Hi there readers here is chapter 4 so enjoy.

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Ch. 4: Why Pluto?

Tokyo - Hikawa Shrine:

"Luna did you figure out why they're after Setsuna?" Raye was looking at the little black cat with a little concern.

"No not yet." Luna was exhausted.

Serena walked in and sighed. "I finally got Rini to sleep. It took her a long time to calm down. She's so afraid of never being able to see Setsuna again." Serena pulled the crystal key out from under her shirt and looked at it for a little while.

Raye looked at her friend with concern. "Oh Serena. I'm so sorry. I know you wanted Setsuna to feel closer to us, but that's not going to happen any time soon. Not until we get rid of this new enemy."

Serena smiled weakly. "Thanks Raye." Serena tucked the key back inside her shirt.

"No problem meatball head."

Serena fumed. "DONT' CA--mhfmhfmfh!" Raye had jumped up and clamped her hand over Serena's mouth.

"Be quiet Serena! Rini is tying to sleep!"

Serena quit squirming and Raye let go of her. "Sorry. I guess I'm just a little tense." The two of them sat down and talked for a while. "I think Rini and I should get going it's getting late." Serena stood up and went to get Rini. She picked up her future daughter and moved a strand of hair off of her face. "Oh Rini....."

Raye watched her friend leave. "Poor Rini...." She looked up at the stars wondering if Sailor Pluto missed Rini as much as Rini missed her. Raye shook her head and went back into the temple. She had missed the man lurking in the shadows who began to follow Serena and Rini unseen.

Street near Serena's house:

Serena held Rini close to her and kissed her forehead. Raye had let her use a blanket to keep Rini warm on the way home. She was walking down her street, she was 20 yrds from her house when a man stepped out of an alleyway in front of her. Serena looked at him. For a moment she thought that he looked like Tuxedo Mask then realized that it couldn't have been. For the man in front of her was wearing armor not a tuxedo.

"Pluto Knight?" Serena looked questioningly at the man before her.

"Yes I am."

Serena stepped back and got ready to run if she needed to. "What do you want from us?"

The knight looked at her for a moment in confusion then realized that in her arms was the small pink haired child. "I didn't mean to frighten you. I just need your help. I need to find Sailor Pluto."

Serena looked at him then at Rini. She looked the knight in the eyes. "Are you the real Pluto Knight? Or are you just after Sailor Pluto like Kurama was?"

He seemed shocked at her question. "No. I am just here to protect her."

Serena seemed a little tense. She looked down at the child sleeping in her arms. "Go to the Hikawa Shrine tomorrow at noon. In the Chamber of the Sacred Fire." After that the child in her arms began to stir. She ran around him and to her house. The man watched her for a moment and left.

The next day- Hikawa Shrine Chamber of the Sacred Fire:

"She's late again."

"What's new?" Raye and the other girls were waiting on Serena to get to the temple before they started the meeting. As usual Serena was late. The meeting was supposed to start at 11:30, but Serena was late as always and it was almost noon.

"If she doesn't hurry up we'll have to start the meeting without her." Raye was getting a little edgy she was anxious to hear what Luna had found out.

Serena burst into the room with Rini and Luna on her heels. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm so soooorrrrrry!" Serena slid on the floor and landed on her butt.

"About time you showed up meatball head! Your almost half an hour late!"

Serena turned to Raye. "I said I was sorry!" After Serena nursed her bottom for a few minutes everyone turned to Luna. "So Luna, do you know anything about the new enemy?"

Luna nodded and Rini ran over to the cat and nearly sat on her. "Do you know why they're after Puu?"

Luna looked the small girl in the eyes. "I think I have Rini, but I'm not sure."

Everyone tensed up they all knew what would happen if the enemy got Sailor Pluto on their side. Sailor Pluto literally controlled time: she could stop time, rewrite history, even wipe someone from existence completely.

Luna sensed the tension and continued. "We believe that the new enemy is after Sailor Pluto for her scout abilities. If they get a hold of her we will all cease to exist." Luna looked around the room. Everyone already knew that what Luna said was coming, but none of them wanted to believe it.

"So how do we protect Pluto? She won't let any of us near her for fear we'll get hurt." Lita voiced the question everybody was thinking.

Serena held something under her shirt. "There is a way to get to her." Everyone looked at Serena surprised. "I have Rini's Crystal Key. We could use it to go to the gates, and help Pluto."

Rini jumped up. "Lets go. Right now. She might be in danger!"

Ami looked at Serena and sighed. "We can't go that way."

Rini ran over to Ami with eyes as big as plates. "Why not?!"

Ami frowned. "We would get lost in time space without a guide. Only Sailor Pluto knows the way through time space. And because she doesn't want us hurt she won't guide us safely through. She knows that we won't try without a guide."

Serena looked at Amy. "But Rini always goes without a guide."

Rini shook her head. "No I don't. Puu guides me with Luna P, but she doesn't want me to go so she won't guide me this time." At her own words Rini broke down into sobs. Rini looked like she was going to have a mental breakdown. She had no way to help her friend. No way to even reach her.

Serena ran over to Rini and held her tightly in her arms. "We have a guide. He should be here soon."

Rini looked at Serena with tears of joy. "You mean it Serena? We really do have a way to help Puu?!" Serena smiled. "Yes, we have a way to help her." Everyone thought for a moment. Only two known people could travel through time space without getting lost. Sailor Pluto and...

Raye and Lita realized at the same moment that she was talking about...."Not Pluto Knight?!?!" Raye and Lita looked at Serena like she was crazy to have even thought that they could trust him.

"How could you Serena?! He probably works with the new enemy!" Raye looked at Serena as if she were insane.

Lita nodded. "Raye's right Serena he might be working with the new enemy trying to get Sailor Pluto on their side."

Serena stood up and Rini looked at her. Rini had never seen Serena look so serious. "He can't be working with the enemy."

Raye scolded Serena. "Of course he could. Anyone could!"

"Then why didn't he kidnap Pluto when he left us at the gates? He could have taken her and left us there with no way out and we would have been killed by some monster that went by! Instead he didn't stop Pluto from coming back to save us! He had the chance to kill me last night on my way home. He could have easily killed me and taken Rini to lure Pluto into a trap! But he didn't did he Raye?"

Raye looked at Serena with surprise. No one had ever seen Serena so serious about anything. Lita watched Serena's face. "Serena are you absolutely sure we can trust him?"

Serena looked at Lita. "Yes. I trust him."

Lita and Raye nodded to each other. "Ok Serena we'll take your word for it, but we will transform just in case." Lita and Raye took out their henshin pens.

"JUPITER STAR POWER!"

"MARS STAR POWER!"

Just outside the Chamber of the Sacred Fire:

Seth walked up to the door and checked his watch. He was 5 minutes early. He reached to open the door, he heard shouting coming from inside. He leaned closer to the door so he could here better.

The voice he heard was Serena's-"He can't be working with the enemy!"

Then a voice he thought he knew but wasn't sure-"Of course he could! Anyone could!"

Then Serena's voice again. Only it was higher and more commanding like a leaders.-"Then why didn't he kidnap Pluto when he left us at the gates? He could have taken her and left us there with no way out and we could have been killed by some monster that went by! Instead he didn't stop Pluto from coming back to save us! He had the chance to kill me last night on my way home. He could have easily killed me and taken Rini to lure Pluto into a trap! But he didn't did he Raye?"

He stepped away from the door his mouth was open in surprise. Serena had stood up to her friends to defend his trustworthiness. A tear came to his eye and he wiped it away. he heard some more voices and saw a bright red and green light was emitting from inside the chamber. He mustered up his strength and courage, then opened the door.

Inside the chamber:

Sailor Mars and Sailor Jupiter heard something outside the door and decided it was best to find out who or what it was. They waited for the door to open and jumped the blonde man who walked in. "AHHH!"

Serena looked at the man Mars and Jupiter had tackled. It was Seth. Serena walked over to him. "Seth what are you doing here?"

He looked up at her and realized that she hadn't made the connection. "You told me to meet you in the Chamber of the Sacred Fire at the Hikawa Shrine at noon today." He watched her face as it suddenly dawned on her.

"Seth, you're Pluto Knight?"

Seth smiled. "Yup that's me." He turned and looked at the two girls who had his arms behind his back. "Uh think you could let me go?"

Jupiter and Mars looked at him with contempt. "Give us one good reason." Sailor Jupiter tightened her grip.

Serena looked at her friends. "Guys let him go. He's the one who will make sure we get to Pluto safely. Right?"

This last part was directed at Seth who nodded. "I will help you get to her safely if you will help me protect her from King Daios."

Jupiter and Mars were beginning to hurt his arms. Then Mars spoke up. "Who is King Daios? Did Kurama work for him?"

Seth groaned as she hurt his arm. "Yes. He is after Setsuna. Please let me go so we can help her."

Mars and Jupiter let go of his arms and he fell to floor. "You seem kind of weak to be a knight." Jupiter lifted him to his feet and looked him in the face. He had a small scar on his cheek that none of them had noticed. "What's this?" She pointed to the small scar.

"It's a scar from my battle with Queen Beryl."

All of the girls looked at him. "Pluto said you were killed. How could you have a scar?" He sat on one of the cushions and looked at all of them with sorrow in his eyes.

"I wasn't killed. Sailor Pluto thought I was because I had disappeared. The queen had come to me and knew that the Silver Millennium would not survive the attack even if I had stayed. She told me to flee to the gates and remain there with Sailor Pluto. But when I got to the gates she was gone. I figured she had gone off into time space. So I went looking for her. After that I guess she went back to the gates. I had gotten lost in my attempt to find her. I finally realized she must have gone back to the gates." He sighed. "I missed her so much."

Rini looked at him and then at the key that now hung around Serena's neck. "Lets go." Rini held up her compact and then looked at Serena and Seth. "I'm ready Serena." Serena nodded and everyone took out their henshin pens.

"MOON PRISM POWER!"

"MOON COSMIC POWER!"

"VENUS STAR POWER!"

"MERCURY STAR POWER!"

Sailor Moon handed Sailor Chibi Moon the Crystal Key. "Ready Chibi Moon?"

Chibi Moon nodded. "I'm ready Sailor Moon." Chibi Moon held the key in the air. "CRYSTAL KEY! TAKE ME TO THE GATES OF TIME!" The key flashed a bright pink and the group disappeared.

Just then Chad came in the room. "Raye? Raye where are you? Guess she left. Oh well."

The Gates of Time:

Sailor Pluto sighed. "Oh Pluto Knight. Why has this imposter come to torture me. Is it because I failed to save you...? I'm sorry..." She looked around once more and pulled up a screen that showed a picture of Rini. "Oh Small Lady. At least I can protect you. Only by staying away from you." A small tear escaped down her cheek. She caught it and wiped it away with her finger. She missed her knight so much. She recalled what had happened the day he had died.

A memory:

Sailor Pluto watched as her friends and family fell to the Negaverse. It hurt so much knowing she couldn't help. She watched Pluto Knight fighting with Malachite. She winced as she watched Malachite scar his cheek. "Oh my Pluto Knight. I wish I could help you." She began to cry softly. She didn't want to be at the gates by herself. She wanted to help the other scouts and the knights. She decided what she would do. "I will go help them. I will rescue my Knight and help the other scouts." She opened the gates and stepped through to join the massacre that was the Moon Kingdom. She began to head for the battle when she ran into Queen Serenity.

"Sailor Pluto why aren't you at the Gates of Time? Have they made it there already?" Sailor Pluto felt a pang of guilt.

"No Queen Serenity. I wanted to help the scouts fight. I know I can make a difference. Please allow me to stay and help them fight."

Serenity did not look pleased. "Sailor Pluto return to the Gates of Time. You must remain at your post. Never leave your station for anything. Not even to aid in a losing battle."

Pluto stood looking at Queen Serenity with shock. "But....what about the scouts? What about Pluto Knight?"

Queen Serenity sighed. "You must go back to the gates." She looked at Pluto then gestured and the Gates of Time opened and Sailor Pluto was shoved through as an explosion hit Serenity.

"QUEEN SERENITY!!!" Pluto had tears streaming down her face as she hit the floor in front of the gates. "Queen Serenity..... NOOOOO!" She hit the gates with her fists. "Why?..... Serenity.....Pluto Knight....no..." She curled up into a ball and cried. Her love was dead. She was sure of it. "I could have saved him...why didn't I disregard her orders and help them? I could have saved him...." She was lying on the floor her Garnet Staff lay a foot away from her she didn't want to go near it. She didn't want to think about how she could have saved them all if she had used it. She barely noticed the shadowy figure walk through the gates, look around then head off into time space. She didn't care. All she wanted to do was die so she could be with Pluto Knight in the after-life. She knew that would never happen. As guardian of the gates she was immortal. At that moment she swore to herself that she would never love anyone again.....

She had a small stream of tears running down her cheek. She HAD sworn that she would never love another, and she never would. Then a thought struck her. She loved Small Lady, but it wasn't in the same way she had loved Pluto Knight. She wiped the tears from her face and sighed. She missed her friends terribly, and couldn't do anything to reach them. Then she smiled. She had forgotten about Rini's Luna-ball. She smiled and opened the connection. "Small Lady are you there?" She frowned. Rini always had her Luna-ball with her. She began to think that Rini was mad at her for leaving and making her promise that she would stay away from the gates. She didn't have time to ponder this though. The gates had suddenly begun to open. "Who goes there? These sacred gates are off limits to any who are unworthy!"

The gates opened and a small figure ran at Pluto. "Oh Puu...!" The child grabbed her midsection and began to cry.

It didn't take her long to realize that it was Sailor Chibi Moon. "Small Lady what are you doing here? I told you to stay with Serena."

Sailor Chibi Moon looked up into her face. "I did stay with Serena." Sailor Pluto looked at the gates. Sure enough Sailor Moon and the other scouts were standing there along with the would be Pluto Knight.

Pluto stepped between Rini and Pluto Knight. "What is he doing here?"

Sailor Moon stepped forward. "He helped us get here unharmed. Please give him another chance Pluto."

Sailor Pluto looked doubtful. He walked forward and smiled a warm friendly smile. Sailor Pluto studied his face and stepped back in shock. On his cheek was a scar, in the exact same place where Malachite had gotten him with his sword. Sailor Pluto stepped forward and reached to touch the scar. He smiled warmly when she touched it.

He was worried that this was his last chance to prove to her that he was the real Pluto Knight. He watched her eyes as she studied his face. Her eyes widened as they fell on the scar on his cheek. She stepped back in shock. He watched her for a moment and to his surprise she stepped forward again. She reached out to touch the scar. He smiled warmly at her. "Do you believe me now Setsuna?" She had tears running down her face.

"Yes."

All done hope u enjoyed it. I want to point out that Seth is pretty goofy but he gets a little more serious later on. And most of the Fluff is in the last two chapters.

-SP16