Chapter 6 - Moon Kingdom Mystery Part 2

Hi everyone! If you made it this far I just wanna say thanks! I'm still enjoying writing this very much ^.~; Some things in this chapter might strike you as confusing for now because not everything/everyone has been revealed. But keep reading and when the time comes, you will understand everything! Keep those wonderful reviews/comments/suggestions coming! I'd love to hear from you!

Note: Queen Metalia is the evil woman Beryl desperately tried to summon during the first series. She appears as a black blob in the anime series and a shadow with eyes in the manga. I'm not sure what her English name is so I'm using the raw translation. Sorry for any confusions caused!

P.S. I've tried using a couple of Japanese words in here due to the immense popularity of it nowadays. Anyway I do realize there are people out there like me who are Japanese-impaired. So hai means yes, iie means no, and hime is a suffix for a princess. That's all!

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"Beryl-sama. Usagi is here." A servant stepped into the main room and stated.

"Thank you. Take her to a guestroom for now."

The servant bowed deeply and left.

I can't show myself to them in this form... The self-proclaimed Queen of Earth stepped in front of her mirror. It's all your fault, Endymion. You are going to be the one to blame for the doomed fate of your love and her incarnation.

An earth shattering bolt of lighting formed in her right hand and quickly surrounded her. Its tiny arms of electric engulfed her in a ball of pure darkness.

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Usagi carefully paced back and force between the door and the very back wall of the guestroom. Waiting was definitely not one of her strengths. She sighed impatiently and glanced at Trunks, slightly pouting. He was sitting cross-legged on the soft, gigantic bed, trying not to doze off. But his eyelids seemed to have an idea of their own. Willpower decreased exponentially despite his consciousness continuing its attempt to fight off the demon of sleep. It didn't stop attacking... and he lost control of himself, his upper eyelids met the lower ones... and...

"Trunks! Trunks!" Usagi's oddly startling voice kicked him back into reality. Slightly annoyed, he turned to face her, the need for sleep written all over his grouchy face.

"Do you sense that, Trunks?" She questioned in a hesitant whisper, backing up to lean against the wall farthest away from the door. Suddenly coming to his senses, Trunks frowned toward the door, a bit flushed for not realizing such energy. Its strength weren't too great, he decided, but the evilness that comes with it was enough to absorb light and its entirety.

The door to the guestroom opened as both children froze in their positions. Almost ceasing to breath or carry on any internal body activities, Usagi felt herself suffocating in the deep, dark pool of evilness that surrounded her. Ugh... You... who are you? Her mind spoke frantically the words her mouth could not form as she stared at the silhouette that stood at the door.

My dear child... Do not be afraid... The shadowed figure responded telepathically.

The tension suddenly eased completely as Usagi and Trunks found themselves grasping for oxygen. When Usagi managed for her senses to return, her head shifted up unconsciously to see the being at the door. What she saw left her in complete confusion and surprise.

It was a beautiful woman dressed in all white. Her lips formed a tender smile, and the expression on her face was gentle and motherly. But her eyes... those were emotionless eyes, it was the only feature that refrained Usagi from trusting her completely right there and then. She noticed her strikingly familiar wavy red hair flowing down to her feet, so long that some collapsed on the ground below her.

"Do I know you?" She asked in a strangely calm way, still observing her hair.

"No. I'm afraid not, my dear." She replied in a similar tone. She carefully traced the disbelief in the poor child's eyes, silently grimacing for her. Shaking the regret that is threatening to spread all directions from her heart, she turned around and cursed under her breath before speaking again.

"I am the one that will guide you to the moon, my child. Come." She said, almost shaky.

Usagi made no move to follow her, and Trunks was glaring at her with total distrust. The short-tempered woman felt a rush of anger replacing any sympathy left in her as she carefully glanced at the children and put on the biggest smile she could ever fake.

"Don't you want to see your mother?" She asked, almost hissing, biting right into Usagi's weak point. Usagi narrowed her eyes and bit her lower lip in uncertainty.

"Do not even think about it..." Trunks muttered under his breath, scowling at Usagi's thinking self.

The woman immediately noticed Usagi's eyes turn from hesitation to trust, then agreement. This girl was always known for sacrificing herself for her friends... hmm... She suddenly brightened. "Well, if you don't want to go onto the moon yet, you can always decide later. You can stay the night if you wish. There are many more guestrooms to choose from." Even as a child, her heart is no different. She smirked to herself and left the room promptly as a servant entered.

She bowed gracefully. "Would you be staying for the night, guests of honor?"

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"Damn you! How could you have forgotten about Beryl's castle!?"

"I'm sorry, mistress! I had no idea she would go there!"

"For someone with psychic powers as great as yours, you certainly are a horrible fortune teller!"

"Hey, I knew she was coming in the first place..."

"I told you, do not gloat in front of me!"

"Sorry..."

"Listen to me, you bastard. Beryl has the same intention as we do. And if she manages to get Queen Metalia to awaken, we would never be able to snatch the ginzuishou from her! If everything is indeed as you foretell it is, how will I achieve my ultimate wish?"

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"Serenity-hime. Serenity-hime! Please wake up!"

"...Huh?"

"Earth is attacking!"

"Iie!!!" Princess Serenity sat up, tears welling up in her eyes instantly. "They can't be... Mamoru-san..." Finally... They're finally here, just like Mother predicted.

Queen Serenity burst into her daughter's room. For once in her life, her hair was messy and untended for, her pajamas ruffled from sleep. But neither her daughter nor her servant seemed to pay a speck of attention to her appearance.

"Don't worry. Warriors of earth are no match for our guardians." She stated boldly, allowing no doubt to seep into her voice. "But please be careful." That's when Serenity noticed the presence of Setsuna standing shadowed behind her mother.

"Setsuna-sama?"

"Hai, princess." Replied Setsuna, taking a step to stand beside her queen.

"Is something wrong?" She asked, seeing the cloud of hidden emotions in the Time Guardian's eyes, something only she could see.

"Serenity, your reincarnation as a child has came to this era."

"My reincarnation?"

"Hai. And I probably should not even be telling you this, but..." The guardian turned to wipe a single tear that had fallen unexpectedly. She turned back to her princess and shook her head slowly.

"But what, Setsuna?" Serenity looked at her with pleading eyes. "But what...?"

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Ok I know that chapter sucked! Sorry for cutting it off here. I really have to go study for my finals now. I promise I will make everything up in the next chapter! (Yes, Minako and Goten will be there!) I didn't leave much of a cliffhanger this time. Well, maybe... depends on you. After finals, I may go about formatting the first 4 chapters into HTML format for easier reading. Also I really have to finish my Heero/Mina fic before I receive any more death threats from my Heeros. *grin* And I want to write a Usa/Tasuki fic so badly that it hurts, taken on account of SM/FY crossover of course. :) Again, all ideas, comments, and suggestions are welcome. Please email me! And also please review! And as a special request, review stories by Eternal SailorM so she can hurry up and write more of "Future Past" because I really love that story and I wanna read more of it. Lol. Ok that was just random. But please? ^^;

And here's something to think about before the next chapter comes out. Who were the two mystery talkers that appeared in this chapter and the chapter before? (Yes, the very pair that spoke about not letting Usagi near Endymion's castle... but then grieved when she ended up in Beryl's instead?)