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A/N: Thank you 2 for reviewing! This chapter is dedicated to both of you! ^_^..Also, I do not own SM nor anything associated with it. Nor do I claim to own it.

The ballroom was quiet, a pin could drop and everybody could jump out of their skin and screams of terror would echo across the palace.

"Everyone, let the ball begin!" Queen Selenity commanded, as the band began to play a fast waltz.

They paired up in the following order:

Mercury/Orion
Venus/Comet
Mars/Draco
Jupiter/Star
Moon/Sol



They had nice small talk, but one topic was stuck in the blonde prince's head. Why had that princess acted in that way?

"Princess, may I ask, why did the other Moon Princess act in such a manner," inquired the Prince of Sol.

"I have no idea, though, I do know that we've never really gotten along."

"But you two still fight together, correct?"

"Hardly ever."

"She's not a senshi?"

"Oh yes, she's a senshi alright. And a very powerful one at that."

"Then why dosen't she battle with the other senshi?"

"She dose though."

"So she fights with Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter then?"

"Oh no. She hardly ever fights with us. Its mostly against us."

"But you said that she fought with the senshi."

"Yes, the Outer senshi. Don't tell me that you haven't heard of them?"

"I thought they had since seperated from the Lunarian rule."

"Oh no, though, it woulnd't suprise me if they wanted to."

"Why is it that she fights with the Outers?"

"Well, she is very powerful, powerful enough, without a crystal, to be accepted into the Outers. For, Saturn can destory worlds, and Pluto can destory time. Uranus and Neptune can sense evil. Its a powerful group."

"So, she has the Silver Crystal then, correct?"

"No, I have that."

"Oh."

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Selene took in deep ragged breathes, observing what she had done.

"Time will show them. Time shall destroy them. By Selene's last words, 'One like myself can not ever be forgotten!', I shall avenge and gain the Silver Cyrstal!"

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On a deserted place, on the Sun, a lone woman stood behind a bubbling cauldron. Her long colorless hair fell to the ground, her pale skin, would have made you think that she was an albino. All except for her eyes. Her cold black eyes. They shown an evil, and evil that invested itself only into those whose heart had never, ever, been pure.

"Oh, Selene, you will get your chance, child. You shall get your chance.

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At the Palace of Venus, a girl hurridly ran throughout the halls. If you didn't know better, you would have sworn that it was Princess Minako, but it was not. It was Solar Star. The Peace Keeper for Venus.

She did as her mother did, and her mother, and her mother, as all of the generations had before her, and the generations after her. The role of the Peace Keeper was to attend all the meetings that the Queens and the Princesses held. To make sure that all of them made plans with peace in mind, and that they could report the plans to the other Peace Keepers.

"I hope that I'm not too late," she gasped as she stopped infront of a door and let herself in.

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At Mars, another girl, unaware of the ball taking place at the Moon Palace, was sitting infront of a fire. As if stareing into it.

This girl did not look like Princess Minako, of Venus. No, this girl looked like Princess Rei, of Mars. Her name was Flare Flash. Her mother had been a Peace Keeper for Mars, yet, her father was from Jupiter, a Royal Knight. Thus, she could not fulfill the duty of Peace Keeper for Mars, she, instead, recieved the role of the Keeper of the Elements: Fire and Lightning.

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Little did Flare Flash and Solar Star know, fate would pull those two together for something that would change the entire course of history.

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For the rest of the night, the night was uneventful, well, Selene didn't cause another scene, nor did she return to the ball, for that matter. The ball was beginning to close, and the Inner Senshi, kept glancing at the doors, expecting Selene to burst through them at any second, but she had not.

"Attention, if I could have everybody's attentions, please. Yes, thank you," Queen Selenity began, "now, thank you all for coming to the ball," she paused and looked at the opening doors, which revealed a tired and pale looking Selene, "all of you, I thank you. Princess Usagi is now, 16, and like her sister, Selene, shall fully gain the power of her side of the Moon."

At that remark, Selene looked away, as if she had been slapped, and looked at the floor, as if admiring the guests' shoes.

"I also, have to announce my heir to the throne," Queen Selenity paused again, as the Outer Senshi walked back into the ball room and stood behind Selene, like gaurds. If not to comfort Selene.

The Inner Senshi, however, did not find this comforting, not at all.

"What do they think they are doing," Rei hissed to Makoto.

"I don't know, but I don't like it. What do you think Minako," Makoto replied.

"I think they know something that we don't, and I don't like it."

"They could just be here to support Selene, incase something happens. Its not as if Hotaru is powering up her forbidden attack," Ami quietly added.

"I wouldn't put anything past them," Rei snapped at Ami.

"You guys, quiet, lets listen," Makoto said and hushed them.

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Queen Selenity paused and let a small smile flash across her face as she saw all of the senshi, Inner and Outer, in the ball room. As if they knew what was going to happen, and if something else was going to happen.

"She is a fine princess, and warrior, though, I must admit that she has my fighting spirt. But, Selene is a strong soul, and I hope that she will help her sister, and fellow princess."

"Not going to be a 'fellow princess', for much longer," Selene muttered under her breath.

"Now, I must announce my heir. Going against all of the generations before me, I am not awarding the throne to the one who is like me, instead, I am awarding it to the first born, Selene."

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The Outers looked at one another, with glances that merely said, 'I knew that the wimp wouldn't get it'.

The Inners however, were shocked beyond human capability.

The Princes however looked at Selene, and just merely nodded.

Usagi, however, was teary eyed, and looked to her mother for support, which she did not recieve.

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Selene was looking at her reflection in the marble floor. The black hair, up in the traditional odango style; the emerald green eyes which looked like the heart of an emeral. She was lost in her thoughts, and tuned her mother out, not even listening to hear her sister get the throne, not that she head that she was indead the heir, not Usagi.

She didn't hear a thing, till she saw 4 sets of feet surrond her, and instantly knew that they were the Outers, checking if she was weeping over her loss or not. She felt 2 different hands rub her shoulders, as if in comfort, but rougher then she thought it was going to be.

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"Princess Selene, look up a second, child," the Princess of Pluto's voice said towards Selene.

Slowly, Selene looked up at the Outers, and noticed that they were...smiling?

"C'mon, you Moon Senshi, time for you to claim your name to the throne," Hotaru said.

"Yes, its true, you got it," Michiru added.

"Like a wimp like that could take the throne, when Selene can almost cream me, ha!" Haurka exclaimed.

"Its not funny, you guys," Sestunna started, "Even though we knew that Selene would get the throne, and she did, we must not underestimate the others."

"You know what I said was true, Sestunna," Haurka replied.

"You guys, you all can quit the act. I know that Usagi has the throne----"

"Princess Selene, please come up here," Queen Selenity's voice echoed across the ballroom.

Selene looked up at the source, up at the make-shift throne, her mother, Queen Selenity, was standing there, with a proud expression. To her left, the Inner Senshi were either weeping or looking like they would just explode from fury; Usagi, however, did not look angry, no, she looked like her heart had just been broken, then a fallen in the way of one of her attacks.

She slowly made her way towards her mother, with the Outer Senshi flanking her. Haurka to her left, Hotaru further back, Michiru to her right, and Sestunna further behind Michiru. It looked like she was leading a pack of geese, only human geese. She passed faces upon faces, each showed shock and happiness.