I do not own Sailor Moon or Harry Potter, as they are both copywritten by their creators and I really can't afford the legal fees should I have my butt sued off. Besides, nothing beats the original.

Because of the effect that I wanted, this is going to have aspects of both the Stars manga and anime; i.e. Galaxia does return the Starseeds to their respectful owners, but Sailor Moon does plunge herself into the Galaxy Cauldron, and the Starlights do take on male bodies while on Earth, and are pop-stars, but they did die before Sailor Kakyuu did. Also, up until the release of HP 7, I believed that it took place around the 21st century. Thus, as this is a fanfiction, I shall have Stars and HP share the same time period, as is often done in these crossovers, but it shall be between 2001 (book 1) and 2007 (book 7). (Yes, I already know that they actually took place around the same period, But if I were to keep them in accordance to their cannons, then Usagi would have become Sailor Moon in about 1993, which would have made her a year or two older then Harry. Besides the age gap, there are also things that I wanted to use in this HP/SM world that I wanted to use that didn't exist during that time period (High-speed internet, MP3 players, etc), so in order to make room for these things as well as a few other things, both Sailor Moon and Harry Potter will exist in the early 21st century, and will be born in the year 1990 rather then the 1980s). This'll mean that Usagi will be turning 16 as the story starts.

Also, there's gonna be a new level of Sailor Moon entered into here, which was inspired by another person's fanfiction, so credit for the title of this level of Sailor goes to whomever that is (I can't remember which fanfiction that was, so I can't properly give credit to said writer….Sorry!! Please don't hate me!!) Her appearance and attacks are cannon and original, as well as her new outfit. Oh, and I'm gonna change some crucial events that took place in the novel, in order for this to kind of make sense. For those of you who hate butchers, Gomenesai!!


Chapter 1

The False Love and True Love

(June 18th, 2006)

Usagi woke up in her soft pink sheets as the glow of the rising sun shined sweetly upon her face. At first, she was very much reluctant to stir from her warm cocoon of comfort, until….

"Usagi-Chan!" yelled Luna, pouncing upon her princess's face. Usagi emitted a muffled scream, and then shot herself into a sitting position.

"LUNA-CHAN!!" Yelled Usagi as said black cat leapt off her face.

"It's nice to see you back with us, Usagi-Chan," said Luna, "Especially since your going to be late for school again if you don't hurry."

"Usagi-Chan!" came a voice from outside. From the window, three girls, one being a tall brunette holding a box wrapped in a blue moon and star patterned kerchief, one with short blue hair reading a rather large textbook, and the last one had light blond hair that was partially drawn up in a red bow. It was the blonde who had called for their friend.

"Don't worry about breakfast, Usagi-Chan," said the brunette, holding the wrapped box out for Usagi to see from her window. "We've got you covered!"

"NANI?! I'll be right there!" Usagi cried as she sprang out from under her covers, put on her uniform, replaced her brooch in the center of the tie, brushed her teeth, grabbed her bag, and dashed downstairs, through the kitchen, and out the door. This was all achieved in what seemed like a matter of seconds.

"Some things never change, do they?" asked Luna as she leapt from the open window to the tree, watching the girls walk off.

"They certainly don't," said a male voice as her counterpart, Artemis, joined her on her branch.

"It's almost as if the incident with Galaxia had never happened at all," Luna sighed as she and Artemis watched the girls head in the direction of their school. Indeed, everything returned to normal after the battle against Chaos. The last thing that Usagi remembered was talking to Guardian Cosmos, saying that she wished to return to her old life with her friends. She then remembered a flash of multi-colored light, then waking up in her own bed, everything returning to normal. Mamoru had decided to stay in Japan for a while, but for some reason, couldn't remember what had happened. All that he could recall was the flight suddenly being stopped, but Usagi was too happy to care whether or not he remembered getting his Starseed taken. Since the battle, the both of them were busy with their school work, Mamoru more so with his new job. The outer Senshi, on the other hand- particularly young Hotaru- did notice something more drastic in Mamoru's behavior whenever the collage student came in contact with her, which was rare. The child shared this hunch with Luna on Usagi's last visit to the Tomoe residency, but Luna had to put it aside for now, as there was finally some form of peace in the lives of all who were involved with the Galaxia incident. Besides, Luna had already come to the conclusion that the outer Senshi were almost too cautious, although this did make Luna a bit unsettled whenever she was around Mamoru.

"Arigato, Mako-Chan!" said Usagi as she unwrapped the parcel to reveal a delicious yet compact breakfast.

"Don't worry about it," said Makoto, the brunette being addressed. Usagi started demolishing the box's contents.

"We'd better hurry up if we don't want to be too late," said the blue haired one, looking up from her text book.

"Don't worry about it, Ami-Chan," said Makoto as they started running, Usagi stuffing her face as they went. "We'll take a short-cut through here, and be there in no time."

They managed to arrive at the school campus right as the bell rang, signaling that class was going to start soon. Usagi gobbled down the last few bites of her meal, right as their other blonde friend looked up at a point just a foot or two above their heads. She stopped to stare at it.

"What's wrong, Minako-Chan?" asked Ami, then her attention, as well as Makoto's, was grabbed by what Minako was looking at. It was a small pink cloud that was swirling itself into existence, and then…Poof! It became a pink envelope with a heart sticker with an upturned crescent in the center. Usagi, who didn't notice that her friends were no longer fallowing her to class, was smacked on the top of the head with one of the envelope's sharp corners.

"Oww!" yelled the odangoed rabbit as she looked up to see what had suddenly caused the pain. The letter drifted down to the ground, and Ami, who was closest besides Usagi, picked it up.

"It's for you," Ami said as she handed it over to Usagi.

"Nani?" said Usagi as she accepted the letter. She recognized the crescent-within-the-heart sticker.

"It's from Neo-Queen Serenity," she replied. Then the warning bell sounded.

"Open the letter later, Usagi-Chan," said Ami and all three of them dashed into class right before the final bell.

Usagi was bored stiff from having to sit in classes, and actually tried to take notes in math (and failed miserably), but was anxious to see the contents of the letter. Usagi was thanking every divine deity she could think of when the bell rang for lunch. She, Ami, Makoto, and Minako decided to have their meal on the roof, as it was more secluded from the rest of the student body then the rest of campus.

"Well?" asked Minako in excitement, "What does it say, Usagi-Chan?"

"Let me read it first, Minako-Chan!" said Usagi as she pealed open the envelope. It was a bit short, but she still gave a squeal of glee when she read it.

"What's going on?" Makoto asked as all three comrades leaned over Usagi's shoulder. Ami read the note aloud.

"Dear Sailor Moon and Senshi,

How is everything back in the 21st century? I hope that this letter finds you during a period of peace."

"If she had only sent this last week," said Makoto, "Then this would have come in the midst of our battle with Galaxia."

Ami continued reading the note, as if she wasn't interrupted.

"There has been an interesting development that may require some attention, so I am sending Small Lady over to your time, until the matter is dealt with. She will arrive at the lake this evening at sunset.

Best of luck to you girls, and keep a close eye on her.

Sincerely,

Neo-Queen Serenity."

"Chibiusa's coming tomorrow?" said Minako in excitement.

"Wow!" said Makoto, straightening up. "The last time we saw her was after our last scuffle with Nehellenia."

"Isn't this exciting, Usagi-Chan?" said Ami, turning to their leader. "Usagi-Chan?"

The group stopped to stare at Usagi, who was holding the letter still in front of her, her face hidden under her bangs.

"Is something the matter, Usagi-Chan?" said Minako; all three of them looked worried at the rabbit. Then she started trembling, and…

"Chibiusa's coming back!" she shouted, jumping high and punching the air with the letter, "I can't wait to tell Mamo-Chan! She's coming home!" and Usagi skipped back into the classroom while the others sweat-dropped as they stared at where their leader went.

"I guess that she must really be happy about seeing Chibiusa-Chan again," said Minako.

"Well," said Ami as she too stood up, "when Mamoru-San's Starseed was stolen by Galaxia, Chibiusa ceased to exist for a short period of time, so she ended up loosing two people she cared about at once."

"Yeah," said Makoto. "When you put it that way, I can't even imagine what it must have been like for Usagi-Chan. I mean, if I lost my love and my child at the same time, I don't know what I'd do."

The rest of Usagi's day was a blur until the bell signaling the end of class finally tolled. All four girls immediately rushed to the Crown, meeting up with their other friend, Rei, and then heading straight for Mamoru Chiba's apartment. Along the way, Rei called the Tomoe residence to tell their other friend, Hotaru, about Chibiusa's arrival, as well as their friends Haruka, Michiru, and Setsuna. Rei had just hung up with the two when they arrived at the apartment.

"Mamo-Chan!" called Usagi, ringing the doorbell repetitively. "I know that you're in there, since you won't have class for another hour! I've got something to te-"

The door finally opened, but instead of Usagi's Mamo-Chan, it was a woman whom Usagi didn't know. All five girls gasped in shock.

The stranger was obviously older then the other girls, probably in her early twenties, with longish black hair that partially came into her face, as if she just did something strenuous. She also had dark, narrow eyes, and was wearing only a sweater and some black panties. It was obvious that she wasn't wearing a bra under that sweater, and Usagi immediately recognized who the owner of the sweater was.

"Why are you wearing Mamo-Chan's sweater?" Usagi asked, afraid of the answer, but eyes glaring angrily at the intruder. The other girls gave the same glares toward this person.

"Mamo-Chan?" asked the girl, who at first seemed confused. Then she started laughing, obviously at the new guests. "Dang! How did you come up with such a crappy nickname?"

"What's going on out there, Sumomo-Chan?" came Mamoru's voice from some room.

"Just a group of girl scouts," said the other girl, shrugging her shoulders and widening the door. "One of them called you 'Mamo-Chan,' can you believe it? Chiba-Sempai?"

The girls heard the sound of someone rushing, and Mamoru appeared from behind the door, still fastening on his pants. He wore nothing else.

Usagi couldn't believe what she just saw, and dashed down the hallway, passed the other girls. Mamoru fallowed suit, and the remainders stared after them.

"What in the world is his problem?" asked the stranger, before slamming the door in Ami's Rei's, Makoto's, and Minako's faces.

The distraught rabbit ran straight to the elevator, and started desperately pushing the button for the first floor. Unfortunately for her, Mamoru had made it in time just before the doors closed, stopping them with his hand.

"Usako," said Mamoru, panting after the chase, "Look, I can explain-"

"What's there to explain?!" cried Usagi, tears streaming down her face. "That there's a half-naked slut in your apartment, and that you just happened to be getting dressed with her in there with you?!"

"Hay!" said Mamoru, now getting ticked. "Don't call Sumomo a slut-!"

"Then what should I call her?" Usagi retorted. "I noticed that she called you 'Sempai,' but I sincerely doubt that you two were having a bit of a study session, unless the lesson was anatomy!"

"It started out that way, yes," said Mamoru, now stepping into the elevator with her, "But you shouldn't go calling people things like 'slut,' especially with your track record!"

"What do you mean, 'track record'?!" Usagi shouted, now going from hurt to angry.

"Oh, let's see, there was that Seijuro Ginga, then Kou Seiya, and-,"

"Shut up!" Usagi shouted. "They may have expressed interest in me, but I've always remained faithful to you! Besides, you don't exactly have a good reputation yourself, what with Rei-Chan, Natsumi Ginga, and now this…this-!" Usagi couldn't bring herself to continue.

"Touché, Usako," said Mamoru, now sounding and acting smug. "I may have had one or two dealings while with you, but I must say that Sumomo does have a more agreeable attitude then yourself, and it doesn't matter who I'm with. Three guys by High School?" Mamoru laughed in a hurtful way. "Now who's the slut?"

There was a loud smack that seemed to echo throughout the area, as Usagi's hand made contact with Mamoru's face, leaving behind an angry red mark on his cheek.

"Don't call me 'Usako'! What the hell happened to my Mamo-Chan?! He never would have slept with random people! What about those years we spent together and cried over each other? Didn't any of that matter?! I felt as if I died inside when Galaxia killed you!!" screamed Usagi.

"What the hell are you talking about?!" shouted Mamoru. "Is this some weird fairy tale that supposedly incorporated us?! You really are just a dumb bunny!"

Usagi couldn't believe her ears. Had he forgotten everything? About being Tuxedo Kamen, being Prince Endymion, and all of the heartache that their identities brought them? Did he forget about Usagi being Sailor Moon, champion of Love and Justice? Did he forget about their future in the 30th century, and their future child? Did he forget about their story that was almost two thousand years in the making? This was more then the Moon Princess could take.

"It's time you woke up from your fairy tales, Tsukino," Mamoru sneered. "Things like moon princesses and reincarnated lovers only exist in mythology and children's story books. Oh wait, I forgot. You're still a child. No wonder you never let me have that aspect of you. You're too immature."

Mamoru placed one hand by Usagi's head, preventing her escape, and reached out his other hand towards the trembling high schooler, feeling under her loose fuku shirt. When his hand made contact with Usagi's breast, she became paralyzed, afraid to move. Was he going to….?

"What's the matter, Usako?" he asked darkly, a sinister grin splitting his face. "Don't you want to know what it's like to do grown-up things?" He began to squeeze her, and she began to tremble violently. "You know, most high school girls would kill to have this opportunity to be with a collage student." He undid her bra with one hand. "Just be a good girl, now. You might actually like it…"

She screamed as Usagi felt the man's other hand reach under her skirt and began to pull off her undergarments, and pushed him away, utterly terrified.

"IYE!!" she screamed, pushing the button that would open the elevator doors franticly. As if from inside their minds, the four girls that came with Usagi to the complex, as well as Haruka (who was at a race), Michiru (who was rehearsing for a concert that was to be held that evening), Hotaru (who was just leaving school), and Setsuna (who was on her way to pick up Hotaru), heard her scream. Something was amiss, and they had a feeling what. Another person also heard her.

"This isn't right!" Usagi cried. "I decided to wait until I'm married before I start sleeping with people! Is this what you wanted?!" The door finally opened "I thought that you would make the same decision! I thought you loved me!!"

Mamoru glared at the girl. "I was willing to show you what love is just a while ago. What's wrong? To grown-up for you? Your definition of love only exists in story books, Tsukino! It's time you woke up from your daydreams and realize that! If you want any future with me, then I'd suggest that we continue from here!"

"You've just killed any future we could have had, you…you snake!" The blonde cried, backing out of the elevator and turning to run. The man then reached out to the girl again, who wasn't quick enough to evade, and he grabbed her wrist, brought her away from the doors, and pinned her beneath him on the wall again. She could see the lust in his eyes as he proceeded with removing her cloths with one hand. The other restrained her arms above her head, making her unable to henshin or do anything else against him. He removed the brooch that was placed on her bow and threw it out of the elevator. He then undid the bow, and then lifted the blouse and bra until it was over her head. Her breasts were now visible for all to see. He touched and squeezed painfully, as he placed empty kisses over her neck and chest, even suckling on her skin. This was sick….

The sobs were now more then evident in her speech, and her shaking was now beyond that of fear and anger. "Iye!" she screamed again, kicking him as hard as she could in his gentiles. He stopped, grunted, then slumped; but didn't let go. "Iye Iye Iye Iye!! Not with you! Not anymore!! Tomede! TOMEDE!! LET ME GO!! IYE!!"

This touched Mamoru's last nerve. "Why you little…!" She continued to kick at him as she shouted, and he hit her as hard as he could. She went limp as the force of the blow sent a shockwave throughout her nervous system, but retained she consciousness as he unbuttoned her skirt. It fell to the floor at her feet. He then tried removing the last garment, and had just brought it down her thigh, leaving her whole body in nakedness, when she turned a dark glare at him and spit in his face.

He stopped undressing her, and was about to strike the angry rabbit, now helplessly pinned under him, when-

"Leave her alone!" came a shout from behind, as something pulled him off of Usagi by the shoulder, then punched him as hard as the person could, Usagi's brooch clasped in the fist that struck the collage student. Chiba finally released Usagi, and she took the opportunity to get away, past Chiba, glancing at her rescuer. The moment she saw the stranger, time seemed to slow down for a few seconds as she saw the face of Kou Seiya smile reassuringly at her from the side. Then Seiya's face hardened as he turned his attention back to Chiba.

Chiba crashed to the floor, and when he looked up to see Seiya, that only made him more ticked then ever, and he lunged at the young singer. But Seiya merely dodged it, and elbowed him hard in the spine. Chiba let out a yell of pain before he returned to the tiled floor, now unable to get up.

"I told you, Mamoru-San," said Seiya, hardened with hatred for the older male, "I told you to protect her. That also meant that if you ever did anything to hurt her, I'd never forgive you."

"You bastard…" cursed Chiba as he tried to get up again.

"I'm doing my best right now to refrain myself from killing you," whispered Seiya dangerously in the man's ear, "Because I know that Odango would never forgive me for taking a life."

He then kicked Chiba in the ribs, making him grunt in pain.

"If you won't protect her," said Seiya, even more quietly then before, "Then stay the hell away from her."

The pony-tailed youth then stepped on the man on purpose, gathered Usagi's abandoned clothes, took Usagi by the shoulder, then directed her down the stairs, where the girls came rushing for their blond comrade. Her shirt and bra were only on her arms, and her underwear was on the verge of falling off. As they processed, Usagi tried shakily to redo her undergarments and fix her uniform, Seiya helping her somewhat by handing them to her, but trying not to look. Chiba didn't get any further then feeling her bosom and removing certain articles, but still…. She couldn't believe that the man whom she had loved for millennia had just tried to rape her….

"Are you alright, Odango?" Seiya asked gently as the other girls came into view. When they saw the disheveled and shaken girl, they surrounded their princess and her savior with fear and worry etched in every aspect of their composure.

"USAGI!" they yelled. All four of them could tell from the lopsided bow at the front of her uniform and the way that Usagi clutched her front and loosened skirt that she was trying to keep her garments from falling off. It didn't take much to surmise why she would be this way.

"What did he do?!" Minako asked, even though she already knew the answer.

"Did he-?" Ami was afraid of the answer.

"He's so going down if he did!" Motoko punched her hand in her usual threatening gesture as she glared up the stairs.

"I can't believe he would dare to do that!" Rei brought out an Ofuda scroll as an angry fire began to rage in her eyes.

They all started chammering about what they would do to Chiba, and brought out their transformation Star Brooches, when they heard…

"Iye. He's not worth it."

It was quiet, like the coo of a mourning dove, but it still resonated as though Usagi had shouted it. The girls brought their brooches down, and stared at their leader.

"Demo-!"

"Usagi-Chan-!"

"He-!"

"Mamoru-San-!"

"Tomede!!" Usagi cried, falling to her knees. She was trying desperately to remain composed and collected, but a girl who wears her heart on her sleeve can never stay composed and calm after an ordeal such as that. "P-please…" Usagi whispered, "Just… help me g-get these on…. I- I can't seem to do it r-right…." She broke down in silent tears. Her guardians looked at her with tears in their eyes as well, and helped re-dress Usagi as they left the building. They saw the red sports car that belonged to the Outers, with Setsuna, Hotaru, and Michiru in the passenger seats, and Haruka in the driver's seat. All four of them rushed out of the car towards the Inners and Seiya, who was a few steps behind the queue.

"Koneko!!" Haruka shouted, as she clasped Usagi's shoulders. "What happened?! What-!"

"Please," said Usagi, starring blankly at the floor, "Haruka-Chan, could you take me to the lake? It'll be sunset soon."

"But wha-!" continued Haruka, but she was stopped in mid sentence by her lover, Michiru, who gave the other girl the sad look that conveyed that silence and obedience would be better.

"Alright," she said, and she escorted Usagi to the sports car. Seiya watched as they drove away, wondering what was going through Odango's mind. Several moments of silence passed between the girls and the one man, when he broke the silence with…

"Why did she ask to go to the lake?"

The other Senshi looked at him, unsure of what to say. Seiya was never one to like being denied an answer to a question, so he whipped out a cell phone from a pocket, said something that the other girls couldn't hear well, and then hung up, turning his attention back to them.

"I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want to leave her alone after something like this," Seiya said.

"What happened?" asked Hotaru, but she was cut off as a large tour bus sped from out of nowhere and stopped right behind Seiya.

A silver-haired, green-eyed youth on the passenger's side popped out from the window, and shouted, "Hay! What's with the 911 tone if it's not you-know-what?!"

"Shut it, Yaten!" Seiya shouted as he opened the door to the tour bus. "Get in," he addressed to the other Senshi, who were surprised, but obeyed the command all the same. Seiya then turned his attention to the driver, a brunette young man who was the same age as Seiya and Yaten, and told him the destination. Letting out an exasperated sigh, the brunette, called Taiki, then put the gear back into drive and headed in the direction of the sports car. Seiya then explained to those who didn't know the entire story about the series of events that he witnessed in the elevator before putting a stop to it. All seven girls, if their dislike for their former male comrade wasn't intense enough, had an increased loathing for his actions. Even Taiki and Yaten, who would have normally chastised Seiya for getting involved, wanted to take a piece out of Chiba. Hotaru alone remained silent.

"We need to tell Luna and Artamis about this," said Minako as she brought out her wrist communicator. The Inners all agreed, and Minako relayed the events of earlier to her guardian cat. Luna, who was with Artamis, couldn't believe her ears when she heard what Mamoru tried to do to Usagi.

"That cannot be!" said Luna as her dark face came into view. "Endymion loved her with all her heart! How could he do something so…so-!"

"It's because he's no longer Endymion," came the quiet voice of the Soldier of Silence. Everyone's attention turned to the youngest Senshi present.

"What do you mean, Hotaru-Chan?" asked Artamis.

Hotaru was silent for a bit, then continued. "When we were brought back, I sensed a great change in his aura. He was still Mamoru, but the Starseed that he possesses is just a normal Starseed. Only the reincarnation of Prince Endymion has the Sailor Crystal of Earth, and he no longer has the Crystal, thus he is just an ordinary person. That is why he couldn't recall the events pertaining to the Sailor Scouts or his destiny."

"Hold on a moment!" said Rei, "I know that there was some alteration in his aura as well, but it still felt like Chiba Mamoru. Plus, I went out with him before Usagi-Chan, and the Mamoru I knew then wouldn't ever have taken advantage of a girl the way he just did with Usagi. Are you saying that he had two separate souls or something?"

"It's an oversimplified way of saying it, Rei-Chan," said Hotaru, "But in essence, that is what I believe. A soul, as we see it, is composed of three basic components. The first component, a person's Pure Heart, which is a person's heart, or values; this the driving force of a personality, or who we are now. Pure Hearts represent our present. A Dream Mirror, the second component, dictates our decisions based on what our goals are in life. Dreams are the basis of personal goals, and thus represent our future. A Starseed, though, takes the passions of the Pure Heart, as well as the decisions reflected in the Dream Mirror, and records it as memory. When something dies, the Starseed is recycled in the Galaxy Cauldron, than is placed into a new vessel. The Starseed keeps the knowledge that it had received from its last form, but keeps it in a pocket within the subconscious. This is how everything is always in a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. The three combined are what we call our souls. Life energy is just the spark of life that keeps our vessels operating while we live, also known as the essence of that person. However, with each cycle of death and rebirth, the individual will have only a replica of their Pure Heart, as the old one could only function in that particular existence, which means that the new Heart may or may not change due to their experiences and the way that they handle these experiences. They will have to build a new Dream Mirror within this lifetime, as their dreams and goals very from lifetime to lifetime as much as they very from stage in life to stage in life. So, it is fair to say that, even though a Starseed holds the record of every Pure Heart and Dream Mirror, the Seed itself is very versatile, and can move from person to person the way that it does when in the cycle of death and rebirth, while the Hearts and Dreams of those existences are unique to that individual, and thus unable to move.

"You see," Hotaru continued, "we all have the same souls that we did back in the Silver Millennium, but parts of us, particularly our personalities and dreams, are slightly different, because of our experiences in this lifetime. Even if our Starseeds were to switch with each other, we could still have the same personalities that we have now, because they are what shaped us into what we are now, and our former hearts and dreams were almost identical to each others back during the Silver Millennium. A soul does the same thing. If it is transferred into another person, and the souls are identical, then there will be minimal or no change in personality. However, this only works if the previous Heart and/or Dream can be traced to being the previous forms that the Seed recorded. If the Starseed's memory of the Pure Heart or Dream Mirror does not match, then the personality will change, because the conscious has changed to that of the previous owner. Basically, a person with a different, but identical soul or Starseed will be the same as if he had the original Starseed, if their previous hearts and dreams could match up, very similar to DNA in regards to the theory of evolution."

"So what your saying," said Luna, trying to process all of this, "Is that Mamoru-San has a different Starseed, but it's somewhat identical to his first one? Does that mean that it is also a Sailor Crystal?"

"Iye," said Hotaru, shaking her head. "There is only one Sailor Crystal for Earth. Starseeds can be identical, but not necessarily Sailor Crystals. With the exemption of being a Sailor Crystal, the Starseed that inhabits Chiba-San right now is like a twin to the Sailor Crystal of Earth. Twins may be alike seemingly in every dimension and feature possible, and may even have the same personality, but their fingerprints and even the lines that are present on the iris of both will be different. The same applies to Twin Starseeds. It is a different Starseed, but the previous dreams and heart that is associated with that Starseed can be traced to Mamoru-San's current dreams and heart, thus it still fits the mold that is Mamoru-San perfectly. It could even be that he was never meant to have the Sailor Crystal of Earth to begin with, and when Galaxia returned them, she could have seen that they were mixed up, and took up the opportunity to return them to their respectful owners. If the second one is the case, then the Starseeds must have been mixed up when Mamoru-San was quite young, and his dreams and heart were still malleable. If that is so, then when the original Starseed came back, it could still sense that the new Pure Heart and Dream Mirror were originally associated with it, so it was still discernable as the original component of Mamoru-San's soul."

"So Mamoru-San may have only temporarily have been Endymion?" Michiru asked.

"Precisely, if my theory is correct," Hotaru answered. "However, it is still only a theory."

"That still doesn't explain why the bastard almost raped Usagi-Chan," said Motoko, punching her hand again.

"It is possible," Hotaru continued as she tried to explain her theory, "that the Starseed that now occupies Mamoru-San was tainted beforehand, probably because it still recorded the goings-on of its former user prior to the switch, thus causing him to do things that the real Mamoru-San wouldn't do, even if he had a replacement Starseed. It is possible that the previous owner of the Starseed had something happen that tainted it, and that either said person is no longer tainted as before, or, based on previous experiences when Mamoru-San was possessed, the person before wasn't as susceptible to the taint as Mamoru is. It doesn't matter the Starseed, if the mould is somewhat fragile to penetration, as Mamoru is, then even if he had the Silver Crystal as a Starseed, he would still be tainted by the slightest curse or manipulation. If it was tainted before, then the person who had it must have a very difficult life."

"So because the new seed was flawed, he became a bastard?" Seiya concurred.

"Hai," Hotaru replied. "I'm afraid that there isn't much to be done about curing it though. It could be a matter of days, or years, before the Starseed re-syncs with Mamoru-San. He might never be cured of it at all for all anyone knows. Should Usagi-Chan become Eternal Sailor Moon again and use her Taire, it might over-purify him to where all he has is his light aspect, which would kill him."

"What do you mean, 'all he has is his light aspect'? Wouldn't that be a good thing?" Seiya asked.

"Everything in the universe has a light and a dark aspect," said Hotaru. "It creates a balance of good and evil, and allows individuals a choice in which path to go on in life. A person with a strong dark aspect will be what we know as evil, while a person that we perceive as good has a very strong light aspect. In order to exist, though, we all must have a dark aspect as well as a light aspect. That is how equilibrium within ourselves, as well as within the universe, is able to exist. Everyone is capable of both good and evil; even the foulest being in the universe, save for Chaos, who was unable to attain any light when it was created. Chaos was an anomaly."

"Dang," Minako said. "I feel sorry for the Starseed's previous owner. I wonder what he puts up with for his Seed to be tainted that way."

"I feel even sorrier for Mamoru-San," said Michiru wisely. "He can't be cured from this darkness in his world, and he probably really isn't so bad of a person with this new Starseed."

"I didn't say that he couldn't be cured," said Hotaru, "I only said that there isn't much that we could do to fix it. Also, everything that I have said up to now is only hypothetical. There is no concrete evidence of this, unless we have Galaxia or someone else with further knowledge about this can verify it."

"Then why did you say all of that?!" said Seiya impatiently. "How do you have enough knowledge in this theory if you aren't even an expert?!"

"Because she is the Soldier of Death and Rebirth," answered Setsuna. "Being such, she has the knowledge of the entire universe from its beginning to now. That does not mean that she knows everything about it; it is only a general knowledge that exceeds our own."

"So the kid knows tons more then we do, but still only knows squat," said Yaten sarcastically from his seat. "Gee, that makes me feel so much better!"

"We're here," said Taiki as the bus slowed to a halt at the lake. Minako closed the communicator after Luna and Artamis said that they would be there shortly, and the bus's occupants scrambled out of it as fast as they could, rushing over to where Haruka's car was parked. Haruka was leaning against a tree not to far from it, and was staring at Usagi, who was just far enough away for a person in Haruka's position to see her, but still far enough away that she wasn't bothered. Anyone who knew Usagi could tell that she was crying. The sun was still showing its dying rays over Tokyo.

--

While the others explained to Haruka what had happened (for Usagi had remained silent throughout the drive) and Hotaru's theory, Mamoru was having one last encounter with his former life.

He had lain there on the tile for God-only-knows how long, before he felt as if he could move again. For being smaller, Kou Seiya was pretty strong, and that pissed off Mamoru even more. He had finally had the chance to take what was his! And that damn brat-!

"What the hell am I thinking?!" he yelled at himself, clutching his head. It ached so much, and had been hurting for about a week, and whenever he got these bouts of- what was it?- hate?- his head would pound even harder. When he slept with Sumomo, he was having the same bout, and Usagi only intensified it. True, he wasn't one who liked younger women, but he still had a soft spot for Usako…His Usako! How dare that-!

"Arugh!" he cried. The pain was getting to be too much. Maybe if he just got an aspirin or something…

He stumbled back into his apartment. Sumomo had already left. "Usako was right about that, at least," he thought as he replayed the part when the high schooler had called her a slut. As he looked all over his apartment for a pain reliever, the entire incident began to replay like some sort of movie. He remembered the coarseness of his voice, the sting of Usagi's slap, the smaller wrist being almost crushed by his hand. He remembered the softness of her breasts as he squeezed them to his delight, and how he began to get excited while doing so. He remembered the taste of the maiden's skin and its smoothness as he unbuttoned, unhooked, untied everything she wore, and her eyes. He stopped, and then wanted to kill himself for causing those large, innocent, loving eyes to harden and contract with pain that he inflicted. Enough pain for bitter tears to stain her angelic face. A pain that he somehow knew might never go away.

"TOMEDE!!" He shouted as loudly as was physically possible. What had caused him to want her so badly? Was it to feel what it was like to have a virgin? No. His first time was earlier with Sumomo, who was known at the campus for her abilities in bed, and after her, he was no where near ready for someone else, experienced or otherwise. That damn bitch. She had gotten him drunk the night before, assuring that it would help his headache to have that much medicine and liquor at once. Yeah right. He had known better then that, but this same dark feeling had taken hold of him when it happened and he went with it. He was among the dregs of the world now.

He finally found a bottle of pills. "Midrin" they were labeled. Perfect.

He started out with one red capsule. Usagi's desperate face swam into view. He took a second one. He was drinking sake with Sumomo in his dimly lit living room. He took another. He was forcefully taking off Usagi's clothes. She was so beautiful naked, her skin the moonlight color of ivory…. He took another. Her breasts were so soft and supple…. He took another. He had just brushed his fingers against her womanhood as he pulled off her panties… he took another. He became excited at the thought of penetrating her, ravishing her, and then ripping her apart…. He took another. He could taste the tears that trickled down Usagi's neck as he sucked and kissed and tasted her flesh…. He took another… He saw an old man whom he didn't know, but something inside that was other than himself wanted to attack him. He took another…

He slumped to the floor as the medicine began to kick in. This was it. This was the only thing he could think of for hurting someone so innocent and pure. The pain was finally going away. Darkness began to envelope all he could see, as he began to disappear into nothingness.

A silhouette of a child, probably seven or eight, appeared out of nowhere, and kneeled down beside the dying youth.

"I'm sorry that you weren't my papa," the child whispered, "But I hope that I can bring you some peace." The child then brought out something that looked like a stick, and then there was a flash. This was the last thing that Mamoru saw that evening.

The child then walked out of the apartment, fallowed by a small kitten and a floating ball that had the shape of a cat's head, which kept close to her. The girl looked the ball, and the time flashed in the blue of its eyes.

"Iye!" the child yelled as she grabbed the ball. The kitten jumped on top of her head. "We're gonna be late!!" She, the kitten, and the toy then disappeared in a puff of pink smoke.

--

Back at the lake, Usagi still cried quiet tears as her friends, now accompanied by their guardian cats, watched helplessly as she began to sink into depression. The sun had gone down some time back, and the full moon had already risen. When they couldn't bare the stillness anymore, they walked silently towards their leader. Rei placed a hand on the blonde's shoulder.

"I think we should go inside," she said kindly. "If you'd like, you can stay the night at the temple. It's not that far away, and Grandpa and I would be glad to have you-"

"Arigato, Rei-Chan," said the rabbit as she tried to smile at her friend. The tears continued to fall. "But I think I should go home now. Everyone there's probably wondering where I am…"

"Usagi-Chan…"

"Odango…"

"Koneko…"

"Tsukino-San…"

"It's alright," she said as she shakily got to her feet.

Just then, a pink light erupted from the lake. Usagi froze as she saw the massive light reflect of her friends and the nearby foliage. Everyone else was startled by the sudden light, and stared in wonder at the lake. A pink cloud started swirling into existence, much larger then when the envelope appeared. Usagi slowly turned around, unable to believe her eyes, as the form of a young girl, about eight years old at the most, descended from it. Her hair was light pink, and was in spindle-like shaped odango and had bangs similar to Usagi. Her red eyes had the same shape as Usagi's and she had other features that were similar to the other rabbit. The girl held a purple-black ball with a cat's face and cat-like ears protruding from it, and an antenna coming from the center, right between the ears. Resting on the top of her head was a small, gray kitten with an upturned crescent mark on its forehead.

"Sorry for being late, we had to handle some last-minute business," said the kitten playfully. "Did you miss us?"

The tears of despair became tears of joy as the pink rabbit's feet made contact with the ground, and the blond rabbit rushed towards the smaller one in a tight embrace. The gray cat jumped off of the child's head and rushed to the black and white cats, who nuzzled the third with the same enthusiasm that Usagi embraced the girl.

"Chibiusa!!" Usagi cried as she tightened her grip on the girl. Chibiusa began to choke under the weight of her future mother.

"Usagi-Chan! I can't breath!" Chibiusa, however, could tell that Usagi was genuinely overjoyed to see her, so she did nothing more to stop the older one from hugging her as long as she could.

Everyone else got involved in the hug, stopping only to pet the feline family, and Seiya, Yaten, and Taiki stepped back to watch the girls as they greeted their youngest member, aside from Hotaru. It was a happy sight to see. The boys had never met the child before, but while Usagi had been staring blankly at the lake earlier, the girls had informed them on who Chibiusa was. It panged Seiya's heart somewhat, knowing that Usagi was destened for another, so that this person from the future could exist. Seiya could live with it, though. So long as Odango was happy, he was happy. He silently promised to make it his second priority to do all he could to ensure that happiness.

The Starlights all smiled in a strange, understanding, almost longing way at the Solar Senshi as verious memories and thoughts came to their minds.


Wow. I didn't know that I was capable of writing such stuff…. I mean, I can't handle reading stuff rated M at all, and… I think I was possessed when I wrote that elevator scene with Mamoru and Usagi. Normally I wouldn't make the guy so mean, but I really wanted a good reason for Usagi to want to ditch him… This was WAY too cruel for my taste!! Poor Usa-Chan!! I didn't mean to be so evil to you!! I hope that the rest of the story will come out rated T or something... Oh, and for thouse of you who are wondering about the medication I had Mamoru take, Midrin is an actuall drug that is used to relieve migranes. When I was 12, the doc percribed an adult dose for me, and according to my mom, I became so relaxed that she was afraid that I would stop breathing. Obviously, it didn't kill me, but I can imagine that an overdose at the level that Mamoru did here would kill him. He isn't dead though, for those of you who like him (myself included). I could never do that. Well...If it was a Death Note/Sailor Moon X-Over, maybe... Dang it! I just spoiled it. Bad Tsuki! Bad! Bad! bangs head on printer

Sailor Aquarius: Don't break the printer, you baka!! It's not even yours!

Tsuki-Chan: Gomenesai!!

Sailor Aquarius: Do you know How much you would owe your roommate if you broke it?!

Tsuki-Chan: ...More then I make in a week... gloom

Sailor Aquarius: Exactly... now go beat yourself up on a tree or something that your thick skull won't do too much damage to.

Tsuki-Chan: ...For a Sailor Scout of Bohemian Ideals, you sure are a meanie.

Sailor Aquarius: They say that you're your worst critic, pumpkin. That's just in my job discription.

Anyways, tell me what you think of it. For those of you who know me... I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT HOW I'M A WIMP ABOUT READING IT BUT AM ABLE TO WRITE IT!! I AM AN ADULT, YOU KNOW!!

(If only legally and physically... Still have some work to do on the mental and emotional aspect...)

So I'm hoping that it is enjoyed, and even though I cry worse then Usagi if brutally insulted, Flames are welcome. Arigato, and for those of you who are still waiting for me to update Tennyo's Curse, don't worry, I hope to get back on the ball (eventually...)

Thank you for reading and reviewing!

Sincerely,

Tsuki-Chan