Sailor Moon and its characters are not my property,
nor do I want to make any money off of this. Please
don't sue, my parents would have a fit.
***
Under the soft light of the Earth hanging in the sky,
the beauty of the palace was enhanced. Each curve of a
pillar, or carving in a wall was made softer, yet more
refined in a way. The many fountains that dotted the
courtyard gurgled pleasantly, and the tinkling of the
leaves from the silverknife tree gave the place an
ethereal quality... witch was not a far off
description of the utopia, otherwise known as the Moon
Kingdom.
An inhabitant of the kingdom, a well known one at
that, was lying on top of the wall of a large
fountain. Nearby, a giggling child was building
castles with the sparkling gravel of the paths witch
snaked through the courtyard.
"Luna! Come look what I made!" the little girl called.
Luna, who had been peacefully draped across the stones
of the fountain, stood up and stretched. She then
leapt from the stone and padded over to the young
girl.
"What is it, Princess?" Luna asked, eyeing the little
girl's masterpiece.
"'s the royal palace!"
Luna chuckled. The "royal palace" looked more like a
loaf of bread... but that was her opinion.
The two sat in silence for a few more moments, then
the Princess started giggling. Luna looked up and saw
that the child was poking at her dress, where little
flashes of light were appearing. Feeling a tingling
sensation around her feet, Luna peered down, and
gasped. Little sparkles were working their way up her
arms, and the tingling spread.
A sense of dread filled her.
Luna cried out in alarm, "Glitterbugs!"
The Princess started wailing as soon as Luna raised
her voice, and tried to brush them off. The bugs were
agitated now, and they started to sting. The Princess
cried harder.
Luna, seeing as the Princess could not help herself,
grabbed the child's fine silver dress and dragged her
over to the fountain, all the while Glitterbugs were
stinging her face and mouth.
In a moment of determination, Luna was able to pull
the now screaming child over the wall and dumped her
(gracefully) into the waters of the fountain. She soon
dove in after her.
It was a nice thing that Serenity IV had done,
altering the fountains so that the water in them was
breathable. Luna suspected, though, that it had
something to do with falling into one as a child and
nearly drowning.
As the soothing waters closed around the two, Luna
paddled over to the Princess and rubbed her face. They
stayed like that for a few minutes, just listening to
the water splash around above them.
***
Because poor Luna did not have the strength the lift
the now-soaked child out of the water, they had to
wait until one of the guards anwered her summons. She
dared not leave her Princess' side, for she was in
enough trouble as it was. As soon as the Princess had
been rescued, Luna dismissed herself.
Walking down the grand hallway towards her chambers,
she left wet trails on the stone floor. Something was
nagging at her, and she could not for the life of her
remember what it was. As she rounded a corner, she was
slammed into from behind.
When the world stopped spinning, Luna saw a white cat
staring back at her.
"Slick..." he said, smirking.
Luna glared at him and picked herself off the floor,
and continued towards her room.
***
Entering her chambers (via the kitty door), she went
to find a nice warm towel to curl up in and dry off.
Unfortunately, there were none left, for the laundry
was to be taken tomorrow, and Luna had already used up
the others.
Luna sighed and padded over to her door. On it was a
note saying:
[ Royal Advisor of the Lunar Royalty of the Moon,
Luna-]
Luna thought that title was very redundant.
[ Her Royal Majesty, Queen Serenity XVII, Requests
That You Meet Her in the Throne Room at Midnight.
Peace Upon You.]
It was not signed, only bearing the Royal Seal. Luna
sighed. She did so hate all the capital letters they
used.
A small clock in her room (a big clock would serve
little purpose for a cat her size) chimed, marking the
hour. Luna happened to glance at it, and went rigid.
Sparing no time, she burst through her kitty-door and
skidded on the stone floor, her wet feet making
traction difficult. She steadied herself and took off
at an amazing pace, dodging servants and nobles alike,
and getting quite a few wet. As she neared the
entrance to the Throne Room, she tried to slow down,
but again, her wet feet caused a problem. Sliding
(rather quickly, too) down the hallway, the guards at
the massive entrance opened the door in time to
prevent a Luna-pancake, and the soaked cat slid to a
not-so-graceful stop at the Queen's feet.
With her pride all but shattered, she backed up a few
steps, bowed, and nearly cried.
"Greetings Royal Advisor. I commend you for your
spontaneity. I have summoned you so that you could
greet your new partner. Royal Advisor Artemis, please
enter."
Luna turned around and was greeted by a nice surprise.
That rude white cat that had bumped into her earlier
entered the room and bowed before the Queen. Then he
sat up and gave a sly wink to Luna.
Luna slumped her shoulders and cursed this unlucky
day, yet was thankful for her wet fur. It did wonders
for hiding her tears.
***
End Chapter 1.
Comments: Ooh, I have time for these now! Whee!
Well, I FINALLY was able to start writing, thanks to
one of those one-hour challenges that I like. I plan
to continue doing this, and if I get good enough, I am
thinking of perhaps doing a doujinshi! Comments,
Criticism, and Praise are welcome, but flames will be
ignored (There's no point in paying attention to them.
If you don't like what I have written, then tell me
what is wrong, and what I can do to make it better. If
you just hate me, then don't read my stuff. ::shrugs::
simple, really ^_^)
Thankies for reading!
-Shadra
11/3/99
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Shadra: The Dragon King, heiress to godly powers, soon-to-be-ruler of everything, and enemy of Spoo
AKA: Grape
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