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Hello. This is short, but then it’s also introduction into next part of this fic. Yah!

Yes, kids, this fic will continue and we are going into the Dark Moon Series. Now I am not a fan of the anime and I have a list of reasons as to why but my number three major complaint on said list is the break up of Usagi and Mamoru. Now if you like the break up, this is not the fic for you. If you like Diamond or any other members of the Dark Moon family please remember that I like the manga. If you are a fan of Wicked Lady, she will not be making an appearance (and this is where I deviate from the manga.)

NO FLAMES. IF YOU DON’T LIKE THIS THEN DON’T READ IT.

I don’t own Sailor Moon; I’m just a fan.

Sean

Part II

The Dark Moon Family

One

After three weeks the biggest news in the country still and internationally, was the gigantic blob that had attacked the suburb of Juuban, the city of Tokyo, and the strange phenomena that over took the moon that same night. Scientist and other experts were at a lost when they tried to explain the events of that night. Three satellites were destroyed while in orbit over the Japanese islands; therefore all recorded data of the attack had been lost. Yet what had survived was the image of the Sailor Girls being killed after they attacked and failed to destroy the blob. An idiot with a video camera had caught the entire even the explosion that “killed” the young warriors.

More so, a vast majority of populace remembered either dying or watching other people die throughout the city. There were no explanations for what had happened that night, modern medicine was a lost for what had occurred and science was baffled as more people came forward claiming to have died during the destruction. With no logical answers for the how or the why, the people decided to think of it as a miracle, a final act from the Sailor Girls and their compatriots. However, the nation just could not caulk this up to mystical powers and science demanded some sort of answers, because Tokyo and Japan had not been the only countries to have been affected by what had happened.

Places in as far away as the Americas and the Poles reported seeing bright lights and other strange phenomena and the moon was still behaving strangely. The day after the attack was a hard one. Just as the nation and the city was turning to their morning news shows or picking up the paper they realized it had not been a nightmare. Officials had rushed about Tokyo looking for evidence of the attack and destruction, but came up empty with physical evidence. All that remained was now prized “Sailor Girl” video.

The Minister of the Interior set up a taskforce to investigate the events of August 3 while the Prime Minister of declared that the nation of Japan was in official mourning for the rest of the month. It was their way of honoring the brave Sailor Girls and remembering their sacrifice to defend to Japan. Someone even suggested that a memorial be built. Usagi and her friends had a good laugh over that while Darien and his guardians scowled and complained. They had fought Beryl and her pet demons, too. Didn’t they deserve some recognition, David had argued before they all left for their various vacation spots.

After a month’s separation, everyone was glad to be back and all had something to share. While in Hawaii with her father and his new wife, Rei had a meeting with the Mars High Chancellor. After meeting with him, she was given a letter from her brother, King Ares IV. He missed his sister and elated that she had returned. He also understood if she chose to remain on Terra with their Queen, it was her duty and he would respect that. He sent her his love and miniature of them in a ruby locket that she now always wore.

Ami’s meeting was not so heartfelt. She had been the only child of Queen Metis Athena and Prince Thoth thus she was the sole heir of Mercury. During Ami’s death her late mother’s advisors had ruled the planet as regents and they were now ready to return the crown to its rightful bearer. Ami faced a true dilemma, she was needed here on Terra to stand beside their Queen and at the same time she had to think about her own world and her people. She asked the Royal Council to wait, to give her time to confer with Queen Serenity before she made her decision. The Ministers agreed and promised they would return in three months to escort her home.

Mina, like Ami had been her mother’s only child and heir; yet unlike Ami, Mina had a cousin who had been sitting on her throne and was a pretender to her power. Mina had to go to Venus; she was left with no choice. She left only after giving command to Lita and Hotaru, she said she would be back in a few months; she had to get her planet under control.

Lita received her own council members within days after Beryl’s attack. In her former life, Lita or Frigga had been born on her throne. Her father, King Thor II had died two months before her birth thus leaving her mother, Queen Sif as Regent of Jupiter. Queen Serenity supported her cousin and protected both mother and child long after Frigga became a Senshi. To honor her cousin and former Queen, Sif returned the favor by ruling the Universe as regent as well as Jupiter as both awaited the return of both their rulers. Lita received a warm, loving letter from her mother, who impatiently awaited the day they were reunited.

Hotaru’s visit was very different. She was a Goddess of Death and the Goddess Destruction and was the youngest daughter of the Gods of Death. With the vast empire of the Underworld to command, Saturn was just a small province that required almost none of Thanatos’ attention. Her parents appeared to her in her home, their conversation was brief with little emotional exchange that left Hotaru feeling cold. But her eldest sister Ereshkigal was more affectionate in their reunion. Ereshkigal had been watching over her little sister’s world as well as Hotaru’s domain in their father’s realm, which worried the young Queen since her sister was always at war with some other relative or another. Ereshkigal claimed that she was offended, but quickly shrugged off her hurt to inquire about her sister’s love affairs, she was very interested in meeting Sam. Hotaru just rolled her eyes and turned away. Two things one could always count on when it came to Gods: They were either trying to kill each other or pry into one’s personal life.

Usagi was very busy herself. Before Mina left for Venus, Usa had to meet with the dignitaries from Pluto, Uranus, and Neptune. The Uranians showed up while she was in school and it took a lot of fast-talking to get them to wait for her at her home. Once they gone, she called Mina and Hotaru asking them to meet her at her house as soon as they last classes were over.

Darien had come with his sister, it was his planet, and it would have only been courteous of him to welcome them. Usagi had to give her parents credit just for how they were handling the situation. Here they were, two average terrans (they were getting used to word, but some times, there were slip ups.) whose niece was the Queen of Jupiter and their only daughter was not just the Queen of the Moon, she was also the ruler of the entire Universe. (They just did not want to think about her engagement to Darien, that was another headache altogether.)

When Usagi came home, she found the Uranuian Ambassador and his underlings seated in her mother’s living room having of all things tea while politely inquiring the Senshi’s battle with Beryl and demon. The Ambassador rose immediately when he saw Usagi standing in the entryway, and then the seven Uranuians genuflected before the High Queen of the Solar System; Usagi hid her annoyance with the formality as she waved them up. She was a bit peeved to have noted that her Senshi and fiancé had also bowed as she entered, but she chose not to mention it.

With the Uranuian Crown Princess MIA, the Royal Ambassador then asked Darien if he could remain on the planet to help with the search of the Princess Theia.

The Neptunian and Plutonian Ambassadors wanted the same things, but they chose to remain on at the Lunar Palace.

After Mina left, the high schools had their breaks. Usagi and her mother went to New York to visit with the Rensselaer matriarch. Darien went off to Europe to visit his relatives, David chose to tag along, and they made plans to meet up with Frankie and others at his family’s villa on the Spanish Riviera.

Sam opted out of the guys vacation to spend go to Tahiti with Hotaru and Lita. The month that should have gone by quietly was interrupted when an evil tree touched down in Barcelona. Neither the thing nor the two aliens living on it had time to set in roots before Darien and his generals eradicated it three days after it touched down and had a merry bon fire on the beach to celebrate.

After that, there was no excitement after that. Everyone came home, happy to see each other and just happy to be home. School started, everyone rushed about to get the classes they wanted, books, and in Usa’s case, she had to take physics and statistics. Both Darien and Ami offered to tutor her as she moaned and sobbed over her pitiful fate. She stopped when a pained looked crossed Ami’s face, reminding both girls of Ami’s impending departure which had the Moon Queen sobbing again, this time over losing Ami. It took her almost a week to calm down, but when she did, Usagi via Luna sent an injunction to the Mercurian government informing them that she needed Queen Sophia with her as she began to establish her own government. The same went to Venus as Usagi refused to recognize anyone other than Freya as the ruler of that planet. If the insurgents, a.k.a. the current Venusian government under Lord Tammuz rule, persisted in denying Freya her throne, Silver Millennium was prepared to intercede and restore Freya’s kingdom to her by force. Diplomatic and school duties aside, Usa’s year seemed to looking up for the moment.

Ami’s sixteenth birthday came and went without a major catastrophe, if you could ignore Frankie and Yuuichirou all out brawl throughout the Hiwaka Jinja courtyard. It had been a quiet celebration at the Hiwaka Jinja that had been planned by Ilene and Ami’s mother; Rei’s grandfather graciously opened up the temple for the event, saying that they were all family now. The only problems came during the clean up. Frankie was working off a new debt at the temple, not that he was fooling anyone, and Yuuichirou was still there. The older novice had had his eye on Rei for little over a year now and her father had been encouraging the young man in his pursuit of Rei. Unfortunately for Yuuichirou, Rei has never shown any interest in him or anyone for that matter, still, the man held out, thinking that one-day Rei would give in and accept his suit. And before she had met Usagi and Ami, Rei had been thinking about it. Even though she did not want to be married, least of all to a guy eight years her senior, she kept a slightly open mind to that possibility. It was all her father could ask for at the time. Yuuichirou came from a very prominent family in the Kobe region. While they were no Chibas (and very few were), the Isodas were a traditional and wealthy family, which was fine and dandy until Frankie expressed his interest in Rei. And now the girl had two suitors fighting (literally) for her hand. Her father was very happy.

By September Rei was sick of both of them. Since becoming a Senshi and then learning that she was the Princess of Mars and she had a brother, the last thing on the young miko’s mind were men. She had told family that she was putting aside the issue of marriage until after she met her brother and Usa’s coronation and subsequent marriage to Darien. That was all she could handle at present and luckily her family respected her decision. Frankie, of course, declared himself the winner of Rei’s affection while Yuuichirou vowed to continue with his suit. This led to a great deal of fighting, insults, and just out and out stupid, childish behaviour.

There was a new bet going in the guys house, this time it was how soon was Frankie going to kill Yuuichirou. All Frankie’s friends were behind him, Darien and Usagi said that Yuuichirou crept them out and Ami just thought he was a disgusting pervert (not that she would actually say that in public. Wink, wink.) Yet on her birthday, Ami did not mince words every time the lech (Yuuichirou) would try to slide up to Rei.

To Rei’s horror and embarrassment, Round 76 took place in her grandfather’s vegetable garden and it ended at the base of the main stairs. Frankie walked away a few cuts and scraps, but Yuuichirou was not coming back at all.

With his main competition gone, Frankie now turned his attention on wooing the delicate Japanese rose he adored. Before leaving the temple that evening, Mina handed Rei a full can of pepper spray and told her to be on her guard when the Menace was about.

Speaking of Mina. Now that she had her throne back and was returned to her Queen’s side, Mina felt it was time that she located her missing Senshi. But first, she and Darien had to deal with the problem of Dave.

Darien knew his sister loved him and that she would do anything for him, except share his affections with anyone other than their father, Usa (whom they both adored, but in different ways), and his some of his friends and a couple of his relatives (the ones he liked and Mina could just tolerate.) Dave was not one of these people. The only reason Darien was still living in the same house as his friends was because Mina knew and liked Sam and Drew. Eiji, she didn’t much care for, but the other guys worried her sick. She shared her feelings with their father, who was even more reluctant to allow his son to move in with seven other older college age guys, and then Artemis Aino met Sam, Andrew, and David, the three eldest members of the house. The guys managed to impress Artemis, and that was saying a lot. Artemis found each young man to be responsible, each was serious about their educations and they all genuinely liked Darien, and after the background check cleared, Artemis gave his consent over Mina’s protest.

From that moment on Mina resolved to ruin David’s life.

Why David? She felt he, more than anyone else in that little fraternity house, was trying to steal her brother from her. When Darien would come home or join she and their father for brunch, it was always “Dave did this—“ or “Dave says that—“ Jealousy ate Mina, relentlessly as Darien found a new hero for his life. When she found out that she couldn’t ruin him, Mina began to shun him. That went well especially when the Kous showed up, it was like double whammy of social destruction until that sissy Seiya actually took the time to get to know David and the rest of the silly nincompoops and now they were all the best of friends.

But now, he was Darien’s cousin. His cousin from his last life who had been more of a sibling to Endymion than distant family member and the two had been very close, just as Darien and Mina now were. It was going to take some time, this she knew yet in spite her mistrust of David, Mina resolved to get along with the guy, who affectionately referred to Darien as little brother. (She was going to break David of that habit.)

In the spirit of the Senshi and Generals now accepting each other, Usagi decided that she wanted to have a barbeque. Everyone was up for it, except Lita who refused to cook. With a malicious grin and evil glint in her silver eyes, Usagi announced that she would cook. All of the guys fell to their knees before Lita, begging the culinary goddess to come to their aid and save their stomachs, yet Lita (the cruel she-devil) refused to relent. Neither Ami nor Rei saw what the problem was, they all cooked when they stayed over at the Tsukinos. Even Molly was perplexed by their strange behaviour. But to appease everyone, the other three girls offered to assist Usagi. The barbeque was planned for the weekend after Ami’s birthday, since Trista would be back in town and Eiji would be back from visiting his sister in Hong Kong. (She was playing her farewell concert tour which was to end in Tokyo in mid October. Mina already had her tickets.)

That Friday after school, the four girls showed up at the guys house, each still in her school uniform and carrying a school bag. Usa went straight up to Darien’s room for his car keys and the credit card he was letting her use while the other girls sat around in the living room. Ami and Molly turned on the television to catch the end of their favorite anime (Usagi and Frankie had corrupted the genius’ mind.) while Rei went to call her new friends in her school’s festival committee.

Usagi and Molly were really excited about the First Street Girls’ Academy/Azabu Prep. Academy festival and the excitement had spread to the other Senshi as well. Rei got off the phone just as Usa was coming back; Rei had to be back at school by five-thirty, so Usa had to give her a ride. That was fine by her friend, but she wouldn’t be able to pick Rei up because her parents would go into conniptions if they found out she was driving Darien’s car without a license.

At that moment, David came through the front door. He stopped, looked at each of them, and then stepped out to check the house number before he came back in.

“We should be charging you girls rent.” He muttered as he stalked through the living room on his way towards the kitchen.

“Oh, God, what got your panties in bunch?” Usagi scowled after him.

“My girlfriend just dumped me.” He called back.

“Mina told you she was no good as soon as she saw the freak.” She hollered.

“Yeah, I wonder what makes her such an authority on love anyway considering she can’t hook up with anyone.” He said sarcastically as he came back with unopened bottled of apple juice.

“She is granddaughter of Aphrodite and her mother was Inanna and Min herself is a goddess of love.” Ami told him with a shrug.

“How about the Goddess of Psychosis,” He snorted.

“Yeah, yeah, you men are all the same.” Usa grabbed him by the arm and started pulling him towards the door. “You say you don’t need a woman, but you always cry when you don’t have one.”

“Hey,” he cried as the little ball of energy started dragging him towards the front door. “What are you doing?”

“Rei needs to be dropped off at school in two hours and then she’s going to need a ride.” Usagi said matter-of-factly.

“I’m not a taxi.”

“Oh, just shut up.” She shoved Darien’s keys into his hands as Molly opened the front door. “You’re going to help us shop for the stuff for my barbeque and you are going to forget about that tramp that was all over my man.” She ordered, “Do I make myself clear, Dave.”

Dave didn’t know wither to laugh or what. “You know Beryl’s been dead for two months.”

“Don’t be a smart ass,” she warned him. “Just get in the car and chauffer us about.”

“That’s not in my job description, your Majesty.”

“It is now.” Ami told him. “Obey the Queen or you might get hurt.”

It did hurt. David lay on the middle of the parking lot outside of the super market, staring up at the sky. Or he thought it was the sky.

The sky blinked. Cotton candy pink clouds danced before his eyes…Wait a second, since when could the sky blink.

As he began to puzzle this mystery out, Dave heard his name and then something was removed from his chest. He moved to sit up, Ami and Molly were at his side, trying (on Molly’s part) to lift him up. Ami easily had him on his feet and set to right immediately. He had forgotten how strong the Senshi were beneath their Terran facades. Dave looked to where Usa and Rei stood beside the filled grocery cart and he did a double take.

“That kid—“ Quickly, Dave looked up at the sky, half afraid that something else might fall and flatten him again.

“We have to get her out of here.” He heard Rei saying. Usagi was nodding her ascent. “Usa—“

“Let’s get everything and David in the car.” Usa then directed her attention to Molly and she gestured for the girl to come over. Usagi handed the little girl over to her best friend and hurriedly led them to the car, putting both in the backseat. “Molly, get my phone and call Mina. She’s in my phone book. Tell her I’m going home right now and she and Hotaru need to be there before I am.”

“But Usa—“ Molly started to protest.

“I don’t have time to argue,” Usa almost snapped her head off. Abashed, Usa looked away. She had no reason to be angry with Molly; “I’m sorry, Moll.” She said contritely. “I didn’t mean to snap at you.” When she turned back to her friend, all the carefree joy and happiness was gone from Usa’s face, leaving a cold mask of regal authority. “But my realm has just been invaded.”

Let’s do a little recap before we begin.

Serena (Usagi to everyone, Buns to Darien) Rensselaer -Tsukino- add on Serenity, Queen of Silver Millennium and the universe.

Darien Mamoru Chiba-Shields- Prince Endymion of Terra (he’s gonna be King some day)

Anne Marie (Ami) Mizuno-16 (Sailor Mercury) Sophia, Queen of Mercury

Rei Hino-16 (Sailor Mars) Brighid, Princess of Mars

Lindsey Brita Rensselaer-Kino -18 (Sailor Jupiter) Frigga, Queen of Jupiter

Wilhelmina (Mina) Aino -19 (Sailor Venus) Freyja, Queen of Venus

Hotaru Tomoe-19 (Sailor Saturn) Persephone, Queen of Saturn

Anastasia (Alex) Larisa Alexandrova-18 (Sailor Uranus) Theia, Princess of Uranus (she’s going to rule, too.)

Trista Meiou-21 (Sailor Pluto) Neti-Erra, Queen of Pluto

David Rothschild-19 (Kunzite) Head General and Endy’s cousin

Francisco (Frankie) Jaen Alvarez de la Santa Maria del Toro-18 (Jadeite)

Jiro Satoshi-Carter-19 (Nephrite)

Joshua Anderson-17 (Zoisite)

Extras:

Luna, Prime Minister of Silver Millennium

Artemis Aino, father of Mina and Darien

Andrew, best friend of the guys and medic

Eiji Kaiou (he was Greg, but now he is Michiru’s brother.) the guys’ other roomie and Josh’s rival for Ami.

Samuel Shingo Rensselaer-Tsukino. Usa’s big brother and Hotaru’s boyfriend

Kenji Tsukino- Very understanding father who likes to rag on Darien

Ilene Rensselaer-Tsukino. She ain’t the happy homemaker, but she is happy.

Dr. Marie Mizuno. Ami’s Mom and the Senshi’s doctor

Grandpa Hino. He's a super sweet guy who only wants the best for his granddaughter.

Princess Serenity (the name here is Serena not Rini) of Silver Millennium, the Silver Alliance, and Terra.

King Ares of Mars

And The Dark Moon Family with the Wiseman

By the way, I don’t own Sailor Moon; I’m just a fan.

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