In the base, Meroko stood beside her sister, Asteria, in civilian forms and listened as Asteria relayed how it was she came to be after thousands of years.

"Queen Nyx had felt Princess Reign's death the moment it happened but instead of telling me and the rest of the guardians to retrieve the body...she said we had an important mission to do," Asteria's pale face was partially hidden by her blue and silver-tipped hair falling over her shoulders. "She said Princess Reign had done her duty well even in death and that it was now up to the rest of us to follow in suit. Sailor Circe - our magical guardian - used her teleporting powers to send our people to our sister civilization who had found a new planet to live on - and then Queen Nyx, uh, she...she used the last of her powers to put me and the other guardians in cryogenic stasis on Earth."

"So you've been sleeping for thousands of years since then?" Azula crinkled her nose at the thought. She loved sleep as much as the next person but that was too much.

Asteria nodded. "Queen Nyx said that Princess Reign would be reincarnated by the grace of Queen Serenity, along with my sister-" she put a hand on Meroko's arm, "-because it was imperative that the Shadow Crystal remain protected. Since Princess Reign would one day re-awaken, she would need the rest of her guardians with her."

"But then that confirms that your Queen had contact with not only your sister planet but also with Silver Millenium," Usagi noted. "She knew my Mother…"

"And once upon a time you knew Princess Reign," Asteria said with obvious dislike. Since she had learned that the Moon Princess had also been reincaranted, she hadn't really wanted to speak with any of the girls and much less Usagi. "And then you let her die…"

"Hey-" Mamoru cut in before Asteria would go further, because he had no doubt she would, "-that is something you're gonna have to stop saying."

"Truth hurts? Not my problem," Asteria shrugged her shoulders. "The only reason I'm here explaining everything to you all is because my sister made me. I, frankly, would rather us work alone than join forces with the lot that killed my Princess."

"I'm sorry about that, really," Usagi wanted to be believed so badly even though she herself couldn't remember this Shadow princess. It was hard trying to picture this entire story without the proper memories. She hoped the memories would start coming now that she was learning about them.

"We don't know what exactly happened," Mamoru added on. "No one does except Reign herself and until she joins us and explains everything, we're not going to blame anyone."

Asteria crossed her arms and looked to the side. Mamoru remembered the girl to be much more stubborn and challenging than Sailor Hemera. Even now, Asteria remained the same.

"Asteria has agreed to the terms of our accordance," Meroko spoke up. "We'll work together to find Princess Reign and defeat Senka and then afterwards we'll leave to find the rest of our people."

"We can get to work on that then by cross referencing any sorts of jewels in the area," Azula thought out loud. "It's a stretch but it's a start."

Asteria scoffed at her. "You believe my Princess would let her Crystal hide in plain sight?"

"Well, Usagi's crystal hid inside her body so unless you find Reign this is all we have right now," Azula retorted within the second. She wasn't here for snappy attitudes, especially with the girl who had stabbed her with stars.

Asteria released a breath and looked at Meroko. "I'm hungry. Could we go to that cafe shop you talked about in the morning?"

Meroko nodded and told her sister to start heading out first. When Asteria was out of hearing shot, she addressed the group. "I know Asteria is…"

"Snotty? Rude?" Minako finished for her and yelped when Makoto elbowed her. "What?"

Meroko sighed. "I know it's difficult for everyone, alright? But Asteria has been asleep for thousands of years and this is a new world for her to get used to. To say, she refuses to adopt a human name."

"The name she lives by is the least of our problems," Rei pointed out. "If she doesn't work with us then finding Reign, the Shadow Crystal and defeating Senka is going to become a lot more difficult."

"And it doesn't help when she keeps throwing the death of Reign in our faces," Makoto huffed. "Especially to Usagi."

"Are you sure Princess Reign truly died for Serenity?" Ami asked curiously. It was a whole story to learn once they all regained their memories, and as such they had some doubts.

"Yes, I know she did," Meroko nodded. "I was guarding the barrier when I heard the humans' uproar. I didn't make it to Reign on time but I did see Prince Endymion's lifeless body on the ground while Reign and Serenity ran off."

Usagi leaned on Mamoru for some support because she truly did not remember anything about Reign yet the guilt was getting to her. "I just...I just remember taking my own life...that's all…"

"But if Reign ran with you...and she died first...wouldn't that sort of imply she died trying to protect you too?" Azula tapped her chin with her finger.

It was an idea that not even Meroko had thought about judging by the horrified look on her face. It would mean that their belief about Reign's death was completely wrong. "Why would she do that for a girl she didn't even know?"

"Because maybe she did know Serenity…" Mamoru said before he could even begin to think about the meaning behind his words. He needed to start to remembering faster.

~0~

"This is...pie…?" Asteria jabbed her fork into the piece of cheesecake in front of her.

Meroko sat across her in their booth and smiled. "Yes. It's a popular dessert and a good one if I say so myself." She grabbed a nearby fork and dug it into her own piece. "Azula introduced me to it."

Asteria stopped her fork just inches from her mouth. "You seem to be a little too warm with these Silver Millenniums."

"Actually, Azula is the only normal human in the group so you can eat that slice calmly."

Asteria never liked jokes much. Thousands of years wouldn't change that. "Hemera you do remember that they are the cause - both Silver Millenniums and humans - of the death of our Princess?"

"Yes, and believe me I've been just as angry as you are right now. But I learned that these people can be trusted," Meroko argued logically. "The more time you spend not cooperating with them, the more time we'll have to work with them. Think about that for a moment, will you?"

Asteria didn't have to think long to know Meroko was right. "Fine. I will be...more civilized. But I don't like them."

"Well you don't have to. You just have to work with them." Asteria finally tried the cheesecake bit on her fork and immediately "mmd" in delight at the flavor. Meroko chuckled at her sister. "Good, huh?"

"Maybe these humans aren't all that bad," Asteria dug her fork into the cheesecake again. "So tell me about Senka. What's going on with her?"

Meroko forgot how straight-to-business her sister was. "Well, she's getting stronger. She's taking energy from the humans to reclaim her figure. She's almost there now so I assume afterwards she's going to start really searching for the Shadow Crystal."

"Good luck," Asteria said in-between bites. "Queen Nyx made it clear before we were all put to sleep that Princess Reign had hidden the Crystal well."

Meroko trusted in her Queen's words but couldn't help wonder how it was that Reign had hidden the Crystal in her final moments. She looked around before she spoke again because this time it was a much more dire question. "How do you think Senka got out through the gates of the Shadow Dominion?"

Asteria paused her eating for a second. "Well, with Princess Reign's death, the Gates must have suffered a severage due to their linkage and it provided Senka a tiny hole to get out through."

"If there's a hole, no matter how small, then we need to fix it," Meroko then whispered again, "Can we get to the Gates of the Shadow Dominion?"

"No," Asteria shot the idea down. "Of course we can't. Only Princess Reign knows the way. We don't know anything about the Gates."

"And Senka, obviously," Meroko mumbled.

"Senka is a dangerous creature and we cannot allow her to continue searching for the Shadow Crystal."

"Asteria, the last times we've seen Senka she said...she said something odd…"

"Like?"

"That she's 'meshed' by the greatest soldiers. What does that mean?"

Asteria gulped and put her fork down. Her pale face had gone even paler. "I don't know as much as Circe does about the Shadow Dominion, but I do know this: Shadows in the Shadow Dominion can sometimes merge to create a stronger being. Those Shadows could be the souls of Sailor Guardians or warriors, dead or alive from this world."

Meroko's eyes widened. "So we could be fighting a culmination of the best warriors in the universe? Asteria, how are we going to defeat them?"

"We can," Asteria assured her. "Princess Reign can use the Shadow Crystal to seal Senka away. I have faith in her, don't you?"

"Of course," Meroko leaned back against her seat and thought about Princess Reign's task to put Senka down. The girl was in for a rude awakening.

~ 0 ~

"I can help too, Rei!" Reyna laughed delightfully as she ran across Rei's shrine courtyard to gather a dust pan. "My Mommy says I'm a good helper! I can do lots of stuff!" she snatched the dustpan off the ground and ran back to where Rei was already brooming. While Reyna began listing the many things she could help out with, the rest of the girls watched from the sides with fair amusement.

"Where did she come from again?" Minako asked Azula who was lying down on the ground with her arms tucked behind her head.

"From the sky?" Azula replied and moved one arm over her eyes to shield them from the sun.

"No, seriously," Minako said again.

"I am being serious," Azula's voice sharpened a bit. "She literally dropped from the sky and nearly crushed me to the ground."

"She can't weigh that much," Usagi chuckled with a hand in front of her mouth. "She's only five."

"And mega annoying," Azula decided to inform.

"Aw, I think she's kinda cute," Makoto watched as Reyna helped Rei collect the dust.

"But it would be helpful to know where it is she's from," Ami looked up from her book. "Has she said anything to you, Azula?"

"You'd be surprised to know that despite the big chatterbox Reyna is, she hasn't said a word about her home nor her parents," and that was drove Azula mad. Every time Azula would ask about her parents or home, Reyna would change the topic. "You'd think if my daughter were missing I'd go out and look for her or something. Or even put up missing daughter posters."

"Maybe they don't know she's gone," Usagi shrugged.

"Well, she fell from the sky so...I doubt she came prepared," Azula sat up and stared at Reyna. "But then...where the hell is she from? She's not a regular child, that much we know." She gestured to herself as living proof of Reyna's special abilities. She'd spent time at the hospital for her injuries - something that had been explained to her dad and sister as a mere consequence of being at the wrong place at the wrong time - and then suddenly Reyna got the idea to 'help' and somehow the little girl had healed Azula in minutes. It was an odd thing but Azula couldn't say she was mad about it. "And she knows about Senka, I know she does."

"All this Senka stuff is confusing," Usagi released a bit breath. "It would definitely help if we could get something out of her. God knows Mamoru won't say a word to me about it."

"To be fair he probably doesn't even know himself," Azula leaned back on her hands. "He said that the memories aren't coming back fast enough."

"Well that's what he's doing today, apparently," Usagi muttered. "Trying to remember more. You'd think he'd want to spend more time with me since I have my memories back.'

The rest of the girls laughed at the blonde. Hearing their laughter, Reyna came scurrying up to them. There was a smudge of dust on her cheek and on her left knee. "What's funny?"

"Oh, Usagi having problems with her boyfriend," Minako sobered from her laughter first.

"Ew, boys," Reyna crinkled her nose. "Did you know boys can make you sick?"

"Are you talking about cooties?" Azula looked at the others girls. "That's still a thing?"

"It's true though," Reyna assured. "My cousin told me."

"Your cousin wanted to fool you,' Azula clarified. "And props to her because looks like she did it."

Reyna frowned at her. "My cousin wouldn't lie. Lying is bad."

"I know lying is bad," Azula mimicked her tone. "Doesn't mean people won't do it."

"My Mommy doesn't lie!"

"Kid, I'm sure she does-"

"No, she doesn't!" Reyna stomped her foot.

Ami cleared her throat to prevent Azula from further arguing. She flashed a gentle smile at Reyna who was busy glaring at Azula. "Reyna, what's your Mommy like?" Azula snorted but Makoto elbowed her on the side and motioned to stay quiet.

"My Mommy's the best," Reyna said, her mood instantly changed. "She wears all these fancy dresses and she's really pretty too. Everyone loves her but my Daddy loves her the most. And then me!"

Ami hummed, showing she was acknowledging Reyna's explanations. "And what do your parents do? What's their jobs?"

"Um…they look after people. They love doing that. One day, I want to do that too."

"What's your Mommy's name?"

Reyna suddenly went silent. "I don't want to talk anymore," she stated so plainly and hurried away.

"And that is what I have to deal with everyday," Azula gestured after Reyna who'd taken to collecting leaves off the nearby grass.

"Other than the fact she's hiding what she knows about Senka, she truly does seem harmless," Ami concluded and opened her book again.

"Uuuh, are we forgetting the fact she hypnotized my Dad and my sister into believing she was another member of the family?"

"Where'd she get that sort of magic?" Usagi tilted her head and watched Reyna. The child seemed normal at first glance.

"I wish I knew," Azula muttered. "I just don't get why she's here, you know?"

"Mhm," the girls felt her frustration and together they gazed upon the mysterious little girl who was having the time of her life picking up brown, crunchy leaves off the ground.

~ 0 ~

Azula made it a habit of startling people when they were sitting alone. This time her victim was Mamoru at school, but she was mighty disappointed to see her presence wasn't even noticed. He was staring off into space and she was sure it had nothing to do with Usagi.

"Okay, what thy hell, are you doing?"

Mamoru came out from his thoughts and gave her an odd look for her choice of words.

"I just had a Shakespearean lesson."

"You paid attention?"

"Oh, funny," Azula went with it for a moment. "But not as funny as watching Asteria trying to figure out how to do calculus."

Mamoru wished Azula could at least keep it serious with Asteria since the girl was trying to handle being a human at a human school. "How's she doing on her first day?"

"Right now, a bit better than you. What were you thinking about?"

"Honestly-" Mamoru sighed, "-I'm trying to remember things about Reign. I haven't had anything new in a while now."

"Why don't you ask Meroko or Asteria for help. I mean, if anyone can talk about Reign I imagine it'd be her followers."

"I'm not sure if Meroko and Asteria are up for conversing…"

"Mm, wouldn't be so quick on that judgement," Meroko was coming up behind the bench Azula and Mamoru were sitting on. Asteria was right behind her sister. "Whaddya need, prince?"

Mamoru was by now better used to Meroko's way of being and merely ignored her in that aspect. "I want to know more about Reign. I want to remember more."

Meroko looked over to Asteria because out of the two, Astera would remember more. "What? I'm just supposed to tell you everything I know?" asked the pale girl.

"That would be really helpful," Mamoru kept his kindness in check. Asteria was harder to deal with than her sister but being snappy as she was wouldn't help anyone.

"He can use his abilities to go into your mind and see things you've lived through," Azula explained.

"I'm supposed to let you wander in my mind?" Asteria asked with wide, alarmed eyes.

"Just the memories of Reign."

"Asteria…" Meroko gave her sister a significant look, reminding her of their previous conversation concerning the team.

"Fine, what do I have to do?"

Mamoru stood up and gestured for her to give him her hand. Asteria rolled her eyes and stuck out her right hand. He grasped her hand and focused on the right sort of memories he would be requiring. Asteria released a small gasp when she felt his presence in her mind.

A woman dressed in a purple, sparkling, gown stared out her open window to her kingdom. There were phenomenal silver lights tonight. "Tell me, Asteria, what is Shadow celebrating tonight?" her soft voice asked of the other woman in the grand bedroom.

Sailor Asteria remained by the doorway of Princess Reign's bedroom, her usual post during the day. "I believe it is the Harvest today, Princess. Many of the locals like to give thanks to the Gods for allowing us another year of prospect within our hidden kingdom."

"It looks beautiful from up here," Reign mused at all the silver lights, now mixing with purple, twinkling from the Kingdom.

"I shall go call upon Sailor Siren to look after you until my sister arrives to take up post," Sailor Asteria began to open the door of the bedroom when Reign turned around.

Of course when she did, Sailor Asteria could not look Reign directly. The enchantment that kept Reign's identity a secret allowed for no one to see her. And so, Asteria missed the curiosity etched across Reign's face.

"Do the humans celebrate the Harvest like we do?"

"I do not think they do, Princess," Asteria paused for a second to think. "I believe they celebrate something of a new year but...certainly not the Harvest."

"I wish I could see for myself," Reign lamented her reclusive status. It was no fun being locked away every day, but no one seemed to really get that.

"You must stay in the Palace for your own safety, Princess," Asteria reminded before she walked out of Reign's bedroom.

Both Azula and Meroko knew for sure Mamoru had seen something. Mamoru slowly let go of Asteria's hand and looked away to process what he'd seen.

"That ability is a complete invasion of privacy," Asteria clutched her hand to her chest, looking almost mad Mamoru had been able to see something.

"Oh shut up," Azula told her with a wave of a hand, ignoring Asteria's glare. "Mamoru, what did you see?"

"Reign...and she was…" he tilted his head and stopped talking for a minute. "I just can't see her face."

"Well of course," went both Asteria and Meroko.

"I know," Mamoru sighed. "Because of the enchantment placed on her."

"That's inconvenient," Azula frowned. "But, I suppose, strong since it remains cast even in memories."

"I hardly find precautions for our Princess amusing," Asteria said curtly.

"I'm just saying..." Azula rose up from the bench and crossed her arms, "How could you swear eternal loyalty and protection if you never know what Reign looked like? I mean, you didn't know her."

"It was the only way to keep her safe!" snapped Asteria. "You don't understand the danger Reign poses if she exposed herself. The enchantment law was placed after the Forbidden Soldier's uproar."

"Forbidden soldier?"

"It's a whole other story but it was a massive threat for Reign and so after the guardians were cast away, Queen Nyx declared that Princess Reign's identity should be hidden, even from us."

"This is crazy," Mamoru shook his head. "How are we supposed to find her if no one knows what she looks like?"

"Princess Reign holds the Shadow Crystal, and so if we find the Crystal we find Reign herself," Meroko replied. The bells chimed signaling it was time to return to class and for Mamoru and Azula it was time to think about the newest details of Reign.

~ 0 ~

"Hey Luna," Usagi entered the base under the arcade and was unsurprised to find Luna hard at work on the command station. "What are you doing?"

"Oh, same as I've been doing since Senka's first appearance, searching for valuable information on Shadow and the Shadow Dominion."

Usagi sighed. "I've tried my hardest, Luna, but I can't remember anything about Princess Reign. I know Mamo is having the same problem."

"Usagi you may have never even met Reign," Luna stopped working for a second. "You can't remember things that never happened."

"But if this princess died because of me, the least I can do is remember her," Usagi crossed her arms. "Where was she from again?"

"Shadow. It's a planet off in a different galaxy that was destroyed long before you were born," Luna went over the facts they already knew. "Both it and its sister planet were destroyed in a war and it led to Shadow's movement to Earth."

"And they just hid like nothing…"

"Well, we now know that despite the hiding, Queen Nyx of Shadow held contact with Queen Serenity and its sister planet apart from the Earth Royalty."

Usagi crossed her arms and thought about the idea of having a secret world living right under their noses. She didn't have a long time to think about it when an alarm went off from the computers. Luna quickly stopped her work to see what the alarm was for.

"It's Senka, she's attacking the flower shop down Tutter Street!"

"I'm on it!" Usagi exclaimed and hurried out.

~ 0 ~

Azula truly wondered how much more of Reyna's chatterboxing abilities she would be able to take. It was a whole mixture of things Reyna would talk about, ranging from her favorite thing to eat all the way to what kind of ice cream flavor she would like to be.

"Oh my God if I buy you an ice cream, will you stop talking?" Azula finally snapped and stopped walking just to ask.

Reyna giggled and nodded her head. "My Daddy says that he used to talk a lot when he was younger."

"God help your mother, then," Azula muttered and began to walk again. She was mildly surprised when Reyna easily slipped her hand into hers just to walk together.

The two were forced to stop when they saw the evil shadow once more raging in the air.

"Not her again…" Reyna very quickly whimpered at the sight of Senka. "When does Sailor Reign defeat her?"

"What!?" Azula gaped at the question and, consequently, missed Senka's attack coming her way.

"Watch out!" Reyna acted and pushed Azula to the street, her small body falling over Azula's.

A street pole had flown just over them and came crashing down over a car parked on the sidewalk. Azula breathed hard as she realized that Reyna had quite literally saved her life.

"Are you okay?" Reyna climbed off Azula and grabbed her hand.

"Y-yeah, I...you saved my life…again." Azula could not stop blinking. Reyna cracked a small smile.

"No! No! Let me go!" cried a girl. Azula and Reyna saw a young teenage girl being lifted into the air by Senka.

"What delicious energy you give me," Senka laughed. Now it was easier to see her figure. It almost looked like Sailor Moon had never attacked her in the first place. "You are enough to complete my figure once more!"

"Halt evil spirit!" Sailor Mars stood tall and proud across the street. ""Agent of Love and Fire, the pretty sailor suited soldier Sailor Mars! In the name of Mars, I will chastise you!"

"You again," Senka growled. "I have grown stronger since the last time we met and I assure you this time, no silly moon stick will stop me."

"Well, we'll just see about that," Sailor Mars promised. "Burning Mandala!"

Senka dodged two of the fire blasts but intook the last two. She yelped with pain but this time held her ground. A bigger surge of energy emitted from the human in her grasp and she laughed an echoing laugh. "Mysterious masked kiss!"

Sailor Mars was victim to several shocks of black thunder-lips. She screamed and fell to her knees.

"Senka!" Sailor Hemera was running towards the scene.

Sailor Asteria didn't bother calling out. She got straight to business and threw forwards her silver star tattoos. Senka dodged them and let go of the human who fell down with a thud on the roadside. Her next victims were unthinkable. Her black tendrils reached out to take Sailor Mars into her possession, followed by Sailor Hemera and Sailor Asteria.

"NO!" Azula cried out and scrambled to get on her feet.

Senka turned around, her entire figure beginning to glimmer as she the final energy she needed to be fully restored. "Shall you become my next prey, dear?"

"Let them go!" Azula pleaded but Senka did nothing. The three Sailor Scouts writhed in agony as their energy left them.

"Azula, we have to go!" Reyna sounded like she was begging for them to leave. She was terrified and Azula knew it but she couldn't bring herself to leave her friends behind. "Reyna," Azula bent down in front of the girl, "I know you and I don't see quite eye to eye but in this case just listen to me. Run home, okay? Run home and you lock that door."

"But I-I don't know…" Reyna's eyes filled with tears. Her breathing hitched as she neared to cry. "I-I want my Mommy...my D-Daddy…"

"Yes, okay, yes, I get that! But you have to listen to me!" Azula shook the girl. "Run! Just ru- ah!"

Senka had reached out to grab her as well. "Show me your Crystal!"

Azula felt a cold surging through her body as she was taken away by Senka. It was all a bit fast. She could hear Reyna crying and her friends' painful shouts yet she herself couldn't really muster a sound.

Reyna furiously cried in her spot to where a purple glow began to surround her. It drew the attention of the incoming Sailor Moon and the other Sailor Scouts.

"What's happening?" Sailor Jupiter could only wonder.

"Whatever it is... it's not our priority," Sailor Venus pointed at their friends up in the air.

"Mercury Aqua mist!" Sailor Mercury covered the area with her thick, frosty mist. "You get the girls and we'll get Reyna!" she motioned to Sailor Jupiter and herself.

"Venus Crescent Beam!" Sailor Venus shot directly at the tendrils holding Sailor Mars, Asteria and Hemera. The three were let go but Azula was still in Senka's grasp.

For Senka it did not matter anymore because now she had her true form. She was a light-skinned woman with long, flowing black hair. It appeared there was an M-shaped crown sitting around her face. Her outfit was a pitch black dress with a short skirt and a sleeveless top; it almost resembled a familiar uniform. A gem at the middle of her chest shined in various colors. There were thick, black bracelets sitting on both of her wrists, however one bracelet had a green gem at the center while the other had a purple gem. She held onto a fierce-looking black staff that looked like it would cause mega trouble if used properly.

Azula was arching backwards as an illuminating white glow started at her chest. "Show me the crystal!"

"Magic chain sniper!"

Senka was surprised by two purple and silver metal chains that snapped at her like lassos, forcing her to drop Azula. Before Azula could crash on the ground, Tuxedo Mask swept in and caught her.

"I almost forgot how evil and persistent you were," boomed a sharp voice.

"That...voice…" Sailor Asteria groaned.

"Is it really…?" Sailor Hemera twisted in Sailor Jupiter's hold to see who the new woman was.

Reyna had even stopped her crying to see, because she too recognized that voice. Uh oh, she was in trouble. "C-Circe!"

An older version of Sailor Circe rose in the air with the same purple glow that surrounded Reyna's form. Her green eyes glared at Senka. "You will never win this battle, Senka. Know that." She pointed one finger at Senka and uttered, "Magic sparkle venom!" a black beam of energy shot from her finger and hit Senka square in the chest.

The woman screamed in pain and ultimately faded away, but everyone knew it was yet another temporary situation. Sailor Circe lowered herself to the ground just as Reyna zoomed towards her.

"Circe!" she cried in a mixture of happiness and tears. She wrapped her small arms around Circe's legs.

"Reyna, you know better than to time travel," Sailor Circe bent down in front of the girl. "Your mother and father have been going crazy looking for you."

Reyna pouted. "I thought I was supposed to come."

Circe raised an eyebrow. "Now why would you think that?"

"The voices in my head told me."

Circe only had a moment to react to that before she was ambushed by the other Sailor Scouts.

"Circe! It's you!" Sailor Hemera was being supported by Sailor Jupiter.

"We didn't feel you awake," Sailor Asteria had Sailor Venus helping her stay on her feet.

Sailor Circe pursed her lips together with an unusual grave face. "My fellow guardians, it is I, Sailor Circe, but not the Circe meant to awaken." Reyna turned around at the push of Circe. "I am from the future sent back here to retrieve Princess Reyna."

"Princess!?" this time Azula was the one to gawk. She had Tuxedo Mask helping her stand but she was sending deadly eyes at Reyna. "You know, that makes a lot of sense. You time traveled you little brat and you didn't even time travel correctly so that you wouldn't crush people!"

Sailor Circe put a comforting hand on Reyna's shoulder. "Time Traveling is forbidden and Princess Reyna here, knew that. I am sorry for any disruptions she may have caused but I will be bringing her home now."

"I'm sorry," Reyna apologized to the entire group in such a child-like voice that the group just couldn't be angry with her.

"You didn't do anything wrong," Sailor Moon smiled at her.

"I loved the stories about the Sailor Scouts," Reyna started smiling widely as she remembered the stories everyone at home would tell her.

"Yeah? Say, who was your favorite Sailor Scout?" Sailor Moon innocently wondered.

In her excitement, Reyna didn't think twice in answering with, "Sailor Reign!"

Everyone's mouths dropped.

"Reyna!" Sailor Circe at once commanded silence from the little girl. Reyna quickly covered her mouth with her hands and looked down at the ground. Sailor Circe gazed at the others who were either trying to process or waited for an explanation. "You must understand that we are not allowed to disclose anything from the future. Reyna is still learning that."

"But she said...Sailor Reign…" Sailor Mercury said, "That means...Princess Reign is also a Sailor Guardian."

"It makes sense if she's the Guardian of the Shadow Dominion Gates," Azula inputted her thoughts.

"We must get going," Sailor Circe motioned Reyna to take her hand.

"Wait, Circe," Meroko stopped her for a moment, "If you're from the future...that means we find each other again…?"

Sailor Circe flashed a smile at her younger versions of comrades. "Indeed. Sailor Siren and I will soon make our returns. Save our Princess," she parted with those words. She took out a silver key, with its handle in the shape of a heart, and raised it over her head. "Guardian of time! Tear apart the sky and open the Door of Space-Time to us! I call your true name, the almighty god of time, the guardian of time's father, Chronos! Guidance to us! Protection to us! The path of light to us!"

A great blinding light ruptured from the sky and engulfed Sailor Circe and Reyna together, and after it was gone, so were the two. The rest of group was left in different stages of shock and confusion, but the one thing they shared was the idea of Sailor Reign and what that indicated.

~0~

Sailor Circe and Reyna had appeared in a cloud-like environment with white mist covering most of the area. Circe was gripping Reyna's hand as she led the girl towards the appearance of a silver door.

"The Queen and King were very distraught about your disappearance, Princess," Circe was saying. "They have most of our Sailor Guardians searching for you."

"I'm sorry. But the voices in my head told me I needed to go back in time," Reyna insisted.

"Okay," Circe stopped walking and turned to the girl. She bent down in front of Reyna and looked the girl in the eyes. "You're going to have to tell Sailor Circe about these voices."

Reyna pouted but she did go on to explain. "There were many voices but they all said Sailor Reign was in trouble. I had to go back in time to the 21st century."

"That doesn't make sense, though…" Sailor Circe thought for a second then raised her two index fingers. "Reyna, Sailor Circe is going to see those voices in your head, okay?"

"Mhm," Reyna closed her eyes and let Circe complete the task.

'The one they call Sailor Reign needs help. Only you can help her.'

A floating figure hidden behind a purple cloak flashed in Circe's mind.

'You need to go back in time...help the Princess...before it's too late!'

Sailor Circe gasped as she let go of Reyna. She gave the girl a long, alarmed stare until she finally straightened up on her feet and took Reyna's hand. "We need to get back home right now."

But both Sailor Circe and Reyna returned to a very different kind of home.

A dark, silent one.

Author's Note:

Ah yes, finally getting to some good parts here! ;)