"Facets of Faith"
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Hello everyone. I am soo excited a NEW story!! I have like three going on in my head right now but this is the one with the
most written right now so i am giving it to you. Arent you so lucky?! :)However since many of you might not know what a
"FACET" is here is the definition. One of the flat polished surfaces cut on a gemstone or occurring naturally on a crystal.
Enjoy!
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Chapter #1 To Relinguish and Regain
The sun was shining through her bed room window when she woke up
and the birds were chirping. She rolled over in her bed and allowed her mind to wake up
slowly. She hadn't heard the birds in oh so long and their songs were music to her ears.
She could hear her mother bustling around downstairs banging pots and pans as she
hurried to fix breakfast for her family of five.
No the girl shook herself mentally and corrected her mistake.
Not five, only four now. Now that The small pink haired child had left. she was not really
a child any more either. She was now twelve years old, or had been when she had left. No
longer a child, no a young women.
"Serena! Wake up, don't you have to be somewhere today?" She sighed and heaved
herself into an upright position. She did actually have to be somewhere today. Her friend
Mina was taking her shopping for tonight. Throwing back the covers she swung her legs
over the side and started to stand up.
"MMeeeeeeeeeeeeow!" Startled the girl turned to look at her bed. Where angry eyes
were glaring up from the covers.
"Sorry Luna, are you all right?" She said picking up the black cat and rubbing just under
her jaw where she liked to be scratched.
"Really Serena you have to be more careful when you get up." The feline said between
purrs.
"I remember a time when you were just happy to have me get up at all in the mornings. "
She teased and set the cat back down. Grabbing her clothing and walking to the bathroom
she threw over her shoulder, " By the way you have no room to talk, at least I don't
snore."
"Well...I never!" Luna humphed turning around thrice and laying back down on the bed.
Twenty minutes later Serena emerged from the bathroom and took a seat at her vanity
mirror. Luna peeked an eye open to look at the girl and then promptly shut it again.
Serena picked up a plastic comb and began to untangle the yards of silken strands inch by
inch. After a while the downward motion of the comb ceased. Serena placed her chin atop
her two palms and just stared at the reflection. Luna, noticing the stillness in the air again
peeked an eye open and then proceeded to ask, in her best motherly voice,
"Serena? What's wrong?"
The girl sighed, "Oh, nothing Luna, I just miss, well never mind."
Luna gave up trying to sleep and opened both her eyes.
"You miss Reenie don't you?" Startled Serena lifted her head and looked at the feline.
"How did you know?"
"Well its quite obvious when all you've done since she left is mope around and look sad.
Really Serena, you have to cheer up."
"Your right Luna. Its just so quiet and I don't know...uneventful now that she's gone."
"Well after today, you'll have plenty of excitement wont you?'
Serena suddenly remembered what the day was, "Ohhh! Lunaa" she whined. "Why didn't
you remind me?" with that her hair was up and she was out the door. Today was the day
that Serena officially moved in with Darien.
"Well. I certainly hope Darien is up to the job of taking care of her. After today, he'll need
all the help he can get."
As of that moment four other girls had the same thought running throughout their heads,
how on earth was Darien going to put up with that meatball head. Mina , Lita , Amy , and
Rae all sat in their booth at the arcade and sipped malts while they waited. Rae was the
most silent of them all, she swirled the chocolate in her cup around in never ending circles.
Soon all of the other girls were watching the motions and getting very dizzy as the straw
kept going, and going, and going,..........
"STOP!"
Raes' head jerked up when the other three cried out.
"Stop what, who , where?" She asked confusedly. "What are you guys talking about ?"
Sweat drops appeared on three heads.
"Gee, Rae, did any one tell you how much you are acting like Serena?" Mina stated and
then promptly hid behind Lita waiting for the inevitable outburst to come.
"I do not act like Serena!!!" Rae cried her face lighting up like her magic fire balls. "How
can you even compare me to that .. that...oooohhhhhhhh! That six year old in a nineteen
year old body?!" By this time Raes' face had cooled down and returned to its normal
color.
" Now Rae, She has grown up a lot in the past three years." Her blue headed companion
spoke up trying to placate her.
"Oh, Amy, you were always trying to find the good in everyone weren't you." Rae
sounded as if she were trying to comfort a friend in dispair. "Its to bad that you cant find
any good qualities in Serena."
Sighs went out from all three of the other girls, Rae had only gotten worse since the time
of peace had settled in Tokyo. The girls just chalked it up to restlessness and irritation at
boredom.
Mina stood up. "Well speaking of our little princess, I promised to take her shopping for a
new gown to wear tonight its her first night alone with Darien in their new home." she
winked at the girls as she took off for the mall.
"Tonight might be the only peaceful night they'll have together. ' Lita said finishing off her
malt with a final slurping sound of the straw.
"Yea. " Rae state also finishing her drink, "After tonight.."
As one the three remaining companions agreed. " He'll need all the help he can get!"
Completely oblivious to the negative bets on how her new life with Darien was going to
be Serena fairly bounced into the Tokyo shopping center in downtown Tokyo. She
hummed a little tune that resembled the one of her star shaped locket from the past and
nervously paced beside the fountain that she had agreed to meet Mina by. She glanced at
her wrist communicator slash watch and frowned Mina was fifteen minutes late. Giving tat
she herself was also late she took about five minutes off of that and calculated that Mina
should be there in about 5..4..3...2...1 BINGO! In rushed the blond haired leader of the
Sailor Senshi rushed in looking out off breath and guilty. Serena pretended to have been
waiting there the whole fifteen minutes and tapped her foot impatiently as she waited with
a stern face for her partner in lateness to explain.
"I'm..puff..so..huff.. sorry..wheeze ... Serena!"..huff agian.
Seeing her friends red exhausted face Serena broke down and started to laugh, "Its all
right Mina," She said between giggles. "I was late too, I just arrived here about five
minutes before you did."
"What!!" Mina looked angry , then her face also broke into a grin and she too giggled, as
best as she could with her being so out of breath. What time is it now anyhow?" She
asked, glancing at her clock, "One - thirty!" She grabbed Serenas hand and began tugging
her towards the nearest clothing boutique." We gotta get cracking!" Serena followed,
though not reluctantly as Mina ran her from store to store looking for the right outfit for
her to wear. Billions of dresses , shirts and pants later the two exhausted females toped for
a soda before the went onward.
"I forgot how hard shopping can be." Serena remarked wiping her brow.
" Yea, its even harder then Sailor scouting" Mina agreed They both chuckled a little at
that neither one wanting to mention how they were actually starting to miss those days.
Mina not wanting to mention it for fear of Serena thinking bad of her for wanting to fight,
and Serena because she didn't want to jinx their peaceful life.
"Well, we'd better get back to work. Serena stated throwing her cup into the nearest
trash receptacle and holding out her hand to Mina. Mina followed her example and they
were off again. It wasn't until they both thought that they could look no farther that they
found the dress Serena wanted. It was in the back of the store on the sales rack. Short,
about mid thigh, with two straps running across where her back would show, and a full
skirt that swirled out around her when she turned the dress was an ice blue confection that
suited Serena to a T . She was stunning, sophisticated, yet innocent and it clung to her in
all of the right places so that it hinted at sexuality.
"Perfect!" Mina said clapping her hands in delight. I cant wait for Darien to see you in
this, he'll go positively bonkers." Serena just smiled looking at her reflection in the mirror.
Yes, tonight would be perfect.
While the girls were planning, shopping and going about their peaceful business, A
disaster was occurring I another place, and ...another time.
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Crystal Tokyo.........
The year was 5401, the place, was Crystal Tokyo, but it was far from peaceful. The
scene could have resembled the disaster of 3059. Buildings were in pieces and people
roamed the streets in panic and in desperation. Toxic gases polluted the air and seeped
into the ground. The place was dismal and looked very much to be unruled and desolate.
It was however not unruled, the ruler herself was rushing around her vast crystal chambers
gathering all that was needed for this act she was about to commit. Finally she noticed that
all was ready except for the key ingredient. Her little princess was gone! she concluded
that a maid must have bustled her off to a safer part of the palace and ran down the halls
white skirts flying behind her lithe form. She passed a room and looked in on the sleeping
forms Her husband... and guardians... This resembled so much of the past. With a desolate
sigh she whirled and ran farther into the bowls of the palace.
"There you are sweetheart. Mommies been looking all over for you darling , come on lets
get you going. Lifting the precious bundle out of the nursemaids arms and into hers she
ran back to her chambers. Leaving the servants to stare after her. When she got there she
placed the tiny princess into the weaved basket and glanced to the great windows. what
she saw there made her hurry more. The ships were returning swarming the skys in black
waves, dumping more of there wastes and Youmas onto the Earth. She tenderly tucked
her daughter into the basket , kissed her tiny forehead and smoothed her lilac curls.
" Safe travels my little Bunny, my sweet Usagi ." A single tear slipped down a porcelain
cheek and onto the child who slept through it all. The ruler stood up and thrusting her
hand into the air she called for her friend.
"Pluto hear my call, come to my aid." At once a flash of purple light appeared and out
stepped the guardian of time and space. With a sympathetic smile she reached down and
grasped the handle of the wicker basket.
"Please take her safely to the time I spoke of." It was barely a broken whisper but the
Senshi of time heard it anyway. She nodded then bowed to her Queen.
"It will be as you ask." And with that they were gone and Queen Serenity, the queen of
the Earth, Moon and Crystal Tokyo, also known as Reenie and Small Lady to her friends
was again alone. All alone.
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Same Time, On the Moon...........
Serenity was almost following her daughters footsteps as she to ran down gilded
hallways and through crystal arches. She was looking for her friend Amy who was
supposed to be in the palaces library but had mysteriously disappeared. * To many things
are mysterious these days what's one more to add to it?* she thought skidding to a halt at
the entrance to the gardens. "AMY! What are you doing here?" She cried looking open
mouthed at her friend who was seated next to the fountain. At Amy's blush she stepped
farther out into the gardens and saw Amys husband Greg sitting next to his wife, also with
a blush staining his cheeks. "Oh," she whispered placing a hand up to her red lips "So
that's... " She couldn't help it she burst into giggles and blushed herself. Amy and Greg
both arose from their seats and bowed to Serenity. "Oh , I do hate it when you do that.
You know not to bow to me." Serenity tried to place a scowl on her royal features but
found that she could not, at least not when she was in such good spirits. At that thought
she did frown. She had suddenly remembered why she had been running to get to her
friend in the first place. "Amy you have to come quickly! He's gotten worse." And with
that she was off again knowing that Amy would follow without delay. In the royal
bedchamber Amy examined again her king and was again at a lose as to what was wrong.
" I'm sorry Serenity. I truly do not know what is wrong with Endymion. He has gotten
worse and more energy is leaving him but that's all that I can tell you now. I'll run a full
body scan later on tonight." She arose from her knees and began placing her medical tools
back in her bag.
"But Amy, there must be some reason for this. Maybe there is something wrong on Earth.
" Serenity was wringing her hands in frustration.
"That may be true." Amy placed her hands atop Serenity's . "But how would we know.
Communications have been down and you cant get anything through Reenie. I do hope
that her and the baby are all right." At the reminder of her daughters delicate condition
Serenity paled and started to wring her hands again.
" she was supposed to give birth any day now. I was supposed to be there at her side.
You know I have to bind the child's powers, they' re to dangerous to her if they arrant
bound. They could go haywire and possibly hurts her. Oh, Amy what am I to do if she's
already given birth?!" Serenity was positively hysteric now.
"Look Serenity , Reenie knows what to do during the birth and her a and Helios can
manage until communications are up and going again. Lets go and see if we can figure out
what is keeping them down anyway. All right?" Serenity nodded and after placing another
cool washcloth and a gentle kiss upon her loves head she followed the scout of Mercury
out of the room and down the halls to the moons communications room. What had
happened on Earth anyway? Serenity could only hope that everything was all right and
that this was just a fluke in the systems. The Earth was a long way away from the Moon at
that moment. A very long way away.
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Present Tokyo....
"Quit fidgeting Serena! I'm almost done." Mina was the scout of love but not the
scout of patience , and it seemed neither was Serena. She just couldn't quite seem to sit
still long enough for her friend to finish braiding her hair.
"Hurry up Mina! I can't be late for this dinner, Darien would murder me if I left him alone
to face my parents this last time." Serena was fairly bouncing with energy, which was
common for her but this was NOT the time to be doing it.
"There! " Mina exclaimed with a heart felt sigh, "All finished, take a look." She led Serena
to the full length mirror in the room and handed her another small mirror so that Serena
could see the back of her head.
"Oh Mina, did I ever tell you that your the best?!" Serena smiled and mentally made a note
to thank Mina again at least two more times. She had done a marvelous job on Serenas
hair. Some how she had managed to braid all , and all is a whole lot, of Serenas hair into a
very cute coronet around her head. There were wisps of curly hair here and there to give it
just the right touch and the braid didn't even look thick. It was perfect. "Oh, thank you,
thank you, thank you!" She cried and hugged her friend hard.
"Well, its the least I can do to make your night better." Mina smiled and then with a wink
she took her leave. Serena twirled around happily and then fell to the bed. With a happy
sigh she glanced around her room. Well, technically it wasn't her room, it was Darien and
Serenas room. She liked the sound of that . It had a nice ring to it. Her friends had helped
her move all of her clothing and a few of her very personal, can't possibly live without
things into her , no their new apartment. These things included journals, her sailor Moon
clock, Lunas' cat bed, which she never slept in, and others . Serena glanced at the pictures
next to the bed. There was one of her and Darien, one of all of the scouts, even the outers,
and then there was the one of her Darien, and Reenie. * Oh, Reenie, I hope your all right*
They hadn't heard form the sprite since she had left and Serena missed her dreadfully. But
now was not the time to think about unhappy things Darien and her family were waiting.
With a skip to her step she walked out of the bedroom and into the happy chaos of her
family.
Later that night Serena and Darien were snuggled under the covers of their bed , happily
gazing at each other.
"Did I tell you how handsome you were tonight?" Serena asked grinning because she
knew that she had.
"Yes, and did I tell you how enchantingly lovely you were tonight?" Darien teased
twitching her nose with his finger.
"Only about a zillion times. Oh Darien, I'm so happy. This feels right and good and
wonderful. I feel as if nothing bad could happen. " Darien hugged her closer.
" I wouldn't let anything bad happen, and your right this feels right. I love you Meatball
head."
"I love you too Muffin. So very much." Serena leaned up to kiss him and he met her half
way. After Serena snuggled closer and within ten seconds was fast asleep in Dariens'
arms.
" Oh Serena, At last my life is complete, sleep well my darling Usako." Darien Followed
her into slumber minutes later. Neither knew that this would be their last night of peace for
a long while.
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Crystal Tokyo 5401...........
Reenie watched the impending ships soar over her city and trembled. "Oh
mother what am I to do?" she cried "If only you could hear me sense me, why haven't you
called?" But of course Reenie knew why, the communications were down and a shield had
gone up around the world to stop incoming and outgoing shuttles to the Moon and other
planets. When the battle had first begun Reenie had felt no worries. She had her scouts
with her and Helios was constantly at her side She smiled and let her mind wander back
for a few precious seconds to that time about four weeks ago. She had been eight months
pregnant and with her belly so swollen she had a hard time getting around. Her mother
and her court had just left for the moon promising to come back before the child's birth.
Helios never left her side and waited on her hand and foot, Peru chastised him for being
such a ninny even though that had made him angry. No man likes to be referred to as a
ninny. All had been going well and it was the day after Reenies last schedualed official
meeting between the nations of Earth that it had happened. They came in waves and
waves but they just hovered there in the sky. Reenie had felt secure in the knowledge that
she had her scouts and the crystal and no one let on how serious the situation had become.
Secretly the ships had been dumping what seemed to be toxic wastes of some sort on the
grounds and With he wastes followed youmas When she sent her court out to make the
citizens stay indoors they had one by one been poisoned . Their bodies laying the streets
no one stooping in their blind fear to help them to the Palace. Reenie had transported them
back here herself and laid them out on slabs of crystal to heal. Helios himself went out to
the streets and herded the city into the safety of the palace walls. It was only after he had
the last adult in that he noticed a small girl crying in the street about a half a mile away.
Apparently her mother and father had left her there so that they could run faster. Helios
had remembered about his own daughter who was soon to be there and run to help her.
Youmas swarmed the city but that hadn't stooped him. Reenie had watched unable to go
out and help because of her pregnancy. Helios scooped up the girl and ran with all of his
might to the palace doors. Reenie had thought that all would be fine until he was struck.
She screamed and cried out his name, but it was too late. he flung the girl towards Reenie
and numbly she had caught her before he was swallowed by the Youmas. He had fought
well and bravely but one against millions was not good odds . he lost in the end and
turning to his wife he had mouthed the words "I Love You" Before closing his eyes and
falling. "NNNNOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" Reenie dropped the child on the floor and ran
towards her husband. She had almost past the safety of the walls when she remembered
the life within her and stopped. She knew she couldn't leave him, but she couldn't
endanger her baby either. She finally knew how Serena had felt when she had repeatedly
risked herself to save Reenie as a child. A mothers love and sacrifice to keep her child
safe. Torn though she was Reenie had stayed inside the walls. And calling on the crystal
she had lifted Helios into the air and transported him to the room with her other friends.
She then sealed off the palace with the Silver Crystal and placed an invisible shield around
it. Much like her mother had so long ago. Belatedly seeing the crying girl to her thankful
parents, oh Reenie could have hit them. she went to kneel and pray besides her friends and
husband. She stayed there until she felt the first pangs of labor. Then finally coming to her
senses she waddled as fast as she could to he communications room. Her hopes were
destroyed when she could not raise her mother or any of the scouts on the screen. It was
then that she went to her room and prepared to give birth. Maids and servants rushed
everywhere helping in the delivery and at last Serenity Usagi , Grand daughter to the
legendary Sailor Moon and Heir to all the universe was born. Under a full Moon that
shone through the ships and wastes to caress the mother and daughter. The magical bond
between the three, Reenie, Usagi, and the Moon was formed and in that instant, Reenie
fell in love with her daughter. After examining each little finger and toe and finding her
daughter the most breathtaking thing in the whole solar system .Mother and daughter fell
asleep. The very next day Reenie began to plan. Since her scouts were down and her
mother unreachable, Reenie knew that she couldn't keep Usagi here. She would have to
send her away where it was safe. The only place she could think of was the past. Surely
Serena and Darien would keep Usagi just as safe as they had kept her. Picking time period
where she knew they would be together and alone, she had called on Pluto. Once Pluto
had seen first hand the devastation to the Earth she had agreed to the Idea. Only two days
after arriving the ships had almost killed the Earth. Reenie had no choice but to fight on
her own. Grimly she had sent her lilac haired baby into the past. And that was where she
was now. Trying to decide what to do, and wondering where her precious Usagi was now.
And how Serena and Darien would react to this little surprise.
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So You like? I hope so, i am having so much fun writing it! Anyway my other self, the more controled one, is telling me not
to give it to you all at once. I will not be posting another chapter unless you all tell me if i should. This way i will know
if it is really liked. So please read and review if you like
love to you all
Crystal Wing
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Hello everyone. I am soo excited a NEW story!! I have like three going on in my head right now but this is the one with the
most written right now so i am giving it to you. Arent you so lucky?! :)However since many of you might not know what a
"FACET" is here is the definition. One of the flat polished surfaces cut on a gemstone or occurring naturally on a crystal.
Enjoy!
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Chapter #1 To Relinguish and Regain
The sun was shining through her bed room window when she woke up
and the birds were chirping. She rolled over in her bed and allowed her mind to wake up
slowly. She hadn't heard the birds in oh so long and their songs were music to her ears.
She could hear her mother bustling around downstairs banging pots and pans as she
hurried to fix breakfast for her family of five.
No the girl shook herself mentally and corrected her mistake.
Not five, only four now. Now that The small pink haired child had left. she was not really
a child any more either. She was now twelve years old, or had been when she had left. No
longer a child, no a young women.
"Serena! Wake up, don't you have to be somewhere today?" She sighed and heaved
herself into an upright position. She did actually have to be somewhere today. Her friend
Mina was taking her shopping for tonight. Throwing back the covers she swung her legs
over the side and started to stand up.
"MMeeeeeeeeeeeeow!" Startled the girl turned to look at her bed. Where angry eyes
were glaring up from the covers.
"Sorry Luna, are you all right?" She said picking up the black cat and rubbing just under
her jaw where she liked to be scratched.
"Really Serena you have to be more careful when you get up." The feline said between
purrs.
"I remember a time when you were just happy to have me get up at all in the mornings. "
She teased and set the cat back down. Grabbing her clothing and walking to the bathroom
she threw over her shoulder, " By the way you have no room to talk, at least I don't
snore."
"Well...I never!" Luna humphed turning around thrice and laying back down on the bed.
Twenty minutes later Serena emerged from the bathroom and took a seat at her vanity
mirror. Luna peeked an eye open to look at the girl and then promptly shut it again.
Serena picked up a plastic comb and began to untangle the yards of silken strands inch by
inch. After a while the downward motion of the comb ceased. Serena placed her chin atop
her two palms and just stared at the reflection. Luna, noticing the stillness in the air again
peeked an eye open and then proceeded to ask, in her best motherly voice,
"Serena? What's wrong?"
The girl sighed, "Oh, nothing Luna, I just miss, well never mind."
Luna gave up trying to sleep and opened both her eyes.
"You miss Reenie don't you?" Startled Serena lifted her head and looked at the feline.
"How did you know?"
"Well its quite obvious when all you've done since she left is mope around and look sad.
Really Serena, you have to cheer up."
"Your right Luna. Its just so quiet and I don't know...uneventful now that she's gone."
"Well after today, you'll have plenty of excitement wont you?'
Serena suddenly remembered what the day was, "Ohhh! Lunaa" she whined. "Why didn't
you remind me?" with that her hair was up and she was out the door. Today was the day
that Serena officially moved in with Darien.
"Well. I certainly hope Darien is up to the job of taking care of her. After today, he'll need
all the help he can get."
As of that moment four other girls had the same thought running throughout their heads,
how on earth was Darien going to put up with that meatball head. Mina , Lita , Amy , and
Rae all sat in their booth at the arcade and sipped malts while they waited. Rae was the
most silent of them all, she swirled the chocolate in her cup around in never ending circles.
Soon all of the other girls were watching the motions and getting very dizzy as the straw
kept going, and going, and going,..........
"STOP!"
Raes' head jerked up when the other three cried out.
"Stop what, who , where?" She asked confusedly. "What are you guys talking about ?"
Sweat drops appeared on three heads.
"Gee, Rae, did any one tell you how much you are acting like Serena?" Mina stated and
then promptly hid behind Lita waiting for the inevitable outburst to come.
"I do not act like Serena!!!" Rae cried her face lighting up like her magic fire balls. "How
can you even compare me to that .. that...oooohhhhhhhh! That six year old in a nineteen
year old body?!" By this time Raes' face had cooled down and returned to its normal
color.
" Now Rae, She has grown up a lot in the past three years." Her blue headed companion
spoke up trying to placate her.
"Oh, Amy, you were always trying to find the good in everyone weren't you." Rae
sounded as if she were trying to comfort a friend in dispair. "Its to bad that you cant find
any good qualities in Serena."
Sighs went out from all three of the other girls, Rae had only gotten worse since the time
of peace had settled in Tokyo. The girls just chalked it up to restlessness and irritation at
boredom.
Mina stood up. "Well speaking of our little princess, I promised to take her shopping for a
new gown to wear tonight its her first night alone with Darien in their new home." she
winked at the girls as she took off for the mall.
"Tonight might be the only peaceful night they'll have together. ' Lita said finishing off her
malt with a final slurping sound of the straw.
"Yea. " Rae state also finishing her drink, "After tonight.."
As one the three remaining companions agreed. " He'll need all the help he can get!"
Completely oblivious to the negative bets on how her new life with Darien was going to
be Serena fairly bounced into the Tokyo shopping center in downtown Tokyo. She
hummed a little tune that resembled the one of her star shaped locket from the past and
nervously paced beside the fountain that she had agreed to meet Mina by. She glanced at
her wrist communicator slash watch and frowned Mina was fifteen minutes late. Giving tat
she herself was also late she took about five minutes off of that and calculated that Mina
should be there in about 5..4..3...2...1 BINGO! In rushed the blond haired leader of the
Sailor Senshi rushed in looking out off breath and guilty. Serena pretended to have been
waiting there the whole fifteen minutes and tapped her foot impatiently as she waited with
a stern face for her partner in lateness to explain.
"I'm..puff..so..huff.. sorry..wheeze ... Serena!"..huff agian.
Seeing her friends red exhausted face Serena broke down and started to laugh, "Its all
right Mina," She said between giggles. "I was late too, I just arrived here about five
minutes before you did."
"What!!" Mina looked angry , then her face also broke into a grin and she too giggled, as
best as she could with her being so out of breath. What time is it now anyhow?" She
asked, glancing at her clock, "One - thirty!" She grabbed Serenas hand and began tugging
her towards the nearest clothing boutique." We gotta get cracking!" Serena followed,
though not reluctantly as Mina ran her from store to store looking for the right outfit for
her to wear. Billions of dresses , shirts and pants later the two exhausted females toped for
a soda before the went onward.
"I forgot how hard shopping can be." Serena remarked wiping her brow.
" Yea, its even harder then Sailor scouting" Mina agreed They both chuckled a little at
that neither one wanting to mention how they were actually starting to miss those days.
Mina not wanting to mention it for fear of Serena thinking bad of her for wanting to fight,
and Serena because she didn't want to jinx their peaceful life.
"Well, we'd better get back to work. Serena stated throwing her cup into the nearest
trash receptacle and holding out her hand to Mina. Mina followed her example and they
were off again. It wasn't until they both thought that they could look no farther that they
found the dress Serena wanted. It was in the back of the store on the sales rack. Short,
about mid thigh, with two straps running across where her back would show, and a full
skirt that swirled out around her when she turned the dress was an ice blue confection that
suited Serena to a T . She was stunning, sophisticated, yet innocent and it clung to her in
all of the right places so that it hinted at sexuality.
"Perfect!" Mina said clapping her hands in delight. I cant wait for Darien to see you in
this, he'll go positively bonkers." Serena just smiled looking at her reflection in the mirror.
Yes, tonight would be perfect.
While the girls were planning, shopping and going about their peaceful business, A
disaster was occurring I another place, and ...another time.
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Crystal Tokyo.........
The year was 5401, the place, was Crystal Tokyo, but it was far from peaceful. The
scene could have resembled the disaster of 3059. Buildings were in pieces and people
roamed the streets in panic and in desperation. Toxic gases polluted the air and seeped
into the ground. The place was dismal and looked very much to be unruled and desolate.
It was however not unruled, the ruler herself was rushing around her vast crystal chambers
gathering all that was needed for this act she was about to commit. Finally she noticed that
all was ready except for the key ingredient. Her little princess was gone! she concluded
that a maid must have bustled her off to a safer part of the palace and ran down the halls
white skirts flying behind her lithe form. She passed a room and looked in on the sleeping
forms Her husband... and guardians... This resembled so much of the past. With a desolate
sigh she whirled and ran farther into the bowls of the palace.
"There you are sweetheart. Mommies been looking all over for you darling , come on lets
get you going. Lifting the precious bundle out of the nursemaids arms and into hers she
ran back to her chambers. Leaving the servants to stare after her. When she got there she
placed the tiny princess into the weaved basket and glanced to the great windows. what
she saw there made her hurry more. The ships were returning swarming the skys in black
waves, dumping more of there wastes and Youmas onto the Earth. She tenderly tucked
her daughter into the basket , kissed her tiny forehead and smoothed her lilac curls.
" Safe travels my little Bunny, my sweet Usagi ." A single tear slipped down a porcelain
cheek and onto the child who slept through it all. The ruler stood up and thrusting her
hand into the air she called for her friend.
"Pluto hear my call, come to my aid." At once a flash of purple light appeared and out
stepped the guardian of time and space. With a sympathetic smile she reached down and
grasped the handle of the wicker basket.
"Please take her safely to the time I spoke of." It was barely a broken whisper but the
Senshi of time heard it anyway. She nodded then bowed to her Queen.
"It will be as you ask." And with that they were gone and Queen Serenity, the queen of
the Earth, Moon and Crystal Tokyo, also known as Reenie and Small Lady to her friends
was again alone. All alone.
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Same Time, On the Moon...........
Serenity was almost following her daughters footsteps as she to ran down gilded
hallways and through crystal arches. She was looking for her friend Amy who was
supposed to be in the palaces library but had mysteriously disappeared. * To many things
are mysterious these days what's one more to add to it?* she thought skidding to a halt at
the entrance to the gardens. "AMY! What are you doing here?" She cried looking open
mouthed at her friend who was seated next to the fountain. At Amy's blush she stepped
farther out into the gardens and saw Amys husband Greg sitting next to his wife, also with
a blush staining his cheeks. "Oh," she whispered placing a hand up to her red lips "So
that's... " She couldn't help it she burst into giggles and blushed herself. Amy and Greg
both arose from their seats and bowed to Serenity. "Oh , I do hate it when you do that.
You know not to bow to me." Serenity tried to place a scowl on her royal features but
found that she could not, at least not when she was in such good spirits. At that thought
she did frown. She had suddenly remembered why she had been running to get to her
friend in the first place. "Amy you have to come quickly! He's gotten worse." And with
that she was off again knowing that Amy would follow without delay. In the royal
bedchamber Amy examined again her king and was again at a lose as to what was wrong.
" I'm sorry Serenity. I truly do not know what is wrong with Endymion. He has gotten
worse and more energy is leaving him but that's all that I can tell you now. I'll run a full
body scan later on tonight." She arose from her knees and began placing her medical tools
back in her bag.
"But Amy, there must be some reason for this. Maybe there is something wrong on Earth.
" Serenity was wringing her hands in frustration.
"That may be true." Amy placed her hands atop Serenity's . "But how would we know.
Communications have been down and you cant get anything through Reenie. I do hope
that her and the baby are all right." At the reminder of her daughters delicate condition
Serenity paled and started to wring her hands again.
" she was supposed to give birth any day now. I was supposed to be there at her side.
You know I have to bind the child's powers, they' re to dangerous to her if they arrant
bound. They could go haywire and possibly hurts her. Oh, Amy what am I to do if she's
already given birth?!" Serenity was positively hysteric now.
"Look Serenity , Reenie knows what to do during the birth and her a and Helios can
manage until communications are up and going again. Lets go and see if we can figure out
what is keeping them down anyway. All right?" Serenity nodded and after placing another
cool washcloth and a gentle kiss upon her loves head she followed the scout of Mercury
out of the room and down the halls to the moons communications room. What had
happened on Earth anyway? Serenity could only hope that everything was all right and
that this was just a fluke in the systems. The Earth was a long way away from the Moon at
that moment. A very long way away.
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Present Tokyo....
"Quit fidgeting Serena! I'm almost done." Mina was the scout of love but not the
scout of patience , and it seemed neither was Serena. She just couldn't quite seem to sit
still long enough for her friend to finish braiding her hair.
"Hurry up Mina! I can't be late for this dinner, Darien would murder me if I left him alone
to face my parents this last time." Serena was fairly bouncing with energy, which was
common for her but this was NOT the time to be doing it.
"There! " Mina exclaimed with a heart felt sigh, "All finished, take a look." She led Serena
to the full length mirror in the room and handed her another small mirror so that Serena
could see the back of her head.
"Oh Mina, did I ever tell you that your the best?!" Serena smiled and mentally made a note
to thank Mina again at least two more times. She had done a marvelous job on Serenas
hair. Some how she had managed to braid all , and all is a whole lot, of Serenas hair into a
very cute coronet around her head. There were wisps of curly hair here and there to give it
just the right touch and the braid didn't even look thick. It was perfect. "Oh, thank you,
thank you, thank you!" She cried and hugged her friend hard.
"Well, its the least I can do to make your night better." Mina smiled and then with a wink
she took her leave. Serena twirled around happily and then fell to the bed. With a happy
sigh she glanced around her room. Well, technically it wasn't her room, it was Darien and
Serenas room. She liked the sound of that . It had a nice ring to it. Her friends had helped
her move all of her clothing and a few of her very personal, can't possibly live without
things into her , no their new apartment. These things included journals, her sailor Moon
clock, Lunas' cat bed, which she never slept in, and others . Serena glanced at the pictures
next to the bed. There was one of her and Darien, one of all of the scouts, even the outers,
and then there was the one of her Darien, and Reenie. * Oh, Reenie, I hope your all right*
They hadn't heard form the sprite since she had left and Serena missed her dreadfully. But
now was not the time to think about unhappy things Darien and her family were waiting.
With a skip to her step she walked out of the bedroom and into the happy chaos of her
family.
Later that night Serena and Darien were snuggled under the covers of their bed , happily
gazing at each other.
"Did I tell you how handsome you were tonight?" Serena asked grinning because she
knew that she had.
"Yes, and did I tell you how enchantingly lovely you were tonight?" Darien teased
twitching her nose with his finger.
"Only about a zillion times. Oh Darien, I'm so happy. This feels right and good and
wonderful. I feel as if nothing bad could happen. " Darien hugged her closer.
" I wouldn't let anything bad happen, and your right this feels right. I love you Meatball
head."
"I love you too Muffin. So very much." Serena leaned up to kiss him and he met her half
way. After Serena snuggled closer and within ten seconds was fast asleep in Dariens'
arms.
" Oh Serena, At last my life is complete, sleep well my darling Usako." Darien Followed
her into slumber minutes later. Neither knew that this would be their last night of peace for
a long while.
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Crystal Tokyo 5401...........
Reenie watched the impending ships soar over her city and trembled. "Oh
mother what am I to do?" she cried "If only you could hear me sense me, why haven't you
called?" But of course Reenie knew why, the communications were down and a shield had
gone up around the world to stop incoming and outgoing shuttles to the Moon and other
planets. When the battle had first begun Reenie had felt no worries. She had her scouts
with her and Helios was constantly at her side She smiled and let her mind wander back
for a few precious seconds to that time about four weeks ago. She had been eight months
pregnant and with her belly so swollen she had a hard time getting around. Her mother
and her court had just left for the moon promising to come back before the child's birth.
Helios never left her side and waited on her hand and foot, Peru chastised him for being
such a ninny even though that had made him angry. No man likes to be referred to as a
ninny. All had been going well and it was the day after Reenies last schedualed official
meeting between the nations of Earth that it had happened. They came in waves and
waves but they just hovered there in the sky. Reenie had felt secure in the knowledge that
she had her scouts and the crystal and no one let on how serious the situation had become.
Secretly the ships had been dumping what seemed to be toxic wastes of some sort on the
grounds and With he wastes followed youmas When she sent her court out to make the
citizens stay indoors they had one by one been poisoned . Their bodies laying the streets
no one stooping in their blind fear to help them to the Palace. Reenie had transported them
back here herself and laid them out on slabs of crystal to heal. Helios himself went out to
the streets and herded the city into the safety of the palace walls. It was only after he had
the last adult in that he noticed a small girl crying in the street about a half a mile away.
Apparently her mother and father had left her there so that they could run faster. Helios
had remembered about his own daughter who was soon to be there and run to help her.
Youmas swarmed the city but that hadn't stooped him. Reenie had watched unable to go
out and help because of her pregnancy. Helios scooped up the girl and ran with all of his
might to the palace doors. Reenie had thought that all would be fine until he was struck.
She screamed and cried out his name, but it was too late. he flung the girl towards Reenie
and numbly she had caught her before he was swallowed by the Youmas. He had fought
well and bravely but one against millions was not good odds . he lost in the end and
turning to his wife he had mouthed the words "I Love You" Before closing his eyes and
falling. "NNNNOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" Reenie dropped the child on the floor and ran
towards her husband. She had almost past the safety of the walls when she remembered
the life within her and stopped. She knew she couldn't leave him, but she couldn't
endanger her baby either. She finally knew how Serena had felt when she had repeatedly
risked herself to save Reenie as a child. A mothers love and sacrifice to keep her child
safe. Torn though she was Reenie had stayed inside the walls. And calling on the crystal
she had lifted Helios into the air and transported him to the room with her other friends.
She then sealed off the palace with the Silver Crystal and placed an invisible shield around
it. Much like her mother had so long ago. Belatedly seeing the crying girl to her thankful
parents, oh Reenie could have hit them. she went to kneel and pray besides her friends and
husband. She stayed there until she felt the first pangs of labor. Then finally coming to her
senses she waddled as fast as she could to he communications room. Her hopes were
destroyed when she could not raise her mother or any of the scouts on the screen. It was
then that she went to her room and prepared to give birth. Maids and servants rushed
everywhere helping in the delivery and at last Serenity Usagi , Grand daughter to the
legendary Sailor Moon and Heir to all the universe was born. Under a full Moon that
shone through the ships and wastes to caress the mother and daughter. The magical bond
between the three, Reenie, Usagi, and the Moon was formed and in that instant, Reenie
fell in love with her daughter. After examining each little finger and toe and finding her
daughter the most breathtaking thing in the whole solar system .Mother and daughter fell
asleep. The very next day Reenie began to plan. Since her scouts were down and her
mother unreachable, Reenie knew that she couldn't keep Usagi here. She would have to
send her away where it was safe. The only place she could think of was the past. Surely
Serena and Darien would keep Usagi just as safe as they had kept her. Picking time period
where she knew they would be together and alone, she had called on Pluto. Once Pluto
had seen first hand the devastation to the Earth she had agreed to the Idea. Only two days
after arriving the ships had almost killed the Earth. Reenie had no choice but to fight on
her own. Grimly she had sent her lilac haired baby into the past. And that was where she
was now. Trying to decide what to do, and wondering where her precious Usagi was now.
And how Serena and Darien would react to this little surprise.
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So You like? I hope so, i am having so much fun writing it! Anyway my other self, the more controled one, is telling me not
to give it to you all at once. I will not be posting another chapter unless you all tell me if i should. This way i will know
if it is really liked. So please read and review if you like
love to you all
Crystal Wing