Moonlight Densetsu
Chapter Three - New News and The Sunday Ball
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The queen sighed, the results before her. The reason of her fatigue. Why was life so complicated? And how come Pluto had to sleep outside while Goofy, who was a dog too, got to live in a real house? Some questions shall never be answered. Disney, afterall, was dead.
Serenity had to wonder, how had this happened? Maybe the crystal had something to do with it... she wondered when it would be a good time to break the news to her daughter. ...Not to mention the rest of the Lunarians and the other planets, mainly their queens, would want to know what was wrong with the queen of the moon.
'Well, this will be fun.' In the middle of the last night, Serenity had had a horrible dream. In it, she was the size of a walrus. She'd cried for several hours at this until she'd fallen back asleep.
She might as well go break the news to her daughter. But first, the task of waking her up came. It was going to be a long day.
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"Chibi-Usa!" whined the queen of the moon, Serenity. "Wake up! I have something to tell you!" Some say it was good that Usagi had stayed the same. Others begged to differ.
Chibi-Usa slapped her mother's hand away. "Go away... I'm sleeping! It's barely..." she looked upat the clock that hung on her pink infested wall "...seven! I thought you loved sleeping in! Of all people! Go away!"
Serenity relented for a moment. Thinking of a new tactic, she turned to the night table next to her princess' bed. On it sat an innocent looking little cup of water. Grinning, she picked it up. Old habits die hard. Serenity had turned back into Usagi for the day.
"AGGH!" screeched Chibi-Usa as water was poured all over her pink head. The sound of her mother laughing rang throughout the palace and so a chase ensued.
"GET BACK HERE MOMMY!"
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"I think the princess is up." said Luna as she smiled down at her daughter Diana. The little girl was picking out the dress she would wear at the ball. The little girl sighed in frustration loudly. Trying to find the perfect outfit was hard work.
Luna laughed down at the four year old. Diana had just started picking out her own clothing. She considered herself a 'big girl'. The four year old had done a pretty good job of it so far. It also helped that Luna had asked the maids to put her clothes together properly so she just had to reach in for the color she felt like wearing.
"Need some help sweetie?" Diana stared up at her mother and blue met gray. She smiled, her mother was the most organized person in the universe. Or at least that's how she thought of her.
"Okay, mama! I want to wear yellow!" she said getting up.
A knock on the door interrupted their quest for the perfect outfit and Artemis walked in.
"Hello ladies. Luna, I need to speak with you for a second." the man said, this caused Diana to sigh in frustration. She loved her daddy, but this was not the time for him to take her mommy away.
Luna chuckled, her daughter was a funny one. "I'll be right back, dear." the two stepped out and as Luna closed the door she noted the serious look on her husband's face.
"What is it?"
The man pulled up several papers. "You know what this is?" he held up one. Luna looked at it, her eyes widening. "The earthlings are getting restless. Rebellions have formed and the threats are getting worse. How long do you think it will be before they take action?"
Luna closed her gaping mouth. "But they know better than to go past the colonies! Why now? Of all times... They disgust me. Nothing makes them happy. Selfish, greedy, sons of-" Artemis covered his wife's mouth. Glancing at the door the woman caught his look.
Diana had a knack for sneaking around, even if she didn't understand what adults talked about, the last thing they wanted her to pick up was bad language.
"We'll have to speak with Serenity later." he said, tucking the papers away (where?) he gave his wife a kiss on the cheek and went back to work.
Luna leaned up against the door. 'Serenity will not like this. Not now.' she thought as she opened the door, her daughter waiting patiently at her closet.
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"Oh my gosh! Mommy! Are you serious? This is so cool!" squealed the happy princess of the moon. Chibi-Usa's mother had delivered the news and the girl couldn't have been happier.
"I've always wanted a baby sister!" she shouted, "Or a baby brother!"
Serenity smiled, it was a good thing that she sound-proofed the walls. If the maids found out...
"Now, I'm going to tell everyone tonight ok? You can't tell anyone all right? I've got to go see to Prince Quatre, he's been having a bit trouble with some... personal problems." she didn't want to say that he was emotionally distraught and had been crying all morning.
Chibi-Usa looked on as her mother left the room. On her bed was the gown she was to wear that night. The ball. To announce her and the prince of Jupiter's betrothel.
"A baby brother or sister..." she said smiling, climbing up on the window sill she looked out at the city. "I'm going to be the best big sister ever! I wonder how long it'll take for the baby to come?"
For the rest of the morning the princess thought about the baby. What it's name would be, what it would look like, and if it would need her to teach it important things like how to make peanut butter and honey sandwiches.
Today Chibi-Usa would join Quatre for lunch. She was in too good a mood to do anything mean or bad. Tonight was going to be great!
But... didn't the baby need a daddy? Mommy said that she used to have one. Maybe he came back?
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The ballroom was filled with people. Mainly important people like royalties from the other planets and lords of the black moon. Of course, all of Chibi-Usa's friends had attended too. Also the fact that they were all the royalties of the planets.
Princesses Phobos and Deimos of Mars, Princess Charon of Pluto, of course there was Prince Quatre, Queen Nehelenia - who was only eight and ruled over the black moon. There was Hotaru, but she sat with Serenity because she was the queen of Saturn.
Princess Chibi-Usa sat at the head of a ten-seated table. Along it were the finest silverwares and most delicious foods. Diana, being her advisor, sat on her right and Quatre sat on her left. The poor boy looked a bit nervous. Phobos and Deimos sat next to them across from eachother, Nehelenia sat at the very end of the table surrounded by fellow black lunarians (huh?) while in the middle sat two bodyguards. Or rather, bodyguards-in-training.
Yes, tonight would be wonderful!
Everyone stood up from the table after dinner was over (Chibi-Usa remembered to eat like a lady) and music played, people danced, people drank, Quatre was tempted to ask his future wife to dance, and finally Serenity was ready to announce the two important messages that would change the future.
"Everyone," the queen said standing at her throne. Quatre and Chibi-Usa stood on either side of her. Makoto and her husband stood off to the side, smiling proudly. "It is time I let you all know two important facts." everyone looked up at the queen. Luna smiled, she knew what was coming.
"First, some of you probably already know of the agreement between the Moon and Jupiter. My daughter, Princess Serenity Usagi 'Small Lady' Chiba Tsukino II is engaged to Prince Quatre Taiyounu Winner of Jupiter. In ten years, they are to wed." and so the hundred or so people in the room clapped, Quatre blushed, Chibi-Usa squealed with delight. Now her well-kept secret was to be told.
Serenity raised her arms, quieting the crowd. "Second, a bit of information that was just recently discovered. I Neo-Queen Serenity will... in eight months time give birth to two children."
The room was silent for a second and then when everything sunk in, the room was louder than a Three Lights rock concert. Many whistles from Minako (who ditched her sophisticated appearance for the night) and the princess of the moon looked up at her mother with wide, red eyes.
"Mommy? I get two baby brothers or sisters?" she squealed happily.
Serenity smiled down at the girl, "Yes sweetie. Of course, now you have your own future to think about." she bent down, the music started, and pulled Quatre up to her daughter. "Are you going to ask this fine young man to dance, or not?" Chibi-Usa giggled at the boy's red face. She grabbed him by the wrist and pulled him down the few steps to the dance floor.
"Well Usagi, look what you've gotten yourself into. More children without a father." the queen's smiling face fell a bit as she sat down. "I didn't know the crystal could create children like that. Well, of course it can, how else could you have been born Odango?"
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Chibi-Usa looked happily at her mother in the mirror. Her mother had taken her long pink hair down and it reached a little ways past her waist. The red brush pulled through it smoothly. The night had ended early due to children's bedtimes and Quatre had left with his parents.
The princess grinned, so he was going to be her husband? 'This will be fun!' she thought giddily. All the torture, boys hated it when girls talked about getting married and all the flowers and pretty dresses. Chibi-Usa had gone from age 5 to 9 when she realized that the prince was her fiancé. Afterall, age 9 was when you realize that cooties aren't real. The girl had something new to dream about.
"Mommy? How long is ten years?"
"Not too long."
"How old will I be in ten years?" the girl couldn't count past 14.
"Fifteen."
Chibi-Usa jumped, horror stricken she whipped around to her surprised mother.
"You mean... I'm gonna to be old like you? I didn't think I'd ever live that long mommy!"
Serenity sulked for the next few minutes. She wasn't that old, was she? 'With the babies coming ... my daughter thinks I'm old. So now I'm going to be old and fat. The big ugly old wlarus!' she thought as she helped her baby girl change into her pajamas.
The queen was bitter for the next few minutes in her own room.
'Oh yeah, better watch out for the fattest queen of the moon to ever walk it!' she sighed and put a hand on her stomach. 'My poor Small Lady. For you to endure my mood swings for the next few months, I shall pity you, no matter how much I'll enjoy being pampered.'
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"What the hell?" said J as he looked at the boys recruited to become his perfect soldier.
"Is this the best you can do?" he asked the men. They looked on, very afraid for their lives. The man was cruel. Sure, out of work he enjoyed a good game of golf and liked watching ESPN but inside the building he was heartless. Even though he was just following Barton's orders to train someone.
"Exterminate them, I can't have them telling anyone. Just cremate their bodies or something. I'll find the candidate myself. Bastards can't do anything right..." J grumbled as he left the room.
This was just what he needed, not to mention the building of Wing Zero was delayed because those damn Martians had destroyed another ship off to get gundanium alloy. He wondered if they had gotten his letters yet.
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Notes:
Current Ages:
Serenity: 22
Chibi-Usa: 5
Luna & Artemis: 31
Diana: 4
Ami: 22
Rei & Yuuichirou: 23, 26
Phobos & Deimos: 5
Makoto & Taiyou: 22, Unknown
Quatre: 6
Minako: 23
Hotaru: 17
Haruka & Michiru: 25
Setsuna: Unknown
Charon: 7
Nehelenia: 8
Next Chapter Ages:
Serenity: 26
Chibi-Usa: 9
Luna & Artemis: 35
Diana: 8
Ami: 26
Rei & Yuuichirou: 27, 30
Phobos & Deimos: 9
Makoto & Taiyou: 26, Unknown
Quatre: 10
Minako: 27
Hotaru: 21
Haruka & Michiru: 29
Setsuna: Unknown
Charon: 11
Nehelenia: 12