SailorStar9: Guess it's time I started this; the sequel to my 'Angelic Love Of Past' fic. I'm re-watching two Korean dramas 'Yellow Boots' and 'Temptation of Wife' to get inspiration, and yes, this fic will have revenge aspects in it. Warning: OOC-ness is expected.

Disclaimers: Nothing here is mine, well, except the plot and the pairing.

Prologue

Usagi was walking despairingly down the walkway, the imaginary reprimands of everyone echoing in her mind.

"Why did you embarrass yourself like this?" Kenji roared.

"Can't you be a daughter I can be proud of, even once?" Ikuko was disappointed. "How can you waste your allowance so quickly?"

"Usagi, I knew you'll do this." Minako sighed. "You'll never defeat Ami."

"You were acting all haughty every day, just because you think you're the only Princess." Rei tsked. "Now look at you."

"What an embarrassment." Makoto shook her head. "The Senshi are even lumped together."

"You were trying to steal her powers using the Ginzuishou," Luna chided. "And now what? That attempt rebounded and you were de-powered. What's your IQ? You didn't even check for that?"

"You're really an idiot." Artemis retorted. "A stupid idiot."

"That's why I said not to rely on your crystal so much." Ami reminded. "No matter how much you try, you can't beat me. Live an honest life, Tsukino Usagi!"

Usagi let out an anguish scream as she tried to block out the echoing, recalling the events that led to the 'Crystal Star' devolving back to her original henshinn brooch.

Flashback

It had been around the time when Chibi-Usa dropped into her life. In her attempt to find the Ginzuishou, the pink-haired child had snuck sleeping potion into the tea the girls had been drinking. Chibi-Usa's surge in power had then attracted Cooan to the scene.

"Moon Crystal Power!" Usagi transformed. "I'm a Sailor Senshi of love and justice, Sailor Moon! Crooked villains threatening a child's life, in the name of the moon, I will punish you!"

"Cheeky girl!" Cooan snorted, releasing her 'Dark Fire' attack at her and Sailor Moon dodged the flames.

"Dark Fire!" Cooan jumped and released her attack again, showering Sailor Moon with her fireballs.

"Hot, hot, hot, hot!" Sailor Moon panicked, skipping over the flames.

With the Moon Senshi trapped within her fire cage, Cooan then approached the unconscious future Princess.

"Burn to death, Rabbit!" Cooan grinned.

"Aqua Blizzard!" Mercury's spray of ice and snow countered the flames, freezing the fire in its wake.

"How dare you!" Cooan growled, Mercury's 'Runesave' sword gracing her cheek, cutting it. "Die!" she cried and was stunned when Mercury's sword cut through her fireballs.

"Freezing Maelstrom!"

"You will pay for this!" Cooan swore, having teleported to avoid getting hit by the icy whirlpool and vanished.

"It seems that you have a new enemy now." Tuxedo Kaman noted.

"But who are you?" Sailor Moon turned to the new Senshi.

"Usako," Tuxedo Kaman voiced. "Think about it. Aren't you missing one Senshi?"

"So, you're Sailor Mercury?" Sailor Moon blinked. "But your suit… it's different. And your sword; I didn't know the Senshi had weapons."

"And I don't remember there being a Senshi of the Moon." Mercury shot back.

"Well, times are different now." Sailor Moon admitted. "Now that you're here, you will swear your allegiance to me, the Moon Princess, just like you did during the Silver Millennium."

"If you want things to go back to how they were back then," Mercury replied. "Then I have two conditions: one, return the rest of the Guardian Senshi's original powers back to them, and two, you relinquish the leadership back to Venus; she is the leader of the Guardian Senshi after all."

"But…" Sailor Moon stammered.

"Or is it because you are afraid?" Mercury questioned. "You're the Princess and the Princess isn't even supposed to fight. And Endymion, why aren't you in your armor?" she turned to Tuxedo Kaman. "You have your cane, you have your sword, use them!"

"Mercury does have a point." Mars remarked, the rest of the girls exiting the Shrine.

"Mars, Jupiter, Venus." Mercury greeted her fellow Senshi. "Why are the three of you at first stage?"

"Wait, what you do mean 'first stage'?" Jupiter frowned.

"Who gave you're your transformation pens?" Mercury inquired.

"Luna." Mars and Jupiter chorused.

"I got mine from Artemis." Venus added.

"Guess that explains a lot why everything's a mess." Mercury nodded. "You didn't awake on your own memories like I did."

"What…" the three Guardian Senshi blinked in confusion.

"Then you'll have to remember everything; that Endymion and Serenity weren't the only love story during the Silver Millennium." Mercury stated, leaping onto the roof and vanished from sight.

SailorStar9: Okay, this chapter is down. Read and review folks.