Chapter 3: On the Dark Side of the Moon
Hello everyone. Does anyone like the fic yet? I hope so. I tried to use as many Japanese terms and names as I could. If anyone has more suggestions or corrections to my usage, let me know. -Hikari
The little girl peered into the mirror she was holding. It was a old antique hand mirror that her mother had owned since she was a little girl. Her mother spent most of her time staring at the mirror, lost in it's depths. The little girl couldn't see anything special about the mirror. As the girl continued to look at the mirror, the mirror began to glow. She dropped it with a start, but the mirror didn't break. It continued to glow. She could see a face in the mirror. It was another little girl, about her own age, with black hair and violet eyes.
"Don't be frightened Aria.", her mother said.
The little girl jumped. Her mother was standing in the doorway of her room. Her wavy, teal hair was pulled back, and her eyes were filled with sorrow.
"The mirror shines because Sailor Saturn has been born. The mirror is a Talisman. It is one of three keys that awaken Saturn's destructive powers."
Aria felt a sharp pain in her head at those words. Her head began to glow with a faint light. The symbol of the planet Neptune flared for a moment and vanished.
Michiru tried not to cry. She had been so happy when Aria was born. She had been alone on the dark side of the moon for centuries. Trapped there by an alien race who had come to earth. It had been long before the ecological disaster had almost destroyed the earth. Usagi and Ami had both been in the last year of college. She and Haruka had come back to Tokyo to watch them graduate. She was so proud of Usagi. Usagi had grown up quite a bit, finishing a degree in Political Science of all things. Michiru knew she would be a wonderful queen.
They had just left the Crown Arcade and decided to sit in the old park. The aliens had surrounded them before the senshi knew what was happening. They knew of the Sailor Senshi. They told the senshi that there were too many power senshi to exist on one planet, and that it was the aliens responsibility to correct the balance of power. The senshi were outraged. How dare anyone act like this! Michiru spoke up just as Usagi opened her mouth. In an instant Michiru was taken, her protect taken as a volunteer.
Michiru noticed Aria looking at her, shaking with fear. Tears slipped down Michiru's face. She had realized years since her imprisonment, that if not for her, Usagi would have spoken and taken instead. She had saved her queen, but she couldn't stop grieving for her fate. Now with the mark of Neptune on Aria's face, she would soon lose her daughter.
Aria was her and Haruka's child. Born of Haruka's spirit melding with her heart. Aria looked like Haruka in the face, and the same beautiful blue eyes, but her hair was teal like Michiru's. Michiru felt her heart break. Soon she would be alone again. "Two more years.", Michiru prayed. "Just another two years before I have to send my baby away."
. . .
Two year passed in the blink of an eye. Michiru had told Aria all about her life on earth. Aria knew she was meant to protect Princess Serenity, and become a Sailor Senshi. Her mother said it would be soon.
Aria brushed her long hair out of her face. Michiru was siting on her bed, staring at the Talisman Mirror.
"I will send this with you." Michiru said, pointing to the mirror. "It can show you an enemy, as well as recognizing a fellow senshi."
Aria looked at her mother. Michiru was peering in the mirror. She was smiling, but her eyes were still sad.
"It's time to go Aria."
Aria's eyes widened. "You're not coming with me, are you?"
Michiru shook her head. "I can't escape this place. Believe me I've tried."
Aria looked at her mother in horror. "But that means you'll be all alone again!"
Michiru glanced at the mirror. "Not for long."
Aria thought frantically. She was only five years old. She wasn't ready. Her mind disregarded her arguments. True she was young. But she was going for training. She would miss her mother terribly, but she was proud to follow in her footsteps. Besides she had to meet the princess if it was going to be Aria's job to protect her. "How long?", she asked.
"Tonight."
Aria went to gather her things. She didn't have much. A few outfits. Her mother's violin. She was ready. She took her things into her mother's room.
"I'm taking the violin."
Michiru nodded. She wouldn't be needing it. She took her transformation pen from her pocket. "This is yours. This will allow you to transform into Sailor Neptune. Unfortunately I have nothing of Haruka's to give you."
"It doesn't matter. I may not have memories or possessions of hers, but I know she would have loved me."
Michiru hugged her close. Aria picked up her bag.
"Neptune Planet Power Make-Up." Teal light enveloped Aria. Her clothes changed to a sailor uniform, with a teal skirt, and collar. The skirt and collar were both trimmed in dark blue. Both the front and back bows were dark blue. Her shoes were dress boots, teal in color.
Aria gave her mother a hug and a kiss.
"Neptune Planet Teleport."
Michiru smiled. Her own destiny was waiting. She had seen Haruka's coming in the mirror. She forgave Haruka already. Her death by Haruka's Space Sword would free her to be reborn. This time Michiru smiled with no pain in her eyes.
Hello everyone. Does anyone like the fic yet? I hope so. I tried to use as many Japanese terms and names as I could. If anyone has more suggestions or corrections to my usage, let me know. -Hikari
The little girl peered into the mirror she was holding. It was a old antique hand mirror that her mother had owned since she was a little girl. Her mother spent most of her time staring at the mirror, lost in it's depths. The little girl couldn't see anything special about the mirror. As the girl continued to look at the mirror, the mirror began to glow. She dropped it with a start, but the mirror didn't break. It continued to glow. She could see a face in the mirror. It was another little girl, about her own age, with black hair and violet eyes.
"Don't be frightened Aria.", her mother said.
The little girl jumped. Her mother was standing in the doorway of her room. Her wavy, teal hair was pulled back, and her eyes were filled with sorrow.
"The mirror shines because Sailor Saturn has been born. The mirror is a Talisman. It is one of three keys that awaken Saturn's destructive powers."
Aria felt a sharp pain in her head at those words. Her head began to glow with a faint light. The symbol of the planet Neptune flared for a moment and vanished.
Michiru tried not to cry. She had been so happy when Aria was born. She had been alone on the dark side of the moon for centuries. Trapped there by an alien race who had come to earth. It had been long before the ecological disaster had almost destroyed the earth. Usagi and Ami had both been in the last year of college. She and Haruka had come back to Tokyo to watch them graduate. She was so proud of Usagi. Usagi had grown up quite a bit, finishing a degree in Political Science of all things. Michiru knew she would be a wonderful queen.
They had just left the Crown Arcade and decided to sit in the old park. The aliens had surrounded them before the senshi knew what was happening. They knew of the Sailor Senshi. They told the senshi that there were too many power senshi to exist on one planet, and that it was the aliens responsibility to correct the balance of power. The senshi were outraged. How dare anyone act like this! Michiru spoke up just as Usagi opened her mouth. In an instant Michiru was taken, her protect taken as a volunteer.
Michiru noticed Aria looking at her, shaking with fear. Tears slipped down Michiru's face. She had realized years since her imprisonment, that if not for her, Usagi would have spoken and taken instead. She had saved her queen, but she couldn't stop grieving for her fate. Now with the mark of Neptune on Aria's face, she would soon lose her daughter.
Aria was her and Haruka's child. Born of Haruka's spirit melding with her heart. Aria looked like Haruka in the face, and the same beautiful blue eyes, but her hair was teal like Michiru's. Michiru felt her heart break. Soon she would be alone again. "Two more years.", Michiru prayed. "Just another two years before I have to send my baby away."
. . .
Two year passed in the blink of an eye. Michiru had told Aria all about her life on earth. Aria knew she was meant to protect Princess Serenity, and become a Sailor Senshi. Her mother said it would be soon.
Aria brushed her long hair out of her face. Michiru was siting on her bed, staring at the Talisman Mirror.
"I will send this with you." Michiru said, pointing to the mirror. "It can show you an enemy, as well as recognizing a fellow senshi."
Aria looked at her mother. Michiru was peering in the mirror. She was smiling, but her eyes were still sad.
"It's time to go Aria."
Aria's eyes widened. "You're not coming with me, are you?"
Michiru shook her head. "I can't escape this place. Believe me I've tried."
Aria looked at her mother in horror. "But that means you'll be all alone again!"
Michiru glanced at the mirror. "Not for long."
Aria thought frantically. She was only five years old. She wasn't ready. Her mind disregarded her arguments. True she was young. But she was going for training. She would miss her mother terribly, but she was proud to follow in her footsteps. Besides she had to meet the princess if it was going to be Aria's job to protect her. "How long?", she asked.
"Tonight."
Aria went to gather her things. She didn't have much. A few outfits. Her mother's violin. She was ready. She took her things into her mother's room.
"I'm taking the violin."
Michiru nodded. She wouldn't be needing it. She took her transformation pen from her pocket. "This is yours. This will allow you to transform into Sailor Neptune. Unfortunately I have nothing of Haruka's to give you."
"It doesn't matter. I may not have memories or possessions of hers, but I know she would have loved me."
Michiru hugged her close. Aria picked up her bag.
"Neptune Planet Power Make-Up." Teal light enveloped Aria. Her clothes changed to a sailor uniform, with a teal skirt, and collar. The skirt and collar were both trimmed in dark blue. Both the front and back bows were dark blue. Her shoes were dress boots, teal in color.
Aria gave her mother a hug and a kiss.
"Neptune Planet Teleport."
Michiru smiled. Her own destiny was waiting. She had seen Haruka's coming in the mirror. She forgave Haruka already. Her death by Haruka's Space Sword would free her to be reborn. This time Michiru smiled with no pain in her eyes.