It was a Saturday afternoon, the day after her first battle, and Usagi sat on her bed, legs criss-crossed underneath her, as she stared at Luna, who was sitting at the end of her bed.

Today's agenda? History lesson.

Luna flicked her tail " A thousand years ago there was a time of great peace, no wars were fought, all was calm, because of one woman, Queen Selenity, the Queen of the Moon, and creater of the Silver Millennium. The Silver Millenium is an alliance of The Moon and the eight planets of this solar system, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Pluto " she said, " All planets came to an agreement and formed an alliance under the rule of Queen Selenity, who was a kind and gentle woman and ruled with a fair hand " she added fondly.

Usagi smiled at the fondness in Luna's voice and had to agree on how gentle Selenity was, and she felt a twinge in her mind, why did she agree with Luna? she didn't even know Selenity.

" The Silver Alliance lasted for hundreds of years, with the help of The Silver Imperial Crystal, also known as the Ginzuishou, a powerful crystal with pure magic, it has been passed down threw many generations of the Selene line, only those of the pure heart can use it to it's full extent "

Something pulsed, warm and comforting, inside of Usagi and she shifted a bit.

" A- " began Luna, but she was cut off.

" Did you say hundreds of years ?" asked Usagi, eyes wide.

Luna nodded " All of the planets people are immortal, the age they stop aging depends on their power, the youngest age to stop aging is 18, and the oldest is 25, Queen Selenity stopped at 24, the Outers stopped at 20, and the Inners, well, listen to the story and you'll find out " she said, sadly.

Usagi nodded and kept quiet, wondering who these Outers and Inners were, the names seemed familiar.

" A thousand years ago Queen Selenity gave birth to a child, Princess Aphrodite, who was also the child of King Eros of Venus, and sadly her Venus blood was stronger and her father took her back to be raised on his planet "

Usagi's heart panged sadly for Selenity.

" Four years later the other heirs of the Inner Planets, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter became Sailor Senshi, much like you, and vowed to protect Aphrodite, who was also a Sailor Scout "

Usagi blinked " is there scouts for the Outer Planets ?" she asked, feeling as if they should be mentioned.

Luna nodded, her eyes fond, " Sailor Uranus, Sailor Neptune and Sailor Pluto, they guarded the Solar System from attacks beyond the system, they were given permission to deal with a threat quickly " she said softly.

Usagi felt a rush of warmth and affection at their names, before she remembered something " Isn't there a Sailor Saturn ?" she asked.

Luna blinked " ah yes, but you see, Sailor Saturn was the Scout of Destruction and Ruin, also known as the Child of Ruin or Senshi of Silence, and she was actually nine years younger then the Inner Senshi, and she was only to be called upon when there was war " she said.

Usagi let out an ' ah ' before she stayed quiet, eager to hear the story. Now the Outers and Inners comment made sense.

Luna smiled and carried on " anyway, all was peaceful, then Princess Aphrodite strayed down to Earth, Terra as it was called then, and by chance she met a handsome young man, who happened to be Prince Endymion, heir to the Terran throne, and it was love at first sight, and meetings continued between the two of them " she said, almost dissaprovingly, " sadly, a young woman of the royal court believed herself to be madly in love with Endymion, and filled with bitterness and jealously, she was easily convinced to work for a dark being known as Metallia, a great source of evil, this woman's name was Beryl " she said.

Usagi's eyebrows raised, her enemy, Queen Beryl, was the bitter and jealous young woman from a thousand years ago? god, she was starting to feel left out.

" Then the attacks began and peace ended, just as Queen Selenity announced her only daughter, Princess Aphrodite's, engagement to Prince Endymion, but since Beryl came from Earth, the Moon were highly suspicious and Endymion had to return to Earth to fight Queen Beryl and the forces of darkness, but it did not end well and and the Terran forces were driven back by horrible creatures called the Youma's, and Endymion returned to the Moon to help protect it, and together with the Inner Scouts, they fought and tried to drive back the evil forces. "

Usagi blinked " where were the Outers ?" she asked curiously, for some reason, she just knew the were there.

Luna frowned " they were there, and they were also at the ball, but I am unsure why, the Outers usually keep to themselves, but that night they were there, for some reason, and I think I know why, but I have yet to regin all of my memories from that time " she said, annoyed, as something tingled at the edge of her mind. What was she forgetting?

The blonde girl tilted her head " if you carry on with the story, maybe it'll jog your memory? that's what it's like, you get started and unconciously say things you thought you forgot " she said, and immediately clamped her lips shut, her eyes going wide, where in the world had that come from? did she just sound smart?

Luna looked suprised aswell, she had seen and heard how, er, non-intelligent Usagi was, but right now, she had seemed, almost, smart? She shook it off and carried on " well, as I was saying, the battle was terrible, and each planet was destroyed, starting with Pluto, then Saturn, then Uranus and Neptune, then it was Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Mercury, and then Beryl came for the Moon, and even though we stood no chance, we were hopeful, but how could we when the eight planets had been destroyed and all allies were dead? " she said, bitterly.

Usagi saw a scene flash through her head. Screams, shouts, inhuman noises, dead men in silver and gold armour strewn around over broken marble pillars.

" Sailor Pluto told Queen Selenity that their planets were destroyed, and that a black shadow was emitting from Earth, and the queen told the Senshi to head the battle, and informed the Lunarian soldiers to prepare, war was coming "

Usagi felt a chill run down her spine at those words.

" Sadly, as you have guessed, we did not win and everyone lost their lifes, and with the last of her strength, Queen Selenity used the Silver Imperial Crystal to push back and seal away the evil, while she sent the court and their allies to Earth to be reborn, and here we are " finished Luna.

" and, the queen ?" asked Usagi, her words faltering.

Luna closed her eyes " dead, The Silver Crystal, although pure, needs much strength from the weilder because it has such power, and Queen Selenity was extremely weak from the battle, and the usage of it killed her, and even though to us it is the ultimate sacrifice, to her, well it was simply love " she said, proud of her queen.

Usagi smiled, eyes sparkling, " she sounds like a really great woman, Luna " she complimented.

Luna's eyes opened, crimson eyes shining with unshed tears but also pride, " Yes, she was, it is a shame that she is no longer alive, then maybe I would have more hope in beating Beryl " she said quietly, " time has gone on as if she does not exist " she added, angrily.

Usagi's eyes softened " Luna, even though Selenity is not here physically, she will always be with you emotionally, in your heart, and as long as you are alive, she will live on through your memories, and now mine, and she will live on through the other scouts when we find them, she will never truly be gone " she said wisely, her voice bell-like. Something probed at the edge of her mind.

" Momma, what happen's to a person when they die, do people simply forget them, and it would be like that person never existed?"

" Well, my sweet one, that person is never truly dead, as long as people remember that person, they will always be alive, threw their memories "

" But eventually those people who remember will die, won't they ?"

" Yes, but that person will still live on if others are told of that person "

" Ok, momma "

" Queen Selenity, the royal court would like to speak with you "

" Very well, Luna, good night my little princess "

" Night momma, night Luna !"

" Good-night, Serenity "

Usagi's eyes widened, what had that been?

Luna took those words to heart " thank you, Usagi-chan " she said gratefully, and that annoying tinkling was back, where had she heard that before? She blinked away tears " the Inners had only just reached 18 years old, they were to begin their lifes of immortality " she said, choking up.

Usagi smiled softly, pushing those words to the back of her mind " now they have that chance " she said gently, before climbing off the bed " I'm getting some food, I'll bring up some chicken for you " she said, dissapearing from the room. She returned ten minutes later and sat on the bed again, resting her plate on her criss-crossed legs.

Usagi leaned forward " can you tell me more of the Senshi ?" she asked casually.

Luna chuckled " of course " she said in amusement. Her bad mood vanished.

" First there was Sailor Pluto, hailing from Planet Pluto, and she was the oldest senshi, no one know's her true age for she guards the Time Gates, but I did know that she originally began to guard the gates at the age of 14, but 15 years before the Moon attack, the queen asked me to gather the Outer Senshi for some reason, and then she began to visit more often, even staying for weeks at a time, which was unusual, because she was a solatairy person, and she was bound by law to protect the Time Gates, and so she started to age until she reached 20 "

" Must get awfully lonely there " commented Usagi, her heart panging with sadness.

Luna nodded " Yes, it did, well, the next one is Sailor Saturn, The Senshi of Ruin, she was the youngest, but the most powerful, known to be the dark messiah, and her power was that of destruction, with three simple words she could destroy an entire planet, wipe their civallisation from existince, but from what I remember, she was a very shy and lonely child, but quite polite and kind, well, when one got her to talk " she added the last bit in amusement.

Usagi's heart warmed at the thought of the small child.

" Next was Sailor Uranus, The Senshi of the Skies, she was the second oldest to Pluto, and the leader of the Outer Scouts, she was not one to cross, any insult against The Selene line, well, let's just say she did not take it very well "

The Moon Senshi chuckled, and had to stop herself from agreeing, which confused her, why would she agree? she had no clue who these people were. Something in the back of her mind protested violently at that thought.

" Next was Sailor Neptune, Senshi of the Sea, and she was always known to be with Uranus, they worked together and complimented eachother well, and she was the kind and gentle one of the Outers, but she could be very fierce "

" Together, these four made up the Outer Senshi, but only three of them were old enough to do their duties, like I said before, which were to protect the Solar System from attacks from beyond this system, and then they began to spend all of their time on the Moon, only ocassionally leaving "

The Sleeping Soldier smiled " that must have been good for all three of them, especially Pluto, she wouldn't be alone again " she said.

Luna sighed " Yes, and the problem is I know why they stayed at the Moon Kingdom, but I can't seem to remember it at this very minute " she said, irratated.

Usagi smiled " It'll come to you " she said.

The cat nodded and decided to carry on with the history lesson " very well, the Inners consisted of Sailor Jupiter, The Senshi of Lightning and Earth, she was the offensive of the group, she was great at hand-to-hand combat like all of the Jovians, and even though she was rough on the outside, she was fiercely loyal and actually a very sweet girl who was shy around boys " she said, chuckling.

" Next was Sailor Venus, Senshi of Love, and as you know, Princess Aphrodite, but because she was also from Venus she was allowed to become a scout, and she was the leader of the scouts "

" After her came Sailor Mars, Senshi of Fire, and she was much like her powers, passionate and always angry, and she too was very loyal, and did not bother to keep her thoughts to her self when she thought that someone was doing something wrong, especially Venus "

" Lastly was Sailor Mercury, Senshi of Ice and Wisdom, and she was extremely shy, and relied on books to help her along, it was hard to convince her to raise her head from the books and look around "

Luna took a deep breath and licked at the bowl of milk her charge had brought up.

Usagi bit her lip " Luna... I never existed back during the Silver Millennium, did I ?" she asked softly.

Luna froze and looked up, and saw acceptance in bright crystal blue eyes, " No, Usagi-chan, you didn't, and I know it's not fair that this was forced onto you " she said truthfully.

The blonde shook her head " Iie, I'm happy to help, and truthfully, I probably preffer this time period, you Silver Millennium people have issues " she said, eyes twinkling with mischief.

Luna laughed and laid down and proceeded to talk to her ' owner ' about every day life.

Soon night fell and the two curled up on the bed together, and that night Usagi dreamt.

A pretty five year old girl with pure-silver hair tied into two buns atop of her head with a shoulder-length streamer coming from each, while bangs framed a golden cresent moon upon her brow, let out an angelic giggle as she ran through a beautiful garden filled with all different colored flowers. Her pure silver eyes sparkled with happiness and joy. And her simple but pretty white sun dress fluttered in the gentle breeze. She ran so fast that she was nothing but a blur.

" Momma !"

A beautiful young woman, maybe the age of 24, had been admiring a something and then she turned around and caught the little blur. She smiled gently " hello my little Serenity " she said softly. The woman was gorgeous with pure silver hair tied into the same style as the young girl's, but her streamers fell to the floor, and she too had the same mark on her forehead, and her eyes were a gentle grey. She was wearing a lovely purple strapless dress that hugged to her curvy form and had a bow at the top.

Serenity beamed " Momma, Pluto, Uranus and Neptune are coming to celebrate my birthday with me, isn't that great ?" she said excitedly.

The woman laughed " Serenity, they have celebrated your birthday with you for the past three years, of course they wouldn't miss this one " she said.

The little princess pouted " they might " she muttered, but her words held no truth to them.

The silverette shook her head " not likely, my little one, they would leave an important battle just to celebrate your birthday " she said lightly.

Serenity beamed.