Chapter 26: Returning the Redeans

"So that's what we learned," Bunny summed up for the others. Everyone nodded. It was all pretty clear now. The Redeans were attacked without warning and a young king wanted to avenge his father. Then the same king wanted to ensure his kingdoms safety, leading to the start of a concurring streak. After that the heirs to the throne would have been raised both power hungry and with a bizarre sense of safety.

"Well, now we know why the Redeans turned evil," Pearl replied.

"Yup, now we just have to turn them good again," Jade retorted. "Turning around over three thousand years of feelings. Should be a snap."

"Hey, I have faith in the Prince and Princess, and you should to," Jet scolded his twin.

"So how do we beat them?" Jadeite wondered.

Everyone turned to the cats. "How come they always expect us to come up with the answers, Mama?" Diana asked.

"Because," Rini replied, stroking her pet, "You guys always do."

Luna looked at them all, "Well, yes. But by this time I would expect you all to at lest be able to guess at the next step."

Everyone nodded, "The crystals."

"Precisely," Artemis confirmed. "The first thing that needs to happen is that Serenity and Endymion must rid Rodo and Ralcea of all their negative energy."

"And let me guess," Bunny interrupted. "Then we convince them that what they are doing is wrong. Sounds like a good plan to me. Lets get to it."

"Hold on there," Ann cautioned. "In case you hadn't noticed, it's kind of late."

"Yeah," Alan agreed. "I think we should wait to restore the Redeans until tomorrow." They all agreed to meet at Bunny, Molly and Melvin's place the next morning at 6.

By 6 am on Wednesday morning everyone was gathered in front of the mirror in Bunny, Molly and Melvin's apartment. They were all ready to support Serenity and Endymion's crystals and to make the Redeans good.

"Okay, is everyone ready?" Bunny asked. She got all yeses as a reply. "Then lets go." They went through the mirror and were instantly in Serenity's bed chamber in the Redeans palace in Elysion.

"Wow" Michelle breathed. "It's beautiful hear."

Serenity smiled, "I know, but I like my palace better."

"Oh, we should warn you, Rodo and Ralcea are pretty beautiful themselves, and they know it," Molly cautioned them all.

"It's okay. Serenity and Endymion are their match, right Luna?" Lita joked. They had reached the throne room door.

"Here goes nothing," Serenity sighed.

"Or everything," Endymion whispered.

Serenity pushed opened the doors. She and Endymion walked in followed by the others. Needless to say the King and Queen were very surprised, first by the fact that all the scouts and there friends were with their heirs and the fact that Serenity and Endymion didn't seem to be under their control anymore.

"Well, this is a surprise, Serenity," Rodo said when he had recovered from his surprise.

"Ummm, yes I guess it would be for you, Father. As you can tell none of us are under your control anymore," Serenity answered.

"Yes, we can see that," Ralcea proceeded. "So may I ask what you are all doing here?"

Serenity turned to Ralcea and her face softened, "Yes you can, Mother, for you have been like a mother to me. We are here to help you."

Rodo was shocked, "Help us? Why would we need the help of the Sailor Brats who are just trying to use you..."

"Stop it!" Serenity shouted. "I've told you, we're back to our normal selves. The Sailor Scouts are my friends and they can be yours to, if you let us."

Endymion put his arm around Serenity, "We do this only for Serenity's sake. She wanted us to help you, even after you tried to take her away from us. That's why she came back and brought me with her." Rodo and Ralcea looked at each other. They had been tricked? "That's right. I had never really been turned. Serenity could sense that you hadn't always been evil so she pleaded with us to help you. We returned to see if we could find out why you had turned evil."

"And we found it!" Serenity shouted. While Endymion had been talking she had retrieved her Silver Imperium Crystal. She held it in front of her as she talked to the King and Queen. "You couldn't help it, is was the way you had been raised." Endymion was retrieving his Golden Crystal and the others were forming a semicircle around them. "It was all because of the Azmolarians. When they attacked your people got scared. Thus, you were raised to think that the only way to be safe from your neighbors was to conquer them."

"It's true. It's better to conquer them before they can conquer us," Rodo retorted.

"No it's not. Look at the Moon Kingdom and the Golden Kingdom. They existed in harmony for a long time. Neither had to conquer the other to be safe."

"But the Golden Kingdom did try to conquer the Moon Kingdom," Ralcea remained them.

"That was all because of Queen Metallia," Endymion cried. "She was just using the people of Earth. I knew the difference. That's why I tried to stop my people and protected the Moon Kingdom till my death."

Serenity's eyes were pleading with the King and Queen, "Please, I don't want to have to destroy you. Though I can no longer be your heir I still want to be your friend. Can't our kingdoms have peace?" Serenity was crying by this time.

With the combination of the power of the two crystals and Serenity's pleading, the Redeans finally saw the truth. "Yes, we can have peace, and friendship," Ralcea whispered, crying as well.

Serenity ran to the Queen and hugged her. "I'm so glad," she sobbed. "I'm just so glad."

Ralcea patted Serenity's hair, "But if you will not be our heir who will continue our line?"

Rodo nodded, "For we have never been able to have children."

Serenity smiled. When she had hugged Ralcea her crystal had landed on the Queen's stumic. Through it she had felt the beginning of a new life. "That's all going to change, soon."

The King and Queen looked at her. "Ralcea, you are going to have a baby girl," Serenity told them.

The others had all gathered around by this time. "How do you know that?" Juna asked.

Serenity looked at them all, "You'd be surprised what this crystal can tell me."

Ralcea was beaming, "I'm going to name it Serenity, after you Princess."

"No don't!" Rini and Serenity said together. Ralcea and Rodo were surprised. "You see, all the Moon Princesses are named Serenity," Princess Serenity explained. "That's why I'm Princess Serenity, to be Neo-Queen Serenity, my mother was Queen Serenity and my future daughter is Princess Small Lady Serenity. If you name you're daughter Serenity as well, it would just be to confusing."

Ralcea and Rodo laughed. "Then what shall we name her?" Rodo asked.

"Name her Ralcea, so that my daughter my have as good a friend as I did," Serenity answered.

"Agreed," Ralcea smiled. "I suppose we should be returning to our planet now."

"No, you have to stay for the concert," Pallas objected.

"Yeah, you haven't had a chance to hear us all in person," Hotaru agreed.

"And there is an apartment near Bunny's that you could stay in," Melvin reminded them.

The King and Queen agreed to stay with Molly and Melvin until the concert. As they all went into the rose gardens the palace disappeared.

"Finally, Elysion feels like itself again," Helios sighed. The others all nodded. They wondered around the gardens for a while, enjoying being at peace once again. Serenity and Endymion disappeared for a while. They had gone to a certain stone bench that no one else knew about. Then they all returned to Tokyo and their homes for a good nights rest.