As I promised, here's the second chapter! It's little earlier than I originally planned, but I was just informed that I have a huge list of chores to do. *sigh* Oh well. My loss is your gain! I just want to say thanks for such nice reviews! It's people like you guys that make writing worth while! =^-^= Please continue to support me!
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"The time stream?" I repeated. "But Sailor Pluto! She didn't tell us about any enemy!"
Neo-Queen Serenity made her way to her…er…my bed. "The Garnet Orb only reacts when negative energy enters the time gate."
"So it may not be an enemy that messed up the time stream?" Tuxedo Kamen asked, catching on.
The queen nodded. "And if it is, it hasn't entered the time gate."
"Queen," I spoke up, "is that why Chibi-Usa can't by found?"
I watched my future self's eyes widen. She cried, "Small Lady is gone? Oh no! It has gotten worse since I left!"
"Usagi!" Mom called for a second time. "Are you sure everything's alright?
"Y-yes, Mom!" I yelled back. "Just peachy! Never been better!" I looked at Tuxedo Kamen, then back to Neo-Queen Serenity. "Isn't a way for the time stream to be ruined by one of us dying?"
Serenity nodded. "My kingdom is slowly fading. But that is what doesn't make sense. Sailor Pluto took me throughout mine and Endymion's life so that I may fix the mistake but neither of us died."
"And since we're feeling the effects too," Mamo-chan started.
"It didn't happen in our lifetimes," I finished. "Something happened to Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion."
Serenity nodded. "We have to travel to our past and fix this mistake before it's too late. Even this time period is fading."
"The weird sky wavy thing," I exclaimed. I got a nod from the Queen in response.
"Usagi," my mom's voice sounded closer than before. "Honey, I'm coming in."
Tuxedo Kamen started to the window. I quickly grabbed his cape. "No," I quietly said as I watched the knob turned. "It's time."
The door flew open. "Usagi, I—," Mom stopped talking. She looked from the smiling queen to a nervous Mamo-chan. "T-Tuxedo Kamen? What are you doing here?"
"H-hi, Tsukino-san," Mamo-chan stuttered. Mom silently stepped in front of him. She pursed her lips together and reached for his mask. She paused, expecting him to stop her. Mamo-chan didn't move. Serenity and I watched as Mom slowly pulled off the mask. Her expression changed to shock when she saw who was behind the famous mask. "Hi, Tsukino-san."
"M-Mamoru-san!" And with that, she promptly fainted. I dived to catch her just in time.
After twenty minute, Mom was still unconscious. Mamo-chan went to my bathroom to get a wet towel while Serenity and I quietly watched over her. Tuxedo Kamen came back with a bunny towel in hand. I took it when he offered, mumbled thanks, and gently placed the towel on my mom's head.
She finally stirred. Her eyes flutter open. "Mom!" Serenity and I cried simultaneously. We both hugged her.
She was still dazed. I could tell by the way she hugged us back. "Oh, Usagi," she mumbled. "I had the strangest dream! Tuxedo Kamen was Mamoru-san and there were two Usagi's!"
"Mom," I pulled away from her, "that wasn't a dream. I'm sorry I didn't tell sooner."
"Then h-he's really…?" Mom stuttered. "But Tuxedo Kamen and Sailor Moon are…" Her eyes widened in realization. "Oh, Kami-sama."
Mamo-chan, Serenity, and I exchanged glances. "Tell me about it," we chorused.
Mom sat up, rubbing her head. She looked at Neo-Queen Serenity. "You look so much like Usagi but you seem a bit older, around twenty or twenty-one. Who are you?"
Serenity smiled. Twenty or twenty-one. Yeah right. "I'm your future daughter." Wait, that's not right. "I'm your daughter from the future." Try again. "I'm Neo-Queen Serenity, Usagi from the future, Chibi-Usa's mother." Much better.
Mom's eyes widen even more (if that's possible…) "M-mother?" She yelled to the top of her lungs. "But you're only twenty-one! Chibi-Usa's seven!" She swiftly turned her attention to me. "You got pregnant at 13?"
Thank kami I wasn't drinking anything. Seriously, where does my family get these ideas? Pregnant at 13? Serenity age 21? I don't know which one is crazier. "Huh?" I said intelligently.
Neo-Queen Serenity gave a soft laugh. "Mom, I'm afraid you're mistaken. I didn't even meet Chibi-Usa's father until I was fourteen. Besides I'm afraid that I am much, much—."
"Much, much, much," I added.
"Two 'much's were enough, thank you," Serenity said quickly. "Older than you think."
"Twenty-three?" Mom suggested.
Serenity shook her head. "1037, this year. I had Chibi-Usa when I was 1030."
Mom's mouth dropped. "W-well, I, well you look really good. Usagi, dear, see how well you age."
The room turned a dark gray and flashed back to normal. "Okay," Mamo-chan interrupted. "I agree. The queen looks really good for her age. Really, you're beautiful. But, right now, we have a problem. A serious one."
I nodded. "Mamo-chan's right. I have no intention of disappearing from existence. We have to go save our past selves. Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion can't wait forever."
Mom gave a confused look. "Princess? Prince?" She turned to my future self. "Queen?"
I gave my mother a quick hug. "I'll explain everything when I get back. I promise. Right now, I need to go one thousand years into the past. Please tell Papa and Shingo not to worry. I won't die."
"You said that last time," Serenity chimed.
"And the other four times before that," Mamo-chan added.
"I'm still here, aren't I?"
"Barely," they said together.
"Traitors." I muttered. Suddenly, I felt a tear on my head. I peered upward. "Mom?"
"Usagi-chan," she whimpered, "stay safe, okay?"
I took a step back and nodded. "I will." I gripped my brooch tightly. "Silver Moon Crystal Power! Make up!" I transformed into Eternal Sailor Moon.
Serenity pulled a time key out of her sub-space pocket. She raised it above her head. Out of nowhere, a beautiful door appeared.
"What's that?" Mom asked in awe.
"The time gate," Serenity explained. "I'm afraid this is where we part. Farewell, Mom." The queen, Tuxedo Kamen, and I went through the door. It disappeared behind us.
As we went farther into Chronos' realm, the fog thickened. "Halt!" A husky voice boomed through the fog. We stopped. The fog suddenly cleared. "I am the guardian of time and space, senshi of the Underworld. This realm is forbidden. For all that come here, the punishment is death."
"Sailor Pluto," Neo-Queen Serenity said in her soft voice. "Stand down."
"Y-your majesty," Sailor Pluto bowed. "What can I do for you?"
"Setsuna," Serenity spoke regally. "We need a status on the time stream during the time of Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion. We believe our problem lies there."
Pluto nodded and peered into the Garnet Orb. I watch her expression change from stony to shocked. "Why didn't I see this before?" She whispered.
"Pluto?" I whimpered. "What is it? Did an enemy attack the Silver Millenium before Beryl?"
The eldest senshi shook her head. "No, but history has definitely changed."
"Well?" I asked impatiently. "What changed?"
"They," Pluto started, "the prince and princess didn't die in Beryl's attack. There were no deaths. The Dark Kingdom was destroyed before they could cause any true damage."
"Oh my god," Serenity breathed.
"Since they didn't die," Tuxedo Kamen put his hand to his head.
"We were never reborn," I whispered hoarsely. I fell to my knees and covered my face.
'This can't be happening. Not after everything we've been through.'
Well, there it is! Sorry for making it a little darker than the last chapter but it's needed for the story! I promise chapter three will be more fun...maybe. But it will definately be longer. I'm writing it as we speak! Look forward to it!
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