"Haruka..." The woman said. "Haruka!"

"Huh? Sorry I was dozing off..."She said as she stared back into space.

"Haruka, you need to pay attention. Anju needs your help with her homework." The girl said. "She's doing her math."

Haruka sighed. "Okay, Michiru... wait, why can't you help her?"

"Because I've already helped her with art, music, and English." Michiru said, "You're a better teacher concerning math and science..."

"Papa," a quiet voice said, "will you please help me?"

"Of course Anju," Haruka said, "I'm sorry I spaced out so much."

"Haruka what's wrong? Why have you been spacing out so much?" Michiru said, later that night. "It seems to get worse everyday."

"I've been thinking..." Haruka said, " Lately we haven't heard from Setsuna or Hotaru since we split up."

I realized that too. Michiru thought, I've been worried about how they're doing. "I know last time we hadn't heard from someone it was because of..." Haruka trailed off.

"You don't think she's back do you?!" Michiru said, horrified.

"I never said that..." Haruka said, "I was just going to say it was because of a new enemy..."

Oh, that's good. Michiru thought, I hope she's not back. With everyone dying last time she was here, I don't want to go through that again. She shuddered at the thought of the cold, lifeless place she had been confined to when she had died. Without Haruka, I had almost gone crazy. Being in that place.

"Michiru?" Haruka asked, worried. "What's wrong?"

"I was jus-" Michiru was cut off by a sound outside the house.

"What was that?" Haruka said, suddenly on the defense.

"I have no idea... it sounded like something... fell..." Michiru said, "Why don't we just look?"

A couple minutes later, Haruka and Michiru were talking with Setsuna and Hotaru in the living room.

"So, where have you guys been all this time?" Michiru asked. "We were wondering why we never saw anything from you two."

"Well..." Setsuna said. She looked at Hotaru. Hotaru looked back. Finally Hotaru spoke.

"We need to tell you guys something." Michiru and Haruka had expectant looks on their faces.

"Something happened." Hotaru said. "A new enemy has shown up and messed up the order of time."

"And?" Haruka said. "We need to defeat it. But why the urgency and the ashen faces?"

"Since the new enemy has shown up," Setsuna began. Hotaru interrupted her.

"Neo Queen Serenity is dead!"