Author's Note: Moshi-moshi! So, I'm tired of putting the Disclaimer part in, so I'm not going to from now on. I think after seeing it I dunno how many times, you know that I don't own Sailor Moon, but I own Chiyoko-chan.
I'm not going to put in a Warning anymore either. If you've been reading faithfully, you know that I use language and sexual references sometimes, and you know the pairings. So, that's all, enjoy this chapter!

Just So You Know: If you don't know about the Guardian Senshi, you are seriously stupid and you need to watch Sailor Moon. I command you!
Haruka, Michiru, and Hotaru are out of character. I just couldn't find another way to keep them in character and do what I wnated to do with that part. Gomen. Forgive me.
Remember that when I use the names Serenity, Small Lady, and Endymion, we're in Crystal Tokyo. When I use Usagi, Mamoru, and Chibiusa, we're in the late 20th century.

Chapter Eleven
Verbal Slap

You are always shining…

Your smiling face is like a small star…

"Serenity-chan," a blue-haired queen said, packing up her bags. "From primitive analysis, I'd say you're pregnant."

Serenity squealed. "Ami-chan! This is perfect!" She hugged her friend, the Queen of Mercury, ecstatically.

It had taken a month for Ami to find some time to check over Crystal Tokyo's queen, and the blue-haired woman was glad that Serenity had found happiness so soon after Endymion's final departure. Where he was now, nobody knew, because Serenity had put up enchantments around Pluto to prevent him from landing on that planet.

The Guardian Senshi, of course, had found out about the whole hairy deal in the week that followed, and every one of the Queens (excepting Setsuna, of course) had come to comfort Serenity in her time of need. They had all welcomed Seiya back warmly, as if he were already a part of the family.

"Ami-chan," Serenity said softly, as if telling Ami a secret. "Look at what Seiya-chan got me." She held out her left hand.

Ami gasped. "Oh, Serenity, it's beautiful!"

On her ring finger was a gorgeous diamond engagement ring, the jewel sparkling in the light. Serenity giggled. "I'm so excited, Ami-chan. It's like I've started my life over again."

Ami smiled. "So, when's the wedding?"

Serenity tapped her chin with one finger. "Well," she said thoughtfully. "We're probably going to have to wait until the baby is born, but I don't want our child to be excluded from the ceremony. So it probably won't be for a few years."

Ami sighed. Then she had an idea. "Why don't you just get married now? Before you get big. Then the baby will be a part of the ceremony, and you won't have to wait so long!"

"But Ami-chan, I'm already three months pregnant. That means I'll start growing soon, so we'd have to have the wedding as soon as tomorrow!"

Ami giggled. "Yes, that's true. Shall I tell everyone?"

Serenity nodded. "I'm going to go tell Seiya-chan!" She leapt up and bounced into the next room, humming to herself.

Alone in the dark room, Setsuna cried angry tears from her garnet eyes. "Serenity, you bitch! How dare you prevent Endymion from seeing me! How dare you!" Setsuna punched her pillow. "And now even Small Lady has gone, and she still has no idea!"

A knock at her door startled Pluto's queen. "What do you want?" she barked.

"Setsuna-denka," a small voice answered politely. Setsuna was mollified…for the moment. "Setsuna-denka, Queen Haruka of Uranus and Queen Michiru of Neptune are here to see you. They've brought Hotaru-hime with them."

Setsuna straightened up, smoothed her gown, and flicked on the lights. Quickly, she checked her reflection; her eyes were puffy, and her face was a little red, but that couldn't be helped now. "Send them in," she called.

Entering first was Michiru, a graceful woman of medium height and slender build, wearing an aqua-and-gold day gown, her hair done up in an elegant bun. Holding Michiru's long fingers was a little girl of about twelve, wearing a simple navy dress, her black hair left free and her amethyst eyes wide. Bringing up the rear was Haruka, dressed in a guy's tux, and wearing virtually no makeup.

"Still cross-dressing, Haruka-sama?" Setsuna said with a small smile on her face. Haruka did not smile.

"We have business to do with you. There is no time for silly chatter."

Hotaru looked at Setsuna. She'd known all along this would happen, that her two adoptive parents would cease dealings with Setsuna as soon as they could.

"What's going on, you guys?" Setsuna said, her eyes narrowing. It had taken them a month, but finally, they'd come. Setsuna braced herself.

"How could you do this to our queen?" Michiru asked curtly, something that was quite unusual for her.

"Do what, Michiru-sama? I was doing her a favor. Endymion-sama never loved her, and she never loved him."

Haruka burst out, "She loved him enough to cry about it for at least two weeks! We've been to see her!"

Setsuna crossed her legs coolly. "But I thought that Seiya was there? Aren't they engaged? Serenity-san must not have loved Endymion too much, seeing as she's already got another fiancée…"

"Why you little…" Haruka growled. A fight broke out between the two queens, Michiru keeping Hotaru firmly away from it.

"We're supposed to be protecting her!" Haruka said, punching Setsuna.

Setsuna came right back with an uppercut, shouting, "I was protecting her! I was protecting her from a husband who didn't love her!"

Haruka lunged at the emerald-haired woman.

Hotaru couldn't take it anymore. She never liked seeing anyone fight. Bravely she pushed her self into the middle of it, crying, "Stop it! STOP IT!"

The two Outer Queens froze, staring at Hotaru.

"You two are acting like children!" Hotaru shouted. "Must everything be solved in violence?" She stared at Haruka. "In case you haven't remembered, Haruka-papa, we have a responsibility to Chibiusa-chan, and we need Setsuna-mama to help!" Then the little girl glared at Setsuna, who backed away. "I can't say that I like what you did…what you continue to try to do. But I've known it would happen, ever since I met Chiyoko-chan. I've learned to accept it. But I want you to know that I'll never trust you again. I'll probably never speak to you, unless I absolutely have to." Setsuna sat down in astonishment.

Hotaru addressed all three of them. "Playtime is over. We have an obligation to protect Chibiusa-chan, even if she's not our princess. We also have an obligation to protect our queen and the unborn heir to the throne. We cannot do either if you three are fighting. If you choose not to speak to each other, to let that friendship go, that's fine. But you must work with each other. We must protect the queen. The angel from the skies is not here to protect her, so we must."

Michiru perked up when she heard the last sentence. She had never found out who the "angel from the skies" was, but now she suspected that it was Chiyoko, who had disappeared all those years ago.

Hotaru looked at Michiru and Haruka. "I told you, long ago, that the princess was in danger. She still is, though she is our queen now. The child of a thousand generations is not yet born, and cannot protect our queen. So until then, we three and the other Guardian Senshi must."

"But I'm a Guardian Senshi!" Sestuna protested. Hotaru glared at her.

"You are not a true Guardian Senshi." The small girl walked calmly out of the room, Michiru and Haruka following.

Search for your love, please don't start to cry…

Chibiusa sat in her room, looking out of the highest window in the house. She stared at the moon, hoping that it would settle her raging stomach. The little pink-haired girl had been feeling uneasy of late, like something inside of her was shifting.

"Mama…Onegai…help me…" she whispered, but the prayer did nothing except make her feel more tense.

She looked at her hands, and gasped loudly. They were sparkling, fading…Chibiusa could see right through them.

"Usagi!" she called, feeling very frightened. "Usagi!"

She heard the blonde girl stumbling up the steps. "What is it, Chibiusa?"

"Usagi…" Chibiusa turned, starting to cry as she showed the blonde her hands.

Usagi looked at them, gasping. "You're fading away! What's going on?"

"I don't know, Usagi," Chibiusa said tearfully. "I don't know…"

Usagi leaned over and drew the pink-haired, sobbing girl into her arms. "Daijobu, I'm here, and it will be alright. You're not going to fade away, I promise."

Chibiusa cried heavily into Usagi's shoulder, willing herself to become solid, to stay. "I'm afraid, Usagi…"

"Daijobu," Usagi soothed into the little girl's ear. "I won't let you go. You won't fade away. I promise…

"I promise."

Another Author's Note: Wasn't that a sweet yet sad ending? Well, stay tuned for the next episode of Eternal Starlight!