A/N: Thanks for the reviews, guys.
Yes, 16 and 17 are joining the group. And I will admit it right now, 17 does have a little interest in Amy, and so does 16 but not like 17 does. Just a spoiler now, they have met her before. They just don't remember and that's why.

Anyway, in this chapter, things are going to start unraveling in Serena's past as Princess Serenity and this will be the one chapter that you've all been waiting for! Also, just a little warning, it is going to be a little fluffy at the bottom of this chapter, especially with Trunks and Serena.

Read and Review please.

Chapter 21.

The three of them arrived at the house where they were training. Amy could see that everyone was waiting for them. Of course, Serena wasn't anywhere to be seen. She was probably still in her room. Trunks and Goten were sparring with one another while Goku and Gohan were exchanging attacks of their own. Artemis and Bardock was having a go on their own. Luna, Chi Chi, Bulma and Videl were standing together.
The others were just sitting or standing around. But when they felt the two familiar Kis, they all stopped doing what they were and turned to look at them. Amy landed a little unsteadily but she smiled as she walked towards the others. 17 and 16 just landed together and stood right where they were. The others looked astonished to see them.

"Hey, everyone. We have visitors." Amy said as she took her bag off her back and dropped it off to the side.

The Saiyans all walked forward till they were a little ahead of the others and standing right in front of the two androids. 18 had joined them rather quickly, her eyes a little wide to see that it really was her brothers. "17, 16, " She paused as she pushed past the Saiyans.
16 smiled faintly when he saw her and stepped forward. 17 just stayed right where he was. 18 had to crane her neck a little to actually get a good look at her younger brother's face. She held out a hand to him, which he took softly. "18." He said in a low voice. 18 only smiled before looking around him at 17, who was eyeing the Z Fighters suspiciously. It was only when Krillin decided to approach did the others relax.

Krillin smiled cheerfully at the two. "Well, can't say we're not surprised but I guess it's great to see you guys." He winced when he heard a snort from Vegeta. Goku shook his head before nodding to the androids. "Why don't we all have a seat and we can talk." He said. Everyone nodded. 17 paused for a long second before nodding back and they went over to the picnic table.

"So, what are you guys doing here? Much to say, why are you even alive? Not to be rude or anything." Goku said.

17 shook his head as he folded his arms and just stood behind 18's chair. "As I said before, we're not sure. 16 and I just woke up in an warehouse. Someone had put us back together and that was it. There was no one around to explain what we were doing back on Earth. We even waited at the warehouse for a while to see what would happen and still no one came." He shrugged. "So we can't really tell you what we're doing here." He said. Everyone had a thoughtful look on their faces.

"Well it's obvious that it wasn't Diamond who brought them back. None of them have the Black Moon Crest on their foreheads. So it must have been someone else." Artemis said with a shrug. Trunks folded his arms. "What if it was Diamond? That Darien guy seemed to be able to hide the crest well. How do we know that they're not with Diamond?"

Bardock only shook his head as he leaned against the tree. "Because I would know, brat. The only android Diamond was going crazy over was that giant bug, Cell." He growled. 17's eyes flashed at that. His head lift a little higher. "Cell?" He asked. Everyone looked at him and nodded. "Yeah. Cell's alive too because of this Diamond guy." Goku said.
Both 16 and 17 looked at one another, while the bigger android touched his head as if he had a headache or he was trying to remember something. Everyone just looked at the two. "Cell..." 16 muttered. 18 stood up and touched his big shoulder. "16, what is it?" she asked. The Android looked at her with a serious look, something that he didn't express too much. "We have orders."

The Z Fighters all tensed while sailor scouts and the others looked confused. "Oh really? Were you sent to kill Goku again?" Piccolo asked sternly.

17 touched his own forhead as he shook his head. "No." He said. 16 nodded. "Goku is not our target. Not like before. Someone else is. I think it is Cell." He said. Raye pushed her bangs behind her ears. "That's good, right? These guys are androids so that makes them pretty strong, right?" She asked. Gohan folded his arms. "They were strong the last time we fought them. But I'm not so sure anymore."

17 gave him a very cold look. "You want find out right now?" He asked in a cold way. Gohan glared right back and was going to retaliate but 18 quickly held up her hands. "17, stop it! He didn't mean it in a offensive way, all right?! He has a point. We don't know how strong you and 16 are. Since the Cell games, we've all doubled our strength. And we're very sure Cell did too." She said. 17 smirked at her. "Yeah, but there is one thing I better tell you now. Since 16 and I woke up, we found out something very interesting."
18 put her hand on her hip and gave him a cool look. "Oh really? Do tell me what did you find out that's so interesting?"

17 shrugged lazily while replying, "16 and I have upgrades." That comment only made everyone blinked in surprise. What in the world did he mean by that?

The fact that the two androids, 16 and 17, had joined the group and were going to help came as a shock to everyone. But to hear that they had upgrades like they did, that was even a bigger shock. Everyone even let them show off what they could do. It was a very good thing that 17 and 16 were on the good side because what the could do, everyone knew that if they were enemies again, they would have a helluva time in defeating them. Even if they had very powerful Saiyans.
The two androids were a lot faster than they used to be. And they had unbearable strength. 17 had showed the Z Fighters and Sailors that he not only could shoot indestructible Ki blasts that matched Vegeta's, which sort of pissed the King of Saiyans off, and he showed them a new move that he had never had. He was able to turn Ki energy into a weapon. He could make energy blades using his Ki energy. They didn't exactly look like blades. They looked more like just lights of energy around his hands. But then he demostrated that using the energy blades, he could cut through almost anything.

As for 16, he wouldn't exactly show what he could do just yet. He preferred that he would demostrate some other time, when they were fighting an enemy. Vegeta was thinking about just forcing him to show them, but Artemis talked him out of it.

Instead, they all just went back to training, teaching the Sailors how to fly or use their Ki. Gohan, however, was sitting off the side, looking up at the sky with a distant look on his face. He was still very upset about what had happened to Rini. He couldn't get the feeling out of him that there wasn't any hope in getting her back. He sighed as he lowered his head and closed his eyes. He was thinking about everything. He recalled all the memories he had of her. He was thinking about the very first time he ever saw her. He couldn't help to smile when he first seen her smile at him. It just made something inside him stir. He just had a feeling in the pit of his stomach that felt right. He could feel something, he just didn't know what it was. He knew later on, he would figure it out.

"Hey."

The Demi Saiyan opened his eyes and looked up at Trunks, who was looking at him in concern. With a shrug, he returned him the faint smile. "Hey." He returned.
The lavendar haired Demi Saiyan sat down next to him, looking at him. "You all right?" He asked. Gohan lowered his head and looked back at the ground. He was quiet for a minute before shaking his head. "We've got to get her back, Trunks. I can't stand it. I can't stop worrying about her safety. If I can't stop worrying, I can't concentrate."

Trunks faintly smiled at him. "It's going to be all right, Gohan. We'll get her back. I just know that we will." He said. Gohan looked at him. "The only thing is, what will happen after that? Trunks, have you forgotten that she is Serena's daughter. Rini's from the future." He said. Trunks tilted his head. "So what? If you like her that much, you should tell her." He said. Gohan looked away. He was quiet for a long time. "But...what if what she said that night was true? What if...what if she does disappear like she said?"

It was Trunks's turn to be very quiet. He was staring off with a look on his face. He didn't even brush his long bangs out of his eyes when they fell in them. "Gohan...can I tell you something?" He finally asked. Gohan looked at him and then nodded. "Sure. What is it?" He asked. Trunks squinted his eyes a little. "I...I got this...weird feeling. And I don't know what I can say about it. It's about Rini."
Gohan looked at him rather seriously. He didn't think he would like what Trunks was going to say. But he didnt' say anything. He just waited for Trunks to tell him what it was. "I just have this feeling that I've met her before. Just like how I feel about Serena. Only it's not the same. I don't know. It's like...every time I see her do something awesome, I feel almost proud of her. Like I was her brother or something." He said before looking at Gohan. Gohan looked just as confused as he felt. Neither of them understood.

Back inside the house, Serena was still on her bed just staring up at the cieling, still feeling very guilty that she hadn't even talked to Rini about how her and Trunks's relationship had been going. She couldn't believe she hadn't thought about how Rini would have taken it that she was falling for someone else besides Darien.
After all, they were Rini's future parents.
But there was something else bothering her. If Darien really was Rini's future father, how come she hadn't vanished yet? He had died and now had a black heart. He wasn't himself anymore. There was something wrong there. Feeling too tired to continue thinking, she closed her eyes and slowly fell to sleep.

In Serena's dreams, she was back inside the Silver Alliance Palace. She was wearing her brilliant white gown and her hair was falling in golden and silver threads. She was humming merrily as she walked down the halls of the castle. She was twirling a flower between her fingers. She felt very happy for some reason.

"I see you're in a good mood today."

Princess Serenity smiled as she turned her head to see her mother. The Queen smiled as she walked up to her daughter and gently pushed her silver bangs out of her eyes. "I suppose it has something to do with that handsome Prince, hmm? She asked in a teasing way. Princess
Serenity giggled as she felt her cheeks heat up. "Mother, he's just a guy. I'm in a happy mood because I feel like being in a happy mood."

The Lunarian Queen smiled as she turned to walk with Serenity. "I like him but you have to remember one thing. You are already betrothed, so your father likes to remind us both."

The Moon Princess sighed as she lowered her head. "I know that. But why must I be betrothed with HIM? He's handsome and nice, yes, but...but..." She shook her head. Queen Selenity nodded slowly. "I understand, love. But you also have to remember, the Prince of your dreams is our rival too. Until the pact is made, you must be careful. The Prince might be using you to try to get the Silver Crystal. We just don't know if we can trust them." She said. Princess Serenity slowly nodded. "I understand."

The dream slowly faded into another.

The Moon Princess was walking in the gardens, twirling a silver umbrella. She felt a little different, almost strange. She could feel something inside of her. She didn't understand just yet. She was just walking along a hedge when suddenly someone grabbed her from behind. She gasped, almost shrieking but stopped when she felt lips touch her neck.

"Don't be scared. It's only me."

Her fear immediately melted away as she tilted her head to let her lover have access to her neck. "Don't scare me like that! Must you always do that!" She said in a playful scold. The Prince behind her only laughed softly against making her shiver. She then felt something wrap around her waist. "Oh come on, love. You know you love it when I surprise you like that." She said. Princess Serenity gently touched the fuzzy thing around her waist, smiling when she heard the man behind her suck in air and moan softly as if he was in submission. "I suppose you miss my touch, don't you, handsome Prince?" She asked gently rubbing the fuzzy object.
The Prince behind her made her turn around so she could look into his deep blue eyes. "You have no idea." Then he pulled her into a firery kiss.

The dream changed again.

Princess Serenity was sitting before a crystal vanity, brushing her long silver hair. She was singing a sweet melody while doing so. "Princess Serenity!" She heard someone call. She turned around just in time to see her guardian, Sailor Mars rush into the room. She looked very astonished as she rushed over. "Hello, Sailor Mars. How are you tonight?" Serenity said sweetly. Sailor Mars just rushed over and bent down in front of her. "I'm all right but I have to ask you something! It's very important!" She said. The Moon Princess only nodded as she tilted her head to the side. "Go ahead."

Sailor Mars took a deep breath before looking at her worriedly. "I was reading the fire again and I saw something strange. I have seen the near future, Princess. It's about you. And someone else." She said in a very serious tone. The Moon Princess's smile faded. Her eyes grew a little wide as she just knew what the Sailor was about to say.

"Princess, is it true? Did you...did you really..." Sailor Mars asked nervously. Princess Serenity turned away, lowering her head looking a little ill. Sailor Mars gasped and clapped a hand over her mouth. "Oh! You did, didn't you?" She gasped. Princess Serenity didn't look at her. "You mustn't tell my mother. She will be so furious." She whispered.

Sailor Mars slowly shook her head. "Princess, you are at least two months in. She'll find out sooner or later. You can not hide it." She said with worry.

Princess Serenity shivered as she wrapped her arms around herself. She felt a sob starting to rise within. "I know that. I can feel the new life inside of me." She looked at Sailor Mars with worry. "I've already told Trunks but how am I suppose to tell her?!" She asked. Sailor Mars shook her head. "I don't know, Princess. But you better tell her soon. She'll understand. I just know she will."

Princess Serenity slowly nodded. "I will have to tell her."

Serena jolted awake with a sharp gasp from what she had seen and heard in her dreams. She sat up very quickly, her eyes snapped open wide. She couldn't believe it. She had remembered that dream. She had remembered what the Prince looked like, who he was and what Kingdom he was from. She felt her heart racing against her chest as she felt joy inside her. She knew who she had been with when she was still Princess Serenity.
She quickly jumped off her bed and changed her cloths rather speedily. She quickly threw her shoes on and rushed downstairs, where she rushed past Chi Chi and Bulma cooking with Lita. "Serena?!" Lita gasped seeing her. Serena only ignored her. She just rushed out to the backyard.

A few of the others looked up when she entered the backyard, looking stunned to see her. Trunks had immeidately whipped his head around when he felt her Ki approaching. He smiled as soon as he looked at her. "Serena!" He and several others cried out happily.

Serena looked around, smiling at everyone. She frowned when she noticed two new faces. She had recognized one though. But what was he doing there? She decided not to ask until later. She only made her way over to Trunks and hugged him. He smiled at her with a raised eyebrow. "You missed me, huh?" He asked. Serena smirked at him before she pulled him into a kiss, right there in front of everyone. She heard a few snorts of laughter from some of them. But she was pretty sure it was everyone who was laughing.

After they pulled away, Trunks looked a little dazed from that kiss. He blinked several times as he caught his breath. His smile spread out into a grin. "Wow. I take that as a yes."

Serena just smiled up at him. "Trunks, let's go out tonight. I have something I have to tell you." She whispered to him before she turned away and walked over to the other Sailors, who were all looking at her in surprise or smiling brightly. Trunks just grinned as he turned to look at everyone, who were all staring at him. He just grinned at them. "What're you all looking at?" He asked. Everyone just laughed as they went back to what they were doing. Vegeta, however, just smirked.

Later that night, Trunks had taken Serena out to dinner then to a movie. After that, they went out for some icecream and now were on their way through the forest. "So what was it you wanted to talk to me about?" Trunks asked as they walked. Serena just stared off for a long moment before looking at him. "Trunks, you know how things really gotten out of hand lately? About what happened to Rini and then with everything else?"
Trunks frowned at hearing that. Inside, he was afraid of what she might say. He was afraid she might be telling him to back off. That they couldn't be together. He didn't know if he would like that at all. "Yeah." He said almost too nervously.

Serena just smiled at him as she faced him. She looked into his blue eyes with her's. She gently reached up and brushed his bangs out of the way. "Trunks...I know things really have gotten weird and they still are weird. But...I know what I said to Rini that night was true. I love you so much. And..." She lowered her head, feeling her breathing speeding up a little. Trunks smiled gently down at her before he touched her chin to make her look at him. "Serena, I think I know you're trying to say. I just can feel you're words without you saying them." He said softly.
Serena reached up and kissed him gently on the lips. She could feel his tail wrap around her and that made her giggle against his lips. "So, what do you have to say about it?" she whispered against his cheek.

The Saiyan Prince closed his eyes as he felt her fingers touch his tail. He could feel his Saiyan side kicking again. "I love you too. I always have." He whispered.

Serena ran her fingers through the fur making him moan. "Trunks, you're my prince. We belong together. I want to be yours." She whispered to him. Trunks opened his eyes, looking into her crystal blue eyes. There was a lot of passion in his eyes and it made Serena smile. He put his arms around her and pulled her against him. She could definitely feel something pressing against her hip and it made her smile.

"Serena, I don't think I could agree with you ever more. I want you as my mate." He told her.

Serena kissed his bottom lip. "That's why I wanted to go out tonight. I wanted to tell you that I want to be your mate. Your queen." She said against his lips. Trunks lost it right there. His Saiyan side had just went above control level. He had lost it. The desire he had been holding in for so long was now unleashed and she had been the one to unlock the gates. He pushed Serena up against a tree, kissing her forcefully. Even though it was a little rough, she was enjoying it very much. They deepened the kiss, each other's hands were beginnng to explore under each other's shirts.

Far from where they were, Artemis was staring out the window with a faint smile on his face. He might have been able to see the couple but he could definitely feel their Ki and they were still rising. He looked up at the full moon in the sky. The silver orb was glowing a little more brighter than usual. He breathed in deeply as he continued to smile. It was finally happening. The end of a war and the beginning of a new life. And all he could do, was sit there and smile out the window.
That is until he felt somone wrap their arms around his waist.

"What's so amusing?" Luna asked as she hugged him from behind.

Artemis turned in her arms and smiled at her. "Nothing." He said. Luna looked out the window, now looking a little worried. "Serena hasn't come home yet. I'm getting worried. Maybe we should go look for her."
Artemis frowned as he pulled her closer. "No. I wouldn't do that if I were you." He said. Luna looked at him rather seriously. "What? Why not?" She asked. Artemis smiled a crooked smile. "Well, she's all right. She's still with Trunks." He said. Luna wasn't catching on at all. She gave him a look. "So what? It's getting late. He should have brought her home a long time ago. So exactl y what are they doing?"

Artemis pulled a face. "Luna, just trust me. You will only interfer."

Luna's eyes squinted in confusion then they slowly widened. Her jaw fell as she reliezed what he was talking about. She covered her mouth trying to hide the smile. "He's...they're..." She was trying to say but she just couldn't spit it out.
Artemis nodded. "Yeah. Consider them mates now." He said in a low voice.
Luna smiled and shook her head as she wrapped her arms around him and rest her head on his shoulder. "Artemis, I hope you know what you're doing." She whispered. Artemis held her close to him. "Don't worry. I do. And they know what they're doing." He told her in a low voice. They just stood there together, holding one another looking out at the moon. There was a long silence between them then Luna smirked. "It's a good thing it's a Friday. Because Serena's going to be very tired tomorrow." Artemis only laughed.

It was very early in the morning when Serena woke up again. She opened her eyes, feeling her bare back pressed against a very warm chest. She smiled as she rolled over a little and looked at Trunks. He looked so peaceful while he was sleeping. She could also feel his fuzzy tail around her hips, tightening just a little as if she was trying to pull away and it didn't want her to. She silently laughed as she put her arm around Trunks's waist and stared at him. Her crystal blue eyes slowly took in every inch of what she could see before she spotted something.
Something on Trunks' forehead.
She frowned a little as she gently reached up and brushed his lavendar bangs out of the way. Her eyes lit up a little when she saw a golden moon symbol on his forhead. That really surprised her but no sooner than she saw it, white light flashed before her eyes, making her close them.