AN: Even after all this time…I still appreciate the comments. I really am proud of this story. I don't own the characters…you know the drill.

Chapter 3: Reunion

"I've had enough
Of this parade
I'm thinking of
The words to say
We open up
Unfinished parts
Broken up
It's so mellow

And when I see you then i know it will be next to me
And when I need you then I know you will be there with me
I'll never leave you

Just need to get closer, closer
Lean on me now
Lean on me now
Closer, closer
Lean on me now
Lean on me now."

-Closer, Travis

Lita was shaken by the events in the tree, but wasn't sure if it was nerves or lack of sleep. Suddenly, she was wide awake and aware of flashlights below her. The duchess looked down at the sleeping Princess. She didn't want to leave Serena, but she knew they didn't have much of an option. The tall brunette reached in and tapped into the energy growing inside her, then held her pen aloft and shouted, "Jupiter Power!"

The men in the forest suddenly looked up into the tree to see a strange series of green and gold lights appear in the branches above. They had heard these woods were haunted and after yesterday's freak fog situation, they weren't sure what to think of this jolting apparition above.

In a deep and angry voice, she yelled, "Jupiter Thunder Crash!"

A giant bolt of lighting hit a tree many of the men were standing under. It was ablaze in a matter of seconds. The noise and chaos had jolted Serena out of sleep. She looked on in awe, as Lita shouted at her, "You must get to safety. Stay in this tree until I distract the men long enough for you to escape."

Serena could only nod.

Lita leaped nimbly down the tree and got ready to attack again, "Sparkling wide PRESSURE!"

Serena didn't hesitate and made her way down the tree and into the forest. Lita saw Serena make her escape and continued to light fires throughout the forest. When she could barely keep her eyes open any longer, she passed out, holding on to a tree branch for support.

For the first time since he could remember, Zach thoroughly enjoyed his job as medic. Usually, it was a thankless, bloody job. Today, however, examining the delicate skin and features of the beautiful Duchess Amy was something he could see himself doing for the rest of his life. He had finished his examination and commented, "Other than a few cuts and scrapes, it looks like you're going to be fine. Most likely a case of over exhaustion."

Rae, who had been hovering nearby, exchanged a look with Amy. She spoke for the both of them, "Zach, could you give us a few moments of privacy please?"

Zach nodded and walked away back to the men.

Rae waited until he was just out of hearing distance and asked, "Something happened to you, didn't it? You were changed the way I was."

Amy did not bother to deny the accusation, she responded, "Where do you think it's coming from?"

Rae thought a moment and answered, "The only thing I remember before it happened was knowing that I had to do something to save the Princess. There was a sense of urgency…and a weird dream."

Amy agreed enthusiastically, "The dream was so real! Do you have your pen?"

Rae retrieved hers. The girls compared them. They were unique objects and unlike anything either had seen before. Rae's was gold with rubies and some sort of mythological sign and Amy's was gold with sapphires and a different mythological sign. Amy concentrated on the signs, "Of course…yours is the Greek sign for Mars and mine is the sign for Mercury."

"Well, what does that mean?"

"When you…er, um, changed…you yelled out 'Mars Power!'"

"I did?"

"Yes. And I'm guess I must have yelled Mercury Power."

"I wonder why."

"I think it had something to do with the dreams we had."

"I saw myself…"

"I saw the girl in the picture."

"Maybe you are the girl in the picture."

The girls were still lost in their thoughts when Zach came back to check on them, "Come on ladies, we need to get moving."

Darien, as leader of the group, consulted the newest addition, "Amy, are you well enough to travel?"

"Are we going to find Serena?"

"Yes.

"Then lead on."

The men were struck by Rae and Amy's complete devotion to their Princess. Some people might write off these gorgeous young women as flaky fashion driven royalty, but the men discovered that when it came to something or someone important, nothing was going to stop them.

With their romantic tryst a fading memory, Malcolm and Mia rushed to return and reunite with Darien and the rest of the men. Morning Star must have felt the urgency because the horse was running tirelessly through the forest. The ride back was far different than the previous day. Mia felt secure and snug sitting in front of Malcolm, content with herself. It was late in the night when they finally slowed down. Creeping through the forest, they were very cautious, knowing danger could be lurking anywhere. Mia's eyes had adjusted to the darkening dusk when she sighted a strange red and blue light in the distance.

"Malcolm – I know which way we have to go!"

Malcolm couldn't keep the smile off his face as he looked at Mia, covered in brambles, rough hair askew, and her blue eyes were luminous, "Are you sure?"

"Positive. My friends are in that direction."

Although he had nothing to go on in the darkness, Malcolm followed where Mia was pointing. Dismounting, he walked along beside the mare, and got caught up in his own thoughts. When they returned to the group, his little honeymoon with Mia would end and wasn't sure what would happen when they got back to the strange reality of the war. Perhaps, this Duchess would realize she was too good for just a common solider... That the passion they had shared was but a passing moment of madness... Gritting his teeth and walking forward, he knew he should be happy for the moments they had shared, but somehow, it wasn't enough.

Nearby, Amy and Rae looked at each other, instantly sensing Mia was close. Amy asked for a rest. Although Darien wasn't really in the mood to stop, Jake and Zach wanted to be as helpful as possible. Zach compromised, "Why don't you and Nick go ahead and scout?"

Darien nodded, and he and Nick slowly made their way through the forest. Both soldiers stopped when they reached a particularly odd clearing. Obviously, some freak fire storm had occurred recently. The air still reeked of ozone and some of the trees were positively charred. Suddenly, from above, a tree branch broke, cracking loudly. The American soldiers were both totally confused when a young woman landed on top of Nick.

Lita woke up slowly, but recognizing her situation, said politely, "Please pardon me for my hasty entrance, sir."

Then she passed out. The others had heard the noise and had run up to see what was going on. Rae and Amy were immediately at the side of the fallen girl. Amy whispered, "Lita…Lita, wake up!"

Rae found a sprig of evergreen and waved it under Lita's nose. Abruptly, the young woman came to and asked, "Where am I?"

"Among friends!"

Seven pairs of eyes turned around. There was a completely disheveled, but grinning Mia, and an equally battered Malcolm.

"What are you doing here?" Five voices asked at the same time.

Darien held his hands up for silence and stated, "Okay, we're going to do this one at a time. First of all, it appears as though we have an injured young woman. Zach, I need you to check out…? I'm sorry I didn't catch your name."

Lita sat up and answered, "It's Duchess Lita, sir."

Darien continued his orders, "So, Zach help Lita. Nick, help move Lita to somewhere more comfortable and begin setting up a camp for all of us tonight. Next, Malcolm, what the hell are you doing back here? You had strict orders to escort Duchess Mia to safety."

Mia quickly looked at Malcolm and then volunteered the answer, "Well, there was a slight problem."

"And that was?" Darien wasn't in the mood for deviations in his plan.

"I was under orders of my own. From the Queen." Mia reached in her shirt and pulled out the battered letter. It was clearly labeled Capt. Darien Shields in the Queen's own immaculate hand writing. "I didn't know who you were until last night. So much for my abilities in diplomacy..."

Darien sighed and then smiled broadly, "You got it to me now. That's all that matters. Good job, Duchess Mia. I'm sure your Queen would be proud."

Mia blushed and replied, "Thanks."

Darien finished issuing the rest of the orders, "Malcolm and Jake, I need to see you privately. Mia, I'm sure you have a lot to catch up on with Rae."

Mia knew a dismissal when she heard one, but had to respect the speed and efficiency which Captain Shields acted.

After Lita had been declared physically okay, the girls gathered around and tried to make sense of the past week. Lita was almost in tears as she stroked the short ends of her blonde friend's destroyed tresses, "Who cares about us? Your hair!"

"Will grow back... I know, it's got to look horrible now, but, it seems like all that isn't as important now. With Serena in danger, I...well, it helps put things in focus, you know?"

The trio nodded, and Mia forced a smile. Trying to force her thoughts away from Serena, all alone in the forest, she said, "I feel like I haven't seen all of you in forever! How did everyone end up here? What of the Queen?"

The girls all exchanged a glance. It was difficult to explain the series of events that had taken them to this place. Lita and Amy both nudged Rae, who said, "A lot happened in the palace while you were gone. First of all, the Nazis separated the Queen from us. We have no idea where they've taken her, or why they've done it. Second of all, and I know this is going to sound strange, but while we were held captive, something happened... The Queen remembered a fairytale she had told Serena a million times when she was little."

"The one about the moon?" Mia asked hesitantly, unable to make the connection behind Nazi occupation of their country and a story from their childhood.

Amy nodded enthusiastically, "In this story, there were brave young women who protected the Moon Princess and the Princess had one of the most powerful weapons the universe had ever seen."

"The Imperium Silver Crystal?"

Amy answered, "The very same. We had also all forgotten about a strange picture in the middle of the book. The images shows a number of young women who look very similar to ourselves. What I didn't realize until today, was how similar the soldiers look to the young men in the picture..."

"So what? That story is fiction."

Lita shook her head, "That's what I thought, but after we read the story, the next morning Rae underwent a little transformation..."

Rae conjured up a ball of flame in her palm. Mia shook her head and asked in disbelief, "How are you doing that?"

Amy tried the best way explain the situation, "Well, Mia, for once I actually am accepting things for how they are and not the explanation behind them. With Serena in trouble, it seems like we've all awoken some part of ourselves that was hidden…some inner warriors that will do anything to protect Serena."

Rae dug out her transformation pen, "We all have these now. I know it's not proof, but they do emit certain powers for each of us."

Mia was silent for a few minutes as she looked at the different pens, then asked tearfully, "Well, what's wrong with me? I love Serena just as much as you girls do. Where's my pen?"

For a moment, no one knew what to say, then Lita reached over and put her arm around Mia, "I'm sure you're time will come."

Amy finished the story, "So basically, we've been on the run while protecting Serena. When we were walking today, I started putting things together. I think the story of this crystal is the reason why the Nazis are here. I think they think we are hiding it somewhere."

Mia looked at her incredulously, "So you're saying that the story is true?"

Amy looked off into the night, "I'm saying that's entirely possible.

As soon as Darien and his men were out of sight from the girls, the Captain ripped open the envelope and quickly scanned the details:

Captain Shields,

I hope this letter finds you well. Whether you know it or not, your fate has been tied to that of my daughter for most of your lives. When you were five years old, your parents brought you on a Grand Tour of Europe. One of the stops they made was here in my kingdom – your mother and I are old friends. We attended the same school in Paris when we were young girls. Crown Princess Serena was less than a year old, but once she laid eyes on you, she wasn't happy unless you were in her presence. I'll never forget how her little blue eyes lit up whenever she heard your voice. Being a 5 year old boy, you had every right to go and visit the stables and enjoy the grounds, yet, your parents and I were amazed to see you playing contently in the nursery with little Serena.

Also, whether you remember it or not, you have already once saved my precious daughter's life. During your visit, she had somehow escaped her Nanny and managed to toddle out near one of the fountains on the grounds. We don't know quite what happened, but she fell in and from across the courtyard we saw you jump in after her and rescue my darling Serena. In your arms, she did not cry.

I have kept a correspondence with your parents all these years and know about your position in the military. Your parents are good people and have raised you well. I know that you have a difficult burden to carry – your extreme wealth as well as your loyalty to your men and country.

Darien – please, find my daughter and get her to safety in the United States! In these dangerous times, your name and your family are some of the only people I trust in the world. Do not worry abut me, but I beg you, not as a Queen, but as a mother, please find my daughter and keep her away from those that wish her harm.

Most sincerely,

HRH Selenity II

Malcolm and Nick watched a range of emotions cross Darien's face as he read the letter. Finally, he slipped back into the stoic face of Captain Darien Shields, and stated, "We move to find the Princess now. Make preparations."

"And her court?"

"I don't think we could stop them joining us we tried."

Serena stumbled blindly through the forest. She felt as if she had been running constantly for the past week. She wanted so much to give up, but knew her friends had sacrificed possibly their lives…for her. Tears streamed down her face. All of her life, Serena had always hated being alone. She preferred knowing that someone was close by and given her radiant personality, that was rarely a problem.

However, Serena drew upon an inner strength she didn't know she had and kept going.

The Nazi Captain was easily following the trail that Serena was carelessly leaving behind. His ranks had been diminished in the freak lightning storm from the night before, but he knew he would capture his prey within the next few hours.

Lita quickly recovered and like everyone else, was anxious to find the Princess. Mia and Darien led as the group kept up a fast pace through the forest. Every second they were away from Serena was one that put her in danger. As the leader of Serena's court, Mia felt the most responsible for her regent's well-being. She was trying to exhaust herself as well, to block out the questions running through her head....

Why haven't I transformed? What power am I missing?

The blonde duchess glanced back at Malcolm, and he gave her the briefest of smiles. Since they had rejoined the group, both had reverted to their professional roles, silently distancing themselves. Given the circumstances, she wondered if they would have a chance to continue their romance. Although bittersweet, Mia smiled briefly to herself, at least if she died, she would die without regrets. Snapping to attention, she realized there was a much larger problem than the selfish thoughts of a teenager in serious like with a soldier. Serena was in trouble. Now. The Crown Princess of her country was in danger.

What can I do?

Looking around, she saw Morning Star and without thinking, sprinted towards the animal...

Malcolm watched in slow motion as Mia broke rank…

...she wouldn't possibly…

Mia mouthed the words, I'm sorry, as she jumped on the horse's back and spurred Morning Star off into the woods. She was so quick that no one even had a chance to react. Darien turned back and glared at Malcolm, "You were supposed to be watching the horse! That's most of our supplies!"

"How was I supposed to know she was going to do that?"

Rae spoke up, "She'll be fine! She can take care of herself! I'm sure she had reason for doing what she did."

Jake looked at Rae, "We'd all be safer if she was following orders. She could give away our position. We're the professionals here."

Rae glared at Jake. Her stare seemed to literally burn through him. He had to look away when his temperature rose too high. Darien looked at the smug young women, who were glaring at his men, and said gruffly, "Our only mission is to protect and aid the Princess. The Queen's letter said nothing about her court. We could move a lot quicker without you."

"Then go," strong willed and fiery tempered Rae spat, "We'll find her on our own. Come on, girls."

As if they were dressed in their finest ball gowns, exiting a glorious dance floor, the Duchesses moved quickly and efficiently in the direction Mia had headed. Silently, Darien accepted their decision. When they had left, Malcolm said quietly, "We'll see them again."

The others nodded and started following Darien in the original direction they had been heading. Whether they wanted to admit it or not, each of the men knew there was unfinished business with the young women from Ginzuberg.

Mia urged Morning Star on. In the distance she could see a faint silver light, and knew it was Serena. As the trees and brush rushed by, her vision blurred and she swore she was looking at a white cat in front of her. Even more bizarre, the car started talking to her in a distinctly familiar voice.

"Awaken Princess Venus, with blessings from your planet!"

He reached out with his paw and touched her forehead. Immediately, Mia's mind was filled with images and her heart was filled with emotions. She saw herself in a strange (and revealing) uniform. Serena was there too, wearing a strange flowing white gown. Brief pictures floated by – she was sparring with the girls, she was attending meetings in a spacious castle that overlooked the Earth, she was dancing closely with someone who looked a lot like Malcolm…she was dying...?

Mia shook her head and her visions cleared, but the cat was still there. Now he had something in his mouth…it was a pen. She took it.

The cat started talking again, "You'll know when the time is right to use the pen. Raise your hand and say, 'Venus Power!'"

Mia watched as the cat faded from her view. Given the events of the past week, Mia knew she should question the last few minutes, but something felt very right about the pen in her hand. She was closing in on the silver light ahead of her.

The girls all stopped in their tracks. Lita, Amy, and Rae locked eyes with each other. The Princess was in immediate danger. With authority, Amy said, "We need to transform. It's the only way we can get to her."

Lita asked, "But how?"

Amy pulled the book out of her bag, "I started paying careful attention to the illustrations in the book. Look," she flipped to a page. There, in the book, were the young women from the picture. They were standing in a circle with their hands clasped and a light was glowing from their circle. In the next frame they were somewhere else, Amy continued, "They had the power to transport."

Rae looked in the distance, "I can see a faint silver light. That has to be Serena."

"Can we transport to a place we've never been?" Lita wondered aloud.

Amy thought a moment, "I think if we concentrate on Serena hard enough we could do it."

Rae nodded, "It's worth a shot, but we have to transform."

"I'm in," said Lita.

The other girls nodded.

"Then what are we waiting for?" asked Rae. They all raised their pens aloft.

"Mars Power!"

"Jupiter Power!"

"Mercury Power!"

In a haze of lights, water, and flames the girls transformed. It was the first time they had seen each other in their transformed states and costumes. They all shared a grin. Something about this situation felt right.

"Join hands," said Mercury.

At the same time they shouted out, "Sailor Transport Power!"

Mia saw a bright light ahead of her. She pulled Morning Star up…it was Lita, Amy, and Rae, but not as she had ever seen them before. They were wearing the same costumes from Mia's visions. The skirts were short, but colorful. The high heels didn't make sense, but the power she felt did. Although they were lacking guns or weapons of any kind, she had no doubt they were fully capable of protecting Serena.

A shrill scream echoed through the woods.

Mia grasped her pen, held it up and yelled, "Venus Power!"

Immediately, she felt herself lifted off the ground, and was wrapped in a series of gold lights. A feeling of warmth came over her and within a matter of moments she was standing next to her friends in a costume of her own - blazing with orange and blue highlights. She wasn't surprised when she reached down and felt an intricate chain around her waist – it hummed with power. Without hesitating, Venus slipped into her old role, "Mercury, get some fog in this area – we've got to cover ourselves and Serena."

Mercury nodded and ran off.

"Jupiter, see what you can do about getting some lightning to touch down. Rae, once that lightning hits the ground, keep that fire going!"

There was another scream - this one was much more urgent. Venus and the girls ran towards it. Holding her chain tight, Sailor Venus said, "I'm going to take care of anyone else who wants to stick around."

Venus felt charged with energy as she ran towards Serena. As the trio arrived, they saw that their favorite blue-haired senshi had taken care of the atmosphere. It was difficult to see much of anything in the dense fog. Mars stopped short. With her long raven hair waving, she concentrated her energy and honed in on Serena. They could no longer hear her screaming, which they definitely did not take as a good sign.

Mars looked intensely at Venus, "She's in trouble. They've got her!"

Jupiter put her hands together, and, as if in prayer looked to the skies and called out, "Jupiter Thunder Crash!"

Out of nowhere, an extreme bolt of lighting touched down on the ground. For the Nazi soldiers, they were beginning to wonder if these woods were haunted. Nature had been turned on its end since they had entered the forest chasing the Princess. The tall brunette sensed their growing fear and was happy with her contribution. The lightning bolt had hit the ground with such intensity that the ground had shook for a full 10 seconds. The Jovian senshi said with satisfaction, "No one messes with my Princess!"

Venus looked over, "Good job, Jupiter, now that we've got them scared, let's move in for the kill. Mars, how about you give it a go?"

The raven-haired senshi walked calmly forward into the clearing. Serena was in the hands of two menacing Nazi soldiers. There were ten other soldiers surrounding her. The Nazi soldiers looked strangely at this woman in a short red skirt and matching heels. Gathering her strength, the senshi from Mars screamed, "Rin, pyou, tou, sha, kai, jin, retsu, sai, zen. Akuryou taisan!"

Two small scrolls flew out of her hands and onto the soldiers that held Serena. The Nazi emblem on their uniforms burst into flames, causing the soldiers to drop Serena. The senshi from Venus joined Mars in the clearing, arms crossed. She announced to the remaining soldiers in their native language so there would be no misunderstanding, "We can do this the easy way or the difficult way. You will release the Crown Princess Serena into our custody. Those who stand in our way will meet a most unkind fate."

Venus waited a long minute and there was no response. The chain around her waist began to glow. The soldiers seemed entranced by the golden light coming from her waist. She growled, "No answer? Good, I was hoping it would be that way." Unleashing the chain, she yelled out, "Venus Love-Me Chain!"

The intricate interlocking chains around her waist whipped out and took down half of the soldiers, slicing violently into them. At the same time, Jupiter and Mars yelled out their own battle cries…moments later, a fiery lightning bolt shot out and knocked down the other half of the men, while an inferno ripped around them. Mercury ran out into the chaos to grab Serena and rush her away from danger. Jupiter swept the diminutive Serena onto her back and the four senshi began running into the forest.

Darien and his men had heard the fight from their location in the forest. Not missing a step, they fanned out and began running to the sounds. Minutes later found what could only be described as a battle scene. A very one sided battle scene. Nazi soldiers lay littered around a clearing, some of which had been burned severely, others who had been gashed by some sort of whip were bleeding profusely. There was a peculiar smell was in the woods and even the very air around them seemed heavier somehow. Serena and the rest of the girls were nowhere to be found.

Jake asked aloud, "Who was responsible for this?"

No one could answer him.

Nick had found some tracks leading away from the clearing. He had a strange look on his face. Darien asked, a concerned look on his face, "What is it Nick? Blood?"

The tall soldier shook his head, "No, it looks like whoever ran away from this scene was wearing high heels."

In her haste to escape, Venus tripped over a tree root and fell to the ground. As she fell she sensed a change in her body - then the world went black. Mars saw Venus go down and jumped to cushion the blonde's fall. The girls gathered around their fallen friend…and then jumped back quickly. In front of their eyes, Mia de-transformed. Gone was her orange and white costume, replaced by what she had been wearing before the fight. Curiously, during her transformation, her shorn locks had reappeared – more blonde and glorious than ever. The girls stood staring. Moments later, they too, de-transformed.

Leaning heavily on Lita, Serena looked wondrously at her friends. She wasn't scared, but very curious. The forest was silent around them. Then they all began talking at once.

"QUIET!" yelled the usually shy Amy, "We're not going to get anywhere like this." Continuing in a calmer voice, she continued, "Well, um, we're still in danger and Mia is unconscious, so let's start with that. Rae, why don't you attend to her while we find a place to settle until she's okay."

Within a matter of minutes, the girls had located an out of the way location behind a copse of trees. With Rae's new found powers they had managed to get a fire going. Serena looked around the fire at her friends, and asked curiously, "What's been happening to you girls?"

Amy spoke up, "We don't know exactly. Our new forms seem to come out whenever you're in danger."

Serena nodded. Then, teary-eyed, looked at each of them, "I'm just so happy to see each of you alive. I--"

With a gasp, Mia came awake, and finished her sentence, "We love you too, Sere…"

After a short group hug, the girls lapsed into a comfortable silence. Finally Mia questioned, "Does anyone get the feeling that isn't the first time we've done this?"

Rae answered sarcastically, "What tipped you off?"

Mia smiled and replied, "Well besides the fact I've never put the words 'Venus Love-Me Chain' together before today with that reaction, I…well, I saw things earlier today."

Lita looked straight into the fire, "You saw all of us in those uniforms?"

Mia nodded, "And Serena was wearing a long white dress."

"Was I getting married?"

"No, silly, but you were really happy."

"Until the battle," said Amy in a sad voice.

"You saw that too?" queried Rae.

Serena was feeling left out, "I haven't seen anything!"

Rae looked around at her friends, "This is going to sound cheesy, but what if we all joined hands. Maybe something would happen if we did. Maybe we could put all of those thoughts together. It seems that we seem to draw energy when we work together."

Amy, even with all of her logic, agreed, "It can't hurt."

The girls joined hands slowly. Serena was last to join the circle. When she joined hands with Mia and Rae, a power jolted through the group. The fire turned different colors...red, gold, green, blue and silver. Each girl looked into the fire…and saw a more complete story of their past.

Collectively, their images ended with their final battles and Serena's terrible suicide. Serena looked at each of the girls, a horrible expression on her face and passed out. Her senses were overloaded from all the terrible events she had witnessed. When they broke hands, all of the girls had tears streaming down their faces. Mia was perhaps the saddest of all them. As the senshi of Love and Beauty, the events of her past shook her more deeply than the rest of the girls. The other obvious fact was there was well. The men in their visions were none other than the very American soldiers they had just left. Like the girls, they looked a little different than their former selves, but there was no mistaking the identities.

Amy was the first to regain her voice, "There must have been something we didn't know about them. They wouldn't have just attacked us unless some higher power had been involved."

Rae nodded, "Did you see the red haired woman? I felt a strange power coming from her."

Lita asked, "How do we know that was even us?"

The girls were all silent. No one had an answer to that question. Mia turned away from the girls so they couldn't see the tears still streaming down her face, "The real question is; can we trust the Americans now? They'll be coming after us soon. They had to have heard the battle back there."

Rae looked into the fire, "Not yet. Not until we figure out the entire story of our past."

Lita looked down at Serena, "Poor thing. I can't imagine what this must be like for her."

Serena was mumbling, "Endymion – NOOO!"

Lita looked around at the girls, "We need to make a decision soon."

Mia looked around again, more unsure of herself than she had ever been. She was so confused…what she had felt for Malcolm earlier had been so intense.

Like we were born to be together…like we were meant to be...

Mia looked into the night, searching for answers in the stars and in the end, decided to listen to her heart. It wasn't coincidence that had brought the soldiers and the girls together. There was something more behind it. Their futures were somehow intertwined. She looked around at the girls and stated, "We stay. We're the Sailor Senshi from the Moon Kingdom. We are duchesses from the country of Ginzuberg. We are from the court of Crown Princess Serenity. We're going to stop running and protect our Princess. Whatever the Americans did in their past is not who they are now. We need to all work together to get Serena to safety. Maybe then, when Serena is safe, we'll learn what all these memories really mean."

The American soldiers ran up to the fire to find the young duchesses of Ginzuberg waiting for them...an unreadable expression on their faces.