Thanks to reviewers:

coloradospace: they are aware of all possible consequences, as Endymion states in this chapter.

Taeniaea

TropicalRemix: Their reasons for wanting to kill her will be revealed soon. They could possibly be…

Shaded Truths: :P

Sassy618

LoveInTheBattleField: Possibly. Reasons will be revealed later.

CaseClosed621: no, they're from the current future (if that makes sense…). It gets explained in upcoming chapters, but basically they want to prevent a couple things from happening that were never supposed to happen. And they know a lot more than they let on, so yes they know Serena is Sailor Moon.

Guest: Soon. The reasons for the appearance of Tuxedo Mask the Second and Sailor Earth have nothing to do with Serena keeping the secrets from everyone, there is a reason they came back (besides retrieving Rini) that will soon be revealed.

dark shadowed rose

inufan155687: yes, Sailor Earth wants Sailor Moon dead, and no she is not brainwashed. There is a reason. Tuxedo Mask the Second is not Diamond. But yes, it was Prince Diamond who saved Serena.

Yes, I love ending chapters in shockers, it gets more reviews. Tuxedo Mask the Second and Sailor Earth will reveal a bit more about themselves in this chapter and also why they said they wanted to kill Sailor Moon. I apologize for anyone being confused, but I don't want to reveal too much yet so I'm trying to dance around information. I'm kind of hoping though everyone is able to piece the puzzle together especially after this chapter…

Also, Diamond is about as out of character as he can get, but that's mostly because there isn't very much of him to go on in the series. Just his unhealthy obsession with Neo-Queen Serenity and the fact that he was mislead by Wiseman. Therefore, I'm giving him a bit more because for some reason I am quite fond of him…

"I am Tuxedo Mask the second," the boy announced.

"And I am Sailor Earth," the girl added with a frown. "We're here to kill Sailor Moon."

"NO! What are you guys doing?" Rini demanded, struggling out of Tuxedo Mask's arms and putting herself between the two and the Sailor Scouts.

"Step aside, Serenity," Tuxedo Mask the Second commanded.

"She can help us!"

"She's the problem!" Sailor Earth snarled. "Get out of the way, runt, or I will make you move!"

Rini shook her head.

"You're not getting anywhere near her!" Jupiter vowed.

"You don't seem to understand our dilemma," Tuxedo Mask the Second told them. "We have come to take our sister home, where she is safe from negative forces."

"What are you saying?" Venus asked. "Sailor Moon is the complete opposite of the negative forces! Without her the Negaverse would already rule!"

"Where we're from it does. Serenity, come."

Rini gave a look of defiance before running through the wall of Sailor Scouts and straight to Sailor Moon.

"Please, Sailor Moon! You're the only one who can help me save my mama!" she begged. "Please come with me!"

"She isn't allowed," Sailor Earth said. "You weren't allowed either. Pluto made a huge mistake in revealing the time key to you!"

"Pluto? As in Sailor Pluto?" Mercury asked.

"We've said too much," Tuxedo Mask the Second said to his companion. "Rini, if you do not come-"

"We have to save mama!" Rini interrupted. "I'm never listening to you! I know this will work!"

"Rini, who are these two to you?" Sailor Moon asked.

"None of your business," Sailor Earth snapped.

Sailor Moon sent her a silencing glare. "I was asking her."

Rini stared at the two for a long moment.

"You know them?"

Rini nodded.

"Would it be better for you to go with them?"

"No! I have to stay here until I can find the silver crystal! It's the only way to save my mama!"

"Rini, even with the silver crystal, she cannot be saved," Tuxedo Mask the Second said. "Please, just come with us. Father is worried."

"Please, just let me try."

He stared into the little girls eyes for a moment then silently nodded. "I will send our whereabouts to Luna P. Find us when you come to your senses. Keep in mind, we haven't much time."

Without another word the two ran off. No one bothered to chase them.

"Who were they and how do you know them?" Tuxedo Mask demanded staring down at Rini.

Rini took a step back, hitting Sailor Moon who gently put her hands on the small girl's shoulders.

"Leave her alone," Sailor Moon ordered. "She probably has good reason for not telling you anything!"

"Sailor Moon, are you sure we can trust her?" Sailor Uranus asked. "If she's with those two, you're in more danger than we originally thought.

Sailor Moon smiled down at the girl. "We can trust her. Now I don't want to hear any more arguments on that. Rini needs our help."

Rini was upset to wake up in the small bed she'd been given at Serena's apartment. Rushing from her room she found Serena sitting at the kitchen table. Being a weekend neither had school, and with the tensions among the scouts Serena didn't want to force Rini to be with them. Serena smiled but it quickly disappeared when she caught sight of Rini.

"Why am I with you?" Rini demanded, nearly in tears. "I found Sailor Moon and she promised to help me!"

"You fell asleep," Serena replied. "I was looking for you but after a while I decided to see if you found your way back here. You were sleeping."

"How am I gonna find her now?"

Luna, sitting on the counter, gave Serena a warning look.

"I have to save mama…" Rini cried.

Serena shushed her and pulled her close. "Rini, those people who were there. Who were they?"

"The Sailor Scouts?"

"I know about them, and Tuxedo Mask. But the other two…"

"My brother, Endymion; and sister, Terra. They came to take me home."

"You have siblings? Why didn't you go with them?"

"They've given up! They think our mother is already dead, but she's not. Neither will admit to being wrong, but they are!"

"Maybe you should have gone with them," Serena gently suggested. "Why do they hate Sailor Moon?"

"They think she's evil. But she's not! Is she?"

Serena shot a questioning look over the girl's head to Luna who sat on the counter pondering the girl's words. She had just caught the end of the battle, and wasn't sure what to think of the two new arrivals.

"Rini, are you a sailor scout too?" Serena asked, pulling back to look at the girl's eyes.

Rini dropped her gaze to the floor. "I don't have any powers. That's why Terra gets mad when I go off alone. I'm weaker than them. Mama says my powers will come, but Endy and Terra don't think so."

Serena stood up suddenly, hearing her communicator softly ringing from the other room. Luna jumped off the counter and ran to retrieve it.

"I'll be right back, Rini," Serena said softly.

Rini nodded and watched as Serena followed Luna away.

"Mina has called an emergency meeting. Apparently Amara and Michelle found a youma on their rounds not too long ago."

"Are they alright?"

Luna nodded. "All scouts and generals are to be at Raye's temple as soon as possible."

"What about Rini?" Serena let Luna jump onto her shoulder as the two made their way back into the other room.

"Well I suppose she'll have to tag along, but we have to be careful on keeping this from her." Luna suddenly glanced around the room. "Not that we have to worry about that now."

Serena followed her gaze, realizing the young girl was missing. "Oh no. Rini?"

Slightly panicked Serena jolted forward, causing Luna to lose her balance and fall to the floor. Serena ran to the slightly opened door, looking for any signs of pink outside.

"Rini!"

Darien sat near the four generals, listening as they shared thoughts on the new enemy. At the table the girls did the same. As he looked around he noticed everyone but Trista and Serena were already there. Trista was not expected, and Serena was believed to be late as usual. After an hour however, the tension could be felt rising. Even she was never that late. Mina was just about to suggest going to look when their princess came rushing in.

"Please tell me she's here!"

Questioning glances were shared.

"Serena, what's wrong?" Lita asked.

"Rini's missing! I've looked everywhere."

"Missing?"

"Are you sure you've checked everywhere?" Raye asked.

"Maybe she finally went home," Amara suggested.

"She didn't," another voice said.

Serena turned to see a young girl and boy had followed her into the room.

"When Rini runs off no one finds her until she wants to be found," the boy explained.

"We should probably find her soon," Greg said. "There are storm warnings out throughout the area. It's supposed to be really bad."

Serena bit her lip in worry. "I know none of you trust her, but please. Help me find her."

Everyone was silent, looking to Mina and Andrew for permission.

"Normal search patterns?" Amara asked, as she and Michelle rose.

Mina nodded. "You two, who are you?"

The boy and girl exchanged a glance.

"I am Prince Endymion of Crystal Tokyo. This is my sister, Princess Terra. The little girl you call Rini, is our little sister, Princess Serenity."

"Crystal Tokyo?" Amy questioned.

"It's not something we can discuss," Terra replied, glaring at Serena. "We'll team up with Serena for the search."

"I'll be with Serena," Darien stated. "Greg, Andrew, take Endymion with you. Amara and Michelle, I trust you two to watch Terra."

Endymion calmly nodded, but Terra turned to Darien.

"What?" she half-shouted.

"You might be the prince and princess of Crystal Tokyo," Andrew said. "But the only orders we follow are of our Prince Endymion and Princess Serenity. Whoever finds Rini make sure to alert the others."

"If you come across anything suspicious, or those youmas call for help immediately," Mina added.

"Doesn't she count as suspicious?" Amara muttered.

Michelle threw her a silencing look as Terra repeatedly scanned the area with a deep frown.

"How old are you, Terra?" Michelle inquired. "You don't seem too much older than Hotaru."

"I'm fourteen," Terra said. "We're supposed to be searching."

"Don't be rude," Amara snapped.

"Amara," Michelle warned. "Terra, I'm only curious. You are a sailor scout after all. We should get to know you."

Terra's eyes narrowed. "You're protecting the enemy. Sailor scouts or not, you're not to be trusted."

"Sailor Moon is not the enemy!" Amara shouted. "If you lay one hand on her-"

"What she means to say is Sailor Moon, Serena, is not only our friend but the heir to the moon kingdom. She's not an enemy. She controls the silver crystal and uses it to purify our world."

"Only until she turns on you all. I know exactly what's going to happen." Terra stopped in front of them, looking between the two. "If she's allowed to utilize her powers, she'll be unstoppable. That's why Endy and I were allowed to come back. Sailor Pluto wants us to try changing the path, but she's almost certain it's too late already. Time's tricky."

"How do you know Sailor Pluto?" Amara questioned.

"You're from another time," Michelle realized.

Terra clenched her teeth so hard that she winced in pain. "We should look for Serenity."

"I should have listened to Serena and trusted the little brat," Amara muttered. "I liked her a lot more than I like you."

"I know."

"So who is Rini?" Michelle asked. "She seems very important."

"A princess. It's my duty to protect her," Terra answered. "I'm revealing too much."

"If that were the case Pluto would be here to stop you by now."

Terra turned away from the two as the trio continued making their rounds of the city, searching for the pink-haired child.

"At least we've learned a little more," Michelle said quietly.

"Serenity didn't say anything?" Terra asked in surprise. "She didn't reveal the reason she came back here?"

"She's been more tight-lipped than you," Amara replied. "If you came to hurt Serena why is Rini here to get her help?"

"Serena and Sailor Moon are one in the same," Terra stated. "I know this, and so does Endy. Serenity has been sheltered from this knowledge."

"Why?"

"I can't tell you. You'll have to wait for time to reveal the truth, or for the little brat to slip up so you can figure it out on your own."

Endymion walked in silence, stretching his senses to the best of his ability in an attempt to locate his young sister.

"Rini runs off often," he suddenly said. "I've grown used to chasing her, but she usually never leaves the palace walls."

"There isn't a palace for a considerable distance," Greg said. "How long has she been gone?"

"It's hard to tell. It depends on how you look at things."

Greg and Andrew exchanged a confused glance before the latter shrugged and continued following their new acquaintance.

"I can sense her but it's too faint to follow," Endymion announced.

"Are you close to your sister?" Andrew suddenly asked.

Endymion stopped to gaze at him for a moment. "Close?"

"Are you protective of her? Do you care about her? I mean, you came from what I assume is far away to find her. You have to be close."

"I am very protective of her, but not for the reasons you believe. Terra and I did not exactly travel far. In a way you can say we haven't even left our homeland."

"You're from Japan?"

"Something like that."

"Another time," Greg realized. "I wondered when you mentioned Pluto. The only question is, are you from the past or the future?"

Endymion smiled softly. "If Terra and I do things right, you will never know. And if we mess up, the three of us won't exist and earth will fall into the hands of the Black Moon Clan."

"They're the ones after Rini," Andrew said.

"Rini is the last person who saw the Silver Crystal. She might be the only one who knows where it is. However, Rini isn't the only one targeted."

"But Rini came here looking for the Silver Crystal."

"So it truly is lost," Endymion whispered. "Then we have only chance. As I said, Rini isn't the only target. Their leader has an…obsession."

"Obsession?" Greg repeated.

"Who else is targeted?" Andrew demanded.

"Serena. Terra is convinced the only way is to kill her, but if we do that… You must understand, we mean no harm. It's just that we must do all we can to protect our world. No matter what the sacrifice.

Hotaru was kept between the prince and princess as the three wandered the small park continuously. With Trista gone Hotaru had been thrown with her brother and Serena, and considering the recent breakup it seemed to work fairly well. Then again, Hotaru was beginning to get annoyed with the silence between the two. The once perfect couple hadn't said anything to one another in the past couple hours they'd been searching.

"Rini, where are you?" Serena mumbled.

"You don't think she's in trouble, do you?" Hotaru asked.

Serena didn't answer. Darien examined her carefully, thankful she was too distracted to even notice. She was greatly worried, it was evident in the way her eyes darted around desperately trying to locate the missing child. Every few seconds, Serena would remove her communicator to make sure she hadn't missed any calls. Then Darien noticed more. Dark circles stained the skin beneath her eyes, as if she hadn't slept in quite some time. She might have had them before the break up even. She was pale and her eyes carried a haunted look that almost scared the prince.

Serena, what's going on with you? He wondered.

"Serena, a pleasure to see you here."

Darien glanced at the man with white hair who had decided it was the best time to approach his girlfriend…ex-girlfriend.

"Diamond," Serena replied, giving a sad smile. "I didn't expect to see you again."

"Perhaps it's fate."

Darien's hands clenched at his sides as he watched the man, Diamond, smile warmly down at Serena.

"At least you're not running into traffic anymore."

Serena looked down in slight shame. "I've been careful."

"I hope so. As I said, it would have been very tragic."

Hotaru was glaring at the man, finding she didn't like feeling she got around him. Darien also began to glare, but for alternative reasons.

"Who's this?" Darien asked, trying as hard as he could to keep his voice calm.

"Oh!" Serena said, as if realizing he and Hotaru were still there. "This is Diamond. He prevented me from being run over yesterday."

"Run over?" Hotaru replied. "Serena, how could you be so careless?"

"In her defense, she seemed quite distraught," Diamond said. "I should be going, I'm late for a meeting with a friend of mine." He removed a slip of paper from his pocket and handed it to Serena. "If you need anything at all, don't hesitate to contact me. Or even if you don't need anything. I'll be seeing you again soon I hope."

Serena nodded as he threw a victorious look towards a furious Darien before strolling away. Hotaru glanced at the number in Serena's hand.

"I don't like him," she said flatly.

Serena glanced at her in surprise. "What?"

"I don't like him. He gives me the creeps. Don't call him."

"Hotaru," Darien said, with a mask of indifference, "let her do what she wants."

Serena's eyes watered slightly as she gazed at him and slid the number into her pocket. As she turned to continue on their search, a piercing scream ripped through the air. She instantly recognized the sound, remembering it had been what brought her running to the previous battle.

"Rini," Serena realized, rushing to her daughter's rescue.

Wow that was a bit longer than usual…I wanted to continue for another major cliffhanger but decided it was best ended here. Reviews are much appreciated!

Last thing, I'm not sure yet if I'm going to have Wicked Lady (aka evil Rini) make an appearance, if you absolutely must see her in this fic tell me so I can make that change before it's too late. I do take opinions into account, so let me know!