The Awakening of Crystal Tokyo
This is going to start off with a flashback and that is why it's italicized. When it's not italicized any longer it's back in present day :-) Thank you shadow for telling me Prince Endymion's father's name.
Chapter 4
In the Beginning...
"King Arcturus," his messenger said. "Queen Beryl is on her way, the earth stands ready to fight."
"We will need all the help we can get, send a message to the kingdoms of the Moon, Sun, North Star, Comet, and Asteroid. Surely, the ones that give off such light will help us conquer the evil that plagues this galaxy."
"The Moon Kingdom already waits to fight their own battle against Beryl; Queen Serenity sends her best wishes."
"Serenity's court must have assembled also... Well, send messages just to the rest; I await their response."
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"Roiyaru-kun, you are my best warrior, you know that we are all about to engage in the battle of the galaxy."
"Yes my lord, I do and I am ready to lead our army in fighting for the North Star."
"I want and need you to go to the Earth and fight on their behalf." The king replied.
"You want me to go as mercenary, my king? What about here and what about my home?" Roiyaru asked.
"We will hold our own here, but who shall we shine for if the earth is destroyed? We surely cannot shine for ourselves. You will do well for them."
"Yes sir, I will go." He gave the last bow he'd ever give him and left his presence.
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In the presence of King Arcturus, the four warriors bowed. "Along with our Sister Moon, light has been cast down to our planet with such radiance and wonder by the North Star, Sun, Comets, and Asteroids." The king began. "Now, they stand with us to fight."
The four men stood in front of the King and Prince of the Earth.
"I am Roiyaru, sent by your Cousin Hoshi, the King of the North Star. I, my king, will make sure that the earth will win to see the reflection of the North Star once more." The blonde-haired male with his hair tied back in a ponytail said in his knightly attire.
"Let it be done." Roiyaru replied.
"I am Kasai, sent by your Cousin Haley, Guardian and Queen of the Comets." The tall, chestnut-brown haired man stated. "It will be my honor to defend the earth so it may share in the experience of the comets once more."
"Then let it be done," King Arcturus ordered.
"I am Zachary, sent by your Cousin Chiron, Guardian and Queen of the Asteroids." The man equal to Roiyaru's height but with blue hair stated. "I am here to fight for the well-being of the earth so that the belts of asteroids may stream the skies once more."
"Then let it be done." King Arcturus said again.
"And I am Tomoshibi, sent by Helios, King of the Sun." The nervous lad said.
"He himself could not come?" the king asked.
"He is protecting the dreams and the wellbeing of the sun, so that the sun may give its warmth once more to earth." The lad replied, obviously the youngest of the four.
"The power of the Pegasus would have done us well, but no matter, let it be done!" King Arcturus stated. "Earth, here are your Generals, obey them as if you were obeying me."
"Father," Prince Endymion began. "I would like to fight also."
"No, my son; I cannot allow it, and your late mother would have never stood for it."
"Father, I understand you are keeping me from the Moon Kingdom, but from fighting for home?"
"I have heard enough! You will live to taste the throne my son and never to taste the bitterness we know as war. It is time, men!"
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As the troops of the earth assembled on the battleground, from space came the forces of the Negaverse. "People of earth, bow down before your new queen!" Queen Beryl cackled.
"Never Beryl; we never did before and we never will in the future!" King Arcturus yelled as the forces of the Negaverse landed.
"For the earth!" Roiyaru yelled as the troops echoed him. Roiyaru turned and saw one man raising his sword. "Prince Endymion; what are you doing?" he said looking at Earth's prince.
"Fighting for my kingdom!" he said.
"Prince Endymion, if your father catches you!"
"Come now, Roiyaru-kun; if I cannot fight for the one I love, I must fight for the place I love." He replied with a smile.
"Do you mean you and the Moon Princess? Wow, that's just enough to kill me" Roiyaru yelled as the Negaverse minions found their way towards them.
"If the Negaverse does not do it first, here they come, Roiyaru!"
And the battle began. Roiyaru stood with Tomoshibi and fought with him. The music of weapons hitting each other rang in Roiyaru's ear. He realized everyone's own unique weapon of choice. He, the prince, and the king used swords. Tomoshibi used daggers and knives with which he threw with perfect accuracy. Kasai used his shield as his weapon, blocking and slicing through the opposition with the shield's razor sharp sides. He could even throw it like a discus and it would return to him just in time to face more opposition. Zachary used a whip and with the right maneuver, it stabbed and pierced the enemies from the Negaverse. Roiyaru's courage built itself as he surveyed the men that fought with him.
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The battle raged on and many of earth's troops were slain but an almost even amount of Negaverse forces fell with them. As King Arcturus fought for his planet, Queen Beryl took to his ingenuity and wished to smite him. Ironically when she looked at his son she lusted after him. As she waited for the most perfect opportunity, a bolt of black lightning was sent King Arcturus's way but he was ready and hit the lightning away with his sword.
"It will take more than that, Beryl!" King Arcturus yelled. From behind a Negaverse minion stabbed King Arcturus in the back.
"And down falls the king!" Beryl cackled as King Arcturus took a knee.
"Father!" Prince Endymion yelled.
"Endymion?" the king questioned as his son ran to his aid. "What are you doing here?"
"Fighting, father," Prince Endymion said unhappily. As Roiyaru vanquished a Negaverse minion he ran to the king's aid along with Kasai, Tomoshibi, and Zachary.
"Generals protect... the king." King Arcturus said with his last breath.
"Father, no!" Prince Endymion shouted.
"Your king is dead; the battle is over, the earth is to be conquered. The only thing left is to join me!" Beryl laughed again.
"Prince Endymion," Kasai said. "Go..."
"I cannot leave you all here!"
"Leave now; run away to somewhere that is safe!" Zachary advised.
"There is no where safe Prince Endymion!" Queen Beryl yelled.
"Run, perhaps to the Moon Kingdom?" Roiyaru whispered. Endymion's eyes contracted. It was the only thing left for him to do... run to his beloved. So he closed his father's eyelids and ran.
"You will be honored for what you have done for me!" Prince Endymion said running away.
"I'll get him; don't worry; what I want I always get." Queen Beryl said. "Planet earth, you now have nothing to fight for, your king is dead and your prince has proven a coward; you all might as well fight for me!"
"Never!" yelled earth's four generals.
"And what of you, soldiers of earth, or shall your fate resemble that of these fools and their kingdoms?"
"What do you mean?" Tomoshibi asked the witch.
"As we speak, my generals are conquering your puny, insignificant homes and putting the mark of the Negaverse on them!"
"You're a liar!" Tomoshibi yelled in angst.
"Don't worry, it isn't like you'll be going back home, you twit! Now, Earth, whom shall you work for?"
"We will serve Beryl! Do not kill us!" yelled earth's soldiers.
"Cowards!" Zachary yelled. As soon as the soldiers gave permission, the powers of the Negaverse entered them and drained their energy until they were simplified to mindless drones ready to do Beryl's bidding.
"Now attack!" Beryl yelled.
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The four mercenaries stood back to back taking on the soldiers that had been fighting with them just fifteen minutes ago.
"We must finish them!" Zachary yelled.
"How can we, there are still so many?" Roiyaru asked.
"We must put our power together." Kasai suggested.
"Let us hurry," Roiyaru told them. "We are tiring quickly... For earth!"
"For earth!" the other three yelled and soon only a few of Beryl's new Negaverse drones stood.
"This shall finish easy." Kasai said breathing uneasily. He went to attack another drone but in front of him appeared a man with long, flowing brown hair. "Comet Shield!" he invoked but the power of his force was not enough to stop the evil man. He broke Kasai's shield into pieces and with a blast of negative energy, blasted him backwards where he went into cardiac arrest and died.
"Good job, Nephrite; back so soon?" Queen Beryl asked.
"I am here to serve you my queen."
"As are we," three blondes added.
"Finish them off, the battle tires me; I will seek you on the Moon." Queen Beryl instructed and she vanished.
"The vengeance of the asteroids will sting you like leather of this whip!" Zachary shouted at Zoicite. Whipping the male across the face would be his last hit against evil. Zoicite felt the mark on his left cheek and became angry. He formulated a crystal and struck the blue-haired mercenary from the Asteroids and he died, unable to strike back.
"You'll pay for this!" Roiyaru yelled.
"You must be the honorable warrior of the North Star." Kunzite smiled. "I will have fun crushing you to the stardust I made of your king!"
"You're about to wish you never said that." Roiyaru yelled. As Roiyaru ran towards Kunzite, Tomoshibi pulled out four knives and threw them at the Negaverse generals. Nephrite, Jadeite, and Zoicite were unexpectedly hit but Kunzite was lucky. As Roiyaru rushed towards Kunzite, the platinum blonde jumped over his head and stood in front of Tomoshibi.
"You hit my Zoicite." Kunzite said agitatedly until he broke into a smile. He lifted the boy off his feet by his neck. "It's a pity such talent and beauty was wasted on you." Kunzite took out his sword and pushed deeply into Tomoshibi's abdomen.
"Tomoshibi!" Roiyaru cried running towards the falling mercenary. Kunzite took a step back, with his bloodied sword in hand and watched Roiyaru take the boy up in his arms. "Stay strong, Tomoshibi, stay strong."
"Strength is nothing; death shall be your gain if you do not join Beryl now!" Kunzite yelled.
Roiyaru shook his head trying to stop his emotion from influence his ability to fight. Roiyaru brought out his sword once more and fought the General of the Negaverse and obtained the upper hand. The slightest bit of optimism sparked in him but it was crushed when he found out Kunzite was merely playing with him. The fight between the two blondes became fierce until from the corner of his eye Kunzite spotted Zoicite. Zoicite flung the knife that was thrown at him and it hit Roiyaru in the back. The blonde mercenary yelped in pain not knowing what had entered his back. He turned and saw Zoicite with an evil smile on his face.
As Roiyaru turned back to Kunzite, Kunzite pushed the knife deeper into the man's back, but screams did not escape his lips. As Roiyaru inhaled after exhaling the breath of pain, Kunzite stabbed him with the sword he had stabbed Tomoshibi with.
"You are a beautiful sight when blood is running down your lips," Kunzite whispered in the ear of the blonde warrior. "I could save you; I can see you and I having a lot of fun together... I have a thing for blondes." Kunzite saw the defeat in the blue eyes of his adversary. Roiyaru's anger and pride swelled up within him and he spat blood upon Kunzite's face. Kunzite was shocked. "Get off my sword." The platinum blonde ordered. With a force of dark energy, Kunzite blasted Roiyaru back a few feet away from Tomoshibi and he laid there unmoving.
"Get up you two," Zoicite ordered. Nephrite and Jadeite stood unaffected and laughed at the four fallen generals.
"It is time to conquer the Moon Kingdom!" Kunzite announced. The four Negaverse generals nodded at each other and disappeared.
Roiyaru crawled his way towards Tomoshibi and put his arm around him. Tomoshibi was in shock, he was shaking yet his body was tense. His eyes constricted and his hands were in the bloodied soil of the earth. Roiyaru faked a smile and asked, "Are you afraid to die, Tomoshibi-kun?" Roiyaru watched as the boy slowly nodded. "There is no need to be. Death only comes to the evil and the cowards; you will not die. Just think upon the stars and let them guide you to your resting place, my friend."
Roiyaru waited for death to take over his young friend's face. "Now sleep, Tomoshibi – tomorrow you will find yourself in a place where death cannot find you." Roiyaru smiled. He did not know if his young friend could hear him, for he gave no response. Tomoshibi took a deep breath and died. At the sight of the boy's death; Roiyaru couldn't find the strength for emotions. "Prince Endymion!" he thought to himself. "I pray you have run far! Sister Moon, please protect him! Kasai-kun, Zachary-kun, and Tomoshibi... I'm coming to meet you." Death was taking him over. He was no longer conscious, yet with his last thought, he wished that he'd have another chance to protect the Earth... to return it to peace; true peace.
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As Queen Serenity surveyed what happened to the galaxy, to the Moon Kingdom, and to her daughter, she lifted her Moon Wand and Roiyaru's wish would be granted...
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Usagi ran to Rei's shrine where she knew she'd find her friends. After minutes passing by of having to catch her breath, she finally explained it to them.
"He had to leave." Usagi ended the explanation. The Inner Senshi were then joined by the cats Luna and Artemis.
"Repeat what he said, Usagi; why are they here?" Minako asked.
"He said something about the New Era and that they were awakened for that purpose and that purpose only. We were right when they said they must represent something. The one we met represents the North Star, the other one at the wedding represents the Sun, and the other two that chased me represent the Comets and the Asteroids."
"You were chased, Usagi?" Makoto asked obsessively.
"Long story," she replied blushing. "They are here to awaken some New Era."
"What era could that be?" Ami asked Luna.
"This New Era," Luna pondered. "Artemis, do you think they could mean the Era of Peace?"
"You mean the one that can only be awakened by the eternal-power of the Senshi?" Artemis asked.
"Yes! It is coming back to me now!" Luna said excitedly. "The Era of Peace is the legendary age when evil is defeated and peace is returned to that of the Silver Millennium."
"Supposedly, the Silver Crystal overcomes the darkness of the world and then it is Sailor Eternal Power that awakens the peace and it reigns!"
"Shouldn't have been awakened already then, Artemis?" Minako asked. "Galaxia said it herself, she was looking for starseeds that shined forever and only Senshi have it. Sailor Moon defeated the evil Chaos and all of the starseeds have returned."
"But Mina, there are still phages spontaneously popping up, maybe we haven't awakened the time yet." Ami suggested.
"Even if we haven't awakened it, why do we need a couple of guys in tuxedoes to help us?" Makoto asked. "Tuxedo Kamen is the prince of the Earth, so he is its guardian. As far as I know, no one can live on the North Star, on a comet, an asteroid, and definitely not in the sun."
"Mako-chan is right." Rei agreed. "How are they guardians of what they say?"
Luna and Artemis pondered until Artemis shot his head up. "Luna!" he exclaimed. "Remember, what Queen Serenity had shared with us before we were all sent to this time on earth?"
"I vaguely remember, Artemis." She admitted.
"Well, not only was there a battle in the Moon Kingdom, but there was a battle for earth!"
"I think I remember Artemis! Do you think they were the Four Legendary Mercenaries for earth?" Luna asked.
"They must be!" Artemis answered excitedly. "We've got to show the Senshi what we mean!"
"Yeah, please do." The Senshi giggled.
"Luna, if you would please do the honors." Artemis insisted.
"Surely... Luna Mind Meld!" Luna invoked and the beam from the crescent moon on her forehead shot into the appearing signs of all of the Senshi. They found themselves on Earth during the battle against Queen Beryl.
"Attack!" Beryl yelled. She seemed to be pointing at the Senshi.
"Girlies," Minako announced. "Let's Transform!"
"With our new powers this should be a cinch!" Makoto proclaimed happily.
"Mercury Crystal Power... Mars Crystal Power... Jupiter Crystal Power... Venus Crystal Power... Moon Eternal... MAKE UP!"
But much to the Senshi's dismay, it didn't work.
"What are we going to do?" Usagi asked as minions of the Negaverse ran towards them.