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Chapter Four

Pluto fell face forward, using her staff to stop herself falling completely over, her back sore. Turning around, she blocked another energy blast, red and spear like. Her long wavy black hair flew against the wind and her green eyes were pinned on Pluto.

"Althea" Pluto muttered in contempt. She knew this woman was one of Beryl's new guards. So Arron must be around somewhere.

"You're getting in my way Senshi" Althea shouted before shooting out red lightening towards Pluto. Grunting with effort, Pluto jumped high in the air and landed behind Althea.

"DEAD SCREAM!" Pluto called out, releasing a powerful energy blast that hit Althea right in the chest and blasted her into the building across from them. The bricks and glass from this building started to crumble. Cursing, Pluto was certain it would fall on Sailor Moon and Venus who were currently engaging Ariana in battle. As she ran to the edge, she could hear Venus using her chain and wrapping it around Ariana, allowing Sailor Moon to throw her tiara at Ariana. Ariana managed to phase out of the chains that bound her and narrowly missed being destroyed by the now infamous tiara. Ariana jumped into a black portal as the building around them started to collapse.

"Damn it how did that happen?" Venus shouted as she grabbed Sailor Moons' arm and pulled her out of the way. Pluto watched with unease as the girls just about got out of the way. She couldn't approach them now as she had nearly caused them great injury. She could hear sounds of rocks, dirt and glass followed by the intensity of the smell of dust. Looking ahead of her, she could see Althea floating there, her eyes blazing red in anger before disappearing. Pluto sighed out loud before slumping to the floor.

"She'll be back for me now" Pluto said to herself.

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They had transformed into their past-selves forms as they reached a rocky area miles away from Tokyo, further down south. They all had the ability to teleport and cause rifts to travel great distances when needed although in their current forms it required a lot of energy. They stood in front of an entrance to a dark cave, surrounded by dense forests and the smell of dampness from the river not too far from where they stood. Some spots they stood on was unstable, so they had to walk carefully.

"This isn't the entrance to Elysian Nephrite" Zoisite said in a bored tone.

"I know but I had a memory of this place, I believe it was one of the many temples that used to be here during the Silver Millennium. Those who worked in the temples had long lives, who knows what's in there. We might find answers" Nephrite said. Zoisite nodded as Kunzite led the way ahead. It was damp, that's all that was running through Jadeite's mind for a good ten minutes as they walked in this cold, muggy cave. There were moments when the cave narrowed slightly and then it would open up allowing them to separate from each other. At times Nephrite would shove Zoisite out of the way as he would stop when there was a rocky bit. Jadeite tried to avoid Kunzites cold glare when he bumped into him for the fifteenth time. Endymion took it all in his stride, chuckling at certain points when his generals were on the verge of killing each other.

Suddenly, Jadeite walked ahead of all of them, his eyes a little more dilated, he looked to be in some sort of trance.

"Jadeite?" Nephrite enquired.

"Can't you guys feel it? This spiritual energy, its surrounding all of us" Jadeite said. Soon enough, the cave opened out to reveal a golden path that led to a pure white temple with Greek style pillars. There was a clear, large entrance which arched over. Standing there was a woman with long flowing light blue hair and golden coloured eyes. She was dressed in a navy blue halter neck dress, her arms having gold bands on both. She also held a golden staff. As they got closer to the woman, she gave a small smile to Jadeite before a broader smile to Prince Endymion. Bowing deeply, she rose with such grace that Endymion almost found himself blushing under her intense gaze.

"It is truly an honour to finally see the last heir of Earth. My Prince, how may I be of service to you?" she asked, her voice firm but airy. He waited for his Generals to step up and say something but they all stood behind him, silent. Turning his head back to her he took a breath, breathed in slowly as he collected his thoughts.

"Two great evils threaten the Earth" Prince Endymion started.

"Both linked to her majesty Princess Serenity, the next goddess of the moon" the woman said as she nodded for Endymion to continue.

"Erm, yes. One of them is after the Golden Crystal and we need to stop her. We need help to locate Elysian" Endymion said. The woman nodded again in understanding.

"Where is the Princess of the Moon? Is she not with you?" she asked.

"No, we don't know where she is" Kunzite answered for Endymion. A contemplative look crossed her face as she approached them closer.

"You will need to meditate deeply and reconnect fully to the Earth to locate it. Another way is if the current priest of Elysian, Helios, contacts you….or his Guardian maybe" she said.

"So, he has to meditate…." Zoisite continued.

"Yes, or risk waiting until Nehellenia finds it with her dark powers. The only other way I know of is through Princess Serenity. When you both declared your love to each other, the Earth accepted her fully as its next ruler. It will answer to her and you, together" the woman revealed. Endymion shook his head at the woman which startled her.

"What's your name?" he asked her.

"Astra" answered she answered simply.

"What were you before all of this?" Endymions' question puzzled them all a little.

"I have always worked in the temple. It is my one true place" Astra said, keeping her intense gaze fixed firmly on her Prince.

"No doubt, you lived in peace, believing our world would continue without disturbance. Then Serenity and I, through our own selfishness went and destroyed it all. How many souls from our past, both on the Earth and Moon have been allowed to be reborn? Did Queen Serenity's will extend to everyone? Countless lives lost, too many to number, like grains of sand on a beautiful beach. I won't cause that again and I am sure deep-down Serenity will understand" Endymion said. Astra didn't nod in agreement, instead, she narrowed her eyes at them.

"Is that what you believe? Answer me this then, if your relationship was so condemned, why did the Golden Crystal accept her? It glowed a beautiful colour, unlike anything seen before. It filled the planet, this feeling, this warmth and love. I am sure the Silver Crystal responded too. Do not believe your love for each-other destroyed everything. It could have been any woman you were with, Beryl would've brought trouble. Queen Meteria would still have risen one way or another. The Silver Millenniums time was coming to its end, ushering in a new future with Princess Serenity at the helm, Queen Serenity was aware of this I am sure and so to your parents" Astra said, wisdom laced in her voice. Endymion still shook his head making Astra sigh.

'Such a hard-headed man, like his father' Astra thought.

"Our time must come to an end. Go and meditate, align yourself to the earth again and you will find the doors to Elysian. Princess Serenity and her Senshi have all been reborn and they are all closer than you think. She is in great danger whether you keep away from her or not. Her life hangs in the balance along with the Earths. She is the key to bringing about peace Endymion" Astra said as she began to fade away. Kunzite stepped forward.

"Please, wait, who is this Sailor Moon? None of us remember her at all" Kunzite asked. Astra gave a small smile as she spread out her arms wide. A bright light enveloped her.

"Ah, but you all do know her. When the seal is broken you will know her again" and with that Astra was gone. The Generals and Endymion stood, silent.

"Well, that wasn't at all mystifying was it?" Jadeite said. Zoisite shrugged his shoulders.

"Goes with their trade I guess, vague and frustrating" Zoisite said as they all turned their backs on the temple and started to walk out. Kunzite remained silent for a while. In his mind, he was thinking that Venus and Sailor Moon would need their help very soon.

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Tomoe Hotaru sucked in her breath violently as she clutched her chest. Breathing hard, her mind raced back to the dream she had. She watched the same woman, every night calling out to her. She was always in a white gown, her hands clasping each other as she looked up towards the moon, her hair in two buns, long silver streamers coming out and falling to the ground. Around her was destruction, fire, smoke and rubble. She could hear blood curdling screams and then the most awful, fearful feeling would erupt in her heart until she suddenly felt like every ounce of energy was being taken away from her. Knees on the ground, she would constantly say to herself that she had failed in what she was supposed to do, to protect that one special person and to end the world for it to start anew.

Now in her room, she looked to her left, her window with the curtains drawn open and the moons light coming through. Looking up towards the moon, she would instantly feel calm and an inward desire to go up there. But she was no astronaut, so it was impossible. And yet, the feeling of weightlessness, the desire, this burning yearning to be lifted and carried away to where she knew she would be safe. To be with the very person she oh so wanted to protect, the woman with the silver hair. Hotaru's faced scrunched up a little, her brows coming together. She never got to see the woman's' face properly but she knew she looked young even though she had lived for much longer than humanly possible.

'She has blue eyes' the thought startled Hotaru 'Clear blue eyes with tinges of silver laced in it, blending with the blue making her eyes luminous, pure and calming as the oceans of the sea on a bright sunny day'. How she could know this she wasn't able to answer. But inside her heart, she just knew.

She got up off her bed. Her father wasn't there again leaving a babysitter to watch over her. Her baby-sitter, Kiko was downstairs, talking to her boyfriend in urgent whispered tones. She sounded clingy to Hotaru but she just smiled at her as she went upstairs to bed. She had never really needed nannies there. They didn't necessarily care about her. The only nanny that cared had been fired for expressing her deepest thoughts, about how 'unfit' her father was in raising his daughter. She knew she spoke out of turn. It was wrong and when she knew he would fire her, she said her goodbyes to Hotaru. Hotaru secretly kept in touch with the 50 year old woman with her sad grey eyes and greying black hair. Hotaru felt restless. She felt like she should be doing something, but what? She felt all bubbly inside, over excited and this prevented her from sleeping. She had school the next day.

'Is this all there is to my life?' she wondered, a thought that she had kept thinking about for the last couple of months. With this battle ensuing between two so called Queens, Hotaru felt sick to her stomach. She felt as if she should be going up against them, preventing them from carrying out the terror they had gotten away with. Then her mind turned to Sailor Venus and Sailor Moon. Two powerful young women fighting against the evil Queens' generals and destroying their monsters. But they were outnumbered, this was a fact.

'Something will happen, I just know it!' Hotaru clenched her fists, determination and hope in her eyes as the image of the silver haired woman danced around her mind.

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Riku had watched Tsukino Usagi with not just suspicion, but wonder as well. Here was a girl who was always late for school, clumsy and a big cry baby. But at the same time, he could see something in her eyes, the way she carried herself sometimes out shinning everyone. She confused the life out of him but at the same time, he knew it was her. but he needed proof before he attacked her and brought her to his Queen. So this was his thoughts when he bumped into a solid wall of a man with black hair and piercing blue eyes.

"Apologies" Riku said, inwardly cursing when he lost sight of Usagi and Minako who had walked on the other side of the road. When the other man didn't say anything, it was then at that moment Riku looked at this man. His blue eyes glared at Riku, making him shiver. Next to the blue eyed man was a man with silver y white hair who had an even colder set of eyes. Shrugging his shoulders, Riku walked past them, heading towards the Arcade when he saw Usagi go in. He didn't notice the men looking at him with narrowed eyes.

"Don't like the look of him Mamoru-san?" Katashi asked.

"No, nor the feel of him. I can feel dark energy permeating off his very skin" Mamoru said "He was following those two girls…Let's wait and see what he does next" Mamoru added. Katashi nodded as they walked back and went towards the Crown Arcade.

Oblivious to what was going on outside, Minako sat down in their booth clutching her strawberry milkshake.

"Oh Usagi-chan, I am so tired, it's been non-stop!" Minako whined. Usagi nodded enthusiastically drinking her chocolate milkshake

"They are not just searching for one item, but what could the other item be I mean, Artemis said there is only the Silver Crystal but…there is more to it, I can feel it ya know?" Minako said, feeling glum, she then remembered one of them saying something about a Golden Crystal, or was it Usagi who heard it said and then told Minako?

"But what other item can there be? Something else from the Moon Kingdom maybe?" Usagi asked.

"There must be other artefacts from the Moon Kingdom they could be after. We need to get one of those creeps to talk" Minako determinedly said "And that Riku guy, he's bad news. He's been following us for sure. I think he suspects us". Usagi clutched her glass, shaking a little.

"But if he suspects us, what about our parents? They'll be in danger" Usagi was worried.

"We'll have to confront him soon then, that's all we can do…we need the other Senshi. I know they must be living normal lives but I honestly think they would want to help" Minako said.

"But, they would have to give up ever being normal like we have. Can we really do that to them?" this was something Usagi felt strongly about, but she knew Minako was right. They couldn't do this alone anymore, Luna had made that very clear to them.

"I know what you mean Usagi-chan….plus, how are we going to find them?" Usagi agreed with Minako, how would they find them?

Walking out of the arcade, Usagi bumped into someone solid and fell on her butt. Looking up, she saw Riku, looking smugly down at her. He was about to help her up when another hand reached out to her. Usagi felt the ground shake beneath her and she looked into the most poignant blue eyes she had ever seen.

"Are you OK? Please, don't cry" his smooth voice stopped Usagi from wailing loudly. Riku was about to interrupt when Katashi stood in front of him, making Riku leave in anger. He stomped off, swearing they had no idea what they were doing. Katashi then turned around and stood stock still as Minako looked directly at him, squinting her eyes and biting her lip.

"Are you hurt?" Mamoru asked, stopping himself from chuckling when Usagi blushed profusely.

"I…erm….Yes…No…No I mean no" Usagi stumbled over her words, fumbling about.

"We're sorry for bumping into you. My name is Aino Minako" Minako introduced herself by politely bowing. Usagi looked confused as if she didn't know what to do. Minako thought she gently tapped Usagi's foot, but actually stamped on her foot making Usagi burst out wailing loudly. They all had to cover their ears.

"Stop that Banshee!" an older man yelled.

"Please, someone save our ears!" another man yelled. Minako quickly placed her hand over Usagi's mouth, apologising profusely about stepping on her foot. Mamoru winced in pain before he glared at Usagi.

"How old are you?! You nearly blew out my eardrums you loud Odango!" Mamoru didn't know where his words came from. But the moment her face turned red and her eyes glared back, he felt as if he had his desired effect. Katashi's mouth had dropped south, shocked by his Princes' outburst. Usagi was quiet for a moment, letting his words sink in, then her face went red when she realised what he had called her. Touching her buns protectively, she glared at him. How dare he!

"They are not Odango's!" Usagi shouted back, Minako's own mouth dropped as well.

"Stop shouting! Your whining will kill everyone on this road" Mamoru yelled. Usagi made an inhumanly sound, grounding her teeth.

"You're the one that's yelling you big JERK!" Usagi shout out.

"The headache you're giving me with your whining will give me Odango's on my head if you carry on" Mamoru smirked when he saw steam blowing out of Usagi's ears.

"Erm…I think we have somewhere to be Mamoru-san" Katashi intervened.

"Yeah, us too Usagi-chn" Minako stepped in also, gratefully nodding at Katashi.

"We are not going anywhere until that Jerk Face apologies" Usagi said, struggling against Minako.

"Guess you'll be waiting here a long time then" Mamoru folded his arms, now looking petulant himself.

"Now I want it also in writing as well as a verbal apology, signed by the biggest Jerk in Japan!" Usagi snapped.

"Like that will ever happen Odango" Mamoru smirked again.

"Its Tsukino-san to you!" Usagi was really annoyed now.

"Odango-san then" Mamoru quipped.

"WHY YOU!" Usagi was physically dragged away by Minako who was shocked but also thoroughly entertained as well as all the onlookers. Mamoru was chuckling to himself, ignoring the incredulous look Katashi was throwing him.

Hi Everyone, hope you all doing well :-)

Finally got up chapter four and editing chapter five now. Hopefully this chapter is OK.

Thank you for the reviews and the support so far for this story, its really encouraging.

Ami and Makoto will come in soon, same as Rei in a few chapters time. Mamoru will be annoying but its part of his character, I think if he really believes in something he'll stick to it until proven wrong, he'll grow in this story. There will be a hard road in this story as they all start getting older later on - I have some ideas for this story. Setsuna is not happy with Endymion and as the story goes on you'll see more why. Hopefully the first real glimpse of an OC General went OK.

Nehellenia brainwashing the Senshi was a story I tried to do but still haven't got a plot for.

Will try and get chapter five out soon.