Sailor Moon Millennium – The Rise of the Stellar Scouts
Chapter # 36 – The Star Pendulum : Unexpected Surprises –
Created July 3rd, 2001
By K.W. Isenor (sailor_sun_@hotmail.com)

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The group of warriors looked upon the dozens of eyes that starred right back at them. Sailor Spica walked forward bravely. I light emitted from her tiara and there was a soft red glow around the Senshi.

“Rats!” Sailor Pollux exclaimed as the little bodies quickly scurried away from the light.

Once a path was cleared they continued on their way. And it wasn’t long before they were greeted with another pair of glowing eyes, but these eyes were not red they were a violet color.

Unthreatened Sailor Spica walked forward her tiara lighting the way. When the orange haired scout was a mere few feet away from the glowing eyes she quickly found a strong grip around her throat. She uttered a scream of surprise as she was drawn into the shadows. Her light giving the other senshi enough to see that a demon was grasping onto Sailor Spica throat with one of its four arms.

Sailor Pollux thought fast, she was the only one who could send out an attack that would harm only the demon and not Sailor Spica. She smiled a soft smile and did a full turn. She held one knee in the air, her other leg held her up. The phrase came out of her mouth past her lips like a beautiful melody.

“POLLUX SONG OF INNOCENCE . . . . . CLEANSE!”

The air filled with a sweet smelling wind, it flowed through and traveled into the heart of each of the living beings that were in the area, the senshi and the demon. As the song entered the hearts of those with a pure soul it healed any wounds making them feel refreshed. If the song enters a heart, which is un-pure, it will cleanse it, making them feel anew. The demon being too far to be cleansed by the sweet feeling and then was destroyed leaving Sailor Spica on her knees gasping for air.

“I think we had better be more careful, there must be more around here somewhere.” Sailor Sun pointed out as she leaded the way alongside Sailor Spica.

After walking for a few minutes more the Stellar Senshi soon found themselves no longer surrounded by walls on either side, which were in their reach. “I think we are in a large circular room.” Sailor Spica pointed out as she walked a few paces to either direction of the entrance.

“Is it a dead end or are their doors along the walls?” Sailor Capella asked speaking for the first time.

“There is only one way to find out, we can split up into groups and trace the walls.” Sailor Pollux suggested.

“I don’t know if that is a good idea, what if something happens to the other group? Or to ourselves?” Sailor Shaula shyly pointed out.

“She does have a point, maybe we should all go together, along one wall.” Daystar Knight suggested as he stepped forward.

“That makes sense.” Sailor Sun agreed.

“Alright so it is settled we all go together!” Sailor Spica said shrugging her shoulders as she led the way. The room seemed to go on forever, never coming to any doors or passageways to another hall. “Um guys.” Sailor Spica spoke up after they seemed to be walking around in circles. “Where is the entrance? I swear we have walked around in circles for the past twenty minutes.

“And you are right Sailor Spica.” A soft raspy voice came from her side, spinning around the scout looked in shock at another demon. Dim lights came on and the Stellar Senshi found themselves in a room with over two-dozen demons.

“Oh great!” They all said together. Quickly getting into fighting stances Daystar Knight was the first o make a move by unsheathing the sword from his side and running at a few of the closer demons who were easily knocked down with a swift swipe of his sword.

“Well four down about twenty or more to go.” Daystar Knight turned back to his fellow Senshi. “Come on girls.” He encouraged.

Sailor Capella stepped forward.

 “CAPELLA EARTHQUAKE . . . RUMBLE!”

Sailor Capella stood on one leg, she did a full turn on her tiptoe. Her eyes were closed and her arms crossed over her chest. Her head was stretched back as she looked up into the sky. She stopped spinning suddenly and turned to face the targets. Her eyes snapped open, she slammed her foot down on the ground, and she stood with both feet spread apart. Smiling and giggled to herself then with her right hand she reached down and punched the ground. There was a pause of silence, then from where her hand hit the ground a small rumbling could be felt, the rumbling began to get worse and worse, then the ground under the demons feet began to give away, then suddenly the earth around them began to rise and encased them in a rock shell.

With that attack Sailor Capella had managed to get rid of seven or so of the little demons. With an angry cry the mob ran forth and began to jump upon, scratching, biting, clawing, kicking and hitting the Scouts. “What do we do now?” Sailor Spica asked as she threw a little red demon over her shoulder and punched another with rushed at her with an open mouth.

“I don’t know but we had better do it fast!” Sailor Sun called as she tried to sit up but she found it too hard with the wait for the little demons crawling all over her pinning her to the floor. The others were finding the same problem and couldn’t manage to get up.

The Daystar Knight was the only one who seemed to be having any luck, being strong enough to bat away the demons as they came to pounce on him. “Sailor Pollux quickly use one of your attacks!” He called to the blonde scout was slowly being backup towards the wall, with a group of the little demons surrounding her from all direction except behind her.

Nodding she began her attack. Sailor Pollux stood with her legs apart. Her hands were clasped across her chest. Her head was bowed and her eyes were closed. Then her eyes snapped open as her neck straightened.

“POLLUX STORM TORNADO . . . . . SPIN!”

She put her hands above her head and a strong wind picked up. Sailor Pollux's hair and uniform blew wildly in the wind. She turned her wrist and a grey tornado came down from above. It surrounded her then she put her hands directly in front of her chest and the tornado spun out towards the directed targets.

The attack hit the un-expecting demons in such force that they were flung into a large pile, even the demons pinning down and attack the Senshi were flung across into the pile. “Quickly someone see to the end of them!” Sailor Pollux pleaded as she gasped for breath the attack had taken a lot out of her.

“SHAULA ICE CRYSTALS . . . THRUST!”

A cold breeze was felt by all standing around Sailor Shaula. The soft green haired Stellar Scout crossed her right foot over her left, placing her left hand on her hip. Her right hand ran its fingers through her hair tossing it away from her eyes. Twisting her right hand around so her palm was facing the sky, placing it slightly below her lips she blew. From her hand came a soft flowing chilling mist. She closed her eyes and the white mist soon turned into clear crystals of ice. Her eyes snapped open and the ice crystals, which had begun to form around her body all, turned towards the pile of demons their target. She blinked one eye and the ice crystals thrust towards the enemy like daggers.

Screams of pain came from the little monsters as Sailor Spica stood up to finish the attack. Getting an urge to call out a new phrase.

“SPICA FIRE STORM . . . . . SCORCH!”

An immense heat began to develop around Sailor Spica and the heat waves rose up around her. Standing with her arms crossed over her chest and her legs together the heat waves began to shift towards the target. Suddenly thrusting her arms above her head and opening her eyes her palms began to glow facing upwards. There was pure silence then large fireballs began to hit the demons as well as fire bursts from below them causing them to be flung in every direction. After a few moments everything was quite again and all of the demons were gone.

“And that takes care of that, now lets see if we can find a way out of here.” Sailor Shaula suggested as she looked around the room. “There is a door over there but it doesn’t look like it will break easily.” She pointed out as the group ran over to a large door.

“What kind of door is this?” Sailor Pollux asked as she walked the length of the door again. “There are no handles, no hinges. Nothing!” She said putting her hands on her hips.

“Obviously a door which isn’t supposed to be opened, which gives us one more reason to smash it open!” Sailor Spica suggested as she stepped forward.

“Please let me.” Daystar Knight offered, as he got ready for his attack. “I suggest you all step back a little.”

“DAYSTAR LASER LIGHT . . . . . STING!”

When Daystar shouted out this phrase he did a full turn around. When he was back facing the door he held his hands out in front of his stomach with his palm's facing upward. He then put his arms together and his hands began to glow with blue light. The light blasted from his hands. The light shot at the door with a lot of force.

Dust, debris and grit flew up in all directions. The group all covered their eyes and waved their hands about hoping to settle the cloud of dust, which had burst up in front of them.

Once the dust settled they all curiously peered into the room. In the centre there was a large silver disk.  Which was held up over a dark pit by large chains. Walking closer the Senshi could see that there was a star engraved, a five pointed one, and at each point there were symbols. Eyes opening in amazement the group noticed that at each point there was a symbol of one of the Senshi, and in the centre was sailor Sun’s symbol.

“What? What is this?” Sailor Shaula asked as she walked over to her symbol.

“I…I don’t know.” Sailor Spica mumbled in awe as she walked over to her symbol and stood behind it.

Sailor Pollux and sailor Capella looked at their symbols and walked over to them. “Why are our symbols on this? And look there are torches behind each symbol on the walls.” Sailor Pollux pointed out.

“Yeah and they seem to be glowing our colors very faintly.” Sailor Capella added.

“I…I don’t know.” Sailor Sun answered as she stepped across the dark abysses below them onto the disk. Walking over to the centre where her symbol was engraved in gold she suddenly got a surge of energy. I torch on the ceiling began to glow a golden color. The symbol under here feet began to glow as well until a column of light surrounded her.

The other Senshi followed. Daystar Knight also found that there was a point on the star with his Symbol below it, stepping on before the others a torch lit on the wall behind him a soft maroon color. Then a column of light too surrounded him.

Sailor Pollux stepped on and was surrounded by a column of turquoise as the torch lit up the same color. Sailor Capella followed her fellow senshi and was surrounded by a column of forest green light as a torch let behind her. Sailor Shaula stepped on daintily next. Be surrounded by a sea green column of energy and a torch too lit for her. Sailor Spica shrugged her shoulders and stepped onto her point of the star. Getting surrounded by a column of lava orange light a torch lit for her.

Sailor Sun, followed by the other Senshi without noticing held out her hands before her, Daystar Knight did the same thing. The held out their arms as if they were expecting a gift. Appearing in tiny golden and red sparkles Sailor Sun’s Fire Sabre appeared, in Daystar Knights hands his Sabre also formed.

In the out reached hands of Sailor Pollux she soon found a silver bow. She said out the name of the new weapon in her hands. “The Pollux Soul Bow and Arrows.”

Resting on Sailor Capella’s out reached hands she soon found a long wooden staff. She also spoke the name of her new weapon. “The Capella Protection of Life Staff.”

Within Sailor Shaula’s hands she grasped onto a metallic blue triton. “The Shaula Triton of Tides.” She spoke softly.

On top of Sailor Spica’s gloves appeared another set of gloves, but they looked like fire themselves. “Spica Gloves of the Eternal Flame.”

All of the senshi had new Weapons and Sailor Sun and the Daystar Knight’s weapons got an upgrade, making the stronger and more skilful. When the columns of light died down the Senshi looked from one to another.

Before anyone could say another word the columns on light surrounded the Stellar Senshi once again, this time pulsating with some much energy that their hair was made to be blown directly upward. In a blinding flash of six different lights the Stellar Senshi were suddenly gone.

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Finding themselves surrounded by a darkness not even being able to see or feel their hands, not to mention the cold, which was felt around them. Abruptly the Senshi group found themselves all in separate bubbles. All drifting in different directions, except for Sailor Sun and the Daystar Knight who were together holding each other in confusion.

Sailor Pollux was the first to reach her destination, the Star Pollux.

No longer feeling frightened or scared Sailor Pollux stood up tall and proud as she entered the sky below her was a vast ocean that was also a turquoise color. Moving at a great speed over the lush vegetation and the many hot springs the bubble which had transported Sailor Pollux so far came to a stop at large Palace gates.

Looking up a slight breeze ran through Sailor Pollux’s blonde hair, high above she suddenly remembered everything about the palace, which was long forgotten. It was called the Spirit Castle. There are two high towers on either side. One being called the Castor Tower of Night, the other the Pollux Tower of Day. The Princess's tower is the Pollux tower

“It has been a long time Alissa.” Turning to face a familiar face she smiled and ran into her mother’s arms, her father stood off to the side, but something was different. They were translucent, and not completely solid.

“Mother, father! It has been so long! But, why are you like this?” Sailor Pollux asked confused.

“We died shortly after you were sent to the future by the Queen of the Sun. A great plague swept across the land and killed everyone, all the animals and humans were wiped out.” King Alexander explained.

“Even our healers couldn’t stop the destruction of so many lives.” Queen Mia added.

“Why am I here?” Princess Pollux asked.

“You are here to find out this, for us to tell you that we weren’t ashamed of you, that we weren’t angry about you dying and leaving us.” The queen went on.

Princess Pollux collapsed and began to cry strong tears, which had been held back for so long.

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Drifting through the darkness around her Sailor Capella held herself in her arms not know where she was going. But finally she came to her destination the Star Capella.

The star resembled a planet. With lush green vegetation, clear blue waters, and brown soil. Capella was a star full of flora and fauna alike, drifting across the Star Sailor Capella soon found herself standing in front of a large green and brown palace. It was so beautiful appearing to be made of thousands of trees, which merged together to make the outer walls.

Feeling a presence behind her the Stellar Scout turned to see her entire family standing before her. Soon finding herself in her princess gown she ran to her family.

“We have missed you daughter.” King Bernard and Queen Adele said together.

“And I have missed you and I feel ashamed for forgetting what you were all like until now, look at you everyone.” The princess scanned her family’s faces. “Maxwell.” She said as she ran to her eldest brother, being only two years younger then herself. “Flora and Fauna.” Her twin little sisters. “And baby Carley!”

“It was not your fault that you did not remember us until now, we wanted it that way so you wouldn’t feel bad, and you must not now when you go back to your own time. We love you for you and we always will.” Queen Adele explained as she laid a shoulder on her daughters arm.

“Stand proud and don’t cry my daughter, you must be strong.” The King explained as he put his hand under his daughter’s chin so that it was no longer bowed. Princess Capella nodded.

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Sailor Shaula looked around to find herself standing in the basement level of the main palace of Pontus, which was a floating palace. When in the basement level you are under water, and there are many little passageways and you can see the ocean around you because the walls are clear as glass, but much stronger. The palace stayed on the water's surface.

 “You have come home at last.” Sailor Shaula who was now wearing a Princess gown turned to see her parents and her two siblings.

“I am so sorry that it has been so long! Mother, father please forgive me.” She pleaded as she wrapped her arms around her parent’s transparent bodies.

“No need to worry child, it is not your fault that you left, you had to and if you didn’t then we would have never been so proud of you. And we did not die in vain and neither did you.” King Ashton explained.

“So please don’t blame yourself daughter, it was not your fault, a great storm caused everything to be destroyed, the only intelligent life which remains are the orca’s.” Queen Morgan added.

“But I am so sorry not to have been here when you needed me.” Princess Shaula cried.

“Hey come on sis! Don’t worry about it!” Brooke’s only sister Tessa said smiling.

“We were so proud that you had done so much for us!” Her younger brother Cole added.

Princess Shaula nodded her head and cried freely as she looked around her at her old home.

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Sailor Spica was the last to arrive at her old home with a beautiful color of reds all through out, the surface is red and black, for all the water is red, while most of the land is black but with red, orange and yellow plant life. There were also rivers of lava found throughout the star. The Spica Palace was surrounded by a river of lava for protection and it was built in a dead volcano's crater, the palace itself was made from the dried lava that once used the boil in the crater, making the walls very strong and easily replaced. The general appearance of the star would remind someone from earth about fall and how all the leaves were turning color.

Sailor Spica came to the end of her journey at the palaces gates. She looked up; the great heat, which came from the river of lava surrounding the palace, didn’t seem to bother Sailor Spica.

Looking down she realized that she was wearing her princess gown. Turning around she smiled she saw her old friend a wild Hisaki. It had a fire red coat of fur, which almost seemed to be on fire as it stood before her. Its head resembled that of an earth's wolf, a body that of a black panther, and almost a mane much like a lion, it was very handsome. They were wild creatures and the only Hisaki, which was tame, was the one, which stood before Princess Madison.

“She missed you long after you left until she too died along with the rest of the planet.” King Harris explained.

Turning to see her father, mother, two brothers and single sister she smiled as tears ran down her cheeks. “What happened to you all? I was so sorry to leave you!”

“Oh nonsense if you hadn’t of left then we would have been dead a long time then when we did die.” Queen Ellen explained to her daughter.

“There was a series of large volcanoes which all erupted at once late at night.” Prince Mace sadly said as he did a sweep of the Star with his arm.

“Everyone, everything was destroyed, nothing survived.” Princess Christala added as she looked to Princesses Madison’s Hisaki. “Even the herds of wild Hisaki died.”

“So do not blame any of this on yourself daughter.” Herm other went on as she shifted the weight of Prince Donmore the six-month-old baby. “We are proud of you and will be forever more.” The Queen added.

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Sailor Sun and the Daystar Knight came finally to the sun. “You come again daughter.” Sailor Sun spun around to see the smiling face of her mother Queen Solarity.

Sailor Sun and Daystar Knight were both wearing their Princess and Prince uniforms. “We are proud of you son.” Prince Daystar looked at his parents, which walked towards them.

“You have both done well in leading the Stellar Senshi.” King Apollo said happily.

“I did right in sending you to the future, you have both grown so much.” Queen Solarity searched her daughters and her future son in laws face. “You have done well for yourselves.”

“I know what you are thinking son and no need to worry we united with the Sun Kingdom and we are proud of you going to aid the Senshi of the Star Systems in their battle to save the world.” King Corbin nodded his head, along with his wife Heidi.

“Don’t you ever forget us!” Joshua said as he cocked his head to the side and gave his older brother a warning glance.

“I won’t.” Prince Daystar said as he gave his entire a hug.

Princess Cassandra was also giving her mother and father hugs. To be held by her parents, after so long was really wonderful. “Thank-you for all you have done for me and the Senshi.” Princess Cassandra said with a smile.

“I hate to end this like this but you must go back now, fight strong! You must!” King Apollo said as he gave his daughter a final hug and patted his future son-in-law on the back.

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In another blinding flash of ix different lights the Senshi group found themselves standing on their respected symbols with their heads bowed. They had just learnt so much and had so little time to take it all in.

“That was an unexpected happening.” Kurai-ki said from the shadows, he had watched as the Senshi received new weapons and then disappear to receive lost memories of their past. The group of senshi turned to face Kurai-ki and got into fighting stances.

“What do you want?” Sailor Sun demanded.

“Just to warn you.” Kurai-ki explained. “I know you will most likely not listen to me but have it your way.” The demon explained as he crossed his arms across his green chest.

“Get to the point.” Sailor Spica demanded coming up alongside Sailor Sun, also crossing her arms across her chest as in mockery of the demon before them.

“Shi-ryuu has a plan to destroy you, right now I am supposed to be fighting you six but I choose not to because that would be a suicide mission on my part much like poor Kasumi.” Kurai-ki turned to glare at Sailor Sun for a moment.

“He plans for me and the others which you have already skillfully defeated to weaken you, but everything has taken a rather interesting turn of events.” The demon pointed out. “After standing on the Star Pendulum…”

Being cut of by Sailor Pollux the demon paused. “So that is what this thing is called!” The blonde said happily as he looked around the Pendulum once again.

“Anyways, you now have weapons, all of you and Shi-ryuu will not be expecting that, which gives you guys the better chance.” Kurai-ki said happily. “I will most likely be destroyed for this by my own brother but I ask you know please go forth and destroy first Emperor Valico like Shi-ryuu planned.” He paused.

“And then what?” Sailor Sun asked her eyes searching Kurai-ki’s face.

“Then Shi-ryuu will come for you, he is very strong, I will try my best to do what I can to aid you, but for now I must go, before Shi-ryuu gets to suspicious, he expects me to come to him with my report.” Kurai-ki explained as he turned to leave.

“Wait.” Sailor Sun pleaded. The demon turned to face the leader of the Stellar Senshi. “Thank-you.” Sailor Sun said with a warm smile on her face. With that Kurai-ki nodded his head, black hair slightly bouncing as he disappeared into the shadows.

“Can we really trust him?” Sailor Shaula asked concerned as she continued to look in the direction, which Kurai-ki had just walked away in.

“I think so, he appeared to be telling the truth, he has helped us out before.” Sailor Capella pointed out with a nod of her head.

With more nodding once the Stellar Senshi had come to an agreement they all turned to face Sailor Sun their leader. “Did you too go to the Sun to see your family?” Sailor Pollux asked.

“Yes, it was good to see my parents, and I also had the chance to meet Prince Daystar’s parents and brother.” Sailor Sun said smiling as she turned to her love.

“I had forgotten what why family looked like, that I had a little brother.” Daystar Knight admitted.

“I too had the chance to see Pollux after so long and my mother and father.” Sailor Pollux said as a smile spread across her face at the memory.

“I never knew I had such a large family!” Sailor Capella said happily. “Three sisters and a brother!”

“Well I had a lovely view of the ocean below Shaula and I too had the chance to see my parents along with my brother and sister.”

“I had the chance to see an old companion of mine, a species which was native and could only survive on Spica, a Hisaki as well as my family.” Sailor Spica said happily.

“I think this is something that Nova and Eclipse are going to love hearing about over and over once we get back!” Sailor Sun said gladly she could just picture the two guardian dogs asking so many questions as the memories came back to them as well!

“Quickly now we must be off to battle Emperor Valico before it is too late.” Sailor Sun said as she walked forward leading the way with her fellow Senshi carrying their new Weapons.

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