Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Holding Lost Destiny ❯ A New Settlement ( Prologue )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

* Note*

I'd have to say that the characters of Sailor Moon do not belong to
me. However, characters like Shay, are mine. That's all I really have
to say.

Holding lost Destiny

Prologue

The entire Imperium palace darkened. Shay blinked a few times. He
heard a few piercing screams from across the palace. He didn't know if
he should get up and check it out. He then decided to stay where he
was, because the punishment could be great if he was caught in
restricted areas.

Shay stood up, and strode to the cabinet in which he kept his
supplies. He grabbed a candle, and lit it. The candles that were
around his apartment lit up. The glow met him warmly.

He wandered over to his window and looked out. The moon hung above him
in the sky, shining brilliantly against the blackish blue sky.

A knocking at the door caused him to jump. He went to answer it.

When he opened the door, one of the soldier commanders in uniform
stood there, holding a light staff.

"May I help you?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

The commander looked him over from head to foot. "Are you Shay
DeWare?"

Shay nodded.

"You are asked for."

"By who?"

"Just follow me," he ordered.

Shay hesitated for a slight second. The commander rolled his
shoulders, and cricked his neck. "What are you waiting for?"

Shay released a sigh, then turned to blow out the candle nearest to
him, causing all the candles to go out. He turned back to the
commander, stepping out of his apartment. He closed the door behind
him, and followed the commander deeper into the palace.

They stopped just beyond a restricted door. Usually it required a scan
of a person's hand to open, but the commander took out a key to open
the door, then slid open the door with a heavy thud.

They walked down a narrow corridor to a large room. A woman was at the
desk in front of them. She wore a slightly revealing dress. Her hair
was dark, making her gray eyes stand out more. She looked up at the
commander and him. "He's expecting you," she said in a deep throaty
drawl.

The commander led Shay behind the desk, to the corridor that led to a
massive door. They approached it, causing Shay a slight moment to feel
nervous. He hadn't been in this part of palace in years. He had been
put back in command when he screwed up with a few missions that he had
been assigned.

He took in a deep breath, and followed the commander into the office.
The office was lit with torches, all around the room. Shay wasn't
surprised that he met the Emperor and his commander general.

"General Descthd," Shay bowed in the customary way of the Imperium
army, then he turned and bowed before the Emperor. "You're imperial
majesty."

The emperor motioned with his hand for Shay to take a seat.

"What is it you want me for?" he asked of the two men standing before
him.

The General turned towards the commander, "thank you commander, you're
services are no longer needed.

The commander bowed, and then left the room.

Shay looked at the emperor, he could tell something big was coming.

"Shay, there's a gap in the warp zone. We need you to look at it."

"Is that all?"

"Shay, this is serious. There was a glitch in one of the attacks that
went against those damn scouts. Somehow there was a back fire, and it
shut down our power."

The General looked at Shay, "We're giving you the mission to fix it
you're highness."

Shay shook his head. "No way, that's not my job. Send in the 'dets,
not me. I don't work with the warp zone."

The Emperor stiffened his back; "you would dare to defy your family,
and your uncle. It's your duty to answer to the calls of the Imperium.
This is your second chance. If you succeed then you can be back to
your old position."

"Why me?"

"Because you are the only one with the power to fight against this.
We've already sent in the 'dets, but that proved to be worse, and the
whole palace blacked out."

"I see, so send in me, because I'm the last chance you have?"

"Shay, you're reputation is built on stuff like this. And as the
general, with full support behind me by the Emperor, you will go and
fight."

Shay stiffened. "Since it is my duty as a member of the Imperial
family, I will go to my obligation," he said spitefully.

The Emperor turned his lips slightly upward. "Good going Prince Shay."

Shay looked at his uncle. "What is this to you?"

"This is the chance to get the warp zone right. We can't really do
anything to the scouts if we don't get it right, there's no chance to
allow them even the hope of victory. We can't allow surprise attacks.
It was a stupid earthling that opened the gap, and now, we need to
close it, and fix the problems caused by the backfire of power."

Shay bowed formally, "then leave it to me."

Shay exited the room, leaving the Emperor and the Commander General.

"Your imperial majesty, will he succeed?"

The Emperor held his faint malicious smile. "There's no doubt that he
will. He is one of my strongest warriors of the Imperium. If he fails,
then we'll have to rely on the power of the whole Imperium, which
could be costly to all of us."

Shay returned to his apartment. He changed into his uniform, and went
to his weapon closet. He had to get the technology that would help
him. He grabbed his mini laptop. He switched it on, and went to voice
control. "Display the warp zone," he commanded. Nothing happened. Shay
let out a few curses. Then went back to his cupboard and put his
computer back. It would be too difficult to use if everything else was
not working.

He grabbed his sphere staff, and went to the travel tunnel.

He entered the tunnel, and slipped to the zone. The warp zone was
totally out of capability. The alarm bells were ringing, and the
electricity sparks were his only source of light.

He placed his staff in the center of the central room he was in. He
placed his palm against the sphere. He concentrated for a second then
tapped it, and fire blazed from the sphere.

A wind blew towards him, trying to blow out the flame. However, the
flame stayed. Shay glanced around wearily. The wind retracted; then it
was still. Shay could feel the gap from where he stood.

He headed towards it, feeling the temperature change as he stepped
towards the gap. Shay came to a metal door that required the hand
scanner recognition to open. He rolled his eyes in exasperation.

He scratched his chin, then went to the door. He put his hands on it,
and tried to push it open, but his attempt failed. "Damn it," he
cursed.

Then slowly the door slid open. Shay looked vigilantly at the door.
Then took a step forward. No sooner had he done that, a ball of ice
sent him reeling backwards, totally catching him by surprise.

He hit the wall behind him, with a loud thud.

"Is this all they could send," a voice mocked.

Shay quickly regained his wits, and stood tall. "Pit Fire!" he
whispered. He held out his hand, and flicked his wrist, facing his
palm towards the source of the voice. The energy spiked forward,
fuelling together, causing a cloud of fire towards the attacker.

Shay put his hand at his side, and moved forward. He heard a pitiful
sound of agony.

He went through the semi-opened door. Shay recognized the attacker as
the new Ferriquek that the Imperium had captured. It had immense
strength, and it was clear they now considered the Imperium the enemy.

"Destroy!" Shay ordered. Energy came from all around him, and charged
full force at the Ferriquek. It speared into its body, causing flesh
wounds. Then attack after attack Shay stood there fighting the
creature. It wasn't too long before it obliterated.

Shay's eyes hardened and flicked dangerously. He had the dark
mysterious looks of the Imperial family, with his own unique eyes that
changed color according to his moods. Shay made his way toward the
gap, feeling the energy of the warp zone.

It flicked electricity shards all around. Shay could see because of
the light from the shards, but he called the sphere staff to him. It
appeared at his side with a zap.

Then just before him was the gap. It was a huge hole in the wall, with
electricity snapping, and shards shooting all around.

The little light provided Shay with the evidence of the hole being
caused from an explosion on the other side of the zone, on Earth.

"Damn earthlings, can't keep their noses in their own affairs. They
always go poking around."

He held his staff, and leveled it horizontally in his hands, then let
go. It hung in the air, as he closed his eyes. He concentrated his
energy on the door, and worked it from the outside to the center. He
was standing there for over an hour, with the hole slowly shrinking.
He was sweating, and he felt a little bit weaker.

Then there was an explosion. White fire was everywhere. Shay grabbed
the staff with one hand, shielding his eyes with the other arm. It
dimmed slightly, but it was still very bright. He squinted his eyes,
and looked to the hole in the wall.

A large ball of light formed in the hole. It streaked strait through,
striking through his chest. Then everything went blank.

* * *

The Emperor sat on the throne. The commander approached him
cautiously. "Yes general?"

"The gap is closed."

"I only guessed from the sudden source of power again," the Emperor
said sardonically.

"Well, then you should also know your imperial majesty, that Shay is
gone. The system indicates that the backfire that occurred, retracted,
and pulled Shay as the anchor. The backfire blanked and mixed with the
blank waves, causing a memory fading on Shay."

"Where is he?"

"He's on Earth Emperor."

The emperor sat still. "Is he alive?"

"Yes."

"Then bring him back, send out some 'dets to look for him, then you go
and bring him back. He's too valuable to lose," the Emperor said in an
exasperated tone.

* Note*

Let me know what you think, this is my first fan fic that I've
written, and hearing from you is always good. Was it good or bad? I
need to know so leave reviews, I'll never know if this is good if I
don't.