Author's Note (11/20/18): I want to introduce my version of Shingo to the story. You can find more information about him in my profile, but I have introduced him as a major player in several other stories. Also, I noticed some inconsistencies with ages and a major issue with remembering to put in quotes, so this chapter is entirely rewritten. Ugh!
I'm also introducing several new characters to this story... some were already here, but there is one you will only recognize if you've read Black Moon Enemies.

Chapter 1
Arrivals and Departures

Changing Times

Setsuna looked up from the foggy mist and tapped her staff in frustration. Everything had changed, and while there was much that was good, there was also much she knew could be potentially dangerous. Soon the Black Moon Clan would arrive, and another few strange enemies as well, but there was so much that had to happen first, and much of it made absolutely no sense. She tapped her foot, waiting impatiently for several people to appear. A large door opened, and she looked over. It was a door of time, and only her future self could manipulate it to send her first visitors to her.

A girl with pink hair and pink eyes, who appeared to be about nine came through first. A boy, the same age, though his hair was a dark purple and so were his eyes. Other than the hair and eyes they were near carbon copies of their parents, both in looks and personalities. She had known they would arrive today, and known exactly where and when to send them. She held up a silver key and handed it to the boy.

"You have the date and time, yes?" Setsuna asked.

He nodded. "And Hotaru will be where you said? Behind the school?"

"Yes," Setsuna reassured. She was wearing a dress today, and felt strangely odd talking in an official way when not in her fuku. She hugged each child, knowing who they were and some of what they were about to endure, and helped them with the chant. She repeated it, in parts, to both children, and once they had it down she stepped back.

"I will be there shortly," she promised. "I have one more who I must meet with."

Together the boy and girl held up the key. "Guardian of time! Tear apart the sky and open the Door of Space-time to me! I call your true name, the almighty god of time, the guardian of time's father, Chronos! Guidance to me! Protection to me! The path of light to me!" And with a bright light they were gone.

Setsuna sighed. She hoped it was easier than it appeared to be. By the time those two returned they would be older and wiser, and would have experienced many highs and lows, ups and downs. She heard a click behind her and turned. "Good you're- Who is this? And why is Shingo here?"

"Um, Shingo and I would like to introduce you to someone," said Haruki, his green eyes twinkling with mischief. He put his arms around the young boy's shoulders. He looked to be around the twins age, perhaps eight or nine, with golden hair and sky-blue eyes. And he was far too skinny!

"This is Kaneko Takeo" He said. "He was attacked this morning, in a small village. He doesn't remember much of what happened, though I gather it was a leftover Youma, and he suddenly transformed, calling himself the Golden Warrior. He seemed to do pretty well for himself at first, though he is barely older than little Hotaru, but then he fell.

"Shingo and I... were together when I felt his need... like an echo. I believe he is a kindred guardian, though not from here."

Putting away her shyness, because the boy looked frightened, she knelt down. "Hello Takeo! My name is Setsuna, and I am the Guardian of Pluto. Do you know where you came from?"

"Uh uhn." The boy shook his head. "I've always been in the village, since I was two or three." He gave a small smile. "No one knew me, so the shrine maidens took me in."

Setsuna nodded. She would have Rei check him out. "Well, you're one of us, so we can help you."

The boy nodded.

"And Shingo?" Setsuna asked, worried.

"He uh. He's the Blue Moon Knight. He sort of... went with me, to help Takeo. I didn't even know he was there until it was all done. He says he feels drawn to the boy too somehow. Like he is part sun and part moon."

Setsuna frowned. Shingo shouldn't have awoken yet. She'd checked! He wasn't supposed to awaken until Hotaru was in danger from her father.

"We're going to have to take them on our trip." Setsuna said, and wondered why she had not seen this coming. Usagi was going to freak. "They'll both need training too."

Haruki's head came up at that. "Trip? Where are we going?"

"We will discuss it when we get to the Hikawah Shrine," she answered, quite enjoying knowing something he did not. He was like a kid at Christmas with secrets. He would grow more and more excited as time went on, and his antics always made her laugh.

Shingo had his hand on the younger boy's shoulder now and was staring up at her. "Is it true?" he asked. "Is my sister really Sailor Moon?"

Setsuna frowned again. She knew he wasn't supposed to have been awakened yet. She walked back to the fountain. Someone else was meddling with the time line. The block should have remained in place until he was thirteen. She'd put it on him herself so he wouldn't wake up when Usagi and Mamoru completed their Soul-Bond.

What was the point of meddling with time if someone else was going behind her back to change what she had done. Sure enough, as she looked, now Shingo was going with them to their destination, which would change the course of events. Then she smiled. Something very good would come of it. Why hadn't she seen that?

Whoever had taken the block away had rekindled one of his other abilities. One that wouldn't have appeared for a while. Because Shingo was special. As the Keeper of the Chronicles, he could sense births and deaths and the life paths of any with abilities. And someone was going to be saved. Someone very special was going to live now because of him.

"This is a wonderful turn of events" she said, and turned around, smiling widely. "But it will be a bit of a shock to Usagi, so we have to be a bit gentle about this."

Shingo nodded. "So it's true then?"

"Yes, you're sister is Sailor Moon."

Saving Hotaru

Hotaru was afraid, her back to the wall, shivering. Since she had become Sailor Saturn, her blackouts had stopped, and she was stronger, but she no longer felt safe. Her father and his people acted strangely, and all she wanted was to get away. She thought about who she might run to, and decided there was only one safe place to go.

She moved quietly out through the back door, and hid in the bushes until a patrol passed. She wondered again why these people were that were suddenly guarding the entrances and exits to the school. What had changed? And why did they want to keep her inside?

Nothing seemed right. She didn't remember much of the past few years, but this school her father had built, in a skyscraper, seemed to be far from normal. The students came in fine, but changed over time until they were mean, and some of them became the guards, and others worked in different labs throughout the building. She sighed as the guards passed out of sight, and then screamed as a hand caught her by the collar of her shirt.

"Where do you think you're going little girl?" Asked a harsh voice. And the guard she had missed started pulling her back toward the doors.

"CHIBI LA SMOKING BOMBER!" yelled a boy's voice, and a cloud of thick grey mist filled the air around Hotaru and the guard. A small hand clasped hers and pulled, while another pushed the guard away.

"Come on, we've got you," said a girl, though she couldn't see who it was.

She held tight, and then felt another hand, small like the first, slip into her open one. The two pulled her quickly through the back garden and out into the street. They ran straight into the road, narrowly avoiding being hit by a car, and into an alleyway.

"Where are we going?" She panted.

The girl pulled and they all moved into another street. "Just up here," she answered. "We're going to go meet our mom and dad."

A Decision

Luna paced back and forth, driving Artemis a bit crazy. "Have we forgotten anything?"

"No Luna, we haven't. I promise!"

He double checked the papers in front of him. The tickets were there, the letters arranged, and everything purchased was in the row of trunks behind him, each with a colored name emblazoned on the front. Though some of them confused him, he had done exactly as the Pluto from the distant future had ordered. He stared again at two of the names, a little shocked, but shook his head quickly and dismissed it from his mind. Another few names had startled him, but there was obviously a reason for everything.

"How long should we wait?" Luna asked.

They'd been over this. It was necessary to keep it close to the vest until it was nearly time. They didn't want Usagi panicking, or any of them balking. Luna seemed to want to give them more time than he thought was wise.

"They will have one day to prepare. That should be more than enough."

Meetings

Usagi and Mamoru looked up in surprise at the knock on the door. They were supposed to have been left alone for a few hours. It wasn't easy to have a few minutes of peace when you were a leader, and they had wanted a romantic dinner, and some time for other things. Mamoru smiled at Usagi as he walked to the door. She followed, curious.

Maybe it was Motoki or Reika. They hadn't thought to tell the two of them they wanted alone time. The past two weeks had been mostly quiet, except for stray Youma, and training, but those things added to school itself had eaten into their time together.

When the door opened, they saw Hotaru, as well as two other children maybe a year or two younger who were both clinging to her hands. Hotaru looked frightened and disheveled, and before they could say anything, or invite her in, the boy and girl had dragged the ten-year-old her into the apartment and shut the door.

"Wait," said Hotaru, looking at the little girl, who had a shock of pink hair with blonde highlights. "This is... I don't understand. How could they be? But they're so..."

"Oh, well, we technically aren't here yet. Well, I mean, we are... Mamo, you explain!" The girl ordered.

The boy, much quieter, his hair a mix of black and purple, looked towards the two teens gaping at the them. "Um, Usa? Maybe they should sit before we explain?"

Mamoru looked from one to the other. Mamo? Usa? What strange... names...

The pink girl stomped her foot. "NO! See," she turned back to Hotaru. "Those are our parents!"

A soft thump followed her pronouncement, followed shortly by another softer one. She looked over at them and Mamoru could see the apology in her eyes, and the humor. Usagi had her mouth open. She'd sat down hard when the girl had spoken, and he had tried to follow gracefully, but hadn't quite managed. Now Usagi was spluttering. She put her hand to her belly.

"But I'm not, and we used, and I didn't... But I had my..." sounding very much like little Usa.

"Okay. Um. See I'm Chibi-Mamo, and this is Chibi-Usa. Um. This isn't exactly what I thought would happen. Didn't Pluto send the letters?"

Usagi and Mamoru shook their heads, then Usagi pressed a button on her watch.

"Luna," she said into the device." Did I get a letter from Pluto? From the future?"

"Yes." came the reply through the communicator. "Are they there already? I thought it was tomorrow. I didn't want to spoil dinner."

"Oh. Um, thanks." She smiled at the cat's tiny image in her watch screen. "So um, they really are...?"

"Yeah. They're here for a good reason. From the future. Pluto said she sent them a little early so they could save Hotaru. Is she with them?"

"Yes, they're here and safe... and here..."

"Maybe we should meet at the shrine then. How about you guys head over and I'll call everyone else, okay?"

"Sure Luna."

"We're going to need a bigger car," said Mamoru mournfully. "I guess we can just walk over for now."

There was a sudden yowling sound from Chibi-Usa's backpack. The girl pulled it off and pulled out a light grey kitten and a darker grey one. "Sorry Diana, sorry Manno."

Visions

Rei looked up from the fire when Setsuna walked in. She was followed closely by Haruki, Shingo, and a blonde haired boy. "Hey Rei," said the young woman quietly. "Luna is about to call a meeting, and we were wondering if we could wait here. Do you mind?"

"Not at all!" She looked over at the young boy. "What's your name?"

"Takeo. You're a hino?" he smiled. "Shrine Maidens have been taking care of me since I was three." He felt more comfortable now in familiar surroundings.

"Did you lose your parents?" Rei asked in as kind a voice as she could.

"I don't know..." the boy trailed off, looking sad and a little confused.

"Have the maidens ever checked the fire for them? Did you want to know?" Rei knew that not all hino could read the fire, or read it as well as she could. When the boy nodded, she reached out her hand, and he trustingly placed his in it. She sat him beside her and explained that he needed to focus on his parents. She looked back towards the fire.

Disjointed images flowed through. A war, with a race that stole something. Something valuable from inside people. A seed, but not a seed. His parents, the father pale like a moon, the mother bright like a sun, placing him inside a bubble. He appeared about three years old. A locket and a letter tucked away in his subspace pocket. A name... Nehelinia. A warning and plea. Being alone in space, and then the brightness of a new star, the earth, a village, hino maidens, a Youma. Help from the Sun Knight and... the Blue Moon Knight. Her own face.

The vision faded. "How much did you see with me?"

The boy shook his head, confused. "Just my mom and dad. I can almost remember them."

"May I?" Rei asked, still kindly. When he nodded she reached into the space around him, searching out his sub-space pocket. Normally they were near the hand most used by the individual. Right there, she thought, and reached inside. She pulled out a crinkled letter with the boy's name as well as several other items, and immediately he opened the letter. She saw silent tears coursing down his cheeks. She pulled him into her lap, and helped him read it.

Dearest Takeo,
We hope that on the day you read this letter you will understand that we had to let you go. We love you so much, but your father and I are the only ones who remain, and she is coming for us. All fifteen planets have just faded away, and only the sun and moon remain in the sky. We want you to be well and happy, and we know that today you will meet your new family. It is a large one, and they will protect you and love you.
The day you were born was the happiest day of our lives, and today the saddest, but you will be happy with Rei and Jadeite and all your new aunts, uncles, and cousins. This I have seen. Please be good and kind and seek wisdom.
Never forget that we love you very much,
Mother and Father.

She let the boy cry, not one to think tears a weakness anymore. She sniffled a bit herself, before reaching back into his subspace pocket. She found a second letter, this one addressed to her by name. She looked at it, and quietly opened it.

Hello Rei,
It feels almost as though I already know you. My wife would say it's unfair of me to have peeked so much, but when it involves one's child... lets just say I wanted to know he would be safe. I am giving him into your care. You have a similar power, and Jadeite has the patience to teach him with you. Let him laugh with the boy, it would make this father's heart happy. I've watched you and I know you are confused right now... I am not ordering you, I just know you already decided, before you even checked the first letter. You're as much of a softie as I am.
Do not trouble yourself about cost. Look in the box with the red cover. It has all the crown jewels in the top, which are Takeo's birthright, but in the bottom is enough to raise him, including school tuition, and for his wedding day, as well as to set him up for life... and there is a gift for you in the middle drawer. There is also a gift for his future wife, look for the golden ladybug necklace. It belongs with her.
In the blue box is a gift and a letter for your Prince and Princess. Give it to them when you return from the trip you are about to take. Mamoru has an idea that he will fully realize in that time. Please tell him that he is more important than he realizes, and that without the Earth, the Moon would feel nothing. I should know, in my galaxy, I am the moon protector. I think sometimes he does not realize that as the Prince of Earth, he is much stronger, and his Princess needs him more, than he realizes.
I have three warnings for you. The first is to watch for the Dark Moon Clan. They will try to take your princess. The second is to keep Hotaru away from her father at all costs. The third is most important. Galaxia will come. Do NOT let Mamoru go to America for school. Though as a group you will travel much he should not board a plane for America alone. If you can avoid this, the Princess will be strong enough to survive. If he leaves, SHE WILL DIE.
I know that soon Takeo will call you Rei-mama, and you will cry, but do not fear, we will not be hurt by this. We already know you, and trust you.
Faithfully yours,
Myung Kaneko

She put the letter into her own subspace pocket, and swiped at the tears on her cheeks. That name sounded like the Chinese word for Sun and Moon. The last name sounded Japanese. Interesting. There was much to think about. She took the blue box and hid that as well, careful not to disturb Takeo, who had fallen asleep on her lap. She carefully put the locket around his neck, and opened the box with the red cover. The crown jewels were beautiful, looking like something similar to Citrine and Moonstone.

The bottom drawer was filled with gold nuggets, and the middle held a necklace with a dragon breathing flame and an eye of ruby. It also held a pouch with her name on it, also filled with gold nuggets. She put the box in her subspace pocket with the rest. She would raise Takeo. Jadeite better not argue, she thought.

She brushed away another tear and looked up to see Jadeite staring at her. He nodded, and she realized she had been projecting her thoughts and feelings to him since she had begun to read the first letter. "So, this," he said, coming close to put his hand on the boy's head, "is our first child." He smiled, and bent down to kiss her. "Takeo. It means warrior hero. Kaneko means gold child."

Haruki spoke up. "When he transformed I felt called. His mother was a sun guardian, which means he is too. In my head I heard him call himself the 'Golden Warrior.' He is under your protection?" When she nodded he smiled. "This is a very good thing."

Going Where?

There was a lot of confusion as everyone arrived for the meeting. She and Artemis alone had known of three of these children before today, and watching the others react to the information was amusing. Mamoru and Usagi, still in shock at learning they were parents, were visibly calmed by the knowledge that Rei would be taking charge of Takeo. Having four young ones in the group meant less heat on them. Haruka and Michiru had already formed a bond with Hotaru, and she instantly began calling them Michiru-mama an Haruka-papa. Haruka looked a little stunned, but thrilled with the idea.

The biggest issue had been when Usagi saw Shingo at the meeting. For a moment she'd thought the girl was going to faint. She knew it was hard. Though herself and Artemis had known for a short time, he'd made her promise not to tell Usagi, because if she had, then her charge would want to know how she'd found out.

"I thought he was protected..." Usagi said, held up by Mamoru. "He was supposed to be safe until..."

"I'm sorry Usagi, someone else tampered with the Block after I set it. I didn't know. But I can promise you something good will come of it. Someone very special will be saved." Setsuna hugged the younger girl, who seemed to perk up at that.

"And he will be okay?" she asked in a whisper.

"The Amanojaku have gone. He is safe."

After that Usagi had settled, and there had been talking and laughter as everyone settled in for the meeting. They had formed little clusters. The five children, Chibi-Usa, Chibi-Mamo, Hotaru, Shingo, and Takeo, were sitting around a small table eating pre-dinner snacks. Usagi, who was closest to them, kept stealing pieces, and the children laughed. Mamoru sat beside Usagi, one of her hands held tightly in his own, resting on his lap. Beside them were Inner Senshi and the Shitennou, and then the Outer Senshi, and then Haruki.

Luna wasn't sure how to start. She knew they would be angry, and worried, but she had to do this. "I think everyone has arrived," she said finally. "I need to tell you in advance that I'm pretty sure I've already thought everything through with Artemis, and we will not be changing our minds."

"Please listen until she's finished," Artemis added when he noticed several of the Senshi about to open their mouths.

"You will be going to England for a year." She paused when she heard mutters, but decided to power through. "You will be attending a school there, one you've never heard of. It's called Hogwarts, and it is a school for witches and wizards." More muttering. "Yes, Artemis and I will be going with you. As well as Phobos and Deimos."

"And me!" A girl's voice sounded from Chibi-Usa's backpack, and the child opened it, letting the grey kitten jump out. "You can't leave me behind Mom!" She turned to Artemis, "Hi dad!" Artemis fainted.

"And me!" said a second voice from the bag. "I'm not staying behind either! Mom, Dad, you'll take us with you, right?"

Luna opened her mouth and closed it a few times. "Mom?" She asked finally.

"Yup! And we have two more brothers and three sisters!" At that Luna also fainted.

Once they had both been revived, and had been giving a calming draught of ice-cold milk, Luna felt she was ready to go on. Little Diana and Manno had been purring against her side for a while, and she liked the kittens instantly.

"So, as I was saying, we are all going to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. We will be traveling, not only to London, but also back in time to take the year over, which means that Tokyo will not be left unguarded, because you are all already going to be here... have been here..." She hummed, trying to decide how to explain.

"Basically," interrupted Setsuna, "You will be in both places at once."

"Thank you Pluto." Luna smiled. "We will arrive back here, at the end of that year, exactly one minute after the time we depart. So, as I said, the city will be safe without you. There are things you must learn, and I did promise Mamoru I would find time for him to train the girls. From what I understand there isn't much time in the present, so we will be going into the past." There were excited murmurs from the children, but Artemis shushed them.

"I have set it up with Albus Dumbledore, who is the headmaster of the school. There will be certain things you will participate in, and others you will not. For instance, you will not be attempting to win a house cup, or play Quidditch. But you will be learning about other types of magic, and how to defend against them. This will help if we ever face anything similar to those creatures we fought two weeks ago." She humphed, thinking about the demons.

"We will be leaving tomorrow, so you had better all be here on time. Now, there are some things I want you to specifically participate in, though it will not be done as everyone else does it. You will need to learn other forms of communication, and as there is one student there who has to learn to protect himself with one of these forms, you will focus on that. It is called a Patronus charm. You need to focus on creating a similar effect this year." She gave them all a steady look to send that point home.

"Computers, cell phones, and your communicators will not work there. No electronic devises will. You will have to adjust to candles and parchment, and all sorts of other issues. But I have every confidence you can do it. Remember, we will be there to help you. Professor Dumbledore has created your own common room and attached dormitories, and you will need to be able to find it... That means you Usagi. You will take most of your classes together, but you will also be teaching, and some of you will take extra classes.

"Your trunks have almost everything you need already prepared and packed. Your uniforms will be different than the normal students, but they have already been made and are inside as well as your textbooks, ink, quills, and potion supplies. You will be allowed to bring as much else as you can fit in your trunks. Clothing for down-time has already been purchased for the young ones, who all came with very little." She stopped and thought for a moment.

"Also, Usagi, Shingo, and Haruki, you have a meeting with Albus Dumbledore first thing in the morning on the day after you arrive. He has some information for you in particular."

Voices clamored around her after that, and she was forced to handle many arguments, and reassure Usagi and Mamoru many times that the city would be safe in their absence... or non-absence.

Trunks and Subspace Pockets

Usagi quickly grabbed anything she thought she might want. Her locket, and Mamoru's watch, and anything to do with being Senshi, even her communicator, (just in case Luna was wrong) were first. She found several comfortable outfits, and extra sweaters. Then, inspired, she grabbed a few of her favorite Manga and stuffed everything into her sub-space pocket.

Shingo raced into her room. "I can't figure out what to take," he whined. "My games won't work, so what will I do?"

"Grab a few manga I guess," Usagi said, sympathetic. "This is all so sudden. I wish we'd had more time to prepare."

"I know. I feel sort of behind the curve. I mean I had no idea about all this... stuff."

"Honestly Shingo, I didn't even remember about you until after I fought those creatures a couple weeks ago. I only had my memories for about two days by then. And Pluto told me she put a block on you to protect you. I guess if you had fought, you would have died. I'm so sorry I didn't tell you." Usagi hugged her little brother.

"It's okay. I know you were just trying to protect me. And mom and dad. I guess they're going to freak if they ever figure all this out." Shingo frowned.

"Especially dad. He still thinks I'm three half the time." She grinned. "Hey, I'm sure there are a bunch of wizarding games we can play. Maybe grab some mad-libs though."

Shingo nodded and headed back out of the room. She hurried after him. "Hey, check this out," she said, and showed him his subspace pocket. "Anything you want to grab, just throw it in there and we can put it in the trunk later."

"Thanks," he said, and she went back to her own room.

Mamoru was outside with Chibi-Usa and Chibi-Mamo, and they would be spending the night at his apartment. Luna helped a little, making the suggestion, through her own form of magic, to her parents that they had already agreed to let her spend the night with Rei, and Shingo with a friend.

She kissed her mother, and hugged her father, before she left. She was going to miss them. Shingo seemed to have tears in his eyes when he hugged their mother tightly.

"Love you," he said, as they closed the door. He turned back to Usagi. "I'm going to miss them," he whispered.

"Me too, but we have each other, and you'll probably get along with Takeo and Chibi-Mamo pretty well."

"I can't believe you have kids," he muttered.

"Hey, I bet you have kids in the future too." Usagi giggled at his look of horror.

Mamoru took her hand, kissing the back of it gently, as soon as she walked reached him. Chibi-Usa chattered, and Chibi-Mamo listened patiently. Now that Usagi and Mamoru had seen the letter from Pluto, they were feeling much better. She'd asked that they not seek any information about the future from the kids, but there was one interesting thing. Both kids shared her birthday, though she reminded them not to tell them what year they were born.

Once they arrived at Mamoru's she packed everything into her trunk, except the Manga, and a few things that she had already hidden in her subspace pocket. She went through the travel trunks of all three children, which included school things and clothes, play clothes, and even toys, but she started making a list almost as soon as the lids were open. Some things cats just did not understand.

Mamoru was busy in the other room, staring at the little pink ring in the jewelers box. When would be the right time?

"Rei," she said, after pressing the button on her communicator, I think Luna forgot some things for the kids, and I'm sure she did for Takeo too and Hotaru. I'm going to the store to get them, but I need his pant size. She got the information and called Michiru next to get the same for Hotaru. She asked Mamoru if he needed anything, but he said no.

She had planned to get what was needed on her own, but Mamoru handed her a debit card with her name on it. He asked her to keep it under 50,000 yen, and she laughed. (AN: About 500.00 US) She knew how to budget having lived on an allowance all her life. Once at the Juban shopping district it was easy to get distracted. Underwear and socks for each child went into her basket, then smaller things like hair ties, brushes and combs.

She got books and games as well, because she knew that life could be boring for younger kids when there were no electronics. Her brother's comments had made that abundantly clear. She found a few board games and books and toys that didn't have any electronic components.

She went to the feminine care isle. Suddenly worried, she sent out a message to each female, asking if they had what they needed. A flurry of panicked responses from all seven told her they didn't.

:: Mamoru ::

:: What's wrong? Youma? ::

:: No, worse... None of the girls have enough... supplies. ::

:: Not sure what that means. ::

:: FEMININE HYGINE PRODUCTS :: she stressed the words so he would get the meaning.

:: For ALL of them? :: He sounded a little shocked.

:: Luna only gave us a day... and we go through the process every month... We'll be gone for nine and half months... Need I go on? ::

She could hear his laughter in her head. :: Alright, but they so owe us babysitting or something so we can have our time. Which reminds me... There's something else we might run out of, so just buy the store out of them okay? ::

Now she was laughing. :: Done, but aren't they expensive? ::

:: It's okay, I was just playing around with the whole budgeting thing. We only have six boxes left, and it would be bad to run out. I know you want to wait before we actually have the twins. We have the money, don't stress about it. ::

:: I wish you were with me, this is going to be SOOO embarrassing! :: She heard his little chuckle, and sent out a silent threat. He sobered instantly and promised never to tease again. She finally relented. She spent nearly as much on those supplies as she had on everything else.

After paying for everything, and turning tomato red in the process, she went outside and hid most of her purchases in her subspace pocket.

"Wait, we have to fit everything in those?" asked Rei incredulously. She looked at the trunks by her feet. One was hers and one was Takeo's. His was already filled with school clothing, as well as regular clothes and even a few toys beside his school things. There was little space left. She decided to keep his other belongings in her sub-space pocket. She opened her own trunk and went through all her clothing before deciding, based on what was left, what she could fit. She ended up with three full outfits, then one dress, and a few extra shirts before the trunk was full. She threw a few pairs of jeans into her sub-space pocket just in case. And her journal, which she wouldn't leave in a trunk for anyone to come across.

Jadeite appeared, his own trunk settling next to hers and Takeo's a second later. He came over and kissed her, and looked very much like he wanted to say something. She slid her arms around his neck and waited. Takeo was reading some of her manga, and occasionally peeking at Rei, and now Jadeite.

"Rei, I was wondering if you realized that when this is over we will all technically be a year older, but no one will know." He sighed. "That means we've just added a year of waiting before we can finally get married."

Rei looked up at him in shock. She hadn't realized, and it hurt to know they would have to wait, but they had been married in their past lives, and they certainly were already together in all the ways that mattered. "It'll be okay. As long as we're together it will be okay." Jadeite nodded, but didn't look appeased.

He smiled, suddenly shy, and pulled a ring box out of his subspace pocket. He kept it hidden in his hand for a minute, then shook his head and put it back. He wanted it to be romantic.

Makoto and Nephrite emptied both trunks and looked through everything. They found the potions ingredients rather disgusting, but in an amusing way. Once they had repacked them, they added what they thought they might need, and a few extras. One bag Nephrite tried to put in was taken out, laughingly, several times. He knew she was just teasing, but he finally hid the bag in his subspace pocket. He knew they would need them. He thought about the little jewelers box he had already hidden there. He had to find the right moment.

Makoto decided to get everything ready for a bit of cooking the next day. She pulled out several tins and added colored separators, and everything she could think of. She had to make enough cookies to last a while because, she was sure, whoever did the cooking at the school probably wouldn't want her in their kitchen. She laughed. She would change their minds... or Usagi's eternal hunger would. She wondered just how many tins of cookies and other goodies she could fit in her subspace pocket.

Minako laughed as Kunzite tossed another dress out of the trunk. She picked it up and put it back in. "I need that." She laughed at the look on his face. He dramatically fell onto the bed with a put-upon sigh.

"How many outfits do you actually need, when you have those school uniforms?" He picked one up. They were white with thin stripes above the bottom hems, banded in the colors of each guardian, Senshi and Shittenou. They had a crescent moon and the symbol for Venus embroidered on the collar. His were similar, but it was the symbol for Earth and a rising sun.

"Silly!" Minako turned and looked at him, "I need the extra clothing because of you!"

"Me?" he asked, and then it dawned on him.

"Well, yeah. If you didn't always tear them off me, I wouldn't need to bring so many."

"Minako," he said finally, "why don't you just throw a few dresses into your subspace pocket." He thought of all the things he had hidden in his own. One of her bright red bows, a school picture of her, and a picture of them together. But the thing that was most on his mind was hidden inside a little grey jewelers box.

Zoicite picked Ami up and twirled her, making her laugh. She had laughed more in the past four months than in her entire life before. It had been Usagi originally who had taught her to smile and laugh, but Zoicite could bring it out of her so well. She smiled and kissed him. "I love you!"

"I love you too." He looked around the room. "Now about all these books..." He trailed off. There were hundreds. "I'm assuming they will be going into our subspace pockets." She laughed again.

"Not all of them. But... I don't know. Magic can't solve everything."

Zoicite knew that well. One thing it couldn't solve was getting up the courage to ask a girl to marry you... Again. The little ring box was killing him, still hidden in his subspace pocket.

Haruka finished checking her trunk as Michiru came into their room.

"I got Hotaru to sleep. She's terrified." She sighed, "hopefully we can figure out what's happening to her father's school before we get back." She slipped her arms around her girlfriend's neck. "We have to help her Haruka!"

Haruka kissed her soundly. "We will. I promise." She slipped the little box she'd been hiding into her subspace pocket. Now wasn't the time. She'd find a great time to ask the question, but this wasn't it.

Setsuna didn't even bother checking her trunk. She simply didn't care what was in it. She always kept spare clothing and necessities in her subspace pocket. It was necessary when you didn't know when you would be called away.

Haruki was coming by to see her, and he was going to take her dancing. How lovely. They would spend a wonderful night together, and have most of the following day to themselves. She was content with that. She was no longer lonely or forgotten. She had him and Usagi to thank for it. They made an effort to draw her out of her shell and take her away from the empty hall with the door of time.

Haruki arrived then with a grin, his travelling trunk in tow. "How's my favorite person?" He smiled and kissed her. She kissed him back, suddenly wondering if they really had to go dancing after all. She might just want to stay at home with her soulmate. Their Soul-Bond had only been completed a week before, but she was deliriously happy.

He pulled out a teddy bear in his signature colors of red, gold, and orange, and handed it to her. "Saw this and thought of you." Setsuna laughed. No one had ever given her a teddy bear before. She kissed it and hugged it, and he told her to keep it tucked in her subspace pocket. She never saw him fiddling with something in a little blue box that he tucked back into his own.

Luna went with Artemis, Manno, and Diana to Minako's house. Her parents were still in England, so the large house was mostly empty of sound. They could hear murmuring coming from the girls' room as she tried to decide what clothes to wear, but they were busy going through their own subspace pockets and trying hard to remember anything their charges might need.

Artemis smiled at Diana, who was busy playing with the fringe on a blanket hanging off the couch. Manno was already curled up, taking a nap. He cleared his throat, but shook his head. Now wasn't the right time to ask Luna. It had to be special. After all, he would only be asking for her hand once... in this lifetime.

Sailor Teleport - Pluto's Guidance

They gathered in a small field near Hikawah Shrine. Pluto ordered everyone to transform, and there were some interesting new looks. The Sun Knight in his yellow tunic covered in an almost skintight flexible armor of yellows, oranges, and reds. He carried a sword with an image of the sun on hilt, scabbard, and blade. The Golden Warrior was resplendent in his sky blue pants and golden tunic, with hidden armor that would appear if he needed it, tucked into two little bands across his shoulders. The Blue Moon Knight with his silvery white general's uniform with silver and blue breast plate over it, and a silver sword at his hip. Chibi-Moon had a white and pink Fuka and feathered hair clips like her mother. Chibi-Kamen wore a tuxedo nearly identical to his father's, except that his was charcoal grey and the lining of his cape was royal purple. His transformation rose was also purple.

The others, whose wardrobe hadn't changed, looked at the newest Protectors carefully. The Shittenou had a lighter grey, nearly white uniform since they had been healed, but the others had already seen that. There were slight alterations to both Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen which none of them noticed, even now. The first was the addition of the planet earth to Sailor Moon's earrings. The second was a small crescent moon hugging the earth etched into Tuxedo Kamen's cane.

They gathered in a circle, with their trunks in the middle, and clasped hands, calling out the origin of their powers, and then together yelled "transport." Sailor Pluto guided the transport, moving them not just through space, but through time as well. They arrived, at 8:00 in the morning, on the September 1, inside a small room in Kings Cross Station. Rolling carts were gathered for their luggage. The crows set up a squawk at being caged and transported all in one morning. The cats pretended to be domesticated. Once everyone was settled they made their way to platform 9 3/4.