A/N: Hi all,
I am sorry that I have not updated in a long time, been sick still. Thank you for the people who have added this to your fav, I hope that you continue reading it.
I own nothing from Sailor Moon, if I did… well I would be a happy person.
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Morning came too quickly for Cleo as she, Justin, Craig and the Luna cats stood outside already transformed. Cleo and Justin looked at the Sailor senshi.
"We will meet in the Star Kingdom in a day's time." Ami said to Cleo, she nodded. The Sailor senshi stood apart and their lights engulfed them as they teleported to their home planets. Cleo let out a sigh as she looked at her group.
"Ready to go home?" Sunspot asked Cleo, she nodded. Justin picked up one of the cats and put it on his shoulder, Cleo taking the other and settling it on her shoulder. She took their hands and closed her eyes. She peeked a look at Craig.
"Trust me, close your eyes." she said as she looked at Craig. He closed his eyes and felt warm as Cleo used her powers to transport them all to the moon. Cleo felt the ground beneath her feet and she opened her eyes and gasped. The damage had been far more than she expected. Craig and Justin stood in shock as Cleo took a few steps forward towards the rubble.
"They destroyed it, they destroyed my home." she said as she began to glow. "I can not, no, I will not forgive them!" she said as the light formed flames engulfing her body and lifting her up from the ground. She felt a hand on her leg and she looked down to see Justin. She took a deep breath and calmed down, returning to the ground, the flames disappeared. Craig looked stunned; he had never seen his sister mad before.
"You took care of the black nebula kingdom. Now, we need to take care of your kingdom." he said, Cleo nodded as she bent down to the ground. A flower was blooming in the destruction.
"You see, even in all of the destruction, beauty can still grow." Justin said as he bent down with her, she looked at him and smiled. They started to make their way towards the castle being careful where they tread.
The castle was destroyed. She went into a room where there was some stairs half destroyed. She stepped up as far as she could go, memories of the ball coming back to her, of her mom running to protect the people, of her being killed to protect Justin. She let the tear fall down her cheek. She sat down on the stair as she looked around.
"This was once the grand ball room, the night of the attack... everything..." she said as Craig joined her on the stairs.
"Cleo, we are here to fix everything." he said, she nodded. She stood in the middle of the ball room and took Justin's hand.
"Please lend me your power to fix the castle." she said, Justin nodded. The pair closed their eyes as golden light engulfed them. Cleo reached out as her staff appeared and she held it out. She put the staff on the floor and watched it as the light from the staff engulfed the rubble of the castle.
"Stardust healing escalation!" Cleo said as she pushed her power into the staff. Craig watched as the rubble joined back together and the castle began to rebuild itself. After a few minutes, everything was complete and the light died down on both Cleo and Justin as they returned to the ground. Cleo wavered from side to side and passed out; Justin caught her and picked her up.
"She is exhausted, let us take her to her room." he said as he walked up the stairs, Craig followed him as he led him through the corridor to her room, picking up Cleo's staff on the way.
Justin knew his way around the castle as if it was yesterday. Craig took in the beauty of the place that his sister lived as they approached Cleo's bed chamber. Craig opened the door for Justin and was greeted by a room that was the size of their ground floor. He saw a few door leading into other room and also outside. He went to the one leading outside and was able to view the destruction from above. He looked around, the castle and its grounds were completely restored. He looked back at Justin who had just tucked Cleo into the bed. The Luna cats had jumped up onto her bed to see how she was.
"Why are you not tired?" he asked.
"Cleo did not take as much of my power as I expected, she wanted to try and do this by herself. Sleepy yes, but I can fight through that." he said as they walked on the balcony, giving Justin a chance to assess the damage. "The shields to the castle should be working. We should think about activating them to make sure. Follow me." Justin said as they went back into Cleo's room. Craig looked back at his sister before walking out of the room. "She is safe; the Luna cats are guarding her." Justin said, Craig nodded as they went out and made their way to the control room. Justin walked in and Craig followed looking at the computer that greeted them. Justin pulled out a crystal that he had in his pocket. Shadow had given it to him the night before so that he cold use the computer. He put the crystal in a hole and the computer sprung to life. Justin smiled as he looked at the energy levels of the shields. He frowned as he put his hand on the control." Not enough power, well I am sure I can fix that." he said as he put his hand on the energy core. He closed his eyes and a golden light engulfed him as his powers went into recharging the core. Once the core was full, he felt his power pulling away and the glow died down. He looked up at the computer and saw that everything was working. He pushed a button and felt the power covering the castle. He knew then that the shield had been activated. He smiled as he looked at Craig who was still trying to take everything in. "Come on, while Cleo rests up, we can continue re-building the rest of the kingdom." Justin said as he headed out of the computer room, sealing the door with his power as they left.
"How can I help restore the kingdom, I am just human." Craig said as they both walked away, leaving the safety of the castle and its shields.
"Well, I don't know if you have noticed, but since you have been here, that pink star has been on your forehead. And I know that once Cleo wakes up, she is going to want to make you a part of her court, you are also a member of the star kingdom. Not only do you have a power that you are unaware of, but we also have eternal life, cool huh!" Justin explained as they continued to walk away from the castle. Craig stopped in his tracks and looked as Justin.
"Wait, hold up a second, I have a power?" he said. Justin stopped and sighed.
"Thought he would be happy with the eternal life bit. Okay, move that rock for me." Justin said as he pointed to a boulder from afar. Craig began to walk up to it, but Justin put his arm out and stopped him from continuing. "From here." Justin added. Craig looked at the boulder and concentrated. The boulder moved and lifted up. Craig gasped, breaking his concentration and the boulder fell.
"And that is how you are going to help me. I have enough power to rebuild, however not as much as Cleo. She restored her home in a matter of minutes. I need your help to borrow your power so that it will take me some time to fix everything. Plus we have the help of some Sailor senshi, I hope in a day. Their kingdoms should be intact, their guardians from their kingdoms kept them running, the rest of their people were in a deep sleep, awoken by Cleo yesterday. Today, the Sailor senshi will be getting to know their courts again as well as having a celebration from their people." Justin explained as they continued walking around the kingdom. Craig looked back and saw the shields around the castle glowing gold.
"My energy powers the shields. As long as nothing happens to me here, they will always be powered, but if something happens, I know that the Sailor senshi will protect us at all costs." he explained to Craig.
The two men went to the nearest destroyed building from the castle. Justin looked down at it and knew that it was one of the schools for the children. He put a silver rose on the rubble and then stood back. He touched Craig's shoulder and closed his eyes. He engulfed them both in golden light as he channeled his energy into the rose. It glowed as it lifted from the ground and dispersed into golden light around the rubble. Craig watched in awe as the power from the both of them re-built the building in the same time it took Cleo to restore her home. Once it had finished, the glow around them both vanished and Justin kneeled down, tired from restoring the building.
"I can only do one at a time, as you can see, like Cleo it tires me out." he said as Craig bent down next to him. "Arigato for giving me your strength, I hope that I did not take away too much?" he asked as Craig helped him stand up.
"No, not at all." Craig said. Justin nodded and pointing towards the building, they both made a move to go inside to check it. Craig then saw what it was, a school. They went through each of the classrooms and then outside to the play area. Once Justin was happy they went out.
Cleo let out a small moan as she opened her eyes.
"My queen, you are awake quicker than we expected." Sunspot said as the cats looked at her. Cleo reached out and stroked them both and smiled. She looked around and saw that she was in her bed chamber. She laughed as she jumped out of her bed and went into her wardrobe. Her clothes from being a princess were all there, she grabbed her favorite dress, wanting to put it on but she looked at her reflection, she had grown, and she was in her fuka. She frowned; she needed to get new clothes it appeared. She put the dress back and went to the balcony. She looked down and saw the fountain where she had met Justin the night of the attack for her ball. The Luna cats followed her.
"The king has activated the shields, and re-built one of the schools nearby." Shadow explained to Cleo, she looked down at the cat.
"Any news from the Sailor senshi?" she asked, Sunspot nodded.
"Their kingdoms were still intact, thanks to their guardians who had protected them. The senshi are being shown around their kingdoms again and should join us with their advisors in the morning." Sunspot said as he had spoken to each one in the communication ball that Cleo had while she slept and had passed this news on to Justin via his communicator. Cleo smiled at the cats.
"My kingdom will be one of peace and prosperity." she said.
"This we have no doubt of, your highness." Sunspot said.
"I want to see everything. Show me my castle." she said to the cats, who bowed and then they walked off.
"On this floor is your bedchamber, as you can see it is marked by the pink star on the door. Next to it the kings bed chamber marked by the golden moon crescent. You both have separate bed chambers until you are married. Each door has a planet symbol, representing each of the senshi's bed chambers. We are always near by." Shadow explained to Cleo as they walked down the hall. Cleo looked at each door as she saw the planets symbol of Venus, she opened the door. The room was orange, different from hers however still big. She saw the bed and also the fireplace and dresser in the room. She saw several doors and assumed that they were the bathroom, balcony, wardrobe and leading to each of the senshi's rooms. "All rooms are connected so that there is always a way to escape in case of attack." Sunspot said. Cleo backed out of the room and closed the door. They continued as they came to the stairs that led to the ballroom and went down. Once they went through the ballroom, they entered the garden and saw that plants were beginning to grow back, and that the birds were returning. Cleo smiled at the life she saw. The Luna cats resisted the urge to chase the birds as they continued through the gardens to the other side of the castle. Here she was shown the throne room, kitchens, dining hall and war room as well as various other rooms she hoped to never use. Once they had finished touring, they went beyond the protection of the shields and went outside. Cleo saw that a few buildings were restored thanks to Justin. She looked down at the ground and saw that it was barren.
"Can I?" she asked the cats. They nodded. Cleo bent down and put her hand on the ground, allowing her healing powers to flow through her and onto the ground, causing the soil to come back and grass to begin growing, feeling weak, she felt the cats jumping onto her shoulder, allowing her to use their powers.
Justin looked at the floor and saw grass appearing, he knew then that Cleo was awake.
"She is going to destroy herself if she is not careful!" Justin commented as they finished another building.
"You should listen to your own advice!" Craig said as he held him up once again. Justin felt the power in the earth stop and looked around as he saw the grass begin to grow and also flowers and trees. They began to walk back to where Justin felt the power surge, to see Cleo down on her hands and knees, gasping for breath.
"My queen!" Justin said as he ran to her, despite his own weakness, Craig close behind him. Justin bent down to Cleo and helped her stand up. "I think we have done enough for today. Let us go and get something to eat." Justin said; Cleo nodded as she leaned on him for support. Craig picked up the tired Luna cats and held them close to his chest. The cats purred as they snuggled up against him and fell asleep.
"The life of a cat." he said as he caught up with the king and queen. "So where are we going to eat?" he said, Cleo looked at him, he had a point. The kingdom being destroyed meant that the likelihood for food was non existent, Cleo stopped in her tracks, causing Justin and Craig to stop.
"Any chance anyone has the strength for a sailor teleport?" she asked. She heard a voice laugh behind her as she turned to see Sailor Neptune walking towards her.
"My queen, if I may, I am here to assist you." she said, Cleo smiled.
"And you could not have come at a better time!" Cleo said. More people came from behind Michiru.
"Michiru-chan, who are these people?" Cleo asked as they came closer, she could see that there were five of them, all had the same planet symbol as Michiru and was also a deep green color.
"Your highness, since Sailor Uranus and I did not leave our kingdoms for a long time, we did not need any instruction as the other senshi need. Please, allow me to present my council and then I will teleport back to Earth and pick us up some food." She said with a smile.
"You can do that?" Cleo asked; Michiru nodded causing Cleo to smile. "Then please, let us head back to the castle." she said as they began the walk. Michiru went up to Justin and took Cleo's arm.
"Please let me help your highness." she asked him, he nodded and she took Cleo and helped her walk back to the castle.
Once in the throne room, Cleo sat down and took a look at Michiru. She was no longer in her fuka, but in her deep sea green dress as yesterday with a tiara on her head and her symbol shone gold. Justin sat beside her as Craig stood to the side with the Luna cats sitting between the king and queen.
"Queen Zara, King Darien, allow me to present to you the council of Neptune." she said as her people came forward and bowed down to the king and queen. Michiru introduced each of them and their roles in her council. Cleo looked down at the Luna cats.
"Shadow, Sunspot, what about my council?" she asked.
"My queen, you can pick your own council of course. You have the Sailor senshi and their councils are also at your disposal when you need them. If you wish, you can appoint anyone from your kingdom to be by your side." Shadow said to her, she nodded as she recognized this.
"Princess Neptune, thank you for presenting your council to me. Now, I know that your people may not be used to Earth food, but if you may, please go to Earth and get some food so that we may all dine together." Cleo said; Michiru bowed to the queen as she walked out of the shields and then teleported to Earth. Cleo stood up and went up to the people that Michiru had just brought. "Please, treat my castle as you would at home. I will see that you have bed chambers not far away from your princess in case of an emergency. I would be honored if you all joined me in our fest." Cleo said; the main advisor to Michiru stood up before the queen.
"Your highness, we would think of no higher honor than this." he said, Cleo smiled at him.
"Your name was Alekos correct?" Cleo asked him.
"Yes, your highness." Alekos replied. She held out her hand and Alekos took it.
"Please, I wish to know about life on Neptune and her kingdom." she said as she walked with him outside. Justin walked up to Cleo, but she held her hand out. "You have another matter to attend to." she said as she looked at him. Justin looked at Cleo puzzlingly as she looked at Craig, the Luna cats and the rest of Michiru's court. "Please show them to the dining room. You may collect me once the food has arrived. I will be in the gardens." she said to Justin who bowed before her as Cleo and Alekos continued walking, Alekos explaining to the queen the life and kingdom on Neptune.
"Alekos, I want to thank you for all this information, you see I need to build my council and I can see that you are the closest to Princess Neptune." Cleo said as they sat down near the fountain in the gardens. He blushed.
"Your highness, your words are too kind." he said, Cleo smiled, she thought that she had a feeling that he liked the princess more than he let onto.
"I wish to have one advisor from each of the princess council serve on my council. Since you are her trusted advisor and close friend, I wish to appoint you on my council. Once I have approval from your princess of course." she said as she looked up after hearing footsteps. She saw Michiru approaching them. Alekos bowed down before the princess.
"Cleo-chan, are you already taking my council members?" she said jokingly.
"Borrowing Michiru-chan if you please. I need to speak to you regarding your trusted advisor here." Cleo said as Alekos stood up.
"Alekos I would trust my life with." Michiru said to Cleo, she nodded, knowing that this was the case.
"If I may suggest, I would like from each planet one of your advisors, and I would like Alekos to join my council. Of course, he will stay on your council at all times, but in times of battle and war..." Cleo did not know how to continue the sentence. "The darkness grows closer." she said, Michiru nodded, knowing what she meant.
"My queen, no better honor would be for me to be part of your council." Alekos said as the two girls looked at each other. Alekos looked at Michiru and then at Cleo.
"Cleo-chan, of course he can be on your council. I would not know anyone better for you." she said and Cleo smiled at Michiru and touched Alekos forehead. His symbol turned gold, just like Michiru had done.
"Now, if I may suggest, I am hungry." Cleo said as she stood up. Alekos stood back as the queen and princess talked and walked to the dining hall.
Cleo looked at all of the food on the table and smiled at Michiru.
"Wow, how much did you spend!" she said as she sat down. Michiru joined her by her side as Alekos sat next to Michiru. Justin sat the other side of Cleo with Craig next to him and then the Luna cats jumped up on the table. Cleo looked at Michiru council; they had never had Earth food before.
"Please try it, it really is yummy!" Cleo said as she began to help herself. Everyone followed suit and began to eat and conversations took place.
"Cleo we need to talk. You know that Rei-chan has also sense the darkness." Michiru said and Cleo nodded.
"Sailor Pluto will also be aware of what is approaching. We need to get things moving faster than I thought." Cleo said to her friend who nodded in agreement. Justin looked at the two girls as they talked in low voices so not to be overheard.
"What do they know that we don't?" Craig asked.
"Cleo has appointed Alekos to her court, something is happening and they are not letting on. I think that Sailor Mars may know something though, but I do not want to go behind Cleo's back." Justin said to him, Craig nodded, remembering how mad she was when they arrived here. The two continued eating as they watched the girls. Cleo stood up and walked over to Craig.
"As you know, Princess Neptune is part of my council, and I have also accepted her advisor, Alekos into my council. However, I still yet have to choose someone from my kingdom." she said as she put her hands on Craig's shoulders. He looked up at her; Justin had warned her that this may happen.
"My queen, should he not be part of my council?" Justin said and Cleo looked at him.
"You are king of Earth, and we are not married yet. He belongs to my kingdom, therefore he goes to me." Craig stood up.
"Do I not get a say in this?" he asked, Cleo smiled.
"Of course not!" she said as she touched his forehead. His pink star turned gold, symbolizing that he was now part of her council. "Consider it an honor to serve on my council. I would not think of anyone better to keep me in check than you my dear brother." she whispered to him. Craig smiled.
"Of course, your highness." he said as he bowed down. Cleo smiled. Justin stood up and put his arm around Cleo's waist.
"Are we not taking advantage of our position ever so slightly my queen?" he asked her.
"Maybe just a bit, but I promise no more." she said as she turned and put her hand on his chest. Justin looked down at Cleo and smiled and hugged her tightly.
After everyone had finished eating, night time had fallen on the kingdom. Cleo stood up and showed everyone their chambers. She showed Craig his chamber just through a door from her one. He was surprised at the size of it.
"If you don't mind, the Luna cats will be staying in here too." she said, Craig nodded as he went up to his sister and hugged her.
"You're doing great sis, don't change." he said as the cats joined him in their room.
"There should be some clothes for you in the wardrobe. Please dress smart tomorrow, the rest of the senshi will be here." she said, Craig nodded as he kissed Cleo goodnight, and she closed and locked the door from her side. Cleo went out to her balcony and looked over the garden. Michiru joined her side.
"You should at least tell Justin-chan." she said as she approached the queen. Cleo sighed.
"Michiru-chan, you have been a princess longer than I have, tell me how things are supposed to be. I mean sure I know that I am a queen, but I still don't feel like it. How do I tell someone that a new enemy is coming. We are not ready. You saw my kingdom, it is destroyed. I can not rebuild alone." she said as she leaned on the balcony. Michiru put her arm around Cleo.
"You are not alone, you have the Sailor senshi and Justin and Craig, with their help we can fight off any evil. I promise you, on my life that nothing will harm you, even if it costs me my own life." she said to Cleo. She looked at the senshi that stood next to her and hugged her. Michiru was still not used to physical contact and hugged Cleo back as best as she could.
"What about our lives on Earth?" Cleo asked.
"We continue them as normal. Earth is what the enemy is after; we need to be there to defend it as Sailor senshi. We have our courts to take care of things and soon your people will return to help you take care of the kingdom." she said. Cleo looked up at the girl and smiled.
"Would you like to join me for a walk?" Cleo asked Michiru.
"Normally I would say yes, but teleporting three times in one day has tired me out, by your leave your highness?" she asked, Cleo nodded. Michiru did something unexpected and kissed the queen on the cheek as she walked away back to her room.
Cleo left her room and walked down the hall until she came to her mom and dad's chamber. She took a deep breath as she opened the door to their room and walked in. She looked around at all of the items that were restored when she fixed the castle. She opened her mom's wardrobe and found the perfect dress for the following day. She opened another drawer and found the queen's tiara. Cleo reached out and touched it, remembering her mom telling her to never play with her jewelry in case it broke. She picked it up and looked for some nightwear since she brought none from Earth. She went into her dad's wardrobe once she had finished in her moms and found his crown and scepter that he carried around with him. He was not there the day of the battle, he was on Earth and Cleo knew from her mom's sad face that he had died, however she continued running the kingdom in his place. She touched his scepter and the ball on top opened to revel a crystal. The star crystal on her bow reacted to this crystal. She picked it up and the star crystal and they combined, causing the star crystal to grow in size in her brooch. In front of her, a hologram appeared.
"Little One, you found the missing part of the star crystal. Your mother gave it to me when I left for my final battle for it to protect me, in the end it was not enough for me to return to tell you both that I love you and miss you so much. Little One, knowing that you have found this means that you are 16 and are attending to your duties as queen. Remember that no matter what I love you and wish to be by your side at this moment. I assume that the prince of Earth, Prince Darien has asked you for your hand in marriage, yes, I knew about it and had allowed my blessing. He is a good man, and will make a great king and with him at your side, nothing will ever harm you. Gomen Little One, my time is short and I must go now, remember we both love and miss you ever so much." the image faded and Cleo fell to the floor and cried. Once the tears subsided she went to her parent's bed. The smell reminded her of them and when she was a child that she used to crawl into their bed to sleep with them when she had a nightmare. With her transformation brooch in her hand, she climbed in and allowed the comforting smell help her sleep.
Craig woke up and tried to go and check on Cleo, however her door was locked. He left his room via the main door and went up to Justin's bedchamber, knocking on the door once he got there. Justin opened and looked at Craig. He was dressed in a white suit that was in the wardrobe.
"Cleo said I should make myself presentable for the Sailor senshi today." he said, Justin nodded. "Have you seen Cleo?" he asked, Justin shook his head and allowed Craig to come into his room. It was painted gold. Justin went over to his wardrobe as he picked up his cape and put it on and then was about to put his mask on when he realized he didn't need it. Placing it back on his dresser, he went over to the door that connected his room to Cleo's. He knocked on the door and heard nothing.
"Your highness, we have to get ready now!" Justin said as he opened the door, he gasped as he saw that Cleo was not in her room, nor that she had slept in her bed. Craig ran into the room and pushed Justin aside.
"She is still in the castle; I have not felt anyone cross the shield since Michiru-chan came back last night." Justin reassured Craig. He went up to the door that separated their chambers and unlocked the door.
"You ask Michiru-chan if anything happened last night and I will search the other chambers." Justin said and Craig nodded as he went to where Michiru was resting.
Craig knocked on Michiru door.
"Princess Neptune, are you awake?" he asked as he knocked. He heard movement and she opened the door. She was dressed in a deep green long flowing dress, she admired Craig's suit, just as he was doing the same with her.
"Craig-chan, what's wrong?" she said as she opened the door more to let him in. Craig noticed that her room was painted a deep sea green and was nearly the same as Cleo's.
"Cleo did not sleep in her bed last night, did you see her?" he asked.
"We spoke before I went to bed. She offered to go for a walk but I was exhausted and excused myself from her presence. I then went back to my bed chamber and fell asleep." she said as she began to get a bit worried.
"Well, she could not be far, Justin said she has not left the safety of the shield." he said as they went out of her room in search of Cleo.
Justin went to the queen and king's bed chamber, he knew that Cleo was missing her parents and guessed correctly since the door was slightly ajar. He pushed it open and saw a dress and crown sitting on the dresser. He looked over the other side of the room and saw the scepter from the king on the floor. He went over and picked it up, placing it on his dresser. He looked at the bed and saw Cleo sleeping there, still in her senshi fuka. In her hand was her transformation brooch. Justin took it and opened it. He saw right away that the star crystal had grown. He looked at Cleo who was still fast asleep. He pushed her hair out of her face and kissed her lightly on the cheek.
"No papa, just a few more minutes." Cleo murmured from her sleep, Justin smiled.
"Cleo, time to wake up my queen." she whispered in her ear. Cleo's eyes began to flutter open as she looked at who had spoken to her. She saw a blurred image of Justin that came into focus once she had fully opened her eyes. "You were dreaming." he said to her as he stroked her hair. She nodded.
"I saw my papa last night once I found the second part to the star crystal." she said as she sat up and looked at the door. Craig and Michiru were standing there looking at her.
"Cleo you had me worried!" Craig said as he ran up to her and hugged her.
"Wow bro, you clean up nicely!" she said as he looked at him in his suit. Craig blushed.
"Your highness, would you like me help you get ready?" Michiru asked her, Cleo smiled and nodded, both boys taking this as a signal to leave and leave the girls alone.
Cleo sat on the side of the bed and Michiru joined her.
"What do you plan to wear today, I am sure you don't want to appear as Sailor Stardust to the other kingdoms now do you?" Michiru asked her, Cleo shook her head.
"I was like this yesterday with your people." She said and Michiru nodded.
"Yes, but I surprised you, today you know that the rest will come. Is that the dress you want to wear?" she asked, Cleo nodded. "Come on, let me help you." She said as she stood up and handed her hand to Cleo, who took it. Michiru began taking Cleo's tiara off as she let her hair down. She allowed Cleo to take off her fuka and put the dress on. Cleo turned and Michiru helped her do it up. Cleo sat down at her mother's dresser as Michiru began to brush her hair.
"Princess Neptune. I wish to complete my council today, and then we must meet to discuss the approaching darkness and the re-building of the star kingdom." Cleo said as she closed her eyes and relaxed as Michiru did her hair.
"Hai, my queen." She said as she reached out for the crown that Cleo had found. She left her hair down, preferring it to be simple. She placed the crown on her head and Cleo opened her eyes as tears began to fall down. "Your mother would be so proud of the woman you have turned into." Michiru said as she wrapped her arms around Cleo. Cleo reached her hands up to the crown and touched it. Cleo turned and hugged Michiru who hugged the child back. There was a knock at the door. Cleo looked at it as Michiru went and opened it. She smiled as she pushed the door back, bowing as Justin entered. Cleo stood up and Justin stopped in his tracks as he looked at her. He bowed down to her and she walked up to him.
"My queen, you are breathtaking." He said as she touched his shoulder. He looked up at her and she held out her hand. He took it and reached into his pocket with his other hand. In it, he had her transformation brooch. He pinned it on her dress and she smiled. Michiru had already made her way to the throne room.
"Your council awaits you." Justin said as he offered her his arm. Cleo put hers through his and he led the way to the throne room.
Cleo let out a sigh as they walked through the gardens, no matter what had happened, she still was not sure about being queen.
"This is the life we have to lead now. We should adapt and get used to it. But no matter what, don't change the person that you are Cleo. I love you on Earth and I will love you here no matter what." Justin said as he stopped and turned her to face him. She looked up at him. "With me and the Sailor senshi at your side, we can take on the whole of the evil universes and defeat them." He reassured her; she smiled and nodded as they continued to the throne room.
"Presenting her Royal Highness Queen Zara, queen of the star kingdom and her betrothed, King Darien, king of the Earth kingdom." Sunspot said as the door opened to revel the pair. The room was full of people, Cleo did not expect this. She looked as each one of them bowed before her as she and Justin sat down on the thrones in the room. Craig now had a seat next to Cleo and the cats had a cushion in between the royal couple.
"Your Highness, with your permission, the princess of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus wish to present to you their councils." Craig said as he stood up and bowed before the pair. Cleo gave a small nod and each of the sailor senshi came forward and one by one presented their councils. Cleo listened to each of the Sailor senshi as they presented their councils to her. Once they were finished, she stood up.
"Sailor senshi; please chose your trusted advisor and join me in the war room. The rest of your council members are free to dine in the dining hall and then explore the castle." She said as she began to leave the throne room. There were whispers and gasps as she left; Justin looked at Craig who could only shrug. Justin, Craig, Michiru, Alekos and the Luna cats stood up and followed her. The sailor senshi chose one of their closest advisors and followed Justin to the room.