I'm really sorry for the long delay in this chapter

I'm really sorry for the long delay in this chapter. I really haven't felt like writing the past few months. I've realized that this story needs considerable revision. So it might be a really long time before the next chapter. I'm going to go through all of the chapters and fix any mistakes. Then maybe I'll be in the mood again to write. I hate making you all wait and I'm sorry. But I intend to give you the best story I can possibly give you.

AN: Haruka refers to Usagi as kitten a lot in the manga.

Chapter 18: The Sun Turns Black…

"MOON ETERNAL… MAKE-UP!" Within seconds, Usagi transforms into Eternal Sailor Moon. The inners follow suit and leave Haruka and Michiru behind in the restaurant.

"Are you sure this is the right thing to do?" Michiru asks.

"I think that you've been hanging around kitten too much."

Michiru smiles. "Maybe… she has that effect on people."

"As outer senshi, our main concern is to protect our prince and princess from dangers outside the solar system."

"Which is why we are here. We sensed an evil presence here. One definitely not of this system."

"Yes… but that does not mean we are going to barge into an enemy's fortress, whom we know nothing about.

"So you would abandon the prince of the Sun like that?"

"It is not like the Silver Millennium where politics was a big thing and we had a King of the Sun to worry about. Today, in this time our mission is to protect this system from outside invaders. Not rescue a boy. Even if he is the prince of the Sun."

Haruka and Michiru sit quietly for a while, hearing battle noises in the background.

Michiru stands up and says solemnly, "It's time to make an entrance."

Haruka follows suit. "I agree."

"NEPTUNE PLANET POWER…"

"URANUS PLANET POWER…"

They say the last part simultaneously, "MAKE-UP!"

Sailor Uranus and Neptune run outside to join the battle.

* * *

Meanwhile outside…

Moon finishes her speech as the inners join her, "And in the name of the Moon, I shall punish you!"

"And don't forget us…" Venus says, then is joined by the other inner senshi, "We're the Sailor Senshi!"

Celestine, who is floating above the senshi, looks down on them with a wicked smile on her face. "So you are the infamous Sailor Senshi… Well Azurite was nothing compared to me!"

"We'll see about that!" Mars yells. "MARS… FLAME SNIPER!" Mars shoots her arrow at Celestine. She dodges it easily. "Ha ha! Pathetic!"

"So she's fast, eh?" Jupiter smiles and looks at Venus. Venus nods. "JUPITER… OAK EVOLUTION!"

Celestine dodges the tornado of leaves. "I cannot even believe that you neat Azurite!"

"VENUS… LOVE AND BEAUTY SHOCK!" While Celestine is busy mocking Jupiter's attack, Venus attacks from behind.

"What?!" Before she can react, she is hit by the array of hearts. Celestine falls to the ground. The senshi cheer and congratulate Venus and Jupiter for their victory. Bit in all of their congratulations and celebrations, they do not notice Celestine pick herself up again.

Mercury looks at the victim and notices that she has risen… but too late. "Look out!" she shouts. The senshi are hit and fell to the floor.

"Looks like you need some help!" Uranus' voice is heard in the background.

"Who are you?" Celestine yells. She turns to glance at two figures in the distance. The wind blows rose petals in the air.

"Fighting for magnificence, I am Sailor Uranus, the soldier of the skies!"

"Fighting for elegance, I am Sailor Neptune, the soldier of the seas!"

"More Sailor Senshi? No bother, I will destroy you all!"

"Not if we destroy you first!" Uranus takes out her space sword talisman. "SPACE SWORD…"

"Wait!" Celestine interrupts Uranus. "To fight me is suicide on your part. I'm wondering if you can defeat my latest creation!"

"We can destroy you and anything you throw at us!" Uranus yells.

"Excellent!" Celestine looks down below herself. "Prince Apollo you have been challenged!"

Underneath Celestine a portal with a blinding light appears. The senshi shield their eyes at first but then struggle to look. Walking from the portal they see a male figure. As the portal disappears behind him, all of the inner senshi gasp.

"LEO?!" they all say shocked.

"You are mistaken… I am Prince Apollo, devoted servant of Queen Mineralia."

"Is this the boy you told us about?" Uranus asks.

"Well…" Sailor Moon starts, "but…"

"But nothing! He is the enemy now!"

"Wait! I can turn him back!" Sailor Moon takes out her crystal and it glows with a brilliant light. Celestine stares at the crystal in awe.

"That's one of the crystals Mineralia is looking for!" Celestine whispers. "Prince Apollo!"

"Yes?"

"Queen Mineralia wants that crystal… get it!"

"Yes, at once." He pulls out a sword and prepares to slay Sailor Moon.

Sailor Moon takes no notice, and concentrates all of her energy on the crystal. Prince Apollo jumps above Sailor Moon, sword raised above him. He comes down to hit her but still she doesn't move from her place.

"SAILOR MOON!" the senshi shout. They try to run and save her but knew that it would be too late. Prince Apollo swings his sword down.

CLANK!

The senshi hear the sword hit something… something other than flesh…

"Tuxedo Kamen!" the inners shout.

Tuxedo Kamen held his cane horizontal in front of Prince Apollo's sword. The two of them are pushing against the other, seeing who is the stronger fighter. It is pretty evenly matched but Tuxedo Kamen manages to move the fight away from Sailor Moon, who is still was concentrating on the crystal. When they are a good distance away from Sailor Moon, she extends her arms and raises them, and the crystal above her head. She opens her eyes and stares at Prince Apollo.

"SILVER CRYSTAL POWER!"

The light around the crystal grows brighter and stronger. Sailor Moon lowers her hands to her sides, but the crystal is still above her head. She raises her right arm back to the crystal. The light around the crystal is so great, that you could no longer see the crystal itself, just the light surrounding it. She quickly lowers her arm so that it is extended in front of her. The beam follows the direction of her arm, towards Prince Apollo. The beam hits him. He screams as he is being bathed in the light. When light disappears, he and Sailor Moon both fall to the ground. The crystal returns to her broach.

"Im… impossible!" Celestine yells. "He was supposed to be invincible!"

"Heh, not as strong as you thought he was!" Uranus mocks.

Celestine clutches her hand into a fist after hearing Uranus' comment but manages to suppress her anger. "I see he still needs some work. No matter. Prince Apollo!"

Prince Apollo struggles to get up. But manages to get on his feet. He walks towards Celestine.

"Wait!" Sailor Moon shouts. "Leo!"

Prince Apollo stops. Turns around to stare at Sailor Moon. There is an empty expression in his eyes. Sailor Moon notices this. It was the same look Mamoru had when controlled by Beryl.

"I told you. You are mistaken. I am Prince Apollo. Not Leo." He turns back around. The portal appears once again in front of him. He walks through it and it disappears.

"But…" Sailor Mon is confused about what happened. "But… the crystal was supposed to heal him…I… I don't understand…"

Tuxedo Kamen looked at Sailor Moon and thought about his sister.

"How are we going to tell Addy?" Sailor Moon adds.

"I will tell her," Tuxedo Kamen says. The senshi look at him. "She is my sister after all. I don't think it would be right if anyone else tells her."

Sailor Moon nods. "I guess you're right. But still, she will need someone to be there I think. I will tell her with you."

Before Tuxedo Kamen could argue, she was already de-transformed and on her way back to Addy's house.

Sailor Uranus and Neptune look at each other a little confused… for once. Their expression turned serious when they look at the other senshi. "Who is Addy?" Uranus asks.

The inner senshi look at each other, hoping one of them would step forward to tell. After none did, Uranus became aggravated. "So? Who is she?"

"Alright," Venus steps forward. "I tell you… but not here. Some place more… private."

Uranus nods, "Agreed. Let's go to our place." She and Neptune de-transform and start walking. The other senshi follow suit.

Rei whispers to Minako, "What are we going to tell the flower soldiers?"

Minako frowns, "I don't know. We'll worry about that later."

* * *

Mamoru and Usagi find themselves at Addy's and before Mamoru could say no, Addy and her mother invite him to dinner. Usagi sits down at the table excited about dinner, "So what are we having today Mrs. Terran?"

"Oh nothing special, just a simple pot roast and vegetables," Mrs. Terran says.

"I'm sorry to trouble you like this Mrs. Terran," Mamoru says. "If you want, I can just talk to Addy and Usagi for a bit then leave."

"Oh it's not trouble at all. Addy's father is coming home late tonight and picking up a sandwich for himself on his way home. So I have a meal for four and only three people to eat it. You're staying!" She smiles as she says the last part.

"How could I say no to a pretty young lady?" Mamoru knew what it took to please a mother. After all, he and Usagi still have to tell her parents about the engagement. Practicing his charm on Addy's mother would allow him to make sure he will be flawless when he approaches Usagi's family.

Mrs. Terran blushes at the comment. "Well Usagi, looks like you've really picked up a charming young fellow. You better make sure he doesn't do anything foolish!"

Usagi squeeze Mamoru's hand underneath the table. "Oh I'll keep my eye on him." She turns to him and winks.

* * *

Haruka and Michiru lead the rest of the senshi to their hotel room. They are staying at the Plaza hotel. Minako, as usual is star struck by the atmosphere.

"Oh my god! You guys are staying here? It must cost a fortune!"

Michiru smiles and is pleased to know that Minako will never change. "Half a fortune actually," she jokes.

Haruka, on the other hand, isn't as pleased. "Minako, who is Addy? What does she have to do with the royal family or with us for that matter?"

"Well, she's Mamoru's brother from the past. She is Princess Gaia of Earth. And Leo was Prince Apollo of the Sun. Other than that, I do not know."

Michiru, pensive, looks up to the others. "And this new enemy… what do they want?"

"We don't know," Ami says a little disappointed. "All we know is that they are very similar to our first adversaries. The difference being is that they are a lot stronger." She looks up as if an idea just struck her. "What if Metallia has come back stronger?"

"That is not possible." Surprised, everyone turned to Haruka. "If it were Metallia, then Michiru and I would not be here. We only protect the system from outside invasion. This new threat is someone else."

"So who are they?" Makoto yells.

Michiru and Haruka look at each other. "Another attack…" Michiru says solemnly.

"Where?" Makoto yells.

"In that park over there."

Rei picks up her communicator. "I'll call Usagi."

* * *

After dinner, Usagi reluctantly goes to clean the dishes by request of Addy's mother. As she gets up, she whispers into Mamoru's ear, "If you start without me you're dead meat!"

When Usagi finishes, she leads Addy upstairs. "Addy, come on, we need to talk." Usagi's tone indicates to Addy that it had to deal with Sailor business. Addy doesn't hesitate and leads them upstairs into her room. Upon entering, she closes the door.

"Now, what is it we need to talk about?"

Usagi and Mamoru look at one another, each expecting the other to start.

"Well?" Addy asked. "What is it?"

"Well Addy," Usagi begins. "We've actually never sat down to talk about what happened the other day. About the battle and about Leo."

"I've told you Usagi, I don't know who Leo is."

Mamoru gets up and walks toward Addy. He says, "Addy, you do know who he is. Remember the past. Leo is your current boyfriend. In the middle of a battle, he got injured. In that moment, the two of you regained all of your memories. They were your memories of the past, of the Silver Millennium. Try to remember…"

"I…" Addy begins to get a headache. "I… I think I need to sit down…" She goes to sit on her bed. Usagi sat down beside her.

"Addy, I know it's hard. I went through the same exact thing not to long ago. I was in denial. You need to snap yourself out of it. Or else, it will destroy you. Addy… Leo, he was taken by the enemy shortly after he got hurt… well Mamo-chan and I saw him and…"

"He has turned Addy," Mamoru finished. "The enemy has turned him against us. Usagi tried to turn him back, but failed. We felt you needed to know."

Before Addy could answer, a beeping sound comes from Usagi's communicator.

"Usagi-chan?"

"Hai Rei-chan. What is it?"

"It's another attack. Right outside Central Park."

"We're on our way." Usagi looks to Addy. "Are you coming?"

Addy nods after a moment of hesitation. "Yes, let me call the others." When she finished, Usagi, Mamoru, and Addy rush out of the house.

When they left, Luna comes out to greet Marigold. "Well Marigold, what do you make of all that?"

The golden cat looks down. "The memories are painful. I've always known what they were but I hid them from her as to hide the pain. So she wouldn't suffer a second time. But it looks like she will."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, here's the entire story…"

Flashback

Addy, well Princess Gaia never knew I was always watching her. I always knew where she was; always knew what she was doing. That was my job. I had to make sure she wasn't getting herself into trouble. It was the day she learned that she was to wed Prince Leo of the Sun. She was in an argument with her father in the throne room.

"But father, I do not even know this Leo," Princess Gaia explained. "How do I know if I am going to love him once we are married?"

The king looked at her with understanding. "You will grow to love him in time. A union between the Earth and the Sun would be a glorious one."

"I don't see you forcing Endymion to marry anyone."

"His position is different than yours. I know it is difficult but in time you will learn to love this man. I'll tell you what. I will give you until the next full moon to find a noble you wish to marry. If you don't find one, you will marry Prince Leo."

I could tell by Gaia's face that she was not happy with this decision but she wasn't one to disobey her father's wishes. "Alright father. Now if you will excuse me."

Gaia left the throne room. I followed her to make sure she was ok though I knew she wasn't. She was running through the halls, holding back her tears and all I could do was follow her to her room where I could ask her what was wrong.

But Gaia never made it to her room. On the way she bumped into one of the many new servants of the palace.

"Damn, watch where you are going woman!" He obviously didn't know who she was.

"How dare you talk to me in such a fashion servant!"

I noticed he looked her over before talking again. But that didn't make a difference in his attitude. "Miss, you are the one who bumped into me, causing me to spill all of the water onto the floor. Now I have more of a job to do than I did before."

Gaia was enraged that a servant was yelling at her. "Do you have any idea of who I am?"

"I see that you are a brat who doesn't watch where she is going. Now if you don't mind, I have chores to do."

Gaia couldn't take it anymore and ran past him and on to her room. I had to come out and say something!

"What do you think you are doing?" I questioned him.

He stared down at me just like he did to Gaia. "What do you think I'm doing cat?"

"That's Marigold to you buddy! And did you know that you just yelled at Princess Gaia?"

"That was the Princess?" he yelled. I could only shake my head.

"Yes that was the Princess. And if you are lucky, she will forget all about this and not have you executed!"

"Damn, I've probably ruined all chances already." I thought I heard the servant mutter something. But I ignored it and went to address the Princess. As I had feared, she was crying on her bed.

"What's wrong Gaia?"

"Oh nothing, just that father wants me to marry someone I don't even know and he's not forcing Endymion to do the same. And now I have servants yelling at me."

"That servant had no right yelling at you. But your father is another story."

End Flashback

"Soon Gaia and this, Lucas kept sneaking off together. Sometimes I even covered for her. But she knew that the two of them could never be together. He was a servant. The day Beryl attacked, Gaia was going to tell her father about Lucas. But she wasn't able to. Lucas was one of the first killed. We both watched him die. It broke her heart. She attacked Beryl and was too killed. I have never seen the king cry like he did on that day. Unfortunately, Endymion wasn't there to protect us. He was on the Moon trying to get help from Queen Serenity. But sometimes I think that he would have been killed too had he been there."

Luna could only try to fill in the pieces with her own memories of the Silver Millennium, the painful memories of Beryl and Metallia. "He didn't have much success on the Moon either. When Beryl attacked the Moon, he died protecting Princess Serenity."

Marigold's eyes widened. He couldn't believe that the prince's fate was to be the same whether he was on the Moon or on the Earth. It also pained him that Beryl had been so strong.