Usagi held up the Silver Crystal in her hand, she stared at it curiously. The Queen said it was controlled by her heart, but how does that work exactly? Usagi wasn't sure, but she needed to get to school so there was no time to ponder on it now. Placing the Silver Crystal around her neck, Usagi looked at her parents and smiled.

"I'm off!"

As Usagi walked out the door, Tsukino Kenji smiled,

"Looks like Usagi is back to her normal self."

Tsukino Ikuko looked at her husband,

"I guess so."

_

"All right I'm off to the control center, I'm examining the sword." Luna smiled, jumping off Usagi's shoulder and onto the ground.

Usagi waved to Luna, not paying attention the anything else. As she waved she took a deep breath, she could do this it was just school. It wouldn't be so hard. She couldn't lock herself away in her room forever. No matter how much it hurt, Michiru wouldn't answer her calls or tell her how Haruka was doing. She couldn't worry about that right now. She had a job to do, an ancient evil to destroy.

Suddenly Usagi was knocked to the ground, as a dark-haired man pushed past her.

"Ow! Hey-!" Usagi stopped when she looked at the man, and even though she could only see his backside…he looked just like Endymion. Was it really him? No. It couldn't be. It couldn't be him. Endymion was dead…unless he had been reincarnated too? But that couldn't be it. Usagi stared, as she watched the man walk away, and it was like the entire world had stopped. It was like time stopped ticking. Usagi stood there in a stupor, and school had been forgotten momentarily all that was on her mind was the possibility that man could be Endymion.

Without thinking, Usagi burst out to run chasing after the man.

"Wait!" Usagi called, her voice desperate.

_

After a while of running, Usagi finally caught up with him. She saw him in front of the game center with Furuhata. Was he one of Furuhata's college friends? Had Endymion's reincarnation been so close all along? She didn't love Endymion anymore, Usagi knew that much, but she wanted to…. She wanted to know if he remembered, and even if he didn't…if he didn't…she still wanted to apologize. She wanted to apolgize for him having to die to protect her. Even if he didn't know what she meant she had to apolgize.

Usagi slowly walked up to the game center, her steps uneven and shaky. She saw Furuhata and Endymion talking to a woman who looked about Furuhata's age.

Taking a deep breath Usagi spoke,

"Excuse me?"

They seemed to notice her as they stopped talking, and Furuhata spoke,

"Oh! Usagi! Shouldn't you be in school?"

Usagi froze for a moment, yeah that was true. But she needed to talk to Endymion!

"Oh! I'm just taking a little detour on my way there, and then I saw you guys talking! I got a little curious about what you were talking about, and I thought I'd say hi!"

Furuhata looked at her a little bit confused, muttering something about the school had already started. But then he looked at the woman and Endymion and gestured to her.

"I guess I should introduce you! This is Usagi. She comes here with her friends sometimes after school. Usagi this is Reika, and my best friend Endou."

Endou was that Endymion's new name?

"Oh! That's a pretty gemstone on your neck! What is it?" Reika exclaimed, pointing to the Silver Crystal.

Usagi instinctively brought her head up to the Silver Crystal and fidgeted with it. Surely there was no harm in telling them. As long as she left out all the important details it should be fine. Anyway, it could be a good way to judge whether Endymion has his memories.

"Oh this it's my Silver Crystal…it's a family heirloom of sorts."

It was then Endymion looked at her,

"A Silver Crystal you say? Your name is Usagi, right? May I see the Crystal?"

Usagi looked into Endymion's eyes, they were pitch black. They looked so deep like she could get lost in them. Maybe…she should give him the Silver Crystal. What was the harm? She was incapable of using it anyway…

Wait! No! No! She couldn't do that! It was her job to protect the Silver Crystal!

Usagi quickly shook her head from side to side. Before speaking,

"No, I'm sorry it's just that this Crystal is very precious and I couldn't just give it away. I've really got to get to school now…bye!"

With that Usagi quickly turned around and walked away. But as she did she felt Endymion's gaze on her back. A shiver went down her spine. Something was wrong with him, but she didn't know what.

_

"Wow! Ami you live in condos?!" Usagi exclaimed excitedly, taking in all the sights around her.

Looking down Usagi noticed that the floor was made of marble. Usagi's eyes sparkled with excitement, Ami's place was so fancy!

"Hey V! You gotta be extra careful not to drop the sword, okay? You'll damage the marble!" Usagi spoke to Minako.

Minako nodded, and then took a step forward. Almost immediately tripping, the stone sword scratched the floor. Minako's lip wobbled, she didn't mean to do that!

"AMI! Please forgive me!" Minako cried looking towards her blue-haired friend.

"It's fine! It's fine! Marble is really soft it gets scratched easily, you don't have to worry!"

Slowly Minako nodded looking at Ami, guilty.

"But incidentally that sword you're carrying is what we're here to talk about today," Ami said with a smile, pulling a diamond ring out of her pocket.

"This is a diamond which is said to be the hardest substance in the world. V, why don't you try and hit it with your sword?" Ami spoke, placing the diamond ring on the table.

Minako held the stone sword in her hands, and lightly tapped the tip of it on the diamond. Immediately the diamond cracked and shattered into tiny pieces. Minako held the broken ring in her hand, and looked at Ami worriedly, apologizing for breaking the ring.

"As you can see that diamond, which is the hardest substance in the world shattered. That sword isn't made of ordinary stone." Ami paused, for a moment before continuing.

"Luna and I have been examining this sword as well as a fragment of the stone from the sacred palace we brought back from the Moon. Both contain a unique proprietary the likes we have never seen before. It hardens the things it comes in contact with."

Meanwhile, as the group talked, Usagi slowly drifted off to sleep.

"The substance of that property is also infused with something toxic." Ami finished speaking, a serious look on her face.

It was then Makato spoke up from where she sat,

"After Usagi, or well after the Princess committed suicide…all I can remember afterward is a brilliant flash of light a spilt second in which we were engulfed with. Long ago…the Moon wasn't that lonely dark and dead planet. Do you think the enemy is responsible?"

Makato looked towards Usagi, about to ask her a question but saw her sleeping instead. Ami giggled at the sight, and she spoke fondly.

"Oh Usagi, this always happens whenever we have a serious discussion."

Makato smiled, and picked Usagi up from where she passed out,

"She must have a lot on her mind right now. With Sailor Uranus, and Neptune…not only that she met The Queen, her mother, from her past life. She must be exhausted emotionally."

Minako paused and looked at the ground,

"The Queen never did tell us how to destroy the enemy. This sword…the Legendary Sword that protects the Princess. Even if we manage to locate the enemy and they are right in front of us….How will we manage to defeat something like that?"

Such a question weighed heavily on each of them. Minako was right how were they going to do this?

_

Usagi woke up with tears in her eyes, she sat up a little dazed. She remembered when she had woken up at Haruka and Michiru's place after she passed out from using the Moon Stick for the first time. She remembered the sight of the setting sun from the windows. What they had told her.

Everything was so stressful right now, all she wanted to do was relax maybe play a video game like the Sailor V game. Slowly Usagi stood up and crept out of the condo only glancing back once.

_

Usagi stood in front of the game center and stared momentarily. Why had she come here? Usagi didn't know why but it felt like something was drawing her to this place. Entering the building Usagi stopped at the sight she saw, it was Furuhata and Endymion!

"Hey there Usagi. Do you remember my best friend Endou? He's our newest part-time employee."

Usagi stepped forward slowly, and stared at Endymion, she felt uncomfortable and unsafe but she didn't know why.

"Hello, again Usagi. You know you have the same hairstyle as Sailor Moon…it must be a popular one then." Endymion spoke with a smirk on his face.

Usagi stood there frozen unsure of what to do, or what to say. That was until Endymion spoke again,

"You're good at the Sailor V game right? Will you show me how to play it?"

_

Minako raced to the game center, the others following closely behind. Someone was playing the Sailor V game! Usagi was gone too! Minako wondered how she could let this happen.

Quickly running into the game center, Minako froze. There was Usagi…and that man she was standing next to was Prince Endymion?

"No. That can't be Prince Endymion. Look at his eyes." Rei spoke, seriously.

"That's someone else I know it. I have a very bad feeling about this."

_

Usagi walked down the path making her way to the game center but was stopped as Luna bit onto her sock, trying to pull her back.

"Usagi! You can't go to the game center! That guy isn't really Endymion!"

Usagi looked at Luna calmly,

"You don't know that." Usagi spoke her voice cracking, before resuming her walk to the game center.

Upon arriving at the game center Usagi stopped and looked around, she did not see Endymion or Furuhata. Usagi frowned where were they? Maybe Luna was right…maybe something was up.

"Usagi."

Usagi turned to see Makato standing in front of the Sailor V game,

"Mako? What is it?"

Makato simply smiled at Usagi, and Usagi felt a shiver go down her spine.

"Let's go to the control center I have something to talk to you about."

Usagi nodded and followed Makato down to the control center, and stopped walking on the stairs.

"Mako? Are you okay?"

Makato smiled at Usagi, and Usagi looked into her friend's eyes worriedly.

"I'm fine Usagi. You need to worry about protecting the Silver Crystal, don't you? You have it with you right?"

Usagi nodded and smiled, pulling out a chain from underneath her shirt. Attached to the chain was the Silver Crystal and it sparkled brilliantly in the light.

"I always keep it with me…uh Mako? What are you doing?" Usagi said taking a step back as she saw Makato reaching for the Silver Crystal a smile on her face.

"Usagi!" A voice called and Minako came running up from behind and kicked Makato back.

"V? Why did you? Mako are you alright!?"

Makato did not answer her and instead, a voice came from behind.

"To think all this time the Control Room has been right under the Sailor V game."

Usagi turned and froze at the sight. Standing there in a black tuxedo and cape was Endymion a cruel grin on his face.

Endymion gestured to Makato who lay unconscious on the ground,

"That girl was much more susceptible to my hypnosis than you were too bad she fell one step short in my plan."

Usagi stood there, frozen in complete shock. She barely processed Endymion's words.

Minako however was not fazed by the turn of events and held her pen up in the air,

"Venus Power Make Up!"

In a flash of light, Minako transformed into Venus and shouted,

"Venus Love Me Chain!" Minako's whip shot forward and hit Endymion's arm.

Endymion merely laughed and held out his hand, and a beam of light shot at Minako, hitting her chest. Minako let out a noise of pain and fell back.

Usagi watched this happen and stepped back. Why? Why was this happening? Why was Endymion doing this?

Endymion walked forward, every step he took echoing in the small chambers of the control center. Then he stopped, standing in front of Usagi.

"Usagi! You must transform!" Minako called out desperately. But Usagi shook her head, violently. NO! NO! She couldn't fight Endymion!

Endymion reached forward, grabbed the Silver Crystal, and pulled it off Usagi's neck.

Usagi stepped back, in fear. No! No! This couldn't be happening! She needed help! Someone, please!

"Usagi! Please transform!" A voice came and Usagi saw Luna, jump up landing on Endymion's shoulder, and watched as Luna tried to bite down. This attempt was futile and short lived however as Endymion knocked Luna off his shoulder,

"Move you pest!"

Usagi watched as Luna violently fell on the floor. Slowly Usagi looked between Minako, Makato, and Luna who all lay unconscious on the ground.

What was she doing? Why was she just standing there? She should be fighting, not cowering here afraid.

"You're not Endymion! Moon Prism Power Make Up!"

A blinding flash of light came, and when it disappeared Sailor Moon stood there, angry. Yes, she was angry. Angry at herself for being so weak. Angry that she let her friends get hurt like this. Never again! This would never happen again!

"I am Sailor Moon Senshi of Love and Justice! In the name of the Moon, I'll punish you!"

Light flowed from the moon stick, aimed at the man. Sailor Moon would win. She'd defeat him, and get the Silver Crystal back!

But, as the light disappeared the man remained unfazed. What? That should have done something! An evil laugh echoed through the room, and Sailor Moon looked around confused. That was when she saw her. A woman in a dark purple dress. She had blood-red hair and wore a pitch-black crown on her head. Who was this woman? Why did she feel familiar?

"Ha! Princess no matter what you are always a weak pitiful child!"

Sailor Moon flinched at the words and stared at the woman with wide eyes.

"I am Queen Beryl of the Dark Kingdom, and Princess Serenity I desire to see you killed by Prince Endymion. It'll be a nice sight don't you think?"

Laughter filled the air, and Sailor Moon stood there once again frozen in shock. Prince Endymion? So this man was Endymion? No, it couldn't be!

Queen Beryl's laughter was dehumanizing, and Sailor found herself filled with despair. What should she do?