Hi there.
This is obviously the official start of the story, where everyone's characters come into play, so all the characters will be introduced here. I hope I got everyone in character…
Now, the italics at the end of each section are the former sailor scouts making their decisions on their successors and talking about this new threat that they are facing. Well, here's chapter one. Enjoy responsibly.
In With The New I-The Selections
Neptune: We don't know what this new threat is capable of. Mars believes that war is our only option but I believe that if we react too quickly, we may be overpowered. I believe this girl may be the one to help me cool the fires of war.
"How should I do my hair today?"
A pair of teal colored eyes reflected off the mirror in front of them. The owner of those eyes stands in front of the mirror, brushing her turquoise hair back into a high ponytail. She pulls out some and styles a bang over her left eye while singing a song to herself.
"Break of dawn…It's this magic in your eyes and in my heart…Break of dawn…"
A loud knock startles the girl and she drops her brush. She turns to her bedroom door and calls out to the person on the other side of the door.
"It's almost time for school Melody! Come on downstairs and eat before you leave!"
Melody decides to pull her hair up into a high ponytail, slips on a pair of black ballerina flats and heads out of her room.
Mercury: I don't want to believe it but this enemy is foreboding. Everyone wants to do different things at the same time but I think we should reconsider our options. Fighting ourselves will get us nowhere and I think he will help us see that.
"Do you have your backpack?"
"Yes mother, you're packing it right now."
"And your water bottles?"
"Yes mother. You just put them in there."
"Okay, I'm just making sure. I don't want anything to happen to my only son."
The only son sighs as his mother continues to pack needless things into his backpack. It wasn't as if he was going on an adventure through the jungle or something, he was just starting school today
"Nothing will happen mother; I'll be fine." His mother stops packing and puts her hands on her hips, staring at her son in the doorway.
"What happens if you meet a girl? Oh, I hope she's a nice one, not a party girl like your sister Katana." The mother babbles on, glancing over to her son once to see that his face is beet red. She drops his overly stuffed backpack and runs over to him, cradling his face in her hands.
"Oh Jun honey, are you sick? I'll get the first-aid kit!"
Saturn: This threat was inevitable. We knew it was on the horizon but we could not predict the destruction it would cause. This girl might be the reflection of myself; in more ways than one.
"You make that look easy."
"What?"
"Singing while eating cereal; not a lot of people can pull that off easily." The girl eating the cereal just nods her head and goes back to eating her sugary breakfast. Her older sister was so weird in the morning.
She reaches down under the kitchen table she was sitting at to fix her shoes when she feels something grabbing at her hair. A black-haired head pops up from under the table and purple eyes glare at the intruding hand. Her older sister stood there, lavender eyes shining brightly.
"Calm down Amethyst, I was just helping you out. Some of your hair fell into your bowl and I assume you don't want to eat hair for breakfast, do you?" Amethyst just snatches her hair back, throws it over her shoulder and continues to eat her breakfast. She glances over her shoulder, catching her sister staring at her.
"Is there something else wrong with me this morning Kayla? Or do you just like the way I look? Take a picture, it'll last longer." Kayla rolls her eyes at her little sister's comment, then glances over to the clock above the stove.
"We'll have to finish this little exchange in the car. It's almost time for school."
Amethyst gets up and dumps the milk from her cereal into the sink and Kayla pours her unfinished coffee in with it. Amethyst grabs her book bag from under the kitchen table and follows her sister out to the garage.
Venus: Everyone's going all crazy with this new enemy and how to fight it. I say we all just chill out and sit for a little while; the threat's not here yet. I hope this girl shares my thinking.
"Today is the first day of school so I can't be late. Wait, where's my backpack?"
A black haired girl stares intently at herself in her bathroom mirror. She pulls at one of the red streaks in her hair, then tosses it over her left shoulder. She brushes back her hair with her hand, winks at her reflection and exits the bathroom. As she enters the hallway connected to the bathroom, another girl with short black hair streaked with blue runs up to her.
"Sammy, check the lips. Are they good?" Sammy glances over the girl's mouth and nods in confirmation.
"Good." Sammy heads downstairs to the living room, the other girl following close behind her.
"Why the check-up Sierra? Didn't you just put on a fresh coat?" Sierra nods and grabs her blue purse off the couch.
"I did but Mom just gave me my good-bye kiss after you went upstairs." Sammy just nods her head again as she and her sister enter the kitchen. Sam makes her way to the refrigerator while Sierra ventures towards the cupboards.
"That's right. She sent me upstairs to wipe the lipstick off my lips. I hate it when she wears that shade. It always ruins my lip-gloss."
Sierra pulls some granola bars and toaster pastries out of the cupboard, while Sam snags two bottles of orange juice from the fridge. They divide their spoils equally between each other and head to the front door.
"Today's the first day of school. Again."
"That's right Sierra so let's go. I don't want to be late."
Pluto: This threat is something to be feared. It was seen through the door but I could not prevent it from happening. Maybe this boy will help guide the new generation to the truth.
"Drake! You got my J's?"
"Your what?"
"My Jordans, stupid; they're shoes! I need them today because it's the first day of school! I need to look hot for the ladies!"
Drake ventures into his younger brother's room and sighs; he hates going into this war zone his brother calls a room. He leans on the frame of the door and watches as his baby brother throws things every which-way just to find a pair of shoes.
The younger of the two boys dives under his bed and continues to throw out things that were questionable to the room. Drake watches a plate fly out from under the bed and slide towards his feet. He is inclined to pick it up and take it to the kitchen but there is a mysterious black and blue growth on it that seemed to growl at him. Drake kicks the plate back under the bed.
Finally his brother emerges from the dark recesses under his bed, empty-handed. Drake smirks as he reaches behind his back and tosses a pair of black and green gym shoes at his brother. The younger one glares at his brother for hiding his precious shoes but just slips them on silently. Drake reaches for the book bag that is hanging on the doorknob and motions for his brother.
"Get fly for the ladies later Dustin. We've got school today."
Mars: This is insane. We've got an enemy threatening our peaceful ways of life and everyone wants to just talk. We need to start strategizing and coming up with ways to protect our people. I don't want war as our only option and maybe she wont either.
"I can't wear this Sasha! I'll look a total mess!"
Sasha folds her arms over her chest and leans back against the bathroom door. Her sister is going to be late for the first day of school over some ridiculous pants. She glances down at the clock on her cell phone. Yep, they were going to be late.
"Then put on the skinny jeans. I just washed them yesterday so they're clean."
Sasha moves out of the way when she feels the doorknob jiggle a little. Her younger sister steps out of the bathroom, adorned in skinny jeans and combs her fingers through her hair.
"Finally, Eve the beauty queen makes her grand entrance. What took you so long?'
Eve just rolls her eyes and makes her way towards the dining room in her apartment. Her sister makes her way to the kitchen to grab some things she left in there.
"Do you know what classes you're taking this year?" Sasha yells from the kitchen. Eve begins to cram all her notebooks and writing utensils into her messenger bag.
"No I don't. We get our schedules today in our homerooms."
Sasha makes a small noise as she leaves the kitchen. She notices her sister stuffing supplies at the dining room table and goes over to help. Once they finish, Sasha grabs her keys off the table and beckons for her sister to follow.
"Well, I can't wait to hear all about your day after I'm done with my classes." Eve resists the urge to roll her eyes.
"And I can't wait to tell you about it."
Uranus: I'm worried and yet I'm not. Some of us want war, others want peace. I'm all for peace but we need to get rid of these new bad guys. He'd better think the way I do.
"Let's go Kylie, I don't have all day."
"Shut your face Kasely, I'll get there when I get there."
Kasely crosses his arms over his chest and falls back onto the bathroom door. His sister was so slow in the morning and for no reason at that. Surely it shouldn't take her this long just to put her hair in a ponytail, does it?
'And yet it does, day after day. She's not going anywhere but to school.'
"You're not moving fast enough for me."
Out of nowhere the bathroom door flies open, catching Kasely off-guard. He lands in a not-so-graceful pile of limbs on the floor and listens as his sister stomps out of the room.
"Is this fast enough for you?" Kasely untangles himself and leaps up off the floor and matches the silver-eyed glare his sister shoots at him.
"Yeah, fast enough to the point where you almost killed me." He shoves her in the arm and she punches him in his bicep. A false look of pain flashes across his features and she just rolls her eyes at him.
"You know, you won't make any new friends with that kind of attitude." Kylie just scoffs.
"Whatever you say. Come on, I bet Dad's waiting for us in the car."
Jupiter: We can only do so much about anything now. We want to protect our people but in our positions, we can't outright 'do it ourselves'. Screw that; if I've got to get on the frontlines then I will; and she'll be right there beside me.
"Did you make your bed yet Leslie?"
A sigh. "Yes Dad. And before you ask, Max is upstairs making his right now."
"That's a good girl. Now, where's your sister?"
A loud screech interrupts the serene quiet of the kitchen, startling the father and daughter standing at the counter. The duo look up to see a pink and white blur speed into the kitchen and crash into the island that sits in the middle of the room. The blur pops up six seconds after colliding with the island and caramel colored eyes greet the father and daughter.
"Well if it isn't my oldest child Yumi! So glad you decided to join us this morning. What convinced you to get out of bed?"
Yumi laughs at her father as she grabs a piece of toast out of the toaster oven. She quickly slaps some butter and jelly on it and crams it into her mouth. When she starts to cough, her father drops his cup of coffee and reaches over to pat her back.
"T-thanks…dad. You saved my life just now." Her father smiles then looks at his watch over his coffee.
"Looks like I'm about to save it again. You all are going to be late for the first day of classes."
Yumi nearly trips over herself, scrambling for her messenger bag and calling up the stairs for her younger brother Max. Once she made sure both her younger siblings had everything they needed, they waved their father goodbye and left for school.
Neo Queen Serenity: My queens and I are strictly divided. We all have our own opinions about this evil force that is intending to cause harm to our way life; but I cannot let that happen. I must put an end to this before it begins and continue the peace within my kingdom. I believe she will be the one to aid me in my journey.
"Let's go Kylie, I don't have all day."
Kylie sighed loudly into her reflection. Doesn't her brother understand how important it is for a girl to look her best?
'Apparently not, since he keeps banging on the door like he's important. Who does he think he is?'
"Shut your face Kasely, I'll get there when I get there."
"You're not moving fast enough for me."
Kylie huffs once more, creating a quick fog on her mirror. He wants her to move faster then, huh? Well, she'll show him faster then.
In one smooth motion, she drops her ponytail holder, unlocks the door and wrenches it open. Kasely falls backwards as the door opens and tumbles into a not-so-graceful pile of limbs on the floor and listens as his sister stomps out of the room.
"Is this fast enough for you?" Kasely untangles himself and leaps up off the floor and matches the silver-eyed glare his sister shoots at him.
"Yeah, fast enough to the point where you almost killed me." He shoves her in the arm and she punches him in his bicep. A false look of pain flashes across his features and she just rolls her eyes at him.
"You know, you won't make any new friends with that kind of attitude." Kylie just scoffs.
"Whatever you say. Come on, I bet Dad's waiting for us in the car."
The queens of the solar system watch as their links to the Earth dissolve. They share glances with each other, different emotions going through their minds. Neo Queen Serenity takes the forefront of the group, calling her friends to attention.
"Now all we have to do is hope. I believe that this new generation will be the one to help rid us of this threat of annihilation. These new sailor soldiers are the bridge to our future."