Chibimamoru: Small Lady's Little Brother
Chapter 4 –Sailor Chibimoon Stands Alone
Author's Notes: Kon'nichi wa, minna! I am sorry it took me so long to get this chapter out. I meant for it to be longer….but I decided to go ahead and send it anyways. I really hope it was worth the wait! I know I said that this is a repeat of the previous version, "Chibimamoru: Small Lady's Otooto-chan," and yet every chapter so far has been something completely new. Well, starting in chapter 5, you will see a repeat of the scenes in my previous chapters (edited A LOT with more detail and some NEW scenes in the middle.) I really hope you enjoy it! Oh…and as for the people who reviewed Chapter 3:
Richforce – Hai. I feel sorry for Chibiusa and Chibimamo as well. I am glad you are enjoying the storyline so far. Keep reviewing ok?
Anhthy – blushes Thanks so much for the compliment! I actually got the idea for the "rose's" significance AFTER I re-wrote Chibimamo's memory. I think it looked a lot better than his short memory from the previous version.
As for your question about the senshi's husbands…Yes, they are originals made up by me. Unfortunately for me, I write lousy generals. (If you ever see them in one of my fanfics…I probably had help. )
As for who the woman with the red hair is…you are warm, VERY WARM, but I'm not going to answer that here, because it would ruin the storyline….I'm glad you liked that theory about Chibi's looks though. I wanted to come up with something ORIGINAL that would fit into the original Sailor Moon storyline.
cardcaptor eternity – heh heh – Here's the update. Hope you enjoy!
Sparkling-Ruby Gem – blushes again Thanks a mil for the compliment. And…no problem. I decided to put something up here for every person who reviews my chapters. (After all, why write reviews to ask questions and comment, if you don't think your questions/comments will be read or responded to?) As you'll notice…the longer the review, typically, the longer my response will be.
Usagi-ran – Hey, no prob. As I told Sparkle, I plan on responding to every review as best I can at the beginning of each new chapter. This chapter should answer some of your questions. For the most part, this story is exactly like the other one was SUPPOSE to be…just with more details and extra scenes (quite a few extra's actually) every now and then. However, as I promised….starting in chapter 5 you people who have read the previous version SHOULD be able to recognize which chapters/scenes are being re-written into the story.
(The Chapter Begins)
"Moon Crisis Power, make – up!" As power from the white moon swirled around her, Small Lady couldn't help but feel a bit strange. This was, after all, her first time to henshin alone since having acquired 'Crisis Power.' It would also be her first battle without her idols, Sailor Moon and the Senshi, backing her up. Red eyes blinked as a tiara with its familiar pink stone appeared on her forehead. With one hand on her hip and one in front of her forehead, Sailor Chibimoon completed her henshin in the usual "Moon Senshi" pose.
'Wish me luck, Usagi.' Chibimoon thought glancing sentimentally back at her favorite picture of Usagi, Mamoru, and herself. She smiled softly at the memory before heading back out to the balcony. Red eyes searched the landscape. In the Northern Guardians below, Small Lady's 3 guardians discussed what to do. Prince Triston's eyes narrowed with determination as he pointed with his sword towards the forest around the edge of Crystal Tokyo. In the distance, Mamo's blue light flickered a bit.
Leaping from the balcony, Sailor Chibimoon flipped landing on the lowest branch of a nearby Cherry Blossom Tree. She watched as Prince Damien's hand went to his sword almost by instinct as he turned his head in her direction. "What was that?" Chibimoon frowned. 'They were going to leave me behind. Why should I ask for THEIR help? I can save Mamo all by myself.' With that thought in mind, she jumped down from the tree, leaped the far wall of the castle grounds, and began making her way towards the gold and blue beam of light that was the first sign her brother had given them in over two years.
(End of Scene)
"What was that?" Prince Damien defensively questioned, placing his right hand over his sword purely by instinct. Deep purple orbs searched the landscape around them for signs of whatever, or whoever, had created the sound which drew his attention. Silence weighed heavy on the air as Prince Antiny and Prince Triston did the same – waiting watching.
"There!" Prince Antiny, being the first to spot the pink rabbit hoping through the Northern Guardians, called to his friends. Emerald eyes widened as they focused in on the form of the pink-haired senshi disappearing over the far wall of the castle grounds. "It is the Small Lady! She must be going after her brother." Heading off at a sprint, Prince Antiny leaped to the top of the castle wall. Sure enough, the pink-haired rabbit was heading off towards the thick forest at the edge of Crystal Tokyo. "She's headed for the forest!"
"The forest!" Two pairs of eyes – purple and chocolate-brown – narrowed dangerously as Prince Triston and Prince Damien joined their friend and ally at the top of the castle wall. Taking a quick look around, Triston spotted the young senshi roof hopping through the upper class areas of Crystal Tokyo. 'Wow. She's a lot more coordinated since she finished her training in the 20th.' He thought watching her for a minute before turning his attention back to his two friends.
"So, what are you waiting for? Move it!" The Jupitarian Prince and leader of Small Lady's guardians chastised switching back into leadership mode within an instant. Jumping down from the castle wall, Prince Triston made his way after the pink-haired runaway waiting a mere moment for his two teammates to catch up. "We are her guardians, ne? Small Lady is headed right into a danger zone, and we are supposed to be protecting her."
"Either the princess has gone suicidal or she's got spaghetti for brains to go with those odangos!" Prince Damien declared with a hint of both annoyance and worry in his voice as he followed his leader and friend in pursuit of the now missing Odango Atama. Prince Antiny said not a word to either of them putting everything else out of his mind as he focused on the problem at hand. He listened silently as Damien let out another heavy sigh. "Hopefully, this time we won't be too late."
(End Scene)
"Daddy, Daddy look! We can see the whole garden from up here!" The three-year-old azure-eyed angel declared with excitement while wrapping both of his tiny hands around the railing of the balcony. Grinning widely, he pointed his father's attention to a small patch of silver-red roses mixed in with light pink moon flowers, both of which were rare and typically hard-to-find blooms. "Oneesan and I made the flowers grow in our garden. Can ya see the flowers? Can ya see them, Daddy . . . Daddy? . . . Daddy?"
The sound of his son's voice echoed in King Endymion's ears as the image faded into nothingness. He looked upon the empty little patch of dirt with a sigh. It wasn't long after the little prince left that the rare silver-red roses had died out leaving his sisters pink moon flowers too survive alone. For a time, the pink-haired princess who had returned to them from the twentieth century kept up the garden alone.
Endymion, himself, couldn't remember exactly when it was that his daughter gave up her little garden. What he did know was no matter how hard they tried, no one else could get the rare silver-red roses or the equally rare pink moon flowers to grow, and the King of Earth would not allow anything else to be planted in their place. The gardeners were simply instructed to replant the seeds of the rare blossoms each year and care for that patch just as they did the rest of the garden. Hence the very reason for the little garden's current state - a patch of dirt placed strategically in the center of the beautiful eastern gardens.
"Endymion-sama?" General Nicholas' mellow voice questioned distractedly while shuffling through the cluttered papers he had stacked to the left side of his desk. In doing so, he came across several legal documents, a treaty he was supposed to have read over yesterday, two drawings his five-year-old son had drawn him and various other nonsensical things. He quickly filed the legal documents in a drawer, set the treaty on the right side of the desk to deal with later, and taped his son's pictures up on the wall above the desk.
That done, the planets third-ranked top general stood up to stretch his legs for a moment before returning to the legal matters assigned to him. Emerald-green eyes lazily wandered the expanse of the room until they focused in on the young king standing out on the balcony. The Venusian General frowned being pained by the dejected look covering his friends face as he looked out over his kingdom.
Making his way slowly out onto the balcony, Nicholas placed a single comforting hand on Endymion's shoulder. "Please do not worry yourself so, Endymion-sama." He sullenly pleaded of him. "We are doing all we can to find the little prince, and you still have Small Lady. She needs you now more than ever."
"I can not help it, Nicholas-kun." Endymion responded with a heavy sigh. "I miss them so." Azure blue eyes filled with a light mist as they fell once more on his children's long dead garden. The gardens of the Crystal Palace were some of the most beautiful gardens found on Earth, and yet they always held an unfinished look about them. Sometimes, it amazed the young king how something so small could leave such a large hole in an otherwise beautiful picture.
'Them?' This wasn't the first time Endymion had made that mistake. Silently, Nicholas pondered to himself how the king always spoke as if he had lost both of his children – rather than just one of them. Then again, Small Lady had been a bit different since returning from the Dark Moon attack. It was like something he knew was there, and yet could never quite put his finger on. He was just about to make a comment on his friend's wording when the sound of the door slamming open caught both men off guard.
"Endymion!" The distressed voice of the Neo-Queen of Crystal Tokyo called out urgently rushing into the room with Princess Lita hugging tightly onto her hip. "Endymion, something is wrong. Rei sinced it….and her son…and…and….LOOK!"
The Queen's baby blue eyes filled with tears. Eyebrows furrowing, King Endymion turned to look in the direction his clearly troubled wife was pointing. Azure eyes went wide at the blue-gold beam shooting up in the distance. "Mamo-chan." He whispered in a voice barely above a whisper. After a momentary pause, however, the king shook himself free of the shock. Azure eyes narrowed dangerous. "Chibimamo is in on, Nicholas!"
(End of Scene)
Glistening tears streaked down from the reddened face of the innocent orphaned child. Twisting helplessly, he struggled to escape the brutal grasp of the evil shadow as his ten razor-sharp nails dug into the flesh just beneath the child's thin charity-donated blue t-shirt. "Iiee. Lemme go! Lemme go!" The shadow man chuckled at the cries of helpless boy. Grayish-colored eyes turned blood red as he looked deep into Mamo's clear blues.
"IIiee! A.B. help me!" A.B. protects me from the dark shadow man. The red shadow lady gots Onee-san, but the shadow man wasn fast enough. The red lady went away with Onee-san, but the black shadow man came back. The shadow man came back for me. Why didn Daddy come back for me? Daddy promised ta protect me from the bad guys, but Daddy didn protect me from T.J. Daddy didn't protect me from the shadow man like A.B. does. Daddy's a liar and liars are bad. "Iiee! Iiee!" Mamo cried out desperately.
Another chuckle. "You sure make a lot of fuss for a little runt. Don't worry. This won't hurt me nearly as much as it's gonna hurt you." Another wave of tears rolled down the child's face as he shut his eyes tight – shutting out the scene – shutting out the shadow man. If he just closed his eyes, maybe the shadow man would just disappear, like the monsters underneath his bed.
A sound which bordered a growl escaped from the shadow man's mouth as he prepared to enter his host. Gray eyes turned blood red once again. His entire fleshly form faded to the evil blackness of a mere shadow. His nails dug even further into the child's skin until they to became shadow and ever so slowly began to enter the child. "Iiee! Iiee!"
"Hey! Picking on annoying little brothers is the big sisters job. You have no right!" A high-pitched female voice called from behind the pair. Growling with annoyance, the shadow of darkness turned his glaring red gaze upon the form of a Chibi-Senshi in a short skirt and boots hiding in the shadows. Sailor Chibimoon gulped. 'No turning back now.' She thought nervously as she took a step forward out of the shadows moving her hands in the usual "moon senshi" pose. "I am Sailor Chibimoon! In the name of the moon, I will punish you!"
(Chapter Ends Here)