Chapter III

Awakening of New Power

Kiaoh and Tenoh Manor

The sun shown in threw the windows waking the sleeping blonde. She opened her eyes and looked down at the aquanette woman laying next to her. She remembered after they got back from the Tenoh manor, all she wanted was to be alone with Michiru and be held. She didn't want her sister to see her cry, she knew her Taiyou had stayed the night but whether the young Tenoh ever got any sleep she didn't know. It was late when they got back and had found Michiru asleep on the sofa with Hotaru in her arms. She got up gently as to not disturb her lover, she saw the full length mirror and her reflection. The only thing she took off was her jacket and shoes. Her hair was all tousled from the helmet and sleeping. She put on some running shorts and a loose shirt and headed down the stairs to start her morning run. She needed some distance to think and to let the death of her mother truly sink in once more. She passed her daughter's room, looking in the black haired girl was still asleep, then she looked in the guest room. Taiyou wasn't there, she knew the younger Tenoh could take care of herself, so she left down the beach for her run.

Taiyou was sitting on the back deck over looking the beach and the sun rising. She heard the glass door open up and saw Haruka take leave down the beach. She watched her older sister till she couldn't see her anymore. She stayed put on the deck with her back to the side of the Mansion. She leaned back tears still rolling down her face, she didn't sleep the night before. When they got back she just watched as Haruka brought up the little girl to her room, while Michiru followed. Neither one of them seeing each other again till this morning. She lifted the silver chain with the heir loom her mother gave her. She watched as the morning sun shone threw it, creating a hue of colors. She unlocked the latch on the end and put it on her neck. "I'll keep it always." She said to herself. She remember just sitting her watching the moon and the stars, listening to the waves crash on the shore. It was peaceful and it was then that she truly cried for the loss of her mother. She knew Haruka had Michiru, but she had no one. She cried to the moon each tear crashing on to the wooden floor.

As she ran, the sand barely shifting beneath her weight as she took each step and ran faster. Sweat starting to drip down her face, she could smell the salty air as she breath in and out. Tears starting to fall down her face, making her run faster but some how running as fast as the wind wasn't going to help her as she thought it would. After two miles down the beach she stopped to rest before heading back. She sat down in the sand as the sun's heat started to be felt. She remembered what her mother had told her…

She sat down on the bed as she heard the door close behind Taiyou.

"I know that you are a Sailor Soldier, one of the wind."

"How?"

"Because I'm your mother, I know my own daughter when I see her. I just want you to know that I'm proud of you. Even if you are the way you are, you will always be my daughter."

"I love you too mother."

"Shh…. I need to tell you something, you remember the story of the Lunar Knight?"

"How could I forget, the Knight that is said to have all the powers of the planets."

"My child, I fear that the Knight shall arise. That when it does it will be corrupted by evil. You must find this Knight and help it remember the good with in it."

"How I don't even know who it is?"

"You will know my child. When the time comes you will know. Now let me talk with Taiyou before I die."

"Yes mother, I'll find who ever it is." Haruka bowed to her and left.

"How am I suppose to find them? How am I even the one to remind them of the good within themselves?" she said aloud to herself. She placed her head in her hands as tears came back. She got up and headed back to the manor fighting back her emotions.

Crown Parlor

Usagi was sipping her milk shake as the five friends all chatted about the murder that had happened again.

"This is really scary and they left another medal." Makoto told them.

"Maybe it some weird alien here to turn us all into aliens." Minako said, as she made a weird face.

"What? Where did you get that? When they haven't even been turned into aliens?" Makoto asked her.

"Simple it wouldn't be to heard to just take control of their bodies, we've seen it before. It would be like zombies trying to dig their way out of the ground." Minako said as she started laughing.

They all just looked at her, Makoto took her drink away, "Enough sugar for you."

"Hey I rode by Haruka's and Michiru's house on the way home last night with my mom. And they had an extra motorcycle parked at their house." Ami told the group.

"Maybe Haruka got a new motorcycle?" Rei answered.

"Or she just had some company over last night, I'm sure we not the only friends those two have." Usagi spoke up.

All four of them looked at her, she actually said something smart and that was not like her. Rei put a hand on her forehead, "You feeling okay Usagi?"

"I'm fine, Mamoru left for the states again to finish his schooling."

"He did? You didn't tell us." Minako said.

"I miss him."

"How long till he comes back?" Makoto asked.

"One year."

They all sat quiet again, as Minako grabbed her drink back from Makoto.

"Let go check out the arcade." Usagi suddenly said.

"Or we could study, Usagi don't you have a test coming up?" Ami asked her.

"Studying to much is bad for your health Ami." Usagi told her.

They all sighed but in the end they all talked Ami into going to the arcade. After each one paying for their own drinks they all left and headed down the side walk to the arcade.

Not to far from the group of girls the cloaked man stood watching. The blonde he had before would soon be his once more. He followed them as soon as a opportunity had presented it self he when for the attack once more. He was behind them, not two feet away from her. She was in the back of the group and was talking about this cute boy from her school. It was then he made his move, Minako screamed has he grabbed her by the throat. The other girls all ran away like before, "This time those soldiers will not interrupt me." His voice raspy as he spoke to his prey. "The soul stone will be my masters."

He could see the fear grow in her eyes, just like before a lightning bolt hit him in the back.

"Let her go!" Jupiter told him. He ignored her as he proceeded to draw out that bright soul from her.

"Noooo! Minako!!!" Sailor Moon yelled, as Mars sent her flame sniper at him. Not even stopping him, he started to pull out the soul. Laughing to himself, then that's when something happened he didn't expect. The soul was returning to the host, it's never happened before. Minako was yelling no the best she could. Then there was a bright orange light and it had busted out sending the cloaked man flying backwards into the ground. At that moment Sailor Moon's broached had changed once more. The silver crystal took the shape of the full moon with a gold crescent moon covering it. Her suit changed from the rainbow winged sailor fuku to a silver fuku that looked like her suit when she first became sailor moon. But the skirt, bows, and the flap on the back, all three glowed a white silver. Her moon scepter also took on a new shape it grew in length and turned white with a gold crescent moon on top. Her hair was no longer in the normal due, it was down with a white silver fancy tiara flowing from the center of her forehand and moved to the back of her head. The cloaked man looked up at the new formation of the Sailor Soldier he was so ready to kill, then he saw the others each one glowing the same as Sailor Moon but glowing their respective colors.

Jupiter looked directly at him, she raised both her hands in front of her as an orb started to appear. Lighting and sputtering in the middle of the oval space between them as she started to yell, "Jupiter's crash of thunder!" she yelled as she shoved hands as far away from her as possible, sending the orb directly toward the cloaked man. He was surprised by the power that it took him off guard, hitting him directly in the chest. Lightning flying down from the heavens and hitting him. He collapsed to the ground on his hands and knees, "How?" he asked himself. He looked up at the soldiers and vanished. He knew his master would not be pleased.

Haruka and Michiru even Hotaru had felt the awakening of a new power. By the time they got to the scene they felt the power, the cloaked man had already disappeared. As they approached their future queen, their sailor uniforms changed as well. The power was now passed to all of the Soldiers,

"The Neo Crystal Tokyo will soon awaken here on Earth." Saturn said.

They all turned to her, each one knowing the other did want to know when the new kingdom would rise. "Then this battle decides the fate of the earth and future kingdom." Makoto stated. Saturn nodded, then all nine soldiers powered down.

Haruka, Hotaru, Setsuna, and Michiru started to take their leave when Usagi spoke up first.

"So what now?" she asked the outer soldiers.

Setsuna turned around, "We wait till they attack again."

"That guy said he wanted the soul stone, what is that?" Minako asked them.

"I don't know." Setsuna told them, "Truthfully I don't know."

They all turned to Saturn, "I don't know either."

"I'll look into it." Setsuna answered, they all nodded. She knew they would all be looking into it, at least everyone but Haruka.

The Kiaoh-Tenoh Manor

"I'm back!" Taiyou yelled as she closed the door. It was little after lunch and was expecting to see Haruka and Michiru around. She wanted to get to know the girl they introduced as Hotaru as well. She even left and got a present for her unofficial niece. As she hung her coat on the coat rack by the door and removed her shoes, she noticed no one answered her. "I know Haruka was upset but where did everyone go." She said aloud, more to herself. The only way she knew to keep her mind of her mother was to stay busy but it was failing really bad. She brought the bag into the living room and placed on the couch.

"Hey! Anyone home!" she yelled. The silence was her answer, she headed outside on to the deck she sat on this morning and leaned on the railing. Her hand folded in front of her as the salt air filled her nostrils, and the wind blue her hair. The sun was high in the sky and reflecting off the water. She thought about the question Haruka had asked her when she got back from her morning run, about staying here in Tokyo. She told her no, but seeing how peaceful it is around here and beautiful she was seriously starting to reconsider.

"Mommy look how pretty!" a 8 year old girl said getting out of the sedan and running down to the beach. The sun was setting over the horizon, the young girl had long blonde hair with a child size blouse and blue jean on. She sat on the edge of the walk way and removed her shoes, while her older sister and mother just walked up.

"I've seen it before. Its still the same." The 10 year old said, her hair shoulder length blonde hair.

"Haruka its Taiyou's first time seeing a sunset on the beach." Keiko told her oldest daughter.

"I know, but its still the same."

"You can never out run the beauty of ones planet. No matter how fast the wind may carry you." She told her, as she saw Haruka run out to meet her sister.

"A penny for your thoughts?"

Taiyou jumped and turned around, a smile played across Haruka's face. "When did you get back?" Taiyou asked her. "On second thought, just answer how long you been standing there?"

"Do you always change questions when you work as a cop?"

"Its my job to ask questions."

"Just for a couple of minutes, you seemed deep in thought." Haruka told her, leaning on the railing next to her, facing the ocean and putting her hands in front of her.

"Just remembering my first time seeing a sunset on the beach, I remember how unexcited you were."

"I've seen them already but don't think that I don't think their beautiful."

"The only thing you think is beautiful is Michiru."

Haruka laughed, "Yes, she is."

This made Taiyou laugh, the two just stared out into the ocean enjoying the view. Neither one knowing that Michiru was standing in the door way watching the two siblings. She never seen Haruka this open around anyone but her and Setsuna.

"Mother mentioned that I couldn't run from the beauty of planets, no matter how fast the wind took me." Haruka told her.

"Mother told me that you can never fight what the heart decides." Taiyou responded with a smile on her face.

Haruka reached around and pulled on Taiyou's pony tail, "I knew some young men who had hair like this."

"Let me guess the starlights?"

Haruka just looked at her with an eyebrow raised.

"They weren't just popular in Japan Haruka, they were known even in the Americas." She told her. "I wonder why they just disbanded all of a sudden, especially if they were at the top of their game."

"Who knows, maybe they just got tired of playing."

Taiyou got quiet after that, she never left her place at the railing. While Haruka had already turned around and had her back to it. She saw the look on her sister's face, "You okay?"

She didn't say anything only stared at the ocean, "I miss her Ruka. I turned my back on her to protect you and I didn't even get the chance to say sorry. She died before I had the chance." Tear fell down her face as she dropped her head. Haruka having turned around noticed that Michiru was there. Michiru nodded in understanding and left the siblings on the deck.

"Taiyou she understood, you did what you had to. She understood you had to protect me."

"But I could've gone back anytime I wanted. Instead I stayed with you till I was able to get to America and I stayed there until Hiroko came just a couple of days ago. I could've gone back but I didn't."

"Taiyou she understands." Haruka told her again, as she hugged the younger Tenoh. Then everything came pouring out and for the second time she really cried for the lost of mother.

Haruka saw Hotaru standing in the door way, she had a questioning look on her face. Michiru came by and told Hotaru to give them some time.

Michiru went into the kitchen with little Hotaru, "But Michiru-mama who is that?"

"That is Haruka's sister, they just lost their mother. Each of them is dealing with it in there own way." Michiru told her adopted daughter.

"So she is my aunt?"

"Yes I guess she is."

Taiyou wiped her eyes, "Sorry I probably just got your best shirt wet with tears."

"That's fine. It'll wash out, you better?" Haruka asked.

"Much, guess it just finally sunk in." she answered, wiping her eyes again. "So when are you going to tell me what she told you?"

Haruka stood there as she turned back to the ocean, "She wanted me to know that no matter what she loved me." She hated lying to her sister but she didn't have much choice.

"That can't be what she wanted to tell you, at least not in private."

"What did she tell you?"

"Pretty much the same thing and gave me a family heir loom." Taiyou told her as she pulled out her necklace. Haruka placed her palm underneath it and looked at the electric blue crescent moon.

"I remember that, mother showed it to me when I was younger. Said that one day it would be passed on to me."

"You make sound like you were the special one." Taiyou told her.

Haruka laughed, "She saw something in both of us. You know she always had ulterior motives behind everything she did."

They both looked at each other, then in unison they both said the typical Tenoh and laughed. Taiyou turned back to the ocean tucking the necklace back under her shirt. "Have you given my offer anymore thought?" Haruka mentioned after a few minutes.

"Ruka I have a life back in the states. I can't just pick up and move back here, what would I do? Join the police force here, yea right. We both know 99% of them are on Kiyoshi's pay roll."

"You can race like me, you can play music, or start your own animation company. Your good at everything you do, like me."

"I'm sorry but I can't. As soon as the funeral's over I'm heading back to the states."

Haruka nodded, seeing that the younger Tenoh needed some space, she left her there. But she couldn't help but think always knowing that she was Sailor Uranus and her sister who she trusted with her life didn't even know.

Taiyou remained on the deck and watched as the sun slowly sank beyond the horizon of the ocean.