The Time Of Darkness
Part one: Survivors
"Look at it…it looks so dead, so dark," Usagi/Serenity said to her court.
"At least we know what the outcome of this time will be," Haruka said placing a comforting hand on Serenity's shoulder.
"Thank you Haruka…I just hope that the future we saw will be the one that will actually happen. I don't think I could live seeing the earth so…so dead," she said.
"Do not worry, princess, the future you saw will indeed come true," Setsuna said.
"She's right Serenity, we would not have been aloud to see what we did of the future if it was not a true one," Ami replied.
"You guys are the greatest…where's Mamoru?" she asked, she forgot to call him Endymion, but that would come in time, time they had plenty of on their side.
"He went to earth to see if there were any survivors," Makoto said.
"Yes…Artemis and Luna went with him," Michiru said. They were trying so hard to comfort Usagi, because she was worried about her family.
"I'm going to Jubban…I'm going to see if my family survived," Serenity said.
"Is that such a good idea…I mean," Rei started to say.
"I'll be fine Rei…don't worry," she said as she turned to walk to the teleportation platform that would take her to earth. Once she was on earth, it look so much more dead than from the moon. She decided that it wasn't such a good idea to walk the streets of Jubban as a Princess.
"MOON COSMIC POWER…MAKE UP!" she said and Sailor Moon stood in her place. She walked silently through town until she heard a familiar voice call to her.
"S…sailor moon…please…please help…me," the voice called to her. She walked into OSAP store and Naru was crouching in front of a jewel case trying to keep warm.
"NARU-CHAN!" she shouted and ran towards her.
"Sailor Moon…what happened?" she asked looking up at her.
"Don't talk…hang on," she whispered as she picked the shivering girl up into her arms. She walked out of the store and started walking towards her old house. She kicked the door open with her foot and set Naru down on the couch. She walked into the living room, her family wasn't there. She heard voices from the room where she had left Naru and headed back to her.
"Usa…Sailor Moon!" Shingo cried and hugged her.
"Oh, you're alive," her mother cried as she also hugged her. Her father was standing by the shivering figure of Naru.
"She needs to get warmed up," he replied. Sailor Moon thought for a moment, there were more than enough rooms in the palace, and it was warm. She'd half to get Luna and Artemis to help her adjust the gravity for the survivors though.
"Follow me," she said as she picked up Naru, "hang on Naru-chan…I'll get you someplace warm," she said as she and her family walked out the door.
"Where are we going?" Shingo asked her as they walked into the Arcade center. Motoki, Rika and a few other people were there as well, all trying to stay warm.
"Sailor Moon! NARU-CHAN!" Motokicalled as he saw them walk into the Arcade.
"All of you…listen, follow me, I can take you all somewhere safe!" Sailor Moon said. Everyone nodded and followed her into the basement. She moved aside some boxes and revealed another transporter.
"Okay…now everyone hold hands," she said as she placed Naru in the center of the circle of people on the transporter. When the circle was complete she yelled.
"COSMIC MOON POWER!" in a flash of light the group was standing in a white room with marble floors. Sailor Moon detransformed and picked up her friend.
"Usagi…you're Sailor Moon? Where are we?" Motoki asked. She didn't answer, but she motioned for them to follow her. They passed Haruka and Michiru and they helped the weaker ones into the infirmary. When Naru was lying on the medical bed, Serenity spoke.
"I am sorry about your homes on earth, you are welcome to stay here with me and my court until the time of darkness is over, however you may need to adjust to the gravity difference," she said.
"Usagi…what's going on?" Rika asked. Just then Endymion walked in the room with more people, when he saw Motoki he stopped momentarily, but then when Serenity started to help the wounded he unfroze from his position.
"Mamoru-san…is that you?" Motoki asked. He didn't answer right away.
"Serenity…something's not right…I can sense something coming," he said.
"Endymion I can sense it too, what do you think it is?" she asked. Rika and Motoki were the only ones still standing up.
"Excuse me…Usagi, Mamoru…what's going on? Where are we?" Rika asked.
"I'm sorry…please, call me Serenity…you're on the moon, and since the earth is dead at the time being, you must stay here until we can free it," Serenity said.
"Serenity…that's what the youma called you at the arcade…what about you Mamoru-san?" Motoki asked.
"My name is really Endymion…prince of earth," he said.
"Prince of Earth? Wow…you guys are really into this aren't you? Let me guess, Ami's princess of Mercury, Rei's princess of Mars, Makoto is princess of Jupiter, Minako is princess of Venus, Haruka is princess of Uranus, Michiru is princess of Neptune, Setsuna is princess of Pluto, and Hotaru is the princess of Saturn?" he asked joking with them.
"Yes…and I am Serenity…princess of the moon kingdom. This is no joke Motoki," she stated, just then the other princesses walked into the room. was totally speechless.
"Serenity…I see there were people from Jubban that survived," Hotaru said.
"Yes…Luna, what should we do to help them adjust to the gravity?" Serenity asked.
"I'm not sure,"
"Serenity…why don't you and Endymion show them around the palace, they're going to be here for a while," Artemis said.
"That's a good idea, come along then," Endymion said.
"How can we be on the moon?" Rika asked.
"It's a very long story,"
