AN: It has been quite a while so here is another update! Happy New Year Everyone! I can't wait to see what this year brings! Enjoy!

Location: Terra, Earth Palace

Serenity heard the footsteps become faint from her hidden position in the closet. Terror filled her. If they caught her there would be no telling what would happen to her if the Terrans captured her now. Her breathing became more frantic as she heard someone enter the Endymion's chambers.

"What are we going to do? How are we going to get him out of this mess?" Nephrite bellowed.

She saw a tall man with white hair, address the group. "Ann has them wrapped around her fingers, Wrath is dead and Winsted is a mindless pawn. We have to get him out of this or they will charge him with treason. We all know what the penalty for treason is."

None of them spoke. Of course, they knew. Treason was death. Even to the Prince of Earth.

"How could we have let this happen? We are his guardians. We let him jump the gun with this stupid idea of going to the moon. Ann has had her hand around our balls from the beginning, she planned this!"

Serenity began to calm down. These were his generals. She recognized a few from the moon. The white haired one she understood was Mina's lover.

She eased her way out of hiding. "Um excuse me?"

They all turned to her, tense.

"Princess! What are you doing here?" Nephrite asked.

"I was with Endymion… before he was arrested. I know. I know about everything. His betrayal and lies. There is no reason to be nervous. We have made amends. I just want to know what I can do to help him."

They relaxed but only by a fraction.

"Princess, you have no idea in how much danger you are in just by being here."

"I am well aware. Your own people just arrested their crown Prince with no evidence. However, Endymion would fight for me. Therefore, I am going to fight for him…So what's our plan?"

Zoicite glanced at the rest of the group before sighing. "We have to prove Endymion's innocence's before his trial. We also need to leave the palace. We will surely be next if they think Endymion is crooked."

"Where could we go that they wouldn't look?"

"How about the Moon?"

They looked at Serenity sharply. "How could we possibly do that? Your mother wouldn't allow it."

Serenity raised an elegant blonde brow. "You mean like she wouldn't allowed you before when you pretending to be castle workers?"

Sheepishly Nephrite scratched the back of his head. "OH yeah, right."

"We can hide you on the Moon until we can come up with a way to handle this mess. Do you think they will harm Endymion in our absence?" Serenity asked.

Kunzite shook his head. "No. They will need him to make an example to the people. That even the Prince himself is excluded from the law of our lands. Besides… Anne will keep him alive long enough to watch him suffer it is part of her game."

Serenity nodded silently. She did not know to feel sickened or relieved by this news.

"Very well. Then we must leave for the Moon immediately."

"We won't be able to teleport from the teleportation room without causing suspicion." Zoicite spoke.

"We do not need the teleportation room. Quickly, grab hands and close your eyes." They each felt a cold blast of air and pressure. When they opened their eyes, they were in the confines of the Moon Palace.

"Wow." Jadeite breathed.

"How did you manage to do that?" Zoicite asked.

"I wouldn't be the future Queen of the universe if I didn't have a few handy tricks." She gave them a sweet giggle.

"Now you all must go back to your previous chambers. I will let the staff know you are back and you have brought someone in place of Endy-err Darien. Kunzite you should probably stay hidden if Mina knows you are here before I have a chance to tell Senshi about this things could get ….murky." She commanded.

They nodded silently in agreement. The small nymph may seemed fragile but she was anything but when she put her mind to it.

"Where are you going?" Kunzite asked.

"I have to talk to my Senshi. They must know what is going." Without a word, she left.

"She sure is a feisty little thing. She matches Endy perfectly." Zoicite commented.

"Let's pray we get him out of this mess so they can actually be together." Kunzite added.

They all nodded silently in agreement.

Serenity stood in front of her senshi pacing anxiously. These girls were here protectors and closest comrades. So why did it feel like she was going to tell them something that would disappoint them all.

"I've called you here because I need your help. I know you have all sworn your allegiance to me and this kingdom but does that include people who I love and are closest to me as well?"

"Of course it does, Serenity." Mina answered.

"I feel like there's going to be a catch to this question…" Rei glared at their princess.

"Serenity you're making me nervous. Just go ahead and spit it out." Mina stated.

"I may or may not have fallen in love with the Prince of Earth."

Silence….

"Please someone tell me I heard that wrong." Rei stated.

"Serenity…. How? Where? When?" Amy asked all at once.

"It is a long story but unfortunately that's not the worst of this story." For over the next half hour she began spilling the tale from start to finish.

They all sat in shock.

"How did we not see this?" Rei began angrily.

"I am so stupid. This whole time I was all caught up in Nephrite I wasn't even thinking." Lita bemoaned.

"I have forgiven Endymion. I know that does not mean you have to forgive his generals. However, please help me in this. There could be war far larger on the horizon if we don't not help them."

"How are we supposed to hide this from your mother Serenity? We should go to the Queen immediately." Amy proposed.

"No! She already turned down my proposal. She will think me unable to rule with this mess. She is already so disappointed in me. Besides… Diamond is black mailing me on top of that."

"We can take care of Diamond. The bigger question is how are we going to handle this thing on Earth?"

"Perhaps, I can do some research on Lady Anne. Perhaps she has more of hidden past then one might think." Amy suggested.

"Very good, Amy." Serenity nodded in approval.

"In the meantime we need to take care of Diamond and keep the Earth generals from drawing attention to themselves. Diamond probably has spies in the here in the capital. We do not know whom to trust. It is best we manage to keep a low profile." Lita said.

They all nodded in agreement.

"Good, we shall meet tonight when everyone's asleep. I will see you then."

All of the girls left except for one. Mina.

"Serenity…" Mina stated.

"Yes?"

"How could you be so forgiving of the Prince… he lied to you?" Mina sputtered.

Serenity contemplated a moment before speaking. "I suppose you think it quite naïve of me for forgiving him so easily. Perhaps you are right. He is my soul mate Mina. I know it and feel it. We are two beings sharing one soul. I forgave him knowing he is not the same man he was when he first arrived here. That man was foolish and did not know what he was walking into."

Mina stared at her Princess in awe. When had she become so wise?

"If you are wondering how to handle Kunzite, perhaps you should ask yourself what you would have done if I had put you in a similar situation. Who is your alliance to first, him or me?" With that, Serenity left Mina with her thoughts.

"You know Endy… I could help you out so much more if you would just give me what I wanted." A voice purred.

Endymion looked up from his place in his cell… of course the viper had sauntered out to find him.

"What do you want Ann? Other than my crown, my planet, and my wealth."

She gave off a smoky laugh. "Tut, tut, darling. I would love to be you are second in command. You can keep all that as long as I am your Queen. We can settle this whole… "Misunderstanding"."

"Misunderstanding? When I get out of here, I swear to you, you and everyone you have manage to con under your red finger nails will pay for this. Tell me Ann, did you plan to kill Alan all by yourself or did someone help you?"

She laughed and he felt infuriated by it. "I have no idea what you are talking about dearest. However, I will let you in on a little secret it was almost too easy to get you to the Moon. How reckless of you the crown Prince of Earth to try to take down a whole empire through a measly child of a princess. She was merely a pawn in this chess game we are playing. Now it is my turn to move my next piece. This Queen will not be captured dear Endymion. So I guess you can say soon you will be gone and I will win."

"Damn you! Damn it Ann come back here!" Her laughs echoed through the hall.

He sighed slipping down the cold wall behind him. He had screwed up. How careless he had been. He had to save Serenity…

Even if it was the last thing, he did.