I sat at my dressing table and prepared for the day's events. After I had brushed my long pink hair into submission, I pulled it into its familiar ponytails and pointed buns. Soon, the event we had all prepared for would finally take place. Destiny would soon unfold before my eyes. Unlike the excited and expectant mood of the others, mine was serious and a little sad. Today I was to lose five friends, friends that had been with me all of my life.
I stood up and walked to my wardrobe. Opening the heavy wooden door, I pulled out a beautiful light blue dress. It was a simple dress that was made from a silky material with spaghetti straps. The bustline
was cut a little low. It clung snugly to the waist then flowed gracefully to my ankles. This was my favorite dress that I wore on all happy occasions.
I looked to my side and found a now grown Diana lazily napping on my pillow. She looked up at me and frowned. "Why are you so sad? Today is supposed to be a happy occasion."
I shook my head. "I know, Diana, but I can't help it. Today my life long time friends are going to commit themselves to being my protectors. Do you know what that means?"
Diana looked at Reenie, not understanding. "I thought it means that they take on honored and respected positions within your Court."
"I know, but it also means that they have to sacrifice their lives for mine. They have to be strong all the time, and be willing to even die if they have to."
Diana did not understand the problem. "But I thought they know that. They were told what protecting you entails. Plus, they love you and would already do anything for you. Don't you see, they just want to be there to make you happy. That's all they want."
I walked over to my dressing table and began to put on a small pair of gold crescent shaped earrings. "I guess I just don't want them to be unhappy. I want them to lead full, happy lives. I'd rather die than see any of them harmed."
Diana sat up, she finally understood. "Serenity, they will lead full and happy lives, and so will you. You just have to work at it together."
I looked down at my good friend and smiled. "I guess you're right, Diana, come on, let's go be happy for our friends.
The ceremony was to take place in the throne room of Crystal Palace. We sat on chairs that had been placed in front of the throne except for my friends who stood in a row. Eden, Rhetta, and Hannah wore beautiful dresses and looked absolutely stunning. Hannah was cheerful and calm. Rhetta was nervous and tried hard not to work on her wrist computer, which she had undoubtedly refused to take off. Eden waited patiently, without Rhetta's nervousness. Amber fidgeted, despite her attire. She wore a lovely pantsuit in a color that matched her eyes. She had been adamant about the suit, and had repeated several times that she would never be caught dead in a dress. Lyn was a beautiful tuxedo and looked handsome as ever. He leaned down to grab Rhetta's hand to reassure her. Their parents and siblings sat with us, and watched.
Neo-Queen Serenity and Neo-King Endymion sat solemnly on their thrones.
Neo-Queen Serenity stood up and walked to the five people who stared at her solemness with equally serious faces. She produced the Silver Imperium Crystal, which began to shine brilliantly between her hands. Raising her arms above her head, she began to speak, "Today, your lives change. You will no longer be normal teenagers. Your destinies become enmeshed with Neo-Princess Serenity's. You will be her protectors, her advisors, and most of all her companions for life. By the power of the Silver Imperium Crystal, I grant you the power to do so. May all of your destinies be filled with strength and good fortune."
The Crystal became more brilliant and the light it emanated engulfed my five friends. A little girl passed me and before anyone could catch her she entered the light. "No don't!" I exclaimed but it was too late. The light dissipated and my five friends stood there smiling. Small jewel glowed brightly from their foreheads. The little girl hid behind Amber and peaked around her knees. A tiny diamond shined brightly from a delicate bracelet that had appeared on her arm. "Now, you will wield the power of your jewels to protect your Princess and right with courage and honor."
Neo-Queen Serenity was surprised at the inclusion of the girl, but did not seem distressed by this. She sat on her throne and motioned for the little girl to come near her. The girl walked up cautiously, and expected a scolding. The Queen touched her bracelet and said, "Child do you know what this means?"
The child thought about it for a second and smiled. "It means have to help protect Reenie and I get to fight a lot."
The Queen laughed, as did everyone else in the room, except for her parents who only shook their heads in exasperation. "That's right, little one. But first you have to grow up for a while. When you're bigger you can join her guard. For now you need to work hard and practice. That's your job, got it?" The little girl nodded solemnly and ran to join her parents.
I walked up to my friends and hugged them. A crowd gathered around them to congratulate them and I withdrew from the grew to allow them access. I slipped, unnoticed, out of the room and walked into the garden. I sat in the dark on a bench and looked into the Moonlit sky.
Suddenly I heard a noise, and looked up to find Setsuna looking down at me. I stood up and hugged her. "Hello Puu, what are you doing out here, shouldn't you be with the others?" We both sat down on the bench.
"I came to talk to you." My eyes widened because when Puu said that, it was usually about something serious. "I need to warn you about something. Now, while I am the Guardian of Time, I cannot reveal the future to you. But I can tell you this. Never ever allow your Jewel Wielders to ever use their powers simultaneously at one target."
This surprised me. "But why, what will happen?"
"I can only warn you that the consequences will be grave," she answered. "Now, you must explain this to your guard so they always remember."
"I'll do that for you, Puu, I promise. You have always been right in such matters." She smiled at me with great affection.
"Good." Setsuna leaned over and hugged me, then stood up. "I must go now, I will see you later, Small Lady." I smiled as I watched her walk into the Crystal Palace.
I never had the chance to warn my friends. I hear an explosion far off and saw my friends run towards me. "There is an attack in the courtyard," said Rhetta.
"Neo-King Endymion sent us to fight it," commented Eden.
Amber tapped the jewel on her forehead. "No time like the present to try out these babies." She smiled, ready for battle.
I nodded, stood up and plucked my transformation brooch out of its subspace pocket. "Let's do it!" I answered and shouted. "Moon Eternal Make Up!" After my transformation into Neo-Eternal Sailor Moon was complete, we ran to the scene of the battle.
A short time later, I walked slowly into the throne room of the Crystal Palace. I saw my mother, as she sat on her throne and Setsuna as she stood before her Queen. They did not notice me at first.
"How could you have done so?!" shouted Setsuna angrily. "You have not protected them, only endangered them. I have been telling you this for over a thousand years."
Before my mother could reply she noticed me. I was filthy since I had landed in the dirt to avoid a laser blast. My hair was a mess and falling out of its pigtails. I had not yet reversed my transformation and my wings ached, where the robot had singed them with its lasers.
"Reenie?" she asked, running to me. She pulled me into her arms and hugged me. "What happened?"
I looked up at my mother and tears rolled down my face. "They're gone. All of them. It was Electrolus we were fighting. We did a good job at first of fighting him; they used their powers so well. I went to attack but it got a direct shot at me. But before he could blast me, they attacked him at the same time. There was a big flash of light, then they were gone, all of them, including Electrolus!" I began to cry harder and my mother hugged me tighter.
"Don't worry." she said, "They're not dead. Their jewels are so powerful, I was afraid that if they were used at one target, it would destroy everything and everyone. So, I created a portal that would activate when this happened so that they would be brought to safety. Don't worry, we just have to find them now."
I smiled up at my mother in relief. "I'm going to go get cleaned up, Mom, then we'll look for them." I left the room, feeling hopeful that I would see my friends again soon.
Setsuna looked at Neo-Queen Serenity with a very unamused gaze. "You seem unconcerned about all of this," she commented.
"Why should I be?" replied the Queen. "We know they ended up in the past and we exactly where three of them ended up. We also know that they all returned safely. This will all be over soon Setsuna, so why should I be worried?"
Setsuna became so angry, her eyes almost emitted fire, "You have not been paying attention to me for the last one thousand years!" She stopped then, and looked away. "No," she said in a much softer tone, "I should not be this way. It is not your fault. I am not subject to linear time as you are. To you, when the events take place, they become the past. To me, those events are as current as the ones you are currently experiencing."
She sat Neo-Queen Serenity on her throne, and then sat herself in Endymion's. "Let me explain. The past, present, and future, as you see it, is actually the fragile balance of the universe. Each one must be kept in balance, or the consequences will be disastrous. A person cannot travel to the past and do as he or she pleases, the balance would be destroyed and whole civilizations could disappear. Thus, even though they will not be in the past for long, one of the children could set off a chain of events that would destroy life as we know it now. They could talk to the wrong person, or say the wrong thing. They could wear the wrong clothes, eat the wrong food, or even look in the wrong direction. I must not be here much of the time because I must repair such mistakes."
"I understand now," said the Queen. "We must now find the children as fast as we can."
Setsuna nodded, silently pleased with herself.
I entered the room and found my mother and Setsuna staring into the light of the Silver Imperium Crystal. Mother looked up at me and smiled. "You look better, Reenie, I'm glad."
Setsuna looked up and nodded. "Small Lady, I hope you are prepared. It is time for you to retrieve your friends."
Rei sighed in exasperation as she waited outside the mall for Serena.
Serena gasped for air, "Sorry...I'm late, Miss ...Haruna ..had me in ...detention again."
"Stop making excuses Serena and come on. Lita, Amy, and Mina have been waiting in the caf', for almost an hour now."
"Rei..." she whined, "slow down, you're hurting my arm."
"Well if you'd come at three thirty like you were supposed to, we wouldn't have to hurry up!!!" shouted Rei, flinging Serena's arm away in aggravation.
They both started shouting at each other until the argument turned into a mess of angry raspberry blowing. Neither girls took any notice of where they were going. Suddenly, the two girls tripped over an unseen obstacle lying on the ground and they both fell. Rei landed on her hands and knees to the right of the obstacle, while Serena fell backwards and landed on her butt, legs in the air, with her skirt around her hips... "Ouch, that hurt!!" she bellowed as she rubbed her behind.
Rei looked down at the obstacle that had tripped them and gasped, "Look Serena, it's a girl unconscious on the ground." Serena stopped in the middle of another wail of pain and her eyes widened in shock. She crawled to the left of the girl, and knelt down beside her. Using her wrist communicator, Serena called the others.
"Oh there you are Serena," Amy began, but Serena interrupted, "Come quickly to the front doors of the mall, girls. It's an emergency!"
She shut off the communicator to look intently at the girl. Rei rolled the girl onto her back so they could look more closely at her. Rei and Serena gasped as did the other girls as they arrived.
Looking around for people, Amy said, "I'll scan her with my computer to check for injuries." As she did so, Rei, Serena, Mina, and Lita took a closer look at the girl. Her hair was dark purple in color, long and curly. It hung to her ankles and was secured in a ponytail at the base of her neck. She looked to be about Serena's height, with a medium frame and a very muscular build like Lita.
Amy smiled in relief. "As far as I can tell, she only has a few minor cuts and bruises. Her pulse rate is strong, she should wake up soon."
Suddenly the girl began to stir. She began to murmur incoherently, tossing her head back and forth. As quickly as her movement began, it stopped and the girl was once again motionless.
"Oh no, she's dead," panicked Serena, her eyes wide with fright.
"Calm down Serena," Lita replied reassuringly, "She's not dead, just out cold."
"What are we going to do with her?" asked Rei.
"We can't leave her here," said Mina.
"Let's take her to my house, I live alone, you know, so no one will bother us." She picked up the girl, mildly surprised at how heavy she was, and they all made their way to Lita's apartment.
I awoke very slowly, trying to hear the voices swirling around in my head. I could not make out any of them, as hard as I tried. Am I dead? This I wondered only briefly. In my head, I could hear my even breaths and I could feel my heartbeat thudding strong and reassuringly in my chest. The cuts and bruises on my body ached dully, no I was not dead.
I opened my violet eyes slowly to find myself alone in a stranger's bedroom. The walls were light pink in color, covered in pictures of people that I could not recognize. I was lying in a large waterbed, and was covered by a warm white quilt. The room was otherwise bare, except for a single desk and chair across from me, pilled high with books. I sat up slowly, holding my head against the pain of a fierce headache.
A tall girl of about fourteen walked into the room, smiling at me. Who as this person? I didn't recognize her. She had green eyes and long brown hair pulled up in a ponytail high on her head. She had two straight wisps of hair hanging loosely at each side of her face. She is strong and very muscular, I thought, but she does not look like a threat to me. Should I know her? My thoughts were interrupted.
"Well hello there, nice to see you awake. How are you feeling?" she asked me in a cheerful tone of voice. Obviously she is not threatened by my presence. I thought as I gingerly moved my limbs to check for any serious injuries.
"I am well, I think," I replied, my deep voice not hiding my nervousness.
I could hear voices coming closer to the room and soon four other girls entered. The first to enter was a girl with long black hair. Her eyes were brown and she was also tall, but not as tall as the brown haired girl who had seated herself on a chair next to me. The dark haired girl looked in irritation at a short, blond haired girl standing close to her. The shorter girl had a strange hairstyle, with two pigtails that stretched to her knees with two buns at the top. She rolled her eyes at her taller friend and continued to chatter incessantly. The two other girls whispered quietly to each other. One was pretty, with long blond hair, the front of which was tied with a ribbon at the top of her head. She had blue eyes and was of medium height. The other girl had short blue hair and blue eyes. She was more reserved than the blond talking quietly to her.
"Look everyone," said the tall girl seated next to me, "our guest is awake."
All the girls stopped talking and turned to me. The dark haired girl's eyes squinted as she carefully scrutinized me. The blue haired girl took out a small device and studied it intently as she pointed it at me. I wanted to cringe, but did not want to show my fear.
"These are my friends," said the brown haired girl, "Rei, Serena with the pigtails, Mina, and Amy with her computer. She's scanning you to check to see if you're okay. And I'm Lita. You don't have to worry, you're safe here with us."
I looked around the room at these strange girls, not knowing what next to do. The one named Serena came to kneel next to the bed.
"Who are you? What's your name? Where do you come from? Oh, I have so many questions," she asked, trying quickly to ask as much as possible.
"Would you leave her alone, Meatball Head; quit badgering her. I'm sure she doesn't need to hear you play twenty questions with her already," Rei said harshly, scolding Serena.
"Yeah Serena, give her a break," Lita said amiably. "The poor thing just woke up."
"But she will be fine," interrupted Amy. "My scan indicates no serious injuries. She simply needs a little sleep."
"So what is your name, if you don't mind my asking?" said Mina, her curiosity getting the best of her.
They all looked at me expectantly now.
"I am Eden. I am here because..."
"I come from..."
"I can't remember," I said. I hid my face in my hands to hide my fear. "I do not know who I am, or where I am from."
Lita patted me gently on the shoulder, saying, "It's okay, Eden, you don't have to remember anything right away. You're safe with us. Why don't you just get some rest. We'll talk later."
I tried hard to smile at her. Lita ushered the others out of the room and quietly shut the door behind her. Somehow she had reassured me enough that I did indeed go to sleep quickly.
All of the girls sat in Lita's living room and Lita brought out some cookies and hot chocolate to snack on. They were all quietly in thought, except for Serena who was too busy gorging herself with cookies. Lita was too worried to eat anything, and sat in a kitchen chair without saying a word.
"So who do you think she is?" said Mina.
"Do you think she's from the future?" asked Rei.
"She could be anyone, from anywhere," replied Amy.
"I don't know.." said Serena between bites, "Who she is? But she sure has a totally cool name." The others rolled their eyes. "But, what if she is from the future, maybe she needs our help."
"But, what if she's secretly from the Negaverse?" asked Mina. "I mean, we really don't know anything about her.
"I don't care who she is!" shouted Lita. The others jumped in surprise. "Did you see the fear in her eyes? Something terrible went wrong around her. We have to help her."
"Well I don't sense an evil spirit within her," Rei said. "Maybe Lita's right."
"What should we do next?" asked Amy, always the sensible one. All of the sudden their wrist communicators went off. It was Luna, looking unusually distressed.
"Sailor Scouts, you must come quickly...A strange monster is attacking people in a parking lot not far from your location. It has demolished many cars. ...Come immediately. Artemis and I have tried to hold it off... Ahhh, Artemis..."
"We have to go now!" said Mina. They all prepared to transform. Lita quickly took out a change of clothes for Eden and left her a note.
"Moon Crystal Power!"
"Mercury Star Power!"
"Mars Star Power!"
"Venus Star Power!"
"Jupiter Star Power!" Once transformed the Sailor Scouts teleported themselves to the scene, not knowing what to expect.
I woke up with a start. I felt that something was very wrong. They are in trouble, I thought. But what I am I to do about it? I got up from the bed and looked into the living room. On the coffee table there was a note from Lita.
Sorry, Eden, there was trouble and we had to leave.
I have left a change of clothes for you to wear.
Please don't leave, Eden, you're safe where you are.
I'll be back as soon as I can.
I changed into the jeans and the white T-shirt, rolling the jeans up several time as the bottom.
I thought, running as fast as my tired body would allow me to.
The monster was actually a robot, something out of a bad sci-fi movie. It was made of a strong silver metal. It was formed like a human, with human features.
Its eyes glowed red and it said, "You must surrender, there is no other choice." The voice sounded computer-like and electronic. Its hands were actually laser weapons and out of its forehead shot sharp projectile missiles. All of their powers simply bounced off of it.
Sailor Venus yelled, "Hey metal head over hear." And said, "Venus Love Chain Encircle!" launching a beam of hearts at the robot. The chain bounced of the robot, who shot a laser blast at her that sent her smashing to the ground.
Sailor Jupiter couldn't move. She had a laser burn on her shoulder and another on her leg. Only Sailor Moon was left. Sailor Moon, who was huddled in a corner, shaking in fear.
"Sailor Moon, it's up to you, use your scepter!" Sailor Jupiter yelled.
Sailor Moon seemed to wake up from her daze.
"Hey robot face, over here. I'm Sailor Moon, Champion of Justice..." She began her customary speech. "In the name of the Moon, I will fight wrongs and triumph over evil, and you are the worst kind.
You'll pay for hurting my friends." She took out the Moon Scepter and said, "Moon Scepter Elimination!" A beam of light shot from the scepter and hit the robot on its chest. The robot only gave an electronic laugh
and grabbed Sailor Moon by the neck. Sailor Moon yelled for help, but could not get any words out.
I ran into the parking lot to find a disastrous scene. A large robot that I suddenly recognized had attacked my new friends. The robot, known to me as Electronus, had Serena, dressed in a strange sailor suit and boots, by the neck and was slowly choking her.
Suddenly I knew what had to be done.
A purple light shimmered around me. A violet colored amethyst appeared between my eyebrows, on my forehead. It was round and glimmered with a purple light that enveloped me. Suddenly rage, a rage that I had never felt before consumed me.
"Electrolus stop! I am Eden and you will do no more harm!" I lifted my hand. From the palm of my hand came a beam of purple energy. It traveled through the air towards Electrolus and easily sheared off its head. The robot let go of Sailor Moon and dusted. The only evidence of its presence was a pile of rusty dust left at Sailor Moon's feet.
I ran to each of the Scouts in turn, helping them to sit on a cement bench nearby. I watched as they reversed their transformations. Lita looked up at me and said, "Who are you? How did you do that?"
I only smiled. "I am Eden, wielder of the sacred Amethyst and protector of the Moon Princess."
"But we protect the Moon Princess," replied Lita, not understanding.
"Yes," I replied, "but in Crystal Tokyo, Serena is Neo-Queen Serenity. I protect Neo-Princess Serenity."
Serena nodded in understanding, "You protect Reenie."
Just as she said this, a time portal appeared behind me. From the portal Neo-Princess Serenity emerged. She looked to be about eighteen, with long pink ponytails and pointy pink meatballs.
"Hello Sailor Scouts, it is good to see you again."
All of the Scouts stood up and looked at Reenie in shock.
"Why do you need a protector?" asked Serena.
"A few years after the attack of the Dark Moon Family, a new threat arrived to attack Crystal Tokyo. It was from a planet my parents did not know. The robots that attacked tried to destroy all human kind so that only the planet's technology would prevail. Then, it would be controlled by its new human master, Yargus, an evil tyrant who has destroy many planets in his wake. My parents worried that they would not always be able to protect me, nor would the Sailor Scouts. My mother created the Jewel Wielders to protect me."
"How did you end up here, Eden?" asked Amy.
"During the battle with Electrolus, we were all blasted to different times and places because of the power of our jewels. This action was created by Neo-Queen Serenity to protect us from being destroyed," I replied, remembering everything now.
"Who are these Jewel Wielders?" asked Lita.
"Neo-Queen Serenity used the children of the Sailor Scouts to protect me," Serenity replied.
"Eden," began Jupiter, "Who's child are you?"
I only smiled. "I am yours."
Lita gasped in shock. She couldn't believe she was looking at her future daughter.
Suddenly Neo-Princess Serenity interrupted, "We must travel through the portal now, we have already said too much. Pluto will not be pleased." She took me by the arm and pulled me quickly through the portal.The girls were left to simply stand there in shock. Lita couldn't believe it.
"Wow, she was my child. No wonder I was so worried about her. I hope the battle goes well for them," she said all of this proudly, thinking of Eden. "I'm just sorry I couldn't spend more time with her."
"You will Lita, I promise," said Serena, hugging Lita. "In a thousand years."
She smiled at all of the Scouts and said, "Let's go home." Artemis and Luna joined them and they all made their way home.
Queen Serenity looked, through the bars, at the girl lying unconscious on the cot. She had been found in Princess Serenity's gardens. The guards had thought her to be a spy and had left her in the
prison cell for the Queen to deal with. The tall woman sighed.
A young guard approached her. He was a kind and patient young man and thus one of her favorite guards.
"My Queen," he said bowing solemnly, "what would you have us to with the girl?" A serious look came over Queen Serenity's face as she pondered the question.
"Take the girl to one of the guest rooms. Have one of the maids dress her in something appropriate. Those strange blue trousers will simply not work here. Also, have the Captain assign two guards to stand outside the door. One can never be too careful." The young man bowed again, and left to report to his Captain.
Queen Serenity took one last look at the girl and left the prison. There is much that demands my immediate attention now, child, but soon I will deal with you.
Four hours later, Queen Serenity found herself sitting in a chair next to a beautiful canopy bed. In the bed was the mysterious girl, still unconscious. Though she looked calm enough, the Queen's mind was filled with troubling thoughts.
The Queen wiped the tears from her cheeks.
Queen Serenity stood up and decided to study the child. The girl seemed to be of medium height. Her hair was light orange, and cut in the strangest style. It was shaved almost to the top of the back of
her head. What was left was curled under, and extended downwards, to cover her ears and rest on her cheekbones. She had straight, neatly cut bangs. The maids had stripped her of the strange garments she had worn, and had dressed her in a beautiful yellow dress. She could not see the color of the girl's eyes. The medics had reported that the girl was not
seriously injured, but looked to have fought hard in some sort of battle. She had many cuts, bruises and scrapes. On her side, she had a strange burn mark that baffled the medics. They could not identify what
it was from. They had wrapped it, but did not know what more to do with her. A faint blue bruise could be seen on the left side of her face, near the corner of her mouth.
Queen Serenity pointed the wand at the girl and said aloud, "May the power of the Silver Imperium Crystal show me where you are from."
White light emanated from the Crystal, enveloping Queen Serenity and the girl. The light was so bright, it blinded the Queen. Suddenly, Queen Serenity could see again, but it was as if she was looking at the
reflection in a pond. She could see a terrible monster, unlike anything she had ever seen before. The monster was made out of metal and was shooting beams of light from one of its hand. She could see five people protecting someone. It was her daughter, Princess Serenity. But wait, it was not Serenity, she looked like her, but her hair was pink and in similar ponytails, but the buns on top were pointy.
I awoke slowly, groaning at the pain in my side. I was lying on the most beautiful canopy bed I had ever seen. The curtains were silky and white and flowed with the breeze coming in from the balcony doors. I
saw the most ornate dressing table I had ever seen before and walk up to the mirror.
"Yuck!" she said out loud in disgust, making a horrified face. The rest of me seemed fine, except for a few bruises and a laser burn on my right side. Someone had bandaged it up, but it still stung.
I looked around the room and walked to the balcony, opening both doors wide. Stepping onto the balcony, I almost passed out in surprise. Queen Serenity sat in her study, waiting for the child to awaken. She had sat in her favorite chair for more than an hour, trying to finish her work. But she could not concentrate. Her mind only
wandered, trying hard to understand what she had seen through the Crystal. A guard knocked on the door to the Queen's study. "Enter," she bid him, as she tried to sound pleasant. The dark haired guard in the black uniform bowed formally. The Queen nodded in response. "My Queen, the girl has awakened and is now looking out the balcony. What shall we do with her?" "Bring the girl to me at once," the Queen answered. I was led through the corridors of the Palace by two guards armed with swords. The Palace itself was magnificent, decorated with sculptures and various portraits of people from the Silver Millennium
that I could not identify. I tried to keep up with the fast pace of the guards, but found this hard to do since I stumbled many times on the hem of my wretched yellow dress. They left me at entrance of a beautiful little study. Its walls were crammed with books of all shapes and sizes and a beautiful wood desk. In the chair at the desk sat Queen Serenity. She looked up, at me, from her work and looked at me with serious eyes. I tried to curtsy gracefully as my mom had taught me, but it only looked like a clumsy attempt. My mom would have been embarrassed of her clumsy, tomboy daughter's performance. Queen Serenity stood up and looked intently into my hazel eyes. I felt as if she could read my thoughts. I shuffled from one foot to another in my nervousness. "Who are you and where do you come from?" Queen Serenity asked me in a severe tone of voice. "My name is Amber," I quickly responded, dreaded what I had to say next. "I must apologize, but I can't tell you where I came from." "And why not?" the Queen asked angrily, with wide eyes. She glared down at me, waiting for my response. "Well.." I muttered, staring down at the floor awkwardly. "It is because I have been instructed not to." "Oh child, who instructed you not tell where you are from." I saw that the Queen was frustrated. "Sailor Pluto has instructed me not to tell too much, or I will change the timeline." "So then, you are from the future," she asked. "No, I cannot answer that. Too much depends on what I tell you, My Queen. You must believe me. I am not a bad person. I am sworn to fight evil. I will never harm you or anyone in your kingdom." I looked
up at her, desperately imploring her with my eyes to see the truth in my words." "Hmm, Sailor Pluto has instructed you well." She smiled at me reassuringly, "I know you are not evil, but what is that which I saw you fighting? And who is that you were protecting?" I tried hard to hide my shock. How could she know about the battle with Electrolus? How did she know about Princess Serenity. Shit, I just can't say, "Oh, well I come from the future, we are fighting robots from another planet and we protect Neo-Queen Serenity's
daughter two thousand years in the future!" As if!! What am I going to tell her now? I thought in a panic. "Oh Queen Serenity, please, I would tell you everything if I could. But it such knowledge could do too much damage. But I can tell you how I fight and where I get my power from." Suddenly, I was engulfed in an amber light and an oval amber jewel appeared on my forehead. I took it off and showed Queen Serenity. "This is my sacred amber jewel. I have been entrusted with its powers so that I can do good and fight evil. I am no threat to the Silver Millennium." Queen Serenity looked at me intensely again. Then she gave me a brilliant smile. "Well, I did not sense you were evil. You will be my guest here during your stay. You will enjoy your time here, the Silver Millennium is a beautiful place. Come, I will introduce you to my daughter,
Serenity." She bid me welcome and we made our way to her personal quarters to meet the Princess. I wonder if anyone could have known that her daughter would rule in two thousand years, on another planet. I followed Queen Serenity to her personal quarters. We sat down in a room, painted white. A beautiful portrait of the Queen and the Princess adorned the wall across from the white leather couch we were seated on. "You will like my daughter. She is very friendly, as are her companions. Do not feel intimidated that they are all princesses themselves. They are normal fourteen year olds." I could only smile at her. Somehow, I don't think being around princesses will bother me one bit. I was raised by one. A moment later, the door to the living room opened and five girls stepped into the room. I stood up respectfully, as I had been taught many years ago. In front of me stood Princess Serenity and her Court, five people I would come to know in two thousand years as my elders. "This is my daughter Princess Serenity and her Court. This is Princess Amy, of Mercury, Princess Lita, of Jupiter, Princess Rei of Mars and Princess Mina, of Venus." The girls all smiled politely and
tried not to giggle at my sorry attempts for curtsies. I looked up at Princess Mina and smiled. Funny, in two thousand years she will be my mother. She looks so happy now, like nothing could ever hurt her. I haven't seen her look that happy since my father died. I wish I could make her that happy again. Queen Serenity continued, "My daughter is
betrothed to Endymion, Prince of the Earth." I wonder if he knows what he's in for marrying Serenity. "Princess Mina is has but yesterday become betrothed to one of Prince Endymion's Generals, Jadeite." I said my congratulations to the two, trying hard not to shudder. I wonder if my mother will remember him in a thousand years as he attacks Tokyo for the Dark Forces. I remember the stories I had been
told about the Generals of the Dark Forces, they were all Endymion's Generals. I wonder if she'll have the time to feel sorrow for him, like she has my father. I hope not. My thoughts were interrupted by a guard who burst noisily into the room. "I apologize for the interruption, My Queen, but a stranger is attacking the Moon Kingdom. She has red hair and has taken out many of our men. You must come quickly." Queen Serenity's eyes bulged in horror and she quickly sprang into action. Looking at all of us, she said, "You must all stay here, all of you. You will be safe here. I must fight this evil alone." Then, she ran from the room. The girls began to argue. "Why can't we too fight the evil? We are Sailor Scouts. We must defend the Moon Kingdom," said Princess Lita. "Yes but our first priority is to defend Serenity here, not run off into battle," my future mother said calmly. "I am not in need of protection now. We are safe here. Let my mother defeat the attacker. All will be well," Serenity replied, with wisdom that surprised me. I knew something was dreadfully wrong. I have
to find out who is attacking. I ran quickly out of the room and through the corridors, trying to find my way outside. When I arrived outside the front of the Palace, I saw Queen Serenity poised to use the Crescent Moon Wand. "I will vanquish you, evil one. You will not harm this place today or ever!" she yelled angrily, pointing her wand at the attacker. Then, I saw the attacker and gasped. She had long red hair, parted down the middle of her head. She was adorned with small round ruby on her forehead. Its power glowed around her as round balls of energy shot from her hands, blasting Queen Serenity's guards as if they were paper. Holy Shit, it's Rhetta!! What the hell is Rhetta doing? And the Queen thinks she is Beryl! I have to stop them both! "Wait Queen Serenity, stop!" I yelled. I threw myself at her body, pushing her out of the way. A red beam of light hit me square in the shoulder, but my jewel appeared and its energy shielded the Queen
and I from the intensity of the blast. The Queen shot me an angry look and tried to get up. "You can't kill her, My Queen. She's not who you think she is." Queen Serenity looked at me in shock. "You can't kill her! She's my friend!" I pleaded. The Queen's eyes widened in surprise. The time portal closed behind them. Neo-Princess Serenity and Eden found themselves in the throne room of the Palace. Waiting to greet them were Neo-Queen Serenity and Lita. Lita quickly came up and hugged her daughter. Eden smiled at her mother, grateful to finally see her again. "It is good to see you, Mother. I have missed you greatly. It seems we have much to discuss." Lita smiled at her daughter and said, "Yes we do, Eden, I've been waiting for this moment for over a thousand years." Lita put her arm around her daughter and led her out of the room. "Let's get you cleaned up and fed, then we can talk." Neo-Queen Serenity and her daughter watched the two leave the throne room. They smiled at each other knowingly. "So, Reenie, I trust the mission went smoothly." Neo-Princess Serenity became very serious, "Electrolus was destroyed by Eden. Her power has definitely grown stronger. What worries me is that we revealed too much in the past. Has there been any serious changes?" She looked at her mother with a measure of worry. "Oh, don't you worry about that. You must remember I was there when it happened. I've argued with Sailor Pluto about that discussion for over a thousand years. She still says the two of you revealed too
much. I think your information was necessary. At any rate, I'll deal with Setsuna, you must concentrate on finding the other four jewel wielders." She pulled her daughter out of the throne room and headed for their quarters. All of the sudden, Neo-Princess Serenity looked at her mother with an amused smile. "Now, Mother, must you continue to call me Reenie? That is sooo embarrassing..." The flash of multicolored light disappeared and I found myself battling an army of smaller robots, similar to Electrolus. The small, round ruby on my head enveloped my body with its power as I blasted each
robot in turn.. I lifted my hand and pointed it at each enemy. Spheres of red energy emerged from the palm of my hand, hitting the enemy with such force that they fell like toy soldiers in a game of war. Before I could no anything more, a pair of arms came around me from behind, grasp, but my exhausted body could do nothing more. Suddenly, I heard a voice, "Rhetta, stop struggling. It's me, Amber.
You're not in Crystal Tokyo. Stop fighting, you're safe here. Come on Rhetta, snap to it." The image before me changed. It was no longer Crystal Tokyo I could see, or Electrolus. I saw the Palace of the Moon Kingdom, a place I had only seen in paintings and Queen Serenity. The Queen shot me an
intense look of rage, then she stomped away. The arms that had subdued me, loosened their grip. I turned around to see Amber, her short hair a mess, staring at me. "It's okay, Rhetta, you're safe now," she said. But I had seen Electrolus. I did not see the Moon Kingdom, or its Queen. I looked at Amber in confusion. "Nice to have you back again. Don't worry, I'll explain everything," she said this with a laugh. "I never thought another one of us would end up here. Who'd've thought." I looked at her, unable to speak. This has to be a dream. I can't really be in the Silver Millennium, Aunt Setsuna would never allow such a thing to happen. I pulled up the sleeve of my long blue sweater, to reveal a minicomputer mounted on my wrist. I began to analyze my surroundings. After a few moments, I looked up at my friend in amazement. This is unbelievable. "We really are in the Moon Kingdom...That means..." I exclaimed in horror, "that I really did try to kill Queen Serenity!" Amber grabbed me by the shoulders, pulled me to her and hugged me fiercely. "Don't worry about it. Everything's going to be okay. I promise." Queen Serenity walked briskly into her throne room and slammed the door behind her. The noise that was created echoed wildly through the large room. She paced in from of her throne, back and forth, angry
at everything that had happened. She threw herself, exhausted, onto her throne. The door of the throne room opened, and a worried Princess Serenity appeared. "Mother, are you well? I was told of the battle." She clasped her mother's hands in concern. "Yes, my daughter, I am well enough. But I do not suppose Amber and our latest guest are. Where are they now, do you know?" "The guards did not wish to disturb you," Princess Serenity replied with a grin, knowing well her mother's temper, "They reported to me instead. The girls are still in the courtyard of the Palace. The
injured guards have been sent to the infirmary. No deaths resulted from the battle. The captain seems to feel that the girl is weak. If so, the guards are fortunate. There were no serious injuries." Queen
Serenity nodded her approval. "Have the girls brought to the room assigned to Amber. Order our latest guest some appropriate clothing. Hopefully, she will not be as clumsy in them as Amber." The Queen could not help but laugh. Serenity giggled, "I noticed that too, mother." "Anyway, I'm certain they will be hungry. Have some food brought to them. Perhaps you can look in on them afterwards. I do not wish to see them now, in my state of mind." She grabbed her daughter by the cheeks and kissed her on the forehead affectionately. "I will do so, right away, Mother." She smiled and left the throne room. Queen Serenity watched her daughter leave. I was a fool to have impulsively attacked one as young as my daughter. I must remember to be more careful. Amber and I were led into the Palace by two armed guards. As we were led down several corridors I wondered if we were to be put into a prison cell. Amber did not look very worried about the situation and
seemed to be more concerned about the dress she was wearing. I smiled. I cannot believe she is actually wearing that dress, she must truly hate it. The guards opened a door and ushered us into a room. It was a beautiful bedroom with the largest, most opulent canopy bed I had ever seen. We were ordered to remain here until summoned. I dreaded the inevitable meeting with Queen Serenity. My cheeks flushed with shame as
I remembered my attack upon her. Amber dropped herself unceremoniously into an upholstered chair next to the bed. Someone had left a beautiful blue dress on the bed, with matching slippers. Amber looked over at the dress and said, "That one must be for you. At least you get a decent looking dress. I have to wear this wretched yellow thing. Yuck!" I tried very hard not to
laugh at her words. "I mean look at me, the dress is down to my feet and I keep tripping on it. It's not bad enough that I look like.." I agreed. "How long have you been here, Amber? "I think they found me this morning. I woke up this afternoon in this room. Some lady brought me this stupid dress." "Amber, the dress looks great on you." She only rolled her eyes at me. After I was done getting dressed, I sat down on the bed. "Therefore, I too went through a time portal and came here. I know that we are in the Silver Millennium, but when. I know that I attacked the Queen's army, but why did she attack me so quickly, that is unlike what I have learned about the Queen of the Silver Millennium." I looked at my friend, waiting anxiously for an answer. "Well, as far as I can tell, the attack by Metallia and the Dark Forces is not far away. I think that's why Queen Serenity attacked so quickly. I think she knows about Beryl and she's terrified. Why else
would she attack you like that?" "We must proceed with caution, we can not reveal information unnecessarily. Too much, the event leading to the creation of Crystal Tokyo may never take place," I said this with great sincerity and Amber
agreed with me. I looked at my friend with sudden nervousness. "Have you seen our future mothers? How do they look?" She became suddenly quiet and looked away from me. "Amber, what has taken place? What is wrong?" I grabbed her by the shoulders and forced her to look me in the eyes. "Oh, Rhetta, nothing is wrong. They are all young, happy, and carefree. It just kills me. I know what's going to happen to them. You should see her, my mother, she looks so happy. She's engaged to
Jadeite, of all people. I can't stand to see them knowing what will happen to them so soon." I hugged my friend fiercely, as if to squeeze all of her sorrow from her. "I understand Amber, but there is nothing we can do." It troubles her that her mother has never fully recovered from her father's death. It is sad too, knowing that these young, vibrant girls will soon fight for their lives and lose. But, we know they will
be reborn and face their futures. The futures they face will be wrought with strife, but they will survive. Crystal Tokyo will be a testament to that. "You must remember, my dear friend, that there is hope. All we can do is remember the vows we took before Neo-Queen Serenity to defend her daughter and Crystal Tokyo. We must protect our future the same as
Princess Serenity and the Sailor Scouts alive in this time must do." Amber nodded in agreement, but it seemed to me that the knowledge of the future still weighed heavily upon her. "Amber, is Princess Mina really betrothed to Jadeite?" She only nodded. I raised my eyebrows in surprise. "How ironic, that she should be engaged a future General of the Dark Forces. Perhaps it was merciful that they will not recover their memories in a thousand years when they are reborn." I could see that Amber did not know the answer to this question. Neo-King Endymion walked casually into the private chambers he shared with his family. I am happy that Eden was found without great difficulty, but I am worried about the others. They need to be found quickly. He sat in a soft chair in his living room and watched his wife and daughter peer
into the almost blinding light created by the Silver Imperium Crystal. "Any luck yet, Meatball head?" He smiled at his wife. She glanced sideways at her sarcastic husband and gave him a very unladylike look in return. Their daughter could not help but smile. "Yes, we have found Amber and Rhetta, but we haven't pinpointed where exactly in time they are," she answered her husband absentmindedly, concentrating on the light from the Crystal. Suddenly Neo-Princess Serenity gasped, "Look Mother, there you are! I can see you!" Neo-Queen Serenity looked harder into the light. Her eyes widened in alarm. "That's not me, that's Queen Serenity," she said with emphasis on the word queen. "That's my mother. Amber and Rhetta are in
the Moon Kingdom. You must bring them back quickly! They're in grave danger. From what I can see." "I will find Setsuna," Neo-King Endymion said, as he rose from his chair. "I will meet you in the throne room when I have found her." Neo-Queen Serenity and Princess Serenity ran from their quarters and headed for the throne room. the Queen thought
this, remembering the fierceness of Metallia over two thousand years before. We were brought a meal. Amber and I ate in silence, devouring our food. Not soon after we had finished, there was a soft knock on the door. Princess Serenity entered the room and smiled pleasantly at us. We both stood up quickly, almost knocking over our empty trays that had carried our food. We both curtsied politely as we had been taught to do since birth. The Princess giggled. I knew she found Amber's attempts at protocol hilarious, considering her clumsiness. I tried not to chuckle, knowing Amber's temper. Poor Amber, she will always be a tomboy. My eyes met the Princess' and we both smiled knowingly. Amber eyed us both suspiciously and tried not to look annoyed at our amusement. "My mother sends her regrets that she could not see you. However, I would like to ask for your company for a walk through my gardens." "But first, My Princess, I must introduce myself. I am Rhetta, a life long friend of Amber's." I gracefully curtsied again and she nodded in recognition of my efforts. "Do you have power the same way Amber does Rhetta?" she asked me this, curious as any adolescent was. "Yes, I derive my powers from a small ruby. Would you like me to show you?" "I think not, we have seen enough of your powers today," she said this with a chuckle. Nevertheless, my cheeks burned red in embarrassment. I will not be allowed to forget that incident easily. The three of us strolled through the immense gardens of the Moon Kingdom for quite some time. Princess Serenity was a charming and pleasant companion who was not annoyed when we had to stop many times because Amber had tripped on the hem of her dress and had fallen. She talked with great adoration of her love, Prince Endymion and of their plans for the future. She also described, at great length, the other princesses of the Silver Millennium. To my surprise, she described my future mother first, Princess Amy. Princess Amy was to follow in her mother's footsteps to become the Queen of Mercury and the most powerful healer in the Silver Millennium.
She described Princess Amy's remarkable intelligence and her thirst for knowledge. I thought, Next, she told us about Princess Rei and how she was going to be the High Priestess of Mars. Princess Serenity described Princess Lita, and how she was to marry the strongest, most handsome man on Jupiter to
rule with her as King and Queen. Together, they would devise a brilliant plan to strengthen the defenses of the Silver Millennium. At last she spoke of Princess Mina's betrothal to Jadeite and their plans to rule
Venus together. I could see the sadness in Amber's eyes as the Princess spoke of this. But the Princess also spoke of the beautiful stories written by the Princess of Venus and how she would someday be the
literary genius of her time. When the Princess was not looking, or was busy in conversation with Amber, I activated my computer still attached to my wrist. It analyzed my surroundings including the many plants and flowers around me, as well as the many buildings surrounding us. I can't wait to study the data I have collected and show it to mother. This will intrigue her. Amber seemed to forget her troubles and her clumsiness as the
evening passed. This walk has done her good. Perhaps she will feel better now. Suddenly, my computer beeped repeatedly. I knew the meaning of this and so did Amber. "What was that?" Princess Serenity asked, looking around for the source of the strange noise. "This is a warning for Amber and I that danger is approaching," I answered, analyzing the data my computer was receiving. Amber signaled the guards and said to the Princess, "Go with the guards, Princess Serenity. We will take care of this disturbance." Princess Serenity went off with the guards, and Amber looked at me questioningly. "Amber, a portal has opened. A robot has emerged, one as powerful as Electrolus." Sailor Pluto waited anxiously in the throne room of Crystal Tokyo with Neo-Queen Serenity and Neo-King Endymion. The Queen was absentmindedly twirling a finger through one of her blond ponytails while the King tried hard to look calm as he sat austerely on his
throne. The tall, green haired Sailor Scout looked at the two seriously. "Let us hope that Small Lady is able to retrieve Amber and Rhetta before the attack on the Moon Kingdom by the Dark Forces. If she fails, Crystal Tokyo as we know it will exist no longer." The power of their jewels enveloped them both, as their jewels appeared on their foreheads. They stopped in front of the robot. "I am Amber, wielder of the sacred amber jewel." "I am Rhetta, wielder of the sacred ruby." They grinned at each other and said in unison, "You will do no harm here." The robot responded to us with a blue laser blast. Amber and I avoided it easily. The Sailor Scouts have taught us well, I thought, we will make them proud today. Suddenly from behind I heard a voice yell,
"Mars Fire Ignite!" "Jupiter Thunder Crash!" "Venus Crescent Beam Smash! "Mercury Bubbles Blast!" Their attacks hit the robot in its chest. Instead of doing the intended damage, their attacks bounced off the robot in all directions. The Sailor Scouts, Amber, and I were barely able to avoid all of the
attacks ricocheting throughout the courtyard. The robot seized the opportunity that was opened to it and began to send blasts of a blue laser in all directions. Amber yelled, "Sailor Mercury, can you use your visor to search for a weakness in its armor? Rhetta, can you do the same with your computer?" Mercury nodded and I answered, "Yes, but I will need a few moments distraction." "Not a problem," answered Amber. Amber ran to the robot, jumped up, and grabbed onto its metallic face. Her power concentrated itself in her hands, sending spirals of amber energy all over the robot. Mercury scanned the robot. "I see a weakness, at the back of the robot." "Yes, I see it too," I agreed, "There is a gap in its armor at the nape of its neck." The robot flung Amber off of its face as if she were a rag doll. Amber stood up again and said, "Rhetta, you and I can handle that, Sailor Scouts can you keep that junk heap busy?" "Sure thing!" replied Sailor Mars. "Mars fire ignite!" Fire erupted from her hands, whizzing by the robots head. It turned towards her. "Jupiter Thunder Crash!" Thunder and lightning flew past the robot's feet, causing it to sway unevenly. "Venus Crescent Beam Smash!" The beam of hearts flew past the other side of the robots head, and the robot began to fall. "Now, Amber, Rhetta!" Mercury yelled. I ran, with Amber behind the falling robot. I allowed a small sphere of red energy to blast from the palm of my hand towards the robot. A spiral of amber colored energy surrounded the sphere and it hit the robot's neck with such an intensity that it shattered the robot's outer armor. When the robot hit the ground, it exploded in a ball of fire and smoke. We were all thrown off of our feet from the intensity of the blast. The Sailor Scouts rolled easily to their feet, as if nothing had happened and so did Amber, despite her despised yellow dress. Unfortunately, I landed on my side and had the breath knocked out of me. Sailor Mercury ran to me. Grabbing my shoulders, she gently helped me up, searching my face for any further signs of harm. Suddenly her eyes widened and she said, "You look just like me." I smiled at her. "I know." Suddenly a time portal opened directly in front of the ruins of the robot. Neo-Princess Serenity emerged from the portal and gasped at the scene before her. "Amber, Rhetta you must come quickly. There is no time to waste." I turned to Sailor Mercury and hugged her. "Till we meet again," I whispered in her ear, and made my way to the portal with Amber. Amber looked back at Sailor Venus, who stared at the pink haired Princess in shock. "May you find your happiness, Mother," she whispered, so softly, I could barely hear her. We followed our Princess into the time portal. "Could she be my daughter?" Sailor Mercury wondered, looking at the others questioningly. "I don't know, Mercury, but I think we will have to wait a long time to find out," replied Jupiter seriously. "Or we may never find out," said Sailor Venus. The four Sailor Scouts made their way back to the Palace, to report to their Princess and their Queen.
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