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Chapter Six

She kept running up the numerous steps, pumping her arms forward dressed in a light blue gown with dark beading on the hem. She had left her crown in the throne room, put away and locked. The stairs kept spiralling up and upwards until finally she reached a large, tall brown door with a golden door knob. Taking shaky breaths, she pushed open the door with both hands, trying to push that niggling feeling in the back of her mind that she wasn't supposed to be there, that only her parents were allowed. But this was no time for protocols, their world was at risk, her dear Princess's life was in danger, she could feel it. Once the door was opened, she found the room circular in shape with a large mahogany desk right in the middle. Surrounding this desk were walls of books reaching right to the top of the circular ceiling. She let out a breath of frustration.

"What is it you seek Princess Mercury" Mercury spun around to see that there was someone sitting at the desk. A man with long royal blue hair and silvery coloured eyes. He was wearing a pale blue robe with dark blue swirling patterns and small silver glasses sitting on the bridge of his nose. He had a book in his hands and papers scattered around him. Mercury gave a quick bow, biting her lip.

"I am here for information on the element that is known as Chaos" Mercury said. The man quirked an eyebrow before sighing.

"Although you should not be seeking such things, I am afraid our planet does not hold such information. You would need to go to the planet Pluto for that" he said. His eyes softened when he noticed Mercury's eyes going bleary.

"I just….I heard it mentioned and thought" he raised his hands to stop her carrying on.

"Only her majesty Queen Serenity holds the right to that information Princess. It is not for the Inner Planets to get involved in an evil that she keeps away from us for our protection. If you want such information you will either have to ask the Queen directly or find a way of going to Pluto" he said. Mercury nodded, feeling foolish for the first time in her life.

She left that room clutching her dress. She squeezed it tightly as tears started to pour down her face. She so wanted to help her comrades, to protect her princess….to help him. Would he look at her in disappointment? She had been so certain she could get information on the coming danger. They were in this all alone together. Their parents were so filled with secrets, keeping everything close to their chests. How were they meant to be good rulers under their Princess if they didn't know what was truly going on? As she walked down stairs, the tears had started to dry up and instead, a look of pure annoyance graced her features. Clenching her dainty hands into fists, she punched the wall besides her. She was never one given to rage but they lived in dark times. People were arguing as to how they should handle the evil that had come out of the sun. She had so many questions that needed answering. Such as, how can something living come out of the sun? As far as she knew, it was nothing more than a star that gave them the light and warmth they needed. How can such an incredible living power come out of it and cause so much mayhem? Why was the Queen so determined to not allow any relations between the Moon and the Earth? As far as history showed, there had never been any animosity. She opened a white door this time that led onto a bright hallway. She would go to Pluto, and she knew someone crazy enough to travel with her.

'I will get my answers, my friends lives depends upon it'. She felt a shiver run down her back. She spun around quickly thinking maybe the draft came from the door closing but when she saw the door firmly closed, she started to look around to see if there was any one about. Nothing? An uneasy feeling took over her but she had no time to ponder this. She took out her communicator.

"I have a plan…."

Mizuno Ami woke up sweaty and breathing hard.

"What on earth was that?" she said loudly, not caring if her mother heard her. She wiped her forehead and got up from her double bed. Her room was very much like herself, neat, tidy and everything in its place. Walking unsteadily towards the window, she opened out her white curtains allowing the moonlight to enter her room. Looking outside, there was no-one up and about. She lived with her mother in a prestigious apartment block, near the top so she had a wonderful view. Dressed in a grey coloured night dress that covered her neck with frills, long and loose that ended towards her knees, she placed her hand on her chest and tried to steady her breathing.

'Who is Princess Mercury? And why was that man speaking to me?' she wondered. She was grateful her mother hadn't woken up yet. The last thing she wanted at this point was her mother assessing her before probing her with more in-depth questions about her mental state and well-being. Sometimes her mother had her 'doctors' brain on too much that she lost sight of being a mother to a fourteen year old girl. Tucking a loose hair strand to the back of her ear, she started to feel anxious again. Not the fearful anxiety that can come out of nowhere. No, this was an anxiety that she felt like she should be doing something, but what? She couldn't put her finger on it. Every time her mind wondered into a memory or dream that looked as if it were on the cusp of explaining things, her mind would go numb and she would just stand there, blank. She felt as if there was more out there and she was desperate to find out what it was. She looked towards her clock by a small side table next to her bed. It was 15:00am in the morning. Well, she was going to be tired tomorrow morning. Great.

She didn't rush out as she had left the same time she normally did to arrive at school fifteen minutes before the school bell would ring. She walked at the same pace as she would always do but this morning, she still felt agitated. So agitated that she didn't notice she had bumped into someone and made him drop his books. Once she did, a rose colour blossomed on her cheeks when it was a young man with green eyes who looked back at her, his left hand rubbing the back of his head as he apologised to her.

"No, please, don't apologise, I wasn't looking where I was going" Ami said, clutching her satchel tightly.

"I am afraid it is my fault, I wasn't looking either where I was going. The moment I noticed you it was too late, I could've hurt you" he said before quickly bowing before her "I am Fumio, pleasure to meet you" Fumio held his hair in its usual loose ponytail. Ami couldn't help but blush as she noticed how attractive he was. And judging by the books he had in his hands, he was smart too.

"I am Mizuno Ami" Ami said. Fumio nodded, realising he didn't say his own last name. He wanted to slap his forehead but he refrained. She reminded him of someone, someone he had cared for a long time ago but it couldn't be.

"So, you go to Juuban High School?" Fumio asked. Ami blinked a few times before understanding he would've guessed from her uniform.

"Yes, your uniform indicates your school is not around here, not in our district" Ami analysed. Fumio nodded.

"I am from Shibuya, just meeting up with a friend and then we're going to walk to school" Fumio said cheerily. Ami blushed again.

"Well, erm, I apologise if I make you late for school, I really should have watched where I was walking" Ami said, a little annoyed with herself.

"Honestly, it was an accident on both parts. Maybe we'll see each other again Miss Mizuno" Fumio bowed again and then walked in the direction he had originally intended to go. Ami didn't turn round. She didn't say anything. She just mulled over his words, turning it around in her mind. She then shook her head furiously, a determined look in her eyes and she carried on walking to school, now she would only be five minutes early.

Thankfully she had arrived just in time before Ms Haruna came in. Giving way to a huge sigh of relief, Ami flopped on her desk, her bag left on the side. As students filtered in, Ami heard an unfamiliar voice at this time of the morning.

"Tsukino-san?" Ami said allowed, surprised when Usagi's big blue eyes widened at Ami.

"You are later than me today! Is the world ending?" Usagi wondered aloud. Ami could only give a soft giggle as she recovered her shock and took out her books.

"No Usagi-san, the world is not going to end, man hasn't completed destroyed its natural resources yet" of course, Ami's words went right over Usagi's head. Usagi walked away.

"Natural resources….that must be in a book somewhere" Ami heard Usagi and burst out laughing making Usagi turn around blushing.

"Jeez Usagi-chan, of course it's in a book, when was the last time you were in a library?" a snotty student asked. Usagi glared at the student before folding her arms. The student backed off a little, never in their life had they seen such a normally happy ditzy girl look so serious.

"Are you OK Usagi-san?" Ami asked, worried that she had somehow upset Usagi. Usagi faced Ami and gave her a reassuring smile.

"Yes, I am fine" Usagi went to go and sit down, an empty space now occupied by Minako who had just arrived heaving as Ms Haruna walked in. She nearly fell to the ground when she saw Usagi and Minako both on time.

"Is the world coming to an end?" Ms Haruna asked out loud.

"Nope, we still have our natural resources!" Usagi said brightly before winking at a now blushing Ami who was struggling not to laugh again.

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He had meditated for the last few hours alone in his living room in the apartment he shared with Katashi. With his legs crossed and his hands on his knees, he had his eyes closed shut focussing on trying to catch the thin links to his past memories. It was difficult to say the least. Arata had said Queen Serenity's seal was a powerful one to protect us. Mamoru had then assumed Queen Serenity had wanted them to live normal lives. He knew it would take a while but trying to concentrate on the links to his difficult memories was hard, very hard. It had taken a lot of his energy to try and grasp memories that seemed not ready to be opened; even the ones with Princess Serenity seemed to be barred. But he had to keep trying. Astra had said this was the way. He didn't want to reconnect with Princess Serenity, not with the whole world at stake. So he would preserver in this, he had too. The memories he would access were small, few and far between. He could remember certain smells, hear noises and feel objects. He could remember himself, a little boy, running through the grass being chased by his generals. He could see them as young children too. Kunzite with his little serious face, Mamoru guessed Kunzite has always had that cold look, even when he was technically having fun. Nephrite being boisterous, Zoisite looking at the odd animal here and there, marvelling at it and Jadeite, although he had his serious moments, he also had his happy moments where he would laugh and make jokes. Through attempting to look into his dreams, he was starting to see more of his generals, why was that? It wasn't that he didn't appreciate these memories, it was more that he wanted a link to Elysian. So he continued.

He found himself walking, dressed in a navy shirt and black trousers tucked into black knee length boots. He felt at the sides checking if he had a sword or not, he didn't have one. He walked towards a brown door and automatically opened, sighing. Mamoru noted this sigh was a sigh out of anxiety, stress. He opened and closed the door quickly. Once inside, Mamoru noted he was in a small study, very cosy and intimate. Inside was a woman standing by the window. She had long wavy brown hair that stopped just past her waist. He could see she was dressed in a plain dark green gown. She turned around, her large brown eyes taking him in. She was beautiful, that's all Mamoru could think of and his heart rate had picked up. She approached him slowly, the light from the large window catching on her hair showing little red tints in them. Why would he notice such things? He then felt a shiver run down his back as she smiled at him.

'Frivolous woman!' his mind screamed. Where these Endymion's thoughts? How old was he? His mind then told him her name, Demetria.

"I am so glad you are well, I just spoke to Astra and she says there is darkness coming? Why Earth? Why now?" Demetria asked, panic in her voice. Mamoru could feel a vein popping in Endymion's right side of his head, right by the temple. He clearly wasn't too taken with this woman.

"I mean, our wedding should be taking place soon but your father keeps putting off the date now" he noticed an edge in her voice. And suddenly, that image of a beautiful woman vanished. One minute she spoke of danger and then the next, her mind was focussed on a wedding, their wedding! He didn't know he had been betrothed before? Why was he having this memory now. Wait, she mentioned Astra.

"What else did Astra say?" Endymion asked, ignoring her previous words. Demetria narrowed her eyes, she knew what he was doing.

"She said they have to seal Elysian, means Helios and his two priestesses will be locked away until it is safe again" Demetria said, taking a lock of her hair and twiddling it with her fingers.

"I must go and see him before they close off the doors" Endymion was about to walk away but Demetria grabbed his arm.

"You can't just walk out like that, what about our wedding? We need to bring stability to the Kingdom" she said almost desperately. She backed away which meant Endymion must have given her a gold look Kunzite would have been proud of.

"Demetria, you know I do not wish for this marriage. There is nothing stopping my father from ending this contract. Think on that" and with that Endymion walked away. Demetria started to shake, clutching her fists. A dark energy started to surround her figure, dark shadowy hands grabbing her shoulders.

Mamoru was pushed out of the dream feeling sweaty. So, he had been engaged then. But he didn't love her, he had felt the intensity of love he had for Serenity. Still, the thought was unnerving.

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Minako stood outside a sweet shop that had taken their district by storm. People were buying ridiculous amounts of sweets from this place which instantly made Minako suspicious. She could see Ms Watanabe smiling as she serving but Minako could see something different. When she had been in the shop earlier, she had noticed Ms Watanabe's eyes, they looked sharper, more focussed with a possessive feel to them.

'She must have been taken by either the Negaverse or Nehellenia' she thought. Focussing a bit more, she could sense this was Nehellenia's doing. For some reason, Nehellenia's monsters were worse, darker and acted with purpose. Sailor Moon had a hard time with them but she always destroyed them with the final blow. She walked up to the window and started to look at the school children. There were also adults buying confectionary such as candy, Pocky, mochi, Hello Panda's and gummy sweets. This shop sold savoury sweets as well as your hard sweets. Of course, most of the children had a glazed look in their eyes but Minako could feel it. Something was leaving their bodies. In her mind, she knew instantly it was their energy being taken away with each bite they took.

'Not just content with stealing their energy but you want to make them unhealthy too, how cruel…unless they have the metabolism of Usagi-chan' Minako walked away from the shop, making a mental note that she and Usagi would have to pay this shop a visit tonight and take out this new monster.

As she walked, she had to stop. Ahead of her was the very same two young men she and Usagi had seen a few days ago. The black haired man was the one that argued with Usagi. Remembering that incident made her smile inwardly. But what were they doing here. She noticed the silver haired man point towards the sweet shop as they walked past her. It was only then the silver haired man stopped

"Katashi, what is it?" Mamoru asked as his friend turned around and looked at Minako. They seemed to just stare at each other; it was as if time stood still for both of them. Blushing, Minako rubbed the back of her head and smiled.

"No need to worry, Usagi-chan isn't here" Minako said. Katashi snapped out of his trance, blinking rapidly.

"Usagi-chan?" damn it he sounded stupid! Mamoru smirked before he remembered the name of the girl Minako was talking about.

"Oh I remember you, you and that Odango for brains girl, where is she? Injuring other people?" Minako rolled her eyes as she tried to resist a smile. This guy really could be charming and rude at the same time.

"Yeah, I'll tell her that. Well, erm, so you're checking out Wantanabe Sweets Emporium?" Minako asked.

"Yes, it's pretty famous in Shibuya, a lot of students from our school have come down so we decided to see what it's all about" Mamoru said casually. Minako nodded, it seemed believable.

"Well, see you guys around then" Minako waved at them before running off. Katashi looked as if he were about to say something but closed his mouth. Mamoru side eyed him.

"What about Venus then?" Mamoru smirked. Katashi gave Mamoru his signature cold look before walking towards the sweet shop.

"I believe we have a job to do your royal highness" Katashi resisted a dark chuckle as he heard Mamoru groan in annoyance.

Hi All,

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