Eight long years had passed since Selenity had given up her daughter to the orphanage. She didn't know which family had been lucky enough to adopt Serena, and she didn't want to find out. It was a rainy summer day in which she was called to help an old and deathly ill woman that she finally saw her daughter again.

It was Mai Tsukino who was sick, Grandma Tsukino to most who lived in the village called Crescent. She was in so much pain, the Queen could not ignore the calls for help. Not that she would've anyway. Her carriage pulled to a stop in front of a rather large home. Many children were outside playing, while their parents were inside helping and praying.

There were a group of boys playing a rough game of tag, and a group of girls playing hopskotch and jump rope. But it was another group of girls who caught her eye. A group of five sat in a circle talking quietly. They looked too serious for eight year olds.

She heard part of their conversation as she passed.

"Poor Grandma," a blonde one said. She was biting her thumbnail nervously. "How did you know Raye?"

Raye, a raven headed girl, looked guilty, "I don't know. It was just.... just like somebody told me."

The Queen stopped in her tracks, not that the girls noticed.

"Do you know if she'll be okay?"

Raye looked away, "No, I don't think so. But I could be wrong!"

A tall brown headed girl looked up at the sky.

"It's going to thunderstorm," she said. She smiled.

"I don't know why you always get so happy when there's lightening, Lita," the same blonde who was biting her nail said. "They scare me."

Right then thunder rolled in the distant sky.

"When will it be here?"

"It'll start raining in two minutes, but it won't be lightening here for another five."

The Queen blinked at the group. Lita, tall and muscular, and liked lightening. Raye, raven haired and beautiful, had premonitions. This long haired blonde was their link. A blue headed girl sat next to them, her nose in a book. She looked up at the mention of rain, and closed the book to gaze at the sky. Another blonde frowned.

"You two look so happy," she said to Lita and the blue-haired girl. "Rain and thunder, what more could you ask for?"

"Fire," Raye said laughing.

"Love," the no longer frowning blonde said. She smiled brightly.

"Happiness for everyone!" The other blonde said.

"Wow, Serena," the blue-haired girl said, "You aren't asking for much!"

They all giggled and finally noticed the Queen standing there gawking.

Serena? It was her Serena with beautiful long golden hair and happy blue eyes. She felt like her legs were going to slip right out from under her.

"Your Highness?" the blue-haired one asked.

"Hello girls," the Queen said smiling. She felt a drop of rain hit the bare skin on her arm. Two minutes had past.

"Amy! Amy!" Serena said joyfully, "Do your trick with the rain!"

Amy smiled and put her hand out. Rain drops flew strangely into a giant drop of water above it. She then threw the ball up into the air and it exploded and fell like fireworks. Serena clapped happily.

Oh my gods, the Queen thought, she's a Mercurian.

"I want to do my trick!" Raye said. She put two fingers up and focused on them, her brows furrowing, her eyes never coming off the spot right abover her fingers. Slowly, a light appeared above them, like a candle. Then the flame turned into what looked like four candles. Raye smiled.

"Wow, Raye!" Serena said excitedly as Raye's flame went out. "What about you Lita?"

A Martian, Selenity thought. Raye's a powerful Martian.

"Okay!" Lita said. She closed her eyes and held her hands out, cupping them slightly. Thunder rolled loudly right above them. Then a bolt of lightening flew straight down into Lita's hands. It disappeared quickly, leaving everyone disoriented. Lita opened her eyes and looked at the sparkling ball of electricity in her hands.

"That's scary," Mina said frowning. "Lightening's dangerous."

"So is fire!"

"Can you do any tricks, Your Majesty?" Serena said through the arguement starting to form, her eyes reflected her curiosity.

Selenity nodded and held her hand out to Serena. A silver light grew there, an orb shining brighter, illuminating the girl's curious faces.

"Hey, wow!" Mina said smiling. "Serena can do that too!"

The Queen eyes flickered up to Serena's.

"Can you?"

Serena nodded. She put her small hand out next to the Queen, and concentrated on it. A smaller silver grew there, but it grew. Stronger and bigger than the Queen's.

"Don't strain yourself," the Queen said. "You'll lose energy."

Serena looked at her incredulously, "But this is a small orb."

Selenity stood back shocked. That was a small orb?! She didn't want to see a large one.

By this time their clothes were soaked and sticking to their bodies. A parent threw the door open and stomped out.

"Serenity Tsukino get your butt in here now! That goes for you girls too!"

"Yes, Mother," Serena said sadly. She walked slowly inside, her friends following reluctantly. Selenity winced thinking, But I'm your mother. Not her!

"I'm sorry, Your Highness. I'll get you a towel."

Selenity nodded, finally noticing just how wet she was. She walked in and looked at the group of girls. A Martian, A Mercurian, A Jupiterian, and A Venusian.

And my daughter, she thought looking at Serena, is with them. She found her guardians and they found her. They are seriously meant to be near each other. Fate is taking control of their entire lives, yet they don't know it.

Why not? she thought. Fate's taken my life too.

It's taken it for the worse.

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"Setsuna!" Selenity called as she returned to the palace late that night. She was drained from trying to ease Grandma Tsukino's pain. But to no avail.

"Yes, Selenity?" Setsuna asked coming out of nowhere.

"Everything has worked. Everything," she continued talking as she walked towards her room. Setsuna strode with her. "Our plan to put them in the Crescent worked. They've all been adopted, they're best friends, and they're happy."

"You saw them?!" Setsuna said.

"Yes, and she's beautiful. Serena is so beautiful. No crescent moon and golden hair, but she has the most lovely smile."

"But you saw them?!"

The Queen nodded.

"And they're together?! And they're okay?!"

"Yes, I told you that! They've even got their powers! Amy did a trick with the rain water, Lita and Raye could use magic too. Oh, and Serena has got the most energy I've ever seen in such a small child. Everything might work out after all."

Setsuna stopped walking while the Queen continued on. Maybe it was better that she had seen them and thought everything would be okay. For the Queen had seen only one aspect of the upcoming doom, while Setsuna had seen it all. Not that the future was set in stone, but everything she'd seen had been horrible. Too horrible too even imagine.

Author's Note: I hope this isn't moving too fast... but I need to skip years here and there until Serena turns sixteen. Then the real story begins. Yeah, this is like a really long prologue. But review anyway please!

Until the next time,

Ai No Senshi