Solar Guardians
Well here we go, this is the last chapter. Thank you to those who stayed with it till the end. I know this story wasn't as well done or as popular as my others, but it means a lot to me that even just a few people read it. This is what I love to do with my life. Writing is the best thing in this world. Anyway. Thank you to those of you who followed, reviewed, and favorited, like I said, it means a lot to me. And thank you once again Nesthellshert for editing for me, couldn't do this without you. I don't own anything. Thank you Disney, Dreamworks and the creators of the Big Four for creating four beautiful characters and all the other 3D animated characters we love. Naoko Takeuchi your story, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon was one of the best manga's I've read, I hope I did it justice for this AU. Thank you everyone and enjoy.
A Heart, a Kiss, and a Song
It didn't take long for Gothel to use the power of fear to ravage the Earth. She used it to lift the dark castle they all reside in above the ground and into the sky. Like a floating Olympus. Once that was done she sat back upon her throne and watched the chaos.
"There is nothing to stop me from taking whatever I want." She cackled petting her little Sunflowers hair as the Prince stood by holding her close. "This world is mine."
Meanwhile in a room several levels below the throne room, the five Solar Guardians where placed in a circle all around a crystal ball so they could watch the havoc.
"Look at that." Lord Sea snickered under Venus's cross. "The world is nothing but fear and chaos."
"Please…" Venus whimpered averting her eyes. "Neptune, don't do this."
"Aw look at that." Lady Death giggled. "All they have left is to cling to delusions they've made for themselves. How pathetic."
"Mars!" Jupiter cried still struggling against her bonds. "Please, pull yourself together."
"Thes isn't right." Mars murmured shaking like a leaf in her confines. "Thes wasn't sepose tae happen."
"Mars."
Jupiter couldn't blame her for acting this way. This was probably the vision she saw, the one they wanted to avoid. Now her lover is a wreck and their leader is catatonic, what were they supposed to do now?
"Damn it Moon, talk to me." Mercury begged. "Please, just… just look at me. Just tell me it's going to be okay like you always do."
The boy had done nothing but stare at the ground bellow them since they were strung up. No one knew what the effects of his broken crook would have on the Lunar Prince. It was his connection to the Crescent Heart and his past life. They couldn't imagine what would happen if they lost their Planet Hearts and their ability to transform or the knowledge of their past lives. Still, they wondered what was going on in his head.
They had no idea, how tortured he really was in there.
This is my fault. He whimpered mentally. I was supposed to protect the Princess, reclaim the Crescent Heart, honor my father's memory, and keep my friends safe. But above all, I promised my Queen it would protect the Princess. Now I've lost them all. My sisters, Venus… I'm sorry. I swore once I fully remembered who I was that I would protect and reunite you with the ones you loved. I've done that, but one of them is our enemy and I can't do a thing to save him. My friends have been twisted into evil and I can't save them. I've failed, I'm sorry. I can't do anything to save you. Without my crook, without my connection to the moon, I'm useless. Without my crook, I can't do anything. This was all for nothing… I'm so sorry.
"It's a shame, we can't poke fun at the moon Prince." Sky sighed jabbing at Moon's knee not getting a reaction.
"DON'T TOUCH HIM!" both Mercury and Jupiter roared pulling at their restraints.
"Touchy, touchy." Time smirked.
"Neptune… please." Venus gasped, sweating.
"What's wrong with her?" Jupiter demanded, torn between the worry she had for her sister, brother, and lover, not knowing what to do.
"It's the crucifix." Mercury gritted. "Back in Roam they would crucify their 'rouge' slaves as punishment. Nail their hands and feet to the board. Most people thought it was the blood loss that killed them, but they were wrong, keeping your arms up like this caused asphyxiation. It suffocates you."
"Well that was long winded." Sea rolled his eyes.
"So, we're are going to die gasping for breath by the hands of our former friends." Jupiter gritted slamming her head against the crystal. "Perfect."
"Neptune…" Venus gasps again.
"Oh, shut up." Death groaned spinning her scythe in one hand. "Neptune, Neptune, Neptune. God, we are not your friends."
"Lady of Death." Sea warned. "This ones' mine, remember."
"And why is that?" Time jabbed.
"If you wanted to bed her, you could have just dragged her off whenever." Sky chuckled.
"You son of a bitch." Jupiter growled.
"Shut up." Sea sighed. "Her tears are enough."
"Damnit." Mercury hissed.
"Big brother." Jupiter begged. "You have to do something; our baby sister is suffering. Tell me what to do. What do we do."
"Jack." Mercury cried. "She's turning blue!"
And for the first time in what had to be hours, Moon moved. It was slow and jerky, but eventually he pulled his head up enough so he could see his baby sister strung up across from him. It was true, she was turning blue, breathing shallow, her eyes going glassy. Suddenly, all his fears and worry blanched out and all he could think was he needed to save his sister now.
"ANNA!" he screamed thrashing against his bonds. "FOCUS ON MY VOICE ANNA, FIGHT IT. DON'T GO! ANNA!"
It seemed he had lost his mind and he fought his binding and screamed.
They could feel his rage and power radiating off him. Back with Gothel she stared at the crescent shaped gem she kept tucked in her dress. It glowed like it never had when she used it.
"What is this?" she hissed. "What is happening."
"My Queen." Speed worried.
"I don't understand." She gritted before the gem suddenly disappeared. "That Halfling brat."
With the Guardians, Moon was beginning to glow. Much like he did when he attempted to use the Crescent Heart. As the glow intensified it melted away the crystal keeping him prisoner. Landing on his feet he held out his hands to grasp the two objects that suddenly materialized in front of him. His right hand grasped the crook and his left the Crescent Heart. Slowly as if savoring the moment, he held them up above his head and call out.
"CRESCENT HEART, LUNAR PURIFICATION!"
The crook and crystal blinded everyone there, making them look away. When it died down, the Guardians found themselves standing on the ground solidly, the crystal crosses melted away. The Lords all lying unconscious.
"Moon?" Mercury gasped staring at the Crescent Heart.
"How did you get that?" Venus gaped holding Neptune close.
"I called to it, and it came to me." he murmured staring unbelieving at the crystal in his hand. "I… I just asked it to come to me and help save Anna and it did."
"Mars."
Hearing her panicked scream, they turned to find Jupiter hold a trembling Mars.
"C'mon Mars, calm down." Jupiter cooed. "Honey, it's gonna be okay now."
Understanding her fragile state, Moon kneeled before the girls, holding out his crescent gem so it's purifying light could clear her muddled thoughts. Slowly, her eyes began to focus and she regained her breath. As she stared at the gem, a new vision came to her, the way to defeat the enemy.
"You feel better Mars?" he asked gently.
"Ah know whit we have tae do!"
They gathered the outer Guardians together and placed the golden cylinder by their heads, letting their memories flow back into them. Once that was taken care of they ran for the throne room. Stargazing the whole way there.
"So we should just ignore Rapunzel entirely?" Venus glared at her psychic friend. "How is that supposed to save her?"
"We can't save 'er." Mars gritted. "Our wurds won't reach 'er. Only th' Prince weel be able to reach 'er."
"So you want me to use my heart power on the Prince?" Moon said the plan making more sense to him. "I get it. Once we cure him Gothel's control over the princess will weaken and it will be almost child's play to cure her too."
"Yeah but, how are we supposed to catch up with Eugene?" Jupiter asked.
"She's right." Mercury nodded atop Toothless's back. "His speed out runs even the Night Fury. How are we supposed to catch the fastest man on Earth?"
"Leave that to me." Venus smiled with a wink. "I'll ensnare him in my golden threads. We just have to corner him."
"But we can't make it look tae obvious." Mars instructed. "Half ay us are gonna have tae go after the Princess. It has tae be a full-on assault."
"This is how we are gonna do it." Mercury jumped in. "Mars and I will ride Toothless and go after the Princess, Moon, Venus, and Jupiter go after the Prince. Your mist, ropes and control over storms will be the best chance at getting him. We'll keep Gothel and Rapunzel busy, you guys just focus on Eugene. Once he's cured our victory will be assured."
They all nodded rushing forward all the faster.
It was only a few minutes before they reached the throne room. They needed to assess the situation before they attacked, they paused taking everything in. Smiling atop her throne, petting the golden head resting in her lap, was the false queen.
"Gothel." Moon growled.
"Worthless half breed." She smirked. "I'm surprised that you were able to use the power of the Crescent Heart."
He looked down at his wrist buckle, the silver crescent gem now home in its rightful place.
"It is where it belongs." He declared. "This Heart is my birthright."
"It matters not what you delude yourself into thinking," she shrugged. "It will be back in my possession soon enough."
"Look out!" Jupiter cried pushing her brother out of the way as a rush of wind suddenly blew past them.
"So close." Speed growled just a few feet away.
"Thanks sis." Moon sighed.
"Save that for when we've saved the Princess." She shook her head.
"Right, you know the plan." He called to everyone. "We'll keep the Prince busy, Mercury and Mars get the Princess out of here."
"Right." They all called back heading off to their tasks.
"Mars, you act as a sniper in case Gothel attacks." Mercury called to her as they rode Toothless into battle.
"Got it." Mars affirmed.
"Keep him away from the Princess." Moon ordered. "The further she is from him the better chance we have at saving her."
"She doesn't need saving!" Speed roared charging the siblings.
"MOON CHILLING ATMOSPHERE!" Moon cried out slamming his crook against the ground giving them some cover.
"You're mist won't freeze me." the speedster's voice echoed as he moved too fast for them to see. "With my speed I'm putting off too much heat with my constant movement. You can't stop me."
"I don't need to stop you." Moon murmured. "Just slow you down."
"Then I'll turn it up a notch." Jupiter smirked. "Make it easier for baby sister to snag you. JUPITER, FREEZING RAIN!"
"You really think that you can stop me with some ice, you twins are so predictable." He chuckled.
While Moon and Jupiter kept the Lord distracted, Venus focused on calling upon her Planet Heart's power. Waiting for the right moment to strike. As soon as she saw it she lunged.
"GORGEOUS HEART, GOLDEN HEART STRINGS!"
Speed was so busy dodging the shower of ice he ended up staying in the same spot. Weather that was by accident or because he was being cocky and showing off she didn't know, nor did she care. She saw the opportunity and she took it, entangling him in her golden threads.
"What the hell." He gritted struggling to get out, but Venus filled the threads with feelings of calm and relaxation.
"Now big brother." Venus urged.
"CRESCENT HEART, LUNAR PUR-"
Before any of them could blink a blinding light engulfed the entire room, disarming them. As soon as it died down they realized that Speed was gone and they had other problems. Mars and Mercury had been thrown from the air, crumpled on the floor groaning and rubbing their eyes, while Toothless curled up hissing like an over grown cat.
"Are you two alright?" Jupiter called, worried.
"Aam blinder than an old crone but ah'll live." Mars growled.
"My fricken eyes." Mercury groaned.
"What was that?" Moon asked as he and his twin rushed to their sides.
"Um guys, we may have a problem." Venus gulped.
Looking up they saw what she meant.
"Thank you my love." Speed sighed holding Rapunzel close.
"Yes, quick thinking my dear Sunflower." Gothel cooed still atop her throne. "Using the Golden Crystal, you have grown so powerful."
"No way." Mars awed forebodingly.
"You tried to hurt my Prince." Rapunzel glared directly at Venus. "You'll pay for that. DEADLY LULLABY!"
"VENUS!"
"What is this? Where are we?" The blonde asked looking around the blank space.
"I have a better question." The young Asian murmured. "Who are you people?"
"Who are you?" the dark-haired girl whimpered gripping the ginger's hand all the tighter.
"This is freaking me out man!" said ginger cried.
"Please all of you, calm down." A gentle female voice called.
Startled they all looked forward to see a lovely woman wearing a long peacock styled robe that dragged along floor. She smiled proudly at the four of them. It made her so happy to finally remind these four of their true history rather than the lie they have been living.
"Who the hell are you?" the blonde growled stepping in front of the others, feeling the need to protect them. "What do you want?"
"You already know me." she smiled. "I'm from your past life. Your true past."
"What are you talking about?" the boy asked looking around the blonde.
"It's time for all of you to remember."
Then the memories began to flow. Almost like a river of knowledge flowing through their heads. They began to relive their old lives remembering everything they were, what the fought for.
"This is…" Pluto gasped.
"Big brothers…" Saturn whimpered.
"They were our friends." Uranus gritted.
"Venus." Neptune gritted, clenching his fists. "She used to follow me around… determined to make me less harsh. She worked her way into my heart, and I fell in love with her."
"How could we do this to them!" Saturn cried. "How could we let her make us do this?"
"We won't let her get away with it." Neptune assured bowing to the robed lady. "I greatly appraise all you've done my lady. We will do everything in our power to right our wrongs and do right by our late queen."
"I believe in you. All of you." She nodded before disappearing all together.
"I can't believe we never wondered what these were for." Pluto shook her head, looking down at her Planet Heart crystal.
"Doesn't matter now." Neptune shook his head, staring all his fellow solitary soldiers down. "Armor up. We must help our people. NEPTUNE ASTRAL POWER!"
"SATURN ASTRAL POWER!"
"PLUTO ASTRAL POWER!"
"URANUS ASTRAL POWER!"
""""ARMOR/MAKE UP!""""
"Rapunzel don't do it!" Jupiter screamed.
"VENUS RUN!" Moon cried.
But she couldn't move. The blinding light was getting closer and closer and she knew it would kill her, and yet she couldn't do anything. Nothing, but wait till it enveloped and destroyed her.
All she could think is she was going to die.
"NEPTUNE, MELTING SEA!"
Right before her eyes, a torrent of water deflected the blinding light. The attack wasn't strong enough to dispel it, but at least it stopped it from hitting her. A second later someone lifted her up into their arms and rushed her to the others.
"Get Gothel." Officer Neptune called.
"Woo-hoo, let's do this Pluto!" Officer Uranus hooted.
"Yeah." Sailor Pluto nodded as they fell toward the queen's throne.
"URANUS, SHREIKING WIND!" the ginger called throwing out his arms.
"PLUTO'S DEATH SCYTHE!" she hollered swinging her scythe.
Gothel merely raised her hand as a mountain of black sand blocked their attacks.
"Was that supposed to hurt?" she drawled.
"Nope." Officer Saturn smirked right behind her. "Just supposed to get me close to you." He raised his hands tracing them in a wide circle. "SATURN'S THIRTEENTH HOUR!"
The circle became a time bomb as he launched it at her. Unable to raise her sand in time, she dove out of the way and glared at the new assembled team. These were her lords, and now she has lost them, yet she didn't care.
"Neptune!" Venus cried rapping her arms around his neck holding him close.
"Venus." He sighed tucking her head under his chin. "I'm so sorry."
"Doesn't matter." The brunette shook her head. "You're here now, that's all that matters."
"Big brothers." Saturn called hoping onto Moon's back.
"Oh thank god." Mercury gasped, rapping his arms around both. "I'm so glad your back with us."
"Yeah kid, you really had us worried." Moon breathed.
"We're so ashamed we allowed her to get a hold of us like that." Pluto frowned gripping her scythe.
"Yeah that was totally uncool of us." Uranus slouched.
"Make it up to us by helping save our princess." Jupiter offered.
"Just let us know what you want us to do." Neptune affirmed.
"And what do you rejects think you can do against us." Lord Speed ticked.
"A lot more than you think." Neptune gritted. "I Officer Neptune, Guardian of the Seas will not stand for the offence you have committed."
"And I Officer Saturn, Guardian of time will uphold my charge and punish you for your crimes against time itself."
"As the Guardians of the wind and death, we Officer Uranus and Pluto find your crimes unforgivable."
"In the name of our planets and our Princess, we will punish you." They all called striking a pose, with their arms crossed over their chest, while Pluto gripped her scythe.
"Do you ever get sick of being ridiculously cheesy." Gothel rolled her eyes.
"What's the plan, dude?" Uranus asked.
"Get Eugene." Moon informed.
"Okay, we can do that." Saturn nodded. "We'll keep Gothel and the Princess's fire on us. Our Talismans should be able to hold up against the Golden Crystal better than your Planet Hearts."
"Alright, then everyone knows what they need to do." Moon assured. "Let's get to it."
The four outer Guardians quickly summoned their talismans, once that was done they launched they're attack. This time all the inner Guardians went after Lord Speed. It was a sound plan. Sending the more powerful Guardians after the Princess looked better than all of them going after the Prince. So after they managed to get them separated, by Mercury swooping in and physically ripping Eugene away and throwing him to the others. It was all smooth sailing then. Venus could entangle him again while the others stood guard to make sure Gothel and Rapunzel didn't interfere.
"This will be over, soon." Moon promised.
"No matter what you do it won't work." he gritted.
"We'll see." Moon murmured. "CRESCENT HEART, LUNAR PURIFICATION!"
"NO!" Rapunzel screamed.
The silver light from the crook engulfed the last Lord purging the evil from him.
"Let him go." Moon called to his sister.
She did and he slumped to the floor with a groan.
"Ugh," he grunted. "That sucked."
"You're with us now, right man?" Moon asked holding out his hand to other.
"Yeah, I'm with you." He gritted. "That bitch is going to pay."
"We'll keep Gothel busy." Mars told him. "Ye get tae Rapunzel."
"Got it." Eugene nodded. "Just leave it to the fastest man alive."
"We need to get Gothel as far from Rapunzel as possible. She'll come to Eugene no matter what." Mercury told them.
"Got it." They all called.
So they went. Moon and Mercury rushed to Saturn and Baimax's side, while Venus went to help Neptune and Jupiter and Mars ran to Pluto and Uranus to separate Rapunzel from Gothel so Eugene had a better shot.
"Sunflower, you have to fight." Gothel urged already sensing she was losing her Princess.
"Flynn." Rapunzel murmured looking lost as she rushed for Eugene.
"Let 'er through." Mars called.
"Pluto, Uranus, we need to push her back." Neptune ordered. "We can't let Gothel anywhere near Solstice."
"On it." Sailor Pluto called back while she and her lover rushed back to their friends, swinging her scythe. "HADES HEART, SOUL REAPING!"
"HEAVANS HEART, DIAMON SHOWER!" Officer Uranus called, swinging the fan part of his talisman.
"TITIANS HEART, TIME WARP!" Officer Saturn cried as Baimax threw out his hands.
"OCEANS HEART, DIAMOND TSUNAMI!" Officer Neptune roared as he pointed his pick.
With all their Planet Heart's power they pushed back Gothel as she threw sand at them.
"Flynn." Rapunzel sighed as she finally reached Eugene.
"It's alright." Eugene sighed holding her close. "Its all going to be alright now."
She smiled, once again happy to be in his arms.
"Come back to me." he murmured, lifting her chin. "Fight the evil."
He lifted her chin, gently pressing his lips to hers. She eagerly accepted feeling his love pouring into her, healing her. The Golden Crystal glowed, bathing both in its light making them stronger and destroying the evil crawling within her. When the glow died down she fell against him now in her sailor uniform once again. She groaned looking up at him.
"Eugene." She gasped.
"Hey blondie." He smiled.
"What's going on?"
"What do you remember?"
She paused giving it some thought, then her eyes went wide.
"We have to stop her." she urged.
"Yeah." He nodded.
"Everyone." She called out. "I need your help."
Understanding her plea, they fell back regrouping with their now saved Princess.
"I'm so glad you're okay." Moon breathed enveloping her in a tight hug.
"I'm fine, and we can talk about it later." She assured. "Now we need to get rid of this evil and finish what my mother started."
"No!" Gothel screamed, her rage riling up her powers making the sand churn around her. "What have you done?! You ruined everything!"
"Gothel." Sailor Sun called summoning her Solar Staff. "As the Guardian of love and dreams, and as the Solar Princess Solstice I will punish you for all your crimes against the Moon, the Sun and the Earth. Please everyone, lend me your strength."
They nodded holding out their arms, with their wrist buckles toward her.
"Mars power."
"Mercury power."
"Jupiter power."
"Venus power."
"Moon power."
"Uranus power."
"Pluto power."
"Saturn power."
"Neptune power."
"I've got you." Eugene murmured, placing a hand on Sun's shoulder. "Take all the power you need."
Letting the power from her friends empower her, she held her staff aloft and began her attack.
"SOLAR HEALING LULLABY!" this was meant for Gothel, and it attacked relentlessly.
"I won't let you take all this away from me again!" the false queen shrieked, using her nightmare sand to hold off the attack.
Yet, without the Crescent Heart, her power was overwhelmed by the Golden Solar Crystal, the five talismans, and the rest of the Planet Hearts. She was simply no match. The sand was dispelled and the false queen was swallowed by golden light, becoming no more.
But the Princess didn't stop there. Still holding her staff aloft, she used it to teleport her and her friends to the throne room of the Golden Palace. Now the queen was gone, but the dark power she summoned still wreaked havoc upon the world. So, she focused her power on the Earth and began to sing.
"Flower, gleam and glow,
Let your power shine.
Make the clock reverse,
Bring back what once was mine.
Heal what has been hurt,
Change the fates design.
Make the clock reverse,
Bring back what once was mine.
What once was mine."
With her voice reaching the farthest corners of the world, the healing light of the Solar Crystal followed vanquishing the dark sand curing the Earth, and rebuilding the Solar Palace.
"When the time is right." She spoke softly. "We will come back here, and take on the job we were meant to. We will be the Guardians of this world and this solar system like our ancestors before us."
"But for now," Moon sighed, wrapping an arm around Mercury. "We'll live normal lives and be normal teens. We deserve that."
"Agreed." Mars sighed leaning on Jupiter.
"Solar Crystal." Sun murmured. "Take us home."
It was currently four o'clock in the afternoon and Rapunzel was sitting at a table at her favorite café waiting for her friends to get out of school. She doodled in her little sketch book, sketching her little lizard friend as he dozed under the sun. She was thankful that he remained safe on the sun while they fought Gothel and now he was with her once again secretly training her in the ways of a Solar Queen. Apart from that her life was normal and had been for three weeks ago when they had faced Gothel.
"Hey, there blondie."
She looked up, smiling as all her friends came to join her. They had made this a daily routine since then. They had found out that the Outer Guardians were in fact reborn like them, but Gothel took them and made them forget. They now called them Christof, Mavis, Jonny and Hiro. Hiro had his own big brother Tadashi Hamada, who was a friend of Eugene's. Though he loved his big brother and everything was good with him, Hiccup and Jack were still a bit jealous of Tadashi. Elsa had been trying to teach Merida to skate and Merida was working with her on horseback riding as a way of going on dates. Anna and Christof were practically inseparable going on double dates with Mavis and Jonny. Things with the siblings family were still tense, but their dad let up on Jack, or rather ignored him which suited him just fine as long as he could see his sister.
Life was peaceful. Rapunzel couldn't be any happier with her friends and with Eugene. He was her light, her life and she felt over joyed when she got to see him. She would sometimes hang out at the diner while he worked waiting till he got off so they could go back to his apartment and marathon tv show and movies on Netflix.
She was happy with this life and she knew it was only going to get better.
"Because I'll always have, and love you." She smiled.
"What was that blondie." Eugene asked hearing her.
"I said I love you."
He chuckled, leaning in closer to press his lips to hers.
"I love you too." He smiled. "No matter what life we find ourselves in, I'll always find and love you."
"As the world meant it to be." She sighed leaning into him.
She would go on to be queen of the Sun with her loving king and their darling daughter. Her friends all having kids of their own running around the palace wreaking havoc worrying their parents half to death. All taking on the mantles their parents carried. Training to be the next generation of Solar Guardians. She wouldn't let the outer Guardians stay out on the outskirts anymore. Instead she modified their talismans to act as a monitoring system that would let them know what was going on, that way they could stay with everyone and with their families. This was her life, and she wouldn't have it any other way.
That's it. The end. Thank you to those of you who stuck with me till the end. It means a lot that you did. I'll be honest, I didn't think it was going to get hardly any attention, so the few people that did read it made my day. Let me know what you think. And remember, fanfiction authors need love too. See in the next story.