As always standard disclaimers apply.


Tin Nyanko shuddered as the darkness appeared and she landed on her feet infront of the golden throne chair where Galaxia sat. Infront of her were the other Animates, Lead Crow, Iron Mouse, and Aluminium Siren. Tin Nyanko frowned before remembering the star seed she found and pulling it out of her space pocket and releasing it to Galaxia.

Sailor Galaxia got to her feet and walked slowly to each girl, stepping in front of each and looking at them with a sense of scrutiny for the power she had given them. "Queen Serenity reincarnated those sailor scouts?" Galaxia demanded from the girls her voice laced with anger. "Are you sure?"

"Yes ma'am," Iron Mouse answered quickly.

"That means the prince' and princess are here as well," Galaxia's expression faded into one of agitation. This was certainly not a factor she had arrived in this galaxy to finish what she had started all those years ago.

"What does that mean for us?" Lead Crow asked, "How does that affect the mission?"

"We need to act quickly; I want you to target the Sailor Scouts for their star seeds, find out their identities. They are all I need to take over this universe."

"What about the trespassers?" Iron Mouse asked. "They arrived on this planet as expected."

"If we get all the star seeds we won't need to worry, this planet will be destroyed long before they find their precious princess," Galaxia laughed bitterly. "They won't stand a chance against the great power."

"What if they've got the crystal?" Lead Crow asked, "The legendary silver crystal was said to be the most powerful crystal in the galaxy." Galaxia didn't look phased by this statement at all instead smirking. "What if they know how to use it?"

"By the time they realise what we are capable of it will be too late," Galaxia reiterated from before, "now, all of you go off, you've got a lot of work to do and not long to do it."

"Yes!"


Serena sat with her brother on the couch in Darien's apartment handing him a cup of tea she had made. It hadn't taken a lot of convincing from Uncle Jake to let him house sit for Darien with her, but he was also more intuitive of the type of relationship the three had as well. It was Mr Tsukinio that had taken majority of the convincing until Uncle Jake won out with his defence.

"It's not burnt water is it?" Travis teased.

"Very funny," Serena answered, "Darien taught me how to make this tea when I couldn't sleep."

Travis cautiously took a sip before realising his sister was right. "Have you had any chance to think about the fight the other day?"

"I don't know what to think about it," Serena whispered wrapping her spare around the cup she held as she adjusted her position so her feet were under her. "Who were those three women?"

"I don't know, but did that Tin Nyanko look familiar to you at all?" Travis asked.

"We don't have many memories from our time back then, but she resonates with something in me, although I'm not sure why. What about you Luna?" Serena looked down at her guardian who was in between the two royals nestled comfortably.

"What did you say her name was?" Luna asked as Travis repeated her name. "Tin Nyanko," Luna looked thoughtful for a moment as she went over the memories she had of her time on the Moon Kingdom.

"Didn't mother invite other scouts from outside our solar system on occasion?" Travis asked, "I remember a few occasions on the sun when father would do the same, although it was never that often."

"It was usually only for those passing through the system as a means of security," Luna explained, "Did these scouts recognise you?"

"She didn't seem to recognise us but she did recognise the others," Serena said concerned.

"That could be because you two were never Sailor Scouts during the silver millennium," Luna added.

"Do you think they will be safe?" Serena asked, "I couldn't bare it if anything happen to them."

"Of course they will be!" Luna was quick to answer when the house phone began to ring; Serena darted out of her spot and grabbed it and locking herself in the bedroom. "She's been waiting on that phone call."

"Luna, be honest," Travis demanded his gaze not averting from hers. "Do you think we have a reason to be concerned? This attack didn't seem planned at all, if anything it seemed extremely random and like it was testing the boundaries."

"She's already coping so well with Darien's departure, I don't want to," she paused when Serena walked out of the bedroom clutching the phone in her hands. "What's wrong Serena?"

"That was one of the administrators from Stanford University," Serena said slowly, the phone dropped to the ground with a loud thud. "Darien never arrived."


Crystal put on her sneakers quickly racing down the stairs of the house she shared with her twin sister and her parents. She was thankful that her sister was a heavy sleeper as she quietly pushed out the door slowly; making it to the front door she heard her father snoring and knew that he wouldn't hear much from her despite it only being around ten at night as she stepped out the main door closing it behind her.

She'd had trouble sleeping and just needed to go for a walk to clear her head. The pressure of senior year was getting to her; she'd recently along with Travis been nominated and elected to be School Captains of their entire school. Watching Serena react to Darien's departure was also weighing on her; although she knew that he was coming back she couldn't help but feel for the blonde teenager she had slowly gotten close to despite being jealous of her initially months earlier.

She thought about her future and what was going to happen for her and Travis, the moon rose further in the sky as she reached the bridge and leaned on the rails to look over the edge at her reflection in the water.

"It's beautiful isn't it?" a voice spoke interrupting her from her thoughts, Crystal nodded to the stranger.

"It sure is," Crystal answered politely.

"What are you doing out all alone like this?" the young girl asked before introducing herself to her. "It's rather late don't you think?"

Crystal held out her hand to the girl introducing herself in return. She noticed the girl wore all black and had long orange hair that reached just passed her shoulders.

"Couldn't sleep," Crystal admitted, "Just got a lot on my mind."

'I'm sensing something from this girl,' the girl thought to herself as she studied the Crystal infront of her, 'She's got a hidden power, I can sense it in her star seed.' "What do you have on your mind? Sometimes it's easier to talk to a stranger."

Crystal started to talk about the elections at school and how she scared of what the future could hold, the girl listened for a few minutes before her attention waived. "I can't put up with this anymore," she waved her hand in the air revealing her black dress with cat bells. "Your star seed will be mine!" She forced her hands forward, her bracelets glowing as energy shot out at Crystal.

Crystal screamed when the pain hit her whole body, her eyes closed and the electricity spread through her body like wildfire before she fell limp against the side of the bridge.

"STAR SERIOUS LASER!"

"STAR GENTE UTERUS!"

"STAR SENSITIVE INFERNO!"

The three attacks blended together, a mixture of light, lightning and explosions raced forward to Tin Nyanko sending her flying to the other side of the bridge. The three women stood infront of Crystal defensively holding their positions.

"Well, well," Tin Nyanko teased getting to her feet for a moment ignoring the star seed that she hadn't been able to grasp. "So nice to see you trespassers, Sailor Starlight's, you are a long way from Kinmoku."

Sailor Star Healer moved forward lunging for Tin Nyanko who innocently jumped out of the way leaving her to hit into the side railing.

"Healer!" Star Maker shouted out of concern as Sailor Star Fighter moved into position pulling her hands back.

"STAR SERIOUS LASER!" She shouted again sending a focused blast of light towards Tin Nyanko and hitting her to the ground.

"CAT PAW GUN!" Tin Nyanko shouted sending an energy blast at the three women infront of her, the energy hurtled fast and knocked Star Maker and Star Healer to the ground.

"VENUS LOVE AND BEAUTY SHOCK!"

"MARS FLAME SNIPER!"

Sailor Star Fighter raced over to her sisters and helped them to their feet.

"Who do you think you are hurting innocent people?" Sailor Venus shouted, "We will not let you do this to our world."

"The last world said the same thing, tried and failed," Tin Nyanko mocked her bracelets glowing again as four figures appeared allowing her to lift herself higher in the air. "Isn't that right ladies?" She sent a look of teasing to the Starlight's before adding, "your words mean nothing to me. Phages take care of them." Tin Nyanko vanished leaving the scouts to observe the figures forming infront of them.

The four figures each turned into a different colour, red, blue, green and yellow all with matching plait on one side of their head.

"Mimicas!" The red one shouted, "Attack."

Each figure raced for the Starlight's as Venus summoned her whip. "VENUS LOVE CHAIN ENCIRCLE!" She held a chain in each hand and whipped it forward grabbing two of the figures.

"STAR GENTLE UTERUS!" a group of explosions hit the two Venus had grabbed as Mars began to fight off another one. Star Fighter moved quickly.

"STAR SERIOUS LASER!" was soon followed by "SOLAR FLARE" "CRESCENT MOONBEAM STRIKE" "SHINE AQUA ILLUSION!"

The four attacks combined together hitting the remaining Phage sending it to dust. Sailor Sol, Crescent Moon and Mercury all stood on the bridge now with Sailor Sol reaching her his sword again and running to help Mars.

"CRESCENT MOON TIARA STRIKE!" Sailor Crescent Moon shouted reaching for the tiara on her forehead and throwing it as fast as she could for a distraction.

Sailor Venus still held the two from earlier when Star Healer shouted "STAR SENSITIVE INFERNO!" sending a circular blast of lighting to one of the Phages caught in one chain sending it to dust as well.

"Venus, whip the other one!" Mercury shouted finding an opportunity to destroy the Phages. Venus did as instructed calling forth another whip and pulling the other into her grasp. "Attack together."

"SOLAR FLARE!"

"MARS FLAME SNIPER!"

"STAR SERIOUS LASER!"

The two Phages remaining turned to dust as Venus fell to the ground losing her footing without the Phages pulling against her.

"'Ouch!" Sailor Venus winced.

"I'm sensing a strong energy here,"' Mars whispered turning to the three standing opposite her pointing, "you three?"

They didn't say anything as they got to their feet quickly.

"Who are you?" Sailor Mercury asked of the three watching them with curiosity. "Where are you from? What are your names?"

"Are you here to help?" Crescent Moon asked as Sailor Sol went to Crystal. The star seed that had risen from her body slowly melted back and her colour returning.

"As we said before we aren't here to help you," Star Fighter answered, "we are here for our princess and that is all."

"Be nice Star Fighter, they helped us," Star Maker elbowed the stubborn girl.

"It doesn't make a difference to the reason we are here Star Maker," Star Fighter argued.

"Just know that Galaxia means business," Star Healer added, "the girl will need time to heal from this. Her star seed shone, but not as bright as others. She was very lucky this time."

"What do you know about these star seeds?" Sailor Sol asked when he got to his feet and held Crystal in his arms, she was still out of consciousness, but the visitors were gone and they found themselves alone.

"Where's Sailor Moon?" Mars asked in a huff, "weren't you with her tonight?"

"Shut it Raye, now is not the time for that attitude give her a break," Sol snapped leaving Crescent Moon and the others shocked at his outburst. "Come on Reenie."

Crescent Moon said her goodbyes before following the male soldier.


Regaining her footing she stepped around the bed, her eyes settling on the princess asleep on the bed. Her hair was out of its usual style and all over her pillow looking like a sea of pink. She laughed gently to herself at the sight infront of her before kneeling and gently shaking the girl.

"Small Lady," she whispered to get her attention.

"No Mommy, I really want the pool filled with chocolate fudge sauce," Reenie rolled over in her sleep. She laughed softly to herself before she shook the girl a little bit more.

"Small lady, it's time to wake up," She whispered to the child again.

"Huh?" Reenie whispered not even opening her eyes, "Puu?"

Setsuna found herself very glad for once that the child was a not as heavy of a sleeper as her mother. She lost a bit of time when Serenity had come to the gate of time and was afraid she might be too late by now. She shook her once more before getting to her feet when Reenie started to rub her eyes.

"What's going on?" Reenie asked more clearly opening her eyes and sitting upright in her bed, her body still sore from the fight only a few hours earlier. "What are you doing here?"

"Small Lady," Setsuna started softly, "I don't have much time to explain but we have to go to Elysian, Helios needs our help."

Another word wasn't needed as Reenie moved quickly grabbing her broach from her side table getting to her feet putting on a pair of shoes not even bothering to change from her pyjama pants and tank top. "Let's do this."

Setsuna helped her out the window she had climbed through landing on the ground near the garden bed outside her window. The two transformed before running to meet with Sailor Saturn and Sailor Uranus. "Where's Neptune?" Crescent Moon asked noticing she wasn't there. Uranus shot a quick glare at Pluto knowing that it would have been better for Hotaru to stay at home instead and easier to explain.

"She's caught up in a prior engagement," Pluto explained quickly changing the subject, "We don't have a lot of time. I need you to use your time key to take us to Elysian like you do back home."

Sailor Crescent Moon didn't give it much thought and reached for the key that sat around her neck pulling the chain lose from her neck and holding it in the air. "Moon Crystal Key, Keeper of beautiful dreams, take us to Elysian!" A bright light formed surrounding the small group and Crescent Moon smiled as the same feeling as floating spread through her. When the light faded she found herself standing outside the temple of Elysian, birds were flying across and a calmness of Serenity spread through her.

"Princess Serenity?" A gentle voice called from the stairs of the temple. Crescent Moon looked up and forgot who she was with when she broke out in a full paced run and threw herself into the figure wrapping her tiny arms around the priest, it had felt like forever since she had seen him last.

"Helios!" Crescent Moon cried, "I've missed you so much."

"I've missed you too," Helios admitted to her, his short pale blonde hair framing his face, his eyes were golden and worry flitted across his features as he took in the girl in his arms. He wore a traditional white robe with full sleeves and blue trimming. His attention then rose from Crescent Moon to his other visitors.

"What brings you here Pluto, you know it's not safe."

"We know," Pluto admitted with seriousness, "I wish it were under better circumstances."

"I do too," Helios responded as Crescent Moon pulled away from him. "What can I do for you?" Crescent Moon looked up at him noticing the urgency in his voice.

"We need to take you to safety, it isn't safe to be here," Saturn spoke firmly, "Earth has new enemies and they will stop at anything to get the brightest star seeds from Earth to destroy it like they did the other ones."

Helios cocked his head as if he heard something from inside the temple. "The Golden Crystal returned here earlier, why did Endymion send it back?"

Sailor Pluto looked in shock, her conversation with Serenity ringing through her. "What do you mean?"

"Why would he do that?" Crescent Moon asked looking between Helios and Pluto, her voice pitching different levels. "Why would he let the golden crystal go? It chose him after we destroyed Nehelenia."

"Calm down Small Lady," Uranus chastised, "I'm sure there's a good reason."

"I'm out of time," Helios answered turning and pulling away from the group. "I'm sorry, I tried as much as I could to shield you, she knows you are here."

"Who?" Crescent Moon asked as Helios started to walk into the temple and the vision around them faded from one of beauty to one slowly filling with darkness. Crescent Moon didn't care and ran as fast as she could into the temple with Uranus on her heels. She stopped entering the main chambers and found Helios restrained against the wall and a woman with long blue hair standing infront of him pacing around the Golden Crystal that sat in the middle of the room.

"CRESCENT MOONBEAN STRIKE!" she didn't even think twice just launched her attacks at the woman only to have it shoot back through an invisible barrier.

"Is that it?" the woman teased, "You pathetic Sailor Scouts get worse every time we meet you."

"Sailor Aluminium Siren," Pluto spoke calmly, "What are you doing here?"

"Ah, Guardian of Time, we meet again," Aluminium Siren said, a small smirk playing on her mouth. "I should have known you'd be involved with the court of the Silver Millennium."

"Helios, Wake up!" Crescent Moon shouted watching him open his eyes from his spot pressed against the wall. "Wake up!"

"Princess?" Helios' small voice called from across the room, tears started to form in Crescent Moon's eyes as she realised he was okay. She knew he'd used a lot of energy to project himself as a hologram to them and to shield them from this woman.

Aluminium Siren walked around the golden crystal again examining it. "So Helios," she spat his name, "are you going to give me this crystal or am I going to have to convince you to do it instead?"

"You'll never get the crystal," Helios whispered painfully looking at the woman. "It doesn't belong to you."

"Maybe we really should do this the hard way then."

"URANUS WORL-"

"I wouldn't do that if I were you," Aluminium Siren interrupted, "remember the barrier the brats beam hit? You wouldn't want to cause more damage than has already been caused do you?"

Sailor Uranus stood back and examined the area around them. Saturn pulled her glaive forward and pointed it directly at Aluminium Siren holding her stance. "You should really go back to wherever it is you came from," Saturn shouted, "You aren't worthy of being called a Sailor Scout."

"It's not about being worthy, it's about being smart enough to survive," Aluminium Siren turned her back and stepped away from the scout of destruction and placed her hands on the golden crystal. Golden lights surrounded the crystal and the ground below them began to shake.

"NO!" Pluto shouted in distress watching as the crystal disappeared. Helios fell to the ground and the walls of the temple started shake as well.

"What's happening?" Aluminium Siren shouted in distress, "Where'd the crystal go?"

"Only those with pure intentions can use the golden crystal," Helios stated as Crescent Moon helped him to his feet in the shaking building. Walls began caving from around them, Uranus grabbed Helios from Crescent Moon and raced towards the exit, Pluto stood infront of Aluminium Siren as Saturn and Crescent Moon followed behind Uranus to get out of the temple.

"Until next time," Pluto told the woman before both vanished and the temple collapsed just as Pluto made it to the exit. Helios stood next to Uranus watching as the temple fell to the ground and disintegrated into nothingness, the beautiful world around them started to ice over and all form of beauty was slowly being replaced by darkness.

"Helios?" Crescent Moon asked, "What's going on with Elysian?"

"The Golden Crystal, something's wrong, very seriously wrong," Helios answered.

"Come on, let's get back to Tokyo," Uranus answered.


The light to the apartment flicked on as Reenie stepped through the main door that Setsuna held open for her. It had been deemed safer to go back to Darien's apartment instead of the Tsukinio's especially with Helios.

"Where have you been?" Serena demanded from the couch she sat on. "I got a call from mom saying she went to check on you and you weren't there."

"I can't believe you would be so reckless," Travis chastised before sighing, "actually I can, but that doesn't change the fact it was totally irresponsible of you. Your parents have you here in our care; you are to treat us with the same respect."

"You're not my father Travis," Reenie shouted back at the young man bitterly, Travis didn't even flinch at her response but her face softened with the hardness she found in his expression. "You know the importance of the timeline."

"ENOUGH!" Serena shouted interrupting the argument infront of her. "Serenity, I am so disappointed that you would break my trust in you like this, you could have been killed. Do you think I want to send my only child into the past knowing that she is going to die?"

"But-" Reenie started before getting interrupted.

"Setsuna, how could you do this?" Serena turned from Reenie to the older woman standing behind Helios. "You of all people should know better."

"Princess," Setsuna spoke gently, "The timeline needed to be maintained, she was needed to be there."

"When are you going to learn that sometimes the timeline is not the highest importance? Were the last few times not enough of a hint?" Serena looked down at the ring on her hand and thought of the phone call she'd received earlier. "There are many things that we thought were part of the timeline that are apparently not."

"What are you saying Serena?" Reenie asked.

"I'm saying that there are something's that are out of our control and are not worth killing yourself over, Reenie, you are being kept under close watch until further notice." Reenie groaned rolling her eyes. "I told mom that you are staying here for a few days. You will be escorted to and from school and will have someone with you at all times. I can't lose you too." Serena got up ignoring her future daughter's response. "End of discussion." She walked into the bedroom and closed the door behind her hard.

"Travis?" Reenie looked up at her young Uncle mimicking the look of shock on his face. "What happened? Why is she so mad? We had to help Helios."

"Darien never made it to Stanford," Travis said quickly still biting his anger at the actions of his niece.

"What do you mean Endymion didn't make it to Stanford?" Setsuna interrupted, "the timeline…"

"The crystal returned to Elysian before it disappeared," Helios spoke for the first time, finally allowing Travis to acknowledge his presence in the room. "That only happens when the holder has been killed."

Reenie dropped to her knees; her body shaking at the mere thought her father was dead. "No, no, no!"

"He's not dead Reenie," Serena's small voice said from the now open door to the room she had closed before. "If he was dead, you wouldn't be here and we would have felt it." Her voice was small, anger still present from before. "It came to me."

"What did?" Setsuna asked.

"The Golden Crystal, it came to me." Serena opened her hand to reveal the crystal sitting in the palm of her hand glowing dimly.

Setsuna got to her feet, "I'm going to check the gate to see what has happened."

"Setsuna?" Serena asked, "Check with Serenity in the future, let her know that Reenie is fine, I know she is probably frantic with worry and she may be able to shed some light on everything."

"Yes," Setsuna curtseyed quickly out of habit and took her exit leaving Helios to console the pink haired princess who was slowly regaining her composure.

"Helios, you'll need to change into normal clothes if you are going to fit in here," Serena commanded.

"Please do so, Reenie you need to get some sleep." She turned to Helios again, "I want you to dream walk for me and see if you can locate Endymion."

"Yes Princess," Helios answered with obedience walking into the other room with Reenie walking beside him still sniffling.

"How did you do that?" Travis asked.

"Do what?" Serena looked at her brother confused.

"You were so angry when you went in the room and not even five minutes later walk out like the calm Serenity you usually are."

"The crystal was waiting on the bed for me when I went in, the moment I touched it I felt like my wounds had been healed, it felt like he was here," Serena confessed, "Reenie shouldn't have gone off, but I do understand, only because I've done it myself too many times. I want a scout meeting straight after school tomorrow; we need to get the girls up to speed on what is going on."

"Well, at least it won't be boring anymore," Travis said.


Soundtrack: Slipped Away - Avril Lavigne