A PITTED ASTEROID ORBITING THE EARTH'S TALE
Chapter 10: Watcher's Wait
A Sailor Moon/Lord of the Rings crossover… and perhaps a bit stereotypical?
SUMMARY: Serena Usagi Tsukino is tired with the plans of Fate and Destiny and rebels, paving a path of her own filled with many uncertainties. A SM/LOTR Xover
DISCLAIMER: Don't sue because I got nothing worthy. I cannot possible hope to claim the works of Naeko Takeuchi and J.R.R. Tolkien so lay off. All original characters as well as the plot however, are exclusively mine. That is all.
LAST TIME ON PITTED ASTEROID:
Nonetheless, Luna had been very proud, as of late, to be the guardian of the budding queen. She was pleased that her charge had finally decided to take life seriously and accept her destiny.
Little did she know that Usagi was thinking quite the other way. Usagi smirked internally, thinking back to Luna's praise at her last training session. She had been the only one that knew of Usagi's steady progress, and Usagi wanted to keep it that way. No sense in making a big fuss out of things, wasn't it? No sense at all.
---Move it people! The story starts NOW!---
A Pitted Asteroid Orbiting the Earth's Tale
Chapter 10: Watcher's Wait
Aragorn rode hard to the elven city of Rivendell. He stopped only when the blanket of night did not permit further travel and no moon gave its grace to light his path. Despite his pace, Aragorn was hindered by a few other factors as well. His horse, for one thing, and the threat of orcs and wild men that roamed the plains of Middle Earth.
To avoid such encounters, as he was merely one man, Aragorn thought it best to take a less traveled trail. Unfortunately, it was one of the longer routes to reach to Rivendell. But the danger a faster route presented was not worth the time saved, leaving the ranger no choice but to pursue the longer but safer path to his foster-home. And so it was surprising to Aragorn, son of Arathorn, also known as Strider when he quite loudly stumbled upon a band of orcs.
He had been quite focused on his ride and it was nearing dawn. Orcs, being wary of sunlight, normally were only a concern as night fell, but it seemed that this rag tag group was an exception. Aragorn was further thrown off by the fact that this was an unused trail, that lead to Rivendell from behind and he didn't expect any living being to cross his path any time soon. It occurred to him briefly that the city could possibly be in danger if word of such a path had leaked out to the enemy.
It was a group of ten orcs. Even under circumstances in which the ranger had more preparation, ten orcs would still have been a formidable threat against one man. But now, caught off guard with no time to draw his weapons out and be at the ready, the ranger calmed his horse down and tried to speed off in another direction, hoping for the cover of the woods which he could see about a mile off. The orcs, too were caught by surprise, but recovered quickly and began to charge after him in typical fashion. Aragorn could only hope that the full rise of the sun would hamper their sight and he would successfully be able to escape.
"Noro lim, Fëaril," he whispered urgently, hoping to avoid a conflict if possible. He hoped his steed would serve him well, and be the brilliant spirit he was named for. If he could just make it to the tree line, he could possibly escape.
In another region of Middle Earth, in a dark tower…
A wizard clad in white robes sat in his dark marbled room, carefully turning the pages of an old book with his mangled fingers. He stopped upon turning to a particularly frail page, covered with several ancient runes and a faded portrait of a white lady. "Ahh, here it is," he murmured thoughtfully before taking out a piece of parchment and copying the runes down. Scribbling another message just underneath it, he rolled it up and pressed his seal against it and called for his servant, the Dotulrtug.
"Please deliver this to our contact on Earth. I am sure she is most eager to end her…" the man snickered, "her payment, as it were."
"Yesss, masssterrr. Asss you wissshhh." With that, the Dotulrtug disappeared in an instant to do as he was instructed, leaving a wisp of smoke behind.
The wizard stroked his white beard and sat in his magnificent marble throne. His nails clicked together as he smirked evilly and muttered, "Yes, just as I planned. Sauron will be most pleased with this new aid. Middle Earth shall tremble before our combined might!"
And so Saruman the White, once a contender of good, sat on his tainted throne and laughed an evil laugh, wallowing further into his black power, enveloping himself deeper into the evil that had descended over Isengard. For those touched by darkness find it tempting and fascinating. And few have the power to resist and turn back.
Amidst the folds and fabric of time lay the lone guardian…
Sailor Pluto, daughter of Chronos and guardian of Time felt as useful as a slug. Scratch that… she felt as helpful as a squashed slug with its guts played out in all directions. In other words, absolutely useless.
She was completely disgusted with herself, and her lack of will in the current situation. All she could do was sit and watch the world pass by and intervene ONLY when absolutely necessary. Which was, in other terms, absolutely NEVER. It especially irked her in times such as now when she looked into her mirror and saw what her princess was doing. Moreover, who was watching her princess. And all she could do was watch in turn.
Never interfere, she silently chanted to herself as she continued to watch. Some things had to happen to preserve the future. All Pluto could cling to was the knowledge that in the end, it would all work out alright and there would be a much deserved happy ending for her princess.
Sighing and wringing her staff in frustration, Pluto continued to observe.
Meanwhile, in a dimension and an age away…
One week. One stickin' week.
Scrunching her nose up at the thought, Usagi sipped a bit of her strawberry milkshake, but even that didn't seem to help much. Gosh darn it, why does time have to fly so slowly???
There was one week left until Usagi's seventeenth birthday, and she, as usual, couldn't wait.
Tottering around in the swinging stool chair, Usagi glanced around the quiet arcade, and frowned. For a weekday in the afternoon, the Crown Arcade sure was empty. Oh well, Usagi thought, perhaps they're all checking out that new place down the street. Shrugging and dismissing the thought, Usagi fiddled with her straw, drawing circles in the pink foam and took another sip. Motoki was out for the day, and there were only a few workers, including his sister, remaining about.
Sighing wistfully, she thought of where her friends could be at this hour. Let's see, Ami-chan is at computer class, Mina-chan is at volleyball practice, or flirting with boys, Rei-chan is working at the temple or yelling at Yuuchiro-kun and Mako-chan is at karate class. Humph, she snorted to herself, that leaves poor little Usagi all to herself with nothing to do. How, dull…
Glancing down at her milkshake, she smiled a bit goofily and continued her mental conversation, Well, at least I still have you milkshake. You haven't abandoned me at all! In fact, you have given me much needed comfort. With that thought, Usagi took a long drink of her milkshake and sighed happily. If life could just be about her and her strawberry milkshakes, it would all be good. Nodding subconsciously in agreement with the thought, Usagi hopped off the barstool and left some money on the counter. If her friends were busy, then it was up to her to make her own fun.
Usagi strode out of the Crown Arcade, the bells jingling in her wake, and set off into Tokyo, glad for once that she didn't leave the place due to a youma call, but of her own free will.
Little did she know that every move she made was being watched.
As Usagi skipped down the sidewalk, two flickering blue eyes watched silently from a nearby rooftop. If one were to look deeply, they would be able to see a constant fear and shadow that seemed to haunt those hesitating azure orbs. However, to the casual observer, this figure seemed the epitome of calm and composure.
The watcher took out a pale hand from her navy blue cloak, which was well worn and had grown thin. Yet it still preserved its warmth as it had since it was made, perhaps by some charm unknown to mankind. Those complicated blue eyes glanced briefly down at the crumpled message that lay in her hand. There was a weathered portrait of a regal lady clad in white and script of ancient runes followed by a hastily scribbled directive at the end. The script read:
The guardian shall fall and destiny shall fail.
Her path shall break into darkness
Her heart shall be put to test.
In the end the dark will consume
And chaos rule supreme.
Beneath the runes was scribbled: Watch and wait.
The observer briefly closed her eyes and returned the message to the folds of her cloak.
Yes, watch and wait was all she could do for now, much as she longed for the wait to end.
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Translations:
Noro lim: Faster
Fëaril: Brilliant spirit
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Yes, I am a bad, bad person. I am so terribly sorry for having kept all you wonderful readers waiting. I know this is in no way fair. No excuses, nothing. I promise though that the next chapter will be up in a week's time. No worries, I WILL finish this story… I can just be a bit unmotivated at times… Now I shall cut to the chase and answer my lovely reviewers. I also got one random flame that my story was a 'piece of shit' and have confirmed it was a fake. Thanks to the reviewer for leaving a means of contact!
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL WHO WERE ABLE TO TRANSLATE THE STRANGE FRENCH REVIEW. I REALLY APPRECIATE EACH OF YOU TAKING THE TIME TO DO SO! THANKS SO MUCH!
Midnight Goddess: You are so sweet. As you can see, I got hopping and finished this chapter asap to finish this story. And I hope to be much faster. Review again please!
Callisto Star: Thank you for translating the review. It was very sweet of you and I really appreciate it. Sorry for not updating sooner! ducks tomatoes But I hope this makes up somewhat. I laughed at the matrix reference in your review. Yes, I would agree. And thanks for recommending my story! That's so sweet!
Princess Silver Serenity: Glad you liked the sub space pocket idea. I was hoping a few people would appreciate it. Also, thank you for emailing me the translation of the strange french review! I really appreciate it and it was mucho helpful. You were the first (of many) to be so sweet and help out. Thanks so much! Keep reading and review!
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