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Summary: A power-hungry planet has already conquered its galaxy. Now it's moving on to Earth. But they're looking for someone… and something.

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Usagi still wept quietly in a corner of Rei's living room. Seiya sat with her, whispering in her ear. Everyone else were either sitting around or standing waiting for Alexis to speak.

When she had woken up a few hours later, Haruka had insisted that Alexis tell them what was going on. So she was now sitting in the floor in an unfamiliar territory about to tell her story to a bunch of strangers.

" Talk," demanded Haruka, tapping her foot.

Alexis shut her eyes briefly before she began.

" My name is Alexis, and I am the royal princess of the planet Orthia in the galaxy of Tiene. I'm also the last survivor. In the galaxy of Tiene, there are three main planets, those being Orthia, Pire, and Slayne. Pire is the moon that revolves around my planet and Slayne in a figure eight. Our planets have always been in a war because of it. The people of Slayne insist that Pire is their moon, but we think that it is ours.

About a year ago, the current ruler of Slayne, Seltius Faragon, made a suggestion to my mother about a proposal to me. Of course I refused, because I didn't trust him. My mother had a bad habit of being too trusting. She immediately agreed. So I was supposed to be wed four months ago. I rebelled against the wedding. I guess I was being selfish- my mother said it was good for our planets to become allies once and for all."

Alexis paused to take a breath. All of the Senshi were still confused to why she was here.

" Well, one day, my best friend Isabella was walking past the conference room in the palace. She overheard someone yelling and decided to eavesdrop. The door was slightly open, so she peeked inside. It was Seltius, and he was talking to someone else that Isabella couldn't see. She heard him say that the once he married me, he was going to dispose of my mother and me so that he could rule Orthia. When my mom found out, she cancelled the wedding.

Seltius was furious. He swore that he would get revenge on my planet and that's what he did. Two weeks later, my mother found out that he had taken over Pire by force. After Pire, he came for Orthia. He killed everyone, every living soul on my planet. I'm the only one that survived."

Taiki was listening to the story carefully. When Alexis said that Seltius had taken over Pire by force, he didn't know that people were living on it.

" Do people live on Pire?"

" No, only couple of beings that protect Pire from invaders."

" So how did you find out about Earth?" questioned Rei.

" Right before she died, my mom told me to come here. I don't really know how, but I transported right before Seltius's monsters killed me," shrugged Alexis.

Haruka was still skeptical. How was she to know if this girl was outright lying?

Setsuna frowned, her face showing that she was thinking hard.

" Wait!" she burst out. " What was your mother's name?"

Alexis answered,

" My mom was Queen Tara of Orthia, why do you ask?"

Realization dawned on the Senshi of Time.

" Finally! I remember now!" she crowed. Looking around excitedly, Setsuna said,

" Do you remember when I told you about that voice that told me about the upcoming danger? That voice was she! Queen Tara!"

" How do you know it was her?" Michiru raised an eyebrow at Setsuna.

" I recognized her voice! She was right! I did know her! I spoke to her a few times when she traveled through the Gates of Time, so she invited me to Alexis's birth ceremony. That's where I remember," Setsuna explained.

" But my mother, she's dead. How could she have talked to you?"

" Sometimes my real mother would talk to me," interrupted Usagi. Her tears had stopped coming, and she spoke so quietly, that Alexis had to strain to hear.

" I never was really sure how she did it, but she would come and talk to me just out of the blue."

Seeing how Alexis wouldn't understand anything that was coming out of Usagi's mouth, Ami told Alexis about their past, right up until Galaxia.

" Wow," was all she could say.

" What's the Deon Gem?" Seiya asked. The question had been bugging him since it had came into his mind.

" Deon Gem?" Alexis was astonished.

' How does he know about the Don Gem?'

" Yeah, that guy you mentioned- Seltius you said? Well, he held up this big crystal and told it to create monsters," expressed Usagi.

Alexis's heart stopped cold.

" Wait, he used the Deon Gem? Did he say anything about the Mies Gem?"

" Mies Gem?!"

Minako was confused.

" I still don't get what's happened, and now I have to remember all of this new stuff! THIS IS SO NOT MAKING SENSE!" she complained. Alexis blushed.

" There are three gems, one for each planet. The planet of Slayne has the Deon Gem. Pire has the Mies Gem, and Orthia has the Aerol Gem. The crystals are passed down from the ruler of each planet to the next royal heir. That's why Pire only had a couple of guards. They were there to protect the Gem."

" So who has the Aerol Gem now?" said Makoto.

" I do," replied Alexis. After he clothes had been washed and mended by Setsuna, Alexis had quickly put them on, since it belonged to her and it was a comfort to have something that she owned. On the belt of her skirt, there was a small leather pouch that Alexis gingerly removed. Grabbing hold of the crystal inside, she held it up for the others to see.

The Aerol Gem glinted in the light, giving off a light yellow tone.

" It's so pretty!" breathed Usagi.

" Thanks," said Alexis as she put it away. She yawned loudly. " I'm really sorry, but I'm dead tired. Do you mind if I go and-"

She pointed down the hall.

" Go ahead," Rei told her. " I know it's tiring for you."

" Thank you again," Alexis said to them all, before heading to the guestroom to sleep. The moment the door closed, everyone turned to everybody else and said the same question,

" What?"

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End of Chapter 10. Now did that explain a lot, even though it was rushed? Hehe...

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