Last Time: Nightshade was eliminated for all time. Selene had turned out to be Sailor Galaxy Moon, who turned into Sailor Cosmos. The scouts were shocked.

Chapter 21-- Explanations and Plans.

Cosmos smiled. She moved quietly over to Mini-Moon and healed her. The pink-haired Senshi opened her eyes and sat up. The other scouts sighed. Cosmos then went to each of the scouts and healed them all. Her silvery-eyes scanned the area for unwanted visitors. She then turned her full attention to the sailors.

"It's good to be back, Saturn….scouts….knights….Tuxedo Mask."

The groups stood amazed and half in doubt. Uranus took a shaky step forward. Cosmos looked into the Senshi of wind's eyes. All the pain and worry struck a cord in Cosmos.

"Serena?"

Cosmos nodded and held out her arms. Uranus ran to her and hugged her tightly. The scouts stood silently watching, letting Uranus, who was the most worried, have a moment. After a few minutes, the others each in turn hugged Cosmos, until Tuxedo Mask was left. He drew Cosmos into a passionate kiss which melted any doubts or fears in her. Cosmos pulled away and looked at them all.

"I'm sorry that I scared you. I know that I did, but you should have recognized that I wasn't dead. Rini still existed and that in it's self is proof."

The scouts and knights looked down. She was right. Rini had never vanished for even a moment. Cosmos smiled the motioned for them to de-transform, then she did. They sat down and for a few moments sat in silence that seemed to grow by the second. Serena, now her normal age, sighed.

"I already know that you want an explanation. Well, after the battle I was reborn…." Serena started.

'Again' She thought, "I grew up till I was Rini's and Hotaru's age. I then entered into their school. Thanks to watching Amy so many times, I was able to easily enroll myself. I then met up with Rini and Hotaru. Both of them recognized me when I had to transform in front of them. I told them…no, I ordered them to not tell. My powers were still forming. I felt that if I came and joined you, that I would rely on you instead of my own powers. But now I realize that I have all the powers that I will receive now…and…I'm back."

The scout listened intentialy. Rini paled then gasped. Trista looked at her alarmed.

"What's wrong?"

The pink haired girl looked at them all. "The eclispe is still going on." They looked at Serena, who held a look of surprise and foolishness.

"Whoa….I forgot. Well, until the last Shadow and Diamond are killed, it will not go away."

Raye crossed her arms. "And WHO'S fault is that?" Serena looked at her and sweatdropped.

"Yes, I did revive him…but, if I hadn't, your new powers would have not awakened. I also would not have merged with Outer Moon."

Trista sighed, "And, you would not have had a chance to push me to the brink of insanity, give me gray hairs and try to kill me with stress." The scouts laughed as Serena blushed. Kevin, or Malachite, laughed but then grew serious.

"So, how do we destroy Hades? I mean Francis." He noticed her eyes go cold and hard.

"Not we, Kevin."

"WHAT?!" The groups looked at Serena like she was nuts. Serena closed her eyes.

'It's now or never…'

Serena sighed, "Franicis, I mean Hades, was my teacher back when I lived with my real parents. I was the daughter of Trevor Lunara and Sarah Lunara of the Summoner Village. My mother and father were the high priest and priestess of the village. I was put into Francis's class when I was 4 ½ years old. I had shown powers when the evil generals, the clones of the knights here, attacked. Francis tried to train me in the dark ways, but for some reason I learned the ways of the light. I developed for him too quickly. The generals came back when I was five…in fact, on my birthday. They demanded me and that is when Outer Moon first came out. I quickly learned that Francis was up to something…."

Serena held back tears that were threading to fall. Darien hugged her and she gave him a smile.

"Then it started to happen. The Outer Moon symbol, the symbol of death, appeared about the villager's heads. I warned them but they brushed me off. The night before the attack, I kept telling my mom that we had to go. She told me to be quiet and to go to sleep. Around 11: 55, on the eve of my sixth birthday, I woke up…suddenly calm. I got dressed in my summoner priestess robes. I grabbed my amulet, Luna-P, the time key and a few other things."

Lita looked confused, "Amulet? Luna-P? The Time Key?"

Serena pulled out a beautiful amulet. It was round and had a crescent moon in the middle, made out of the finest gold. Mythical beast, such as a dragon, ice woman, and others, were carved with very good detail. It glowed in Serena's hand.

"This amulet helps me focus my other powers. I am the only of my kind to be born in a thousand years. I can summon great beasts and creatures to my aid. I am what people who use magics today call a summoner. The Summoner village was known to have summoners, but I was rare. I could summon at the age of 4, though they didn't know it at the time. Later, at the age of 4 ½. I summoned a monster that attacked the dark generals. That was when I was put into Francis's magic class, to learn how to focus my powers."

Mina frowned, "Monsters? What do you mean?"

Serena looked at the amulet. "There were certain monsters that could be summoned that would help the summoner. There was Ifrit, the fire demon. Shiva, the ice mistress, Ixion, the thunder horse, and many others. Each of them had their own powers, but sometimes the summon turned on the summoner and killed them."

Lita went to ask another question but Hotaru stopped her. "Princess, continue with your story."

Serena nodded, "I ran out of my house. It was on the outskirts of the village. When I reached town, the buildings were burning and people laid dead on the ground. I ran yelling for my mother and father, strangely, I remember that I felt at ease, calm. Now I realize that Outer Moon's presence was with me that night. I turned a corner and stopped. There stood my mother and father. They were all that stood between me and the dark generals. I can't remember what my father shouted at them, but he was killed soon after. My mother bravely stood defiant, but then sensed me and turned. She yelled at me to run and that she and my father loved me. Those were her last words. She was stabbed by a sword from the dark general. I screamed and the dark generals turned toward me. I ran for a long while, then I remember nothing until I woke up in Trista's house. Trista became my legal guardian. I was placed with the Tsukinos when she had to go back to the time gates. A year later, I became Sailor Moon. Francis….ruined my life. He is a traitor to our village and to the priests and priestesses of the Goddess Selene."

The scouts watched and listened carefully. Each of them reacted differently, according to who they were. Amy finished typing up the end of what Serena said and looked at the Moon Senshi.

"Serena, What about the Time Key, and Luna-P?"

Serena smiled, "Queen Serenity gave me Luna-P on my second birthday. She came down in spirit and only my mother ever knew that she did. Luna-P, Queen Serenity said was a very helpful tool. It did help me, a lot, in my fights. Then Pluto came and took it one day, saying that another little girl needed it."

Rini smiled, "That must have been me! Pluto gave me Luna-P on my birthday and said that it was from a little girl in the past."

"I figured as much. Anyways, Pluto gave me a time key so that if I was attacked ever again and the people watching me couldn't protect me, that I could go to the time gates."

Justin sighed and leaned back. "So, Who do we attack him?"

"I'm the only one who knows his attacks." Serena said out loud and then she closed her eyes. "Part of me wants to help."

'The messiah of Life.'

"and part of me wants to do it on my own."

'The messiah of Death'

Zachary put a hand on Serena's shoulder. He gave her a warm reassuring smile.

"What ever you choose Princess, we will back you all the way."

Suddenly, Amara turned a furious gaze onto Pluto.

"You knew about this?"

Serena gave a gentle mental command for Amara to calm down.

"Yes, She did. There was a reason for not telling you." The Sailor of wind looked at Serena. "Even though I was only five at the time, I knew of things that a normal five year old shouldn't. I was the one who told her not to tell."

Darien looked at Serena. His arms wrapped around her. She looked at him and smiled gratefully.

'She's seen so much. We never knew….'

Serena stood and walked toward the door. She put a hand on the door and stopped. In a barely audible voice she added,

"….I need sometime alone."

And with that she walked out of the room, leaving a group of stunned scouts and knights.

Whoa…..this is turning out different then what I planned. I hope you like it. Oh, the characters (Shiva, Ifrit, etc.) Belong to the great people of Final Fantasy. Sailor Moon also doesn't belong to me, but the new characters do. Well, read a review! And see you all later!

Princess Silver Serenity