DISCLAIMER: I donÕt own Sailor Moon! (too bad) So donÕt sue me! IÕm a goood little girl. O:)
HarukaÕs P.O.V.-
I sat in the living room of the house I shared with Michiru, Hotaru and Setsuna. The front door opened and closed. I expected it to be Setsuna, but instead, Hotaru came into view.
ÒHey kiddo.Ó I called over to her. I must have shaken her out of some thoughts, because she looked startled and gave me the creepiest stare I had seen since she was possessed by Mistress 9. ÒWoah, easy there. WhatÕs wrong?Ó I sort of expected her to start crying, but instead she looked at me inquisitively and asked,
ÒHaruka... may I see your transformation wand for a moment?Ó I was scared. Her eyes still looked creepy, and she radiated of that trouble-making air Chibi-usa used to.
ÒWhy? What are you going to do?Ó I asked.
ÒI just want to see which way the symbol of Uranus is facing on it.Ó she said. I lifted the pen out of my pocket. She looked at it for a moment and bolted up to her room faster than I had ever seen her run before. I stared blankly at the news on television. Somebody stirred me out of my thoughts by sitting down next to me.
ÒWhatÕs bothering you, Ruka?Ó Michiru asked, using her pet name for me.
ÒNothing, Michi. IÕm just fine.Ó I replied.
ÒI donÕt believe you.Ó she replied. ÒYou donÕt watch the news unless something is really bugging you.Ó She wrapped her slender arms around my neck and looked into my eyes. I stared, lovingly, back into hers.
ÒWell, I get the feeling Hotaru found something out. Whatever it is, I donÕt know.Ó
ÒOh? WhatÕs that mean?Ó
ÒWell, she came in here and asked to see my Uranus transformation pen. Her eyes looked quite odd, like when she was possessed by Mistress 9. She looked at it, then zoomed up into her room. I donÕt know what it was about, but it bothers me.Ó Michiru stretched up nearer to me.
ÒDonÕt worry about it, Haruka. She can take care of herself. If sheÕs found anything out about you or your powers, IÕm sure sheÕll tell us in time.Ó Then she leaned up farther and kissed me.
SetsunaÕs P.O.V.-
I came into the house after a long day in the lab. Michiru was in the kitchen making dinner (chicken and sweet potatoes, yum! ^_^), Haruka was in the study looking through all the papers on the silver millennium dealing with Uranus that I had written (oh great, time to tell her already?), and Hotaru was in her room, drawing the rose window she had seen earlier that day. I walked quickly down to the study. Standing in the door in a way I knew made me look sexy and mysterious, I asked,
ÒHaruka, just what do you think youÕre doing?Ó Haruka whipped around to see me standing there, shadowed, dark.
ÒUmm...Ó she replied. She had had a long day too, but it was about to get even longer.
ÒI guess itÕs finally time to tell you...Ó I said.
ÒYes, but tell me what, exactly?Ó
ÒSomething.Ó I said. ÒSomething about the Silver Millennium. Something you were rooting through my papers only moments ago trying to find out.Ó She looked at me as I walked down the stairs. Her gaze was steady. I knew when Michiru came to the top of the stairs to call us for dinner but stopped short, deciding to eavesdrop.
ÒSo...Ó she began, but never finished.
ÒYes.Ó I replied.
ÒI did?Ó
ÒYes.Ó I could sense MichiruÕs confusion from the top of the stairs. But who wouldnÕt be confused, listening to that conversation? How was she to know I was telling Haruka that she had...
ÒWhat was her name?Ó
ÒTheir. Your sisters were twins.Ó Haruka looked at the ground. I knew what she was thinking. I knew she was wondering if the girl she had met, Morino Kori, was one of her sisters from the silver millennium. ÒI canÕt tell you.Ó I said.
ÒWhat? Their names?Ó
ÒWell, I suppose that couldnÕt hurt.Ó I said, knowing exactly what would happen.
ÒWell?Ó she asked.
ÒOh, sorry.Ó I replied. ÒWell, their ENGLISH names were Krise and Rose Echo. I canÕt tell you their Japanese names.Ó Haruka nodded and Michiru called us for supper. I looked at her sternly as I walked past her. She knew I knew she had been eavesdropping. ItÕs rather hard to eavesdrop on the Mistress of Time and Space without her knowing.
HotaruÕs P.O.V.-
I was sitting in the back seat of HarukaÕs car as she drove me to school. I was wondering whether or not to mention the rose window to Kori when MichiruÕs communicator beeped. I peered over her shoulder as UsagiÕs face appeared on the screen.
ÒThereÕs a youma at Sakura Park, itÕs strong, we need your help.Ó
ÒWeÕll be right there.Ó Michiru replied. ÒHaruka, to Sakura Park. The Inner Senshi need our help.Ó Before I knew it, we were on the outskirts of Sakura Park. ÒNeptune Planet Power...Ó
ÒUranus Planet Power...Ó
ÒSaturn Planet Power...Ó
ÒMAKE UP!!!Ó we all transformed at the same time.
ÒStop right there, you monster!Ó I yelled when we reached the battle scene. ÒWith the blessings of Saturn, the Planet of Destruction, I am the Senshi of Silence, Super Sailor Saturn, here to stop you!Ó Surrounding the Inner Senshi were four giant spiders.
ÒSpace Sword BLASTER!!Ó Super Sailor Uranus shouted, and attacked one of the spiders. The spider screamed,
ÒSPARKA!!!!!Ó and rolled out of the way.
ÒShit, that thing is fast!Ó Uranus yelled as she dodged a lighting attack shot at her by one of the spiders.
ÒVenus Chain Wink Sword!Ó Super Sailor Venus managed to attack one of the spiders. It coughed, then seemed to be as good as ever. ÒWhat? How can this be?? My attack didnÕt hurt it at all!Ó Suddenly there was a sound from the top of a nearby tree. We all looked up (including the monsters). There stood a person. A person silhouetted against the sun. A person with a cape blowing in the breeze. A person not Tuxedo Mask.
ÒSome things never change.Ó the person said. I thought the voice was a girlÕs. ÒSuper Sailor Venus... remember an old attack. One from your Sailor V days. Something to do with bugs.Ó Super Sailor Venus looked thoughtful, then said,
ÒOh yea!Ó Posing, she yelled, ÒDiphenhydramine Combo! Venus Sign Mosquito Repellent Incense Typhoon!Ó The attack hit the spiders, and they disintegrated.
ÒWho are you?Ó Eternal Sailor Moon asked the shadow of a person in the tree.
ÒI cannot tell you.Ó the shadow said.
ÒBut why not?Ó I asked. All of the Senshi were surprised that I said anything.
ÒYou are not meant to know.Ó she replied. ÒYou will see me again.Ó she said, the jumped into the sun. Eternal Sailor Moon was staring intently at the spot she disappeared in.
ÒI feel connected to her... somehow...Ó She said.
ÒEternal Sailor Moon...Ó Super Sailor Mars whispered. Moon turned around.
ÒWhat is it?Ó she asked.
ÒThat person... that person... had the same... the exact same aura as you.Ó Sailor MoonÕs eyes widened, and she brought her hand to her mouth.
ÒShe... but thatÕs impossible!Ó Super Sailor Jupiter exclaimed.
ÒNo...Ó Super Sailor Mercury said, whipping out her mini-computer. ÒIt only happens... very rare though... mostly only in...Ó she never finished her sentences when she was working, but I wished she would.
ÒWhat is it, Mercury?Ó Neptune asked. I turned to look at Uranus. Her expression was very solemn.
ÒWell...Ó Mercury began. ÒIt mostly only happens... with identical twins.Ó EverybodyÕs eyes bugged out. ÒAnd it almost never happens otherwise... and there is only one other case that it is able to happen in and like I said, itÕs very rare...Ó she paused. ÒFraternal twins.Ó
ÒBut, but Mercury, I donÕt have a twin!Ó Moon exclaimed.
ÒPerhaps not in this lifetime, but itÕs possible that you had one in the Silver Millennium...Ó I glanced over at Uranus again. she was staring at Eternal Sailor Moon with something near to wonder. Her eyes were deeper than usual. I shuddered. Uranus showing emotion... scary.
ÒBut... how?Ó Usagi asked for the millionth time. We were sitting at the counter of the Crown Arcade. Usagi was still denying that she could ever have had a twin.
ÒHow what?Ó Motoki asked.
ÒOh... um... how is it that... the traffic was so bad this morning?Ó I made up. I heard the bell above the church at ReiÕs school ring.
ÒOh my gosh! IÕm late for my Violin Lessons!Ó I exclaimed and ran off.
UsagiÕs P.O.V.-
I watched as Hotaru ran off. I sat alone at the counter.
ÒUsagi?Ó Motoki asked. ÒWhatÕs REALLY wrong?Ó A tear ran down my face.
ÒI wish I could tell you...Ó I whispered. Motoki looked at me.
ÒThereÕs something on your forehead.Ó he said. I wiped my eyes and pulled a compact mirror out of my purse. Brushing my bangs aside, I saw a symbol. A symbol... a golden symbol... an upside-down golden symbol that almost made me fall off of the stool I was sitting on. Quickly, I pulled some foundation out of my purse and covered it up. ÒWhat was that?Ó Motoki asked.
ÒSomething I definitely did not want to see...Ó I said.
ÒNo, but it looked like a symbol or something.Ó he said. ÒLike some sort of symbol...Ó he paused. ÒOne of the ones I saw in a planetary mythology class I took in high school.Ó I looked up at him.
ÒCan you keep a secret?Ó I asked him. He nodded. ÒNo, I mean REALLY. This is like the biggest secret in the universe and any parallel universes that may exist! A secret that affects thousands of dimensions!Ó
ÒWow, Usagi. Ok, ok, I promise! Now whatÕs the big secret?Ó I pulled off my locket.
ÒSee this?Ó I asked him.
ÒYea, youÕve had a lot of those over the shortest time. WhatÕs so special about this one?Ó I flipped it open.
ÒSee this?Ó I asked, pointing to the Ginzishou.
ÒYea...Ó
ÒItÕs the Ginzishou. The most powerful magical object in this and any other universe and dimension except maybe the Kinzishou.Ó
ÒGinzishou? What? Powerful? Kinsishou?Ó
ÒThe Ginzishou is a magical stone handed down through the Moon family since before the Silver Millennium. Each new generation that was born, the oldest child was given the Ginzishou to guard and protect on his or her sixteenth birthday. On his or her eighteenth birthday, the young prince or princess would take over ruling the Moon Kingdom. I suppose... itÕs possible that the last ruler of the Moon Kingdom, who ruled some thousand years ago, by the way, might not have gotten married. So... she adopted and renamed a young princess. One of the young twins of the Royal Family of Uranus.Ó I paused, pondering this.
ÒMoon Kingdom? Thousand years ago? I thought you didnÕt like history class! WHEN in the WORLD did you learn this???Ó I shook my head.
ÒI didnÕt learn it in any class.Ó
ÒBut... where, then?Ó
ÒOn the planet Uranus, on the Moon, then, I suppose, I remembered it all here on Earth... a thousand years later.Ó
ÒYou... were there?Ó I nodded.
ÒYes. I was one of the Uranus Twins. The younger of them... my name was... it was...Ó I struggled to remember. ÒRose Echo.Ó
ÒRozu Eko?Ó Motoki asked.
ÒWell, in english that was it... in Japanese... I think I was Bara.Ó
ÒBut... then youÕve lived for over a thousand years?!?!Ó
ÒWell... sort of... more like close to fifteen... then fifteen or so more once I was reborn.Ó I didnÕt let him question that. ÒYou see, there was a giant attack on the Moon Kingdom by an evil ruler called Mettalia. She destroyed the Palace and itÕs beautiful gardens, and killed the princes and princesses of all the planets. The only one left was Queen Serenity. She took the Ginzishou (which I had had before I died) and trapped all of the evil and us inside itÕs white hot light. Then, with the last of her strength, she sent us all to a new future, here on Earth. She sent with us two guardians to guide and protect us in case the evil ever broke free. Guardians who would locate and awaken five crystal warriors. Warriors of love and justice. Protected with the blessings of their respective planets, the Sailor Senshi were awakened by the two feline guardians, Luna and Artemis, to fight the evil Youmas of the Dark Kingdom.Ó Motoki just stood there, mouth gaping. ÒGuess who was the first to be awakened?Ó
ÒThe... you...?Ó
ÒYes. IÕm sorry if IÕm confusing you, I just needed to tell someone.Ó
ÒItÕs alright. I know how that is... I think...Ó
ÒThanks, Motoki. Anyways, I guess you could say I was the first one awakened. At least the first one in this country. Sailor Venus... known at that time as Sailor V... she awakened in England before any of the rest of us.Ó I paused. ÒNo... maybe not...Ó Motoki was finally understanding everything.
ÒBut then who was the first one?Ó He asked.
ÒToday... today somebody appeared. I think it was a girl... but she was so different from us all. She didnÕt even appear as Uranus and Neptune did... they didnÕt like us too much. No, this one gave us advice. It was so strange, it was as if she knew Sailor Venus from her days as Sailor V. She knew that Venus had this crazy mosquito repellent attack that would get rid of the Youmas. But she didnÕt do anything. She just stood there, at the top of a tree, and told us what to do. Sailor Mars... she said that our auras were identical...Ó I looked at the floor. ÒAnd thatÕs whatÕs wrong. People can only have identical auras if they are... if they are twins. Or... perhaps... in our case... twins... at one time. Long ago.Ó Motoki looked at me.
ÒBut then whatÕs the problem?Ó I looked up at him.
ÒWell... weÕre not... she wasnÕt... um...Ó Motoki smiled.
ÒIS there a problem?Ó I looked down.
ÒI... I...Ó Motoki smiled.
ÒJust because you think something is one way, doesn't mean itÕs set in stone. Things can always change. Remember when you thought youÕd never get an A in math? Well, did you?Ó I closed my locket and nodded. ÒSee? Even YOU thought THAT was set in stone, but you did it! You brought your grade up and up, and now now you even qualify for Mugen Gauken College! So what do you say?Ó
ÒI say... that I need to go find my sister.Ó I ran off, and didnÕt see when Motoki smiled and shook his head.
HarukaÕs P.O.V.-
I sat in the living room of the house I shared with Michiru, Hotaru and Setsuna. The front door opened and closed. I expected it to be Setsuna, but instead, Hotaru came into view.
ÒHey kiddo.Ó I called over to her. I must have shaken her out of some thoughts, because she looked startled and gave me the creepiest stare I had seen since she was possessed by Mistress 9. ÒWoah, easy there. WhatÕs wrong?Ó I sort of expected her to start crying, but instead she looked at me inquisitively and asked,
ÒHaruka... may I see your transformation wand for a moment?Ó I was scared. Her eyes still looked creepy, and she radiated of that trouble-making air Chibi-usa used to.
ÒWhy? What are you going to do?Ó I asked.
ÒI just want to see which way the symbol of Uranus is facing on it.Ó she said. I lifted the pen out of my pocket. She looked at it for a moment and bolted up to her room faster than I had ever seen her run before. I stared blankly at the news on television. Somebody stirred me out of my thoughts by sitting down next to me.
ÒWhatÕs bothering you, Ruka?Ó Michiru asked, using her pet name for me.
ÒNothing, Michi. IÕm just fine.Ó I replied.
ÒI donÕt believe you.Ó she replied. ÒYou donÕt watch the news unless something is really bugging you.Ó She wrapped her slender arms around my neck and looked into my eyes. I stared, lovingly, back into hers.
ÒWell, I get the feeling Hotaru found something out. Whatever it is, I donÕt know.Ó
ÒOh? WhatÕs that mean?Ó
ÒWell, she came in here and asked to see my Uranus transformation pen. Her eyes looked quite odd, like when she was possessed by Mistress 9. She looked at it, then zoomed up into her room. I donÕt know what it was about, but it bothers me.Ó Michiru stretched up nearer to me.
ÒDonÕt worry about it, Haruka. She can take care of herself. If sheÕs found anything out about you or your powers, IÕm sure sheÕll tell us in time.Ó Then she leaned up farther and kissed me.
SetsunaÕs P.O.V.-
I came into the house after a long day in the lab. Michiru was in the kitchen making dinner (chicken and sweet potatoes, yum! ^_^), Haruka was in the study looking through all the papers on the silver millennium dealing with Uranus that I had written (oh great, time to tell her already?), and Hotaru was in her room, drawing the rose window she had seen earlier that day. I walked quickly down to the study. Standing in the door in a way I knew made me look sexy and mysterious, I asked,
ÒHaruka, just what do you think youÕre doing?Ó Haruka whipped around to see me standing there, shadowed, dark.
ÒUmm...Ó she replied. She had had a long day too, but it was about to get even longer.
ÒI guess itÕs finally time to tell you...Ó I said.
ÒYes, but tell me what, exactly?Ó
ÒSomething.Ó I said. ÒSomething about the Silver Millennium. Something you were rooting through my papers only moments ago trying to find out.Ó She looked at me as I walked down the stairs. Her gaze was steady. I knew when Michiru came to the top of the stairs to call us for dinner but stopped short, deciding to eavesdrop.
ÒSo...Ó she began, but never finished.
ÒYes.Ó I replied.
ÒI did?Ó
ÒYes.Ó I could sense MichiruÕs confusion from the top of the stairs. But who wouldnÕt be confused, listening to that conversation? How was she to know I was telling Haruka that she had...
ÒWhat was her name?Ó
ÒTheir. Your sisters were twins.Ó Haruka looked at the ground. I knew what she was thinking. I knew she was wondering if the girl she had met, Morino Kori, was one of her sisters from the silver millennium. ÒI canÕt tell you.Ó I said.
ÒWhat? Their names?Ó
ÒWell, I suppose that couldnÕt hurt.Ó I said, knowing exactly what would happen.
ÒWell?Ó she asked.
ÒOh, sorry.Ó I replied. ÒWell, their ENGLISH names were Krise and Rose Echo. I canÕt tell you their Japanese names.Ó Haruka nodded and Michiru called us for supper. I looked at her sternly as I walked past her. She knew I knew she had been eavesdropping. ItÕs rather hard to eavesdrop on the Mistress of Time and Space without her knowing.
HotaruÕs P.O.V.-
I was sitting in the back seat of HarukaÕs car as she drove me to school. I was wondering whether or not to mention the rose window to Kori when MichiruÕs communicator beeped. I peered over her shoulder as UsagiÕs face appeared on the screen.
ÒThereÕs a youma at Sakura Park, itÕs strong, we need your help.Ó
ÒWeÕll be right there.Ó Michiru replied. ÒHaruka, to Sakura Park. The Inner Senshi need our help.Ó Before I knew it, we were on the outskirts of Sakura Park. ÒNeptune Planet Power...Ó
ÒUranus Planet Power...Ó
ÒSaturn Planet Power...Ó
ÒMAKE UP!!!Ó we all transformed at the same time.
ÒStop right there, you monster!Ó I yelled when we reached the battle scene. ÒWith the blessings of Saturn, the Planet of Destruction, I am the Senshi of Silence, Super Sailor Saturn, here to stop you!Ó Surrounding the Inner Senshi were four giant spiders.
ÒSpace Sword BLASTER!!Ó Super Sailor Uranus shouted, and attacked one of the spiders. The spider screamed,
ÒSPARKA!!!!!Ó and rolled out of the way.
ÒShit, that thing is fast!Ó Uranus yelled as she dodged a lighting attack shot at her by one of the spiders.
ÒVenus Chain Wink Sword!Ó Super Sailor Venus managed to attack one of the spiders. It coughed, then seemed to be as good as ever. ÒWhat? How can this be?? My attack didnÕt hurt it at all!Ó Suddenly there was a sound from the top of a nearby tree. We all looked up (including the monsters). There stood a person. A person silhouetted against the sun. A person with a cape blowing in the breeze. A person not Tuxedo Mask.
ÒSome things never change.Ó the person said. I thought the voice was a girlÕs. ÒSuper Sailor Venus... remember an old attack. One from your Sailor V days. Something to do with bugs.Ó Super Sailor Venus looked thoughtful, then said,
ÒOh yea!Ó Posing, she yelled, ÒDiphenhydramine Combo! Venus Sign Mosquito Repellent Incense Typhoon!Ó The attack hit the spiders, and they disintegrated.
ÒWho are you?Ó Eternal Sailor Moon asked the shadow of a person in the tree.
ÒI cannot tell you.Ó the shadow said.
ÒBut why not?Ó I asked. All of the Senshi were surprised that I said anything.
ÒYou are not meant to know.Ó she replied. ÒYou will see me again.Ó she said, the jumped into the sun. Eternal Sailor Moon was staring intently at the spot she disappeared in.
ÒI feel connected to her... somehow...Ó She said.
ÒEternal Sailor Moon...Ó Super Sailor Mars whispered. Moon turned around.
ÒWhat is it?Ó she asked.
ÒThat person... that person... had the same... the exact same aura as you.Ó Sailor MoonÕs eyes widened, and she brought her hand to her mouth.
ÒShe... but thatÕs impossible!Ó Super Sailor Jupiter exclaimed.
ÒNo...Ó Super Sailor Mercury said, whipping out her mini-computer. ÒIt only happens... very rare though... mostly only in...Ó she never finished her sentences when she was working, but I wished she would.
ÒWhat is it, Mercury?Ó Neptune asked. I turned to look at Uranus. Her expression was very solemn.
ÒWell...Ó Mercury began. ÒIt mostly only happens... with identical twins.Ó EverybodyÕs eyes bugged out. ÒAnd it almost never happens otherwise... and there is only one other case that it is able to happen in and like I said, itÕs very rare...Ó she paused. ÒFraternal twins.Ó
ÒBut, but Mercury, I donÕt have a twin!Ó Moon exclaimed.
ÒPerhaps not in this lifetime, but itÕs possible that you had one in the Silver Millennium...Ó I glanced over at Uranus again. she was staring at Eternal Sailor Moon with something near to wonder. Her eyes were deeper than usual. I shuddered. Uranus showing emotion... scary.
ÒBut... how?Ó Usagi asked for the millionth time. We were sitting at the counter of the Crown Arcade. Usagi was still denying that she could ever have had a twin.
ÒHow what?Ó Motoki asked.
ÒOh... um... how is it that... the traffic was so bad this morning?Ó I made up. I heard the bell above the church at ReiÕs school ring.
ÒOh my gosh! IÕm late for my Violin Lessons!Ó I exclaimed and ran off.
UsagiÕs P.O.V.-
I watched as Hotaru ran off. I sat alone at the counter.
ÒUsagi?Ó Motoki asked. ÒWhatÕs REALLY wrong?Ó A tear ran down my face.
ÒI wish I could tell you...Ó I whispered. Motoki looked at me.
ÒThereÕs something on your forehead.Ó he said. I wiped my eyes and pulled a compact mirror out of my purse. Brushing my bangs aside, I saw a symbol. A symbol... a golden symbol... an upside-down golden symbol that almost made me fall off of the stool I was sitting on. Quickly, I pulled some foundation out of my purse and covered it up. ÒWhat was that?Ó Motoki asked.
ÒSomething I definitely did not want to see...Ó I said.
ÒNo, but it looked like a symbol or something.Ó he said. ÒLike some sort of symbol...Ó he paused. ÒOne of the ones I saw in a planetary mythology class I took in high school.Ó I looked up at him.
ÒCan you keep a secret?Ó I asked him. He nodded. ÒNo, I mean REALLY. This is like the biggest secret in the universe and any parallel universes that may exist! A secret that affects thousands of dimensions!Ó
ÒWow, Usagi. Ok, ok, I promise! Now whatÕs the big secret?Ó I pulled off my locket.
ÒSee this?Ó I asked him.
ÒYea, youÕve had a lot of those over the shortest time. WhatÕs so special about this one?Ó I flipped it open.
ÒSee this?Ó I asked, pointing to the Ginzishou.
ÒYea...Ó
ÒItÕs the Ginzishou. The most powerful magical object in this and any other universe and dimension except maybe the Kinzishou.Ó
ÒGinzishou? What? Powerful? Kinsishou?Ó
ÒThe Ginzishou is a magical stone handed down through the Moon family since before the Silver Millennium. Each new generation that was born, the oldest child was given the Ginzishou to guard and protect on his or her sixteenth birthday. On his or her eighteenth birthday, the young prince or princess would take over ruling the Moon Kingdom. I suppose... itÕs possible that the last ruler of the Moon Kingdom, who ruled some thousand years ago, by the way, might not have gotten married. So... she adopted and renamed a young princess. One of the young twins of the Royal Family of Uranus.Ó I paused, pondering this.
ÒMoon Kingdom? Thousand years ago? I thought you didnÕt like history class! WHEN in the WORLD did you learn this???Ó I shook my head.
ÒI didnÕt learn it in any class.Ó
ÒBut... where, then?Ó
ÒOn the planet Uranus, on the Moon, then, I suppose, I remembered it all here on Earth... a thousand years later.Ó
ÒYou... were there?Ó I nodded.
ÒYes. I was one of the Uranus Twins. The younger of them... my name was... it was...Ó I struggled to remember. ÒRose Echo.Ó
ÒRozu Eko?Ó Motoki asked.
ÒWell, in english that was it... in Japanese... I think I was Bara.Ó
ÒBut... then youÕve lived for over a thousand years?!?!Ó
ÒWell... sort of... more like close to fifteen... then fifteen or so more once I was reborn.Ó I didnÕt let him question that. ÒYou see, there was a giant attack on the Moon Kingdom by an evil ruler called Mettalia. She destroyed the Palace and itÕs beautiful gardens, and killed the princes and princesses of all the planets. The only one left was Queen Serenity. She took the Ginzishou (which I had had before I died) and trapped all of the evil and us inside itÕs white hot light. Then, with the last of her strength, she sent us all to a new future, here on Earth. She sent with us two guardians to guide and protect us in case the evil ever broke free. Guardians who would locate and awaken five crystal warriors. Warriors of love and justice. Protected with the blessings of their respective planets, the Sailor Senshi were awakened by the two feline guardians, Luna and Artemis, to fight the evil Youmas of the Dark Kingdom.Ó Motoki just stood there, mouth gaping. ÒGuess who was the first to be awakened?Ó
ÒThe... you...?Ó
ÒYes. IÕm sorry if IÕm confusing you, I just needed to tell someone.Ó
ÒItÕs alright. I know how that is... I think...Ó
ÒThanks, Motoki. Anyways, I guess you could say I was the first one awakened. At least the first one in this country. Sailor Venus... known at that time as Sailor V... she awakened in England before any of the rest of us.Ó I paused. ÒNo... maybe not...Ó Motoki was finally understanding everything.
ÒBut then who was the first one?Ó He asked.
ÒToday... today somebody appeared. I think it was a girl... but she was so different from us all. She didnÕt even appear as Uranus and Neptune did... they didnÕt like us too much. No, this one gave us advice. It was so strange, it was as if she knew Sailor Venus from her days as Sailor V. She knew that Venus had this crazy mosquito repellent attack that would get rid of the Youmas. But she didnÕt do anything. She just stood there, at the top of a tree, and told us what to do. Sailor Mars... she said that our auras were identical...Ó I looked at the floor. ÒAnd thatÕs whatÕs wrong. People can only have identical auras if they are... if they are twins. Or... perhaps... in our case... twins... at one time. Long ago.Ó Motoki looked at me.
ÒBut then whatÕs the problem?Ó I looked up at him.
ÒWell... weÕre not... she wasnÕt... um...Ó Motoki smiled.
ÒIS there a problem?Ó I looked down.
ÒI... I...Ó Motoki smiled.
ÒJust because you think something is one way, doesn't mean itÕs set in stone. Things can always change. Remember when you thought youÕd never get an A in math? Well, did you?Ó I closed my locket and nodded. ÒSee? Even YOU thought THAT was set in stone, but you did it! You brought your grade up and up, and now now you even qualify for Mugen Gauken College! So what do you say?Ó
ÒI say... that I need to go find my sister.Ó I ran off, and didnÕt see when Motoki smiled and shook his head.