"All I need now is that pink brat," said Grety. "Where is she?"
"Are you looking for me?" called out a voice. Everyone looked towards the entrance of the mall. There stood the outlines of StarMoon and ChibiMoon, hand on their hips.
"Well, well, well. There she is now." Grety lowered himself to the ground. "Come here so I can use your energy to rule the galaxy!"
StarMoon and ChibiMoon took a step forward into the light. "I'm not here to help you!" ChibiMoon yelled. "We're here to stop you!"
Grety started laughing. "You mean to tell me. . .that, even though I am now strong enough . . .to stop eight Senshi, you two are going to stop me on your own?" He doubled over in a fit of laughter.
"I am tired of that laugh!" StarMoon cried out forcefully. It was so unexpected, Grety stopped laughing.
StarMoon starting walking towards him. "I have listened to that laugh and looked at that face and smelled that breath for five years now and I am sick and tired. . ." She punched Grety in the face. ". . .of having to hear it. . ." She kicked him the stomach. ". . .and see it. . ." She spun around and kicked him in the chest. ". . .and smell it!"
StarMoon and ChibiMoon both started glowing her own color. StarMoon raised her right hand up, palm facing her, elbow resting in her left hand. ChibiMoon followed her lead. "Starlight Eternal Power! Make Up!" yelled StarMoon, thrusting her arm in the air.
ChibiMoon took a deep breath before doing the same. "Moon Eternal Power! Make Up!"
"I am Eternal Sailor StarMoon. . ."
"And I am Eternal Sailor ChibiMoon. . ."
". . .and on behalf of the moon, we shall punish you!" Neither of the girls had gained a new fuku; however, StarMoon had lost her tiara and the crescent insignia was present. She had also gained those burettes in her hair. ChibiMoon's gloves and boots were shorter and she had her own wings.
Grety gasped. Their power had suddenly doubled with this power up. "I don't get it. How come you were never able to power up before?" he asked Eternal Sailor StarMoon.
"Because I had no real reason to fight," StarMoon told him. "But now, I do."
Grety growled and rose back into the air. "You are still no match!"
"Candra-chan. . .ChibiUsa. . ." mumbled Moon.
"Don't worry, Serenity. I'll watch her," StarMoon promised.
ChibiMoon pulled put her wand. It morphed into the Crescent Moon Wand. "Moon Hunter Attack!"
StarMoon pulled out her own Wand. "Virgin Moon Offensive!"
Out of habit, Grety tried to protect himself with his cape, but since it wasn't there, it didn't work. They attacked again. This time, he dodged.
Back at the Silver Millennium, the level of energy started to fall. Sensing this, Grety angrily attacked ChibiMoon. StarMoon turned to see her frozen with fear. StarMoon ran up and pushed ChibiMoon out of the way. "ChibiUsa!" StarMoon screamed as the attack consumed her body.
"NO!" screamed ChibiMoon.
"Candra-chan!" yelled Moon. Mamoru held her back, knowing it was now of no use.
ChibiMoon began shaking StarMoon. "StarMoon! StarMoon!. . .Auntie Cynthia!"
Grety gasped. "Wait. She is Serenity!" he yelled, pointed at StarMoon.
Moon tried to stand up. "No, I. . ."
"I am Serenity." ChibiMoon stood up. "You want something, you deal with me."
"Small Lady!" Pluto cried out.
"Y-you? A little girl?" Grety was in total panic. "But you are suppose to be older than Cynthia!"
ChibiMoon smirked. "Stranger things have happened. Moon Hunter Attack!"
"AAAAAH!" reacted Grety.
StarMoon moaned. ChibiMoon kneeled. "Auntie Cynthia?" she whispered.
StarMoon struggled to her feet. "I now have the power and I will use it." Her brooch opened and her Ginzuishou drifted out into her hands.
"You can't defeat me!" Grety yelled. "You only have a fourth of the power. You do not have it all!"
"I don't, but I know where the rest of it is," StarMoon calmly explained.
"Fine. Where?" Grety demanded to know.
StarMoon pointed to Moon, whose brooch opened and her Ginzuishou came out.
"Wait! She. . ." Grety looked back and forth between Moon and ChibiMoon. Pointing at ChibiMoon, he said, "But you said. . ."
"I am Usagi Small Lady SERENITY, Crown Princess of the Silver Millennium. I am the daughter of King Endymion and Neo-Queen Serenity." ChibiMoon couldn't help but smirk again.
Moon smirked as well, then gasped as her Ginzuishou flew over to ChibiMoon. "And I can use the Ginzuishou, too." StarMoon bent over and they started to join the two pieces together.
"Small Lady! You are not able to control the whole Ginzuishou!" yelled Pluto.
ChibiMoon and StarMoon looked at Pluto, then each other. StarMoon nodded at ChibiMoon; confused for a second, ChibiMoon nodded back and they joined the pieces together anyway.
A pure white light filled the room. It was so bright, even Moon had to cover her eyes. "No one has used the Ginzuishou at full power since before your mother was born last time, little girl!" yelled Grety. "And that woman is dead! You will not be able to control it now!"
The light started to die down and Moon was able to look up as ChibiMoon ran from its source. "ChibiUsa? Candra-chan!"
"What?" gasped Grety.
"She might not be able to use it," said StarMoon, "but I can!" She aimed at Grety. "Moon Crystal Power!" The power of the light intensified again and gathered within the Ginzuishou. It came out as a beam, Grety disintegrating in its path. "All I wanted was love. . ." he said with his last breath.
"You just went about it in the wrong way," StarMoon told him.
Back at the Silver Millennium, the container holding the energy cracked, then exploded. All the energy flowed out of the palace and back to Earth. At the hospital, Greg looked on with great relief as his team started to regain consciousness. Back at the arcade, Jim sat up and rubbed his head. He looked around as the others did the same. "Candra, it's over, isn't it?" he asked with tears in his eyes.
Candra hit her knees, fell to the floor unconscious.
"Candra-chan!" yelled Jupiter as everyone began to rush to Candra's aid.
"Candra!" yelled Neptune and Uranus.
"Auntie Cynthia!" cried out ChibiMoon.
Moon cradled Candra in her arms. "Candra-chan. . .Please. Say something." She started crying as her sister growing cold. "This can't happen, not again. The more I remembered about the Silver Millennium, the more I could not wait to meet you. I can't lose you now that I've found you.. . .Please, Candra-chan! Open your eyes!"
A light shined into ChibiMoon's eyes. She looked to find the Ginzuishou behind a potted plant.
Jim, Greg, Ozzie, and Lance ran into the mall. "Oh, dear Lord," breathed Lance.
"Please don't let this be her end. She has so much ahead of her," Greg prayed.
"Candra-chan." Jupiter kneeled down and started to rub Candra's head. The others began to cry. All they could think was how they had failed their Princess, both of them.
"Puu says I can't use it." They turned around to see ChibiMoon walking toward them with the Ginzuishou. "But Mama says I can." Standing before Moon and Candra, she closed her eyes and the light of the Ginzuishou covered them. Nothing happened for a few moments. Then, Candra curled herself in a ball.

"Cynthia, what are you doing in my room?" asked Princess Serenity.
"The storm scared me." Lighting flashed through the room. Cynthia threw the cover over her head.
Serenity smiled. "You are Jupiter's best friend and yet you are afraid of a little clap of lighting." There was another flash of lighting, followed by the loudest thunder Serenity had ever heard. Her eyes grew wide. "Uh, you wanna spend the night here?" she quickly asked.
"Yes," Cynthia whispered.
Serenity sighed. "You are one big baby."
"I'm not a baby!" Cynthia said from under the covers. "I am five years old!"
Serenity pulled a book off her shelf. "Let us read, then."
Leaning against the bed, Serenity read to comfort her sister. When the story was almost over, however, the storm started to act up again. Terrified of the lighting and thunder, Cynthia scrambled into her big sister's arms. "Make it stop!"
"But I cannot. I also cannot read the book 'cause you're blocking my view."
"Here. I'll hold it. Agh!" She dropped it and curled into a ball.
Serenity just smiled. "Don't worry; I'm here. I won't let anything happen to you."
Cynthia grabbed Serenity's arm. "When I get bigger, I'm gonna protect you. Just like you protect me."

"And you did." Moon rested her head on Candra's. "You sure did."
Everyone started crying. "Finally. It's over!" cried Jim.
"Praise the Lord!" cried out Greg. Everyone cheered happily.

Phobos and Deimos flew over the roof of the temple. It was two days after that final battle, and Rei was doing her best not to kill her grandfather. "I know, Grandpa. I'm going!" Rei was so behind on her chores, it wasn't anywhere near funny. She slid the door closed and picked up her broom. "I am going. . .Candra-chan? What's the matter?"
Candra looked at Rei. "Have any idea what this is about?" she asked, jabbing her thumb behind her.
Outside, there was a crowd unlike anything Rei had seen before. "What. . .? I. . .. Candra-chan?"
"You know how I try to come here everyday at noon?" Rei nodded. "Well, I came, did my thing, turned around, and. . ." Candra gestured. "All they will state is that they are ready. That won't say why they are here."
"What about my children?" a panicked woman cried out. "They aren't here!"
"Nor are ours," said a man, holding his wife's hand. The rest of the crowd started voicing their concerns.
Candra threw her hands up. "Hold it!" The crowd quieted. "Thank you. Now, what is going on here?"
"It's time for the Moon Queen to take her place on the throne." The crowd parted like the Red Sea as ChibiUsa made her way through the crowd, followed by Usagi, Ami, Mako, and Minako.
Candra looked at ChibiUsa. "You mean . . ." She looked at Usagi, who had worry all over her face. "Serenity? What. . .?"
"I don't know what to do," Usagi interrupted. "I know this is what I am suppose to do, but I also know that I'm supposed to be here on Earth with Mamo-chan. I. . .I don't know what to do." Tears streamed down her face. "Maybe I go to the Moon, then come back later. Maybe I stay down here. I don't want to make the wrong choice. . ." Usagi looked down. "I just don't know what to do."
"ChibiUsa-chan? Maybe you could tell her what to do," said Minako.
ChibiUsa shook her head. "Mama told me not to."
"Why not?" asked Minako.
"If she tells," replied Candra, "it would influence Serenity's decision. That could cause many things to change, even up to whether or not ChibiUsa is born."
Tears ran down Usagi's face. "I don't know what to do."
Candra put her hands on Usagi's shoulders. "I wish I could make this decision for you. It's such a difficult one. But you are the Crown Princess and you have to make it. I will help if you need advice, but. . ." Her voice drifted off.
Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna, and Hotaru appeared over the steps. "So, it really is time," said Haruka.
"I wonder if she is ready," said Michiru.
"I wonder if any of us are," added Hotaru.
Usagi and Candra sat on the steps as the Outers joined them. "Do I have to make it now?" Usagi asked.
Setsuna stepped forward. "This is the day Fate has decided the Moon Queen will be crowned. These people here were part of the Court back on the Moon. They have not remembered anything until today. They are ready to follow the Queen back to the Moon. Usagi, you must make this choice today."
"Or else these people could be here all night," Candra finished, trying to lighten the mood a bit.
"Well . . ." Usagi had never made a decision that involved so many people before. ChibiUsa crossed her fingers, hoping the right inspiration would enter the scene soon.
At that moment, it did. Mamoru made his way up the stairs. Usagi locked eyes with him. "Mamo-chan!" she cried and ran into his embrace.
Fighting back his tears, he said, "I will love you no matter what decision you make."
Usagi had developed a habit of playing with her engagement ring when she was nervous. This moment was no exception. I made him a promise, she thought as she realized she was playing with it again. She turned and faced the crowd. "I choose to stay here with my true love."
Setsuna nodded. "It has been decided, then."
Usagi's brooch opened and the full Ginzuishou spilt in half. One half drifted to Candra and returned to her brooch. Instantly, she was bathed in a gray glow. The wind picked up and swirled around her. For a few moments, no one moved. They couldn't; what they were witnessing was history in the making.
When the glow died down, Candra's street clothes were gone. Everyone gasped, she was now wearing, not her Princess clothing, but a dress similar to Queen Serenity's. Her crescent insignia sparkled as she opened her eyes. She gaped at her clothing as it started to sink in what was happening.
"Candra-chan?" asked Mako.
"Usagi has abdicated her right to the throne," said Rei.
"And since Candra-chan is her sister, she is next in line," added Ami.
"Now, Candra is Queen of the Moon," finished Michiru.
Usagi hadn't thought about that. She worried about how Candra appeared to be handling it. "Candra-chan?"
Cynthia looked up with excitement on her face. She picked up the skirt of her dress and ran to Usagi. "Usagi! Thank you!" she said, rapping Usagi in a hug. Usagi was a little surprised that Candra had called her "Usagi", not "Serenity", but it was a welcomed change.
Candra pulled away. "I had always wanted to be Queen, but. . ." Turning her attention to Mamoru, she continued. ". . .I never dared breathed a word of this. Your grandfather had been a twin. His brother was born ten minutes earlier, and therefore, the crown was his. However, your grandfather wanted it so badly, he actually killed his own brother. He always regretted it."
"How do you know that and I don't?" Mamoru asked.
"I just remember he was like a grandfather to me. I don't know why. I do know I was the only person he ever told. He had planned the murder so well, no one ever figured out who did it." She looked back at Usagi. "I loved you so much, and I would never have been able to live with myself had I done that. I knew family was more important than some title. I still wanted to be Queen, but if I was to be, I would have no blood on my hands or hand out hurt feelings."
Her Queen clothing faded off. "As Cynthia, I wanted to be Queen," she continued. "And as Candra, I still want to be Queen. However, because of this time period, I have other goals. I want to finish high school and college and become an accountant and I can't do any of that if I become Queen now."
She turned to her Court. "I'm sorry you all came out here for nothing, but today will not be the day we leave. I know some of you are worried about family members who are not here; that just means they weren't part of the Court in our past lives. They are more than welcome to come when it is time."
A little girl stepped forward. "What if I don't want to go?" she asked.
Candra knelt to the girl's level. "Then you don't have to go. I don't want to force anyone to come with me. However, if you change your mind, the invitation's still open." Candra tapped the girl's nose and she giggled.
"How will we know when you are ready to leave?" asked an older man.
Candra stood and gave him a comforting smile. "Whatever force told you to come today will tell you when it is time, I'm sure." She gave them all a bow and began to leave. However, she stopped as she walked past a young couple. "You've been trying to conceive, haven't you?" she asked them.
The couple was taken aback. "Uh, yes," said the man.
Candra smiled again and touched the woman's stomach. There was a short silver glow, then Candra withdrew her hand. "Well, congratulations on the triplets, then," she said and walked off.
They looked at each other. "But I'm not pregnant," the woman stated.

Two months later. . .
Candra and her brothers sat on one side of the courtroom; Usagi, Shingo, and their parents on the other. Everyone was nervous; what would the judge say?
"Well, I'll admit that I find this case a bit unusual, but who am I to argue? So, I declare that from this day forward, these five adults are now the adopted children of Kenji and Ikuko Tsukino."
Usagi and Candra looked at each other. "SISTERS!" they squealed. Each sprang from her chair and rushed to hug the other. Then, they clasped hands and jumped up and down squealing, "YEA! YEA! YEA!"
"They aren't happy at all, are they?" asked the judge with a grin.
"Oh, no," agreed Greg with the same type of grin.
"Alright, minna! Picture time!" yelled Hotaru.
Candra and her brothers groaned. "What?" asked Hotaru.
"They hate having their pictures taken," answered Haruka.
"Well, that's too bad!" said Minako.
"Say 'Cheese!'" said Mako.
"Cheese!"

"And now I would like to introduce our valedictorians. Please help me congratulate Mizuno Ami, Kaiou Michiru, and Tsukino Candra!"
The audience stood and applauded the only three in the class to get a perfect score. "I never thought I would hear the words 'valedictorian' and 'Tsukino' in the same paragraph, said Shingo.
"Oh, yeah? Well. . ." Greg reached over and gave Shingo a wedgie. "Agh!" Shingo cried out.
Kenji and Ikuko shushed him. "You are not on my good side right now," Shingo whispered to Greg as he rubbed his butt.
Ten minutes later, diplomas were handed out. "Aino Minako. . .Kaiou Michiru, Kino Makoto. . .Mizuno Ami. . .Tenou Haruka. . .Tsukino Candra, Tsukino Usagi. . ."
Ikuko wiped her eyes. "My baby. . .babies are all grown up!"
"This adoption was a good idea; we've been their parents for two weeks and already the youngest has graduated!" said Kenji.
Ikuko hit him in the back of the head. "Honestly. . ."

Knock, knock. Candra hopped off her bed. "Come in! Hey, Usagi! Like the poster?" Candra pointed to the crayon-coloring now hanging over her bed.
Usagi nodded. "Another ChibiUsa masterpiece I see."
"She's very talented. I just don't see where she gets it. Neither you nor I have it, and I've never seen a Chiba Work-of-Art." Candra looked at Usagi. "Self-taught?"
Usagi shrugged. "I guess." She watched Candra walk to her bed to finish folding her clothes. "Candra, I've noticed that you seem a lot more relaxed," she commented.
Candra looked over her shoulder. "What do you mean?"
"Well, you don't walk as stiffly and you speak up more. And the way you address people; you never called me 'Usagi' until. . .you know."
"I don't know; I guess I just feel more comfortable. I really hadn't noticed it, so. . ." She drifted off as she looked at the shirt she was pulling out of the basket.
"What's wrong?" asked Usagi.
Candra shook her head. "It's nothing." She quickly folded the shirt.
Usagi crossed her arms. "I know that look; it's something. Spill."
"Well, the last time I wore this shirt was. . .the day that I meet the others."
Usagi uncrossed her arms. "When was that?"
"I was up in the tree. Remember?"
"Oh, yeah. . . .But nothing bad happened."
Candra placed the basket on the floor. She patted her bed, inviting Usagi to sit next to her. "It's time I told you. . . .I've been battling depression for awhile. . .And I have tried several times to. . .to. . .I have. . ."
"Candra?"
"I've tried to kill myself."
Usagi's jaw dropped. "What?"
"Something bad would happen and it was always my fault. Even after my father went to jail, I was just so use to being blamed for something bad that after awhile, I just figured it would be better if I didn't exist."
Usagi looked at her hands, then back at Candra. "How many?"
"Um. . ." Candra started counting on her fingers and mumbling to herself. "There was the oven, then the knife, then. . .knife again. . .car. . .ten times. Wait. The tree. Eleven."
Usagi's eyes were as big as her head. "Are you serious? I mean, I knew you were sad a lot, but. . ."
"Mama told me that there were a few times before she met her that Candra-chan tried to kill herself. Mama said something about not liking herself."
"I just didn't like myself. Even after I met you, I just. . .I saw all the friends you had and how they didn't use you and stuff like that. I wanted that and I. . .I didn't have it. I was tired of-of not having it and tired of waiting for it." Candra looked up, tears in her eyes. "If you think I saved your life, you are so wrong. You saved me. I asked God if my life was really worth it. I asked for a sign. . ."
". . .and then I showed up," Usagi finished. "Do Greg and your brothers know?"
"About that one? No. They think I've only tried four times. . .Usagi, I may not be totally cured, but I have a better outlook on life. I finally realize that not everything is my fault, that I am worth something. I also have something to live for: you, ChibiUsa, Chiba, and the girls. You have to have something to live for. Otherwise, what's the point?"
Usagi started crying. "Promise me you'll never do that again! You do and I will never forgive you!"
Candra held her sister in her arms. "I promise. I love life and I don't want to miss one minute of it."

"Again, we say good-bye to you," said Mako.
"This is getting kind of old," added Rei.
"But not any easier. Come here." Ami gave ChibiUsa a hug. Minako, Mako, and Rei gave ChibiUsa hugs, too. Then, Candra walked over. "It's too bad we didn't get to know each other very well," said Candra, "but I cannot wait to see you in the future."
"I can't wait, either." ChibiUsa hugged Candra. "You are such a cool person, Auntie Cynthia."
Candra couldn't help smiling; she loved that name. "You just take care of yourself, okay?"
ChibiUsa let go. "Okay. I love you."
"I love you, too."
ChibiUsa turned to see Usagi and Mamoru both kneeling. ChibiUsa jumped into Mamoru's arms. He rapped both her and Usagi in a hug. For a few minutes, no words were spoken. They all had the feeling this would be the absolute last time they would see ChibiUsa until she was born. That made this farewell all the more emotional.
ChibiUsa pulled out her key. Looking back at the group, she gave them a look telling them that everything was going to be all right. She smiled and disappeared into a pink light.

In an apartment not far from the park, a woman stepped out of the bathroom. "Honey, what does a green line mean?" she asked.
Her husband pulled out the box. "It means. . ." He drifted off, scaring his wife. "Honey?" she asked again.
"It means. . .we need a bigger apartment."

The End!