A/N: Here is Episode 2. I'm releasing 2 episodes at once so that you're not left completely hanging with the first episode LOL. I'm currently in the middle of writting episode 3. Hope you enjoy!


[Episode 2: Stranger In The Tower]

Neo Queen Serenity stood at the top of the stairway to the Crystal Tower. There were literally hundreds of thousands of people standing below her. They fanned out through the streets.

"Yesterday we lost someone dear to us. She was taken away tragically by force. It has been many years since we've seen such violence." The Queen paused and took a deep breath, "I will not allow this! We live in an era of peace. I will not let ANYONE take that away."

Neo Queen Serenity could no longer speak as she began to weep. King Endymion stepped forward.

"We will find out who did this. Thank you all for coming." And with that, both King and Queen made their way back into the Crystal Tower.

[Somewhere high above the planet.]

A young woman with an upside down black cresent moon on her forehead sits on a throne in a large room. She looks up as the sailor soldier who attacked Sailor Pluto flickers into view in front of her.

"Well done." She grins, "With Sailor Pluto out of the way, the gates of Time are ours!"

The sailor soldier winces.

"Are you hurt?" the woman on the throne asks while raising an eyebrow.

"It...It's nothing my queen." She stutters as she clutches her arm.

"Nonsense. Sailor Hematite, you are one of my children. I will not tolerate any physical weaknesses." the Queen barked. With that, she raised her hand and the sailor soldier was enveloped in dark energy. Sailor Hematite closed her eyes and endured the healing process.

[Throne Room, Crystal Tower.]

Chibi-Usa stood outside the throne room listening in to the meeting that was taking place.

"Haruka, have you located the other soldiers?" The King asked.

"Unfortunately, no. We haven't been able to contact them for months." Haruka looked down.

The Queen sighed, "This mission was suppose to last only a few days. Taking into consideration recent events.." she paused to take in a breath, "we need them back home."

Michiru and Haruka both nodded.

"This is top priority. Please keep us in contact." The King politely ordered.

Haruka and Michiru bowed and made their way toward the door. Chibi-Usa heard the footsteps and immediately hid behind one of the columns in the hallway. Michiru and Haruka both stepped out into the hallway. Chibi-Usa listened as they spoke.

"This is ridiculous!" Haruka slammed her fist against one of the columns.

"Shhhhhh." Michiru grabbed Haruka's hand, "The King and Queen will hear you."

"I know. I'm sorry." Haruka hung her head, "But..she's gone. And we have to go chasing the others around when we could be fighting the enemy."

"I agree. But we can't do this alone. Poor Setsuna. We wouldn't stand a chance. We need to find the other sailor soldiers." Michiru burried her face into Haruka's chest.

Chibi-Usa snuck away and made her way to her bedroom. She sat on the edge of her bed and sobbed. Her best friend was gone and the inner soldiers were missing. Just as she was bout to lay down and cry her worries away, Diana came into the room.

"Chibi-Usa-chan?" She looked worriedly at the princess as she hopped onto the bed.

"Diana." Chibi-Usa wiped away her tears, "I don't know what to do. Everything is falling apart. Who's going to protect us?"

Diana climbed into Chibi-Usa's lap and curled up. "We'll figure this out. Please don't cry."

A shadowed figure peered in from Chibi-Usa's door watching her. Diana's ear twitched and she looked up at the door. The figure vanished.

"An enemy in the palace?" Diana thought to herself. She looked over at Chibi-Usa and noticed that she had fallen asleep. She slowly stood up and hopped off the bed.

[On a far away planet.]

"This is hopeless! I don't see any sign of life!" Sailor Uranus clenched her fist.

Sailor Neptune pulled out her mirror and looked into it deeply, "I don't see anything here either. Let's go."

The two sailor soldiers held hands and closed their eyes. Their tiara's disappeared and were replaced by their respective planetary signs. They began to glow in their respective colors as well. A few seconds later they disappeared in a flash of light.

[High above the planet.]

The dark energy surrounding Sailor Hematite dissipated. She slowly floated down to the floor landing on her feet. She opened her eyes slowly and blinked rapidly. The corners of her mouth curled upwards as she began to laugh hysterically.

"There! All better! Aaaaaaahahahahaa." She disappeared in a flash of dark light.

A dark figure appears in the spot where Sailor Hematite had just been. Her sailor soldier uniform was obivious.

"I have no more need of Sailor Hematite. Get rid of her." The woman on the throne ordered.

"Yes my Queen." the shadowed sailor soldier bowed before disappearing as well.

"This peace has lasted long enough. What will they do when I fully awaken?" A small light shines over the woman's smile as she sits on her throne in complete darkness.

[Back on Earth.]

Diana quietly walked through the long corridor of the upper part of the Crystal Tower. She could swear she had seen someone outside Chibi-Usa's door. Out of the corner of her eye she saw something move quickly in the opposite direction from behind one of the columns. She spun around but nothing was there. She shook her head and ran off towards the throne room.

Chibi-Usa slowly opened her eyes and yawned. She sat up and stetched.

"I must have fallen asleep." She thought to herself. She stood up and stretched again. She noticed a shadow outside her door. She slowly walked towards it.

"No!" a voice whispered rather loudly from the other side, "Don't open the door."

Chibi-Usa was startled, "Wh...Who are you?"

"I can't tell you. Not yet. You must trust me though, everything will be ok." The shadowed figure promptly disappeared.

"No wait!" Chibi-Usa swung the door open and ran out into the corridor. She looked around frantically. The voice sounded oddly soothing. No one was there.

Diana ran up behind Chibi-Usa, "What's wrong??"

Chibi-Usa was startled. She slipped and fell face first on top of Diana. Diana twitched.

"Sorry!" Chibi-Usa tried to fluff the flattened Diana.

"It's ok..." Diana managed to mumble, "What were you looking at?"

"I'm not sure.." Chibi-Usa stared down the hall in the opposite direction.