Disclaimer and notes:

Sailor moon or any of the related characters from the anime/maga/ spin-offs are copy right of Naoko Takeuchi. The character of sailor mask and Amethyst and there adventures are from my own imagination. The Area's of bold italic's are there as a guide to what is to be eventually be placed there.

Author's note: Please note any discrepancies in this fic should be taken as being due to it being slightly AU. I have only read up to the beryl saga in the maga, and the dark moon on TV, so that is were I get most of my fact's from. One major thing I've changed is that there can be more than one scout of earth. This is merely the first part of a two part fan fiction (the second being "new earth: the story continues"). It is set in the silver millennium, and will inter-lap with some of the events towards the end.

P.S I don't mind criticism, but take my story as it is, and try to ignore my lack of respect to sailor moon cannon. Oh and if there are any grammar problems, please tell me so I can change them, I do try, but mistakes happen!

The price of a crystal:

'So here I am stuck in my dank cell again' thought a 15 year old girl as she stared moodily out of a bared window. She was called Kimi and wasn't an extraordinary girl to look at due to her five year stretch in this place, not that she cared much about her appearance herself. Her once golden blond hair was now a dull mousy blond which framed her pale face. Even her once sparkling blue eye's seamed to be duller, most of the hope that had once filled them gone.

'Uhh how could this be happening?' she thought frustration showing on her face 'Nobody in this dammed universe cares... and those that do... dammed prison cell'. She knew very well why this was happening, she had made a choice which everyone thought was criminal, but how could it be? How could her act of love towards her sister be so wrong that they would want to punish, even kill her for it?

She thought back to her child hood, that was were her rebellion and this whole mess had started...

Kim's POV flash back

I was brought up to be a quite respectable young princess, or at least as respectable as I could ever be with my rebellious traits. I never really saw my parents, the king and queen of earth, that often when I was younger. The royal servants looked after and taught me, as it was considered the "Proper" way to do things at the time. I have never been convinced by that excuse, the fact was my parents never wanted to make time for me. They only considered me their heir that they had to brainwash to their way of thinking before I took over as ruler.

Needless to say they never did manage to fully control my rebellious spirit, which probably angered them more. Sure I would be willing to dress and play the part, but I had too many opinions for them, too many questions they didn't want to answer.

There was this one time when I snuck out of the palace and heard the story of the amethyst crystal for the first time. I was almost ten and I remember my imagination being sparked off by the legend. The story went that millions of years ago, when the earth was young, a crystal fell to earth which held the power needed to create life. The legend continued to say that this crystal could also bring the dead to life, but could only be used by one of royal blood.

For a while I wondered how such a crystal could hold the power and gift of life but when I attempted to find out more I was stopped. Soon however my attention was diverted when a few months later my mother became pregnant with my younger sister.

God I was so excited about having a new sister. Although I had two siblings already, I had never been old enough to look out for them, and I actually saw less of them than my parents. This sister was going to be different though, I was goanna help her grow up and learn, to possibly be just as independent as myself. Before she was even born I promised to always protect her and help her lead the best life possible... a promise that I did not take lightly... and never will.

But then the worse happened... three months before my 11th birthday my sister was still born. I was devastated, I felt like my heart had been torn out, and the worse of it was nobody else seemed to really care. Sure everyone gathered round saying it was a shame, dottering over my mother but none of them cared about my sister. After a few hours I had made up my mind, I was going to do something. I knew about the crystal and how it could bring a loved one back to life. Also, that only a member of the royal family could find it, and I was determined that that royal was going to be me.

Come night time I snuck out of the palace and teleported to a mountainous region many miles away were legend said the crystal was located. Three day's of solid walking and searching soon wore down my ten year old self. I remember just before the third night, staggering into a cave and collapsing from exhaustion, most of my hope for finding the crystal disappearing.

After what must have been only a couple of hours, I was woken up by some water falling on my face through a crack in the cave wall. I got up from the cave floor slowly, shivering slightly.

I looked around the cave, my eye's adjusting to the dark. As I started to move further in I noticed it was becoming lighter. There appeared to be a bright glow radiating from the back of the cave. My heart lightened with rekindled hope as I stumbled forward and finally saw the crystal for the first time. It was placed upon a large stone alter, and without any hesitation I ran towards it, lifting it from it's holder.

If I had had more time maybe I would have noticed the engraving on the stone tablets beside the altar, the one's which said "Gaza nefastus crystallinus terra vita vigor". Then again would I have taken any notice? And even if I had seen it, would my upset 10 year old self have taken the time to translate it when her sister was still lying dead somewhere? The answer to those questions, of course, is no. I wouldn't have stopped when I knew my sister was in danger, and even if I had known it was a forbidden crystal, I still would have taken it.

Anyway the fact remains that I did take it, without a moment's hesitation, then teleported directly to the palace mortuary. I knew my sister would be placed in the mortuary. My great aunt had died but two years earlier and I remembered she was placed there for over two weeks while people came from all over the world to pay there final respects. The thought of my sister being there made my skin crawl, but she wouldn't be there for long; she was going to be given a life, a chance.

As I entered the mortuary I saw my sister laid in a coffin, lifeless, her wispy black hair on the pillow. Slowly I approached her before placing the crystal on her chest, waiting with my eyes closed, praying for her to reawaken, until I heard a blissful sound of a baby crying. I looked down at the newly awaken child and took her in my arms, her body radiating warmth.

"Don't worry," I said softly to my sister staring into her strange silvery eyes, "You're safe now… I'm going 't make sure you're always safe."

By saving my sister I had unknowingly evoked the power of a forbidden crystal which had dire consequences attached to it. I was told later that I had broken a sacred royal law that meant death to both my sister and I. My sister for Gia's sake, something I would never allow, and didn't.

I had only been holding my sister for a few minuets before the royal guard's burst in, frantic looks on there faces. It seamed that they were sent to track me down when I disappeared, though that didn't really shock me much; my parent's always over reacted when I disappeared. The head guard started to approach me before he noticed who I was holding. Looking round at the guard's I noticed some had gone pale, though I didn't understand why at the time. I guess I was expecting them to be happy, I had brought back my sister to life after all, but they weren't.

The guards seized us roughly, trying to pull her away from me, but I wouldn't let them take her. Eventually we were both taken to a palace cell, no explanation given, only a few remark's about how could I selfishly doom them.

We were in the cell two days before anyone came to visit to us. During this time I had to use my powers to create food for my sister, it was like they didn't even consider her good enough for even basic human rights. They probably hoped she would die, though I wasn't going to allow that to happen any time soon.

The visitor told me I had broken a royal law by taking, and using the amethyst crystal. I was told I was soon to be taken to the solar court and charged for treason, a charge which held the penalty of death to those involved.

I wanted to go escape with her, but knew I was too easy to track, everyone knew what I looked like but my sister... No one had really seen her up-close, and what normal person would suspect an innocent abandoned child? She would be safer on her own, but it would have to be some where even I couldn't find her.

My stomach had churned at that thought, I couldn't know because there was too much risk of them reading my mind to find her. I would have to trust my earth powers to deliver her to somewhere safe, it was a big risk, but one I knew I would have to take. I knew it was better for her to have a chance, any chance than to stay here, were there was certain death.

I spent the rest of that day going over the same anxious thoughts, until I knew it was time to act. I had chosen to do it while the shifts were changing over as I needed to concentrate for it to work. I knew if they found out what I was doing, we would be quite literally dead meat!

That night I sent her way, using every reserve of energy I had, knowing even as I did so that I was giving up my own chances of surviving to save her. I would have to go through the solar courts, stand trial with no hope of escape by teleporting and little hope of surviving to see her again.

End of flash back

'So that's it' Kim thought to herself, snapping herself out of her reminiscing 'I'm here to give my sister a chance. Five years I've been stuck here, five stinking year's... and would I change anything? No.' She sighed and in a quiet voice said "I just wish I could hold her in my arms one more time..."

Gaza nefastus crystallinus terra vita vigor= The royal forbidden crystal of earth's life force

Gia is the Pagan goddess of the earth