DISCLAIMER: I own nothing and no one from the Sailor Moon Universe. Sailor Venus/ Princess Venus and Kunzite are not mine and you know it!
NOTES: I thought it annoying that the Moon Princess and Queen have names, but everyone else has planetary titles. Yes I realize Sailor Moon is about Sailor MOON, but even Sailor V only referred to her as Princess Venus and threw in a sliver of mythology. So long ago I planned on telling the Planetary Princess's stories before they came to serve the Silver Millennium. I had names for them, their parents, siblings, and suitors. AND then I lost it...(it is somewhere in my keep; where I do not know YET) So today I made a new on in hopes that according to Murphy's Law the old one will manifest magically. LOL...
Anyway here is a shortened version.
Sailor Venus AKA Princess Ourania is her past life name...MINAKO AINO is her reincarnated name when she is reborn in Tokyo on Earth
The name Ourania comes from Aphrodite Ourania who is the celestial version of the goddess as opposed to Aphrodite Pandemos who is the peoples goddess. Cytherea is another name for Aphrodite which stems from Cythera(or Kythria) one of the greek islands where myths claim the Goddess of love was born.
Symbols of Venus(Roman) AKA Aphrodite(Greek) -
Scallop Shell, and Sea Foam (there is more but I used these two for now.)
Thesis is a Primordial Deity who gave rise to the Titans who in turn gave rise to the Olympian Deities.
Thesis is the embodiment of Creation (Female)
Eros is Procreation. (Male)
The lovers of Venus/Aphrodite are NUMEROUS...but in this I mentioned Anchises and Adonis only. (Myths are FUN)
The blond rode her transportation device to shore; lately the Lunar Princess and the Earthen Prince were becoming sneakier each time they set up a secret rendezvous. It used to be she and the girls would come to the Golden Kingdoms' gardens or lakes and there they would be holding hands or sharing a kiss. The Venusian Princess was jealous, but her heart also warmed at the site of the young passionate lovers. She let her envy rule over her heart since she would always yell at Princess Serenity and admonish her for causing such great worry. This time though she swore she would try to see the red thread that connected destined lovers. She had been practicing, so this trait of hers would be strengthened and she would be able to see if Endymion and Serenity were truly meant for one another.
Once on the beach her cloaking device made it seem like she arrived in a scallop shell riding the sea foam to shore. It then vanished and she drew her cloak tighter around her; this area was not cold but she prefer no one really see her. She sighed and started her search for the wayward Princess. Beyond the sea was a great desert, the sun beat down on her, but she was no mere human. She moved swiftly, and had soon searched many cities, oasis's, and out posts. Getting information from humans was tough since their dialects were primitive and varied from region to region. The last place she searched had been a dingy little village where there were little resources; women were forced to sell themselves to help their families get food, the men worked hard to farm, and raise livestock, but the ruler of this region was a greedy man who gladly took what little these people had. The Princess ascended a dune and looked back at the little town; it was sad but normal for Earth life. She was about to continue on when she found herself surrounded by bandits. The commotion from their horses caused her mask to flutter off and her blond hair wafted freely around her face. The dirty sweaty men looked at her with lust in their eyes, and darkness in their hearts. They talked to one another and the Princess of Venus knew what their intentions would be. She would be passed around to each man and defiled; once the gang was sick of her, she would be sold to the highest bidder. The blond narrowed her blue eyes and pointed her index finger to the sky. The men stupidly looked up as if she was signaling to something over head.
"VENUS POWER!" In a flash of yellow and orange she transformed into Sailor Venus.
The men were shocked, but they were also too stupid to realize the strong will of a determined woman. The bandits unsheathed blades of all shapes and sizes; the leader cried out and soon the gang was closing in on her. Sailor Venus crouched and leapt into the air rising up out of the circle of nere-do-wells. She flipped upside down and spun in the sky like a leaf on the wind.
"VENUS LOVE CHAIN!" She commanded.
A glowing metallic chain spiraled forth from her person and whipped the bandits below her; until all of them lay on the sand unconscious. In a flash she detransformed and landed in the sand with a soft thump. She was about to continue on when a horse cried out in the distance, she prepared for another fight, but saw that the horse had no rider. It was odd, and she stood her ground even as the animal ran up to her and stopped. It made a soft nickering noise as it looked at her. She reached out her palm so that the horse could smell her.
A male voice sounded off behind her. "It must really be difficult to have to rein in such an overly curious Princess…"
The blond whipped her pointer finger a glow with the powers of Venus ready to strike the man down.
He was dressed all in white; complete with flowing cape, turban, and mask. "I mean you no harm Princess of Venus." He raised his hands to show he had no weapons; and slowly he lowered his mask. "I am Kunzite, commander of the Middle Eastern regions, and loyal protector of Prince Endymion."
The Princess lowered her attack, and looked at the man as she relaxed she noticed a glimmering red thread encircling him. She followed the thread back and was surprised to see that it was wrapped around her hand.
He bowed respectfully to her, and moved past her to his horse. "I too am looking for the Prince; seems he as run off to be with your Princess." He mounted the beast and held out his hand to her. "Perhaps if we work together we'll find them sooner."
The blond Princess blinked and then nodded; she took his hand and immediately felt a charge. He must have felt it too since he blinked and seemed to be a bit stunned for a moment. The blond royal felt fire rise in her face, and she knew she was blushing a deep crimson; thankfully he was not facing her to see her present facial color.
He patted his horse on the neck. "So what pray tell do I call such a powerful yet beautiful lady? Princess Venus, though respectable, is very formal. Aphrodite? Cypris? Helen?" He mentioned more names.
He had heard from the people when they talked of a golden haired goddess prettier than any woman ever seen.
The Venusian Princess knew these names some from the stories her Mother Queen Thesis had told about her own travels to Earth long ago. Others she had been called by people the other times she had come to Earth looking for Princess Serenity. She was about to have him just call her by her title, but then her feelings took over her speech.
"Venus is my title, my name is Princess Ourania." She said. "Princess Ourania of Magellan Castle, but Ourania is fine kind sir." She said.
Why had she done that? He had not preformed any great feat to earn the knowledge of her true name. The only other person who knew her true name was a young suitor back on Venus known as Anchises. Not even Adonis, a promising young soldier, knew her by her given name. If her younger sister could see her, Princess Cytherea, would be laughing at her.
He broke through her panicky thoughts. "Let's be off powerful Ourania, we have wayward youths in love to find!"
The pair rode off into the desert trying to find their wayward charges; their conversation was light, and after some time they managed to find Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion. They were in a green rolling field, high on a hill under a gigantic leafy tree.