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First Kisses?
A The Chrysanthemum Chronicles Series Story
South Garden In The Double Earth Palace
Crescent, Moon Kingdom, Moon
December 20, 986 - December 21, 986
Some time later, then, all the Princesses began getting ready to return for a time to the Moon
City side of the Moon. After they each had supper on the evening of December 20, 986, they all soon
got together all the required items that they'd have to bring back to the Moon City side of the Moon
with them. Even at least one gown apiece, of course. When they left the Rainbow Springs Palace's
grounds, it'd still be sometime on December 20, 986, there. They'd then teleport themselves first to
Moon City, then to Crescent, so that they could all materialize in the necessary palace garden there.
They'd first teleport to the Crystal Palace, and get some more things from there, if they wanted to do
that. And then they'd teleport while they still were able to do so directly to the Double Earth Palace.
They'd then suspend their teleportation process for about twenty minutes, but no more than thirty, in
any case. Which'd allow them to get a few more things from their Crystal Palace chambers, if they
wanted them, then they'd resume it, so that they'd not get in trouble with Queen Serenity for not
showing up in that particular garden on the Double Earth Palace's grounds in Crescent. Or at least
not as much trouble as they would if they didn't all eventually show up there, of course.
They got all their things together in the necessary room of the Rainbow Springs Palace, after
a stop in another room of the palace, to make sure that they'd be able to use all their powers and items
with 100% strength and effectiveness, most likely, while they were on the Moon City side of the
Moon again. Of course, that meant that they went to the room that had the table with all the crystals
in it that matched each of their own to get those powers and items back again, if they'd contributed
them to that table for at least a while, and not had access to them in the meantime. Which made them
all quite happy, for all the obvious reasons, of course. While those things had been in the table, they'd
also regenerated themselves considerably. And they'd even increased the stores of power in the table
that'd eventually return to the Scouts by at least ten percent apiece over what originally had been
contributed to it by them earlier. In fact, all the Scouts gained at least twenty percent more power,
from what they'd each contributed to the table, apiece, if not more than that, when they took back their
powers and items that they'd contributed to the table in question some length of time before.
Then, after they did that, they soon arrived in the same room that they'd earlier left the
Rainbow Springs Palace's grounds for their short trip to the area of Mount Chrysalis on that side of
the Moon from. After doing that, they then put all their things wherever they'd need to be when they
all teleported out of it. Then they transformed into each of their Sailor Scout states of being, after
which Moon soon accessed a nearby console in it, and set certain coordinates on it, so that they could
all teleport eventually to the Double Earth Palace's South Garden, as they'd have to do, in order to do
what Queen Serenity wanted them to do, if at all possible. Moon set those coordinates, after lowering
the required shields over the Rainbow Springs Palace for a time. She then programmed those shields
to kick back on as soon as they were confirmed to have all materialized safely enough near or on the
grounds of the Crystal Palace in Moon City. And to stay up until lowered remotely, if at all possible,
from elsewhere on the Moon by someone with sufficient enough access to do that easily enough.
With that done, she soon joined the rest of her companions elsewhere in that same room. And then
she began the teleportation process for herself and all her companions by saying the required
teleportation phrase in it when it was her turn to do so. After she did that, she then began
disappearing from that room with her things, seconds before each of her other companions did the
same thing, of course.
A little while later, all of them materialized in the main ballroom of the Crystal Palace, and
Moon immediately said, "Sailor Scout Teleport hold, for thirty minutes, or until further notice,
whichever comes first! Authorization, Junior Sailor Scout Moon Gamma-954-86-352!" Three
answering beeps responded in a very fast manner seconds later, to let her know that was a valid
command from her to the console she'd accessed to get them at least to Moon City, and that the
console had suspended their teleportation process for the aforementioned length of time. As soon as
she heard them, she then said, "Girls, we have, at most, thirty minutes to get back here again before
it's too late for us to go like this to Crescent. So let's get ourselves moving, for the obvious reasons,
of course."
When she said that, Mercury then said, "Understood. Thirty minutes, and not a second more."
As soon as Mercury said that, everyone then made all possible haste as they hurried to their respective
chambers, even Corona and Eclipse. They all did this in order to get all the things that they'd likely
either need or want to bring with them to Crescent's Double Earth Palace on the Moon City side of
the Moon. Most especially Moon, for she was very much interested in seeing Darien again for the
first time in quite a while, for all the obvious reasons, of course. As Moon headed to her chambers
there, she had Skyhorse return to hers as well, so that Skyhorse could then see if she'd also want to
bring anything with her to Crescent's Double Earth Palace.
Eventually, they all rejoined each other in the main ballroom of the Crystal Palace, and put
the things that they'd just gotten from each of their chambers near them as they prepared to resume
their teleportation process again. That teleportation process would then, of course, allow them all to
hopefully arrive there safely enough, if at all possible. Or at least they all hoped that it'd do that easily
enough and safely enough, of course.
And after they did that, Moon soon said, "Girls, prepare to resume our teleportation process
in no more than a minute or two."
Everyone did so, and they all arrived in their proper positions just seconds before she'd order
the teleportation process to resume for them all. As soon as she was sure that they'd all done so well
enough, she then said, "Sailor Scout Teleport resume! Authorization, Junior Sailor Scout Moon
Gamma-954-86-352!" That said, she and all her current companions in the main ballroom of the
Crystal Palace began disappearing from it, just as they'd disappeared earlier from the grounds of the
Rainbow Springs Palace on the Rainbow Springs side of the Moon.
Several moments later, then, at most, they all eventually began materializing in the Double
Earth Palace's South Garden in Crescent. First Moon appeared, and then the rest of her companions
did so, one at a time. The last of her companions to do so was Skyhorse. And she materialized not
much behind Moon, Luna, and Artemis, when she did so.
When all of them materialized in the Double Earth Palace's South Garden, they all appeared
just in front of three Princes and one Queen. Of course, the Queen was Queen Serenity, and the
Princes were Daniel, Darien, and Rolando. Each of them materialized just about ten to fifteen feet,
at most, from at least one of those four royals, two of which were from Earth, of course. Moon
materialized closest to Darien, while Skyhorse showed up just in front of Rolando. Corona and
Eclipse were closest of all the Scouts to Queen Serenity and Prince Daniel, though. That was because
all of the other Scouts were behind Moon, Skyhorse, Corona, and Eclipse, at the current time.
Queen Serenity soon said, then, after she'd confirmed that all her Scouts had each arrived
safely enough in that garden on the Double Earth Palace's grounds in Crescent, "It's good to see you
all again, Scouts. I trust that you all had many good training sessions while you were elsewhere on
the Moon."
"Yes. We'll discuss them with you later, if we get the chance, before we return to the Imperial
Palace, Mother," Moon soon said, in response.
"Good. I'll expect a full report about your various training sessions tomorrow at lunch, then,
from all of you. Even you, Skyhorse."
"Understood," all of the Scouts soon said, of course. Even Moon, Corona, and Eclipse.
Then Serenity asked the Princes now with her, her cats, and her Scouts to go to another part
of the South Garden for at least a few minutes. So all three of the Princes did so, even though they'd
probably not want to do that for at least a little while. When Serenity saw that had been done well
enough by all three Princes, she then said, "Please transform out of all of your respective Sailor Scout
states, and then follow me, everyone." So all of them did so, and when they all had followed her to
yet another part of the garden, even Corona and Eclipse, Serenity then said, "I'd bet, if I were normally
a betting woman, that all of you are now rather glad that you won't likely have to train for a while,
while you're still here on this side of the Moon. But as you all know, I believe, I'm not often a betting
woman, girls."
"Yes, I suppose you're right, Mom," answered Serena, moments later.
"And I'm sure that you're probably the gladdest of all the girls, Serena. For you normally don't
like to train, I think, if you don't have to do that at all."
"Correct, Mother. I'd rather spend most, if not all, my time with Darien, whenever possible,
in my own mortal life. For as you know, I consider him my honey, at least, if nothing else as well,
Mom. I'm going to marry him someday. And no other girl is going to stop that from happening if
I can possibly avoid it at all. Not even Raye, who I really care for very much in my life."
"Of course, that doesn't mean that I can't chase him, does it, Serena?" asked Raye.
"Of course it doesn't. But I'll win his heart over everyone else, if I possibly can, Raye.
Nothing against you personally, of course, Raye. But I think he's mine to lose. And if I can avoid it,
I'll never lose him to any other girl or woman in the known Universe. Either while we're still here in
the Silver Millennium, while we're in the 20th Century, or we're in the 30th Century, I'll never lose
him once and for all, if I can possibly avoid it."
"Even if it means your death, Serena?" asked Mina.
"Yes. Even if it means that. I'm going to be with him, if at all possible, if worst ever comes
to worst for us at least once in this known Universe of ours, Mina. Not even the Negaversers will be
able to keep us apart forever, I'm sure, if it's not God's will that they somehow do just that. And I'm
sure that Mom will do her part, if at all possible, to make sure that's the case, no matter what the cost
might be to her or to our Moon Kingdom. I'll not give him up for anything else mortal, if I can
possibly avoid it, not even my life. I'd climb to the sky if I had to in order to be with him, if worst
comes to worst for us at least once in this Universe of ours that God made so long ago. And I'd do
almost anything, if not everything, I could do to save him from permanent enough harm, if at all
possible. I consider him my honey. And I can't possibly imagine ever spending forever without him
near me a good portion, if not all, of the time in the future. Supposing we both get to be together
whenever possible in the future, of course, Mina."
"And when you are, you eventually want to have at least Rini, of course?" asked Lita.
"If possible, sure, Lita. I just wish that Mother would be around in a physical sense, and with
us, when I marry Darien, and when we have at least one child together. But she may not be, for she
may fall asleep back here on the Moon, if and when she's somehow able to save any or all of us from
the Moon Kingdom, I think."
"That may be so, but if so, I hope that you'll remember me and those of us who aren't able to
be there at such times, if at all possible in the future. Many of our people will likely fall in battle,
Serena. For the Negaversers won't likely give up, if they possibly can avoid it, until our dear Moon
Kingdom is in ruins because of them. Or at least not until much, if not all of it, is in ruins anywhere
in our own solar system, that is. Even, I fear your father Prince Daniel, Serena, some yet-unknown
length of time before the likely end of the Moon Kingdom, will fall in battle because of them."
Then Serenity talked a few minutes more with them, before they returned to the same place
where Serenity's Scouts had earlier materialized in the garden with their things. That done, Serenity
then asked them to stay where they were. And do so at least until she returned there with all three of
the aforementioned Princes that she'd asked to leave that area of the garden some length of time
before. They all agreed to do that, of course. When Serenity heard that, she then left them for a short
time. And she soon returned with all three of the Princes currently in question.
When she did so, Serena then asked, "Are you glad to see us again, Prince Darien?"
"Of course, Serena. I'm especially glad to see you, Serena. For you've quite often been on my
mind of late, for some yet-unknown reason."
"I bet that you've been on my mind even more, though."
"You're probably right, seeing as you consider me to be your honey, Serena. Do you think that
we could talk later with each other?"
"Sure, if that's not too much of a problem with all my fellow Princesses, Mom, and Dad, then
it's not too much of a problem with me, my dear honey Darien."
"All right, then, Serena, it's settled. First chance we get, we'll talk with each other then."
"Agreed, Darien."
Then all the other Princesses conversed with all the Princes and Queen Serenity for a while,
if they hadn't already done so. And Serena did so with them as well. Eventually, though, several of
them decided that they wanted to return to their own chambers in the Double Earth Palace, if they
even had any in them at all. So all of them who chose to do so did so, until only the Princes and
Queen Serenity were left there with Serena and Sylvia, the latter of which hadn't yet found herself in
any chambers of her own elsewhere on the Double Earth Palace's grounds.
Soon afterward, Serenity asked Rolando to escort Sylvia to certain chambers in the palace that
she'd earlier chosen for her in them. He quite readily agreed to do so. And a few moments later, he
was then escorting Sylvia to those certain chambers elsewhere in the palace. That then left Serena
alone with her parents and Darien in the Double Earth Palace's South Garden.
Serenity then said, "A ball will begin just after Earthrise, Serena. I hope you'll also make sure
that you're ready for it by the time that Earthrise comes to us here in Crescent."
"Sure, Mom. Now what are you and Dad going to do?"
"We're going to take a little walk before then. And maybe I'll lie down for a while. I suppose
you can guess why?"
"Sure. I know the story, as you know."
"And Prince Darien now knows it too. He learned it two days ago, when I was working for
a while in the Crystal Palace's North Garden. I was working there, and I fainted when a particularly
unexpected hot breeze blew quite suddenly through the area of the North Garden that I was working
in then. He caught me before I hit the ground. For he was nearby, just minding his own business on
a bench near me in the garden. He was about ten feet away from me, at most, and it took him nor
more than a few seconds to get to my side, and catch me before I hit the ground. When he caught me,
he accidentally brushed his hand across my abdomen, and he felt the babies all kick under his hand.
He felt five kicks under his hand. And then he realized that I was now with child by a factor of five,
most likely. As soon as he laid me on a nearby bench, he then went to the nearest bell chain. And
he soon summoned both your father and Dr. Matthew to the North Garden. I've spent most of the last
two days lying down in bed, in fact, Serena. And after I'm done here with you, I'll probably do so
again very soon."
"I see. And what does Darien think of this matter?"
"You know you could ask him yourself, Serena."
"Darien, would you please tell me what you think about this matter?"
"It'd be nice, if it actually comes to pass, if your mother could, as you people in the Moon
Kingdom may often say, 'Shoot the Comet'. But only God knows for sure if she actually will do so,
Serena. I hope that she does, of course, and all the babies manage to get born and live for a long time
into the future. But only God knows for sure if that'll eventually happen. It's not every day that you
see a humanoid deliver at least three to five babies in one shot."
"True, I suppose, Darien."
Then, as soon as Serena said that, Serenity said, "Serena, I have other things that I think your
Dad and I have to do now. So we'll leave you both alone for a while. I trust that you'll be ready for
the ball later."
"Sure, Mom. I'll be there when the proper time comes for it. Main ballroom, Mom?"
"Of course, Serena. Please don't be late for it. For we won't delay the start of it this time."
Then Serenity and Daniel soon left their first daughter alone with her Terran friend Prince
Darien. And they eventually left the garden not too much later. That, of course, then left Serena alone
in the garden with Darien. As soon as Serena was sure enough that they'd not be bothered for at least
a little while in the garden, she then said, "I'm really glad to be with you again, Darien. So much so,
that I think I'm beginning to get this strange urge to kiss you."
"But you won't kiss me yet, of course."
"Sure I won't. I'm only about 126 months old, I think, by our usual calendar, Darien. No
sense in rushing things, at least not right now, when we may have forever to be with each other. God
willing, of course."
"But you think that we'll eventually kiss anyway, Serena."
"Yes. And do a whole lot more than just kissing, once we get married to each other someday,
I'm sure."
"You mean when we have Rini, Serena?"
"You know about that, Darien?"
"Well, yeah. I seem to often be seeing a pink-haired kid with hair much like yours in my
dreams and/or visions of late, Serena. Maybe not entirely like yours, of course, but still like yours,
just the same."
"A girl named Rini, or more correctly, Serena?"
"Yes, I do mean that."
"But I'll still not wait forever to kiss you, if I don't have to, my dear honey Darien."
"Like how soon were you hoping that we'd be able to first kiss each other, seeing as I'm now
25, and you're just ten or so years old, Serena?"
"Perhaps by the time I was a teenager, at the very latest, I think."
"And that won't happen at least until you're thirteen, of course. Which'd make me almost 28,
I think."
"I believe that's how it is, Darien, if your math is accurate enough."
"And do you think I'd essentially be robbing the cradle with you, if we fell for each other,
because of that fact?"
"No, I don't. I very much like you, honey. And I can't imagine marrying any other guy but
you in my life. Sure, in the future, my future father, or foster father, whatever the case might be then,
might not like the idea of you being so old when you date me. But we still will care very much for
each other, I'm sure, no matter what. Not even if you fall at least temporarily under the control of the
Negaverse. You'll never completely desert me, no matter what. For our love will overcome all the
evil tricks that they try to use in order to separate us forever. God willing, of course. Even if you have
to show up as well in the form of the Moonlight Knight, you'll never completely desert me. Sure, they
may have you under their control for a time. But I'll get you back if they ever do. I don't care how,
I'll eventually get you back somehow, if it's God's will that I ever do so, Darien."
"You'll love me, if you don't already?"
"Yes, and you'll do the same for me. For we're like two interlocking rings that can't
permanently be separated unless they are forced apart from each other somehow. No matter where
either of us goes, we'll always be able to find each other, I think. And do so at least as long as our
love remains sufficiently strong for us all, and if God wills that we're able to do just that, in our lives.
I'll be with you, and you'll be with me forever. Even if it's only in our memories of the times that
we've spent, are now spending, and will spend, together in the future. We may not always be near
each other physically, Darien. But we'll still always be together somehow, if it's truly God's will that
we do so."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, as sure as I can be, I'm sure that'll be the case forever. Or for at least for as long as God
wills it to be so for us both, if not even longer here, my dear Darien. Otherwise, how'll it ever be
possible for us to have Rini someday yet in the future?"
"I see your point. There's nobody else I know in my life with hair like yours, Serena. And
besides you, the only one I've seen in my dreams and/or visions about what things might be like for
at least a few, if not all, of us, is a girl with your first name and pink hair much like your own blonde
hair, Serena. A girl who'll apparently be our future daughter, I think, if things go sufficiently well for
us at all in the future."
"But in the meantime, don't be surprised if sometime this holiday season here on this side of
the Moon, you find me under some mistletoe, looking at you."
"You'd put yourself under mistletoe to get a kiss from me, if you felt the need?"
"Sure, but I don't think I will, at least not yet in my life, my dear Darien. Just don't be
surprised if I do it before the end of 986."
"All right. But I don't think that you should do that, Serena. You yourself said, 'We may have
forever to be with each other.' Serena, if that's the case, then we'll surely be kissing each other quite
a bit in the future. I don't expect to find myself under mistletoe either. Sure, it might happen, but I
still don't expect to do that."
"Understood. But I'll still kiss you at least once someday in the future, I'm sure," said Serena.
"Besides, I don't think that Raye, Lita, Mina, Amy, Destiny, and Bethany are hoping that
someone will kiss them before the end of this holiday season here on the Moon. In fact, I don't think
anyone else who's in your Court under the age of twelve is hoping that'll be the case for them at all,
except for maybe you, Serena. Sure, Sylvia might be hoping that'll be the case for her and Rolando,
but is she actually a member of your Court or not?"
"I think she is, for she's been with us for at least a little while here on the Moon. And you
know she's a Sailor Scout of the Junior Sailor Scout variety, Darien. But I'm not sure, and I think I'll
have to ask Mom if she is, or isn't, yet a member of it."
"But if you were to make an educated guess so far, would you say she is or not?"
"I don't really know for sure, but I'd believe that she is. Why else would she ever be training
with us, if she's not one at all, Darien?"
"She's a Sailor Scout, but that doesn't necessarily mean that she's also a member of your Court,
does it, Serena?"
"No, I suppose you're right, Darien. And I'll likely have to ask Mom if she is or isn't actually
part of it, of course. But in the meantime, I do believe that there actually is a ball scheduled for later
today in the main ballroom of this palace. So if that's the case, and we're both going to have to be at
it when it's due to begin, we're going to have to get ready for it, of course. I don't like the idea of
leaving you alone very much right now. But as you surely know by now, we both have to get ready
for that ball. And we really can't do it together, for all the obvious reasons, of course."
"Agreed." So they parted almost immediately from each other, and each of them then returned
to their respective chambers elsewhere on the grounds of the Double Earth Palace, so that they could
both get ready in private for that very ball in that palace's main ballroom.
There are six more chapters to this story after the next one. In the next chapter, there will be
at least some romance shared by at least two characters, if not more than that. In what might pass for
Chapter 21, Serena will also make at least one prediction related to her and her family. What that
prediction or those predictions might be, though, you'll all just have to wait and see, until that chapter
gets put up as needed on , in fact. This particular story here will have a total of 26
chapter-like sections in it, most likely, readers.
I will brief you all more, as this story's end comes even closer, as needed, in fact. But the rest
of this story and its related series will still take at least some time to put up here, just the same,
readers. For I have not yet completed the series, even though I've written at least partly into the
seventh volume of this series, if not totally into it. Six volumes are complete. The seventh volume
in this series is in progress, as of the current time. And the Moon Kingdom hasn't yet fallen at the
point that I am now at in its series. When I finish getting the first six volumes of this story series up,
I will start to upload the seventh one. And then we can go from there, once you have seen all that I'll
have by that time for "The Chrysanthemum Chronicles" story series, readers. I don't expect to be able
to start uploading the seventh volume in the series for at least a few weeks or months, though,
however. For each volume in this particular story series of mine here is generally of good size,
whenever possible, in fact, readers. There are many more things yet to come in this series. But if I
say too much more than that right now and right here, you might choose not to continue reading this
series, I think. For I might then be spoiling it for you all here, obviously enough, of course. Until
later, then, this is "The Universal Storyteller" signing off here. Happy reading, and God bless, and
all that, of course, readers! Over and out!
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actually recognize well enough in this story are original characters of mine, unless otherwise
stated, in fact. So please don't steal my original characters from this story or any others, for that
matter.
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naturally enough, readers!
First Kisses?
A The Chrysanthemum Chronicles Series Story
South Garden In The Double Earth Palace
Crescent, Moon Kingdom, Moon
December 20, 986 - December 21, 986
Some time later, then, all the Princesses began getting ready to return for a time to the Moon
City side of the Moon. After they each had supper on the evening of December 20, 986, they all soon
got together all the required items that they'd have to bring back to the Moon City side of the Moon
with them. Even at least one gown apiece, of course. When they left the Rainbow Springs Palace's
grounds, it'd still be sometime on December 20, 986, there. They'd then teleport themselves first to
Moon City, then to Crescent, so that they could all materialize in the necessary palace garden there.
They'd first teleport to the Crystal Palace, and get some more things from there, if they wanted to do
that. And then they'd teleport while they still were able to do so directly to the Double Earth Palace.
They'd then suspend their teleportation process for about twenty minutes, but no more than thirty, in
any case. Which'd allow them to get a few more things from their Crystal Palace chambers, if they
wanted them, then they'd resume it, so that they'd not get in trouble with Queen Serenity for not
showing up in that particular garden on the Double Earth Palace's grounds in Crescent. Or at least
not as much trouble as they would if they didn't all eventually show up there, of course.
They got all their things together in the necessary room of the Rainbow Springs Palace, after
a stop in another room of the palace, to make sure that they'd be able to use all their powers and items
with 100% strength and effectiveness, most likely, while they were on the Moon City side of the
Moon again. Of course, that meant that they went to the room that had the table with all the crystals
in it that matched each of their own to get those powers and items back again, if they'd contributed
them to that table for at least a while, and not had access to them in the meantime. Which made them
all quite happy, for all the obvious reasons, of course. While those things had been in the table, they'd
also regenerated themselves considerably. And they'd even increased the stores of power in the table
that'd eventually return to the Scouts by at least ten percent apiece over what originally had been
contributed to it by them earlier. In fact, all the Scouts gained at least twenty percent more power,
from what they'd each contributed to the table, apiece, if not more than that, when they took back their
powers and items that they'd contributed to the table in question some length of time before.
Then, after they did that, they soon arrived in the same room that they'd earlier left the
Rainbow Springs Palace's grounds for their short trip to the area of Mount Chrysalis on that side of
the Moon from. After doing that, they then put all their things wherever they'd need to be when they
all teleported out of it. Then they transformed into each of their Sailor Scout states of being, after
which Moon soon accessed a nearby console in it, and set certain coordinates on it, so that they could
all teleport eventually to the Double Earth Palace's South Garden, as they'd have to do, in order to do
what Queen Serenity wanted them to do, if at all possible. Moon set those coordinates, after lowering
the required shields over the Rainbow Springs Palace for a time. She then programmed those shields
to kick back on as soon as they were confirmed to have all materialized safely enough near or on the
grounds of the Crystal Palace in Moon City. And to stay up until lowered remotely, if at all possible,
from elsewhere on the Moon by someone with sufficient enough access to do that easily enough.
With that done, she soon joined the rest of her companions elsewhere in that same room. And then
she began the teleportation process for herself and all her companions by saying the required
teleportation phrase in it when it was her turn to do so. After she did that, she then began
disappearing from that room with her things, seconds before each of her other companions did the
same thing, of course.
A little while later, all of them materialized in the main ballroom of the Crystal Palace, and
Moon immediately said, "Sailor Scout Teleport hold, for thirty minutes, or until further notice,
whichever comes first! Authorization, Junior Sailor Scout Moon Gamma-954-86-352!" Three
answering beeps responded in a very fast manner seconds later, to let her know that was a valid
command from her to the console she'd accessed to get them at least to Moon City, and that the
console had suspended their teleportation process for the aforementioned length of time. As soon as
she heard them, she then said, "Girls, we have, at most, thirty minutes to get back here again before
it's too late for us to go like this to Crescent. So let's get ourselves moving, for the obvious reasons,
of course."
When she said that, Mercury then said, "Understood. Thirty minutes, and not a second more."
As soon as Mercury said that, everyone then made all possible haste as they hurried to their respective
chambers, even Corona and Eclipse. They all did this in order to get all the things that they'd likely
either need or want to bring with them to Crescent's Double Earth Palace on the Moon City side of
the Moon. Most especially Moon, for she was very much interested in seeing Darien again for the
first time in quite a while, for all the obvious reasons, of course. As Moon headed to her chambers
there, she had Skyhorse return to hers as well, so that Skyhorse could then see if she'd also want to
bring anything with her to Crescent's Double Earth Palace.
Eventually, they all rejoined each other in the main ballroom of the Crystal Palace, and put
the things that they'd just gotten from each of their chambers near them as they prepared to resume
their teleportation process again. That teleportation process would then, of course, allow them all to
hopefully arrive there safely enough, if at all possible. Or at least they all hoped that it'd do that easily
enough and safely enough, of course.
And after they did that, Moon soon said, "Girls, prepare to resume our teleportation process
in no more than a minute or two."
Everyone did so, and they all arrived in their proper positions just seconds before she'd order
the teleportation process to resume for them all. As soon as she was sure that they'd all done so well
enough, she then said, "Sailor Scout Teleport resume! Authorization, Junior Sailor Scout Moon
Gamma-954-86-352!" That said, she and all her current companions in the main ballroom of the
Crystal Palace began disappearing from it, just as they'd disappeared earlier from the grounds of the
Rainbow Springs Palace on the Rainbow Springs side of the Moon.
Several moments later, then, at most, they all eventually began materializing in the Double
Earth Palace's South Garden in Crescent. First Moon appeared, and then the rest of her companions
did so, one at a time. The last of her companions to do so was Skyhorse. And she materialized not
much behind Moon, Luna, and Artemis, when she did so.
When all of them materialized in the Double Earth Palace's South Garden, they all appeared
just in front of three Princes and one Queen. Of course, the Queen was Queen Serenity, and the
Princes were Daniel, Darien, and Rolando. Each of them materialized just about ten to fifteen feet,
at most, from at least one of those four royals, two of which were from Earth, of course. Moon
materialized closest to Darien, while Skyhorse showed up just in front of Rolando. Corona and
Eclipse were closest of all the Scouts to Queen Serenity and Prince Daniel, though. That was because
all of the other Scouts were behind Moon, Skyhorse, Corona, and Eclipse, at the current time.
Queen Serenity soon said, then, after she'd confirmed that all her Scouts had each arrived
safely enough in that garden on the Double Earth Palace's grounds in Crescent, "It's good to see you
all again, Scouts. I trust that you all had many good training sessions while you were elsewhere on
the Moon."
"Yes. We'll discuss them with you later, if we get the chance, before we return to the Imperial
Palace, Mother," Moon soon said, in response.
"Good. I'll expect a full report about your various training sessions tomorrow at lunch, then,
from all of you. Even you, Skyhorse."
"Understood," all of the Scouts soon said, of course. Even Moon, Corona, and Eclipse.
Then Serenity asked the Princes now with her, her cats, and her Scouts to go to another part
of the South Garden for at least a few minutes. So all three of the Princes did so, even though they'd
probably not want to do that for at least a little while. When Serenity saw that had been done well
enough by all three Princes, she then said, "Please transform out of all of your respective Sailor Scout
states, and then follow me, everyone." So all of them did so, and when they all had followed her to
yet another part of the garden, even Corona and Eclipse, Serenity then said, "I'd bet, if I were normally
a betting woman, that all of you are now rather glad that you won't likely have to train for a while,
while you're still here on this side of the Moon. But as you all know, I believe, I'm not often a betting
woman, girls."
"Yes, I suppose you're right, Mom," answered Serena, moments later.
"And I'm sure that you're probably the gladdest of all the girls, Serena. For you normally don't
like to train, I think, if you don't have to do that at all."
"Correct, Mother. I'd rather spend most, if not all, my time with Darien, whenever possible,
in my own mortal life. For as you know, I consider him my honey, at least, if nothing else as well,
Mom. I'm going to marry him someday. And no other girl is going to stop that from happening if
I can possibly avoid it at all. Not even Raye, who I really care for very much in my life."
"Of course, that doesn't mean that I can't chase him, does it, Serena?" asked Raye.
"Of course it doesn't. But I'll win his heart over everyone else, if I possibly can, Raye.
Nothing against you personally, of course, Raye. But I think he's mine to lose. And if I can avoid it,
I'll never lose him to any other girl or woman in the known Universe. Either while we're still here in
the Silver Millennium, while we're in the 20th Century, or we're in the 30th Century, I'll never lose
him once and for all, if I can possibly avoid it."
"Even if it means your death, Serena?" asked Mina.
"Yes. Even if it means that. I'm going to be with him, if at all possible, if worst ever comes
to worst for us at least once in this known Universe of ours, Mina. Not even the Negaversers will be
able to keep us apart forever, I'm sure, if it's not God's will that they somehow do just that. And I'm
sure that Mom will do her part, if at all possible, to make sure that's the case, no matter what the cost
might be to her or to our Moon Kingdom. I'll not give him up for anything else mortal, if I can
possibly avoid it, not even my life. I'd climb to the sky if I had to in order to be with him, if worst
comes to worst for us at least once in this Universe of ours that God made so long ago. And I'd do
almost anything, if not everything, I could do to save him from permanent enough harm, if at all
possible. I consider him my honey. And I can't possibly imagine ever spending forever without him
near me a good portion, if not all, of the time in the future. Supposing we both get to be together
whenever possible in the future, of course, Mina."
"And when you are, you eventually want to have at least Rini, of course?" asked Lita.
"If possible, sure, Lita. I just wish that Mother would be around in a physical sense, and with
us, when I marry Darien, and when we have at least one child together. But she may not be, for she
may fall asleep back here on the Moon, if and when she's somehow able to save any or all of us from
the Moon Kingdom, I think."
"That may be so, but if so, I hope that you'll remember me and those of us who aren't able to
be there at such times, if at all possible in the future. Many of our people will likely fall in battle,
Serena. For the Negaversers won't likely give up, if they possibly can avoid it, until our dear Moon
Kingdom is in ruins because of them. Or at least not until much, if not all of it, is in ruins anywhere
in our own solar system, that is. Even, I fear your father Prince Daniel, Serena, some yet-unknown
length of time before the likely end of the Moon Kingdom, will fall in battle because of them."
Then Serenity talked a few minutes more with them, before they returned to the same place
where Serenity's Scouts had earlier materialized in the garden with their things. That done, Serenity
then asked them to stay where they were. And do so at least until she returned there with all three of
the aforementioned Princes that she'd asked to leave that area of the garden some length of time
before. They all agreed to do that, of course. When Serenity heard that, she then left them for a short
time. And she soon returned with all three of the Princes currently in question.
When she did so, Serena then asked, "Are you glad to see us again, Prince Darien?"
"Of course, Serena. I'm especially glad to see you, Serena. For you've quite often been on my
mind of late, for some yet-unknown reason."
"I bet that you've been on my mind even more, though."
"You're probably right, seeing as you consider me to be your honey, Serena. Do you think that
we could talk later with each other?"
"Sure, if that's not too much of a problem with all my fellow Princesses, Mom, and Dad, then
it's not too much of a problem with me, my dear honey Darien."
"All right, then, Serena, it's settled. First chance we get, we'll talk with each other then."
"Agreed, Darien."
Then all the other Princesses conversed with all the Princes and Queen Serenity for a while,
if they hadn't already done so. And Serena did so with them as well. Eventually, though, several of
them decided that they wanted to return to their own chambers in the Double Earth Palace, if they
even had any in them at all. So all of them who chose to do so did so, until only the Princes and
Queen Serenity were left there with Serena and Sylvia, the latter of which hadn't yet found herself in
any chambers of her own elsewhere on the Double Earth Palace's grounds.
Soon afterward, Serenity asked Rolando to escort Sylvia to certain chambers in the palace that
she'd earlier chosen for her in them. He quite readily agreed to do so. And a few moments later, he
was then escorting Sylvia to those certain chambers elsewhere in the palace. That then left Serena
alone with her parents and Darien in the Double Earth Palace's South Garden.
Serenity then said, "A ball will begin just after Earthrise, Serena. I hope you'll also make sure
that you're ready for it by the time that Earthrise comes to us here in Crescent."
"Sure, Mom. Now what are you and Dad going to do?"
"We're going to take a little walk before then. And maybe I'll lie down for a while. I suppose
you can guess why?"
"Sure. I know the story, as you know."
"And Prince Darien now knows it too. He learned it two days ago, when I was working for
a while in the Crystal Palace's North Garden. I was working there, and I fainted when a particularly
unexpected hot breeze blew quite suddenly through the area of the North Garden that I was working
in then. He caught me before I hit the ground. For he was nearby, just minding his own business on
a bench near me in the garden. He was about ten feet away from me, at most, and it took him nor
more than a few seconds to get to my side, and catch me before I hit the ground. When he caught me,
he accidentally brushed his hand across my abdomen, and he felt the babies all kick under his hand.
He felt five kicks under his hand. And then he realized that I was now with child by a factor of five,
most likely. As soon as he laid me on a nearby bench, he then went to the nearest bell chain. And
he soon summoned both your father and Dr. Matthew to the North Garden. I've spent most of the last
two days lying down in bed, in fact, Serena. And after I'm done here with you, I'll probably do so
again very soon."
"I see. And what does Darien think of this matter?"
"You know you could ask him yourself, Serena."
"Darien, would you please tell me what you think about this matter?"
"It'd be nice, if it actually comes to pass, if your mother could, as you people in the Moon
Kingdom may often say, 'Shoot the Comet'. But only God knows for sure if she actually will do so,
Serena. I hope that she does, of course, and all the babies manage to get born and live for a long time
into the future. But only God knows for sure if that'll eventually happen. It's not every day that you
see a humanoid deliver at least three to five babies in one shot."
"True, I suppose, Darien."
Then, as soon as Serena said that, Serenity said, "Serena, I have other things that I think your
Dad and I have to do now. So we'll leave you both alone for a while. I trust that you'll be ready for
the ball later."
"Sure, Mom. I'll be there when the proper time comes for it. Main ballroom, Mom?"
"Of course, Serena. Please don't be late for it. For we won't delay the start of it this time."
Then Serenity and Daniel soon left their first daughter alone with her Terran friend Prince
Darien. And they eventually left the garden not too much later. That, of course, then left Serena alone
in the garden with Darien. As soon as Serena was sure enough that they'd not be bothered for at least
a little while in the garden, she then said, "I'm really glad to be with you again, Darien. So much so,
that I think I'm beginning to get this strange urge to kiss you."
"But you won't kiss me yet, of course."
"Sure I won't. I'm only about 126 months old, I think, by our usual calendar, Darien. No
sense in rushing things, at least not right now, when we may have forever to be with each other. God
willing, of course."
"But you think that we'll eventually kiss anyway, Serena."
"Yes. And do a whole lot more than just kissing, once we get married to each other someday,
I'm sure."
"You mean when we have Rini, Serena?"
"You know about that, Darien?"
"Well, yeah. I seem to often be seeing a pink-haired kid with hair much like yours in my
dreams and/or visions of late, Serena. Maybe not entirely like yours, of course, but still like yours,
just the same."
"A girl named Rini, or more correctly, Serena?"
"Yes, I do mean that."
"But I'll still not wait forever to kiss you, if I don't have to, my dear honey Darien."
"Like how soon were you hoping that we'd be able to first kiss each other, seeing as I'm now
25, and you're just ten or so years old, Serena?"
"Perhaps by the time I was a teenager, at the very latest, I think."
"And that won't happen at least until you're thirteen, of course. Which'd make me almost 28,
I think."
"I believe that's how it is, Darien, if your math is accurate enough."
"And do you think I'd essentially be robbing the cradle with you, if we fell for each other,
because of that fact?"
"No, I don't. I very much like you, honey. And I can't imagine marrying any other guy but
you in my life. Sure, in the future, my future father, or foster father, whatever the case might be then,
might not like the idea of you being so old when you date me. But we still will care very much for
each other, I'm sure, no matter what. Not even if you fall at least temporarily under the control of the
Negaverse. You'll never completely desert me, no matter what. For our love will overcome all the
evil tricks that they try to use in order to separate us forever. God willing, of course. Even if you have
to show up as well in the form of the Moonlight Knight, you'll never completely desert me. Sure, they
may have you under their control for a time. But I'll get you back if they ever do. I don't care how,
I'll eventually get you back somehow, if it's God's will that I ever do so, Darien."
"You'll love me, if you don't already?"
"Yes, and you'll do the same for me. For we're like two interlocking rings that can't
permanently be separated unless they are forced apart from each other somehow. No matter where
either of us goes, we'll always be able to find each other, I think. And do so at least as long as our
love remains sufficiently strong for us all, and if God wills that we're able to do just that, in our lives.
I'll be with you, and you'll be with me forever. Even if it's only in our memories of the times that
we've spent, are now spending, and will spend, together in the future. We may not always be near
each other physically, Darien. But we'll still always be together somehow, if it's truly God's will that
we do so."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, as sure as I can be, I'm sure that'll be the case forever. Or for at least for as long as God
wills it to be so for us both, if not even longer here, my dear Darien. Otherwise, how'll it ever be
possible for us to have Rini someday yet in the future?"
"I see your point. There's nobody else I know in my life with hair like yours, Serena. And
besides you, the only one I've seen in my dreams and/or visions about what things might be like for
at least a few, if not all, of us, is a girl with your first name and pink hair much like your own blonde
hair, Serena. A girl who'll apparently be our future daughter, I think, if things go sufficiently well for
us at all in the future."
"But in the meantime, don't be surprised if sometime this holiday season here on this side of
the Moon, you find me under some mistletoe, looking at you."
"You'd put yourself under mistletoe to get a kiss from me, if you felt the need?"
"Sure, but I don't think I will, at least not yet in my life, my dear Darien. Just don't be
surprised if I do it before the end of 986."
"All right. But I don't think that you should do that, Serena. You yourself said, 'We may have
forever to be with each other.' Serena, if that's the case, then we'll surely be kissing each other quite
a bit in the future. I don't expect to find myself under mistletoe either. Sure, it might happen, but I
still don't expect to do that."
"Understood. But I'll still kiss you at least once someday in the future, I'm sure," said Serena.
"Besides, I don't think that Raye, Lita, Mina, Amy, Destiny, and Bethany are hoping that
someone will kiss them before the end of this holiday season here on the Moon. In fact, I don't think
anyone else who's in your Court under the age of twelve is hoping that'll be the case for them at all,
except for maybe you, Serena. Sure, Sylvia might be hoping that'll be the case for her and Rolando,
but is she actually a member of your Court or not?"
"I think she is, for she's been with us for at least a little while here on the Moon. And you
know she's a Sailor Scout of the Junior Sailor Scout variety, Darien. But I'm not sure, and I think I'll
have to ask Mom if she is, or isn't, yet a member of it."
"But if you were to make an educated guess so far, would you say she is or not?"
"I don't really know for sure, but I'd believe that she is. Why else would she ever be training
with us, if she's not one at all, Darien?"
"She's a Sailor Scout, but that doesn't necessarily mean that she's also a member of your Court,
does it, Serena?"
"No, I suppose you're right, Darien. And I'll likely have to ask Mom if she is or isn't actually
part of it, of course. But in the meantime, I do believe that there actually is a ball scheduled for later
today in the main ballroom of this palace. So if that's the case, and we're both going to have to be at
it when it's due to begin, we're going to have to get ready for it, of course. I don't like the idea of
leaving you alone very much right now. But as you surely know by now, we both have to get ready
for that ball. And we really can't do it together, for all the obvious reasons, of course."
"Agreed." So they parted almost immediately from each other, and each of them then returned
to their respective chambers elsewhere on the grounds of the Double Earth Palace, so that they could
both get ready in private for that very ball in that palace's main ballroom.
There are six more chapters to this story after the next one. In the next chapter, there will be
at least some romance shared by at least two characters, if not more than that. In what might pass for
Chapter 21, Serena will also make at least one prediction related to her and her family. What that
prediction or those predictions might be, though, you'll all just have to wait and see, until that chapter
gets put up as needed on , in fact. This particular story here will have a total of 26
chapter-like sections in it, most likely, readers.
I will brief you all more, as this story's end comes even closer, as needed, in fact. But the rest
of this story and its related series will still take at least some time to put up here, just the same,
readers. For I have not yet completed the series, even though I've written at least partly into the
seventh volume of this series, if not totally into it. Six volumes are complete. The seventh volume
in this series is in progress, as of the current time. And the Moon Kingdom hasn't yet fallen at the
point that I am now at in its series. When I finish getting the first six volumes of this story series up,
I will start to upload the seventh one. And then we can go from there, once you have seen all that I'll
have by that time for "The Chrysanthemum Chronicles" story series, readers. I don't expect to be able
to start uploading the seventh volume in the series for at least a few weeks or months, though,
however. For each volume in this particular story series of mine here is generally of good size,
whenever possible, in fact, readers. There are many more things yet to come in this series. But if I
say too much more than that right now and right here, you might choose not to continue reading this
series, I think. For I might then be spoiling it for you all here, obviously enough, of course. Until
later, then, this is "The Universal Storyteller" signing off here. Happy reading, and God bless, and
all that, of course, readers! Over and out!