Cleo looked at her bracelet as the stone glowed red. She could not answer it; she was nearly finished in her last class of the day. Minako looked at her and saw something flash on her wrist. Cleo tried to hide it as best as she could.
"Cleo, you know my cell phone rule." the teacher said as she walked up to her.
"I'm sorry, it was my pager. I must have forgotten I had it on." she said as she put her wrist under the table and pressed the stone off. Cleo sighed. She only had a few minutes left, and then she could help. She looked outside the door and saw Justin standing there. He had study hall last period so he must have already known that something was wrong. He picked up something and showed her Shadow, she knew what this meant. The bell rang and she grabbed her stuff. Minako looked around and saw Sunspot was waiting for her, she knew then that she had to go.
"Cleo, can we meet in an hour at the mall? I have to go home and grab some more money before we go shopping." she asked, Cleo nodded, relieved that she had given her an excuse to run off. Justin and Cleo quickly said their goodbyes as they went out of the school.
"The monster is at the swimming pool. The other senshi are already there. Quickly, transform!" Shadow said as they ran towards the location. They nodded.
"Moon stardust power!" Cleo said as light engulfed her and lifted her up off the ground, transforming her. When she felt the ground at her feet again, she looked at Justin just as white light engulfed him and he turned into the Silver Solider.
"I only am able to transform when I know that Sailor Stardust has done so. Strange huh?" he said to them both as they continued running.
"Burning soul!" Rei said as she attached the monster.
"Bubble spray!" Ami continued as she unleashed her attack.
"Supreme Thunder!" Makoto said as Ami had finished her attack. The monster laughed as he reflected them all.
"Stop!" they all heard a voice say.
"Stealing people's energy while they are having fun or training in the calmness of the water is something that I can not forgive. In the name of the stars that shine above us, I will punish you!"
"Sailor Stardust!" all of the senshi said.
"Sorry I'm late..." she said as she walked over to the other senshi waiting for her. The monster laughed at her.
"Another puny girl, prepare to die splish splash!" it said as he went towards Cleo. She reached out her hand and her staff appeared. The monster knocked it out and Cleo back flipped out of his way before it hit her. A sliver rose hit the monster in the face. He turned to see the Silver Solider and continued to laugh as he went to attack him.
"No!" Cleo screamed as she ran and threw herself in between the monster and the Silver Solider, taking the full blow of the attack. She screamed in pain as the Silver Solider caught her and they both fell to the ground.
"Crescent beam!" a voice said and the monster was hit from behind. Cleo opened her eyes and saw another sailor senshi with an orange skirt. She knew then it was Sailor Venus.
"Sailor Stardust, you have to finish the monster off." a cat said to her, Cleo looked down and saw the orange cat that had her staff in its mouth.
"Sunspot, that means..." she said, the cat nodded. The Silver Solider helped Cleo stand up and picked up the staff that Sunspot had collected for her. She stood alone and nodded. Starlight engulfed Cleo as she twirled her staff around, feeling more powerful; she stopped and said "Star cosmic power ignite!" The monster froze as the starlight surrounded it and engulfed it, turning it into dust. Cleo used her staff to rest upon; she was determined not to pass out this time. Sailor Venus walked up to Cleo and bowed before her.
"Princess, I am here to protect you and to serve you." she said. Cleo reached out and touched her shoulder.
"Arise Sailor Venus; there is no need for that here. I should be thanking you for saving my life." she said. The Silver Solider came up and put his hand on Sailor Stardust's shoulder.
"As I you for saving mine." he said, she leaned on his shoulder for support as her staff disappeared. People started to wake up, knowing that they should leave, the Silver Solider picked up Sailor Stardust and they and the senshi ran out of the swimming pool to the small area of woods behind it.
"Shadow, finally nice to see another Luna cat around." Sunspot said as Shadow approached the group.
"Sunspot, where have you been? It is finally great to be back with you!" Shadow said as the cats began to rub faces and purr. "Mina, time to power down." Shadow said, Sailor Venus looked at Sunspot who nodded at her and they all powered down, reveling their identities to each other.
"I knew it was you." Cleo said as she saw Minako in the place of Sailor Venus. The two laughed and hugged each other as the other senshi looked on in amazement.
"Hi, I'm Ami, also Sailor Mercury." Ami said as the girls pulled apart. The two shook hands.
"Rei am Sailor Mars." Rei said after Ami, Minako nodded.
"Makoto, last addition to the senshi, Sailor Jupiter." she said to the girl and they shook hands.
"Well, you know who I am, but am also the Silver Solider." Justin said as he put his arm around Cleo.
"Minako, as you all know, I am Sailor Venus. Sunspot found me while I was in Australia and I have been fighting crime in my own way there." she said as the cat jumped into her arms. Ami smiled as she gave Minako the bracelet communicator.
"Now, all of the Sailor senshi are together at last." Shadow said and they all nodded.
"Let's go to the mall, I really want to go shopping." Cleo said, the other laughed at her, she looked around confused. "What?" she asked.
"Only you could make a comment to break the seriousness of the conversation!" Shadow said, Cleo folded her arms and turned her back to everyone and pouted. Justin stopped laughing and put his hands on her shoulders.
"Its okay, come on, let's go to the mall to not go shopping but to get something to eat and drink." he said to Cleo. The other senshi agreed and they all headed to the mall.
Sitting in the center of the food court, the girls all had different food choices before them. This was normal for them all as they picked food from each other's plates, so not to get bored. The two cats were on the floor, both with a tin of cat food and eating while the girls talked.
"So, you have to tell us all about life in down under!" Rei said to Minako, she smiled at the girl.
"Well, it is hotter than here, not really much to see in the way of sights, except when you are in Sydney. I kinda lived out in the outback a bit, so there were a lot of creature's around." she said as she reached over and took some of Cleo's chips.
"Then why move to the states?" Makoto asked.
"My mom got offered a better job here, she is a doctor, specializes in immunology and has made a few break through in the treatment of different illnesses. Her research has ended us up here so that she could work with some of the famous minds in the USA." Minako said, Cleo looked up at this, remembering that her parents had also been famous doctors, each specialist in their own fields. She let out a sigh as she began to play with her food.
"If you don't want it, then let other people eat it!" Justin said to her as he pulled her food away, this made her smile. She looked at his food and stole his last spring roll. "Hey, I was saving that!" he said, she laughed.
"This is how it works at our table, don't like it, then move!" Cleo said to him and the rest of the girls laughed.
Once all the food was gone, it was time for them to go home. Cleo, Justin and Minako said their goodbyes to all of the other senshi and they all agreed to meet up on Saturday for another slumber party and they walked along the beach on the way to Cleo's house.
"Cleo, I read about your parents from my mum's magazine, I just wanted to say that I am sorry about what happened." Minako said as they were walking back.
"Nothing could be done to save them, I mean they were one of the top doctors in their fields and yet all of the medical knowledge could not stop that person crashing into them and trapping them in the car." Cleo said as she paused and looked out at the ocean. Justin stood back, thinking that it was best to let the girls talk. The cats joined his side.
"Things that we value the most are taken away from us so early, but in return, we always get something that will change our lives. You became a sailor senshi, you found Justin. Think about how proud your parents must be if they knew that you were a sailor senshi and how much Justin loves you... and yes, even though he hasn't said it, I can see it. I am an Empath; I can sense people's emotions. I know you are scared, but you need to open up and let him help you." she said as she wrapped her arm around Cleo, pulling her in for a hug. Cleo let her tears fall and allowed Minako to hug her completely as her body shook from her tears.
Once the sobbing subsided, Cleo looked up at Minako. "Regardless of everything, you are still in some ways a child being forced to grow up ahead of your time. Don't change, we need you to remind us of who we are." she said as she wiped away the last of her tears. Cleo nodded and the girls continued the walk to her place, with Justin and the cats behind them.
"Minako is an Empath, she knows what is going on with Cleo, but she can not force her to talk about it. She can point her in the right direction though." Sunspot said to the two.
"The senshi of love as an Empath that would make a lot of sense." Shadow said, Justin nodded. The house appeared on the horizon and they all went into the sports hall. Cleo showed her around the hall and also the other parts of the house that no one else saw. Craig was in the kitchen grabbing something to eat between lessons.
"You guys want something?" he offered. They all shook their heads, still full from their food at the mall.
"Cleo, Makoto told me about your stunt, again lucky about Justin catching you but you need to be careful." he said as he continued making food, Cleo blushed. Craig walked up to Minako and signaled for her to sit down. "Do you have any training gear?" he asked, she shook her head, and she hadn't had time to get any. "Okay, I have a spare set of karate stuff in my office that should be okay for you, Cleo can give you a pair of her training pants and a t-shirt too." he said as he stood up and went, Cleo went into her room, leaving Justin and Minako alone.
"She needs you Justin, not just as the Silver Solider, but as someone she can open up to. I know how you feel about her, and trust me, she feels the same, and you need to tell her this. She is scared, and this fear is eating at her. Tonight, just tell her." she said, he nodded as Cleo came back with some stuff for her and Craig returned with the karate gear.
"Cleo, do you have any homework?" Craig asked, she shook her head.
"First day of school seems to mean no homework these days... teachers must take pity on us!" she said, this earned her a look from Craig.
"Be glad that not only am I your brother, but just a coach. Minako, please go and get changed and I will meet you in the hall in 10 minutes. I need to sort my sister out!" he said as Cleo's eyes widen with surprise, she knew what this mean and she began to run, all the time Craig chasing her and Justin laughing.
After Cleo had been tickled senseless by her brother, she, Justin and the cats went into the sports hall to see how Minako would do against Craig. She was stretching; this was noticed by Craig who nodded. The karate gear must not have fitted her since it lay to the side, but Cleo's stuff seemed to be perfect. Minako turned and saw Craig and bowed before him, her eyes however not leaving his. He bowed in return and both of them stood in the starting position. Craig waited for Minako to attack, he was not sure of her level, so was allowing her to make the first move. Minako knew this and she started to move in, by sweeping at his legs. Craig jumped over this and attacked her by punching her, but she knew this was coming as she rolled to the side. She flipped herself back up to starting position, knowing that this was going to be interesting, the fight continued.
The hall began to fill with a few people who were getting ready for Craig's next lesson, however stopped as they saw the fight that was going on. Both Craig and Minako were still battling, neither giving up and had been doing so for a good 15 minutes. Minako was trying to find his weakness, and thought that she had nearly found it. Craig ran towards her to punch her, but she gracefully stepped to the side and then saw her chance. She swept Craig off his feet and he landed on his back, this gave her the chance to flip up and land on his stomach, leg either side blocking his escape.
"Argg!" she said as she went to punch his face. She held her fist before Craig's eyes that remained open.
"Well done." he said to her and she smiled. She stood up and offered her hand to Craig who took it and stood up. Both, still out of breath, and yet smiling at each other. Cleo and Justin were clapping along with a few other students who had gathered. Craig and Minako bowed to each other and then shook hands.
"I am not sure how much more I can teach you to be honest, but if you are willing, you are more than welcome to join my elite class." he said, Minako smiled. She had never been welcomed in an elite class since she was a girl. She nodded as she went over to the benches to Justin and Cleo.
"That was amazing! I have never seen anyone beat my brother, not even any of the boys in the elite class!" she said as she looked at Justin.
"Hey, I just started his elite class remember!" he said as he held his hands up in defense. Cleo smiled.
"Cleo, I am going to shower and go home before my mom worries. I will bring you the stuff back in a few days okay?" she said, Cleo nodded as she ran to the changing rooms and got changed. Sunspot looked at Shadow.
"Would you like to join me for a walk?" Shadow asked Sunspot, she nodded in agreement and the cats went out of the hall. Justin took this as a sign.
"Cleo shall we?" he said as he offered her his arm. She nodded as she put her arm in his and the two walked out of the hall and down to the beach.
The stars shone down on the pair as they sat on the sand near the waves and watch the tide go out. Cleo shivered, even though it was not too cold, she was just wearing a t-shirt. Justin took off his jacket and wrapped it around her shoulders. She looked up at him and smiled. Justin was not sure how to do this, but he took a deep breath and spoke.
"Do you remember in the star kingdom, there was a ball to be held in your honor for your birthday? My people were fighting against the evil power that was trying to control Earth, and you were standing at the fountain, all alone." he said as the memory came back to him. Cleo nodded.
"The ball was boring me, and there was no on I wanted to dance with, no one I wanted to be with and then you came to the fountain and called my name. You said that you were sorry for being late and wanted to warn my mother about the upcoming battle that was inevitable because your people were being corrupted." she said as the memory came back to her.
"We went into the ball room and danced, all the time, everyone looking at us. I was the prince of the people who were being controlled by evil, and was not really welcome there, however you made me welcome, despite all of the talks and looks people were giving us."
"They were weary, they knew that you had nothing to do with what was going on, however saw it as your duty to stop it." Cleo explained, Justin nodded.
"That night, I gave you something, a music box in the shape of a star, to prove to you my loyalty and love." Cleo nodded.
"I gave you a golden moon crescent, to protect you and to show that you would never hurt me or my people and defend the solar system until your death if needed." she said, she let out a sigh. "Then they attacked, and we were separated. I died protecting you since I did not want to lose you."
"And I died because of my love for you and need for revenge."
"My mother used the star crystal and destroyed the black nebula kingdom and their queen, trapping her away for all eternity. But it cost her everything, her life, and in the end, she used the power of the crystal to send us and the Sailor senshi to this world to live in peace and have normal lives." Cleo said, Justin looked at her. "Shadow explained this to me, he had made a vow to my mom to watch over me and to make sure that when needed, to be woken from my sleep." she said, Justin nodded. He stood up and held out his hands. Cleo took them and he pulled her into his arms.
"Cleo, the short time that we were together then, and have been together now shows me that I can not lose you. Until the end, I am always going to be there for you, to protect you, either as Cleo, Sailor Stardust or princess Zara. I love you, more than you can imagine, even back then when I could not tell you in the short time we had left together; I knew that we were destined to be together." Justin said, Cleo looked at him. No one had ever told her something as beautiful before. "Princess, if there was anything that I could do for you, you need to know that I am here, and will always be here until death takes me from you. But even then, I would still be an angel, guarding you as much as I possibly can." he said as he hugged her tighter. Cleo allowed the few tears to fall. They heard a song playing, and Cleo looked down and saw the star music box. She thought that she had lost it. She picked it up and held it in her hands as the pink light engulfed them both. They had transformed into prince Darien and princess Zara.
"My prince, always there for me when I need him. I love you too more than I thought possible." she said as she looked up at him, his golden moon crescent shining in the sun. Justin put his hand under her chin and they kissed, sealing their love now and forever.
The two cats watched this scene from a distance.
"The prince and princess remember everything now." Shadow said, Sunspot nodded.
"When she turns 16, it will be her right to take the throne of the star kingdom. Then she will become queen." Sunspot said, Shadow nodded, he had not told Cleo this yet. He wanted her to live her life as normal as she could for the next few years.
The pink light vanished, and it was just Cleo and Justin, however their moon crescents were still on their foreheads.
"Cleo, I love you, please despite everything that may happen, remember that." he said to her as he hugged her. Cleo knew then that she had to be honest with him.
"Justin, I have been having nightmares, visions if you will of our future." she said. He let out a small gasp, he knew that she had been having trouble sleeping, but was not sure why. "The black nebula kingdom, they won, and we..." she could not continue the sentence; he knew what she was going to say.
"Cleo, upon my life I swear to you that it will not happen!" he said as he held her tighter. Cleo allowed the tears to fall; Justin knew then that he had to stop the vision from ever becoming a reality. He needed to talk to the sailor senshi alone, they needed to find the hideout of the black nebula kingdom and destroy it as soon as possible.
Summer turned into autumn, and autumn into winter, and so far, the hideout was not found no matter how hard the senshi looked. Cleo was now 15 and was a first year senior. They kept battling the monsters, always winning and never giving up. The prince laughed. He knew that no matter what, their queen would arise, and soon. The senshi were all looking in the last places they thought possible and had arranged to meet back at the sports hall at Cleo's house.
"Nothing." they all said to the cats and the group as they returned. Cleo yawned, it was late and she was tired. The cats looked at each other and nodded.
"Okay, we have done enough for one night, let's all go to bed." Sunspot said, everyone nodded, saying goodbye and headed to their homes. Justin and Cleo walked hand in hand to the house and he took her to her bedroom. She kissed him goodnight and went into the room, Shadow following her.
"Cleo, there is something that I have to tell you." the cat said, she had to be ready for what would happen on her 16th birthday.
"Can it wait until the morning?" she asked, the cat shook his head.
"No, it can not. Cleo, something I have not told you since I have wanted you to live a normal life as possible, however time is limited and you need to know. Once you turn 16, you become an adult in accordance to the star kingdoms ruling. Since you are the last of the star kingdom royalty by blood, this means that you will become queen." he said, Cleo froze from changing into her pajamas.
"Queen, you mean..." she said, still in shock, the cat nodded.
"You will be of age to rule the star kingdom, this does not mean that you leave here right away, it means that your powers will become stronger, and you will be recognized more being just Cleo by other people who were sent to the star kingdom from the past." the cat said.
"More people from the star kingdom?" she asked.
"Your mother saved all the people she could when she sent you and the other Sailor senshi back to Earth." the cat explained.
"Shadow, does this mean I would have to get married?" she asked.
"No, not right away, but having someone to rule at your side as acting king will more than likely be needed." the cat said, he had already spoken to Justin and made him aware of the situation. Shadow had left him in shock and also he did not know what to do. Cleo looked at the cat and nodded. She got changed into her normal clothes and went out of her room, wanting to be alone.
The sports hall was dark, and she welcomed it like an old friend. She saw someone lying on the mats with a blanket covering the person. Cleo went over and saw that it was Ami who had fallen asleep here. She saw that she had her transformation pen in her hand, removing it from her grasp she looked at it. She never had seen something like it before. She reached down to her locket and took off the necklace and opened it to revel the crystal. She moved the transformation pen towards the crystal and saw the two powers briefly interact, lightening the room. Ami groaned as she saw the light and looked up to see Cleo sitting there with her pen.
"Gomen Ami-chan, here I just wanted to look at it." Cleo said as she handed back the pen to her friend. Ami sat up and put the pen to the side and looked at Cleo.
"What's wrong?" Ami asked as she saw the look of confusion on her friends face.
"I am not sure if I am ready to do this Ami-chan. How can I be queen, I am just a kid." she said, allowing the tears to flow. Ami put her arm around Cleo and allowed her to cry all the time, Ami trying to comfort her as best as she could. She understood what was happening, she had read about the star kingdom traditions as well as her own planets traditions.
"When the sailor senshi turn 16, we become an official part of your royal court. Since most of us are already 16, we have to pledge an oath of duty to you as our princess and leader of the court. I turn 16 in a few weeks, meaning that all of the senshi are of age. I didn't want to tell you this, but we need to do this pledge in order for our powers to be combined." Ami said, Cleo looked up to her and nodded. Ami smiled at the girl and wiped away her tears. "Cleo, never cry, your face goes red. Always shine just like you did that day of the ball when you were dancing with your prince. Come on, lay beside me. We can fit under the blanket together." Ami said, Cleo nodded as she and Ami went under the blanket, Ami wrapped a protective arm around her friend as the two girls fell into a deep sleep, all the time, Ami's sailor persona was protecting the princess from her nightmares.
The weeks passed, and so did Ami's birthday, Cleo took in a deep breath, today was the day that they had planned to do the pledge. She looked at her table, at all the letters of scholarships for cheerleading and gymnastic that she had and also the acceptance letters from several colleges that she had applied for in advance, including the same one that Justin was going to next year. He had gotten a karate scholarship, he was lucky since there was so few of them. Cleo didn't care about the scholarship, since she could have afforded college without it anyway; she had a trust fund set up by her parents that would have covered more than everything, plus her own personal savings. Libby had been jealous, Cleo got offered more than she ever did, she was lucky to get a scholarship since her dad was one of the heads at a college that got her one. Cleo hoped that is not the same one as her and Justin, but knowing fate, she did not want to take any bets. Cleo looked outside. It was turning dark and then looked back at all her college applications. She had another year left of high school, and yet people were dying to have her. She pushed it all off her desk onto the floor and then fell to her knees and cried. Shadow had been observing Cleo's behavior since he told her about becoming queen. The cat walked up to her.
"I can't do this Shadow, I just don't want to anymore. It is all too much and too hard. I wish that my mom was here to help me through this!" she said as tears fell down onto her necklace. In response to her wish, the crystal glowed and Shadow stood back as an image of Queen Zara stood before him.
"My queen." the cat said as he bowed before her. The queen looked at Cleo.
"Don't cry Little One." the queen said as put her hand on Cleo's head. Cleo felt warm and looked up to see the image.
"Mom?" she asked, the queen nodded. "Mom, I can't do this anymore, I don't want to be queen, I can't be Sailor Stardust I am too weak, and now with college, how am I supposed to do it all." Cleo said as she went into the queens embrace. The queen stroked her hair as she tried to comfort her daughter.
"Little One, I am sorry that you have to face all this alone, but remember, I sacrificed my life so that you can re-build our kingdom and make Earth a better place. With you as their queen, I can think of no one better to show love and fairness above all."
"But I know nothing about ruling a kingdom." Cleo said to the image as she looked up. The queen smiled down at her, reminding Cleo of her real mom who died in the car crash, however still with the same long hair in the same style that Cleo had when she transformed.
"Normally, if you were living in the star kingdom, you would be prepared for all of this, but I know about the black nebula kingdom's attacking Earth. Cleo, no princess Zara, remember that I am always with you as long as you have the pink star crystal." the queen explained as her image began to fade.
"No, mom stay please!" Cleo said as fresh tears began to fall down her cheeks as her mom faded. She fell down on the floor again and allowed the sadness to take over her.
Justin and the other sailor senshi were waiting for Cleo near the lake at her house. They knew that she needed time alone after the news of everything that had hit her. Sunspot sighed as she saw Shadow running towards them.
"Where is Cleo?" Justin asked.
"In her room, mina, she is not sure about anything at the moment, but she knows how important this ceremony is. She had a visit from her mom and I think that helped her. She is destroyed though, and we need her in order to defeat the black nebula kingdom. It is time to help build her up again, take away the stress and everything from her." Shadow said, everyone looked at the cat and nodded, they knew that they had to help Cleo in preparation for becoming queen and also for college. All of them managed to get into the same one so that they could be together. Ami was very happy since it was one of the best pre med colleges in the state. They looked up as the saw Cleo approaching them, her eyes swollen from crying and yet, somehow she still had a smile on her face. Everyone bowed before her and Justin walked up to her side.
"Mina, transform." Cleo said, they all nodded as they raised their transformation pens into the sky.
"Mercury Stardust power, make up!"
"Mars Stardust power, make up!"
"Venus Stardust power, make up!"
"Jupiter Stardust power, make up!"
"Moon Stardust power!"
Once Cleo's feet felt the grass again, Justin took hold of her hand, she closed her eyes and began her second transformation. The pink light engulfed the pair as they returned they were the prince and princess. The sailor senshi bowed before the pair as they floated on the water, placing their transformation pens in front of them. Justin let go of Cleo's hands and nodded at her as she walked on water to where the senshi were bowed. She looked at the cats first.
"Shadow, Sunspot, the last of the Luna cats. I welcome you into my court as advisors to the sailor senshi and to me. May your loyalty never waiver if tested." She said as she reached down and touched their moon crescents. They both glowed and changed color to white to show their rank within the court. Cleo then went to each of the sailor senshi.
"Sailor Mercury, princess of the water planet. You were the first I found here on Earth and you have proven yourself to be loyal and hard working, traits that not only make a perfect princess, but also a great friend." Cleo said as she helped Ami stand up. She touched her forehead and her symbol appeared there, settling blue on her forehead. Cleo picked up the transformation pen and took the pink star crystal in her other hand and closed her eyes. Ami's transformation pen changed. Cleo touched her forehead and her planet symbol became gold.
"Please accept this new power as a sign of loyalty and service on my court." Cleo said. "Say Mercury crystal power make up! Then your new transformation will take place." Ami nodded as she held the new transformation pen above her head.
"Mercury crystal power make up!" she said as she was engulfed in blue light. When she returned, she no longer had the same tiara; it was different, like a princess one with a blue crystal sat in the middle of it. Ami bowed back down to Cleo as she moved on to the next senshi.
"Sailor Mars, princess of the fire planet. You have proven yourself to have a tendency to never give up, no matter what we face in battle. You have been a great friend and have always protected me from the evil that approaches." Cleo said as she helped Rei stand up. She touched her forehead and her symbol appeared there, settling red on her forehead. Cleo picked up the transformation pen and took the pink star crystal in her other hand and closed her eyes. Rei's transformation pen also changed. Cleo touched her forehead and her planet symbol also became gold.
"Please accept this new power as a sign of loyalty and service on my court." Cleo said. "Say Mars crystal power make up! Then your new transformation will take place." Rei nodded as she held the new transformation pen above her head.
"Mars crystal power make up!" she said as she was engulfed in red light. When she returned, she no longer had the same tiara; it was different, like a princess one with a red crystal sat in the middle of it. Rei laughed as she looked at Cleo and bowed back down again. Cleo smiled as she moved on to the next senshi.
"Sailor Jupiter, princess of the nature planet. You have proven yourself to be a fierce warrior who will continue fighting until peace has finally been restored to our kingdoms. In the short time we have known each other, we have become fast friends and you have always defended me in my times of need." Cleo said as she helped Makoto stand up. She touched her forehead and her symbol appeared there, settling green on her forehead. Cleo picked up the transformation pen and took the pink star crystal in her other hand and closed her eyes. Makoto's transformation pen also changed. Cleo touched her forehead and her planet symbol also became gold.
"Please accept this new power as a sign of loyalty and service on my court." Cleo said. "Say Jupiter crystal power make up! Then your new transformation will take place." Ami nodded as she held the new transformation pen above her head.
"Jupiter crystal power make up!" she said as she was engulfed in green light. When she returned, she no longer had the same tiara; it was different, like a princess one with a green crystal sat in the middle of it. Makoto smiled at Cleo as she bowed again before her. Cleo moved on to the last of the sailor senshi.
"Sailor Venus, princess of the love planet. It was a case that you found us first, and you were the first sailor senshi to have been woken up. You have helped me in times of confusion and have always advised me on what I should do next, for that I can not thank you enough." Cleo said as she helped Minako stand up. She touched her forehead and her symbol appeared there, settling orange on her forehead. Cleo picked up the transformation pen and took the pink star crystal in her other hand and closed her eyes. Minako's transformation pen also changed. Cleo touched her forehead and her planet symbol also became gold.
"Please accept this new power as a sign of loyalty and service on my court." Cleo said. "Say Venus crystal power make up! Then your new transformation will take place." Minako nodded as she held the new transformation pen above her head.
"Venus crystal power make up!" she said as she was engulfed in orange light. When she returned, she no longer had the same tiara; it was different, like a princess one with an orange crystal sat in the middle of it. Minako looked at her new transformation and hugged Cleo, who hugged her back. She bowed back down with the rest of the sailor senshi. Cleo went over the lake back to where Justin stood.
"Prince Darien. As you may know, I turn 16 soon and will rightfully be queen of the star kingdom. The enemy is going to try to do anything to stop that from happening. Please accept my gift of power to you so that you will always be by my side no matter what." Cleo said as she closed her eyes and cupped her hands. A ball of golden light appeared there; she opened her eyes and handed it to Justin who took it. The light engulfed him. When it faded away, he was in his Silver Soldier outfit; his suit was still white, however had golden lining around the edges and instead of a helmet covering his face, a golden mask covered his eyes. Justin looked at Cleo and smiled, before bowing down to the princess.
"Princess Zara, for you I would give my life a million times over if I knew that it would protect you from any kind of harm. I will always be with you to protect you and to see that nothing ever hurts you. The more I watch you sometimes from afar and everyday the more that my love for you grows. I ask you, more than anything to allow me to have you hand in marriage." Justin said. He was going to wait for her birthday, but the gift he had given her; he knew he could never give her back something like that. He knelt on one knee as he took her hand and reached into his pocket for a box. He pressed the button, and there in it was the most beautiful ring that Cleo had ever seen. It was a gold band, but there were several crystals around it, in the middle, a pink one, followed by on one side a blue and red smaller crystal. On the other side of the pink crystal was an orange and green one, representing the sailor senshi's entire planets. Cleo looked into Justin's eyes; she did not know what to say. The sailor senshi had all looked up to see this happen. She looked around at her scouts, her eyes finally settling on Minako, the Empath of the group. She nodded at her and smiled, Cleo knew then that this was honest. She could not trust herself to speak as she nodded at Justin. He smiled as he put the ring on her finger, it fitted her perfectly.
Just then, pink light engulfed Cleo. She was lifted up, unaware of what was happening. She returned to the water surface, she had changed into her scout fuka. Her once pink trimming on her skirt, boots and gloves was now gold and her tiara had also changed, she now had a pink star shaped crystal sitting on the new tiara on her head. Unknown to both of them, their bond had enabled her to also gain more power. She turned to Justin as he looked at her. She ran into his arms and they hugged, the sailor senshi clapping at this scene. Once they pulled apart, they walked over to the sailor senshi who all bowed to them.
"My future king and queen." they all said at once.
"Arise my loyal senshi, the time for celebration is now. Come on, let's power down and go and find something to eat." Cleo said, reverting back to her normal self. The senshi laughed as they all powered down. Justin, his arms now wrapped around his fiancée pulled her close as they went to the diner nearby which they knew would be open 24 hours on a weekend.
They took the biggest booth possible and all of the Sailor senshi gathered around Cleo, wanting to look at her ring. They were all so hungry and ordered everything on the menu as they talked about her birthday which was just 6 months away and also things that they were planning to do for college which was also a few months away. Cleo sighed, she knew that she would not be alone since Minako was still in her class and she knew that all of the girls would be coming home on the weekend since the distance was not too far, but still, being pulled away from the rest of the senshi and her prince was going to be hard for her. The food came and they all began to eat. The conversation changed from planning about college back to planning Cleo's 16th birthday. Shadow was not sure what was going to happen to the princess once she turned 16, but he knew that they had to be alert regarding the enemy and also her new power when it did come. Cleo had a thought and turned to Justin.
"Justin, did you tell my brother about this?" she asked, he looked at her for a second before he knew what she was referring to.
"Do you think I would be alive if he knew?" he asked, Cleo smiled.
"No, but you are going to be dead if you don't tell him, and I for one am not sure you want to test out your new powers." she added whispering in his ear. Justin swallowed.
"I can't transform unless you do, so I think I am going to make a phone call. Ladies, please excuse me." he said a bit louder as he left the booth and went outside the diner.
"Been nice knowing you!" Makoto said to Justin as he left, the girls laughed at this comment.
"Makoto-chan, that was mean!" Cleo said after she controlled her laughter.
"Hey, anything to see you smile again!" the girl said as she put her arm around Cleo and hugged her. The rest of the senshi nodded, it was great to see Cleo smile again. The group continued eating, watching Justin's reaction with his phone. Cleo could guess that her brother was going crazy and was expecting Justin to make some promises, like no sex before she was legally allowed to and also no marriage before she was legally allowed to. What Craig did not know was that once she turned 16, she basically was legally allowed to. She wondered if she should explain this to him. She paused in thought as she ate some fries from her plate. After a further ten minutes, Justin returned to the group.
"So how did it go?" Minako asked. He let out a huge breath of relieve. She laughed as she sensed his nerves settling down.
"Hey, no fair!" Makoto said as she figured out what she was doing.
"Thought I was going to be dead, but I had to make a load of promises, no sex before marriage, no marriage until Cleo is legally allowed, the list goes on! But he said as long as Cleo was happy and I could assure her happiness, then he was going to have to live with it." Justin explained as he went back to eating his now cold food. "Man, I would have preferred to take on a monster instead of your brother Cleo!" he said. "By the way, does he know..." he left the sentence hanging, she knew what he meant.
"If he knew that I think I would be locked in my room. Something tells me that come my 16th birthday, not only am I going to get a surprise, but so will everyone else, including my brother. For this reason, I want to have a slumber party the night before, if something does happen, then at least my brother won't walk into a room of girls." Cleo said, the other senshi nodded. Cleo was not sure what was going to happen when she turned 16, but if people would recognize her without being as the princess, she knew that some kind of change would take place.
The prince laughed, the time was drawing near and the queen had nearly woken up.
"You have done amazingly well, regardless of the countless defeats that you have had thanks to the sailor senshi." the voice in the mirror said.
"My queen Katrine, I assured you that I would complete the job. Our queen awakens?" he asked.
"Yes, she is nearly awake. We just need to obtain the star crystal and then everything will be ours." she said, the prince smiled.
"Then allow me to catch the sailor scouts and bring it to you, even if it costs me my life." the prince said, the queen nodded. The prince bowed down as she left, he began to laugh as he disappeared and begun to lay his trap to finally capture the thing he wanted, Sailor Stardust.