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Author's note: This maybe a little confusing, but when the past Senshi are speaking, I call them Ami (1), and the future Senshi are Ami (2), for example. This takes place in Season 1, but I changed a few things. Reika hasn't gone to Africa yet, and Minako has joined the Scouts (I changed the timeline a little bit, ah, the power of authors). It's before the episode where they find out Mamoru is Tuxedo Kamen and Usagi is Princess Serenity.
Serenity slowly came to with strange lights and sounds assaulting her senses. The din was unlike anything she had ever experienced before. She could feel Endymion's arm over her, but her arms were empty. Panic set in as she realized her son wasn't with her.
Where's my baby? "Where's my baby?" she whispered, blinking her eyes and trying to sit up. She was stunned to realize she was inside a room. It had been so bright that she had assumed she was outside in daylight. Her head whipped around, taking in that everyone who had provided the rear guard for the QiShan villagers was there, and she was the only one currently conscious. "Oh, Selene, what is happening here? Where are we?"
A young woman with reddish brown hair and kind eyes handed Serenity a glass of water. "Here, drink up; you look like you need it. You are at the Crown Arcade in Tokyo. What is your name?"
"Yue, what is yours?"
"Reika," the woman smiled. "You look like you were fighting a battle, all of you. Do you want something to clean your sword?" She motioned toi Serenity's sword, which was lying next to her and covered in youma blood.
Serenity nodded and took the cloth Reika handed to her. She quickly cleaned the sword and explained, "We were fighting youmas, and helping to evacuate a village. Next thing I knew, we were all blasted and consumed by some strange power, and we were here. Where is my baby? I had him in my arms when it happened."
"Oh, those girls have him." She pointed at a group of four girls sitting down on some seats. One was holding a bundle in her arms. "Their names are Minako, the one with the red hair bow; Rei, the one with black hair; Ami, the one with blue hair; and Makoto, the one who is holding your baby. He is cute."
"Hiro, his name is Hiro," Serenity murmured in shock. Those girls looked like younger versions of her Senshi Guardians, and had the same names. What was even stranger, she could feel echoes of the same bonds she shared with her Senshi connecting her with these girls. There were other echoes as well, an echo of her bond with Endymion, and a strange, new one that reminded her of herself. She could distinctly feel the Lunarian power signature.
A young man entered from the back of the strange room. "Reika, what happened here? I leave for ten minutes and now it looks like we had a battle happen in here!"
Serenity shook her head. "I would like to know that answer myself. We were all fighting when we were knocked unconscious and deposited here. I need to wake everyone up so we can figure out what happened." I have a guess, but I want to talk it over with Ami before I say anything. "Minako, Rei, Ami, and Reika, can you help me wake my friends? I'm sorry for my lack of manners, sir, but what is your name?"
"Motoki and I'm pleased to meet you…"
"I am called Yue." She began to shake the disguised Endymion, but then noticed the Minako double start trying to wake Hotaru. "No, wait, Minako, let me wake Hotaru!" Serenity cried out, but it was too late. Hotaru had woken up, and now Minako found herself facing the business end of Hotaru's Silence Glaive.
"Who are you? Are Beryl and Metallia now duplicating Princess Serenity's Inner Senshi Guardians? I know you aren't Astarte of Venus, imposter!" Hotaru demanded, continuing to threaten Minako with the Glaive.
"Persephone of Saturn!" Serenity commanded, "We haven't been captured by Beryl and Metallia. Put that thing away before you do something with it that we can't fix."
Hotaru looked sheepishly at the disguised princess, "Oh, sorry, Serenity." She glanced at the Glaive she tightly gripped, "What were they thinking when they gave a weapon that could destroy an entire planet to a thirteen-year-old?"
"The same thing as when they decided that I was a suitable heir for the Lunarian Silver Crystal," Serenity joked, and then sobered, as she shook Setsuna awake, "Not many thirteen-year-olds have a heart as pure as yours, Hotaru. We can trust you to use the Glaive correctly. Do you want to wake Haruka? She won't get upset at you for waking her when she needs to sleep."
Hotaru blushed at her princess's praise, and then began the task of waking the Uranian princess. Serenity could hear some scuffling and muted shouting coming from the area Motoki had just left. "What are those noises?" she asked, again trying to wake Endymion.
Motoki grinned, "I just locked two sworn enemies in the back closet because they won't stop fighting and disturbing the rest of us."
Minako (2) laughed, "I think that when they finally stop fighting and insulting each other, they'll find out that they are soul mates."
"Fat chance, Minako," Rei (2) commented, waking up Ami (1). Serenity watched them, grateful that her hasty casting of the disguise spell on Endymion had resulted in the Shinnetou and Inner Senshi also being affected. Only the Outer Senshi's true appearances could be seen.
"Hey, I know this sort of thing," Minako (2) protested. "I'd know soul mates when I see them."
Serenity snorted with laughter, "That sounds like Endymion and myself. For two years, every time we saw each other we had to insult the other at least three times." She shook her head at the memories and leaned down and kissed her husband on the cheek. He finally woke up.
"How did the two of you stop fighting?" Rei (2) asked quizzically.
Endymion spoke up, cleaning his sword with the rag Serenity handed him. "Beryl and Metallia sent some people to kidnap Serenity, in order to force her mother, the Lunarian Queen, to give up her source of power, the Lunarian Silver Crystal. They managed to get past her guards and cornered her. Serenity miraculously got away from them, but not before she had broken her arm in the struggle. She made her way to the transporters which we use to travel between the planets and blindly hopped on one. She was hoping it would take her to Venus or Jupiter, because she has family on both of those worlds. Instead, she ended up on Earth."
Serenity took over the tale. "I ran right into Endymion before I knew where I was. It jarred my broken arm badly and I began to cry from the pain. He noticed I was hurt and asked me what had happened. I explained, and he helped me, without any thoughts of our previous hostilities. He took me to his mother, Gaia, who is a skilled Mage and Healer. She healed my arm while he and his guards captured the people who were hunting me. Afterward, when I went to thank him for his help, we began talking and found we had many things in common."
"That was about five years ago," Endymion finished the tale, "We began to develop feelings for each other soon after that encounter, and we're now married with a six-week-old son."
"Who is adorable," Makoto (2) said, rocking the baby. The others were all awake now; some cleaning weapons, some nursing injuries, and everyone was confused by the young doubles of the Inner Senshi.
"Okay, I've gotten used to seeing an evil me commanding Beryl's forces, but a young Minako, Makoto, Rei, and Ami? What is going on here, and if they are doubled, why not Princess Serenity?" Jadeite asked, showing subtlety wasn't one of his strong traits.
The four young doubles were staring at Serenity. "We thought you said your name was Yue," Makoto demanded, "Why are they all calling you Princess Serenity? And what does he means by we're doubles?"
"The people of Earth don't really trust the Lunarians," Serenity explained, "So it is easier for me to use an alias. My true name is Serenity." She turned to Jadeite. "Oh, by the way, Jadeite, I've been trying not to say that for two reasons. One, the disguise spell is still on and working, so they don't realize they've been doubled. Two, I have a theory, but I need Ami's help to confirm it. Thank you for your help, brainless one," she added sarcastically.
"What is your theory, Serenity?" Ami (1) asked, pulling out her little blue computer and beginning to type.
Serenity took a deep breath, "That they really are you, Rei, Makoto, and Minako, just reborn as Terrans, but with your respective abilities. I can feel echoes of my bonds with you binding me to them."
"Do you feel any more of these echoes?" Ami (1) asked, continuing to type.
"There is an echo of my bond with Endymion, and a strange one with a Lunarian power signature that reminds me of myself. They are near by, but not with us right now," Serenity informed the Mercurian genius.
Ami (1) continued to type, and then waited for the computer to process the information and display the results. Once it was done with the calculations, she mused, "I think you are correct, Serenity. There is a way to test your theory."
"What is it, Minerva?" Serenity asked, using the Senshi's formal name.
"Call for us, using our names of power. If they have our souls, the vows we made to you are still in force, and they will have to answer to the names of power. One more question before we try this. Endymion, do you feel an echo of your bond with Serenity?"
"Yes, I can tell her double is nearby and annoyed at a few people."
The six in the room were speechless, but Minako spoke up, curiosity coloring her tone. "Five of us have been searching for the reincarnated Crown Princess Serenity of the Moon Kingdom. If you do this, it will make it much easier to find her. We've only had dead ends so far."
"So you have no objections to our trying this?" Serenity asked, "The only way to know for sure is to see if you answer to my Inner Senshi's names of power, and if you do, have you reaffirm your oaths of loyalty to me."
Kunzite, who was the closest to the back closet where the two unknown people were still arguing, spoke up, "You might want to let these two out of here first. I have a hunch that they are also connected with us."
"Okay, this isn't what I had planned, but neither was your arrival here," Motoki muttered, and then went back and unlocked the closet. "Okay, Usagi, Mamoru, we have some rather interesting guests here right now. You two had better behave, or I'll ban you two from the arcade for good!"
Motoki led the two now-silent and fuming enemies toward the front room where everyone was waiting. When Serenity and Endymion saw them, they were able to conceal their reactions, but just barely. The two looked just like younger versions of themselves, right down to the Lunarian odango hairstyle the girl was wearing.
Hotaru giggled, "I think someone's hunch is correct."
Serenity shot a glare at her youngest Senshi, which quieted her immediately. Minako announced, "Usagi-chan, these people say they can help us find the Moon Princess!"
"I wonder how they'll react when they find out she's been with them the whole time," Serenity muttered to Endymion. They both had to stifle their laughter.
The one called Mamoru demanded, "Who are all of you?"
"You'll find out," Zoicite muttered under his breath, "If that is who we all think; I'm scared to see how this turns out." Ami (1) overheard him and elbowed him to get him to shut up.
"Try it, Serenity," Endymion whispered, taking her hand and squeezing it.
"Michiru, will you please hold my son?" Serenity requested. The Neptunian Senshi quickly took the baby from Makoto's (2) arms. "Princess Minerva of Mercury also named Ami, Senshi Guardian of Ice, and having sworn your loyalty to me as Tethys, come forward and reaffirm your oaths to me, first in your fighting form, and then in your true form."
Ami (1) came forward, the disguise spell no longer working for her, dressed in her training fuku, and then knelt before Serenity, transforming into her formal dress and crown.
"Mercury power, Make-up!" Ami (2) yelled, and she transformed in the training fuku. She then dropped the transformation, and knelt before Serenity, next to her past self, the symbol of Mercury blazing on her forehead.
As one, the two girls with the same soul spoke, "We vow that we will always be loyal to you, our Princess, and will protect you and fight by your side."
"Please rise, Tethys, Ami, and Minerva. Princess Hestia of Mars, also named Rei, Senshi Guardian of Fire, and having sworn your loyalty to me as Pele, come forward and reaffirm your oaths to me, first in your fighting form, and then in your true form."
Rei (1) first came forward in her training fuku, and then knelt before her princess in her formal gown and crown. Rei (2) transformed into the training fuku with a cry of "Mars power, Make up!", and then dropped the transformation, kneeling before Serenity in her normal clothes with Mars's planetary symbol on her forehead.
"We vow that we will always be loyal to you, our Princess, and will protect you, and fight at your side."
Serenity grinned, "If only that oath included: 'And we will not talk back to our princess and insult her intelligence.' Oh, well," she continued the ceremony, despite the laughter coursing through the room. "Please arise, Pele, Rei, and Hestia. Princess Ganameya of Jupiter, also named Makoto, Senshi Guardian of Nature, and having sworn your loyalty to me as Callisto, come forward, my cousin, and reaffirm your vows to me, first in your fighting form, and then in your true form."
Both Makotos did as the other four had done, and made their vows to Serenity. "Please rise, Callisto, Makoto, and Ganameya. You should never kneel to me, cousin." The two stood, and Makoto (2) turned toward her former self, "You're Serenity's cousin?"
"Her second cousin, her grandfather was a brother to my grandfather. We are all related somehow, but we only call second cousins or closer by their relation to us. I know it's a little strange, but it's how we were raised."
Serenity grinned and began the ceremony for Minako, "Princess Astarte of Venus, also named Minako, Senshi Guardian of Love and Metal, and having sworn your loyalty to me as Hathor, come forward and reaffirm your vows, my cousin, first in your fighting form, and then in your true form." Both Minakos did as the others had done, and Serenity finished the ceremony once they had spoken their oaths, "Please rise, Hathor, Minako, and Astarte. You should never kneel before me, cousin. Just so you know, Minako's mother is my father's sister."
Serenity took a deep breath, "All eight of you having sworn your loyalty to me in the past, and having reaffirmed those vows to myself now, I accept for both me and my future self." With those words, the planetary symbols which had been shining on the four future Senshi's heads faded, and the past Senshi reverted back to their training fukus, again looking ready for a fight.
Serenity nodded to Endymion, "Your turn, my love," and gave him a quick kiss.
"Will your disguise also drop when I call you forward?"
"It should. If it doesn't, I'll take it off." She smiled at him.
"Serenity, Crown Princess of Luna and heir of the Silver Crystal, also named Usagi and having vowed yourself to my as my wife, Luminaria, come forward and join your Inner Senshi, first in your fighting form, and then in your true form."
Serenity first stood in her white kimono and grey pants, sword at her side, and disguise spell lifted. Usagi yelled, "Moon Prism power, Make up!" and transformed into Serenity's training fuku. Serenity then transformed into her formal white Lunarian gown, her floor length blonde hair gathered into the traditional odango hairstyle, and her gold crescent moon birthmark shining on her forehead. Usagi detransformed, and then turned wide shocked eyes at Serenity.
"How can I be the Moon Princess?" she gasped, being the only one of the future Senshi able to speak at the moment, due to shock.
Ah, cliffhangers, what fun! Please read and review!