Now- as much as I’d LIKE to continue telling these happy little stories- about the princesses and their problems, I must desist. For admidst all the upbeat plot twists- the three kingdoms suffered a much more dire threat. Something of great importance that could heavily influence the future of all three lands. Princess Catherine: What do you MEAN "of great impotance" ??? I think MY PROBLEMS are pretty darn important!!! Well- this is even MORE important. I MEAN it’s reeeaaaaallllly a big deal. Princess Catherine: Yeah right. Something more important than MEEEEEEEEE???? I don’t think so! I’m the main character! This is MYYYYY story! MEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!! Will you hush! If you stop yacking I’ll tell you WHY it’s important. Princess catherine: sorry. Geez. Okay, well- as you probably guessed, these three kingdoms where not the ONLY inhabited regions on the globe. There were several other countries- who envied the prosperity of the three kingdoms. Because of this- all of the kingdoms had to fight rather annoying wars with all sorts of stupid countries. However, since the three had their armies combined- there was hardly any sort of real trouble. Yet the rulers of these kingdoms didn’t count on the ultimate evil... Princess Catherine: Are you DONE yet??? FINE THEN! I won’t tell you about the impending evil! Just figure it out for yourself!!! UG! Just haaaas to hear about herself--- concieted brat.... Alright FINE- here we go. . . While Princess Transvestia and Princess Lethargia were"participating" in the ball, and Princess Catherine wasmaking a new aquaintance in the royal playground- the Royal families of Kingdom Come and the Neko Ninja clan decided to form a union- and so the clan was admitted into the alliance of the first three kingdoms. (yay!) Of course nobody but the royal families were aware of this. But that’s how those things work. the deciscion is made and then aaaages later- everybody else hears about it. Meanwhile- back on the Royal playground... Amethyst Shinobi: Anime???? ::gets the look on his face as though he has just been asked "do you breathe?":: Princess Catherine: ::whap:: Okay- I guess I can take that as a yes. The two rambled on as it started to get dark outside- about anime, manga, the aerodynamics of yo-yo’s and umbrella’s and a variety of other seemingly unrelated topics. The conversation was just getting interesting when- Ebony Onyx: ::somewhat far away::Big cousin? Big COUSIN????? Princess Catherine: Ummm-- I’m gonna guess that’s for you? Amethyst Shinobi: ::all the color drains from his face:: oh. no. It’s- Princess Catherine: ::grinning::Your little cousin obviously. What’s so bad about that? Kids are cool! Amethyst Shinobi: Yeah- that’s what you say now... ::stands up andstarts scanning the bushes- but it’s hard to see tiny people dressed in black through rosebushes at night!:: Ebony Onyx: :: Coming from a rosebush behind Amethyst- she looks at her cousin- then notices Catherine, and the swings and sits down on one:: Amethyst Shinobi: ::still turned to the rosebushes:: Well- I don’t see her anywhere- so I’m going to guess that she went ba- ::turns back around:: Ebony Onyx is being pushed on the swingset by the Princess. Both of them wear excited smiles on their face- though catherine is having a bit of trouble pushing a swing in a formal evening gown. But then- I guess that’s just natural. Ebony Onyx: WHEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Higher! Princess Catherine: ::starts laughing as though this is the most fun she’s had in ages- and it probably was, I mean, Princesses don’t usually get to hang out with kids!:: Amethyst Shinobi: Ummmm. ::stands there looking slightly annoyed that he’s being ignored:: You guys? Princess Catherine stops the swing and Ebony gets off- both of them look a little sad. :( they stand in front of Amethyst as though they expect to be scolded. Amethyst Shinobi: ::sighs:: oh nevermind. The two girls go back to the swingset. Amethyst Shiboi: That’s NOT what I meant!!! They come back- once again, looking sad. Amethyst Shinobi: ::bending down towards Ebony:: Now what are YOU doing here??? Ebony Onyx: Well I got bored just SITTING there- cuz there was nothing to do- just a bunch of old people sitting there and talking about boring official stuff. I wanted to see what YOU were doing. ::looks up with big-- well I guess *puppy dog* would be the wrong the wrong expression.... eyes:: Amethyst Shinobi: Well- I’m sure it’s more exciting now. Why don’t you go back there? Ebony Onyx: Because there’s nothing to do! And at least out here there’s a playground. Amethyst Shinobi: Hey I think they’re showing Barney! Go check!!! Ebony Onyx: ::Her mouth forms a little “o”:: Bar--- ::she runs off back to ball:: Princess Catherine: Well- ::watches Ebony leave:: THAT was effective! Amethyst Shinobi: Works every time. So- What were we talking about? Princess Catherine : I think it was about the.. ::glances down at her watch:: OH NO! Amethyst Shinobi: What? What? Princess catherine: It’s 11:08!!! I have to go!!! Amethyst Shinobi: Really? ::kind of dissapointed because the ball is still in full swing:: Dang. Princess Catherine:Well- it was nice talking! ::Starts running back to the palace- and sort of tripping over her gown:: We’ll have to do it again some--- ::trips over the rosebush stump-- rrrrrip:: Oh- carp- waffles. Rosebushes- as we all know- have thorns. And thorns- by definition are sharp. Sharp things have a tendency to rip softer things--- like say- paper, somtimes skin- or as in this particular incidence---- evening gowns. At the moment- Princess Catherine’s evening gown. A rather large rip in the blue satin--- going up into a rather awkward region- revealing to the world- well actually just one person in the world- Neon Blue Shark boxer shorts. Amethyst Shinobi: ::trying to avert his eyes:: Uhhhh---- Princess Catherine: This is a TRULY unexpected surprise..... You wouldn’t happen to have a um... Amethyst Shinobi: Yeah- here ::pulls of jacket:: clashes with the Ninja outfit anyway. ::hand it to her:: Princess Catherine: THANK YOU! ::flashes a smile of SINCERE gratitude- and ties the jacket around her waist:: With nothing better to do Amethyst follows the princess back into the castle- and to the room where the two royal families are holding their royal disscussions. They enter the room to see it is full of VERY happy people- except for Ebony- who was dissapointed that they were NOT showing Barney. Princess Catherine: Umm- what’s going on? Queen Come: Oh Catherine- we have the most WONDERFUL news!!! Princess Catherine : Really? And that would be???? King Come: The alliance has official decided to allow the Neko Ninja clan to join the trio- well, I guess now- quartet!!! Princess Catherine : uh huh. ::not exactly getting in the mood:: yay. Queen Shinobi: But we haven’t gotten to the best part! Amethyst Shinboi: ::a bit confused:: you haven’t? King Shinobi: ::smiles:: nope!!! King Come: We all decided that to make the new alliance REALLY official we should have some sort of unifying event--- and then we had a brilliant idea! Princess catherine: You did. And that would be??? Queen Shinobi: You- my dear are going to be married!!! Princess Catherine: ::gets a HORRIBLY desperate look on her face- a swallows hard:: I am? All 4: Nod. Queen Come: ::pointing to Amethyst:: To him!!! ~~~ The enemies armies were approaching closer- and the three kingdoms were quite unaware of the impending doom- and were much too busy with the new alliance. Princess Catherine: WHAT ARMIES???? Why didn’t our scouts and guards know about this??? Well I COULD have told them if you weren’t so OBSESSED with hearing about yourself! Now let me finish- or you’re going to be in REALLY big trouble!!! Princess catherine: okay. Alright- the Evil kingdom of DeCrappio recently joined forces with several middle eastern terrorists (go figure). With their knowledge of military tactics and Algebra- they have become the most dangerous force EVER to oppose the eternal alliance. peasants: eek. And so- at this time of celebration- their armed forces are poised to attack at any moment, and cause the downfall of all for kingdoms. Not good news for the royal families- or anyone for that matter. peasants: eek. Princess Catherine: OH NO!!! Royal old people: What? Princess Catherine: Didn’t you hear? The armies of DiCrappio are approaching! They’re going to attack at any moment!!! Royal old people: Ummm yeah----- ::all stare at the princess for a moment- then return to their festivities:: Princess Catherine: ::runs over to Amethyst- and taps him on the shoulder:: Hey- come here--- The two of them leave the room and head out to one of the many royal balconies- far in the distance, the approaching armies can be seen. They look rather sadly- as there is no defense to hold them off. Princess Catherine: Well- I don’t think there’s anything that we can do now- - - Princess Lethargia, Princess Transvestia, and Hayden rush in- being main characters, they too heard the stuff about DiCrappio and are worried about the inevitable destruction. They all seem very depressed- but finally the three princesses decide that if they’re going to die- they’re going to do it with a smile on their face! Princess Lethargia: We might as well make foold of ourselves one last time! Princess Transvestia: But how? We don’t have a lot of time! At this time a younger boy- 13 or 14 enters. And clears his throat. Nobody notices him- so he shoots up a few firey sparks- and everyone pays attention. Eli: I think I can help. Princess Transvestia: and who are YOU? PRincess Catherine: this is Eli- my royal guradian. What’s up Eli? Eli: Well- I was doing a little research in some of those old royal books--- and I found out something that might help with this situation- and if not- -will be sure to make you ALL look like total idiots. He continues by telling them about the legend of the sailor senshi- and about how they were to be the new generation of sailor soldiers. Well Not amethyst- he already WAS a soldier. Princess Catherine: So--- we have super powers? Princess Lethargia: And we fight evil? Hayden: And I have to wear a SKIRT???? Princess Transvestia: oh come on- it’ll be cute!!! After practicing their attack phrases a few times the three princesses (and Hayden) decided to transform and do their best to defend their kingdoms. The five soldiers went out to meet the coming armies. Along with them was the prince of Transvestia, Prince Ryan. Very close to his sister- he had chosen to go with her to fight the approaching forces. They stood in the middle of an open battlefield. On the horizon, a mob of warriors could be made out- and behind them, the coming of the sun. Sailor Emerald; So I guess this is it? Sailor Garnet: Not exactly the way I pictured it. ::sighs:: Prince Ryan: So- who else is coming to fight? Everyone looked down at the boy- with a look of sincere sadness. Sailor Sapphire: Ryan. There is no one else. We’re it. We have to stop the coming armies. You don’t have to fight if you don’t want to. ::she smiled with forced enthusiasm:: We’re going to do just fine- and if you want to go back, it’s really okay. Prince Ryan: No, that’s alright. ::he looked at his sister:: I’m going to stay here. The six of them stood silently for a few moments. There was nothing to do at the moment but wait- and prepare mentally for the upcoming battle. Suddenly, Sailor Sapphire turned and spoke. Sailor Sapphire: You guys- I’m not exactly a brave or well trained warrior- and I’m really a clutz. I’ll probably be the first to fall- but no matter what happens- keep on fighting. We are the last hope- and no matter who we lose ::she looked for a split second into everyone’s eyes:: we have to keep going. ::She smiled again:: was that inspirational or what? Sailor Emerald: ::smiling:: definitely what. But I agree- no matter WHO goes first- or last, just keep going. We’re not going to let them take us until we’ve fought them with everything we’ve got! One last time before the battle, they all laughed. Before they had stopped- the armies almost next to them- all full force, and prepared to attack. In a desperate battle- the six tried to fight off the nation of DiCrappio. But- vastly outnumbered, it was only a matter of time until one of them fell. Amidst all the noise from the fight- a high pitched scream echoed. Sailor Emerald: RYAN!!! The body of the young boy fell to the ground. His eyes were wide open. Over his once new tuxedo- a stain of blood ran down. However before the opposing forces could do worse- or trample upon the prince, his body disappeared. The other soldiers were too busy to notice the loss- but it was not long until another had fallen. In the middle of their attack- the first sailor senshi was hit. Sailor Hayden: ow. Sailor Garnet: Hayden!!! Almost before his body hit the ground- it vanished, but Sailor Garnet was still to shocked to notice. Even if the war was won, she had already suffered a loss of great importance. She sank to the ground- uncaring about the events around her. Sailor Sapphire: Garnet! Get up! You’re an easy target!!! ::she ran over to her friend- and tried to make her stand:: sailor garnet: Both of them... gone. I thought perhaps Ryan was hiding- but Emerald told me. He was the first to go. And I didn’t even notice! He came to fight because of me- and I didn’t care when he DIED! ::she began to cry:: Sailor Sapphire: ::looks around frantically:: Garnet- get a hold of yourself- we’ve got to fight! There’s no way ANY of this will make a difference if we give up. You can’t let the two of them die for no reason. ::she pulled her friend back up:: As much as I’d like to right now- I can’t stay, and you can’t either. When we win ::she turned back around to face her friend:: We’ll have plenty of time to cry. ::she ran back to the fighting:: Sailor Garnet wiped her tears and ran back. No longer saddened by her loss- she fought with a fury unmatched by any of the others. However- with her anger came a great amount of carelessness. After a few minutes- her fuku had been shredded in several places- and finally the fatal blow came. With the others scattered throughout the opposing army- there was no one to hear or see her fall. Sailor Emerald was busy trying to attack several members of the infantry at once. Her attack caused several others to fall- but it also brought attention to her- and within a few moments she was surrounded by warriors. Sailor Emerald: ::breathed deeply:: Well- I guess this will be my turn to exit. FIZZING MANDALA!!!!!! Bubbles momentarily sprayed the attackers in the face- but upon so many, her effort was lost. She fell- and her opponents taking her for dead left her in search of the last two. Seeing the events- Sailor Sapphire rushed to her fallen friend. With her last bit of energy, Sailor Emerald turned her head and smiled. Sailor Emerald: It’s... like I told- you. ::she spoke faintly and often gasping for breath:: sailor Sapphire: What? Sailor Emerald: As long as the three of us were together- we could hav- -fun... ::she coughed:: going to Sailor Sapphire: To? Sailor Emerald:: ::her smile growing slightly:: Our execution. Or a-anywhere. If we’re together-- we’ll be fine. ::Her eyes froze:: sailor Sapphire: ::looking down upon her friend:: But that’s just it. We’re NOT TOGETHER! I’M ALONE! ::she grew quiet:: I’m alone. Amethyst Shinobi: Glad to see you think so highly of me. Fiancé. ::he walked up from behind her:: Sailor Sapphire: That’s not what I meant. Those two were- more than my friends. I mean, we were inseparable, there was nothing that could tear us apart. Except this. Amethyst Shinobi: Well if something doesn’t happen soon, we’re BOTH going to join them- so we’ve got to get back there. sailor Sapphire: You’re right. If there’s any chance to save the alliance- it’ll be because of us. They both ran back to the midst of the battle- which had migrated to the outskirts of Come. Buildings are being torn down- and citizens being forced out of their homes into the streets- where many are begin killed. The two remaining protectors of the kingdom ran behind an untouched building to try to form some sort of plan. Amethyst Shinobi: Alright- I wasn’t paying much attention back in the palace- what does your attack do? Perhaps we can use it with one of mine- to be of more use than it is now. Sailor Sapphire: ::catching her breath:: Well- it’s really not-- that impressive. Amethyst Shinobi: Well what is it? Fire? Water? Electricity? It’s got to be useful in more than one way. Sailor Sapphire: Music. Amethyst Shinobi: What? Sailor Sapphire: Musical Madness-- Chain. Amethyst Shinobi: And this thing WORKS? I mean you actually HURT people with it? Sailor Sapphire: Not so much hurt- as distracted. I don’t know- it’s the best I can do. ::she looked up with a worried stare:: Sorry- it’s not too much help. Amethyst Shinobi: Well- perhaps... ::he drifts off in midthought:: Alright, we need to find a group of soldiers- do your little quarter note thing to them- and I’ll see what I can do. Sailor Sapphire: al-right. The two of them ran out into the streets and immediately met with a crowd of soldiers. Breathing deeply Sailor Sapphire attacked them. sailor Sapphire: MUSICAL- MADNESS- CHAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIN!!!! Being careful to avoid the energy of her attack, Amethyst pulled out his yo-yo, and began to fight, while the troops were on their knees- in pain with the theme from Titanic stuck in their head. However- one among their group stood unnoticed to him. Suddenly- in the midst of an attack- the string of his yo-yo was severed. Amethyst Shinobi: What the??? Sailor Sapphire: Oh. no. King DiCrappio: I love that song. With one sweep of his sword- he knocks the ninja to the ground, and walks off laughing. Sailor Sapphire- unnoticed by the ULTIMATE evil- ran down again, to the side of her fallen companion. Amethyst Shinobi: ::bleeding EVERYWHERE:: You’re a lucky girl. Sailor Sapphire: WHAT? Amethyst Shinobi: I guess this gets you off the hook. Make it through this fight- and you won’t have to worry about marrying ME anymore. Sailor Sapphire: ::with the infamous concerned look:: What? ::slightly smiling:: I don’t think so. heck- I was promised ::picks up his hand:: and I always keep my promises. So- in whatever crazy kind of afterlife comes after this- you’d better go find me! Okay? Amethyst Shinobi: ::managing the best smile possible when one is dying:: Alright. And right there- amidst all the bloodshed and destruction- she kissed him. Hey- it seemed like the opportune time to do so. And they WERE technically engaged. It’s a very emotional moment- so just DEAL WITH IT! (I put that in for Sarah) Sailor Sapphire: ::looks up:: Alright- you and me- against ::she swallows:: all of them. 5 down, 1 to go. The girl fell. The kingdoms were conquered- and all tranquility ended. THE BEGINNING