Ch 18: Developments

"Hey Luna. Sleep well?" Bunny asked as Luna came out of the bedroom. Darien and Bunny had been discussing the trips they would be taking soon.

"Ah-hummm... What are you two up to?" Luna asked, wondering what Darien and Bunny were discussing so early in the morning.

"Oh, well, we both had this dream last night," Darien started. "Helios and Queen Serenity want us to visit again, to give them an update."

"Really? Well, are the scouts going to go with you?" Luna wondered.

"Yes, we've decided to invite them all along, as well as Pearl," Bunny answered. "Oh I can't wait to see Mother's face when she sees Pearl again."

Just then Pearl came out of her room. She had heard what they were talking about, "Are we really going to visit the Moon? Oh, I didn't know we could!" Later that day Bunny had called all the scouts to tell them what was going on. They were all exited about the trips to the Moon and Elysion. Bunny also invited the four generals along. She was sure they missed Elysion as much as Darien did.

Seeing as the full moon was that night they all agreed to meet at Darien's and Bunny's place around 8 p.m. They could then go to the park together. As they gathered they all thought about how much happier this trip would be then their last. Now they could tell Queen Serenity everything that happened.

When they go to the park they stood in a circle with Pearl, Luna, Artemis and Diana in the center. They all joined hands and concentrated. The trip to Mare Serenitatis was as breath taking as always.

As they landed they all morphed from their scout outfits to their Princess/Prince outfits. Even Pearl was in her dress from the Silver Millennium. Kunzite, Jadeite, Nephrite, and Zoisite looked around in aw. They couldn't believe they had ever tried to destroy such a beautiful place.

Prince Endymion and Princess Serenity lead the rest into the prayer room. As Queen Serenity appeared they all bowed and curtseyed. "Hello Mother," Princess Serenity said. "I understand that you wanted to see me."

"Yes daughter. You have become remarkably good at interpreting your dreams," Queen Serenity answered. "Have you found your new enemy yet?"

"Yes we have," Princess Serenity said smiling, while stepping aside so that her mother could see Pearl.

"Hello Queen Serenity," said Pearl.

"Oh, Pearl. I'm so glad to see you. I was so scared that Metallia might get to you. And you know you can call me Mother instead of Queen Serenity," Queen Serenity stated.

"Actually, Metallia did get to me," Pearl responded.

"She actually didn't think that I was her sister," Princess Serenity added.

"And she was the one who had taken my powers. So that she could release Metallia," put in Hotaru. This started the story. They all explained how Metallia had tricked Pearl into thinking that Sailor Moon was responsible for the distraction of the Moon Kingdom. They got to the part when the four generals showed up when Queen Serenity gasped.

"Kunzite, Jadeite, Nephrite, Zoisite. I didn't notice you there. I'm glad that you have been reborn. Free of Beryl's powers. I was always sorry that you and Princess Serenity's guardians had to be separated."

"We thank you m'lady. We are all sorry that we once tried to destroy this beautiful kingdom," Kunzite replied.

"We should have listened to our Prince," Jadeite added.

"And our hearts," Nephrite finished. They continued on with the story. Queen Serenity was pleased to here that Metallia was truly destroyed, not just sealed away.

"Thank you all for coming to visit. And so quickly too. I guess I should call to you in a dream more often Serenity," the Queen said.

"Actually, it's kinda ironic because Helios sent me a dream at the same time," Prince Endymion shared.

"Really? That is ironic. Give my best to Helios when you see him. From what I understand, he and my granddaughter are close. Are they not?" asked Queen Serenity.

"Yes, we are," Princess Rini answered, blushing.

"Good bye Queen Serenity," Amy said.

"It's always wonderful to see you," added Michelle.

"We'll come back soon," Hotaru promised. Then they all returned to Earth. They walked around the park a bit, after returning to their everyday clothes. They were all very happy, they were all together with the ones they loved.

As the sun rose everyone watched it holding their loves in there arms. Hotaru, Rini and Pearl sat apart from the others.

"Oh, I wish Helios could be here with me right now," Rini said. "This is so romantic."

"Yeah… " Hotaru agreed. "But at least you have someone to be with. Pearl and I don't even have boyfriends."

"At least I have friends now. All I've ever wanted were true friends," Pearl conveyed. As they were talking they noticed two, dark haired, boys under a tree nearby. They appeared to be watching them.

As they looked the boys came over to them. They looked an offal lot alike, the same way Hotaru and Pearl looked alike. "Hello," one of them said. "We couldn't help but see that you three seem to be kinda sad."

The girls blushed. They didn't exactly want to tell these guys that they were pining for boyfriends. "Oh, we're okay. Just enjoying the sun rise," Rini said.

"So were we. Do you mind if we join you?" the second boy asked.

"Not at all," Pearl responded.

"My name's Jet, and this is my twin brother, Jade," the first boy said.

"My name's Hotaru, and these are Rini and Pearl. It's a pleasure to meet you." They all chatted for a while. It was plain to see that Jet liked Hotaru and Jade liked Pearl. It was just a clear that the feelings where mutual.

When the others came over they all smiled. They were glad to see that Pearl and Hotaru were making friends with boys. Cute boys at that.

Hotaru introduced everyone. When Jet and Jade saw Bunny they gasped.

"Ah.. Ah.. Princess," they stammered. "We didn't recognize you at first."

They all stared at each other. Two more members of the Moon Kingdom? And they already remembered that Bunny was the Princess? This was just getting weird.

"Um… Yes… Well… Could you please tell us how much you remember from the Moon Kingdom?" Artemis asked.

"Well, not really that much," Jet responded, undaunted by a cat talking.

"We just remember bits and pieces," Jade added. It was clearly time for the Luna-mindmeld. With that Jet and Jade remembered everything. They all spent the morning talking.

"Luna, I thought no one was suppose to remember the Moon Kingdom?" Raye said.

"They aren't," Luna replied.

"But these are the third and fourth people we've meet in the past few months that have," Amara stated.

"True, but we don't know why," Artemis responded.

"Ummm... I think I can help with that," Trista offered. They all looked at her. One could never tell when she knew the answer to a question or not. "Well, you all know that Bunny and Darien get married and become King and Queen of the Earth, right? Do you think that people are just going to except that, without remembering the Silver Millennium?"

"Oh, so you mean, for us to rule, our former subjects have to remember the past?" Bunny asked.

"Precisely," Trista answered. This all made since. None of them had ever really known why Bunny and Darien had just been excepted as King and Queen. But if people remembered the Moon Kingdom and the Golden Kingdom then it was obvious.

They all started walking home. Jet and Jade walked with Hotaru and Pearl. They no longer felt left out, they had someone to be with as well. Now, if only Rini and Helios could be together…