Okay I've been out of town camping over the past couple of days, sorry about the delay
in getting chapter 2 out. v.v. I hope everyone likes chapter 2 though. :) Thanks to everyone who
reviewed chapter one also. :) :) :) :)*cheers happily* I know my spelling isn't the greatest, so if
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Chapter 2

Bulma found both her son, Trunks and Gohan watching over Serenity when she came into the
empty bedroom that Serenity had been brought to. Trunks was sitting half asleep in a chair
beside the small bed, while Gohan was leaning against the wall keeping an eye on both his
martial arts student and Serenity.

They were so preoccupied that they hadn't noticed her yet. Bulma smiled and quietly walked
into the room to stand beside Gohan near the wall. It made her glad to see both Gohan and
Trunks look so relaxed and peaceful when they were usually so concerned about defeating the
androids.

"So where do you think she came from Bulma?"asked Gohan as he turned his head to look at
her. She grinned a bit at thinking that she could actually walk into a room without one of them
noticing, then looked thoughtfully at Serenity for a few seconds before answering. "I don't think
she's from around here at all by her appearance, but maybe she's even from another dimension."

"Another Dimension?!" muttered Gohan standing away from the wall, "What makes you think
that?" "It's the most logical answer I can think of right now." Shrugged Bulma. She pretended to
yawn to cover a grin on her face. The look on Gohan's face was humorous. First sceptical and
unbelieving, then his face turned thoughtful as the logical part of his mind kicked in to consider
what she had said.

A rumbling noise sounded from the chair and Gohan and Bulma turned to stare at Trunks. "Sorry
that was my stomach." apologised Trunks as his cheeks turned red and he put a hand over his
stomach guiltily in embarrassment.

A small amused smile flickered across Gohan's face then was gone just as quickly. "I thought
you would be hungry guys. I made some supper for you." Said Bulma. "Really!?" said Trunks
jumping up with an excited look on his face. "I'm starved!"

Bulma and Gohan exchanged worried glaces. Trunks must have been really hungry to act like
that. Usually he was more restrained and calm. Polite was another word that came to their
minds.

"I'll be down in a sec okay mom? Thanks for making us supper." Thanked Trunks as he pushed
her out of the room and down the hall. Bulma blinked and walked down the hallway. She
understood that her son probably had something to ask his sensei that he didn't want her to hear.
If it was about Serenity then she was happy that her son was showing interest in other things
besides training to defeat the androids.

"Okay Trunks you're lucky your mom didn't get mad for pushing her out of the room like that.
What do you want to ask me? You obviously want to ask me something without your mother
hearing." Pointed out Gohan as he quirked up an eyebrow questionably.

Trunks sighed as he looked at Serenity before carefully replying "You know about Serenity's
power level right?" "Of course," nodded Gohan, "It's really high. Not close to ours but still
remarkable and different from any kind of ki I've sensed before."

Her high, unusual power level hadn't been one of the first things he had noticed about her. Just
when Gohan was bringing her into Capsule Corps. to lie down had he noticed it. It was purer
than anything he could describe in words, as white as her soul. He had to frame his next question
carefully so his sensei wouldn't get suspicious about why he was asking it.

"Do you think she can fight Gohan?" he asked while purposely not looking at Serenity. Trunks
watched as Gohan considered the possibility that Serenity could fight before shaking his head
slightly. "No, I don't think so Trunks." Trunks opened his mouth to ask his next more important
question but was cut off by Gohan before he could say anything. "I can see what you're going to
ask me next. If I would train her because of her power level."

Trunks nodded his head. That was what he had been about to ask him. Would Gohan train
Serenity? He thought that the androids were their concern and not Serenity's. Involving her
would be wrong and selfish of them. He ignored a part of his mind that didn't want to see
Serenity get hurt in any way, to protect her. He had just met her less than two hours ago. He
couldn't have feelings about her.

He was startled when Gohan placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry kid. I won't
train her unless she wants to. There's no reason for her to fight if she doesn't want to. We'll get
rid of the androids soon," promised Gohan with certainty, "Now let's go to the kitchen and eat,
I'm getting hungry now too and your mom is a great cook."

Trunks started to follow his mentor out but stopped. "Another question huh. Well what is it??"
requested Gohan as he stopped too. "Was my mom really a bad cook before I was born?" asked
Trunks.

Gohan shuddered as he thought back to a trip long ago to Namek to find the dragonballs and the
spaghetti like substance that Bulma had forced him and Kuririn to eat. He had envied Dende,
because he only needed to drink water. He smiled at the memories and glanced back at Trunks,
"Let me tell you a story about when I, your mom, and Kuririn went to Namek. Something more
scarier than Freeza, the horrors of Bulma's cook pot."

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Bulma looked up from the counter as Gohan and Trunks came walking into the kitchen
laughing. When they saw that she was in the kitchen they stopped laughing and cast nervous
glances at her, obviously worried that she had heard what they were laughing about. "Okay
what's so funny?" she asked crossing her arms across her chest and tapping her foot impatiently
in waiting. "Err nothing mom. Mmm that food smells great huh Gohan?" insisted Trunks as he
looked to Gohan for help in getting out of trouble.

"Okay I'll leave you guys alone to eat," shrugged Bulma not believing what her son had said,
"The food's on the table. I'm heading to the lab. Tell me when Serenity wakes up okay?""Okay
mom" replied Trunks, his eyes filled with curiosity. His mothers secret project. What was it?

Bulma walked out of the kitchen and headed down the hallway until she came to a door with a
lock on it. She took out a key and unlocked the door, revealing a short corridor with another
door at the end.

She walked down the short passageway and pressed her palm onto a small smooth panel on the
left hand side of the wall and glanced straight ahead into the eye scanner and waited.
"Identification confirmed as subject Bulma Briefs, proceed." droned a computer voice. Bulma
typed in a password on the other side of the door on another panel and stepped back as the door
swung open.

She moved her hand into the dark room and flicked on a light switch on the wall. The room
flooded with light revealing a machine, its exact purpose unclear, with the word Hope written
across the body of it.

Bulma smiled as she looked at her greatest invention she had built yet. Just a few more days and
it would be complete. With a slight adjustment it could hold more weight though. It would
require more time to recharge between jumps but it might be worth it.

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Serenity stared at the four princesses who were also the Sailor Scouts of the solar systems inner
planets, afraid of what they would have to say about her problem.

"What problem?" Serenity asked as she looked from one princess to the next. They now wore
silk dresses in the colors that represented their planets. Dark Blue on the smart, quiet princess of
Mercury, pale Orange on the leader of the Sailor Scouts the kindhearted Princess of Venus,
flaming blood red on the fiery tempered princess of Mars, and forest green on the tall, battle
loving princess of Jupiter. The symbols of their planets blazed on their forehead.

"Do you remember dying Hime-Sama?" asked Venus as she smoothed the wrinkles in her dress.

"Please Venus just call me Serenity, that goes for the rest of you guys okay?" protested Serenity
with a slight frown. "Okay Serenity. Do you remember?" insisted Venus as she finished
smoothing out non-existent wrinkles .

"I..I remember dying and everything before that." Serenity managed to get out as tears began to
trickle down her cheeks.

Everything was gone. The Moon kingdom, the people, her mother, friends and most important to
her Endymion. She would never have any of that back now.

"That's good that you remember. Everything will be okay Serenity." assured Venus as the others
nodded in agreement.

"How can everything end up being okay? We all died, yet I somehow ended up in a strange place
where events seem to have gone almost as bad as they did on the Moon. There is destruction and
a sense of death hanging over everything. Why?" sniffled Serenity as she looked at the others
with imploring tear filled eyes for answers.

The others looked away guilty at not being able to help out. "Listen to what I have to say
Serenity." requested Mars her eyes burning with an inner fire. Serenity nodded her head not
trusting herself to say anything.

"We all died, but the Ginzuishou brought us back to life in a way on your mothers final wish.
We're going to be reborn. We have a second chance. A chance to stop Metallia and have a happy
life afterwards. However there was a problem when the Ginzuishou resurrected you... "

"And the problem was?" asked Serenity blinking confused in what kind of problem there could
be. "Well," continued Mercury instead of Mars, "When the Ginzuishou resurrected you it sensed
a doubt you have buried deep within your soul. A doubt that could cause problems when we're
reborn, since Endymion's going to be reborn in the future too."

"Endymion's going to be reborn too!" smiled Serenity happily as she wiped away her tears.
"Then why isn't he here? You haven't told me everything have you? What's my doubt?" "Not
yet Serenity," smiled Jupiter at the multiple questions, "I get the best part to tell you. The
Ginzuishou sensed doubt in your love of Endymion. Your love would have to be true because
when you're reborn you'll be with Endymion for an eternity. If it turns out you don't truly love
him, you'd be stuck with him and be miserable."

"I love Endymion!" protested Serenity, "We even died together!!" "But is it true love? Or just
infatuation?" sighed Venus unhappy at what she about to say. " Before the Ginzuishou broke up
into pieces it sent you to the world you are on now for a test. A test of your love of Endymion. If
you pass you'll be reborn with Endymion. Fail and you'll be stuck where you are right now."

"What?" squeaked Serenity her eyes growing large in disbelief. "Of course I'll pass. I'll prove
that I love Endymion!"

The scouts smiled and began to grow even dimmer than they already were. "You're so lucky
Serenity. The guys on the Earth you're on are cute!" sighed Jupiter dreamily. The others looked
at the boy-crazy Princess Jupiter/Sailor Jupiter and shook their heads in disapproval.
"I'm on an Earth? But there's no moon." mentioned Serenity thoughtfully. What had happened
to the moon? The lack of its presence made her feel empty inside. Then she noticed that the
other Hime's were beginning to grow dimmer.

"Guys. You're disappearing on me!" panicked Serenity as she once again tied to touch one of
her friends. "That means you're waking up Princess" smiled Mercury. " Before you wake up
there's one last thing we have to tell you. You won't remember meeting us, and you won't
remember Endymion unless you pass the test. However you will remember who you are now."
added Mercury.

Serenity's face paled as she analysed what the senshi of Mercury had said. Then her face grew
determined. She wouldn't fail. She wouldn't betray Endymion. She would prove that their love
was eternal.

Then Serenity awoke to stare up into the face of a boy a couple years younger than her. A face
that didn't seem like it would hurt her. She smiled cheerfully at him and sat up. "Hi I'm
Serenity. Who are you?"

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Trunks watched as the sleeping girl blinked and opened her eyes. She seemed a lot more happy
and serene after her nap. Serenity then introduced herself very politely with even a slight bow of
her head and asked what his name was. "Trunks Briefs." he introduced himself with a slight
bow.

"What?" he asked as Serenity tried in vain to stop herself from giggling. "I'm sorry Trunks. It's
alright that I call you Trunks right? But your name is very unusual.." "It's alright if you call me
by my first name." replied Trunks.

He did not understand what was so funny about his name. He knew it would be rude to say it but
her hair reminded him of Odango's.

Serenity's stomach grumbled and she blushed in embarrassment before saying "Sorry." "You
hungry?" asked Trunks as he heard Serenity's Stomach make noises again.

She lowered her head to hide the embarrassed flush that had spread across her face. Her stomach
always made noises in the most inappropriate situations. She was hungry so she nodded her
head.

"Let's go to the kitchen then and find you some food." Trunks said with a friendly grin. "Okay."
grinned back Serenity at the though of food.

She stood up and looked down at her dress. Her beautiful dress ruined. She was silent for a few
seconds and Trunks thought she was going to be upset, but she looked up with a bright, cheerful
smile and said "I don't know what happened to my dress, but I never really liked wearing it so
it's okay that it's ripped. Now you said there was food in the kitchen didn't you?"

Trunks nodded and his head in agreement, not quite believing what he had just witnessed and
yelped when Serenity grabbed his arm and dashed out of the room. "Which way?" asked
Serenity as she stopped in the hallway. "Left." Trunks managed to get out before being dragged
off again.

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Juunanagou landed on the ground when a flash of something that was white/silver caught his
attention. He looked around searching for what he thought he had seen from above. Juuhachigou
landed gracefully on the ground a few seconds after him.

"Why did you land all of a sudden Juunanagou?" she asked while looking around for something
that could have caught his attention.

Juunanagou turned back to stare at his twin and android partner and held up a large white-silvery
scrap of fabric in his hand. "This" he said simply.

Juuhachigou shook her head and wondered if Juunanagou had a loss wire or something. Was he
going to make a bandana out of that or something? An amused smirk broke out on her face. "The
Odango girl was wearing this." explained Juunanagou with a shrug. "Oh the girl with the strange
energy and even stranger hair style. Why didn't you kill her. We should kill Goku's brat and
Vegita's brat while we're at it." suggested Juuhachigou.

"You have no sense of fun Juuhachigou. If we're going to kill them we might as well have a
little fun before we do it."pointed out Juunanagou. "I'll go along with what you think for now
any ways." sighed Juuhachigou exasperated.



Okay there's chapter 2. It was a bit longer than chapter 1. Hope you all liked it. ^_^ There will
be another major problem for Serenity in Chapter 3 making things even more chaotic.(yes
another problem.) A clue to the problem is the lack of a certain object. ^_~ Remember to review.
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