You've Always Deserved My Love
Chapter Three
Chibiusa stood on the very highest balcony of the Crystal Tokyo palace. Her sparkling pink eyes wandered over the vast lands of the great city, taking in all of the splendor of the city that she had missed for so long.
School had taken the girl very far away from home…. but she had agreed with her parents that of all the places to attend college, Oxford University was perhaps the best for her. And, it was very convenient that her Aunt Minako had taken her leave from Japan to return to her home of years ago. Only this time, Chibiusa accompanied her. Why live on a campus full of English strangers that would most likely gawk at the Neo Princess's appearance when she could live in the comfort of her Aunt's home while she studied?
Minako had, of course, loved the company of her niece, and felt very flattered that her King and Queen had entrusted their only daughter in her care.
Unbeknownst to her, of course, the King and Queen had undoubtedly fretted quite a bit as they watched their daughter and Minako aboard the plane that would take them to England. Once the plane had left, Serenity had turned to her husband with a look of sheer horror. Endymion had laughed and embraced his wife, telling her that, of course, everything would be fine. Chibiusa could fend for herself.
They would not have sent her with Minako if she could not care for herself. It was known that Minako was rather…. flighty.
But now, the princess was back at home, after four years of endless studies. She knew that studying law had greatly been approved of by her father…. obviously, as he wanted her to have the greatest knowledge of all systems of law from the past and present. She was the future ruler of the Earth, he had said many, many times, and she needed to know what is wrong and right within all systems of law.
Chibiusa shook her head and laughed. Her bright pink curls had a rather pretty sheen in the sunlight, and she grasped a small curl trailing down her face to swirl it in her fingers.
With this preoccupation, she did not notice when her mother and father stepped out onto the balcony and stood on both sides of her.
"Chibiusa."
The girl jumped at the sound of mother's voice. She looked wildly to her side and noticed her mother. "Mama! Why must you scare me!"
Serenity chuckled. "I'm sorry, dear. Your father and I have something rather…." Serenity paused and bit her lip. "…unfortunate to tell you, though. It needs your… attending to."
Her father broke in, and Chibiusa turned and noticed he was standing on her other side. "You must go to the past, Small Lady."
Chibiusa's eyes widened considerably. "The past!"
Endymion ran a hand through his hair, sighing. "There's an urgent matter at hand in the past that, as your mother just said, requires your assistance. Usually, I would not send you to meddle in the affairs of the past, but I fear this time it is necessary. Pluto shall go with you as well."
Serenity placed a hand on her daughter's arm. "I don't think it really our place to explain the events taking place there, so we shall leave it up to Pluto to tell you. But it is very important, and we believe that you will be of great assistance. I would advise you, though, to use all of your Senshi training well. Remember all that you have been taught." Serenity leaned against the railing and looked away. "For as you will see, you shall no longer be Sailor Chibi Moon, even in the past. You are the only Sailor Moon."
"WHAT?" Chibiusa exclaimed. "What's wrong with Usagi! Mama, Daddy, you both know I haven't been to the past in… years! I was twelve years old when I left! None of them will even remember me!"
Endymion gripped his daughter's shoulders and turned her to face him. "We know, Chibiusa, that it's been a very long time. But…" He sighed. "You have to do this. Usagi has left them all, and the world of their time is at a crucial point where they will NEED a Sailor Moon to lead them. Your mission is not to recover Usagi, so don't go with that in your head. There is nothing anyone can do about that. Only Usagi can determine when of if she will return to them. No… your only concern is protecting the Earth of the 21st century."
"Left them?" Chibiusa whispered. "How could she… what about…. time? She'll alter time! I'll cease to exist!"
"Not necessarily, as Pluto will have to explain. I'm afraid even I don't understand all the things that time implies." Endymion said sheepishly. "You need to hurry, though. Pluto will be leaving for the past in but an hour and you shall be with her."
Chibiusa nodded. She was quiet for a few minutes, allowing all the information to sink into her thoughts. She looked back out at the city. "Well… so much for becoming reacquainted with my home." She laughed timidly. "But if Mamo-chan and the girls need me, then I'll go."
She started back into the palace to gather her things, but turned and looked at her parents. "At least I got to spend a day with you guys, right?" She laughed ironically and turned, walking inside.
Serenity sighed, resting her head on her husband's chest. "I can't help but feel the same as she. I have missed her so much to only have her taken away again. Why does Usagi have to be such a bother?"
"You're speaking of yourself, my love. Should you be so harsh on your own self?" Endymion teased, holding her close to him and stroking a hand through her hair.
"Oh, you and I both know that Usagi and I are no longer each other and the same. Time has altered us so much that I doubt I could be Usagi if I tried. You heard what Pluto said, anyways." Serenity sniffed haughtily, as if ashamed to be associated with such a name.
Endymion grimaced. "Yes, I know. But Chibiusa doesn't know that. I am glad we do not have to tell her of the whole story."
Serenity agreed with a nod. "And I. It would not be pleasant for her to find out that the woman she thought was the same as me is… not."
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Pluto waited patiently for the princess to appear, tapping her time staff in only slight irritation. Pluto was one of the most patient of beings, but the time it took Chibiusa to ready herself and pack for any journey was excruciatingly long, and tried even her lengthy patience.
At last, the girl appeared in a cloud of pink dust, holding up the jeweled time key that had been bestowed upon her when she was a small child. She was laden with packages and suitcases, and Pluto withheld the urge to roll her eyes.
Upon seeing the time keeper, Chibiusa smiled widely and rushed up, launching into a hug. "Pluto! I've missed you so very much! It's been so long!"
The woman smiled, all annoyance washed away with the warm reception Chibiusa bestowed upon her. "It has been far too long, Small Lady. But I am sorry that we must make haste. There is no time to spare. For I have a long story to relay to you. A major change has taken place within the time continuum, and it has to be explained fully to you before we reach the 21st century."
"Major change? Major, major?"
Pluto had to laugh at the girl. "Yes, Chibiusa. Major, major. Sit down. It will be quite a long time before we can leave."
Chibiusa looked around and noticed that there was a chair directly behind her. "A duchess is missing her chair, Pluto." She said as she sat down in the rather plush chair.
Pluto grinned. One of the perks of being able to manipulate time. She could transport anything she wanted from just about anywhere. Of course, she had her limits. For, she could not remove anything that would alter time. If she did that, Chronos would undoubtedly become rather agitated with her.
A chair sat behind the eldest senshi as well, and she sat down, placing her time staff upon her lap. Then, she looked at Chibiusa and started to speak.
"Now, what I am about to tell you is no fabrication. It is not exaggerated in the least, either. I will start from the beginning. Tsukino Usagi of the 21st century has fled Japan with Kou Seiya. They have eloped, and I last spotted them in the rather… illustrious city of Las Vegas in the United States. That being said, it is imperative that we travel to the past to aid the other senshi. The 21st century is a restless century, and the senshi will need your assistance. A Sailor Moon is direly needed in that time, and, thus, I have implored the King and Queen that your assistance be asked for. As you know all the senshi of that time rather intimately, I thought you would have no objection to it."
"And of course, I don't." Chibiusa stated.
"As I thought. On with things, though… Chiba Mamoru has become very ill. Your parents have surely explained Earth powers to you?" The girl nodded. "Good. As you know, he needs a balance. Usagi WAS that balance, but now she is gone, therefore throwing his system off and causing his body to be iced inside. I will let you in on a rather well-kept secret. He will recover in but a few days. However, neither you nor I can relate this to the senshi, though, because that is not our place."
She paused for a breath. "Now I must tell you of how time has altered because of this." She sat quietly for a moment, and then continued. "Usagi is not your mother."
Chibiusa's eyes lit up in alarm, but the hand of Pluto stopped her from speaking.
"Technically, they are not the same any more. They have the same genetic make-up, the same DNA, the same looks, etcetera. But because Usagi has ventured from the path of time that HAD been set for her, she is no longer the woman that is now Neo Queen Serenity. Therefore… the people of the 21st century will never see Crystal Tokyo as it is."
Chibiusa was dumbfounded, but had no words to speak, thus letting Pluto continue.
"They may, perhaps see a Crystal Tokyo, but is shall not be ruled by Neo Queen Serenity. Mamoru shall, in time, become king, if he ever marries, but Serenity, unfortunately, will not exist in that time…. meaning that neither shall you. You, child, are a unique to your own time. A unique is what Chronos and I have tried to avoid in all our manipulations of time, but sometimes, in such cases as this, it happens."
"Chronos?"
"The time god, Small Lady."
"Oh."
The woman continued. "Don't worry that because you are a unique that you shall cease to exist as you are now. You shall not. YOU are fine. It is just that there shall never be another you. Does that make sense?"
The girl nodded weakly.
"Alright… well, now that it is explained…. do you have any questions?"
"If Mamo-chan marries… will that woman be queen?" Chibiusa whispered.
Pluto shook her head. "I'm afraid I do not know that for certain. I can tell you that if he marries a woman of power, she could very well be, but if he marries a common human, she cannot ever be queen. Only one of power can hold such a title."
"One of power?"
"A senshi, more or less."
"Ah."
Pluto watched the girl intently. "Are you alright, Chibiusa?"
"Mamo-chan is not my father, then?" Chibiusa looked up at the woman disconcertedly.
Pluto shook her head. "No, he is not. King Endymion is your father. He always was. Mamoru was never your father. He was just to be the same man to have a child that was the same as you. You must understand that."
"Are you going to tell Mamo-chan that?"
"I'm afraid to, but I know we must."
Chibiusa nodded. "I guess we should go then."
"We should." The woman stood up, and making sure Chibiusa was standing as well, blinked her eyes.
Chibiusa looked behind her and noticed the chair gone. She couldn't hold in a grin. "I suppose the duchess is staring at her chair now wondering if a ghost is inhabiting her house."
Pluto laughed, but then turned to business. She held up her time rod in front of the time gates and had it opened. Grabbing some of Chibiusa's luggage, she ventured through it, Chibiusa following close behind.
Chibiusa couldn't help but ponder all the thoughts in her head. Mamoru no longer the man to be her father. Usagi no longer her mother. So she, her mother, and her father were all "uniques", really.
'Unique. Really. I feel as if I have fallen to become a retarded person or something. At least that is the way Puu references it.' The girl thought bitterly, wanting to find Usagi just to slay the woman in her sleep for ruining the time continuum.
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End Chapter Three
Wow, I never thought I was going to get into this story this deep! Well, now that I have, I'm going to make it rather good, I think! It was just a thought I had in my head… now I have so many ideas, it's amazing! Well, I'll update as soon as I can, which should be in a few days, at least!
