Loves Return
By Sailor Draco
Chapter 7 : Realization
Rating: PG13
Email: HimeNoDraco@aol.com
Finished: March 9, 2001 (1:38 PM Central)

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, I am merely borrowing the
characters. I am making no profit at all, this is a fanfiction
after all.

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Elena paced in the throne room of the dark kingdom, a winter palace
that once belonged to the royal earth families. She grabbed a ebony
rose and started ripping apart the petals as she thought. Her mother
hated her. That was fine, she didn't love her anyway. She never
expected her father to give his life for that wench though. A set back in
her plans. That brat Chibi-Usa was spoiling everything. Though with
her missing the crystal palace was in chaos, which would give her the
time she needed. She cackled insanely as the plan came to her
and threw the rose into the wall. Finally she would full fill her
grandfathers dream of destroying the moon kingdom.

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Elios paced the room as the senshi were seated around the table,
Queen Serenity looking out the window. Endymion's body had been taken
away and would be given a proper funeral when there was time. Finally
a few tears began to slide down Sailor Venus's face. She couldn't hold
them back anymore. It was too much. Elena her daughter... Chibi-Usa
most likely dead... Endymion dead. How much more death would come
by her daughters hand? She felt responsible for it somehow, like it
was her fault for giving birth to the wicked child. And Dracon, poor
Dracon killed because of Elena.

Finally one fiery senshi couldn't stand the silence or tension any
longer. "Stop it! Everyone we don't know that Chibi-Usa is dead.
There's still a chance she's alive! We need to get things straight and
figure out what we can do," exclaimed Sailor Mars.

"She's right. We must pull ourselves together," agreed Saturn. "For
Chibi-Usa's sake."

Elios and Serenity came to the table, agreeing. Elios was as pale as
death, his eyes red. You could tell he was worried about his love,
Chibi-Usa.

"So lets get this straight. Chibi-Usa is the daughter of Serenity
and Dracon. Elena is the daughter of Venus and Endymion," questioned
Mercury.

"Yes, that is correct. I'm sorry about keeping it from all of you.
I thought it was best," said Serenity softly, a tear slid down her
cheek.
"I'm so sorry Serenity! It's all my fault," cried Venus. "Elena is
my daughter and she killed them. I'm so sorry!"
The senshi were shocked. They never thought the day would come when
they would see their strong leader have a break down.

"It's not your fault Venus," said Serenity comforting her. "Endymion
had us all fooled. You couldn't have known she would do this."

"When did you remember her?" asked Jupiter gently.
"Only after Chibi-Usa's disappearance," she whispered.
"See, you didn't even know she was yours. No ones blaming
you Minako. It's not to late yet. We can still stop her and save Chibi-Usa."
Minako's tears stopped. She was surprised. No one had called her Mianko
in such a long time, other than Endymion at his death. Since Crystal
Tokyo was born, the old days gone, they had ceased to be girls,
teenagers, they were full time warriors. Responsible for defending
the whole universe, keeping the peace on earth. It had just rekindled
something in all of them. They remembered the days before the evil
kingdom rose again, when they were still innocent. They remembered
their loving friendship that could never be broken. In that instant
they were all closer than they had ever been, they were once again more
than senshi, but family.

In that moment they all become stronger, their determination rose.
They would stop Elena and find Chibi-Usa, not matter what it takes.