Feathers were floating all around me. I looked around and it seemed like time had stopped. Where were the feathers coming from? I turned to see Ilias on the ground, frozen in terror. My arms rose and I noticed that the ribbons were gone. I was in my royal gown. The golden circles and pearls decorated my chest as the satin white cloth flowed around my waist and legs. The large white bow fluttered ay my midback and I sighed as my pink hair floated in the air around me. It was free and out of buns; just endless pink. I could sense the crescent moon symbol on my forehead as I watched the feathers fall. Where were they coming from? Then something twitched behind me. I gasped as I lifted an arm behind my shoulder and felt…a wing! I looked and saw that I had a pair of large, white, angelic wings at my back. I remembered that I had wings once before, when Pegasus saved me and Sailor Moon when I was young. Why did I have them now?

"Princess Lady Serenity." A strange little voice said. I looked around me and show nothing. Everyone was still frozen, even Helios. Then, a small white orb floated down through the feathers, stopping in front of my face. The bright white light dimmed to reveal a small female fairy-like creature. She had silver hair that was tied into little buns on her head, a silver gown, and a silver scepter in her little hand. Her eyes were a beautiful shade of blue and she smiled at me.

"Who are you?" I asked, bewildered.

"I am the guardian of your star."

"My star?" She nodded and pointed her scepter at my chest, a small pink ball began to appear, and I watched as it formed into a pink star.

"I protect your true star power. It has been floating with all the other sailor powers, waiting for you to call it to you. Your desire to help everyone, along with your stronger self-confidence, brought it to you. Now that you have fully awakened, you can bond with it." Her little voice was like a bell to my ears as I listened. The star shifted shape, changing into my pink crystal. I held it in my hands for a moment.

"I still don't understand. What does this all mean?"

"It means you can save your friends." She said daintily with a giggle. The crystal glimmered beautifully as a rush of light overcame me. The crystal changed into a star-shaped compact, with multiple speckles of rainbow gems. "You can change into your strongest form."

"My strongest form? I repeated in wonderment."

"Call it out, and you will transform." The little guardian's scepter started to glow. "I must return to my post with the other guardians." She floated back up into the sky and waved to me as she disappeared. "Good luck!"

I turned back to everyone around me as time began again. My wings twitched slightly as I heard Ilias groan in pain near me.

No time to lose, I thought and held out my new compact.

"Eternal Star Power, Make Up!" The new words passed through my lips smoothly as everything around me swirled. My princess gown changed into my sailor outfit, but my skirt was now rainbow colored. My boots were a darker pink, and there was a translucent skirt underneath, which sparkled like diamonds. A long pink bow appeared at my chest, with golden outlines on the edges. My compact appeared there, sparkling like stars in moonlight. A nother bow appeared at my lower back, similar to the one on my chest, and golden pearls appeared in my hair, mixing with my pink strands. Long white gloves formed at my arms, with dark pink accents at my elbows. My tiara formed at my forehead, with a rainbow-colored crescent moon-shaped gem in the center. Lastly, the angelic wings I had before reappeared at my back.

"Maiden…" I heard Helios whisper in awe as he looked on. I smiled at him briefly.

"What just happened?" Ilias snarled, getting back to his feet. I glared at him and held out my hand. A golden staff appeared, with a heart-shaped crystal at the top, surrounded by golden star-shaped metal. I took a deep breath as I swung the staff in the air.

"Pink Moon Cosmic Kiss!" A burst of heart-shaped light shot out of my new staff, hurling towards Ilias. He screamed in agony as it enveloped him, burning away his skin. I heard gasps and moans behind me and quickly glanced to see that the magic that captured my friends disappeared. They all fell the ground, trying to compose themselves. Turning my attention back to what was once Ilias, my stomach churned in horror. All that was left was a black mass of energy with bright red eyes and razor-like teeth. Its hands were like claws as it floated in the air.

"You'll never be able to defeat me. It won't matter how much power you have!" It taunted me, trying to break my concentration.

"Maybe not," I started, placing both hands on my scepter and taking a step back. "But it's a start!" I growled and took to the air, flying rapidly towards the shapeless demon. I heard it howl at me and I closed my eyes for a second as I pierced through it with my scepter.