Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ The Real Deal ❯ An Unexpected Revelation ( Chapter 1 )

Okay, this'll be my third fanfiction, so I'm feeling pretty confident ^-^. Actually this first chappie was written by a good friend of mine that I don't get to see all that often anymore, so if she's reading this, this fic's dedicated to you girl! Oh, speaking of her, this is in her point of view, the next chappie will be in her POV, mine starts next chappie ^^.

Chapter 1: An Unexpected Revelation

I groan and roll over, pulling the blanket up over my head. I didn't want to get up. It's cold, and I'm tired…but the alarm is going to go off any second and…oh! There it is. That annoying electronic beep that gradually gets louder and louder until you can't stand it anymore. How can anyone sleep through that? I wonder when I hear an echoing alarm from my brother's room as I get up. As soon as I am dressed I stomp, barefoot, to his door and push it open. I unmercifully flip on the light and glare at the awakening, groaning boy, "Every morning BJ? Why do you even have an alarm clock? To tell me to wake you up?!"

I go out the door and start to close it; "You better get up! I'm not coming back in here!" I say, knowing feel well that I probably will. I go into the restroom to finish getting ready and as I'm doing my hair I stop and look at my reflection. Every once and a while I wonder, is that really me? I get this weird feeling that it's not…I roll my eyes and shake my head, quickly brushing my hair out.

That's pretty silly. Of course it's me! I mean…who else would I be?

I go back to my brother's room and open the door to find him asleep, again, "5 minutes BJ!" That does it. He gets up and shuts the door in my face, calling me a few choice words. I ignore it and go into the living room to get my shoes before sitting down and putting my socks on. I'm tying my shoes when he comes out of his room. I yell at him to hurry up and he tells me to shut up.

I roll my eyes and finish putting on my shoes. Oh well, he'll probably get a ride to school anyway. I go to my dad's room and let him know I'm going to the bus stop. I then turn to see BJ come out of the bathroom, "Is Danny giving you a ride?" He goes past me and for a second I wonder if he is even going to answer me when he does, throwing a "Yeah." over his shoulder.

I frown at him and grab my backpack, then head out the door, idly petting out dog on the head, "Morning Princess!" to begin what I know will be a normal day.

School is fun, but not because I have to go to class. School is fun because I get to hang out with three of my best friends! They're the greatest people I know. There's Ryan, he's a Senior like me, and Tassie, a Junior, and Melody, a Sophomore. (A.N. Ok, just so you guys know, in this I'm Melody, but that's not my real name. Ok, on with the story!) They're cool. We hang out every day, in the morning, at lunch, and then at the end of the day in front of the school.

Today, I decide to go with Melody to her locker after school, and from there we went to Ryan's locker to meet up with him and Tassie. As soon as I see them I smile and stand beside Ryan. We joke around and tease each other as we walk down the hall; I tell Ryan that I love him, and he says, "I know." I think that's his way of saying he loves me too. He doesn't say the actual words very often, but I know he cares.

I am so involved with my friends that I don't notice the hall we're walking through is completely empty. There's no one around except us. I stop to get a drink of water and let the others go on outside. I know they'll wait for me out there. I adjust my backpack and go outside, only to stop short and stare with wide eyes at the scene in front of me.

There are kids all over the place, passed out, I hope, and there in front of me, with its back to me, is an obviously female monster with long, vine-like arms. And there were my friends and the creature's vines were around their throats. The monster cackled, "Give me your sweet energy!" Without thinking, I drop my bookbag and jump at the creature, pulling on what I suppose is its hair as hard as I can.

It shrieks and drops Ryan and the others to put its attention on me. It throws me off and turns to glare at me. I look at my friends to make sure they're ok and notice that they seem weaker, as if the demon had really stolen their energy. Before I know it, the monster is on me and holding me down as it snarls, "Stupid girl! You would risk your life, and for what? These puny humans?!"

I struggle to get free, "Shut up! They're my friends! I'd do anything for them!"

The creature smiles dangerously, "Would you give your life for them?"

I stop moving and don't say anything. Not out of hesitation, but out of realization. My voice is soft and full of wonder, "Yes, I would."

I don't know it, but as I say those words, a crescent moon begins to shine on my forehead. It becomes so bright the monster jumps away from me as though it's burned. Ryan, Tassie and Melody watch with wide eyes, as a light becomes a cocoon-like orb around me, so bright that they couldn't see me. Tassie mutters "No way…" when the light explodes into feathers and leaves me standing transformed.

My hair had become longer, coming down to about my knees, and was up in heart-shaped buns and a shimmering silver color. My eyes had turned to a mid-night blue, and…I'm shorter. I can tell I'm a little shorter than Ryan, where as before I had actually been taller than him.

I forget all about the monster as I check myself out. The regal dress I'm wearing fits my new petite form like a glove! My memory's weird too, like there's two versions of every memory I've ever made. One how I used to look, and one in my new form. Like reality itself has changed to accept this new me.

My attention is brought back to the monster when it yells, "Who are you?!"

I don't hesitate to answer, "I'm Princess Serenity," My eyes shift to my friends for a moment before going back to the creature with a glare, "And you hurt my friends."

The monster snarls and launches itself at me out of desperation. I lift my hand and a familiar moon scepter appears there. I call out, "Moon Princess Halation!" directing the attack at the monster. It screeches and crumbles to dust, returning the energy it stole to the owners.

Ryan, Tassie and Melody stand and walk up to me. Melody looks at me as though I'd grown horns, "You're really Princess Serenity?"

I smile wryly, "Yeah…I guess so..." I hear some of the other kids starting to wake up and my eyes widen.

Ryan seems to take the hint, "Come on." He says before leading the way to his car. We all pile inside and he quickly pulls out of his parking space and away from the school. Without looking at me he asks, "What the hell happened back there?!"

I look away and shake my head, "I don't know…Please Ryan, let's go somewhere…we can talk about it there…"

Ryan glances at me, "Where do we go?"

I tilt my head, "Alexis just moved into her apartment, we can go there." Alexis is a good friend of mine that's already graduated. She works at the local Applebee's and like a lot of the same stuff I like.

He nods and I tell him how to get there. As soon as we get inside, Alexis all the while staring at me and trying to get me to tell her what happened, Ryan turns to me, "Now, what exactly happened back there? And why do I have memories of this you, and the old you?!"

I sigh and sit down, "I'm really not sure Ryan…"

Tassie looks at me, "But you know you're Princess Serenity, right?"

I nod. Melody smiles widely, "I knew it wasn't just a story! I just knew it! This is so cool! I'm actually FRIENDS with Princess Serenity! This is like a dream come true!"

Alexis pipes up for the first time, "So does this mean you're Sailor Moon too?"

I'm about to answer with the now customary "I don't know." when a new voice interrupts, "Of course she's Sailor Moon!"

We look for the source of the voice and my eyes go to the window. There sits a black cat, looking back at me. Wait…black cat…with a crescent moon bald spot… "Luna?"

The cat picks up something in her mouth and jumps into the room; I watch as it walks up to me, "Of course it's me! Who'd you think I was, Artemis?"

I blink and stare at her, "What's going on Luna? How am I Sailor Moon, or Princess Serenity for that matter?"

She hops up to the coffee table and proceeds to explain, "Do you know the story about the Silver Millenium?" Melody, Tassie, Alexis and I nod and Luna continues, "Well, for the most part, it's all true. Your mother sent you and the Scouts to be reborn here. Disguised until your true selves awakened. She also sent me to be awakened when you were. Artemis will awaken when we find Sailor Venus."

It's beginning to make sense, but one thing doesn't add up, "What about the stories Naoko Takeuchi writes?"

Luna shakes her head, "She doesn't know it, but she receives the stories from the enemy, so the real Scouts won't believe in their own power." Melody leans forward, "Wait, you said enemy, like that monster at school?"

Luna frowns at her, "You should not even be here."

I frown, "Don't speak to her like that Luna; without them, I would never have found my power."

Luna looks embarrassed and apoligizes before clearing her throat and pushing the object she'd brought with her towards me. It's a brooch and inside is the Imperium Silver Crystal. I gently brush my fingers against it and feel filled with a soft, reassuring warmth. It was the same feeling I felt with Queen Serenity, my mother. I can remember her…

"Go on Princess, call out `Moon Crystal Power!' "

I look at Luna and then at my friends, "Do it Teri." Tassie urges, Melody nodding in agreement. Alexis smiles and Ryan looks at me in confusion.

I stand up and look down at the brooch, "Moon Crystal Power!" Suddenly I'm filled with warmth and feel light as a feather. All my friends can see is that softly glowing orb of light around me but inside it, soft ribbons had surrounded me. Across my arms they disappear to be replaced by white gloves and down my legs they become red boots. The body of the sailor fuku was white and the ribbons formed the red bow that the brooch is clipped to. With a flash the blue skirt appears and to finish the transformation, my tiara covers the crescent moon when it appears. To me, the transformation had taken time, but to everyone else, it had been less then half a minute.

I lower my hands and look down at my uniform. Without hesitating I turn and walk into Alexis' bathroom and look in the mirror. I smile softly; yes…this is me…

- - - - - - - -

"What?!" I shout when I'm finished reading the letter that came with a rather large box. It's Friday and Dad's at work. BJ's at a friend's and Luna and I are sitting at home when the mailman drops the package off.

Yes, Luna's staying with me. I think she did something to my dad because he hates cats and otherwise would have never allowed her to stay. Luna hops onto the desk, "What is it?"

My eyes wide with horror, "It's a uniform! For school!"

Luna coughs and looks away. I narrow my eyes, "Luna…what did you do?"

Luna huffs, "I won't lie. I created a program on the moon's computers to influence your administrators a little bit. I've seen your room, you need some organization in your life."

My hands clench, crumpling the paper, "So, you made everyone get uniforms at my school, to teach me organizational skills?"

Luna looks sheepish and turns her attention elsewhere, "Well…not just your school…"

My eyes widen, "What!?"

She winces, "I accidentally left the program running a little longer than it needed to…"

I groan and sit down, "How many schools Luna?

She hesitates to answer, "Most of Northern Indiana…" (A.N. Yes, in case you couldn't figure it out, that is the region where I live, all corn, cows and soy beans *rolls my eyes*)

I shake my head and cover my eyes. Luna says with an air of indignation in her voice, "Well, at least look at it!"

I sigh and open the box. Inside are uniforms for BJ and me, and they looked like the Infinity College uniforms, the ones I liked…. "Well, they're not that bad…"

A.N. Alright! First chapter done! For those of you that don't know what the Infinity College uniforms look like, they consist of a white dress shirt and a deep red overcoat, with a green-and-blue plaid skirt for the girls and slacks for the guys in the same colors. Well, R&R please!