Princess Aurora (Sailor Earth)
Title: NSSMS (What does that stand for? Use your imagination.)
Writer: Cait
Summary:
Episode 1: “When Neo Queen Serenity, King Endymion and Rini are taken prisoner by a powerful new enemy, it's up to Princess Aurora and the new Scouts to save Crystal Tokyo. Can they win?”
Episode 2: “Follow-up to NSSMS, chronicles the adventures of Sailor Earth and the Scouts after the Battle with Garnet”
Everything else: N/A
Canon: Dub
Rating: 3
Name: Princess Aurora or “Rory”
Senshi Title: Sailor Earth
Hair: Black, medium length
Eyes: Piercing blue-grey
Unusual Markings/Colorations: None
Senshi Outfit:
#1: Exactly like Moon’s first outfit, since she's the surrogate Sailor Moon while her mother is in captivity.
#2: Edit by Cait "Her uniform looked slightly like her mother's when she was Super Sailor Moon, but the ends of her gloves were blue, as was her belt. The uniform also lacked the crescent moons."
Super: Edit by Cait (The little kid is Phoebe, Rini’s daughter with Helios from the future.)
Possessions: The Earth Scepter (“Aurora pulled out the Scepter, which had changed. The crescent moon had disappeared and the top was now a globe”) which has the Rainbow Earth Crystal on top of it.
Guardians: None
Origin: Crystal Tokyo; Her family was captured when she was 2. Diana, fearing for her safety, sent her to live in a convent. She had no friends and everybody wished she were a boy so she could inherit her father’s powers and now she’s a bitch for a few chapters.
Connections to Canon: Endymion and Serenity’s other daughter and Rini’s younger sister. Hotaru and Diana train her and the other new scouts after the events in the summary happen.
Senshi Moves: She uses Moon’s canon attacks until she finds out that she’s Sailor Earth.
Earth Supreme Elements: “Thunder, lightning, fire, water, ice, all the elements came out of the Scepter. They hit Garnet and nearly drained, he vanished to try to recover before attacking again.”
Earth Supreme Elemental Crystal Power: “The rainbow of lights and elements converged into a giant beam of white light. It engulfed Garnet and his screams were heard until finally, he was gone.”
Earth Wind Tunnel Blast: “A small tornado formed between her hands. She rose from the ground and began to spin. The wind tunnel grew larger and engulfed her. Finally, she completed the phrase: […] The tornado flew towards the figure, and blasted it, knocking it down but not finishing it off.”
Planetary Cyclone Drown: Combo with Elisa (the new Sailor Mercury and Amy’s daughter).
Planetary Storm Blast: Combo with Joley (Sailor Jupiter)
Planetary Love Shock: Venus (Chrissy) combo
Planetary Fire Twister Ignite: Mars (Adrienne) combo
Planetary Time Tunnel Trap: Pluto (Susan) combo
Earth Healing Activation: Heals everyone and restores their powers, a tear falls from her cheek when she does this at one point.
Earth Ground Healing Power: Closes up cracks in the ground.
Other Special Abilities: She kills a youma in one hit with a beam from her tiara due to her anger.
Annoying Traits: Solan, the prince of the sun, is the true love. But before he can love her and be her knight, she has to set him free of the spell that made him evil. She also dies two times and is brought back to life by the love of her friends and Solan and is turned evil by some woman who wants to have Solan all to herself.
Comments: Episode 5 is an almost unrelated story about a bunch of American Zodiac Senshi. So I left it out of this entry.
Also, read this fandom.
Samples:
"I'm sorry, I was watching TV and I forgot... " Hotaru smiled, "It's okay. Now, I'm going to create a hologram of a monster. You must all use your powers to fight it. Try to maximize your concentration." She pressed a button and a large green, plant-like creature appeared.
Joley, Sailor Jupiter, went first. She shouted, "Jupiter Thunder CRASH!" Beams of electricity condensed and flew at the monster. It dodged easily, laughing as it did. Joley frowned and went back to her place in line. Elisa, Sailor Mercury, stood thinking about the situation. "Guys, I'm going to use my bubbles. Once they surround it, combine your powers. It should work."
Elisa shouted, "Mercury Bubbles BLAST!" The bubbles flew towards the monster, surrounding it and putting it into a fog. The others immediately responded. "Mars Fire IGNITE!" "Jupiter Thunder CRASH!" "Dead Scream!" "Venus Love Chain ENCIRCLE!" A giant ball of energy flew at the monster and with a shriek it disappeared.
The girls slapped hands and looked to Hotaru for praise. "Good," she smiled. "You're ready for your first battle." "Aren't there supposed to be four more of us?" Adrienne, Sailor Mars, asked. "Technically yes. Michiru and Haruka are too old to face this battle and since they have no children, the powers will end with them. I, um, am pregnant, so my powers are useless," Hotaru said, blushing. The girls smiled, happy for her. Hotaru was the youngest of the original scouts, almost as old as Rini, who was in her twenties. "As for Sailor Moon and Sailor Chibi Moon's powers, they now belong to Princess Aurora, by default." "Princess Aurora?" Chrissy asked, surprised. "Yes, she's seventeen."
"How come she's never here?" "Well, we didn't think she had powers, since her sister inherited the moon's powers. Diana discovered that being Queen Serenity's daughter, she CAN use the powers of the moon." Diana spoke up, "She should be here shortly."
She had just finished her sentence when a figure came through the doors. A tall, slender girl walked in. She had medium-length black hair and piercing blue-gray eyes. She was wearing the traditional outfit of the Moon Royalty. She would have been beautiful, except for the scowl on her face. "Are we ready?" she asked curtly.
Hotaru smiled. "Aurora, meet the new Sailor Scouts." The girls bowed quickly to her and she frowned. "Can we leave now? There's a monster attacking somewhere, I can feel it." "Yes, but you must transform first." Aurora shouted, "Moon Crystal POWER!" She then transformed into the uniform of Sailor Moon. Chrissy was a bit stunned, for she had seen pictures of Sailor Moon, smiling, with blonde hair done up in such a way it looked as if she had two meatballs on her head. Now before her stood a girl in the same outfit, looking rather uncomfortable. This girl had black hair and a scowl, creating a kind of opposite effect.
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Again the Scouts went through the motions. This time, Aurora threw the Moon Tiara and once it had nearly drained the monster, she used the Scepter, focusing her anger through it. The monster exploded into tiny particles of dust. The Scouts cheered and teleported back to the palace.
Once they returned to the palace, they de-transformed. Diana told them which rooms they were assigned to. Chrissy would be sharing with Aurora. Elisa was sharing with Susan, Sailor Pluto. Adrienne had her own room. She asked Aurora if she wanted it instead, to which Aurora replied, "I'm not a spoiled Princess! I can share!" and stomped off.
That night, Chrissy returned from seeing a movie to find Aurora in tears, sobbing into her pillow. "Aurora? Are you okay?" Aurora stopped crying, wiped her eyes and half-smiled. "Yeah, I'm okay." "What's wrong?" "I miss my mother." "Me too." "Yeah, but you got to be with her when you grew up. My mom, dad and sister were captured when I was two years old. Diana was worried that they'd come for me too, so she sent me to live in a convent. I had no friends or family. It was awful!" Chrissy suddenly realized how hard life must have been on her. She thought of her own mother and father and suddenly realized what pain Aurora must be in.
"Even worse was when Diana told me I had to use my mom's powers. From the time I was born, everyone said that I must not have any powers, since my sister received the moon's powers. If I had been a boy, I could have had my fathers. [Yeah, but then you would’ve been stuck saving the ass of some girl that you probably had sex with in one of your past lives.] My entire life, everyone told me "You should have been a boy." Do you know how awful that is?" She began crying again and Chrissy hugged her. "It's okay, you can take your pain and anger out on the Negaverse. When we face a monster, think of your family and use your pain against the monster." Aurora smiled, a new light coming to her face. "Thank you," she whispered.
For two months they faced Topaz's monsters, destroying them all. They knew that they had to face Topaz himself and were ready both physically and mentally. Aurora had turned into a strong leader, showing strength and courage, unlike her mother in her early years as Sailor Moon.
When the day came to destroy Topaz, the Scouts teleported to the park, one of the Star Points of Crystal Tokyo. Topaz appeared, preparing to destroy them. He was very strong and quickly overpowered Sailor Mars and Sailor Pluto. Venus, Mercury and Jupiter tried their hardest, but they soon joined Mars and Pluto. Aurora was alone.
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"During the Silver Millennium, the Sun Kingdom chose to remain out of our union. They didn't want to be drawn into a battle with the Negaverse. When Beryl began to send her forces to the moon, the Sun King bargained with her. In return for Beryl's protection, she could choose from his finest warriors to aid her cause. He knew that it was a death mission for them, but was so selfish that he didn't care. Little did he know that Beryl chose his son as one of her warriors. The boy, Solan, was a brilliant fighter; my mother had often encouraged him to become a Planetary Knight, but he had refused. [Smart move, I’d say.] Solan's father begged Beryl to rechoose, but she refused, claiming that she could choose anyone. Finally, the king declared war on the Negaverse, but the Sun was overthrown, and Solan was taken by Beryl anyway." The Queen paused, whether to remember more or to regain her composure Aurora wasn't sure.
"He was good once, Mother?" Aurora questioned. "Yes, dear. If Beryl hadn't taken him, he might have become one of the strongest knights." Aurora remembered her dream. "I have to help him," she thought.
The next day there was another attack. The scouts hurried to an abandoned church. One of Solan's monsters was attacking. Aurora and Joley arrived first. "Jupiter Thunderclap" "Earth Wind Tunnel" "Planetary Storm BLAST!" The tornado of electricity blasted the monster to dust. Solan appeared. "Solan, I know you were good once. I can help you!" Aurora said, walking towards him. Solan smirked before blasting her with energy. Aurora screamed in anguish. She was knocked to the ground, barely alive but conscious.
Joley was stunned. She stood rooted to the spot. Solan walked over to where Aurora was and gazed down at her. She opened her blue eyes and looked up at him. "Go ahead, get rid of me. If no part of you still feels then kill me." Solan powered up an energy ball and prepared to fire. Aurora braced herself but kept her eyes locked on his. Solan faltered, mesmerized by her. "Why can't I do this?" he thought. Without another thought he fired the blast, hitting the ground next to Aurora. "That would have been too easy. Besides, I'm not done with you yet!" he exclaimed as he disappeared in a flash.
"Wow, Rory, I thought you were dead! Maybe you're right, maybe he is still good.." Aurora smiled thoughtfully. "We should get back before the others come after us." The two girls teleported back to the Palace.
Solan sat in his headquarters pondering what had just occurred. "I could have been finished with her...WHY didn't I shoot....??" He began to pace. Sitting down again, he called forth one of his most powerful (but disobedient) warriors. "Electra! I want you to drain all the guards around the palace. I must get the Princess's Rainbow Crystal! Do NOT drain her, it will be useless without her!" "Yes, Master," she replied, vanishing.
Electra re-appeared in front of the palace. "Power surge DRAIN!" she shouted. A cloud of electricity began to drain the guards. The scouts were alerted by the sounds of the groaning workers. They hurried outside and transformed. Chrissy set to work. "Venus Crescent Beam" Aurora responded, "Earth Wind Tunnel" "Planetary Love SHOCK!" Electra dodged and fired back. She hit Chrissy, draining her. Elisa rushed towards her, but Electra drained her also. Electra powered up. "Supreme Electricity BLAST!" Her power opened a huge crater in the ground. It appeared to be bottomless. Aurora prepared to attack. "Earth Wind Tunnel" Adrienne took her cue. "Mars Celestial Fire" "Planetary Fire Twister-"
The attack was cut short when Adrienne hit the ground, too, another of Electra's victims. Susan used her attack alone, but Electra used Reflect and Susan, too was unconscious. "Jupiter Thunderclap..." Joley was cut short when her own electricity was sucked out. She fainted, and Electra became stronger. "It's just you and me, Princess...you and me.." Aurora set her jaw and prepared for the battle. "Earth Wind Tunnel BLAST!" Electra was hit and recoiled in pain. "How DARE YOU, BRAT!" she screamed in anger. She ran towards Aurora. Aurora began to step backwards, but soon was at the edge of the crater. Electra powered up: "Lightning Force Electrocute!" Aurora was thrown over the edge. In desperation she grasped the edge of the cliff. Her fingers trembled as she hung suspended in the air. Electra prepared to finish her off, disregarding her instructions.
Solan appeared. "Stupid, you can't get rid of her!" "She HURT me!" Electra stomped on Aurora's hand, sending her plunging into the abyss. Aurora shut her eyes and began to scream, tears flying from her eyes. Solan swooped down, scooping her up before she fell. Aurora opened her eyes and stopped screaming. Solan set her lightly on the ground. "Are you okay?" he asked, concerned. "Yeah, thanks."
[Snip]
For the next few days, Aurora walked around in a trance. She thought of Solan, imagined the anger and sadness he must have felt at his father for sending him to his doom... After a while, she decided to go for a swim. It was a beautiful day, and the sun had heated the water. Aurora dove into the blue pool. It was hidden in among trees and shrubs in the forest. She began to float lazily, enjoying the therapeutic feeling of the water. Little did she know that Solan was there, watching her. "What's wrong with me? I've never felt like this... She's so beautiful.. I can't let this blind me, I must take over this kingdom." He quickly came up with a plan to kidnap her and make her obey him. He returned to his headquarters to finalize the plan.
Aurora dashed down the stairs into the garden. She had seen another flash, and was hoping it was Solan. She ran through the flowers and trees. Instead of transforming, however, she began to sneak through the plants. She crept carefully towards the source of the light. When she reached it, she parted some branches for a better view. Trying to focus, she squinted at the source, only to discover that it was.... her sister and Helios. Whatever Helios had told Rini had obviously made her happy, for her crescent moonbeam had lit the sky. Again chiding herself for intruding, Aurora snuck away unnoticed.
In the morning, Diana gave them notice of a new attack. The Scouts transformed and teleported quickly to its site. It was another of Solan's monsters, and it was using fire to burn all the plants in a forest. Aurora decided against using her wind attack because that would make the fire spread. While she pondered her other alternatives, the monster hit her with a huge fireball, knocking her out completely. The other Scouts were stunned. "What can we do?" Chrissy asked. "Let's try to do this alone," Adrienne replied. The girls tried all their attacks combined, and the monster was dusted. Solan appeared in a flash. He walked towards Aurora, but when he was close enough to transport her, the scouts began to attack. He fought back, and the Scouts knew they had to do something. They powered up all their strongest attacks, and began to focus their energy. While they were doing so, Aurora began to come to. She blinked, and saw that the scouts were about to get rid of Solan. As they fired, she screamed. "NO!" she cried as she threw herself in the path of the blast. "AURORA!" Solan screamed, as she was hit. "NO!" the Scouts cried as she fell to the ground, seriously hurt.
The girls rushed towards their fallen leader. Solan had picked Aurora up, and was cradling her in his lap. "I'm sorry, Aurora...I'm so sorry." "You fool!" Joey cried. "How could you let her do that?" "How was I supposed to stop her?" Solan replied, obviously pained. Joley would have attacked, but Chrissy stopped her. "Can't you see that he does care?" she said. "What about Aurora, how can we help her?" Elisa asked. "I'd give anything for her..." Solan stated, his eyes still focused on her face. "Maybe we can heal her," Susan offered. "How?" Chrissy asked. "If we use all of our powers, it might work, but I don't think we're strong enough. That blast took a lot out of us.." "I could heal her," Solan stated, rising. "How?" the Scouts asked.
Solan shouted, "Sun Mercy Power!" A bright light was emitted from his forehead, where a golden sun symbol had appeared. The light engulfed Aurora, and she was revived. "Solan?" she whispered. "You're awake!" he replied happily. The girls cheered. "Please, heal me Aurora...I want to forget the evil I've done..." Aurora stood shakily. She took out the Earth Scepter. "Earth Healing ACTIVATION!" she shouted, with the energy she had left. Bright lights swirled around Solan, and then he was healed.
Aurora began to wobble, and as she fainted, Solan caught her. He picked her up, and he and the scouts returned to the Palace.
"Solan, Prince of the Sun, do you pledge the allegiance of your planet to this kingdom?" "I do." "Do you also pledge your own allegiance to the Sailor Scouts, to aid them with their causes and battles?" "I do." "Congratulations, Prince Solan, you are now a Planetary Knight." Neo Queen Serenity smiled as she finished the ceremony. Aurora ran to Solan, and the two hugged. Rini whispered something to her mother, and Serenity was surprised. "It seems we have another cause to celebrate! My daughter has just announced that Helios has asked her for her hand in marriage! The two will return to Helios's world. I'm sure you all join with me in wishing them the best!" Aurora hugged her sister, who was crying tears of joy.
In the midst of the celebration, Aurora snuck outside. Solan followed her. She sat down on a bench, and Solan sat next to her. "Thank you," he whispered, brushing a piece of her black hair out of her eyes. "It was nothing, I've healed lots of people," she replied. Solan gently turned her face so that his green eyes were locked with her blue ones. "No, thank you for believing in me, for not giving up." "I-I love you, Solan..." Aurora whispered. "I love you, too, Aurora." As fireworks shot across the sky, the two kissed. But somewhere, someone was already plotting to make sure their happiness wouldn't last.
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As he struggled to stand he heard a voice cry, "Dark Earthquake!" He saw Aurora blasting the monster. The more she fought it, the less Dark power remained within her. The black star slowly faded, and was replaced by the Earth symbol. She began to glow with a rainbow of colors. Slowly, her eyes regained their life. The black dress shortened, the color drained from it, and it was replaced by its usual colors as her uniform materialized. The Earth Scepter appeared in her hands.
Solan was standing now, and he ran to Aurora. They stood together, and faced the monster. "Supreme Sun Power!" "Earth Supreme Elemental Crystal Power!" The lights shot forth, hitting the monster, which returned their fire with even greater force. Solan and Aurora realized that they weren't strong enough alone. Suddenly, voices were heard behind them.
"Jupiter Star Power!" "Mars Star Power!" "Venus Star Power!" "Mercury Star Power!" Four more lights merged with the beams, and the light shone brighter. "Pluto Planet Power!" The Scouts broke their concentration for an instant, seeing Susan was with them. "Cosmic Moon Power!" Rini too appeared, smiling as she stood next to her sister. The three Crystals were together at last, and the resulting power was magnificent. The light seemed to explode, blinding everyone as it engulfed the area. Darkness soon followed.
When the darkness vanished, the Scouts found themselves in a circle, their hands joined together. They were all wearing their princess dresses. Aurora had her sister on one side and Solan on the other. The three crystals, floating in the air, were glowing strangely, and the Scouts watched as the glow slowly faded. They were now standing in the throne room of the Palace.
Susan smiled as she again said goodbye. She was glad that she was able to help her friends, and accepted the fact that she had to return to the Gates of Time with her usual sense of duty. Rini too was saying goodbye to her sister. Aurora hugged her tightly, not knowing if she would have been able to win without her sister's support. As if reading her mind, Rini whispered, "I think you would have..."
Solan stood watching the good byes and feeling strange. He had just received his greatest weapon, and won a difficult battle. He knew that the struggle wasn't over yet, though.
After everyone had departed, only Solan and Aurora remained. They stood silently, realizing that they had been enemies only a short while ago. They felt awkward and different somehow. Aurora broke the silence. "Hello, I'm Princess Aurora," she said, stretching out her hand. Solan laughed as he took her hand in a firm grasp. "Hi," he replied, "I'm Prince Solan." The two smiled at each other and soon fell into an embrace. As they embraced, a rainbow, a gift from Queen Gaia shot across the sky.
Writer: Cait
Summary:
Episode 1: “When Neo Queen Serenity, King Endymion and Rini are taken prisoner by a powerful new enemy, it's up to Princess Aurora and the new Scouts to save Crystal Tokyo. Can they win?”
Episode 2: “Follow-up to NSSMS, chronicles the adventures of Sailor Earth and the Scouts after the Battle with Garnet”
Everything else: N/A
Canon: Dub
Rating: 3
Name: Princess Aurora or “Rory”
Senshi Title: Sailor Earth
Hair: Black, medium length
Eyes: Piercing blue-grey
Unusual Markings/Colorations: None
Senshi Outfit:
#1: Exactly like Moon’s first outfit, since she's the surrogate Sailor Moon while her mother is in captivity.
#2: Edit by Cait "Her uniform looked slightly like her mother's when she was Super Sailor Moon, but the ends of her gloves were blue, as was her belt. The uniform also lacked the crescent moons."
Super: Edit by Cait (The little kid is Phoebe, Rini’s daughter with Helios from the future.)
Possessions: The Earth Scepter (“Aurora pulled out the Scepter, which had changed. The crescent moon had disappeared and the top was now a globe”) which has the Rainbow Earth Crystal on top of it.
Guardians: None
Origin: Crystal Tokyo; Her family was captured when she was 2. Diana, fearing for her safety, sent her to live in a convent. She had no friends and everybody wished she were a boy so she could inherit her father’s powers and now she’s a bitch for a few chapters.
Connections to Canon: Endymion and Serenity’s other daughter and Rini’s younger sister. Hotaru and Diana train her and the other new scouts after the events in the summary happen.
Senshi Moves: She uses Moon’s canon attacks until she finds out that she’s Sailor Earth.
Earth Supreme Elements: “Thunder, lightning, fire, water, ice, all the elements came out of the Scepter. They hit Garnet and nearly drained, he vanished to try to recover before attacking again.”
Earth Supreme Elemental Crystal Power: “The rainbow of lights and elements converged into a giant beam of white light. It engulfed Garnet and his screams were heard until finally, he was gone.”
Earth Wind Tunnel Blast: “A small tornado formed between her hands. She rose from the ground and began to spin. The wind tunnel grew larger and engulfed her. Finally, she completed the phrase: […] The tornado flew towards the figure, and blasted it, knocking it down but not finishing it off.”
Planetary Cyclone Drown: Combo with Elisa (the new Sailor Mercury and Amy’s daughter).
Planetary Storm Blast: Combo with Joley (Sailor Jupiter)
Planetary Love Shock: Venus (Chrissy) combo
Planetary Fire Twister Ignite: Mars (Adrienne) combo
Planetary Time Tunnel Trap: Pluto (Susan) combo
Earth Healing Activation: Heals everyone and restores their powers, a tear falls from her cheek when she does this at one point.
Earth Ground Healing Power: Closes up cracks in the ground.
Other Special Abilities: She kills a youma in one hit with a beam from her tiara due to her anger.
Annoying Traits: Solan, the prince of the sun, is the true love. But before he can love her and be her knight, she has to set him free of the spell that made him evil. She also dies two times and is brought back to life by the love of her friends and Solan and is turned evil by some woman who wants to have Solan all to herself.
Comments: Episode 5 is an almost unrelated story about a bunch of American Zodiac Senshi. So I left it out of this entry.
Also, read this fandom.
Samples:
"I'm sorry, I was watching TV and I forgot... " Hotaru smiled, "It's okay. Now, I'm going to create a hologram of a monster. You must all use your powers to fight it. Try to maximize your concentration." She pressed a button and a large green, plant-like creature appeared.
Joley, Sailor Jupiter, went first. She shouted, "Jupiter Thunder CRASH!" Beams of electricity condensed and flew at the monster. It dodged easily, laughing as it did. Joley frowned and went back to her place in line. Elisa, Sailor Mercury, stood thinking about the situation. "Guys, I'm going to use my bubbles. Once they surround it, combine your powers. It should work."
Elisa shouted, "Mercury Bubbles BLAST!" The bubbles flew towards the monster, surrounding it and putting it into a fog. The others immediately responded. "Mars Fire IGNITE!" "Jupiter Thunder CRASH!" "Dead Scream!" "Venus Love Chain ENCIRCLE!" A giant ball of energy flew at the monster and with a shriek it disappeared.
The girls slapped hands and looked to Hotaru for praise. "Good," she smiled. "You're ready for your first battle." "Aren't there supposed to be four more of us?" Adrienne, Sailor Mars, asked. "Technically yes. Michiru and Haruka are too old to face this battle and since they have no children, the powers will end with them. I, um, am pregnant, so my powers are useless," Hotaru said, blushing. The girls smiled, happy for her. Hotaru was the youngest of the original scouts, almost as old as Rini, who was in her twenties. "As for Sailor Moon and Sailor Chibi Moon's powers, they now belong to Princess Aurora, by default." "Princess Aurora?" Chrissy asked, surprised. "Yes, she's seventeen."
"How come she's never here?" "Well, we didn't think she had powers, since her sister inherited the moon's powers. Diana discovered that being Queen Serenity's daughter, she CAN use the powers of the moon." Diana spoke up, "She should be here shortly."
She had just finished her sentence when a figure came through the doors. A tall, slender girl walked in. She had medium-length black hair and piercing blue-gray eyes. She was wearing the traditional outfit of the Moon Royalty. She would have been beautiful, except for the scowl on her face. "Are we ready?" she asked curtly.
Hotaru smiled. "Aurora, meet the new Sailor Scouts." The girls bowed quickly to her and she frowned. "Can we leave now? There's a monster attacking somewhere, I can feel it." "Yes, but you must transform first." Aurora shouted, "Moon Crystal POWER!" She then transformed into the uniform of Sailor Moon. Chrissy was a bit stunned, for she had seen pictures of Sailor Moon, smiling, with blonde hair done up in such a way it looked as if she had two meatballs on her head. Now before her stood a girl in the same outfit, looking rather uncomfortable. This girl had black hair and a scowl, creating a kind of opposite effect.
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Again the Scouts went through the motions. This time, Aurora threw the Moon Tiara and once it had nearly drained the monster, she used the Scepter, focusing her anger through it. The monster exploded into tiny particles of dust. The Scouts cheered and teleported back to the palace.
Once they returned to the palace, they de-transformed. Diana told them which rooms they were assigned to. Chrissy would be sharing with Aurora. Elisa was sharing with Susan, Sailor Pluto. Adrienne had her own room. She asked Aurora if she wanted it instead, to which Aurora replied, "I'm not a spoiled Princess! I can share!" and stomped off.
That night, Chrissy returned from seeing a movie to find Aurora in tears, sobbing into her pillow. "Aurora? Are you okay?" Aurora stopped crying, wiped her eyes and half-smiled. "Yeah, I'm okay." "What's wrong?" "I miss my mother." "Me too." "Yeah, but you got to be with her when you grew up. My mom, dad and sister were captured when I was two years old. Diana was worried that they'd come for me too, so she sent me to live in a convent. I had no friends or family. It was awful!" Chrissy suddenly realized how hard life must have been on her. She thought of her own mother and father and suddenly realized what pain Aurora must be in.
"Even worse was when Diana told me I had to use my mom's powers. From the time I was born, everyone said that I must not have any powers, since my sister received the moon's powers. If I had been a boy, I could have had my fathers. [Yeah, but then you would’ve been stuck saving the ass of some girl that you probably had sex with in one of your past lives.] My entire life, everyone told me "You should have been a boy." Do you know how awful that is?" She began crying again and Chrissy hugged her. "It's okay, you can take your pain and anger out on the Negaverse. When we face a monster, think of your family and use your pain against the monster." Aurora smiled, a new light coming to her face. "Thank you," she whispered.
For two months they faced Topaz's monsters, destroying them all. They knew that they had to face Topaz himself and were ready both physically and mentally. Aurora had turned into a strong leader, showing strength and courage, unlike her mother in her early years as Sailor Moon.
When the day came to destroy Topaz, the Scouts teleported to the park, one of the Star Points of Crystal Tokyo. Topaz appeared, preparing to destroy them. He was very strong and quickly overpowered Sailor Mars and Sailor Pluto. Venus, Mercury and Jupiter tried their hardest, but they soon joined Mars and Pluto. Aurora was alone.
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"During the Silver Millennium, the Sun Kingdom chose to remain out of our union. They didn't want to be drawn into a battle with the Negaverse. When Beryl began to send her forces to the moon, the Sun King bargained with her. In return for Beryl's protection, she could choose from his finest warriors to aid her cause. He knew that it was a death mission for them, but was so selfish that he didn't care. Little did he know that Beryl chose his son as one of her warriors. The boy, Solan, was a brilliant fighter; my mother had often encouraged him to become a Planetary Knight, but he had refused. [Smart move, I’d say.] Solan's father begged Beryl to rechoose, but she refused, claiming that she could choose anyone. Finally, the king declared war on the Negaverse, but the Sun was overthrown, and Solan was taken by Beryl anyway." The Queen paused, whether to remember more or to regain her composure Aurora wasn't sure.
"He was good once, Mother?" Aurora questioned. "Yes, dear. If Beryl hadn't taken him, he might have become one of the strongest knights." Aurora remembered her dream. "I have to help him," she thought.
The next day there was another attack. The scouts hurried to an abandoned church. One of Solan's monsters was attacking. Aurora and Joley arrived first. "Jupiter Thunderclap" "Earth Wind Tunnel" "Planetary Storm BLAST!" The tornado of electricity blasted the monster to dust. Solan appeared. "Solan, I know you were good once. I can help you!" Aurora said, walking towards him. Solan smirked before blasting her with energy. Aurora screamed in anguish. She was knocked to the ground, barely alive but conscious.
Joley was stunned. She stood rooted to the spot. Solan walked over to where Aurora was and gazed down at her. She opened her blue eyes and looked up at him. "Go ahead, get rid of me. If no part of you still feels then kill me." Solan powered up an energy ball and prepared to fire. Aurora braced herself but kept her eyes locked on his. Solan faltered, mesmerized by her. "Why can't I do this?" he thought. Without another thought he fired the blast, hitting the ground next to Aurora. "That would have been too easy. Besides, I'm not done with you yet!" he exclaimed as he disappeared in a flash.
"Wow, Rory, I thought you were dead! Maybe you're right, maybe he is still good.." Aurora smiled thoughtfully. "We should get back before the others come after us." The two girls teleported back to the Palace.
Solan sat in his headquarters pondering what had just occurred. "I could have been finished with her...WHY didn't I shoot....??" He began to pace. Sitting down again, he called forth one of his most powerful (but disobedient) warriors. "Electra! I want you to drain all the guards around the palace. I must get the Princess's Rainbow Crystal! Do NOT drain her, it will be useless without her!" "Yes, Master," she replied, vanishing.
Electra re-appeared in front of the palace. "Power surge DRAIN!" she shouted. A cloud of electricity began to drain the guards. The scouts were alerted by the sounds of the groaning workers. They hurried outside and transformed. Chrissy set to work. "Venus Crescent Beam" Aurora responded, "Earth Wind Tunnel" "Planetary Love SHOCK!" Electra dodged and fired back. She hit Chrissy, draining her. Elisa rushed towards her, but Electra drained her also. Electra powered up. "Supreme Electricity BLAST!" Her power opened a huge crater in the ground. It appeared to be bottomless. Aurora prepared to attack. "Earth Wind Tunnel" Adrienne took her cue. "Mars Celestial Fire" "Planetary Fire Twister-"
The attack was cut short when Adrienne hit the ground, too, another of Electra's victims. Susan used her attack alone, but Electra used Reflect and Susan, too was unconscious. "Jupiter Thunderclap..." Joley was cut short when her own electricity was sucked out. She fainted, and Electra became stronger. "It's just you and me, Princess...you and me.." Aurora set her jaw and prepared for the battle. "Earth Wind Tunnel BLAST!" Electra was hit and recoiled in pain. "How DARE YOU, BRAT!" she screamed in anger. She ran towards Aurora. Aurora began to step backwards, but soon was at the edge of the crater. Electra powered up: "Lightning Force Electrocute!" Aurora was thrown over the edge. In desperation she grasped the edge of the cliff. Her fingers trembled as she hung suspended in the air. Electra prepared to finish her off, disregarding her instructions.
Solan appeared. "Stupid, you can't get rid of her!" "She HURT me!" Electra stomped on Aurora's hand, sending her plunging into the abyss. Aurora shut her eyes and began to scream, tears flying from her eyes. Solan swooped down, scooping her up before she fell. Aurora opened her eyes and stopped screaming. Solan set her lightly on the ground. "Are you okay?" he asked, concerned. "Yeah, thanks."
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For the next few days, Aurora walked around in a trance. She thought of Solan, imagined the anger and sadness he must have felt at his father for sending him to his doom... After a while, she decided to go for a swim. It was a beautiful day, and the sun had heated the water. Aurora dove into the blue pool. It was hidden in among trees and shrubs in the forest. She began to float lazily, enjoying the therapeutic feeling of the water. Little did she know that Solan was there, watching her. "What's wrong with me? I've never felt like this... She's so beautiful.. I can't let this blind me, I must take over this kingdom." He quickly came up with a plan to kidnap her and make her obey him. He returned to his headquarters to finalize the plan.
Aurora dashed down the stairs into the garden. She had seen another flash, and was hoping it was Solan. She ran through the flowers and trees. Instead of transforming, however, she began to sneak through the plants. She crept carefully towards the source of the light. When she reached it, she parted some branches for a better view. Trying to focus, she squinted at the source, only to discover that it was.... her sister and Helios. Whatever Helios had told Rini had obviously made her happy, for her crescent moonbeam had lit the sky. Again chiding herself for intruding, Aurora snuck away unnoticed.
In the morning, Diana gave them notice of a new attack. The Scouts transformed and teleported quickly to its site. It was another of Solan's monsters, and it was using fire to burn all the plants in a forest. Aurora decided against using her wind attack because that would make the fire spread. While she pondered her other alternatives, the monster hit her with a huge fireball, knocking her out completely. The other Scouts were stunned. "What can we do?" Chrissy asked. "Let's try to do this alone," Adrienne replied. The girls tried all their attacks combined, and the monster was dusted. Solan appeared in a flash. He walked towards Aurora, but when he was close enough to transport her, the scouts began to attack. He fought back, and the Scouts knew they had to do something. They powered up all their strongest attacks, and began to focus their energy. While they were doing so, Aurora began to come to. She blinked, and saw that the scouts were about to get rid of Solan. As they fired, she screamed. "NO!" she cried as she threw herself in the path of the blast. "AURORA!" Solan screamed, as she was hit. "NO!" the Scouts cried as she fell to the ground, seriously hurt.
The girls rushed towards their fallen leader. Solan had picked Aurora up, and was cradling her in his lap. "I'm sorry, Aurora...I'm so sorry." "You fool!" Joey cried. "How could you let her do that?" "How was I supposed to stop her?" Solan replied, obviously pained. Joley would have attacked, but Chrissy stopped her. "Can't you see that he does care?" she said. "What about Aurora, how can we help her?" Elisa asked. "I'd give anything for her..." Solan stated, his eyes still focused on her face. "Maybe we can heal her," Susan offered. "How?" Chrissy asked. "If we use all of our powers, it might work, but I don't think we're strong enough. That blast took a lot out of us.." "I could heal her," Solan stated, rising. "How?" the Scouts asked.
Solan shouted, "Sun Mercy Power!" A bright light was emitted from his forehead, where a golden sun symbol had appeared. The light engulfed Aurora, and she was revived. "Solan?" she whispered. "You're awake!" he replied happily. The girls cheered. "Please, heal me Aurora...I want to forget the evil I've done..." Aurora stood shakily. She took out the Earth Scepter. "Earth Healing ACTIVATION!" she shouted, with the energy she had left. Bright lights swirled around Solan, and then he was healed.
Aurora began to wobble, and as she fainted, Solan caught her. He picked her up, and he and the scouts returned to the Palace.
"Solan, Prince of the Sun, do you pledge the allegiance of your planet to this kingdom?" "I do." "Do you also pledge your own allegiance to the Sailor Scouts, to aid them with their causes and battles?" "I do." "Congratulations, Prince Solan, you are now a Planetary Knight." Neo Queen Serenity smiled as she finished the ceremony. Aurora ran to Solan, and the two hugged. Rini whispered something to her mother, and Serenity was surprised. "It seems we have another cause to celebrate! My daughter has just announced that Helios has asked her for her hand in marriage! The two will return to Helios's world. I'm sure you all join with me in wishing them the best!" Aurora hugged her sister, who was crying tears of joy.
In the midst of the celebration, Aurora snuck outside. Solan followed her. She sat down on a bench, and Solan sat next to her. "Thank you," he whispered, brushing a piece of her black hair out of her eyes. "It was nothing, I've healed lots of people," she replied. Solan gently turned her face so that his green eyes were locked with her blue ones. "No, thank you for believing in me, for not giving up." "I-I love you, Solan..." Aurora whispered. "I love you, too, Aurora." As fireworks shot across the sky, the two kissed. But somewhere, someone was already plotting to make sure their happiness wouldn't last.
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As he struggled to stand he heard a voice cry, "Dark Earthquake!" He saw Aurora blasting the monster. The more she fought it, the less Dark power remained within her. The black star slowly faded, and was replaced by the Earth symbol. She began to glow with a rainbow of colors. Slowly, her eyes regained their life. The black dress shortened, the color drained from it, and it was replaced by its usual colors as her uniform materialized. The Earth Scepter appeared in her hands.
Solan was standing now, and he ran to Aurora. They stood together, and faced the monster. "Supreme Sun Power!" "Earth Supreme Elemental Crystal Power!" The lights shot forth, hitting the monster, which returned their fire with even greater force. Solan and Aurora realized that they weren't strong enough alone. Suddenly, voices were heard behind them.
"Jupiter Star Power!" "Mars Star Power!" "Venus Star Power!" "Mercury Star Power!" Four more lights merged with the beams, and the light shone brighter. "Pluto Planet Power!" The Scouts broke their concentration for an instant, seeing Susan was with them. "Cosmic Moon Power!" Rini too appeared, smiling as she stood next to her sister. The three Crystals were together at last, and the resulting power was magnificent. The light seemed to explode, blinding everyone as it engulfed the area. Darkness soon followed.
When the darkness vanished, the Scouts found themselves in a circle, their hands joined together. They were all wearing their princess dresses. Aurora had her sister on one side and Solan on the other. The three crystals, floating in the air, were glowing strangely, and the Scouts watched as the glow slowly faded. They were now standing in the throne room of the Palace.
Susan smiled as she again said goodbye. She was glad that she was able to help her friends, and accepted the fact that she had to return to the Gates of Time with her usual sense of duty. Rini too was saying goodbye to her sister. Aurora hugged her tightly, not knowing if she would have been able to win without her sister's support. As if reading her mind, Rini whispered, "I think you would have..."
Solan stood watching the good byes and feeling strange. He had just received his greatest weapon, and won a difficult battle. He knew that the struggle wasn't over yet, though.
After everyone had departed, only Solan and Aurora remained. They stood silently, realizing that they had been enemies only a short while ago. They felt awkward and different somehow. Aurora broke the silence. "Hello, I'm Princess Aurora," she said, stretching out her hand. Solan laughed as he took her hand in a firm grasp. "Hi," he replied, "I'm Prince Solan." The two smiled at each other and soon fell into an embrace. As they embraced, a rainbow, a gift from Queen Gaia shot across the sky.