Wings of Serenity rewrite
Chapter 2: Moon sisters
She was having that dream again. It was when she was just Sailor Glacier, when she was fighting Queen Amalthea,the women who made here life hell at the radiance orphanage, with her fellow Sailor Senshi. Amalthea had come close to killing her but she was saved by her friends with an elemental attack - one that combined the forces of air, light, fire, and earth. Then she finished the Queen of with a 'Glacier Ice Purification'. Then she succumb to her injuries and passed out. The last thing she heard was somebody calling her name.
"Iris... Iris, wake up"
Iris woken up quickly. She looked to her left and saw a young women, who was only a year younger then her, with lavender hair and purple eyes. If anything she looked like a younger version of their Mother: Queen Merrity but everybody called her Princess Serenity. Serenity was wearing a long white gown with a purple overcoat and gold gemstones under a white bow which had a gold crescent moon. She had white ruffled shoulder pads as well. Around her neck was a necklace made up of amethysts and pearls and at the bottom of it was a oval pendent. (This rested just above her bow)
"Serenity, its too early to get up" Iris complained.
"I'm sorry, sister, but I wanted to head down to the lake before the ceremony" Serenity apologized "The ceremony is later today so I wanted to relax before all the drama starts"
"Is that today?" Iris questioned whilst frowning.
"Iris, don't tell me you forgot my coronation is today" Serenity sighed.
"Uh, maybe" Iris admitted.
"Honestly, what am I going to do with you Icesisity?" Serenity sighed. "And your meant to be my older sister"
"Sorry Serenity" Iris apologized "I think i will join you, just let me get dressed"
Iris removed the covers and got out of bed, revealing a navy blue night gown. She went over to her wardrobe and a brought out a casual dress. The gown was simple but it did look formal, it was a gift from one of her friends. It was short dress in a persian blue, the cut of was just above her knees. The gown was sleeveless but it did have straps. Iris decided to wearing a wool coat over it but she didn't do all of the buttons and include white flat heals. Since she had short icy blue hair she couldn't put it up in the traditional Lunarian hair style (which consists off buns and pigtails, like Serenity's and her Mother's)
As she was dressing she heard Serenity talking to their kittens. The first was Felicia, an icy blue kitten with silver eyes and gold crescent on her forehead. The second was Luna, a black kitten with red eyes and a gold crescent on her forehead. There is a third one, Artemis (who was a white kitten with purple eyes and the same crescent as Luna and Felicia on his forehead) but he wasn't with them.
When Iris finished dressing she return to her sister and together with their kittens they left Iris's bedroom and made there way down to the lake. Since it was early morning none of the servants saw them leave the castle and their parents were probably sleeping in their chambers. As they were walking down to the lake the ladies took in the scenery. It was a beautiful, the skies were cloudless and the breeze was gentle. Since it was spring time the trees had green and pink leaf's on them. When they arrived at the lake they noticed that the waters were peaceful and calm. Serenity had decided to pick flowers for their Mother whilst Iris decided to sit down by the lake, Felicia and Luna decided to join her.
"I still can't believe today is the big day" Iris said.
"I believe your Mother has spent the last few days doing rehearsals with Serenity and the other Planetary Princesses" Felicia told her.
:"Mother or Madam Anastasia?" Iris questioned.
"She was there was well. She is advisor to the Queen, as she will be to your sister" Luna said.
"Great. Another reason to hate her" Iris moaned.
"She doesn't hate you, Iris. You don't pay enough attention during our princess lessons" Serenity exclaimed.
Madam Anastasia was the Princesses teacher and advisor to the Queen Merrity, who had a strong hatred towards Princess Icesisity and vise versa. She had long red hair and dark purple eyes. She also had a brother, Lord Topaz. who had the same hair and eye colour as his sister, who was the captain of the Moon guard. Iris was certain that Anastasia favoured her sister whilst she hated her. Iris hated Princess training, she preferred to train and practice her magic skills along side the other Planetary Princess and her friends.
Iris sighed as she went to stroke Felicia, making the kitten purr in delight. She couldn't wait to see her friends later and perhaps sneak in a bit of practice. She was about to help Serenity with the flowers when Luna interrupted her.
"Iris, there's a body in the water!" Luna shrieked.
Iris looked over towards the sot where Luna was pointing. True to the black kittens words there was a body floating in the water. With no time to get help Iris dived into the water and quickly swimed over to it. During all of this panic Serenity had made successful work of collecting the flowers for her Mother, gathering a selection of pink, white and purple roses. Once she heard Luna yelling she stopped what she was doing and ran to the spot where the kittens were. It was unladylike but none of that matters right now. Luna quickly filled her in, telling Serenity what was going on. After a few minutes of anxious waiting Iris had returned to them. She carefully lifted the body to shore before climbing out herself hair and gown soaked in the process. Iris knelt down and check over the body. The person in question was a young women with blonde hair who looked to be the same age as Serenity. Though, what scarred the Princess the most was that she had the same hairstyle as Serenity.
"How is she? Will she be okay?" Serenity questioned.
"She will be okay but jugging by the bruises and the wounds we better take her to the infirmary" Iris told her.
"What is going on here?" A voice demanded.
Iris groaned upon hearing the voice. Madam Anastasia and her brother were standing in front of them. As always the red haired women was wearing a long, flowy purple dress with a red ribbon tied around her waist, black heels, white shoulder length gloves and a red cape placed neatly over her shoulders which went down to her dress. Lord Topaz was wearing a white suit with golden overcoat, a white cape which was bigger then his sisters and black boots. Over his waist was a sword belt with said weapon inside. Anastasia took one look at Icesisity and frowned with anger as she saw the Princess's condition.
"Princess Icesisity you were told yesterday to stay in your room and wait for your servant so that she could make you presentable for the coronation. And yet I find you out here behaving like an animal" Madam Anastasia scolded "And with Princess Serenity no less."
"But..."
"No buts! How many times do I have to tell you child. You are the Princess of the Moon, not a street urchin who likes to play in the water" The red headed women yelled.
This hurt Iris. As a Sailor Senshi she often put her life above others. Clearly, Madam Anastasia had no respect for that. Luckily for her, Serenity decided to intervene on her behalf.
"I'm afraid you have got it wrong, Madam. Luna saw a body in the lake and Icesisity was closest to the lake so she went in after it:" Serenity explained.
"If what you say is true..." Madam Anastasia glanced towards her brother and told him to check it over.
Lord Topaz walked over to the body and checked it over, taking in the bruises, the wounds and the hair.
"There is a possibility that she is alive, but she must be taken to the infirmary at once" Lord Topaz reported.
"Very well. Take her at once. Icesisity return to your chambers at once, do something about your hair and wet clothing" Madam Anastasia said "Princess Serenity, please follow me. Your Mother is waiting for you"
Giving her Sister a quick good bye, Iris, followed by the kittens, headed towards her chambers Of course Madam Anastasia would listen to Serenity. She liked her sister more then her. Her theory was correct. But she couldn't help but wonder why. Why would that horrible women be acting like that? Her sister was going to be Queen, of course, but none of it make sense. Serenity, like herself, could transform into Senshi but she doubt that was what Madam Anastasia wanted.
"I wouldn't worry about it, Princess. Madam Anastasia is just doing her duty as would anybody else would do in her position" Felicia told her.
"Maybe. But I'm still not convinced" Iris said.
She opened the door to her room and found somebody waiting for her, smiling instantly once she saw who it was. The person in question was a young women with shoulder length black hair and light blue eyes. She was wearing a purple blouse and skirt wit a black belt over her waist and black boots. This was Krissia, one of Iris's friends and fellow Senshi.
"Where were you? You weren't here when I came in?" Krissia questioned.
"Serenity wanted to go down to lake so I went with her. Then something happened and, of course, Madam Anastasia came along and it was a complete mess" Iris explained
"So the usual then" Krissia said "What happened at the lake"
"Luna saw a body in the lake, I went in after it. It was a young lady, about the same age as Serenity with blonde hair" Iris told her, leaving out the hairstyle. "Luckily, she's going to be okay. She's in the infirmary"
"Today of all days..." Krissia muttered.
"I had completely forgotten that today was Serenity's coronation" Iris said.
"I'm not surprised. Celosia and Chika for as well" Krissia remarked "There again being Sailor Senshi does make you forget things..."
"Well, never mind that for now. How about I help you with your hair?" Krissia said. "Makes one less job for Rosalie"
"All right then" Iris gave in, following her friend to her dressing table.
In the infirmary room Serena was already awake. Sitting up she found herself in a strange room with light blue walls with gold and silver pattens on it. She noticed a few beds, all made up with white covers over them, wash baths and a few screens beside them. She guessed that she was in a hospital. At first she confused then panic hit her. Serena had no idea how she got there or where she was for that matter. She wondered if Cora brought her here. After all the women wanted her to find somebody called Iris so if Cora brought her here then this must be the best place to look for her.
Then the door opened and a man with dark blue hair and blue eyes entered. He was wearing a formal white shirt, a dark blue jacket with matching trousers and black shoes. In his left hand was a gold sceptre. The man took one look at Serena. He was confused for a moment before wearing a relieved look and a matching smile.
"Ah, good. Your awake. Yo had us worried for a while" He said,
"Um, thanks, um..."
"King Hermes, King of the Moon and the Bronze Millennium" The man, Hermes, introduced himself.
"Oh, um forgive your majesty. I didn't know who you were" Serena blushed bright red in embarrassment before bowing her head.
"No need to worry. All is forgive" Hermes assured her, taking a seat next to her before frowning "Though, I have to ask, why were you unconscious in Lake Serenity?"
"Lake Serenity?" Serena repeated.
"Don't you remember?"Hermes questioned.
"To be honest, your majesty, no" Serena replied.
" My daughters and their kittens saw you in the water. My eldest went in after you" The king explained " But if you don't remember then that fine. I won't push you, miss..."
"Serena. And its fine" Serena said " If you don't mind, I would like to thank your daughters for saving me"
Hermes nodded "Of course. But I'm afraid my eldest is only available at the moment. If you would like to follow me"
Removing the covers Serena got out of bed,taking notice of a white gown on her body. When she asked Hermes he told her that her clothes were drying and that nurse had put on the gown and left some flat shoes for her. Serena thanked him whilst putting on the shoes. After that she followed him out of the room and he lead the way to his eldest daughters room. Along the way Serena took in the palace decor. The palace reminded her of the home she during the Silver Millennium (Perhaps its still the same home) She noticed several servants running around the place, placing tapestries on the walls, roses in vases, making the palace look tidy and presentable.
"As you can see we have quite a busy day ahead of us. Preparations don't normally happen like this but my wife insisted on it" Hermes told her.
"Why? What's going on today?" Serena asked.
"You don't remember that either?" The King questioned. Serena shook her head in response. "You are a strange one. Anyway, today is My youngest daughters, Princess Serenity, coronation. Merrity and I believe the time has come for a new era to begin and the Silver Crystal has chosen Serenity to become the next Queen"
(Princess Serenity... My Mother) So that was it. She was going to see her Mother again. Well, the younger version of her - if she could get into the coronation. That also meant Hermes and Merrity were her Grandparents. She tried to remember them from before but nothing was coming to her. Perhaps her Mother never told her about her family.
"Forgive me if I'm intruding,your majesty, but what about your eldest daughter? Should she become Queen first?" Serena asked.
She watched Hermes hesitate before speaking "Your not intruding. Technically, Icesisity, my eldest daughter, should be crowned Queen first. But something happened to her years ago and she only returned to us two years ago. So these are no longer normal circumstances"
She knew there was something the King was hiding form her but she decided not to press him about it. Perhaps she would get her answers from Icesisity. She repeated the words in her mind and still found it strange. There again she didn't remember much from the Silver millennium. Soon she found herself outside a door.
"This is my eldest daughter. She might be getting ready for the coronation so you may have to wait for her" Hermes told her. "If you would like to go to the coronation I'm sure my daughter will escort you"
She thanked the King before heading inside. She was one step closer to seeing her Mother. Not that is mattered right now. Instead she took in Princess Icesisity's room, noticing how blue it was. It was decorated well, the furnishings were probably made out of oak. The essentials were all there. A wardrobe, dressing table, a folding screen with white wolf on it, a bookcase with a collection of books on it, a glass table and chair. Next to the bookcase she noticed an open area with a transparent curtains over it. She was about to talk over to it when somebody stopped her.
"Not another step!"
Serena flinched upon hearing the voice. She looked around the room but she didn't see anybody until her eyes hit the ground. In front of her was a icy blue kitten with silver eyes and a gold crescent Moon on her forehead.
"You have entered the room of Princess Icesisity without her permission. State your name at once" The kitten told her.
"Oh, um, sorry little one" Serena apologized " My name is Serena, King Hermes brought me to see the Princess"
"And why is that?" The kitten questioned.
"I was the one she saved at the lake" Serena replied.
"Felicia, what is going on?"
At that moment a young women entered the room. She was about two years older then her with Icy blue hair and the same blue eyes as Serena. She was wearing a navy blue gown with two sets of pearls under her breasts and a blue and silver overcoat. Just above that was a silver bow with a blue crescent on it. Next to her straps was a blue winged shoulder pads that looked like icicles, and on her wrists were silver bracelets. Around her neck was a blue and silver necklace with a oval pendant on it. But what frightened Serena the most was the women hairstyle, which had the same shape as her minus the buns and pigtails, and a blue crescent on her forehead. The women took one look at the blonde girl, knowing she was the same person she saved at the lake, and said
"Who are you?"