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Chapter 3: Awake
Sitting up in bed, a teenage girl with long black hair and brown eyes stretch up, not really knowing why today felt different. Looking around her small room, she realized that there were things there that she didn't remember putting there.
On her desk was something that looked like a miniature toy computer. A matching screen was mounted on her wall by her door as well as a light bulb on the wall. Scratching her head in confusion, she also noticed a weird watch that she'd never seen before, but felt familiar. "Okay… even more confused."
"Your fault."
Startled, the girl looked up at the voice beside her and started to panic, "Midoriko!" She got down on the floor and bowed, "Milady. I don't understand. How are you here?"
"I am here as your guide into this new world."
"New world?" The girl sat up, "I don't understand. I've only been home for three days. What happened?"
"You happened."
"Me."
"Have a seat." The beautiful woman gestured to the bed and took a seat for herself, "I have been tasked to be your guide. They were originally going to have Kikyo do it."
"Oh, uh-uh."
"That's what we thought." She stayed quiet for a moment, "When you wished for the jewel to disappear, it did. Sending everyone back to where they belong; Feudal Japan or you here in the present. However, what wasn't expected was that the jewel wouldn't just disappear, it exploded straight for the Galaxy Cauldron."
"What's the Galaxy Cauldron?"
"The Galaxy Cauldron is the most powerful star in the universe. It is responsible for the cycle of life and death of all things. It is located at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, at the core of Sagittarius Zero Star."
"So, since it's responsible for the death of all things, that includes the jewel."
"That's correct. A jewel that powerful can't just disappear. It goes straight back into the Galaxy Cauldron to be reborn."
"In another priestess."
"Yes. However, when your wish was made, the jewel stayed in Limbo."
"Limbo? But, everything went back to normal. I can't go back."
"That is correct. But they came forward. You see, another girl, in another timeline, wish for the rebirth of Earth and all the planets in the Solar System."
"What kind of rebirth?"
"The other girl's timeline was destroyed by Chaos. And before you ask, Chaos is an dark being who lurks in the center of the galaxy, Sagittarius Zero Star."
"The same place as the Galaxy Cauldron."
"Correct. Now, in that timeline, Chaos destroyed everything. And, I mean, everything. A very powerful woman, with another powerful crystal inside of her, was able to contain Chaos. Contain, because you can't destroy it. She had made a wish afterwards to bring back everything that was destroyed by Chaos. Unfortunately, unknown to her, Chaos had been behind the scenes of a lot of the battles the girl had fought over the last 1,000 years or so. So, the Guardian of Cauldron told her that she could recreate the timeline that she was already in, but make a new one. This new one would splinter off from a tragic event that took place on the moon and severed lives and soul mates."
"That's intense."
"There's more. The Guardian gave her a choice. She can send her Star Seed back into the Cauldron to be reborn and start life over from scratch. With no memories of her past, ever. Or she could be part of the Reborn here in this timeline and retain all memories. Good and the bad. But she will know that the life that she had would no longer exist. Her husband and friends would have new lives and not her. Her child would never be born."
"That's so sad."
"She chose the memories. Why? Because those memories are what made her who she was and she wanted to hold onto them. Forever."
"I feel so sorry for her." The girl paused, "The Shikon no Tama." She looked up, "It caused the change in her timeline, didn't it?"
"Yes, it did. The Jewel shot out of Limbo and punctured a hole in the new timeline, merging the world the Jewel came from with the new world, or timeline, that was being created."
"So our two worlds have combined. What exactly does that mean?"
"In short terms, this world now has humans, Youkai, Youma, Otherworlders and many other supernatural beings living together. This happened here a year ago. Lives on the other planets were Reborn. Humans here were waking up as Otherworlders. The last memories they had was when their civilizations were destroyed. They are policed by the Galactic Conclave here on Earth that communes with the leaders on the other planets. As well as special soldiers spread across the world, protecting it from evil Youma. The Youkai are in charge of themselves. Unless they get out of hand, then the Conclave and a special Supernatural Council created for all otherworldly and demonic situations."
"My head hurts."
"It's a lot to take in. Not everyone is able to keep up. The devices you were noticing were created as warnings for demons, monsters and the supernaturals. The smartwatch on your wrist allows your mom to keep track of you with her phone. Making sure that you go exactly where she wants, when she wants."
"But, my mom's never been that way. She allowed me to go 500 years into the past to fight demons. She fed Inuyasha at her kitchen table."
"It was a different time. Now, your mother is constantly afraid for you and your brother's life. She has gotten so controlling, your brother has closed himself off from everyone."
"How long have I been back?"
"Three years. You got back two years before the merging. Your memories of that time will slow appear to you, as not to be overwhelming. You are now 18."
"But…"
"Kagome." The voice commanded, making the girl look up, "There's some things about this world that you must understand. I need you to listen to me. When the other planets were destroyed during the Silver Alliance, the Earth's prince was on the moon for the Princess's 18th birthday. In the original timeline of that world, his sister was the holder of a magical crystal. The Golden Crystal. The Silver Crystal resided in the moon princess. Now, his sister was only half human. Her mother was the sister to the Queen of Mars. And her father was a horrible man. He demanded she marry someone of his choosing, but she refused. She wanted to marry for love, as she had fallen for a Youkai. In a rage, he had his priestess magically, and painfully, remove the Golden Crystal from her and had it put in her brother. The brother was not happy about it. After all of the kingdoms fell, the Moon Princess and the Earth Prince were immediately connected as soulmates, even though they had soulmates previously."
"That's horrible."
"Yes. Yes, it is. But I'm not done. When her father removed the crystal from within her, the princess renounced her title and became a Priestess. She traveled the world healing creatures of all kind; human and Youkai. She married her demon and bore a female hanyo. That hanyo fell in love and married a monk. Their children either became monks or mikos. The line continued down until…" Midoriko trailed off as she looked at Kagome.
"Me?"
"Yes, Kagome. You. You are the last female descendant of Ayanna. Ayanna," she paused, "just so happens to be my descendant."
"Wait, how?"
"My whole story was never told, Kagome. I did have a family before the creation of the jewel. Ayanna's mother was from Mars, but her grandmother was from Earth. It's a little harder to explain and way more complicated in detail to get into."
"So, I'm not only descended from Otherworlders and a princess, but from you."
"That is why you were born with the jewel inside of you, when it had never been born in anyone before. Now, before we dwell on that too hard, it's time for the complicated part." Kagome's eyes widened.
"It's time for the complicated part? This whole thing is complicated."
"I know. The Jewel."
"It's back inside me again, isn't it?"
"And where it needs to stay. However, it's not alone."
"It's not?"
"No. The Prince, Endymion, when he was Reborn in the new timeline and regained his memories, he was already married with a kid. In fact, he was married to the woman he was originally in love with. His true soulmate."
"She was Reborn."
"Yes. And he was given a choice. Keep the Golden Crystal and resume his old life and duties or give it up to keep his wife and child. He didn't hesitate. He gave it up in a heartbeat. So the crystal needed to go where it was originally meant to be. The female line of his family."
"Me."
"The Golden Crystal is like a flower and the Shikon Jewel sits in the center like a pearl. You need to enroll in the Conservatoire. It's a private school that was created to protect young Youkai, Hanyo, Reborns and Supernaturals. It starts at kindergarten and goes all the way through college. "
"Supernaturals. Like Mikos."
"Like very special Mikos with magical jewels residing inside them." She pointed to a folder on Kagome's desk, "You've already been accepted, and the paperwork has been filled out, with your mother's signature on it. She agreed to it without really knowing what it was. She thinks it's a school to protect humans from the Supernatural. She didn't hesitate. You will start packing and move into the dorms in three days, starting school next week. There, you will be trained how to properly control both jewels and be the Miko you were meant to be."
"I don't know if I want to be a Miko. Not without Inuyasha."
"Did I forget that part?" The spirit pondered, shaking her head, "That's my fault. When you came here and created this new timeline, even by accident, it brought quit a few others back to life. As such the Youkai you knew and were friends with. They are alive."
"Yasha's alive?"
"Yes. As is his brother, his father Toga and his mother Izayoi. Your friends Sango and Miroku were Reborn with the others."
"Do they…?"
"Remember you? Not yet. But they could. You just have to remind them." Midoriko reached out a grabbed the girl before she could bolt out of the room, "Before you rush off to go find him, there's a few things you need to do first."
"What's that?"
"Go to school."
"School? But, Inuyasha,"
"Can wait. You will see him, I promise. But, there's a girl you need to meet and befriend. She will be at the school."
"What's so important about her?"
"She's the Moon Princess who created this timeline with her wish."
1-2-3-4-5
Jerking awake, a blonde teen sat up in bed, taking in her surroundings. "Well, it's not my rooms in the Crystal Kingdom. Which means…"
"Your wish worked." Serena looked over as mother stood at the end of the bed, "Hello, my darling. Interesting to see you as a teenager again."
"Teenager?" She jumped out of bed and ran to a mirror on the wall, "Oh, great. Hello 18." She sighed, "Why am I not surprised." Her mother laughed, "Mother." She walked over to give her a hug, "How are you here?"
"A few things. Have a seat." The former ruler of the Silver Alliance sat on the bed and patted the spot next to her, "We have a few things to discuss."
"Like what? I mean, the Guardian already told me everything."
"Everything for you, yes. Now, after your choice, she approached me for a choice of my own. One that I wasn't sure I wanted to make. But, I made it nonetheless."
"I don't understand. What choice? The Moon Kingdom can't comeback or it would negate the magic you used the first time to send us to Earth."
"True. However, the Kingdom did come back. Let me explain how. When this new timeline splintered as it did, reawakening all of the Lunarians here on Earth, your father was brought back as well."
"Papa?"
"Yes. If you'll remember, he never made it to your party that night. He was on Venus and was going to show up later. That's where he died. When your wish on the Cauldron and the Shikon Jewel collided…"
"The what jewel?"
"Shikon Jewel. It's a long a complicated story. Just know that it's creator was a Miko who was Princess Ayanna's ancestor."
"Endymion's sister."
"Yes. Again, it's a long story and too complicated to go into. Now, when those two events happened, it recreated all the kingdoms on the other planets and started waking up those Reborn on Earth. Everyone who died on the other planets, however, were revived on those planets."
"Which means Papa was revived on Venus."
"Yes. Of course, the Elementals who resided on those planets had to explain things to everyone. So your father went with a group of dignitaries and architects from the other eight planets to assess the damage on the moon. Your wish might not have brought the Kingdom back, but your father did."
"Did you talk to him? I mean, your subconscious was in the computers watching over the Earth. You spoke to him as a hologram, right?"
"Yes and no. Because of my choice. As a hologram, I was able to communicate with him for two years. This last year was due to my choice."
"What was your choice?"
"The Guardian came to me. She told me that I deserved to have a happy ending and offered to let my Star Seed be reborn." She sighed, "I refused. I told her that I couldn't leave this life. I needed to be able to watch over my daughter. So, she gave me another choice. I couldn't be Reborn like your father, as my subconscious was in the computers. But she could remove my subconscious and turn me into something else."
"Something else? What else could you be?"
"A Lunarian Elemental."
"What?" Serena laughed, "Wait, that means, you're alive."
Her mother laughed, "Yes. I am. I have been for the last year. I warned him about the choice, and he was happy about it. He didn't care that I would be an Elemental." She laughed, "He just wanted me back. I've retained my title and spent this last year rebuilding our Kingdom. He knows all about you and we have been watching over our beautiful daughter as she lives her life here on Earth."
"I can't go back up there, can I?"
"To visit, yes. To live, that's up to you. If you want to come back up there, you can. But you will miss out on finding your real true love. The one you had before Beryl attacked and destroyed everything."
Serena sat there for a moment, thinking, "I want normal for awhile. I can't have that if I go back up there. I want to find him, but everything seemed so rush with Endymion before. I mean, Darien and I were just kids. And it felt like the whole world was sitting on our shoulders. So, I want to be normal for awhile."
"As normal as a Reborn can be."
"Does anyone have to know?"
"Yes. In this new world, sensors have been created to detect Reborns. You won't be able to hide from it. You will be immediately recognized as a Lunarian."
"You said as a Lunarian." She got up and went to the mirror again, "My hair. Its not the silver it was in the Crystal Kingdom, but it's not blonde either. It's more of an pale-blonde. I've been wearing my hair in these pigtails for as long as I can remember. Its a Royal Lunarian hairstyle. With my hair color being different, if I take my hair down and…" she gulped, "cut it, it might be enough to disguise me."
"True. All Lunarians are blonde, like Venusians. And the shades all differ." Her mother scrutinized her, "Also, your personality is different. Not just from your time as Sailor Moon, but during the Silver Alliance as well. Your demeanor is different as well as your attitude. I think you can pull of just being another Reborn Lunarian."
"I guess that's what happens when you've been a queen." She squinted, "I think I can confuse the sensors as a half Lunarian, half Venusian."
"Darling, you are."
"True, the Silver Crystal is all Lunarian. No one has ever been able to sense the Venusian in me. I can pretty much do whatever I need to do with this crystal. If the system sees a half and half, less of a chance of being outed as the princess." She looked around the room, "Who are my Earth parents here?"
"You don't have any, actually. Your choice truly put you alone. It's up to you to rebuild your family here. Now, you're listed as an orphan heiress, which is why you have this beautiful loft. You can thank the Guardian. She made sure that you had your Royal bank account from the Crystal Kingdom. You may be alone, but you're not poor. Reborns who have decided to remain on Earth, no matter what planet they're from, have the option of visiting their home planets. Transport stations have been set-up all over the world. Every Reborn is blood-tested and DNA matched on databases that was created from the other planets. Your old friends run an Otherworld council as their true princess selves. They were able to set up these stations for Reborns to be able to visit their families. Reborns now have their own businesses set-up and are protected by the Rebirth Act. Same with Youkais and Supernatural Humans."
"Youkais? Demons?"
"Part of that merging of worlds that the Guardian mentioned."
"So all of the technology that I'm recognizing is from the Otherworlds. I mean, that's a Venusian closet. The planet of beauty and love was dedicated to their looks." She looked over and gestured to large walk-in smart closet.
"Yes, it is. Everything's a mix. You'll notice that the Compact that the Guardian gave you is sitting on a Lunarian charging base. Your main computers and communication screens are Mercurian and Lunarian. Your Youma detectors and shrines are from Mars. You have a training room that was designed off of Jupiter's fighting rings and the Uranus weapons holo-room. Your bath was created with Neptunian designs, incorporating their healing waters, aromatherapy and a message room. The rest of your loft is…" she gestured.
"Lunarian." Serena smirked, "I don't see anything from Saturn or Pluto here."
"Well, you are on the top floor and have a Greenhouse and Silverhouse up on the roof. Not to mention a rooftop garden and your Nook."
"The Nook?" Serena squealed, "How did that get here?"
"You somehow snuck it off the moon. I know how much that place meant to you."
"And it's from Saturn. And the Silverhouse is from Pluto." She frowned, "I wish I could have Luna and Artemis."
"Luna is with Amy and Artemis is back with Mina. I do have a suggestion, though."
"What's that?"
Her mother gestured to a corner of the room that Serena had paid any attention to, making her daughter shriek in happiness. Running over to the corner, she dropped down to the extravagant mini tent on a wood platform. Sitting inside on pillows, staring right at her, was a Lunar Kit, "Is this Crescent or a descendant?"
"Descendant. Sorry."
"No, don't be." She gently held out her and waited. Slowly, the little Kit walked forward and sniffed her fingers. Liking what she smelled, she wiggled her tails and jumped into her owner's arms, "Oh, she's so beautiful." Serena lifted her face, tears falling, and smiled, "Thank you, mama."
"Oh, you are so welcome, My Darling." She gestured for her daughter to stand, "Now, I'm gonna go. Time to give your father an update." She grabbed Serena by the cheeks and kissed her forehead. A warm feeling washed over the teen as memories of this new time eased into her, "Understand?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Make me a promise. Until we get more settled, I want you to contact me every night. Use the compact. At least until we get the communication systems from here to the Moon set up. We'll find a time for you and your father to have a reunion. As much as he wants you to come home, he completely understands and just wants you to be happy. Live your life my darling. For as long as you can. Go to school. Get a job. And find your love. Promise?"
"Promise."
"Don't cut too much off. Maybe just to the base of your back."
1-2-3-4-5
After a couple of weeks of getting settled and researching this new world, Serena walked up to her new school with a smile. The uniform was quite different from the one she wore at her old school. Well, this was a private school she was going to, and a college. It was actually a little similar to Raye's old uniform. The skirt was a lot shorter, and dark purple and black plaid. It had a short sleeve button up white shirt, tucked into the skirt with a black vest and a purple school emblem on the left breast pocket. They also provide longer white sleeved shirts and blazers. She also had knee-high white socks and black 3-inch heeled loafers.
She walked to the administration office and greeted the lady behind the counter, "Good morning. I'm here for registration."
With her hair now cut to her waist and pulled back in two half braids, her eyes magically changed to silver, the regular Lunarian color, she wasn't recognized as the old princess.
"Of course, dear. What's your name."
"Rena. Rena Agrotera."
"Lunarian?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"We don't get many of you."
"Most of them prefer to return home. My family is gone so it's just me. It's just easier to stay here."
"That's completely understandable, dear."
"Excuse me." Serena turned to see a girl who looked just like Raye. "Hi. I'm here for registration. Name's Kagome Higurashi."
"Give me just a moment and we'll get you both settled."
"Yes, ma'am."
Serena turned to the new girl, curious, "Are you a Reborn?"
"Um, no." She laughed, "I guess the right term for me would be Supernatural."
"Human or other?"
"Human. I'm training as a Miko. But I have stronger than normal spiritual powers."
"That's pretty cool, actually."
"Thanks. I'm Kagome."
"Rena. Please to meet you."
