The Life Of A Princess
©2000-2004 by Stacey Padjune (Serena CrystalMoon)
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or any of it's characters.
Chapter 6
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Queen Emerald of Earth sat upon her throne, a smirk of triumph on her face. A black dress hugged her figure, it's neckline forming a wide V. A wraparound diamond necklace graced her majesty's neck along with a lone black crystal on a leather string which sat in the middle of her chest. The ragged ends of her dress lay on the floor, covering her feet slightly. Her hair sat in a wave of bright green along her back. Laughing cruelly, she turned her gaze upon the servant who made his way into the throne room.
"Another city h-has been decimated, you're hi-highness," the young servant boy stuttered as he addressed the Queen.
"Excellent, soon I will be all powerful!" She laughed, "Beryl's right hand confidante! Ruler of the new Earth! And she, ruler of the galaxy!"
The servant boy shied away slightly, his gaze catching the faint purplish glow emanating from the center of Emerald's black crystal.
"Boy! Where are you going, I did not tell you to leave!" Her voice boomed out threateningly, raising her arm she flung it to the side, causing the servant to lift off the ground and fly across the room, his head slamming off the wall with a resounding crack before his body fell to the floor. Emerald rose from her throne, gliding across the floor she stopped at the fallen body of her servant, a puddle of crimson blood pooled around his head. Lowering her finger slightly into the sticky fluid, she brought the blood-covered finger to her mouth, tasting the tanginess. "Mmm, tastes good," she purred before releasing a beam of concentrated forest green energy at the body of the poor human, causing the body to disintegrate into nothing but a pile of ashes. Waving her hand lightly, a faint breeze flew through the room, carrying the ashy remains of the body out of the open window. "I could get used to this," she chuckled madly, envisioning the possibilities before her.
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{Oh, I'm done for. I can't believe Litanna caught me, mother's going to be furious with me when she sees me... What am I going to do? What am I going to say? What have I gotten myself into? Oh, what am I going to do?!} Serenity mauled over the questions in her mind, too worried to even think of what may happen to her when her mother gets her hands on her. Feeling a slight bit of warmth beside her, Serenity risked a glance sideways, to see the tall body of Mamoru beside her, a mask of indifference set on his face. {No not Mamoru...Endymion, Prince Endymion} Serenity corrected herself. {No wonder he heard Luna that day...he's of noble birth. Planetary Rulers can understand the Moon Guardian's, surely their offspring would have the gift bestowed upon them as well. And as the son of King Diamond, Mamoru, no Endymion would be a party to the group. So... I've been with Endymion all this time? The Prince Of Earth, but why is he here? Why wasn't he at the palace for the ball?}
Queen Litanna led the two royal runaway's silently through the woods and out onto the streets of Earth. Twisting and winding through the various streets, Litanna led then in circles and figure-eights on the way to their mansion, making sure any possible follower would get terribly lost.
After an excruciatingly long walk through the streets of Earth, Serenity found herself, along with Endymion, on the unpopulated outskirts of a town, looking up at a beautiful white mansion. "What are you doing staying here Litanna?" Serenity asked, a confused tone evident in her voice. "Mother!" Serenity gasped, her eyes bugged out even more when she saw her mother sweeping the large wrap-around porch, wearing a pair of faded jean pants and a light red tank top; her silver hair out of it's usual style of odango's and up in a high ponytail with a jean scruncci.
"Mother? Queen Serenity...?" Endymion said in disbelief as he looked at the civilian form of Queen Serenity sweeping the porch
"Keep your voice down Endymion." Litanna said in a low murmur, leading the two young royals up the steps and to the porch.
"Mother...I..." Serenity began, not sure what to say as she looked at her mother.
"Queen Serenity, why are you and Litanna here, and why are you dressed like a Terran?" Endymion asked, addressing the Moon Queen.
"Now is not the time," Queen Serenity told each of them, with a look that meant no exceptions. "Now, in you go," she said lightly, reaching the door knob and walking inside, followed by Serenity, Endymion and Litanna.
Serenity stayed quiet as she followed her Mother through the foyer of the large mansion and into one of the many sitting rooms. Upon entering the room, Serenity's eyes widened and a gasp escaped her. Sitting around the room, in various Terran outfits were the Planetary Royal's of every planet in the Alliance, even Saturn!
"Serenity dear, how are you? Are you okay?" King Diamond asked the stunned princess, receiving a slow nod. "Endymion! Boy, what has gotten into you! You-"
"Now, now, Diamond. It is not the time for such things." Queen Serenity stopped the Earth King before his rant started. "I'm sure our children have perfectly good explanations as to what has gotten into them, but I'm also sure that their highly confused right now as well."
"Y-yes, Queen Serenity, this is all so...strange. What on Earth is going on?"
"Exactly my boy, What on Earth." Queen Serenity said slowly, "I suppose it is time for you two to find out, although I was hoping to tell you all along with your courts. Where are those girls, oh and your generals too? Where have they gotten to?"
"I think we can answer that, You're Majesty." Came the low voice of Princess Ami, who stood in a group with the rest of Serenity's court and Endymion's generals.
And so, great explanation's of how the tracking of the two runaways led the two united groups to the mansion. All sat around listening to the trackers tell their story and when it had all ended Prince Endymion stood up and turned to address the Moon Queen.
"Queen Serenity, I mean no disrespect in questioning you but could you please explain what is going on?" He asked politely, emphasizing his meaning by looking around the mansion at the gathered royal's dressed as civilians.
"Ah yes, I knew this would come soon or later. But I guess I have no choice but to actually say it. Serenity, Endymion, Girls, Generals... Beryl has been attacking this planet, this some of you may know; but recently the attacks have been growing stronger. Beryl is gaining strength and along with her, causing this evil destruction is Emerald, Diamond's wife. Together they have been wreaking havoc on the Terran people. I believe that Beryl's plan is to begin a war with our alliance, which she has already started, and through this war gain hold of the Ginzuishou. Once Beryl becomes all powerful she will rule this galaxy with her evil while Emerald rules the Earth as her right hand confidante."
Serenity gasped at Queen Setsuna's words, looking over to the face of Endymion she saw a mix of hurt and surprise etched over his features.
"I-I..kn-knew she was e-evil...b-but this?" Endymion mumbled, sitting down shakily on an empty arm chair next to him.
Diamond rose from his seat with the King and Queen of Mars and walked across the room, kneeling down next to Endymion. "First and foremost, you are my son," he told him, answering the inquisitive look upon his face and wrapping his strong arms around his son.
"Father!" Endymion replied in surprise, hugging his father back.
Pulling back from his son Diamond held onto Endymion's shoulder's with his hands. "You knew, didn't you boy? You knew she was after power, you knew she was evil, but I was just too blind to see it. I am sorry."
"No, I'm the one who's sorry. I knew what she was after in general, but I didn't think she would join forces with Beryl. I'm sorry for running away from my problems and for not being her when you needed me most."
Serenity watched Endymion address his father, such sincerity in his eyes. She could already sense the wetness growing in her eyes. She looked on at the scene between father and son, startled out of her intense concentration when she felt the touch of hands on her shoulders. Glancing behind her for a moment, Serenity looked at the loving eyes of her mother before turning around to face her. "Mother, I'm sorry too. I have no excuse for running away from my duties. I know that now. Everything was just so...demanding. If I wasn't doing some Princess chore or training for running the entire universe, I was training as a senshi or filling in for you when you were away. I know now...that is what a Princess does. I am a Princess and that is my life."
"No, darling. Like Diamond told Endymion, you are my daughter first!" Queen Serenity told her daughter, tears in her eyes as she flung her arms around in a loving hug. After pulling away, Serenity looked once more into the equally tearstained face of her daughter. "Serenity, you may be a Princess, but you are still a teenager. I have forgotten that. It was not fair of me to put such weight upon your shoulders, in due time you will have to deal with such things, but now now. You should be having fun. I am sorry."
Throwing her arms once more around her mother, Serenity buried her face in her mothers silky hair. "I Love You, Mother."
"And I love you, my Serenity!" the Moon Queen replied before releasing her daughter.
All attention turned to Queen Setsuna as she raised her hand into the air, uttering her henshin phrase before glowing a dark red color. After the glowing faded, she stood there in her Sailor Fuku, Garnet Orb staff in hand. Looking around at the group in front of her, she lifted her staff. The Garnet Orb inside of the heart atop the staff glowing brilliantly and creating a scarlet streak through the air as she brought the staff back down. A resounding crack filtered through the room, the scarlet streak still existed and began to open up, starting at the position closest to the glowing Garnet Orb.
All in the room, except for Sailor Pluto, gaped at the now fully opened scarlet portal that had opened up.
"This," Sailor Pluto told her friends as she gestured to the portal, "is a portal to a time dimension. I created it, so that we could discuss our plans of action and practice out fighting skills without worrying about damage our attacks a cause or getting behind in what is happening here on Earth. In this portal we can use extensive amounts of energy and build up our strength. The more we use our powers the stronger they'll become and the longer we tap into our energy and practice using it, the less chance we have of being overcome by the intense amount of pour energy in us during battle. It would not be good if we tapped too much into out power and it drained us of all our energy. It will teach us our boundaries and help us expand them as much as possible so as not to fall unconscious during battle."
"Could that really happen? I mean, could we really black out if we channeled to much energy?" the Princess of Jupiter asked worriedly, as she and the others followed Sailor Pluto through the portal.
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The night was chilly and quiet at the Palace on the planet of Neptune. When the King and Queen had departed quickly, grouping with the other Royal's on Earth because of an emergency, they had left their daughter in command in their stead. Named after the beautiful planet she lived on like the other female born Princess' of the Alliance, Neptune was at the age brinking adulthood. A graceful Princess, lithe and elegant; ready to rule her planet when the time came. Already she was deeply in love, a secret that had blossomed some years ago with the Princess Uranus at a ball held in the Moon Kingdom. Now, all she could think of was her beloved Uranus. Her fins propelled her through the water of the immense in-ground pool of the palace, restless she closed her eyes as she swam under water; her gorgeous aquamarine hair floating delicately, the cool rush of the water enveloping her body as she swam faster and the great feeling of calmness. She smiled, envisioning pictures of her love. She adored everything about her Uranus, her short blond hair, her long legs, her athleticism, her drive her grace, her laugh, her. Neptune propelled herself faster through the mass of cool water, her fins swishing lightly behind her moving her almost effortlessly.
Oh what a beautiful sight she made. A beautiful mermaid of only seventeen or so years, shoulder length aqua hair and a tail that matched. Her skin, a delectable milky color and her lips a light pearly pink. The Neptunian people were a special breed, blessed by the great God Neptune himself were the Royal line of Neptune and with the great Water God's blessing came the great ability to morph into a mermaid when wanted. The King and Queen of the planet felt alone with their great gift and so together had blessed the people of their planet. Once a year, every Neptunian has the gift to morph into a mermaid or back from one, but whichever they chose they must stay for a year until the next morphing day.
Neptune surfaced gracefully, breathing in the crisp night air. Swimming over to the steps at the front of the pool, she laid down on the bottom most step, closing her eyes she willed her transformation away. Now laying in the pool a human, Neptune opened her eyes once more and rose to her feet, scaling the beautiful marble steps to the changing room.
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Princess Uranus sat upon her racing horse in the meadow behind the Palace of her planet. It was daylight and she could feel the slight warmth of the sun on her as her horse trotted slowly through the grass. She wore the usual riding attire but still looked as handsome as ever. Her sandy blonde short cut hair was ruffled by the wind and her perfectly tanned skin made her appearance nothing less than breathtaking. Her sparkling golden eyes shined with something akin to sadness yet her shiny pink lips held an amused smirk as she sat upon her chestnut colored steed. She was happy whenever she was riding but not seeing her lover was taking a toll on her. She lacked the certain lust for life that usually inhabited her being when she got to spend time with her Neptune on a regular basis, but now... Visions of her aqua haired lover flitted through her mind, the girls laugh echoed in her ears and the sweet smell of her was still as strong as the last time she'd been with her.
Uranus took hold of the reins of her horse, causing the beautiful creature to gallop faster as she knew her mistress wanted. Faster and faster the horse ran; the soft thudding of his hooves filled Uranus's ears and the rush of the wind around her, the beat of the wind on her limbs and face as it enveloped her, sent her into a peaceful calm and dispersed the cluttered images of her beloved.
Finally, when so much time had passed that nothing existed in Uranus's conscious mind other than the thrill of the ride and the horse began to grow tired it came to a stop at the palace doors. Lifting her leg and swinging her body over Uranus de-mounted, running her fingers through the silky brown mane of her companion before handing her reins off to the stable boy standing nearby. Breathing in the beautiful sweet air she opened the doors tot he palace and made her way to her rooms.
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It was the wee hours of the morning on the planet of Saturn the sun hadn't even cast it's rays on the land yet and most of it's people could be found slumbering peacefully in their beds, but not their princess. Princess Saturn sat in a dimly lit room, candles lit all around her and incense smoke mingled with others in the slightly mystic atmosphere. Sitting in a meditation position Saturn's straight black hair fell around her landing at her shoulder and hiding most of her face. Her eyes were closed and her thin arms were held outstretched in her lap, the pale milky color of her skin somewhat glowing in the surrounding darkness.
Feeling a sense of power within her, Saturn opened her eyes and looked down, her pale violet eyes piercing the crystal ball on the table in front of her. The crystal ball was black, as were all others found on her planet. Concentrating, Saturn tapped into the power within her as she gazed into the depths of the crystal ball. The blackness seemed to form a mass of gray and black clouds and soon the smoke colored clouds began to swirl. Within the crystal ball Saturn glimpsed a vision of a battle. It was of her and the rest of the outer planetary senshi aiding their parents and the inner senshi against the rising forces of Queen Beryl and her henchmen.
"Together you shall prevail, you must join with your allies now if you are to win, go now," a faint voice echoed through Saturn's mind causing her to blink and the vision to fade away from the crystal ball.
"I must go fetch Uranus and Neptune then find Queen Serenity!", Saturn told herself in a hurry, "Together we shall prevail," Closing her eyes and preparing herself Saturn called out her henshin phrase, letting the dark purple energy surround her. Once the glowing purple cloud around her faded Saturn stood wearing a dark purple sailor senshi fuku and held a long staff with a silver curved blade at the top. The Silence Glaive. Ready and willing, Saturn made her way to the interplanet portal.
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Authors Note: All right after about five or six months of waiting, that was Chapter Six! I'm soooooo sorry for not updating in so long. I hope you all can forgive me. I also hope you all liked this chapter. Yes, I'm bringing in the outers for the rest of the fic, I felt it would be right. Once again, I hope you all can forgive me for taking so long to update, I hope you liked this chapter and PLEASE REVIEW!!!
== Serena
©2000-2004 by Stacey Padjune (Serena CrystalMoon)
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or any of it's characters.
Chapter 6
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Queen Emerald of Earth sat upon her throne, a smirk of triumph on her face. A black dress hugged her figure, it's neckline forming a wide V. A wraparound diamond necklace graced her majesty's neck along with a lone black crystal on a leather string which sat in the middle of her chest. The ragged ends of her dress lay on the floor, covering her feet slightly. Her hair sat in a wave of bright green along her back. Laughing cruelly, she turned her gaze upon the servant who made his way into the throne room.
"Another city h-has been decimated, you're hi-highness," the young servant boy stuttered as he addressed the Queen.
"Excellent, soon I will be all powerful!" She laughed, "Beryl's right hand confidante! Ruler of the new Earth! And she, ruler of the galaxy!"
The servant boy shied away slightly, his gaze catching the faint purplish glow emanating from the center of Emerald's black crystal.
"Boy! Where are you going, I did not tell you to leave!" Her voice boomed out threateningly, raising her arm she flung it to the side, causing the servant to lift off the ground and fly across the room, his head slamming off the wall with a resounding crack before his body fell to the floor. Emerald rose from her throne, gliding across the floor she stopped at the fallen body of her servant, a puddle of crimson blood pooled around his head. Lowering her finger slightly into the sticky fluid, she brought the blood-covered finger to her mouth, tasting the tanginess. "Mmm, tastes good," she purred before releasing a beam of concentrated forest green energy at the body of the poor human, causing the body to disintegrate into nothing but a pile of ashes. Waving her hand lightly, a faint breeze flew through the room, carrying the ashy remains of the body out of the open window. "I could get used to this," she chuckled madly, envisioning the possibilities before her.
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{Oh, I'm done for. I can't believe Litanna caught me, mother's going to be furious with me when she sees me... What am I going to do? What am I going to say? What have I gotten myself into? Oh, what am I going to do?!} Serenity mauled over the questions in her mind, too worried to even think of what may happen to her when her mother gets her hands on her. Feeling a slight bit of warmth beside her, Serenity risked a glance sideways, to see the tall body of Mamoru beside her, a mask of indifference set on his face. {No not Mamoru...Endymion, Prince Endymion} Serenity corrected herself. {No wonder he heard Luna that day...he's of noble birth. Planetary Rulers can understand the Moon Guardian's, surely their offspring would have the gift bestowed upon them as well. And as the son of King Diamond, Mamoru, no Endymion would be a party to the group. So... I've been with Endymion all this time? The Prince Of Earth, but why is he here? Why wasn't he at the palace for the ball?}
Queen Litanna led the two royal runaway's silently through the woods and out onto the streets of Earth. Twisting and winding through the various streets, Litanna led then in circles and figure-eights on the way to their mansion, making sure any possible follower would get terribly lost.
After an excruciatingly long walk through the streets of Earth, Serenity found herself, along with Endymion, on the unpopulated outskirts of a town, looking up at a beautiful white mansion. "What are you doing staying here Litanna?" Serenity asked, a confused tone evident in her voice. "Mother!" Serenity gasped, her eyes bugged out even more when she saw her mother sweeping the large wrap-around porch, wearing a pair of faded jean pants and a light red tank top; her silver hair out of it's usual style of odango's and up in a high ponytail with a jean scruncci.
"Mother? Queen Serenity...?" Endymion said in disbelief as he looked at the civilian form of Queen Serenity sweeping the porch
"Keep your voice down Endymion." Litanna said in a low murmur, leading the two young royals up the steps and to the porch.
"Mother...I..." Serenity began, not sure what to say as she looked at her mother.
"Queen Serenity, why are you and Litanna here, and why are you dressed like a Terran?" Endymion asked, addressing the Moon Queen.
"Now is not the time," Queen Serenity told each of them, with a look that meant no exceptions. "Now, in you go," she said lightly, reaching the door knob and walking inside, followed by Serenity, Endymion and Litanna.
Serenity stayed quiet as she followed her Mother through the foyer of the large mansion and into one of the many sitting rooms. Upon entering the room, Serenity's eyes widened and a gasp escaped her. Sitting around the room, in various Terran outfits were the Planetary Royal's of every planet in the Alliance, even Saturn!
"Serenity dear, how are you? Are you okay?" King Diamond asked the stunned princess, receiving a slow nod. "Endymion! Boy, what has gotten into you! You-"
"Now, now, Diamond. It is not the time for such things." Queen Serenity stopped the Earth King before his rant started. "I'm sure our children have perfectly good explanations as to what has gotten into them, but I'm also sure that their highly confused right now as well."
"Y-yes, Queen Serenity, this is all so...strange. What on Earth is going on?"
"Exactly my boy, What on Earth." Queen Serenity said slowly, "I suppose it is time for you two to find out, although I was hoping to tell you all along with your courts. Where are those girls, oh and your generals too? Where have they gotten to?"
"I think we can answer that, You're Majesty." Came the low voice of Princess Ami, who stood in a group with the rest of Serenity's court and Endymion's generals.
And so, great explanation's of how the tracking of the two runaways led the two united groups to the mansion. All sat around listening to the trackers tell their story and when it had all ended Prince Endymion stood up and turned to address the Moon Queen.
"Queen Serenity, I mean no disrespect in questioning you but could you please explain what is going on?" He asked politely, emphasizing his meaning by looking around the mansion at the gathered royal's dressed as civilians.
"Ah yes, I knew this would come soon or later. But I guess I have no choice but to actually say it. Serenity, Endymion, Girls, Generals... Beryl has been attacking this planet, this some of you may know; but recently the attacks have been growing stronger. Beryl is gaining strength and along with her, causing this evil destruction is Emerald, Diamond's wife. Together they have been wreaking havoc on the Terran people. I believe that Beryl's plan is to begin a war with our alliance, which she has already started, and through this war gain hold of the Ginzuishou. Once Beryl becomes all powerful she will rule this galaxy with her evil while Emerald rules the Earth as her right hand confidante."
Serenity gasped at Queen Setsuna's words, looking over to the face of Endymion she saw a mix of hurt and surprise etched over his features.
"I-I..kn-knew she was e-evil...b-but this?" Endymion mumbled, sitting down shakily on an empty arm chair next to him.
Diamond rose from his seat with the King and Queen of Mars and walked across the room, kneeling down next to Endymion. "First and foremost, you are my son," he told him, answering the inquisitive look upon his face and wrapping his strong arms around his son.
"Father!" Endymion replied in surprise, hugging his father back.
Pulling back from his son Diamond held onto Endymion's shoulder's with his hands. "You knew, didn't you boy? You knew she was after power, you knew she was evil, but I was just too blind to see it. I am sorry."
"No, I'm the one who's sorry. I knew what she was after in general, but I didn't think she would join forces with Beryl. I'm sorry for running away from my problems and for not being her when you needed me most."
Serenity watched Endymion address his father, such sincerity in his eyes. She could already sense the wetness growing in her eyes. She looked on at the scene between father and son, startled out of her intense concentration when she felt the touch of hands on her shoulders. Glancing behind her for a moment, Serenity looked at the loving eyes of her mother before turning around to face her. "Mother, I'm sorry too. I have no excuse for running away from my duties. I know that now. Everything was just so...demanding. If I wasn't doing some Princess chore or training for running the entire universe, I was training as a senshi or filling in for you when you were away. I know now...that is what a Princess does. I am a Princess and that is my life."
"No, darling. Like Diamond told Endymion, you are my daughter first!" Queen Serenity told her daughter, tears in her eyes as she flung her arms around in a loving hug. After pulling away, Serenity looked once more into the equally tearstained face of her daughter. "Serenity, you may be a Princess, but you are still a teenager. I have forgotten that. It was not fair of me to put such weight upon your shoulders, in due time you will have to deal with such things, but now now. You should be having fun. I am sorry."
Throwing her arms once more around her mother, Serenity buried her face in her mothers silky hair. "I Love You, Mother."
"And I love you, my Serenity!" the Moon Queen replied before releasing her daughter.
All attention turned to Queen Setsuna as she raised her hand into the air, uttering her henshin phrase before glowing a dark red color. After the glowing faded, she stood there in her Sailor Fuku, Garnet Orb staff in hand. Looking around at the group in front of her, she lifted her staff. The Garnet Orb inside of the heart atop the staff glowing brilliantly and creating a scarlet streak through the air as she brought the staff back down. A resounding crack filtered through the room, the scarlet streak still existed and began to open up, starting at the position closest to the glowing Garnet Orb.
All in the room, except for Sailor Pluto, gaped at the now fully opened scarlet portal that had opened up.
"This," Sailor Pluto told her friends as she gestured to the portal, "is a portal to a time dimension. I created it, so that we could discuss our plans of action and practice out fighting skills without worrying about damage our attacks a cause or getting behind in what is happening here on Earth. In this portal we can use extensive amounts of energy and build up our strength. The more we use our powers the stronger they'll become and the longer we tap into our energy and practice using it, the less chance we have of being overcome by the intense amount of pour energy in us during battle. It would not be good if we tapped too much into out power and it drained us of all our energy. It will teach us our boundaries and help us expand them as much as possible so as not to fall unconscious during battle."
"Could that really happen? I mean, could we really black out if we channeled to much energy?" the Princess of Jupiter asked worriedly, as she and the others followed Sailor Pluto through the portal.
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The night was chilly and quiet at the Palace on the planet of Neptune. When the King and Queen had departed quickly, grouping with the other Royal's on Earth because of an emergency, they had left their daughter in command in their stead. Named after the beautiful planet she lived on like the other female born Princess' of the Alliance, Neptune was at the age brinking adulthood. A graceful Princess, lithe and elegant; ready to rule her planet when the time came. Already she was deeply in love, a secret that had blossomed some years ago with the Princess Uranus at a ball held in the Moon Kingdom. Now, all she could think of was her beloved Uranus. Her fins propelled her through the water of the immense in-ground pool of the palace, restless she closed her eyes as she swam under water; her gorgeous aquamarine hair floating delicately, the cool rush of the water enveloping her body as she swam faster and the great feeling of calmness. She smiled, envisioning pictures of her love. She adored everything about her Uranus, her short blond hair, her long legs, her athleticism, her drive her grace, her laugh, her. Neptune propelled herself faster through the mass of cool water, her fins swishing lightly behind her moving her almost effortlessly.
Oh what a beautiful sight she made. A beautiful mermaid of only seventeen or so years, shoulder length aqua hair and a tail that matched. Her skin, a delectable milky color and her lips a light pearly pink. The Neptunian people were a special breed, blessed by the great God Neptune himself were the Royal line of Neptune and with the great Water God's blessing came the great ability to morph into a mermaid when wanted. The King and Queen of the planet felt alone with their great gift and so together had blessed the people of their planet. Once a year, every Neptunian has the gift to morph into a mermaid or back from one, but whichever they chose they must stay for a year until the next morphing day.
Neptune surfaced gracefully, breathing in the crisp night air. Swimming over to the steps at the front of the pool, she laid down on the bottom most step, closing her eyes she willed her transformation away. Now laying in the pool a human, Neptune opened her eyes once more and rose to her feet, scaling the beautiful marble steps to the changing room.
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Princess Uranus sat upon her racing horse in the meadow behind the Palace of her planet. It was daylight and she could feel the slight warmth of the sun on her as her horse trotted slowly through the grass. She wore the usual riding attire but still looked as handsome as ever. Her sandy blonde short cut hair was ruffled by the wind and her perfectly tanned skin made her appearance nothing less than breathtaking. Her sparkling golden eyes shined with something akin to sadness yet her shiny pink lips held an amused smirk as she sat upon her chestnut colored steed. She was happy whenever she was riding but not seeing her lover was taking a toll on her. She lacked the certain lust for life that usually inhabited her being when she got to spend time with her Neptune on a regular basis, but now... Visions of her aqua haired lover flitted through her mind, the girls laugh echoed in her ears and the sweet smell of her was still as strong as the last time she'd been with her.
Uranus took hold of the reins of her horse, causing the beautiful creature to gallop faster as she knew her mistress wanted. Faster and faster the horse ran; the soft thudding of his hooves filled Uranus's ears and the rush of the wind around her, the beat of the wind on her limbs and face as it enveloped her, sent her into a peaceful calm and dispersed the cluttered images of her beloved.
Finally, when so much time had passed that nothing existed in Uranus's conscious mind other than the thrill of the ride and the horse began to grow tired it came to a stop at the palace doors. Lifting her leg and swinging her body over Uranus de-mounted, running her fingers through the silky brown mane of her companion before handing her reins off to the stable boy standing nearby. Breathing in the beautiful sweet air she opened the doors tot he palace and made her way to her rooms.
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It was the wee hours of the morning on the planet of Saturn the sun hadn't even cast it's rays on the land yet and most of it's people could be found slumbering peacefully in their beds, but not their princess. Princess Saturn sat in a dimly lit room, candles lit all around her and incense smoke mingled with others in the slightly mystic atmosphere. Sitting in a meditation position Saturn's straight black hair fell around her landing at her shoulder and hiding most of her face. Her eyes were closed and her thin arms were held outstretched in her lap, the pale milky color of her skin somewhat glowing in the surrounding darkness.
Feeling a sense of power within her, Saturn opened her eyes and looked down, her pale violet eyes piercing the crystal ball on the table in front of her. The crystal ball was black, as were all others found on her planet. Concentrating, Saturn tapped into the power within her as she gazed into the depths of the crystal ball. The blackness seemed to form a mass of gray and black clouds and soon the smoke colored clouds began to swirl. Within the crystal ball Saturn glimpsed a vision of a battle. It was of her and the rest of the outer planetary senshi aiding their parents and the inner senshi against the rising forces of Queen Beryl and her henchmen.
"Together you shall prevail, you must join with your allies now if you are to win, go now," a faint voice echoed through Saturn's mind causing her to blink and the vision to fade away from the crystal ball.
"I must go fetch Uranus and Neptune then find Queen Serenity!", Saturn told herself in a hurry, "Together we shall prevail," Closing her eyes and preparing herself Saturn called out her henshin phrase, letting the dark purple energy surround her. Once the glowing purple cloud around her faded Saturn stood wearing a dark purple sailor senshi fuku and held a long staff with a silver curved blade at the top. The Silence Glaive. Ready and willing, Saturn made her way to the interplanet portal.
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Authors Note: All right after about five or six months of waiting, that was Chapter Six! I'm soooooo sorry for not updating in so long. I hope you all can forgive me. I also hope you all liked this chapter. Yes, I'm bringing in the outers for the rest of the fic, I felt it would be right. Once again, I hope you all can forgive me for taking so long to update, I hope you liked this chapter and PLEASE REVIEW!!!
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