The Real Moon Princess (AU: Sailor Moon/Yu-Gi-Oh! Crossover)

Prologue

A/N: To coincide Sailor Moon and Yu-Gi-Oh!, I will make the Silver Millennium 3,000 years prior to the series. (Japanese anime of Yu-Gi-Oh! is 3,000 years prior to the series) I plan to keep English version names on both series and Japanese storylines (since it makes more sense than Shadow realm).

Prologue – Silver Millennium

As she rose out of bed, Princess Selene staggered to her dresser to inspect the damage done to her face after her skirmish with the Sandman. Sure, she felt rejuvenated after a good night's sleep but knew her outward appearance would tell a different tale. Looking at her reflection in her vanity mirror, her assumptions were correct as she saw her clear blue eyes laden with bags underneath the lids and lines on her skin that felt like ridges when she ran fingers across them. Her dark hair usually past her shoulders was now a ruffled mess and scrunched like a bad wig.

"I need to bathe," she concluded as she entered her personal washroom.

Closing the door behind her, Selene preceded to run her bath before stripping her pajamas off her pale slender body. Normally, servants did this for her, but she had them dismissed because they reported her every move to Sailor Pluto. Stepping into the warm-filled oval tub, the dark-haired princess took a deep breath as she reveled in the events the week before.

**Flashback – A Week Ago**

As her mother was consulting Princess Pluto about the Moon's progress, Princess Selene and her cousin, and second-in-command, Lady Serena, were returning to the kingdom from their rendezvous on Earth. They were spending time in Egypt with their boyfriends, Priest Seto and Jono (Selene) and King Atem and Yugi (Serena), strolling across the Nile and talking until sunset. The Lunarian nobles had met Seto and Atem less than a year ago during negotiations with Earth and soon became acquainted with the gentlemen, eventually falling in love.

Anyway, she and Serena were walking past the throne room when they stopped upon hearing Trista and Queen Serenity arguing about the events that occurred over the past year.

"This is ridiculous, Queen Serenity," Trista shrieked across the vicinity. "First, you allow Selene and Serena to reject Prince Darien's hand for marriage and now you're allowing Serena to marry the Pharaoh and his lover and for Princess Selene to marry the Pharaoh's priest and his paramour?"

As the princess and her lady-in-waiting were listening in on their heated conversation, their bloods were boiling from the way the Plutonian princess were addressing their lovers. Trista had tried to push one of them into marrying Prince Darien or one of his generals, but neither could stand the former's misogynistic attitude and the general was in love with someone else. Needless to say, it was an outright no.

"My daughter and niece were not happy with your matchmaking, Trista," the silver-haired queen stated, keeping her eyes on her green-haired advisor. "And you went against my wishes by setting up that atrocious union in the first place!"

"And the girls each marrying two people isn't? Now, Michelle of Neptune is courting Head Guard Bakura and his lover. This could disgrace the Moon kingdom if this continues."

That comment caused the girls to turn red at Sailor Pluto's comment, both of them storming the throne room with their eyes heated on the discourteous advisor.

"How dare you question my love for Seto and Jono, Trista?" Selene hissed. "The only disgrace to this kingdom is you!"

Serena also gifted death stares at the Plutonian princess. "And I love Atem and Yugi. Besides, that prince and the Malachite guy's hearts were somewhere else! Besides, it seemed like you were carrying a torch for Darien yourself!"