Sailor Mercury
People on Mercury and all over the Solar System had heard of what had happened on the Moon. The legendary Silver Crystal of the Moon was not just a myth and the wielder of the crystal had been a young girl only fourteen rotations old. The crystal had accepted her and transformed her into the warrior Sailor Moon. Selene, now known as Queen Serenity, had sent delegations to each of the nine planets.
Queen Serenity I also personally journeyed to the planets to talk to the rulers about a possible planetary alliance. Mercury was the first planet that Queen Serenity I visited. Queen Serenity I told the people of Mercury that she believed every planet contained one person who would be the chosen warrior of that planet. Each warrior had a crystal such as she did. This caused the scientists of Mercury to began to examine every rock and gem on the planet and every girl on Mercury that was anywhere from fourteen to eighteen rotations old.
"Why are we here again," Kaori asked Aisu.
"Cause we are between fourteen and eighteen rotations," Aisu replied. "Father said that the Elders are looking for anyone with an unusual aura so we have to come here to have our auras looked at by the scientists."
"Joy," said Kaori.
"You sound uninterested," Aisu told her.
"I just wish this did not take so long. I do have other things to do," answered Kaori.
"Kao, burying your head in a book all day does not count as something to do. I know focusing on your studies is important but you need a life. Girls our age are supposed to be chasing boys and getting into wild parties," Aisu said with a mischievous grin.
Kaori just shook her head with a smile. Of course all Aisu thought about was boys, she was beautiful and the boys were throwing themselves at her. Like all Mercurial people Aisu had fair skin, her hair was a light blue with streaks of a darker blue, and her eyes were blue violet.
Kaori was not bad looking but she preferred to concentrate on her studies rather than boys and parties. How the two remained best friends will always be a mystery to them both because they seemed to be such opposites. Kaori's hair fell to about the middle of her back, which she wore in a single braid and was Copenhagen blue. Her eyes were a cold stone blue, which almost looked bluish grey, and she wore three baby blue stones in her right ear.
A woman scientist stepped out of one of the exam rooms and looked into the crowd of girls before calling the next girl. She wrote something down on one clipboard before picking up the next. "Toukeisu Aisu," called the woman as she scanned the crowd.
"Looks like it is my turn," Aisu said to Kaori as she got up and followed the woman to an exam room.
After while Aisu came back and sat down beside Kaori, "Well that was fun," she said with a tone of sarcasm.
"Was it that bad?" asked Kaori.
"You will see," answered Aisu.
Kaori waited for her turn as more girls came and went. "Aisu you don't have to stay with me," Kaori told her friend.
"I am not leaving you here," replied Aisu.
Kaori sighed. "I knew I should have brought a book or two," she thought. "Aisu, do you always have to be so protective of me? I will be fine here."
"I just worry about my best friend," Aisu replied.
"Some times you are like an overprotective mother or an old woman," Kaori smiled jokingly at Aisu.
The doctor, which had seen Aisu, came into the room again and scribbled notes down on the clipboard in her hand before picking up another one. "Nakamura Kaori."
"Yes," replied Kaori jumping up from her seat. "Finally," she thought before turning to Aisu, "If you are tired, just think how these doctors and scientist feel."
Once in the room the woman asked Kaori to step on a scale as she closed the door. "You may call me Aoi," said the woman with hair so dark blue it looked almost black. "We are going to do is to run a couple of test to check your aura. None of the tests will be painful, but some maybe awkward or uncomfortable. After I run some tests here, we will then go to another room and you will lie down in a scanner. This scanner allows us to test your aura for irregularities. Now if you will please step down and move over there," she said pointing across the room as she wrote her height, weight, and vitals down in Kaori's chart.
Kaori sat on the exam table waiting for Aoi to finish her notes. "Aoi," Kaori began, "Do you think there are others out there like Queen Serenity of the Moon Kingdom?"
"I am a scientist who believes in fact but I also believe in the great goddess of this world. If someone had asked me a question like that a year ago I would have said no." Aoi stopped and looked at Kaori for a moment. "Now," she continued, "That there is proof of a solider of the Moon, so there is a great possibility that Mercury and the other planets have a similar solider."
"I would not want her job," Kaori said. "Not that I do not think it would be a great honor but I have never been good in large crowds of people."
Aoi nodded as she prepared Kaori's arm and the needle. "Queen Serenity may only be around your age but she has a huge heart and is very wise, so I have been told. I think this search would not be happening if the Mercurial people did not believe her words," Aoi said as she drew a vial of Kaori's blood.
After Kaori received a full exam she was then lead down to the scanner room for the final test. "I have never liked small places," Kaori told the girl that took her to the scanner room.
"Yeah me either, but I had the scan done and it was not that bad unless you are not that bad unless you are terrified of small places," she replied.
"Only if it is for a little while," she said trying to reassure herself. For some reason her mind told her to think of water. "Calming slow flowing water," she thought as she stepped in the machine. As doctors ran the test she did not realize she started to glow a pale blue but heard the doctors were excited over something as they called more doctors in. Kaori began to panic, worrying what was going on. Suddenly the power went out as she heard one doctor scream in surprise. Kaori noticed that even in the dark there was a blue glow. As the doctors rushed over to her, she realized she was the source of the glow.
"Why am I glowing?" she asked the doctors.
The doctors looked at each other and smiled. A woman with short silver green hair stepped forward. "I think we have found what we are looking for," she told Kaori with a nod.
"You mean?" questioned Kaori.
"Yes," replied the woman, "You are like Queen Serenity."
"That is not possible," Kaori stammered. "Science is what is real"
"This is very much real. This is as real as Queen Serenity herself. Some say magic is just technology that we do not understand yet."
"Shouldn't this power belong to Queen Glacia?" she thought aloud.
"We do not choose the power but the power chooses us," Queen Glacia said as she entered the room. The room knelt when they noticed the Queen.
"What brings you here my Queen?" asked the silver green haired woman doctor.
"I felt a great surge of power," replied the Queen with a smile as she looked in Kaori's direction. "Is it her?"
"Yes," replied the woman doctor.
"Megumi quick you will not believe," the man rushing in stopped when he saw the Queen and knelt.
"Please continue," the Queen spoke.
"Umm your highness may I ask something of you?" the man quietly addressed the Queen.
"What is your question?" asked the Queen.
"May I have a sample of your blood?" the man said quickly.
"Hari!" exclaimed Megumi harshly but the Queen held up her hand to silence the doctor.
"I do not know why but you may," the Queen replied holding out her arm.
"Thank you. I can have a positive confirmation by the end of the day," Hari said hurriedly as he dashed back out of the room.
The Queen looked at the doctors. "Please tell everyone waiting that they can go home now. We have found what we were looking for." Turning to Kaori she smiled, "Shall we take a walk?"
The walked up by the lake near the palace. "I use to love to come here with my mother and father before mother died and father became cold," the Queen said sadly. "He was not always cruel but the war and losing mother changed him. Mother died of grief after my little sister died a few months after she was born."
"I never knew my real parents," Kaori replied. "Why are you taking the time to talk to me? Is it because I have a power like Queen Serenity?"
The Queen nodded at the young girl. "Queen Serenity told me when the solider of Mercury was found she should be sent to the Kingdom of the Moon for training."
"Training by Queen Serenity," she asked.
Queen Glacia smiled and shook her head. "No, Queen Serenity is actually still in training herself. It is a little known fact but she is actually around your age. You along with Queen Serenity and the other planet soldiers will be trained by Serenity's advisors who I heard are from Mau." As Kaori continued to look at the Queen taking in her words the Queen spoke, "I would like for you to stay in the palace with me tonight since we both need to hear what the doctor found."
"As you wish your highness," Kaori replied with a curtsy. "Will I have time to say farewell to my friends and family before I leave for the Moon Kingdom?"
"Yes," Queen Glacia laughed. "Do not act like you are going to a prison camp. You can visit when you like although not for the first year I believe. Something about strengthening you physically, mentally and emotionally," Queen Glacia said with a laugh.
Later that night Queen Glacia and Kaori met with Hari, the doctor from earlier whom had wanted a sample of the Queen's blood. "You majesty what I thought has been confirmed." Hari took a deep breath and nodded at Kaori, "She is your sister."
"My sister died when she was only a few months old," Queen Glacia stated trying not to let them hear the anger in her voice.
"My Queen I checked your DNA along with hers against the former king and queen's DNA. The identification on both was positive," Hari told the Queen.
The Queen pulled out a necklace with a pendant of a broken symbol of Mercury. "My mother gave me this when my sister was born. The other half was buried with her."
Unconsciously Kaori clutched the pendant around her neck under her clothing. "My parents said this was found in my blanket when some villagers found me in the woods," she said also revealing a pendant of a broken symbol of Mercury.
The two women looked at each other as they brought the halves together. Suddenly there was a blue flash and a blue crystal appeared before them. The crystal floated toward Kaori and turned into a bubble.
"The Crystal of Mercury," whispered Queen Glacia. Then she looked at Kaori with tears in her eyes. "Glacianna is it really you?" asked the Queen. As if in response to the Queen's question the sigil of Mercury shown brightly on Kaori's brow as the sigil on the Queen's brow answered the 'call'.
After having said goodbye to her friends and family Kaori was now on a transport to the Kingdom of the Moon to began her training as the first Senshi of Mercury. She would probably not be able to see her home for a year or so but she was able to write. Kaori knew her longest letters would be to her newly found biological sister, Glacia who happened to be the Queen of Mercury. Kaori was not one who quickly welcomed change but her life had already changed since she was the chosen warrior of her planet. "Just accept it," she mentally told herself.
The trip from Mercury to the Moon Kingdom took a few days and to her surprise not only where Queen Serenity's advisors, Luna and Artemis, there to meet her but so was Queen Serenity herself. "Your highness," Kaori said curtsying to Queen Serenity, "You should not have troubled yourself to come see me."
"Kaori-chan," Queen Serenity said with a smile. "Do not bow to me. We are equals you and I." As she hugged Kaori, she whispered in her ear. "Call me Selene." Grabbing Kaori's hand, the two girls ran off. "Arty we can talk about that later," yelled Queen Serenity in a very non-queenly manner.
"Why did I expect different?" Artemis asked shaking his head. Luna just smiled and took his hand as they walked toward the palace.
"Kaori," Queen Serenity started as she pulled the girl into an empty room.
"Yes your highness," answered Kaori.
"I said call me Selene," she stated sweetly.
"Yes your…. I mean Selene-sama," she replied.
Selene rolled her eyes. "You are the first of the planet soldiers to arrive. This room will be your study and you can fill it with whatever you like. I heard that you are very intelligent and love science. Artemis wanted to ask you to help with something about building 'doors between the planets' once all of the planet soldiers have been found."
"Shouldn't we ask them first?" Kaori answered.
"Already done," Selene told her with a nod.
"Let me show you your room. I know the Moon is not like Mercury but I hope you will like it. Knowing Arty, he will not wait until the other get here to start training. He is a salve driver," Selene warned her as they walked down the hall. When she saw the expression on Kaori's face, she burst into giggles.
"Selene-sama then why," Kaori started horrified but then though maybe it was not like Mercury and slaves were allowed on the Moon.
"No it is an expression. It just means Arty is a very tough teacher," she said calming her giggles. With a serious face Selene said, "Slavery is not allowed on the Moon When I was young the Grand Elder sought to end it. I am sure there was still some slavery going on in the furthest regions of the Moon. After I pushed back Chaos, I engulfed the entire planet in the light of the Silver Crystal. When the light disappeared this palace was standing and everything was peaceful."
The next day in the training room Kaori and Selene were waiting for Artemis. "And he said I was late last time," Selene mumbled glancing at the door. Suddenly Selene noticed something flying quickly toward Kaori who was too involved in her book to notice. Selene quickly jumped up and pushed Kaori to the ground falling on top of her as the blade flew by causing Kaori to blush realizing the position she was in. "She could have been killed," Selene yelled at Artemis who was now standing in the doorway.
"She is not," Artemis replied walking toward them.
"But," Selene started.
"No buts, you can't keep doubting your abilities. Yes you are still training but you are greatly better and your instincts are amazing," Artemis said with a grin. "You should thank your sensei."
"When I find him I will," Selene replied with a smirk.
"Ummm could you," Kaori said blushing.
"Oh sorry," Selene said quickly getting up.
"What would your husband think?" Luna asked coming up behind Artemis causing Kaori to blush more.
"Think of what," Apollon asked entering the room.
"Selene and Kaori," Luna said with a Cheshire grin.
"Only if I can join," Apollon replied.
"Not on your life," Selene said to him. "You are the only one for me," she purred in his ear before kissing him.
"Okay this is a Senshi training session not a make out session. Your highness if you will excuse us and give us back your wife," Artemis stated causing Selene to pout. Once Apollon had, left Artemis turned to Kaori and Selene. "I will go easy on Kaori because she is new but not for you Selene."
"How do we do this?" yelled Kaori as Artemis rushed by her throwing himself at Selene.
"Like this," Selene yelled throwing her hand above her head. "Silver Crystal Power!" A silver light engulfed Selene as ribbons of silver wrapped around her body. Raising her arms above her head the ribbons on her torso shattered into silver moons forming a white suit over her torso. Selene crossed her arms in front of her and the silver ribbons shattered into tiny silver moons forming white elbow length gloves with three blue bands on each glove at the elbow. Then she waved her hands across her calves and the silver ribbons shattered into silver moons forming pale silver knee high boots with a silver crescent moon on each boot. Bringing her hands across her face moon and star silver earrings appeared in her ears and blue star jewels in her hair. A skirt of blue formed around her waist, as did a red bow and red choker in a burst of silver crescent moons. Throwing her arms back a blue sailor collar appeared over her shoulders and a silver crescent moon appeared above her brow before turning into a silver tiara with a white jewel in the center.
"Amazing," Kaori whispered. Then after watching, Selene and Artemis Kaori asked, "What do I say?"
"Listen to the voice inside you," Luna told her.
Kaori closed her eyes and listened. She heard a voice that sounded as cool as ice and slowly words formed in her head. Opening her eyes and throwing her hand above her head. "Mercury Ice Power!"
Kaori began to glow a light blue as water swirled around her feet. The water spiraled around her body consuming her. The streams of water swirled faster around her legs and arms. The water around her froze encasing Kaori in ice. The sigil of Mercury shown brightly on her brow and shattered the ice. As the ice fell away from her, she was not wearing a fuku similar to Selene's fuku. She wore knee high ice blue boots trimmed in a slightly darker blue. Her skirt was the same light blue that trimmed the top of her boots. Her from and back bows were ice blue while her choker and brooch were light blue. Her body suit was white as were the elbow length gloves she wore which had three light blue bands on them. Her choker also bore a silver sigil of Mercury. Finally, on her brow there was a silver tiara with a blue gem in the middle.
After the transformation was complete, Sailor Mercury took in the scene. She knew that one of the key factors of training would be teamwork. Sailor Mercury cleared her mind and focused on Artemis who was attacking Sailor Moon. Crossing her hands in front of her chest, she spun. "Ice Fog!" yelled Sailor Mercury throwing her hands forward at Artemis as the room filled with fog. "This sucks," Mercury thought, "I can't even see anything in this." She did not know whether to try to help or stay out of the way. Eventually the fog began to clear and she saw Moon lying on the floor with Artemis above her. Mercury started to move toward them but stopped when she saw Moon's feet move.
"Selene you need to be more aware of your surroundings," Artemis lectured her.
Moon smiled as her feet wrapped around his ankles. She locked her feet together and pulled them towards her causing Artemis to fall.
"Where did you learn that," he replied in shock. The only response he got was a blushing Selene.
"Who said the training was over," Luna asked seeing Selene had de-transformed.
"Kaori needs to learn the basics of fighting right," asked Selene. When Artemis and Luna both nodded, she smiled. "It would be more beneficial if she learned to fight in civilian form to better protect herself and then her skills would be stronger in her Senshi form."
"That is why she is queen," Artemis said smiling at his pupil as if he had said it.
Artemis started with basic defensive moves before showing Kaori some offensive moves. Then he had her watch a sparing match between himself and Selene. Over time as she watched them spar, she noticed that both Artemis and Selene were weak on their right side. When it came Kaori's time to spar with Artemis, she dodged his attack nicely and then she threw a punch at his right side catching him off guard. Week passed and the training continued.
"Your highness," a messenger came to the doorway of the training room.
"Yes," Selene said to the guard as she continued to spar with Kaori, who had gotten quite good even though strategy was her strong point. "What is important enough to interrupt our training?"
"Forgive me my queen," the messenger said kneeling.
"Well don't keep me waiting in suspense," Selene demanded.
The messenger smiled. "Mars has found her solider."
Kaori means aroma in Japanese.
Aisu means ice in Japanese.
Aoi means blue in Japanese.
I got the name Migumi from the anime Kenshin.
May 2009: Much thanks goes to DyanaRoseJill and PoetessLaureate for helping with grammar and punctuation.
Aug 9, 2009: More grammar edits.
The First Senshi by DavisJes
The First Senshi © DavisJes 2008
Sailor Moon © Naoko Takeuchi