Chapter 2
Ami, Minako, and Makoto sit quietly in their first class. They glance back at the empty seat, but neither lets their gaze stay long. Usagi has been gone for two weeks, but to most this is new news. Summer vacation has just ended and today is their first day back to school.
Ms Haruna tries to begin class, but there is a knock at the door of the classroom. She walks over to the door and steps outside. When she walks back in, two new students follow her. They both look identical except for the fact that one has black hair and the other has blonde. "Class, I would like for you to meet our two new students. Their names are Kaylee and Kayla." She turns to Kaylee and Kayla. "You may choose any empty seat in the room to sit in. I am afraid that this is everyone for the class." Ms Haruna turns toward the class and gives Ami, Minako and Makoto a sad smile. She had found out this morning about Usagi and knew that they were good friends.
Kaylee and Kayla find two empty seats next to each other in front of the classroom. They glance back at the empty desk, as if they know someone should be there. As they face the front again, Makoto gives them a strange look. Somehow she feels as if she knows them. They turn their attention to Makoto and both of them stare straight into her eyes. As their eyes meet, a jumble of memories begins to race into Makoto's head. There is so much information that she has to break contact with them. She closes her eyes and shakes her head. When she opens her eyes again, she finds that she is no longer in the classroom.
"Feeling better, Makoto?" Minako asks as she stares at her.
Makoto looks back and forth toward both Ami and Minako. "What happened?"
"I was hoping that you'd be able to tell me." Ami says as she sits down beside Makoto. "We told Ms Haruna that we were still having problems coping with Usagi's disappearance. She told us we could leave for the day, but we wanted you to come out of the daze before we left the school grounds."
"We contacted Raye. She is going to meet us at the temple." Minako tells her.
"I'm feeling better now." Makoto says as she stands up.
Minako and Ami stand on either side of Makoto as they begin to leave their school.
*****
A dark brown cat with silver streaks and a silver crescent moon on its forehead watches the three friends walk from the school yard. "They don't remember them, Aliegh." The cat says as she looks up into the branches of the tree she sits under. "Why don't they?"
"Because of what happened during the Silver Millenium, Dani." A large white hawk stretches her wings and glides down beside Dani. In the center of Aleigh's forehead, sits a golden crescent moon. "When Beryl attacked and everyone on the moon died, Queen Serenity sent everyone to the future without their memories of the past. She had hoped they would find peace." Aliegh sighs as she looks down at Dani. "Unfortunately, they have a far worse enemy coming then they have ever fought." She thinks to herself.
Dani stares at Aliegh for a long moment. "We are going to have to fight again aren't we?"
"I'm afraid so. We could not save the world that we had been sent to before, but none of us knew how powerful she would be." Aliegh admits to Dani. "I just hope the girls will be able to defeat her this time."
"I thought I had heard someone talking over here." A male voice interrupts Aliegh.
"I was wondering when you would find us, Merlin." Aliegh says as she looks up on the brick wall. "It has been a long time since we have all been together."
"The Inner Senshi and the Elemental Senshi have not had to be together in a very long time." Merlin replies as he jumps down.
"The last time was a few months before the destruction of the Earth and Moon Kingdoms." Aliegh elaborates.
A bell rings from the school. "School is out." Dani yells excitedly and begins to run toward the school building.
Aliegh shakes her head. "Will we meet again soon?" She asks as she stretches her wings.
"I don't know. You will find out soon enough, Usagi Tsukino, otherwise known as Sailor Moon, has disappeared. I don't know if Destiny will leave me or take me to search for her."
Aliegh looks at him in shock. "This is not good news, Merlin. Breeze already believes that the evil is here and we have not found the others yet."
"I hope that we can find all of them before it is too late." Merlin says as he jumps back up on top of the wall. "Our paths will cross again." He says as he leaps over the other side.
"I hope it won't be too late again."
*****
A young woman with short blonde hair walks carefully and calmly onto the school campus. She looks around and smiles as she sees that there are no uniforms. Things are so much different here then they were back home. A tear escapes down her cheek as the thought of home enters her mind. She quickly wipes away the tear before anyone can notice.
She begins to walk again, but feels a hand come to rest on her shoulder. She turns and looks into a pair of sad gray eyes. The young woman takes her gaze from the gray eyes and finds she is looking at a tall young woman with long blonde hair. She wears a small sad smile on her face.
"Hi." The young woman greets her. "You must be new here. My name is Heather Ann."
"Nice to meet you, Heather. My name is U," she catches herself before she reveals her name. "A name." She asks herself quietly. "My name is Serena." She replies with a smile.
"Would you like for me to show you around?"
"Yes, that would be nice."
The two young woman walk off with Heather pointing and talking.
*****
Mamoru sits on the balcony and watches as the moon begins to rise. "Usako, what will I do without you." He whispers as the tears begin to flow once more. He has asked himself the same question every night for the last two weeks.
He was glad there had been no attacks by the dark moon family. He didn't think he or the Senshi would have been able to handle them right now. As he stares out over the city, a white hawk lands on the railing. In the middle of its forehead sits a small golden crescent moon.
"I have not seen a hawk since I was a young boy." He leans forward very slowly so that he does not scare the bird. "In fact, I have not seen a white hawk," he stops to think of how long it has been.
"Since the Silver Millenium, Prince Endymion." The bird reminds him.
"Yes, since I gave the white hawk," Mamoru stops in mid sentence. He stares at the bird and hopes that he is not loosing his mind. A knock is heard at the front door and he stands. He waits to see if the hawk will fly, but it just sits there.
The knocking gets louder and Mamoru hurries to the front door. Standing in the doorway is Kaylee and Kayla. They both smile as they stand there.
"Can I help you?" Mamoru asks as he looks at these two girls.
"You have forgotten us." Kaylee says. "Aliegh was correct when she said that you would not remember us."
"See, Dani," Kayla says as she picks Dani up, "Aliegh is very smart."
"I am sorry, but I have never met you before." Mamoru says as he goes to close the door.
"Prince Endymion," a voice calls from behind him. Mamoru turns and sees the white hawk standing on his table. "Your memories just need to be awoke." Aliegh tells him. Aliegh makes direct eye contact with Mamoru. Memories of the Moon Kingdom and the Earth Kingdom come flooding back to him. When the eye contact is broken he falls to his knees and begins to cry.
"It's okay, big brother, we are here now." Kaylee and Kayla try to comfort the heart broken Mamoru.
*****
A young woman with flame red hair walks down the streets. She keeps glancing around as if she is looking for someone, but she can't seem to find him or her. When she finally walks past the temple, she sees a young woman with black hair sweeping the walkway. She sees that the young woman wears a sad expression on her face. "She is a priestess. I wonder why she is so sad?" She asks herself.
She walks up the steps of the temple and gets the feeling that she knows this priestess from somewhere. "Excuse me."
Raye turns around and looks at the visitor. "Can I help you?" Raye answers in a solemn voice.
"I was passing by and you looked so sad." The young woman says as she looks at Raye. "My name is Amber." She extends her hand toward Raye. "I just moved here and will begin school at the private school down the street."
"My name is Raye." She answers as she takes Amber's hand. "Something feels so familiar about this." Raye says to herself. "I also go to the private school. It will be nice to have another friend."
"Do you know of any good soda shops around here? I would really like one." Amber says. "Hey, I have an idea. Why don't we go together? My treat and we can talk. You look like you need someone to talk to."
Raye looks at her suspiciously, but she feels no bad vibes. "Let me finish my chores and then we can go."
"Can I help you get them done?" She asks.
Soon, the two girls have the chores done and are off to the Crown Arcade.