Once Upon a ….. Sometime.

By Skyflame

Chapter Sixteen

They were led into a room with a large table dominating it and there were sets of two chairs placed in 5 sections around the table, along with a single chair at the head of it. The women in white pointed to specific chairs and instructed them to sit. The chairs were each unique and although many were similar no two were alike, both Mina and Andrew's chairs were encrusted with topaz but Mina's was larger then her husbands and was engraved with the symbol behind the angel on her necklace, which she found rather strange. The chairs of the others were similar with Amy's having sapphires, Raye's having rubies and Lita's having emeralds as well as each having their own symbols, while their partners had the same colors as their own but in a style similar to Andrews.

However the chairs that Serena and Darien had were completely different and Serena looked slightly uncomfortable sitting in hers. Both Serena and Darien's chairs were the same size and larger than all the others were, almost looking like miniature thrones and each of the two had a different symbol. Darien's chair appeared to have blue and green diamonds covering it and was engraved with a circle that appeared to have an X in the centre, while Serena's had white diamonds and a symbol of the moon.

"I know that you are confused children, but please bear with me. Where do I start... Your majesties allow me to introduce myself. I am Selene goddess and protector of my beloved moon. I have gathered you all here today as the time has come for all of you to work together and make a choice. I don't know how many of you have heard the legends of the moon kingdom, and many have deemed that it never did exist. But I will tell you now that it did and never has there been as a majestic place as the Moon Kingdom before its destruction all those years ago, when you were all saved by Queen Serenity. As her kingdom was being destroyed around her Serenity realized that nothing was going to survive and she could not bear the thought of her precious daughter and the ones she loved most being unable to continue to live the happiness of their lives. So as her home crumbled around her Serenity used the last of her strength and the Silver Crystal to send Princess Serenity, her court and their fiancée's to the future, and Earth where they could be reborn."

"On that day I decided to restore the kingdom to its former glory and beyond in hopes that one-day it could once more be filled with happiness and laughter. Never has the universe seen as great a ruler as Serenity, all the planets in the solar system looked to her to guide them, and it was thought that there would never be a ruler with the ability to exceed her with one exception. It is that one exception that will either rule the New Moon Kingdom in what will be deemed the Crystal Millennium, or if she so chooses, the dreams I once had will be unable to be fulfilled. But that must not influence her decision as I live forever and my dreams can change if necessary."

"The ruler of whom you are speaking is Serenity isn't it?"

"Indeed it is and I have been watching her and the other children of the moon kingdom since they were reborn, and I know that she will make a great queen."

"But what does that have to do with us. I've had enough I want to go home."

"Lita please sit back down. I was about to explain all that. Now Princess Serenity's court is essential to her and are also her best friends who she could not do without, but they are also princesses of their own home planets, and would be queens after their coronation. The princesses names were Mina, Amy, Raye and Lita of Venus, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter respectively, and you four are in fact the reborn souls of the silver millennium royal princesses court."


A number of gasps were heard from the women sitting around the table as the shock of how important they were, hit them and they realized they would have to make a huge decision, as whether to follow their princess from the past. Selene continued and the 10 people around the table could do nothing to hide their astonishment as it was revealed that Darien was the Earth Prince and princess's soul mate, and he was the one she would need by her side always. But not a single person in the room had prepared themselves for the truth of the princess's identity as it was revealed. Selene got up from her seat and walked over to the other side of the table pulling Serena from her chair.

"From the day your mother died I have kept a close eye on all the children of the moon, but you Serena I watched most of all. You are the one destined to bring us to greatness and already have made your mother exceptionally proud. But now you must make your choice. Will you accept the crown and responsibilities of the New Kingdom destined to rival the last?" Serena looked panicked and terrified

"This is just a joke or a dream or something. This can't truly be happening. I'm not fit to be queen. I mean look at me I don't have the ability to rule a kingdom without even thinking about a solar system. I can't do this I just know that I will let everyone down. I'm so sorry, see I'm doing it already" and with that she broke into tears and fled from the room. Darien made a motion to go after his beloved but was stopped by the goddess.

"Young Prince I know you wish to go after her, but for now let her be as the rest of you have some decisions to make" hearing this he reluctantly sat and began his discussion with the others.


Serena ran until she reached a beautiful garden filled with roses and Moonflowers and every other imaginable flower. The beauty despite the tears shimmering down her cheeks forgotten overwhelmed her as she looked at the amazing place around her. The place could be described as no less than magical and she had to admit it would be wonderful to live here, spending each day on the one thing that she had felt drawn to since before she could remember, and now she knew why. As she looked up at the shining blue-green orb lighting the sky she thought about what she had been told. Perhaps it would be possible as long as she had the support of her friends and her prince.

'Endymion' she had to admit that the name fitted him a lot better and as she kept repeating the name glimpses of her past assailed her mind. As her mind was being tormented by visions of the last day of the Moon Kingdom, she collapsed to the ground and was overcome by the pain in her soul.

"Serenity wake up, its over. Are you alright?" "Wha... What just happened to me? It was so awful. Endy... Oh my poor beloved Endy."

Selene took the now weeping girl in her arms

"Princess it is alright it is over and your Endymion is safe, he was reborn just as you were. He will always be with you as you are a part of each other, destined throughout time, and if it were allowed the guardian of time could confirm it."

"Oh Selene I'm just so scared. If they decided to renew the kingdom I don't think I could handle ruling, I'm sure I would do everything wrong and I don't want to be the cause of history repeating itself. Look at this place it is so beautiful I would hate to be the one to destroy it." The goddess smiled down at the amazing girl cradled in her arms, she had so much strength and power in her but also an extraordinary amount of caring. To worry about not only the people she loved but also the place and people that would be destroyed if she didn't become the ruler she thought she was meant to be.

"Little one you must not fear for you will become an extraordinary ruler and every one has their fears and they will never go away completely. But as you grow you will learn that there is no need to worry especially when you have so many who care deeply about you and totally trust in your judgment, backing you up."

"But can't you tell me that... Huh? Where did she go?" Suddenly there was a clatter of footsteps behind her causing her to turn.

"Ummm... Sere we need to talk. We have made a decision!"


As Serena sat and thought about how she had met and become close friends with each of the 9 people who had surrounded her earlier, as they told her that she needed to make a decision. As she got lost in her memories of the past she recalled when she had met Ladies Lita and Raye, who had been her first and only friends during her childhood.


(Flashback) She had been playing in the woods near the lake one-day despite the fact she wasn't supposed to go into the woods alone. She had always been told that it was dangerous, but for some strange reason whenever she was here she always felt closer to home. After awhile of playing by herself and with the animals that instinctively knew her kindness, she heard noises in the distance and her curios nature took hold and she found herself sneaking towards the laughter. As she hid behind a tree at the edge of a clearing, she could see two distinguished people sitting on cushioned chairs while they were served a spectacular picnic.

A short way away two girls who looked to be her own age were running and rolling around on the ground and laughing happily despite the fact they were ruining their beautiful dresses. Serena longed to go over to them since they looked to be having so much fun, but as she had never had any friends before or spoken to any other children, she was shy and unsure if they would accept her. She dejectedly sat down in the grass and watched them as they continued to play. After awhile the girl with the long dark hair and violet eyed suddenly stopped right in the middle of their game and called to the slightly taller girl with warm brown hair tied up in a ponytail and blazing green eyes, over to her and began whispering in her ear. They then turned and looked directly at the spot Serena was sitting in. She saw them looking her direction and tried to sink into the grass so they wouldn't be able to see her.

The two girls giggled and whispered some more before nodding and skipping towards the couple. Serena was relieved because although she wanted to meet them she was scared, so as they headed towards the couple she lay back in the grass and stared into the sky lost in her favorite daydream.

She had been dreaming about living on the moon and having a prince whisk her up on to his horse and just as he was about to ride off into the sunset with her, she was startled by someone saying "Hello." and had to keep herself from screaming.

She opened her eyes to see the two girls she had been watching looking down at her with huge smiles on their faces, then the taller one said

"Hi there, we saw you over here and wondered whether you would like to come and play with us."

"Ummm...I...I'd like to but..."Serena started nervously.

"But what, and why were you watching us?" the other girl said while her eyes sparkled deep purple.

"Raye, don't yell at her. I'm sorry about that. My name is Lita and that is Raye, and those people over there are my parents. What is your name?"

"Serena. I didn't mean to stare, but you looked like you were having so much fun. I'm sorry, but I know that I cant play with you because you are of higher status than me" Serena responded, never once looking up. Then the girl she now knew as Raye grabbed her by the arm and pulled her out to where they had been playing.

"Nonsense, you can do whatever you want Serena."

Before Serena left to go home Lita whispered to her

"Raye must really like you, otherwise she would never yelled at you the way she did, because normally she is really shy." From that day onward Serena had always been included in the things the girls had done just like she was one of their class. As Serena's mind came back to the present she knew she would always be thankful that Lita had been so kind after they had found the golden head hiding in the grass.

It had been easy to become friends with Ken and Chad because they were both fun and most importantly they loved her friends, and treated them like queens with made Serena happy with the choices her friends had made. (End Flashback)


Serena really did have to be thankful that Selene had made sure that all of them had ended up together in this life as they had been in the last. She didn't know what she would do without those 8 people and most importantly she would never be able to get through any of this or the things yet to come without her soul mate.

Her prince in this life as well as the last, he was everything she could ever wish for, her was the one who had been in her daydreams even as a child, although she had never realised it until this very moment. He had been the one she called for when she was upset, in pain or scared, she had never known that 'Endy' had a face, a body and a heart.

Especially a heart, one that was hurt anytime she was, no matter how far apart they had been their souls had always had a link and whenever one had been hurt the other had felt the pain. It also explained why Serena's leg had felt like it was broken for two weeks when she was 12 even though nothing appeared to be wrong. At the moment it had begun to hurt with no reason, Darien had fallen from his horse and broken his leg. It also explained why Darien could never sleep if Serena was crying until she had cried herself to sleep.

"You want to tell me what you were thinking about?" a voice gently asked from behind her as arms snaked around her waist to hug her, looking up she smiled and said

"You what else. I was also taking a look into the past. Do you know that I would be lost without the 9 of you?"

"I'm sure that's not true"

"Oh but it is, until Lita and Raye noticed me as I watched them playing and befriended me, I had no friends. I was alone, and I hate to think what my life and even myself would be like if I hadn't met them."

Darien just continued to hug her until Selene appeared before them "It's time."

The prince of earth and the princess of the moon looked at each other before reluctantly following her out of the room.