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I wasn't sure how long we stood there for before Helios started to pull away, though at the last minute he twisted his hand so that our fingers remained interlaced. I was surprised by the intimate gesture but all too eagerly allowed it. He was one of the only connections I had left to the world that I used to know. I would've gladly taken him in as a brother or another child if I'd thought that he would be willing to stay on Earth with me, but Elysian needed him and that was his home: I suspected that he would return as soon as his mission had been carried out. I wanted to know what that was.

"Helios," I said, "why were you searching for me? Was it just to solve the mystery of why Elysian was doing so much better?"

"Partly, but I also wanted to make sure that you and the Earth were doing alright," he replied. "The war was a difficult one. I was aware that you had survived but not in what capacity." He hesitated and looked up at me for a second before his eyes fell to the ground. "During that fight, you were unable to use the weapon I gave you." It wasn't phrased as a question but I nodded.

"After you left us, my kaleidomoon scope turned into a tier when I received my new powers," I told him, gesturing to my fuku with my free hand. "But Chaos destroyed it while we were fighting him. I don't know how I would get it back and without it I can't fight." I let out a frustrated sigh. "Worse yet, now that Rubeus knows I have no way of fighting him he's going to be attacking at every opportunity to draw me out. I don't dare fight him with the ginzuishou until I'm sure that it's going to destroy him. One attack leaves me feeling weak for days after and it could kill me since the senshi aren't here to support me anymore."

Helios nodded, looking thoughtful. "What if I told you that I could grant you a new power?" he asked. "It wouldn't be exactly the same as your tier but it might be enough for you to deal with Rubeus and anyone else who might try to threaten the Earth."

I studied him, startled by the offer. "Are you sure you could do that? Didn't you say that Elysian was already struggling?"

"The golden crystal has already improved a great deal," he assured me, "and really Elysian just needs time to grow without interference. Part of the problem is that we were still recuperating from Nehelania when all of this happened. I'm confident that in a few years you won't know that there was ever any damage done. Besides, it won't be power just from me." His smile was sly. "You have some new senshi, the Starlights, don't you? I saw them fighting against Rubeus and his minions before you appeared. Their power in combination with the golden crystal is what will forge your new weapon."

I had to admit, the thought was appealing. "But the Starlights aren't really mine," I said slowly. "Will that be a problem?" Princess Kakyuu may have given them over to me in an unofficial way before she died, but I didn't feel the same connection to the Starlights that I had felt from the senshi. I didn't know if they would ever be able to give me their power to use the ginzuishou.

"They're still yours," he said gently. "It's just a matter of forming the bond and I'm sure you'll have no problem doing that." He looked out at the city. It seemed so quiet and peaceful. "Your highness, if I may ask… when will Chibi-Usa be born?"

"I can't even be sure it's really her, Helios," I said, biting my lip. I hated saying the words out loud. "I want to think that is. But any child of me and Mamo-chan would have Earth's magic in them. Either way, I'm not that far along, only about a month. It will be eight more months, give or take a few days."

He looked at me in disbelief. "Eight months?"

I laughed. I couldn't help it. He looked so shocked. "Yes, eight months. In humans a full term pregnancy takes nine months," I said, proud of myself for remembering at least that much from health classes. "In a way that's a good thing, though. It gives me time to figure out what to do. You see, right now no one can tell and I haven't told many people what's going on. Even the Starlights don't know. It's impossible to know how long before I will begin to show, though, and then it will be obvious. I want to hurry up and get rid of Rubeus before then. If he finds out that I'm pregnant and there's a chance it could be Chibi-Usa, he'll be even more determined to kill me before she's born."

His eyes glittered. "I will not allow that to happen," he said and there was a hidden thread of power in his voice that sent a chill up my spine. "Not just for Chibi-Usa, but for this planet and Elysian and the galaxy. You have to live."

My heart was pounding and I felt breathless. I'd seen hints of his power before I was beginning to realize that I had never been exposed to what Helios could really do. I realized that I was squeezing his hand even more tightly and started to let go, but he caught my fingers and held on. The horn on his forehead began to glisten with dewdrops of power that bubbled up in beads and ran down his face, like golden tears. I felt a strange pulling sensation from deep within me and closed my eyes. The ginzuishou flared, a brilliant flash of light that made me glad my eyes were shut, and I gasped at the raw feeling as power flooded over my body. And when I opened my eyes and looked down at myself, I wasn't Sailor Moon anymore.

"Um," I said, "not that I really mind but is there a reason you changed me into Princess Serenity?" It was the second time in only a few weeks, except this time there was a significant difference. I still had my wings.

"I need you to call out to your senshi," he said simply. "How else are you going to make your weapon?"

He had a point. I followed his gaze out towards the city and wondered how he expected me to do that. I'd been telling the truth about the lack of connection between me and them after all. But I knew I had to try. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, thinking about the Starlights. Almost immediately that familiar sense of panic rushed through me and I realized that I wanted nothing more than to see them again and make sure that they were alright. Helios's appearance had distracted me temporarily, made me feel a little at ease because he was so familiar to me, but suddenly I needed to be with them, with my Starlights. My yearning was a strong, sweeping flood that left me breathless but it worked.

Starlights, I called out to them silently, along with a mental picture of where I was standing. Please come to me. I need to see you, I need your help. Please...

There was a warm feeling surging through me and for a split second I could feel all three of them with crystal clarity: Seiya, Yaten and Taiki, all of them deeply worried about me and where I had gotten to. Their love was a strong force that made me feel happy and strong and sad all at once, and a tear slipped down my cheek before I could stop it. I opened my eyes and looked over at Helios and he smiled at me and helped me to sit down on the ground, my skirts spread around me like a cloud. He knelt beside me and kept holding my hand and together we waited, watching over the city, for them to arrive. I'm sure we would have made quite a sight to anyone who stumbled across us but surprisingly no one did, not until I heard a rustling in the bushes and looked up and saw Sailor Star Fighter standing there.

"Fighter," I said gratefully, starting to get to my feet, and for a split second she froze and her expression twisted. I didn't understand why, not at first, until I thought about how I was dressed and the way I'd said her name. Kakyuu. I knew I was reminding her of Kakyuu. I winced and stopped moving, uncertain, staring at her from a position that was definitely uncomfortable.

"Odango." She said the nickname slowly, like it was a reminder to herself of who I was. Maker and Healer, who was clutching Chibi-Chibi, came through the bushes behind her and that seemed to jolt her into action; she crossed the ground between us in a handful of long, rapid steps and grabbed my hand, pulling me to my feet. My heels slipped on the grass but that was alright because Fighter looped her other arm around my waist and balanced me easily, holding me against her chest, mindful of my wings. She was breathing hard, her body trembling, and I felt her press a rough kiss onto the top of my head.

"Who are you?" Healer demanded.

"My name is Helios," said Helios, cool and calm as you please.

Maker must have recognized his name because she put out a hand and stopped Healer. "The keeper of the Golden Crystal?" she asked cautiously, her eyes lingering on his horn. "I thought Usagi-chan said that you went back to Elysian. What are you doing here on Earth?"

"I came to make sure that the princess was alright," Helios explained. I hoped that he wouldn't meant Chibi-Usa or my pregnancy. "I know about the death of the sailor senshi." His voice was grave, filled with a pain I hadn't been expecting. Chibi-Chibi squirmed and Healer set her on the ground. She walked over to Helios and patted him on the leg. Helios looked down at her like she was a fascinating specimen he'd never seen before. Awkwardly he reached down and reciprocated, patting her head.

"We were worried," Fighter said into my ear. "We couldn't find you after the battle."

I closed my eyes, feeling guilty for having left with Helios instead of taking the time to find them. "I'm sorry. When I transformed and came out to fight I didn't see you. And then Helios saved me and brought me here. I should have called to you sooner."

"Helios saved you? What do you mean?" Maker narrowed her eyes and you could practically see her working it through, coming to the right conclusion. "Oh," she breathed. "Oh, Galaxia destroyed your Tier. You haven't got a weapon to fight with, do you?"

"Not as such," I said sheepishly.

Fighter's hands tightened on my shoulders and she pushed me away so that she could look down at me with an incredulous expression. "You went to fight with Rubeus when you don't even a weapon?" she said. When I nodded sheepishly, her grip tightened even more, to the point where it actually hurt a little. "Odango, are you out of your mind? He could have killed you!"

"I can't let him destroy the city, Seiya," I said, bringing my hands up and placing them over hers. It was totally inappropriate considering the situation but at that moment all I could think about was how stunning she looked when she was angry.

"And that," Helios cut in before she could respond, "is why we're going to make a new weapon for Sailor Moon."

A/N: The kaleidomoon scope is the weapon that Pegasus gave to Super Sailor Moon during the Super S season. In the manga both Super Sailor Moon and Super Sailor Chibi Moon received one; Super Sailor Chibi Moon only uses hers once in the anime and that's in the Super S movie.

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