This pertains mainly to the original Japanese manga. Because of this Asanuma Ittou shows up in this section--he showed up for one shot in the manga.


Sailor Jupiter took her place next to Mars. This day made her feel reluctant, though she did not know why. She wondered if fate could ever be escaped. Sometimes in the pit of her stomach she wished it could be. She could not remember exactly why, but she knew it was so.

She remembered telling something about herself to Motoki and Asanuma, but when she asked them, neither of them could remember. This day was a long time coming, and she would not waste thoughts on what could have been. It was her duty to protect the King and Queen, as well as their daughter. The crowd cheered as she took her place in the line.


It was a few months earlier when Makoto had been told by Pluto about the end. Makoto yawned. It was hard work trying to reach Rei's father. It had admittedly taken longer than she thought, but she hoped it had been worth it.

Makoto didn't have any family, and she wanted Rei to square up. She put her bag behind her head and carried it that way to the bus stop. She wanted to play a few arcade games before she went back to her apartment. She yawned a little, and got onto the bus.

Makoto was young when she discovered her parents were dead. They promised to be back soon from their trip, but on the day they were supposed to come back they never came. When they didn't come home, she worried. She was young. It was only when she heard her babysitter gasp and cry that she wondered what was happening. She promised herself to become strong for her parents, to be able to take care of herself, and to protect others.

She thought about that promise--to help protect others, and wondered how many people they could fit into Crystal Palace. As it was there were 6.5 billion people on the planet. The unfortunate fact was that all of these people shoulder to shoulder would not fit into the Palace. There had to be other means to protect them from the attack. She wanted to have everyone in the city and around the world to be protected, but to do that would have to take international cooperation--which the world did not yet have. It wouldn't be until Neo-Queen Serenity took the throne that this would become true--but by then it would be too late. Chaos was coming to the planet to corrupt the minds and hearts of people to join it in its war against the cosmos.

Makoto was sure that if Hino-san believed Rei, he could help to set up shelters and abate the coming disaster--or at least control it.

The bus stopped at Crown Game Center. Makoto got off. The problem was getting people to believe them. They were only college students. Who could they save through such events?

"Kino-senpai!" a familiar voice called.

Makoto looked around the arcade. She was surprised to see Asanuma there.

"I'm taking college entrance exams now... but they are so difficult!" he said smiling at her.

"Asanuma-san, you never went to my school, why are you calling me senpai?" Makoto asked. It had been a long time since she'd seen him.

He swept back his short hair and blushed a little.

"Because you're friends with Chiba-senpai... and I look up to you."

"You don't have to, call me Kino-senpai. I feel awkward with you calling me senpai!" Makoto said beaming him a warm smile.

Asanuma nodded and said, "Well then, call me Asanuma-kun."

Asanuma had grown quite a bit in the last few years. Even though they'd drifted apart he was a very trustworthy person. He'd learned about their individual powers when they were fighting the Black Moon, but hadn't told anyone about their secrets.

Makoto wondered if he was the type of person she should tell about the coming danger. Should she try to save him in the place of her parents? He was still a student. His parents wouldn't react too well with him to coming to the palace. If she invited his family--how much of his family should she let in? All she knew was that Crystal Palace would be protected. If she didn't act soon she would forget.

Motoki waved at them. He was still with Reika-san after all of this time. They were supposed to be married soon. They seemed so happy together, that Makoto often wished she was in love. If she invited Motoki, then his sister would have to come too, and if his sister came, then his parents would come as well. That meant that Reika-san and her family would also be in the Palace. Makoto wasn't like Ami, but she wasn't like Usagi either. She knew that whomever she chose to bring to the Palace would have an impact on how many people could fit. Rei did have a point--who did Makoto have a right to save and protect?

Makoto could invite the entirety of her high school, their parents, their friends, and their friends' parents and friends, and so on... She could even invite all of her college, and their families, but there would be limited space, and even though Ami promised to try to make Crystal Palace as big as she could, there were limitations on what she could do, even if Usagi could create the Palace to plans.

Asanuma was talking about what had happened, and about the future--what he wanted to do. He said he wanted to travel the world, learn about other places, and then have a wife and kids. He didn't have a chance yet to learn his true dreams.

Makoto decided that she had to tell him--his dreams would be broken either way. She didn't have time to contemplate. Her memory might be wiped sooner rather than later. Sailor Pluto had not been specific about it.

"Asanuma, I have to tell something, something you may soon forget..."

Makoto told him all that he knew about the attacks. Some of thee details were a bit hard to recall, and Makoto wondered if it was a bad memory, or if the memories being erased. She got through it the best it could.

"But if you tell others--they might not remember."

Asanuma's mood fell. The thought of the upcoming College exams didn't seem as important as before. The world as he knew it was going to end and be recreated.

"Will you come? If you take my invitation, you will not remember why you are in Crystal Palace, but I can keep you safe."

"My family will not believe me if I tell them," Asanuma said crestfallen, "What do I do about them? I won't even remember soon..."

Makoto didn't know what would survive, what would be left, she couldn't say the words, "They might survive," because that might be an utter lie. Perhaps, she thought grimly, she knew this morning, perhaps she didn't. She couldn't continue to think this way and expect to stay sane.

"Will you come?" Makoto asked more urgently.

"Yes, yes, I'll come. But what of the other people, Kino-san?"

Makoto couldn't answer.

"Then you would let chaos consume them, turn them against us. You would let chaos kill them?" Asanuma asked.

"The events that are to come are not something I want," Makoto started.

"Sorry... sorry..." he said. He wandered out of the arcade upset.

Makoto sighed. She had one person left to tell, and she didn't expect him to take it easily either. He also knew about them--they used his basement as a secret base. He's caught them early on when Mamoru had taken the place of Endou-san.

She turned to look for Motoki. She decided that she would tell him too. He could in turn tell Unazuki. Motoki would also tell Reika. This would create a future for Crystal Tokyo. She didn't stop to think about regrets. She didn't have time.

"Motoki!" Makoto called to him.

"What will it be today Makoto? A sundae? Soda?"

"No, I need to talk to you."

"I need some tokens please," a woman called.

"Just a second!" Motoki said to the woman, "Can it wait? I'm really busy right now..."

Makoto shook her head. Her brown ponytail swished behind her.

"It's serious then?" he asked concerned.

"The end is coming. Please come to Crystal Palace once it's built. Bring Reika-san and Unazuki if you like, but please come."

Motoki knew what the end was. He'd covered for their disappearances twice before, even though he wasn't asked. When Usagi's mom called the Arcade, he'd said she was there. In turn Usagi told him about the Black Moon. He still remembered the pink-haired little girl that hung around Usagi. It was when that girl went into the secret hideout that Motoki began to suspect. That's when Usagi told him about the future. Then later, he'd been able to figure out about the attacks.

"I'll think about it..." Motoki said handing the woman some tokens.

"If you do not decide soon you'll forget," Makoto warned.

Motoki nodded and then smiled at the next customer.

Makoto left the arcade for her apartment. She had told them, but would they still remember tomorrow? She did not know. She had done what she could. She wished she could have done more.


Jupiter felt a pit of guilt in her stomach. Those she could not save still haunted her sometimes, at the same time to see the looks of the living--sometimes they seemed like they would have been better off dead. She pushed down these feelings.

Jupiter looked to her right. Sailor Venus was taking her place. She was lucky. She hadn't lost anyone important in the attacks. Her family had survived. Motoki and Asanuma were not so lucky. Asanuma's parents had refused to come with him, even when he told them. They did not believe him. Motoki had lost a lot. Jupiter cast her mind away from such thoughts. Today Usagi would become Queen. She would shed her name. She should not think about the fate of others when a new future was starting.


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