Author's Note

I don't OWN Sailor Moon…. Yet the story concept is mine…. Please don't take it without my consent…. PLEASE……….

Okay, so one of my reviewers had several important questions that I left unanswered, and I apologize for this, so I'm going to clarify real quickly what I can.

This fanfic is about Serena getting kidnapped and the person who switches places with her. The timeframe of this story is before the StarS season, and after the Dead Moon Circus incident. I will not constantly refer to Hotaru, but she is unable to fight in the battles because she is a child. She and Rini are friends in school. All of the Sailor Scouts are there otherwise. I couldn't tell you the exact ages otherwise. As for the locations, there are two separate locations (I switch between them by use of … at the end of the sentence), that of which is clarified further this chapter. If it's still confusing let me know. Anyhow, I don't want to give too much away, so hopefully this helps.

Otherwise, I'd just like to say we meet Evil Serena in this chapter, that's all… have fun!

Serena or Catarina?

Chapter 10: More Than a Name

Luna jumped up on the desk, catching her off guard.

"Well, you certainly looked scared," Luna said. "Diana, throw Chibi Moon off the scent for a few minutes. Catarina and I need to talk."

"Okay," the gray kitten, Diana, exclaimed, as she scurried out of the room.

"What is it?"

"We don't remember you," Luna said simply.

"Why is that important?"

"If you make that claim, which any normal person couldn't do by the way, Luna and I would have probably met you along the way. We guardians were entrusted with many of the castle secrets, yet you are not known to us at all," Artemis said, as he too jumped up on the desk with Luna, the two sitting down next to one another. Catarina looked down from the window, and sighed.

"My memory is as fuzzy as yours," Catarina said simply. "I can hardly remember anything. My name is all I know for sure."

"Your name isn't helping," Luna sighed. "We need more than your name and a hunch."

Catarina smiled, as she put her head up to face them.

"Do you remember the name Clara?"

"Yes! She was Princess Serenity's handmaiden! You aren't her, are you? You certainly don't look like her," Luna asked. Artemis gave a look of shock.

"No, I'm not Clara," Catarina said, her smile fading. "She was in the castle of King Henry IV, one of the few servants besides myself. She could tell me so much about a time that she remembered. In fact, there was so much there, I felt absolutely sure that my existence in that time was undeniable. The most condemning fact that I discovered later, was that we were both fluent in Japanese."

"What happened to her?" Artemis asked, as tears began to form and Catarina wiped them away.

"One day, there was a minor siege on the castle. She was locked outside, and for the next century all I could hear in my sleep were her screams. I ran away from the castle, and eventually after that I moved to the Americas, and hid out there, even in times of diseases and hardship, drifting from location to location. She was my friend," Catarina said, wiping her tears away. "But she was one of two people I knew immediately by name. Terrance, that man we met today, was the other. It's the first breakthrough I've had in a while."

"Cats don't count?" Luna demanded, as Catarina smiled.

"Sorry, sometimes I forget little instances in fear," she replied.

"When they say amnesia can take time, they aren't kidding," Artemis kidded, as Catarina's smile faded and she looked out the window again. "Oh! Sorry."

"It's hard to imagine them so carefree Luna," Catarina said softly, "just so willing to rely on people, and their ability to not see the danger."

"Oh, but they see it," Luna argued. "They've just learned to be brave, and not reckless unless they need to."

"Brave huh?" Catarina said. "One a many men have died for merely being brave."

"She's got a point there," Artemis said.

"Are you afraid of death then?"

"Death has ignored me for centuries Luna," Catarina replied. "There's no explanation for it. Why have I lived so long Luna, Artemis? Why when all others have fallen with time?"

"Too many questions, which I think can be answered with who you are," Artemis said, holding his feline cranium.

"Right. I've just had a long time to think this through. That's all," Catarina said, smiling again. "A very long time."

"There you are!" a little pink Sailor Scout exclaimed. "The others are all worried sick about you."

"Forgive me," Catarina said simply. "I had to clear my head."

She gave Catarina a harsh stare, as she shrugged, and smiled. Confused, Catarina turned to pick up the Lunar Disguise pen. Luna and Artemis both jumped off the desk and ran over to the pink mini-scout.

"So what's the new enemy like?" the little pink scout asked, smiling some.

"Didn't they tell you?" Catarina asked.

"No, they never tell me anything," she pouted. "I can't learn to be a good Sailor Scout if they don't tell me stuff!"

"I don't think there is much to tell," Catarina replied.

"They acted like there was."

"That's news to me," Catarina said warmly.

"So you don't know either?" the pink scout asked, as Catarina shook her head. The pink scout smiled. "Okay. Come on Diana. Let's go get the others. Don't go anywhere now Meatball Head!"

Catarina stared as the scout ran on her way.

"You are either a Negaverse copy of Serena or you are extremely clever," Luna said, looking to where the pink scout had been. "She would have been terribly upset to find out that her mother had been taken prisoner on another planet."

"Wait, you mean Imperia is a planet? I thought it was some remote country or something like that," Catarina asked, as Luna sighed. Artemis ran after the pink scout, apparently to be a second pair of eyes.

"Now you would think we would have more luck if it were that simple," Luna explained. "It has to be another world, one far away from here that has rarely interacted with us before."

"Somehow I'm not following," Catarina said. "Are you telling me this Serena girl has been kidnapped by another world?"

"Yes," Luna said.

"That sick bastard," Catarina said, clenching her fists. "Now he's really pissing me off."

"There's not much we can do short of teleporting there and taking care of it ourselves, but if we can have some diplomacy, maybe we can make a trade."

"Something tells me diplomacy isn't going to work," Catarina replied. "You'd think we'd hear from others if Terrance was the only one causing trouble."

"That's a good point," Luna said. "Oh by the way, have they told you about her family yet?"

"Huh?" Catarina asked.

"Serena's family? Don't tell me they haven't—oh, they get so sloppy sometimes. Alright," Luna said with a sigh, seeing Catarina's confused stare. "Serena is 'secretly' obsessed with Darien, who is Tuxedo Mask, but don't you tell anyone that. She also has a mother and a father, both of which are very loving and are usually concerned for her well-being. She considers Sammy, her younger brother, an annoying twerp, and Rini is her cousin, but in reality is her daughter from the future. You must keep an eye on her. Oh, and Serena LOVES to eat. God, if she were a pig I'd hardly be surprised."

"Um, run that last part by me again?" Catarina asked, looking at the cat with worry.

"God, if she—"

"No, before that," she insisted.

"Loves to eat?" Luna asked.

"That," Catarina exclaimed. "That's a problem."

"Why?" Luna asked.

"I hardly eat at all. That's why," Catarina said. "For some weird reason I don't like eating a lot at once."

"And how do you expect to pretend to be Serena at the dinner table tonight?" Luna asked, shocked.

"I don't expect anything right now," she sighed.

"I can tell," Luna answered…

"Princess, I'm so glad to see that you are safe!" Aspera exclaimed, as she and Thomas returned from the tunnels. "We were so worried about you."

Death filled the air, as Serena nearly fainted from the fumes. Thomas saw her face pale before his eyes.

"Aspera, the tunnels must have some sort of air block. Our princess needs air."

"You're right. Allow me to lead the way," Aspera said, starting to head for the door.

"Why don't we just open the window and shut her door?" Thomas asked, seeing Serena's face pale more at the suggestion.

"That might work too," Aspera said, giving him a look. "I'll inform the queen that her daughter has been located and is still alive."

And with that Aspera thankfully left the room. Thomas opened the window, and led Serena to it.

"You're not used to death, are you?" Thomas asked.

"You've gotten used to death, haven't you?" Serena replied angrily.

Thomas moved away from her, and hung his head low.

"I know we're not good at defending ourselves from assault, but that's because our people have been used to Sailor Imperia. There was no way other than her for us to fight back."

"Sorry," Serena said. "I'm not used to everyday people knowing about the Negaverse and their aims."

"Your people aren't aware of the intergalactic dangers?"

"They know about demons—they just don't know their aims. We don't want a panic. Besides, some people won't even believe what we would say," Serena said, thinking back to when she tried to warn Himeko not to go into space.

"We live so close to the borderline that it would be a hindrance if the people were unaware of what would come," Thomas explained simply. "There will probably be a new set of guards here in the morning. That's how it has been. If they come, we merely die trying to protect our dying planet. The princess' return meant its revival."

"But so many people died today just because I came here. So many just because of my stupid crystal," Serena whispered.

"Don't blame yourself. It has happened every time we ever brought one of you princesses here."

"I can see why a lot of them began to pretend they were Catarina," Serena said quietly. "This is unbearable, the thought of so many people dying in her name. They would rather die than face it head on."

"You're saying they committed suicide?" Thomas asked, abhorred. "Death is merely a part of life."

"Not for some people it isn't," Serena shouted. "Not for me."

"Then why don't you just jump out the window? If you feel so overwhelmed, I mean."

"Because," Serena said, tears in her eyes. "I have friends who would miss me greatly if I did. I have Endymion, who would also die for me, as I would for him."

"You would hardly believe it," a voice said angrily, as the two turned to see Terrance.

"Why are you back in the castle?" Thomas demanded. "Have you completed your quest?"

"No, but I have come back with a gift, a trophy from the man who I am about to slay. He seems to have Sailor Scouts allies. Also, he seems to be armed with a particularly spiteful, evil wench named Sailor Moon who appears to be intent on rescuing her for his sake," Terrance said, looking to Serena, who had secretly dried her eyes and faced him with the same cold stare she always gave. "Still not remembering me? No matter. I brought this as a gift for you."

He presented her with the white scarf, as he started to leave the room.

"I suggest that you not let the queen see your presence, or you shall fear for more than a few Sailor Scouts," Thomas said angrily. "Now be gone from Her Highness' sight."

"Right," Terrance scowled. "And you best protect her or I shall ensure you never see the light of day again."

As soon as Terrance was gone, Thomas looked to see Serena investigating the scarf very closely.

"Well?" Thomas asked her.

"Sailor Mars definitely tried to give this to me before Aspera kidnapped me," Serena said. "It has a tracking device on it! Thomas! My friends will be able to find me!"

"That's amazing," Thomas said, also looking at the scarf now. "I'm surprised he had the audacity to come back and give it to you. He's not supposed to return to the castle unless he brings Endymion's head to present to the queen."

Serena nodded, and then, her brain finally did a double take.

"When he was talking about the annoying Sailor Scouts, did he say he was mad particularly at Sailor Moon?" she asked, as Thomas nodded. "How did he meet Sailor Moon? I'm Sailor Moon."

"Someone back home could be impersonating you, in order to avoid public awareness of your situation," he suggested.

"Yeah, but who could they find that knows about us and looks like me? I mean, I think Amy said the odds in finding a twin was so large—she gave me a number that was really big—and I guess finding one would be twice as hard then," Serena said. "No one looks the same where I'm from."

"They might not look like you," Thomas pointed out.

"They have to, otherwise my family would know. Then the added challenge of someone who knows about me. We only know a few personally, and none of them would be very good candidates," Serena replied, thinking back to the Four Sisters, who had given up being a part of the Negaverse in exchange for normal lives. "Sailor Moon is more than a name you know."

"Forgive me for the error," Thomas said. "I think all these years of being introduced to princesses as Princess Catarina has almost made me forget her appearance entirely."

"What do you remember?" Serena asked.

"Believe it or not, you two have the same eyes," Thomas said. "Blue, pure, and beautiful."

"I don't know whether to take that as a comment or not," Serena replied.

"I think this, besides being a princess, that motivated Aspera to take you," Thomas replied. "You could fool the queen, and then she would lose all hope in finding her daughter."

"You are full of conspiracy theories, aren't you?" Serena asked bluntly.

"Yes—hey, wait," Thomas said. "Are you saying you don't believe me?"

"No, I'm saying I don't believe everything that you say. However," Serena said, looking out to the sky. "I am not saying that I don't trust you either. Look, your princess has to be fine, wherever she is. But I really am worried about who they found to replace Sailor Moon, and how they are explaining everything to my parents, if they are saying anything at all."

Serena clenched her fists.

"Serenity?" Thomas asked, concerned.

"I will not be forgotten. Sailor Moon is more than a name," she whispered, as Thomas nodded.

"I am certain whoever he met is only there because they have a deep concern for your well being."

"You might be right there," Serena said, a simper smile crossing her face as her nails nearly pierced her own skin. "They certainly pissed Terrance off."

"I can take a hint," Thomas said, bowing. "I will allow you some time alone."

True to his word, Thomas moved outside the door, locking it behind him.

"I am Sailor Moon," Serena whispered, looking to the unforgiving sky she began to further hate. "You will never take that from me, whoever you are…"