Here's another short chapter, but it will help to set up the rest of the story. There are three more short chapters after this one, before the real action starts to happen in it. These shorter chapters are needed to tie the out-of-time visitors together with each other and the current rulers of the Moon Kingdom in 174 BC before the real action begins.

And once it does, the out-of-time visitors will have a lot more action than they might expect in a very short period of time, for sure. Please bear with me a little longer, and you will see what I mean by that. And it will be wild and crazy, as well, and very challenging for them to deal with, as well.

With no further ado, then, I will give you the next chapter here. TUS out.

Main Ballroom In The Imperial Palace

Moon City, Moon Kingdom, Moon

August 7, 174 BC

Some time later, they all arrived at the Imperial Palace's main ballroom area. When they got there, they saw King Jason and Queen Eve on two suitably-sized thrones there. And both rulers were surrounded by any number of other people in the room as well. Mainly people who were maidservants or menservants, of course, if some of them weren't either of those two things to the Moon Kingdom's rulers of this particular time in the Moon Kingdom's very own history.

When King Jason and Queen Eve knew they were all there, the rulers had their servants take up positions near them, but not in front of them, so that they could see their visitors from other time periods in history.

Then King Jason asked, "I see several of you hold at least copies of the Imperium Silver Crystal. May I ask why, if that's not too much for me to ask of you all who have crystals like that, if not actually that?"

That very group included at least six of the people now in front of him and his wife, if not more. After his and Queen Eve's time, and up to Queen Serenity's time, there'd be at least two dozen, if not more, girls and women that'd ever have sufficient control of the Imperium Silver Crystal for a long enough period of time in each of their lives, most likely. For they'd each be Queens of the Moon Kingdom when their times to be at least co-rulers, if not sole, rulers of the Moon Kingdom came to each of them in their lives.

The first of their current companions who were visiting 174 BC to speak was Queen Serenity, and she said, "That's right, King Jason. We each do have at least copies of the Imperium Silver Crystal, if not the actual Imperium Silver Crystal, on our persons. That's if we have such crystals in our possession, of course. As to why at least five of us do have them, besides your wife Queen Eve and me, I'm not quite sure. Or at least not yet, I'm not sure why we do here."

"Do you have an idea why you all might have them on your persons, Queen Serenity?"

"No, to tell you the truth, I really don't, King Jason. I just know that we do have them on our persons, among those of us that have them there. I also know that we don't all have them on our persons. For I know that certain people in our group here aren't normally able to possess them in their lives, for reasons likely too numerous to mention to you both in sufficient enough degree to suit you both enough in your own lives. And I do know that I'm a Queen in our Moon Kingdom. Just not at this particular time in our Moon Kingdom's own history. For I'm not actually from this time period in it, King Jason."

"Then what time period do you come from in it?"

"I come from a time period about eleven or twelve centuries from now in the future. I suspect many of us come from times either before then or after it. But I'm not entirely sure right now here."

"I see. And what is it like in your time?"

"Quite hectic, if I can best describe it as such, King Jason."

"And I suppose you'll be Queen of our Moon Kingdom then."

"Yes. Unless, of course, something may happen while I'm here with so many other people and cats to prevent me from doing that, King Jason."

"Like maybe a time loop, Queen Serenity?"

"I don't know, at least not for sure, King Jason. Or at least I don't know for sure yet, if I will know while I at least am still here in this particular time period of our Moon Kingdom's own history."

"I understand that. Do you think that it might be permissible for us to call you a Princess instead of a Queen, at least while you're here with us, and whenever you're all in public with us?"

"For the obvious reasons, no doubt?"

"Yes, if that's not too much of a problem for any or all of the rest of you people, that's what I'm asking."

"May I consult with the rest of my companions at least briefly about that, before I answer your question, please, King Jason?"

"As you wish, Queen Serenity."

Queen Serenity consulted with the rest of her human and humanoid companions that she had to consult with for a while. And as she did so, King Jason and Queen Eve also conversed briefly with each other not too far away, but still inside the Imperial Palace's main ballroom in Moon City on the Moon. They talked quietly with each other as their visitors did the same as well amongst themselves for a long enough period of time. When Queen Serenity had done so for a long enough time, she let the current rulers of the Moon Kingdom know she'd done so to a sufficient enough degree, of course.

Not long after doing so, King Jason said, "Then that's how it should be, whenever the situation requires us to refer to each other as we've agreed to refer to each other in public. In private, however, we might call each other different things, whenever possible, of course."

"Fair enough, King Jason. In public, it's all right for you to refer to us as Princesses, whenever appropriate for each of us. But in private, and whenever possible at such times, you are to use our actual ranks, unless we agree to do otherwise, King Jason. True, we actually aren't from this particular time in history, for the most part, if not entirely. But we'll still want you to do that kind of thing with us, whenever you both possibly can, and whenever we're in private with you."

"Agreed. Is there anything else you all need to tell us both, at least at the current time, then?"

"No, I don't think so. But if we think of something that needs your attention or attentions to a sufficient enough degree, can we let you know as soon as we possibly can?"

"Of course, Princess Serenity. If there's nothing else that you all have to tell us right now, then I suppose that we can let you return to each of your respective chambers here in this palace, at least for a little while, anyway. If we need to talk to any or all of you again while you're all here, we'll let you know. In the meantime, you're all free to return to each of your current chambers in this palace of ours."

Moments later, then, King Jason and Queen Eve left the Imperial Palace's main ballroom. And they did so for at least a little while, if not a long while, setting off for another part of the palace's grounds. Once they'd done so for a long enough time, Queen Serenity had every single one of her current companions return to each of their assigned chambers for at least a little while, of course.

After Queen Serenity did that, Serena Moon soon returned to her currently-assigned chambers in the palace with Princess Margaret, her own mother, and Rini. After doing that, Serena eventually fell asleep for a while, once she'd gotten permission from her mother to do that, back in her own future Imperial Palace chambers.

Three more short chapters remain before the real action for this story begins. Hopefully they will help you all understand later events in this adventure better, once you've read the whole story out, folks.

Until the next chapter, then, I'll close this. TUS out.