done."
She looked out her balcony window at the Earth. Biting her lip she walked out onto her balcony.
"I wonder what Earth is like," she thought. "I hope Endymion likes me."
After a while, Serena wandered back into her room. Servants had come and taken her suitcases to be loaded into the transporter. The ships are only used for flying to planets far away. The transporter portal would take her to Earth faster than flying on a ship anyways.
Serena pulled back the covers on her bed and got in. She put her hand underneath her pillow and pulled out the star locket. Opening it, the music began to play. The lullaby eventually lulled her to sleep.
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Earth Kingdom
"So, Endymion, are you excited for your GIRLFRIEND?" Jedite teased Endymion as they walked back from dinner. Endymion shoved Jedite into the wall. "Hey!"
"She isn't my girlfriend, you idiot," Endymion answered. "Even though my parents hope than we will get married some day, it won't happen."
"Hah, hah! Endymion has a girlfriend! Endymion has a girlfriend!" Malachite began to sing.
"Shut up!" Endymion growled.
"Well, technically she is," Nephrite said coming up along side Endymion. Endymion sighed.
"Not you too!" he cried.
"When is the wedding?" Zoycite asked from behind Endymion. He joined Malachite in the singing. Endymion stopped and glared at them.
"I do NOT have a girlfriend!" Endymion yelled. "And I will prove it to you!"
"How?" Jedite batted his eyelashes at him. Malachite made kiss noises.
"I have to get her to not like me and then our parents will relent and not have us get married!" Endymion said. "Guys, we have to come up with a plan."
Endymion and his royal guard went into Endymion's bed chamber. They spent half the night brain storming ideas and working out the details. When morning came, they were ready.
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Moon Kingdom
Serena and Raye stood by the transporter ready to leave for Earth. King Leodegrance was hurrying around making sure everything was ready.
". . . and you have your toothpaste, toothbrush, and your communicator?" King Leodegrance asked Serena. She nodded.
"Father, I am ready! Let's go!" she exclaimed. King Leodegrance sighed and kissed her forehead.
"Don't worry, your majesty. I will take care of her!" Raye said. "We will be home before you know it."
"All right. Have fun, Serena," King Leodegrance signaled for the transporter to be turned on. The small white room that held the crystal transporter turned red and then green. The crystal frame shimmered and the mirror turned to liquid and rippled like water, glowing blue.
"Bye, Father," Serena said and hugged her father. He smiled and waved as she and Raye and the luggage went through the transporter. He waved until the transporter turned back to a mirror.
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"Wheee!" Serena shouted as she and Raye stepped out of the transporter. "That was so much fun!"
The room in which they stepped out was exactly the same as on the moon. A man and a woman stood there waiting for them. Raye smiled at them.
"Hello, your majesties," they greeted them formally.
"Oh, please, call me Serena, and her, Raye," Serena said. She smiled. "It makes things a whole lot easier."
"All right, then you can call me, Ryan, and this is Tracy," the man answered. He picked up Serena's and Raye's luggage and put it on a cart. Tracy motioned for them to follow her.
"I will show you to your rooms, and then you will go down to the throne room and meet the king and queen and the royal family," Tracy said. She walked out of the room. Raye and Serena followed. "Sorry their majesties couldn't make it, but they were in meetings all morning. The princes and princess are at their lessons until it's time to meet you. We are so happy to have you here."
"It's fun to be here," Serena squealed. She looked around trying to memorize everything. The corridors were long and beautiful. Some were open on one side so that the fresh air could get in and one could see the gardens and beauty of Earth.
Tracy led them up some flights of stairs and into the west wing of the palace. She stopped at a door.
"Theses are your rooms," she said and opened the door. She handed Serena and Raye a key. "These are the only keys to this door, with the exception of the one on the maid's key chain. Always lock it when you leave, for I overheard some 'birds' talking about messing up your rooms."
Tracy let the girls and left with the promise to return when it was time to see the king and queen. Raye and Serena squealed and ran into their rooms. The first room was a sitting room with a fireplace, two couches and a table. Two doors led to two bedrooms on either side of the room.
Serena ran into the room on the left and Raye to the right. The rooms were both the same. A large bed was on one wall, a glass door to a balcony on another, a bureau and table by another and a closet on the last. Their suitcases were already unpacked and everything was in order. Serena and Raye decided to change for the meeting.
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When Tracy returned, Serena was wearing a long white dress. Raye was wearing a red dress. Serena had her hair up in the traditional meat ball style and Raye wore her hair up in a large bun.
"You look very nice," Tracy commented. Serena and Raye thanked her and they walked towards the throne room.
"I am so nervous! I have never been presented this way before!" Raye whispered to Serena.
"So am I! I think I might throw up!" Serena whispered back. "Well, on second thought, maybe not."
"What if they hate us?" Raye said.
"They can't or else there will be war between the Moon and the Earth and that will be bad for both of us," Serena answered and gripped the sides of her dress. "Agh! We are here!"
"Ready?" Tracy asked. Serena almost fainted. A man by the door smiled and bowed to them. Tracy left to go back to the kitchen, where she worked.
The man opened the doors. The room was larger than the throne room on the Moon. It had purple carpets all over and a lot of people were milling around talking. The man strode in and blew on his horn. The people stopped and eagerly gathered around the main carpet where Serena and Raye had to walk through to get to the thrones. The man cleared his throat.
"The Princesses have arrived!" His voice boomed through the room. Serena grabbed Raye's hand. "Presenting, her majesty, Princess Raye of Mars, the planet of fire."
Raye let go of Serena's hand and walked forward. Serena almost made mad dash back to her room, but a few guards would have caught her.
"Her majesty, the Princess of the Moon, Princess Serenity, heir to the Imperium Crystal."
Serena gulped and walked out into the room. The people whispered as they saw her. She couldn't make out what they were saying. When she reached Raye, they walked forward towards the thrones.
"Serenity, you have grown up," Queen Arianna greeted Serena as she approached the thrones. King Gereint smiled down at them. Serena curtsied and looked the Earth royal family over. It was just as Raye said. Prince Endymion stood by King Geraint's throne and by the queen were Prince Alex and Princess Marietta. Raye curtsied as well.
"It is good to see you both," King Gereint said. "Endymion, Alex, Marietta, go and converse with Serenity and make her feel welcome while I touch bases with my niece."
Marietta looked as if she would rather eat a worm. Alex had no look on his face; he was just blank. Endymion rolled his eyes. They complied with the order though. The prince's guard followed Endymion as he went down towards Serena. Serena followed Marietta into a corner where they could talk privately.
"Are you the real princess?" Marietta asked as soon as they reached the corner. Serena felt as if she had been slapped.
"Of course!" she replied, blushing. "Are you the real princess of Earth?"
Marietta gaped at Serena and then huffed off into the sea of people. Alex watched Serena and then followed Marietta. Endymion laughed.
"Don't worry about Marietta. She is just jealous that you don't worship her," he said. Serena smiled.
"Thank you," Serena replied. She looked around.
"Oh, do you know my friends?"
"Yes, I have heard of them."
"Can I ask you something?" Endymion smirked. Serena recognized that smile from Mina.
"Sure," she answered warily.
"Why do you do your hair in that style?" The boys were trying to hide their laughter but failing miserably. Serena huffed and put her hands on her hips.
"Because it signifies that I am royalty on the Moon!" she yelled.
"Hah! It looks like a pair of meatballs!" Endymion said. He fell to the floor with laughter. Serena frowned and narrowed her eyes.
"Well, at least I act like a princess, instead of a bratty, loud mouth idiot like you!" That shut Endymion and his friends up. He got up and towered over her.
"Nobody talks to me like that!" He shouted. Nobody had ever called him a name other than his four best friends! Who did the little squirt think she was?
"Nobody calls my hair meatballs!" Serena retaliated. She kicked Endymion in the shin and ran off to Raye. Endymion grabbed his shin, his face twisted in pain. Malachite, Nephrite, Zoycite and Jedite were all laughing at Endymion getting beaten by a girl. Endymion growled and ran after Serena.
Laughing, Serena ran over to Raye, who was talking with King Gereint. She hid behind Raye's skirt. Raye and King Gereint stopped talking when they saw Serena. She put a finger to her lips. Endymion showed up not too long after her arrival.
"Oh, Endymion, to what do we owe the honor of your presence?" Raye asked sweetly knowing Serena had done something to make him angry. Endymion glared at Raye.
"Hand her over, Raye," he said. He pointed to her skirts. "I know she is there."
"I don't know what you're talking about," Raye replied smiling. She turned to King Gereint. "I believe that it is time, I retire for some rest. Traveling through transporters is rough on the body."
"All right," King Gereint said. "We shall see you in the morning."
Raye turned and walked towards the doors. Serena appeared from behind Raye and just before she left, she turned around and stuck her tongue out at Endymion. Endymion roared and started after her, but a cough from his father kept him in his place.
"Oh, this is war, Serenity," Endymion whispered to himself. "You are going to regret what you have done today!"
~~~~~***~~~~~
Serena told Raye what happened as they walked back to their rooms. Raye laughed and shook her head.
"Serena, you do realize that he will get you back, right?" Raye asked. Serena grinned.
"You think so? Well, I will be ready for him," she answered. They went into the bed chamber and locked the door behind them.
"I'm off to bed," Raye yawned. She stretched and waved good-night to Serena.
"Good-night, Raye," Serena answered. She entered her room. A plate had been laid out for her. Some bread, cheese and fruit were on it. A glass of water was beside the plate and a piece of chocolate cake was beside that. Serena rubbed her hands together gleefully. "Yes! Chocolate!"
Serena ate the cake first and then the dinner. The sun had long since disappeared and night had fallen when she finished. She took off her clothes and got on her nightgown. The room seemed eerie when it was dark, so she left the candle lit by her bedside and fell asleep.
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"SERENA!" Raye shouted into Serena's ear. Serena murmured something about chocolate and swatted Raye away. Raye frowned. "Come on, Serena, wake up!"
"No!" Serena replied and flopped onto the other side of the bed. Raye yanked back the covers and pulled Serena off the bed. Serena squealed at the sudden coldness and playfully punched Raye's shoulder. "What was that for?"
"We are late to breakfast!" Raye answered. She was dressed in a dark purple dress. She held up a yellow dress for Serena.
"Breakfast?" Serena yelled. She grabbed the dress and in a flash it was on. She hastily pulled her hair up into the "meatball style". Raye and Serena ran out of the room and down to the breakfast hall.
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"Well, well, you finally show up," Endymion greeted Serena and Raye as they ran into the breakfast hall. Serena stuck her tongue out at him. He returned the favor. "Brat."
"Pig," Serena said. Marietta was not at the breakfast table, and neither was Alex. It was only Endymion, Malachite, Nephrite, Jedite, Zoycite and King Gereint. "Where are the queen and princess?"
King Gereint looked up from a letter he was reading. He coughed.
"They have already had their breakfasts," King Gereint replied. "You're welcome to have any food you want here. So, Serenity, how is the Moon?"
Polite conversation started here. But soon King Gereint left for a hunt with his knights. As soon as the king was gone Endymion sneered at Serena.
"Endymion, a prince does not sneer at a princess," Serena smiled. Malachite laughed. Raye poked Serena.
"Well, a princess doesn't kick a prince," Endymion replied.
"I am no ordinary princess," Serena smirked. Raye rolled her eyes. "And anyways, you needed a good kicking."
"What you need is a -"
"Endymion!" Nephrite and Raye yelled at once.
"Endymion, you need to learn your place," Raye said.
"Raye, even though you are related to me, if you side with that thing over there," Endymion pointed at Serena. Serena stomped on his foot. Endymion yelped. "You can expect to receive the same thing I give Serenity."
"And what might that be?" Raye asked.
"You'll see," Jedite whispered.
"Don't you have somewhere to be? Like perhaps that riding lesson your father was talking about?" Serena rolled her eyes. Endymion sneered again.
"Yes, but don't think this is over, princess," Endymion said as he walked out of the hall. His guard followed closely behind, laughing. "You want a war, you got a war."
"Bring it on," Serena tossed her head and waved pettily at them as they left. "Ready for battle, Raye?"
"Let's book it," Raye answered and they ran back to their rooms to begin the war.
~~~~~***~~~~~
The first battle was when Endymion and his friends were coming back from riding on a miniature hunt the next week.
"What is so funny?" Endymion asked as the people he passed were laughing and pointing at him.
"I don't know," Nephrite answered. They looked around and noticed some people crowded around something on the board where proclamations were posted. Endymion ran over and pushed his way to the front. He gaped at what he saw.
"What is it?" Zoycite asked as they joined Endymion. Endymion pointed to the board. On the board were the words:
PRINCE ENDYMION'S SLEEPING WEAR
Tacked underneath the words were Endymion's faded pink and blue bunny and rose pajamas and his purple and red floral boxer shorts he wore underneath them. Endymion's face flushed red. He ripped the pajamas and boxers down and wheeled around looking for the culprits.
"Yoo hoo! Over here!" Serena yelled. She and Raye were standing to the side watching the people. Endymion glared at them. Serena and Raye blew him kisses and ran off back to the palace.
"What are we going to do?" Jedite asked. Endymion stuffed his sleeping wear into the hunting bag he was carrying.
"We are going to follow through with Plan A," Endymion replied and set off towards the palace. "Tomorrow."
"What was that again?" Jedite asked as he and the other guards ran after Endymion.
~~~~~***~~~~~
Raye's and Serena's victory was not long lived. The next day as they were walking to the gardens, Endymion appeared. He was hiding something behind his back. Raye and Serena stopped and glared at him.
"What's behind your back?" Raye asked. Endymion grinned sheepishly.
"I wanted to say that I was sorry for starting this war. I realize now that it was a bad thing to do and I want to make up for it," he replied. He pulled his hand around. In his hand were the most beautiful flowers. Roses, daffodils, lilies, and many more were arranged in the bouquet. Serena gasped and took the flowers from Endymion's hand.
"They're so beautiful!" Serena and Raye exclaimed. They both bent over to smell the flowers. Endymion grinned and signaled to Jedite who was hidden behind a pot. He signaled to Nephrite, who signaled to Zoycite and Malachite, who were in the garden. They turned the knob where the hose was linked to and water began to fill it.
Splash! Water completely hosed down Serena and Raye and left them sopping wet. Endymion burst out into laughter.
"Gotcha! Nice doing battle with you, Meatball head and Raye!" He turned and ran away with Jedite yelling with victory.
Serena slowly turned to Raye. Raye looked at Serena.
"Got another plan?" Raye asked Serena. Serena smiled and watched as Endymion and his friends celebrated.
"Oh, yes," Serena replied and began to formulate another plan.
~~~~~***~~~~~
The summer went by with pranks being pulled on each other every week. Neither party ever tired of it. Then the day came when Serena and Raye had to leave to return to the Moon.
"Thank you so much," Serena and Raye said to the king and queen. They smiled and watched as Serena and Raye transported back to the Moon.
~~~~~***~~~~~
"So how was your trip?" Mina asked Serena and Raye as soon as they returned. Raye and Serena looked at each other.
"It's a long story," Raye said. Mina, Lita and Amy nodded. Serena and Raye told them about everything.
"It's a good thing you don't have to go back for a while," Lita said sinking into the pillows in Serena's room.
"Yeah, when do we go back?" Serena asked. Amy looked up from another book she was reading.
"Not until the next summer," Amy replied.
"That's a long time though!" Serena cried. Lita raised an eyebrow.
"I thought you hated the prince and Earth," Lita said. Serena blushed.
"I do! It's just so nice to be on Earth!" Serena answered hastily.
"Right," said Mina. Serena threw a pillow at Mina. It hit Mina in the face and she fell off the bed. She reappeared with the pillow and threw it at Raye. "Pillow fight!"
Feathers flew around the room and giggling was heard along the corridor. Everything was back to normal in the Moon Kingdom. But summer came soon, and Serena and Raye went to Earth again. Each year the pranks got worse. But everyone was beginning to grow up. The summer of Serena's 14th year was a major turn-over for Serena.
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A\N: This is the longest chapter yet! Fifteen pages! I re-read my last chapter and thought it was pretty bad, more of a depressing chapter if anything (sorry), so I decided to go ahead and write this lovely chapter for my lovely readers! But the last chapter is relevant to the story in the future, but it doesn't affect anything really. Review everyone! I love reviews! *dances* I am so excited and happy with my reviews that I have gotten! Thank you soooooo much! Review for the next chapter! (Maybe give me some ideas for "battles" or pranks between Serena and Endymion. I don't have very many good prank ideas. But I will do my best.)
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~ Serena gets a revelation. ~
~ Mina, Lita, and Amy join Serena and Raye for the Earth stay. ~
~ Endymion and his friends pull an embarrassing prank on Serena and her friends! (I have one idea for a prank. Yay!)
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