Disclaimer: As usual, I disavow any rights to the characters from Pretty Guardian SailorMoon. They all belong to Takeuchi Naoko and Bandai.

The following story is based on the Live Action version of SailorMoon (PGSM). I hope you enjoy it!

Three reviews! Yeah! And once again, a first time (for me) reviewer. Greetings, sjp1! Yes, of course Endymion is king in his own right... puzzled look Who would ever say otherwise? And, yes, the Generals support the marriage as shown in the Final Act and Special Act of the Live Action Series. (smile) I didn't change that. Greetings to aserene and Serenathy! This one is for you, ladies, as you have reviewed since the first "chapter". (smile) I'm sorry, Serenathy, I didn't even think to make the Shitennou anything other than spirits. But it brings to mind a neat story idea... Haha, don't look for it too soon, though. I'm in the middle of writing another two stories right now, with several other ideas brewing. It will be a while, perhaps a long while.

And so we end... I hope you all have enjoyed it! Peace to all! - Raya

Pretty Guardian SailorMoon R - Prelude

New Moon

"She has escaped back in time," a voice full of echoes said. Prince Demand and his followers stood respectfully in front of the cowled figure. In front of the figure, a smoky crystal ball floated. A gnarled, withered hand slowly extended from the robe and caressed it. "Back almost a thousand years," the figure continued.

"Impossible," Petz breathed in shock. "How can anyone go back that far?"

"Especially a little girl," Berthier whispered softly with wide eyes as she nodded in agreement.

"How can anyone go back at all!" Calaveras asked a little more loudly. Her sisters shifted nervously as Wiseman turned his invisible face towards them. He did not like to be interrupted, and his punishments were justifiably infamous.

But, he seemed to have been expecting that question because instead of banishing Calaveras to a painful training exercise, he answered her question. "She has the Imperium Silver Crystal," he said. He waited until they had all finished gasping and exclaiming in shock. "She used it to open a portal in time to escape." Rubeus, Esmeraude, and Saphir all looked guilty and uneasy as they shifted nervously. Prince Demand just waited with a calm, cold expression for Wiseman to continue.

"It is not clear why she chose to go back a thousand years, but we must have that crystal. My prince, I recommend you send someone after her," Wiseman said as his cowl turned back to face the white haired leader.

Prince Demand nodded slowly, but gave his adviser with a cold, questioning look. "And how do we do that? Does the Black Crystal have the same ability to send us back in time?"

"Of course," Wiseman replied calmly. "It will take quite a bit of energy, though. If it weren't for the fact that she has the Silver Crystal, I wouldn't even suggest it."

A cold smile began to grow on the prince's face. "Energy we have, now." He turned to Esmeraude. "Go gather some of those sheep out of the palace," he ordered. A wicked smile sprang onto her face, and her eyes lit up as she bowed gracefully and faded out. The prince then turned to the four Ayakashi sisters. "When she returns, you will go," he told them. As they stiffened in surprise, he continued. "And you will not return without her. Do you understand?"

"Yes, sir!" they responded together as they bowed. "Leave it to us, my prince," Petz said confidently as they rose up again. "We will get that little brat and the crystal."

Usagi snuggled into Mamoru sleepily as he guided his motorcycle through the semi-deserted streets of Tokyo. She shivered a little as the cool spring wind whistled past her bare legs, but the smile on her face never faltered.

Mamoru smiled as he heard and felt her begin to hum softly. He knew what song it was. Although she loved all of Minako's songs, the one her friend had done for her final curtain call was his wife's absolute favorite. Any time she heard "C'est la vie...", a smile would light up her face, and she would end up humming or singing it for the remainder of the day.

Suddenly not wanting the night to end, Mamoru changed directions slightly and began to head out to the closest beach.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we will be landing in Tokyo shortly," a stewardess announced in heavily accented English. Ami looked up startled, and then looked out of her window to the ground far below. "Please return you seat backs and tray tables to their upright and locked positions. Thank you for flying Japan Airlines. We hope you enjoy your stay in Tokyo or wherever else your travels may take you," the stewardess continued as Ami closed the folder she had been studying and put it back in her briefcase.

As she studied the fast approaching lights and listened to the stewardess repeat her spiel in Japanese, she smiled. She couldn't wait to surprise Usagi. Her eyes lit up and she leaned closer to the window as Tokyo Tower came into view.

Frowning, Esmeraude reappeared in the palace of Nemesis with four unconscious victims. Saphir and Prince Demand also began to frown as they noted the common fabric and styles of the victim's clothes.

Prince Demand turned his cold silver eyes to Esmeraude. "I thought I said to raid the palace," he said silkily from the throne where he sat with a goblet of dark red wine.

Esmeraude bowed, quickly hiding the flicker of fear in her dark green eyes. "Yes, my prince. But, there was an unexpected... problem," she replied softly.

"Problem?" he asked as he lifted a white eyebrow. He swirled the wine around the glass, and then took a sip before continuing. "And what problem were you unable to work around with all of your extensive training?"

Esmeraude flinched a little at the biting tone in his voice, but made herself answer. "The palace and its grounds have been surrounded with some sort of shield," she informed her leader as she rose up out of her bow. As he looked at her with narrowed eyes, she swallowed and continued. "It has been covered in unbreakable crystal."

Prince Demand turned to look at Wiseman, who was running his withered hand over his crystal ball once more. Finally, he stopped and hid his arm once more. "Esmeraude is correct," he informed the prince, who began to glare. "Someone must have escaped the gas and enabled the palace defenses after you left."

"And the queen?" the prince asked as his fingers clutched his goblet more tightly and his face smoothed out once more. Rubeus and Esmeraude shifted uneasily at this sign of his rising temper. Saphir just watched with a blank face.

"Her body has apparently been moved back inside," Wiseman informed him. "She is no longer lying in the garden."

"That's three," the prince said softly as he watched his wine swirl once more. After a pause, his frozen silver eyes went back to Wiseman. "Three people who were immune to your invincible gas."

"Apparently, the queen and the princess were protected by the Silver Crystal," Wiseman said calmly, apparently unconcerned with his leader's anger. "Whoever else escaped must have been inside an air tight chamber somewhere in the palace. It had to be sheer, dumb luck. They weren't expecting anything, or they would have been more prepared."

The prince considered his adviser's argument for a moment, and then put his glass softly on the arm of his throne. "A reasonable argument," he finally replied. Esmeraude and Rubeus sighed inconspicuously in relief and Saphir relaxed as they realized that his anger was receding for now.

"Saphir!" the prince called suddenly. The thin, blue haired man immediately stepped forward and bowed. "Analyze that crystal shield. Find its weakness. There is something inside that palace that I want," the white haired man ordered.

"As you wish," Saphir replied as he rose and then turned to leave the room.

"Rubeus."

"Yes, my prince," Rubeus responded with a bow.

"Are the sisters ready to depart?" Prince Demand asked as he picked his wine up again and took another sip.

"I will bring them, my prince," his redheaded follower replied as he deepened the bow, and then rose to leave.

"Esmeraude."

"Yes, Prince Demand?" the green haired woman asked as she bowed once more.

"Put your spoils into the energy chambers and prepare them for the energy drain," he ordered.

"Yes, Prince Demand," she replied as she rose. She turned, waved a pink and red feather fan that appeared in her hand, and levitated the bodies to the energy draining pods that were attached in a circle around a hole in the middle of the audience chamber.

Mamoru parked his motorcycle next to the sea wall and reached up to remove his helmet. His eyes widened in surprise when he realized that Usagi had dozed off. Now that the bike was not moving, she relaxed and sagged more heavily against him.

"Usa..." he said as he turned to wake her up. His eyes widened once more as he gasped in shock. The princess' crescent moon sigil sparkled softly on her forehead. "Usagi," he said again a little more loudly.

The sigil vanished as she jumped and woke up. "Mamoru?" she asked sleepily as she reached up to rub her eyes. "Are we home?" she asked with yawn as she stretched.

"Idiot," he said a little sharply as his fear finally left him. Subconsciously, he decided she had been instinctively using her power to balance on the bike while she slept.

"What do you mean idiot?" she asked a little testily as she sat up a little straighter and glared at him. The sound of crashing waves distracted her almost immediately. "Ah, the beach?"

Mamoru sagged and shook his head as the delight in her voice soothed away his remaining irritation and worry. He watched with a smile as she removed her helmet and struggled to slip off the motorcycle decorously. He reached out and grabbed a flailing arm as she hopped on one high heeled foot trying to regain her balance and bring the other foot down.

She grinned sheepishly at him. "Thanks," she said softly as she brushed her windblown pigtails out of her face.

For a moment, he studied her and smiled with a deep sense of contentment. His wife looked beautiful, as usual, even with the ocean breeze blowing her long hair around her face. Her white demi-jacket, red halter top, and black leather miniskirt showed off her figure. The red spiked heels were lower than she would have liked, but as he released her hand and stood up he blessed whatever entity had finally convinced her that inch and a half heels were the best for someone as clumsy as her and that five inch heels would mean her death.

As he moved to walk beside her, he saw her shiver a little in the cool breeze. Quickly, he shrugged out of his black leather jacket and draped it over her shoulders. She smiled happily up at him as she snuggled deeper into it and then reached out for his hand. Quietly, they walked to the sea wall and leaned against it for a few moments.

With a sudden smile, Mamoru picked her up and set her on the wall. As she squeaked in surprise, he removed her shoes, and then spun her around. Her face lit up even brighter as she realized what he was up to. A moment later, he leapt over the wall and helped her down onto the sandy beach. He held her close a moment, and then with a smile began to lead her slowly down to the ocean, her right hand in his left and her shoes in his right.

Peacefully, they strolled along the beach and watched the last sliver of the waning moon fall slowly into the ocean. Usagi frowned and shivered again as something in the sight triggered the anxiety and fear she felt in her dreams.

"Usa?" Mamoru murmured as he drew her a little closer. She tore her eyes away from the disturbing sight and looked up into her husband's curious eyes. She smiled reassuringly, but the anxiety that still filled her eyes made his heart stop. Gently, he drew her in and kissed her.

As their eyes closed and they focused only on each other, Usagi's crescent moon sigil began to glow brightly once more. Suddenly, over their heads the sky began to swirl and meld. The two lovers jumped back as a flash of bright gold/silver light flooded the beach, and a little girl screamed in fear.

Falling from the swirl in the sky, Princess Usagi screamed in fear. Suddenly, she crashed into Usagi, who lost her balance and fell. Instinctively, Mamoru reached out and caught the little princess. As the light faded, the little girl caught one glimpse of her rescuer. "Papa?" she gasped, and then threw herself tightly against his chest, arms wrapped around his neck.

end Prelude

A/N: Please don't shoot me for the ending... We all know what happens after, right? Well, sorta. Close enough. Maybe one day, I'll begin writing the PGSM R arc, but... I admit, it intimidates me. So many characters, so many battles to plan and describe... (grimmace) I think Ree will start bugging me for it before the end of the year unless I can churn out enough stories in my manga universe to distract her. (smile)

For those more familiar with the NA Dub names:

Ayakashi Sisters Weird sisters or Strange sisters.

Petz – Prisma (green hair)

Calaveras – Avery (red hair)

Berthier – Bertie (white hair)

Kouan – Catsy (blue/purple hair)

Rubeus - Rubeus

Esmeraude - Emerald

Saphir - Sapphire

Demand - Diamond