Chapter 5

The flashbacks started way back, to when she was just a few years old, looking up at her glorious mother, a tall, beautiful woman with long white hair that reached her toes. She always wore her favorite dress, a long white gown that showed off her curves and flowed gracefully behind her. Serena remembered wanting to be just like her when she grew up. Her mother was the Queen of the moon kingdom, and treated the entire kingdom like family. Serena could only hope to grow up as sophisticated and generous as her mother. When she was 15, she decided to visit earth, even though as a princess she wasn't supposed to go anywhere without her guardians by her side. Her guardians she recognized as the now Mina, Leita, Rei, and Amy. While on earth, She met the Earth Prince, a very handsome man with ebony hair and ocean blue eyes. They snuck around together as their love flourished. There was never a second in their minds where they thought they weren't meant to be. Now living the life she has, she realized it was much like romeo and Juliet, however the only reason they couldn't be together was because she would one day rule the moon, and he would one day rule the earth. And also, they ending to their stories were vastly different.

Serena's flashbacks went from happy to horrifying very quickly. A jealous woman named Beryl sold her soul to a demon who gave her the power to destroy everything they knew. Serena's mother was a very powerful woman, and it was one of the reasons Serena looked up to her so much, as she had no power but hoped to one day gain power. Her mother said the key to her power was the love she held in her heart. Serena could feel the power within her every time she was with her Prince Darien, and the day that Beryl attacked had been the day that Darien proposed to her, giving her a locket as a promise of their eternal love. She recalled the locket, a star shaped locket with a crescent spinning on the inside. The sound from the locket the most beautiful sound she had ever heard. She told him how much she loved him, and just as they leaned in to kiss was when they were torn apart by Beryl's power. They screamed and reached for each other, but the battle had begun. All of Earth's soldiers, and all of Serena's guardians, and all of the Moon's soldiers fought against Beryl and the army she had put together, but it wasn't until Queen Serenity got involved that everything ended. The last thing the Queen tried was using the power she had to seal away the evil. She did this but sending them to the future to be reborn. She prayed that he seal would last forever, and that Serena and her friends and loved ones could grow up with normal, earthling lives without being plagued by such evil, but by using all of her power to do so, the Queen lost all her strength, and lost the battle to stay alive.

Coming back to the present, Serena opened her eyes for real, and looked around her.

"Serena," Leita stammered.

Serena looked around, and down, and noticed that every single one of their clothes had changed. Serena's had changed into a very similar dress to her moon mother's a long flowing white gown with a bow in the back that blew with her hair in the breeze. Darien's blazer and jeans had been switched out for a suit with accommodating battle gear, and a sword at his hip. The rest of the girls had changed from summer outfits to sailor battle gear, which consisted of a tight white bodice with different colored skirts for each girl. Serena looked up at them with confidence, a tear forming in her eyes. With her new princess knowledge, she knew what she had to do.

"Mina, Everyone, give me your hands," she said with a strong voice, raising her had to the middle of the circle they had formed. The girls each put a hand on hers and the crescent moon on Serena's forehead glowed, and suddenly each girl had glowing foreheads like hers, each one with a symbol for a different planet. Mina was really Sailor Venus, Leita was Sailor Jupiter, Amy Sailor Mercury, and Rei was really Sailor Mars. Serena gave them all of their past lives' memories, and they were stunned to remember that they were princesses of their own planets, respectively, the guardian of the Moon Princess, Serenity. After restoring their memories, with their hands on one of hers, Princess Serenity placed her free hand on top of Darien's chest, a light glowing from within. Serenity used the power she felt from the love in her heart, and the love she was gaining from her life-long friends two times over, and used this power to heal her beloved soul mate.

After a brief moment Prince Darien awakened, his pupils back to normal, and he sat upright, feeling 100% fine, and looked at his Princess.

"Serenity," he smiled.

"Oh Darien!" she cried, wrapping her arms around him, not caring if her dress got dirty from sitting on the ground. He wrapped his arms around her in response and told her he loved her.

She pulled away from the hug slightly and kissed him with more intensity than they had ever felt before. so much so it almost knocked them over. When they broke apart, the laughed gently, and the girls and the cats all jumped in to give them a big hug. They were all so grateful for their memories, but Serena now realized why it was so important that they had come to them on their own terms.

Serena laid her forehead on Darien's, glad that he was safe and sound in her arms again, and Darien felt the same.

After a few minutes, with everyone's new knowledge, they all let go of their transformations and were back to wearing their "normal" clothes. They couldn't believe it was all happening. So much would be different now.