Based on the universe of Naoko Takeuchi's Sailor Moon. Title: Princesses From the Past Author: Daine Artillo E-mail: daine12@aol.com Rating: G Part 1: The Princess From Mercury It was another nightly ball on the Moon kingdom. All the planets? princesses attended and they were having a wonderful time dancing the night away. One princess in particular, Princess Mercury, was not having as much fun as the others. She preferred studying and reading to a ball. Besides no one had asked her to dance. She sighed as she put down her cup and walked out to the balcony to look at the earth. Princess Mercury silently watched the earth slowly rise into the evening sky. Secretly she wanted someone to ask her to dance, but her friends, the other princesses, always thought she was only interested in studying and reading. When the earth was almost overhead, someone tapped her on the shoulder. "May I have this dance?" The princess turned around and saw a young man about her age. He was barely taller than her and seemed shy. He wore formal evening wear as most of the guests, but it was unique in a way. She had never seen the style of clothing he wore any place else. There was something about him that seemed distant, far off. "Of course," replied Mercury. "By the way, what's your name?" "I'm Greg, and you must be Princess Mercury. I've heard you're very smart." "Oh no," said Mercury, blushing. "I just study and do my best." He led her gently out to the dance floor and began to dance to the waltz that played. After a moment, Mercury asked him, "What planet are you a prince from? I don't remember seeing you before." "I don?t come from any particular royal family," replied Greg. "Oh, are you an ambassador?" "Oh...um..." Seeing this made him uncomfortable, she quickly changed the subject. "So, how do you like the dances that Queen Serenity holds?" "They?re okay, I guess." They continued to dance. thought Mercury. The waltz ended and Mercury thanked him for the dance. She turned and started to walk away. "Wait..." he called. The princess turned back around. "would you like to dance again?" "Certainly," said Mercury smiling. They spend the rest of the night in that manner. Before the ball ended, they walked in the royal gardens. After enjoying the beauty and scent of the flowers, Greg walked the princess to her room and bid her good night. "Good night, Greg. I hope to see you again at the next ball or sooner." "Good night, Amy." "What?" said Mercury quizzically. But he had already turned and started to walk down the hall. ~}~@ Outside the palace walls, Greg was sitting hunched in the shadows talking into a communicator of some sort. In it was the face of a woman with a look of evil and cruelty about her. "When is the next ball, Shadow Warrior?" she asked with an imperious tone. "Tomorrow night, Queen Beryl." "Good, that is when we will strike. Keep up you appearance front." Greg closed the communicator and hid it. He had mixed feelings. He knew he had to obey his queen, but he didn?t want to hurt Princess Mercury... "What should I do?" Greg whispered in despair. "Do about what, Greg?" "Mercury!" Greg jumped up. "I didn?t know you were out here." "Oh yes, I like walking around the palace at night, especially to look at the stars." Greg remained quiet until Mercury asked, "Is there something wrong?" "No. I?ll see you at the ball tomorrow." And with that, he walked away. "I wonder what?s on his mind," said the Princess of Mercury as she walked back to her room. ~{~@ At the ball the next night, almost immediately Greg found her and asked if they could talk. "Sure," she replied. "Let?s go on the balcony where it?s quiet." On the balcony both stared in awe and wonder at the sky overhead. "Princess Mercury..." "Yes?" "Do you like it here on the Moon?" "Of course, all my friends are here and I always enjoy talking with Princess Serena and her mother. The other princesses are nice too." thought Greg. "Greg, is there something wrong?" "Princess, there?s going to be an attack on the Moon." Mercury stood there in shock as he continued. "Queen Beryl, a queen from the Negaverse, and her forces want to destroy the universe. Since Queen Serenity is the leader, she had to conquer the Moon in order to conquer the other planets." "H-How did you find this out?" "Because I?m one of the warriors of her forces." The Lady of Mercury backed away slowly with a look of horror on her face. "Are you a spy then?" "Yes." "But, why tell me this? You know I?m loyal to Queen Serenity." "I?m telling you this because I care about you, Amy." "Why are you calling me ?Amy??" "I can see the future, and you and the other Sailor Senshi will be captured by the Negaforce. Prince Darien and Princess Serena will be killed. Queen Serenity will send you to earth so you may survive. The Imperium Silver Crystal will divide into seven parts. They will be called the Rainbow Crystals. Then the crystals will be trapped in the seven shadow warriors. We too will be sent to earth, but neither of us will remember any of this." "Why must this happen?" asked Mercury tearfully. "This will happen because Beryl wants to control the entire universe." "But you don?t seem like you?re from the Negaverse. You?re so much nicer. There is much good in you, I can tell. Why don?t you fight for the Moon Kingdom?" "I can?t. If I did, Beryl would probably destroy me for my treason." As he finished saying this, Princess Mercury could hear Luna and Artemis, the Queen?s advisors, shouting, "We?re under attack! Prepare to fight!" The Princess looked at Greg. "I have to go," she whispered. "I?m sorry." ~}~@ "Mercury Power!" As Sailor Mercury, she went to join the other Senshi to fight the intruders. "Mercury Bubbles Blast!" "Mars Fire Ignite!" "Jupiter Thunder Crash!" "Venus Crescent Beam Smash!" There efforts were to no avail. Queen Beryl?s warriors captured them and took them to the Negaverse. They were also able to capture Princess Serena of the Moon and Prince Darien of the Earth. ~{~@ Greg watched helplessly from the balcony as Sailor Mercury and her friends were captured. He knew what their future fate would be. When he saw the Moon Princess and the Earth Prince captured, he recalled what Mercury had said, "There is much good in you, I can tell." He couldn?t stand it anymore. He jumped off the balcony and prepared to fight Queen Beryl?s forces. He would do it for Mercury, Amy. Queen Beryl at once saw what her was doing and said, "You will pay for this, traitor!" She blast him with Negapower and he fell to the ground in pain. ~}~@ Mercury could faintly see through the thick cloud of darkness. She had no idea where she and her friends were, but she could tell there was no way out. She tried hard to see what was going on outside the thick fog like substance, but she could only see Greg fighting against his own side. "Good for you, Greg," she whispered. As soon as she said it, the fog took on a smothering effect, and she fell unconscious to the floor. ~{~@ It seemed as if the Negaverse would win since all the Moon?s best warriors had been defeated. But at the darkest moment, the brilliant light of the Silver Crystal trapped the Negaverse. Queen Serenity then sent her daughter and her court to earth with Luna and Artemis to guide them. ~}~@ Greg felt strange as he lifted himself up. A flash of light blinded him as he felt as if something was being implanted in his chest. The pain was intensive and he almost passed out. He glanced down to see a yellow crystal burrowing itself in his body. "So it?s finally happened," he said as he felt a lifting sensation. He and the other Shadow Warriors were transported to earth as well as the Moon Princess and the other planets? princesses. Greg glanced over at the millions of bubbles gracefully floating to Earth. He caught sight of Sailor Mercury in one. "See you on Earth, Amy," Greg whispered as they were slowly lowered into Earth's orbit. "Remember me if you can." ~{~@ On earth, Mercury, now called Amy, was still the same busy girl who loved to study and read. During an exam, she met a boy named Greg, who knew more about her than she would like him to. Though they were soon found to be enemies, they remained friends, as they had in the past on the Moon, long forgotten. ~{~@ Author's Notes: What'd you think? Good? Bad? Tell me. This is not my first fanfic but it is my first posted fanfic. The next chapter will be called, "The Princess From Jupiter." If you have any questions on the plot, e-mail me and I'll try to answer questions as best I can in the authors notes. I'm also working on a story called "A Simple Wish..." I'm trying to get those chapters out soon. My main author's notes will always come at the end of a story series in case anyone's wondering. Disclaimer: Well, I pretty much summed it up in the first sentence, but to make those big companies happy, I don't own Sailor Moon. (I wish I did, though. Because we would have Sailor Moon S, Super S, Stars, oh, never mind...) It is the creation of Naoko Takeuchi. (Thank you sooooo much, Naoko!) Sailor Moon may be Naoko Takeuchi's creation, but this story is mine. Please ask if you want to use it. (I'll probably let you use it anyway. ^.^) 'Till then, "I'm outie!" ^.^ -Daine --------------------------------------------------------------------- Based on the universe of Naoko Takeuchi's Sailor Moon. Title: Princesses From the Past Author: Daine Artillo E-mail: daine12@aol.com Rating: G Part 1: The Princess From Mercury It was another nightly ball on the Moon kingdom. All the planets? princesses attended and they were having a wonderful time dancing the night away. One princess in particular, Princess Mercury, was not having as much fun as the others. She preferred studying and reading to a ball. Besides no one had asked her to dance. She sighed as she put down her cup and walked out to the balcony to look at the earth. Princess Mercury silently watched the earth slowly rise into the evening sky. Secretly she wanted someone to ask her to dance, but her friends, the other princesses, always thought she was only interested in studying and reading. When the earth was almost overhead, someone tapped her on the shoulder. "May I have this dance?" The princess turned around and saw a young man about her age. He was barely taller than her and seemed shy. He wore formal evening wear as most of the guests, but it was unique in a way. She had never seen the style of clothing he wore any place else. There was something about him that seemed distant, far off. "Of course," replied Mercury. "By the way, what?s your name?" "I?m Greg, and you must be Princess Mercury. I?ve heard you?re very smart." "Oh no," said Mercury, blushing. "I just study and do my best." He led her gently out to the dance floor and began to dance to the waltz that played. After a moment, Mercury asked him, "What planet are you a prince from? I don?t remember seeing you before." "I don?t come from any particular royal family," replied Greg. "Oh, are you an ambassador?" "Oh...um..." Seeing this made him uncomfortable, she quickly changed the subject. "So, how do you like the dances that Queen Serenity holds?" "They?re okay, I guess." They continued to dance. thought Mercury. The waltz ended and Mercury thanked him for the dance. She turned and started to walk away. "Wait..." he called. The princess turned back around. "would you like to dance again?" "Certainly," said Mercury smiling. They spend the rest of the night in that manner. Before the ball ended, they walked in the royal gardens. After enjoying the beauty and scent of the flowers, Greg walked the princess to her room and bid her good night. "Good night, Greg. I hope to see you again at the next ball or sooner." "Good night, Amy." "What?" said Mercury quizzically. But he had already turned and started to walk down the hall. ~}~@ Outside the palace walls, Greg was sitting hunched in the shadows talking into a communicator of some sort. In it was the face of a woman with a look of evil and cruelty about her. "When is the next ball, Shadow Warrior?" she asked with a imperious tone. "Tomorrow night, Queen Beryl." "Good, that is when we will strike. Keep up you appearance front." Greg closed the communicator and hid it. He had mixed feelings. He knew he had to obey his queen, but he didn?t want to hurt Princess Mercury... "What should I do?" Greg whispered in despair. "Do about what, Greg?" "Mercury!" Greg jumped up. "I didn?t know you were out here." "Oh yes, I like walking around the palace at night, especially to look at the stars." Greg remained quiet until Mercury asked, "Is there something wrong?" "No. I?ll see you at the ball tomorrow." And with that, he walked away. "I wonder what?s on his mind," said the Princess of Mercury as she walked back to her room. ~{~@ At the ball the next night, almost immediately Greg found her and asked if they could talk. "Sure," she replied. "Let?s go on the balcony where it?s quiet." On the balcony both stared in awe and wonder at the sky overhead. "Princess Mercury..." "Yes?" "Do you like it here on the Moon?" "Of course, all my friends are here and I always enjoy talking with Princess Serena and her mother. The other princesses are nice too." thought Greg. "Greg, is there something wrong?" "Princess, there?s going to be an attack on the Moon." Mercury stood there in shock as he continued. "Queen Beryl, a queen from the Negaverse, and her forces want to destroy the universe. Since Queen Serenity is the leader, she had to conquer the Moon in order to conquer the other planets." "H-How did you find this out?" "Because I?m one of the warriors of her forces." The Lady of Mercury backed away slowly with a look of horror on her face. "Are you a spy then?" "Yes." "But, why tell me this? You know I?m loyal to Queen Serenity." "I?m telling you this because I care about you, Amy." "Why are you calling me ?Amy??" "I can see the future, and you and the other Sailor Senshi will be captured by the Negaforce. Prince Darien and Princess Serena will be killed. Queen Serenity will send you to earth so you may survive. The Imperium Silver Crystal will divide into seven parts. They will be called the Rainbow Crystals. Then the crystals will be trapped in the seven shadow warriors. We too will be sent to earth, but neither of us will remember any of this." "Why must this happen?" asked Mercury tearfully. "This will happen because Beryl wants to control the entire universe." "But you don?t seem like you?re from the Negaverse. You?re so much nicer. There is much good in you, I can tell. Why don?t you fight for the Moon Kingdom?" "I can?t. If I did, Beryl would probably destroy me for my treason." As he finished saying this, Princess Mercury could hear Luna and Artemis, the Queen?s advisors, shouting, "We?re under attack! Prepare to fight!" The Princess looked at Greg. "I have to go," she whispered. "I?m sorry." ~}~@ "Mercury Power!" As Sailor Mercury, she went to join the other Senshi to fight the intruders. "Mercury Bubbles Blast!" "Mars Fire Ignite!" "Jupiter Thunder Crash!" "Venus Crescent Beam Smash!" There efforts were to no avail. Queen Beryl?s warriors captured them and took them to the Negaverse. They were also able to capture Princess Serena of the Moon and Prince Darien of the Earth. ~{~@ Greg watched helplessly from the balcony as Sailor Mercury and her friends were captured. He knew what their future fate would be. When he saw the Moon Princess and the Earth Prince captured, he recalled what Mercury had said, "There is much good in you, I can tell." He couldn?t stand it anymore. He jumped off the balcony and prepared to fight Queen Beryl?s forces. He would do it for Mercury, Amy. Queen Beryl at once saw what her was doing and said, "You will pay for this, traitor!" She blast him with Negapower and he fell to the ground in pain. ~}~@ Mercury could faintly see through the thick cloud of darkness. She had no idea where she and her friends were, but she could tell there was no way out. She tried hard to see what was going on outside the thick fog like substance, but she could only see Greg fighting against his own side. "Good for you, Greg," she whispered. As soon as she said it, the fog took on a smothering effect, and she fell unconscience to the floor. ~{~@ It seemed as if the Negaverse would win since all the Moon?s best warriors had been defeated. But at the darkest moment, the brilliant light of the Silver Crystal trapped the Negaverse. Queen Serenity then sent her daughter and her court to earth with Luna and Artemis to guide them. ~}~@ Greg felt strange as he lifted himself up. A flash of light blinded him as he felt as if something was being implanted in his chest. The pain was intensive and he almost passed out. He glanced down to see a yellow crystal burrowing itself in his body. "So it?s finally happened," he said as he felt a lifting sensation. He and the other Shadow Warriors were transported to earth as well as the Moon Princess and the other planets? princesses. Greg glanced over at the millions of bubbles gracefully floating to Earth. He caught sight of Sailor Mercury in one. "See you on Earth, Amy," Greg whispered as they were slowly lowered into earth?s orbit. "Remember me if you can." ~{~@ On earth, Mercury, now called Amy, was still the same busy girl who loved to study and read. During an exam, she met a boy named Greg, who knew more about her than she would like him to. Though they were soon found to be enemies, they remained friends, as they had in the past on the Moon, long forgotten. ~{~@ Author's Notes: What'd you think? Good? Bad? Tell me. This is not my first fanfic but it is my first posted fanfic. The next chapter will be called, "The Princess From Jupiter." If you have any questions on the plot, e-mail me and I'll try to answer questions as best I can in the authors notes. I'm also working on a story called "A Simple Wish..." I'm trying to get those chapters out soon. My main author's notes will always come at the end of a story series in case anyones wondering. Disclaimer: Well, I pretty much summed it up in the first sentence, but to make those big companies happy, I don't own Sailor Moon. (I wish I did, though. Because we would have Sailor Moon S, Super S, Stars, oh, never mind...) It is the creation of Naoko Takeuchi. (Thank you sooooo much, Naoko!) Sailor Moon may be Naoko Takeuchi's creation, but this story is mine. Please ask if you want to use it. (I'll probably let you use it anyway. ^.^) 'Till then, "I'm outie!" ^.^ -Daine