Chapter 7: Parallel Revelations

"Tomorrow our big plan begins." said Oberon.

"Yes," said Spectro. "We'll find Serenity's heir of sure this time."

"Just make sure those brats don't mess anything up!" said Titania.

That afternoon the Parallel Sailor Scouts were told about their "Moms" and agreed to train. "The reason you had trouble with that last monster was that you didn't work as a team." said Amy. "Your own individual talents are important but if unless you can use them together you won't be able to stand against the stronger monsters."

"We really are sorry for the way we've been treating Karen the way we did." said Rachel. "If you didn't help us Mrs. Tsukino we would have been dead."

"Still we have to figure out how to get these crystals together." said Marie.

"Maybe if we smash them together." said Lisa.

"That won't work." said Lita.

"How did you make your Silver Crystal?" asked Alice.

"Well." said Serena. "I cried for my boyfriend and then the crystals came around my tear and became one."

"Eww." The girls said.

"So Karen has to get all mushy on a boy before she gets it?" said Lisa.

"I hope not." said Mina. "The longer we stay here the more like your moms we become, and we don't want to abandon our friends back home."

"It's starting to get late let's go home." said Serena.

Later at the Tsukino house Serenity was doing her homework when Karen passed by. "Sis, can I talk you for a little bit?"

"Whatever it is I didn't do it!" Karen said.

"I'm not mad at you I just want to talk."

"Ok."

"Listen, I know sometimes it seems like I don't like you; let's face it sometimes you can be really annoying; but the truth is that you're one of my very best friends."

"Really?"

"It's just that I'm going through a part of my life where I'm really starting to grow up and I don't want to do the same little kid stuff you like; one day you'll start felling that way too. But I'll try to hang out with you more."

"Thank you. I love you."

"Same here squirt."

As Karen went up to her room Serenity thought back to a day that didn't seem that long ago.

Flashback

"Rini you can come in now." Darien said.

An eight year old Rini went into her mother's hospital room. "Can I see her?"

"Of course." Serena said from her bed. She held up a small baby with light pink hair. "Rini, this is your baby sister Karen."

Rini looked at Karen for the first time. "She's so tiny."

"So were you when you were a baby." said Darien.

"Do you want to hold her?" asked Serena.

"Uh, ok."

"Be sure to hold up her head." Serena said as she handed Karen over.

"This means you have responsibility now." said Darien. "You have to be a good big sister to her."

"Responsibility…" Rini said as Karen cooed.

End Flashback

Serenity then got out her cell phone and dialed a number. "Melissa its Serenity, about the song we were going to do tomorrow. I think we may want to change it."

Karen was trying to sleep when something stirred her awake. She looked to her nightstand and saw a drawer was glowing. "Huh?" she opened the drawer and found that the Rainbow Crystals that were in there became one. "The Silver Crystal!"

The light got very bright and then the next thing she knew she was on the surface of the moon. "Welcome my granddaughter." Karen heard.

She turned around and found a familiar figure. "White Lady!"

The light around her faded to reveal a white haired woman with the same hair style as her mother. "My name is Queen Serenity."

"But where am I, how did I get here and why did you call me granddaughter?"

"Don't worry I'll answer all of your questions. First this is all that remains of the Moon Kingdom."

"Moon Kingdom, but Mrs. Kaioh says there's no life on the Moon."

"Now yes; what you see is just an echo, a piece of someone dead a thousand years that rested in that crystal."

"A thousand years?"

"Back then a beautiful kingdom existed here; it was a peaceful place, everyone there was happy. Then on the eve of my daughter's wedding we were attacked by the Negaverse. My daughter, her love and her friends were all killed. It was then I made my greatest mistake.

"What mistake?"

"In a moment of rage over my daughter's death I used the full power of the crystal on our enemies and destroyed all of them, but I lost control and wiped out most of the people on earth, the only the children were spared."

"I'm so sorry." said Karen. "It was an accident but still it must have hurt."

"No, I'm sorry; it's because of what I've done that this burden is on your shoulders. I sent my people to the future to be reborn and was forced to accelerate the surviving children's growth. When a dark force was coming it seemed that my daughter, who was reborn as your mother, would have to take on the mantle of Sailor Moon. But she and her friends had already made lives of their own, they had been detached for too long. If I gave it to your sister she would have to face them almost entirely alone, so I had no choice but to make you my heir."

"Queen Serenity, Grandma I'll do my best."

The queen started to fade. "My time is short. One day when you can, tell your mother and sister I love them, and know that I love you."

Another bright light and Karen found herself back in her room. "Don't worry I'll make you proud, Grandma."