Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or any characters of it. That is property of Naoko Takeuchi.
Meeting
I walked in.
There was no fanfare of trumpets, no silenced hush from the crowd, no sign to mark my sheer presence. Nothing. Total silence had been my friend for endless times, why not now?
Silence.
My footsteps upon the marble floor echoed around the room in tune with the drumming of my nervous heart. I cast a glance around the throne room. Good. No Gideon.
But wait! There, just behind the dais by the curtains! A swish of a deep blue cloak.
Gideon?
I returned my eyes to the powerful monarchs of Earth. No. It was just a figment of my edgy imagination.
I hope.
The echoing stopped as did its source.
I bowed my head and curtsied slowly and gracefully awaiting their acknowledgement.
"Rise Hogoshino-san," said the voice of my Queen. I rose and looked into the faces of the monarchs in turn. The Queen smiled at me and the King nodded his head approvingly.
"Welcome to Earth, Hogoshino-san," said the King, also smiling.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
The Queen got right down to business. "You've come for a reason?"
I nodded keeping my face straight. "Yes, I've come to tell you that my services as Protector of Dreams will not be available to your fair kingdom for a few weeks."
Queen Serenity tilted her head slightly. "Why is that so?"
"I have been called upon from a world far away. I volunteered to offer assistance to vanquish the certain evil which has homed there for years past."
"Hmm…"
I stood there in silence once again
"Will you require assistance? We could provide some help if need be." Stated the King.
I shook my head. "Thank you Sire, but no. The rulers of that world wanted me to journey alone."
The Queen grew serious. "Are you sure this is wise? It could be a ruse just to get you there."
I had thought about this after my encounter with the evil being that possessed Shuhan and prepared an answer for my Queen.
"I had a long talk with the ruler of their world. He seemed sincere enough. I put faith and trust into every person I meet, unless my instincts tell me otherwise. If not, I have power over Dreams. I could put all of that worlds country to sleep and escape with whatever transport I arrived in."
The rulers of Neo-Earth talked for a while, conversing amongst themselves. After a time they faced me once again and spoke solemnly.
"We trust your decision, Hogoshino-san." Said the Queen.
"Thank you for consulting us before taking off on this little expedition of yours. You are free to go." Finished the King.
With that I curtsied and left the Throne Room.
It was awfully beautiful in the palace; no person alive or dead could ignore that fact. But the earth it was put on was much more. It was nature herself living on this thriving planet.
And nature is way more beautiful than any other man-made thing in the universe.
So I decided to leave my sunlit room and go for a walk. I was halfway out the door when I realized that in order for me to go in public freely I needed to not look like…well…the royal garments and jewels I was adorned with that clearly said "look at me! I'm a Senshi! Come crowd around me and ask me about my keep me locked up in the room of celebrity life and never let me out."
But, being the determined person I was, I found a way around this little obstacle.