To answer a very angry reviewer, glad to know I got a reader to feel mad over that. First off, she may be his Queen, but that doesn't mean he cares to treat her as his equal. He's evil after all, and the power coursing through him makes him a bit arrogant. Second, of course, she does want to be able to use her powers, but the castle has a darkness over it that amplifies Endymion's abilities and nullifies the light of the crystal to a certain extent (will be explored in a future chapter) and he is using that power he gained to strengthen it. Endymion is no fool and he knows of the power she possesses, so he is handling it by controlling the darkness of the area (Best way I could phrase it). Third, this is still in the first season where Usagi is still unsure if herself and her capabilities as Sailor Moon. She is not as confident in herself yet, and also, this is after she lost Mamoru, so those feelings and revelations are still fresh in her mind. Even if she isn't thinking about it, it's constantly in the back of her mind and "controlling" her in a way. Anywho, I enjoy getting reactions tbh and I thought about that comment for a whole day.

Endymion and Zoicite looked over the remains of a more recent technological development of the humans.

"Why do they keep making these machines? If they want to explore, they ought to do so themselves." Endymion complained.

"Yes, however," Zoicite started. "They have no means of staying alive out here in the cold of which our castle currently remains. It is best for them to create a machine that will stay warm enough to explore for them rather than lose many men to these low temperatures." The blond explained.

"I suppose so..." The King wondered. "They must be getting suspicious now."

"Why would that be, my King?"

"Every time they send in one of these creations, we destroy them. It will give them a reason to come here themselves and investigate the issue. They may already be working on a machine that can transport them through the colds so that they can inspect and figure out why they die out at a certain radius."

"Yes... It must be very suspicious that these drones of sorts keep blowing up at a specific radius, but this machine actually got closer and onto our grounds yesterday." Zoicite remembered finding it yesterday afternoon and instantly destroying the thing, although, he was sure it got a good glimpse before he did so. "Someone was too distracted with their Queen to sense something breaching the field at that point."

"Get off my case. I didn't exactly plan to spend the rest of the day there." Endymion growled as looked at the bruise on his forearm. "That doesn't matter now anyway. They may have seen the structure, and no doubt about it, they'll be stupid enough to send people to come and check out what they saw."

Ami was good with electronics, as everyone knew. Although, her hacking skills could be worrisome when it involved hacking into private government files. She kept thinking back to what the news reporter on TV said about them exploring more up north in the cold and the small sign of life. It just seemed to be relevant in the search for their now missing princess.

The meeting with Usagi's parents they have every week is not helpful on her nerves since they are so upset over the idea that their daughter has up and left. They even mentioned that a man named Mamoru had told them what he had seen the night she disappeared and that made the girls all wary. Endymion began to step out and intervene in their search.

Looking through the files at lightning speed, she spotted a group on the droids that had been sent out into the northern cold and found the latest transmission. She watched the footage and saw that it came upon a large structure that looked like a familiar, but old, castle. She watched as the camera looked around and came upon a man who looked very familiar; Zoicite.

It both hurt and surprised her. Yet, it was a form of confirmation. Checking on some of the other clips recorded, she saved a few to her computer but changed anything technical so that it couldn't be traced back to her.

"These should help us get some coordinates... Then we'll teleport to the area and get Usagi out." She spoke out loud to no one in particular. She'd blush in embarrassment, but she was alone, so what the hell? Grabbing her communicator, she scheduled a meeting in the Command Center with the other girls so that the technology there can help them get specific coordinates so that they can save Usagi.

She wasn't sure why, but she had the sneaking suspicion someone was nearby, but not in her room. Checking her clock, she noticed that it was fairly late at night and she did have school. She wrote down about how she needed to take detailed notes for Usagi for when they get her back because she has already missed a week of school.

Sighing, she decided to finally go to bed. They would meet in the afternoon right after school to pinpoint that castle so that they could get that son of a bitch and they were going to save their closest friend. Ami had never really been angry before. Endymion was really pushing her over the line since what he said earlier involved using her friend for his own personal pleasure and that was not okay.

They needed to find her and get her out of there as soon as possible.

Usagi sat on her bed, her fingers wandering over the side of her neck. Her arms had some bruises, but she wore a jacket to cover them up. Kunzite decided to come in and visit with a tray.

"How are you holding up, my Queen?" Kunzite watched her turn to face him with an annoyed look and a bit of a bruise that was larger than her hand was seen on her neck.

"Not very good. I'm bruised all over from engaging Endymion in a fight yesterday..." The general walked over and uncovered the tray, showing some cold packets lined in a row.

"The King figured you might have some serious injuries." He said as she grabbed one and placed it on her neck.

"Yeah. Especially since he got to bite me. That was a very painful and low on the bar of attacks I would have never expected from him." She shook her head. For someone who upheld himself like an adult with a 'holier than thou' attitude.

"To be fair, you did bite his arm." Kunzite pointed out and she scoffed.

"He grabbed me from behind and I saw a chance to get him off of me! I didn't expect him to bite me back!" She whined.

"He'll go as far as to how you fight so that he'll win. You how he is about losing." Kunzite snickered a bit and Usagi joined in.

"Anyways, I appreciate these cold packs." She moved the tray from his hands and onto her nightstand. "Those should numb some of the pain." He nodded and bowed to her, but at this point, no matter what she says, they just cannot break that habit. "Am I being ordered to be by his side today?" She asked when she could look him in the face again.

"He has ordered for you to see him at some point soon, yes." He explained and Usagi rolled her eyes.

"That's unreasonable... Whatever then." Usagi had to lay down. Kunzite watched intently as she sat up, stretched, ad jumped up with the ice packet on her neck. "Better do it now. He'll get grumpy if I don't and you guys already have enough on your hands without needing to babysit him." This got him to chuckle.

"Right this way, then, Serenity." He lead her to one of the conference rooms Endymion was in.

"... a major concern either way. They cannot be allowed to get closer!" Endymion's voice carried through the doors, especially as they opened.

"Their moves are going to be unpredictable and we don't know what they'll send next. If it is more people, what are you gonna do?" Zoicite asked.

"Pardon the interruption." Kunzite jumped in. Both men looked at him and Usagi. "I'm dropping her off here..." He looked to Usagi and whispered, "Have fun." Then he walked out.

Usagi looked over the broken pieces on the table. "What's that...?"

"Human technology that got too close for comfort."

"Only because you two went at each other like animals." Zoicite added in.

"Zoicite! Don't... don't say it like that!" Usagi threw one of the tiny pieces at the general as her face turned red. "You're like Venus!" The man just chuckled as Endymion looked at his general, annoyed.

"It's just the truth. You're both covered in bruises, I assume. Fighting for hours is a little animalistic, really. You're both living things with brains, so that could have been solved without fighting." Zoicite shrugged as both royals just stared.

"Yeah... So," She turned to Endymion. "Why did you want to see me? Want to start another battle? Although, I'd really like to team up against your buddy right there." She motioned to Zoicite, who stood looking smug.

"I would not mind that either," He shot the man a glare. "However, that's not why I called you here. I know how you handle humans, and there are some who are currently making their way to the castle." He motioned to a screen that brought up the image of a large automobile that was driving through the snow. "Since you'd go off on me if I killed them, you need to be there to regulate what I do. You being covered in bruises doesn't look good on me, so I need to heal your body." His hand glowed a golden color that also shone in his eyes.

"I can just do that mysef..." She pointed out. "It just... takes a while."

"Well, they're currently on their way, so you need to be healed now."

"Don't you dare touch me. I don't trust you after you bit me!" She backed away.

"You bit me originally. I hardly call it an overreaction if you did it first." He growled as he reached and grabbed her wrist.

"No!"

"Yes...!"

Zoicite figured he better do something, so he went and held Usagi. "Sorry, Serenity, but you just need to stand here. I'll make sure his mouth doesn't get near you."

"Traitor..."

It wasn't uncomfortable. The magic flowed through and healed her, but it felt tainted. The warm feeling it offered didn't help either.

"There. That wasn't bad, now was it." The golden colors faded and his eyes were the typical red color again. Usagi freed herself from his grasp, crossed her arms, and stuck her tongue out at him. He rolled his eyes and turned back to the screen. "They are almost here. We must be prepared to meet them."

"I can't believe another one blew up." A man complained. The other shrugged.

"Orders are orders... At least we're warm is all I can be glad about. Hopefully, whatever it is that keeps breaking 'em out here won't break us or this thing." The second man hit the automotive's ceiling.

"That's worrisome... Look." The first man pointed ahead, where a black castle could be spotted. It grew bigger as they approached.

"That's amazing... and there's a heat signature, as if the place is warm in these cool temperatures..." The two exchanged looks and they could see a group of people standing out front, and they did not look friendly.

"I guess it's good that we have some hidden cameras... Those scientists wil eat this footage up..." The first guy sighed before getting out, the other man in tow

Usagi stood by Endymion's side and she kept a grip on his arm to keep him from going straight into killing. They, along with the generals, watched as two human men made their way through the barrier Endymion had up. They stared, confused at the six people they were seeing and noticed how much warmer things got. Slowly, they made their way over to the group.

Keeping a watchful eye on Endymion, she smiled at the two warmly. If they'd revealed their faces, they'd be very flustered at having a pretty woman smile at them.

"What brings you here?" Endymion's voice boomed suddenly. "This is my kingdom property and you are on dangerously thin ice."

"Well.. sir... We have... have been sent to check on the recent droid we had previously sen... sent out." One of the men stuttered a bit, a little intimidated. "Our last one exploded here. Once... once it happened, we were sent immediately after for it..."

"Well, we destroyed it. I do not need you all sticking your nose where it does not belong." The King's voice was stern and they could all hear the agitation.

"Now, Endy," He turned to Usagi, "It's not their fault they were sent out here. As long as they do not pry, everything should be fine." She smiled up at him, making him hesitate.

"What makes you think they won't snoop around as part of... 'research?'" He eyed her, a little surprised at her sudden shift in tone and attitude.

"Then just put them in a simple room with guards at the doors. One of the generals can watch them while we discuss what to do with them." She reasoned. The King sighed and seemed to have a mental debate with himself before waving for Nephrite to take them to a secluded room in the castle.

Usagi sighed in relief at the fact she may have just saved two innocent human lives. There was still Endymion to deal with and she wasn't sure how she was going to go about it.

"As long as I can keep him on the cool side, these men can get home safely. That's my main priority. Whatever the cost..."

Things have been hectic around home. I'm finishing up with final exams this week and then summer should be full of new content. Hopefully. I do plan on getting the new Personality Swap out after finals. It's just that I can't name Mamoru's hero persona properly, so the name he's stuck with iis kinda lame, I'll admit, but whatever.