"No!"

"Sailor Moon!" Sailor Mars said. She ran over to comfort her devastated friend.

"You got to keep it together. You're not helping Take- Chan by losing it..."

Sailor Moon looked at her friend.

"Rei- Chan..." Sailor Moon said, tears streaking her face.

"Princess... Elara..." Sailor Aquarius said, before dropping to her knees.

Sailor Elysion sighed.

"Now... I think it's time... to tell you the whole story..." Sailor Elysion whispered. Her rainbow horn started to glow. The Sailor senshi were trapped in a bright orb and their surroundings disappeared.

Now surrounding them were ruins that were once part of a grand palace. Rose vines were climbing over partial walls and fallen pillars. The moon shone high above them, illuminating the area.

"Why... is this place so familiar?" Mamoru asked, while hugging Usagi to comfort her. The senshi were back in their civilian form, except for the zodiac, Kagura, and Maru. Helios was in his humanoid form and stood close to Chibi Usa.

Kagura was now in a kimono like gown, of the softest shade of sky blue and magenta, while Maru was in an outfit similar to Helios's but his was shorter.

"This... was once the golden kingdom of the Earth Terrain." Kagura said. She knelt in front of Mamoru.

"Let me properly introduce myself. I am the crown princess of planet Elysion, Princess Asteria."

"Why are we here?" Vesta asked.

Asteria looked towards the barren wasteland where the city once stood.

"To show you... the kind of destruction that Cronus can create..."

"You see... Cronus is my younger brother. After our mother died of old age, she named me the new ruler, while my other brother, Cronus's twin, was names second in line. At the time, Cronus was the guardian of the dark dream word, keeping a close eye on the nightmares. He was furious when he wasn't named a successor. He had been the guardian of the black dreams for so long, it soon corrupted him. He grew a lust for power ever since.

'Eventually, Cronus started to gain power and followers. He founded the Galaxy Cauldron, which was the creator of all life in the universe, and created an evil dentity. You fought him before Sailor Moon. Cronus created Chaos.

'He ordered Chaos to destroy the Moon and Earth Kingdom because those were the points that were in his way of conquering the galaxy. He knew that the prince of the earth terrain kingdom and the moon princess were going to be married deep in the future and create a new Silver Millennium. He decided to make the kingdoms attack one another. He managed to become part of the King's court and leaked out lies about the Lunarians. This he did himself while Chaos created the Negaverse and manipulated the Earth Terrain people into hating the Lunarians."

Asteria paused. Her listeners were deep in thought about what she said so far.

"Then, he decided to make the final move with the princess of the Earth Terrain Kingdom." Asteria continued.

"It was believed that the princess was the secret keeper of Prince Endymion and Princess Serenity. The Earth Princess made sure that no one knew of the love shared by Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion. He somehow managed to become engaged to her so he can take a position of power. But the princess was already in love with another..."

Asteria took the time to turn towards Maru, who was clutching his head from the sudden return of past memories.

"That's what broke out the attack on the Earth Terrain Kingdom. But Sailor Earth and Her Sailor Soldiers fought hard to fight back the attacking forces, with Aquarius, Libra, Aries, and Leo sacrificing their lives to protect their Queen and Princess."

The Zodiac nodded from remembrance.

"Then the Princess went to the Moon Kingdom, only to find her brother and Princess Serenity and her guardians already slain. With the power of the golden crystal, she managed to seal Cronus away, but then disappeared all together."

Asteria took a deep breath as she finished her story. Usagi noticed Maru wander off. She followed him.

"Is anything wrong?" she asked, placing a hand on his shoulder.

He looked at her with blank purple eyes.

"I... I remember now..." he said. "My name... Monoceros... And... Elara..."

In his mind, the image of a beautiful young girl with long ebony hair was wearing a long blue gown with sakura blossoms in her arms. She was laughing.

"Usagi!" Rei called.

Usagi wandered back to the group.

"Asteria," Mamoru said. "We have to get Take back."

Asteria nodded.

"Cronus will most likely be in Sagittarius Zero Star..."

Usagi shuttered at the name. She remembered all too well about her battle with Sailor Galaxia...

Take awoke to the chill inside of an ice palace. She was out of her concert costume and in a silk light purple gown.

My head... Take thought to herself, as she rubbed her forehead with her right hand.

What happened to me?

"You're awake?"

Take looked ahead to find Cronus at the doorway, his cold red eyes staring back at her.

"What do you want with me?" Take asked, a little afraid.

"You don't remember do you?" Cronus asked, getting closer to the bed. Take tried to move as far away from him as possible. She was scared. She didn't know where she was or what happened to her transformation bracelet. So for now, all she could do was try to avoid him.

Cronus reached out and cupped her chin in his hand.

"You still look the same Elara..." Cronus said, his face getting closer to hers. "Still as beautiful as ever..."

He then tried to reach in for a kiss, but Take pulled away.

"I don't kiss the enemy..." Take said in a cold tone.

Cronus just chuckled.

"Still playing hard to get my dear?" he asked, still reaching for her.

"Stay away from me." Take said, fear returning to her eyes.

She tried to make a run for the door, but Cronus grabbed her by the waist and threw her on the bed, pinning her arm down. Take now had tears coming down her cheeks. Before he was able to kiss her again. She managed to leak out one word...

"Mono- chan..."

Cronus pulled back, knowing perfectly well who she was calling out for. With a snap from his fingers, thorned vines appeared and bonded Take to her position.

"We'll talk later, princess..." Cronus said coldly, as he left the room, leaving Take to cry in her misery.