:::Chapter VI:::

The girls are on their way to Crown's arcade to play the new Sailor V game that just came out. That's where they figured Usagi would be also. "So how is your new car Makoto?" Ami asks. She hadn't had any calls from Makoto asking her to come over and fix it for her.

"It's doing great although Haruka says that it's not nearly quick enough for her tastes." Makoto begins to cross the street.

"Nothing is quick enough for her!" Rei snorts. Out of the corner of her eye she sees little pink odangos bouncing down the sidewalk. "Hey, isn't that Chibi-Usa?" She asks.

Makoto nearly got creamed by a car when she was distracted by looking down where Rei had pointed out but Minako pulled her back and saved her. "Look out!"

"Arigato Minako." Makoto thanked her and the group made their way towards the supposed 'sighting'.

It was Chibi-Usa and she was with Mamoru. "Hey you guys wait up!" Minako called and ran up to them.

"Can't she be subtle or lady like at all?" Rei shook her head. The others had sweat drops.

"Hello Minako!" Chibi-Usa and Mamoru greeted her and then the others as they arrived. "Where were you two off to?"

"We were going to see Setsuna and Hotaru." Chibi-Usa was jumping with excitement.

"Where is Usagi? Weren't you two supposed to do something later on?" Rei asked Mamoru.

"Usagi was being a stupid grouch so we ditched her." Chibi-Usa pretended like she was giving Usagi the boot. Mamoru shook his head. "She got all upset about some drawing of some guy who I didn't know."

Mamoru knew that Chibi-Usa would say too much if he didn't stop her. If he cut her off now the others might not know who she was talking about and he wouldn't have to explain the situation or his jealousy to them. "Well we've got to go. Ja ne!" He waved as he pulled Chibi-Usa behind him.

"I see Mamoru found Usagi's sketchbook." Minako said as the others watched with amazement as the two disappeared into the crowd.

Seiya came up behind Nehelenia at the door to greet Usagi. "Oi Odango. Come in, are you going to stand in the hallway all day?" He pulls Nehelenia back from the door to make way for Usagi.

Usagi cautiously walks in the apartment never taking her eyes off of Nehelenia. Seiya noticed this and introduces them to each other. "Odango this is Nehelenia, Nehelenia this is Usagi."

'Is this for real? What is she doing here? This must be a trap.' Usagi thinks to herself as they walk into the living room. "Is anyone else here?" She asks meekly.

"No, it's just us." Nehelenia replies with a childish grin.

"I'll go and make us some tea, I'll be right back. Make yourself comfortable." With that Seiya disappeared into the kitchen.

Before Usagi could even say anything Nehelenia stopped her. "It's not what you think, I'm not here to cause anyone any trouble." For some reason Usagi believes her and relaxes a bit. "I'm glad to see you recognize me. Don't worry, I love Seiya and I would never do anything to hurt him."

'What is going on here?' Usagi thought to herself. And again before she could say anything Seiya returned with their tea. "Thank you." Usagi said as she accepted the cup.

Seiya could sense that Usagi wasn't completely comfortable and thought that it may have something to do with Nehelenia. "Nehelenia wanted to meet you."

"Yeah, he talks about you constantly." Seiya quickly put his hand over her mouth. She pried his hand off and straightened herself out. "But seriously, I have something to tell you both. I can tell by the way that Seiya greeted me that you hadn't told him anything about me." Nehelenia began.

Seiya just looked at Usagi. "You knew her already?"

Usagi gave a questionable look to Nehelenia. "You could say that." She turned her full attention to the small girl. "I haven't told him anything about my past."

"Maybe you should tell him. That will make what I have to tell you two more interesting for him." She daintily took a sip of her tea.

Usagi sighed. Seiya looked completely confused. "Will some one tell me what is going on here?"

"I guess I'll tell you, do you have a while?" Usagi asked. Seiya shook his head and the story began. Usagi told him all about the moon, Queen Beryl, the Black Moon family, Chibi-Usa, Pharaoh 90 and the Death Busters, Pegasus and the Black Moon Circus and Nehelenia.

Seiya was in awe. He couldn't believe how many battles she had been through, how many times she had died and saved everyone with her belief. She was truly the savior of this world and what was he? No one. He also couldn't even fathom how this sweet and innocent girl next to him that he had grown to love had committed such heinous crimes against humanity. He didn't utter a word.

"That's not the whole story." Nehelenia began. "Now that you know what happened and why Usagi knew me I can now tell what I came here to tell you." She paused and allowed Usagi and Seiya to regain their composure. "You are both my parents."

"WHAT!?!?!" The two said in unison.

"How can that be?" Usagi questioned her. Hadn't she just told her about Chibi-Usa?

"I am the daughter that you would have had if you had chosen your future with Seiya, my dad. I live in limbo now since I do not belong to the future that you would have chosen. Dark forces wanted to take over the power of the silver crystal and figured that I was a good target to attack since no one would be protecting an unwanted child. They got to me through my mirror, in a sense possessing me and taking over my body." She sat there retelling her story with Seiya and Usagi listening intently.

"Since my mind was weak with depression from being the child of an unwanted future it was easier for it to take control of me. The evil fed off of my thoughts and my knowledge. It fed off of my hatred for Mamoru. That is why he was taken and not just killed, I wanted to see him suffer and have Chibi- Usa watch her father die. But that was not me. I would never do that." Nehelenia looked down at her feet dangling off of the couch. "I just thought that I should explain this to you."

Seiya gathered the small girl up in his arms and embraced her tightly. It was then that Usagi noticed their likeness, how much she resembled Seiya. The same black hair, the piercing blue eyes and the creamy light skin. Usagi couldn't move or say anything. She didn't know what to think.

When Seiya let go of Nehelenia she turned her attention to Usagi. "You have such a shining dream, why do you deny it?"

"How do you know of my dream?" Usagi questioned her while Seiya just looked on.

Nehelenia smirked. "Don't you think I've spent enough time with dreams to realize what people's are?" She inched closer to Usagi. "Your dream is to be free. You want to be able to fall in love with who ever you want and not to be ruled by destiny and Mamoru. Am I right?"

Usagi knew she was right but said nothing. Her thoughts were going a mile a minute and she couldn't take it anymore. "I have to go!" She got up and left suddenly. The two in the living room made no notion to follow her.

'My daughter she can't be. What will happen to Chibi-Usa if I do follow my dream? I have to talk to Setsuna.' Her feet were taking her as fast as they could in the direction of the outer's house. When she gets close she sees Mamoru's red car parked out front and knows that she can't discuss such matters with her now so she decides to head home.

Usagi is left walking the streets with her thoughts. She can't decide between two children. If they weren't involved it would be a different story. How could she choose? How could anyone ask her to? Then she thought about it. Nehelenia never asked her to choose, she had accepted her fate. But then what was she doing here?

Usagi's walk seemed shorter this time as she entered in to her house. No one was home so she made her way up to her room to lie down. That's what she needed, a nap. When she opened her bedroom door she found Nehelenia standing in front of her.

"I thought that Seiya could use some time alone. That is a lot to throw at a person all in one afternoon."

"That is a lot to throw at some one in a life time!" Usagi exclaimed as she walked past the small girl and flopped down on her bed. Nehelenia walks over and joins Usagi on the bed. "I'm sorry I just ran off on you two like that." Usagi apologized.

"I understand, I don't blame you."

Usagi studied the small girls features. She was truly beautiful. She looked at the little odangos in her hair, just like hers but different. She couldn't stop herself and pulled Nehelenia up into her arms and held her tightly.

"What are you doing?!" Chibi-Usa opened the door. "What is she doing here!"

Chibi-Usa began flipping out and then transformed into Chibi-Moon. "Chibi- Moon stop, wait!" Usagi screamed at the small senshi but to no avail.

"For coming back and trying to hurt my mother I will not forgive you. I will punish you in the name of the new moon!" Chibi-Moon called out and did her little poses like Sailor Moon.

While she was doing her little speech and poses Nehelenia had gotten up and ran out the door. Chibi-Moon was soon on her heals and Usagi wasn't far behind. The chase went on through town and led them past Crown where the inners were sitting with Taiki and Yaten.

"Wasn't that just Nehelenia?" Taiki asked Yaten.

"Yeah, I think it was. I wonder where Seiya is?" Yaten replied but then saw a small pink senshi chasing after her. "Who in the world was that?" The two lights both bolted up from their seats and realized the girls joined them.

"Chibi-Moon and Nehelenia?!" Rei exclaimed. "What are they doing back?"

"You know them?" Taiki asked the four.

"Yeah we do and if what we think is happening actually is we are in big trouble!" Ami answered and was quickly followed by Makoto.

"There's no time to explain!"

Usagi ran by the window also and everyone became more confused. They all ran outside (I'm sure they left money for their food!) and followed the scene down the street towards the park. Nehelenia had stopped running and turned to face her assailant.

Usagi knew that this situation wasn't going to end well and that force was necessary. "MOON ETERNAL MAKE-UP!" She yelled out and transformed just before the others arrived.

Nehelenia and Chibi-Moon began to battle each other using force throwing energy blasts at each other. Chibi-Moon never once wondered why Sailor Moon isn't helping her because she thinks she can handle this all by herself.

'Who should I protect? How can I decide? What am I going to do?' Sailor Moon sat on the sidelines and watched in horror at her two children almost destroying themselves. The others had transformed and were ready to attack. The Starlights minus Fighter were ready to attack Chibi-Moon and the inners were ready to attack Nehelenia. "Stop!" Sailor Moon called out to them before they added to the damage. "Don't hurt them."

Chibi-Moon's attacks are doing a lot of damage and Nehelenia is getting weaker. Chibi-Moon is preparing to use the Silver Crystal against her. She began glowing with a white light much like Usagi's and sends a blast out. Sailor Moon gasps in horror and then throws herself in front of Nehelenia to take the blast. She soon notices that she's not alone as Fighter is there with her.

Behind the protective wall of Fighter and Sailor Moon Nehelenia begins to grow into a woman. Chibi-Moon does the same but becomes Wicked Lady. Her eyes blaze with fire as she glares through her mother and Fighter. Nehelenia's eyes are no longer the deep pools of blue that they had been before but now turned back into the golden globes with silver slits that they had been when she was possessed.

The outers arrive after receiving a distress call from Rei. Uranus prepares herself to attack not even questioning why no one else is and is stopped by Sailor Moon. "Kitten why?"

"Please, don't hurt them, please!" She begs everyone.

"Sailor Moon, what is going on?" Neptune asks the question that everyone wanted to know the answer to.

Sailor Moon stood there crying and dropped to her knees. Her gloved hands covered her face as she sobbed into them. "Where is Mamoru?" Saturn asks which only makes Sailor Moon cry more.

As if on cue a rose flies down to pierce the ground between Nehelenia and Wicked Lady. He must have been in shock because he saved them from listening to his corny speech. Tuxedo Kamen leapt down from the tree branch that he had been standing on and came up next to Sailor Moon.

The two women had stopped fighting and were looking over in the direction of Sailor Moon. Nehelenia's eyes began to flicker and eventually fade back to blue. She saw that she was causing Sailor Moon this heartache and wanted to comfort her. She turns and begins to walk towards Sailor Moon as she gradually shrinks back down to a child.

A cool wind begins to blow between the fighters and a temporary peace is established. Sailor Moon senses her approaching and lifts her head. Behind Nehelenia she sees Wicked Lady about to blast her. "NO!!" Sailor Moon jumps up. She knows that this little child could not withstand a powerful blast from Wicked Lady.

Fighter jumps on Nehelenia shielding her from any possible harm while Sailor Moon blasts Wicked Lady "SILVER MOON CRYSTAL POWER KISS!".

Wicked Lady immediately changes back to Chibi-Usa and falls to the ground after the blast. Mamoru runs over and cradles her in his arms. Fighter was on the other side of Sailor Moon holding Nehelenia in her arms. Sailor Moon is stuck in the middle turning her head from side to side.

Chibi-Usa begins to fade becoming transparent. "Why?" She looks up at Sailor Moon. "Why?" She asks again as she fades from existence leaving Mamoru left clinging to the air which once held her.

Nehelenia escapes Fighter's arms and runs up to hold Sailor Moon tightly. "Thank you Mother." She cries as Sailor Moon bends down to wrap her arms around her frail body. "Thank you for following your dream." She backs away a bit and looks Sailor Moon in the face and then turns to Fighter and smiles.

"Nehelenia is Usagi's child?" Minako gasps and shares a shocked expression with the rest of them.

"Then obviously Mamoru isn't her father if Chibi-Usa disappeared." Ami came to the logical conclusion. "Then who is her father?"

Everyone turns to face Fighter, the only other person that they could think of. Fighter blushes and gives them a smile. "So Usagi had to choose between Mamoru and Seiya?" Makoto is confused just as everyone else is.

"That's why she came to find Seiya and lived with us!" Healer and Maker said.

Everyone comes to the same conclusion all at once and knows Usagi's decision now. Mamoru says nothing but just stands and watches. He shoots a look at Pluto and sees Nehelenia running towards her. "Thank you Pluto!" She hugs her.

Pluto hugs her back and opens the time portal. Nehelenia hands her back one of her crystal keys and walks through the gate. She turned back to wave, "I love you Mom and Dad." Then she disappears into the pink light.