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Serena knew that Darien had gone back, but she needed to talk to her Queen. It was still hard to think of that woman as her mother, even with the memories back. It was like a movie had been played in her head, and she had yet to discern the emotions that those memories had brought. Right now she needed to focus on the familiar and ease into this newly found reality. She needed to know about the Negaverse and realized that what the Queen knew would help them to defeat this enemy from the past. "Can you help us?" asked Serena in a soft voice.

"Yes Serena, I will help with what I can. Beryl has always been an admirable foe. She knew when and where to strike. It seems, however, that this reincarnation does not have that control, or that foresight. She seems to have been brought back for her name recognition but to server more as a puppet. She has given the reigns to her generals and expects more results with less organization. She is ruled by her hate now, and her greed. Those two things will lead to her downfall and the downfall of her people. The people do not seem to blindly follow her now, but are controlled by some outside force, possibly the entity that brought Beryl back to power. Take extreme caution when trying to figure out what moves she is making, since she may not be the one actually making them."

"What being could have that sort of power? You taught me nothing about these evil creatures. How am I supposed to fight them when I barely remember my own powers?"

The look of utter confusion and loss on Serena's face made Serenity wish for the past where she could pull her baby girl into her lap and simply wipe the hurt away. "Oh my lovely Serenity. You have so much love in you; don't let it be clouded by confusion or sadness. Use that love, the love of Darien, of the girls, even of your Earth parents. They are the ones who will give you the strength you need to triumph over this evil. Love is stronger than hate because it is giving, while hate simply takes and can not easily replenish itself."

The love echoing in Serenity's voice started to crack the wall around Serena's heart. She knew this was her mother and the advice was not simply for the fight, but for life. Without making a conscious decision Serena launched herself at her mother, wrapping her arms tightly around the queen, tears starting to fall.

"Oh my baby," whispered Serenity as she soothed Serena's hair, holding on to her just as tightly with the other arm. "You must go. Everyone will be worried enough as it is. Know that I'm always watching, giving you as much love as I can. You must be strong little one." And just as suddenly as she had arrived in this strange dream world, she was back in her own body, curled around Darien, holding on for dear life.

"Serena!" shouted the girls as they saw her move and heard her start to sob.

"Shh princess, it will be all right. We are together. Hush now," soothed Darien as Serena tried to latch on even tighter, wanting comfort for all the horrors that she had just relived.

"You died; you all died for me," Serena kept sobbing over and over.

Raye looked over at the girls and motioned for them to leave the two alone. She knew that this was only something Serena was going to be able to get through by just letting it out and Darien was the best to help her get through it. The morning would come soon enough and they could sort through their past and help the other girls remember their pasts.

Mina knew that this girl was her princess. It hurt to feel the pain emanating from the girl, and accept there was nothing that she could do to help release that pain. She thought back to when she started to remember more of her past, her princess, her friends, and especially Malachite. Mina knew that these girls, her friends from the past, did not yet realize who was fighting with the negaverse. She wished that there was some way to keep that particular piece from surfacing or they all may be sobbing like Serena.

"Why did she say that? What did she mean that we died for her?" questioned Amy, breaking the girls from their private thoughts.

"There is more to Serena than what you know," answered Artimus. "I think that she has regained more of her memories than she was quite prepared for. She will explain what she meant when she can accept her memories." As he finished the door opened to reveal a very puffy Serena still holding onto a protective Darien.

Raye was the first to react. "Oh Serena!" and rushed to give the girl a hug. Soon Amy and Lita were in the act, surrounding Serena in a cocoon of warmth and love. "I love you all too," smiled Serena as she slowly extracted herself from her friends. "We need to talk." Just then she noticed the blonde in the room with the white cat perched on her shoulder. "Mina! Artimus!" and raced over to give her a hug stunning the other three scouts.

Mina couldn't believe how overwhelming it was to be hugging her princess again. It felt like coming home, a feeling of completeness. She had been waiting for this moment since she was born, even without knowing it. "Princess I missed you," Mina whispered into Serena's hair as they clung for dear life. "Oh Mina," answered Serena in a sob as tears overtook her again. She had always been known as a crybaby but this was different, tears from the soul, and they just caused Mina to hold her tighter in hopes of transferring as much strength as possible. "Don't you ever, ever sacrifice yourself for me again, do you hear me!" Serena whispered through her sobs.

Slowly they parted. Serena went back to Darien's warm arms and Mina sat down knowing that her best friend had some real explaining to do. She knew that the girls did not remember much, if anything, from the past so this was going to take some time. Mina was also curious if Serena knew about this new scout and what her connection was to them. There had never been such a powerful lone scout on the moon. The only person with powers even close was Queen Serenity.

Serena looked up at Darien, felt him give her an encouraging squeeze, and began her storytelling. "Girls you may want to sit down for this." The somber tone was enough to have the girls sitting, almost falling straight on the floor in an effort to hear what Serena's story. "There once was a young princess who begged her mother for more friends her age. Because the girls mother would do practically anything for her daughter she brought the children of the surrounding planets home to the moon for her daughter. It worked two fold, since those same girls were destined to be the young princesses champions, her private senshi. They grew up together, the very best of friends, their royal status never influencing their personalities. As the young princess of the moon grew older she became obsessed with the planet she could see out her window every night. Earth captivated her mind and her heart.

One day she devised a plan to sneak down to the planet to see if it was really as wonderful as she suspected. Her friends caught wind of her plan and did everything in their power to prevent her from going but in the end were unsuccessful. The princess teleported herself, using the powers of the moon, to a secluded garden on Earth. It was in fact the very garden that the prince of Earth was hiding from his friends, his generals, and his family. They had been trying to get him to decide on whom he should marry. There were many eligible girls, but none struck at his heart. Suddenly he saw her, this girl who appeared in a flash of light. Their eyes met and they were both lost.

This rendezvous continued for many months, with the princess escaping to his rose garden, him waiting patiently, postponing any marriage. Their love grew in secret but it grew strong and bonded them forever to each other. Both knew the gift they had been given even if the people of their planets would never understand. He knew that there was trouble brewing on his planet. One of the women that he had dismissed, a young girl named Beryl, had been rallying troops with surprising ease in an effort to discredit his family and have herself placed on the throne. He knew that if Beryl accomplished that she would not settle for Earth but would head to the moon next, and that could never happen. He would not allow such ugliness to affect his princes, his love.

Unfortunately Beryl was able to somehow overtake the prince's generals and use them against him. To this day no one knows if it was the true generals serving her or a copy with their memories implanted. Soon Earth was on the brink of disaster, but the moon princess was having her eighteenth birthday. The prince knew this was when he was going to be introduced, their relationship made public, and his formal request for aid. The prince and princess were guarded by the senshi who had long ago learned of the love affair, and approved after spending time with the prince and his generals. They were heartbroken at the loss of the generals who had become their loves as well. Little did the princesses know, but the Queen was also aware of her daughters relationship and while upset that it had been kept secret, did approve of the young prince. She was elated that they were finally going to be bringing their love out and showing the universe just how powerful love was.

Suddenly there was a huge commotion in the palace and the senshi were summoned to protect the queen and princess. Beryl had used her generals to kill the royal family left on Earth, and before allowing the moon to prepare for possible invasions, moved her troops immediately there. She quickly subdued the unprepared defenses and soon was in the palace with the generals of the Earth. Beryl found the prince protecting his love and grew blind with rage that he would choose this foreigner over her. She threw a well-aimed attack at the princess only to be intercepted by the prince. He professed his love as he slowly slipped away. In her overwhelming grief, the princess took her prince's sword and impaled herself to join him in death. She was unaware that her best friends, her senshi, were also dying at the hands of their beloved.

The Queen knew of only one way to save her daughter and the rest of her beloved friends. She used the power of the Silver Crystal to bind Beryl and send her family into the future to be reborn without the knowledge of the pain and strife, hopefully to have a much better life than they had just ended. The wish used all of the Queen's energy but did bring and end to the fighting and ensured that her daughter and court would be reborn in a safe time, only to remember the past in a time of great need."

As Serena ended her monolog she saw her friends were crying silent tears. They were always the worst kind, the pain going so deep no sound would be enough, their memories as overwhelming as hers had been. She felt Darien's arms supporting her and realized how tired she was after the retelling. Unable to continue with the heart-wrenching memories, Serena decided the rest would remain for later. "Girls, I know you all will have questions, but I need to sleep. This has been a very difficult day for all of us." And with that she felt Darien lead her back to the room they had just left for some much needed rest.

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