*~*The Life Of A Princess*~*
©2000-2004 by Stacey Padjune (Serena CrystalMoon)
Chapter 5
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Inside a large house in the middle of a big city, two women argued heatedly. One of pale tan skin flipped her dark ebony locks over her shoulder as she glared at the slightly tanner woman in front of her with golden hair. "I'm not doing your laundry, you've got hands...do it your self!" Reinah, the fair skinned woman bellowed at the blonde haired queen of Venus. {The nerve of that woman! Ordering me to do her laundry!}
"But I've never done my own laundry! Plus it'll mess up my nails!" Lohvia whined as she showed off her metallic orange manicure.
"If you don't do your own laundry, I'll ruin your nails!" Reinah huffed as she turned on her heel and stalked out of the room.
Serenity watched the queen of Mars walk into the room, her face contorted in anger and her fists clenched tight. It was no wonder where her daughter got her temper! The elegant queen of the moon walked over to her fellow royal, running a hand soothingly over her back. "Ssshh...it's okay dear. She didn't mean to be so bossy. She's not used to doing her own house work, none of us are dear. We're all on edge...this is quite a different life style than what we're used to, but don't worry...everything will work out all right!" She smiled lovingly at her friend.
Reinah's anger melted away as she smiled back at Serenity. "You're right, I guess I'll have to learn to be patient and control my anger better." she said lightly as she smiled once more and walked away.
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Jupiter stood in the doorway of a smokey bar. Light had just flashed through the place and caught her attention. The brunette's eyes landed on the closed wooden back-door. All things were now oblivious to her as her mind reeled. Had she not but a moment ago seen a glimpse of silverish-golden hair disappear though that door. It was there for a split-second she thought, had she been hallucinating?
"Makoto? Makoto?" Jupiter heard her fake name being called faintly, "Hello! Makoto, snap out of it!" Mercury called to her friend, laying a hand on her shoulder, snapping her from her thoughts.
Jupiter whipped her head around to face Mercury then sprinted through the crowded bar to the back-door. Throwing the heavy wooden door open, Jupiter was bathed in sunlight as she stepped out side. "Serenity! Serenity!" She called out at the top of her lungs, but was meant with nothing but the quick settling dust of the recently upset dirt road. Jupiter stormed back inside, they had just missed her! Walking back to her friends, she noticed they were not alone. Standing together in the middle of the bar was Mercury, Mars, Venus, Zoicite, Jadeite, Nephrite and Kunzite. They were looking at her questioningly, and she was now questioning herself! Veering off to the left instead of going to her friends, Jupiter stood at the bar. "Hey!" she called out loudly to the waitress girl,
"Yeah?" the girl asked as she turned to the princess of Jupiter.
"I'm Makoto," Jupiter replied hurriedly as she grabbed the girls arm, "and I need to know if you've seen anyone in here recently with long silvery-gold hair, cerulean blue eyes and a petite frame?"
"Yeah there was a girl in here just like that a minute ago but she left with her friend in quite a hurry, didn't even wait for their food."
"Friend?"
"Yeah, a tall well built man, with jet-black hair and dark cobalt blue eyes. They arrived here together and left in quite a hurry!"
{ENDYMION!} Jupiter screamed silently. "Th-th-thanks." she stammered to the girl as she returned back to her friends.
"What's going on Makoto?" Mercury asked worriedly as she looked into the eyes of her friend.
"S-s-serenity..." Jupiter stuttered as she looked into the waiting faces of her friends.
"Serenity? What about Serenity?!" Venus cried out, worried that something had happened to her friend.
"She's with Endymion. They just left here when we showed up. We spooked Serenity!" Jupiter told her companions.
All sixteen eyes met as the princess's senshi and the prince's generals looked at eachother. The prince and princess were together! Led by Jupiter, the search party bolted to the back door and out into the sunshine, hot on the trail of their prince and princess.
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Serenity sat on Storm with Endymion in the portal gates to Earth, she could hear a slight hum as multi-colored lights began to swirl around them. A slight warmth grew inside her as the lights swirled faster. Each color of the rainbow flashed brilliantly around them, the warmth growing abundantly. Serenity glimpsed her four friends through the mass of colors swirling around her, they were with four men, the ones who messed with her that one day...that seemed so long ago...
Endymion's eyes grew wide. {There they are. My royal guard...but who are they with?} They stood with four strange women...all looking straight at him and Serenity. He felt the transport portal begin to send them to Earth, he sighed in union with Serenity as they were transported away.
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The pursuers of Serenity and Endymion stared at the pair inside the transport portal. "Serenity!" the senshi yelled in unison with the generals as they shouted for their prince but it was too late, within a moment they were gone. The group quickly rode through town to the portal. Squeezing into the portal, each upon a horse, the eight called upon their powers and willed the portal to send them after Serenity and Endymion. They felt a warmth grow in them as colors swirled around them, sending them to Earth.
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Back at the large house of the planetary royals, all watched through Queen Setsuna's garnet orb as another city was destroyed by Beryl.
The wicked Queen's form floated in a blackish-purple bubble over the ruin's of a building, laughing menacingly as she watched the terror stricken occupants of the city running for there lives. She raised her arms slowly above her head, the tattered sleeves of her purple dress blowing in the wind as energy began to form between her hands. The energy formed into the shape of a large pulsating black sphere, the queen laughed as she flung the energy ball at a group of people trying to escape. "I don't think so!" she cackled as the energy ball hit the people, causing them to fall to the ground writhing in pain and screaming hysterically for help.
"Having fun?" a voice called out to her from thin air followed by laughing as Queen Emerald appeared beside Beryl in a large bright green bubble. The Earth Queen looked to Beryl, her long green hair flowing down her back, her face wearing a smirk. She was now garbed in different clothing, a long dark green dress with tattered ends and a plunging neckline with a large black crystal tied around her neck. She watched Beryl's victims gasping for air on the ground, "Nice piece of work." She stated, "But let me show you how it's done." Emerald raised her arms above her head as Beryl had done, forming a large throbbing green energy ball. She laughed as she released the ball, upon leaving her hands the ball separated into tiny piece's attacked every running Terran in sight, causing them to convulse painfully and fall to the ground.
Beryl looked to her new partner in crime, "Not bad."
Diamond gasped as he looked into the evil eyes of his wife inside the garnet orb. "Emerald!" he screamed out heavily, his heart breaking. He watched the image of his wife laughing along side Beryl slowly fade out from the garnet orb of Setsuna. "She will not get away with this. Mark my words, Beryl WILL die!" Diamond said coldly as he turned and left the room.
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Serenity and Endymion rode off the travel platform slowly into a busy town on Earth. Serenity sighed happily. {No way they'll find me here!} she thought triumphantly as she looked into the mass of people milling about.
Endymion looked on at his fellow Terran's in front of him, {I hope they don't notice who I am.} he thought silently as he and Serenity rode through the town.
"Oh Mamoru! It's amazing here!" Serenity exclaimed as she looked around the town at the scenery and the people.
"Yeah..." he replied as his eyes darted around worriedly. They landed on the platform of the travel port. He gasped. Kunzite, Jadeite, Nephrite and Zoicite stood there with those four women he had seen them with on the moon.
Serenity turned to see what had caught Endymion's attention. She gasped. There, standing on the platform were her four best friends with the four strange men from the moon. She froze, fear gripping her. They had found her. She had to get away! She sighed happily as Storm raced through the crowd of people. Thunder boomed loudly as lightning lit up the sky. She knew, Jupiter was angry!
"Where are we going Mamoru?" Serenity asked worriedly as she looked behind her to see if they were being followed.
"A secret place I like to go to...You'll love it." He told her as he led them to a place he used to escape to. He laughed, not even his guards knew of this place!
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"Where could they have gone?" Kunzite barked out irritably as he and the others searched for Serenity and Endymion.
"It's like the vanished." Venus sighed
"We're getting no where!" Rei declared
They had been searching for what seemed like forever with absolutely no luck.
"Well they have to be here somewhere! Come on!" replied Zoicite as he led them off to continue their search.
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Queen Litanna of Jupiter stood in an aesthetic wooded clearing, picking flowers for their new home. Each flower that her finger tips touched blossomed beautifully. She had an affinity for nature and could never stay away too long. She was quite surprised when her senses led her to this clearing. "It's so beautiful!" she sighed happily. Singing quietly to herself she continued using her powers to make the flowers blossom. Hearing a strange sound, she turned around seeing a horse arrive baring a lovely couple. They kissed happily, enraptured in each other and the beautiful scenery. As they moved closer to her, Litanna recognized who they were. She gasped. Serenity and Prince Endymion!
They heard someone gasp and broke apart. Looking down they were met with the sight of the queen of Jupiter standing in front of them. {Queen Litanna! What's she doing here? Oh please let her not recognize me!} Endymion thought frantically
"Litanna!" Serenity gasped in surprise as she stared at the woman in front of her.
{Was she taught no manners? Did Usagi realize she just greeted the queen of Jupiter with such informality? What could Queen Litanna do?!} Endymion thought as he looked to his companion then to the Queen. He had to do something! He quickly spoke up, "Queen Litanna, please forgive Usagi...she...she..."
Litanna arched a brow and looked at Serenity then Endymion. She held her hand up gracefully to silence Endymion. "That is alright Prince Endmyion..." she replied. Endymion grimaced and Serenity gasped.
"P-p-prince? E-Endymion? Of EARTH!?" Serenity stammered.
Endymion opened his mouth, ready to explain himself but was cut off by Litanna. "Why Serenity, you did not know?" She giggled... "Well I guess that would be understandable seeing as how the two of you haven't met before...and where have the two of you been?!"
Now it was Endymion's time to gasp as Serenity winced. "S-s-serenity?! As i-in Princess...of the M-MOON!?" he stammered.
"Finally!" a voice said sarcastically as a midnight blue cat jumped from Serenity's back-pack to her shoulder.
"Not now Luna..." Serenity answered as she looked into the face of Endymion.
Litanna stood looking at the two, "Oh dear, wait a minute... neither of you knew...?" she asked surprised, "I think it's time we had a talk...come along..." She said as she led the Prince and Princess away from the clearing.
Serenity walked with Luna perched on her shoulder alongside Litanna with Endymion and Storm following from behind.
This was going to be a long night...
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Authors Note: Well there ya have it! I slaved away on my computer non-stop for two days typing up the outline for this chapter then the actual chapter itself. I hope you guys liked it and I'm sorry for any mistakes. Review please!
3-20-04
~Serena CrystalMoon
©2000-2004 by Stacey Padjune (Serena CrystalMoon)
Chapter 5
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Inside a large house in the middle of a big city, two women argued heatedly. One of pale tan skin flipped her dark ebony locks over her shoulder as she glared at the slightly tanner woman in front of her with golden hair. "I'm not doing your laundry, you've got hands...do it your self!" Reinah, the fair skinned woman bellowed at the blonde haired queen of Venus. {The nerve of that woman! Ordering me to do her laundry!}
"But I've never done my own laundry! Plus it'll mess up my nails!" Lohvia whined as she showed off her metallic orange manicure.
"If you don't do your own laundry, I'll ruin your nails!" Reinah huffed as she turned on her heel and stalked out of the room.
Serenity watched the queen of Mars walk into the room, her face contorted in anger and her fists clenched tight. It was no wonder where her daughter got her temper! The elegant queen of the moon walked over to her fellow royal, running a hand soothingly over her back. "Ssshh...it's okay dear. She didn't mean to be so bossy. She's not used to doing her own house work, none of us are dear. We're all on edge...this is quite a different life style than what we're used to, but don't worry...everything will work out all right!" She smiled lovingly at her friend.
Reinah's anger melted away as she smiled back at Serenity. "You're right, I guess I'll have to learn to be patient and control my anger better." she said lightly as she smiled once more and walked away.
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Jupiter stood in the doorway of a smokey bar. Light had just flashed through the place and caught her attention. The brunette's eyes landed on the closed wooden back-door. All things were now oblivious to her as her mind reeled. Had she not but a moment ago seen a glimpse of silverish-golden hair disappear though that door. It was there for a split-second she thought, had she been hallucinating?
"Makoto? Makoto?" Jupiter heard her fake name being called faintly, "Hello! Makoto, snap out of it!" Mercury called to her friend, laying a hand on her shoulder, snapping her from her thoughts.
Jupiter whipped her head around to face Mercury then sprinted through the crowded bar to the back-door. Throwing the heavy wooden door open, Jupiter was bathed in sunlight as she stepped out side. "Serenity! Serenity!" She called out at the top of her lungs, but was meant with nothing but the quick settling dust of the recently upset dirt road. Jupiter stormed back inside, they had just missed her! Walking back to her friends, she noticed they were not alone. Standing together in the middle of the bar was Mercury, Mars, Venus, Zoicite, Jadeite, Nephrite and Kunzite. They were looking at her questioningly, and she was now questioning herself! Veering off to the left instead of going to her friends, Jupiter stood at the bar. "Hey!" she called out loudly to the waitress girl,
"Yeah?" the girl asked as she turned to the princess of Jupiter.
"I'm Makoto," Jupiter replied hurriedly as she grabbed the girls arm, "and I need to know if you've seen anyone in here recently with long silvery-gold hair, cerulean blue eyes and a petite frame?"
"Yeah there was a girl in here just like that a minute ago but she left with her friend in quite a hurry, didn't even wait for their food."
"Friend?"
"Yeah, a tall well built man, with jet-black hair and dark cobalt blue eyes. They arrived here together and left in quite a hurry!"
{ENDYMION!} Jupiter screamed silently. "Th-th-thanks." she stammered to the girl as she returned back to her friends.
"What's going on Makoto?" Mercury asked worriedly as she looked into the eyes of her friend.
"S-s-serenity..." Jupiter stuttered as she looked into the waiting faces of her friends.
"Serenity? What about Serenity?!" Venus cried out, worried that something had happened to her friend.
"She's with Endymion. They just left here when we showed up. We spooked Serenity!" Jupiter told her companions.
All sixteen eyes met as the princess's senshi and the prince's generals looked at eachother. The prince and princess were together! Led by Jupiter, the search party bolted to the back door and out into the sunshine, hot on the trail of their prince and princess.
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Serenity sat on Storm with Endymion in the portal gates to Earth, she could hear a slight hum as multi-colored lights began to swirl around them. A slight warmth grew inside her as the lights swirled faster. Each color of the rainbow flashed brilliantly around them, the warmth growing abundantly. Serenity glimpsed her four friends through the mass of colors swirling around her, they were with four men, the ones who messed with her that one day...that seemed so long ago...
Endymion's eyes grew wide. {There they are. My royal guard...but who are they with?} They stood with four strange women...all looking straight at him and Serenity. He felt the transport portal begin to send them to Earth, he sighed in union with Serenity as they were transported away.
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The pursuers of Serenity and Endymion stared at the pair inside the transport portal. "Serenity!" the senshi yelled in unison with the generals as they shouted for their prince but it was too late, within a moment they were gone. The group quickly rode through town to the portal. Squeezing into the portal, each upon a horse, the eight called upon their powers and willed the portal to send them after Serenity and Endymion. They felt a warmth grow in them as colors swirled around them, sending them to Earth.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Back at the large house of the planetary royals, all watched through Queen Setsuna's garnet orb as another city was destroyed by Beryl.
The wicked Queen's form floated in a blackish-purple bubble over the ruin's of a building, laughing menacingly as she watched the terror stricken occupants of the city running for there lives. She raised her arms slowly above her head, the tattered sleeves of her purple dress blowing in the wind as energy began to form between her hands. The energy formed into the shape of a large pulsating black sphere, the queen laughed as she flung the energy ball at a group of people trying to escape. "I don't think so!" she cackled as the energy ball hit the people, causing them to fall to the ground writhing in pain and screaming hysterically for help.
"Having fun?" a voice called out to her from thin air followed by laughing as Queen Emerald appeared beside Beryl in a large bright green bubble. The Earth Queen looked to Beryl, her long green hair flowing down her back, her face wearing a smirk. She was now garbed in different clothing, a long dark green dress with tattered ends and a plunging neckline with a large black crystal tied around her neck. She watched Beryl's victims gasping for air on the ground, "Nice piece of work." She stated, "But let me show you how it's done." Emerald raised her arms above her head as Beryl had done, forming a large throbbing green energy ball. She laughed as she released the ball, upon leaving her hands the ball separated into tiny piece's attacked every running Terran in sight, causing them to convulse painfully and fall to the ground.
Beryl looked to her new partner in crime, "Not bad."
Diamond gasped as he looked into the evil eyes of his wife inside the garnet orb. "Emerald!" he screamed out heavily, his heart breaking. He watched the image of his wife laughing along side Beryl slowly fade out from the garnet orb of Setsuna. "She will not get away with this. Mark my words, Beryl WILL die!" Diamond said coldly as he turned and left the room.
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Serenity and Endymion rode off the travel platform slowly into a busy town on Earth. Serenity sighed happily. {No way they'll find me here!} she thought triumphantly as she looked into the mass of people milling about.
Endymion looked on at his fellow Terran's in front of him, {I hope they don't notice who I am.} he thought silently as he and Serenity rode through the town.
"Oh Mamoru! It's amazing here!" Serenity exclaimed as she looked around the town at the scenery and the people.
"Yeah..." he replied as his eyes darted around worriedly. They landed on the platform of the travel port. He gasped. Kunzite, Jadeite, Nephrite and Zoicite stood there with those four women he had seen them with on the moon.
Serenity turned to see what had caught Endymion's attention. She gasped. There, standing on the platform were her four best friends with the four strange men from the moon. She froze, fear gripping her. They had found her. She had to get away! She sighed happily as Storm raced through the crowd of people. Thunder boomed loudly as lightning lit up the sky. She knew, Jupiter was angry!
"Where are we going Mamoru?" Serenity asked worriedly as she looked behind her to see if they were being followed.
"A secret place I like to go to...You'll love it." He told her as he led them to a place he used to escape to. He laughed, not even his guards knew of this place!
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"Where could they have gone?" Kunzite barked out irritably as he and the others searched for Serenity and Endymion.
"It's like the vanished." Venus sighed
"We're getting no where!" Rei declared
They had been searching for what seemed like forever with absolutely no luck.
"Well they have to be here somewhere! Come on!" replied Zoicite as he led them off to continue their search.
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Queen Litanna of Jupiter stood in an aesthetic wooded clearing, picking flowers for their new home. Each flower that her finger tips touched blossomed beautifully. She had an affinity for nature and could never stay away too long. She was quite surprised when her senses led her to this clearing. "It's so beautiful!" she sighed happily. Singing quietly to herself she continued using her powers to make the flowers blossom. Hearing a strange sound, she turned around seeing a horse arrive baring a lovely couple. They kissed happily, enraptured in each other and the beautiful scenery. As they moved closer to her, Litanna recognized who they were. She gasped. Serenity and Prince Endymion!
They heard someone gasp and broke apart. Looking down they were met with the sight of the queen of Jupiter standing in front of them. {Queen Litanna! What's she doing here? Oh please let her not recognize me!} Endymion thought frantically
"Litanna!" Serenity gasped in surprise as she stared at the woman in front of her.
{Was she taught no manners? Did Usagi realize she just greeted the queen of Jupiter with such informality? What could Queen Litanna do?!} Endymion thought as he looked to his companion then to the Queen. He had to do something! He quickly spoke up, "Queen Litanna, please forgive Usagi...she...she..."
Litanna arched a brow and looked at Serenity then Endymion. She held her hand up gracefully to silence Endymion. "That is alright Prince Endmyion..." she replied. Endymion grimaced and Serenity gasped.
"P-p-prince? E-Endymion? Of EARTH!?" Serenity stammered.
Endymion opened his mouth, ready to explain himself but was cut off by Litanna. "Why Serenity, you did not know?" She giggled... "Well I guess that would be understandable seeing as how the two of you haven't met before...and where have the two of you been?!"
Now it was Endymion's time to gasp as Serenity winced. "S-s-serenity?! As i-in Princess...of the M-MOON!?" he stammered.
"Finally!" a voice said sarcastically as a midnight blue cat jumped from Serenity's back-pack to her shoulder.
"Not now Luna..." Serenity answered as she looked into the face of Endymion.
Litanna stood looking at the two, "Oh dear, wait a minute... neither of you knew...?" she asked surprised, "I think it's time we had a talk...come along..." She said as she led the Prince and Princess away from the clearing.
Serenity walked with Luna perched on her shoulder alongside Litanna with Endymion and Storm following from behind.
This was going to be a long night...
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Authors Note: Well there ya have it! I slaved away on my computer non-stop for two days typing up the outline for this chapter then the actual chapter itself. I hope you guys liked it and I'm sorry for any mistakes. Review please!
3-20-04
~Serena CrystalMoon