Greetings and salutations once again from Luna. Sorry this took a little while to get out...But as you know the site was all wonky and then I was out of town for the weekend as I will be for the next six weekends (the beginning of Faire season is always busy)

This chapter unfortunately has nothing to do with those on Earth...oh wait...yes it does...its just not mentioned how yet...or is it...hmmmmm. Hey! there are charaters I own in this chapter. Star Gatherer, Star Singer and Star Reader...at least I think I do...I thought them up whilst I was showering one night...all the best ideas come from when one is in the bathroom...really.

Well...without further ado...Lunadoragon is proud to present...

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Chapter Eight

Kakyuu was sitting in her throne room addressing her three newest Starlights, who took Maker, Healer, and Fighter's place as her protectors.

Sailor Star Gatherer was the shortest of the three. Standing at only 5'2" in her bare feet, but she had a fiery temper. She had long, orange-red hair that reached just past her waist that was tied back in the Starlight style. She had bright, emerald green eyes that danced with mischief. Her fuku was, of course, black leather but with flaming orange straps and belt.

Sailor Star Singer came next in the height line up. She stood at 5'8" and had light, coffee colored eyes. Her hair was a lovely, teal color that hung down halfway down her back. It was tied back as well. The straps and belt on her fuku were also teal.

The tallest of the three was Sailor Star Reader. Standing at 5'11", she had a tendency to tower over other people. Her hair was a dark golden blonde that fell mid-calf and was also tied back. In startling contrast, her eyes were a pale silver grey. Her belt and straps were gold.

Just as Kakyuu was finishing up with her protectors, they heard a loud crash from just outside the throne room. Suddenly a guard burst into the room, startling the four women.

"Kakyuu-hime! Hayaku! You have to hide! You and your senshi! She's here! She's after you!" He said breathlessly.

"Who is?" Kakyuu asked calmly.

"Sailor Star Killer!"

The four women gasped at the news. They looked at each other and with an unspoken agreement, ran towards the hidden door that only a select few knew about. Them, the other three Starlights, and now the guard.

The room beyond that door was protected by strong, ancient magick that even the strongest of senshi attacks cannot break the seal. Once inside the room, Kakyuu shut the door and the four women stood in silence.

"What's going to happen to us now?" Gatherer asked no one in particular. Kakyuu and the Starlights stood in thought, trying to find and answer to the question Gatherer voiced. Suddenly they heard a commotion in the throne room.

"Where are they!" A woman's voice cried out, cutting thought the walls as if they weren't even there. That voice chilled the four women to the bone.

"Sailor Star Killer! As you can see, they are not here. I don't know where they are!" A mans voice said.

"Lying insolent fool! Do you think you can hide them from me? I will find them and I will kill them! And as for you….." There was a moment of silence before they heard a voice cry out.

"STAR SILENT REVELATION!"

"NOOOoooooo….." they heard the man cry out, his voice fading to silence.

"Out of my way!" Sailor Star Killer cried. "I will find them!" There were more noises and then silence. The four women waited at least an hour before they decided to check the room. Reader slowly opened the door about two inches and peered into the room beyond. An empty room met her gaze.

"It's safe, for now, Kakyuu-hime," she said and opened the door all the way and walked slowly into the throne room. Singer and Gatherer walked out next followed by Kakyuu.

Kakyuu looked around her throne room and let out a small gasp when her gaze fell upon the body of the guard whom ultimately saved their lives. The Starlights followed her gaze, with solemn looks on their faces. The felt as if they had just seen their fate. They knew it wouldn't be long before Sailor Star Killer would be back for them.

"Why is she after us?" Singer asked her Princess.

"I don't know Singer. All I know is that we have to get out of here. I've heard enough stories about her to know that she will stop at nothing to finish a mission," Kakyuu said quietly.

"We need help. Obviously the palace guards can't help us," Gatherer said logically.

"Kakyuu, can we contact the other Starlights on Earth?" Reader asked.

Kakyuu thought about it for a moment before answering. "Yes, I think we should in this situation. Unfortunately the only way to contact them is from my office."

"We can't just walk around the palace right now!" Singer cried, exasperated.

"I have an idea," Gatherer said just as the four of them heard footsteps coming down the hallway. They rushed back to the secret room as quietly as they could and still be rushing. Once inside with the door securely shut, Gathered continued.

"We're safe in this room, ne?" They all nodded. "We just have to wait until the time is right, probably at night, and one of us makes a break for Kakyuu-hime's office and try to contact Healer, Maker and Fighter."

"Only one of us?" Reader asked.

"Hai," Gatherer answered. "That way, in case Sailor Star Killed happened upon us as we attempt this, and well, you know, another attempt can be made at another time by one of you. We'll give the person a two hour window. If they don't make it back, then we know what happened."

"Okay, that makes sense. So what do we do until then?" Singer asked.

"We wait," Kakyuu answered solemnly.

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I hope you liked it. Its a little shorter than my normal chapters and I'm afraid the next one will be even shorter...thats the way the pages fall for this section...gomen ne. Lots of love to my reviewers and lemme know what you think. I haven't heard from you Imortal Sailor Cosmos. Are you okay over there?

Ja ne!

Luna