So, after a huge mess up with my other story I'm writing, it put me slightly behind on this one as well. But I do apologize. I've got plans for this. Good plans. Exciting plans. It's just slow in coming. I have to build up to it, ya know. But I'm excited.

A big, huge thank you to Laura, as always. Even though she's not an expert on Sailor Moon, she loves reading stuff like this and give me pointers and asks me questions that need asking! So, thank you, my dear!

And a thank you to my reviewers! You guys are so awesome! I can't wait to hear what you think of this chapter!

I don't own OUAT or Sailor Moon. Big shock there.

"There's something weird going on here," Usagi muttered.

Luna looked up from her place on the bed and studied the blonde who was currently looking out the room window and towards the town square. "What do you sense?"

Usagi shrugged and continued to peer through the coming darkness at the few people on their way home for the evening. "It's strange," she said softly, her arms crossed over her chest. "It's not an evil feeling, per se. It's dark. Heavy. Angry. But not evil. But there is evil coming."

"It's not here yet?" Artemis asked from beside Luna.

A blonde head shook before Usagi finally looked at the cats. "Not quite." She bit her lip and sat on the bed with a sigh. "But what I'm really worried about is Regina."

"Why?"

"That heavy, angry feeling is coming from her. But…it wasn't her."

Luna narrowed her eyes. "What does that mean?"

Another shrug was followed by a sigh. "I don't know. I sensed so much from her but not any real evil, you know?"

"Not like Chaos?" Artemis asked softly.

"No," she whispered, a shot of pain hitting her heart and making her cringe. "It's like she's powerful on her own and angry but there was something extra. Something stronger."

"What should we do?" Luna asked, padding over to her charge.

"I want to keep an eye on her," Usagi answered. "I don't want her to be alone. She may break. Or something may happen that will make her snap."

"What if I go over in the morning?" Luna asked. "I can 'break the ice', so to speak."

"Why you?" Artemis asked. "Why not me?"

"Because my sense of smell is better than yours," Luna answered smugly. "I can find her house faster."

"But-" Artemis whined.

"And I got a better whiff of her scent," Luna continued. "You weren't anywhere near her."

Usagi grinned and gave Artemis a pat on the head. "It's okay, Artemis. You and I will follow about 30 minutes later like we're looking for your delinquent wife."

The white cat narrowed his eyes at said wife and then nodded up at the blonde. "Fine. But can you and I get breakfast first."

Usagi's eyes lit up. "Duh!"

As the morning sun crept over Storybrooke, the chill of the night slowly vanished. But Regina, former Queen and mayor, still felt that chill through her body. She hadn't slept well the night before and the magic she had absorbed into her body was amplifying her emotions. She was angrier than she had been in a while. And it scared her.

She took a deep breath of the morning air while she wrapped her hands around her coffee cup. She had been sitting on her back porch for hours now, trying to calm not only her thoughts but also her emotions.

The loneliness seemed to consume her. And that was worse than the anger. The anger seemed to bubble just under the surface of her skin, making her burn and ache. But the loneliness was suffocating her. She felt like a hand was clasped around her throat, squeezing the air out of her. And she knew, without a doubt, that if someone, anyone, would just show they cared, it would make all the difference in the world.

"Meow?"

The noise came from just in front of her at the bottom of the porch steps. Regina blinked in surprise at the black cat from yesterday staring up at her.

"Well, hello," she said softly. The cat took that as her cue to come closer. With a soft, questioning purr, the cat walked up the steps and gave a quick sniff to Regina's offered hand. Something must have met her approval because before the woman knew it, the cat was practically in her lap, purring away.

"Your name is Luna, correct?" Regina asked, stroking the cat's back with a gentle hand.

The cat gave a soft 'meow' in response.

And that was when pet therapy started working its magic.

Regina had always loved cats. They had their own agenda but could be loving and playful when they felt like it. And as Luna curled up in the former Queen's lap, rigid shoulder muscles relaxed and worry lines slowly disappeared from a tan face.

But something was still nagging the woman.

"It's weird," she said softly. "You were there yesterday when I was feeling horrible and then you showed up this morning." She looked down at the cat who just blinked large red eyes at her. "And this crescent shape on your forehead…" She gave the shape in question a soft tap. She studied the cat in her lap, her brown eyes detecting far more awareness and intelligence than was usually seen in cats. And then brown eyes narrowed. "You aren't a normal cat, are you?" she asked, her voice rising but not with anger, surprisingly.

Luna cocked her head to the side, as if she were debating something in her head.

"You can speak to me if you want," Regina sighed. "It would be nice to talk to someone."

"You're lonely."

The soft voice coming from the cat startled Regina, even if she did ask for Luna to speak.

"I've been lonely for a while now," Regina said darkly.

"Well, maybe we can change that," Luna said with a grin.

"We?"

"Whoa," Usagi whispered as she and Artemis neared the house Luna's scent led them to.

I'll say," Artemis answered from his perch on her shoulder. "Regina Mills must be rich!"

The blonde grinned and started up the front walk. As she rang the doorbell, Artemis jumped from her shoulder and settled on the ground beside her.

The door opened and Regina greeted them with a small smile. "Ms. Tsukino," she said with a nod. "I was wondering if I would be seeing you soon."

Usagi sighed. "She's here, isn't she?"

"Who?" Regina raised an eyebrow with a smirk.

"Luna, the misbehaving feline of mine."

"I resent that!" Luna said, coming from behind the door.

Both Usagi's and Artemis' eyes almost bugged out of their heads at Luna's voice.

"Luna!" Usagi said in a loud whisper. "What the hell?"

"Usagi!" Luna said in the exact tone. "Watch your language. And Regina knows I can talk."

"Well, obviously," Artemis said sarcastically.

"You must be Artemis," Regina said, looking down at the white cat.

He gave a small bow then looked at Usagi for guidance on what to do.

Usagi just stood there.

"For Selene's sake, Usagi!" Luna exclaimed. "Just come inside."

Usagi obeyed and Artemis followed, both of them knowing what would happen if they didn't do what Luna said.

"Nothing changes, does it?"

Usagi tried not to look startled at Rei's voice suddenly echoing in her head.

"Luna always loved telling you what to do."

A small grin twitched to existence on Usagi's face.

"Artemis never bossed me around."

Minako's voice joined in.

"That's because you bossed him around."

"Mmm, that is true, Rei. I think he was just intimidated by my good looks."

Usagi giggled.

Regina raised an eyebrow at the silent but distant girl but led the way to the study, intent on learning more about this interesting group now in her house.

The moment they entered the study, Usagi's senses started going crazy. The magic was extremely thick in this room. It was like the walls were draped in it. Glancing down at Luna, who was keeping put beside Regina, Usagi squinted her eyes.

"You can feel it, can't you, Usagi?" Luna asked, making Regina glance at the girl.

Blue eyes darted to the older woman but then went back to the cat. "Yeah," she whispered. "It's everywhere."

"Is it…" Luna trailed off.

Usagi shook her head and looked around the room. "No. But it isn't light either."

"What are you two-?" Regina started. But a soft white paw on her leg stopped her. She glanced down at Artemis, who shook his head as if telling her to wait it out.

Usagi slowly walked over to one of the bookcases. "It's really strong here," she muttered. Her blue eyes scanned the numerous books in front of her.

And that's when Regina tensed up. They were talking about magic. She knew that now. She had used a very strong spell in this room right after magic came to Storybrooke. It was mainly to protect herself but also to protect her most treasured items of all. Her books. And not just any books.

At first, the blonde only saw classic novels and biographies when she looked at the bookcase. A Tale of Two Cities, Jane Eyre, Lord of the Flies, Heart of Darkness, even a few of Shakespeare. But as Rei's powers and Ami's intelligence set in, it was like a veil was lifted from in front of her eyes. Titles like Light vs Dark: The Ancient Battle and Is Dark Magic Really Evil? started appearing in place of the classics. How to Fight the Darkness and Where Magic Comes From were titles she was interested in. And she almost picked one of those up. Until she saw a thick silver book towards the end of one of the shelves. And the title made her gasp out loud and grab it without a second thought.

The Moon Kingdom: The Ultimate Sacrifice for the Ultimate Love

And as she pulled it off the shelf another gasp sounded through the room, this time from Regina.

Usagi whirled on the former mayor with wide eyes, the book held in front of her, her blue eyes dark with anger. "How the hell do you have this?"

To be continued…

Dun dun Dun! What does this mean? What is this book? Well, I guess you'll have to find out in the next chapter.