Revised

The Spawn of Satan or Thank God for Little Brothers

Chapter 7: Memories Are Forever, Part I

*  * are for emphasis

Thoughts are in these thingies ~   ~

AN is 'Author's Notes'

Standard Disclaimers, yadda, yadda, yadda, blah, blah, blah.  Are the bounds of propriety

satisfied?  No?  Tough.

More notes at bottom.

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            Moments later, the light had reduced itself to a safe level, and everyone gaped at

the astonishing sight that met their eyes.

            In the spot where Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen had been now stood the lost

royalty of the Moon *and* Earth, the Moon Stick grasped tightly between their joined

hands.  Joy suffused both their faces as they gazed into one another's eyes.  The

Ginzuishou flashed brightly and the crescent sigil blazing from the Moon Princess'

forehead flared in response.

            "Endymion . . . "

            "It's you.  I have found you.  Serenity."

            "I remember.  I remember it all."

            "Yes."

            Softly whispered on the barest bit of breath they spoke, yet their words were that

much more potently emotional for all their quietness.  Neither noticed the tears that

welled up in the others' eyes, nor that they spilled over to flow silently down their cheeks,

too consumed were they with drinking in the visage of the one person they had sworn to

live for and love for eternity, but instead had died without.

            The light faded at last, but Serenity and Endymion's gazes stayed locked, sharing

newly awakened memories that burst unrelentingly from behind doors kept too long

closed.

            "Is it – ?"  Mars swallowed convulsively.  "Is she – ?"

            "Sailor Moon is the Princess," Luna said in a voice full of quiet wonder.  "I never

saw it.  All this time and she was right *here*, right under my nose."

            "It makes a kind of sense," Mercury muttered dazedly, as amazed as the rest of

them.

            "Sugoi.  Sugoi.  Sugoi," Jupiter kept repeating, shaking her head at how blind

they had all been.

            Venus and Artemis just shared a look, not saying a thing.  They had known all

along.

            The generals were aghast.  In trying to gain all seven nijizuishou, they had

inadvertently discovered the Ginzuishou and awakened the Moon Princess.  Queen Beryl

would surely kill them for this.  Unless . . .  The thought occurred to them simultaneously. 

If they could kill the Princess now, and grab the Ginzuishou, that would eliminate the

greatest threat to the Dark Kingdom.  They nodded to each other and advanced to attack.

            "We'll take that, Princess," Kunzite said menacingly.

            Before the Senshi could make a move, Serenity and Endymion turned as one and

pointed the Moon Stick at the suddenly wary generals.  What with their memories but

newly restored, there was so much to take in, almost too much.  The generals' roles in

their previous lives were almost overlooked.  But a tug in Endymion's heart reminded him

of his former friends and guardians, and the yearning to free them from Beryl and

Metallia's control transferred itself to Serenity's heart.  She took action to fulfill her

love's wish and free their souls.

            "MOON HEALING ESCALATION!!!!"

            The Ginzuishou activated, and the last two Dark Kingdom generals were caught

in the wash of light that sprang from it.  As the others watched, spellbound, a blackness

deeper than a void full of midnight seeped from the generals' bodies, curling above their

heads.  These two clouds of nothingness combined to try to push their way through the

light and back into their hosts' bodies, but Serenity would not allow it.  The crystal's

light increased, and the nameless empty thing uttered a shriek that none could ever

consider human.  Slowly, the black thing began to vanish, growing paler as the light

consumed the dark, until finally it was gone.

            Now without that which had sustained them for so long, the generals' bodies, too,

started to degrade.  But their souls were free from Beryl and Metallia, and they could

safely travel to their eternal rest, with no fear of being intercepted and forced back into

unwilling servitude.  As the last traces of the generals faded from view, all present could

faintly hear "Arigato," whispered through the night.

            "It is done."

            The Senshi started and turned to stare at the sound of her voice.  The Princess

they had been searching for since each had discovered they were Sailor Senshi looked as

calm and collected as if she were only out for an evening stroll with friends.  She gave no

outward sign that the fate of the entire world rested on the events taking place at this

very moment.  The Princess began to walk towards her friends, appearing graceful as a

swan, light as a feather – then her long skirt caught her up and she tripped.

            Emitting a very un-Princess-like yelp, she attempted to regain her balance by

windmilling her arms wildly, but only succeeded in making herself tip the other way. 

Luckily, Endymion had better reflexes, and he caught her before she hit the ground.

            "Um, oops?"  Serenity, nestled securely in Endymion's arms, giggled nervously.

            "Princess or not, you're still my Usako," he laughed merrily (AN: Kinda a scary

thought, ne?), faint dimples appearing in his cheeks.

            Setting her back on her feet, he took her arm and escorted her to where the others

were standing without further mishap.  The Senshi, in turn, were still so astounded that

they could do little more than gape.  All, that is, except for Venus.  She strode forward

and faced her Princess expressionlessly, then surprised everyone by dropping to one knee

and bowing her head.  When she glanced up, tears of joy were running unashamedly

down her cheeks.

            "It is so good to have you back, Princess Serenity," she said formally.  Then she

broke into a wide smile and leapt up to embrace her Princess.

            "And you as well, Prince Endymion," she added as she stepped back and wiped

away her tears.

            "Venus, what – ?  You knew?" Serenity asked.

            "Of course," she confirmed.  "I couldn't have done my job as decoy properly

unless I knew *who* I was supposed to protect."

            "Why didn't you tell us?"  Mercury was the first to recover her wits and break the

Senshi's stupefied silence.

            "*Telling* wouldn't have helped you.  You had to regain your memories on your

own.  Are you all beginning to remember now?" Venus asked.

            Mercury raised a hand to touch her head.  The others were quiet for a few

moments, sorting through their previously dormant memories, which were just now

starting to awaken.

            "I was Princess of Jupiter," that Senshi said wonderingly.

            "We were all Princesses of our own planets," Venus informed them.  "We were

also the Moon Princess' court and personal guard."

            "How do you know all this?" Mars demanded a little angrily.  "And I don't

understand *why* you couldn't tell us the truth, even if we wouldn't have remembered."

            "I told you.  Nothing I said would have awakened your memories any sooner than

it was time, and that time wasn't until the Princess was revealed," Venus explained.  "And

would you have believed me if I *had* told you?  I mean, past lives, a long dead

kingdom, a princess in disguise?  It's a little hard to believe without proof.  As to the

other – Artemis and I have always known."  She looked to her feline companion.

            He took up the narrative.  "I was awakened before Luna from the cold sleep we

were both put into when Silver Millennium was destroyed.  You all remember the deaths

of our previous incarnations?" he asked.  They all nodded, grim-faced as the memories of

those last moments surfaced.  Serenity clung to Endymion as she recalled their own end,

and he in turn held her no less tightly.

            Artemis continued, "With the last of her power, Queen Serenity used the

Ginzuishou and the Moon Stick to send us all to the future in the hope that we would be

able to have peaceful, happy lives.  Unfortunately, the Dark Kingdom was sent with us,

and when they began to stir in this time, Queen Serenity's spirit awakened me with my

memories intact and joined me with the present day Venus, who also had her memories

restored, and instructed us to hold back the enemy until the rest of you could find each

other and awaken to your past.  The Queen's spirit was not strong enough to awaken us

all, so when Luna awoke, most of her memories were vague and misted.  She had only

a general sense of her mission.  She was sent to find and guide the rest of you, while

Venus and I instructed her through the computer at the arcade.  That is, until we met up

with you all face to face," he finished.

            "Then it was Queen Serenity who made sure there would be someone to protect

our peace," Jupiter said.

            "Mother," Serenity whispered, feeling the grief for her late family come surging

up.  She started to cry, not her usual wailing, but softly, with her face buried in her

hands.  Endymion tried to comfort her by holding her closely.

            "Maybe we should talk about this later," Luna interrupted, glancing at Serenity

sympathetically.

            "Yes," Mercury agreed.  "The top of Tokyo Tower isn't very conducive to this sort

of discussion."

            The others nodded, and Mars suggested, "Meet at the temple tomorrow?" 

            "Good idea," said Venus.  "But we should all be extra careful.  The Dark

Kingdom knows who we are, and now they also know that Usagi is the Moon Princess

*and* that she has the Ginzuishou.  I think one of us should be with her at all times."

            "I'll take her home," Endymion quickly volunteered.

            "We'll *all* take you *both* home," Venus corrected.  "You're just as important

as the Princess, my Prince."  The other Senshi nodded, expressions determined.  They

wouldn't be balked in this.

            Endymion sighed.  He had been hoping for a little alone time with his Princess,

but it seemed that wasn't to be.  At least not for the moment.  He acquiesced and, the

matter settled, led a still very upset Serenity down and out of Tokyo Tower, the Senshi

taking up defensive positions around them, as they all headed for home.

            *  *  *  *  *

            Ikuko kept Usagi home from school again the next day, though the Ginzuishou

had healed her hurts the night before, so the girls left Luna to guard her, while Artemis

kept an eye on Mamoru.  Afterwards, they all met at Rei's temple, Usagi having to slip

out her window to get past her mother.  What she didn't know was that she had been

followed.  Shingo had seen his sister creep out the window, and he decided to hobble

along after her and see what she was up to.

            At the temple, as the five girls, two cats (Shingo was shocked to discover that his

sister's cat could actually *talk*), and Mamoru sat discussing the events of the last forty-

eight hours, their previous lives, and plans for future attack, a stunned Shingo listened

to them all from the other side of the screen.  More and more, he began to understand just

how important what his sister and her friends were doing, and how much he still did not

know about his own sister.  A reincarnated princess from a long dead kingdom on the

Moon!  And Mamoru-san was Tuxedo Kamen *and* the reincarnated Prince of Earth! 

To think that there had once been people living on all the planets in the Solar System.  It

was amazing!  Then he sobered at the thought of what had happened to all those people

when the Dark Kingdom had taken over.  At the realization that the Senshi were fighting

to prevent what had happened to the Moon people from happening to Earth, Shingo was

awed and scared to death.  The whole fate of the world rested on his onee-chan's

shoulders.  He felt faint.

            "And that's why we should attack them first!"  Rei's voice yelled from the other

side of the screen.  Shingo was jolted out of his reverie, and, putting his eye to a slit in

the screen, he peered into the room.  "If we wait for them to come after us, we'll be sitting

ducks!" Rei continued to argue.  "They know everything about us by now, and the longer

we wait, the more danger we'll be putting our friends and families in."

            "She has a valid point," Ami agreed.  "The longer we delay in taking any action,

the more time the enemy has to strike first."

            "Yeah, and anyway, we have our Princess back now, and more importantly, she

has the Ginzuishou," Makoto said.  "We know how badly Beryl wants to get her claws on

that, so why don't we do her a favor and bring it to her?"  Mako flashed her teeth in a

deadly smile.

            "But can we beat her?"

            Usagi's subdued voice broke through the girls' heated discussion, and all their

heads turned to her, eyes full of worry at the tone of her voice.  She had been so quiet,

hardly speaking at all since the meeting had started, and now she sounded so lost, as if

Beryl had already defeated her.  Shingo had never heard his sister sound like that.  It was

total anathema to the Usagi he knew.

            "Queen Serenity – Mother – couldn't destroy Beryl and Metallia.  That's why we're

here today," she whispered, staring down at her hands.  It wasn't clear if she meant *here*

in the temple, getting ready for the final battle, or *here* in this time, leading the lives

that they had been reborn into, or both.  She looked up, facing them all with tears in her

eyes as she shouted, "What makes you think I can succeed where she failed?!  Why do

you think I can do what my mother couldn't?!  Why me?!  Why do I have to be the one? 

I can't do it on my own," she whispered brokenly.  She sobbed into her hands, shoulders

shaking with the force of her wrenching sobs.

            Mamoru gathered her into his arms.  She resisted at first, then collapsed against

his chest, her overwhelming grief and fear pouring out as violent tremors wracked her

small frame.  Mamoru held her, whispering comforting nonsense into her ear.  When she

had spent herself, Usagi pressed her face tightly against his shirt, swallowing great gulps

of air.  Breathing returning to normal except for the odd hiccup, she allowed Mamoru to

place a finger under her chin and raise her head to meet his eyes.  He kissed her, slowly,

deliberately, and she was reminded of a time during their previous lives when he had kissed

her just that way once before.  Drawing back slightly, he rested his forehead against hers,

so that when she dared open her eyes even the tiniest bit, his face filled her vision.  He

was all she saw, her whole world right there in front of her.  Their breath mingled and

became one, so that each was the other's source of life.  There was no one else, not a single

soul on the entire planet other than the person in front of them at that very moment.  Usagi

gazed at him, feeling herself captured by his eyes, calm now that her moment of weakness

had passed and feeling a little ashamed for her behaviour.  But he just kept looking at her,

that same quiet, intense gaze that drew her in and made her feel as if nothing could ever

harm her again.

            So when he spoke, she was not surprised to hear him say, "You are not alone,

Usako."  She could already feel that before he put it into words.  Her friends around her,

her love before her – even should the world end in flames tomorrow, she knew that they

would be with her always.

            "Usagi-chan, you won't have to fight by yourself."  Minako touched her shoulder,

and Usagi managed a tremulous smile as she turned back to her friends.  "We'll all be

there with you.  That's probably one reason Queen Serenity couldn't defeat Beryl the first

time.  She was fighting alone, but with us to back you up, there's no way we can lose!"

she exclaimed.

            "Together forever.  Isn't that how it goes?" Makoto said.

            "Yes," Ami told her.  "I like to think that even if we hadn't been drawn together as

Sailor Senshi, we would have found one another and become friends again, just as we

were in our past lives."

            "Right, Ami-chan.  That's the way to think."  Rei applauded her.  "You know I

could never pass up my chance to annoy Odango Atama in this life.  Not even the grave

can keep me from you," Rei said in a scary voice, making a face at Usagi to match.

            Usagi stuck her tongue out at Rei.  "That's not very Princess-like, Usagi-chan,"

Luna reprimanded.  Usagi stuck her tongue out at her, too.  Then she smiled.

            "Arigato, minna," she said softly.  Her voice strengthened as she added, "Now

let's go kick Beryl's butt!"

            "HAI!!" everyone chorused.

            Shingo was *very* proud of his onee-chan.

            *  *  *  *  *

            Later at home, when everyone was eating dinner (Minako had come back with

Usagi), Shingo kept sneaking glances at his sister, trying to visualize her as the Princess

he knew she was.  Trouble was, she acted like the same old Usagi, except for an

occasional lapse into brooding silence, which Minako quickly chivvied her out of.  He

didn't think she'd noticed his covert looks in her direction, but when Usagi snapped

irritably, "Quit staring at me!" Shingo figured she was more worried than she let on.

            After dinner, when Usagi was saying goodbye to Minako in the hall, Shingo

hobbled past them and upstairs, intending to corner Luna in Usagi's room and make her

tell him everything he didn't already know, which he figured might be quite a lot.  He

froze at the top of the stairs as he heard Minako's voice drift up from the doorway. 

Instantly fearing what her words must mean, he ran as best he could down the hall to his

sister's room, barging clumsily through the door and startling Luna from her catnap. 

Before she could react, Shingo locked the door and all the windows, barring any escape

she might try.  He advanced on the bed, where Luna crouched warily, watching his

every movement.

            "Now," he stated, "you are going to tell me just *what* you're planning to do."

            Luna only looked at him questioningly.  She tried a plaintive sounding "Meow."

            Shingo shook his head, never taking his eyes off her.  "I don't think so," he told

her.  "I want to know what Minako meant and you're going to tell me."  Suddenly he

abandoned his crutches and jumped at the bed, arms outstretched.  Luna yowled, and

leapt nimbly over Shingo, landing behind him amid the clutter on the floor.  On the bed,

an empty-handed Shingo cursed, using words a ten-year-old shouldn't know (AN: But

most do, anyway), then tried for Luna again, using his good foot and the bed for a

springboard.  He pushed off in Luna's direction, but she dodged again, and Shingo ended

up facedown in a pile of dirty clothes.  He growled, tempted to just strangle Luna when

he caught her instead of trying to get information from her.

            "Look," when force fails, attempt persuasion, "I know you can talk.  I heard you

and Minako's cat, Artemis, yesterday at the temple.  So it's useless to pretend you can't." 

All the time, Shingo was crawling ever closer to Luna, very slowly so as not to scare her

away again.  "And I know that Usagi's the Princess you were all searching for."  Luna

gave a visible start at that.  "So it's not like you're giving away national secrets.  You're

planning something.  I want to know what."  Luna showed no sign of agreeing with his

carefully-thought-out reasoning.  Shingo lunged at her again, and again she danced out of

his reach.  He banged his fists on the floor in frustration, then rolled onto his back and

stared at the ceiling.

            "She's my sister, dammit!" he yelled.  "I deserve to know!"  He sat up and looked

beseechingly at Luna, who was now back on the bed and looking down at him.  "I heard

Minako.  I heard what she said to Usagi.  'One way or another, Usagi, after tomorrow,

things will be settled forever.'  That's what she said.  What did she mean?" he pleaded. 

Luna gave no reply, only stared at him with eyes full of sympathy and a curious sadness. 

"What did she mean?!"  He yelled it this time.  He was scared he already knew what

Minako had meant, and Luna's continuing silence did nothing to allay that fear.  "She's my

sister," he whispered, bowing his head.  A tear slipped down his cheek, and he had to bite

his lip to hold back the others that wanted to follow it.  "I want to help."

            "You can't."

            Shingo glanced up, wiping the tear away with the back of his hand.  Luna stood

before him, seeming to measure him with her eyes.  Whatever she saw, it was enough, for

she said, "It's up to the Senshi now.  Not even Artemis and I can help.  It is your sister's

fight."

            "Isn't there *anything* I can do?" Shingo asked plaintively.

            "You can pray.  That's all any of us can do now."

            *  *  *  *  *

            They had decided that the offensive would begin early the next day, Luna had told

Shingo.  So he set his alarm, and when, in the darkness before first light, Usagi crept past

his room and down the stairs, Shingo was already dressed and waiting.  He followed her

and Luna at a discreet distance, not wanting to be caught and sent home.  What he had to

say was too important.

            As they came to the temple steps, Shingo shivered in the thin morning air.  He

waited until Usagi had reached the top and disappeared from view, then started up

himself.  When he had finally negotiated all those steps on his crutches (AN: You HAVE

to feel sorry for him), Shingo hid behind one of the columns of the Shinto arch and

watched the group gathered before the buildings.  Only Usagi, Luna, Mamoru, Rei, Ami,

and Makoto were there.  Minako and Artemis were missing.

            None of them talked much as they waited for the tardy pair.  They sat on or stood

around the temple steps, singly or in pairs.  Rei was dressed in her priestess garb and held

a broom loosely in her hands.  It gave the impression she was working, but she didn't use

it, being too preoccupied with her thoughts as she gazed out at the trees surrounding the

temple.  Makoto was almost the same – quiet, abstracted, staring at the ground as if all

the mysteries of the universe were contained within the speck of dust she was apparently

studying intently.  But all present knew she wasn't seeing what was before her, or thinking

of anything but what this day would soon bring.  Ami and Luna were discussing last minute

plans in soft voices and fine-tuning details on pre-established ones.  Usagi and Mamoru

just sat together on the steps, Usagi leaning against him, Mamoru with his arms around her. 

They seemed to inhabit their own world, not caring, for the time being, to come back to

the one that depended on them.  For one moment, that moment only, they could be with

each other and pretend that they were only another ordinary couple up early to watch a

sunrise.  Since there was no time for regrets – the could have's, should have's, and why

didn't I's? – they didn't speak of them.  They chose instead to make the most of the time

they *did* have, and talked of all they could think of, from the first time they had met in

this life to their first meeting in their previous lives.  Shingo wasn't close enough to hear

what they said, but it was glaringly obvious that they were very much in love.

            "It doesn't seem right, does it?"

            Shingo whirled, startled, to find Minako standing behind him, Artemis draped

over her shoulder.  She stood at the top of the stairs, and Shingo wondered how long

she'd been there, watching him.

            "What do you mean?" he asked politely, not understanding her earlier question.

            She nodded in Usagi's direction.  "The Princess and her Prince.  It's not fair that

they should find each other and risk losing everything all over again.  You're wondering

why they're doing this, why we're all doing this."  It was a statement this time, not a

question.

            Shingo considered very carefully what he wanted to say.  Minako wasn't quite

correct.  In a way, he already understood the Senshi's decision.  And he understood his

sister's reasons best of all.

            "Usagi . . . " he started.  "Well, she cares.  About everything.  Not just about you

and me and our families and friends.  Or this city and its people.  She loves everything on

this planet.  She loves the world itself."  He smiled a little sheepishly.  "I know that

sounds extreme but . . . it's true.  And she knows she's the only one who can protect us." 

Shingo looked at Usagi sadly.  "See, I *do* know why you're all doing this.  You're just

like Usagi.  You care, and you know you're the only ones who can do it."

            Minako stared at him, showing her surprise that he did understand after all.  She

looked at Artemis.

            "If you understand, then why are you here?" he asked.

            Shingo shrugged.  "I have to tell Usagi something," he said, being deliberately

vague.  Minako and Artemis waited, but when he refused to elaborate, Minako spoke.

            "Then I guess we should go.  They're waiting for us."

            *  *  *  *  *

            Shall I stop here?  I could, ya know.  I'm considering it.  It's a good place to stop,

ne?  Ah, but I haven't written everything that I wanted to fit into this part.  But it's

already so long, much longer than I thought it would be.  And yet, I never have set a length

limit for chapters, have I?  OK, I'll shut up now and get on with the story.  Just had to get

that out of my system.

            *  *  *  *  *

            When Ami and Luna abruptly cut their conversation short, Rei and Makoto were

roused from their introspection by the sudden silence, and looked to see what had

interrupted their thoughts.  What they saw was Minako and Artemis striding towards

them, and limping along behind was – Shingo?

            They stopped in front of the steps, and Artemis said, "I see everyone is here."

            Luna sniffed indignantly.  "You're late," she said haughtily.

            "We had something to take care of."  Minako glanced at Shingo.

            "Onee-chan," Shingo called softly, when Usagi didn't appear to notice him right

away.  Mamoru gave him a tiny smile and a slight nod of acknowledgment, then got

Usagi's attention for him.

            "Shingo?  What are you doing here?"  She got up and went to him, hands on hips

as she attempted a righteous, older sister tone of voice.  "You should be at home.  Mom'll

freak when she finds you're not there."

            "And you?" he tossed back.  "Mom will be just as worried about you.  She'd be

scared to death for you if she knew what I know," Shingo whispered.

            Usagi hung her head, clenching her hands.  "I know," she whispered back.  "But I

have to go.  And you can't tell her."

            "Hai, demo – I needed to tell you something," he said.

            "Nani?"

            "Shinjiru . . .  Sailor Moon wa shinjikomu!"  He beamed.

            Usagi looked up, at first surprised by Shingo's declaration of faith, then smiling as

brilliantly as he.  She covered the few steps between them in a single bound (AN: another

corny bit I couldn't resist) and scooped him up in her arms.

            "Arigato, Shingo-chan," she whispered, hugging him tight.

            "Usako."  Mamoru came up to them and touched her arm.  "It's time."

            "Hai."  She let go of Shingo and led him to where Luna and Artemis were sitting

on the steps.  The other girls crowded around as the cats cautioned them all to be careful

and to come back safe.  They nodded, said all the brave things that people say just before

a battle to build up their courage, and moved away from each other.

            "Minna!" Luna called.  "Henshin yo!"  The girls took out their transformation

pens and held them high.

            "MERCURY POWER!  MAKE UP!"

            "MARS POWER!  MAKE UP!"

            "JUPITER POWER!  MAKE UP!"

            "VENUS POWER!  MAKE UP!"

            Usagi thrust her hand at the sky and Mamoru raised a red rose he had pulled from his

jacket to the heavens.

            "MOON PRISM POWER!  MAKE UP!"

            Seconds later, Ami, Rei, Makoto, Minako, Usagi, and Mamoru were gone, and in

their places stood the Sailor Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen.  The Senshi joined hands in a

circle, Tuxedo Kamen in the middle.  The Senshi repeated their transformation phrases,

this time not saying the release words, just holding the power as it built up inside them.

            Then they yelled together:

            "SAILOR TELEPORT!"

            The ground cracked with the force of the energy's release, and the Senshi and

Tuxedo Kamen disappeared in a swirl of color and a flash of light.  The two cats and

Shingo were alone.

            "Gambatte ne, minna-chan," Luna said.  The three stared at the sky as the sun

peeked over the edge of the world, and dawn's first light illuminated the first day of the

beginning of the end.

            *  *  *  *  *

End chapter 7

BIG sigh  DOOONNNEE!!!!!!  Longest chapter to date.  Short stories don't count.

Time for DA DUM DE DUM Interesting Trivia!  I know you all just can't *wait*!

Guess where I got the title from.  Aww, c'mon!  Guess!   . . . that's a really lousy guess. 

Don't ever guess when I tell you to.  Hmm, it seems you won't get it if I don't tell you. 

This title came from an episode of 'Magnum, P.I.'  I know you've all heard of it.  Tom

Selleck starred in this '80's series.  I LUV IT!!!  No disses, no flames.  If you've ever

seen this episode and the others related to it, you'd understand.  If not . . . I pity you. 

But it fits.

The generals had to go.  I considered just healing them, have them join the Senshi, then

kill them off later, but it was too much trouble for a story with only ten chapters.

Like how Minako and Artemis 'splained everything?  No?  Tough.  It's manga-ish.  They

knew who the princess was, but Venus passed herself off as the princess to protect Usagi. 

Didn't I already say all this?

About everyone's attitudes – Shingo, Usagi, Luna, etc. – hope ya liked them.  They seem

realistic to me, but I'm probably biased.  Oh, and I think Shingo knows his sister well

enough to know what he's talking about when Minako and Artemis confront him.

That little bit after their talk?  I went a little crazy.  I'm sorry, and it will probably

happen again.  I have serious problems. insert sunny smile here

They left like they left in ep. 45, only with the addition of Tuxedo Kamen and Shingo.

Let me apologize for last chapter's notes.  Saturnus can be a little . . . well, *you* know. 

Especially when she hasn't been out in so long.  I had a hard time stuffing her back in the

trunk I usually keep her locked up in.  She seems to like my new hobby.  But her

problems are not mine.  I'm just self-destructive.  She'd like to take the whole world with

her when she goes. ^_^

Send all questions, comments, nuclear weapons – NO, Saturnus (ignore her) – and no

flames, please, to: maiyav@yahoo.com

'Don't worry about people stealing an idea.  If it's original,

you will have to ram it down their throats.'

            ~Howard Aiken

Luv, Peace, and Pocky (yum!)

MaiyaV ^_~

Japanese Word Key:

Shinjiru . . . - 'I believe . . .'

Sailor Moon wa shinjikomu - 'I believe completely in Sailor Moon'

But don't quote me.  I'm not sure of the grammar.

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I AM NOW!  Thank you, Serenity Raye, for your corrections & suggestions.  I like this

LOTS better!  ^_^