Authors note: There have been some questions about things that are going on in this story that have been confusing. The scouts are about 18-20 years old at this time. The Scouts found out about Darien cheating on Serena while she was 'missing'. Hopefully some of the other questions will be answered in later chapters. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I only own the story, not Sailor Moon.

Chapter 11

Katri looked at Andrew in shock. "Please tell me you are joking."

Andrew shook his head as he pulled out a card. "I got this today from Darien directly. I was hopping that it was just a joke, but he is quite serious."

"This is not a good thing for us then." Katri sighed.

"What do you mean? I know you were talking about Serena becoming Neo Queen Serenity, does this having anything to do with that?"

"Actually it does. You see for Serena to become Neo Queen Serenity and all that goes along with that Darien either has to marry her or renounce his title. All this means at this point is now I have to break the news to Serena and we have to get her to talk to the Scouts about what happened before she left." Katri explained calmly.

"Wow, I guess then I didn't know as much as I thought I did. What can I do to help at this point?"

Katri smiled at him intently. "I'll let you know tomorrow. I need to inform the others of this development and figure out how to break the news to Serena without causing her too much pain. She still loves him, Andrew. This could cause a lot of problems with her fulfilling her destiny." Katri began to head towards the door. "Actually could I see the invitation for a moment?"

Andrew handed her the invitation. "It didn't come with a picture though."

"That's what I was afraid of. Thanks Andrew, I'll be in touch tomorrow." Katri walked out of the Arcade pulling out her cell phone and calling the mansion. "Hey, it's me."

"Katri, what was so important that you had to miss dinner?" Michiru asked cheerfully over the phone once she answered it.

"Andrew called me with something important to discuss."

"Ok, so why couldn't it wait?"

"It was about Darien, and it wasn't good news." Katri paused momentarily. "He is engaged to marry a girl named Akusai in one month."

"What!!!!! This better be a joke or Haruka will kill him." Michiru shouted into the phone. "But wait, I am guessing there is more to this story."

"He started dating Akusai just about two weeks before he broke off his relationship with Serena. He had been dating both of them at the same time without Serena even suspecting anything. Andrew found out just shortly after Serena came to be with us."

"Oh, this just keeps getting more and more interesting." Michiru sarcastically responded. "Ok, so what's the game plan now?"

"I am heading over to the news office and we need to hit the ground running with getting Serena to her carination ceremony. Time is no longer on her side."

"What aren't you telling me, Katri?" Michiru asked in frustration.

"I think that we might have bigger problems with Darien's fiancé than we know about. The invitation that Andrew showed me was just the invitation only. They are not including any photos with it."

"So, I am guessing that you think there is more going than we know at this point. I have a hunch on something, but I won't know for sure until I meet this girl."

Rei picked up the newspaper the following morning and saw the headlines she almost dropped the paper.

'Princess Serena to Become Neo Queen Serenity!

'It has been announced to the world that three weeks from now Princess Serena of the formal Moon Kingdom will be become Neo Queen Serenity and truly fulfill her role in this world. From the press release given to us by her press reps this is something that has been in the works for many years and has only come to light due to recent events in her own personal life.

'The following message has been requested to be posted as a request for the Sailor Scouts: Meet at the place where training goes on at midnight of the lunar sights. There you will meet your own destiny's…'

Rei read the article again before pulling out her communicator to call the scouts. "Guys its Mars here. Serena's back and in the news!"