AUTHOR'S NOTE: I started writing this fic a long time ago and due to a lack of time I dropped it. I promise to write it all the way to the end now, so please read and review. I can't promise a chapter every week, but I'll do my best.
Anyhow, the following 2 chapters are old chapters that have been edited. Completely new chapters coming soon. Thanks for taking the time to read this.
Forward:
It's been over 1000 years since the defeat of Galaxia and a few less since an evil shadow last touched the boundaries of the known universe. Though the time stream still held scars of a battle that changed the fate of all living things, the overall result of such changes was much less harmful than one would have expected. Crystal Tokyo did come into existence eventually, and with it Princess Small Lady Serenity and her younger sister, Kousagi, who, as some might remember, was briefly introduced on a side story called Parallel Sailor Moon, written by Takeuchi Naoko herself. Along with this young princess, new senshi arise to serve as her guardians; and they are the former senshi's daughters. As they were named after their mothers, this story will refer to them by: Ami, Rei, Minako and Makoto. As for the senshi we have always known, Neo Queen Serenity's guardians, they will be referred to merely as; Mizuno, Hino, Aino and Kino…
Everlasting peace has its flaws, and though on the outside no dark creature ever laid its claws on the realm of light again; on the inside one's overwhelming splendor might as well hide the irreversible sea of torments that works its way into the hearts of those whose brilliance does not jump out quite as much.
PS- Ages are meant to guide readers as to the PHYSICAL appearance the characters have, for referring to Hotaru's and a few others' ages usually proves troublesome.
Prologue - Prelude to Foundation
Spring drew near it's end and the magnificence of an entire city seemed fairer under the multicolored dawn. The city that in the Old Days had re-united all countries under a single flag grew more and more crowded as the long awaited celebration of a triple royal birthday confirmed what all citizens knew: the fairest of all Ladies and the most generous ruler still fascinated the people. Some would come from far away lands for a chance to see the mysterious Queen that only showed herself on special occasions, such as the masquerade that allowed a number of ordinary citizens a night of fun at the palace as the royal family held the best parties ever to cheer for the queen's and princesses' birthdays.
June 30th was no more than a little while away, and the chaotic movement of guards and other peculiar fellows moving in and out of the palace could be classified as intriguing. And yet, despite all the noise, a rather strange girl sat all by herself on the outskirts of the arena used for the training of the main defense force that kept things quiet in these times of peace; the sailor senshi. Their true identity was not of public knowledge, but common sense held that most of them were way too young to bear that amount of responsibility… A passerby might have wondered what was that funny girl staring at, albeit anyone with a keener sense of smell would sense the scent of burnt cloth and skin. Sparks of rainbow colored energy were sometimes spotted in the sky, although she seemed to be the only one to actually see what was going on down in the arena…
"Kousagi, watch out!" An orange beam of energy struck the little princess right a cross the left cheek, and since her fuku offered no protection for her face, she bent down and started weeping as loud as her lungs could bear.
"It wasn't my fault!", cried poor Minako, who, for once, did take the training serious.
"Oh, yeah, your fault or not, you're getting that brat to shut up!" said Rei sharply.
"I can't believe she did it again! And right when we're so close to the big party… Ami-chan, can anybody fix that wound in time? It looks bad…"
"I don't know. Mako-chan, my parents are doctors, not me. Which reminds me:…"
"They're gonna be mad at us because of dumb Kousagi again!" they all cried in unison.
"But I swear it wasn't my fault…" whispered a rather desperate Minako.
From a distance a grown up group of senshi watched the youngsters as they trained; out of the four, at least two were just about to burst out laughing.
"Should we help them?" asked Sailor Ceres.
"Nah, that's what always happens when they get Kousagi to train a little." replied Sailor Pallas.
Sailor Vesta and Sailor Juno just kept trying not to laugh…
Still, from outside the training area, the gloomy girl kept staring at them, not finding anything about the accident worth laughing at. Had she been wearing her usual hairstyle and the typical princess dress, or even if just the crescent moon on her forehead could be seen, there would be no mistaking her for a servant. But it all had a purpose… the old jeans, the ponytail, the bandana on her forehead, the glasses she wore at all times….
"Princess Small Lady Serenity, Tomoe-sama is waiting for you two to go on to the first day of your summer cram school. You need to change and be off or you'll be late."
She looked down at the cute, full–grown gray cat and sighed, "I'll be there right away…"
A smile on her face, but the experienced and wise could tell… the shimmering glow of those ruby eyes could speak for themselves…
Continues on Part One...