Okay, this is only PG-13 because of some minor cussing here and there, at least, so far. N E ways, if you don't want to read it, then don't, BYE! Disclaimer: I do not own anything Sailor Moon-ish, but the new characters and ideas used in this fanfic are MINE! (so if you use it without my permission, I will track you down! Jk ^_~ ) Enjoy!

Chapter 3


" So, what do you think Serena and the others are doing now? " Trista asked Michelle as she ironed one of Hotaru's dresses.

" Much of the same, I guess. Serena's probably stuffing her face at the Crown Fruit Parlor, while Mina, Raye and Lita chase some poor guy, and Amy reads some boring book or other. " Amara predicted with a grin over the meal she was eating. Michelle smiled and opened her mouth to do her prediction, when Hotaru zoomed into the room, looking about eleven years old when she should've been six.

" Hotaru? Is something wrong? " Michelle asked. Hotaru turned her way, eyes clouded the way they always were when she was using the power of Silence.

" The time has come again. The Senshi in us must awaken and combat the new evil on Earth. " Hotaru said in a voice which indicated age far beyond what her physical form displayed.

" We can't transform Hotaru. There's nothing we can do if we can't transform. " Michelle reminded her.

" I know. That's why the Senshi must awaken; the true senshi within us. " Hotaru said cryptically. " We must go to aid the Inner Senshi now. They will need help to destroy the new enemies and protect the Princess. " Her tone of voice told the others to forget any questions they had and obey.

" Where are they? " Trista asked calmly.

" Juuban Commons. " Hotaru replied. " Form a circle around me, we can teleport there. " Amara and Michelle stepped into place beside Trista as a silvery purple light emanated from the depths of Hotaru's eyes. The symbol of Saturn appeared on her forehead as the purple beams of light swirled into a circle that surrounded them all, and lifted them into a rose of silver, bronze and gold. Beams of rainbow light wove in and out of the rose as the black void melted into the green grass and flowered trees of Juuban Commons.

They arrived just in time, because the first thing they saw was Sailor Moon throwing her Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss attack at a youma who then deflected it back at her.

" Saturn Crystal Silence Glaive! " Hotaru shouted, hands cupped above her head. A clear, opalescent, purple (spherical) crystal containing silvery purple spiky crystal (like the one on her choker and bow in her first transformation) appeared, then disappeared in a flurry of sparkles that lifted to reveal a Shadow of her Silence Glaive. " Crystal Silence Wall! " The Glaive formed a flimsy force field around Sailor Moon, and the attack didn't hit her too directly.

" Hotaru! Trista, Michelle, Amara, you're all here! " Sailor Moon exclaimed.

" Leave the intros for later, Sailor Moon. Right now we've got a youma to destroy. " Trista said sternly as she supported a collapsing Hotaru. " I think that we should add our planet's name, then crystal in front of our attacks. " she suggested.

" Uranus Crystal Space Sword! " Sailor Uranus yelled. The same thing happened with her as well, except that her crystal was a very dark blue and had a sword buried in a cloud inside it. "Crystal Space Sword Blaster! " The blast from her sword didn't do much besides aggravate the youma, yet it drained a lot of energy from her.

" Crystal Submarine Reflection! "

" Crystal Aqua Mirage! "

" Crystal Oak Evolution! " All the girls threw their Crystal attacks at the youma, but they didn't do much harm, and drained a lot of energy out of them. They were all out of ideas as they aimed desperately at the youma, running when it threw attacks at them, when suddenly Amy had an idea.

" Sailor Moon! Try using a Crystal Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss. " Amy shouted, then swung herself up onto a tree branch to avoid the youma's attack.

" Okay, but cover for me while I try to gather some power. Your Crystal attacks worked better that way. "

" Okay, just-be quick. " Raye said as she leapt in front of the youma to attract its attention, then flipped away as it slashed at her. Lita nodded her agreement, picking up a heavy oak branch to attack the youma with instead of tiring herself with a Crystal attack. The frail blossoms floated off the branch as she swung it down at the youma's feet, neatly tripping it before dealing it a heavy blow on the head.

" Moon Crystal Therapy Tier! " Nothing happened. " I said; Moon Crystal- " She was cut off as the youma sent an attack in her direction and she dodged. But as she back-flipped her brooch glowed brightly, and a ghost of second brooch appeared before it; the first one she ever had. The round pink crystal on it detached and formed a silver edged pink crescent moon while the rest of the brooch disappeared. Sailor Moon grabbed it, and instinctively knew what to do.

" Crescent Shards! " She held the moon in her palms and blew it at the youma. The crescent moon split into jagged pieces that flew into the youma. The youma disappeared in a burst of pink and silver light.

" Yes! We defeated the monster! Yeah! " Sailor Moon shouted happily as she hopped up and down, clapping her hands. Suddenly, a warp hole appeared above them, sending gusts of wind down upon them as Garnetite appeared.

" You may have defeated the youma, Sailor Senshi, but you have yet to contend with me. " He sneered down at the ragged group. " And I assure you, I'll be much harder to destroy than Medusa was. Hmm. She didn't do too bad of a job, either. Never mind, I'll just finish up the job. " Garnetite said nonchalantly as he raised a globe of red light from his Amulet, ready to throw at the Sailor Senshi. Just as he was about to toss it in their direction, a card flew out of nowhere, striking Garnetite on the wrist. He was forced to drop it, and warped to a higher altitude to avoid being hit.

" YOU! " Garnetite shrieked, his face contorted with a mixture of surprise and rage. The stranger was wearing a maroon shirt over black pants, and had a white mask covering his face. (pretty much like Tuxedo Mask, without the top hat, cape, and cane.) His short, pale blonde hair caught in the wind as he leapt off of the tree branch from which he had thrown the card.

" I am Kaito Ace, ally of Sailor Venus. " Garnetite narrowed his eyes, and was about to attack, when his Garnet Amulet glowed.

" I'll be back, Sailor Senshi, no doubt about that. " Garnetite said. " And next time, I'll have a nice little surprise prepared, especially for you brother!!! " He disappeared in a dark red vortex.

" It's time I left too. " Kaito Ace said, and he disappeared after throwing a card that Sailor V caught.

" What's wrong Mina?" Amy asked. Mina closed her eyes, swallowed hard, and opened tearful, frightened eyes.

" Kaito Ace-he-he died two years ago. " Serena glanced at the card Mina clutched in her hand: It was an ace of hearts.




Chapter 4




" It was in my later time as Sailor V. He would show up every time I was about to die, and save me. Much the way Tuxedo Mask does for Sailor Moon. " Mina smiled sadly. The Inner and Outer Senshi and Darien were all at Raye's temple, listening to Mina explain about Kaito Ace.

" I was fighting the minions of the Dark Agency, who were sent by the Negaverse. I didn't know about the Negaverse at the time, though. All I knew was that the Dark Agency was everywhere, controlling everything. I had a tough time battling them, and Kaito Ace helped me a lot.

"I had been filming a movie at the time, it was called ' The Chinese Princess.' The Dark Agency was producing it, and I destroyed their minion and the building we were in with the help of Kaito Ace. It reminded me of the Silver Millennium when other things had been destroyed and I hadn't been able to save loved ones. That's when I became Sailor Venus, and my fuku changed.

" Kaito Ace knew all along that I was the reincarnation of Sailor Venus from the Silver Millennium. His true name was Adonis, and he too, was a reincarnation from Silver Millennial Venus. He'd served under the four generals and Prince Endymion, and had seen me on the Moon Kingdom, with Malachite. He said that if fate had been different, we would've been lovers.

" But he was on Earth for a reason: the four generals, his masters, had sent him, now named Danburite, to kill Sailor Venus. He attacked me then, and I could only attack him back, and I used a stronger attack than I meant to. I asked him if fighting those I loved was to be my fate. " Mina's voice shook.

" He knew he was going to die, and just before he did, he handed me an ace of hearts. He told me I would never find and keep real love, so fighting was my fate. I returned to Tokyo after he died, to find the Moon Princess and the rest of the Senshi. " Mina clutched the ace of hearts that Kaito Ace had given her.

" Now he's back-but... It can't be him. I saw him turn to dust. I know it can't be him, but how would he have known about the ace of hearts otherwise? " A large teardrop fell upon the ace of hearts, and Mina quickly brushed it away. Amy developed a very thoughtful expression on her face, then stood up.

" I need to go to the library-I've got a theory about Kaito Ace, but I just need to check some things. I'll see you guys tomorrow. " Amy said. She got up and gathered her schoolbag and some books then exited the room.

" It's getting kinda late, I think we should go home and meet again tomorrow after finding out what we can. " Trista said. She and the other Outer Senshi excused themselves, followed by Lita, Serena, Darien, and Mina, who walked home together.