Well here is the next chapter. Another chapter will hopefully be out before I go away for a weekend (my days off: wed +thurs) If not then I will try to post two chapters the following week. With any luck I will have this wrapped up by Chapter 25. I feel bad I think this is one of my longest stories but it has the fewest reviews and makes me debate rewriting it. Anyways I will finish before I decide. Let me know what you think and enjoy.

Chapter 21: Choices

The two Royals turned to face the two young people before them. Endymion smiled at Serenity and approached the two children. "No matter your ages you are still our children and should never bow to us in this matter."

Serena and Alex looked up to the female Endymion, "We are and we aren't your children," Serena said as the two transformed. "We are senshi and as such must show our King and Queen the respect that the Universe demands."

"If you insist. But answer us this why are you here before us?"

"Serenity-sama? Endymion-sama? Do either of you wish that you were as you were in the Silver Millennium?"

This one question took the two Royals by surprise and both looked at each other. Their eyes clouded over as memories flashed before their eyes...

Male Endymion sweeping female Serenity off her feet on the Moon. The dances and parties that the Prince and Princess shared memories of on both Earth and the Moon.

Endymion dying at the hands of Beryl on the Moon and Serenity joining him shortly after.

Meeting up again on Earth when a female Mamoru arrived ad Juban High School and a male Usagi being chosen to show her around. The two quickly became close friends and at graduation when they received their memories of the Silver Millennium. Meeting up with the senshi and generals again. Prom Mamoru dressed in a gown similar to what Serenity wore on the moon and Usagi in a tuxedo like the one he wore now as King.

Finding out Mamoru was pregnant ...with twins. Usagi not giving her a minute of peace from that moment till the two bundles where asleep in the nursery. The birth of their other children and the arrival of the twins from an alternate universe.

Endymion remembered back to when she had tried to wield a sword to protect Serenity and ended up having Serenity take the sword with ease from her before charging the enemy. Endymion had stared after him and it actually took months for her to get over the feeling of helplessness and disappointment in herself.

Serenity thought back to watching Mamoru get ready for the wedding fussing over her hair and picking out the dresses and then going through the joys of pregnancy everything from: morning sickness to swelling body parts to feeling the babies kick, even the excruciating pain of the actual birth.

Serenity look to Endymion and felt that he was thinking the same as he, they missed their roles from the Silver Millennium but it wasn't just their choice. The two Royals knew that this choice would effect the generals and senshi as well. After thinking long and hard the two Royals nodded to each other and Endymion spoke, "We appreciate the offer but it is not a choice for just us to make."

"We will call the others together and together we will make a decision for the Universe. Give us weeks to convene and make our decision." Serenity finished.

Neo-Moon and Neo-Tuxedo kamen both nodded, "We will return in two weeks then for your answer." With that the two transported themselves back to the gates of time.

Returning to Serena and Alex the two decided to set the alarms on the mini computers to count the 336 hours till their meeting in Crystal Tokyo and marking the date in the agendas. The duo decided to pose the question to the younger versions of the Royals. Transporting themselves to the same time as they left the arcade only to return.

"Excuse us, we mean no harm but are here to pose a question. Both tables turned to face the speaker, Serena. "Are you truly happy in these forms or would you rather be as you were in the Millennium?"

The groups were silent and stunned by the question. Just then an explosion happened a few blocks away and the males stood up, "You girls stay here." commanded Usagi as he and the others ran out of the arcade.

Alex waved for Serena to follow but she motioned for him to go and she would be along shortly. "Does it bother you to be left behind for your protection? Wouldn't you rather be the ones fighting? In the past it was your job to protect them not the other way around, the Generals and Prince of Earth were a force feared by many. I will return with my brother think it over and weigh the points."

Neo-Moon arrived in time to see the youma crumble to the ground. "Took you long enough. Doesn't matter, they didn't need us."

Upon returning to the arcade a group of six females stood. "We think that we would be happier as we were before." Mamoru stated firmly.

The five men behind Serena and Alex gasped, "Don't we get a say in this?" Usagi demanded his four senshi nodding their agreement.

Alex turned to face them, "Don't you miss it? Being swept of your feet? What about the pregnancy? I know in this life you probably never thought of it but with your memories don't you ever long for the joys and bonding that comes from carrying a child to term?"

Slowly the men nodded, each going to their counterpart and apologizing. Usagi shyly approached the very pregnant Mamoru, "I guess I kinda shot blindly there, I am sorry muffin." Mamoru just smiled and pull the man she loved close to her.

"I just hope their future selves feel the same way." Was heard over the wind as the five couples and company turned to the spot that once held the two teens.(saying pre-teen is taking its toll on me and by this point I am sure they would have aged some, anyway back to the story.)

A male Pluto greeted them at the gates upon their arrival back from getting the twentieth century groups decision. "Do you two even know how to reverse the genders of the universe to what you desire them to be?"

The siblings stopped and starred and then shook their heads...