Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or anything related to Sailor Moon. Naoko Takeuchi owns Sailor Moon. This is a not for profit, fan fiction. Any similarities of characters I have created to those already in existence are coincidental. This disclaimer applies to all chapters of this story.

A/N: I started watching Sailor Moon as a kid and enjoyed it very much. I've recently gotten back into it. I have also never done any fan fiction work that I decided was good enough to "publish." So this is my first time, and honestly, I'm a little nervous... Ok, a lot nervous. I hope you enjoy this story, as I have enjoyed writing it. I should also mention that this is my first time uploading to this site and I'm not exactly sure how do it. If I'm missing anything, or did something wrong, please feel free to tell me. I take criticism well, as you learn more from your mistakes than your accomplishments.

Chapter 1

Everything was dark. She drifted from dream to dream, never really being able to piece anything together. Usagi knew this was going to happen, the slumber of a thousand years. Every time she had that thought it seemed to not make sense to her. No one can sleep for a thousand years, and she would fall back into her own consciousness. It was like floating through space. Alone. No one to comfort you. Slowly Usagi realized she needed to wake up. Her current reality seemed to shimmer just on the edge of her vision. Where am I right now? She wondered. She knew she needed to fight. She knew she needed to save everyone from this. But it was so comfortable. So peaceful. Then a thought occurred to her that seemed to pierce her very soul. Mamoru! Thinking of him seemed to lift the haze on her. I need to wake up to see my Mamo-chan again! She struggled through the daze. Her reality shimmered again, more violently this time. Wake up Usagi! She told herself. Suddenly she could see a light ahead of her. It seemed to be just out of reach. She stretched her hand as far as it would go, finger tips just missing it. The daze was closing in on her again. Darkness settled around her.

NO! She thought to herself. The darkness shattered, and the light was within reach this time. It was warm to her fingers, she closed her hand around it. Everything rumbled. She felt herself being pulled forward by an unseen force. Faster and faster. The light was too intense, too bright. She couldn't breathe. Her ears roared with the sound of awakening.

Suddenly she sat bolt upright, gasping for breath. Everything was bright, her eyes hadn't adjusted yet. Where am I? She wondered. Shielding her eyes with her hand, she tried to get a bearing of where she was. The room looked familiar, small and square, with sliding doors. A table in the middle. And... People? Yes, there were four people laying on the floor in the room with her. Everyone! She realized. That's right! We all came to Hikawa Shrine before the final freezing so we would be together when we woke up. But why did I have to wake up first... Alone. She tried to move to the closest figure, but her joints and muscles were stiff and ached. Slowly she made her way over, each movement becoming a little easier.

Ami-chan she thought as she saw her blue hair. She looked sick. Her skin was a dull gray colour, her eyes sunken further into her face, like she had lost weight. How do I wake her up? How did I wake up? She looked down at her broach. There is a faint light sneaking through the crack. She opened it, and could see the Silver Crystal pulsating with light. Usagi put her left hand over the crystal, and her right hand to Ami-chan's shoulder. Wake up. She thought. The crystal warmed in her hand. Ami-chan, I need you, wake up! Suddenly Usagi and Ami were engulfed in the pink light of the Silver Crystal. Ami stirred, the colour of her skin coming back. Her eyes were moving behind closed lids. Usagi heard her groan. Come on Ami-chan, you can do it, fight the darkness! As soon as Usagi had that thought, Ami sat up and gasped, eyes springing wide open, and then squinting.

"Ami-chan! You woke up. I'm so glad" Usagi sobbed as she wrapped her arms around her dear friend.

"Oh Usagi-chan. We're awake. I was dreaming, but could never remember what was happening. Suddenly I heard you voice and went to it. Thank you Usagi-chan" Ami said, shielding her eyes from the brightness. "I'm going to wake everyone else" Usagi said happily.

The process became easier with each friend she awoke. It wasn't long before everyone was sitting around the table, looking at each other. "So, what do we do now?" Asked Rei.

"We awaken the rest of the world!" Usagi said triumphantly.

"How?" Asked Luna. "You were only able to awaken each of us buy touching us while the Silver Crystal was active. Do you think you can make it more powerful?"

"Maybe we can combine our powers, like the Solar Planet Attack" Minako wondered aloud. Usagi hopped up and down, blonde tendrils of hair making waves behind her back. "Yes, yes, lets try that. It has to work."

Luna jumped up onto a nearby ledge. "Everyone transform." They all did as Luna suggested, each transforming individually. The Sailor Senshi suits materializing around them. Usagi looked around at her friends, "Is everyone ready?" They all nodded in unison, and joined hands.

"Sailor Mercury Healing!"

"Sailor Mars Healing!"

"Sailor Jupiter Healing!"

Sailor Venus Healing!"

"Sailor Moon Crystal Healing!" They said together. The pink light of the Silver Crystal expanded past them. Yes, it's working! Usagi thought. Inch by inch, it crept out. Then it seemed to stop. "Try harder!" Usagi yelled. Makoto's hair whipped around her face from a vortex like wind created by their attempt to resurrect the world. "I'm giving it everything I have!" The light faded, returning to the circle of Sailor Senshi. The light blinked out, and they all collapsed to the floor. "Is everyone ok?" Artemis asked in concern.

"Yes, just weakened by the effort put into it." Rei sighed, visibly drained. She brushed hair away from her face and exhaled in defeat.

"So how did Neo Queen Serenity awaken the entire planet in the future we saw?" Luna wondered.

"Maybe the Crystal Palace in Crystal Tokyo served an actual purpose." Ami replied, with a thoughtful, far away look in her eyes. "Like an amplifier of what we just did." The room went silent, and everyone bent their heads in thought.

"That's it! We just have to build the Crystal Palace!" Usagi beamed, a giant smile spreading across her face.

"How?" Everyone asked at the same time.

"Well, we just... Um... " Usagi trailed off. Who would have thought we would have to build Crystal Tokyo ourselves Usagi scoffed inwardly.

"Well standing here isn't solving anything." Minako finally said. "Lets go take a look around and see what we find. Maybe Crystal Tokyo is already built." Makoto crossed the small room in a few strides, settling against the door. She wrapped her fingers around the handle and pulled. Nothing happened.

"Give me a hand everyone." She suggested looking at each one in turn. They all gathered around the door, and pulled with everything they had. It moved slightly, then crashed open. Nothing could have prepared them for what they saw outside the door. Everything was covered in a thick layer of ice. It sparkled and shimmered in the daylight rays of the sun. Somehow it wasn't cold though. It was terribly cold before we fell asleep Usagi thought. Makoto took a step out onto the deck outside the room and it groaned a terrible noise. Once all her weight was on her foot they heard a crash and she fell through. "Ahh!" Makoto screamed as she went through.

Ami was first to rush to Makoto's side, concern evident on her face. "Mako-chan, are you alright?"

"Yeah I'm alright, just startled." She laughed putting her hand behind her head, as a faint rose colour spread across her cheeks in embarrassment. The wood crumbled under her like it was made out of old dry paper. Makoto stayed where she was and helped everyone get down without falling through. It was a short jump down, so it wasn't very hard. Luna and Artemis waited for Makoto to extend her arms to assist them down as well, only getting a furrowed expression in response. "Look at the stones" Ami said. Everyone looked down.

"They're all cracked. It must have been from the extreme cold temperatures. Also we've probably been asleep for a thousand years or so, so this much prolonged exposure to the cold must have made everything very brittle." Ami explained, looking up at the clear blue sky.

"Than why aren't we cold?" Minako asked.

"Perhaps it has to do with the fact that we've been sleeping in it for a thousand years. Much like when the seasons change you get acclimatized to it. Once winter comes, you feel colder at the start than you do in the middle. Just like when winter ends, and the temperature goes above zero, it seems very warm. I think we're all just used to the cold temperatures, and that's why we're not feeling it." Ami theorized.

"That must be it. I can see my breath as we talk, so it's definitely cold out." Agreed Rei.

"This is rather beautiful though" Minako remarked, gazing out at the sparkling structures of a now frozen city. The small dots of light seemed to dance across the buildings and into the trees to a tune no one else heard.

"Now isn't the time to admire such things" Luna barked. "We need to figure out a way to build Crystal Tokyo to save everyone from this ice age." Makoto crossed her arms and pursed her lips together before finally asking "Does anyone have any ideas?"

"Mamo-chan" Usagi mumbled with a sad look in her eye. She hadn't intended for anyone else to hear.

"Now is not the time to be thinking of a date with your boyfriend!" Rei scolded, hands on her hips leering at Usagi. Her friend looked hurt as Rei spoke.

"That's actually not a bad idea." Ami said in her defence. "Mamoru-chan is pretty intelligent, he might have an idea for something.

"Oh Ami-chan" Usagi gushed. "I know I can always count on you" she said as she wrapped her arms around her friend. Minako pointed out towards the frozen blue horizon. "Ok everyone, at least it's a start. Lets make our way to Mamoru-chans apartment."

They all walked together, marveling at the beauty the ice had created. Everything captured in a moment, like a photograph. They picked their way carefully through the icy streets. Usagi stumbled and fell every couple of steps crying out in pain whenever she landed on her bottom. Occasionally one of her friends would turn around to make sure she wasn't seriously hurt. Every now and then they would come across the crumpled heap of a body. Most were face down, unseen, but a few were face up with a look of horror etched into place. The sickly gray colour of their skin was present almost making them look like mannequins. It wasn't long before they were standing in front on Mamoru's apartment. The doors were covered in a thick layer of ice. "Let me handle this" Rei said confidently as she stepped forward.

"Burning Mandela!" She yelled as swirling discs of fire appeared around her, and shot out towards the door. Once they made contact, there was a hiss, and then a loud boom, followed by a cracking sound. They watched as cracks spread outwards from the doors in all directions.

"Careful Rei-chan" urged Ami "Remember, everything is brittle from the cold. A strong attack like that with the added heat, could put a lot of strain on the structure."

Rei ducked her head slightly, a sheepish look in her eye. "Sorry, you're right Ami-chan." They walked inside cautiously. Nothing seemed out of place in the lobby. There was almost no ice inside. "I guess we'll take the stairs." Artemis said to no one in particular. Makoto walked over to the door leading to the stair well. She tried the door knob and it didn't budge. So she took a step back and squared herself with the door. She lifted her right knee towards her chest, and shot her foot straight out, aiming just beside the door knob. The door banged open, and then fell off its hinges.

"It's a good thing her have your Herculean strength around." Usagi chimed with a friendly smile on her face.

"Everyone, be extra careful on the stairs. We don't want a repeat of what happened at Hikawa Shrine. Also it looks like the stair wells windows must have shattered. The ice build up here is much more than inside the lobby." Makoto observed. They all picked their footing carefully as they advanced up the stair well. It was made from concrete, and seemed sturdy under them, but they were still careful none the less. The pace they went was slowed even more due to all the ice inside the stair well. Some places had ice built up to a point where they had to crawl under, or scramble over top. When they were only one floor away from Mamoru's, they encountered an entire wall of ice. Rei put her hand up and channeled a small amount of Mars Fire into it. The obstruction took some time to melt, but everyone was fine with that, so long as it didn't send the stairs they were standing on down to the first floor. Makoto kicked the door leading to Mamoru's floor open, and it fell off its hinges as well. They all walked down the hallway, and stopped in front of Mamoru's apartment.

"If he's not here, we'll have to think of a way to build the palace ourselves." Muttered Ami. Makoto looked at Usagi, and she nodded. When Makoto tried to kick this door open, her foot went through instead. "Eh?" Makoto wondered as she hopped on one foot, trying to pry her captured foot lose from the wooden door. "It's made from wood. I think he can just push through it." Ami said as Makoto freed her foot, and grabbed the door knob. She pulled back and the knob came free of the rest of the door with little effort. As the door swung open everyone turned their attention to Usagi. She slowly stepped inside. From the hallway of Mamoru's apartment she could see him laying on the floor, face down and covered in a thick layer of ice.

"MAMO-CHAN!" She screamed as she ran up to him. She ran her hands over his still body, searching for any signs of injury. "Rei-chan, you have to help him! Warm him up, please!" Usagi begged, tears welling up in her big blue eyes.

"Ok, ok, just relax." Rei replied. She walked over to where Mamoru laid, placed her hand at the center of his back and channeled a small amount of Mars Fire into him, just like she did with the ice in the stair well. Slowly the ice around him melted. It seemed to take an eternity for Usagi. Please be ok, my Mamo-chan she thought was she watched Rei thaw him out.

Once he was free of his icy coffin, Rei moved aside and Usagi bent over him. Instead of just placing her hand on him like she did with the others, she wrapped her arms around him, placing her head into his back. The Silver Crystal shone, and enveloped them both in a pink light. Wake up my Mamo-chan Usagi thought. Now is not the time to sleep, I need you Mamo-chan, suddenly he coughed, and tried feebly to get to his hands and knees.

"Mamo-chan!" Usagi gasped as she helped him up. Everyone came to Mamoru's aid and assisted him to the couch which was nearby.

"Usako" he whispered, squinting his eyes to the sudden brightness.

"Mamoru-chan" Usagi wept as she buried her face into his chest. After Mamoru had recovered enough for them to talk, they filled him in on the details they knew. He sat quietly, listening to what each one had to say. When they were done, he thought for a short time.

"Perhaps the Silver Crystal can make the palace?" He asked. Everyone turned and looked at Ami. She blinked back at them, expressionless.

"Out of what though" Ami replied. "The Silver Crystal gives off energy, but doesn't create any matter. You saw and felt Crystal Tokyo, it isn't just energy." Mamoru got up and walked over to Ami as they discussed possible solutions.

"I didn't think this was going to be this hard." Minako remarked, crossing her arms and leaning up against the wall. "Chibiusa made it sound so easy. We would wake up, and awaken everyone else. I never thought we would have such a difficult road ahead of us."

"Oh I'm hungry" Usagi groaned, off topic. She wandered over to the fridge and opened the door. It squeaked on its old icy hinges. She found a half eaten sandwich on a plate and brought back to where Makoto, Minako, Rei, Luna, and Artemis were gathered. "Rei-chan, can you heat this up so I can have something yummy to eat?" She asked pleading with her big blue eyes.

"Sheesh, if you're not thinking about Mamoru-chan, you're thinking about food" Rei scolded as she took the sandwich. She held it in her hands for a short time. Usagi watched earnestly with her mouth hanging open. "Here, that should be fine now." Rei finally said

"Arigato!" Usagi thanked as she took a bite of the sandwich. While she was eating, Ami and Mamoru asked Usagi to come over to them.

"Usagi-chan, when I say now, try channeling the energy from the Silver Crystal into a small amount of Mercury Water that I produce, ok?" Ami asked.

"Mmm" Usagi nodded with a mouthful of food. Ami put her hands out and a small orb of water appeared before her. "Now Usagi-chan." Usagi focused on the water and let the energy of the Silver Crystal flow from her outstretched and into the floating water. The water was bathed in the pink light, then it was absorbed into it. Nothing happened at first, but then the water seemed to solidify, and became a pale colour. It fell to the floor with a thud. Ami picked it up and activated her visor. She scanned the new material for a few seconds.

"This is it" she whispered. "This is the same crystal I scanned while we were in the future. Usagi-chan! We did it! This is how we'll make Crystal Tokyo! With my Mercury Water the Silver Crystal!" Ami exclaimed, her voice getting louder as she spoke. "We did it Usagi-chan! Thank you Mamoru-chan for the idea!" The other girls and cats in the room noticed the excitement and came over to where Usagi, Ami and Mamoru were standing. "Oh it was just a theory, I didn't know it would work" Mamoru replied putting his arm around a bouncing Usagi. He smiled as she stared at the floor where the crystal had fallen. Suddenly her expression turned grave, eyes becoming narrow. Now she was glaring at the crystal on the floor. Minako put her hand on Usagi's shoulder "Is something wrong Usagi-chan?"

"Now I have to build Crystal Tokyo" she said through gritted teeth. "This is going to be worse than studying." Minako took her hand off her friends shoulder, eyebrows moving up her forehead. She turned to face her other friends in the room as they all hid their smiles behind their hands, trying not to laugh. "It's a time for celebration!" Artemis said breaking the silence. Everyone burst into laughter, except Usagi who began to cry. "I'm the future Queen, why do I have to build the palace!" as tears ran down her face. Her elated friends pulled her in for a warm embrace. "It won't be so bad Usagi-chan, we'll have each other for support" Minako comforted, smiling warmly. Usagi looked at her friend and smiled back. Her smile turned to laughter as they all reveled in the moment.

A/N: So there it is, the first chapter done. Again, if I did anything wrong, or if there is something out of whack, please tell me. I hope you enjoyed this, because I have much more writing that I plan to put into this story. I appreciate the time you spent to read what I have written ^_^