I finally got this story on the right track and we'll soon be into the action. I would like to thank James5 for helping me out with the first two chapters of this story. I am hoping that I will be able to update this series more often and be less distracted with real life. Thanks for your patience.

Chapter Three. Unions

Hadea watched as the white energy floated in front of her. She smirked as the energy started to grow.

She lifted her hands to have the energy to grow even further. Moments later, the energy faded a bit, revealing a figure in the mist.

The light disappeared, and Zorelda appeared. However, she was older and not as powerful as she was previously and she stared at Hadea as she wasn't pleased that she was in this current form, rather than in her younger, more powerful form.

"So," Zorelda asked, "you have decided to bring me back."

"Yes." Hadea explained calmly, "I have. You thought I destroyed you back in Juban. I did, but I managed to retrieve your molecules before they vanished completely by that attack. I figured that I would find good use of you."

"And how would that be exactly?" Zorelda asked, her curiosity piqued.

"I am aware that you can tell the future." Hadea answered, "Therefore, I had brought you back..."

"Because you figured out that I can help you determine your future."

"Exactly. You knew, didn't you?"

"I didn't have to know, my dear." Zorelda explained, "I have monitored your youth in the Netherworld, and I have always sensed that you had greater ambitions."

"I figured that you knew about me."

The witch wasn't all that pleased with serving this woman and she was definitely not pleased with the fact that she was old and not as powerful as she was before – however, Zorelda decided to make the most of this: she could scheme against Hadea and find a way to snatch the Necklace of Oros from her somehow, and then she would regain her youth and her power but in the meantime she would play along with what the queen had planned, "Since you wish for me to serve you, very well."

"Good." Hadea ran a finger along her chin, "You need to honor decorum."

She glanced at the witch and implied what she meant, "Kneel and call me by my title. You should know that is how you should address a royal."

Zorelda sighed roughly before kneeling before the queen, "As you wish, Majesty."

"Good." Hadea sighed as she decided to go easy on the witch as she needed her to see the future, "You may rise. There is something I am wanting you to do."

"To tell you what your future is, correct?"

"That is correct."

"Ah, yes." Zorelda told the queen, "I see a future with you and your daughter Jedda and the man that you want to be your mate, the Phantom. I can see that Jedda Walker desires to bond with you and eventually you will wed the Phantom."

Hadea couldn't help but to feel touched by this revelation. She had hoped that this was the case. This was exactly what she had wanted – not only to rule this galaxy but also to have the Phantom as her mate and Jedda as her daughter.

"First thing's first." Zorelda told the queen, pulling her out of her thoughts, "You will need to conquer your enemies."

"I know." Hadea nodded before she took a breath as a ball of mist was being formed in front of her, "The rebellion groups, especially the Defenders of the Earth."

"It is not just the Defenders of the Earth you will need to defeat. The Sailor Guardians as well."

Hadea looked at the mist to see six girls that she recognized from Juban: a girl in white, blue and yellow, a blue haired girl, a bold girl in red, a brown haired girl, a girl in orange and a pink haired girl.

"The six girls are the ones who tried in vain to defeat me." Hadea stated as she glanced at the image of the Sailor Guardians, "Yes. After both those Sailor Guardians and the Defenders of the Earth have been defeated, the rest of the rebel groups will fall just as well and my conquest will be complete."

-Sailor-Moon-Defenders-

Usagi appeared to be in thought as she and the rest of the Sailor Guardians were inside the helicopter.

She hoped that Mamoru was okay, given everything that had happened over the past year, especially since she hadn't been able to see him that much. She also thought of the Outer Sailor Guardians: Haruka, Michiru and Setsuna as well. She also wished the best for Hotaru and her father as she learned from Chibiusa that the baby was in her father's care. She also thought of Naru and her parents as well as her little brother Shingo, even Gurio. She had hoped that they were all okay. She assumed Rei was wondering the same thing for her grandfather and Yuuichirou.

Usagi looked down and sighed. She wanted to have a cheerful personality through this crisis; it couldn't be the case though because everything Hadea had done: changing Earth and the rest of the galaxy to her liking and all the people that lost their lives to this conquest. Was there any end to this?

"I wonder where we are being taken to this time." Ami asked, which pulled Usagi out of her thoughts.

"I'm not sure." Makoto answered. The six girls looked as Luna, Artemis and Diana approached the area.

"We will be approaching Skybrook City pretty soon." Artemis announced to the group.

"Skybrook City?" Minako glanced at the three cats with confusion.

"There are a group of heroes in that city that might be able to help us against Queen Hadea." Luna explained. "And we were able to get coordinates that would take us to Skybrook City."

"That's good news." Makoto replied.

"We can only hope." Usagi stated as she appeared to be hopeful, yet weary at the same time.

"Anyone that can help us against Hadea is helpful to us." Minako couldn't help but to state. Usagi wasn't sure if that comment was necessary but she wanted it to be true, and wished things to be back to the way they were before.

"It's not like you to be so gloom, Usako." a familiar voice spoke up.

The girls looked over to see that Mamoru in his Tuxedo Mask uniform was at the passenger's seat next to the pilot of the helicopter.

"Tuxedo Mask!" all six girls exclaimed happily.

"It seems that the Defenders of the Earth are wanting to meet us." Mamoru told the others, "I assume this was why we are being brought here to Skybrook City."

"That's correct." the pilot added as he prepared to make the landing, "The Defenders of the Earth know about Queen Hadea and they could use all the help that they can get."

"Looks like we're about to join forces with a team that knows about Hadea." Rei stated.

"It appears to be the best news I heard in a year." Makoto added.

Usagi nodded, looking at her friends as she and the others prepared themselves to meet this team that was known as the Defenders of the Earth.

She was startled as the helicopter started to land.

"We are about to meet this team now." Diana chimed as she leaped onto Chibiusa's head. Minako picked up Artemis and the white cat rested on her shoulder. Ami followed suit with Luna and the black cat rested on her shoulder.

The door opened and the Sailor Guardians walked out of the helicopter. Tuxedo Mask would follow suit. They looked around their surroundings, seeing everything just as the rest of the planet had become – the grass was pale white. The trees were gray. They saw what looked like castles ahead.

"Just as the rest of the planet; made dark and dreary as Hadea wanted it." Rei stated.

The group took a step back as the conical booth appeared before them.

Everyone shared glances before they nodded and entered the booth. It carried them down. Moments later, they would find themselves in a huge room. They saw not only the orange walls and gray floor but they also saw weapons and computers as well.

"This couldn't be the Defenders' base, could it?" Usagi couldn't help but to ask.

"But it is." a voice answered from behind.

The Sailor Guardians and Tuxedo Mask all turned to see nine people present in the room.

"It's them!" Diana exclaimed.

"The Defenders of the Earth." Artemis added.

"Yes, we are the team that you speak of." the blonde man replied, "So you must be the Sailor Guardians that we have been hearing about."

"Yeah." Ami answered, "That would be us."

"Welcome to our home base: New Monitor." the man who dressed similar to Tuxedo Mask greeted the group and then the black man that stood next to him, "The name is Mandrake, and this is my closest friend and assistant Lothar."

"Good to meet you." Lothar replied. "And this is my son LJ."

"My name is Kshin, Mandrake's adopted son." the younger boy introduced himself.

"I am Flash Gordon." the blonde man proceeded to introduce himself before introducing his two children, "And this is my daughter April and son Rick."

"And this is my girlfriend Jedda Walker." Rick introduced his girlfriend to the group.

"Nice to meet you." Jedda replied before proceeding to introduce her father, "This is my father known as the Phantom."

"It is an honor to meet you." the Phantom greeted the Sailor Guardians.

"Nice to meet you." Mamoru told the Defenders of the Earth.

Then, the Sailor Guardians proceeded to introduce themselves to the Defenders.

"Now that we got to know each other," Flash told the Sailor Guardians, "we need to discuss the issue regarding Queen Hadea."

Author's Note: I must say that this was a bit of a challenge to get this chapter and the rest of this volume going on its feet after the first two chapters that have been seen. It doesn't help that I get too distracted easily, but I wish to get my work done with this series. I hope to do that in the near future. I hope you guys like the changes to this story as well.

With that being said, here are some Author's Commentary on some scenes in this chapter.

The light disappeared, and Zorelda appeared. However, she was older and not as powerful as she was previously and she stared at Hadea as she wasn't pleased that she was in this current form, rather than in her younger, more powerful form.

"So," Zorelda asked, "you have decided to bring me back."

"Yes." Hadea explained calmly, "I have. You thought I destroyed you back in Juban. I did, but I managed to retrieve your molecules before they vanished completely by that attack. I figured that I would find good use of you."

I decided that this would be a good route to take Zorelda, as she would become a threat to our heroes later on down the line. I also figured, given that Hadea is pretty powerful as she is, she would be able to retrieve Zorelda's molecules before they could be vaporized all together.

The witch wasn't all that pleased with serving this woman and she was definitely not pleased with the fact that she was old and not as powerful as she was before – however, Zorelda decided to make the most of this: she could scheme against Hadea and find a way to snatch the Necklace of Oros from her somehow, and then she would regain her youth and her power but in the meantime she would play along with what the queen had planned, "Since you wish for me to serve you, very well."

I could imagine this scenario in play as I intend for Zorelda to be the major threat in my final battle as I can see Zorelda wanting to plan her own scheme agianst Queen Hadea. It wouldn't be just the Necklace of Oros that she would need though, stay tuned for that folks!

The door opened and the Sailor Guardians walked out of the helicopter. Tuxedo Mask would follow suit. They looked around their surroundings, seeing everything just as the rest of the planet had become – the grass was pale white. The trees were gray. They saw what looked like castles ahead.

"Just as the rest of the planet; made dark and dreary as Hadea wanted it." Rei stated.

The group took a step back as the conical booth appeared before them.

Everyone shared glances before they nodded and entered the booth. It carried them down. Moments later, they would find themselves in a huge room. They saw not only the orange walls and gray floor but they also saw weapons and computers as well.

"This couldn't be the Defenders' base, could it?" Usagi couldn't help but to ask.

"But it is." a voice answered from behind.

The Sailor Guardians and Tuxedo Mask all turned to see nine people present in the room.

"It's them!" Diana exclaimed.

"The Defenders of the Earth." Artemis added.

"Yes, we are the team that you speak of." the blonde man replied, "So you must be the Sailor Guardians that we have been hearing about."

"Yeah." Ami answered, "That would be us."

"Welcome to our home base: New Monitor." the man who dressed similar to Tuxedo Mask greeted the group and then the black man that stood next to him, "The name is Mandrake, and this is my closest friend and assistant Lothar."

The Sailor Guardians and Tuxedo Mask would meet the Sailor Guardians, similar to how April would arrive at the New Monitor base in the previous chapter. Also, I was debating on the introductions of the team. I would end up going through with the introductions though.