"Please, please, please Daddy! I really would like to go!." Princess Serena whined.

"You are a Princess, and I forbit it. You will behave as one, not run around fighting as a man." King Perseus stated.

"But Queen Serenity thinks it will be good, and the Sailor Scouts are a very respected Senshi. All female and royal." Serena protested.

"Maybe we can visit the moon and you can look around and decide for yourself?" Queen Athena suggested.

"Yes Papa, at least give it a chance before you make any rash decisions."

"Rash? What rash decisions?"

"Well Queen Serenity of the Moon Kingdom, who is the ruler above you wishes it." Serena half fibbed. "Earlier in Mama's room, she said she would love for Marina and I to become part of the Sailor Scouts."

King Perseus looked at his wife, "Is this true?" he asked.

Queen Athena shrugged her shoulders, "To some extent." she replied.

King Perseus got up and paced to the window. He turned around to find his daughter looking up at him with puppy-eyes. "I will think it over and let you know after dinner." and with that he dismissed Serena.

"I think it will be good for the girls. They will learn lots of things about the universe that we cannot really show them, and lessons will be learned. It's something she wants." Queen Athena said to her husband.

King Perseus sighed. "I know, but she is a Princess, not a Prince. Battle is a man's thing."

"Yes, in some ways it is, but it is the way the moon has done things for generations, and like Serena said, they are very respected. It will be a challenge for her and her stubborn attitude."

"I'm just not sure about this. She is our baby girl, and I just can't see her doing such a thing."

"You should see her when she fights with her brothers. She is equaly matched to them. Earlier today she beat them all, and was still able to go against her lady-in-waiting..."

"I know, I saw it all this afternoon. I will admit it, she has skill, and she should with Sir Artimus' training."

Queen Athena was a bit shocked, "And you still said nothing?"

King Perseus shook his head. "She looked to be enjoying herself."

"And she will with the Scouts."

Kig Perseus took in a deep breath.


Serena walked down the hall lost in her own thoughts as she looked at the red piece of cloth she had found earlier that day. Marina came running up to her.

"Milady, what did your father say?"

Serena looked up, "Oh, he said he will think about it, which is a good thing."

"That it is." agreed Marina. "What is that you have in your hand?" she asked noticing the cloth.

Princess Serena shrugged her shoulders, "I don't know, I had a weird feeling like I was being followed, and threw my dagger."

"And?" Marina persisted.

"Well, nothing was there but this cloth."

"Which means that someone was following you, but whom?"


Queen Serenity sat in a cozy love seat, with her legs gently propt up along side of her. She had a cup of tea in her hands and was staring down at it, lost in thought. A dim light suddenly appeared a few feet away from the Queen, which caught her attention. The light slowly grew until a figure of a woman with midnight black hair could be seen in it's center. The woman was wearing a golden yellow and black dress.

"Good-evening Luna." Queen Serenity said without looking up to see who it was.

"Good-evening Your Majesty, how is Earth?" Luna asked.

"Wonderful. "Serenity answered with a smile.

Luna tilted her head, "What is it?"

"The young Princess Serena, she has something about her that I wish to be true, but I don't want to get my hopes up."

"This has been on your mind for some time. What is it about this Princess?" Luna asked.

"She has some abilities about her that took me by surprise. Things such as having the power to grow Moon Flowers. She is Stubborn and tempramental, along with free spirited and open-minded."

Luna laughed, "Reminds me of a certain Queen I know, but growing Moon Flowers? Royalty from the Moon Kingdom have only been able to do that with the exception of certain Moonies. It is odd and strange."

"What really gets my heart going is that the moment I saw her, she looked just like my mother, Heaven rest her soul."

"And you look like your mother. I don't want to burst your lovely bubble Your Majesty, but she was taken a long time ago."

The Queen shook her head, tears starting to appear. "I thought that too, but Queen Athena has confided in me also today."

Luna raised a brow, "Also?"

"I told Athena about what happened, and she told me something that saddens me, but also gives me my hope." Luna waited for Queen Serenity to continue. "Princess Serena isn't Athena's full-blodded daughter."

"She isn't!" Luna asked in shock.

Queen Serenity shook her head, "They found her one day, abandoned, and adopted her. Since see was so young, they were able to pass it off as Queen Athena having another child."

Luna's eyes now started to get misty, "Oh Serenity, do you really think it's possible!"

"Yes Luna, I feel that the Silver Crystal has done something to interfere with the plans of that witch."

"Then all is not lost."

There was a knock on the door, which opened at Queen Serenity's comand. In stepped four young women, all around the same age as Princess Serena, each in different colored short skirts.

"Hello Sailors."smiled Luna.

"Hello Girls."

"Queen Serenity, Luna." said the scouts as they bowed their heads.

"Enjoying youelves?" Queen Serenity asked.

"Yes, but maybe a little bit more, if Mars wasn't so risky." said the scout in the orange skirt.

"I'm sorry for doing my job, Venus, which you didn't seem like doing today." retorted Mars, the one in red.

"Yeah, you were to busy gawking at the prince with white hair." Jupiter, the scout in green replied.

"His name is Mensentight." Venus stated.

"It's Malachite." the one in blue corrected.

"Didn't I just say that Mercury?" Venus asked confussed.

"Well, that Nephlite isn't to bad himself." Jupiter added.

Queen Serenity and Luna looked at each other in confusion, and shook their heads. Luna waved bye to Serenity and left along with the light. Queen Serenity got up and walked into her private room, "See you girls at dinner, I'm going to need your help with a task that seems to be difficlt one." and she closed the door on the chattering girls.


Princess Serena walked into the dinning room well before dinner and plopped herself down in one of the seats. Her long blonde hair fanning out everywhere, including her ice blue dress. A sound behind her made her alert.

"You have really done it this time Serena." It was Jedite's voice.

"What did I inocently do this time?" she asked.

"Darien is furious with you."

Serena shrugged her shoulders, "You think I really give a damn? He's seeing a hussy, Jedite, and you know it."

Jedite raised his brows in a careless motion, "It's his own damn fault, now what did you say to her."

"What can you think of, because I am runing out of insults. Anything you can give me will help."

"I don't think so, beacause as soon as Darien finds out you got it from me, I am going to get pounded in my sleep."

Serena laughed, I thought you were better then that Jedite. I would have wagered against him for you. But anyways, I called her a Red-Headed Bitch, then I asked Darien if her carpet matched the drapes."

She watched as Jedite's eyes grew wide, "You didn't?"

Serena nodded, "I did. Then I decided to embarras the hell out of Darien before Beryl brushed past me and pissed me off." She could tell Jedite was trying to imaging what she did next. "That's when I called her a fucking slutted whore. She made it worse by calling me prissy."

"In which case you called her a Honkey!" Jedite stated.

"Yes." Serena replied.

Jedite just shook his head, and chuckled, "You don't call people that."

"That I agree on." said a voice from behind the siblings. Jedite turned and froze for a moment. Serena took a mental note to remember it in the future. Jedite got up, followed by Serena. She stayed where she was as Jedite walked up to the mysterious raven-haired beauty in a tube topped dress that was the color of pure rose-red.

"Well hello there gorgeous, allow me to introduce myself. I am Prince Jedite, this is my sister, Princess Serena, and you are...?"

The woman smiled as she held out her hand. "Princess Raye of Mars, one of the four Sailor Scouts who protect Queen Serenity."

Serena's eyes light up at the mention of a Sailor Scout.

"Oooooooooooooooo, Jedite, are you blushing?" came Darien's voice from the other side of the dinning hall. Jedite gave a look that shot dagger's at his brother and clenched a fist behind his back. Serena busted up in laughter. "I think that it's Darien's time for payback, Jed."

"Are you guys about to go at it again?" Malachite asked coming in behind his younger brother with a blonde woman on his arm in an orange that reminded Serena of the sunset.

"Are you another Scout?" Serena asked not caring about her manners.

"Even better, this is Mina, Princess and Scout of Venus. She is the leader, and is Queen Serenity's niece."

"Queen Serenity's niece is a Sailor scout!" Jedite, Darien, and Serena asked in unison.

"Is there something wrong with that?" Mina asked.

Serena, Darien, and Jedite all frowned and shrugged.

"Just unexpected, that's all." Jedite stated.

"So Darien, what did you do today?" Malachite asked.

"Get insulted probably." Nephlite answered walking in the same door that Malachite and Mina came through.

"Uuuuuuhhhhhhmmmmm, what a hunk."

Serena, jumping in surprise to a voice behind her, turned her head to see a tall woman of about six feet tall, with long brown hair up in a ponytail. She wore a dark green Emerald dress that matched her eyes. "Where did you come from!" she shockingly asked pointing a finger at the girl.

The woman sighed and ignored her. "Your brother is just to hot for his own good." Serena just wrinkled her nose while turning around and walked off. "Whatever,... I'm hungry."

Just as she sat down, King Perseus' arival was anounced, and soon after, both queens came in to dinner, but there were still two people missing. When Zoycite and Amy, the scout from Mercury, joined them, that was when dinner was started. The King and Queen of Earth sat at the head of the table with Queen Serenity sitting next in line. Serena was placed inbetween the scouts on one side of the table, and her brothers at the other. When dinner was over, King Perseus anounced that he had thought it over and agreed that they woutld travel to the moon for a visit. Princess Serena was as happy as could be, but her father also let it be known that it was not decided that she would be a scout yet. That was left up to the sailors to do. They had to show the king what being a scout was all about. Hence, Queen Serenity gave them strict orders to be on their best behavior, and to act like they were diplomats when around the king himself.


Serena was out in the palace gardens. The sun had already set and the first real star began to show. She sighed deeply and looked down at the ground. Lost in her own thoughts, she kicked at a pebble. When Serena stopped, she looked up at the moon already shining in the night's sky.

"What's on your mind?" Darien asked. Serena, starteled, looked in the direction the voice came from. He was standing not four feet in front of her, his right hand in his pant's pocket. He looked so relaxed and content, and she was envious of it all.

"How can you do that?" she asked looking him up in the face.

"Do what?"

"Just stand there like there is nothing in the world that can bother you."

Darien shrugged his shoulders, "Casue there isn't."

Serena chocked on a laugh. "You're too full of yourself." she replied and flopped herself down on the cement bench along the walk.

Darien came up to her and sat down next to her. "What's bothering you?" he asked.

"Nothing."

"Aren't you always saying 'nothing is something'?"

Serena looked up at the moon. "As much as I want to go there, something's holding me back. I guess it's just ... well because... oh I've always wanted to go there, and now that I can..."

"Your afraid of what it will be like." he finished for her.

"Not exactly, sort of, but not exactly."

Darien looked up at the moon now too. It was half way covered with clouds, and in the breeze he could feel it, a storm was coming and a very large one at that. "You'll enjoy it and given ten minutes, you wont want to come back either. But anyways, lets get inside."

"I don't feel like going in yet." Serena answered looking back at the castle. "I feel something sad tugging at me and the thought of going inside makes it worse."

Darien got up and walked back towards the castle a few feet before stopping and turning back to look at her. "Don't stay out long. You'll get sick from the rain."


From Queen Serenity's balcony the scouts watched Princess Serena gaze into oblivion. The four sat in their own thoughts wondering on what their Queen had told them tonight had any possibility at all. A big breeze came up and Jupiter closed her eyes. "There is a strong storm coming. One of a high magnitude even by my standards."

Mars closed her eyes now too, "I sence a presence that dosen't belong, somehting evil in the distance. Queen Serenity will soon no longer be safe here."

Rain started to splatter on the railing. "It's cold for a summer night's rain." Mercury added as she tried to look up at the sky with the rain drops hitting her face.

"At any cost, if what Queen Serenity said is true, then the young princess will not be safe here either. We must keep an eye on her at all times. One of us is to be with her no matter what the reason, untill we know for certain." Venus ordered.


Serena awoke with a start. She tried, she really did, but she could not sleep with the storm. The thunder was too loud and the lightning too bright. For whatever reason, unknown to her, she feared them. Even over the years she could not grow out of it. Marina had long ago gone to bed, and was fast asleep. Serena figured she would roam the halls and try and calm herself. After about two strikes of lightning and some really bad thunder, she decided that she would go and wake Darien. His company had always calmed her during the storms. Her parents could too, but nothing like him. He had a gift that she had yet to find in anyone else she knew. On her way to his quarters, she thought that she heard footsteps. She walked past another hallway, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw Queen Serenity with her back to her.

"Queen Serenity." she whispered. The queen turned around and came face to face with her.

"Can't sleep dear?" the queen asked. Serena shook her head. "That makes two of us. What's wrong?"

"The storm." The Queen smiled at her response, and Serena felt really calm all of the sudden. SHe looked behind her, and then all around her.

"What are you looking for?" Queen Serenity, obviously curious, asked.

"I was seeing if my brother was up also."

"Does he wander the halls at night too?"

Serena laughed and shook her head, "No, but he usually does after I wake him up to keep my company during the storm."

"Well how about we keep each other company during the storm tonight."

Serena nodded and the two just started walking together. "May I ask you something?"

"What is it?"

"Why are you up? Are the quarter's given to you not suitable?"

Queen Serenity laughed. "Oh no, like you the storm is what keeps me up."

Serena, now curious, raised a brow. "May I ask why?"

"Certainly, but it's not a fun story."

Serena shrugged. "I have no discontent with sad stories. My curiousity is what has me listening, as much as I would like to hear a happy story, I will just as much sit and listen to a sad one."

Serenity smiled at the princess out of her understanding of the girl. 'Straight foward and honest' is what her mother would have said. "I had a daughter at one point, around the time that you were born. Same color hair and eyes too. I was putting her to sleep one night and leaving the nursery when a sudden storm came out of nowhere. An enemy of mine had produced it. She came and took my little girl from me, but as my husband tried to get her back, he was killed by my enemy when he tried to protect me. I lost my love and my baby that night. I have no idea what happend to the enemy. She has not been heard from since, but my baby, my baby might still be alive. I have a clue to where she may be, but I don't know for certain."

"Why don't you ask then?" Serena questioned.

"As of right now, I have no way of finding out."

"Who is suppose to take over in your place?"

"Sailor Venus, my niece. Her mother is my little sister."

"And what if she ssays no, then who?

"After that, it's anyones guess."

Serena was quiet for a moment. "If I knew that I could handle it, I would do it for you, but I am a Princess of Earth."

Queen Serenity smiled, "Thank-You little one, that is very generous of you, but you don't need to worry. I have a feeling that Venus will stand up to it."

"Only because she's familty, but what did the enemy look like, and what was her name if you don't mind me asking."

"She is a tall evil woman with burning red hair and orange eyes."

"Her name?"

"That my sweet one, is for another time."

The two walked the castle halls untill the storm was over, and when going back to her quarters did Serena realize that Queen Serenity had the same gift as Darien had in calming her. Different, but no the less just the same.


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