AN: Hey everyone! So, I decided to start this new story that had been brewing in my mind. It is fairly epic, and will probably not be updated as frequently as MMitRR or the other stories I have in mind. But I think it'll be good, or at least something new! The story takes place after the end of the anime series and shows the transition from the present Sailor Moon world we the audience know to Crystal Tokyo, and how things dont go as everyone thought they would. It begins with the senshi's identities being revealed to the public.Its a drama, and its UsaMamo.

A sort of disclaimer of myself: One thing that really fascinates about me Sailor Moon is Mamoru's character, and how different he is in anime vs manga. In the manga we have this sexy man-beast who is just hella seductive, whereas in the anime, I feel like he has more dimension, but can be a bit of an asshole a lot, and also never gets closer to Usagi than two sixth graders slow dancing. Grrrr. So, basically, I'm going to be exploring some anime Mamoru themes, so if he is a bit of dick, well its because I'm trying to stay true.

A second sort of disclaimer: This is the prologue, it doesnt really have much to do with the actual story.

An authentic disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon, thats Naoko's domain. If I did, sweet Jesus there would be some hot UsaMamo action, and THUS I write fanfiction

To Stand Before a Priest: The Chaos and Rebirth of Crystal Tokyo

Prologue

And as the Queen slept in quartz, King Endymion said to the baffled senshi and mask:

"Sailor Moon, Tuxedo Mask, you two will face far more difficult ordeals, of which your love must be strong and true if you wish to suceed".

"Usa, get out of bed! We're going to be late for our banquet!"

A pink-haired woman poked her head out from behind a door way, "Helios, I am NOT in bed! I'll be there in a moment! Find our daughter and make sure she's prepared!"

The young man entered the doorway to his wife's private study. Earlier on in their romance he admired her for sealing herself up in this room of the castle and studying hard, when one fine morning he barged in to surprise her, and found her sprawled out on a circular cushioned bed. Through more investigation, he quickly realized that many of her "study sessions" were really "napping sessions".

The floor, he noticed was covered in open cardboard boxes and various papers and photographs from times long ago.

"What are you doing, Darling?" he asked, observing the mild disaster.

"More documents, amulets, trinkets and such belonging to mother and father," she murmured.

Helios bit his lip in apprehension, holding back many of his initial reactions. The former Queen Serenity and her King Endymion had passed on a year ago. Chibiusa and Helios had been dining one night when the Queen, accompanied by her husband approached their daughter, and simply said: "My baby, in three days time from now we will cease to physically exist. We will still be with you, but you will not be able to see us, or hold us anymore. We are proud of the woman you've become, and we will answer all of your questions either before or after our passing."

And with a bow, the two monarchs left Chibiusa and Helios to continue dining. The two said nothing to each other, knowing that there really was nothing much to say. There was such calmness in the former Queen's voice; she stated her goodbye so factually, in a way that all you could was accept her words. Plus, Chibiusa knew this day would come; her mother had explained to her at an early age, that it was characteristic for Lunarians to simply pass on, usually with their loved one accompanying them. Her mother had always denied it and would speak no more on the subject, but deep down, Chibiusa always suspected that her mother had always known the exact day that would be her last.

Chibiusa had responded to the passing fairly well, but as the days went on something inside of her began to eat away at her mind. There were things, secrets her parents had never told her. She would ask the other senshi, but she knew that they had all already told her what they could, certain things remained secret, and even more important things she could tell, were just between Queen and husband.

"Usa…" Helios began. "I know you think that there something missing, some grand secret, but if you're meant to find out about it, well you'll know when she wants you to know…"

"I'm not that patient, Helios-chan," she snapped back. "Besides, I've found things that are pointing me in the right direction!"

"And what would that be?" he said rolling his eyes. Chibiusa had practically gone through the entire castle tearing apart and examining every item ever belonging to her mother and father hoping to find out their secret.

"I've been having dreams lately, Helios. Dreams of…another time?...Another me. I don't know for sure. It's as if I have these memories, but I know I never lived any of them."

Helios sat down on the bed, this information was new, and he himself knew too well the power of dreams. They could mean nothing, but the reoccurrence probably suggested otherwise.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" he whispered.

She shrugged in response. "There are just too many questions, too many things out of place!"

Helios arched his brow, questioning.

"Like, for example, why is my name Usagi Tsukino? My mother married my father, and changed her name to Usagi Chiba. So why do I have her maiden name as my name and not my father's? Mama always used to say, 'Aren't you glad to be named after your Momma?' and that look would come into her eyes and she would speak no more of it!"

"That look?" Helios asked.

Chibiusa put down the documents she was sifting through, and turned to look at her husband. "I loved going back to the past more than anything when I was younger. It took me the longest time to figure out why, you know. I love my mother and father of course, but there was something so private between them here in Crystal Tokyo…I always felt left out. They were happy, but in their eyes there was always this clouded area, and sometimes a sorrow, there was something there that I don't understand. And they only shared it with each other, it was something so dark and painful, and they just kept it to themselves…"

Helios moved from the bed onto the ground to embrace his wife. "I'm glad you traveled into the past, or else—"

"We would have met," she smiled correcting him before he could finish his sentenc. "No matter what, we were destined for each other. But that look, it didn't exist in the past. Something happened to them, something terrible, and I guess I just felt a bit jealous that I never got to be a part of it. So I would always go back to the time where their secret didn't exist, back to where there eyes were just eyes, and not locked up stories."

"So now," he began.

"So now, I'm going to figure it out," she replied, and pulled a small trinket from underneath the folds of her dress. "I've found this music box locket, the first key to learning the story of what happened between my mother and father."