Apollo could not understand why his sister hated him so; was it because if their petty arguments while they were growing up, or because Hera ignored her so? He pondered these thoughts for years, oblivious to the outside world. A feeling of emptiness soon came over him. Not at all liking this feeling he set out to find the one thing that would be perfect enough to fill the empty void.
After many of years of searching, leaving his home and system in darkness, he reached a new galaxy that satisfied him, yet he felt a disturbance. This galaxy was in deep peril, he could feel it in the sky and stars around him. Looking at all the planets and stars he found the source of the problem; a huge planet, similar to Zeus' yet no clouds and storms, except for one spot on the planet's surface. Red clouds of fire and lightning circled over head of the small kingdom in trouble.
Landing on the surface he looked around at the horrible disaster. 'By Gaia, what would do something like this!' Looking further into horizon he saw the creator, in the middle of the red storm a dark evil looking black cloud was crackling and thundering. Apollo's senses were on high alert as he looked around for anyone to help but caught the damage instead. The villages were torn apart and alight with fire. Nothing moved and nobody screamed, everything scattered like peices of parchment, it seemed like everything was dead.
Looking up he saw the only good creature in a thousand-mile radius, a huge beautiful fire bird. Apollo followed it with his eyes and saw it was trying to attack the dark cloud. Being a God, he felt compelled to destroy this monster, and to save what was left of this world. Summoning all his strength he created a massive fire ball, throwing it into the cloud, the cloud dissipated, leaving only a man in a dark cloak unconscious on the ground.
The bird stopped it's assaults and looked around. Spotting Apollo it landed near him; he looked up, astonished at the shear size of the creature. The bird's flames extingusted to reveal a beautiful red/blond haired woman. The very next moment Apollo found her in his arms unconscious from the battle. He carried her to a safer place, a wounded dog limped behind him as if following it's master.
The lady woke up, to find the dog staring at her and a handsome blond, blue eyed man dabbing her forehead with a wet cloth.
"Ahh!" she screamed. "Wait, is he gone?" her eyes started to fill up with tears.
"Of course, I made sure of it myself." he said gravely. "How are you feeling?"
"Exhausted... confused. How did you know my universe was in peril?"
Apollo thought for a bit, "I didn't. I believe The Fates were with me when I found you." he smiled.
"Thank-you," she sighed lightly before falling back to sleep.
Knowing she was fine, Apollo and the dog went to find survivors. Many of the villagers that populated the area seemed to have disappeared, and those who he did come across were dead. Looking harder and deeper in places one might have hidden, he found children huddling around their dead parents. He gathered the few survivors in the remains of the castle. Many of the survivors were relieved, or terrified.
Apollo tended to the wounded and comforted the grieving. Soon the fire bird woman walked from her resting place to look at the slow progress her savior was making. She smiled to herself, before helping the wounded herself.
"Queen Sahara!" a surviving elderly villager exclaimed. "My family and I thought we had lost you after the light explosion."
Sahara smiled at her subject, "You think that could destroy your queen? Of course not, and with the help of the young gentleman yonder it didn't." she began to stare admiringly at Apollo.
Apollo looked up at her, his blue eyes shining.
Apollo looked deeply into his new spouse's eyes, Sahara did the same, with a small smile on her lips. The sun god leaned in for his first kiss with his new wife.
"Hurray!" cried all the new Sun Kingdom subjects as they threw golden sun pedals up in the air toward their new rulers.
Sahara looked at her new found love while he was soundly sleeping. 'He is keeping something.' she concluded, before laying down to sleep by her husband.
In the morning, while Sahara was brushing her long red/blond hair she looked up at Apollo. "Sweet heart, is there something you are not telling me? About your family?" she asked.
He looked at her, his face betraying him with surprise. "No of course not, you and our unborn child are my family."
She smiled slightly, "I meant your mother and father, the ones who created you, and possibly siblings. I know for a fact gods are not just made without a creator."
"I wish not to speak of them."
"Why not?"
"They have disowned me and I disown them." he said, sorrow and anger in his eyes.
Her hand flew to her mouth, "For what action deserved such a severe punishment?"
"The fact that my sister started it and turned Zeus and Hera against me." he said ashamedly.
"So it is not your fault!" she said angered.
"No."
"Then why do your parents hate you so?"
"Artemis. My sister. She is a jealous child who knows nothing. She started and ended this feud. But from her actions the gods have changed drastically as from what I hear.
I now have no family except you and the dear one in the womb." he said testily.
Sahara completely abandoned her grooming and leaned her head on Apollo's strong shoulder.
Nine months later; a light brown haired baby girl with natural red highlights was brought into the Sun Kingdom's world. As the new born slept soundly Sahara, went off to a secret chamber Apollo had given her. She looked at the lone object resting on a scarlet pillow.
'I can't wait to give this to Arianna.' she beamed to herself, looking at her charm and thinking of her newborn. 'She will be a proud princess and queen.'
Arianna now twelve was quite a tom boy and daddy's little angel. Though boyish in many qualities she had princess duties she was obligated to do. One: to be a figure head, and two: she was betrothed to one of her Mother's prized Lady's son, Dean.
One of the many reasons Arianna was so tomish, was she was a warrior. Another reason, was her boyish qualities was a cover up to show that she was no coward nor girly enough to be considered fragile.
One day before practice her mother sat her down to give her a mother/daughter speech. She explained her father's heritage, knowing her father was not about to tell her anytime soon. Also that her closest relative, the Moon Princess, was having a party. Queen Sahara thought it would be nice if she went. Arianna was very excited and ran off to tell her friends, during battle practice.
"You're late." Sora the dog guardian of Queen Sahara barked at her young charge.
"As like everyone else who is late you have to do five extra laps during stretching time." a small black kitten, purred.
Arianna's mouth dropped open, "But Sora, Star-dust! My mother was talking to me, don't I get leverage!"
The two guardians shook their heads 'no', and began training the others.
Sahara was just going to go check on her daughter, to see if she was ready to go with one of the servants.
"Your Majesty!" a cry from behind caught her off guard. "Your Majesty! I have horrible news from the outsiders." the runner caught up to his Queen.
"Pardon? What is so horrible?" Sahara tried to calm down herself down.
"An evil has past the Outer Planets. It's going straight for the Moon." he said in a shaken voice.
"I understand. Did you tell Apollo?" she called out with worry.
"Yes, your Majesty," he bowed and turned around. "he has already got the Star Soldiers ready."
"Alright, now go!" Sahara turned quickly to get her daughter.
Arianna was looking for her mask, when her mother walked in.
"Ari, there is an evil on the Moon, you must stay here." the Queen said.
"What? Mother, you still have let me go! The Star Soldiers will need my help and power." the young girl exclaimed.
"No! I cannot risk losing you, you must understand this. The Soldiers have already left with your father." Sahara said, and left the room, locking the door.
'I wish I didn't have to do that.' Sahara looked at the locked door.
'What! I CANNOT go!' Ari stormed her room. 'Me? one of the strongest soldiers? Ha. This evil couldn't defy The Sailor Soldiers!' she thought, not knowing what everyone was up against.
She leaned her ear against the door, and listened as her mother's footsteps faded. Then grabbed her transformation broach from her nightstand, "Sun Star Power!" a beautiful young girl in a yellow outfit, stood in her spot. She grabbed the mask she was looking for and snuck out of her window.
The sailor took one of the personal space transporters to the troubled kingdom. 'I bet when I get there it'll be over.' she pouted. She landed close to the Moon Kingdom but just far enough away from the fighting. Once she got to the battle field, she was horrified. Seeing one of her friends, Sailor Courage down bleeding with a sharp root thing in his chest, she ran to him.
"No!" she screamed, never seeing anything like it.
He weakly looked up, "Princess? you... you shouldn't... be here."
"Don't talk, I...I'll try and get it out and you'll be okay." Sailor Sun tugged on it, only getting a few bloody peices out. A dark warrior, hit her from behind, knocking her on her back. Cowering before the being, a light covered everything, before she knew it she was in a dream; a sad beautiful woman saying farewell to her pet cats before dieing.
'I wonder when Arianna is going to complain.' Sahara quickly walked to her daughter's room.
"No!" she screamed, as she saw her daughter was nowhere in sight.
The Queen searched the room, finding only one thing missing: the transformation broach. Thinking that the castle was still on alert, she warned everyone, thinking her daughter couldn't have gone very far.
When nothing came up, Arianna was pronounced missing from the castle. Sahara looked out a nearby window, seeing shooting stars coming from the Moon she knew it was too late. 'No.' Sahara looked up with tears. 'This can't be happening. They're gone!' She looked away from the window, her tears now falling quickly. 'Why would she do this!' now crying loudly she slid from her spot.