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I don't own anything or anyone from the Sailor moon stuff…

Hey y'all! What's up? I'm sick! Which really sucks, since my head and mind is a bit fuzzy

"Speak"

'Thought'

Memories/dreams

Chronos smiled and returned the hug, being careful not to jolt Haruka's hand. As they separated, Haruka wiped the rare tear from her eye and caught a look at Chronos

"What happened to you? Are you wearing a dress? You told me you'd never wear a dress as long as you lived! And long hair? You said long hair always gets in the way!"

Chronos smiled and laughed, her voice a slightly low tone, like Haruka's

"What happened to me? More like what happened to you! Broken ribs, hand and a skull fracture? What happened to all that training I gave you on the Moon? And for your information, I made this dress and as for the hair, well…it does get in the way."

A shadow passed over Haruka's eyes as she remembered the fight, then she choke and rapidly questioned Chronos

"Chronos, how long have I been here? What happened to Hana and her mother? What about Michiru and the rest? What happened to the beast? And –"

"Whoa, Haruka, slow down, I don't think you're ready to hear it all right now. I'll just answer what I feel you should know, okay?"

Haruka drew to her full height while still sitting in her bed, her voice strengthening

"Chronos, don't try to shield me. When I first met you, you didn't try to shield me from what I saw back at my castle, when my parents were killed. You believed that I needed to know what happened so that I could stop that from happening to anyone else back then."

Chronos gave a regretful smile

"I was wrong to do that to you and I realized that too late to change it. I don't want you to go through that again."

"But this isn't just about me; this is about the innocents in that alley, Michiru and the rest, and a danger to more people!"

"…you have grown up, my daughter. Very well, I shall give you your answers, but remember, you asked for it. The two humans in the alley are in a comma, the doctors have been able to sustain their life, but they will die soon. You have also been injured grievously, as you can tell if you look at your hand. Through a loophole, I was able to reach you before the beast could destroy beyond my power. And before you ask, yes, I will explain what I mean later. All you need to know is that the beast is dead and can hurt no one else. As for how long you've been here, it's been a while, thirty-one days to be exact. I know that the length of the time is shocking, but it did take a while to heal you, and I don't want to send you back to Michiru all broken up, do I now? Yes, I do know about you and the former princess of Neptune, as well as what you have been up to ever since you have been reborn as humans."

Haruka had noticed her hand, as it had pained her to move it. She could see the bones in her hand that were misplaced, and frowned. Then it registered to her that throughout the days she was healing, there was no way that Michiru even knew if she was alive!

Reading her facial features, Chronos quickly added

"Don't worry about Michiru; you'll be able to leave as soon as you can, and there is something else I want to talk to you about before you leave."

Haruka nodded, knowing that she could trust Chronos to keep her word and that she would listen to whatever she had to say. All that mattered to her now was finding out what happened to Chronos since she had left for the Third Universe.

Another thought crossed her mind, something that her memories had not revealed to her.

"Chronos, what happened to you after you left? I know you left to search for a way to give Serenity a baby but you never returned. We heard you had been crowned yet we never received a word from you. Serenity had no choice but to marry some random guy she didn't even know! She bore his daughter when she should have born yours! You broke you oath to her! What about the love you had? Did it ever occur to you that she couldn't wait forever?!"

Her voice rose as she became angrier

"Did you even think about her? She sure as hell thought about you! There wasn't a day that went by when she didn't mention you to me! She couldn't tell anyone else about you because they had already heard everything bad about you from the court! I tried to tell Michiru and the inner senshi about you and they disregarded it! They don't know how you cared for me after the attack on my family, or how you and Serenity snuck away often to be alone together, or that you taught me to ride a horse, fight, or anything else! They just know you as the woman who broke the kindest queen's heart! It may not matter to you about your court appearance, but it mattered to me! The princess didn't even know who you are! And where were you during the final attack? Sleeping peacefully on your throne? Did you even know that we were dying! You could have saved us and Serenity! YOU didn't have to see everyone killed before our eyes! Did you?!"

As Haruka argued, Chronos had been lost in her mind, replaying what had happened in her past. She interrupted Haruka

"Haruka, do you really want to know what happened to me that changed my perspective, my hopes, and my dreams?"

Haruka contemplated this, and answered

"Yes"

Chronos stood up, and gathered a white light of power on her index finger

"When I touch you, you will be transported back to my past, and observe what happened. You will not be able to talk to anyone, or even be seen. I'm afraid that some of the images are too violent, even for you to handle, so I have limited the memories to the basics. It will only take a few hours. Are you ready?"

Haruka nodded, and Chronos placed her finger against her forehead.

Haruka's eyes rolled back, and Chronos laid her back on the bed.

Michiru sat up in her bed. The thin bond connecting her to Haruka had suddenly strengthened.

Something inside her told her that Haruka would be coming back very soon. She felt, for the first time in the weeks that had past, hope and joy. Excited, she moved to get off the bed.

She nearly jumped out of bed when she heard a small moan come from the other side of the bed.

She looked.

There was Hotaru.

Hotaru, who had gone to bed as a twelve year old.

Hotaru, who was now about sixteen.

As you can probably tell, my mind is in six different places at once…but I tried my best to write as good as I could, and I hope you like it.

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