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Masquerading as a man with a reason
My charade is the event of the season
And if I claim to be a wise man,
Well, it surely means that I don't know

On a stormy sea of moving emotion
Tossed about, I'm like a ship on the ocean
I set a course for winds of fortune,
But I hear the voices say

Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more no!


A shadow crept behind the store and the mysterious figure bent down to fiddle with the lock. After a few minutes the lock came loose and the figure gained access to the store's back entrance. What the figure did not realize though was that an alarm had sounded far away in the police headquarters as he leaned over the case of precious jewels. The figure did not touch anything. He was looking for one thing and one thing only. If he could help it, he would not do any more damage than he needed. Only what was necessary to find The Silver Crystal.

His eyes observed the case of jewels and worked his was back towards the safe of the store office.

"Crescent Beam!" The man jumped as the attack struck right beside him, barely missing him. He rushed away from the scene and his cape provided as a shield to block his body from Sailor V's aim. "Cres-" She stopped her attack's incantation as he disappeared around the corner. She rushed forward in a full out run. He would not get away from her again.

From the shadows a new figure arrived as she disappeared as well. The sound of laughter filled the store as the new arrival leaned over the crystals.

"Fools!" It croaked. "While distracted with each other, I can find the Phantom Silver Crystal myself!" The cackle filled the room once more, but was interrupted by the sound of a door slamming open.

"Who is out there?!" A redheaded woman appeared in what seemed to be her nightgown. In her hand she held a small handgun. "Just so you know I'm armed, and the police are on there way!" The creature cackled and charged towards the woman. The sound of a gunshot filled the store, but the creature stood unaffected as its monster-like claws wrapped around the woman's neck. It laughed again as the woman struggled to breath.

"Who are you?" The woman made out, and creature pressed harder.

"Your worse nightmare." It laughed and the woman's eyes began to water and her face turn red. "Where is the Silver Crystal?" It loosened its grip and the woman gasped for air.

"Mama?!" A teenage girl burst into the room holding a baseball bat. At the sight of the creature strangling her mother she charged. "Let her go!" The woman lifted her hand to stop her.

"Naru... no..." She was having difficulty thinking from the lack of air... everything was becoming... darker... and... darker... The creature let her go and she slumped unconscious to the floor. Naru swung, but the creature easily grabbed hold of the bat and sent Naru to the floor.

"Where is The Silver Crystal?!" The creature asked as she now grabbed hold of Naru's neck.

"I don't... know..." Her air was becoming limited. With the last of her air she screamed. "Help!" The creature laughed and tightened its grip. Naru wouldn't last if the police did not arrive soon. "Help..." She wheezed.

"Moon Tiara Action!" The air was suddenly flowing again. The creature dropped her and held its arm in pain as it screeched. The golden object that had struck her circled around towards the front of the store.

"Who is there?!" The creature was now asking. Naru looked up to where the golden object had flown. The silhouette of someone stood against the streetlights and the slightest sliver of moon in the sky. Naru's eyes fluttered shut, suddenly feeling a bit safe.

"You will pay for what you have done to Naru-chan!" The figure cried. "For Love and for Justice, I am the Pretty Sailor Suited Soldier, Sailor Moon!" She stepped forward into the light as she threw a white mask into the air and then began to strike a pose that would soon become famous. "In the name of the moon, I will punish you!"

The creature seethed with anger and lunged towards her.

"Jump Sailor Moon!" Came a feminine voice and Sailor Moon followed the cat's instructions. Just, not fast enough.

Midway in the air, the creature's hand grabbed hold of her leg and she fell from the air.

"AHH!" She crashed to the floor and the creature towered over her.

"Sailor Moon! Your tiara!" Sailor Moon raised her hand to do as Luna had said, but as she reached the tiara the creature grabbed hold of her neck and she dropped the tiara to the floor. She was now defenseless, and she let out a sonic-pitched scream.


Sailor V could no longer see where Tuxedo Kamen was. He had disappeared into the shadows and she kicked the ground angry. "Where are you?!" She demanded. "Show yourself! Lets just get this fight over with!" She stood there alone for a moment and then he appeared out of the shadows to her left. She rose her hand to begin the attack, but she didn't even get to summon the power before a sonic scream broke through the night.

Both Sailor V and Tuxedo Kamen turned towards the sound at once and were automatically racing towards the scream.

"It came from the store!" He shouted over his shoulder and Sailor V knew he was right. It was coming from the place they had just left. V's heart was beating quickly and she felt a sense of panic. Was it someone dear to her?

She was only a few feet behind Tuxedo Kamen and when they crashed back into the store next to each other Sailor V gasped at the sight in front of her.

There were two people unconscious on the ground and then... a Sailor Senshi. A Sailor Senshi being choked by some unknown being.

Tuxedo Kamen raced forward and lifted his cane, his only weapon that Sailor V knew of, he struck the creature and it yelled in pain as it dropped the Senshi. She crumpled to the floor and Tuxedo Kamen stood over her protectively, but he would fall easily if attacked outright. Sailor V had to help and she lifted her hand holding the compact above her head.

"Crescent Beam!" The attack surged from her compact and struck the creature who yelled in high pitched terror. When the bright attack subsided the creature lay in a pile of dust, defeated. Sailor V looked to the right of the pile to see where Tuxedo Kamen and the mysterious Senshi had just been.

Keyphrase: had just been.

They were already gone from sight.

"Dang it!"


Sailor Moon's eyes fluttered open and she rose rapidly as the memory of being strangled came back to her. Where was she? Where was the monster? Where was Luna? Was she safe?

She couldn't remember a thing.

She looked around her to see she lay alone on a barren rooftop. The waning crescent moon shone out from behind a few clouds.

"Are you alright?" Sailor Moon jumped at the sound of the voice. She had thought she was alone. She turned around to see a dark figure standing over her. He stood against the city and his cape flapped in the breeze. Her hand went straight to her forehead, to her tiara. She was relieved to find that it was there again.

"Who are you?" She asked loudly. The man stepped closer to her and steeped down to her level but a strange shadow prevented Sailor Moon from seeing his eyes clearly.

"I am Tuxedo Kamen, and you?" He did not seem threatening to her, in contrast his presence felt safe. Sailor Moon's fingers slowly left the side of her head and she cupped them together. She seemed to remember him perhaps saving her.

"Sailor Moon."

"Sailor... Moon?" He echoed as he pondered over the name. He looked upwards and Sailor Moon followed his gaze towards the fading moon. He looked back down at her after a moment. "Are you Sailor Venus' ally?" He asked. Sailor Moon thought a moment and then nodded.

"I think so." The man stood up.

"To bad, if so, then we may be enemies." Sailor Moon's mouth opened wide in shock.

"You are V-chan's enemy?" She asked quickly. He frowned.

"It seems that way." Sailor Moon looked down at the rooftop sadly. Then... that meant...

"You are out to hurt the world?" She asked sadly as she looked back up at him. Now he seemed shocked by her question.

"No, I..." He stumbled. "I just need the Silver Crystal." He said. Sailor Moon watched as the reflection over his eyes disappeared and she could see his eyes and face clearly.

"Him!" It was him! The man from the ball! She recognized his eyes, his mask, but... his tuxedo was slightly different. As if he had made some slight alterations to keep his identity a secret. Her heart beat wildly. She didn't want them to be enemies. Not ever! "Why?" She asked. "Why do you need The Silver Crystal?" He seemed reluctant to say, but finally he spoke.

"Because she asks me to. She begs me to." Sailor Moon's heart dropped and she looked down at her clenched hands.

"Who is she? Someone special?" Was it his fiancé?

"I don't know." Sailor Moon looked up at him in surprise, but he was again looking up at the moon. "She comes to me in my dreams and begs me to find it." He paused. "It will make everything right again." Sailor Moon's heart jumped. He talked about the woman with such sorrow. The man looked down at her with a smile.

"Well, see you again, Sailor Moon." He stepped up onto the ledge and to Sailor Moon's horror he jumped off of the rooftop. Sailor Moon ran to the ledge and looked down but he was nowhere to be seen.


Sailor V stood up on a roof overlooking the city skyline. She had no clue as to where Tuxedo Kamen and the mysterious Senshi had gone to. They had to be together, the sight of them together had seemed so natural.

At first she hadn't thought about, but now that she looked back, it hadn't even struck her as odd that Tuxedo Kamen had raced back towards the store at the sound of the scream. He must have known her or else he would have taken that time to flee. They must be working together. And that meant they were all enemies. Sailor V looked down towards the street. She kept telling herself that, over and over again, but she just could not convince herself. No matter how hard she tried, she still felt like she should be helping Tuxedo Kamen, and now that this other Senshi had arrived, she felt drawn to her as well.

But... Sailor V drew her hands close to her chest as she thought about it... another Sailor Senshi? Hadn't Artemis just told her a few nights before to beware of imposters? The image of the new Senshi came back to mind and the sight of a brooch on the Senshi's bow came to her. Was that the missing brooch? The stolen brooch? How did she get it? Sailor V felt a slight pain in her heart.

This new Senshi must be after the Silver Crystal along with Tuxedo Kamen. Sailor V would have to destroy them if that was true. A sense of sorrow filled her. She was just so alone. She looked up to the fading moon. In a day it would be gone and her powers would be weakened. If the fighting got too heavy she would not be able to keep up her charade as Sailor V. She wouldn't be able to take her Princess' place.

"Sailor Venus." Sailor V turned quickly towards the voice. Only one of her foes called her by that name and not her codename. She was still uneasy about how he knew it, but never the less, he did. She lifted the compact prepared to attack.

"Where are you?!" She shouted. Just as expected Tuxedo Kamen revealed himself from the shadows and Sailor V charged her compact. "Don't move, or I'll blast you into little pieces!" She threatened as she eyed behind him and then around. The other Senshi was nowhere to be seen. "Where is your little friend?" Tuxedo Kamen did not answer her and only kept a solemn face beneath his mask. "Well? She is your ally, right?" He stood unmoving and Sailor V found the silence uncomfortable.

"Please, protect her." He said finally breaking the cruel silence. Sailor V was caught off guard by the sorrow in his voice and by his request in general. She had the feeling to want to protect her but had been forcing it to subside.

"Why should I?" She asked harshly. She hated him putting her on the spot like that.

"You felt it too, I know you did." He said. Sailor V did not speak up and she pressed her lips together tightly not wanting to acknowledge what he was saying. "When we ran towards her screams, I felt your worry." Sailor V's arm began to fall a bit and the charge in the compact was dying. "You wanted to protect her as much as I did." Sailor V felt the pang in her heart once more. He had her cornered between her feelings and her duty.

"She is an imposter." She said in anger. She said it more for herself rather than him. "She is a danger to my Princess." He seemed surprised by that statement. Sailor V realized her mistake and wished that she could take it back. Sailor V was suppose to be taking the Princess's place!

"Princess?" Sailor V straightened her arm and willed the compact to stayed charge. There was no taking it back now.

"The one I am sworn to protect." She said. "The one I would kill for. The one I would die for." Tuxedo Kamen stood thinking.

"Serenity." The charge in Sailor V's compact released automatically as her heart skipped.

"Crescent Beam!" The attack and phrase were completely involuntary but she controlled it enough to just barely miss him. He did not flinch and Sailor V pointed her compact at him once more. "H-How do you know that name?" She stuttered. "Tell me what you know, or... or... I'll kill you!" Her heart was racing a thousand miles a minute. Only Boss and Artemis knew that name besides her, or at least that was what she had been told!

"I just knew." He said. Sailor V charged her compact once more and he rose his hands to show he was defenseless. "Please, all I know is that I must find The Silver Crystal!" He said. "The woman in my dreams begs me to, I must obey!" He said frantically. "I must find her!" Sailor V paused her attack.

"Serenity?" The name came out like a breath of air. All of this was too much for her.

"Yes." Tuxedo Kamen confirmed finally; to Sailor V and himself. Sailor V didn't know what to do. He could be lying to gain her trust, but then again, he could be telling the truth, and then what?

Serenity could not be awakened! The Silver Crystal could not be found!

"Who are you?" She asked. Tuxedo Kamen smiled.

"Let us keep our identities a secret from one another, just for awhile longer." He said. Sailor V smiled back.

"I could unmask you right now." She said motioning with a nod of her head to her glowing compact.

"You wont." He turned his back to her and Sailor V stood stunned.

"Stop!" She couldn't shoot him in the back, that would be dishonorable, and besides, he had told her so much that she did not understand. He looked over his shoulder at her.

"Please, protect Sailor Moon." Sailor V's mind was spinning. Sailor Moon? That was the other Senshi's name? "We may come against each other again and again, but let us promise that Sailor Moon shall not be harmed, that we will both protect her." Sailor V had to stand there a moment thinking. She wanted to promise him that. She really, really wanted to, but... she just couldn't come right out an say it.

"Alright." She said finally. "Until I know for sure who she is, I will not assume she is an enemy." She paused. "But I cannot assume she is an ally either." She saw the faint smile leave his face and he turned back around completely.

"I guess it is all I can expect." He disappeared into the darkness and Sailor V stood all alone again. She could not go after him. She needed to reserve her power and... she just needed a clear head.


Minako crawled into her bed and snuggled into her covers. The compact sat opened on her window sill attempting to collect the last few moonbeams. The night had been an extreme roller coaster ride. She had gone from determined battle, to fearful dash, to anger at stupidity, to total confusion. She had been told to go to the arcade afterwards but she was just to tired, and to confused. Before she told Artemis anything she had to think it all out herself. She sent him a quick message with her transformation pen that she was safe and that she would report to him tomorrow. Tonight, though, she just needed to calm down.

Her thoughts went back and forth between her duty to Serenity and the wild emotions she felt when fighting Tuxedo Kamen and the fear she had felt when Sailor Moon had screamed. Her eyes drifted shut and the scream filled her ears once more and so did the panic. Tuxedo Kamen had been right. She had felt it and the urge to protect her was growing with each time she remembered that scream.

"Who are you, Sailor Moon?" Her confused mind slowly drifted off into a fitful sleep.


"V-chan..."

The voice was sorrowful and Minako recognized it right away.

"Princess!" She could not see her though. Minako stood within a dense fog and just could not see where the voice was coming from. She took a step forward and then she realized, in a dreamy haze that she was not wearing her mask. Minako looked down frantically; her whole outfit was different. She was no longer in her charade.

"V-chan..." Sailor Venus looked around her but still she could not find her Princess.

"Princess!" A bright light shone through the fog and Venus raced towards it. She had to get to her! The fog began to clear and then Venus saw her. "Princess!" She shouted. Serenity stood with her back to Venus and she stood at the top of a long staircase as the bright full Moon rose in front of them.

"Please, Venus..." Slowly her head turned towards Venus but her face was darkened. "Find the Silver Crystal." Venus stood up straight in surprise. "It will fix everything." Venus could feel others around her in the fog. She was not alone at the bottom of the steps.

"Tuxedo Kamen?" There was a dark silhouette near her that she thought could be him but she could not be sure with the fog. Still there were others. The dark figures stood standing tall next to Venus, all of them were looking up at Serenity.

"Everyone..." Venus' gaze went back to Serenity. Serenity's voice was so sad, she sounded like she was on the verge of tears. The light around Serenity brightened for a moment and her image flashed in Venus' mind. She stood wearing a crown and her dress was different from what she remembered.

"Serenity!" Venus called out but she was drifting into wakefulness. A tear fell from Serenity's face and a bright light filled the dream.


Minako sat up forcefully. Artemis now lay on her feet and she awakened him violently.

"What is it?!" He asked in a panicked voice.

"We have to get to the arcade!" She said standing up and grabbing her compact. "I saw Serenity in my dream, we have to find her!" Artemis stood up and was next to her as she began to climb out the window.

"We can't! It would endanger her and the future!" Minako stopped halfway out of the window. The image of Serenity came back to her in full force. It had to be her, but... she was not exactly how she remembered her. She looked back at Artemis.

"I have no clue what is going on, but I know that Serenity must be found." She explained. Artemis looked at her for a moment in silence.

"Why?" It was all he asked. Minako's mind raced back to the strange feeling she always had when fighting alone or when she fought Tuxedo Kamen. Then her thoughts moved back to Sailor Moon.

"She will make everything right again."


"What do you mean make it right again?" Artemis asked again for the tenth time as they sat underneath The Crown. "Everything is right, the only thing wrong is a few new villains! Nothing serious!" Minako shook her head,

"I can't explain it!" Minako cried.

"Describe Serenity once more." Boss pleaded over the main computer. Minako sighed and she rubbed her forehead as she began to describe her.

"She was just like I remembered, at least in her face, but... older." She paused. "Her dress was somewhat different too. Like a cross between The Queen's and her own in the Silver Millennium. It was long and white and flowed out from her body. She had butterfly wings on the back instead of a bow and on her head... on her head was a golden crown and in the center of that crown was a red heart." Artemis was shaking his head still in dismay and Boss did not seem entirely convinced either.

"We must be cautious about this dream." Boss said. "I'm just... I'm not sure. It seems Serenity is already Queen in your dream."

"Queen?" Minako repeated.

"Yes, but that cannot be so." Boss explained. "She cannot become Queen unless the Silver Millennium is revived on the Moon."

"I know what I saw!" Minako cried as she put her head down. Why were they not listening to her?! She knew it was Serenity! She needed to find her!

"Mina, we're just not sure of the dream's source. It could be anyone using Serenity's image!" Artemis joined in. "It could be someone who wants Serenity to be awakened and found out!" Minako lifted her head, she was not convinced.

"It was her! I can't explain it, but I knew her!" Minako's voice was becoming louder and louder. "And she knew me! She was begging me to help fix things!"

"What is there to fix?!" Artemis asked again in anger. "We cannot fix the past and now is fine!" Minako could argue that point, the loneliness was becoming more and more burdensome.

"There are people looking for The Silver Crystal left and right." Minako argued bitterly. "And things must be bad if a new Sailor Senshi has awakened on her own."

There was a pause.

"Sailor Senshi?"

Opps!

Minako put her head in her hands. She had totally forgotten that they didn't know that yet. "Sailor Moon." Minako said. "She was fighting tonight at the store."

"Sailor Moon?" Artemis and Boss asked at the same time.

"Yes." Minako knew the lecture was coming.

"There was no Sailor Moon in the past!" Artemis shouted. "She has to be an imposter!" Minako bit her lip. She didn't want to tell him this but she knew it was her duty.

"She had the missing transformation brooch." Artemis looked like he was going to explode.

"WHAT?!" He was reeling back in shock. "She has to be an enemy!"

"NO!" Minako shouted back as she rose from her seat, she hadn't meant to get so loud and her own force surprised her. "No, she is not." Minako had promised to not consider her as an ally or enemy, but now she knew for sure she was an ally. She couldn't explain how she knew that any more than she could explain Serenity in her dream. Artemis stood waiting for an answer and Boss did not speak either. Minako sighed, her sorrow overcoming her as she sat back down in defeat. "Can't you feel it Artemis?" She could feel the tears forming in her eyes and she had to push them back. "Don't you feel lonely? Don't you feel as if everyone is missing?" Artemis could not look her in the eyes and he only stared at the table top. Minako knew that he did, maybe even worse than Minako. He remembered the past, he remembered the happy times of the Silver Millennium.

"When I heard Sailor Moon scream tonight, whenever I fight Tuxedo Kamen," She finally let herself admit it aloud. "I feel as if I should protect them."

"Protect?" Artemis asked in surprise. "Minako!" He began to stutter. "T-Tuxedo Kamen is after The Silver Crystal, an-and Sailor Moon's motives and origins are unknown!"

"Maybe there wasn't a Sailor Moon in our previous lives, but that doesn't mean there can't be one now!" Minako argued.

"Minako!" Artemis said in exasperation. She would not budge.

"Serenity." The two fighting partners turned towards the computer.

"Huh?" Both of them said it at the same time in surprise at Boss' sudden interjection.

"Sailor Moon could be Serenity." Artemis' jaw dropped to the table top.

"But- But how?" Minako didn't understand it either. Weren't the Sailor Senshi there to protect the Princess? How could the Princess be her own body guard?!

"The Silver Crystal would give her the ability to transform as long as she had something else to unlock the transformation, like the brooch." Boss explained. "It would act as her Sailor Crystal, a very powerful Sailor Crystal."

The relief that filled Minako was indescribable. Finally something made sense. She could finally reconcile her emotions and her duty! If Sailor Moon was Serenity like Boss proposed than Minako was justified in all she felt about her. Tuxedo Kamen, though, that was still an entirely different issue. She had no clue as to how he fit into this picture.

Artemis also was relieved by what Boss said. He didn't have to fight with Minako anymore even when he saw the pain it was causing her. Finally he saw Minako receive a bit of consolation rather than sorrow. Still, they had to be careful about all of this.

"If this is true than we have to approach the situation very carefully." He said thinking. "We do not know who awoke her and what their intentions are."

"You must protect Sailor Moon at all cost!" Boss said. Artemis looked at the computer.

"We still could be wrong though." Artemis argued. He looked back at Minako. "But yes, you must protect Sailor Moon until we know for certain." Minako sat silent and they didn't understand. She should be happy! "What is the matter?" She bit her lip.

"That is what Tuxedo Kamen told me to do."


"Usagi!" The black cat rushed forward towards the battered girl, still transformed, as she climb through the window of her room. "Are you alright? What happened?" Usagi slumped onto her bed and her transformation came undone and she lay there in her pajamas. She held the brooch into the air and looked at it.

"I don't know what happened." She said hollowly. It wasn't exactly a lie. From when she collapsed onto the ground and waking up on the rooftop, she didn't have a clue as to what had happened. And then with her conversation with Tuxedo Kamen, she wasn't entirely sure what to make of it.

"You didn't talk to Tuxedo Kamen?" Luna asked, there was a ring of sorrow at the edge of her voice. Usagi hesitated a moment.

"No. I didn't." Luna sighed and her eyes stared at the ground and Usagi immediately regretted lying to her, but it was already too late. "I woke up alone."

"I was hoping..." Luna didn't continue her thought out loud. She looked back up. "Well, there is nothing that can be done about it." Usagi rolled over and put the brooch onto the end table. Tears were building up in her eyes and she did not want Luna to see them. The night had been full of too many swirling emotions and they were all wrestling for control of her heart. She had almost died tonight, but that was actually the thing she was the least worried about.

"Lets go to bed, shall we?" Usagi asked as she cuddled under the covers. She risked a glance at Luna and the cat noticed the glistening tears at the edge of her eyes. The cat came close and rubbed against Usagi comfortingly.

"I'm sorry tonight was so hard." Luna said as she settled into Usagi's arms. "I'm sorry that I've put so much pressure on you so suddenly." She apologized. Usagi did not speak, but she watched Luna as the cat stared at the pillow in front of her, trying to avoid Usagi's gaze. She looked just as sad as Usagi felt and she knew that Luna was telling the truth. "I keep forgetting that you don't remember, that you are still at the beginning of all of this." Usagi smiled sadly and then she surprised herself and Luna by leaning her head down towards the cat and kissing her softly.

The cat stared up at her in surprise.

"I'm okay Luna, I can handle it..." Could she though? Perhaps the physical, but what about the emotional? If she really did have to fight Tuxedo Kamen, she wasn't too sure about it. Usagi closed her eyes to stop any tears that might form. The sorrow she was feeling still made no sense to her. Usagi loved him... Yet she didn't even know him. "Luna..." Usagi whispered, but she kept her eyes closed still.

"Yes?" There was silence for a moment.

"Who are you?" Usagi opened her eyes to see Luna looking at her with that same sorrowful smile and then she looked down at her paws still with that smile.

"One day soon, you will remember me. Not everything, but you will remember the past." Luna said in a soft whisper. Usagi's eyes drifted closed once more. She wanted to remember so badly. She wanted to remember right then. She felt as if her and Luna had some really sweet memories together.

"Arigato... Luna." Usagi snuggled closer as she began to drift to sleep.


Luna sat watching Usagi as tears streamed down the girl's face. Luna tried to cuddle closer to her in comfort, and the sleeping girl's arms pressed hold of her tightly.

"Please," Usagi's voice broke out softly, barely audible. "Find me." It had been the same thing every night so far. Sometimes she said it right after waking from a dream, or sometimes while still in a fitful sleep. Luna knew who she was begging, but she also knew that there was nothing she could tell her. All of this had to be done as slowly as possible. Despite Luna's urge to tell her everything, she knew that she had to let the memories come naturally. No matter how painful. She had to keep time as normal as possible. This was the only way Luna knew how to protect the future.

But if she had to, could she unlock the memories? Maybe.

From what Luna had seen, Usagi seemed to have an unconscious memory of the future. From knowing how to transform to knowing that there were other Senshi. It just felt unwise to unlock these memories for the moment. Sailor Moon had to awaken the others first before Luna even think about it. But how to awaken the others? That was the question at hand. It would take the right timing and planning, and... what about the Outer Senshi?

Since coming to Tokyo, Luna had only seen Haruka and Michiru once. She had followed them for a few blocks, but she had no way of telling if they had awakened as Senshi. Their transformation pens had not been on the Moon when Luna had gone there, but that was not a sure sign of their awakening. Luna was unsure of how they had received their pens in the first timeline.

And then there was Hotaru...

Luna had searched and searched for her, but she could not find her. Luna feared that she may be a ticking time bomb within the city, waiting to be awakened as Mistress 9. Luna sighed and laid her head against Usagi's arm. They would have to face that when it came. They needed to face one hurtle at a time.

And at that moment, her hurtle was the Inner Senshi.

Luna looked up at Usagi's tear soaked face and she lifted her head towards the girl's face. She kissed her back softly.

"Please Usagi-chan, be strong. They will find you, and soon."