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Title: Moonlight Destiny
Author: Lalaith Quetzalli
Fandom: Sailor Moon, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Genre: Angst, Drama, Established Relationship, Het, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Relationship(s): Usagi Tsukino/Mamoru Chiba, Naru Osaka/Kunzite, other minor pairings.
Content Rating: R
Warnings: Past Major Character Death, Referenced/Implied Past Rape/Non-Con, Violence-Domestic (Implied), Violence-Against Children (Implied), Past Minor Character Death, Reincarnation, Implied Suicide, Violence-Canon Level.
Author Note: This fic is centered on the PGSM show (the live-action version of Sailor Moon), though it can be read without having watched that. Further notes later about what you really need to know of that, and the liberties I’ve taken with canon.
Beta: Junos Cauldron
Word Count: 93,378
Summary: Being Sailor Moon isn’t easy, that should be obvious; being a warrior, being alone even while surrounded by people, is never easy. But what if she weren’t, alone? What if she had her soulmate by her side? How different would her life be then?
Artist: Silver Dragonfly
Artist Appreciation: Absolute thanks (from the Earth to the Moon and back!) to the fantastic Silver Dragonfly who did such gorgeous art for my story. It’s all so beautiful and I’m so grateful I had you as an artist my dear!
Story
Notes
This fic takes off around Act 12 of the PGSM show. There we will have a big change, from which the story will go more-or-less parallel to canon. Without giving spoilers, the event that kick-starts the fic will start to change things, it’ll be minimum at first, but more and more, until eventually we’ll diverge completely from canon.
For those not familiar with PGSM. You can read this fic without having watched that version of SM. Things that you need to know: the early episodes of the show follow more the events of the manga than the anime (I think). The girls are all Japanese actresses, which means their hair is dark, it only turns the colors seen in the manga and anime when they’re transformed as Sailors (Serenity has black hair too). Luna and Artemis are plushies instead of actual cats (I think this was done because it was easier than trying to train a cat…). Mina, instead of being a girl who dreams of being an idol, is actually one, which affects her story some. Mamoru was in a serious relationship before meeting Usagi, with the daughter of a family who helped him growing up.
I take some liberties with PGSM canon, as my characterization of Serenity is closer to what’s shown in the manga and anime than in the live-action. Also, I start with my characters being older than they are in canon (any canon). This is for various reasons, mostly because it makes it easier for some things that happen in later chapters. While the story isn’t explicit at any point, there will be some adult themes implied eventually. And well, age is supposed to bring some degree of maturity, right? A lot of the characters in SM could do with some of that. I also extend the time that passes between certain events, and just fights in general, to allow for some character development. If there’s one thing I never liked about SM, it’s the way all of Usagi’s faults (and some of the other girls’ as well) are exaggerated, to an extreme I tend to find bothersome. I don’t change anyone entirely, but I do try to explain some of things in ways I believe can be considered logical in SM-canon, and improve things slowly where possible.
The story has more pairings that the ones listed in the tags. The ones I don’t list is because I don’t want to give spoilers for the story.
I hope you’ll give this story a chance, and that you’ll enjoy it. Thanks for reading!
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Cast Pictures
Translation and Terminology
Translations and Other Important Terms
Youma – monster
Henshin – transformation/transform
Ginzuishou – Silver Crystal
Kekkai – a barrier, a protective spiritual or magical force-field.
Miko – shrine maiden, a young priestess who works at a Shinto shrine.
Onigiri – rice ball, Japanese food made from white rice, often wrapped in nori.
Ramen – quick-cooking noodles, part of Japanese cuisine.
Moshi moshi – (lit. I speak I speak) common Japanese phrase used when answering the phone, the equivalent of ‘hello’.
Fuku – clothes, especially western clothes, also used to refer to a uniform.
-chan – (lit. little) most frequently used for girls, small children, close friends and lovers.
-san – honorific title added to names as a mark of politeness / equivalent of Mr., Mrs., etc.
-kun – semi-formal title for a man, primarily men younger or the same age-range as the speaker.
-sama – respectful title for individuals of a higher rank than the speaker.
Nee-san/Nee-sama – sister, the first being a more casual address, while the latter is more formal.
Sempai – upperclassman, also used to refer to a senior, mentor, someone the speaker looks up to.
Sailor Senshi – (senshi meaning literally: combatant, soldier, warrior) refers to the planetary princesses chosen to guard the princess of the White Moon Kingdom: Serenity.
Shitennou – (lit. four heavenly kings) refers to the four loyal and devoted generals and bodyguards of the Earth Prince Endymion.
Silver Millennium – Peaceful time period in ancient times when the Silver Alliance existed. Also defined as the peaceful time period during which the Moon Kingdom existed.
Silver Alliance – The unity of the kingdoms of all the planets and moons in the Sol System, except for Earth, under leadership of the White Moon Kingdom.
Lunarian – of the Moon.
Terran – of the Earth.
Elysion – Capital of the Golden Kingdom.
Golden Kingdom – The United Kingdom of Earth, which existed in ancient times.
Dark Kingdom – An evil organization that seeks to spread darkness.
Negaverse – Dark Dimension, place of origin of those who’re part of the Dark Kingdom. Can also be used to refer to the Dark Kingdom.
NegaForce – Ruling power and essence of the Negaverse.
Teletia S – A phone that doubles as communicator for the senshi.
