The Princess Who Fell to Earth (by DS Wynne)
Disclaimer: Anything related to "Superman" belongs to DC Comics and Time- Warner/AOL; the rest belong to their respective owners.
Note: This story was inspired by "Nerima" a story by Deepquote (which I hope he continues, as well as his "A Healer's Art"). Boo-YA!
Prologue: "To Catch a Falling Star."
"Ken, isn't this romantic?" asked Ikkuko. "Being out here in the woods was the best thing to start our marriage."
"Why, thank you dear," replied the recently married ex-bachelor. Originally, the couple was going to Okinawa for their honeymoon. Instead, the couple decided to camp out north on Hokkaido. So, far, besides, dealing with the locals for supplies, both Kenji and Ikkuko were alone during their excursion.
"Oh, look Ken; a fallen star."
"Quick, let's make a wish."
A moment of silence occurs.
"Well, Hon, what did you wish?"
"Ken, you know that we're suppose to not tell what our wishes are. Otherwise, they won't come true."
"Oh, all right," Kenji replied.
While Kenji wished for a prosperous life, Ikkuko wished for a child that will make their lives complete. She hoped that someday, when their finances were stabilized, they could start having children. What she didn't know was that her wish was about to become a reality.
"Uh, Ken?"
"Yes, Ikkuko?"
"You know that fallen star that we wished upon?"
"Yes, what about it?"
"It's heading our way!"
"Oh, boy!"
Quickly, the couple got up and ran as fast and as far as they could.
BOOM!
Thankfully, a lake was nearby that allowed them to dive for cover. Both strained desperately to stay under water as the shooting flames and debris flew everywhere. They were able to swim ashore at the farthest point of the lake, where it was relatively safe.
The next day, the young Tsukino couple made their way back to their destroyed campsite. Everything of value was gone, but what caught their eye was priceless: in the center of the impact was a small "rocket pod" of some type. It appeared slicker and more advance than anything that they could know.
"Stay here, Ikkuko. I have to check this out."
"Be careful, dear. You don't know what's in there."
Cautiously, the man went over with a stick, and tapped the pod with it. After jumping back when he heard a loud "hiss", Kenji could see the pod opening up. Carefully, he peered inside. Would he see some hideous thing from another world, just like in those horror movies he saw in America?
No.
Instead, Kenji saw a small baby with tufts of blond hair. It appeared to be sleeping comfortably, until Kenji accidentally stepped on a small twig.
"WAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" cried the child.
"YIKES!" cried Kenji.
"Ken, what did you do?!" cried Ikkuko, as she ran to her husband's side.
"Nothing, nothing at all! I just stepped on a twig.
"Ken, what-?"
Ikkuko stopped talking when she saw the child. Going on instincts alone, Ikkuko reached in and grabbed it. Its blanket fell away to reveal that the child was, in fact, a girl. She rocked the child, and successfully calmed her down.
"Ikkuko, you shouldn't handle that.that 'thing'!"
"Kenji, don't talk that way about her. See? She's as human as you and me."
"Hmm."
"And what kind of monsters would do such a thing to a child? I say we should keep her safe."
"Ikkuko, we just can't keep a child. Everyone knows that we don't have any children."
"But, look at her. She's practically a new born. You did say that you'll take the accounting job at the end of this summer, right?"
"Well, that is an option."
"Ken, take that option. We could say that I was pregnant before we got married, and had the child while on vacation."
"I guess it could work."
"Great, so it's settled then. Dear, hand me her blanket."
Ken knew not to argue with Ikkuko once she sets her mind to it. Besides, the baby WAS kind of cute. So, that was THAT.
As Kenji reached for the blanket, he noticed something that was embroidered on it. A stylistic yellow "S"? Ken thought to himself. Not given a second thought, he gave the blanket to Ikkuko to wrap.their daughter in. Life was certainly going to be interesting.
Years later.
"Oh, Andrew." moaned the 14-year old Serena Tsukino. At present, she was dreaming of being romanticized a certain video arcade attendant while still in bed. Unfortunately, she had begun to float off of it, too.
"A sleepy head, wake up!" yelled her little brother Shingo, as she banged on her older sister's bedroom door.
"Wha.what.?" Serena said as she began to wake up.
Then, she noticed her predicament.
"YAAAAAA-!"
Luckily, she was floating above her bed when she came crashing back down to Earth. No worse for wear, Serena picked herself up.
"Serena!"
"Yeah what is it? You interrupted one of my favorite dreams!"
"Yeah, so what? Mom told me to tell you to get ready for breakfast."
"Oh. Tell her I'll be right down!"
Using inhuman speed, Serena quickly got herself cleaned and dressed. And all this took less than a minute to occur.
"Whew. If I didn't have this gift, I'd be late for sure!"
Ever since her 13th birthday, Serena had been experiencing rather strange things. She has always been healthy as a child, but it wasn't until then that she became practically immune to everything. Nothing could hurt her, as a nearly fatal car accident would have done, when a drunk driver slammed into her while crossing the street near her house. After that, Serena seemed to develop new gifts regularly, though learning how to control them without her family and friends' knowing about them was a pain. She was glad that Shingo had knocked on her door rather than barging right in. Serena would have a hard time explaining everything to their parents.
"Morning, Serena," said Ikkuko.
"Morning, mother. Morning, daddy," replied the girl.
"Morning Serena," replied Kenji. "I see that you're ready for school as always."
"Indeed I am." With that, Serena gobbled her food, and grabbed her book bag.
"Later!" the girl yelled, as she ran out the door.
"I swear that girl's appetite is inhuman!"
"KEN!" yelled Ikkuko, while giving her husband the "evil eye". She was still sensitive to Kenji's suspicions to the matter of Serena's origins.
"What did I say?"
Meanwhile, the girl in question was leaping from rooftop to rooftop. Until she gets more control over her flying abilities, she would stick to the rooftops of homes when she's out and about. She barely got over getting hit by a car to consider running on pavement.
"Boingy, Boingy, Boingy," she said to herself as she went about her business.
Just then, a sound was picked up on her sensitive hearing.
"Hey, look at that!" yelled one voice.
"Let's pick on it!" yelled another.
Serena stopped for a moment, and turned her eyes towards to the source of the commotion. With a bit of concentration, Serena could see exactly what was going on.
"Why those bullies! I'll show them to not pick on others!"
Tbc.
Author's note: If you didn't guess it, Serena Tsukino is really from the deceased planet Krypton (the same place where Superman came from). She will develop her powers slowly, and grow stronger as time progresses. Don't think that her destiny as Sailor Moon will be an easy time. Remember this one key thing: Superman, Serena and all Kryptonians are vulnerable to magic. Example of this is "fire versus magic fire". Fire cannot harm Serena because it was not created by magical means. On the other hand, magically created fires can hurt Serena (though she can, as time progresses, learn how to become more resistant to it). Magical weapons can be lethal. Thus, while she can laugh off an ordinary sword, a magically created blade can cut her. Don't worry about why this is the case, but it is something that DC Comics cooked up to prevent an overly-powered character from being too predictable. Go figure.
Next time on "The Princess Who Fell to Earth": A routine rescue becomes a not so routine outcome, as a certain magical cat enlists a rather reluctant super-powered teenager in its search for a "moon princess". Be here when we answer the burning question, "Umm, Is Your Mom A Psycho?" See you soon!
Disclaimer: Anything related to "Superman" belongs to DC Comics and Time- Warner/AOL; the rest belong to their respective owners.
Note: This story was inspired by "Nerima" a story by Deepquote (which I hope he continues, as well as his "A Healer's Art"). Boo-YA!
Prologue: "To Catch a Falling Star."
"Ken, isn't this romantic?" asked Ikkuko. "Being out here in the woods was the best thing to start our marriage."
"Why, thank you dear," replied the recently married ex-bachelor. Originally, the couple was going to Okinawa for their honeymoon. Instead, the couple decided to camp out north on Hokkaido. So, far, besides, dealing with the locals for supplies, both Kenji and Ikkuko were alone during their excursion.
"Oh, look Ken; a fallen star."
"Quick, let's make a wish."
A moment of silence occurs.
"Well, Hon, what did you wish?"
"Ken, you know that we're suppose to not tell what our wishes are. Otherwise, they won't come true."
"Oh, all right," Kenji replied.
While Kenji wished for a prosperous life, Ikkuko wished for a child that will make their lives complete. She hoped that someday, when their finances were stabilized, they could start having children. What she didn't know was that her wish was about to become a reality.
"Uh, Ken?"
"Yes, Ikkuko?"
"You know that fallen star that we wished upon?"
"Yes, what about it?"
"It's heading our way!"
"Oh, boy!"
Quickly, the couple got up and ran as fast and as far as they could.
BOOM!
Thankfully, a lake was nearby that allowed them to dive for cover. Both strained desperately to stay under water as the shooting flames and debris flew everywhere. They were able to swim ashore at the farthest point of the lake, where it was relatively safe.
The next day, the young Tsukino couple made their way back to their destroyed campsite. Everything of value was gone, but what caught their eye was priceless: in the center of the impact was a small "rocket pod" of some type. It appeared slicker and more advance than anything that they could know.
"Stay here, Ikkuko. I have to check this out."
"Be careful, dear. You don't know what's in there."
Cautiously, the man went over with a stick, and tapped the pod with it. After jumping back when he heard a loud "hiss", Kenji could see the pod opening up. Carefully, he peered inside. Would he see some hideous thing from another world, just like in those horror movies he saw in America?
No.
Instead, Kenji saw a small baby with tufts of blond hair. It appeared to be sleeping comfortably, until Kenji accidentally stepped on a small twig.
"WAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" cried the child.
"YIKES!" cried Kenji.
"Ken, what did you do?!" cried Ikkuko, as she ran to her husband's side.
"Nothing, nothing at all! I just stepped on a twig.
"Ken, what-?"
Ikkuko stopped talking when she saw the child. Going on instincts alone, Ikkuko reached in and grabbed it. Its blanket fell away to reveal that the child was, in fact, a girl. She rocked the child, and successfully calmed her down.
"Ikkuko, you shouldn't handle that.that 'thing'!"
"Kenji, don't talk that way about her. See? She's as human as you and me."
"Hmm."
"And what kind of monsters would do such a thing to a child? I say we should keep her safe."
"Ikkuko, we just can't keep a child. Everyone knows that we don't have any children."
"But, look at her. She's practically a new born. You did say that you'll take the accounting job at the end of this summer, right?"
"Well, that is an option."
"Ken, take that option. We could say that I was pregnant before we got married, and had the child while on vacation."
"I guess it could work."
"Great, so it's settled then. Dear, hand me her blanket."
Ken knew not to argue with Ikkuko once she sets her mind to it. Besides, the baby WAS kind of cute. So, that was THAT.
As Kenji reached for the blanket, he noticed something that was embroidered on it. A stylistic yellow "S"? Ken thought to himself. Not given a second thought, he gave the blanket to Ikkuko to wrap.their daughter in. Life was certainly going to be interesting.
Years later.
"Oh, Andrew." moaned the 14-year old Serena Tsukino. At present, she was dreaming of being romanticized a certain video arcade attendant while still in bed. Unfortunately, she had begun to float off of it, too.
"A sleepy head, wake up!" yelled her little brother Shingo, as she banged on her older sister's bedroom door.
"Wha.what.?" Serena said as she began to wake up.
Then, she noticed her predicament.
"YAAAAAA-!"
Luckily, she was floating above her bed when she came crashing back down to Earth. No worse for wear, Serena picked herself up.
"Serena!"
"Yeah what is it? You interrupted one of my favorite dreams!"
"Yeah, so what? Mom told me to tell you to get ready for breakfast."
"Oh. Tell her I'll be right down!"
Using inhuman speed, Serena quickly got herself cleaned and dressed. And all this took less than a minute to occur.
"Whew. If I didn't have this gift, I'd be late for sure!"
Ever since her 13th birthday, Serena had been experiencing rather strange things. She has always been healthy as a child, but it wasn't until then that she became practically immune to everything. Nothing could hurt her, as a nearly fatal car accident would have done, when a drunk driver slammed into her while crossing the street near her house. After that, Serena seemed to develop new gifts regularly, though learning how to control them without her family and friends' knowing about them was a pain. She was glad that Shingo had knocked on her door rather than barging right in. Serena would have a hard time explaining everything to their parents.
"Morning, Serena," said Ikkuko.
"Morning, mother. Morning, daddy," replied the girl.
"Morning Serena," replied Kenji. "I see that you're ready for school as always."
"Indeed I am." With that, Serena gobbled her food, and grabbed her book bag.
"Later!" the girl yelled, as she ran out the door.
"I swear that girl's appetite is inhuman!"
"KEN!" yelled Ikkuko, while giving her husband the "evil eye". She was still sensitive to Kenji's suspicions to the matter of Serena's origins.
"What did I say?"
Meanwhile, the girl in question was leaping from rooftop to rooftop. Until she gets more control over her flying abilities, she would stick to the rooftops of homes when she's out and about. She barely got over getting hit by a car to consider running on pavement.
"Boingy, Boingy, Boingy," she said to herself as she went about her business.
Just then, a sound was picked up on her sensitive hearing.
"Hey, look at that!" yelled one voice.
"Let's pick on it!" yelled another.
Serena stopped for a moment, and turned her eyes towards to the source of the commotion. With a bit of concentration, Serena could see exactly what was going on.
"Why those bullies! I'll show them to not pick on others!"
Tbc.
Author's note: If you didn't guess it, Serena Tsukino is really from the deceased planet Krypton (the same place where Superman came from). She will develop her powers slowly, and grow stronger as time progresses. Don't think that her destiny as Sailor Moon will be an easy time. Remember this one key thing: Superman, Serena and all Kryptonians are vulnerable to magic. Example of this is "fire versus magic fire". Fire cannot harm Serena because it was not created by magical means. On the other hand, magically created fires can hurt Serena (though she can, as time progresses, learn how to become more resistant to it). Magical weapons can be lethal. Thus, while she can laugh off an ordinary sword, a magically created blade can cut her. Don't worry about why this is the case, but it is something that DC Comics cooked up to prevent an overly-powered character from being too predictable. Go figure.
Next time on "The Princess Who Fell to Earth": A routine rescue becomes a not so routine outcome, as a certain magical cat enlists a rather reluctant super-powered teenager in its search for a "moon princess". Be here when we answer the burning question, "Umm, Is Your Mom A Psycho?" See you soon!
