A Blessing Is Born

"PUSH! Push Luna, push!" The contractions had become closer and closer over the past half hour. It was time for a blessing to be born.

"OHHHH!" Luna was sweating so heavily that Artemis had to get a cold, wet towel to dab at her forehead. Everyone stood watching as Rei coached her through the birthing process. No one knew what else to do. Luna screaming, Usagi and Mamoru hadn't made it yet, and there was nothing the rest of them could possibly do.

There was silence and Luna wasn't moving. But when the five onlookers saw what Rei was holding they knew all was well.

"Oh my, is that the baby?" Ami cautiously moved closer to Rei and the small pink kitten she was holding. It was just the size of a child's palm. As she approached Rei and the kitten Luna started to stir. "Luna? Are you all right?" Luna glanced up at her and slowly shut her eyes.

"Yes my dear, I'm alright. I'm just a bit tired." Luna could barely speak, her voice was raspy and she didn't pronounce her D's to their full extent.

"Artemis and Makoto, take Luna to her room and make sure she's in it good. I'm going to go clean the kitten off and then bring her in to see Luna. Hurry now." Rei began to stand and walk to the kitchen when Luna spoke again.

"Rei, is Usagi here yet?" Rei and the others could hear the worry in Luna's voice, but none where one hundred percent sure why.

"No, Luna she isn't." Rei didn't stay any longer to hear what else Luna was planning to say.

When Rei had brought the kitten in to Luna she saw that Makoto, Minako, Ami, and Artemis where sitting on the floor in a circle talking to Luna about how she felt. "Here's your baby Luna, all clean and ready to nurse." As Rei handed Luna's kitten down to her Luna sat up.

"What is it?" Rei was worried about Luna, her constant questioning about Usagi's whereabouts and her sullen face was frightening.

"Scouts, I need to tell you something." Luna looked as if she had aged fifty years in five minutes.

They all looked at her intently. "I know you all want to know why I've been asking about Usagi all day since I went into labor. Well the reason is, Usagi has to bless my kitten with in the first five hours of it's birth, or anyone can harm it. The worst part of this is, if Usagi doesn't make it in time..." Luna's voice trailed off and tears filled her eyes. She wiped the tears away with her tail and continued. "If Usagi doesn't make it in time, the kitten will remain of the human bred of cats. She won't be able to speak like Artemis and myself and she will never know of the Silver Millennium."

"Damn it. I knew that odango atama, would let us down! I hate it when she does that." Rei was fired up and there was no stopping her. "If she doesn't get here in time I'm going to ring her scrawny little bird like neck, that baka klutz!"

"Rei, calm down. There is a loop though. If Usagi doesn't make it here with in the first five hours she can still bless the kitten, AS LONG as no one harms here. If we keep an eye on her until Usagi gets here and nothing touches her other than you all and Artemis and myself she'll be fine."

The Scouts looked at each other in confusion. Minako was the first to speak. "So you're telling me that if, no human being or any of our enemies touch your kitten it can live?" Luna could tell they where confused and she had hoped it wouldn't have to be so complicated. In an attempt to brighten the matter Luna suggested they talk about naming the new born kitten. "So girls what do we name our baby?"

Minako was all but to eager to name the kitten. "Oh how about Star?! I think that name would be perfect!"

"What do you think Artemis? I like it too."

"Well Luna, I think that would a perfect name." Artemis and Luna rubbed foreheads and then both looked at their new baby.

"Then it's settled. We shall call you Star." As Luna started to lick Stars belly Rei nodded her head toward the next room in a gesture to get the other scouts to follow.

"Hey you guys. I understand that this is serious and complicated. But we have to do something. We need to get Usagi and Mamoru back here and fast!"

Everyone could see that Rei was anxious and worried. But there was nothing they could do, Usagi and Mamoru were over seven-thousand feet in the air on their way from America. What could they do?

Meanwhile on the plan Mamoru was in a deep sleep while Usagi sat up listening to neighboring passengers snoring. Her heart was breaking, Luna had only asked one thing of her and she was about to let her down. Tears where escaping Usagi's eyes as she thought about the fate of Luna's baby. How could she let Luna down, all of them down.

As Usagi was crying she could hear Luna's voice in her mind saying "You can do it. You are the strongest of all." A small smile washed over Usagi's face before she lowered her head onto Mamoru's shoulder and closed her eyes.

"Sapphire when are we supposed to attack!" Emerald was becoming annoyed. And worst of all Diamond was trying to plan an attack to somehow get Queen Serenity on his arm again. Emerald was always throwing herself at Diamond and he never even said anything.

"I told you already. Prince Diamond doesn't want us to know until it is time." Sapphire had spent years following Prince Diamonds rules, after all he was the younger brother. But he was becoming sick of following and putting up with Emeralds annoying complaining wasn't helping matters at all.

"Day after day, I throw myself at your brother and yet he only wants Queen Serenity. Am I not attractive Sapphire?" Emerald gave Sapphire a pouting look and then ran a finger down his arm. She noticed the uncomfortable look on his face and laughed. "You are a little wimp aren't you. Ha-ha."

"Shut up Emerald. Your pathetic! Like you said you throw yourself at my brother day after day with no results. I should be the one laughing at you. Ha-ha! He doesn't want you because your just a leech! All you do is cling to him, he hates you. He only keeps you here to help him get Usagi by his side. So just shut your pathetic ass up and leave me be." Emerald was devastated by this, she wasn't sure whether to fight back or just leave. As she stood there with her mouth open Sapphire made the decision for her, he stormed out of the room slamming the door behind him, leaving her to look stupid in the privacy of the room.

"Well never in my life. Humph."

Prince Diamond sat laughing at the scene he had just witnessed. What a couple of fools he thought. Little did Sapphire and Emerald know, but Diamond had surveillance all over the castle so that he could monitor any un-instructed activities and of course to watch his brother and Emerald make fools of themselves. But he had never realized how desperate Emerald was for his attention. "Oh well, I want Queen Serenity."

"Ami, have you found they're location?" The Scouts were still trying to come up with a plan. two hours had gone by since Luna had given birth to Star. Rei couldn't help but actually be worried about Usagi and Mamoru, but Rei was more worried about baby Star.

"Yes they are at 67 north latitude 77 south longitude. Over the Pacific Ocean at about four-thousand feet. They are approximately 2 hours away. She's going to make it!" All the Scouts let out a yell of excitement. Now they didn't need a plan only to keep a watchful eye on Luna and Star.

"Alright you all know what we need to do. We need to watch Luna and Star. So lets get a move on." When Rei left the room the others followed and went to Luna's room. Once in Luna's room Ami whispered into Artemis's ear that Usagi would make it in time, and Artemis smiled.

"Sapphire get Emerald it's time to attack. We will go to the Temple where the Scouts so often stay and I shall attack. You and Emerald will stall for time if Queen Serenity happens to show up." Diamond looked so pleased that it was time to set his plan into motion that it made Sapphire feel better about following him.

"Yes brother."

"Mamoru wake up dear. We're at the airport. We're home, come on." Usagi kept shaking him until he opened his eyes. Mamoru had slept the entire trip and now looked refreshed and ready for anything. They had been on the plane for about 8 hours and Usagi was ready to get home.

Mamoru stretched and rubbed his eyes. "Oh we're here, great. Well lets go dear." Usagi and Mamoru exited the plane checked they're baggage and got into they're car preparing themselves for the half hour drive to the temple.

"Knock, knock, knock" The Scouts rushed to the door in hopes it was Usagi and Mamoru, but when they opened the door to they're great surprise it was Prince Diamond and Sapphire along with Emerald. The Scouts sprung into they're attack stance but where cut short by Prince Diamonds hypnotizing eye. While Prince Diamond had the Scouts hypnotized Sapphire injected a poison into Star's veins, one that would kill her with in the hour. Once Sapphire had complete his mission Prince Diamond released the Scouts from his powers and they left the temple.

"What happened?" Ami could since something had happened but was unable to comprehend what it was.

"Nothing Ami your imagining things." Rei wasn't sure but she dismissed it before she had the chance to think about it.

A half hour later the Scouts heard Mamoru's car pull into the temple yard. They all rushed to the door to greet Usagi and Mamoru. "Thank god your here Usagi." Rei pulled her toward Luna's bed room explaining all that Luna had told them.

"Rei! I already know. Calm down I know what to do.

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