AN: Yep, 'nother chapter. Why isn't anyone reviewing this? I mean, looking on the Stats page, I know there are people who've clicked on the link... So why won't anyone review? I need help with this.

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Chapter Two

It's been three weeks now, Serenity sighed wearily to herself. I wonder how much longer it'll be before we can have our own rooms again?

Currently, all the Senshi—excluding Pluto and Saturn—and their Guardians—Charon included— were sleeping in one large room with their Queen and King.

Saturn, in her bountiful rage, had decided to revert all the Royal apartments back to singular atoms floating around the Solar System. Yep, not just Serenity and Endymion's rooms, but the Senshi's and Guardians's also. She did not include her own rooms or those of her sister, but they were sealed very tightly shut and no one wanted to try those wards. At least they gave the architects something to work off of.

"I want my own rooms back!" Venus wailed, Mars having stepped on her hand. Those high heels hurt.

"Well, you'll have to talk to Saturn about that!" Mars snapped back. "After all, she was the one who pulled them down!"

"Please don't tell me you're going to seriously consider it," Uranus drawled. "Considering the shape she's in right now, if you ask her to create something; she'll create a plaque, attach you to it, and you'll be mounted to the wall."

"Look at it this way," Neptune put in helpfully. "We can stay up as late as we want, talking. Think of it as a sleep-over."

"Dear Kami-sama help me, if that's what this is, then why won't her parents come pick her up and leave?" Endymion muttered under his breath. It was hard being in the only man in a room full of fifteen girls for over a month. PMS needed to be damned to hell—and stay there. These girls turned crazy at that time of the month! And the lack of privacy in this room!

Uranus snorted. "Just be glad no weapons have been pulled yet, sire," she murmured to him, obviously having heard. "In any case, we all would, except that the annual banquet's coming up. We have to be here the preceding and subsequent month, remember?"

Muttering curses under her breath, Sailor Mars left the cramped room to head for the sacred fire near the palace. Maybe there she'd be at peace. Phobos and Deimos reverted back to crows and followed her.

"Why are we being punished for delivering justice almost two years ago?" Serenity asked the air, loud enough to be heard by the others.

The Guardians stiffened slightly, keeping their mouths shut. Titan was a very sensitive subject for them, and they, if possible, felt even more betrayed than Serenity did at their comrade's senseless actions.

Most of the Senshi followed suit, not knowing what to say, or knowing of the attacks that would come her way if she voiced her opinions.

"You have to remember, Serenity," Neptune reminded her softly, "of Saturn's relationship with Titan. She's always been overprotective when it came to her little sister. Also, I don't believe she accepts that Titan would intentionally destroy five large cities for any reason, let alone none. But when you consider the control that girl has, it is impossible to conceive of a reason for such destruction. Saturn most likely believes that you banished Titan for no reason, without a true trial. I don't believe she will easily forgive or forget an offense like that. When she's angry, Saturn's response is to strike at those nearest or at fault. She's always been like that. Don't worry; my daughter should calm down within a month."

"She our daughter," Uranus corrected. Neptune nodded, smiling slightly and leaning against her lover. "And I think she'll be angry for a lot longer than a month," the Wind Senshi added. "I would be if I was in her place and Neptune in Titan's."

"But you're not," Venus protested. "So let's wait a month before we go see Saturn, okay? Then she'll be all happy and sorry for taking our rooms away from us."

Happy? No, she won't be happy at all, Endymion thought. She would've killed us if not for the consequences. He remembered the scene in his nightmares…

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"Thank you for your report, Saturn," Serenity said warmly as she dismissed her soldier.

"I'd like to ask you a question before I leave, your Majesties," Saturn said slowly. "It is quite important." Endymion felt dread settle heavily into his gut and begin to claw at his insides.

Serenity, still ditzy and oblivious at times, answered, "Sure, ask away, Saturn."

"Where's Titan?" Saturn's voice was deadly cold and her fingers tightened upon her Silence Glaive.

We should really ban her from carrying it around, he thought frantically, staring at the weapon.

"We… I…" Serenity groped for words, but her husband and King was unable to bail her out. The only thing he feared more than losing his wife and daughter was Saturn and Titan. Either one terrified him, actually. Especially when they were angry.

"I'm sorry, Saturn," the blonde finally rushed out as th Silent Senshi's face grew even more stony and cold. "But I didn't have a choice! She destroyed five cities! I couldn't just say, 'oh, it doesn't matter, you can stay.' My people would lose their trust in me, and how would it look, anyway? I had to exile her!"

Deathly silence fell.

"You had to exile my sister?" Saturn said quietly. "You had to? No, you didn't Serenity. 'How would it look?' Quite honestly, I don't give a damn. You used to do what your heart told you, and not care what the others thought. Has ruling really made you so heartless that you'll do whatever it takes for a good public image? Exiling a friend and one of the backbones of your defense? You had a choice, Queen. As far as I'm concerned, you made the wrong one."

Then, as the High Queen grew pale and started sobbing, Saturn raised her Glaive and purple power began to taint the air around them.

"Good luck getting this rebuilt, Serenity. I sure won't help you. But I won't kill anyone either." The Senshi closed her eyes, and suddenly, everything turned deep violet.

The next second, Endymion was staring out at Crystal Tokyo, standing on dirt.

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"Oh, shimatta!" the King cursed to himself as he sat up on his futon, drenched in a cold sweat. "Why won't that dream go away?" Unknowingly, he uttered the exact same words his wife used nearly every night.

The ebony-haired man gazed up at the Moon, grateful for all its inhabitants and it itself had done for him, and glad that he wasn't there right now. Earth might be cold in winter, but it was constantly freezing on the Moon.

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"Kyra!" a man shouted, racing up the gentle slope to the ebony-haired woman just outside her family hut.

"Yes?" she asked, slightly surprised at his disheveled appearance. "What's wrong?"

"San…" he panted. "San's gone… and cut himself… clear to the bone…"

"Where?" Kyra demanded, asking both San's location and where he'd cut himself.

"Down… down by the ash grove," the man gasped. "I think… it's his arm… I just saw a lot… of blood."

With a muttered curse, Kyra glanced into her home as she scooped up her herb bag.

"Mom!" she called. "Will you watch Glaki for me? I've got another one to take care of."

"Sure," a voice came from within. "I don't mind watching my granddaughter for a while longer. Just make sure you're back before dark. I don't want to fix dinner and leave her unattended."

"I'll be back," Kyra responded. "Bye!"

Then she followed the man back to where his companion lay, as fast as their legs could carry them.

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"Prepare to die, trespasser!" a voice rang out in the fog.

"Would you really kill me, Pluto?" a ebony-haired woman mocked.

"No," the Guardian of Time sighed, stepping out of the mists. "But you shouldn't take that tone with me. I'm your foster mother, after all."

"I know," Saturn replied brightly. "Gomen ne. Won't do it again."

"Okay, what trouble have you caused now?" the garnet-eyed woman sighed.

"Why whatever do you mean?"

"Your innocent act is laid on too thick," Pluto drawled. "Out with it."

"Well…" Saturn hesitated, fingering her Glaive nervously. "I came home from my mission, and... foundoutSerenityexiledTitanandblewtheplaceup," she explained very quickly.

"Matte…" Pluto closed her eyes and ran through the sentence again in her head. "Wait," she said again. "You blew up the Palace?"

"Just the Royal Chambers," Saturn said quickly, trying to abate her foster-mother's anger. "Not the rest. And I made sure no one got hurt. Some of the servants were confused though, when they were suddenly on the other side of the castle."

Pluto inhaled, held the breath, and slowly exhaled.

"I still can't believe you blew up the Palace. I mean, you know what that thing's made of, do you not?"

"If she let's Titan come back and gives a public apology, I'll put it back up," Saturn muttered sullenly.

"Does Serenity know this?" the other Senshi questioned.

Her daughter shook her head. "I'm not on speaking terms with them anymore."

"Well, at least go talk to Ani," Pluto sighed. "You need to talk to someone about it. And no, that doesn't mean me," she added, recognizing the look in her daughter's eyes.

Grumbling, the Senshi of Ruin turned around and went back to her own Time through the Gate.

Sailor Pluto gave a slight smile as her daughter vanished.

"Everything will work out for the best; don't worry about that, daughter. Just have patience…"

AN: Well, chappie two is done. I've got most of the story outlined on notecards, so this should go pretty fast. Tell me what you think? Oh, by the way 'Ani' is supposed to be pronouced 'AAH-ni.' Got it? Good. The questions from the last chapter also apply to this chapter. Please give me info about Kousagi.