I know I know! What's taking me so long? I'm sorry, but at least I haven't totally deserted it, which is more than some people can say (Ami A.). Anyways, here it is chapter 8 the secret energy revealed; I hope you're not disappointed

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Trista got up and got ready immediately. 'I hope no one is worried' she thought. She was unused to sleeping late and felt sluggish. 'I guess I should start with telling the Queen about my discovery, and the king if he's still here.'

So she continued to get ready and re-dressed. 'I better go as Sailor Pluto,' she thought and got her transformation wand out and put it in her pocket.

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For one moment since she found out she was pregnant, the Queen was left alone, with the exception of Rini of course.

"Finally," Serena commented out loud, "Peace and quiet." She reviewed the past few hectic weeks and realized that there was something up with Trista and the timeline... the Queen was lost in thought when Sailor Pluto slipped in unnoticed.

"I wonder..." Serena commented out loud, deep in thought. Sailor Pluto thought it was her whom Serena was talking to and said clearly,

"Yes your majesty?"

"AHHH!" the Queen screamed startled at Sailor Pluto's appearance.

"Oh, it's just you," Serena said calm again, "I didn't notice you." Trista looked like she was going to die when a rumbling sound could be heard. The one and only sound of 10 Sailor scouts trampling down a hallway.

"Noooo!" Serena moaned, "I must have surprised them when I screamed!" At that second the door burst open.

"I WAS HER!" screamed Mina.

"Huh?" Serena said.

"I saw her too!" Rei exclaimed talking fast and gasping, out of breath.

"Please calm down and say what you're talking about so that we will understand!" Trista exclaimed exasperated.

"Sorry," said Mina calming down slightly, "I didn't know that you two were talking, it's just she surprised us!"

"Who?" the Queen's voice could be heard above all others.

"Chibi Chibi!" Seiya said responding to Serena's voice.

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Once everyone had settled down and Rini stopped crying Trista had organized them around the throne.

"Since you all appeared I guess I'll say what I have to, to all of you." Sailor Pluto's voice rang out, "I'm not sure but I suspect Chibi Chibi may be here because of this."

"Since the Starlights happened to show up at Small Lady's birth and there was such a big commotion, her birth was delayed. Not by a lot, but by enough to change the timeline." Trista paused and the Princesses' faces grew worried and concerned.

"I have analyzed an energy that entered Rini because of the delay." Sailor Pluto then held up her time staff and the Sailors gasped as the Garnet Orb flew to the middle of the room and started to shed a gold glitter which collected back into the awed baby's body.

"This energy, thankfully turned out to be undamaging," Trista said as the Garnet Orb flew back to her staff, "Actually it is quite good. The Queen mustn't awake this energy, until she has reached the right age. Many will make fun of her and we must just continue to comfort her. This energy is what makes her strong enough to hold on with the Black Moon family. It makes her strong enough to live on and help defeat them."

"You already know that she does this, but you have yet to wait until you find out your future parts with that enemy," Pluto finished.

"So, what does Chibi Chibi have to do with this?" Lita asked apprehensively after a long pause.

"She is more than she appears," Trista said in a way that made them not dare to ask anything else. Her mind wandered to the night before and how she heard something. 'What is Chibi Chibi doing?' she thought, 'I don't think we were supposed to see her...'

Trista's thoughts were cut short when Yaten spoke up.

"So what about us?" he had felt a bit uneasy ever since Trista beat Seiya up and then hugged him.

"Your free to leave when you wish," Trista said smiling a rare smile. She was trying hard not to laugh as she remembered when she hugged him. The Starlights looked relieved and ready to go except for Taiki (who maws very busy talking to Ami...).

'I think everything is finally straightened out...' Sailor Pluto thought as she de-transformed, 'Only one more visit to the Gates of Time about Chibi Chibi; what is she doing here?'

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Yay! Chapter 8! I hope you like it! I'm thinking about another fic soon... but this one will be finished first! Thanks everyone! *:O)

Your faithful ruler,
Princess BOING Serenity