In the Hands of Fate
By: Mask of Twilight
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and all of it's characters do not belong to me, but to the wonderful Naoko-sama. I am only borrowing her extravagant cast of super-heroes and villians for this little fic of mine. ^_~ Moon Crystal Power!!!
AN: This fic takes place during SMR, the best series, in my opinion. For now, it is rated PG-13, but that is very liable to change, going higher to some degree. I'll have you know that this fic is based wholey on heterosexuality, and contains no f/f or m/m relationships, unless I bring in Haruka/Michiru, but that will all depend on how the story unfolds.
This story, (which, if I'm not careful, may turn into a novel...) mainly focuses on Prince Demando, Usagi, and Mamoru, but the others are in there as well. The senshi just don't have quite as big a role. If you have a problem with that, then I suggest you leave. Also, as much as I love Black/Wicked Lady(whatever you want to call her), she will not be appearing in this story, though Chibi-usa will be.
...Alright, I think that's everything...so, on with the fanfic!
Chapter I:
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Encumbered forever by desire and ambition
There's a hunger still unsatisfied
Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon
Though down this road we've been so many times...
~Pink Floyd
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Prince Demando sat in his throne room, his elbow propped on the arm of the chair, his pale cheek resting in the palm of his hand. He seemed utterly entranced by the image before his eyes; enthralled by the beauty of it. Yet in his pale violet eyes, there was torment, lust, and even love. His eyes reflected the torrent of emotions raging through his soul. All he wanted was peace, but he knew that such a thing couldn't be, unless he had her.
Standing up, Demando strode closer to the hologram; gazing steadily at the image as he had done so many times before. He had memorized every detail a thousand times over. The contours of her perfect face, her long beautiful neck, the curves of her exquisite body, the gentle slope of her breasts, hidden beneath a modest, yet somehow revealing silk dress...and her gorgeous golden hair, cascading gently around her graceful form.
Demando let out a sigh and closed his eyes. Oh, how he longed to embrace her; to hold her in his arms as he covered her face and neck with sweet kisses. He wanted so much to discover all her secrets; to feel her smooth skin beneath his fingertips. To hear her say those three meaningful words to him, he would give anything and everything.
But such things were not to be. His goddess would never love him of her own free will, that was clear. The Fates had already ruled that she would be with her true love, King Endymion.
But the Prince of Nemesis just smiled mischeviously. Lucky for him, he didn't believe in such a thing as Fate.
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The Sailor Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen stood quietly in the control room of the half-demolished Crystal Palace. All eyes were fixed on the projection of King Endymion, who had just finished relating to the group a long narrative concerning the infamous Black Moon family. They were an ancient family, with an ancestry almost as extensive as that of the White Moon from long ago. But the Black Moon family had fallen quickly into darkness, and now, the most recent stems of that rotting family tree were attempting to destroy a beautiful future to fulfill a false vengeance.
Sailor Moon clenched her fist. "We've got to stop them!" she said, an extremely determined edge to her voice. She glanced down at the sleeping Chibi-usa and smiled slightly. She had a daughter now, and she would do anything possible to keep that child from harm.
King Endymion smiled. "Yes, we do need to stop them, but not yet. We should take advantage of the lull in attacks and rest. I'm sure you all need some sleep."
The senshi nodded, though somewhat grudgingly. King Endymion motioned to some chairs and sofas in the corner of the room. "I'm sorry I don't have anything better, but the back half of the Palace is almost completely destroyed, and unfortunately, that was where the living quarters were."
"This will do fine, King," Mercury said politely. The others agreed, though Jupiter seemed quite put out. She sat down in a large, soft chair, her arms crossed. "We shouldn't be sitting around! We should be out kickin' those freak's butts!"
This caused a laugh from the others, and King Endymion smiled. "I'll be back in a little while. I have some things to do. Make yourselves comfortable." He turned to Tuxedo Kamen. "You will take care of Chibi-usa?"
Tuxedo Kamen nodded. "Of course, King. We would never allow anything to happen to her." He put his arm around Sailor Moon's shoulders. She smiled. "We'll take good care of her," she agreed.
"And we'll help, too!" cried Venus, and the others nodded energetically. Assured that Chibi-usa was safe, King Endymion nodded his thanks, and disappeared.
The others sat down on the various chairs and couches, trying to get comfortable. Sailor Moon sat next to Tuxedo Kamen, Chibi-usa curled up in between them. Sailor Moon smiled at her future daughter, gently brushing some pink strands out of her small face. She was so peaceful when she slept. And even though she could be a brat at times, Usagi loved her with all her heart. In the future, she and Mamoru would create this child out of their love for each other, and that meant more to Usagi than anything else in all the world...
She sighed happily and closed her eyes, ready to get some much needed sleep. But as soon as they were closed, she opened them again, and sat up slightly.
Tuxedo Kamen looked at her, concerned. "What's wrong?" She pointed at Mars, who was standing up, and seemed very alert. Her dark eyes were fixed on the doorway, as though she saw something that no one else could.
"Mars?" asked Venus timidly. "What is it?"
"I'm not sure..." Mars replied softly. "I feel something there, but I don't know what it is."
Just then, Chibi-usa stretched and opened her crimson eyes. "What's going on...?" she asked sleepily. Tuxedo Kamen held her hand and stood slightly in front of the child, ready to protect her at all costs. "We're not sure yet. Just stay close to me," he told her.
Sailor Moon smiled slightly at Chibi-usa, then turned back to Rei. "Does it feel good or bad?" she asked, fear creeping into her voice.
Mars took a step back. "It's definitely a negative aura," she said darkly. "I think we should get ready for a battle if it decides to attack." The others nodded, prepared for anything. All eyes watched the doorway, but for a moment, nothing happened. But then suddenly, the doors burst open, revealing the shadowed figure of a man. Sailor Moon frowned. Who was this man, and why was he here? She watched as he stepped forward into the light, and she couldn't help but notice how handsome he was. He was tall, around Mamoru's height, but was a few years older than him. The man's snow-white hair fell around his pale face, a few strands in the way of his icy violet eyes. It was the eyes that entranced Sailor Moon; that made it where she couldn't look away.
"Who are you?" Jupiter demanded, balling up her fists threateningly.
The man laughed softly and answered, though his eyes never left Sailor Moon. "I am Prince Demando of Nemesis," he stepped closer. "And I have come to claim what should have been mine long ago."
"And what is that?" Mars asked, embers glowing in her dark eyes.
Sailor Moon watched him, her eyes never leaving his face. She couldn't move, couldn't fight. He seemed to be calling her to him. She took a step forward, unable to resist. What made her do this, she didn't know. She only knew that she had to be in his arms.
Tuxedo Kamen watched as Sailor Moon walked towards the Prince. What was she doing? "Sailor Moon, stop!" he called, reaching towards her. She did stop for a moment, and looked back at her friends. She shook her head lightly, and seemed to come out of some sort of trance.
"Mamo-chan?" she asked, bewildered. But then Price Demando called her, and, against her better judgment, she once agian met his gaze.
"Come with me, Sailor Moon. You belong with me." His voice was soft and enticing, filled with emotion. She was captivated by him; his voice, his eyes. She walked forward again.
"No, Sailor Moon! What are you doing?!" Chibi-usa's small voice echoed through the room, but Sailor Moon wasn't listening. She had reached Demando, and was now encircled in his arms. He kissed her softly, yet passionately, on her soft lips.
"Usako!" Tuxedo Kamen cried as he pulled out a rose, praying that it's thorns would wound this demon. He threw it forcefully, but it was too late. The two had disappeared, as if they had never been.
"No!"
"Usagi!"
"What happened to her?!"
Tuxedo Kamen ignored the Senshi's exclamations, and walked slowly over to where the two had been standing moments before. His eyes were full of sorrow. "Usako..."
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By: Mask of Twilight
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and all of it's characters do not belong to me, but to the wonderful Naoko-sama. I am only borrowing her extravagant cast of super-heroes and villians for this little fic of mine. ^_~ Moon Crystal Power!!!
AN: This fic takes place during SMR, the best series, in my opinion. For now, it is rated PG-13, but that is very liable to change, going higher to some degree. I'll have you know that this fic is based wholey on heterosexuality, and contains no f/f or m/m relationships, unless I bring in Haruka/Michiru, but that will all depend on how the story unfolds.
This story, (which, if I'm not careful, may turn into a novel...) mainly focuses on Prince Demando, Usagi, and Mamoru, but the others are in there as well. The senshi just don't have quite as big a role. If you have a problem with that, then I suggest you leave. Also, as much as I love Black/Wicked Lady(whatever you want to call her), she will not be appearing in this story, though Chibi-usa will be.
...Alright, I think that's everything...so, on with the fanfic!
Chapter I:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Encumbered forever by desire and ambition
There's a hunger still unsatisfied
Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon
Though down this road we've been so many times...
~Pink Floyd
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Prince Demando sat in his throne room, his elbow propped on the arm of the chair, his pale cheek resting in the palm of his hand. He seemed utterly entranced by the image before his eyes; enthralled by the beauty of it. Yet in his pale violet eyes, there was torment, lust, and even love. His eyes reflected the torrent of emotions raging through his soul. All he wanted was peace, but he knew that such a thing couldn't be, unless he had her.
Standing up, Demando strode closer to the hologram; gazing steadily at the image as he had done so many times before. He had memorized every detail a thousand times over. The contours of her perfect face, her long beautiful neck, the curves of her exquisite body, the gentle slope of her breasts, hidden beneath a modest, yet somehow revealing silk dress...and her gorgeous golden hair, cascading gently around her graceful form.
Demando let out a sigh and closed his eyes. Oh, how he longed to embrace her; to hold her in his arms as he covered her face and neck with sweet kisses. He wanted so much to discover all her secrets; to feel her smooth skin beneath his fingertips. To hear her say those three meaningful words to him, he would give anything and everything.
But such things were not to be. His goddess would never love him of her own free will, that was clear. The Fates had already ruled that she would be with her true love, King Endymion.
But the Prince of Nemesis just smiled mischeviously. Lucky for him, he didn't believe in such a thing as Fate.
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The Sailor Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen stood quietly in the control room of the half-demolished Crystal Palace. All eyes were fixed on the projection of King Endymion, who had just finished relating to the group a long narrative concerning the infamous Black Moon family. They were an ancient family, with an ancestry almost as extensive as that of the White Moon from long ago. But the Black Moon family had fallen quickly into darkness, and now, the most recent stems of that rotting family tree were attempting to destroy a beautiful future to fulfill a false vengeance.
Sailor Moon clenched her fist. "We've got to stop them!" she said, an extremely determined edge to her voice. She glanced down at the sleeping Chibi-usa and smiled slightly. She had a daughter now, and she would do anything possible to keep that child from harm.
King Endymion smiled. "Yes, we do need to stop them, but not yet. We should take advantage of the lull in attacks and rest. I'm sure you all need some sleep."
The senshi nodded, though somewhat grudgingly. King Endymion motioned to some chairs and sofas in the corner of the room. "I'm sorry I don't have anything better, but the back half of the Palace is almost completely destroyed, and unfortunately, that was where the living quarters were."
"This will do fine, King," Mercury said politely. The others agreed, though Jupiter seemed quite put out. She sat down in a large, soft chair, her arms crossed. "We shouldn't be sitting around! We should be out kickin' those freak's butts!"
This caused a laugh from the others, and King Endymion smiled. "I'll be back in a little while. I have some things to do. Make yourselves comfortable." He turned to Tuxedo Kamen. "You will take care of Chibi-usa?"
Tuxedo Kamen nodded. "Of course, King. We would never allow anything to happen to her." He put his arm around Sailor Moon's shoulders. She smiled. "We'll take good care of her," she agreed.
"And we'll help, too!" cried Venus, and the others nodded energetically. Assured that Chibi-usa was safe, King Endymion nodded his thanks, and disappeared.
The others sat down on the various chairs and couches, trying to get comfortable. Sailor Moon sat next to Tuxedo Kamen, Chibi-usa curled up in between them. Sailor Moon smiled at her future daughter, gently brushing some pink strands out of her small face. She was so peaceful when she slept. And even though she could be a brat at times, Usagi loved her with all her heart. In the future, she and Mamoru would create this child out of their love for each other, and that meant more to Usagi than anything else in all the world...
She sighed happily and closed her eyes, ready to get some much needed sleep. But as soon as they were closed, she opened them again, and sat up slightly.
Tuxedo Kamen looked at her, concerned. "What's wrong?" She pointed at Mars, who was standing up, and seemed very alert. Her dark eyes were fixed on the doorway, as though she saw something that no one else could.
"Mars?" asked Venus timidly. "What is it?"
"I'm not sure..." Mars replied softly. "I feel something there, but I don't know what it is."
Just then, Chibi-usa stretched and opened her crimson eyes. "What's going on...?" she asked sleepily. Tuxedo Kamen held her hand and stood slightly in front of the child, ready to protect her at all costs. "We're not sure yet. Just stay close to me," he told her.
Sailor Moon smiled slightly at Chibi-usa, then turned back to Rei. "Does it feel good or bad?" she asked, fear creeping into her voice.
Mars took a step back. "It's definitely a negative aura," she said darkly. "I think we should get ready for a battle if it decides to attack." The others nodded, prepared for anything. All eyes watched the doorway, but for a moment, nothing happened. But then suddenly, the doors burst open, revealing the shadowed figure of a man. Sailor Moon frowned. Who was this man, and why was he here? She watched as he stepped forward into the light, and she couldn't help but notice how handsome he was. He was tall, around Mamoru's height, but was a few years older than him. The man's snow-white hair fell around his pale face, a few strands in the way of his icy violet eyes. It was the eyes that entranced Sailor Moon; that made it where she couldn't look away.
"Who are you?" Jupiter demanded, balling up her fists threateningly.
The man laughed softly and answered, though his eyes never left Sailor Moon. "I am Prince Demando of Nemesis," he stepped closer. "And I have come to claim what should have been mine long ago."
"And what is that?" Mars asked, embers glowing in her dark eyes.
Sailor Moon watched him, her eyes never leaving his face. She couldn't move, couldn't fight. He seemed to be calling her to him. She took a step forward, unable to resist. What made her do this, she didn't know. She only knew that she had to be in his arms.
Tuxedo Kamen watched as Sailor Moon walked towards the Prince. What was she doing? "Sailor Moon, stop!" he called, reaching towards her. She did stop for a moment, and looked back at her friends. She shook her head lightly, and seemed to come out of some sort of trance.
"Mamo-chan?" she asked, bewildered. But then Price Demando called her, and, against her better judgment, she once agian met his gaze.
"Come with me, Sailor Moon. You belong with me." His voice was soft and enticing, filled with emotion. She was captivated by him; his voice, his eyes. She walked forward again.
"No, Sailor Moon! What are you doing?!" Chibi-usa's small voice echoed through the room, but Sailor Moon wasn't listening. She had reached Demando, and was now encircled in his arms. He kissed her softly, yet passionately, on her soft lips.
"Usako!" Tuxedo Kamen cried as he pulled out a rose, praying that it's thorns would wound this demon. He threw it forcefully, but it was too late. The two had disappeared, as if they had never been.
"No!"
"Usagi!"
"What happened to her?!"
Tuxedo Kamen ignored the Senshi's exclamations, and walked slowly over to where the two had been standing moments before. His eyes were full of sorrow. "Usako..."
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