AN: Hey everyone welcome to chapter 2 of Path's Divergence. This is the last upload of the weird schedule. Chapter 3 will be the first one that's on an every other week schedule.

Nice to see a lot of familiar names on the alerts list. Glad so many of you stuck around and came back for the rewrite. Always appreciate the reviews.

Not much to say at the moment. Thanks to Tsukikageshi for taking over as my beta after my old beta from version one had to quit for their own reasons.

On with the show!

Chapter 2

Cursed History

Usagi plopped her bag down in her usual spot in Naru's room a couple of days after the jewelry shop incident. Things had been a bit crazy in the aftermath of the youma attack so they hadn't been able to get together and do a much-needed talk yet. Today was finally the day she was going to get some much-needed answers from Luna. She turned to the cat that was currently lounging on the bed as Naru closed the door. "All right Luna you promised a more in-depth explanation of everything when I signed up for Sailor Senshi duty. Time to fulfill your end of the bargain."

"I honestly still have quiet a few holes in my memories. To be honest it might not be possible to answer everything at this point and time." Luna confessed after a moment.

Usagi waved her hand dismissing the concern. "That's fine I'll just take what we can get at the moment."

Luna let out a breath before starting. "A long time ago all the planets were inhabited not just Earth."

"Wait, wait, wait, what?" Naru said voicing the confusion they both had. "Your saying extra terrestrial life did exist in our solar system at one point and time and nobody knows about it?"

"I believe the old Earth saying 'History is written by the victors' is applicable here." Luna responded.

"Well if that isn't a scary thought I don't know what it is." Usagi commented to Naru.

"If you don't stop interrupting we are never going to get through this. It's quite a long story and it's not very easy to remember what I do." Luna cut in before Naru could respond.

"Yes Maam." they chorused.

"Thank you." -Luna said- "As I was saying before we got sidetracked. There was a time long ago where all the planets were inhabited. Most of the planets made up an Alliance that was commonly referred to as the Silver Alliance. A sort of shared governmental body with the Moon at the center of it all."

"Sounds a bit like an ancient European Union." Naru commented from her opinion.

"From what little I know about the European Union it would be a slightly fair comparison." Luna agreed.

"I was getting to that have some patience."-Luna shook her head-"While most of the major planets were members of the Silver Alliance there was an exception. Earth."

"Wait why? I get we aren't the center of the universe especially back in that time but it seems like an odd choice." Naru said frowning.

"Earth was..." Luna paused again frowning there.

After it passed for a couple of minutes Naru spoke. "You can't remember exactly why Earth wasn't part of the Silver Alliance can you?"

"No. I know things were in motion for them to join the Alliance before the Alliance's destruction at the hands of Queen Beryl and her minions. But I don't know why it wasn't a preexisting member at the time like the other planets," Luna admitted.

"Seems kind of odd..." -Usagi frowned slightly- "You really don't know why?"

"No I don't know or rather I can't remember at this point Usagi. I just know it wasn't." Luna said her tone taking an exasperated sound again.

"But you can remember that Earth was about to join before the fall?" Naru asked apparently also a bit skeptical. She knew Luna's memory was sketchy but this seemed to be her picking and choosing what she wanted to tell more then accurately remembering honestly.

"Because it was tied to the fall of the Alliance." Luna said exasperatedly.

"Oh." was Usagi's oh so brilliant response. That would explain it some. She frowned for a moment glancing at Naru noticing the other girl seemed to be mulling over the answer they had been given. However, her attention was drawn back to Luna and she made a note to ask Naru what she was thinking later.

Luna let out a breath before speaking. "You see, due to various reasons there had always been a tension between Earth and members of the Silver Alliance but before the fall it was at an all-time high. At the time of the fall though, despite some protests within some members of the alliance that Earth wasn't ready to join the Alliance, plans were in motion for Earth to join in hopes of easing that tension between the alliance and earth. So the Queen of the Moon had arranged to have her daughter marry the Prince of Earth. In hopes of helping calming fears on both sides of the conflicts and further ease tensions."

"A political marriage." Usagi interrupted making a face. She may or may not be the Moon Princess herself but it didn't mean she liked the idea.

"It was very common in those days. A way of attempting to ensure political stability on both sides of the aisle. It also helped that both sides appeared in love, not common in political matches, but not unheard of. What better way to help bring in Earth to the Silver Alliance than a marriage between the Alliance's future Queen and Earth's future King?" Luna explained.

"Okay I kind of get it. I may not exactly like it. But I get it though I don't understand why the Queen of the Moon chose her own daughter." Usagi admitted.

"The Moon was the center of it all, and at the head of it all was the Lunarian Royal Family. The Queen was in charge of not only the Moon Kingdom itself but overseeing the Silver Alliance and insuring it's stability. The Princess and her other relatives would sometimes oversee other minor tasks as a method of training them for whatever future role they were to eventually partake in. By choosing her own daughter she was picking technically the person who would have been considered one of the most powerful in the Alliance even if she hadn't come into her inheritance yet," Luna explained.

"So what does that have to do with me or this Beryl lady?" Usagi asked turning to the cat with a frown. Naru apparently had fallen silent more interested in listening to the back and forth. She knew the cat had said multiple times she was a member of the Lunarian Royal Family but she still couldn't quite grasp what that meant in her role as Sailor Moon.

"As I said before you almost certainly weren't the princess back in your time. To protect those in line to the throne when a Sailor Moon was needed someone close enough in lineage would be called. However, that didn't mean you weren't well respected as a member of the Royal Court." Luna explained. Usagi frowned for a second. That didn't quiet add up with some of her memories but that might be something possibly best to bring up for later.

"So in terms of being Sailor Moon in battle what am I supposed to do other than fight these weird looking things," she asked choosing to bypass the whole confusing heritage thing. Something to argue with Luna over another day.

"It means that you as the new Sailor Moon are now to expected to take up the central role in leading the Sailor Senshi in and out of battle." Luna explained slowly.

Usagi froze at that. She really didn't like the idea of leading anyone, let alone a group of people who she had just met. Supposed to fight evil beside or not. "What do you mean leader?"

"Lunarians are natural born leaders even within the general populace. Combine that with your heritage of being in the Lunar Royal Family and being Sailor Moon, who historically have always lead the Senshi as a united front in battle in the past and your natural status is that of leader." Luna explained.

"I'm not sure I'm okay with this," Usagi began slowly. Hopefully, Luna wouldn't freak out too much over this.

"Not okay with what?" Luna questioned tilting her head slightly in confusion.

"I'm not a leader Luna. Never have been. People aren't just going to fall into line behind me all of a sudden because I took up this mantle." Usagi said waving her hands in exasperation how much clearer did she have to be? The thought of trying to lead anyone when it seemed like no one would listen to her to begin with just made her want to start to panic.

"But Usagi your a Lunarian you-" Luna began only to be cut off.

"You can't make me something I'm not!" She said exiting the room closing the door with more force then normal knowing she needed to get away from Luna before she truly did begin to panic. She was going to head to a nearby park and hopefully clear her head a bit and then figure out what to do. She wasn't really sure what to do with the info that she was the leader of the Sailor Senshi.


Usagi made it back to the park her and Naru sometimes visited by the time Naru finally caught back up with her taking a seat on the swing next to her. "You okay?"

"I'm better now." Usagi said. It was true once she had gotten away from Luna and she had calmed down some. But still leading other people into battle was a fought that terrified her.

"Ya know, not everyone's going to be like Yuki and her friends." Naru commented after a slight pause.

"I know that on a mental level but I guess not so much on an emotional level." She confessed. Plus, it really didn't help that she didn't feel she was 'leader' material. She already had seen some of the responsibility Luna was giving her and she was not looking forward to going through that with more people.

"Usagi you know with the dreams you have been having that most likely your not just a member of the Lunar court." Naru pointed out. She had heard some of the details from the dreams Usagi had been frequented by. The way Luna talked and the way Usagi had talked before it sounded like there was an overlap.

"I know that." Usagi responded. She would rather not think about it for the moment because she wasn't sure if she could handle that. But she was definitely aware of the possibility.

"If that's the case maybe some part of them will remember and respect you for who you used to be back in that past life." Naru pointed out.

"Respect is earned not given. I don't want them to respect me just for someone who I used to be." Usagi said shaking her head.

"Is that why you haven't mentioned to Luna who you might be?" Naru asked.

"Pretty much." Usagi agreed. "You haven't told her yet either have you?" She asked her friend worried after a moment.

"No, I don't feel its my place to say." Naru confessed. "Plus, I get the feeling we're not the only ones holding back information."

"You think she is lying when she says she has holes in her memories?" Usagi asked frowning.

"Well…maybe not a whole lie. I think she does have holes in her memories but I think she may be lying about how much she doesn't remember at the moment." Naru said.

"But why would she do that?" Usagi argued. It sounded kind of silly to withhold information that might be necessary to fight this Queen Beryl.

"Who knows? She's a quite literal alien Usagi. Who knows what she thinks?" Naru said shaking her head.

"I should tell her." She said after a slight pause.

"Yeah, you probably should." Naru agreed. "You don't want to, do you." A statement rather than a question as she gave Usagi a knowing look.

"Not yet. It's just every time she looks at me it seems like she is expecting someone else, someone more put together. If I am her princess then that's going to shatter a lot more of whatever connotations she has. I am not sure I'm ready to deal with that kind of possible disappointment Naru." Usagi explained.

"I think you're over thinking it. She'll probably just be happy that she found her princess regardless of who she is." Naru argued.

"Possibly. Either way, I am not ready to tell her or anyone." Usagi shrugged.

"Yeah the only reason why I know and Luna doesn't yet is because of the sleepovers." Naru said.

"We might have to cut back on those." Usagi realized. If she wanted to keep it from Luna then she was going to have to make some changes.

"Or we could just do sleepovers at your place until she knows." Naru suggested thoughtfully.

"That would work." Usagi agreed gratefully.

"So do you want to go back to my place or what?" Naru asked after a lapse in the conversation.

"No, I'm not quite ready to deal with Luna again at the moment. What about the arcade?" She suggested. Really, they should go back and study regardless of Luna's presence but she wasn't ready to deal with her quiet yet.

"Sounds like a plan." Naru agreed getting up from the swingset.


"Eh your here early." Was Naru's greeting the next morning at school as she arrived for once not only on time but with plenty of time to spare.

"Yeah well Luna has been bugging me to get in better shape." Usagi pointed out.

"And your actually listening." Naru asked a bit surprised.

"If I am going to do my job I kind of have to." She pointed out.

Naru shrugged. "That's true."

"So anything new with you? Any good gossip to report since we last met?" Really she wasn't in the mood for gossip but she wasn't in the mood to talk about school either. So she would take the former if her friend had any.

"Nothing really. I did hear some people talking about a new fortune teller's place that opened a few days ago that everyone has been going to." Naru tended to pay more attention to the gossip than she did honestly. So it made sense that she would have picked up on a new trend, while her being absorbed and overwhelmed with her brand new 'duties' wouldn't have heard of it.

"Anything noticeably interesting about it?" She asked trying to indirectly ask if Naru had heard anything that might point to a possible youma plot. Luna had hinted that for whatever reason any new shops needed to be treated with suspicion since that was a common youma front.

"Not really." Naru shook her head there.

"No one's acting like Luna warned might happen during a youma attack." Naru commented to herself. Luna had given them both the basic run down of what to look for it they suspected a youma plot. But so far everything had been pretty quiet.

"Still maybe it wouldn't hurt to swing by after school." Naru suggested. "Maybe we can get some insight from whomever runs the place if they aren't part of the Dark Kingdom."

"That actually sounds kind of good." she agreed. With so many things changing maybe having a little reassurance in the future wouldn't hurt.


"I thought you said you were going to try and start getting to class on time." Was Naru's comment as she burst into the classroom the next morning running later then normal. They had swung by the fortune teller's place after school. But between the long line and no direct connection an actual youma pass they hadn't really investigated it. Deciding if it was a youma plot it would eventually show itself much like the jewelry shop youma did.

"I am. Things just didn't go well this morning." She admitted glancing at the empty teacher's desk with a frown before taking a seat. Now that she looked around the desk wasn't the only unoccupied seat in the classroom.

"Well you're in luck today. Ms Haruna had to take a bunch of the boys to the principal's office because they were causing trouble and wouldn't settle down for roll call. I don't think she even had a chance to realize you weren't here yet." Naru explained.

"That's a relief." She sunk further into the chair. At least that was one weight off of her back but the behavior thing was a worry. "So what happened?"

"Er some of the boys were talking over Ms. Haruna during roll call. She tried to ignore them for the most part until they started getting too loud to do that. But when she called them out on it the response was to call her some rather lude names. That's when she took them to the principal's office." Naru explained.

"Was Umino among them?" This maybe enough to convince Luna that they need to actually investigate the fortune telling place. Umino was many things, but he wasn't usually rude from what she could tell.

"How did you know?" Naru blinked a few times in surprise.

"He was at the fortune tellers when Luna and I were scouting it." She said hoping Naru would put two and two together. Naru had been held back the previous afternoon so it had just been her and Luna at the fortune teller's.

"Oh, ohhh, that's not good." Naru said making a face.

"No, it isn't." looked like they were headed back to that building after school.


"Are you sure about this? I thought you said you didn't know Umino that well." Luna questioned that afternoon as they approached the fortune tellers she had picked Luna up from Naru's and now they were back out in front of the fortune teller's place.

"No, I definitely don't, but he just doesn't seem like the type to pull off the kind of stunt that Naru described this morning." She argued, "Look at worst, I'll make a fool of myself. Considering I'm so new at this its bound to happen eventually. Do you really want to risk a youma possibly running around unchecked?"

"You're willing to be a possible fool in front of strangers and yet your terrified of your possible teammates." Luna inquired raising an eyebrow.

"Well…maybe for now at least. I would prefer not to later." Usagi admitted. There was a reasoning behind why she was kind of terrified of her future teammates but she wasn't ready to discuss that with Luna quiet yet. If the fortune teller lady was just a regular fortune teller then she doubted she would ever see the person again. But with people she was constantly going to have to be working with, that was another story. She had once given her trust more readily to new people, back when they had first moved to Tokyo, now it wasn't such an easy matter.

"Luna, how are you going to find these other girls anyway?" Usagi asked after a momentary lapse.

"I've been on the lookout for them already." Luna admitted after a moment or so. "I just haven't been able to find them yet."

"I hate to ask this... but are you sure they were reborn like I was after the fall of this Moon Kingdom?" she asked. It was a legit question in her mind.

"The Queen knew the possibility of the Dark Kingdom's seal breaking. She wouldn't have just sent two of you forward." Luna said shaking her head slightly.

"Two?" She asked frowning. She wasn't aware of another girl running around Japan fighting evil. And if there was why wasn't she all ready working with her?

"You've heard of Sailor V correct?" Luna asked stopping to look at her.

"Er yes?" She admitted. The name sounded vaguely familiar but then again she didn't pay that much attention to the gossip circle being busy with school and now this.

"The V in Sailor V stands for Venus. One of the four Senshi who belong to the Inner Court." Luna explained.

"Oh." That explained the two part. "So why am I not working with her?"

"Venus is currently in England for school. It so happens that the Dark Kingdom has a small hive of activity there that she's in charge of fighting. Pulling her away from that job at that moment would be detrimental to the safety of the people there." Luna said.

"Oh." That made a lot of sense.

"So how exactly do we handle this?" She asked as they finally came into view of the fortune teller house.

"Well you go in look for the fortune teller to be doing something anything odd. If you feel it warrants immediate action you go ahead and transform. Otherwise come out and report to me and we will figure out what to do next." Luna explained.

"But what prevents me from maybe falling victim to whatever caused Umino and the others to start acting the way they did?" She asked.

"Your broach has a lot of dark magic blockers on it. It should prevent anything the Dark Kingdom can cast from affecting you." Luna retorted.

"But what if it doesn't?" It was a legit question. She was brand new to this job and Luna had a bunch of holes in her memory. What if the broach didn't work the way it was supposed to?

"I better come with you." Luna realized coming to the same conclusion she was. If the broach didn't protect her then they would be in real trouble. Luna hadn't known her long enough to be able to pick up on what would be considered odd behavior from her. So by the time they did figure out it was a youma plot, if it was, it maybe too late.

"Should I maybe transform before we go in?" she asked.

Luna shook her head. "Would raise too many eyebrows. Best to just go in as yourself. Going in as Sailor Moon could present its own set of issues. Especially in the long term."

"And if it is a youma and it does become alerted to my presence somehow. I will need to transform and even if it is a Dark Kingdom plot that doesn't mean it doesn't have security equipment." Usagi asked raising an eyebrow choosing to ignore the long term comment for now, that was something they could address later. She did understand where Luna was coming from but it did present a sort of danger if this was a Dark Kingdom plot.

"I may actually have a solution for that." Luna said brightening up after a second. A backflip later she was presented with a pen. "This is the Luna disguise pen. It can transform you into anyone you can think of. It will be able to fool any cameras into thinking your someone else. So in case you do need to transform they won't be able to tell you are well you."

"That's nifty." She said squatting down to pick up the pen and examining it. Looked like most other pens you would see the only real distingushing features was the jewel on top and it being slightly larger then normal. "So how do I activate it?"

"Say Moon Power and then tell it what you want to look you end up as depends on the instructions you give it." Luna explained.

"All right seems simple enough." She said straightening up holding the pen up in the air. Well simple enough up until you had to pick what you were being disguised as. But considering the events of earlier that day she had an idea, "Moon Power transform me into a typical school boy!"

A power similar to the one that came over her when she had first transformed into Sailor Moon washed over her. And sure enough a minute later she found herself standing in her school's boy uniform. That wasn't the only change too though judging by the sudden absence of her ponytails. Noticing Usagi looking curiously at the changes Luna said. "The magic is only a temporary illusion and will last a few hours at most. Though that would be pushing it so we should get a move on. Though I must ask, why a boy?"

"Well all the victims in my class were boys. So that seems to be what the youma was targeting. So it made the most sense." Plus she was a bit curious just how far the magic's extent reached she had to admit.

Luna made a noise at that. "I guess that makes sense. Let's best get this over with."

"Right." Usagi said as the two entered the house.


Using the Luna pen in the ended up being the right call. While somehow she had managed to get into the fortune teller's without being detected the glowing cards had kind of given it away that this was actually a Dark Kingdom plot and not just some shop on a street.

'There are still way too many civilians here.' Usagi thought looking around. Even after the table got tossed and Luna had landed a scratch resulting in the youma letting out a shriek, the room was still mostly occupied. Which presented its own set of issues. She could transform into Sailor Moon now seeing as the Luna Pen would keep someone from realizing who she was even if her Senshi and civilian form really didn't look that much different. But what would keep people from drawing the wrong connections about her boy disguise being connected to her Senshi form?

"Usagi-" She looked down to see Luna hissing at her. "Why haven't you transformed yet?"

"There's still a lot of people even after all that fuss." Usagi tried to explain.

"The pen's magic-" Luna began.

"Yeah, yeah I know it keeps it so I appear to anyone including myself as anyone but myself. But what if someone draws a conclusion about this being connected to Sailor Moon somehow?" she asked.

"We will get to that bridge when we come to it. For now we have bigger problems to deal with. Transform!" was Luna's response.

"If you say so. Moon Prism Power, Make Up!" Usagi said with a slight bit of hesitancy lifting the broach in the air and yelling the transformation phrase.

By the time her Luna Pen disguise had faded into her Senshi uniform the youma had morphed into her true form. Thankfully that did cause anyone who hadn't fallen victim to the youma's brainwashing cards to scatter rather quickly. The youma sneered at her saying. "And who just might you be?"

Luna looked up at her expectantly. She let out a sigh, just this once since for some reason the youma had actually asked instead of straight out attacking for some odd reason. "For Love and Justice I am the sailor suited pretty soldier, Sailor Moon! In the name of the Moon I'll punish you!"

"Sailor Moon? Never heard of you." The youma sneered. Did the people who worked at the Dark Kingdom not talk to each other? It seemed like someone fighting them would be the kind of news that would spread. She knew the youma that she had defeated last time hadn't talked to anyone before its defeat... But you would think whoever was in charge of them would have been watching to make sure everything was going as planned. Apparently not.

"Yeah well I'm new to this job and apparently your boss doesn't pay much attention." Was her response as she ducked some brainwashed patron. Where did these people come from was really a mystery of its own.

"Usagi quit antagonizing the youma and fight." Came Luna's helpful suggestion.

"You were the one insisting before that I have to introduce myself to the enemy." She pointed out okay she had been partly replying to the youma. Luna had insisted on it before now.

"Okay maybe that wasn't the best idea." Luna conceded.

"Finally." Sailor Moon muttered more to herself as she dodged another outstretched arm. Really the people were more annoying then dangerous at the moment.

"There has got to be a better way of going about this that doesn't involve me constantly getting cornered by these youma's victims." She complained as she found the last move had caused her to end up getting pushed back into a corner. Maybe it was the whole fighting in small spaces things? She drew in a deep breath before ducking beneath the arm of one of the brainwashed customers. They were getting too close for her comfort level and while there wasn't a ton of them there was enough to cause her trouble if she attempted to power up the tiara. That guy from the other day could be really useful right about now.

As if summoned by her thoughts there was a slicing noise followed by a yelp from the youma. Right on cue a guy in a cape stepped out between her line of sight and the youma. Huh, so this was the person that had helped her out the other night. Not exactly was what she was expecting but she would take it at this point.

"Luna you didn't mention that I would be working with any guys." Sailor Moon commented to the cat ducking around another brainwashed person. She needed to get in better position to attack the youma, which might be easier said then done considering the area of the room and the amount of people in it. At least the guy was distracting the youma for now.

"That's because I didn't know of any that would be working against the Dark Kingdom." Luna responded eyes never straying from the caped guy who had just arrived who was having some squabble with the youma. Or maybe he was fighting it? Hard to tell from this angle what exactly was going on.

She did have almost a direct line of sight but it was being obstructed by the caped guy. Maybe if she powered up her Tiara and yelled duck he would get what she was planning? It was dangerous but she didn't have much in the way of options. The youma's victims were still around and still causing a bit of a problem. Though now they were split between whether to go after him or her. Which gave her just enough of an opening to power up the tiara.

"Duck!" Sailor Moon yelled tossing the tiara in the direction of the youma and hoping the new ally wouldn't get hit by the tiara. Thankfully the caped man seemed to get the idea ducking out of the way of the tiara just in time for it to whiz over his head and hit the youma turning it to dust.

As the brainwashed people collapsed into a pile of heap the guy turned to her saying. "That was a bit risky. How did you know I was going to follow your command?"

"Considering this is the second time you've helped me out and you appear to be fighting these youmas I figured that you would get the idea. Still, hopefully we don't find ourselves in that situation again." Sailor Moon said.

"That's not saying much coming from someone who seems to have a pension for getting in trouble when up against these creatures." He pointed out.

"Look- er do you have a name I can call you?" Sailor Moon asked.

"For now just call me Tuxedo Kamen." The man now known as Tuxedo Kamen said.

"Look Tuxedo Kamen I just got this 'job' a few days ago. That night at the jewelers shop was my first night on the job. I am still figuring out what to do. So there are going to be mishaps since I'm so new at this." Sailor Moon argued. Luna and her had been going over some strategies to deal with youma but it was hard to balance Senshi duty in with everything else she was discovering. Once she had been doing this longer it would hopefully would get easier.

"And you don't think I might be new at this?" He asked.

"Well-er," The thought hadn't occured to her. He seemed a lot more competent at fighting the Dark Kingdom already then she was. The thought that he maybe new to this job hadn't even crossed her mind. Though honestly she hadn't put much thought into the guy before now.

"Sorry." Sailor Moon said after having a second to collect her thoughts. She wasn't exactly sure what she was apologizing for? Making the wrong assumption maybe?

"It's fine just try to be more careful in the future for both of our sakes." Tuxedo Mask said before disappearing with a swish of the cape.

"I have to learn that trick." Sailor Moon said more to herself than to Luna.

"Moon that trick is a bit difficult to pull off with your attire." Luna pointed out.

She gave a shrug at that. "Eh. Still a neat trick even if it's not one I can do. We should get out of here before anyone wakes up and starts asking question."

Technically Usagi had been the one to delay their departure with her discussion with Tuxedo Mask. But at this point it was probably not best to point that out so Luna simply shifted slightly realizing also that a couple of the youma's customers were starting to now stir. "Right of course."


"Anything I should know before we start this conversation with your parents?" Luna asked as they rode the elevator to Usagi's family's apartment. She had been smuggled in a small bag. The elevator was empty so Luna felt fairly confident in posing a question.

"Not that you don't know already. Mom and Dad have always been protective and that's only grown since Shingo died. Mom, I think, might be reluctantly on board with this. The problem is going to be convincing Dad." Usagi said after a moment. "Maybe don't mention you haven't found my teammates yet."

"You want me to lie?" Luna asked in surprise. She hadn't really thought Usagi would try to advocate lying...

"Maybe not lie but if they don't bring them up then don't bring them up. I think we got out the other night partly because Mom thought I was meeting someone else. I'm not sure how well this conversation go if they realized I am working alone for now." Usagi admitted. Though if they lied that might backfire too.

"If it wasn't so difficult and might cause other problems I would have already pulled Venus." Luna grumbled slightly. Having Venus all the way across another continent wasn't her first choice in the matter.

"I know Luna." Usagi let out a sigh. "Okay maybe don't lie but just be careful."

"I was already going to have to be careful Usagi." Luna pointed out. From the one conversation she had been around Usagi's parents for she had realized she was going to have thread carefully to make sure they signed off on her being Sailor Moon.

"Ready or not Luna." Usagi noted as the elevator dinged indicating they had reached the floor she lived on.


The conversation had been tense from the start. Despite warning her Dad ahead of time of just who Luna was and why she was needed, he was having a difficult time excepting her own role in these events. Not that she wouldn't deny she was still having a hard time with that herself.

"Mr. Tsukino. Please understand I would rather just let the girls lead normal lives." Luna said trying to placate him. "Unfortunately, the Dark Kingdom closed that door of opportunity in this lifetime. They have to fight, or else Earth may become a dead planet."

"How can you be so sure that they are that dangerous?" Her Dad asked skeptically. That seemed like a bit of a stretch for an organization he had never heard of before a few hours ago.

"Because they already killed millions before." Luna said somberly. "I watched an entire civilization that spanned this entire solar system wiped out eons before you were born. They care not for who lives on this planet but only for power and their continued existence."

"Entire civilization...!?" Her Mom whispered faintly, alarmed and looking like she might actually faint any moment.

"It's a long tale but the short version is Earth wasn't always the only inhabited planet." Luna explained. "The Dark Kingdom is responsible for that being lost. I'm trying to prevent a repeat of the very same situation."

"At my daughter's expense?!" Her Dad growled. He hated the idea of his daughter going out on a regular basis and endangering herself. They had already lost Shingo, he didn't want to lose her to.

"Papa I don't like it either but if I don't do something and that happens, your part of this world too. So am I and so is mom and so was Shingo." Usagi said breaking into the argument for the first time. She still had her reservations about Sailor Moon. But one of her feelings was strong, she wouldn't let anyone get hurt or worse killed because of her lack of activism. She wasn't going to let any more families lose someone like they had lost Shingo. Not if she had a say in it. "They went after Naru the first time. Some of my classmates, the nicer ones- "Though other than Umino it was pressing at times to maybe call them nice. "Were targeted the last time. I can't sit by while people I know are hurt."

"I still don't like this." Her Dad said crossing his arms in frustration. Though Usagi could see he was slowly to come around to the idea.

"We're not asking you to like it Mr. Tsukino. We're just asking for you to support her." Luna said after a moment. Deciding to leave out for the moment she had been against telling Usagi's parents at first. She had a feeling that wouldn't go over well. "Your daughter is crucial in keeping Earth safe. I can't ask anyone else to do this."

"There's really no one else for the job?" Her Mom broke in for the first time asking. She had been pretty much letting Luna and her Dad go back and forth on the subject.

Luna shook her head. "No. Only a select few people can do this job. Your daughter just happens to be one of them."

"What about these other people you just mentioned though? Can't they take up her spot?" Her Dad asked frowning slightly.

Luna let out a sigh. "Senshi work best in teams. The smallest group you'll probably ever see is a team of two. Even that's fairly rare. Usually they start at groups of three. When the team that Usagi leads is fully assembled there will be at least five of them. It would be a bad idea to pull your daughter from the team. They need her as much as she needs them." Luna explained. There was a possibility that all the Sol System senshi could awaken leading to the full nine senshi being assembled. But the idea of the Outer Senshi awakening and Pluto leaving her post for this was a bit unsettling. Partly due to the fact they usually weren't front line fighters.

"Doesn't that Sailor V work alone though?" Her Dad asked frowning slightly. Maybe this other character wasn't a senshi though...

"Sailor V is a unique case." Luna admitted with some hesitation. "We would rather not have her off by herself doing senshi work but there are superseding circumstances. We don't have a choice in the matter. First chance we get she'll be leaving England and coming back to join the team. Due to her extenuating circumstances, that will take a while."

"It's just temporary right? Until this Dark Kingdom is defeated?" Her Dad asked.

"Just until the Dark Kingdom is defeated." Luna confirmed. Even if something reared its head afterwards the other senshi should, hopefully, be powerful to take care of it. Sailor Moon had been a last resort even back in the days of the Silver Alliance so hopefully this would be the one time she was called upon.

"I still don't like it, but I want you to tell me or your mother if you come back injured." Her Dad said. If nothing else, he realized his daughter would be doing this no matter what he said. Luna wasn't seeking permission, and neither was Usagi.

"Of course." Usagi said giving him a reassuring smile as she noticed Luna starting to relax a bit out of the corner of her eye. Apparently, she had been a bit worried about this conversation even if she had denied it. Usagi wondered what Luna would have done if they hadn't given them their approval.


Luna snuck into the arcade one late night about a week after the fortune teller incident to have a long delayed talk with Central Command. She had been avoiding the conversation about getting advice on how to deal with Usagi's want to avoid her destiny as leader of the Senshi. With a week gone by and no real progress in convincing Usagi that it would be alright she realized that she needed to actually seek outside advice on the subject.

It was a common misconception, by most members of the Silver Alliance, that Central Command had been run by the Moon Kingdom. Very few knew where central command, home to the Senshi Council, the ruling body for the Sailor Senshi was actually located. Those who did were either on the council itself, had some sort of unique ability, or had run into trouble with the council in the past. Honestly, she was hoping that she wouldn't need to talk to them too much. As the girls awakened she was going to need to at least converse with them some. At least on a basic level let them know that there were new Sailor Senshi running around in the Sol System for the first time in over a thousand years.

"She doesn't feel comfortable taking the role as supreme leader of the Sol Sailor Senshi." Luna explained after a slight pause hesitating for a second she had been going over the detail's of Usagi, her awakening and the fight so far when they had strayed onto the topic of possible of concerns. Was this really the best thing to be telling Central Command? Without confirming Usagi was Serenity she was a tad bit worried about their possible reaction to this. The broach had accepted her as Sailor Moon so regardless of her status as Moon Princess or otherwise she was the rightful Sailor Moon by the Henshin Item Act which stated that once the item accepted the trainee as its wielder it was forever theres.

"What do you mean by not comfortable?" Was the inquiring response. Okay so that wasn't the worst way this conversation could go she would take it.

"She's afraid that they might not listen to her as a leader. Since she moved to Tokyo she had problem making friends. A lot seems to deviate back to her medical history and some bully at her school. I think with time she'll grow to accept it but she is going to need both that and patience from her team." Luna tried to explain to her best while still sidestepping what the exact issue. Most likely Central would eventually find out on its own, what Usagi's actual issues were and why she was so reluctant to lead the Sailor Senshi, but for now she was just going to sidestep that conversation

"Due to her being a Lunar the others will follow and respect her whether its on a subconscious level or more upfront. I'm not quiet sure what the concern is." was the response.

"I realize that and I've tried to explain that to her however she doesn't seem to want to accept it until she actually sees it. I've come to the conclusion that it's best to leave it as is right now. She will either come into the role subconsciously on her own with time or she will eventually make the conscious decision to be leader once she realizes the other girls will follow her as a leader. It just might take some time." Luna said.

"Which you don't have with Kunzite on the move where Venus is and Jadeite on the move where you are." Came the exasperate response.

Luna frowned slightly thinking for a second over her previous conversations with Usagi before responding. "We might not need a lot of it. She is already starting to regain bits and pieces of her memories of the Moon Kingdom. From what little she has mentioned the awakening as Sailor Moon has started to accelerate that. Right now it's not enough to construct a full picture of her life or the time period or who she exactly was on the Moon but with her memories eventual return she may fall into that role sooner rather then later since eventually she should realize that her being in the Lunar Royal Family gives her some form of respect.."

"Any indications of who she was in the Lunar Family?" Was the expected response.

"Some. Nothing that can really be confirmed until the Princess has been reawakened." Luna responded going around the question for the most part.

"What about the other Sailor Senshi? Any signs of them?" The next question as the topic shifted.

"None. I wish I could say we have some leads on them but so far the only known Senshi besides Moon is Venus. Neither of us have enough memories to start to pinpoint the girls. Hopefully, we'll have some sort of breakthrough soon." Luna hoped that would be enough.

"So it's down to chance at the moment then." The annoyed response.

"Unfortunately, yes. Hopefully luck will be on our side though otherwise this is going to be a long drawn out fight." Luna admitted.

"Alright. Keep us updated to any changes or if you manage to find any other Senshi. Otherwise just stick to the weekly reports you have been submitting." Came the message after a brief pause.

"Understood." Luna said. A second later the machine turned off indicating the end of the communication. As she wandered back out of the arcade she couldn't help but wonder just how difficult the next few months were going to be.

End Chapter 2

AN And that's a wrap for Chapter 2. See you on 12/8.