After a restless night Ana woke up in the spare bed at Usagi's house where she had spent the night. Ana had to rush Usagi and Chibi-Usa out of bed since they were already late. All three; Ana, Usagi and Chibi-Usa, came running into the park a whole ten minutes late. Everyone was already there and not looking very happy. Mamoru had explained to the outers about Ferio and his family. Setsuna had just smiled and said that she had known that already, and addressed Ferio as prince when he showed up. Setsuna then said she would be taking Ana, Usagi, Mamoru and Ferio. This made Chibi-Usa whine, but Setsuna then reminded her that she got to time travel a lot more them any of the others. This made her shut up and she got this big simile on her face. With acknowledgement from Setsuna, Ana had them all transform, except Ferio, and then the five stood in a circle and she waved her staff over them. A cloud formed and they disappeared. The group space jumped to the planet Pluto where the time gate stood. This is where they entered and started their trip to Sage. It didn't take long, since they had the guardian of time with them. They arrived in a huge area that looked like a temple, but most of it was already ruined. Right as the assembly became aware of where they were, they heard a newborn baby howl. They followed the sound until they came to the front of a castle. There upon the footsteps lay the bodies of several Sailor Scouts. There were a total of eight. Each one had there back to the castle doors and none looked as though they had tried to run away in their last moments. They tried the doors, and with a little work they were able to move them open and get though the rumble. The group wandered though the halls of the castle following the sounds of the crying baby. In a great hall they found a large spiral staircase that lead to a large suite. What used to be the back wall was now just sky that looked over the ruined city. They ventured out on the roof and looked back to see that another part of the wall had been blasted away. Rocks and rumble lay all about and there were even a few more bodies lying about the balcony outside the room. One body stood out from the rest, it was the body of a very lovely man who was wearing armor and used to be standing with his back to the bedroom door to the balcony. Sailor Sage knew right away that was the body of her father. He looked like her and had the royal crest on his chest. As she gazed at him his body it dissolved and then disappeared. There just inside the rumble of the collapsed wall to the bedroom was a grand bed, on which laid Queen Belladonna. Next to her was Lady Ethelinda holding a baby girl, wrapped in a sliver-lined blanket. Sailor Sage cried out "Momma!" "You mustn't be seen," whispered Sailor Pluto. "Sorry." Said Sailor Sage as she backed away from the scene. As they watched, a loud explosion sounded above. Everyone's eyes past and present looked to the sky. There was a large black cloud forming on the horizon. "Look," cried out Sailor Moon in a low voice. The Queen was handing her baby back to Lady Ethelinda and pushing her away. Sailor Sage was now watching her mother force Ethelinda to leave and take Ana with her. Even from where they were they could see that all were crying. As they were preparing to leave there were huge things falling from the sky. They could hear cries coming from the few people left as the were killed by the monsters that came from the "Darkness." Sailor Sage got up to go and stop them, but Sailor Pluto stopped her. "We can not change anything in this time or we might ruin everything for the future." Then they all watched as Ethelinda stood ready and the Queen stood on unsteady legs and with all her remaining strength shouted "Sage Planet Power!" With that Lady Ethelinda and baby Ana flew into the air. The Queen was able to stand for just one more moment before she fell back on to the bed. There was a loud rumbling and the world shook. The Queen's staff flew into the air and was gone along with Ana and Ethelinda. Sailor Sage turned to Sailor Pluto and asked, "Can I go to her now before she is all the way gone, so I can tell her once that I love her, please?" Sailor Pluto's response was just a small nod of her head. Sailor Sage ran all the way to her mother. She was still alive but barely. When she saw Sailor Sage she smiled, "My wish has been answered I got to see you again." "Momma, I've missed you, I love you." "I love you too daughter that is why I sent you away please forgive me." "I do mother, I do. I understand why you did." With that the Queen's body relaxed and Sailor Sage felt her sprit leave her body. Sailor Sage hugged her mother and cried. Sailor Moon went to her just as her mother's body disappeared. Sailor Sage turned and hugged Sailor Moon. The two girls sat there and rocked back and forth until a monster came into the room that they were standing in. Sailor Pluto used her "Dead Scream" and destroyed it. "Sorry, I shouldn't have done that, just some built up anger. It's time we watched from a safe distance." And with that they teleported to space about 100 miles off the planet. There they watched the "Darkness" eat it's way though the planet. When it had destroyed everything it could it just left without turning back. As the large rocks parted they all saw a spaceship fly away. "There's my family," said Ferio, "we left just in time." Sailor Pluto then told them she was going to speed time up so they could see if anything else happened. They watched as the larger rocks started to orbit the sun. Then as a rather large one started to pass them they realized there was something still remaining on it. They moved in for a closer look. And there on that rock was the tower that was the largest point of the castle that once held the home of Ana's family. Some how it had not been touched by the "Darkness." The group set down in front of the tower. Over the door reads "The Tower of Knowledge". Sailor Pluto tells them it is safe, so the group untransformed and tries to enter. Mamoru tries the door, but he can't open it. So then Ferio tries it. The two boys together can't open the door. Then Setsuna says with a bit of mystery, "Why don't you open it, Ana?" So Ana walks up to the door and it opens to her without her even touching it. "How did you know that would happen Setsuna?" Asked Usagi. "I thought it might work, since the royal symbol of Sage is on the door. And Ana is of the Sage family." "Oh!" Sighed from everyone in the group. The group entered the tower. There was a huge spiral staircase going up the center of the tower with books going all the way up the walls. At the top of the stairs was a room; once again only Ana could open the door. In the room was a desk with a chair. On the desk was a large thick book that was opened to a blank page with today's date on it. Besides the desk and chair was a bookcase with similar books with dates on them. "Well I guess we start reading!" Laughed Ana. With that they all grab a book and started reading though them looking for the name of the enemy that destroyed Sage. Surprisingly Usagi was the one that found the book that ends with the death of Queen Serenity. So she sat down and read it from the beginning out loud. As she read, it was discovered that when she was in power Queen Serenity did great things. One was she united the royal families into a group called The Royal Families of the Galaxy. They had held meetings on what to do if problems would have arisen. Most people thought this wasn't needed since there hadn't been wars for nearly 1000 years. Mamoru had picked up the next book on the self and was flipping though while Usagi read. After a few minutes he gasped and Usagi stopped and looked at him, "What's wrong Mamo-chan?" "I know what was attacking them. And I am not happy about it." "Well what was it," asked Ferio? "After Usa-ko's mother died the Royal Families of the Galaxy cut their ties with everyone else and sealed themselves off. That is when a power or "Darkness" started attacking any planet that had guardians left. But Sage was never attacked till then, or now. But it says right here that a trade ship was present when the Neagaverse attacked the Moon Kingdom. They saw everything and it sounds like what just happened here. But after the Neagaverse totally destroyed the Moon Kingdom a bright light shot out and then everything disappeared that was around the moon. But the "Darkness" that was still on Earth didn't." "The Darkness is the Neagaverse!" Stated Setsuna. "But I destroyed the Neagaverse just a little while ago." Whined Usagi. "Imagine a small part of the Neagaverse surviving for the last 1000 years and all it doing was making it's self strong." Added Mamoru. "But why didn't it go back to Earth when Beryl came back into power?" Asked Usagi. "Maybe they wanted to continue gathering energy for the Neagaverse." Put in Setsuna. "That is possible, that is all that they ever wanted." Agreed Mamoru. "I think we have learned enough this trip. I think it's time to go." Spoke up Setsuna. When the group transformed and was standing ready to teleport home, Ana took a small pebble off the floor. Sailor Pluto saw this but didn't say anything about it. When they got back home it took the rest of the day to explain what happened to everyone else. As the outer scouts were leaving Ana ran up to Setsuna and asked her when she would be able to see her again and Setsuna said, "I will see you very soon, but it won't be under good conditions." And as she said that Ana's staff showed up out of thin air, started flashing and spinning around. Everyone by now knew what that meant. "Good, finally a fight, it was getting too quite around here." Added Haruka. "Everyone go home we have a few rough days head of us." Setsuna told the girls.