souna no miko
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and all original characters mentioned in this story is owned by the great Takeuchi Naoko. There is no way I would claim them as my own. The song/s that will be used as part of the story are not mine either, they are owned by their respective writers and singers.
A/N and additional disclaimer: By the way…during the course of writing this fic I came across other fics that featured a sailor earth as well..I don't have anything to do with those fan-fics and I haven't read any of them..I was surprised that I wasn't the only person who thought of making a sailor earth..but come to think of it it's not far-fetched for people to create such a soldier because Earth is the only planet that has no protector/bishoujou senshi (beautiful young girl soldier) in the series because of the existence of Mamoru which is considered as the protector of earth. I hope none of the other authors who thought of Sailor Earth would get mad at me because I honestly had no idea about theirs…so In that note…let's just enjoy this version, alright? ^^
Chapter 4The Soldier of Fate: Sailor Earth
"And that's all for today. Remember to bring your calculators and protractors tomorrow." A man in his late twenty's said as the bell rang, not just to end Trigonometry class, but to dismiss the class for the day.
"Whew! It's enough that we have Physics right after lunch and now we have trigonometry with Mr. Mizuhara as our last subject! This sucks..." Minako said as she stretched her arms.
The gang laughed as they gathered their things and went out the classroom together.
"So where do we go from here?" Rei asked.
"I'm going to go with Haruko. She's trying out for the team today." Minako replied.
"I'm off to football practice." Seiya added.
"I'll be in the library." Taiki said.
"Can I come with you Taiki? I have to research about the binary code." Ami asked with a slight blush on her cheeks.
"Sure, no problem." Taiki answered with a blush equal to Ami's
"How about you guys?" Minako suddenly asked.
"We don't have any after class schedule yet so I guess we'll just hang-out." Rei replied.
"Wait, where's Usagi?" Makoto asked.
"Duh! It's pretty obvious don't you think? She went to the faculty room the moment Mr. Mizuhara dismissed us." Minako answered as everyone nodded.
"And you?" Seiya asked Yaten.
Yaten smirked and replied,
"I'm going home."
"Suit yourself Yaten." Seiya surrendered.
They each said their good-byes and soon parted ways. The volleyball try-outs lasted until 6 in the evening.
"You were great Haruko! I'm sure you'd get in..well..I'LL make sure you get in." Minako said with a wink as they both walk out of the locker room.
"Mina! Don't do that! I want to get in because of my skills and not because of my connections." Haruko whined.
"I was just kidding Haruko! Of course I won't do that!" Minako replied with a giggle.
Both girls laughed as they walked towards Juuban High's main gate.
"So how are you going to go home? Is Haruka going to fetch you?" Minako asked as they walk out the gates.
"Nah. The car's broken remember? And besides aniki's a bit busy these days." Haruko replied.
"Oh. You sure? I could walk you home if you want to." Minako offered.
"Hai! I'm perfectly fine. I kinda memorized the way to school when Usagi fetched me this morning; all I have to do is retrace my steps, right? And besides I lived here until I was ten before my brother sent me to America, I think I still know my way around the neighborhood." Haruko replied with a smile.
"Sou dane. Well then, this is my street, see you tomorrow Haruko!" Minako said as she walked away.
Haruko walked on the opposite street when a black portal opened behind her. A woman in a black haltered gown with a red sash on her waist came out of it and pushed Haruko on the wall.
"Good evening princess, how nice of you to drop by. Hand me the crystal and I shall assure you a quick and painless death." The woman said with a smirk a she pinned Haruko on the wall.
"What the hell are you talking about? I have no idea what you're talking about! Who the hell are you anyway?!"
The woman laughed an eerie laugh and said,
"I am Erisia, daughter of Hades servant of Queen Akashtra! But you can call me Eris, on the account of the informal situation. Now give me the crystal or DIE!"
"What crystal? Who's Akashtra? What are you talking about??" Haruko asked as she squirmed from Eris's grip. Soon Eris stepped back, but before she could run, Eris lifted her in the air and sent a coil of fire to surround her body. Tongues of fire licked Haruko's flesh and slowly burned her uniform. She shouted in agony every time the fire touched her. Before she could pass out she heard a gentle voice which said,
"My dear Soldier of Fate, open your eyes and look into your past. Take this and be the soldier that you truly are."
Haruko opened her eyes and saw a lavender transformation item infront of her, problem is, it's outside the coils. She tried to stick her hand through the coils and despite the burning flame she managed to reach it. The voice spoke again and said,
"Now say these words, 'Earth Star Power, Make Up!' "
Haruko did as she was told and soon lavender ribbons shot out from the item and enveloped her whole body. The coils of fire disappeared and so did her wounds. A sailor fuku(1) replaced her school fuku and a lavender mini skirt appeared in place of her long school skirt. A lavender ribbon formed on her chest and a lavender transparent glass star appeared on its center. Finally a gold tiara with a lavender jewel on its center formed on her forehead.
Eris stood in amazement as she watched the girl transform into a soldier of the white moon.
"What am I??" Haruko asked the moment her transformation was complete.
The voice spoke once again and said,
"You are a soldier of love and justice, guardian of the palace of the white moon."
"And who are you?" Haruko asked again.
A beautiful ethereal woman with platinum hair dressed in a long white tube gown appeared before her and said,
"I am Queen Serenity of the White Moon. I am your Queen and so trust in what I say."
Eris threw a fireball towards Queen Serenity, but Haruko acted at once,
"Deep Harmony!"
Two big water balls appeared and destroyed Eris's attack immediately.
"Kusou. " Eris cursed.
Haruko blinked and looked at Queen Serenity and asked,
"H-how did I--?"
Queen Serenity smiled and replied,
"That was your instinct; your heart knew the words and the emotions needed for you to perform your attack. That is a true indication that YOU are what Isay you are."
Haruko turned to Eris, closed her eyes, cast her arms up in the sky and said in a strong stern voice,
"I still don't understand who or what I am supposed to be but my heart is screaming. It's telling me that you are a threat to my very existence and to hers as well and because of that, I shall erase you from this planet!"
She opened her eyes and exclaimed,
"Eternal Hell!"
A fire rope formed in Sailor Earth's hand and she controlled it to catch Eris. Sailor Earth let the rope of fire wrap around Eris, burning her into ashes. To say Haruko was surprised would be the understatement of the year; she stared down on her hands wondering that the heck just happened. Queen Serenity walked towards her and placed a hand on her right shoulder.
Haruko can't explain it but something in her made her take a step away from Queen Serenity and kneel down. Queen Serenity was surprised but she just smiled and nodded at Haruko.
"I am glad that your heart still recognizes me as your Queen. Haruko.." Queen Serenity stretched her hand and touched the lavender jewel on Haruko's tiara. The tiara vanished and on its place, on the center of Haruko's forehead was the symbol of Earth, glowing in a lavender color. "That symbol on your forehead is enough to tell everybody who you are, but it will also bring you troubles from now on." Queen Serenity continued.
"Then it's a curse...?" Haruko asked as she looked at the ethereal being in front of her.
"No my dear child. I wish for you not to think that way. It's not a curse, but a gift. With it, you shall find what your heart desires."
"What. My. Heart. Desires...?"
"In time my dear child, in time. Everything shall come to you when 'she' feels that you are ready. But for now, remember to be alert of the dangers lurking in the shadows around you. Trust no one but yourself and the people whom your heart trusts. Listen to your heart Haruko, always listen to your heart and be brave my dear Earth Princess, I shall always be watching you and the others."
And with that, Queen Serenity slowly faded away.
"'She? Who's 'she'? What Earth princess? Who are the 'others'? Please don't go! I need to know more! Onegai Serenity-sama! "
Haruko tried to reach for Queen Serenity's hand but it was too late, Queen Serenity has disappeared. Tears flowed down Haruko's cheek as she slowly lost her transformation. In her palm was the lavender transformation item Queen Serenity gave her. She held it close to her heart and after a few minutes, she stood up and walked home.
Questions lingered in her head but there were no answers to either one of them. She remembered a story that her brother used to tell her to put her to sleep; A story about a moon princess and her soldiers. She had always thought that that story was pathetic so she never paid any attention to it, but her heart kept on telling her that she needed to hear the story one more time. She has to hear the story, which her brother called as the 'Galaxy Myth' for her to find her real place in this planet called Earth.
Tsuzuku…
A/N:
(1) fuku = uniform