Hey readers! Thanks so much for sticking with me even though it's taken so long to get this chapter out. But finally school ended so I should have a lot more time to work on this story as well as my original story on www.fictionpress.com (under the same pen name). Anyway, this chapter hasn't been beta checked yet so some adjustments will probably be made later and I'm sorry for any bad grammar or punctuation errors. But some interesting discoveries will be made her and Amber will get to test her powers some. Hope you enjoy!

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I do not own Sailor Moon, but Amber, Astrea, and any other new characters are mine.

Chapter 5:

Astrea had already gone down to the kitchen leaving Amber alone to dress. As she pulled on a light t-shirt and genes, something in the mirror caught her eye. Amber blinked...and blinked again. Without doubt, there was a silver star in the center of Amber's forehead. She rubbed it at first with only her hand and then using a wet wash cloth and soap. Nothing would remove the mark and her skin was becoming raw.

"I give up," Amber said. "You can stay, at least for now. But no one else should see you. Mom and Dad would freak if they thought I'd gotten a tattoo."

She broke out the make-up bag and covered the star as best she could with foundation and powder. The outline of the star still came through, but it was as much as make-up could do without adding another layer to her skin. She sighed and ran down stairs to catch breakfast.

Amber was seated at the kitchen table with her parents. Their plates were full of eggs, bacon, and toast. The girl with silver in her hair picked at the food; her mind still on thoughts of yesterday and the meeting today.

"Is anything wrong, sweetheart," asked Andrea.

Amber had always enjoyed the open relationship with her parents. She never held anything back from them. They knew that she was different, with her abilities to sometimes sense danger and hear people's thoughts. Amber kept them up to date on anything new that happened to her. She made a decision not to keep them out of the loop now. She'd just have to omit a few details.

"Well, Mom, Dad, something happened at the park yesterday. Did you hear about the monster attack?"

They both nodded yes, concern for where this was going shown obviously on their faces.

"I was there when it happened. But I knew that it would happen before it started. I even knew where. It's never been that exact before," she said, referring to her growing gifts. "But I think that this is a good thing. I'll be able to warn people and get them away so they won't be hurt."

Her parents were quiet for a moment, mulling over this new development.

Her father, Luke, began, "It is strange that this is suddenly possible, but you've never been in an attack before. I agree with you. This is another blessing from God and I know that you'll do great things with it."

Amber beamed in her father's encouragement.

Andrea continued, "Yes, but you promise to be careful? I don't want you getting hurt too."

"Of course, Mom. I'll be very careful." Amber felt wrong for keeping everything else a secret, but knew that telling them could only put them in danger.

2:30 quickly came and Amber was off to the Cherry Hill Temple. She wore a backpack with Astrea inside so it would be less obvious for them to talk. Astrea's head stuck out of the zipper and watched the scenery as the strolled leisurely down the sidewalk. Soon they arrived at the steep stairs leading to the temple. Once at the top, there were few people around. In the distance, Amber saw a girl with long, raven hair sweeping. Two crows circled the sky as Amber neared the girl.

With a small gasp Amber realized who it was. "Astrea, that's Rei, one of Mina's friends that I met yesterday before the attack."

Rei noticed the movement in front of her and called out, "Hi Amber! What brings you here?"

"I'm supposed to meet some friends soon."

"Really? The girls are supposed to meet me here any minute. Maybe we can talk for a little while," said the priestess while leaning her broom against the building.

A chain reaction was set off through Amber's mind: "Rei is meeting the girls here? Five girls? Rei has long dark hair and does fire readings, just like Mars. Serena has the same hair style as Moon. They all look like the scouts. Why is this so obvious to me?"

Amber shook her head a little and when she looked at Rei again her memory cleared some, as if some spell had been lifted, and suddenly it was clear that she was fighting along side her friends yesterday. She smiled and decided to help Rei have the same realization.

After checking to see that no one else was around, Amber said, "I think that we're attending the same meeting today Rei."

The priestess was confused. "No, I don't think so Amber."

"Rei, it's me," Amber said while picking out a strand of silver hair and twirling it around a finger.

Rei quickly got the hint and drew in a breath. "Amber?"

As a final proof, Amber set down the backpack so Astrea could come out. They both walked to Rei and Amber whispered, "Hi Mars."

"How...how did you know?" stammered Rei.

"I don't know. I saw you and thought about how we're both meeting a group of girls here and scouts look an awful lot like you guys. And I realized that both you and Mars are connected to fire. Then it was like a spell wore off and I knew it was you."

"Oh man, it took nothing for you to see through the spell that keeps our identities hidden. But I think it might have been easy for you because you are one of us. You have the spell too you know."

"Really? Cool," said Amber. Both girls laughed and Astrea shook her head.

"Excuse me, Rei, but perhaps we should move to a more private place," said Astrea.

Rei didn't even blink at a talking cat anymore. Without missing a beat she said, "Of course. Follow me."

As she began to lead them inside a voice yell, "Wow Serena, you're not late!" Another followed, "Why does everyone always think that I'm late to everything?"

Rei laughed and yelled back, "Because you are!"

Serena, Amy, Lita and Mina all came over the stairs; Serena a little more disgruntled then the rest. But they all perked up at the sight of Amber.

"Hi guys!" said the silver-streaked girl.

"Hi Amber," they all returned.

"What are you doing here?" asked Lita.

"I'm meeting you, of course, just as we agreed." Amber and Rei looked at each other and smiled.

"We were supposed to meet? I'm sorry Amber, I guess I forgot and double-booked," said Mina.

"You didn't forget, Mina. We are supposed to meet with her," said Rei.

All of the girls but Serena remained confused. The blonde with two ponytails went up for a closer inspection of Amber. At first Serena looked into her eyes and then seemed to stare at the spot above them. As sudden recognition spread across the girl's face Serena smiled. "Hello Silver Star."

Amber's mouth fell open before she could control it. Quickly, she switched to a smile and replied, "Thank you, Sailor Moon."

Behind them, Mina, Lita, and Ami looked at them and then each other before shrugging their shoulders and deciding to just accept it. They walked forward to say hello and Rei suggested that they move inside.

Luna and Artemis came in behind the girls and caught up with Astrea. They guardians greeted each other and Luna discreetly told Astrea, "We spoke to the girls and explained to them not to discuss their past lives."

"Thank you, Luna. And please do not worry, you two. I believe that answers will come to Amber soon. She already started having dreams."

"Dreams? After only one transformation?" asked Artemis, astounded.

"Yes. And she has some inkling of her powers. Apparently they have made themselves known even without her crystal present."

"You're joking? Not even Serena showed signs of understanding her powers so early," said Luna.

"You'll see shortly. I'm sure that her abilities will be discussed here and maybe even tested," said Astrea.

"I hope so. It would be great to see what she can do," said Artemis.

The felines hurried inside to take part in the meeting.

The girls were sitting in a circle on the floor talking in excited tones.

"It's so great that you're the new scout, Amber," said Mina.

"Yeah, that means we won't have to keep our secret from more friends," added Lita.

"Yes," agreed Amber, "it is a great relief to have you all be the Sailor Scouts. And it's awesome! I can hardly believe all of this."

"Yeah, it's really incredible for a while. That is, until you really have to start fighting and you almost get killed," said Rei, not sarcastic for once.

Her words caused the group to become serious. The scouts all looked down, confusing memories floating through their eyes. Amber watched as the girls she was becoming such good friends with turned inward. Trying to draw them back out, she asked, "Have you guys been fighting for long?"

Surprisingly, Serena was the first to come back. "Mina fought crime in England for a while before coming here. I was the first to be awakened in Japan; that was over a month ago. But it feels like so much longer. We've been fighting since our first transformation with few breaks. The Negaverse, where our enemies came from, rarely rested."

"But those enemies are gone now?" asked Amber.

Serena looked at her scouts to see if any of them could speak. Ami raised her head, "Yes. We slowly defeated Beryl, the queen of the Negaverse, her four generals, and all the monsters they sent after us."

Lita picked up, "And the last battle against her finished just last week. We got a few days of freedom. Of not even knowing that such horrible things existed and we were meant to fight them."

Amber watched Serena as the last words were spoken and saw something flash across her eyes. A single through resonated from her to Amber's mind: "I knew." Amber wanted to ask Serena about it, but knew from her silence that she would have to wait. Instead she moved her questions in a different direction. "What do you mean, you were free?"

"All of us but Serena died in the last battle against Beryl," said Mina. "She had to fight her alone with out powers as support, but none of us remember exactly what happened then or a little before had. After the battle ended, Serena remembers using the Silver Crystal to wish that we all had a normal life again. Apparently, in wishing that she took away all the memories we had regained about our lives as Sailor Scouts. We're only slowly getting them back now."

"So maybe you don't have answers for my questions," said Amber, disappointed.

"What questions?" asked Lita, hesitantly.

"Why are we the chosen ones? Who exactly are we? Do you guys get dreams too? What do the dreams mean?"

Rei spoke up. "We can't answer everything. But I can tell you that we are the princess of our respective planets and the white moon. We receive our powers from the places we represent. We were meant to hold these positions and protect the Earth, the only living planet right now. We get dreams too sometimes and they always tell us something important about ourselves and our powers."

Amber was quiet for a moment before realizing what was going on. "Astrea told you guys not to tell me everything because I'm supposed to find out on my own, right?

"Yeah, sorry Amber," said Mina.

"It will get easier," said Serena. "And since you've already had a dream it won't take you long to figure out most things."

The others gave Serena a strange look but said nothing. The usually bubbly girl was strangely pensive as she sat in the circle. She would not make eye contact with any of them, but after a few moments chose to change the subject. "Well, Amber, any ideas on what your powers are?"

"Well, I have some mental abilities that have been a lot more active in the last couple of days?"

"Mental powers, huh? That's cool. Rei has some too," said Mina.

"I can sense impending danger and evil, and I can read fires," said Rei nonchalantly.

"I can kinda do that," started Amber. "Like yesterday, right before that man came here; I knew that an attack was going to happen. I can't explain how I knew, but something inside me said that bad things were about to happen and I even knew where. But even before that happened yesterday I was able to feel danger when it involved my parents or really close friends." Amber looked to Serena. "And sometimes I can ever hear people's thoughts. Usually it's just general thoughts and feelings, but sometimes I hear the exact words." The girls gasped.

"Incredible. You are actually telepathic," said Ami. Immediately she pulled her mini computer out of her subspace pocket and began typing.

"Only slightly telepathic so far," said Astrea. "But her abilities should heighten soon with practice."

"Awesome," said Lita.

"Wicked cool," said Serena with slightly less enthusiasm, which went unnoticed by everyone.

"What else?" asked Rei.

"Wind," said Amber. "Astrea says that wind is a part of me; connected to me. And it's always around me anyway, playing with my hair and what not. I'm really excited to explore that."

"That sounds like a good idea," said Luna. "Why don't we go train for a little while and see what Amber can do?"

"Great idea, Luna," said Serena. "Let's head out girls."

"Since when do you want to train?" asked Rei.

The other scouts looked at Serena with equal disbelief.

Serena looked around, frustration flashing through her eyes. "I just want to today. Being prepared is a good thing. Now come on."

Not wanting to argue further, everyone rose and followed Serena out the door and back into the woods behind Rei's temple. As the girls walked, Serena let herself fall back and soon paired up with Amber.

"When you're guardian said that you were more powerful than me last night I didn't believe it. I believe it now," said Serena. Just as Amber was about to question this, Serena lowered her voice to a whisper and said, "I can see star symbol on your forehead."

Amber gasped and glanced about to see if anyone else was listening. "But how? No one else seems to see it."

"Promise to keep this a secret?"

Amber nodded.

"I think that it has something to do with the power that we both hold, or how high ranking we are or something. I am the princess of the moon, but in this galaxy I'm the strongest." She spoke with a reluctance that Amber couldn't understand yet. "And now you are the strongest, or at least you will be soon. They only see a crescent moon on my forehead when I'm in my princess form but I've seen it since the morning after my first transformation. I knew then that I was more then just a Sailor Scouts. I started having the dreams right away too. That's why I know that you'll understand more soon enough."

"Why don't you tell them about all this?" Amber asked.

Serena sighed. "When I first learned about all of this I was completely overwhelmed. I wasn't ready and didn't want anyone to know what I did, that I was the moon princess they searched for. So I hid in every way I knew how. I'm sure that will become more obvious to you as time passes. To them I'm just a dumb blonde and that is the way they accept me. I am not going to change so please don't hint at any of this; not even to Astrea."

"Okay, I promise," said Amber halfheartedly.

"Now then, let me tell you quickly how to hide the symbol. It's better if it's kept hidden since our enemies might be able to track it at some point."

"Okay, that sounds good."

"Great," said Serena. "We're nearing the clearing so this will have to be quick." She stopped their walking and turned to Amber. After closing her eyes for a moment, a yellow crescent moon glowed on her forehead.

"How did you do that?" Amber was amazed.

Serena grinned knowingly. "I have a few mental abilities of my own. Hiding it is just a matter of concentration. Close your eyes and see yourself with the star. Now cover the star with a thin sheet. The star is still there but unseen." The blonde watched as Amber followed her directions and the star suddenly disappeared. "All gone."

"Wow, how long does it last?" asked Amber.

"I'm not really sure. Just think about it a few times a day and reinforce the shield. I've never had a problem with it. And before you ask, I just imagined that the moon was gone one day and it worked."

"Hey Serena, Amber! What are you guys doing back there?" called Mina.

The group was up ahead in the clearing already and they had transformed.

"Just some girl talk," replied Serena. "We're coming."

With the utterance of a few words, "Moon Crystal Power! Snow Crystal Power!" the team was ready to practice.

Luna organized them. "Scouts, why don't you all work out over there. Moon, work on dodging with Mars. Mercury, practice hand-to-hand combat with Jupiter and Venus. Astrea, Artemis and I will help Silver Star find her first attack."

As the group separated, Venus turned back, "Have fun!"

"So, Silver Star, what do you feel like trying first?" asked Artemis.

"I definitely want to see what wind can do," said Silver Star with both excitement and nervousness obvious.

"Okay, then do what you feel is right," instructed Astrea.

"Say whatever words come to you, since the attacks usually have a phrase that goes with them," suggested Luna.

"And when you're ready try focusing the attack on an object," said Artemis.

Silver Star nodded, absorbing all of their good advice. She closed her eyes and wondered what to do. She let her thoughts take her where she needed to be. In her mind, she spoke, "Wind, I think you can hear me when I speak to you like this. I know I've never called on you before, but they say that you're a part of me; that we're connected. They say that you can help me fight all of the bad creatures that attack. If you're connected to me then you must know me through and through. I can't pray to you, because I can only pray to God, but please help me. Please come to me know so I can train and now how to call upon you properly later."

Silver Star felt a breeze rise around her. It almost spoke to her, trying to say that it was there and wanted to help.

The guardians watched as some light wind wrapped around the girl. A smile spread across her face and she mouthed, "Thank you."

"Now then," Silver Star thought, "who am I going to try this out on? It will have to be small..." As she opened her eyes they fell upon Astrea and a large grin came across her face.

"What's she going to do?" asked Artemis.

"I believe that I'm going to be a guinea pig," answered Astrea.

Silver Star stretched out her arms, palms facing up, and pointed them low to the ground in Astrea's direction. Artemis and Luna backed away, not wanting to get caught up in whatever was going to happen.

Silver Star whispered, "Wind." As the word left her mouth a larger breeze formed around Astrea. Silver Star visualized the wind swirling in a current around the cat and slowly drawing her up into the air until she was floating. Then, without any disruption, the wind swirled as Silver Star desired. Astrea was not even startled as she began to rise, as if this had happened many times before. The silver-haired girl remained calm and clear- headed as her power grew.

Before long the cat had risen several feet in the air to be at eye level with Silver Star. The scouts stopped training to watch the spectacle. As Silver Star came out of her concentration to realize what she was doing Astrea faltered slightly in the air. But Silver Star kept her steady and soon she had found her balance with the wind. A perfect current surrounding the cat kept her hovering.

"Well done," said Astrea, proud of her charge.

And this was only the beginning.

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