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- Aesop, Fables

FINAL AWAKENINGS: PAST VENGEANCE
CHAPTER 4

__________A Soldiers Truth_________

~992 AD~

Alamandite surveyed the peaceful calm of the Silvery Millennium
from his place about three hundred feet above the beauty.  His
light red eyes surveyed the area around him and the breeze blew
his hair around, making it look as though fire were dancing above
the Palace.  He could see the Queen in her court, the Princess
with the Princess and all the Soldiers training hard.  He smirked,
knowing what they were training for.

Him.

They wanted to defeat him.  And he had to laugh at that obscured
thought.  They would never win.  Victory was a mere illusion for
these girls and their Queen.  Defeat was what they would taste
while he was allowed the sweet nectar of success.

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"VENUS CRESCENT BEAM SMASH!"

Sailor Venus unleashed her attack towards Sailor Uranus, who easily
jumped out of the way, behind Venus, and caught her in a headlock,
cutting her air supply slightly.  After a few seconds of holding
her like that, she let go and smiled.  "I win," she told her sister
in arms as she went to sit down.

Venus rubbed her neck ruefully.  "Really?  Hadn't noticed, Amara!"
she called to the Sky Soldier sarcastically.

Neptune laughed slightly and turned to Uranus.  "You could have cut
her a little slack, she isn't used to what you are."

Uranus snorted.  "This is war, not training, Michelle.  I will show
no mercy and I expect you to do the same."

The Inners listened to what Uranus said and groaned.  That meant
they were all going to be fairly bruised up by dinnertime, when
they were supposed to stop.  It had been a week since the last
attack, but they hadn't let their guard down, and weren't going
to start now.

"I agree," the silent Solider of Death spoke up.  "If we hold back,
how is that helping our training?  Healers are nearby for a reason,
don't worry."  She pulled her staff out and twirled it quickly.
"Let's do an all out bat-"

Saturn was cut of by a familiar shriek that caught all of the girls'
attention.  They were about ready to bolt for the door, thinking
their princess was in danger, but a blur of white streaking through
the door, followed by black caused all of them to sigh.  A moment
later, all of them were still standing there in semi-shock, not
really wanting to know why the Prince was chasing the Princess,
when Serena and Darien walked in, laughing.

"I told you she'd out run him, Darien!" Serena said to her
boyfriend as they looked to where Serenity and Endymion had run.

"Fine, fine," Darien muttered has he reached his hand into his
pocket and pulled out a bill, placing it in Serena's hand.

The Soldiers, Inners at least, lost it then.  "Do we want to know?!"
Mina asked as she kept laughing.  "And what bet did Darien lose?"

Serena giggled and Darien glared at her, causing her to shut up
before frowning and sticking her tongue out at him.  "I'm not
your sister, Darien!" she frowned.

"Thank God," Darien couldn't help but mutter, not wanting to think
what this mission would be like if Rose was here.  "So what are all
of you doing here?"

"Training," Saturn answered coldly, causing a sharp intake of
breath from Serena.  "We'd appreciate it if you let us be."

"Saturn!" Princess Serenity exclaimed as she and Endymion came
through the door.  "Please, don't talk to them like that!  They're
guests!"

"I am sorry, My Princess," Saturn mumbled, bowing her head down,
her eyes lowered to the ground.  However, she looked up out of
the corner of her eye, daring Serena and Darien to do anything.
Neither one would meet her gaze, and she took some satisfaction
in that.

Mina saw how flushed Serenity was and grinned at her.  "Yeah...and
you ran out on your guests for other...matters?" she asked.

"MINA!" Endymion and Serenity exclaimed at the same time.

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Queen Serenity watched as the Inners, Outers, Serenity, Endymion,
Serena and Darien all conversed in the battle area below her.  She
sighed when she saw the way the Outers were treating Serena and
Darien.  While she knew there was something about them, and that
they were in wartime, that was no excuse.  Even for them.

"Your Majesty?" Luna mewed softly as she and Artemis crept into
the room.

"I'm here, Luna," Serenity called back with a note of worry in
her voice.

"Is everything alright, Serenity?" Artemis asked as he and Luna
strolled into the sitting room their queen was in.  She was sitting
on one of the fine couches, looking out the window at something, a
sad smile on her face.

"No...but I don't see how it could be much better or worse either.
While I know what the Outers suspect Serena and Darien of, they
should be a little more discrete about it.  I sense the power in
them too, though it is fairly untamed power.  Perhaps they are more
Soldiers?" she thought out loud.  "Or refugees?"

Exchanging glances over under her head, the cats shook their heads.
"No use in worrying about that right now.  There is always a day
for revelations, it could be now, it could be a thousand years
from now, but it always happens," Luna assured her with a firm nod.

Serenity smiled at her advisors before looking out the window again.
"Alex," she whispered longingly, "where are you when I need you?"

(AN: How many of you remember who Alex is?  Be honest!)
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~Eternity~

Sailor Pluto stood, leaning against her Time Staff, worry and loss
of sleep were taking their toll on her and she felt drained.  She
couldn't sleep, not now.  She had a job to do, and there was no
room for error.  The small ringing caught her attention and Pluto
turned around, ready to strike whoever would dare enter her domain.
She stopped just as soon as she started and smiled.  "Well, well,
little one.  I didn't expect to see you here!"

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~1996 AD~

It was bright, sunny and an all around good day to be outside, but
Alec felt no joy in the sunshine.  Actually, he wasn't sure if he
felt anything.  It had been only a few days since the last battle
and they hadn't heard anything from his parents, Serena and Darien,
who were back in the past.  He watched as Rini ran around with her
friends, seemingly free of care.  He couldn't help but smile.  She
didn't let anything faze her, like their mother, and she would be
the perfect ruler for Crystal Tokyo when the time came.

Though Alec was older, it was decided, even before he was born,
that the next ruler of Crystal Tokyo would be the eldest daughter
of his parents.  He didn't feel jealous, not after knowing of it
for so long.  He had been jealous when he was younger, but he had
come to terms with not being the ruler when he was much younger.

But right now, what was really worrying his was his parents.  He
hadn't heard anything from them, or Sailor Pluto, since that last
battle.  Rini pretended not to be worried, but she obviously had
more practice in lying than he did.  His aunt had told him that
his mother had fainted when she felt the danger her children were
in, and that worried him to no ends.

"Alec?" a familiar voice said from Alec's feet.

Alec looked down and saw Luna sitting by his feet, worry clear on
her face.  "Yes, Luna?" Alec asked as he slumped down to the ground
next to the cat.

"What's wrong?" Luna meowed.

Sighing, Alec scratched her ears and shook his head.  "Why hasn't
mom called? Or dad?  I'm worried..." he whispered.  "I guess, I'm
just worried, that's it."

Luna sighed and looked away, but perked up.  "Let's just put it
this way...I've known your mother and father for nearly four years
now, they have gotten out of any and every bit of trouble they
have been in, including with me," she added, "and they are just
fine!  I know it!"

Alec couldn't help but laugh.  Oh yes, he had heard some of the
tales, told by both his parents and the cats, about how all of the
Soldiers had more than a fair share of good luck.  "Okay, I believe
you, Luna!" he said, still laughing.

A loud clap of thunder sounded through the area of the park and the
children screamed.  Looking up, they saw no clouds in the sky,
except for one, but it was far off.  Rini and Alec met gazes and
nodded.  'Time Portal!' Rini mouthed.  She turned to her friends
and made up an excuse to leave while Alec picked Luna up and
reached for his sister's communicator, which the two of them
switch off on who carried it daily.

After calling the others, the two children ran towards where they
had seen the portal come from.  It was about a mile away from where
they had been, but right now the only thing running through
everyone's mind as they ran was: 'ARE THEY BACK?!'

On their way over, Luna, Rini and Alec met up with Rose, Mina,
Artemis and Lita, who joined them on their run.

Breathing hard, the seven stopped at a very familiar spot, the
docks that Rini had first appeared at nearly three years ago.  Each
of them looked around, but saw no sign of their Prince and Princess.

"Maybe you two were seeing things," Rose told the children with a
small smile as she patted Alec on the head.

From Alec's arms, Luna shook her head.  "No, I saw it too, Rose.
Someone came here from a Time Portal!"  She jumped down and joined
Artemis on the ground.  "It couldn't have been anything else..."

"Face it, Luna," Artemis told her with a grin on his face, "you're
getting too old and you saw something that wasn't there!"

Luna's eyes burned fire, and everyone awaited Luna's reaction, only
to not get one.  Before she could answer, a small voice came from
the side.  "Father!  You shouldn't say mean things about Mother
like that!"

Everyone looked around before their eyes befell a sight that will
be permanently engraved into their memories.  A small purple cat
stood off to the side; she had a crescent moon on her forehead and
a bell around her neck.

"That...cat..." Rose trailed off as she gaped.

"Diana!" Rini exclaimed as she ran forward and scooped the kitten
in her arms, cooing at her slightly.  Alec ran up to his sister and
stroked the small kitten under the chin.

"Small Lady!"

"Did I hear her talk?!" Luna exclaimed as she climbed Rini's shoulder
to get a good look at the feline in her arms.

As soon as Luna was in view, the kitten's eyes lit up and she smiled.
"Mother!"

"MOTHER?!" everyone else there, save Rini and Alec, exclaimed in
shock.

Luna jumped to the ground, and the kitten followed suit before
running to Luna and cuddling against her.  "Mother, I was worried!
When Small Lady and Little Lord-"

"Don't call me that!" Alec protested.

The kitten stopped snuggling against Luna and looked up at Alec.
"Forgive me, Prince.  It is a habit that I am trying to break.
Anyway, when they left, everyone was worried so the King and Queen
sent me here and-"

"Wait a minute!" Artemis exclaimed as he walked up next to Luna.
"You're from...the future?" he asked the small kitten.

Diana nodded, a child-like smile on her face.  "Yes, I am Father.
And I am the future daughter of Luna and Artemis, my name is
Diana," she said as she bowed her head to them.

"M-m-m-m-m-m-m-" was all Artemis could say as he looked down at
the kitten.

"Daughter?" Luna whispered.  Her face held more shock than when
it had four years ago, when she first found out that Serena was
Serenity; and that was saying something all right.  "This is...
this is..."

"Oh-" Mina started.

"My-" Lita added.

"GOD!" Rose all but yelled.  "LUNA AND...ARTEMIS?!" she screamed.

Unable to contain it anymore, Rini and Alec burst into giggles.
The looks on everyone's face was priceless, they'd never forget
them.  It was right up with the looks on everyone's face when
they had found out about Rini and, later on, Alec.

After her parents and the Soldiers didn't answer for a while,
Diana turned to Rini and Alec, and bowed to the best of her
ability.  "I was sent her by your parents, Neo-Queen Serenity and
King Endymion, to accompany both of you on your missions and make
sure you are being properly trained."

Rini nodded and walked up to the cat; picking her up, she set her
between her pink, cone meatballs and she and Alec began to walk
off, with Diana, leaving the five still standing by the docks in
complete and utter shock.

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~992 AD~

Endymion watched Serenity as she showed Serena some of the best
places around the Moon Palace.  Needless to say, it was going to
be a long tour, and they weren't anywhere near done.  He had to
smile at both girls' enthusiasm as they ran through out the palace,
with him and Darien following right behind them.

They entered a room with swords hanging from the walls, and
Serenity explained that it was where the guards, not the Sailor
Soldiers, usually trained.  Endymion walked over to one of the
cases and began testing the weights of the swords, seeing as
though he didn't have his on.  "Do you fence, Darien?" he asked
the other man.

Serena and Serenity looked up, suddenly interested in what was
going on.  Darien nodded and went to get a sword of his own.
"It's been a while, but yes," he answered.

"Think you can beat me?" Endymion asked with quirky grin as he
prepared to strike.

Darien nodded and raised his own sword in preparation for the
attack.  Endymion struck first, and Darien blocked easily, neither
one was going at their real strength.

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Alamandite watched Prince Endymion fighting the young man, who he
had learned was named Darien, and smiled.  There were only four of
them around, Serenity, Endymion, Darien and the other girl.  None
of the Soldiers, Guards or even cats.  He turned to his side, and
watched as a female Tenma appeared beside him.

"Kill them."

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"This is a really good fight!" Serenity squealed and Serena nodded
her agreement.  "But my Endy's going to win!"

Serena hid a smile.  "No he's not!"  Her smile quickly faded as
a shock ran through her body and the strange feeling that they
were being watched...

Serenity opened her mouth to reply, but was cut off when a could
of red smoke appeared before her and Serena.  Immediately, Darien
and Endymion stopped their sword fighting and ran to see what was
going on, though they already knew.

Red/orange energy came from the Tenma and Serena and Serenity
barely managed to get out of the way in time.  "What are you?!"
Serenity demanded.

The Tenma grinned.  Its' red body was nearly translucent and it
wore just enough clothes, orange clothes, to cover itself.  Its'
hair was a deep, blood red and stood no more than five feet tall.
"I am Aka, servant of my master, Alamandite, fourth General to
my Princess!"

"Alamandite?" Serena whispered as she reached for her locket.
She gripped it tightly, but knew that she couldn't transform here
and now.  Not with Serenity and Endymion around.  But if help
didn't get here soon, she might not have a choice.  Darien took
her hand and squeezed it gently, but firmly, telling her to stay
calm for now.

Aka nodded and tilted her head towards Serenity and Endymion, who
were standing side by side.  Endymion still held his sword and
was prepared to do anything to save Serenity.  A small laugh came
from her throat and she lunged at Serenity and Endymion.  Endymion
grabbed Serenity around the waist and pulled her around and prepared
to take the blow in his back.

"SILENT WALL!"

The Tenma rammed into the barrier that Sailor Saturn created and
screamed as it flew back nearly twenty feet and landed with a thump
on the ground.

"Saturn!" Serenity exclaimed as she clutched Endymion's shirt and
began trembling.

"Run," Saturn commanded.  "The others are coming, we shall handle
this."

Not wasting any time, the four took off.  However, when they reached
a fork in the hallway, Serena and Darien went off one way, and S
erenity and Endymion went to another.

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Back at the training room, Saturn faced her enemy; her cold eyes
calculated everything that she needed to know.  And she knew she
wouldn't be able to beat it alone.  "You attacked the Prince and
Princess.  The punishment is death!" she cried out as she raised
her Glave and lunged at the Tenma with the point.  The Tenma barely
was able to escape injury and dodged it.

"MERCURY BUBBLES BLAST!"

A thick mist covered the area for about thirty seconds before it
faded away, and Aka was now faced with eight, rather than one, Sailor
Soldiers.  "This is a bad thing..." she muttered under her breath
while taking a step back.  She wasn't afraid of the eight standing
before her, but the two standing behind the eight was something to
fear.

Uranus chuckled.  "It's afraid..."

"It should be!" Tuxedo Mask said from behind the Soldiers.

They turned and faced them, shock written on their faces.  "You!"
Jupiter exclaimed as she walked up to them.  "What are you doing
here?"

Sailor Moon smiled, she actually smiled at them, and explained.
"We've been through this before, Jupiter.  We're here to help save
this kingdom, nothing you say or do will stop us."

Sailor Moon looked to the Tenma, who had recovered from the initial
shock of seeing Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask, and got ready to battle
it.  "I shall do my master and even greater favor and destroy the
two of you instead!" Aka informed them.

"DEEP SUBMERGE!"

The ball of water zoomed through the air and hit the Tenma in the
stomach.  It counter attacked with a stream of orange and red fire
that hit the ground by where the Soldiers were, causing them to all
jumped back.  Tuxedo Mask jumped up and through a rose at it,
cutting its' hand.

Aka hissed in pain and was about to jump forward, but Saturn's
Glave pointed at her throat stopped her.  Sailor Moon took that
opportunity.

"SILVER MOON STAR ATTACK!"

When the light faded away, all that remained was a pile of ashes
on the floor and the vague smell of something burning.  Sailor Moon
let out her breath, surprised that it had been another easy one,
two in a row.

Just as Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Moon were about to run away, a
figure in a white uniform, with red hair, appeared before them,
in a seemingly spiritual state.  "What?" Venus whispered as she
prepared her attack.

"Don't!" Tuxedo Mask told her, holding out an arm to stop her.
"It won't do any good."

The figure spoke up, his voice seemingly mocking them.  "That was
a test to see if Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask would show up, and
they did.  My name is Alamandite, and I look forward to our future
battles!" he said as his image faded away, leaving only the Soldiers
in the room.

As the others pondered what had just happened, Sailor Moon and
Tuxedo Mask ran away from the battlegrounds to detransform.

Their departure did not go unnoticed, though.  Sailor Saturn
narrowed her eyes at them as they ran, and quickly followed after
the two.  She was going to find out who they were, even if it
killed her.

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Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask reached the gardens, the only place
that they would be safe for them to detransform.  They looked
around for a moment and saw no one, but they didn't notice the
girl with the Glave jump into a nearby tree.

Sailor Saturn watched them as they turned back into their normal
selves, and felt her blood run cold when she saw who they were.
'Serena and Darien!'  A look of something akin to pain came across
her face and she took a deep breath.  'Uranus was right...they
are a threat!' she thought as she watched them get ready to leave
the garden.  She jumped down and held the Glave to the back of S
erena's head.  "Move and die!" Saturn hissed.

Darien turned around, shock setting in when he realized who it
was that was threatening them.  "Saturn!  What are you doing?"
he demanded.

Saturn's eyes were cold as she answered. "You lied to us and
you are a danger to our kingdom, tell me who you are!" she yelled.

Serena slowly turned around and met Saturn's gaze.  She didn't
fear the girl, she knew that there was one way to get out of death
when Saturn was involved, and if that meant she and Darien were
forced to give themselves away, then that would be what happens.
"My name is Serena, Saturn.  That's the truth."

"Saturn, this is pointless!" Darien told her as he walked closer.
"We aren't your enemies."

"Until you make your intentions clear, you are.  I don't believe
your names are Serena and Darien.  Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask
aren't who you are either."  Her ice eyes hadn't faltered since
she arrived, and she was surprised that her gaze had no effect
on them.  "So...who...are...you?"

Serena and Darien exchanged glances, knowing they wouldn't make
it out of this alive, or with out revealing who they really were
to the entire court.  "We don't have much of a choice," Serena
muttered, admitting defeat.  "Alright, we'll tell you who we are,
but...could you PLEASE put the Glave down?" she asked Saturn with
a nervous expression.

Saturn seemed to ponder this for a moment before doing as asked.
"Okay," she whispered as the Glave disappeared.  Her guard did not
go down though, and she stood, waiting for her explanation.

Serena and Darien closed their eyes and concentrated.  In seconds,
there was a flash of light and Saturn nearly collapsed when she saw
who was standing before her.  But her guard only went up more,
knowing that they could not be Princess Serenity and Prince
Endymion.  Pulling out her Glave again, she held it at ready.
"What sorcery is this?!  You are not my Princess and Prince!" she
told them with a growing harshness in her voice.

Princess Serenity looked away and sighed.  "Hotaru, please, you
must listen to me."  Looking back up, her eyes begged her to listen.
"I am Princess Serenity, you just have to believe me!  Endymion and
I came from the future," she began to explain, "because of a threat
to this world."

"Prove it," Saturn asked.

Endymion sighed.  "You're so stubborn, Saturn."

"It's okay, Endymion," Serenity whispered as she kneeled on the
ground.  "Saturn, please kneel," she commanded softly.

Saturn obeyed and kneeled in front of her.  "What are you going
to do?" she asked.

Serenity closed her eyes, and her crescent moon began to glow.
"Hotaru...please forgive me for what you are about to see!" she
whispered as a beam of light came from her forehead and connected
with Saturn's.  Serena, Serenity, had never used the mind meld
before, though Luna had taught her how to several years ago.  She
didn't feel comfortable using it. But now, she had no choice.

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Saturn was floating.  There was nothing around her but a bright,
white light.  It wasn't cold, but very warm and loving, just like
her Princess.  "What is this?" she whispered.  Her words echoed off
the non-existing walls and she closed her eyes.  When she opened
them again, she saw that she was on Earth.  She could see herself
fighting along side the other Outers and Sailor Earth.

"This isn't my memory, but more of what I've been shown," Serenity
narrated.  "Please watch...this will show you who I truly am!"

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Endymion detransformed down to Darien and watched as Serena and
Saturn simply sat across from each other.  Darien put his hand on
Serena's back and watched as Saturn's face began to change from
anger to sorrow.  Tears feel from her eyes, but soon dried up
and her face turned to one of near amusement; then to anger and
pain, and back to tragic.  She continued to display a different
variety of emotions until the link finally broke and both Saturn
and Serenity looked up.

Serenity faded away to Serena and touched Darien's hand that was
on her shoulder.  "Hotaru?" he asked.

Saturn's voice was cracking as she spoke.  "Prince...Princess.
Forgive me!" she exclaimed.  "I...what I saw was..."

Serena smiled.  "It's okay, Hotaru!  If I were in your shoes I would
have done the same thing!"  Her smile faded away and her tone became
serious.  "But you can't tell anyone about what you saw."

Blinking, Saturn stood.  "But if we tell them, they can help and we
can beat the enemy together!"

Darien shook his head.  "We can't.  You knowing about us is bad
enough, but it can also be good.  We have to stay as discrete as
possible, Sat-"  Darien was cut off by a beep, a familiar beep.
"Good grief, what now?" he muttered as he took out his
communicator.  "This is Darien."

"Hiya Dare!" Rose greeted as soon as her brother picked up the
other line.  "How are things going for you?" she asked, a little
TOO cheerfully for Darien.

"Well, Sailor Saturn just found out about our identities, the
others STILL don't trust us and I'm hungry," he replied.  "You?"

Rose rolled her eyes at him, but stopped when she remembered the
first thing.  "WHAT?!  HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?!" she demanded.

Darien proceeded to fill his sister, and all the other who he knew
were listening, on what had happened and why they were even still
alive after such an encounter.

When he finished, Rose bit her lip.  "Well...great!  Has Pluto
showed up to lecture you?" she asked the two.

"Not yet, give her time though," Serena muttered as she opened her
watch and saw her friends.  "So what did you want to talk about,
Rose?" she asked.  "And make it pretty fast, if you can."

Rose snapped out of her shocked state and smiled.  "Oh, right!
Well...you aren't going to believe this, but it turns out that
you and Darien aren't the only ones with children from the future!"
Seeing her friends' blank expression she blurted out the story in
under two minutes.

When she was done, the three of them just sat there, gaping.  "Luna
and Artemis...my God!" Serena said while laughing.

"Who would have thought?" Hotaru asked while trying to contain her
own giggles.  She had seen, from her Princess, that she had two
children in the future and that they were training to be Soldiers
too, something Hotaru never would have expected.

"What was their reaction?" Darien asked.

Rose smirked and moved her communicator to the side so that they
could see Luna and Artemis talking to Rini while Alec played with
Diana on the ground.  Shock was still deeply etched on their faces,
but Diana seemed to be taking everything in stride, as a child
should.

"She's cute," Serena whispered as she watched the small kitten
run around, trying to catch the string Alec had in his hands.
"Cute..." she whispered again as she watched her son laugh.

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Hotaru listened as everyone talked about the battle, putting in how
Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask had simply left afterwards, and not
said anything.  She could hear the different views that each Soldier
had.  The Outers were for simply destroying or capturing them and
making them give answers.  The Inners wanted to know who they were,
but with less force.

'They really don't know!  We are so blind to not see our Princess
and Prince in them.  Our Prince and Princess...' the thought as
Serena's memories surfaced in her mind.  'They've been so strong,
even with out us, they were strong as long as they are together.'
She felt the tears that had frequented her eyes in the past few
hours coming again.  'I don't want them to experience so much
pain...it's so sad that they must!  And our Silver Millennium...
they come here to protect it only to have it destroyed anyways.'

"What do you think, Hotaru?" Queen Serenity asked gently as she
looked to the Silent Soldier.  Hotaru didn't answer for a moment.
"Hotaru?"

Snapping out of her thoughts, Hotaru turned to the Queen.  "I...I
think we should leave them be!" she announced.

"Saturn!" Amara gasped.

"They haven't hurt us," she continued, "so why should we hurt them?
When they want to, if they want to at all, they will reveal to
themselves."  She wouldn't meet anyone's eyes, but she knew they
were all in shock and wondering what had happened.  "That is all I
have to say.  Excuse me," she whispered as she stood and walked out
of the room.

'She changed her opinion with no warning,' Amara thought.  'What
happened to you, Saturn?'

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Diana watched as all of the Soldiers and her future parents
discussed what they had just learned from the Prince and Princess
in the past.  She had been sent to the past by Neo-Queen Serenity
and King Endymion to help the young Prince and Princess learn how
to be more efficient Soldiers; and she was here to learn how to
become a wonderful guardian like her mother, father and "Uncle"
Terren.  The Outers had been called and informed of the situation,
both with the past and present, though they said they had other
things to do and would see them later on.

"So, why are you here, Diana?" Amy asked the small kitten.  They
had been discussing this issue, though with much blushing from
Luna and Artemis.

Diana cleared her throat and stood proud.  "I am here to help with
the training of Prince Alexander and Princess Serenity and to
learn how to become a better Guardian for them in the future."
She jumped from her perch on the couch arm to where her parents
were, sitting over by Rose across the room.  "Mother, Father, and
Uncle Terren, I would be most obliged if you would let me stay
with you!" she exclaimed.  "I want to help with my Prince and
Princess as much as I can!" she said as she bowed her head down
low.

Terren could hardly contain his laughter as Luna and Artemis looked
at each other, and then back at Diana.  "Well...that's fine, Diana,
but I don't see how this is even possible.  I will never have that
kind of a relationship with Artemis!" she exclaimed.

Artemis made a face.  "Well I don't plan on it either!"

Diana sighed and turned to her charges.  "They never will change,
will they?" she asked them.

Alec and Rini could only laugh.  A laugh that was followed shortly
by all the Inners joining in the laughing too.

To Be Continued...

Okay!  Since this is chapter 4, I'm gonna do the same thing I did last
time for FA with Sailor Earth.  Next week, (or in two weeks) rather
than an actual chapter, I will have a little narrative of Alec so we
can get to know him a little bit better. :)  Sound okay to all of
you?  Good!

Thank you for reading minna-chan!!!

Stef-chan

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