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Chapter Sixteen

The first wave of attacks came within days after Ananke's attack on Silver Millennium. The Accursed One's metal Senshi commanded the last of Dark Moon forces in a raid on Pluto. The Intergalactic forces engaged the enemy in battle.

As their leaders watched, the collation warriors destroy the Dark Moon drones. Before the victorious warriors could celebrate their success, the dark forces returned. Endymion watched as the garrison on Pluto fell under the assault of four young warriors who Elios identified as the four kidnapped princesses from his time, the Asteroid Senshi.

After two days of battle, Pluto was lost. What more, Ares' magical barrier around the Solar System was breeched and the Accursed One had entered their realm.

"I'm telling you that this would have happened no matter what you would have done." Elios voice rose above the den that was supposed to be a strategy meeting.

Endy sat at the head of the table and for ten minutes he had done nothing except listen to everyone blame everyone for their enemy entering the Solar System and defeat of Pluto.

He was surprised that Eros was taking most of the blame for the lost of Pluto. He didn't expect that kind of responsibility from the Golden Warrior, but in the last few days or so, Endy had been learning a lot things about the Senshi which left him in awe of their characters and sense of honor and duty. It sometimes fell on the extremes as was the case now with Eros and her subordinates taking all the blame for what was a mistake shared by all. He did not like how some of his advisors were quick to pass the blame on to the already remorseful warriors, nor was it going over with his Generals and the Guardians.

Unfortunately, many of his followers remembered the Senshi as the little girls in cheerleading costumes bumbling about Juuban. The terrans did not believe the Senshi were capable of running a long-term assault strategy. The blaming and self-reproach went on until Elios stood up and that scathing remark.

Everyone shut up then as Elios held their attention.

It was Artemis who broke the sudden silence by asking, "What do you mean this was going to happen?"

The boy glanced at Endy for permission. The King motioned for the young warrior to reveal what he himself already knew.

"Before the Cosmos left this morning, we spoke." He told him. "She said the ordeal with Ananke trying to kidnap my twin bothered her. When I asked her why, her answer surprised me."

"They wanted to use the Princess in order to enter Elysium." Mike said.

"Then why did they kidnap my brother?" Elios asked him.

No one answered.

"Ananke did not want Gigi." Elios told them. "They never wanted Gigi."

"Why not?" Bella asked, she was confused. "Gigi—um—Sailor Moon is Serenity and Endymion's daughter. She can see Elysium…"

"She also has her own crystal." Endy pointed out.

Elios nodded at this.

"I don't understand." Eros confessed. "What does Sailor Moon's crystal have to do with anything?"

"Everything." Endy told her. He directed his attention back to his son. "Apparently, Serena and I were thinking along the same lines. Elios, I have one question for you and it's most likely the same one Serena asked you. Does your sister's crystal have any gold in it?"

Elios nodded. "It mostly silver, but it has this waxy sheen to it that gives off a dull hazy silver light that's almost yellow around the edges."

The significance of this did not dawn on the others immediately. To help them along, Endy told them, "Her crystal is corrupted." Endy surmised.

The others were still confused.

Therefore Elios explained, "Gigi can see Elysium but until Mama—I mean Cosmos made me think about it, I realized that Gigi cannot enter Elysium."

Comprehension dawned but with it came rapid succession of questions.

Over all the other voices only the calm yet quizzical inquiry of Athena reached the youth. "Sailor Moon stood in Elysium with you." She frowned thoughtfully, "How can you go against this fact?"

"I'm not disputing it." He replied, "But what I never noticed was that she could not enter Elysium without either Endy, Manny, or myself there to escort her there."

"Now I am confused," Apollo muttered.

Endy nodded. "Darien brought Gigi here and Elios took her back."

Then Kris said. "If she can't enter Elysium on her own, she is useless to our enemies." He looked to his brother for conformation.

" Well that is a big wrinkled in Ananke's plan." Kore murmured.

"So who was their intended target?" Troy asked as he looked to Endy and Elios for the answers.

"They had my older brother." Elios replied, "Cosmos is certain that he was always one of their targets."

"Humor me for a moment, Elios," Athena said frowning, "Other than fact that Darien is Endy's first born and heir, why would they want him as a little boy?"

"Because he is untrained." Elios told her. "Ananke nabbed Endy before he is exposed to the magics of the Golden Crystal or makes his Silver Crystal."

"Wait a minute." Apollo cried. "He has his own Silver Crystal?"

The boy nodded. "We are Lunarians as well as terran. As members of the Royal House of Selene we have in us the ability and will to create silver crystals. But for my siblings, there are heavily influenced by our Father's star thus their crystals are corrupted, including Serenity's heir. Endy's crystal is almost useless to him since he is complete in harmony with the Golden Crystal."

"What about your crystal?" Athena asked him.

"What about it?"

"Isn't your crystal corrupted just as your siblings?"

Elios was offended. "Of course not," He scoffed. "My crystal is pure, completely untouched by my father's power."

"Yet your sister is Sailor Moon." Eros was puzzled, "How can the Senshi of Silver Millennium bear a corrupted crystal?"

"Most likely for the same reasons she has black hair and blue eyes," he shrugged. "The point I'm trying to make is this: Ananke did not want my twin. They needed spies and turncoats and when they couldn't get them the normal way, they kidnapped them."

"Now you have lost me." Kris looked puzzled.

Elios took a deep breath and sighed. "Pats, I have to break a couple Laws of Kronos, do I have your permission to do so?"

"That was technically not the appropriate way to ask. But in the sake of expediency, you have my permission Prince Halcyon." The Guardian of Time answered him

He flashed her a weak grin. "You let me skate by because I am your favorite pupil." He turned to his uncle then. "This is what my mother came up with and I'm guessing Father did as well. When Ananke and her people attacked it was done in away to make everyone think the enemy wanted my sister. Because of what we knew to be happening in this time, the main priority was to secure Gigi and make sure that the enemy could not get their hands on her. Since I was already in place to monitor my grandmother and father I was ordered to keep a look out for the kidnapped princesses and rescue them without you all being the wiser. Now I am not down playing the importance of your family members, but none of us ever considered that the Dark One would want the four younger princesses of the solar system. It just didn't make sense at the time."

"And now it does?" Eros did not sound convinced.

"These princesses," Artemis asked the boy, "Who are they?"

Elios glanced at Dirae, the Senshi of Time nodded. "They are Rosmerta, Princess of Mercury, Sailor Pallas. Aine Sigrun, Priestess of Aphrodite, Princess of Venus, Sailor Ceres. Lady Cassandra of Phoebes, Princess of Mars, Sailor Vesta and Hebe, Grand Duchess of Io, Princess of Jupiter, Sailor Juno." He raised his eyes to the ceiling and said, "Rosie and Sig, they are my cousins. Rose is a doll. She's kinda shy but she is really cute and very affectionate. Sig's a bit of a spoil sport. She's a stickler for rules, a perfectionist and she's so serious. She can't stand me and my sibs except for Endy. He and her older sibs are her idols because they are all just alike. Cassie, now she's a real sweetheart, even if she's a pyromaniac. And then there's Joy. She and I are real close. She is my best friend, has been since were little kids." He looked away then. "The two wave attack had to have been Sig's idea," he said, all business again. "It's a classic Venusian move used to lure one's foe into a false security then destroy them. Only seven people know that textbook move and I am sitting here with three of them. Countering King Ares shield when there is no opening you would need a strong psychic to see the waves it flows on as well someone that can locate a focal point to glide in on; That's why they have Cass and Rose. The enemy hasn't used Joy yet. However, my mother's thinks that Ananke and company will by pass Neptune and Uranus and strike at Saturn."

"Why Saturn?" Xanthe demanded.

"Personally, I think it's just plain nuts to attempt an attack on Saturn," He drawled. "But our enemy may see this as a viable risk. If they can grab the Moirai, Ananke and Chaos are just two steps away from getting into Elysium."

Kore was shaking her head no, "They will not get so far. The Moirai will strike Ananke and her fellows down before they can enter Saturn's proper."

Dirae was shaking her head, "Ananke can still control time," she reminded her. "She can slip past your guards and the Fate will be hers."

"Okay and why would they want to do this?" Kris asked.

"This is were Joy comes in." Elios told her. "Unlike her sister Senshi, Joy was not brought over for her military strength or skills as s Senshi. Cosmos felt something in the air, something that confirmed for her why Gigi was never the Accursed One's target." Elios stood up suddenly and began to walk about the room. "Heck, this harder than I thought."

"Just say it." Eros ordered him. "We don't have all day to coax you out of the trees." That kid—scratch that—his entire family was working her last good nerve.

The last thing Elios wanted to do was "say it"; He decided to lead them into it, slowly. "Okay, do you all remember that you were reincarnated?" He got a few nods and curious stares. "Okay—umm, alright here's the thing: When Queen Serenity did that whole send everyone to future and having a second chance at life—she wasn't exactly thinking straight."

"What the hell are you trying to say?" Terran snapped testily.

Elios stopped his pacing. He looked at the group the table but quickly turned away again. "I can't do it." He panicked. "I would rather face Manny than do this."

Eros glanced Dirae questioning, the Guardian of Time shrugged helplessly. "Life is not my jurisdiction." She told her.

Eros turned to Kore and asked, "Do you know?"

The Goddess of Death shook her head no. "Reincarnation is governed by the Galactic Cauldron and falls into the authority of the Greater Senshi."

"We would have to ask Cosmos then?" Athena asked her.

Kore shook her head no. "The Princess would not know the answer either. We are talking about a future Senshi. That information is protected even from the Gods themselves."

"Yet it was affected by Queen Serenity's actions in the past." Athena countered. "By all rights, Dirae should be able to see it."

Endy could see this argument was going nowhere and even it did, it would change nothing. Pluto and Saturn were banned from looking into the Cauldron. And if Serena could not take a peep, that meant he was out, too. That left Elios. From the wild look in the boy's eyes, that information would come at a heavy price.

"Elios," Endy said quietly. Whatever it was would have to be dealt with in it's own time. "Tell us who the Accursed One's true target was."

A stricken look appeared on the boy's face and Endy felt that the boy would deny him. He was surprised when Elios complied. Softly, Elios reluctantly revealed the identity of Ananke's target. "They wanted Joy."

"My daughter?" Nike demanded.

Elios nodded sadly.

"Why?"

"Cosmos, uh, she was able to tap into my memory this morning and in my heart and she…She was the one that told me about Joy." He focused his attention on Nike as he shared his mother's revelation with them. "Joy—Hebe, she-umm-she's…Your daughter is Beryl of Melind reincarnated."

Anyone who had known the Queen would have expected shouts of denial, tears, or worst, but Nike surprised them all by calmly asking. "Is Cosmos certain?"

Elios released a breath he didn't know he had been holding. He knew how the younger versions of his commanders and relatives felt about Beryl. He had been prepared to expect the worst when they found out that she would one day be reborn. He cleared his throat and then said, "Ah, Mama—I mean, the Princess, she told me that she had felt something familiar about Joy and by using me as conduit, she was able to search Joy's aura and soul—"

"She felt Beryl." Endy finished for him, his voice was oddly neutral.

Elios nodded woodenly. "Yeah, she felt Beryl."

"How is this possible?" Xanthe demanded, her voice was frayed around the edges. "The Queen's blessing would have not allowed such an evil being to be returned to life?"

The air around the throne room shifted as the dark, rotten presence of evil permeating everything suddenly lifted. Almost simultaneously, the four Senshi turned to Beryl. A dense, dark shadow briefly loomed over Beryl's gaunt form and quickly floated away through the cragged ceiling. While Bunny shouted for Endy to stop, Nike was already rushing forward. Athena threw a wall of ice between the now defenseless Beryl and the attack that was going to end her life. Bright, warm golden power collided with the ice wall, exploding it. Nike tackled Beryl to the ground and shielded her body with her own to protect her from the shards.

There was cackling from above. Eros drew her sword and Athena Diana notched two arrows to her bow. Both looked to the sky and waited.

"Endymion," Bunny crashed into him to stop his next attack.

Nike started to move, but Beryl caught her collar with her skeletal hands. "Save me," Beryl begged. Her voice was dry and reedy, but the desperation could not be missed. "Please."

Eros had heard the plea. "Do it!" she roared, sparing a glance at her Senshi. As her eyes met Nike's, the Joven warrior nodded and looked down at the helpless little girl with terrified green eyes trapped in the grown woman below her.

"Shh, little one," she said softly. "And close your eyes." She smoothed back Beryl's hair from her face. "You will never have to suffer again," she promised. Nike laid a firm hand on top of Beryl's head and twisted it sharply.

"Before Beryl died, Metallia abandoned her body thereby freeing Beryl's soul." Eros explained, her voice was subdued as she recalled the finally moments of Beryl's pitiful life.

"Beryl wasn't evil. Her body had been corrupted by the Sin Vanity, but never Beryl's soul. She had been a child and an innocent when Ananke set that demon in her," Elios told them. "Since she was in truth a pure and clean soul, Beryl received my grandmother's blessing."

"I don't understand," Artemis confessed, "Beryl did survived the Fall. She lived for millennia in the stone fortress in the North Pole. How did the Queen's wish come to affect her?"

"The effects should have been nullified then," Terran stated. "All those who survived the Queen—"

"Will be reborn just as we were," Nike told him. She was looking Elios to confirm this. "Why would I be the mother of Beryl?"

Elios gestured helplessly. "Look, I don't know don't know why things happened the way they did. All I know is that what Mama told me and that is Joy is Beryl reincarnated. Now before you all go off on the deep end and start planning Joy's demise, think about this: Joy is older and stronger than Beryl was when Ananke got to her. Joy is a Sailor Senshi, therefore she possess a Sailor Crystal. She's not the Senshi Jupiter like her brother or her mother, but she is still a Senshi—All of them are. Now, Cosmos thinks that Ananke and Chaos, once they reach Saturn, are going to go after the Moirai. Why? Most likely Ananke believes that she can rethread Joy's destiny and make her more like Beryl."

"And why would they want to do this?" Troy asked him.

Elios dropped down into his seat, "To bring back Vanity."

Eros hissed, "Metallia."

"Yeah, the big bad evil, Metallia." The boy said grimly.

"But why all of this?" Kris asked him. "Why would Ananke go to all the trouble of kidnapping our children and bringing them to the past?"

"Other than reviving this funky beast?" Elios shrugged, "This is where things get twisted. Since he has been born, my brother, like our father has always been able to see and enter Elysium at will. He doesn't need a guide or magics to go there because the place recognizes him as Helios. Now Endy we have here is unlearned in the magical arts of Terra nor has he been bound to the Golden Crystal yet. Also, Endy hasn't created his Silver Imperial Crystal."

"I don't see what does this have to do with anything?" Jamie confessed.

"It has to do with everything." Eros growled. All the pieces were falling into place for the Venusian warrior. She noted that her Senshi had followed and now Ananke's plan was laid bare before them all.

"It was brilliant," Athena said in awe.

"And she was came very close to succeeding." Xanthe whispered.

"Too close." Kore noticed the confused expression on the terrans faces. A grim smile appeared on her face. "Eros, I think our hosts are having some difficulty in figuring this out."

"Figuring out what?" Kris demanded angrily.

Unfortunately Eros was too upset to answer. Without a word to anyone, Eros shoved her chair back from the table as she surged to her feet. The dangerous expression of her elegant features stopped the question Kris was going ask her. He chose to make his inquiry to a much safer (and saner ) Senshi.

"Ananke was going to accelerate Darien age," Athena Diana explained to the terran warriors. "In his weaken condition, he would have resembled the Endymion from her failed timeline."

"And what?" Jamie asked puzzled.

"She was going to mate Endy and Joy to breed Chaos." Elios said coldly.

"But she can't?" Kore chuckled almost maliciously. "Oh, dear Goddess, this is rich."

Eros agreed, "So Ananke has finally made a mistake."

"A big one." Kore beamed.

"I'm lost again." Jamie cried. His fellows were feeling the same way.

"It very simple gentlemen," Athena said. "Only the Moirai have power over a person's life."

"But they only have it in the present." Kore smirked.

Athena continued, "Therefore it would be impossible for Ananke to rethread Hebe's life since does not exist in this time."

"But she is here." Troy pointed out.

"But her life line is not." Kore finished explaining. "The Moirai cannot alter the past since it has already been written. Nor can they change the future since it is yet to be written."

"It's how Kore can only look at the past through the eyes of the dead," Artemis clarified for them. "She can see it but she is not a part of it."

Kris did not look convinced however. "I don't understand this. All of Ananke's plans until now have been flawless. With everything she has done to secure this moment, how could she make a major blunder like this?"

"And why now?" Troy added.

That was a good question. All heads swung towards Elios, but the pale youth was just as confused as they were.

"It doesn't matter," Eros said decisively. "Ananke has finally make an error and we are going to capitalize on it. Persephone, Nike, get your commanders together and prepare for a strike. Elios, I want you tell Athena Diana and Xanthe everything about the Asteroid Senshi. I want to know how their minds works, their strengths and weaknesses. Bellona and Apollo, I want you to ready incase there is a counter offensive. When Ananke realizes her mistake, she may try to attack Silver Millennium to reach the Outer Gates."

"You know Eros we could just kill them now." Athena suggested. "We could wait for them to walk into Kore's palace and let the Moirai and the rest of Kore's guards kill them. But that won't be fun."

"And you are all about your fun, aren't you, Athena?" Eros demanded mockingly.

"Since you put it that way, then yeah." Athena cried. "We need to show our subordinates that we are just as willing to fight—Forget that. I just want to be there when we finally do catch that traitor and I want to be apart of the party that gets to fight her."

Eros shared a look with her two lieutenants. Both Kore and Nike looked as if they wanted in on this as well. She glanced at the rest, her expression thoughtful as she pondered what this could mean to her forces if she allowed her Senshi to go to Saturn.

"I can't leave this planet or Silver Millennium unprotected." She told them. When the Senshi started to protest she shouted them down. "Have you all forgotten that Ananke is still after Darien? We can't let them get their hands on Princess Serenity's little boy—"

"Unfortunately, Eros, you and your Senshi will have to be the ones to face Ananke." Artemis interrupted her. "Have you forgotten that Ananke is now an Alpha and her powers may be greater than Patricia's?"

"We can't leave Darien here without protections." She reminded him.

"Hey!" Jamie cried angrily. "What the hell are we? Chopped liver?"

"I wouldn't trust my worst enemy in your care." Eros told him.

And that was it for them. Jamie started to his feet, Eros glared at him contemptuously. The verbal sparing went on for a couple minutes, before Endy shouted for them both to shut up.

"I agree with Eros," He said to horror of his own commanders. "You guys aren't as strong as they are. Yes, Kris and you all did train with the Senshi, but you aren't on the same level as the Senshi." He turned to Eros then. "Don't worry about Terra or Darien's safety. Elios has just given me an idea about who we can get to help protect this everyone here."

"I did?" The boy asked bewildered.

"You did."

Eros was highly doubtful about this so she asked, "We need Cosmos to help us fight and I seriously doubt that Elios can defend this planet by himself."

Elios rushed to defend himself. "I am not the terran guard! I am more powerful than every Senshi in the freaking Solar System."

"And just what are you?"

"I'm—"

"He's pissed off, that's what he is!" Endy said quickly. "Eros, don't bait my son. I will kick your ass." God, he swore to himself, just when he though Elios had learned to shut his mouth, he almost spilled the damned secret about himself. "If you people can be civilized for five freaking minutes I'll tell you want I'm going to do." He looked about to make sure he had everyone's attention and he began. "When we have finished with this little pow wow, I'm sending Elios to his time with a message to myself. What I want from my future self is a few Senshi." He heard the sharp intact of breath from the end of the table but he ignored it.

"What Senshi?" Apollo asked him.

"You know, I think I would like to meet my son Emmanuel."

"No!" Elios screamed.

Ares stepped out into the lush, pristine gardens of the Lunar place, his ruby eyes searching the place for a familiar head of white blonde hair. A quick scan of the grounds showed him the Moon Princess standing on a terrace surrounded by white roses and hedges. She was dressed in her traditional formal wear; Long flowing gown and twin rivers of pristine white hair spilling down from the two buns on either sides of her head.

He knew she felt his presence the moment he entered the garden, there was shift in her aura or anything, it was something that he just knew with a clear certainty.

The enemy was moving through their system. If he could feel them, he knew she could as well.

"Your Highness," he called quietly as he joined her.

"The time for battle draws near." Her soft voice

He knew that. With a wearily sigh of one carrying a heavy burden Ares raised his ruby eyes to the bright sky, his sight going beyond the Lunar atmosphere to ringed planet of death.

"They will make their stand there." He told her.

But Terra and Elysium would be unprotected. Serena turned back towards the palace even as the plans solidified in her mind. She would need to speak with Dirae and her mother before she could put her plan into motion.

Then Senshi arrived at Moon Palace and quickly hurried to their sanctuary. Ares went to greet them and inform them of the Princess' plans. Dirae left immediately to find Serena and Queen Serenity.

The garrison on Saturn was prepared and awaiting their enemy to enter their planet's gravitational field. Eros had strengthened their forces by having Joven Senshi coming to the planet, a Special Forces unit was also present; their mission was to rescue the Asteroid Senshi. Eros was not done with Ananke there. No, the second wave of the attack would be coming at the traitor's rear as well as left and right flanks. Planetary Senshi from Neptune and it's moons, Uranus, Jupiter, and Mars were going to box their enemies in and then all four sets of Senshi were going to crush Ananke's forces in the middle. Athena confirmed the high casualty rate, however the probability for the Senshi's success was equally high.

Her decision was made; Eros did not have to time to second-guess herself. She would mourn the lose of those brave warriors however she to hand Saturn over to Ananke. No matter the cost, would not Ananke to take Saturn.

The sun had begun to set over the island of Atlantis. It was a rather nice sight, Endy admitted. He and his staff as well as the Senshi stood in the ruined palace garden at the Gate of Elysium, awaiting Elios' return from to future with his older brothers.

While he waited, Endy decided to indulge in something he hadn't done in a very long time. He watched the sunset. For a few minutes, the bright golden yellow disk hovered just above a line of forest that stood beyond the palace's western gate before it slipped down behind the large forest that sat beyond the palace's gates.

It was truly a magnificence sight; It was also something he would have loved to share with Serena, instead he was surround by legion of soldiers and his advisors. Each was waiting for the first look at the small boy that was draped over Endy's back as an adult and the terrible monster that was his brother, Emmanuel.

Darien was nearly beside himself with excitement. Since learning that Elios was going to bring his adult self from the future as will as the beloved Manny, Darien had been pestering Endy with the amount of questions he was throwing out at the beleaguered King.

Even Caroline was interested. After her latest run in with Queen Serenity, Caroline had been less inclined to share opinions about anything if it didn't relate to Endy's coronation. The Queen of Silver Millennium did not like the fact that this upstart had dared to insult her precious daughter or her Senshi; Caroline knew Serenity's wraith almost as immediately after they had met.

As for the Queen of Silver Millennium, she chose to remain in doors with an anxious looking Artemis. The news from the Outer Planets seemed to confirm Serena's prediction. A body of warriors had passed Neptune less than an hour before. There had been no action taken on the enemies' part and Styx was awaiting word from Eros as to when the Neptunian forces should move out.

Serenity had been in contact with her daughter and was surprise to know that Serena had been aware of theirs and their enemies' plans. She agreed with Endymion's decision to summon the terran Senshi and Elysium's Guardian to the past. Terra needed to be defended from the inside as well as outside, however, Endymion was not the one to do it. If things were moving in the directions that she assumed, Serena and her sister would be going to war in a matter of days therefore all Endymion energies would be focused on keeping the Universe together and not letting the fabric of reality be torn while she was fighting their great enemy.

It was that which frightened her. As much as she trusted and believed in her daughter, Serenity admitted only to herself that she was afraid that Serena would not survive this confrontation. The though chilled her to bone and made her question everything that she done as a parent and a queen for she could not understand why her daughter wanted to fight.

Intellectually she could understand, yet in her heart, her mother's heart, Serenity did not know. She could remember in both lifetimes holding her sweet baby girl moments after she was born. She could never forget that delicate cherubic face, the tiny little hands, or those wide, trusting eyes staring up at her. She had always been her mother's heart, her hope for peace, love, and joy. Her Serenity, her petite Serena, her baby bunny.

Were she were to lose her daughter again, Serenity doubted that she would live a day afterwards. Serena was the reason she lived, without her there was no reason of Serenity to exist.

A loud noise from outside drew the Queen's attention to a balcony overlooking the gardens. She turned to Artemis, he had already hurried outside. Immediately he cast his gaze down to see what the ruckus was about and the man had to do a double take.

"Artemis," the silver queen called out to him, "Is anything the matter?"

For a long moment, Artemis could not speak. In silent horror, he watched as Endy tried to pull himself of a wailing Elios. He was caught up in the sight that he did not hear Serenity step out beside him. He knew she had seen the same thing when he felt her small, sharp fingernails digging into his through the sleeve of his light summer shirt and into his arm.

"Oh, my sweet Serenity," She gasped, "The Gods do have it in for my daughter."

The light in the Prayer Chamber died down, returning to its normal gentle glow. Serena raised her head and lowered her hands, she took a deep cleansing breath releasing the tension of in her body and relaxing her troubled mind.

Her children from the future had arrived, all of them. She was glad that her daughter had joined them. Although Eros hadn't realized it but Gigi would play an integral part in rescuing the Asteroid Senshi…

Suddenly the world about her shifted, quickly Serena stood up, floor beneath her shook as the entire palace began to shake. Serena hurried to the door, only to have the thing blasted back in her face. Serena went flying across the room and crashing into a far wall. She bounced off the wall and rolled across the floor. Her body came to rest at the base of the Prayer Pillar. Serena tried to push herself up on her arms but a heavy object came crashing down on the back of her skull rendering her unconscious.

Ananke could hear the sound of guards rushing towards the Prayer Chamber. Someone called out for the Princess; they would arrive too late to stop her.

Ananke raised her staff; her garnet crystal came to life as she held her Time Key aloft. She glanced down at the girl sprawled before her and she smiled manically.

"When you are holding your daughter in your arms, you will thank me, Serenity."

Had to make changes that were critical to chapter seventeen.

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