"They can't explain it," Hogosha said as she sat in Reikon's living room. She had become a Senshi only two days ago, and already her illness was gone. "It must be because I became Sailor Aria."

"That is the likely explanation," Reikon said. "Quiny is still sick, but it is only an annoying cold now. If you hadn't awoken and healed as you did, it may have gotten worse."

"So does this mean we are going to awaken Sailor Mei?" Asanagi asked. Reikon shook her head. "Yochino-san, we are no closer to finding Sailor Kaki. We should focus on the Senshi we have at hand."

"Not now," Reikon said. "Shinkou transformed in front of Haruka-san and Michiru-san. Hogosha essentially transformed in front of everyone. Hotaru-chan and Setsuna-san know that Quiny and I are Senshi. I think it is time to give up the charade and throw away our masks."

"Are you sure that is wise?" Bruta asked. "It may not be safe."

"Compared to what they already do, it may be the safest thing," Shinkou's mother commented. Hanami nodded in agreement. The two had become fast friends, and even Guren enjoyed the new company.

"What I mean is, are you sure you can trust them?" Bruta said again. "After all, by what you've told me of some of these Senshi, I wouldn't trust them."

"They are the same ones you knew!" Reikon exclaimed.

"They're different," Bruta said. "You've all been reborn into different lives and situations. Who they were then is not who they are now." Reikon glanced over at Halen, who smiled smugly.

"That is what I've already told her," he said smartly. This earned a knock from one of Reikon's slippers.

"I know that," she said agitatedly. "However, we are going to need to team up with them eventually and the sooner they get used to incorporating us, the better."

- - - - - -

"I've created profiles of all of the Senshi and compared them not only to us but also to people we know," Ami explained. She had her mini computer connected to Rei's computer and was showing the Senshi her information on the Senshi. "This most recent one is Sailor Aria. That is was Daichi called her, anyway." She pulled up Sailor Aria's profile. "She is a small Senshi, no taller than Chibimoon. She was in the lake with Neptune and rescued her. According to Michiru-san, she transformed upon touching the surface as they were propelled out. She countered the phages attack with air, leading me to believe her powers are over air and wind."

"Do you think she is anyone we know?" Rei asked. Ami shook her head.

"She appears too young," she explained. "She remains unknown."

"What about Sailor Shio?" Makoto asked. Ami pulled up the profile.

"Her attacks are water-based and she carries a mirror similar to Sailor Neptune's," Minako said, looking over at Michiru. "Could she be connected to you?" Michiru shook her head.

"I don't know," she said.

"She also wears glasses," Ami said. "I found that to be pretty peculiar."

"Suiikino Asanagi," said Rei. "The day of the DJ event, she came into the department store where I work as a fortune teller." The others looked at her in surprise, save for Usagi. "Don't say anything. Anyway, she came in and while she talked, I have a vision of a Senshi in heels and holding a mirror. I thought it was Sailor Neptune, but when I think about it now the heels were different. That girl also wears glasses just like Sailor Shio's." Ami quickly typed Asanagi's name into the profile as a possibility.

"Next appeared Sailor Talor," Ami said. "She was on the Three Lights flight, narrowing our options. My guess is Taylor Joseph. She was on the second level sitting next to Taiki. She wasn't in her seat during the attack and we found her huddled in the bathroom."

"She was also at the DJ event," Usagi said.

"We already know Shinkou-chan is Sailor Hikari," Makoto said. "She transformed right in front of Michiru-san and Haruka-san. She was also on the plane."

"She was at the DJ event, too," Usagi added.

"To think she was a Senshi, right under my nose!" seethed Minako. "That makes me so upset!"

"Then there is Sailor Elementus," Ami said, moving away from the subject of Sailor Hikari. "She is also a child, though much smaller than Sailor Aria. She has been around since the days of the Dead Moon Circus."

"She reminds me of ChibiChibi," Usagi said. The others nodded. Suddenly Luna and Artemis ran into the room.

"We have company," they said. The girls left Rei's room and went outside. Standing at the top of the stairs was the most recent victim, the man Michiru and Haruka said was Anthony Rivers. He was trailed protectively by Quiny.

"What are you doing here?" Haruka asked defensively. "Are you stalking her now?"

"By all means, no," Anthony said with a chuckle. "I came to thank you for saving me."

"You mean you remember?" Rei asked.

"Again, no," Anthony said. "Quiny told me the whole story, though even she does not know everything."

"Why did you tell him?" Hotaru asked Quiny. The little girl smiled.

"Because I can," she replied. "Plus, he wanted to find Kaiou-san, so I helped him."

"Why are you looking for Michiru-san?" Makoto asked.

"He claims to have been my brother during the Silver Millennium," Michiru answered.

"He doesn't lie," Quiny said. "He was a king! He was your brother and he died on the Moon Kingdom during that attack just like everyone else."

"Not everyone died," Anthony corrected. "However, that doesn't really matter."

"Quiny, how did you know what to tell him?" Minako asked.

"My senshi told me when I got better," Quiny said. "See, since Aria was ill I got sick, and when she awakened I got better, though slower than her." The girls looked at each other in confusion. Then Luna and Artemis stepped forward.

"She is Sailor Elementus," Luna said.

"Sailor Daichi, Talor, Hikari, Shio, and Aria are her senshi," Artemis said.

"She is also a princess," Setsuna added, much to the surprise of Michiru and Haruka. "She existed during the Silver Millennium. She and her senshi came to our system after their planet was destroyed."

"They became a part of our team," Hotaru added. "Quiny wasn't a senshi very often and she and Sailor Aria were my best friends."

"How…"

"They followed Quiny and me home that day Quiny started screaming at the Crown," said a voice. Everyone looked to the stairs, where Reikon appeared. She was followed by Halen, Asanagi, Taylor, Shinkou, and a little white-haired girl they didn't recognize. "I told Setsuna-san and Hotaru-chan everything they needed to hear." Anthony stared in disbelief at Reikon as she approached. Reikon starred back, but she stared coldly. "If you have no powers in this life, you are of no use here," she said.

"Reiko-chan, that's mean!" Quiny scolded.

"No, she is right," Anthony said in an assuring way. "I'll just be sure to stay out of the way." Reikon turned away from Anthony's smile and stopped walk close to the others.

"Also, Luna and Artemis hitched a ride in Halen's bag one day, and so found out our secret then," Reikon continued. "We told them as much as we told Setsuna-san and Hotaru-chan."

"Why didn't you tell us?" Minako asked Artemis.

"She asked us not to," Luna said. "We deemed that they were not a threat and believed their story, and so complied with their humble request."

"Now is the time for us to throw away our masks," Reikon said. For some of us, that is a literal meaning. As Sailor Daichi, I've often worn a mask to prevent you from discovering my identity through my odd eyes."

"I see the resemblance," Haruka said coldly.

"Anyway, our two teams need to begin working together as we once did," Reikon said. "Galaxia is a threat to us all and the best way to deal with her is to be as one. It is best to approach you now so that you can get used to us as Sailor Kaki approaches."

"Who?" asked Usagi.

"Sailor Kaki is the senshi of fire," Asanagi explained. "She is my partner and opposite, as I command water."

"Quiny is in tune with the senshi of earth, air, water, and fire," Reikon explained. "Hogosha had been sick from childhood, but until she approached her awakening Quiny could not feel it. With Hogosha's awakening nearing, the connection got stronger and Quiny got sick. Now, she feels the power of Sailor Kaki approaching."

"How do we know we can trust you?" Haruka asked. "You obviously knew of the Talismans before, yet you didn't help us then."

"Would you have trusted me?" Reikon asked. Haruka's hard glare never wavered. "Exactly and besides, I didn't want you to find out until there was a way to restore your heart crystals without sacrificing the talisman. You two were all about sacrifice, and I would have none of it."

"Why did you care?" Michiru asked curiously. Reikon looked away uncomfortably.

"Simply because I am a senshi," she said. "Look, the point of all of this is to work as one unified team. One of our downfalls in the Silver Millennium was the divisions. Pluto was at the Gate of Time. Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn were charged with the protection of the inner system from outside evils. The inner system was charged with the protection of the Moon Family. When the Dark Kingdom attacked, the senshi of the inner system tried to work together but they were divided by tactics and beliefs inborn and inbred into them. The outer systems were determined to stay out of it. Even my own team went about their separate ways in the battle. By the time the outer system came, it was too late. I don't want the same to happen to Earth with Galaxia."

"Why don't we remember any of this?" Ami asked.

"I don't know," Reikon answered. "I remember my past clearly. Quiny remembers most of it. Shinkou, Taylor, Asanagi, and Hogosha remember nothing. I haven't the faintest idea why."

"Nonetheless, she's right," Minako said. "We need to work together, with them and with the Starlights."

Haruka, Michiru, and Setsuna looked at each other. Then they shook their heads. "This is our planet," Haruka said. "We will be the ones to defend it. This is no concern of the Starlights, or of yours." Shinkou stepped forward to object.

"This is our planet too!" she shouted. "We were reborn on it just like you!" She was going to continue, but Reikon stopped her.

"Fine, so be it," she said. "If you don't want to work with the Starlights or with us that is fine. I ask only one thing: If you will not work with my team or with the Starlights, then at least cooperate with your own. You've been trying to rule your princess. Mind you, she is the princess. You gave up your right to be a princess when you became one with the powers of your kingdom. It was your choice, you must live with it." With that, Reikon turned and motioned the girls away. Halen followed after picking up a reluctant Quiny. The group had just reached the stairs when an orange-haired beauty appeared. Reikon froze in her place. The girl ran past them without a care and ran right to Rei.

"Rei onee-san!" she shouted, wrapping her arms around Rei's neck. "I'm so glad to finally see you!"