Author's Notes: This is a GW/SM x-over. Crossed romance is a major part of
this story so turn back now if you have a problem.
Disclaimer: I don't own SM or GW
Immortal Habit Prologue II: Destiny Damned
***A Stranger's Flashback sequence***
***Serena's Dream***
Serena didn't know where she was. It looked like the palace on the Moon but it wasn't any part of the palace that she remembered. Her mother sat on a small chair in a dark corner of the room and instead of her white gown she wore a red one signifying that she mourned for someone or something. Serena chose not to comment on the gown and looked down at her own classic attire. As always in these dreams she wore her royal princess gown.
"This is my secret room, Serenity, only known to me," said her mother as she stood, removing herself from the shadows.
"It's very nice," said Serena in awe as she looked around the medium sized room, it had furniture made of dark wood only found on the planet Jupiter.
"I'm glad you like it but we didn't come here to talk about rooms. I have something to tell you, my little rabbit," said Queen Serenity.
"What is it, mother, is another enemy coming?" Serena asked only half- joking as she tinkered with a golden box from Venus.
"Yes," whispered the Queen.
The box clattered to the ground but Serena took no note. The princess closed her eyes and sighed. It had been to good to be true.
"Who is left? Who in this universe that carries ill will haven't I killed?" Serena asked sadly.
"This will your hardest battle ever, not even Chaos can stand to the horror you will see," Serenity ignored her daughters question.
Serena's eyes snapped open to stare into her mother's. Queen Serenity had never openly avoided a question from her daughter.
"Who is it?" Serena demanded.
"Someone many misjudged many years ago," the queen sighed.
"Stop stalling, mother," Serena pleaded.
"I'm sorry my dear, but it was never meant to be. You did not love Endymion, my darling, and he did not love you. We were just to blind to see it," Serenity rambled.
"No," whispered Serena.
"My daughter things have changed in the future. There is no Crystal Tokyo, there is no peace, and there is hardly any hope. But you will see it and feel it more than anyone. You will no longer be a princess but a warrior queen with the blood of gods running through your veins and you will find another to share your heart. And Prince Endymion of Earth shall be your eternal enemy," Serenity told her mourning daughter.
Serena couldn't handle this information. She loved Darien and now...it was all a lie, every word, every touch, and every emotion. Serena floundered about for a different subject to speak of when a phrase her mother said came to the rescue.
"What do you mean by 'blood of gods'?" she asked.
The spirit sighed, "You may want to sit down for this."
Serena obeyed and took a seat on a cushioned stool.
"Once upon a time there was Selene, the first Moon goddess. Selene lived there for many years, watching the people of Earth live and prosper, and she became lonely. She created the first Lunarians like Promethius had made Men but with golden to white hair and eyes from green to silver. Selene began to long for a child but for years her wish escaped her. Then one day she knew she was pregnant, just like that. There was no father so the young girl looked almost exactly like her mother. Selene ruled the Moon and its people for a thousand years before she was sure he daughter, Serenity, was ready then she handed the throne to her and retired within the Moon. Serenity then passed her throne to her daughter, who like her mother had no father, and she to hers. The line of Serenity has been unbroken for a million years, each queen ruling for a thousand years and passing the crown to her daughter. You, Serenity, are the thousandth of the line, a direct descendant of Selene," the former Queen Serenity explained.
"Is that all?" Serana asked timidly.
"No, there is much more but I can not tell," the Moon Queen said.
And then the dream world began to fade and Serena returned to her bed.
***End Dream***
Serena woke the next morning remembering nothing but she had a strange sense of foreboding in her heart.
***3 Months Later*** Eternal Sailor Moon lay dying on the hard ground, the bodies of the Sailor Scouts around her, all except for Pluto. The enemy had come quickly and quietly over the months with no minions. They had prefered to fight their own battles. Until now fights were always in favor of the Sailor Scouts, this time was different.
'I have failed,' she thought, 'I'm sorry.'
She lifted her head slightly so she could glare at the enemy. This woman had taken everything from her, her friends, family, lover, and any chance of Rini. She wanted to kill this woman more than anything she had ever wanted before.
"You will never win, Madame Zylstra, the people of earth won't allow you," Sailor Moon whispered.
"Foolish girl! If your 'all powerful' crystal can't beat me do you really think humanity stands a chance?" cackled Madame Zylstra, "If I can turn your precious prince on you don't you think humanity might lose?"
"No, you evil witch," Sailor Moon breathed as her vision became blurry.
Zylstra chose to ignore this comment.
"You die now, cousin," Zylstra said as a red ball of energy came into being in her hands.
"Cousin?" asked Sailor Moon.
Suddenly, Sailor Moon writhed in pain. Memories poured into her mind, filling in blanks she'd never known were there. An image of a small child from a far away moon with black and red hair laughing with a blonde haired girl in a gloden dress flashed through her mind. The pain had started to dull so she opened her eyes.
"Zylsie?" she asked.
Madame Zylstra smiled cruelly and threw the ball of energy that had grown to the size of a beach ball. Sailor Moon watched her death come silently. Then with no notice the corpses of the Sailor Scouts began to glow their planetary colors. When the ball got one foot from her the glowing lights transferred themselves from the scouts to Sailor Moon and when the ball was one inch away from her it stopped and Sailor Moon erupted in light. As the light receded a woman appeared where Sailor Moon once lay. She wore a white sailor suit with an apron of colored stripes and had her silver hair in heart shaped odangos. On her forehead was a silver crescent moon and a golden eight point star. From her back sprouted ivory wings and two staffs appeared in her hands. The first was the Staff of Cosmos and was made of ivory and had a crystal ball on top and the second was silver with golden vines on it and on the top was a silver crescent moon with an eight point star inside the curve and in the middle of the star was the Imperium Silver Crystal. The edge of the crescent glinted dangerously for it was sharp enough to cut through a shield of diamond.
"I am Cosmos," she said.
Madame Zylstra gasped and turned to escape. She knew the legends of Sailor Cosmos the protector of the universe and had no wish to die. All she wanted was what was rightfully hers or in other words Endymion. She had thought that now in this time things would be different. She no longer had that uncontrollable energy that destroyed the only friendship she had known. But it was no different, they all still loved that little princess and even died for her, except for Endymion. His suposed death had been for her and only her.
"You disobeyed the laws of the universe and killed my friends. You shall be punished," said the regal woman.
Madame Zylstra turned and slowly bowed for she knew there was no chance now for escape. She would be back, she knew she could count on her lover, the only one that cared since she had been unable to find her only other friend from the Silver Millenium.
"Yes, of course, my Queen" said Zylstra in a quavering voice for death was still a terrifying thing.
The first staff disappeared from Cosmos hand and she twirled the second staff next to her until you couldn't tell top from bottom.
"Cosmos..." she began.
She started to twirl the staff above her head.
"Crescent..."
Cosmos stopped.
"Death!"
The edge of the staff glinted again as the staff swung down and decapitated Madame Zylstra. Zylstra's head hit the ground with a wet slap. Cosmos looked around her, at the ruins that used to be the Juuban district of Tokyo. She no longer had a home or a family, Endymion had made sure of that. Her Scouts had left her, Luna and Artemis had left her,and her lover had helped kill them all. But he was dead like every one else. She had nothing left, no love, no hate, not even pain touched her now.
"Is this what you meant, mother!" Cosmos screamed to the sky, "I lived to become the most powerful being in the universe but I am alone! I have no one to love or to hate! How is this future preferred to Crystal Tokyo!"
"I'm sorry, rabbit, I tried to stop this but once Fate and Destiny see eye to eye kingdoms crumble and lives are lost," said Queen Serenity.
"In that you are correct, Mother," Cosmos whispered cooly as she once again observed the red garments her mother had worn in her now remembered dream.
"Why don't you make a wish? It will bring them back," the Queen asked.
Cosmos' stomach rolled in something almost akin to disgust but she no longer could be sure since she could not quite recall what disgust felt like. Bringing them back after all they had done for her? Never, not in a million years would she do that to her family.
"I can't do that. They deserve their rest," Cosmos cried.
"You and I both know the Crystal will still bring them back, but they won't remember," sighed Serenity.
She had to make her daughter understand that if she doesn't bring them back now she will destroy herself later on when she cannot protect them from future horrors that would destroy them if divided for a moment.
"Maybe that's for the best," said Cosmos.
If they couldn't remember the battles they couldn't remember the pain. She would not drag them back into this battle again willingly. But these thoughts were starting to melt away. To have them once again at her side. Even after such a short separation from them she felt... empty.
"Serenity Artemis Moon Cosmos, they need to remember now. Fate won't allow anything else. What if in a few years from now you hear about a small girl with black hair that was killed by an abusive father? A blonde raped in an alley? A tall brunette killed in a gang fight? A suicidal genius? A lesbian couple killed by bigots in a restaurant? A priestess found shot while sweeping the steps? What will you do then? To know that you denied them the power that would save them from these horrors?" argued the Queen.
Cosmos shuddered as she realized everything her mother said was true. She saw that future as clearly as she remembered her fight with Metallia. She saw now that with the rightful power of their planets that a different path would be taken, one where she could see a small light at the end of the tunnel but no details.
"Thank you, Mother, for your guidance. However misplaced it may be. But I will not awaken three of them. They truly deserve their rest ," sighed Cosmos as she thought about the three sisters of Endymion who had come to help them in the fight.
"Goodbye, daughter, this time it's forever. You have claimed your throne and I hear my mother calling," Queen Serenity said with a small smile.
Then the form of the queen floated upward towards the Moon and Cosmos turned to the dead bodies of her protectors. Already feeling guilty for the task she was about to do. She called the crystal from her staff and changed into the robes of Neo-Queen Serenity, except her wings were still real.
"There is no way for me to repay you for the gifts you have given me, but I can give you another chance," Neo-Queen Serenity whispered.
"Imperium Silver Crystal! I wish that my friends Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto were alive to live out their new destinies and that the Sailors Earth, Infinity, and Dominion shall sleep until being reborn in a time of great need," said Neo-Queen Serenity and watched three of the bodies on the ground faded into nothingness.
Another flash of light engulfed Neo-Queen Serenity and the remaining Sailor Scouts and when it faded away the Scouts stood dressed in their princess gowns. They also had angel wings sprouting out of their backs.
"Serena! We did it! You did it!" cried Mina joyfully as she ran to her cousin.
"Good work, Meatball head," said Rei as she scanned her surroundings.
"Congratulations, Serena," said Ami.
"You rock, Sere!" yelled Lita.
Neo-Queen Serenity smiled at her friends but anyone could tell it was forced.
"What's wrong, Moonface?" asked Amara who had wrapped her arms around Michelle.
"I have claimed my throne and I have lost the sanctuary of my memories for I can't tell the reality from fantasy," the Neo-Queen sighed, "but this is just the ravings of a princess who with her court will live forever."
Silence filled the air, no one could think of anything to say. Their princess, no queen, had once again given up something to protect a world that would never give her a parade, a statue, or even love. But she still fought, she still kept on going when it seemed the dark could not get darker.
"Let's go home,"she whispered and then she spread her wings and took off into the sky but then she realized she had no home and sank back down to Earth and cried. Her friends looked at her worriedly and then they all embraced and cried with her.
***End Flashback***
The woman sighed and pulled herself from her memories of a day that happened 1,019 years ago. She was now on a plane back to Tokyo. She was to meet a friend of Trista's at an abandoned warehouse in the New Juuban area. She almost thought that the location had been chosen just to spite her.
'I don't even get letters anymore,' she thought, 'Just Christmas cards. Of course Hotaru is in the Galactic Leyline dimension so she has a reason and Trista has the Time Gate to look after, even if she can't see the time streams.'
She had thought about her friends often lately. They were all successful in one way or another now. She thought about all the times they had promised to meet but in the end were forced to cancel. How would such prominent members of society leave without a trace? Someone was sure to miss them. Suddenly, she was wrenched back into reality by a tap on her shoulder.
"The plane has landed, ma'am," a stewardess informed her.
She gave a nod of thanks and stood to leave. When she exited the terminal she headed to the exit, she had no luggage so she quickly grabbed a taxi and continued to her former home. Ten minutes later she walked into the building that was her destination. There was an old man standing in a corner of the building and she made her way to him.
"Artemis, right on time, as usual. I have a mission for you from Dr. M. Do you accept?" asked the old man with a metal claw for a hand.
"Depends on the mission," replied Serenity Artemis Moon-Cosmos without a pause.
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Another one done and revised...yay. Oh ya review and tell me if you like the new small changes!
Immortal Habit Prologue II: Destiny Damned
***A Stranger's Flashback sequence***
***Serena's Dream***
Serena didn't know where she was. It looked like the palace on the Moon but it wasn't any part of the palace that she remembered. Her mother sat on a small chair in a dark corner of the room and instead of her white gown she wore a red one signifying that she mourned for someone or something. Serena chose not to comment on the gown and looked down at her own classic attire. As always in these dreams she wore her royal princess gown.
"This is my secret room, Serenity, only known to me," said her mother as she stood, removing herself from the shadows.
"It's very nice," said Serena in awe as she looked around the medium sized room, it had furniture made of dark wood only found on the planet Jupiter.
"I'm glad you like it but we didn't come here to talk about rooms. I have something to tell you, my little rabbit," said Queen Serenity.
"What is it, mother, is another enemy coming?" Serena asked only half- joking as she tinkered with a golden box from Venus.
"Yes," whispered the Queen.
The box clattered to the ground but Serena took no note. The princess closed her eyes and sighed. It had been to good to be true.
"Who is left? Who in this universe that carries ill will haven't I killed?" Serena asked sadly.
"This will your hardest battle ever, not even Chaos can stand to the horror you will see," Serenity ignored her daughters question.
Serena's eyes snapped open to stare into her mother's. Queen Serenity had never openly avoided a question from her daughter.
"Who is it?" Serena demanded.
"Someone many misjudged many years ago," the queen sighed.
"Stop stalling, mother," Serena pleaded.
"I'm sorry my dear, but it was never meant to be. You did not love Endymion, my darling, and he did not love you. We were just to blind to see it," Serenity rambled.
"No," whispered Serena.
"My daughter things have changed in the future. There is no Crystal Tokyo, there is no peace, and there is hardly any hope. But you will see it and feel it more than anyone. You will no longer be a princess but a warrior queen with the blood of gods running through your veins and you will find another to share your heart. And Prince Endymion of Earth shall be your eternal enemy," Serenity told her mourning daughter.
Serena couldn't handle this information. She loved Darien and now...it was all a lie, every word, every touch, and every emotion. Serena floundered about for a different subject to speak of when a phrase her mother said came to the rescue.
"What do you mean by 'blood of gods'?" she asked.
The spirit sighed, "You may want to sit down for this."
Serena obeyed and took a seat on a cushioned stool.
"Once upon a time there was Selene, the first Moon goddess. Selene lived there for many years, watching the people of Earth live and prosper, and she became lonely. She created the first Lunarians like Promethius had made Men but with golden to white hair and eyes from green to silver. Selene began to long for a child but for years her wish escaped her. Then one day she knew she was pregnant, just like that. There was no father so the young girl looked almost exactly like her mother. Selene ruled the Moon and its people for a thousand years before she was sure he daughter, Serenity, was ready then she handed the throne to her and retired within the Moon. Serenity then passed her throne to her daughter, who like her mother had no father, and she to hers. The line of Serenity has been unbroken for a million years, each queen ruling for a thousand years and passing the crown to her daughter. You, Serenity, are the thousandth of the line, a direct descendant of Selene," the former Queen Serenity explained.
"Is that all?" Serana asked timidly.
"No, there is much more but I can not tell," the Moon Queen said.
And then the dream world began to fade and Serena returned to her bed.
***End Dream***
Serena woke the next morning remembering nothing but she had a strange sense of foreboding in her heart.
***3 Months Later*** Eternal Sailor Moon lay dying on the hard ground, the bodies of the Sailor Scouts around her, all except for Pluto. The enemy had come quickly and quietly over the months with no minions. They had prefered to fight their own battles. Until now fights were always in favor of the Sailor Scouts, this time was different.
'I have failed,' she thought, 'I'm sorry.'
She lifted her head slightly so she could glare at the enemy. This woman had taken everything from her, her friends, family, lover, and any chance of Rini. She wanted to kill this woman more than anything she had ever wanted before.
"You will never win, Madame Zylstra, the people of earth won't allow you," Sailor Moon whispered.
"Foolish girl! If your 'all powerful' crystal can't beat me do you really think humanity stands a chance?" cackled Madame Zylstra, "If I can turn your precious prince on you don't you think humanity might lose?"
"No, you evil witch," Sailor Moon breathed as her vision became blurry.
Zylstra chose to ignore this comment.
"You die now, cousin," Zylstra said as a red ball of energy came into being in her hands.
"Cousin?" asked Sailor Moon.
Suddenly, Sailor Moon writhed in pain. Memories poured into her mind, filling in blanks she'd never known were there. An image of a small child from a far away moon with black and red hair laughing with a blonde haired girl in a gloden dress flashed through her mind. The pain had started to dull so she opened her eyes.
"Zylsie?" she asked.
Madame Zylstra smiled cruelly and threw the ball of energy that had grown to the size of a beach ball. Sailor Moon watched her death come silently. Then with no notice the corpses of the Sailor Scouts began to glow their planetary colors. When the ball got one foot from her the glowing lights transferred themselves from the scouts to Sailor Moon and when the ball was one inch away from her it stopped and Sailor Moon erupted in light. As the light receded a woman appeared where Sailor Moon once lay. She wore a white sailor suit with an apron of colored stripes and had her silver hair in heart shaped odangos. On her forehead was a silver crescent moon and a golden eight point star. From her back sprouted ivory wings and two staffs appeared in her hands. The first was the Staff of Cosmos and was made of ivory and had a crystal ball on top and the second was silver with golden vines on it and on the top was a silver crescent moon with an eight point star inside the curve and in the middle of the star was the Imperium Silver Crystal. The edge of the crescent glinted dangerously for it was sharp enough to cut through a shield of diamond.
"I am Cosmos," she said.
Madame Zylstra gasped and turned to escape. She knew the legends of Sailor Cosmos the protector of the universe and had no wish to die. All she wanted was what was rightfully hers or in other words Endymion. She had thought that now in this time things would be different. She no longer had that uncontrollable energy that destroyed the only friendship she had known. But it was no different, they all still loved that little princess and even died for her, except for Endymion. His suposed death had been for her and only her.
"You disobeyed the laws of the universe and killed my friends. You shall be punished," said the regal woman.
Madame Zylstra turned and slowly bowed for she knew there was no chance now for escape. She would be back, she knew she could count on her lover, the only one that cared since she had been unable to find her only other friend from the Silver Millenium.
"Yes, of course, my Queen" said Zylstra in a quavering voice for death was still a terrifying thing.
The first staff disappeared from Cosmos hand and she twirled the second staff next to her until you couldn't tell top from bottom.
"Cosmos..." she began.
She started to twirl the staff above her head.
"Crescent..."
Cosmos stopped.
"Death!"
The edge of the staff glinted again as the staff swung down and decapitated Madame Zylstra. Zylstra's head hit the ground with a wet slap. Cosmos looked around her, at the ruins that used to be the Juuban district of Tokyo. She no longer had a home or a family, Endymion had made sure of that. Her Scouts had left her, Luna and Artemis had left her,and her lover had helped kill them all. But he was dead like every one else. She had nothing left, no love, no hate, not even pain touched her now.
"Is this what you meant, mother!" Cosmos screamed to the sky, "I lived to become the most powerful being in the universe but I am alone! I have no one to love or to hate! How is this future preferred to Crystal Tokyo!"
"I'm sorry, rabbit, I tried to stop this but once Fate and Destiny see eye to eye kingdoms crumble and lives are lost," said Queen Serenity.
"In that you are correct, Mother," Cosmos whispered cooly as she once again observed the red garments her mother had worn in her now remembered dream.
"Why don't you make a wish? It will bring them back," the Queen asked.
Cosmos' stomach rolled in something almost akin to disgust but she no longer could be sure since she could not quite recall what disgust felt like. Bringing them back after all they had done for her? Never, not in a million years would she do that to her family.
"I can't do that. They deserve their rest," Cosmos cried.
"You and I both know the Crystal will still bring them back, but they won't remember," sighed Serenity.
She had to make her daughter understand that if she doesn't bring them back now she will destroy herself later on when she cannot protect them from future horrors that would destroy them if divided for a moment.
"Maybe that's for the best," said Cosmos.
If they couldn't remember the battles they couldn't remember the pain. She would not drag them back into this battle again willingly. But these thoughts were starting to melt away. To have them once again at her side. Even after such a short separation from them she felt... empty.
"Serenity Artemis Moon Cosmos, they need to remember now. Fate won't allow anything else. What if in a few years from now you hear about a small girl with black hair that was killed by an abusive father? A blonde raped in an alley? A tall brunette killed in a gang fight? A suicidal genius? A lesbian couple killed by bigots in a restaurant? A priestess found shot while sweeping the steps? What will you do then? To know that you denied them the power that would save them from these horrors?" argued the Queen.
Cosmos shuddered as she realized everything her mother said was true. She saw that future as clearly as she remembered her fight with Metallia. She saw now that with the rightful power of their planets that a different path would be taken, one where she could see a small light at the end of the tunnel but no details.
"Thank you, Mother, for your guidance. However misplaced it may be. But I will not awaken three of them. They truly deserve their rest ," sighed Cosmos as she thought about the three sisters of Endymion who had come to help them in the fight.
"Goodbye, daughter, this time it's forever. You have claimed your throne and I hear my mother calling," Queen Serenity said with a small smile.
Then the form of the queen floated upward towards the Moon and Cosmos turned to the dead bodies of her protectors. Already feeling guilty for the task she was about to do. She called the crystal from her staff and changed into the robes of Neo-Queen Serenity, except her wings were still real.
"There is no way for me to repay you for the gifts you have given me, but I can give you another chance," Neo-Queen Serenity whispered.
"Imperium Silver Crystal! I wish that my friends Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto were alive to live out their new destinies and that the Sailors Earth, Infinity, and Dominion shall sleep until being reborn in a time of great need," said Neo-Queen Serenity and watched three of the bodies on the ground faded into nothingness.
Another flash of light engulfed Neo-Queen Serenity and the remaining Sailor Scouts and when it faded away the Scouts stood dressed in their princess gowns. They also had angel wings sprouting out of their backs.
"Serena! We did it! You did it!" cried Mina joyfully as she ran to her cousin.
"Good work, Meatball head," said Rei as she scanned her surroundings.
"Congratulations, Serena," said Ami.
"You rock, Sere!" yelled Lita.
Neo-Queen Serenity smiled at her friends but anyone could tell it was forced.
"What's wrong, Moonface?" asked Amara who had wrapped her arms around Michelle.
"I have claimed my throne and I have lost the sanctuary of my memories for I can't tell the reality from fantasy," the Neo-Queen sighed, "but this is just the ravings of a princess who with her court will live forever."
Silence filled the air, no one could think of anything to say. Their princess, no queen, had once again given up something to protect a world that would never give her a parade, a statue, or even love. But she still fought, she still kept on going when it seemed the dark could not get darker.
"Let's go home,"she whispered and then she spread her wings and took off into the sky but then she realized she had no home and sank back down to Earth and cried. Her friends looked at her worriedly and then they all embraced and cried with her.
***End Flashback***
The woman sighed and pulled herself from her memories of a day that happened 1,019 years ago. She was now on a plane back to Tokyo. She was to meet a friend of Trista's at an abandoned warehouse in the New Juuban area. She almost thought that the location had been chosen just to spite her.
'I don't even get letters anymore,' she thought, 'Just Christmas cards. Of course Hotaru is in the Galactic Leyline dimension so she has a reason and Trista has the Time Gate to look after, even if she can't see the time streams.'
She had thought about her friends often lately. They were all successful in one way or another now. She thought about all the times they had promised to meet but in the end were forced to cancel. How would such prominent members of society leave without a trace? Someone was sure to miss them. Suddenly, she was wrenched back into reality by a tap on her shoulder.
"The plane has landed, ma'am," a stewardess informed her.
She gave a nod of thanks and stood to leave. When she exited the terminal she headed to the exit, she had no luggage so she quickly grabbed a taxi and continued to her former home. Ten minutes later she walked into the building that was her destination. There was an old man standing in a corner of the building and she made her way to him.
"Artemis, right on time, as usual. I have a mission for you from Dr. M. Do you accept?" asked the old man with a metal claw for a hand.
"Depends on the mission," replied Serenity Artemis Moon-Cosmos without a pause.
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Another one done and revised...yay. Oh ya review and tell me if you like the new small changes!