Sailor Moon Rare Pair Week 2024

Lost Kingdom

Prompt 1 for Rare Pair Week "Magic/Mundane". Today's prompt features an extra scene with Sailor Pluto when she travels to the future that was hinted at in Acts 61 – 66 of Chaos Theory. Many of you have already guessed how part of it will turn out; let's see if those predictions were correct!

Eternal Sailor Pluto can't wait anymore. Was any harm done to the future of this timeline by her actions when she attempted to reset the timeline to prevent Usagi from awakening as Sailor Cosmos and choosing Seiya?

The garnet orb on her staff flashes brightly as two pale purple doors appear in the space in front of her; she has to know. It is her duty as a senshi. The doors open for her as she steps forward. This will be a very brief visit as long as the future is peaceful, that is all she needs to verify.

After walking past the doors, they slam shut behind her. She waits a minute or so for her eyes to adjust to the darkness and the mists around her. She begins to walk straight forward toward a new door that has appeared. She estimates she is arriving at least ten years in the future. She would rather not know the exact year. She slowly pushes the door open.

She is back in Tokyo. The last time she came to the future of this time, citizens were confused why she was on Earth and not on the Moon. But that journey was taken before she used the Crystal Key.

She looks around Tokyo from the roof of Midtown Tower. This large skyscraper does not exist in Tokyo from the time she just left. Surveying her surroundings she realizes she is still in the Minato Ward as Tokyo Tower is nearby.

Sailor Pluto inhales sharply when she sees it. She covers her mouth with her left hand. Her eyes widen. A kingdom stands were Crystal Tokyo once did. But this one is different; it is made of stone near the Tokyo Bay. How did it appear? Why is it there? Who...? With so many questions racing through her head she realizes she will be staying a little longer to investigate. Her plan to stay briefly is abandoned as she makes her way forward.

The senshi can hear whispers around her. They are surprised to see her walking among the masses unescorted. She ignores the comments, but questions why would she need an escort? She is one of the more powerful senshi, surly she can protect herself.

As she moves closer to the bay, more details of the kingdom can be seen. It has a large courtyard in front and further back is a long rectangular palace full of balconies on the third floor and large windows everywhere. It reminds her of the some ancient kingdoms that once stood on this planet. When the light hits the wall just right it appears golden. She had seen a kingdom very similar to this one in France, the Palace of Versailles. Her heart races as she realizes why this kingdom looks familiar. It is the other way around, the Palace of Versailles was modeled after this by a dream the architect had.

A lump forms in her throat as she reaches the end of the bay. She'll teleport the rest of the way. It's an identical image of a place she had long forgotten. A place lost to the ages that the world didn't remember existed, the Golden Kingdom. If this new kingdom is standing, then that means Usagi-chan... she must have changed her mind! She tells herself as soon as she can confirm Usagi is the Queen, she will leave and patiently wait for the events to play out that will lead to her return to Mamoru.

Her staff flashes brightly as power surges throughout her. It provides the necessary burst of energy to allow her to fly across the water with her small feathered wings and reach her destination within seconds. She reappears outside of the large iron gates and is greeted by a few guards. The guards immediately bow to her and let her pass without question.