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.
A\N: Sorry I have not gotten this out to you sooner. I had so much school work and I had a little writer's block. But here it is the next chapter! Serena and Darien forever!
Chapter 11: The Fight
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Castle Ruins
"When do you think he will come?" Marietta asked. She twirled a little bit on the floor. She wore a new bright red dress. Alex sat on his throne. Serena, still in her swan form, was floating in a red bubble to the side of Alex. She was unconscious. "I can't wait to be Queen of Earth. That is still the bargain, right?"
"Of course, I guess," Alex muttered. He waved his hand and the bubble disappeared and Serena gently floated onto a pink pillow on a throne by his. Serena stirred a little, but didn't wake. Marietta stopped her twirling and raised an eyebrow at Alex. "I just can't wait to get rid of Darien. He has always been better and gotten better than me. But now, I will win and get the princess."
"What if you don't win?" Marietta asked. Alex frowned at her. "Is that girl really worth it?"
"Yes, the Silver Crystal is my ultimate goal," Alex whispered smiling down at Serena. Her wings glistened in the starlight from the windows all around. "The spell ending must have had a hard effect on her. She will wake any time now. And then I will kill Darien, marry Serena and rule the entire universe."
Marietta rolled her eyes. She turned away and gripped a pendant on a string around her neck. Her eyes flashed red as the pendant glowed purple. She closed her eyes as if listening to something far away. Smiling, she let go of the pendant and turned back to Alex. He was watching Serena.
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Forest
Darien rode hard through the trees. Branches and leaves fell against him. His steed was sweating and snorting beneath him. A great wind was howling.
"Serena, I'm coming!" he shouted and urged his horse onwards. He had been riding against the wind and towards the castle ruins for an hour at least. Time was lost in him, his only thoughts being on getting Serena back. "How could I have been such a fool? I knew her aura was different, but I thought it was just the spell! I have to get to her!"
Up ahead, the trees broke out and a meadow appeared. He rode through the meadow and into more trees. Then, the trees opened up to the lake. The castle ruins were on the other side of the lake.
Darien narrowed his eyes. Light flickered from inside. Serena was in there. He looked up to the sky. The stars were fading. Dawn was approaching.
"Alex, you are a dead man," Darien whispered and rode around the lake towards the castle.
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Castle Ruins
"He's coming," Alex whispered and turned towards the entrance to the throne room. Marietta sauntered off to the side and glanced at her nails. She yawned.
"Took him long enough," Marietta said. She glanced at the window. "It's almost sunrise. You better finish him off quick."
"Of course! He is no threat to me. I have more power than he will ever have," Alex shouted. "At sunrise, Serena will marry me, or she will die."
"She won't die!" Darien yelled from the entrance of the room. He was breathing heavily. A large sword was in his hand. He pointed it at Alex as he walked into the room. "You are."
"Nice last words, brother," Alex sneered and stood up from his seat. He held up his hand and at once, a silver sword with a ruby on the hilt appeared in it. "Ready?"
"I have never been more ready," Darien replied. Alex motioned to the swan lying on the throne beside his.
"Take one last look at her," Alex said. Darien frowned.
Alex was quick with the first shot. He appeared behind Darien and swung at him from behind. Darien yelped and ducked. The swords locked together. Sweat beaded down both of the men's faces.
As the sword fight continued, Marietta slowly edged towards Serena. Pink light filled the room, reminding everyone that the sun was due up any time. A dagger appeared in Marietta's hand. She smiled evilly.
"Sorry, princess, but I don't want to be ruler of only Earth," Marietta whispered. In the corner of her eye, she watched as Alex kicked Darien in the stomach. Darien doubled over, gasping for breath. Alex picked up his sword from the floor where it had apparently fallen and moved to strike Darien through the stomach.
Marietta let the point of the dagger trail dangerously close to Serena's body. Serena stirred but remained unconscious. Marietta narrowed her eyes. Almost all of the night's stars were gone. The pink light of the sun was turning the dark sky blue. In a small amount of time, the sun's first ray would penetrate the sky and Serena would be in her human form.
"I can't let you live once you're in your human form," Marietta said, shaking her head. She ran one finger over her rosy lips, enjoying the sight of Darien and Alex fighting each other. Once in a while, Alex would throw a red energy bolt at Darien, but Darien always dodged them. Marietta pursed her lips. "Alex always was better at fighting with swords than with magic. But I am better at fighting with magic, Serenity. What Alex doesn't know is that the Dark Arts go a long ways back then just King Cedric.
A long time ago, a beautiful enchantress ruled the universe. She was evil and ruled evilly with the Dark Arts. All planets were in her power. But, a girl appeared from the people she ruled over. And with the power of everyone's love and goodness, the Silver Crystal was formed. It defeated the evil enchantress, and banished her to a dark place, where she could never return from, and the girl became the first Queen of the Moon. But, the enchantress left the Dark Arts knowledge, hidden away inside a castle where no one thought they existed. And then King Cedric stumbled upon the knowledge of them and tried to use them, but he was not powerful enough to use them. The Dark Arts are for only meant for one person, the heir to the enchantress.
And then my dear brother found the remains of King Cedric's Dark Arts and began to use them for himself. But what everyone doesn't know is that the real heir to the enchantress's Dark Arts was hidden. And when that heir found out about her future, she grabbed it and began plotting the demise of the Moon's rule over the galaxy," Marietta paused as she saw Darien punch Alex and push him down. Alex's sword flew from his hand. Marietta smiled as sparkles began to surround Serena as dawn began to arrive. She gripped the dagger and continued. "She pretended that she wasn't who she was and waited for her chance to rule the galaxy and universe. And now, it is my time to assume the role. Sorry, Serenity, but I can't have you ruin my plans with your crystal. When you transform, I am going to have to kill you. Even if you can't hear me, I think you should be told your future."
As Marietta was saying this, Alex and Darien were fighting even harder. In mock fights, they were both equal. Alex was far too tired to use much more of his Dark Arts. Darien had him pinned down and held up the sword to kill Alex. Alex muttered something under his breath, and threw Darien off of him. Darien flew over to the room's wall and slammed into it. Rock and dust billowed out from where he hit the wall.
"That isn't enough to defeat me!" Darien cried. He slowly got up as Alex got up too. Darien held his sword in front of him. Alex held out his hand and a red energy ball began to form. It grew larger and larger. Darien's eyes widened at the sight of it. Alex laughed and drew back his hand. Darien pulled his sword in front of him and closed his eyes in concentration.
"This is the end," Alex yelled and threw the huge red ball at Darien. The red ball flew at Darien. Darien drew back his sword and with a loud cry, hit the energy ball with all his might.
Time seemed to slow down as Darien's sword hit the energy ball. A gold shield flickered around Darien as his eyes flickered gold. The red ball stopped and then flew the other way. Alex screamed and tried to run. The red energy ball enveloped him in flames and in a flash of red, Alex was gone.
Darien sagged in relief and sighed. He turned to the throne where Serena lay. Sparkles engulfed her as she was lifted up into the air. Purple surrounded her and she began to glow gold. Darien started to walk over there, smiling.
A moment later, the purple and sparkles disappeared. Serena, in her human form, floated there. Gold light encompassed her. Blinking slowly, she opened her bright blue eyes. Darien's heart soared at the sight of her. He began to run over to her.
Alex and Darien's fight had ended on the other side of the room. Blood soaked his right shoulder. He had a large bump on his head and his left thigh had a long scratch down it. From the flight into the wall, he got a very bad back ache and soreness.
Serena slowly floated down from the air. The gold light filtered out. Her white shoes clacked as she touched the stone floor.
"Darien! Is it over?" Serena asked. She smiled softly at him. The sun's rays had just some up over the horizon. Dawn had arrived.
"Alex is gone!" Darien replied. Serena's smile grew bigger and she opened her arms for Darien. Darien moved forward. Suddenly, a figure stepped out from behind the throne behind Serena.
"The fun isn't over yet," Marietta said. She grabbed Serena around the neck and pulled Serena to her. Darien saw the dagger glitter in the light in Marietta's hand as she pulled it out from behind her back.
"No!" Darien yelled. He surged forward. Marietta smiled evilly. Serena was gasping for breath. It was hard for her to breathe with Marietta's arm around her neck. Serena tried to pry Marietta's arm from her. "Serena!"
"Sorry, Dare, but I can't have her stopping my plans for ruling the entire universe," Marietta simpered. She drew the dagger back. Darien was still a few feet away from Serena. Serena gasped. Marietta plunged the dagger into Serena's back just as Darien reached the foot of the stairwell the ascended to the thrones.
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A\N: Don't worry everyone! The only people who die in my story are the bad people! No one else, and Serena is not a bad person. Thank you so much everyone for reviewing! I think the next chapter will be the last. Sorry this chapter was so short. Also, the next chapter will be short too. And ~va13361~, I think there might be a sequel to this story. But it's not going to be like the sequel to the movie The Swan Princess. It may have a few similarities, but it will probably have a different plot, with the same good characters, and new evil characters. (Hmm maybe Prince Diamond, that's a possibility.) But thank you everyone for reviewing.
Next Chapter Preview:
~ Darien's love proclamation\vow to Serena. ~
~ The end of evil Marietta. ~
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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.
A\N: Sorry I have not gotten this out to you sooner. I had so much school work and I had a little writer's block. But here it is the next chapter! Serena and Darien forever!
Chapter 11: The Fight
~~~~~***~~~~~
Castle Ruins
"When do you think he will come?" Marietta asked. She twirled a little bit on the floor. She wore a new bright red dress. Alex sat on his throne. Serena, still in her swan form, was floating in a red bubble to the side of Alex. She was unconscious. "I can't wait to be Queen of Earth. That is still the bargain, right?"
"Of course, I guess," Alex muttered. He waved his hand and the bubble disappeared and Serena gently floated onto a pink pillow on a throne by his. Serena stirred a little, but didn't wake. Marietta stopped her twirling and raised an eyebrow at Alex. "I just can't wait to get rid of Darien. He has always been better and gotten better than me. But now, I will win and get the princess."
"What if you don't win?" Marietta asked. Alex frowned at her. "Is that girl really worth it?"
"Yes, the Silver Crystal is my ultimate goal," Alex whispered smiling down at Serena. Her wings glistened in the starlight from the windows all around. "The spell ending must have had a hard effect on her. She will wake any time now. And then I will kill Darien, marry Serena and rule the entire universe."
Marietta rolled her eyes. She turned away and gripped a pendant on a string around her neck. Her eyes flashed red as the pendant glowed purple. She closed her eyes as if listening to something far away. Smiling, she let go of the pendant and turned back to Alex. He was watching Serena.
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Forest
Darien rode hard through the trees. Branches and leaves fell against him. His steed was sweating and snorting beneath him. A great wind was howling.
"Serena, I'm coming!" he shouted and urged his horse onwards. He had been riding against the wind and towards the castle ruins for an hour at least. Time was lost in him, his only thoughts being on getting Serena back. "How could I have been such a fool? I knew her aura was different, but I thought it was just the spell! I have to get to her!"
Up ahead, the trees broke out and a meadow appeared. He rode through the meadow and into more trees. Then, the trees opened up to the lake. The castle ruins were on the other side of the lake.
Darien narrowed his eyes. Light flickered from inside. Serena was in there. He looked up to the sky. The stars were fading. Dawn was approaching.
"Alex, you are a dead man," Darien whispered and rode around the lake towards the castle.
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Castle Ruins
"He's coming," Alex whispered and turned towards the entrance to the throne room. Marietta sauntered off to the side and glanced at her nails. She yawned.
"Took him long enough," Marietta said. She glanced at the window. "It's almost sunrise. You better finish him off quick."
"Of course! He is no threat to me. I have more power than he will ever have," Alex shouted. "At sunrise, Serena will marry me, or she will die."
"She won't die!" Darien yelled from the entrance of the room. He was breathing heavily. A large sword was in his hand. He pointed it at Alex as he walked into the room. "You are."
"Nice last words, brother," Alex sneered and stood up from his seat. He held up his hand and at once, a silver sword with a ruby on the hilt appeared in it. "Ready?"
"I have never been more ready," Darien replied. Alex motioned to the swan lying on the throne beside his.
"Take one last look at her," Alex said. Darien frowned.
Alex was quick with the first shot. He appeared behind Darien and swung at him from behind. Darien yelped and ducked. The swords locked together. Sweat beaded down both of the men's faces.
As the sword fight continued, Marietta slowly edged towards Serena. Pink light filled the room, reminding everyone that the sun was due up any time. A dagger appeared in Marietta's hand. She smiled evilly.
"Sorry, princess, but I don't want to be ruler of only Earth," Marietta whispered. In the corner of her eye, she watched as Alex kicked Darien in the stomach. Darien doubled over, gasping for breath. Alex picked up his sword from the floor where it had apparently fallen and moved to strike Darien through the stomach.
Marietta let the point of the dagger trail dangerously close to Serena's body. Serena stirred but remained unconscious. Marietta narrowed her eyes. Almost all of the night's stars were gone. The pink light of the sun was turning the dark sky blue. In a small amount of time, the sun's first ray would penetrate the sky and Serena would be in her human form.
"I can't let you live once you're in your human form," Marietta said, shaking her head. She ran one finger over her rosy lips, enjoying the sight of Darien and Alex fighting each other. Once in a while, Alex would throw a red energy bolt at Darien, but Darien always dodged them. Marietta pursed her lips. "Alex always was better at fighting with swords than with magic. But I am better at fighting with magic, Serenity. What Alex doesn't know is that the Dark Arts go a long ways back then just King Cedric.
A long time ago, a beautiful enchantress ruled the universe. She was evil and ruled evilly with the Dark Arts. All planets were in her power. But, a girl appeared from the people she ruled over. And with the power of everyone's love and goodness, the Silver Crystal was formed. It defeated the evil enchantress, and banished her to a dark place, where she could never return from, and the girl became the first Queen of the Moon. But, the enchantress left the Dark Arts knowledge, hidden away inside a castle where no one thought they existed. And then King Cedric stumbled upon the knowledge of them and tried to use them, but he was not powerful enough to use them. The Dark Arts are for only meant for one person, the heir to the enchantress.
And then my dear brother found the remains of King Cedric's Dark Arts and began to use them for himself. But what everyone doesn't know is that the real heir to the enchantress's Dark Arts was hidden. And when that heir found out about her future, she grabbed it and began plotting the demise of the Moon's rule over the galaxy," Marietta paused as she saw Darien punch Alex and push him down. Alex's sword flew from his hand. Marietta smiled as sparkles began to surround Serena as dawn began to arrive. She gripped the dagger and continued. "She pretended that she wasn't who she was and waited for her chance to rule the galaxy and universe. And now, it is my time to assume the role. Sorry, Serenity, but I can't have you ruin my plans with your crystal. When you transform, I am going to have to kill you. Even if you can't hear me, I think you should be told your future."
As Marietta was saying this, Alex and Darien were fighting even harder. In mock fights, they were both equal. Alex was far too tired to use much more of his Dark Arts. Darien had him pinned down and held up the sword to kill Alex. Alex muttered something under his breath, and threw Darien off of him. Darien flew over to the room's wall and slammed into it. Rock and dust billowed out from where he hit the wall.
"That isn't enough to defeat me!" Darien cried. He slowly got up as Alex got up too. Darien held his sword in front of him. Alex held out his hand and a red energy ball began to form. It grew larger and larger. Darien's eyes widened at the sight of it. Alex laughed and drew back his hand. Darien pulled his sword in front of him and closed his eyes in concentration.
"This is the end," Alex yelled and threw the huge red ball at Darien. The red ball flew at Darien. Darien drew back his sword and with a loud cry, hit the energy ball with all his might.
Time seemed to slow down as Darien's sword hit the energy ball. A gold shield flickered around Darien as his eyes flickered gold. The red ball stopped and then flew the other way. Alex screamed and tried to run. The red energy ball enveloped him in flames and in a flash of red, Alex was gone.
Darien sagged in relief and sighed. He turned to the throne where Serena lay. Sparkles engulfed her as she was lifted up into the air. Purple surrounded her and she began to glow gold. Darien started to walk over there, smiling.
A moment later, the purple and sparkles disappeared. Serena, in her human form, floated there. Gold light encompassed her. Blinking slowly, she opened her bright blue eyes. Darien's heart soared at the sight of her. He began to run over to her.
Alex and Darien's fight had ended on the other side of the room. Blood soaked his right shoulder. He had a large bump on his head and his left thigh had a long scratch down it. From the flight into the wall, he got a very bad back ache and soreness.
Serena slowly floated down from the air. The gold light filtered out. Her white shoes clacked as she touched the stone floor.
"Darien! Is it over?" Serena asked. She smiled softly at him. The sun's rays had just some up over the horizon. Dawn had arrived.
"Alex is gone!" Darien replied. Serena's smile grew bigger and she opened her arms for Darien. Darien moved forward. Suddenly, a figure stepped out from behind the throne behind Serena.
"The fun isn't over yet," Marietta said. She grabbed Serena around the neck and pulled Serena to her. Darien saw the dagger glitter in the light in Marietta's hand as she pulled it out from behind her back.
"No!" Darien yelled. He surged forward. Marietta smiled evilly. Serena was gasping for breath. It was hard for her to breathe with Marietta's arm around her neck. Serena tried to pry Marietta's arm from her. "Serena!"
"Sorry, Dare, but I can't have her stopping my plans for ruling the entire universe," Marietta simpered. She drew the dagger back. Darien was still a few feet away from Serena. Serena gasped. Marietta plunged the dagger into Serena's back just as Darien reached the foot of the stairwell the ascended to the thrones.
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A\N: Don't worry everyone! The only people who die in my story are the bad people! No one else, and Serena is not a bad person. Thank you so much everyone for reviewing! I think the next chapter will be the last. Sorry this chapter was so short. Also, the next chapter will be short too. And ~va13361~, I think there might be a sequel to this story. But it's not going to be like the sequel to the movie The Swan Princess. It may have a few similarities, but it will probably have a different plot, with the same good characters, and new evil characters. (Hmm maybe Prince Diamond, that's a possibility.) But thank you everyone for reviewing.
Next Chapter Preview:
~ Darien's love proclamation\vow to Serena. ~
~ The end of evil Marietta. ~
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