Prologue of the series Stars Of light (revised) By Adrienne Homepage at http://members.tripod.com/~Elsha/index.html Any comments, ideas, or suggestions would be much appreciated so E-mail me. Prologue The night sparkled with hundreds of stars as if diamonds were cast into the endlessly spanning sky. The pale moon shone brightly, drifting clouds lightly outlined as they passed by. Bathed in the moon's rays lay Usagi laying on top of her roof. She gazed at the distant planet that had been her home centuries before. Everything was so perfect she decided as she reflected on the past monstrosities that had occured. It had been just a few weeks ago, the battle with Galaxia and her minions had been defeated. A delightdul peace had descended Japan and Usagi and her friends were happy and content. Usagi stood up yawning, holding her hand to her mouth to stiffle her yawn. She ended up giggling to herself, stretching as she picked herself up. Taking firm hold of the side of the roof, she lightly swung herself through the guest room and landed ungracefully on her butt. She swiftly slid on the hard wooden floor and cried out as she crashed into the wall. "Ouchie" She cried rubbing her butt. "USAAGIII!!! WHAT IS GOING ON UP THERE?!?!?!?" Her father screamed from below. "Nothing!" She yelled back. She stood up and walked back to shut the window. As she was closing the door she glanced into the empty guest room. Memories of her future daughter flashed in her mind of both of them. They had argued together, chatted and even comforted each other at times. Usagi really missed Chibi-Usa even though they had their differences, In some ways they were very much alike. Usagi knew that her only real annoyance was how Chibi-Usa acted as though she knew more than her. Usagi smiled to herself in the dark as she thought how her future child was so like her yet in so many ways not. "Chibi-Usa chan" She whispered as if her speaking the name outloud would conjure her Chibi-Usa up. Usagi felt her heart slam painfully against her chest as she knew it would be many years, centuries possibly till she would see her child again. Usagi gently closed the door, moving into her bedroom she crawled on her bed drifting to sleep... * * * * * * A misted glade looked mysterious and lent out a quiet beauty. Small drops of dew clung upon the lush green grass. A cloaked figure moved slowly across the glade approaching a lake that seemingly appeared out of nowhere. The figure moved forward perilously close to the edge tittering slightly as it peered in the crystalline depths of the blue water. It moved it's arms straight out directly about the water, chanting something beneath it's breath. A red glow flared brightly within it's cupped palms. The red ball of energy slowly descended in the waters depths turning the water red. Moments passed by as the figure stood by waiting. The Lake's watery surface rippled beginning to bubble as the water turned a red blood hue once again. The ball rose out of the water and within it, it held a tiny small object that could not be clearly seen. The figure moved one of her hands back and turned up the remaining hand it held out palm up. The small object encased in the red light fell in it's hand softly. An evil sounding female laughter filled the misty air. The cloaked figure who had now attained it's prize set off and ran.