A/N: I have this taking place after any random battle where Sailor Moon faints into Tuxedo Mask's arms. Also those of you who enjoy the weak ditzy Serena back out now in my version she's a suitable princess. Another disclaimer most of this is from my deranged imagination and random dreams after watching too much Sailor Moon last night.
Tuxedo Mask held the limp girl in his arms, she was not waking, he called to her but to no avail. He knew there was some way to wake her, some way to get her to come back to him, she had to be okay, he couldn't be without her.
Suddenly she began to glow faintly, he was taken aback and let his arms fall slightly from her side. As he did so she rose into the air and over to the arms of a man. Where he had come from neither Tuxedo Mask or the Sailor Scouts knew, but to Luna and Artemis hiding nearby they knew him all to well.
They saw the mark of the crescent moon upon his brow and the moment they had been dreading had come to pass. Prince Andrew had come to claim the Moon Princess.
"Let Sailor Moon go!" A shout from Sailor Mars brought Tuxedo Mask to his feet ready to fight.
"Scouts my quarrel lies not with you, only that it is time Serenity returned to where she belongs. You cannot help her now, but do not worry the time will come for you to join her" With a smile the man disappeared taking Sailor Moon with him.
"No!" Tuxedo Mask rushed to where the form had been but fell flat, they were gone.
"Let them go Sailor Scouts. He's right there is nothing more you can do for her." Artemis spoke as Luna just shook her head.
"What do you mean let them go! He has Sailor Moon!" Sailor Jupiter and the rest of the Sailor Scouts stared at Luna and Artemis in disbelief.
"Luna and I have known for a long time this day would come. Prince Andrew came to take the Moon Princess back to her rightful home with him. It is time she stopped hiding and became Queen. She should have gone back a long time ago but she fell in love with life here on Earth. Prince Andrew must have decided the only way to get her to once again accept her duties was to do it against her will." Artemis spoke softly he knew it was time for the Princess to fully return home but he was sorry that she had to leave a life she loved.
"We can't let him just take her!" Tuxedo Mask had finally rose from the floor to join the Sailor Scouts huddled around Luna and Artemis.
"Serena has had enough trouble protecting both the Moon and the Earth. Her people need her, Prince Andrew promised not to return for her until the Moon Kingdom was in great need of her." Luna shed a tear, she was sad that she could not go with Serena and return to her normal form, but it was obvious the Scouts needed her guidance more than Serena.
"Who is this Prince Andrew anyway? If Serena is Princess, how can he be Prince?" Sailor Mercury asked, Luna looked over to Tuxedo Mask and noticed his face grew pale at Mercury's question.
"You girls are tired, there are many questions about your past that need to be answered and I wish that Serena would be here to help explain them. I promise to fill all of you in tomorrow morning at the temple." The Scouts and Tuxedo Mask continued to prod Artemis and Luna but they would say no more to the scouts. There was too much history to tell, and there was little that was not painful.