"Who is that?" Mini Moon whispered, watching the two senshi.

"I'm not sure," Tuxedo Mask replied. Yet something about seeing them together made a foggy memory cloud his mind. He knew that sailor, he was certain he did. He glanced to his left and saw Uranus finally stagger to her feet. She'd been hit badly.

*

"Listen," the new sailor murmured, pulling away. "I cannot stay here."

Pluto looked up at her with a pained expression. "Don't leave again. Please."

"It's not that." The sailor swallowed and shook her head, took a step back. The green-haired Guardian frowned a little; her friend was breathing too hard after the little work she had done. "I shouldn't be here."

"What's wrong with you?" Pluto asked, reaching out a hand to steady her.

The other closed her eyes and sighed, indicating she needed to hurry at what she was doing. "I used all my powers in the Battle. I haven't regained it all back yet. I'm still weak. I shouldn't have blasted that monster. It was too much. I have to go. I promise on my life I'm not leaving and we'll meet again."

"Wait. What about Lia, Ocean, and Sky?"

The sailor groaned and looked away. "I don't know what happened to Ocean and Sky. I don't know where they are." She looked at her friend with tears running down her cheeks. "Lia...oh, good Lord, not again..." The sailor sank to one knee, clutching her chest. She was shaking with pain. "Lia's dead, Trista."

"Solar-" Pluto started towards her in alarm, but the woman abruptly vanished. "No." Her eyes got wide and frightened, like a trapped deer staring into the eyes of the hunter. "No...no, no, no..." Shakily, the Time Guardian fell to her knees, one hand clutching the Time Key for support.

*

Super Sailor Moon gasped when the sailor vanished. She could tell she had been in pain. The blonde looked over at Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Jupiter. All of their previous injuries were gone! Sailor Moon turned her gaze back upon Pluto and jogged to her. "Pluto, are you okay?" she asked as she knelt beside her friend.

"I will be." Her response was quiet, her voice tight.

"Who was she?" The question was as gentle as she could ask around her excitement. A new senshi!

"An old friend." Pluto wiped her eyes, but it did little to daunt her tears. "Her name is Sailor Solar System; Sailor Solar for short. She's the protector of the solar system and the senshi." She closed her eyes. "And she's back."

*

"Mini Moon," a soft, familiar voice said quietly.

Mini Moon gasped quietly in surprise. "You're here."

"Yes, and so is she. Mini Moon, Rini, she is too weak. She shouldn't be here and she knows it. And yet...even in her weakness..." the girl's voice trailed off.

"She's stronger than Super Sailor Moon," she murmured in surprise. "Is there anything I can do? To help her?"

"Believe in her, princess. Trust in her. She is one of the greatest warriors ever to live, but she is keeping herself banished from their memories at Queen Serenity, your grandmother's, wish."

"But why? And why does Puu remember her so well?"

"I do not know the answer to the first, but I do know that she and Pluto were separated halfway through the Battle. She went to Serenity, saved her life. Seeing the war over and near death herself, Pluto went back to the Gates before Serenity could erase her memories."

"You mean, they're such good friends, and they never got to say good-bye?" The girl nodded. "How sad. Wait. How do you know all this?"

"Isn't it though?" The girl's amber eyes softened. "I must go now, little sailor, but I'll see you in the night." It was Mini Moon's turn to nod. "I know because I've been taught. I know because I was there." Her eyes widened. "Help Pluto. She's going to go through a difficult stage in her life now, as is my aunt."

"Your aunt?" But the girl was already gone.

*

The senshi had grouped around Pluto by the time she finally stood. "I know you all are going to have questions, but I can only answer a few. Her name is Sailor Solar, and she's an old friend of mine. I-I'll explain more later, but I have request for all of you." They stared at her silently. "Don't tell Luna, Artemis, or Diana about her. Please."

"Why?" No one was surprised that Uranus asked the question.

"Just...please, don't."

"They're only cats, Pluto. They couldn't hurt her," Mercury objected logically.

"They can speak, and that's all they'll need. And...they're not just cats. Luna and Artemis have powers just like all of you. They may not be able to destroy her, but by God, they'll try. With Solar in her currant state, she won't be able to protect herself against them. Just promise me none of you will tell!"

"Promise," they chorused randomly, hesitantly.

As they began to file away through the night, Pluto grabbed Mini Moon's arm. "Small Lady," she said, dropping to one knee so she wouldn't have to raise her voice. "Don't tell them about the girl, either. Tell her to watch out, for her sake and Solar's. Please, they're so important to me, I don't want them to get hurt again."

"I promise, Puu." She hugged her friend tightly. "I promise I won't tell."

*

Rini fell asleep quickly that night. It took, it seemed, longer for the dream to take place than usual. But when it did, she saw the girl and warned her. "I don't know what's going on, but when you come here to stay, you must watch out for Luna and Artemis. Pluto said this for Solar as well - they may try to hurt her."

"Why would Luna and Artemis hurt me or her? They were Queen Serenity's guardians, weren't they?"

"Her advisors, to be exact." The girl hesitated. "I bet something happened in the past."

"But At-,uh, Solar got along with Queen Serenity very well. They were great friends," the girl said, puzzled.

"But that doesn't mean Luna and Artemis got along with her. Something must've happened. Maybe we'll find out someday."

The girl smiled. "Maybe. Until then, we'll avoid the fuzzies to the best of our ability."

"Fuzzies." Rini giggled. "They'd kill you if they heard that."