by Jewel (Knowsall5hotmail.com)
A Sailor Moon fanfiction.
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Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and its characters were created by Naoko Takeuchi, and are copyrighted to her and its other respectful owners. In advance, my apology to the Brothers Grimm for my bastardization of the fairy tales.
Summary: Queen Beryl's latest plan is simple. Her newly aquired wizard will trap the Senshi and Tuxedo Mask in the Land of Fairy Tales, giving Zoisite time to find the Ginizuishou. However, the wizard blotches the spell and not only are Tuxedo Mask and the Senshi pulled into the fairy tales, but so are Beryl and her Generals. What ensues is pure comedy and my bastardization of some classic fairy tales.
Important Author's Notes are at the bottom.
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Prol
Once Upon a Dark Kingdom Plan
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Kunzite stared at his queen in disbelief, partly because the idea she'd just proposed was so radical and partly because he hadn't believed Beryl capable of such an original thought. "You wish to trap the Sailor Senshi in western fairy tales?"
The evil queen smiled maliciously. "A sorcerer from the Black Forest has recently joined our ranks. He brought with him a large book of children's tales. If we can remove the Senshi to an alternate world, you would have an advantage towards locating the crystals.
Zoisite flushed in embarrassment. He knew the queen had been considering his death for sometime now. Only Kunzite's carefully worded warning that she didn't have many generals left had stayed Beryl's hand from putting him into an eternal sleep alongside Jadeite. Smiling in return, Zoisite said smoothly, "It is an ingenious plan."
"Yes, it is," Beryl replied coldly. "It is an excellent plan that not even you could ruin. I will give you one last warning, Zoisite, do not fail me in this. I am taking the Senshi out of your path, it does not get any easier than that."
Zoisite bowed eager to leave the queen's presence. "Kunzite," the queen continued, "While Zoisite searches for the crystals, you will help my new dark sorcerer."
"Yes, my queen, as you wish."
Beryl settled back into her throne more comfortably as her generals left to do her bidding. The plan was genius, even if the Senshi didn't die, they'd be so occupied in the tales that even Zoisite the Fool would have found the Ginizuishou before Sailor Moon got her happy ending. Beryl gave into her urge to laugh, and listened as the dark sound echoed off the walls and blended with the mirth of the shadows.
Sailor Moon dodged an icy dagger from the Dark Kingdom's latest monster. A few yards away she heard Sailor Mars scream an expletive as her fire attack failed to hit the monster. Sailor Mercury stood at the edge of the battle, entering data into her tiny computer. The capped crusader Tuxedo Kamen balanced on a large branch of a nearby tree, and Sailor Jupiter helped Sailor Venus regain her feet.
Kunzite observed this all from a distance, standing beside Beryl's new pet sorcerer. The taller man was clad in dark, voluminous robes, and chanted in a language that Kunzite did not recognize, holding the large book of tales. He smirked, as Zoisite appeared to hover over the battle and taunt the Senshi. Then Beryl's face appeared in the sky, sneering down at the Sailor Senshi. She just couldn't resist seeing her sorcerer lock the Senshi way in the fairy tale world. When Sailor Venus managed to land a hit on Zoisite, Kunzite couldn't resist laughing. And it was his laughter that caught the attention of a certain blue haired Senshi.
Turing to face the tall, ash blonde general, Sailor Mercury attacked. "Shabon Spray!"
"Damnit!" Startled by the sudden attack, Kunzite stumbled into the dark sorcerer, who then dropped the book of tales.
The thick fog that followed Sailor Mercury's attack made it almost impossible for the dark sorcerer to locate his book, and completely interrupted his chanting. On his knees, he reached blindly for the book, and it was only when the fog began to drift away that the sorcerer realized that the participants of the battle were not longer in the secluded area of the local park. Getting to his feet, the dark sorcerer clutched the book of tales to his chest as he noticed that not only were the Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen gone, but so were the generals and their queen. Well this can't be good, he thought even as he peered into the book and took note of the new names that adorned the fairy tales.
Usagi came away slowly. Upon seeing glaringly green grass beneath her, Usagi scrambled quickly to her feet. That was when she realized that not only was her hair unbound around her like a blonde cloak, but she wasn't wearing her fuku. Instead she was dressed in a dark red, velvet dress in the style of medieval Europe. Oh hell, was Usagi's last thought before fainting.
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AUTHOR'S NOTES:
- This insane little fanfic was inspired by several
things. First there is my love of fairy tales. Then there's Mercedes Lackey's
novel The Fairy Godmother. In the book there's the idea that fairy tales
create themselves from the magick that lies around unused. And the idea that if
a fairy tale has you in mind for a certain role, you can't escape it. Lastly
there's the Princess Destiny fanfic called "Rescuing Red," or something like
that. I won't go into detail about that source of inspiration, just know that it
was the catalyst for this fanfic.
- This fanfic will only be six parts,
including the prologue and epilogue. But the four parts in between are rather
long. There were actually going to be ten parts, but I combined every two fairy
tales to make life easier on myself.
- I live on reviews, so review, review,
review! It helps my muse. (grin)
Jewel
Knowsall5hotmail.com
[May 29th,