Hello again! Thanks to my two reviewers Galea and M*Y*S*T*-*L*A*D*Y for their ever so nice reviews. Don't worry M*Y*S*T*-*L*A*D*Y, she's not going to fall in love with Mamoru/ Darien. I would never do that. I'm not the hugest of Mamoru/ Darien fans, although I like him well enough. And if you keep reading (as I hope you will) you'll find out where the story is going. I try not to give too much away at first. No, it's not a romance or a story about her life. Anyway, now, fresh off of Microsoft Word, here's the first chapter! Enjoy!



Chapter 1: Tears

I wasn't planning on fighting in the battle, but I was watching it, in case the fight became too much for my fellow senshi to handle. I didn't think it would, however my many Millennia, watching different wars unfold, was more than enough experience to tell me that things could change at the drop of a dime. Not to mention all of the times I actually fought and the unexpected occurred.

I gazed at the window I'd opened looking down on the raging battle. It was pretty vicious, and my associates were on the verge of being beaten. They were bloody and battered. I figured that it was time for me to go and help, when something more than unexpected happened. I watched, eyes wide open; as Tuxedo Mask took a deadly hit from the enemy and fall to the ground in a heap. It was an odd thing to see, to say the least. I'd never seen him fall like that in the present. I'd seen it in the past, and maybe in the far future, but never in the present. No one else saw him fall, though. I then knew it was time to go down. I was on Earth in seconds.

"Sailor Pluto!" Sailor Moon shouted when she noticed me. "What are you doing here?" Sailor Moon always developed a case of nerves whenever she saw me. She associated my arrivals with something bad happening, for reasons beyond my knowledge. I never brought bad things, I just knew about them before she did.

"I've come to help," I replied. I shot an attack at the nearest advancing creature. "You better check on Tuxedo Mask." She looked at me in shock. She wasn't sure if I was telling the truth or not, I knew, but then she realized who I was and began searching for her beloved.

I unwillingly fought side by side with the other senshi. I was not really one to feel the exhilaration that others feel during a fight. I'm not sure if my coming changed the outcome of the battle, though it did improve the odds. Soon the creatures were destroyed and I prepared myself to go back to my familiar post, the Time Gate. I felt more comfortable at the Gate than I ever would on Earth. I did not know why that was. I started making it a habit to have my Earthly visits as short as possible. I looked over at Sailor Neptune, about to inform her of my departure, when I observed the Inner Senshi huddled around. My conscience told me exactly what they were crowded around, but my flaw told me to go see them anyway.

I stood silently behind Sailor Venus, who was looking over Tuxedo Mask's body, most likely looking for signs of life. Sailor Mars was comforting a hysterical Sailor Moon. Suddenly, Venus gasped and stepped back.

"What is it, Venus?" Mercury asked softly. Moon stopped crying long enough to hear what Venus was going to say. Every instinct inside me knew what she was about to say, and I wanted to protect Sailor Moon from those words. But I couldn't, so I just stood and listened to them, as well.

"I'm-I'm sorry, Serena," she gulped back a sob. "He's dead." As if Venus's words were spears, Sailor Moon collapsed into Mars's arms. It was one of the saddest things I'd ever witnessed, and I'd seen some extremely horrendous things. My princess was weeping for a reason I'd never thought she would. How come I did not see this before? How come I did not feel it? Was there something wrong with the stream? It was not normal for me not to know an event as vital as this. I could have been able to step in earlier and redirect the attack or warn him. I'd seen the future of the Moon Kingdom and he was in it, so how could this happen without my knowledge? It was my job to make sure the flow of time was unaltered, yet I had a sinking feeling that I failed. I had to get back to the Gate immediately and find out what was going on.

I turned and walked back to Neptune and Uranus. There were unshed tears in their eyes. I'm sure there were some in mine as well, for it was getting harder and harder to see clearly.

"You know where I'll be," I whispered.

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Wow, never expected that one, did ya? That is way different that her falling in love with him, huh? Hmmmm. Okay, people, you know the drill! REVIEW and REVIEW some more. I'll be back as soon as I can with the next chapter. Even I'm curious to see how this turns out! (Lol, j/k) Email me if you want. Thanks for reading! Aloha!

S. Setsuna

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