Title: Dancing Earth
Type: new senshi
Rating: PG
Author: Artemis Luna Diana
E-mail: artemislunadiana@yahoo.com
Home Page: http://www.caspermoon.com

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This is the third installment of Dancing Earth. Which as you know is about the discovery of
Sailor Earth and her companions. If you don't like reading "extra senshi" stories...STOP NOW!
There are conflicting reports on the ages of...well...everyone! So here are the ages I am
using: Mamoru:19, Usagi and the inner senshi:16, Starlights:17, Hotaru and Chibi-Usa:11,
Haruka and Michiru:18, Setsuna:?? {what she looks like because as we all know she doesn't
age!} NOW READ THE STORY!

Oh yeah, I don't own Sailor Moon, yada yada yada....BUT ALIA AND THE KNIGHTS ARE MINE!

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"YEAH!" Usagi screamed as she ran from her last class. School was over for the summer. "No
more detention! No more tests! No more homework!"

"You never do your homework anyway," Makoto said with a grin.

"SO!"

Minako, Makoto, and Ami burst into giggles as Usagi clenched her fists and growled at Makoto.
The four girls walked out of the school. Everyone was relieved that they had this break.

"We can now devote all of our time to the new enemies," Minako said.

"And that new senshi," Ami added.

"And those cute guys you keep telling me and Rei about," Makoto said with stars in her eyes.

Usagi sighed dreamily. "I'll be able to spend more time with Mamo-chan."

The girls arrived at the Crown Arcade and went above to the coffee shop. Usagi spotted Rei
and waved. They sat down and ordered food. Once it arrived the topic of discussion became
centered on the new arrivals.

"Nothing has happened in two days, I wonder why the monsters have stopped showing up," Makoto
said.

"I did a fire reading last night, but all it showed me was a silver-haired man."

"Maybe it was Alia's friend Shawn," Minako teased.

"Or it could have been that sidekick of the new senshi," Ami said seriously, "Maybe he is
behind it all."

"I wonder what Alia is doing right now," Makoto commented.

"Funny you should say that, Mako-chan," Rei remarked.

"Why?" Makoto asked.

"Because Alia has just walked into the coffee shop," Ami replied.

Makoto, Usagi, and Minako turned to look. Sure enough, Alia had walked through the door.
"Hey! Alia!" Usagi called. Alia turned towards them and smiled. "Come sit with us!"

Alia nodded and joined them. "Hi, guys, how have you been?"

"Great! School is out," Minako replied.

Alia laughed, "Shawn and Ival are suppose to be meeting me here. Do you mind if they join
us?"

"Not at all," Makoto replied.

"Here they are now," Minako said. She had her eyes trained on the door for just such an
eventuality.

Everyone turned and Alia waved for the guys to join them. Makoto's and Rei's mouths
dropped open in surprise. "...wow..." they said in awe.

Minako, Alia, Usagi, and Ami turned to look at them. "You look like two fish out of the
water," Minako remarked dryly. Rei's and Makoto's mouths shut with a snap. Usagi giggled.

Ival and Shawn reached the table and sat down. They noticed Minako and Usagi and said hello
to them. Then Ami introduced herself and more pleasantries occurred. Almost simultaneously,
Ival noticed Makoto and Shawn noticed Rei. They were barely able to keep their mouths from
dropping open. Alia noticed this immediately and filed it away for future teasing.

The group sat talking for over an hour. Minako, Ami, Usagi, and Alia had one conversation
going, while Makoto and Ival had a second, and Rei and Shawn had a third. Ami was the first
to leave.

"I want to finish my courses for next year. I'm only 23 chapters ahead."

Usagi groaned at this and everyone else sweat dropped. Minako left second.

"I have a date with Ferio," she said with a wink.

"Who is Ferio?" Usagi asked after Minako left.

"Minako's latest love conquest," Makoto responded with a grin.

Usagi and Alia were the next to leave.

"I want to show Alia the park," Usagi told them.

Now, the only ones remaining at the table were the two couples. They decided to split up as
well. Makoto and Ival left for Makoto's place, where promises of Makoto's cooking waited,
while Shawn and Rei headed for the temple.

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{Usagi and Alia}

"I remember this place," Alia said once they reached the park.

"My boyfriend, Mamo-chan, and I come here often. This is his favorite place in Tokyo. Are
your memories of it happy?"

"Yes, very happy. My brother and I would sneak out of the house and come here to play. It
was his favorite place too."

"Where is your favorite place?"

"Tokyo Tower. I don't know why, but I have always liked it."

"That is my friends', Haruka and Michiru, favorite place."

"Tokyo holds so many memories for me. I wish I had been able to grow up here."

"But you got to see so many different places and things. I wish I had been able to see them.
And you have tons of fans and are VERY POPULAR!"

Alia laughed softly, "It can be bittersweet though. I had to lose my brother to have it."

"Oh...I never looked at it like that before..."

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{Minako}

"...good-bye, Ferio."

Minako watched Ferio walk away. She walked over to a bench and sat down. 'It doesn't help,
nothing helps. Why can't I make the pain stop?' Minako put her head in her hands. 'I miss
him so much! What would he think if he knew that I have been desperately trying to erase his
memory by going out with every guy I see?' Minako sobbed harshly, 'Why did you have to leave
me? I know that you have important things to do...but it doesn't stop me from wanting you
here with me. Yaten...please come back...'

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{Ami}

"Fascinating..." she breathed. Ami sat at her computer reading an article about new methods
of treatment for stroke victims. "Controlling the temperature of their bodies might help with
the recovery," she recited aloud. "I wonder what...never mind..." Ami sighed and shut down
her computer. She was no longer interested in academics.

She flung herself on her bed and buried her face in her pillow. 'I wonder what he is doing
now.' Ami rolled over and stared at her ceiling. 'I'm being pathetic. Moping around months
after he has gone.' Ami sat up, 'Minako has been thinking about love, too. No one else has
noticed...but then no one else is away from their love except us.' Ami stood and walked to
her window. Her gaze was drawn to the sky and a single tear slipped down her cheek. "I miss
you, Taiki. Please come back to me," she whispered softly.

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{Makoto and Ival}

"WOW! This food is amazing!"

"Do you really like it?"

"Like it? I love it! Can I have more?"

Makoto laughed. She felt so happy. 'I really like him...I think...I'm falling in love...'

Ival watched her as she put a second helping onto his plate. 'She is so beautiful and
talented and sweet and...perfect...I think...I'm falling in love...'

Makoto turned and their eyes met. Twin smiles lit their faces.

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{Rei and Shawn}

"This is the Cherry Hill Temple, my home."

"It is beautiful."

"Come on, you haven't seen the best part yet."

Rei dragged Shawn up the stairs and into the temple. They wandered around inside the temple
and ended up inside Rei's favorite room.

"Wow...this is amazing."

They stood inside the room that Rei did her fire readings in. Rei looked around, "My favorite
room in the temple. Come on, let's go back outside."

The couple walked back out and sat on the steps. Without even thinking about it, Shawn took
Rei's left hand in his right and held it. Rei's eyes widened in surprise before she smiled.
She looked up at him; he was smiling down at her. She laid her head down on his shoulder and
closed her eyes. Shawn smiled and let go of her hand to wrap his arm around her waist. He
took her hand again, this time with his left. She opened her eyes. She felt so happy. She
doubted anything could ever make her feel this content again. They sat on the steps, cuddled
close, watching the sun fall.

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{Alia and Usagi}

They sat on a park bench near the lake. The sun was falling and the setting was peaceful.
They had spent the time talking about Alia's past, mainly her brother.

"I spent so little time with him, yet, he has made the biggest impact on my life. I still
miss him and dream about him."

Usagi put a comforting hand over Alia's. "How old would he be now?"

"19."

"That is the same age as my boyfriend. Do you have a boyfriend, Alia?"

"No, just the dream of one."

"What do you mean?"

"I dream about him almost every night. One day, I'll see him and then we will be together for
all eternity."

"What does he look like?"

"He has long, dark hair pulled back in a ponytail and dark eyes. He is fairly tall with a
lanky build. In my dreams, he sings to me and we dance together."

"That is so romantic!" Usagi gushed.

Alia smiled, "Tell me about your boyfriend. Is it serious?"

"Very serious! I love him, and he loves me. Look at this ring he gave me." Usagi held out
her hand so Alia could see the ring. "We were destined to be together. We were together in
the past, we are together now, and we will be together in the future. Our love can withstand
any and all obstacles!" Usagi had risen as she gave her impassioned speech and now stood in
front of Alia. "We are as one! I always know when he is near and how he is feeling. He
knows when I am in trouble and when I am upset. Our bond can never be broken!"

Alia felt a longing deep inside her for the love that Usagi had. 'When she finally met the
one from her dreams, she would have it as well. But when? When would she meet him?'

Alia's thoughts and Usagi's speech were interrupted by a scream. Alia gasped and stood.
Usagi turned towards the scream, "Wait here!" she said to Alia and ran towards it.

"Moon Eternal, Make-up!" she said as soon as Alia was out of sight. She ran faster and almost
crashed into the monster. It was another plant monster. This time it was like a Venus Fly
Trap. It had three heads that were all snapping at her. Sailor Moon rolled out of the way.
She stood and realized who it was the monster had attacked. Motoki! His spirit stone was
hovering over his mouth. 'Good, the monster hasn't taken it yet!' she thought and stood. "I
am Sailor Moon, the champion of love and justice! In the name of the Moon, I'll punish you!"

"Moon Tiara Action!" The attack hit the monster and knocked it back away from Motoki.

"Earth Light Ray!"

Sailor Moon watched as a rosy colored beam smashed into the monster, knocking it back further.
She turned to see who had unleashed the attack. It was the mysterious senshi, except she was
alone this time.

"I am Sailor Earth, the defender of Earth's sacred powers!"

"Sailor Earth..." Moon breathed.

The monster roared and charged towards Sailor Earth. She managed to avoid two of the heads
but was caught by the third. She was imprisoned inside its mouth unable to get out.

"Sailor Earth!" Moon shouted and dove towards the mouth holding her. She grabbed hold of the
teeth and tried to break them. Unfortunately, she wasn't watching the other mouths and one
grabbed her. Now Sailor Moon was locked inside one of the mouths. The remaining mouth
started heading towards Mokoti's spirit stone, but stopped abruptly when a rose hit the ground
in front of it.

"Tuxedo Kamen!" Moon shouted.

Sailor Earth stared transfixed at the rose. 'It looks just like mine...' She looked up at
the one who had thrown it. 'She had missed his introduction speech, who was he?' She looked
over to the mouth holding Sailor Moon, 'Tuxedo Kamen?'

Tuxedo Kamen pulled out his cane and then changed his mind. A cane wouldn't do much in this
situation. Instead, he pulled out his sword. It had a black handle and a dark silver blade.
A single star was at the base of the blade on either side. He jumped down from the tree he
had been standing in and slashed at the mouth holding Sailor Moon captive. Sailor Moon fell
out of the mouth with a crash.

"OWWWWW!"

Next, he freed Sailor Earth who sprang nimbly from the mouth and landed softly with her back
towards him. "Sailor Moon! Now!"

"Right! Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss!" The attack crashed into the monster and it
dissolved into a simple Venus Fly Trap.

Tuxedo Kamen hurried to Mokoti and pushed his spirit stone back into his body. He stood and
walked to Sailor Moon. "Are you alright?"

"Yes. How is Motoki?"

"He'll be fine in a few minutes."

"Sailor Earth..." Sailor Moon said softly.

"Yes, Sailor Moon?"

"Are you a friend or a foe?"

Sailor Earth turned to face the couple and gasped. "The Sword of Night!"

"Huh?" Tux and Moon said. They both looked at his sword, it looked the same as it always did.

"That is the Sword of Knight! That means you are the Black Knight!"

"What are you talking about?" Moon asked completely confused.

"That sounds so familiar..." Tux said softly.

Sailor Moon looked at Tuxedo Kamen and then turned to Sailor Earth. Something was happening.
Without even thinking about it, Tux transformed into his prince form.

"Prince Endymoin!" Moon said in shock, 'What was Mamoru thinking?!' She transformed into her
princess form and grabbed his arm.

He looked down at her. "Princess Serenity."

Sailor Earth gasped again, "It can't be..." She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and
transformed. The Prince of Earth and the Princess of the Moon turned to see a princess before
them. She wore a light green dress with a gold sash. A symbol was on her forehead; it was a
green and blue planet. The symbol of Earth was the planet itself. She opened her eyes...and
memories came flooding in. Three shocked people were remembering everything.

FLASHBACK BEGINS

"Usagi, I want you to meet my brother, Prince Endymion. I think you would be perfect for each
other!"

{change}

"Alia, I think I'm in love with him."

{change}

"The sword chose you, Mamoru!"

"Are you happy that your brother is one of your knights?"

"Absolutely!"

{change}

"I haven't seen Usako in so long..."

"You will see her in a week, Mamoru!"

{change}

"How dare you!"

"You will regret this, Queen Serenity!"

"I regret nothing, King Endymion!"

"Prince Endymion, Princess Alia, we are leaving now!"

"Princess Serenity, do not go after them!"

{change}

"I forbid you to ever see her again! Earth shall have no more to do with the Moon Kingdom!"

"Father!"

"Why won't you let them be together?!"

{change}

"I'm in love with her, Alia."

"Mamoru! You could be killed for saying that!"

{change}

"I love you, Usako!"

"I love you, too, Mamo-chan!"

{change}

"I must go to her! I have to defend her!"

"What about us? We are under attack too!"

{change}

"You will die, Sailor Earth!"

"Beryl, how could you?!"

A scream of pain.

"Now I will kill your brother's love and take him for myself."

"Never!"

"DIE!"

{change}

"Prince Endymoin, Alia is dead..."

A scream of terror.

"Usako!"

FLASHBACK ENDS

The three detransformed and fell to the ground.

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Well...what did you think?! Did I leave you hanging? Are you anxiously awaiting the next
chapter? GOOD! I have done my job well then!

E-mail me! I crave attention!

By the way! I have no idea where anyone's favorite place is so all of that came from my head,
it would be cool though if I managed to guess right!

Thanks to Andrea for posting my little fic! Thanks to everyone who has sent me an e-mail. It
makes me feel loved......send me e-mail. And thanks to everyone who
is reading this as well as the story!

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~Artemis Luna Diana~

and because people have asked...yes...I am also known as Casper because I am just cool like
that.