SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1If you own Sailor Moon do ya wanna give me the rights? Hmmm? Hmmmm? No? Well then I guess I don't own Sailor Moon.

This chapter rated: G

"The stars directing our fate, And we're praying it's not to late."- Robbie Williams

The Beginning of the End by Ami "KittyCat" Misuno

Chapter 5

                Seiya and Usagi slowly mended what had been broken. But there was a wall now, that neither tried to climb over. They were content simply to know the other was there. And they were never alone. Never close, never joking the same way.

                And once, late at night, Mamoru awoke to see Usagi gazing out of their window. She rubbed her wrists, still feeling his hands. She wondered how she could be blind to his love? And if she had noticed would Seiya have someone to love?

                But for the most part, palace life stayed the same. Everybody fought with everyone else, Usagi tried to cook, Elios learned to ride a bike and Chibimusoka grew. She tottered around the palace with Diana's little kitten, Celes. Her hair grew, long enough style. It was pulled into little buns with a sharp tip. Somewhere between her mother's and grandmother's style. Because she was raised by so many people she moved easily with change. She was independent; she didn't like to be fussed over. If she fell down, she picked herself up. When Mamoru told stories of Sailor Moon and Chibimoon she would listen with eyes aglow. She wanted to fight alone. She knew what she would be, what she would govern. She was born ready.

                When, at the age of 5, she asked Usagi if she could, "borrow her Sailor Moon power", Usagi knew it was time to call the scouts together.

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                "Hello, everyone!" said Usagi warmly to the group, "I'd like to thank you all for coming."

                Around the room sat the inner and outer scouts; Usagi's team. Also Chibiusa and her team, the Asteroid and ChibiInners* (the Inner scout's daughters). And Diana, Apollo, Artemis, Luna, Elios, Mamoru and the Generals.

                "This meeting is about Chibimusoka. She is growing and well adjusted. She's five,  that means she'll be heading to kindergarten. I've discussed this with Chibiusa and Elios," she motioned to the couple, "One of the reasons the Chibiusa had trouble was because she was too isolated. We want Chibimusoka to have playmates her own age. She should do well there.

                "However that is not the reason I called you here. Chibimusoka will soon be old enough to be a scout. Because of everything she will protect it is important she's well trained. And she will need a strong team."

                "Who will be on her scout team? I've never heard of any other scouts," said Palla.

                "That is the problem. None of the outer senshi are going to have more children. And the younger scouts are two young to be having kids anytime soon, we hope. And we can't count on the Asteroid Scouts having children in the next few years." The Chibi and Asteroid scouts blushed.

                "There is only one solution. We must seek new senshi here on earth. Children who were born with a star in their hearts. One that is made to be a senshi. And here is where this group comes in.

                "Pluto, Neptune, Uranus. Go discreetly search the kindergartens for new senshi. Look in their hearts, find ones with Sailor Crystals that burn brightly. I suspect there are not many. But later if others are needed they will appear.

                "The rest of you. Be on guard for Sailor Crystals calling out to you. And when new scouts are found I will rely on you to train them...and Chibimusoka."

                "What will Chibimusoka become when she transforms?" asked ChibiMars.

                "Actually we don't know," said Chibiusa.

                "She will have the power to protect this solar system and all the people's dreams," said Elios, " She will be a very powerful senshi. But what her make-up will be is unknown to us."

                ChibiMercury timidly put up her hand.

                "About training new scouts. Th-there isn't much crime in the city and that's how many of you trained. The rest of us trained against the older scouts but that won't work well with very young scouts. And I've been working on a program...it allows you to train in a virtual enviroment."

                "How's it work?" said ChibiVenus, "Like the holodeck in startrek?"

                "Or the one in PowerPuff Girls?" ChibiJupiter giggled.

                "Umm...sorta like that. It's just to train for fighting though. There's no real way to train attacks, but this will help with reactions in battle."

                "That's an excellent idea," said the Queen, "ChibiMercury, I'm putting you in charge. Saturn, Ceres, Mercury, Vesta, will you help her?"

                "Yes, Queen."

                "We'll build it in the palace. ChibiMercury please keep me informed on the progress."

                "Queen," asked Jupiter, "Why are we even training? There is peace. No scouts that bring prophecies of disaster. No sifts that Pluto has felt. Perhaps there is no more need for new senshi."

                A memory stirred in Chibiusa mind. Brown-gold hair and eyes that burned like a tiger's eye stone. And it was gone. Supressed again. She stared forward.

                "No," she said, "there will always be fighting. Always. We must train scouts."

Sorry this chapter is so short and I haven't added new chapters for a while. I had finals and then it was off to camp.

*The ChibiInners are sorta of from a previous fic. "I missed you forever." You can kinda guess who they are, eh?