Chapter 5
Reenie sat watching Travis pace back and forth with a smirk on her face, it had taken a lot of convincing for Setsuna to convince Tranquility to return to the future and let things happen how they were supposed to. But it at been at Travis' insistence that he would make sure she got back safely.
"Travis, can you calm down please?" Serena asked, "You are making me nervous."
"Making you nervous?" Travis was frustrated, "I've just found out I have a daughter in the future and she's going to be here any moment."
"Do you think I was calm when I found out about Reenie?" Serena laughed looking at her daughter who was glaring at her. "She just fell out of the sky and landed on Darien holding a toy gun in my face." Serena's face fell at the mention of his name, bringing back the reality that Darien was still nowhere to be found.
"You're a great Dad in the future Travis," Reenie told her Uncle, "A little overprotective, almost as good as mine." She watched Travis as he didn't say anything as he continued to pace back and forth.
When the doorbell rang Travis froze and Serena looked at her brother supportively bringing her mind to the current situation at hand before going to open the door. Her eyes watched as Setsuna stood infront of her with a small child standing beside her holding a doll and a small toy box.
Serena was silent as she let the two in closing the door behind them, they walked into the living room where Travis had stopped pacing and stared at the child standing next to Setsuna. He noticed she was shy, her blonde hair in a ponytail with a braid around the side of her head like a built in head band.
Travis dropped to his knees at the sight of the girl infront of him; he felt his heart swell in an instant as he took her in, her eyes mesmerized him.
"Travis," Setsuna started, "This is Lady Lunic Serenity Watson."
"Why does he look like Daddy?" Lunic asked hiding behind Setsuna's leg. Reenie went to the child and grabbed her hand.
"She's so tiny," Serena whispered, "I thought Tranquility said she was eight years old?"
"She is, it's safer for her this way so we had to glamour her age," Setsuna told her future royals. "Lunic, honey, this is Travis, he is your father."
Reenie reached for the doll from the girl and held her hand leading her over to Travis who was still on his knees, Reenie stood carefully with the child beside her. Lunic looked at him cautiously carefully putting her toy box on the ground and stepping closer. She reached her tiny hand up to his face and traced the contours of it. He looked directly into her eyes as she did the same with him.
Nobody said anything at the exchange as they both seemed to just stare in silence.
"Daddy!" Lunic shouted throwing herself into his arms; Travis instinctively wrapped his arms around the child pulling her as close to him as he could. "I missed you!" Holding her close he breathed in deeply, everything about her just seemed so right and normal.
"Remember we are in the past little one," Setsuna answered, "You can't tell him about your future, it all has to be a secret."
"I promise Puu," Lunic whispered from her young fathers grasp. "Where's mommy?"
"Uh-" Travis looked at all the women in the room crimson spreading across his cheeks.
"All in due time," Setsuna answered with a smile, "I've got to head back, Helios is working on a plan to track Galaxia's location."
"Tell Helios to be safe Puu," Reenie smiled up at the older woman, Setsuna nodded and made her exit.
"I'm really glad we don't need to explain this to Uncle Jake or Aunt Ellen," Travis whispered looking down at the girl in his arms. "Why didn't you tell us Reenie?"
"I wasn't allowed to," Reenie confessed, "Lunic and I are very close in age, but Mommy always said it had to be kept a secret until everything was a definite otherwise you would be stubborn and screw things up."
Travis glared at Serena, "Does sound like something you would say."
"She's so cute," Serena ignored her brother instead focusing her gaze on the blonde child infront of her. "She reminds me of when Reenie first came here."
"I wasn't that small," Reenie pouted ignoring her mother's "Yeah you were."
Luna had been following the Starlight's long before Travis had mentioned his suspicions of the trio. Her memories of the Silver Millennium were not what they used to be but she was getting more and more with each day that passed. Sneaking into the stadium hadn't been as hard as she thought it might, looking up she found the door she was after and nudged it open glad that it wasn't closed completely.
"Who let you in kitty?" a voice surprised her as she jumped up on the dresser, Taiki saw her and frowned.
"It's been a long time Sailor Star Healer," Luna countered.
Taiki looked more closely at the cat. "I've seen you around but I wasn't sure."
"We've been keeping an eye on all three of you," Luna explained. "What are you doing on Earth?"
"Taiki," Seiya asked pushing open the door to their change room, Yaten behind him. "Oh." Seiya noticed Luna instantly and ushered Yaten in closing the door behind him.
"Why are you on Earth?" Seiya asked confused by the appearance of the cat. "Shouldn't you be on the Moon?"
"The Moon Kingdom was destroyed by the Negaverse over a thousand years ago," Luna said sadly, "Queen Serenity used the last of her strength to banish the negative energy and reincarnate Serenity and her court on earth."
"Serenity is here?" Yaten asked, "Is she protected by the Sailors we have met?"
"In a way," Luna looked at the three of them infront of her. "I want answers, are you involved with this Sailor Galaxia?"
"Absolutely not," Yaten answered for the three of them. "Kinmoku has been destroyed; we've been trying to find our Princess."
"We left our planet when she went missing and Galaxia destroyed everything, moving from Universe to Universe." Taiki looked at Luna carefully. "The legend says only the light of hope can save us from the greatest darkness."
"We know that our Princess has that power, and until we find her Galaxia will keep on attacking planets and stealing star seeds," Seiya was agitated, "Sailor Moon asked us for an alliance and I accepted. Who is she Luna?"
"Why would you do that?" Taiki asked in frustration in their change room at the stadium for their concert that night. "At what point did you think it was wise to accept a truce with those Sailor Scouts? We aren't here to help them."
"Blame him," Yaten answered pointing to Seiya, "He said we needed to start trusting the energy we were feeling in order to find our princess.
"Sailor Moon's energy is a lot like our princess'," Seiya admitted as there was a knock on the door. Luna jumped off the dresser hiding under the chair as the door flew open. Mina walked in holding a notepad with a headset on her head.
"Mina?" Taiki asked in shock, "What are you doing?"
"I'm your assistant," Mina said proudly, "I was hired this morning to help with the event tonight, do you have everything you need?"
"Uh," Seiya answered, "I guess."
"The crowds are starting to arrive so you'll need to be at stage side four in thirty minutes," Mina smiled at the group, "you need to give a killer show." Luna meowed from her spot under the chair. "Oh Luna, what are you doing in here?"
"Meow!" Luna sounded to the girl. Seiya looked at Mina and suddenly it fell into place.
"Alright," Mina pressed a button on her headset, "I'll meet you guys at the stage entrance." Mina raced out of the room leaving them alone.
"Princess Mina?" Taiki asked the cat on the ground who just nodded. "Okay, let's get this song out there and hope we are one step closer to the princess."
"Serena, I don't think it's appropriate for a five year old to go to a concert at this time of night," Travis told his sister as she finished dressing Lunic.
"Will you zip it," Serena complained, "she's not even technically five."
Lunic just sat clapping her hands with her toy box on her lap, the past was still confusing to her for her first time and she was missing the future a lot. Serena noticed the box on her lap as she stopped clapping and her hands moved to grasp it.
"What's so good about this toy box?" Serena asked curiously as she reached for it, Lunic didn't let her touch it. "Oh, I just wanted to have a look."
"Puu gave it to me, she said I needed to keep it safe for always," Lunic looked up at her aunt with her bright blue eyes. Travis finished getting dressed himself and joined the three in the living room.
"Doesn't this whole having us living together thing seem a little out of place?" Travis teased, "Can you remember the last time you saw your mother or your father?"
"They think we are just busy with school and everything," Serena admitted, "Dad thought it was a great chance for us to reconnect after being separated all those years. He thinks you won't let me have any wild parties."
Travis laughed, "Let's go!" Reenie shouted excitedly, "We're going to miss the show!"
Travis kept stealing glances at his daughter in the back seat of the car his blood brother had given to him to use as they drove to the stadium.
"Have you heard from Crystal?" Serena asked.
"Not since I saw her at school yesterday at lunch," Travis answered pulling into the car park of the stadium. "I don't know if I really want to see her at the moment, I don't know if I could explain anything to her."
"What do you mean?" Serena answered getting out of the car when it was parked. Reenie unbuckled Lunic as Travis locked up the car.
"What am I supposed to say Serena?" Travis asked as his sister put the smallest child on her hip. "Hi Crystal, this is my daughter from the future you don't mind do you?"
"Well not exactly," Serena said with a small smile, they reached the entry gate and Reenie leaped up handing the tickets to the usher before making their way through to the correct gate and taking their seats up the back. Their conversation struck mostly small talk until the lights dimmed and the Starlight's appeared on stage.
"Welcome Tokyo!" Seiya shouted standing in the middle of the stage after their first song. "It's great to be here."
The audience cheered loudly, Lunic clapped her hands together again before putting her tiny hands on the side of the box and twisting the handle.
"Lunic," a gentle voice called through the noise.
The little girl looked down at her hands when she heard her voice through the noise of the concert. The melody of their latest hit pulsed through the speakers; Reenie was standing on her seat waving and cheering for the song she knew every word of.
Travis wasn't really interested in the concert, he came purely for Serena, but his attention kept on the child. The music continued to play with the three men on stage relishing the attention they were getting from the woman as they moved around the stage. With a flash of blinding light the stadium went dark as laughter followed by a scream of agony radiated through the speakers around the stadium. Serena noticed the people infront of them slowly dozing off, she looked at her brother silently asking him if he was seeing what she was.
Two spotlights dropped to the stage showing both Tin Nyanko and Iron Mouse standing on the right side of the stage; Seiya was on the ground holding his left arm with his right hand, blood trickling down the side.
"You need to leave," Yaten shouted standing infront of Seiya with Taiki beside him. "You aren't welcome here."
"I don't think so," Iron Mouse spoke firmly; "you see we've been told by Galaxia to not let you get away."
Travis' grip on the child tightened when Iron Mouse moved forward lunging an attack.
"We have to do something," Serena said quickly reaching for the broach on her bow. "Reenie take Lunic and keep her safe."
Reenie didn't object instead grabbed Lunic's hand as Travis reluctantly let the child go and ran off out the back door of the stadium. Serena looked at her brother with a small smile of understanding as he glanced behind them but then motioning towards the stage. "Let's do this."
"SUN STONE POWER!"
"MOON ETERNAL MAKE UP!"
Sailor Moon raced as quickly as she could to the stage but Sailor Sol pulled her back. ::What are you doing? We need the element of surprise:: Sol said through his bond to his sister. ::We need to have the upper hand until everyone else gets here::
Sailor Moon pulled her arm back out of his grasp and glared at him but knew he was right, Sol pulled her behind the side curtain and jumped up on the lighting bar above the group on the stage. Holding his hand out he pulled her up with him helping her get her balance.
::Attack them on the count of three and I'll use my sword::
::Alright:: She sent back to him nodding as he reached for his sword before counting down from three.
"MOON TIARA ACTION!" Sailor Moon jumped down infront of three men and sent her tiara at Tin Nyanko.
"CAT PAW GUN!" Tin Nyanko shouted sending an energy blast right back at her tiara and disintegrating it.
"No!"
"SOLAR FLARE!" Sailor Sol shouted sending his sword directly at Tin Nyanko, Iron Mouse ducking out of the way whining as she jumped back. The two raised their hands in the air, bracelets glowing bright.
"LOOK OUT!" Seiya shouted getting to his feet ignoring the pain in his arm and tackling Sailor Moon to the ground while Taiki tackled Sol.
Sailor Moon looked up at the man who saved her. "Y-You saved me."
"Don't let them get your star seed Sailor Moon," Seiya gasped breathing deeply.
Sol pushed Taiki off him straight away getting to his feet giving a glare to the man.
"Starlight's assemble!" Seiya commanded getting to his feet with Sailor Moon's help. Taiki and Yaten looked at him confused until he pulled out his transformation wand. "FIGHTER STAR POWER, MAKE UP!"
"MAKER STAR POWER, MAKE UP!"
"HEALER STAR POWER, MAKE UP!"
The three women were engulfed in light until their transformations were complete; Sailor Moon and Sol stared in shocked at the women now standing infront of them.
"STAR SERIOUS LASER!" Sailor Star Fighter sent her attack at Tin Nyanko knocking her to the ground. Star Maker and Star Healer moved quickly to stand with Star Fighter.
"CRESCENT MOONBEAM STRIKE!" Sailor Crescent Moon shouted sending her attack to Iron Mouse.
"Well, well if this isn't interesting," a familiar voice interrupted.
"E-Endymion?" Sailor Moon called at the figure that appeared infront of her tears streaming down her cheek, Sailor Crescent Moon was in the same state. Endymion didn't greet either girl instead he turned his back and raised both hands to Iron Mouse and Tin Nyanko making them both rise in the air.
"You failed Galaxia," Endymion pointed out, "you know what that means."
"No!" Iron Mouse said, "We can get more star seeds!"
Tin Nyanko kicked and screamed in the air, both had their bracelets glowing as bright as ever. "Let them go!" Sailor Moon shouted, her crystal beginning to glow brightly. "This isn't you Endymion."
Endymion turned around leaving his hands tightened in position looking at the blonde. "What would you know?" Sailor Moon's heart crumbled into a million pieces, this wasn't the man she had fallen in love with. Her memory betrayed her as she thought of the first time he'd been brainwashed just after they'd gotten their memories back
The Starlight's had gathered together at this point beside Sailor Moon, recognition on their faces as they watched the exchange between Sailor Moon and Endymion.
Star Fighter grabbed Sailor Moon holding her back as Endymion turned his attention back to the two he had suspended in the air, he closed his fists, their bracelets snapping off and their bodies turning into empty space.
"Darien this isn't you!" Sol shouted.
"What have they done to you?" Sailor Moon shouted, she was shaking but Endymion moved quickly appearing beside Star Fighter. Star Maker and Star Healer pushed Endymion out of the way sending him flying into the side of the stage.
"STAR HEALER BEAM!" A large beam of energy flew towards Endymion.
"No!" Crescent Moon shouted, "CRESCENT MOON HEART ATTACK!" Several beams of energy shot out of her hands flying over Endymion and hitting the ground forming a shield surrounding the man and blocking Star Healers attack.
"MARS FLAME SNIPER!"
"URANUS SPACE TURBULENCE!"
"NEPTUNE DEEP SUBMERGE!"
The three attacks joined and flew towards the barrier blocking Endymion from view. When the barrier faded Endymion rose in the air facing the additional scouts that appeared.
"Darien?" Sailor Mars shouted in shock, Neptune and Uranus in much the same way.
"Once," Endymion answered, "You pitiful scouts have no idea what you are up against."
"Darien," Sailor Moon whispered.
"You may be safe this time, but it won't be for long. Enjoy your time because it won't be much longer." Endymion disappeared at that moment leaving the large group of scouts on the stage and a few thousand witnesses passed out in the audience.
"Sailor Moon," Star Fighter said cautiously, watching the woman infront of him just stare at where Endymion had been merely moments earlier. Crescent Moon was at her side as quickly.
"Seiya?" Moon asked.
"Yes?" Star Fighter was in shock that she knew who he was, her face turned to meet his and she forced a smile.
"Thank you for saving me," Moon whispered truly grateful.
Helios stood in the wreckage of Elysian with Sailor Pluto and Sailor Saturn by his side. The two scouts were keeping guard as he went through the remains of his temple to gather what he could of value for protection until things were restored.
"Did you find it?" Pluto asked impatiently.
"Aluminium Siren managed to destroy most of the temple, all the books are damaged," Helios explained with agitation, "the only hope we have is that Small Lady can use the golden crystal. This Sailor Galaxia was a force to be reckoned with last time and it looks like she's about to do the same."
"We need to find the Prince," Saturn stated, "he can't be dead because Reenie is still here."
"I don't think he is Saturn," Helios said with a small smile, "I shouldn't be happy, but I'm glad."
"What makes you say that?" Pluto answered, "I can't see any timeline with him in it, and the others are all cloudy with no sure result."
"When the crystal returned to me it wasn't just by coincidence," Helios started, "I'd dream walked to him minutes before it came here."
Both scouts stared at him in shock, he knew all along that he wasn't dead. "I know how important the timeline is Pluto; I also couldn't break the news to you infront of Small Lady."
"What are you saying exactly?" Pluto asked quickly as their communicators went off. Saturn pressed a button and held it infront of her for all of them to listen as Raye's voice came across requesting a scout meeting.
"I'm going to stay here and keep looking," Helios started, "I can do more here anyway."
"I'll send Neptune and Uranus for protection," Pluto added, "Thank you Helios."
"What's going on here?"
The three turned around and saw Reenie standing in the doorway to the room wearing her royal dress, her hair in its usual hairstyle a small bracelet adjourning her wrist that her mother had given her. Both Sailor Scouts curtseyed out of habit to the child who just rolled her eyes.
"I'll ask again," Reenie's voice was firm, her maturity showing. "What is going on here?"
"How'd you get here princess?" Helios asked ignoring her original question his face lighting up at seeing her.
"I used my key," Reenie answered truthfully, "now answer me, and don't lie because I'm sick of all the lies." Her gaze went between the time guardian, her best friend and the young man she one day hoped she could spend more time with in the future.
"Reenie," Saturn started, "It's not safe for you to be here."
"I'm not a little kid you know," Reenie pouted, Helios had stopped what he was doing at this moment as she stepped closer to him over the rubble. "That woman really made a mess of things didn't she?"
"That's why you need to get home Small Lady," Pluto spoke up for the first time, "it's not safe for you here."
"I can protect myself." Reenie bit back quickly. "But I actually came here for a reason, I didn't realise you two were here." She pointed at the two soldiers. "I want to see my mother quickly."
"I can't let you do that Small Lady," Pluto cut in, "It's not safe."
"What do you mean it's not safe? What's going on?"
Helios had moved closer to the pink haired girl at this point placing his hand on her shoulder. "Listen to her, it is safer for you to be here than anywhere else right now."
"I want my parents," Reenie whimpered a little, "With Darien taken by the enemy; I need to know everything will work out."
No one said a word as she exchanged looks with the three of them; Helios stepped away and continued to rummage through the destroyed room with Saturn helping him. Sailor Pluto took the girls hand and led her outside of the temple, darkness had covered everything. She noticed how much worse it looked than the last time the place had been taken over by the Dead Moon Circus.
"It's not going to work out is it?" Reenie asked the woman she thought of often like a second mother after everything she did for her. Tears started to form in her eyes at the realisation.
"You should know by now princess that nothing is ever set in stone," Pluto whispered, "I'm doing everything I can to get things back on the path they were meant too."
"I just want to see my parents Puu," Reenie balled her fist clutching the side of her dress. "I've been sensing the rift in my memories Setsuna."
"I know you have," Pluto admitted, "I've sensed the changes for a while now, Nehelenia reawakening was not meant to happen. But it will all get back the way it is meant too, I can't take you into Crystal Tokyo for your safety, go home and I will speak to your mother and see what I can arrange."
"Please?" Reenie had tears falling down her cheeks. "Please tell them I love them, and I'm sorry for being so difficult."
"You were never difficult, just stubborn like your parents," Pluto laughed until she felt the girl wrap her arms around her waist and cry into her. "Hey, no more tears, you'll see it will all work out, one way or the other."
"You should head home now, Serena will be worried," Pluto instructed, "do you need help getting back home or do you think you'll be okay?"
She didn't say a word as she touched the key around her neck, giving a small smile she found herself surrounded in light and she vanished.
"Are you okay Setsuna?" Saturn asked from the edge of the temple, "I know that must have been hard for you."
Sailor Pluto took a big breath, "I'm going to speak to Serenity, call Uranus and Neptune and tell them I need them here to guard Helios." Saturn nodded. "When they get here you need to return to the Prince and Princess, I'll get updates from you as I need them."
"Right," Saturn whispered, "stay safe Setsuna." The older woman tapped her staff on the ground three times, without a word she was gone.
Soundtrack: Little Bit - Perrin Lamb
Authors Notes: Let me know your thoughts, i love to hear everything!