Chapter 1:

Discoveries

"My name is Emochan Tsukino. I moved here a week ago from America along with my mother. I like to write, draw, dance…and have fun. Reiko and Sakura Suna are my best friends. I've known them for as long as I can remember and we are like sisters. Their parents work for the same company as my mother and they were luckily able to move here along with me. I am very fortunate to have them as my best friends. I think that my single belief in life is to live it at its fullest: to experience anything and everything you can, to find great friends that will stay with you forever, and to find true and everlasting love. I look forward to my experiences here in Japan and hope to learn a lot…"

"Thank you very much Tsukino-san. Welcome to Juuban School. Everyone! Please provide her with warm welcomes. You may take your seat now."

"Hai, Lennichi-sensei," Emochan said as she walked through the aisles to her desk. Other students laughed softly at her as she passed them; making rude remarks under their breaths. She sat down and Ms. Lennichi began her lessons for the morning. After class, the bell rang and everyone took out their lunches. Laughter and gossiping filled the classroom while everyone began to eat. Emochan left for the bathroom and on her way back she noticed a young man walk towards her. His dirty-blond hair was wavy and short. The moment his green eyes glanced into her brown ones, a strange feeling washed over the teenage girl. Emochan shrugged it off and continued walking. Some upperclassmen passed by and grinned at her. "She's decent looking, for a half-breed," one said.

Emochan hastened her walk back to class. Once at her desk, she took out a black lunch box and began to eat her lunch. Emochan rolled her eyes at their poor insults and continued eating her rice. Her long brown hair flowed down her back and reached her baggy black pants. Her purple T-shirt sparkled with silver skulls. Her wrists and neck shined with different pieces of jewelry. The one most precious to her was a golden pendent she had since she was born but she could never open it because it was shut so tightly. Her mother couldn't remember giving it to her, figuring it was from a relative. Her fingers reached for it and rubbed against the smooth surface as she lost herself in though. The screeching sound of desks moving pulled her out of her thoughts. "Hey, Emo!" Reiko's exclamation caused Emochan to smile.

"What's up, girls?" She replied, looking at her friends. Reiko's dyed blond hair was tied up into two braids at her back, and her blue eyes looked at her food.

"Nothing much. Wasn't math super boring?!" Sakura exclaimed, her green eyes showing the boredom. Her pink hair was tied into one braid and it moved as she talked.

"I actually think it is way harder than in the states. I hope I don't need a tutor here," Emochan grumbled. Emochan noticed their sailor-like school uniforms. "Man, am I really gonna have to wear that?" She asked.

"Yeah. I miss my jeans." Reiko grumbled.

"I kinda like it. I think the style is cute!" Sakura giggled. "Haven't you gotten yours yet, Emo?"

"No. They were out of my size. I'm getting mine after school today," Emochan said. She took out a small notebook from her binder and opened it.

" You going write now?" Reiko asked, raising an eyebrow. Emochan laughed and nodded.

"Of course! Why not?"

"What are you writing about now?" Sakura asked.

"Well, it's a story about a young girl who becomes a vampire. She ends up falling in love with an older human, and she fights her master to see him. It's pretty good, I think," Emochan explained.

"OOOOO...." the sisters said in unison. Emochan smiled and went back to writing while Reiko and Sakura ate their lunches.

The sensei drew back the class' attention twenty minutes later and everyone set his or her desks back in place. After class was finished for the day, Emochan walked to the main office of the school to get her uniform. While waiting, she pulled out her book again and continued to write. The boy she saw in the halls before passed her again, but this time he stopped and looked at her for a moment. She caught sight of him stopping in the corner of her eye but tried to ignore it. "Writing a novel?" he asked as he approached her. Emochan's cheeks felt warm as she looked at him.

"Y-Yeah. A gothic romance novel…" She replied and closed the notebook.

"Really? Sounds cool," the boy said. Emochan's eyes widened a little in surprise.

"You think so?"

"Sure. I love that sort of stuff. Vampires, blood, forbidden romances, all that," he said. "By the way, the name is Toshira, Toshira Oren. I'm an upperclassman here." Toshira said, holding out his hand. Emochan took it and shook it, feeling awkward.

"I-I'm Tsukino Emochan."

"It's a pleasure, Emochan." Toshira said. He seemed to ponder a moment, then smiled at her. "Oh! I think I've heard of you. Are you a new girl here? One of three from America, right?"

"Yeah...I'm sure everyone has heard of me..." Emochan trailed off, lowering her eyes.

"What do you mean?"

"Nothing. I'm in the middle class. It's nice to meet you." Emochan said.

"Tsukino Emochan, your uniform is ready for pickup," a receptionist said before them. Emochan gasped in embarrassment and turned to the woman with a smile.

"Arigato gozaimasu," she said as the woman handed her the folded outfit. She turned to Toshira and bowed. "I better go, I'm meeting up with my friends."

"Well then Emochan, I hope to see you again. It was a pleasure meeting you! Ja ne." Toshira walked off, leaving Emochan feeling butterflies in her stomach.

On the walk home with Reiko and Sakura, Emochan recalled the meeting.

"TOSHIRA OREN?!" The sisters screamed out.

"Yeah...what about him?" Emochan said; looking at them quite disturbed. Did she miss something?

"Toshira is the most popular guy in Juuban!" Reiko exclaimed.

"And cutest! He's on the school's baseball team and he also helps teach Akido to the elementary classes," Sakura said, drooling.

"I wonder if he was just goofing off with me like the other upperclassmen do..." Emochan sighed, remember the teasing from earlier.

"I don't think so, Emochan. He sounds like a great guy!" Reiko said.

"Well he did say he hoped to see me again…." Emochan said, and the other girls smiled. Soon the three parted ways. The brown-haired teenager got inside her home and checked the time. Hmm..Mom won't be home for a while yet…she thought as she ran up to her room, tossing her books on her bed and strolling onto her adjoining balcony. The sun was starting to set already. As she watched the colors change in the sky, Emochan felt strange warmth that she never felt before. It engulfed her, making her body tingle like pins were stabbing her. Her head felt heavy…and everything went black.

Emochan opened her eyes to see bright lights flying over her head. She stood up and her eyes widened at the magnificent sight before her. The first thing that caught her eye was an enormous golden castle. The outside was shining like glitter underneath pouring moonlight, and there was a large door that was open. Strangely dressed people walked in and out of the castle. Balloons and fireworks were in the sky and small fountains outlined the castle. Sweet piano music filled the area. Laughter and the warmth of happiness surrounded Emochan. "Where am I?" She asked herself, and tried to grab one of the people by the arm but her hand went through the arm, startling her. "Wh...what...?" She cried out. "Hey! Can anyone hear me?! WHERE AM I???" She screamed out. Suddenly everyone began to line up on both sides of her and cheer.

She turned to the main doors and saw a young woman in a white dress with transparent wings. The woman's hair was long and blonde, and there were two balls of hair up on each side her head. Next to her was a man wearing battle armor, and his hair was black and he had pale blue eyes, like the young woman's. "U-Usagi?!" Emochan cried out, rubbing her eyes to make sure she wasn't imagining what she saw. "That's Usagi and Mamoru-san! But...what are they wearing? What's going on? Why are my cousin and her boyfriend?" she said. Behind the couple were two others. Another girl wearing a light blue dress appeared. Large, blue angelic wings bounced as she walked and her long brown hair flowed around her shoulders. Her brown eyes were filled with pure happiness. She looked exactly like Emochan! The man who was next to her looked similar to Toshira, but he was wearing white armor like what Mamoru was wearing. Emochan's jaw dropped. "What's going on?!" She cried. As her voice vibrated against the cheering of the crowd, the scene began to fade, leaving Emochan in darkness.

"Princess Serendipity, calm down," A soothing feminine voice said. The teenager grew alarmed, looking around her for the source of the voice.

"Who said that? Are you doing this? What's happening??" Emochan cried out into the air. A blue light suddenly swirled around her body and then stopped in front of her. It grew larger, forming into a figure of a woman. Then the blue energy disappeared, revealing a tall woman with long brown hair and brown eyes. She wore a golden shimmering gown and had angelic wings just like the wings of the girl who could've been Emochan's twin. "Who are you?" Emochan asked.

"I am Queen Serendipity, ruler of the Earth kingdom. Or rather, I was in the past," the woman said. Emochan looked at her with puzzlement. "I have brought you here to awaken your memories."

"What are you talking about?" Emochan said.

"One thousand years ago, part the planet Earth was ruled by me, while the other was ruled by Endymion. There was a time of peace all over the universe, called the Silver Millennium. My sister, Serenity, ruled the kingdom on the moon with her daughter. Queen Serenity was your aunt. I am your true mother, Emochan."

"What?!" Emochan exclaimed in shock. "What do you mean 'my true mother'?"

"Long ago, during the millennium, there was a great battle between the Earth and Moon Kingdoms, against great evil. Ruled by the spirit Materia, the leaders of the Dark Kingdom, Beryl and her sister, Morgana, led a devastating attack. Morgana went after my kingdom and killed all the earthlings there, and destroyed the castle. Beryl waged an attack on the Silver Kingdom and Endymion. Serenity saw her fiancé, Prince Endymion, get blasted by her energy. Stricken with so much grief, she used his sword and committed suicide. You were with your fiancé, Prince Zecon of Blunagi. While protecting you, he was blasted by Morgana, and you grew so angry that all your energy blasted out of you, destroying all the minions and harming her. But you killed yourself in the process. With our last ounces of energy left, Queen Serenity and I sent you and everyone else to Earth in the future to live the life that was stolen from you. Beryl and Morgana were sucked into crystal shards and blown into space.

"Beryl returned some time ago, but Usagi and her senshi defeated her. Now Morgana has revived for revenge for her sister, and she wants you. You have powerful blood inside you, Emochan. You are the reincarnation of Princess Serendipity, just as your cousin Usagi is the reincarnation of Princess Serenity, and Mamoru is the reincarnation of Prince Endymion, " the queen explained. Emochan stared at her with shock, all this information overwhelming her.

"This has to be a dream...this can't be real...." Emochan said.

"No. It is all true. I shall show you proof," Queen Serendipity pleaded, making the pendent that Emochan wore rise off her chest off of her and float in front of her. It started to glow blue as the locket opened, revealing a small picture of Serendipity with her mother and a strange young man. The other picture was of Serendipity, Serenity, the senshi, Endymion, and Zecon. "This pendent was given to you when you were three. I made one for you, one for Serenity, and one for Daichi."

"Daichi?" Emochan asked.

"Daichi was your older brother. He was also reincarnated here on Earth, and is living somewhere in Japan. One of your missions is to find him and to regain his memory," the queen said and the pendent floated into Emochan's hand. Once it touched her flesh, a small crystal rose from it. It was as golden as the queen's dress."This is your crystal. It holds all your power and it is your life force. You use this to transform."

"Transform? Into what?" Emochan really started feeling like she was crazy. But suddenly, her clothes melted into blue and green ribbons. The ribbons spun around her body, forming new clothes onto her. Tall blue boots appeared on her feet. A white leotard with a short blue skirt appeared on her body, and long light blue gloves appeared on her arms. Green bows appeared on her chest and on her buttocks, on top of the back of her skirt. A gold tiara melded onto her forehead; a blue jewel inside it. A green neckband formed on her neck and earrings in the shape of the earth appeared in her ears. The crystal floated onto her chest and formed into a broach, in the shape of the earth. Then white angelic wings sprouted from her back. Once the transformation was over, Emochan felt as if she was to faint.

"You are now Sailor Earth, protector of this planet. You use your broach to transform whenever you need to. When you hold it up and call out: 'Earth Crystal Power Make Up!', you will transform into this," Queen Serendipity explained. Emochan looked at herself and felt her wings twitch.

"Wow...this is overwhelming…." she said to herself."So, am I like a crime fighter?" She asked.

"Your mission is to destroy Morgana. There are other senshi in this universe. Usagi, is Sailor Moon. Her close friends are also senshi. They are the reincarnated senshi of the Silver Millennium and are the princesses of the planets they protect. They are Sailor Moon's court. Mamoru is Tuxedo Kamen, a stronger version of Endymion. Together they fought the Dark Kingdom, like you will. Your mission is to find your brother and to regain your own court. Once that is done, you must go after Morgana."

"This doesn't seem real…" Emochan said in confusion. I must be dreaming…

" My power is draining, so I must leave you for now. Please stay strong and fight for the Gold Kingdom…" Queen Serendipity said as her form faded away into the darkness. Emochan held out her hand to reach for the disappearing queen, once again alone in the dark.

"Wait!" The sound of her own voice jolted her awake to discover that she was on the floor of her balcony. "What a weird dream..." Emochan murmured as she stood up. She noticed something was in her hand. When she opened her hand, she gasped. It was the broach from her dream! She opened it and saw the very same crystal from her dream sparkle. It became clear to her in that moment…what she dreamed was not a dream at all. It was all true.