Sailor Duelists

A Sailor Moon and Yu-Gi-Oh Crossover

By Rowan Cousland

Prologue: Just a Dream

A/N: So I'm pretty sure a tone of people have done this type of storyline before, but I want to do my own whether that is the case or not. And this is my first time writing a full length story with any Sailor Moon characters, so some of the scouts may seem OOC. I apologize in advance for that if it does pop up. So…. Yeah….. Enjoy! :D

She stood upon her balcony, watching the landscape before her. To most, the lands of the moon looked dead, dry, and dusty. But to her, they were calm and peaceful. The dust was bothersome at some points, but she was raised not to care about it.

The night sky added true beauty to the desolate scenery. Like diamonds inlaid into black velvet, the stars twinkled brightly, bringing a smile to her lips.

"The stars are beautiful tonight." A male voice spoke behind her.

She didn't turn around. The voice only caused her smile to widen. "Yes, they are." She replied. "They seem brighter than usual, almost as if their happy about something."

"Well, when someone as beautiful as you is gazing at them, Princess, they have every reason to be happy. Honored even." He wrapped his strong, tanned arms around her waist, resting his chin upon her shoulder, and kissing her neck. "But of course, the stars are nothing compared to the light in your eyes, my princess."

"Atem…" She whispered, his name lingering for a moment in the air. "You're hiding something."

He looked up at her for a second, trying to hide the fact that she was correct. "What do you mean?"

"You can't hide anything from me." she replied. "What is it, Atem? What's wrong?"

He let go of her waist slowly, and stepped towards the balcony. He leaned against it, staring out where she had just looked away from. He sighed. "I need to return home tonight. Something has come up, and requires my attention."

"What is it?" She repeated.

He gripped the railing tighter, shutting his eyes. "I'm not going to lie. I received a message from home yesterday. Something is at work. Something dark; something evil."

"And they need you back at home to do what? To fight it?" She asked, the worry in her voice becoming more obvious by the second.

"…Most likely yes."

She put her hands on his arm. "Let me come with you." She said. "I can help you fight."

He turned to her, taking her hands in his. "No, your place is here. The Guardian of Mars spoke of a vision. She spoke of a dark force nearing the Moon Kingdom. You need to be here, ready to fight, if it does."

Tears formed in her eyes. "But… But Atem… I can't. Not without you. I need you here! I'm not strong enough.

He placed a hand on the side of her face, wiping a tear away with his thumb. "You are." He whispered. "You're stronger than you think. I promise, I'll return here as soon as I fix things back home. I'll fight anything that threatens to come our way. But… Promise me that you'll stay safe. Promise me that you'll stay out of trouble."

"I promise." She said, without a moment's hesitation.

"A close friend of mine will stay behind to protect you if needed. He's a prince, from Earth, like me. He's sworn to guard you with his life. Keep this, and your promise to me, in mind.

"I will." She whispered, closing her eyes.

Gently, he pulled her into his arms, embracing her one last time, breathing in her sweet, sweet scent. Running his fingers through her long silky hair. Kissing her soft, warm lips.

He would miss this. These sweet, tender moments with her.

When their kiss ended, their lips stayed only inches apart from each other. "I love you." He whispered.

"I love you too." She replied softly, fighting not to burst into tears again.

"Your majesty." Another male voice called from behind them. Atem turned to face the voice. "Yes?"

"It is time for you to go." The man replied.

Atem turned around, facing his princess one last time. "Goodbye." He said, placing a kiss upon her forehead. "Be safe."

As her love turned, and began to walk away, she fought to keep the tears at bay. She watched, speechless as her prince joined the other man, and made his way down the hall.

She slid to her knees, the tears finally winning their battle against her.

"Come back for me Atem!" She cried down the hall, choking on sobs that had formed with the tears. "When all of this is over, come back for me!"

He glanced over his shoulder one last time, contemplating on whether to return to her side once again. He clenched a fist, a tear rolling down his own cheek.

"I'll protect her, your majesty." The man beside him said, attempting to comfort him. "I promise."

Atem nodded, turning around once more. "Thank you, Prince Endymion. You have no idea how much this means to me."

Endymion nodded, leading Atem once again to his departing point. "Safe travels my friend."

A small smile formed on Atem's lips. "The same to you, my friend." He glanced one last time at his princess, who had finally gotten back on her feet, attempting to calm herself. That one damned tear returned to Atem's cheek. He brushed it away before turning back to Endymion. "Tell her I love her." he said. "And tell her I'll be back as soon as I can."

When Endymion nodded, agreeing to it, Atem turned, and walked the rest of the way himself.

Using all of his strength in the Shadows, he summoned a doorway back to his home. "I'll come back for you, my princess." He whispered to himself. "I'll return once all of this is over….." More tears fell, causing his magic to falter. "I'll return for you, Princess Serenity."

With those words, Atem stepped through the gateway, returning to his home planet.

Little did any of them know how much Atem was needed in the Moon Kingdom, or how much Atem needed Serenity in his fight on earth.

"Come back for me…." Usagi Tsukino whispered in her sleep. "Please… Come back for me….. Atem…."

The ringing of an alarm clock shocked the teen from her sleep. With a cry, she jumped up from under her blankets to check the time.

"Crap! I'm going to be late!"

Usagi jumped up from her bed, rushing to get her clothes on and grab her backpack. Even on her last day of school for the year, she was going to be late.

She cursed that stupid dream for making her oversleep. Yet, at the same time, she didn't regret it. The only weird thing about her dream was that she couldn't see anybody's faces, and the dream had suddenly ended with the words, "Come back for me." She quickly dismissed it, seeing the time once again.

In her mad dash out the door and down the sidewalk, Usagi had caught up with her friend Ami Mizuno.

"Usagi, where have you been?" The smart girl demanded. "I've been waiting for you! We're going to be late, and we have a scout meeting after school."

"Sorry Ami." Usagi said. "I overslept. I was having this weird dream last night."

"So was I." Ami admitted. "What was yours?"

"Well…." She started, but was soon cut off by the school bell ringing across the street. "I'll have to tell you later Ami. Let's go!" she grabbed onto her friend's hand and ran across the street to her school, barely making it in time for their first classes.

A/N: So, in case you couldn't gather, I'm going with the Japanese character names for both series, there will be some elements from the English Dub, and there is total AU in this storyline. But whatevs I'm just glad I'm finally doing this story. Let me know what you guys think so far! And if there is any confusion whatsoever, it will all be cleared up in the next chapter! Also, this story will change points of view and from flashback to present day, a lot! Just keep that in mind! Remember, reviews make the world go round, and add sugar to my coffee! :D

2nd A/N: The rest of the story (aside from flashbacks) will take place around Episode 30-ish (Right after Sailor Venus comes into the show, and before they find out who the Moon Princess is.) for Sailor Moon and the beginning of Season 2 for Yu-Gi-Oh. And in this story, Usagi doesn't fall in love with Mamoru/Tuxedo Mask like in the manga/anime, but does admire him and consider him an ally because of how he helps her all the time. It'll make more sense as I go along. And, Yami/Usagi is the obviously main pairing here, but there will be some sub-pairings as well. Though for some of them, I have yet to decide. If you have any ideas for pairings, let me know :D