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Recap:

Everyone was still unsure if this was the best idea, they barely knew her. But unfortunately, they had no choice but to trust her.

Watching as a crescent moon formed on Alkina's forehead and feeling the air in the room shift, Serena shivered. It was time. As the light of the crescent moon shone out onto Darien and the girl's foreheads, they closed their eyes as the memories became clear.

Chapter 6: The 1'000 Year Gap Part 2

Serena saw herself as a young girl when she was a princess on the Moon, playing amidst a garden of flowers. She plucked one to smell its fragrance, stopping only as someone called out to her.

"Serena, you're not going to play in those flowers all day are you?" Serena looked up at the black-haired princess that stood over her, wearing the same dress like her with black detail instead of gold. "We have to start getting ready for tonight's party soon. I mean we are the guests of honour, it's our birthday after all." Alkina watched her sister stare at the planet Earth and sighed.

"Hey, Alkina." Muttered Serena after a few moments of silence. "Do you ever wonder what it's like down there?" Alkina smiled at her sister.

"Not really, because I already know." In the corner of her eye, Alkina watched her twin whip her head around.

"EHH?!" Serena looked confused. Alkina tried not to laugh but couldn't hold it in, she coughed as she choked on her own laughter.

"Well, heh, I think it's time for your present." Wiping a tear from her eye Alkina reached out her other hand to Serena and helped her up. "Do you remember the planet magic I showed you, the stuff from those old books I found."

"The stuff you told me not to tell mum?" Serena tipped her head to the side trying to picture that day. Alkina liked to sneak around the castle and cause trouble, out of the two sisters she was the rebellious one. Before she knew it she came across some old books in the restricted section of the library full of magic. It turned out that she was a natural at it and ended up showing Serena.

"Yeah, but I've been saving one for today that I know you're going to love." Said Alkina, jumping up and down on the spot, she stopped when Serena gave her an unsure look.

"I, I don't know Alkina I don't want to get in trouble." Serena bent down and picked a flower, her head facing the ground as she came up.

"Please, just trust me, Serena. I promise it's going to be alright okay?" Alkina grabbed Serena's hands and squeezed them, Serena nodded and lifted her head up.

"Okay."

Serena felt a cold breeze whirl around them, making the flowers sway and her hair fly. She looked at Alkina's crescent moon on her forehead as it began to glow a beautiful gold. Alkina muttered something under her breath before a flash of light hit, Serena Screamed in shock and everything went white.

Serena slowly opened her eyes and blinked a few times so they could adjust. When she could see clearly the sight before her was enough to take her breath away, a beautiful green plane with trees that danced in time with the music of the wind. The Sun that shone so bright on her face was warm and inviting.

"Am I dead?!" Yelled Serena while pinching herself to see if it was real. "Ow, ow, ouch!"

"No silly, this is Earth." Giggled Alkina as she spun around. Serena's face lit up with happiness and amazement, hearing the word Earth. She had always been fascinated with this planet in particular, with its lovely blues and greens that looked up at the Moon.

"W-WHAT, HOW?!" Serena grabbed her sister by the shoulders and began shaking her. "How, how, how, how, hOW, HOW?!"

"Stop, shaking, me." Serena let go and gave an apologetic look. "Its teleport magic, cool right? I knew you wanted to see Earth so I thought that this was the best gift for you."

"It's wonderful, thank you Alkina you're the best sister ever!" Said Serena through smiling teeth as she hugged Alkina.

Serena's mind zoomed out on the image and continued to flick through memories.

"Alkina, we'll always be together, right?" Whispered Serena, rolled up in bedsheets and blankets with Alkina, the lights of the castle shimmered through the window and down the bed.

"You keep asking me that. What do I normally reply with Serena?" Alkina smiled warmly to her sister and poked her nose.

"No matter what happens I will always be here to support you and look after you even if our fate says otherwise."

"That's right, and I will keep saying it till we're dead and buried got it? I'll always be by your side." Alkina smiled confidently. There was no way she'd let anything happen to her sister, not while she's still here and able to protect her.

"You promise you won't leave?" Serena's puppy dog face was too much to handle, the twin looked away to escape her cuteness.

"I promise." Alkina put her hand on her heart as she said it, meaning every word. "We're sisters, twins, and best friends, what's the worst that can happen?"

"ALKINA WHERE ARE YOU?!" Cried Serena, tears sliding down her face as she collapsed on the ground. "What should I do? That horrible woman is destroying the kingdom and I can't find Alkina or mother."

"Calm down Serenity, we'll find them." Prince Darien of Earth helped up the princess. "You just need to hang in there for now and don't worry, I'll protect you."

Serena felt a shake, and someone's hand grabbing her arm and sitting her upright. She could hear a faint voice that was slurred and hard to understand at first.

"Serena... Hey, wake up! Come on sleepyhead, time to get up." It was Alkina as well as Rini trying to get everyone out of a daze, Serena felt the others slowly sit up by her sides. Gripping her head the blonde groaned, her skull ached and throbbed with pain.

"You guys alright? Your heads may hurt for a while, it took in a lot of information at once so it's to be expected." Alkina smiled but quickly changed to a frown. "So, do you remembered now?"

The girls answered with yeahs and yeses, Darien gave a stern nod, and Serena sat there in silence on the verge of crying. Before she knew what was happening her body moved on its own and ran into Alkina's arms, hugging her tightly and crying into her shoulder.

Alkina smiled, hugging back the small figure that clung to her. She remembered when Serena use to always hug her like that whenever she saw her. The sisters paused, a powerful sensation shot through their bodies in time with each other. Alkina pushed Serena off of her roughly, the two girls landed hard on their backsides. Serena looked at her hands then back at Alkina wondering where that jolt of power came from.

What on earth, or perhaps not on earth, was that she wondered?

"S-sorry..." Alkina looked away from her sister just realizing what happened, standing up she continued talking to the group ignoring the incident.

"Okay everyone, that's all for today. I'll give you guys a few days to process everything but there are still some things we have to discuss." Alkina gave one last smile to Serena before walking to the door.

"Alkina wait." Serena stood up and reached out to her. Alkina faced the door and didn't turn around, her hand gripping the handle.

"I'm sorry Serena, we'll talk soon okay?" Alkina headed out the door, closing it gently behind her.

Serena fell onto her knees and stared at the door not knowing how she should react. It was all too much to take in, Serena bought her hand to her face to find herself still crying. Darien ran to her and pulled Serena into his chest, wrapping his arms around her.

Everyone looked at the door, worried for what was to come. Knowing that this was only the beginning.

Next time on Sailor Moon Solar Eclipse:

School had ended with no interaction with Alkina, Serena felt as though she was avoiding her. She wanted to know more, even though she was terrified at what she hid behind those eyes that may reflect her own but they looked, dead. It was almost like her very being was trying its hardest to just stay together. It made her worry as to what this girl has been through.

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Serena felt sicker than ever, she fainted in shock.

Darien reacted in time and caught her in his arms. The young man was so freaked out he was on the verge of crying. What was wrong with her? First, it was the incident at school, the whole thing with Alkina, and now this?

"What should I do?"

Chapter 7: Sickness

The moonlight is a messenger of love