Act Eight

I looked around the throne room and could not help but to smile, after all it had been a very long time sense we had all gathered together like this. Mama and papa set on their thrones talking with Minako-chan and Kunzite who had Rei-chan and Sets-chan at their sides respectively. Nephrite and Ami-chan where taking with Jadeite, Zoicite and Mako-chan; while my quartet were huddled together in a corner of the room whispering to each other about something that from where I was, I couldn't make out. Elios, Hotaru-chan, Haruka and Michiru were standing near me, the Elysian Priest that I loved so much holding my hand. "You seem deep in thought little one," Haruka's tenor voice said interrupting my thoughts. "I'm just enjoying the moment," I said with a smile making Michiru and Haruka smile and nod while Elios squeezed my hand tighter letting me know what I had meant, though Hotaru surprised me when she asked, "what do you mean Chibiusa-chan?"

"All of us, together this way, it has been far to long sense the last time," I whispered as Hotaru's mouth formed a perfect O as a gasp of recognition left her and she nodded her head as she took my free hand. "So much like your mother chibi-koneko," Haruka said coming up behind myself, Elios and Hotaru-chan with Michiru by her side. "Wisdom far beyond her years, ne Chibiusa-hime," the senshi of the sea added making me smile, hime that had been Michiru's nickname for mama once upon a time, but mama was now a queen, and I was the princess. "Look, it's Diana, Artemis and Luna," Hotaru-chan said releasing my hand to wave at them. Even now it was strange to see my best friends as they were now, adults and parents; but I walked towards the three with Elios at my side as Haruka, Michiru and Hotaru-chan followed, none of us wanting to waste such an opportunity as this; as who truly knew when we would all be together like this again.

PGSM NEO

"So this is Crystal Tokyo," Tethys said to me as the two of us walked through the beautiful crystalline city hand in hand watching the citizens go about their daily lives, workers, families, or someone just enjoying the beauty of the day. "There is a calm here, peace is the only word I can think to use that most accurately describes it," I said to my sister. "You are right Rhea, so how should we precede," Tethys asked me. "We will use the Shinano River, for us it is not far from here." "So I will be playing defense," Tethys asked of me as I nodded my head. "Yes, my sister. With you having a river so close for your use it will allow me an opportunity to unleash my full offensive powers against the guardians," I said and Tethys nodded her head in agreement though I could see hints of doubt in her eyes as she looked at the peacefulness around us.

"Crystal Tokyo is Serenity's gift to this world, she is every bit Selene's child. We don't do this to destroy this peace, we do this for Oceanus, for…Cronos," I said faltering before I was able to speak my husbands name. "I can see how they earned our sister's respect, our…mother's respect," Tethys said as I silently nodded my head in agreement. "So my sister shall we get their attention," I asked as Tethys smiled taking my outstretched hand with her own. "One," I began, "two," Tethys said as we closed our eyes, "three," the two of us said together using a burst of our power as we teleported out of the very heart of Crystal Tokyo knowing the guardians would feel the energy surge, and easily be able to follow it, though that is what we were both hoping for.

PGSM NEO

We all felt it, it was like a jolt of electricity, none of us had ever felt something so powerful except perhaps Galaxia when she had been possessed by Chaos. "What was that mama," my daughter asked as she rushed towards me. "It must have been the titans, I can feel the direction their energy took them," Rei-chan said. "They want us to follow them then," Haruka who with Michiru, Hotaru-chan and my daughter's quartet had followed her up the steps leading to mine and my husbands throne. "We have to go," my daughter said resolution in her tone. "They were here, in Crystal Tokyo before they transported themselves, we can't let them harm the city," Ami-chan said as the others nodded. "This could be a trap though, so perhaps some of us should stay here," Kunzite suggested and we all felt that was the best option.

"We will go," Haruka said as Michiru nodded her head in agreement the two sharing a look with Setsuna who also nodded her head. "That power, it had to be Rhea, Metis told us she was the strongest of them, and if that is true," Hotaru-chan said, "then Tethys is most likely with her," Michiru stated finishing Hotaru's sentence. "I want to go with you," my daughter said. "Chibi-usa," Hotaru-chan said but my daughter raised a hand to silence her. "My powers can heal them, Hotaru, or help them pass peacefully, Metis, Gaia, Themis, they have all shown us that they are not like the enemies we have faced in the past, so I am going," "then so are we," Ceres said speaking for the quartet and my daughter did not try to argue the point knowing that her guardians could be every bit as stubborn as my own.

"We will stay," Minako and Kunzite said at once surprising each other but simply smiling at each other. "Usagi, Mamoru, we can not leave you unprotected just incase this is a plot to lure us away from Crystal Tokyo," Minako said. "We will protect you," Rei-chan said. "As we always have," Mako-chan said before Ami-chan finished, "and always will." "They are correct master," Zoicite said, "our duty is to you," Nephrite added, "and your queen," Jadeite finished as the four royal guardians and the Shitennou bowed to myself and Mamoru. There was no arguing this, I could see the determination in all of their eyes, so I simply looked at my daughter and said, "be careful." "I will mama, I promise," she said bringing her hen shin broach into her hands. "Pink Moon Crystal Power, Make-up," she said transforming into the guardian of love and justice, protector of Crystal Tokyo Sailor Neo-Moon.

So my daughter, her quartet: Ceres, Vesta, Juno, and Pallas as well as the outer court of the solar system: Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna and Hotaru-chan joined hands and with a yell of "Sailor Teleport," vanished from the throne room in a rainbow of colors. "Venus, we will guard the doors, while you and the guardians stand watch around the thrones themselves," Kunzite stated his voice stern, and I knew his mind was made up on this matter. "Very well General Kunzite. Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, circle formation," Sailor Venus, not Minako said as without a word the four jumped into their positions as the Shitennou stood guard by the doors leading into the throne room. "They will be ok," Mamoru said taking my hand into his own. "Chibi-usa truly has grown, ne Mamoru," I said feeling him squeeze my hand before simply replying, "hai, she has," as the two of us set side by side, knowing that now their was nothing left for us to do but pray.

Selene…mother.

Watch over my child Small Lady Princess Serenity and her four guardians.

Watch over those who guard the outer rim of our sol system Uranus and Neptune; friends dear to me and us all Haruka and Michiru.

Help guide the guardian of time Pluto in this hour of our need; a mentor and friend Setsuna.

Steady the guardian of death and rebirth, Saturn and let her glaive not need to silence this threat to our kingdom; bring Hotaru-chan a dear friend back to us.

This I pray…in the name of the Moon.

To be concluded . . . .

To my dearest readers,

I know that this act may seem a little shorter than most that I have written for this story, and for that I apologize; yet I feel in my heart that this is a good place for this act to finish to help the flow of the story as a whole. So I have to ask what are your thoughts so far on Rhea and Tethys as well as their plan to lure the guardians into a place of their choosing for the battle to come. I hope that Rhea doesn't seem to powerful, or Tethys to docile in her personality, in my mind it is simply part of her (Tethys') overall personality. And I promise that Rhea is powerful, but she isn't ALL powerful, there are limits to what she can do, but Rhea is very aware of this fact. Want to know what I mean, well then you shall simply have to wait until my next act.

So until our next meeting;

I humbly remain a . . .

KuRSeofTime

PS

For those of you who may not know, or simply don't remember I am a teacher and as such that means that school is not only back in session but I am once again at work to help future generations learn the necessary skills they will need farther down the road of life. As such Acts may come more slowly, as the children that I teach must always come first, and the writing of this story second. But, that does not mean I will abandon this, that is a promise I made when I first started writing this, and I am not about to break that promise now. It simply means that the acts may take time to write, and be posted, but the posts will come you simply have to be patient and remember: "All good things come to those that wait."