Hello there! Yes, I'm back. I know you missed me, admit it! Hehe. If you're a fan of my work, I don't think you'll be disappointed with this one. If you're a fan of Sailor Pluto, so am I! Small world. Lol. Anyway, enjoy this one, kiddies. I'm kind of proud of it.



Powerful

By SinisterSetsuna

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or any related characters. I wish I did, but that's life.



Prologue: Complicated



The senshi of time. That is what some call me. Setsuna, Princess of Pluto. That is how others refer to me. Gatekeeper, fate, God, life, death, friend. All names that, at one point or another, someone has said in reference to me or the task bestowed upon me. The complexities of time cannot be explained by mere words. The duty that I must constantly perform can be so difficult that I sometimes wonder if I am enough to handle such a responsibility. I ponder why the job was even given to me, on occasion. In the end, I know all the answers, because I can see them and I control them. Time. A thing strikes fear into the hearts of many and brings comfort to few. With time comes death. The end. But with time also comes life. The beginning. Not many beings see it that way. But I do. I have to. I've seen and done a multitude of things in the millennia I've been around. I've seen wars. I've created wars. I've seen birth. I've caused destruction. But I have maintained the stream of time that would have been shattered thousands and thousands of years ago, if I were not around. I cannot describe the horrors I have witnessed. I cannot describe the joys I have viewed. All I can say is that time is a convoluted thing. Every event that occurs has a consequence in the future. Near future and distant. A sneeze today could result in a tree blowing over tomorrow. Scaring a friend yesterday can result in their heart attack in twenty years. It's all relative.

Most of the time, I do not interfere in the time stream, unless the stream calls for me to do so. The knowledge within me can be dangerous, and using this said knowledge in the wrong way could cause an un-repairable disturbance in the flow of time. Or it could destroy another dimension. The endless interconnections are influenced by whatever I allow or do not allow through the Gate of Time. It is a burden, yes, but a burden that I am content with having on my shoulders. Weary as I am, I would not change my decision of taking up my post watching the eternal movement of time. Although, I do have the ability. Every rare moon, however, someone comes to me with a plea to change an occurrence that they happened to dislike (You see, few people know about me, but the few that do are not just the other senshi. Inside the numerous dimensions, there is at least one person who is aware of my being.). These pleas, almost always get rejected, and are followed with an explanation as to why I cannot do the task they ask of me. Yet, there are other instances, in which, these pleas cannot be discarded. These are the instances that the stream of time authorizes me impinge on, and redirect the flow to reverse the unwanted incident. The time stream knows what it wants, as well as what it doesn't want, and it and only it can change what happens, with my assistance.

I am Setsuna, the senshi of time, princess of Pluto, Gatekeeper, and friend. All things I have been called can describe me. But the one thing I have not been called is the only thing that can truly tell you who I am.

I am simply a human. That alone should leave room for errors. And that alone is the cause of errors. I have emotions that I have worked hard to suppress; yet, I cannot fully be rid of them. I have emotions, and that is why I do some of the things I do, make some of the mistakes I make. I should know by now that in the river that is time, there can be no mistakes. Mistakes can mean the difference between life and death.

I should have known, but I didn't.

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So, you like so far? I don't know where the idea for this came from. I figured that I should write a fanfic about my favorite Sailor Moon character. I'm her little namesake, after all. I'm sorry if this is a bit on the dry side. I had to set the mood, right? I'll just keep telling myself that. You know, for reassurance. I really hope you all like this. Review, people! I can't stress that enough. Arrivederci! Thanks for reading!

S.Setsuna

HeliosGirl@sailormoon.com