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A/N: The words in italic are the flashbacks.

Take A Chance On Me

Interlude

-Caelestis-

Strands of blue hair touched the tip of the nose of Mizuno Ami as she lounge peacefully on a settee by the window. The rays of the sun touched the flecks of silver highlighted in her dark blue hair and washed it in a faintly warm glow. A white tailored dress shirt was collared by a darkly colored tie, which hung loosely around her neck. The guardian of Mercury looked every bit as a comfortably dressed sophisticated royal.

Deep in slumber her mind wandered through a time that was similar to the present but not quite it. Ami faced flashes of images...

Marble floors that extended further than the eyes can reach with gold trimmings to catch the rays of sunlight. Silk-covered walls greeted the eyes of any spectator with colors drawn from the very sky. It was heaven on earth and a paradise that was created by the woven words of sentences. The fountains of Mercury were spilling over from the clearest blue water known as the mystic substance of life.

"Merci," the soft spoken feline advisor of the Moon Queen addressed the Mercurian Queen by her royal title, "how is your wife feeling today?"

In a subtle action, the blue haired woman looked down at her amulet that bared the sacred blue crystal from the very core of her planet.

"She is well and very happy," Merci murmured, looking away from the talisman around her neck to stare at the sacred waters of her native planet, "Caelestis is healthy and strong, what more could we ever have hoped for?"

Lunari looked at the waters alongside of the Queen while absorbing the words that were not spoken out loud between the pair. Nodding gravely, the feline advisor said, "The senshi wars are over for the time being, so take this moment of peace to enjoy with your family, Merci."

With an air of finality, the swish of dark blue robes were all that was heard as an answer, as the Mercurian leader went back to their private garden to find her wife. She knew that no matter the time of day, her wife with flowing black hair tinted with green would be perched under a tree with a serene look across her facial features.

Making her way towards Asima, the woman with dark robes plucked a blue rose from the thorny bush.

Asima, who was busy cooing to the little bundle in her arms, barely heard the footsteps of the approaching figure. Startled, she looked up to see a beautiful blue rose in front of her face. As she looked up with loving eyes, she saw the face that she sworn her eternal love by, Asima couldn't help but feel completeness.

"He is perfect," Merci with a hush voice responded, "And you my wife are amazing."

Asima chuckled softly, "Still after all these centuries together, your sweet words have the power to steal the very air out of my lungs."

They spent the following months peacefully as a family until one bitterly cold morning brought the top general of Mercury to the study where the family was joking quietly.

"Queen Merci, you must come quickly!" The heavily armored soldier took a hasty glance at the happy family before walking out at top speed towards the front gates.

It was a battle raging in front of the palace walls, and it extended further than the eyes could reach. The Queen looked on horror struck that such an invasion could happen so swiftly and undetected by her.

She looked back at the one of her guards and nodded in his direction. "Take the Queen and our son to the heavily guarded west wing and do not let any of them out of your sight."

As the guard left, Merci went the opposite direction to her battle room where she could get dressed quickly before the battle breached the palace walls. Finally, dressed in a fitting upper body armor and leather skirt tailored like the Romans, Ami rushed to the battle scene and was met head on by their commander.

"Queen Mercury, we meet again," a woman with reddish-orange hair cascading down her back looked back at Mercury with a venomous stare.

Quickly, Merci drew her sword while responding in equal disdain for her foe, "Natalia, you will regret ever coming back to this planet."

At that moment, the battle raged and blows were struck left and right. Blood flew to cover the walls and floor but not once did anyone falter in their step or let the other gain the upper hand.

A scream from the west wing broke the fighting spell as Merci looked in the direction of it as the enemy raised her sword and struck the Queen in the face. A deep cut three inches under her eye gushed with blood and as she looked hard at the attacker, her light crystal blue eyes took on a cobalt color as the very air around the fighting duo began to crystallize. As the hand of Merci rose up towards her enemy, a large power force was collecting and as soon as she blinked the power transferred into a forceful blast aimed at the commander.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!" Natalia screamed to the heavens, but was not answered as her body met the impact of the blow landed by Queen Mercury.

Still in a daze, Merci ran in the direction of the west wing to see Asima in her transformation, but crumbled to the floor in a pool of her own blood. Prince Caelestis was huddled next to his mother as the youma in uniform was making its way closer.

"Move any closer to my wife and child, and the lost of limbs will not be your only worry," Queen Merci noted as she neared the monster with care and cool rage.

After everything was put back into order, the Queen made her way back to the chambers of her wife. The doctor was quickly informed of the situation and came to the palace to take care of the fragile beauty in the bed.

Running a nervous hand into her unruly dark blue locks, Merci puffed out a breath and then entered into the room. She took one glance at her wife's pale face and then looked away. Taking a seat nearest to the window, Merci tried her hardest to clear her thoughts but nothing would work.

While Asima was being taken care of by the physician, the other queens came for a meeting after hearing about the war that broke out on Mercury.

"How the hell could this have happened?!" The tall form of Rion set her apart from the other queens at the table as she looked at everyone with deep emerald eyes.

Queen Neptune looked over at Merci curiously, "Asima lost the baby?"

A shocked expression crossed Mercury's face quickly then vanished as she fought to control her thoughts and now raging temper.

After seeing the rampant facial expressions of the ice senshi, Queen Neptune hastily responded, "I'm sorry, I thought she had told you of her pregnancy."

"Merci, everything will be okay," Rion's voice was soft and gentle, her waves of brown hair flowing around her face.

Snapping out of a deep sleep, Ami looked out of the window and stared at the bright stars. She shook her head disbelievingly as she recounted all of the memories of the past. What a terrible way to learn about such a tragedy.

The phone on the table lit up, alerting the dark blue haired woman of a missed call. As she rose to check the phone, there was a hesitation for a second but then it passed. One miss call from Setsuna and Makoto, how very odd thought Ami.

To Be Continued...

A/N: Sorry for taking so long with the update, its been very hectic lately. Hopefully I will be able to make my regular updates from now on. Thanks for the new reviews, I hope to see more with this new chapter. Specially thanks go towards Royal Destiny.

I wanted this interlude to provide enough background information to continue the plot along. So let me know what you think. Thanks!