Between Quatre and Wu Fei, they managed to keep their more out going friend out of trouble. The Senshi had a bit of trouble getting over the fact that not only did they arrive through Pluto's gate (and with her permission no less!) they were farther from the future than Chibiusa!

But the most significant change to the past wasn't obvious until they were about to go after the main darkness which threatened Earth.

Sure, they defeated it. But it wasn't the Senshi of the past who did it. Even Pluto tried to help, but she was blocked.

Instead, it was a combination of both past and future who defeated the darkness.

After the battle, they realized they needed to have a real talk with the new arrivals.

Ares, Shiro, Quatre, Wu Fei and Duo were slightly nervous. What were the girls going to ask?

Minako started first.

"Quatre, why is it I can sense you?"

That had four of the girls look at them. They had the same question.

Chibiusa held up her Luna P and they heard the voice of Pluto speak up.

Telling them of your heritage shouldn't change too much. But you had better keep quiet about your crystal 02.

"Yeah, yeah. I know that Pluto. They don't need to know that part anyway."

"Your what?" asked Rei.

"Their heritage. More specifically who their ancestress' are. Perhaps I should explain, since they don't know the whole story either."

"I am Duo Maxwell, son of Oberon and Titania of the Faerie Realms."

He then pointed to each of the others in turn, all of whom were seated in a rather painful way for most people, their legs underneath them.

"Heero Yuy, known as Shiro, child of Jupiter. He is your descendant Mikoto-chan."

"Trowa Barton, once called Nanaki but now known as Ares, is the child of Mars, and your descendant Rei-chan."

"Quatre Rebarba Winner, child of Venus and the Fey, and your descendant Minako."

"Wu Fei Chang, child of Mercury and your descendant Ami-chan."

"What about you, Duo?" asked Luna.

"I...was blessed with the power of the Moon, but I wasn't born with it."

"What?" said Usagi in alarm.

"Relax. Once my job is done I fully intend to give it back. I have enough trouble regulating the faeries who work under me. I don't need the power of the Moon to complicate that."

"What job?" asked Artemis. Luna P beeped in warning, signaling Pluto becoming more and more concerned. But Duo knew they would figure it out eventually.

Sorry Pluto. But I seriously doubt this will change much.

"Bringing back Crystal Tokyo. Something happened, and it never came about. I was told to bring back Crystal Tokyo and end the wars that have plagued Earth since it was lost."

"Wars?" said Chibiusa, upset.

"Once the future you came from was lost, humans became more violent, and the Earth had been suffering from many wars for dominance. The time we came from, we are soldiers. We kill people. But I have made very sure that none of us use the power of the crystals to harm humans."

"Who would dare think of using them that way?" asked Luna.

Duo pointedly looked at Shiro in annoyance.

"As I have told him twice, the crystals are for defensive purposes only. There is more to war than killing people. Sometime we have to defend too. Using the crystals to harm humans could corrupt them, and that is something we will not, and I shall not allow."

Usagi finally spoke up.

"Hold on, if you're really from far into the future, how is it that you can use your powers? When we went into the future we were blocked."

"Oh that? We don't use our powers directly. We get them from the base through our watches. Though right now I think we're getting our Senshi powers directly from your crystals. That way we don't have the problem of crossing powers."

"So what happens to the crystals in your time?" asked Ami.

"From what I can tell, they are building up power. Once they get to the point where they are at their most powerful, they will automatically free Pluto from the gates of Time, and she'll bring us home."

"How long until you leave?" asked Rei.

Duo brought out his watch, and opened it. A timer was set inside, counting down. Ami quickly calculated the amount of time left, and realized that the boys would be here for a while. They had roughly two and a half years (Senshi Time) before Pluto was released.

"This is a rough estimate by Artemis. The time should speed up once Ares finally gets his memory back."

"What about the Senshi of your time? What are they like?" asked Chibiusa.

Duo shifted uncomfortably.

"We are the Senshi of our time. I was told by you to wake the others up so that the Senshi could bring back the original future."

"What happens when you release them?" asked Mikoto.

"That question has kept me up at nights. What are we going to do once the future is set back on track? I had no answer...until Saturn joined us."

"Saturn?" said the others.

Realization hit Duo.

"Who was the last major Senshi you met?" he asked.

"Pluto."

"Ah...so you haven't met the others yet. That explains it. Anyway, there are nine planets in this system, right? And a tenth one which can't be seen?"

Chibiusa nodded.

"Well, if there is a Senshi Pluto, then doesn't it make sense for there to be more Senshi?"

Clearly it never occurred to them that there were more of them.

"So that would mean there is a Senshi Neptune, Uranus and Saturn," reasoned Ami.

"Yup. But they can't show themselves yet, which is why you guys haven't found them. They are what are known as the Outer Senshi, those tasked with protecting this system from afar. Your job is to guard the Moon descendants, their job is to protect you."

As they departed the temple, Duo spotted something nearby. It was a library.

He went in, and using his favorite trick, took out a book. It was something that gave many fairies a good laugh.

Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

He took it to their new apartment, and began to read it. He had unwittingly grabbed Macbeth and Hamlet without noticing. Quatre spotted the book, and Duo handed it over. He finally noticed the extra ones he grabbed, so he settled in to read Hamlet instead. Wu Fei snatched Macbeth.

They settle in for a long night, and Shiro shows up with dinner.

When they went to sleep, with one standing guard as usual, Duo had a dream again.

You once asked what would happen to you and your friends once the future was set back on course.

Who are you?

I am both darkness and light.

What will happen to us?

You will keep your powers. But will lose those that you have borrowed from the ancestors.

We won't be Senshi anymore?

Whatever made you think you were ones to begin with? Your friends might be able to access some of the latent powers of the crystals, but they were never meant for them.

What will happen to us?

Once the future returns to the way it was supposed to be...you seven shall awaken your true crystals, which are being eclipsed by the others. But you are not ready to wield them just yet. You still have some growing to do.

I want to protect them. I don't want to lose any more of my precious people.

Why do you think you were given a second side of darkness? Shinigami is the darkness of your soul laid bare. To lose yourself to that side is to condemn yourself to darkness. Take care not to lose yourself, or the world will fall.

Duo woke with a start. His heart was pounding, and he didn't think it was his imagination.

He went to the kitchen and opened the fridge, taking a long drink of a soda to calm his jangled nerves. Something had changed, and he had a sneaking suspicion what.

His power, which originally been light based because of the crystals he guarded had shifted to something else. He went back to his room and sat down to figure what had changed.

There!

He tentatively touched the core of his power. His fairy power laid waiting to be used, but his powers as a Senshi had changed from light to something different. He tried to touch the power of the Silver Crystal.

He could feel the power, but something was blocking his access to it. He was beginning to feel panic. What was he supposed to do without the guidance of the Silver and Golden crystals?

He turned when he felt the presence of someone behind him. Shiro and Quatre were in the door frame, slightly worried.

"Something has changed."

"I know. I can't use the Silver crystal anymore. How about you?"

"Venus refuses to answer me."

"Jupiter won't react."

Wu Fei came in, slightly bothered.

"Mercury won't talk to me."

"I need to contact the Faerie. They may know what's going on."

Duo left the apartment and headed to the nearest site. There waiting for him was Titania herself.

"So you know."

"What's going on, milady?" asked Peruru. (He had shifted to Peruru, but made no physical changes.)

"Your true Sailor Crystals have awakened, forcing the connection you previously had to the Senshi Crystals to close down somewhat. Eventually that connection will disappear entirely."

"Our...what?"

Titania smiled.

"You and your fellow pilots have been chosen to protect your celestial bodies and given your own crystals when you were born."

"Our celestial bodies?"

Peruru thought over what she could mean by that, then realized with a start what she meant. Celestial was a fancy term for stars...and each and every single one of the pilots had been born among the stars themselves.

"You've got to be joking. The colonies rated high enough to give us Star-seeds?"

"It is a source of life, and the five of you already had powers from the Senshi."

Peruru left with a raging headache. Now he had to help his fellow pilots develop new powers. They couldn't develop into Senshi, because they weren't female. But that didn't mean they didn't get new powers from their crystals.

The others were waiting with concern for him to return.

"Our Senshi powers are going to disappear soon. And we're about to develop our own crystals in their place."

"Why?" asked Wu Fei.

Rubbing his temples, Peruru explained about the star-seeds, and then why they had received one.

"Basically Star-seeds are meant to protect the celestial bodies they're assigned to."

"Why would we have them then? We're all from Earth," asked Wu Fei.

"No, we aren't. Our parents may have been from Earth originally, but we aren't Earth born."

Quatre was the first to get it.

"We were born on the colonies. While the inhabitants are from Earth, they don't have any real ties to it unless they set foot on soil. That's it, isn't it?"

"Our celestial bodies are the colonies. We were born among the stars and not on Earth, which is why our powers didn't develop until I gave you those crystals. Now that the star-seeds inside us have begun to develop through the power we used, we don't need the Senshi Crystals."

Quatre gave Duo some aspirin. By the time morning came, he had gone to the shrine and retrieved Ares. He would have to train all of them at once, while they still had time.

They disappeared for over five months, and by that time the Senshi had a new opponent to fight. Someone called Pharaoh 90.

When the boys returned, they had changed a little. They could still sense them, but the feeling was more muted.

And they could change outfits by saying the activating words.

Senshi Wing, Senshi Deathscythe, Senshi Heavyarms, Senshi Sandrock, and Senshi Shen Long.

With their help, they defeated a particularly troubling monster which attacked with snakes, spiders and creepy bugs. Something that had Duo laughing.

Peruru...

Duo turned. Who was calling him?

Peruru...!

There it was again.

Peruru, wake up!

Duo felt himself falling, and when he turned he saw the others. What was happening?

Then there was a light, and he remembered nothing for a few moments.

Quatre was the first to wake up, and he rolled over to go back to sleep. His arm felt pinned by something, and when he opened his eyes he saw Trowa next to him. He decided to curl up closer instead of questioning how they were in the same bed at the moment.

Duo was facing a similar predicament. He was curled up next to his Hee-chan.

Wu Fei, on the other hand, was asleep on a couch. Sitting on the chair opposite him was Hotaru, reading a book. When she saw him open his eyes, she grinned.

"It's about time one of you decided to wake up. You lot have been sleeping for a full week since the crystals transported you here."

"Where are we?"

"In the Senshi base. You don't remember anything?"

He shook his head.

"A week ago the five of you appeared in a flash of light, one after the other. Two of you were heavily injured and taken to the Chamber. The other three came roughly together, and were fast asleep."

"Last I remember we were in an OZ base, Trowa and Heero had somehow blown up their suits. Duo told us we could find them, so we did what he said."

"What did you do?"

"He gave us an incantation to open the gates of time. I thought we went to the past to get better at using our powers..."

"Pluto sealed the gates long before you were born. She must have transported you here instead."

"That reminds me. Have you heard of something called Star-seeds?"

"Star-seeds? You mean Sailor Crystals? I've heard of them."

"What can you tell me about them? Duo said we all had one because we were born on the colonies instead of Earth..."

"He's probably right. Since the colonies are roughly man-made planets in themselves they might qualify for Star-seeds. Which would make those with Sailor Crystals their protectors."

"So...that would make us Senshi in our own right?"

"Not Sailor Senshi, but still Senshi."

"What's the difference?"

"Sailor Senshi are female. King Endymion himself has a Sailor Crystal...though right now it's on the console next to the Silver Crystal. It just means that from now on you'll have to rely on your own powers instead of those you borrow from your ancestors."

"I do remember that odd dream where I turn into someone called Senshi Shen Long..."

Hotaru smiled, then went into the kitchen and brought him some coffee.

Two hours later the rest of them finally woke up. Once they figured out what happened, they decided to come up with a plan of action.

"While you lot were sound asleep, I think your souls reached out to the Sailor Senshi, which explains your dreams. Anyway, Something happened while you were out cold."

"What? Some idiot crown the Ms. Prissy in Pink queen?" joked Duo.

Hotaru said nothing, and they all stared at her in disbelief.

"Someone actually made her a queen?" said Shiro in horror. He liked the name Shiro better than Heero anyway. Trowa also decided to go by Ares from now on.

"What are we going to do about this? Neo Queen Serenity can't come back if there is a false peace like the one Relena is creating," said Quatre.

"We'll have to open their eyes. Relena doesn't have any real power like the Queen. If she did, she wouldn't be with the Romafellor foundation."

"Miss Prissy in Pink can preach all she wants about peace. But I have yet to see her actually do anything to bring it about," said Duo with a contemptible snort.

"Duo!" said Quatre upset.

"Relena is a stalker, plain and simple Kitty Kat. What are we going to do to deal with her?"

"Didn't Wu Fei just say you have star-seeds now? Why not go to the colonies and open their eyes? They need to wake up from this false dream."

"And we can spread the truth of Crystal Tokyo while we're there. Great idea Hotaru-chan!" said Duo.

All five chose a specific colony to go to. Not surprisingly they chose the one they had launched from in Operation Meteor.

"Now remember, if you get into trouble with the bad guys, do not hesitate to head into the base. We can't afford to lose one of our own, and that includes you Hotaru. You'll be on Earth trying to wake people up."

Hotaru nodded. She had expected as much. While she was on Earth she would try to find King Endymion, so they could return his crystal later.

Pluto had already arrived, creating a home base in one of the Winner family's many estates. She was ensuring they had a secure location to retreat to just in case. It also served as a way station for those sent to Earth through the crystals.

Though her power was still sealed, Pluto was still a force to be reckoned with.