Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ The Saga of Mercury ❯ A Princess' Dream ( Chapter 1 )

The Saga of Mercury

Chapter 1

"A Princess' Dream"

Written by Jose I. Ramos

Portions based on "Mercury Knight stories" by Ryuuen No Miko

"Sailor Moon" and all related characters are copyrighted by Naoko Takeuchi, Kodansha, TOEI Animation and other agencies.

Storyline © 2002 Jose I. Ramos

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INTRODUCTION

Hello, my name is Jose. I've been a Sailor Moon fan since 1995 when english-dubbed episodes started to air on WPIX in New York City, now a WB station.

Recently I led an effort to Return Sailor Moon to the Cartoon Network. I started an online petition shortly after Sailor Moon was purged from the television lineup, and towards the end of July, I submitted a 1,400+-signature petition to Turner Broadcasting.

Ever since creating that petition, my feelings for the Sailor Moon series have been strong.

After reading countless fan fiction stories, I have decided to start one of my own. This is called "THE SAGA OF MERCURY", and it focuses around Amy and Greg, a duo whom I wished had some kind of future like Serena and Darien in the actual series, but never did.

I have written eleven chapters, and the process is still ongoing.

My ideas for a portion of this series came from the incomplete "Mercury Knight Stories" by Ryuuen No Miko, which is currently available at www.sailorjupiter.com.

I wanted to contact Ruyyen No Miko about the Mercury Knight Stories, and my idea for The Saga of Mercury, but I have been unsuccessful so far. (E-mail bounces back, "USER DOES NOT EXIST", etc.)

Therefore there is some risk, if the Mercury Knight Stories author finds this story and demands that I remove his or her content, I will remove the story. A risk, but nevertheless I feel I should continue with this project.

DISCLAIMER

As usual, "Sailor Moon" and all related characters are copyrighted by Naoko Takeuchi, Kodansha, TOEI Animation and other agencies.

The Saga of Mercury story is copyrighted by me, however some content in later chapters is based on the Mercury Knight Stories as described in this Chapter 1 Introduction.

Please feel free to write a critique or send your comments to HRFANNY@AOL.COM with the subject line, in all caps, SAGA OF MERCURY. If you do not do this then the filter will block your e-mail.

With that, on with the show! And please enjoy.

- Jose

Chapter 1 - A Princess' Dream

Princess Amy of Mercury was horrified at the sight she saw.

A huge cloud of dark energy was becoming visible east of the Sun, and was closing in fast.

Princess Amy thought that it could only be one thing. It was the Negaverse coming to attack her palace and her planet.

"Mercury is ours for the taking!" said a dark, booming voice. "Then Venus, then Earth, and eventually, the entire Moon Kingdom! Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!"

Princess Amy looked back at her palace, then looked into the sky, and thought, Oh no! Our deflector shield is losing power!

The deflector shield, fully operational at all times to protect the palace from any threats, was indeed losing power, to the point that gaps in the shield were starting to become visible lines tearing apart in the sky.

The dark cloud then shot through one of these gaps, and was aiming for Princess Amy.

Princess Amy let out a huge scream, a scream that seemingly could have been heard for miles, and started running towards the palace. She knew that the palace would come under attack real soon, but had no choice but to run there, because her Mercury Power Transformation Pen was left in her bedroom.

When Princess Amy was a few hundred feet from the palace gates, she was stopped by an invisible force field that flung her back to the ground. "Oh No!" she cried. "The palace is surrounded by dark energy!" The palace was starting to crumble into dust under the intense dark energy. "Mother! Father! Someone! Help me!" she said as she collapsed onto the ground, tears of sadness flooding her eyes.

Princess Amy then turned around, and saw the dark soldiers of the Negaverse staring in her face. They were all dressed in black, with black capes, silver swords and black masks. Princess Amy tried to crawl back, but was once again stopped by the Negaverse's force field. "PREPARE TO DIE, MERCURY!" said a soldier. Three others stepped forward, swords drawn, and charged toward the Princess.

The Princess, eyes opened in horror, quickly shut her eyes, covered her face, and let out what would have been her last horrifying scream. A few seconds later, she could feel the wind blowing across her face, blowing her hair back and blowing the tears away. She opened her eyes to find herself in the air, moving away from the palace at an incredible speed. She looked back to see that someone was carrying her…

"Are you all right, Princess?" he yelled, trying to make his voice heard over the loud gusts of wind in the air.

Princess Amy looked back… and saw holding her…

"MERCURY KNIGHT!"

"Everyone is safe at the palace on the other side of the planet, I'll take you there."

"Oh, Mercury Knight! Thank you for saving my life."

"Princess, I must protect you… because it is my duty… and because…"

"Because?"

"Because… I love you."

"Oh, Mercury Knight!"

Princess Amy and Mercury Knight, flying back to the other palace in safety, stared at each other, closed their eyes, and bent their heads toward each other…

"Huh?"

Amy's eyes went wide open, and she sat up.

She was in her bed, fully awake, and her alarm clock read 7:01 AM.

Amy looked left, looked right, and then covered her mouth in shock.

That must have been a nightmare, she thought, but it seemed so real, as if I was really back on my home planet…

There was a knock on Amy's door.

Amy snapped out of her thought… "Come in!"

"Good morning, Amy. Sleep well?"

"Oh, good morning, mother, uh… yes, I slept just fine, thank you…"

"Good. When you've showered and dressed, come down for breakfast."

"Yes, mother."

When Amy was ready to leave for school, she noticed a fax coming in from the fax machine. Amy decided to read the fax to see whom the fax was for.

The fax was addressed to Sailor Mercury.

At first, Amy thought that one of the other scouts sent her the fax, so she decided to read the fax on the way.

As Amy was walking to school, she read the fax:

Sailor Mercury…

I love you with all my heart…

Amy stopped walking.

…And I want to get back together with you, because there is something I need to talk to you about.

Amy's eyes went wide open.

Please meet me tomorrow at 6 PM, at the Tokyo train station, track 19.

I'll see you there.

XOXO

Amy thought for a moment, then opened up her wristwatch communicator and contacted Raye, who was on her way to school, too.

"Raye, can the scouts meet up today inside your shrine?" Amy asked.

Raye replied, "Amy, I thought you were smart! <Chuckle> we always meet here on Thursday afternoons!"

"Oh dear, that's right, well anyway, I need to talk to you about some things."

"Wow," Raye said, surprised. "It isn't that often that you want to talk! All you normally do is study more than listen to us talk about stuff… ok, I'll tell the other scouts and we'll see you this afternoon."

"Ok, have a nice day, Raye. Good bye!"

So, how will Amy be able to describe the dream that she had? And who wrote that love letter?

Find out in the next chapter of, THE SAGA OF MERCURY.

The Saga of Mercury Chapter 1 - A Princess' Dream 2