Chapter thirty-four: eight years later
Serenity Rei sighed happily as she breathed in the fresh air. It was good to be back. A few hours previous, Serenity, Kenji and the other two girls had returned from their battle in the past. Serenity was still mulling over the fact of Hotaru. when she had first met Hotaru in the past, she hadn't realized it was the same girl she was best friends with in this time. No wonder Sailor Saturn wasn't allowed to journey with them to the past. It was like she had lived a whole other life and didn't even know it. She hoped that things would be peaceful now. After all, since the Dead Moon Circus, there hadn't been any more enemies and Serenity really wanted to focus on school, as it was her senior year and she wanted it to be memorable.
Three mysterious figures were walking down a dark hallway.
"Can we find it?" The brunette asked.
"We can. That's why we came." The black haired one said turning to look at his comrades.
"We'll find it for sure." The white haired cutie said. "No matter what."
Then the door opened into a blinding light.. and the three figures stepped out onto a stage, where groups of girls were screaming and cheering and trying to get a better view of the stage. A sign behind the trio read "Live Tour - Three Lights." The Three Lights began to sing a haunting melody causing many girls to swoon.
At a cafe, the girls were talking about the Three Lights.
"I like Yaten Kou" Soiya said, hugging her arms around herself in a childish manner.
"He is quite handsome, but don't forget about Seiya. His eyes are gorgeous" She swooned. Hotaru frowned.
"Don't forget about Taiki Kou" She reminded them. "He's the romantic one"
"Serenity, who do you like?" Aya asked, but Serenity didn't respond. She just looked down sadly.
"What's wrong, Sere?" Hotaru asked. Serenity sighed.
"Kenji is transferring to America as an exchange student" She told them quietly.
"He'll only be gone for a year, right?" Soiya asked. Serenity nodded and stood up.
"I have to go home" She said, leaving the cafe. The three girls frowned. It wasn't like Serenity to be so down.
That night, Serenity (in pajamas) was sitting on her bed; she was holding a picture of her family. Luna came in, in cat form, and saw that Serenity was crying.
"Cheer up, sweetheart" Luna said, becoming human. The woman sat on the bed next Serenity.
"I can't. What if something happens to him?" She asked. "I wish Mom and Dad would tell him to stay" Serenity did not notice Kenji in the doorway listening to her every word. He entered the room and pulled Serenity into his arms.
"I'll be okay Rene" He said softly. "I'll write to you everyday, I promise"
The next day, the family went to the airport to see Kenji off. Five year old Hina clung to his leg.
"Don't go" She pleaded. Usagi picked Hina up and held her as Kenji looked at each one of his family members.
"I'm only going to be gone for a year" He reminded them. Serenity flung her arms around him.
"Be safe" She whispered.
The tender moment was interrupted by shrieks and mayhem; they looked over to see a huge crowd of young girls waiting for the Three Lights. The Lights forced their way through the crowd, and somehow managed to shake off the followers. The family walked down the terminal; as they passed one of the Lights - Seiya - Seiya felt something from Serenity. She glanced at him and smiled sweetly. Later, Kenji's plane took off, and his family watched it fly away.
Serenity and the other girls, minus Soiya, were in the cafe, when Soiya burst in to tell them that the Three Lights were filming something in the park. The girls jumped up and rushed to the park.
At the park, there was a large crowd gathered to watch. The girls were excited, and they tried to see what was going on by jumping up and down behind the crowd, but with little success.
Finally, they decided to force their way to the front of the crowd; Soiya, Aya, and Hotaru disappeared into the crowd, leaving Serenity behind. Behind them, unnoticed in a tree, was a small, white-haired girl wearing a Chicago gangster-style pin striped suit and sunglasses.
Serenity wandered off; then saw some TV trucks in a roped-off area, with a sign that said, "Authorized Personnel Only". She began to sneak in that direction. As she passed a park bench, a voice spoke sharply,
"You're not supposed to go there," startling Serenity. She turned towards the sound as Seiya Kou got up from the bench, and was startled to see Serenity, as he remembered her from the airport.
"I'm sorry" Serenity said, blushing as the guy stared at her intently. She bit her lip. "I just wanted to..well..." She stumbled over her words, feeling her face heat up.
"Calm down" Seiya said. He smiled at her. "Do you know who I am?" He asked, surprised and thrilled that she wasn't throwing herself all over him.
"Who doesn't?" Serenity asked, winking at him. "Lets see if I've got it all, Seiya Kou, lead singer of the three lights, likes poetry, is considered a bit of a play boy and favorite food is sashimi" Seiya gaped at her and she laughed.
"I do read the magazines" She said, "and I listen to your music"
"I see. What is your name?" Seiya asked.
"Serenity" She replied. Seiya smiled.
"Well Serenity, I must say, it has been a pleasure to meet you, it's good to see that I have some fans who can control themselves" He said. Serenity smiled.
"It was a pleasure meeting you too, Seiya" She said. She watched Seiya walk away. Once he was gone, she continued the way she had been going.
Serenity was sneaking around the trucks when Arisu, one of the actresses came out of one. As she started to walk away, the pin stripe-suit-woman appeared. She whipped off her suit to reveal a moderately silly skimpy white outfit, complete with tail.
"Give me your star seed!" She commanded and hurled a couple of balls of light at Arisu, who was held motionless. A flower appeared on the victim's forehead, and opened to reveal a small, shining crystal.
Serenity saw this all from behind a truck; and transformed. Then she contacted her friends and told them where to meet her.
The crystal that had appeared turned black, and the villainess was disappointed, as the star seed was not the one that she was looking for.
"I don't know who you are, but I won't forgive you for attacking the idol Itsuki Arisu." Silver Moon appeared, "In the name of the moon, I will punish you!"
The villainess was unimpressed;
"I am Sailor Iron Mouse" She introduced her self. Then She turned the actress into Sailor Actor. Then a phone booth appeared and Iron Mouse got into it and vanished
The microphone grew spikes, and the monster began swinging it on the end of its cord, trying to hit Silver Moon. Silver Moon dodged several attacks.
"Jupiter Galaxial Evolution"
"Venus Celestial Chain"
"Saturn Silent Wall" The three attacks hit Sailor Actor and she got blasted back.
"Wait!" Silver Moon told her friends. "It's Arisu" Her friends stopped attacking immediately.
Then there were finger-snapping sounds, and three figures appeared on top of a truck. They were wearing abbreviated black-leather versions of the Sailor Senshi costume.
"Sailor Star Fighter"
"Sailor Star Maker"
"Sailor Star Healer"
Silver Moon and her friends stared in awe. The monster attacked, and Sailor Star Fighter hit her with her Star Serious Laser attack. The monster was badly hurt by the attack, and the Star Lights were about to hit it again when Silver Moon jumped in between them.
"Move, there is nothing more we can do for her" Star Fighter said.
"You can't kill her" Silver Moon protested. Suddenly, Eternal Cosmos appeared.
"Cosmos moonlight therapy beam", Eternal Cosmos shot the attack at the monster and the monster returned to being human. Silver Moon turned around, but the Star Lights were gone.
"I guess we'll never have any peace" Eternal Cosmos said, sighing heavily.