Prologue

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"Queen Serenity, the first guests are arriving."

"Thank you, Hanako. Please lead them into the ballroom."

Hanako bowed.

"Of course, your majesty."

Usagi sighed.

"Hanako, how many times must I ask you to call me Usagi? At least Serenity."

"At least once more, my queen. As always."

Usagi sighed again as her personal assistant – she hated the word, servant – walked away to show the guests in. She walked over to her husband and smiled when he kissed her gently, then placed a hand on her belly.

"I can't wait, Mamo-chan," she whispered.

"Neither can I, Usako. But tonight is Usa's night, not about the baby. Let's give her the best birthday party she has, and will, ever have."

Usagi nodded.

"Now…where is Usagi?"

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"Princess! You must hurry!"

"Okay, okay! I know. I'll be down in a minute, Shiori."

"No! You have to go down NOW! Your parents will kill me!"

"Oh come on. They know it's my fault. They won't get mad at you."

"PRINCESS!"

"Alright!!!"

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"Oh good, Usa, you're here," said Queen Serenity.

"Usagi! Why were you late??" asked her father.

"I'm sorry…"

Mamoru sighed.

"Usagi, you have to be on time for things. Anyway, your friends are here."

The pink-haired girl's eyes widened.

"Really?? Well, where are they?"

The doors opened to the grand ballroom and her friends, along with their parents, walked in.

"Happy birthday, Usagi!" her friends shouted. They put their gifts down on a table and ran to her.

"Thanks!"

"Happy birthday, Chibiusa."

"Reeei! Don't call me Chibiusa!"

Rei chuckled at both the princess's response, and her own daughter rolling her eyes.

"Mom, she's not little anymore."

"You have to understand, my darling daughter, that Usa visited us when we were teenagers and we all called her that."

"I know."

The party filled up with guests from all over the solar system, and quite quickly. Many asked about the queen's unborn child, and wished he or she well. Sometime during one of the dances, someone burst through the doors.

"Queen Serenity! King Endymion!" The two in question turned their heads to the person, who was one of the soldiers. "Come quickly! You are needed! It is an emergency!"

"What is it? What's wrong?" asked the queen.

"Evil forces are attacking the surrounding planets and are headed this way!"

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Queen Serenity stood in the center of the shield she had formed around the palace in the beginning of the battle. Death was all around her. Death and pain, and no hope. Her kingdom in ruins. Her husband and child lay dead. Her friends' children – dead. Her senshi still fighting. She had made her decision. She took the imperium silver crystal in her hands and raised it above her. She sent her daughter, her senshi's children, and as many people as she could send, into the future.

Then she proceeded to seal Halite, the evil queen, and her empire, her only hope being that her daughter and the next generation of senshi would not have to fight, that they would have normal lives. But, the solar system needed a queen. She would be woken up eventually. She spoke to Artemis and Luna, and then sent them into the future just before lying down and falling asleep forever.

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