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Random Person: Sorry about that. She didn't take her medicine today. Again. I'll do the disclaimer for her. She does not own Sailor Moon. So please, Naoko Takeuichi, don't sue her.
Key
"Speaking"
'Thoughts'
Setting/Time Lapse
(AN: Author's Notes)
Chapter 17
Moon Palace, Silver Millennium Era
The palace corridors were not dark, although mostly everyone was sound asleep in their beds. Silver moonlight spilled into the halls, lighting the way for any wandering souls at even the earliest hour of the night. A heavy silence had settled over the palace, and the atmosphere was thick, as if a large, heavy blanket had been settled over everything and everyone. Most were unaware of this strange, almost foreign atmosphere, too caught up in the sweet dreams that their subconsciouses had conjured up for them to even wake up.
One of the only four exceptions was the little Princess Serenity, heir to the Lunarian Throne. She crept quietly through the lightened halls, shivering slightly as her bare feet came in contact with the cool marble floor. Wrapping her arms around herself, she slowly continued her way through the palace, making her way towards her destination clad in her white short-sleeved nightgown, her golden tresses let down from their usual style of that was tradition of the royal Lunarian race.
The halls suddenly became darkened, and a chill filled the air. Neither occurrence was natural. Even the naïve little princess knew that. Moonlight no longer seemed to reflect off the walls, now limited to only spilling across the hallways as far as it could reach from its limited rays that now only shone through the glass of the large windows that dotted the corridors of the palace.
She cast a wary look about her with her blue eyes, as if sensing an unwelcomed presence looming in the newly formed shadows. She peered nervously into the darkness, squinting her eyes in hopes of sight penetrating the darkness easier that way. Alas, it only seemed to making the shadows darken.
She sped her pace up slightly, feeling the small twinge of panic that had nestled itself in her chest flare up suddenly, refusing to go away even after several moments of her speedier method of walking.
The sound of footsteps reached her ears, slightly out of sync with her own, and louder than her bare feet should make upon impact with the floor. Realization hit her, and she sped her walk up to a sprint. Long golden hair flowing behind her, Serenity ran through the shadowed halls, slowing down only when she reached a part of the hallway that was illuminated by the moonlight shining through a large window. She would inch her way slowly through the moonlit area, feeling the safety that came from the silver rays that gave the Lunarians their source of life and power. Taking advantage of the temporary refuge, she peered back into the darkness behind, trying to spot a glimpse of whatever was following her.
Nothing.
Serenity turned back around and started to sprint again upon reaching the end of the patch of moonlight. A pair of bright yellow eyes flickered into existence in the darkness, their gaze locked on the figure of the small moon princess as she hurried through the halls towards the Queen's chambers.
A malicious smirked curled upon the lips of the watchful intruder. Everything was going according to plan. With the end of that night's mission, the real plan would begin, and the downfall of the Moon Kingdom and the royal line of Lunarians would be set in stone.
Author's Notes
I am sooooooooo sorry about the long wait! I didn't realize how long my last update had been until I looked at the date on my profile earlier today! Alright, I originally intended for this chapter to be written differently, but when I sat down to right this chapter, a whole different idea popped into my head, and my fingers started to type it up! So, instead of this chapter being the only one of Luna's flashback, the next chapter, or possibly even the next few chapters, will be a flashback.
Once again, I am very sorry for the long wait. I cannot guarantee the next time a chapter will be posted. Hopefully sometime after November 10th, the reason for that date being that I was assigned a HUGE project that's worth 2000 points of my World Cultures grade, and it's not over until then. So, I'll hopefully have more free time after that's over with.
I plan to update Bathtime before I update this story again, but I'm not sure when, exactly. Oh! And it's my birthday a week from now! So… Send me presents! In other words, REVIEW! That'd be the best present of all! I love reviews! They make my world go round! Seriously, the tiniest review would make my day. Please, take the extra twenty seconds to review! It doesn't have to be long at all! It can be ONE word, as long as it's THERE, okay?
Well, I'll stop blabbering now. Until next time!