Part One: Destruction And Collapse Of Crystal Tokyo
Written By: Tiffany Dias
Chapter 1
(In the present they are aware of all the nine Sailor Scouts, except that the other four have not yet been found in this story. That is why they'll mention nine Scouts, even though not by name)
In the past...
Queen
Serenity looked at the eight young Princesses in front of her. She
picked out four, and knew that they were the ones to be in her
daughter's court. The four other Princesses stepped back by their
parents. Queen Serenity quickly did the ceremony to let these four
enter the Moon Princess's court and become the Scouts. Her husband,
King Matthew stood beside her.
After the ceremony, King and
Queen went upstairs to their daughter's room. Queen Serenity knocked,
then opened the door.
"Serena," she said. She spotted
her daughter out on the balcony of her room. Serena was staring
longingly at the Earth. Hearing her name, Serena turned to her
mother and father.
"We have chosen your court," King
Matthew informed the princess. "You will meet them after their
training today. Later on you will go outside for the party and your
brother's and my send off to the Sun."
Serena nodded.
Her
parents left her room and headed to their son's room. King Matthew
knocked on his son's door, then opened it.
"Terence,"
he said. "You are to come out of your room later on for the
party, and our send off to the Sun, and our Kingdom."
Terence nodded.
His
parents left and shut the door.
Terence went to his bedside,
grabbed his phone and dialed an all too familiar number.
Serena
was startled when she heard a ringing. She went to her bedside, and
grabbed her phone. She knew who it was. "Terence?"
"Serena, you know don't you?"
"Yeah. Can
we get out of here? We only see each other on formal occasions. I
want to spend some time with my brother outside of the palace, and
outside of a party."
"Same," Terence said. "Maybe
we can sneak through the stairway of my room. The last time we tried
to get out was in your room."
"I'll be there in a second," Serena said. She hung up her phone then got up, opened her door, and looked down the hall. Shutting the door behind herself, she headed towards her brother's room.
Terence heard a knocking on his door. Knowing who it would be, he opened it. "Serena," he greeted his sister.
Serena stepped inside and shut the door behind her. "Let's go," she said.
Terence
opened his door, leading to his private stairway, which led outside.
Serena went first, then Terence followed. They sighed once they got
outside and saw no guards. They were walking for a bit, when Serena
held up her hand as a stop sign.
"Listen," she said.
Terence stayed silent and listened.
Not too far away, they could hear Serena's court in training. They also heard the guards talking. Both of them sighed angrily when they heard what the guards were discussing. They had been found out. They were reported missing. "Should we head back?" Terence asked Serena.
Serena shook her head. "Let's try and stay out of sight as long as we ca-" Serena was interrupted by one of her mother's Sailor Scouts yelling, "There they are!" Serena sighed, recognizing the voice as Sailor Mercury.
"Guess we're found out, huh?" Terence whispered to his twin sister as Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter came running over towards them.
Serena
nodded, and stopped walking, figuring that since they were found out,
there was no point in trying to hide anymore.
"There you
two are," Sailor Jupiter said, as the two Sailors reached the
two twins.
"Hello, Sailor Jupiter," they said in
unison. "Sailor Mercury."
"See you later,"
Serena whispered, as Sailor Mercury led Serena to her own private
stairway.
"See you," Terence whispered, as Jupiter led
him up his.
"We must hurry," Sailor Mercury said, as
they walked up Serena's stairway. "You have to get ready for the
party."
Serena sighed. She was always getting ready for parties or some formal function.
Sailor
Mercury smiled tolerantly, understanding what the young princess was
complaining about. "I will see you later, princess,"
Sailor Mercury said, as they reached the top of Serena's private
stairway.
Serena nodded, and shut the door to her room behind Mercury. She went to her closest and sighed. Hanging up in the closest was the dress that she was supposed to wear for the night. Might as well get ready, she thought.
An hour later, Serena was ready for the party when two of her mother's Sailors arrived knocking at her door. Serena opened the door and said hello to Sailors Mercury and Mars. With Serena in front of them, they walked down the hall to the doors that led to the stairway which would lead to the ballroom. Already in place by the doors were her parents, King Matthew and Queen Serenity.
Serena took her place in front of her parents and the Sailor Scouts in front of Serena.
Terence arrived a few minutes later with Sailors Jupiter and Venus. Terence took his place beside his sister, and Venus and Jupiter took their places in front of him, beside Sailors Mercury and Mars. The doors opened, and the Sailors walked down the large, elegant stairway. Quickly, they took their positions at the end of the stairs. Then, the trumpets blared. The doors at the top of the steps opened as if, by magic. Everyone stared. Princess Serena and Prince Terence walked down the stairs as elegantly as they had been taught. Behind them, were their parents.
Once they reached the ground, the music started up again, and the King and Queen went to talk to the Sailor Scouts. Almost immediately, girls formed a circle, crowding Prince Terence. Each girl wanted a dance with the handsome, blonde-haired, blue-eyed Prince.
Princess Serena was also surrounded by quite a few guys, all wanting a dance with the beautiful Princess. Serena tried to get through the guys (mostly older teenagers) crowding her. She wanted to talk to her brother. Prince Terence was trying to do the same thing. Both of them were thankful when their parents stepped into the circle and said that they would dance later.
"Serena, it is time for you to meet you Scouts," Queen Serenity said. "They are waiting outside for you on the balcony."
Serena kept in a sigh, and followed her mother to the balcony. Serena's brother, and King Matthew were already outside, along with the four Scouts and four girls in elegant dresses.
Sailor Mercury smiled. "Princess Serena," she said. "Meet Princess Amy. She is also Sailor Mercury, and soon to be trusted friend and confidant." The girl with the short, blue hair turned to face the Moon Princess. She nodded her head, ever so slightly, the Mercury symbol glowing brightly on her forehead.
Serena smiled as her mother had taught her and turned to face Sailor Mars.
"Princess Serena," Mars said. "Meet Sailor Mars, also Princess Raye. She is to be your friend and confidant as well." The girl with the long, maroon hair turned to face the Princess of the Moon. The symbol of her planet glowed on her forehead. Princess Raye bowed her head.
Serena
smiled, and turned to face Sailor Jupiter.
"Moon Princess,
meet Princess Lita," Sailor Jupiter said. "She is also
Sailor Jupiter, friend, and confidant." The girl that was the
tallest of the four turned and nodded her head.
Serena smiled and turned to face Venus.
"Princess, I would like you to meet the leader of the Sailors Scouts of this generation, Sailor Venus, also known as Princess Mina," Venus said. The girl in the light yellow dress turned to face Princess Serena.
"Princess," she said in her soft voice and bowed her head.
"Venus," Serena said, and nodded her head.
King Matthew looked at his watch, then spoke. "It is time for us to get back," he said to the others and his wife. Queen Serenity left beside her husband. The older Scouts followed them. Behind the older Scouts were Prince and Princess, followed by the younger Sailor Scouts. The group walked to the launching pad.
Queen Serenity hugged and kissed King Matthew and said good-bye.
Princess Serena hugged her brother. Tears fell down both of their cheeks.
"Bye, Terence," Serena whispered in his ear.
"Bye, Serena," he said. They let go and father and son walked towards the space plane that was to take them to their home on the Sun.
Serenity and Serena watched as Terence and Matthew boarded the plane, as it took off, and they watched it go off towards the Sun.
"What a spoiled little brat," Princess Raye said. All four Serena's court were gathered their joining living room. Off to the sides of the room, there were four hallways which led to each princess's own bedroom, and bathroom. The party downstairs had ended, and the princesses had been brought to their new rooms. They had been moved to this dorm area, because it was closer to Princess Serena's room.
"Why?" Princess Lita asked, wondering what would cause the princess from Mars to say something like that.
"Oh, I don't know," Princess Raye said. "I just consider running away an hour before a party that's all set up for you is kind of spoiled, don't you?"
Princess Amy from Mercury shrugged. "I don't know," Amy said. "I don't think so. Princess Serena only wanted to spend some time with her brother before he left for the Sun and his Kingdom. I don't see what's so spoiled about that."
Princess
Mina from Venus nodded. "I agree," Mina said. "Personally,
if I would have done the same thing were I in Serena's situation.
That is, if I were as close to my brother as Princess Serena is to
her's."
"Yeah," Lita said. "Just think,
they're brother and sister - twins no less - and they only get to see
each other several times a year. And even then, only during parties
where they're mostly surrounded by guys or girls begging them for a
dance or chance to talk. Actually, I kind of feel sorry for her."
Raye rolled her eyes. "Oh, please!" Raye exclaimed. "That's not the only times they get to see each other. And so what? You don't go running off, without telling anyone. Who knows? Someone from Earth could have kidnapped her and held her for ransom to Queen Serenity. If you ask me, it was totally irresponsible of Princess Serena to run away like that. She has duties that she must follow through and live with. There are thousands of people who would die to trade places with her for just one night."
Lita shrugged. "I think Princess Serena would gladly trade her place as princess," she said. "Was it just me or did she seem really bored this evening when she met us?"
Mina smiled. "I don't think she was bored," Mina said. "She just might have had other things on her mind. Like her brother leaving for the sun."
Raye shook her head. "She was probably thinking about that Prince from Earth," Raye said.
At this Amy's eyes widened. "Prince Darien?" she asked.
Raye nodded.
"He's so cute," Lita said.
Everyone else nodded in agreement.
"It kind of sucks, though," Amy said. "They almost always have to sneak away to meet each other. Neither parents approve of the match."
"So, who cares?" Raye said. "Again! Spoiled! She can have her pick of any other boy on the Moon, or any place else. Just because she can't have her prince from Earth."
Mina,
Lita, and Amy looked to Raye, surprised by this sudden burst. Each
one of the three was surprised by Raye's attitude. The princess from
Mars sounded like she hated the Princess.
"I'm going to sleep,"
Lita and Amy said, suddenly.
Mina nodded. "Me, too," she said. "All of a sudden I'm really tired."
The three princess headed to their room, leaving Princess Raye from Mars in the living room, by herself.
A week later, Beryl attacked...
King Matthew and Prince Terence were flying over almost a half a year after. They were to see Terence's sister and Matthew's wife. King Matthew saw the destruction and shook his head sadly. He tried to hold back tears. Terence wasn't even trying to hold back any tears.
"The Moon Kingdom was destroyed," Terence said. "We couldn't do anything about it." King Matthew went to the front of the plane, and ordered his pilot to command all naval aircrafts from the Sun to come immediately. They arrived in half an hour. King Matthew commanded a search for bodies throughout the entire kingdom.
Two hours later, they were back on the Sun. A naval commander appeared in the throne room of the Sun. He walked towards his majesty. "Your Highness," he said. "We found the bodies of all the adults. Including Queen Serenity's. The wand was on the ground near her failed body. A note was found by the wand. It reads:
Dear:
The majesties of the Sun, King Matthew and Prince Terence;
We
were not able to defeat the forces of Beryl. I had enough energy in
my crystal to send the younger Sailor Scouts, along with my daughter
to the future. On Earth. I trapped Beryl in the crystal, along with
her army. I know that they will not fight any more in the past. To
ensure a peaceful future I sent my two car guardians, Luna and
Artemis along. They have no memories of their past existence, but if
worst comes to worst in the future and Beryl manages to become free,
earth shall have protection. Prince Darien of Earth was here on the
Moon to warn us about Beryl when she attacked. He was also sent to
the future. Sending them to the future took up any strength I had
left after this long and weary battle. Good-bye, Matt.
Queen
Serenity."
King Matthew had tears running down his cheeks. Quickly, he wiped them away.
"Terence, I shall send you to the future also," he said. "You will keep a watch over your sister. Like the others you will remember nothing. Only if worst comes to worst. You will search for her if that happens. I will send your animal guardian along with you."
Prince Terence nodded.
His father took the Sun Stone and sent his son to Earth.
