Haruka and Michiru walked through the town. Everything was so advanced here. They saw some people they knew back home still looking the same as they did in their normal time. They walked to the palace and entered. They heard someone crying and yelling as soon as they went in. In an unspoken agreement, they changed back into their senshi fukus and ran to where they heard the sound coming from.
When the girls go t to the source, they found a very broken down Small Lady kneeling over a bed. Neo Queen Serenity's bed. Neptune quietly and solemnly walked over to where the Princess was. She placed a hand on the teary girl's shoulder to comfort her. Small Lady looked up at Neptune, giving her look asking many questions all at the same time. But she only asked one.
"Why?"
Neptune sighed and motioned for Uranus to come help. Together, the two outer senshi explained the story. They didn't know about the other senshi's fates, so they assumed they were okay. Small Lady broke down again and sobbed into Neptune's side as Uranus explained everything from figuring it out, to getting separated from the others.
"Someone doesn't want us here, and we have no idea why." Neptune said while trying to console the girl. "We're going to get your mama back, and she'll be alive and healthy. We need you to stay in the palace though, so you don't get hurt."
"How did this happen to mama if it's so safe in here?" Small Lady sniffled, looking at Neptune.
"She went out by herself." Uranus said, "She didn't take any of the senshi, or even the King. She went out by herself."
Small Lady nodded. "She said she was going to go out for some fresh air, and we all thought she was just going to the balcony. But when she didn't come back, everyone went out to search. Nobody came back though. I don't know what happened!"
She broke down again and had gut wrenching sobs rocketing out of her tiny body. She's gone through so much, Neptune thought. More than any child should ever have to. Neptune rubbed circles into the girl's back as she cried. Neptune watched Uranus get up and pace around the room, deciding where to look first.
"Neptune," Uranus said, after being silent for a couple of seconds. "Can you look into your mirror and maybe find out where the enemy is hiding?"
Neptune nodded and got up from beside Chibi-usa. She stood up and summoned her mirror so she could look in it. She looked at Uranus and gave her look that said she needed some time alone. She walked through the doors out of the room and into the hallway.
As soon as she exited the room, Neptune stopped in her tracks. She hadn't noticed it in her haste before, but now she realized how eerily silent the castle was. Almost like no one was there. She shrugged and looked into her mirror, willing it to show her where they could be. Instead, she saw images of all the senshi. She saw Mercury disappear in a flash, and Jupiter disappear in agony. She saw Saturn interrogate a strange man before he shot her with a sphere of light. She saw the same man following Pluto, and Pluto's sorrow look before fading away. She saw Mars and Venus fall to their deaths, and Tuxedo Mask's fight to try to save Sailor Moon. Finally, she saw Sailor Moon and the man disappear in the Mystical Silver Crystal's flash of white light.
Neptune stumbled back. The others are gone. She thought while struggling to keep her balance. The others are all dead. That's why the palace is so quiet. Nobody is here except for us. Neptune was pulled out of her thoughts by Small Lady screaming. She burst in through the doors again.
"Small Lady!" She yelled, running towards the girl.
Uranus was holding her in her arms. Small Lady was fading away, and fast. She was breathing heavily, and looked to be in great pain.
"Not...again..." she struggled to say. She was fading in and out of existence. "Something... happened...to mama... and... papa..."
She looked over at Neptune. She gave her a hopeful look. Well, as hopeful you can look when you're fading away.
"Save... Sailor Moon..." she said. She stopped struggling to stay alive and quickly faded away.
Neptune slouched where she was kneeling. She had hoped this wouldn't happen to Chibi-usa this time, but she was just trying to deny the truth. She would have to explain this to Uranus too, which would only make her angry. Knowing that, Neptune still explained to Uranus everything that she had seen only moments before.
"Dammit." Uranus said, punching the palace wall.
Neptune had explained to her that the enemy had killed all the other senshi, excluding Venus and Mars. Galaxia had killed them yet again. Neptune was a bit shell-shocked. She had just witnessed 9 deaths of her companions. One right after the other.
"We need to find where the enemy is hiding so we can get the other senshi back." Uranus said, very determined to give them what they deserve.
"We don't even know where to start!" Neptune exclaimed, she wanted to get the others back, but not if they didn't have a solid start.
"We could bait them." Uranus said, looking at Neptune. "They went after everyone else, so they're going to come after us, too. We need to be prepared."
Neptune nodded as Uranus explained her plan to her. It was dangerous and very risky, but they would have to do it for the others.
