Author's Note: As you may have noticed these are not the characters you are familiar with from the Manga or the Anime series. Based in the Manga world the characters within are characters of my own creation, though some of your favorite characters from the Manga will be showing up later. This fanfic was actually written years ago, before I found out who Sailor Saturn was in the Manga, so this is not the Sailor Scout of destruction, merely an additional Scout who is not a member of Serina's court. The White Knight is another character who, though his name is similar to that of Tuxedo Mask's spirit in the third season, is not the same person. I hope this helps with any confusion more shall be explained within.

QueenTatooine

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or any of the characters created by Naoko Takeuchi

Chapter 2

When Saturn awoke, she found herself lying in a bed in a brightly lit, white walled room. The smell of antiseptics was in the air as Saturn levered herself into sitting position. Her waist was on fire, as well as the back of one of her legs. Looking down, she was momentarily confused by the white gauze wrapping each region, then she remembered. She also remembered that she had left work to fight that monster and would probably need to be looking for another job.

Sailor Saturn had faced this situation many times. It had put her on rather bad terms with her mother, when she was unable to explain her late nights, or her missing classes or when she disappeared from work loosing her job. It had all started with her trip to Japan with her parents, during their stay in Tokyo, little Sarah Fulton had found Luna. Luna showed her she was Sailor Saturn, and introduced her to the other scouts. Sarah's job was very important, yet different from that of the other scouts. It had been discovered that the Negaverse could only come into this world in two places. The largest and easiest to use was found in Japan. The smaller, more difficult, could be found in the United States. The Sailor Scouts could not guard both entrances and the back door shouldn't need much guarding, a single scout was all that was needed.

For a year she had fought alone, facing not only the wrath of the Negaverse, but much more dangerous, the wrath of her mother. It was lonely, and kinda depressing. That was until the White Knight showed up. She had yet to learn who he really was, or why he fought beside her, but she welcomed him. No longer was she alone. No longer was she the only one who suffered the weight of the Earth's safety, someone was there to take up the slack.

Grimacing to her self, Saturn sighed and began to climb out of bed, setting her booted feet on the tile floor. She was still wearing her Sailor uniform, it couldn't be removed by anyone but her. Saturn grinned at the thought of the doctor's faces as they tried to work around it.

A glance at her watch/communicator showed she was late for school. Not to mention she had never returned home the previous night, "Oh, my mother's going to think I was out all night making out with some boy. And I can't do anything to prove her wrong."

The door behind her clicked open, and Saturn spun to face it. The sudden movement made her waist and thigh scream and brought tears to her eyes, but Saturn strove not to show it. In the doorway was a woman and a man, wearing blue scrubs and white over coats, both were obviously surprised to see her up and about.

"Miss . . . umm . . . Saturn," the woman began, unsure of how to address the girl before her, "you should still be in bed."

"Lady, I can't stay here, my mother does not know I'm Sailor Saturn, and she is probably worried sick. I have got to get home, go to school, go to work, make up a really good excuse for being gone all night . . ."

"You mean for the last two days," the man corrected, grinning at the incredulous face before him.

"Oh god . . . my mother will be fit to be tied." Saturn flinched as she imagined her mother's reaction, and anger.

"We could call her, tell her you are alright," the woman offered.

"Sorry but no, you can understand the need for secrecy on my part," Saturn's voice fell to a soft, sad murmur, " I can't let anyone know who I am, not even the one person who might understand my situation." The White Knight, who was he? If only they could sit down sometime, talk. Maybe he could help her. Saturn was 17 years old the white knight was maybe a year or two her senior. If only they could talk normally, as humans, not just as two people striving to protect a world from an almost invincible enemy. Saturn sighed and yanked her thoughts away from the impossible, sitting herself on the edge of the tall hospital bed, "I probably got fired too . . . figures. Now I know why Sailor Moon went through that period of only wanting to be a normal girl."

Saturn was interrupted by a small beeping noise. The two others in the room looked around confused trying to track the faint sound. "There is that noise again," the woman said confused.

Sailor Saturn raised the watch to her face and spoke confidently, "Yes?"

"Sailor Saturn where have you been?" A voice sounded from her watch, it was the voice of an anxious woman.

"The hospital, I seem to have slept two days straight," Saturn answered.

"Well I do hope you are alright but we have major Nega activity happening here. You need to keep things there secure."

"I'll try, but I haven't left the hospital yet, Luna."

"Sailor Moon and the scouts are working almost constantly to keep the Negaverse at bay. We think they may be distracting us to launch a major attack at you. You must be prepared." Saturn thought that Luna would sign off but she added, "Warn your friend . . . what's his name . . . the White Knight. Tuxedo Mask says the Negaverse has been trying to use mind games on him, and they may try more. Good Luck." The watch gave a little beep, and Luna was gone.

"Well, so much for recovery, I've got work to do." Sliding off the bed Saturn couldn't help but notice how every little movement hurt. Fine job she'd do of fighting, she could barely walk. "umm . . . do you think you guys could give me something for the pain. I would really appreciate it."

"If you must go I want you to return once a day to get that bandage changed and the wound remedicated." Turning the man beckoned to Saturn to follow him. "I will do the first treatment now."

It took nearly half an hour to change the bandages and salve the wound with a pungent lotion. When the doctor was finished Saturn looked down at the section of her outfit that had been burned away. Concentrating, she watched as the loose edges began to stretch towards each other over the bandage, where they met they joined, looking as if they had never been separated.

The doctor and the nurse stared at her. Sailor Saturn smiled, picked up the business card she had been given and turned from the room.