When the 4 Sailors awoke, they did not like what they could see.
They were in a dark cave, surrounded by multiple Youma, at the front of which appeared two people. Venus recognised one of them as her former lover, Kunzite. As did Mercury, owing to the fact that he had brainwashed her into helping the enemy for a while. He was holding what appeared to be the head of Motro and flanked by the Youma that used to be Sailor Jupiter. They also noticed that they were being joined by the man who had been helping them on/off since the jewellery shop incident. "Ok, what's going on here?", he asked.
"Silence!", the other woman in front of Kunzite and Jupiter demanded. "At long last, after thousands of years of waiting, Prince Endymion is mine at last."
"Prince?", Mars asked.
"Endymion?", Moon added.
Kunzite stepped forward at this point. "Ah yes, none of you have actually recovered your memories from the time of the Silver Millennium, have you? Except for you, my dear sweet Venus." That last sentence sounded particularly mocking.
Venus reacted in what she felt was the most appropriate way. "Kunzite, my love, how could you forsake our sacred bond and help this witch try to take hold of your master and his lands for yourself?"
Beryl seemed to get annoyed at this remark. "Kunzite, what are you doing, wasting time arguing with the enemy?" All she got in return was mocking laughter from the long, Silver-haired man. "Did I say something amusing?"
Kunzite continued to laugh for a few seconds before composing himself. "It's just funny. Everyone here is being caught up on the truth of what happened in the Silver Milennium." He indicated Sailor Moon and the man. "The Princess of the Moon and the Prince of the Earth. Two souls from different worlds, different points of view, who came together in a futile attempt to unite their two kingdoms. But do you know what happened next?"
"Of course we do.", Mars insisted. She then pointed at Beryl. "That bitch over there convinced half the people of Earth to attack us in open rebellion."
"Not quite." Kunzite then phased his hand into Beryl's back, absorbing energy from her. "A rebellion was invited against the Prince and his lover's home, but it wasn't Beryl that incited the whole thing." He released the Queen, allowing her to fall over. "It was me."
It all started back when I was a child. The King of the Earth had no son of his own, so my father suggested that I become the next king in the event the King failed to produce an heir. The agreement was agreed upon, but took over 3 years to finalise. During which time the King had a son to call his own. A Prince names Darien, known to his subjects as Endymion. The agreement was dropped and I was reduced to the manservant to the newborn prince.
I resented you everyday I spent near you, "my Prince". You would often do things that would land most children with a severe punishment. But as the heir, you never had a finger laid on you. I took every whipping, every line-writing and every spanking. I kept count you know. This happened over 18000 times in the first 13 years I was looking after you. Then one day, she spoke to me.
Her name was Metalia. She had a common ground with me. She too had been passed up for what should have been her birthright. Only she had been banished to the Sun and transformed into a being of pure plasma. She desired to be released so that she may take back the Crystal and Blade of her ancestors and then gain the power to wield a campaign of terror across the universe. You don't need to ask if I agreed.
Not long after, Endymion met the Princess Serena and began their secret romance. That allowed me to begin putting our plan into motion. I found a cult of six and had them sacrifice a leopard, so that Metalia might be able to leave the solar surface and exist as an energy being on Earth. Then I began courting the Princess' lead bodyguard, Sailor Venus, by playing on our shared background, with some facts altered on my end. I used her purely to learn the details of the Moon Kingdom's security, and then when the invasion came, I dispatched her with a sword I found in one of her museums. I thought that was fitting end for an inhuman freak such as her. Finally, I played upon the insecurities of many of my fellow court members, even my three fellow bodyguards. I even set up a handmaiden with feelings for the Prince up as a puppet Queen. That way, the threat would seem more out of left field than it really was. The plan to exterminate the Lunarians was foolproof. It was a shame that Queen Serenity cast a spell to revive everyone in a future where Earth was more peaceful, but thankfully Metalia was willing and able to do the same for us.
"And here we are now.", Kunzite concluded. "On the edge of our total victory over the humans of this planet, with you all about to die at the hands of my remaining Shadow Warriors." It was then that Beryl woke up, all memories of her time as a brainwashed puppet queen gone.
"What happened?", she asked. "This isn't the palace. Why is the Prince lying down on the floor unconscious?" Instead of any answers, the only voice was that of Metalia.
Hurry, Kunzite! Destroy The Puppet And Take The Crystal!
Obeying her, Kunzite ran Beryl through with his sword, and then used a recall ability to summon the Legendary Blade, the Moon Sceptre and the Silver Crystal to him. Metalia's essence appeared and merged with Kunzite and the helmet to create a new, armoured warrior.
"NOW THE TIME OF RECKONING IS AT HAND! I SHALL FIND MY SISTER AND MAKE HER PAY FOR THE HORROR I ENDURED! AND YOU SHALL NOT STAND IN MY WAY!" With that, the armoured warrior teleported out with Jupiter, leaving the Sailors and the Prince at the mercy of Veena and Ijii.