A/N: Definition of FanFic: FICTION (a non realistic story) made by a FAN (an ardent follower and admirer) of another person's work, using that person's ideas to make an original story. As such, the only thing that the FAN owns is their respective original story and original characters; NOT the object(s) of their FANdom.

The room was deathly silent, no one daring to say a word as Minako stared down Usagi. However, that didn't stop Ami from edging close to her younger sister, her eyes trained on Minako, ready to strike if the girl made a single hostile move.

For what seemed like an eternity, the two blondes looked at each other, until finally Usagi looked away. "This wasn't supposed to happen...the magic wasn't supposed to break..."

"Everything happens for a reason." Usagi and Ami turned as Setsuna stood up and walked over to her. Patting her daughter on the head, she smiled lightly, "You should know that by now. And whatever happens, you have to face it the best you can. Now, I'm heading out. There are some people that I need to pick up. I'll be back by tomorrow afternoon. Don't have too many guests over tomorrow." Before anyone else could reply, Setsuna walked out of the arcade, leaving everyone else save Minako and Usagi stuck in an awkward silence.

"Everything happens for a reason..." Taking a deep breath, Usagi gathered herself, then turned back to Minako. "You finally found me. It's been a long time...Nee-san."

Everyone gasped in surprise; Minako rushed forward and embraced Usagi tightly, tears in her eyes. "It's really you...It's really you..!" Breaking down, she couldn't stop from sobbing into the girl's chest, Usagi patting her head. After several minutes, she finally managed to calm down. Pulling back slightly, she looked Usagi in the eyes, "There are so many things that I want to say to you...and so many times I want to hit you... You've been hiding from me for eleven years, and now that I've found you, I won't let you get away again. You're not going to walk out of my life a second time, Usagi Tsukino."

"Mizuno." A dark look came to Usagi's eyes as she slowly pushed Minako away. "Don't call me by that name ever again. Call me Mizuno or even call me Aino, but never that name."

"'Sagi-chan," Ami spoke quietly, catching Usagi's attention, "I don't like being left out of the loop, especially when it comes to something that seems to be rather important..."

Usagi nodded and took Ami's hand, "I know. You and Mama never asked me about the past, and for that I'm grateful. However, now that the past has caught up to me, I want you and mama to be the first ones that I tell about it. Together. I'm sorry that everything's happening all at once, but...I..."

Her words drifted off as she suddenly clutched Ami's clothes, her body falling into Ami's chest, The older girl catching her before she fell off the stool.

"Usagi-chan!"

"Usagi-san!"

Everyone jumped to their feet, worry clear on all of their faces. "It's alright," Ami said as she gathered Usagi into a better holding position, "She's just tired from today's events. It's time that we take our leave."

"We can't." Everyone was surprised as Usagi lifted her head, still being held by Ami, "We have work to do..."

Mercury glanced at the entrance, a frown on her face for a split second. "Don't worry. Ho-chan and I will take care of them in a moment. For now, you need to go home and rest. But first..."

Reaching into her pocket with one hand, she held out a piece of paper to Minako. "This is Setsuna-san's address. Come over tomorrow around noon. There are still things that we need to talk about."

"But I..." Minako began, but Ami shook her head.

"Don't worry, 'Sagi-chan's not going anywhere. We'll be expecting you and the other Senshi tomorrow then. Farewell." The girl began to glow light blue, and in a burst of light she vanished, taking Usagi with her.

"Well then ladies," Motoki said, getting up from his chair, "I'm going to close up shop now. Be careful on your way home."

As they all got up to leave, Mamoru stopped by Rei. "What's wrong? You look like something's bothering you."

"It's nothing." Brushing past him, she walked out the door. 'Back then, when Usagi-chan fainted, I felt it. Usagi's life force was fading away. I don't know why, but it was. I hope she's all right...wait, this feeling is-!'

"Guys, we have trouble! It's a youma! It feels like it's near the park!" In an instant, the three girls were transformed, racing towards the park. After a moment, Mamoru transformed and followed them.

When the Senshi arrived, they were met with a startling scene. Dozens of youma were in pieces everywhere. In the center of it all, Sailor Saturn was locked in combat with a blond man in a strange gray suit. Behind her, a young man was sprawled out on the ground, cowering in fear of the man.

The blond man was sweating furiously. Narrowly avoiding the glaive, he viciously kicked Saturn in the stomach and jumped back, getting good distance between them. His eyes narrowed, glaring daggers as he clutched his side that was flowing with blood. "Who...Who the hell are you! You weren't one of the Senshi that we fought at the Moon Palace. Someone with your strength would have taken down first!"

Flipping in mid-air, Saturn landed on her feet, using her glaive to stop her backwards acceleration. Her clothes were bloody, torn in places as she gazed impassively at the man. "Indeed , I will never forgive myself. If I had been at the Moon Palace, none of you would have come near the queen; nor would have you killed those that were my comrades."

A distance away from them, Mercury landed next to the other inner scouts, and gasped in shock. "...Saturn..?" She could feel it. The power that was radiating from Saturn. It was oppressive and cold, sharp and dangerous. And the way she carried herself, her stance...it was different than before. Saturn had trained long and hard, and was very good in battle, but now...her whole demeanor had changed. Her stance had changed, giving the illusion of openings that would lead to the death of anyone who would try to exploit them. The way she carried herself was now more confident than before, and her eyes...

Her eyes...

Her eyes.

Everyone, including the inexperienced inner Senshi could see that they were different. Before, her eyes had held a sort of desperate determination, along with anger. Now, her eyes held the utmost confidence and clarity, is if she had survived countless wars. As if the chance of dying in battle didn't exist for her. And above all, there was the determination. Or rather, the lack of it. Now, if you were to look at her eyes, you would see an unshakeable will, a will that says if there's something that she would do, then nothing in heaven or hell would stand in her way.

And now that same look was directed at the man whom she was battling as she spoke, "But above all else, I will never forgive myself for allowing the princess...my princess to fall, and not be there to protect her..." In a flash her glaive was raised, pointed at the man who stood far across from her, "You'll die here."

Not one of the Senshi, not even Ami, saw her move. But everyone saw the glaive as it sliced through the man's torso, blood splattering everywhere...

Saturn landed on the ground, her glaive lowered, an impassive expression on her face. "He escaped. Oh well, it doesn't matter. There's still the main objective..."

"Saturn!" She turned as the Inner Scouts ran up to her, the slightest trace of annoyance flickering on her face, before it relaxed as her eyes set on Mercury. "Are you alright, Saturn?"

Mercury stopped a few feet away from her, her eyes showing nothing, but her body said everything as she slipped into a stance that was prepared for battle. Seeing this, the other Senshi stepped back, surprise on their faces as they watched the two.

"...Who are you?" Mercury's eyes were trained on Saturn, never moving away as the younger girl gave her a small smile.

"I am Sailor Saturn, the Senshi of Death and Rebirth, guardian of the princess and the solar system. But more importantly..." She moved, and everyone braced themselves. Reaching out slowly, Saturn touched Mercury's face gently, in a familiar fashion, "I'm the one that you and U-chan call 'sister'."

At those words, Mercury relaxed a bit, looking Saturn straight in the eyes, "What happened for you to change this much?"

"A lot of things have happened; I'll explain everything later. But for now, there is something more important." Turning silent once more, Saturn turned towards the man who had been hiding behind her during the battle.

Immediately the man jumped to his feet, bowing deeply. "T-thank you so much for saving me! If it weren't for you, I'd have been eaten or worse by those things! I don't know how to possibly thank you!"

"There is no need to thank me. After all..."

SWISH.

There was a blood-piercing scream as her glaive cut the man in two, blood spraying everywhere as the pieces fell to the floor. Everyone, including Mercury was shocked.

"What the hell do you think you're doing!" Minako shouted, making a move forward, however she jumped back as a jet of fire shot past her.

Saturn didn't move as the flames moved towards her, and didn't blink as the flames hit the ground right next to her- incinerating the body that had fallen to the ground.

"Mars!" Venus rounded on the Martian Senshi, but Mars shook her head, "No... That thing's not human. I can feel a dark energy coming from that body!"

As soon as she said it, everyone else could feel it. The dark aura that was emanating from the body was

staggering, almost pushing back everyone as-

SWISH.

The energy dissipated as Saturn swung her glaive once more, a blue energy bursting from it. With a final scream, the torso turned into dust, blowing away into the night breeze, Saturn watching it scatter. Minako however, noticed something where the torso used to be. "Huh? What's this-!"

"DON'T TOUCH IT!"

Venus froze as the Silence Glaive crashed into the ground between her and what she had been reaching for. Turning to Saturn, she saw the dark look in her eyes before they softened. Moving past Venus, she recovered her glaive. Moving it gently, she used the tip of the blade to touch what Venus had been reaching for- a small yellow crystal.

The moment the two touched, the glaive gave off a soft blue aura and the yellow crystal vanished. "I'm sorry, but this crystal is important for our mission. I cannot allow anyone except Mercury to touch it.."

"Venus looked at the younger Senshi for a long moment, "Can you please explain what is going on here? What was that crystal, and what was that thing it was in? And, who was that man you were fighting?"

Saturn shook her head, "I know that you have many questions, however now is not the time to talk. It's late, and I'm sure everyone's tired. By the way, did the meeting go well for everyone?"

At this, Venus remembered about the meeting at the arcade. "Ah, yes. We agreed to meet at Setsuna-san's home tomorrow. There were a lot of things that we need to talk about."

"I see," Saturn replied, "Then we will all talk tomorrow. Well then, farewell." And with that same flash that was admired by the most of the Inners, Saturn teleported away, followed shortly by Mercury.

"Alright, let's go home too. We don't want to get caught by the police or anything." Nodding to each other, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter went their own respective ways, taking to the top of buildings as they left.

Yet nobody noticed the man that was lurking in the shadows of a nearby alley, watching the entire ordeal...

The sound of an unlocking door woke Usagi from her dreams. When they had returned, Usagi had fallen asleep the moment she had lay down on the couch. As she sat up, she heard the door open. "I'm home!"

The sound of the soft voice brought both happiness and slight fear to Usagi, but it didn't stop her from responding, "Welcome home, Mama."

Entering the living room, Saeko Mizuno smiled as she saw her youngest daughter. "Hello, Usagi. How was your day?"

"It was nice. We went to Crown." Usagi pasted a fake smile on her face. Unfortunately for her, it had the opposite effect than she wished, because Saeko wasn't buying it.

"Usagi, did something happen?" Saeko began looking her daughter over, searching for even the smallest of injury. Once she didn't find any, she looked back into her eyes, a dark look on her face, "Did somebody say something rude to you? Did someone give you and Ami problems?"

Usagi hastily shook her head, "No,no! It's nothing like that! It's just... Mama, there's something that I need to talk to you about."

Despite herself, Saeko couldn't help smiling. No matter how much time passed, no matter how much they had matured and learned, Ami and Usagi always acted like young children whenever it came to her and Setsuna. Nonetheless, she could tell it was something serious. It was very rare that Usagi would approach her like this. Usually it was Ami or Hotaru that would eventually admit to something. "What is it that has you this serious, Usagi?"

Usagi took a deep breath, "Today, at Crown, we met some of the other Sailor Senshi. Mars, Jupiter, and ...Venus." After receiving a nod, she continued, "The thing is, I already knew Sailor Venus. She's..."

"The girl you and Hotaru-chan have been keeping tabs on all these years?"

Usagi's eyes widened in shock as she stared at her Saeko, "How...how did you..?"

Saeko put on a wry smile, "Really, now. I am your mother. I know a lot more about what goes on than you think about you, Ami, and Hotaru-chan. A mother's duty is to look after her children, after all."

Usagi nodded, "How much do you know about her..?"

"Not too much. Only that you and Hotaru-chan have known her for a very long time."

"Yes. In truth, I met her before I met Ho-chan. Her name is Minako. Minako Aino."

At this, Saeko's face lit with surprise and recognition. "Aino...as in your previous family name?"

Before Usagi could respond, a burst of light signified someone's arrival as Hotaru appeared, shortly followed by Ami.

The moment they arrived, Saeko felt Usagi tense up. Looking at the young girl, she saw that Usagi was glaring daggers...at Hotaru. "Usagi..?"

"..." The look in her eyes were icy, a look Saeko hadn't seen from her before. Instinctively, she held Usagi closer to her, afraid the girl would jump off the couch and attack Hotaru.

"Sagi-chan, it's okay," Ami said quickly, powering down, "It's just Ho-chan! I know her aura feels different, but-!"

"It's okay. I understand." Ami stopped and turned to Saturn, who had raised her glaive. The blade began to give off a soft yellow glow, and after a moment, the yellow crystal from earlier appeared. All eyes were on it as it slowly floated across the room, and connected with Usagi's chest.

"!" The moment it touched, a white, powerful light burst forth from Usagi and she fell limp in Saeko's arms.

"Usagi! What just happened!"

"It's alright. U-chan will be fine." Sitting down on the couch next to her, the powered-down Hotaru brushed a strand of hair out of Usagi's face, "Her body's just readjusting to the sudden surplus of power."

"What do you mean, Hotaru-chan?" Asked Ami as she moved over to them, "And what happened earlier to you?"

Hotaru nodded, "Yes. It is a good time to explain. Earlier, when I was at the Time-Gate, I was looking into the past, trying to find out what happened during the Silver Millennium. Although I couldn't see everything like Mama can, I saw glimpses. And the last of which was an image of me, on the planet Saturn. So, I decided to take a risk. Using all of the power I had at the time, I teleported to Saturn."

At this, Hotaru's face turned serious, that older, mature look appearing once again, "It was like time had stopped, and then suddenly sped up. The moment I arrived, memory after memory flashed through my mind, trying desperately to refill me with everything that I had lost with my previous life. And when it was done, there I stood, Saturn. The true Senshi of Death and Rebirth, my old memories and powers completely restored. I could also sense the change that had occurred within my mind. I had matured much more than I was before, my old personality synching with my newer one. And that is the me that sits before you."

Saeko nodded, "I see. Although it is out of my medical knowledge and common sense as I know it, I can accept that explanation. However, what I want to know right now is what just happened to Usagi? What was that crystal?"

"Actually, that is what I wanted to talk to Ami-nee about. As you know, Inside of U-chan, a very powerful youma is being kept sealed away. From what I've gathered, this was done by Queen Serenity as a last ditch effort to defeat the Dark Kingdom. However, the strain this causes Usagi is far too great, having an effect on her health. This is why she is almost always tired, and it's been getting worse as the youma puts more and more strain on the seal. For the longest time, the two of us have been looking for an ancient relic of the Moon Kingdom, an artifact known as the Ginzuishou. This gem was what enabled Queen Serenity to perform the miracles that she did, and is one of the most powerful items in the galaxy. It was lost when the Silver Millennium ended, but Ami-nee and I had discovered that it was somewhere on Earth. If we have the Ginzuishou, it should be more than possible for U-chan to destroy the youma sealed away within her. And she should be able to regain her health."

"That's what we've hypothesized, at any rate," Ami said, nodding to herself, "But you haven't explained about that crystal."

"That's the key part. I found out a lot of things when I went back to the Time-Gate after recovering my memories. As it turns out, the Ginzuishou was split into seven different parts and scattered across Japan. Most likely to keep the Dark Kingdom remnants from obtaining it so easily. As the Keeper of the Ginzuishou, it's U-chan's responsibility to guard it and keep it out of the hands of those who would abuse its powers. And as her protectors, it is Ami-nee and my responsibility to find the four remaining parts and return them to U-chan. In essence, it's killing two birds with one stone. I have a feeling that Queen Serenity knew what she was sentencing her daughter to when she sealed away the youma within her."

The room was quiet, everyone taking in what they had just learned, until finally Ami spoke up, "You said four remaining parts. Does that mean that three of them have already been found? How long ago was this?"

"Yes, three of them are accounted for. The yellow one from earlier is one. I have another one embedded into the Silence Glaive. I've had it for a very long time, but only realized what it is earlier."

"Why didn't you give that one to 'Sagi-chan as well?"

"Because the crystals attract each other. When one is nearby, I can feel it with the Silence Glaive. Which is how I found the third one."

"And where is that one?"

"It is right in front of us." Both Ami and Saeko looked to where Hotaru pointed- right at Usagi. "U-chan already had a part of the Ginzuishou with her."

After looking at the two, Hotaru smiled softly, "I know this is a lot to take in all at once. Shall we call it a night? I don't think U-chan will wake up until tomorrow."

"That's a good idea. We could all use the rest." Getting to her feet, Saeko lifted Usagi into Ami waiting arms as Hotaru made for her room. Ami frowned slightly as she thought about the day's events. "Still, it bothers me that I won't find out about that Minako girl until tomorrow..."

Halfway up the stairs, Hotaru stopped for a second. "Minako? As in Minako Aino?"

Surprised, Ami looked at her, "Yes, the girl who is Sailor Venus. Do you know her as well, Hotaru-chan?"

Stifling a yawn, Hotaru nodded, continuing her ascent of the stairs, "I met her a long time ago. She's U-chan's older sister."

Little did she know just how much an impact that statement would have on Ami...

A/N: And, here we go! In this chapter, a lot of information is given out, and a lot of things happen all at once. As usual, I want to hear what you think about the latest chapter! Questions, comments, concerns; all are welcome!

Until next time!