A dark wave came out from Dark Moon’s body and suddenly then it crashed against a huge fireball thrown by Sun with all her might; the rythm of the waves she was expelling was broken and slowly decreased it’s intensity. Looking up with her red eyes, she suddenly realized that an angel fell over her and placed gently her staff on her chest. ‘ATONEMENT OF THE SILVER PRINCESS!’ said Sailor Moon as the staff began to glow in a silver light, dispelling the unnatural shade on Dark Moon’s eyes. Suddenly, the same light began to burst out of Dark Moon’s chest, now roaring in pain as her body dissapeared on a bath of light that shined all over the landscape.

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She was alone, on a far distant world... far away from home and her mother; her mind was aware now that she had chosen this path, despise being so young. Used as a tool by and evil witch she had caused great damage to the real she once loved as much as she cared for everyone else. It had passed two years since her self exile, and she was  trying to atone for her mistakes but she still lacked something... something important, she had that particular feeling everytime she saw the people surrounding her. Hidden in shadows, a useful skill learned from the old hag, she traveled on different stars, looking for that something, until one day...

A younger Hecatia was taking a rest on an distant star, lying flat on her black, staring the stars on the sky, beautiful but they weren’t the same ones that she could see from Mare Serenitatis as well the perfect blue of Earth; her true home. ‘You’re a hard one to fin, Princess’ said a calm voice behind her. Hecatia jumped out of the grass and saw another young girl, with dark skin and green hair wielding a staff with an orb on it; ‘You want revenge for what I did to you mother?, go ahead... I deserve it’ she replied turning her back to Pluto, if that was her time, it should be better if it were fast.

‘Your past deeds weren’t truly yours; as far as I’m concerns... they all did it gladly to bring you back home’ she replied simply, with no emotion on her voice, still staring the back of the girl; perhaps it was the sound of the wind, but Pluto could have heard her sniffle and sob a little before she asked on a thin voice; ‘What is it then?, your excuse to leave your castle to find a traitor like me?’; ‘I’m here as a request, two as a matter of fact, from your Highness; she want’s you to know that Queen Neherenia is no more’ Pluto answered, noticing that Hecatia clenched her fists at the mention of that cursed name; ‘And she asks you kindly to return home, to the place you belong Princess’. ‘Pluto, you know I can’t do that...’ she replied turning her head and looking at the Sailor over her shoulder, her face hidden behind a curtain of blue hair; ‘Because I’m cursed and tainted. Cursed by the Dark Witch of the Moon herself, and tainted...’ she said as she rised up her hands and sated at them  ‘...By the blood onf the innocent... I tried to cleanse it away, but their faces... and screams return to me every night... even after mother used the Silver Crystal on me... I can’t erase those images in my mind; and I promised mother that until I could get rid of those feeling I could return home’

Pluto stared at the girl one more moment before speaking again, ‘The Queen knew that you’ll answer that; so that’s why she asked me to make you this request instead’; Hecatia kept staring at her hands with sorrow and grief, but she noded, indicating Pluto that she was listening to whatever she had to say. ‘She asked me to invite you to a short visit, nothing more than a single night’ she said still looking at her back; ‘A night?, just one?’ asked Hecatia finally turning over to look properly Pluto for the first time. Pluto was kneeling on the grass holding her staff on her right hand and her head was lowered looking at her feet. ‘What the hell are you doing?’ Hecatia asked surprised; ‘I’m requesting you...’ started to talk Pluto again not rising her head this time, but she could not end because Hecatia had pushed her head with her foot and now she was lying flat on her back on the grass, surprised. Frowning her lips and slightly irritated Hecatia asked sitting next to Pluto’s head ‘Leave the chatter and tell me what mom wants, like a normal person, Puu please!’

‘But... that’s no way to speak to a...!’ tried to reply scandalized Pluto, but once again Hecatia flicked her nose using her index finger; ‘Cut it out!’ Hecatia replied, suddenly she remmebered something and turned her back to Pluto that looked a little irritated and was rubbing her nose; ‘What’s wrong?’ she asked as Hecatia now was staring the stars again; ‘I did a terrible thing to your mom... despise we were friends...’ she replied again; ‘I told you Prin... Hecatia’ she corrected at the glare Hecatia gave her, and she adeed ‘That wasn’t you... I already forgave you for that, and I was pleased to have you back, but then you exiled yourself and suddenly I’ve lost my mother rescuing my best friend and I’ve had no best friend either, since her own heart didn’t allowed her to remain there’ she finished placing her hand over Hecatia’s shoulder who actually smiled on a shy gesture and placed her own hand over Pluto’s.

‘And what’s my mother’s second request?’ asked Hecatia looking to her friend’s eyes; ‘She want’s you one night to visit her, so you can meet your newborn sister’ Pluto replied looking back to her eyes; ‘Hell, no!; I have a sister?!’ Hecatia replied as she slipped back to the grass. Pluto noded as she added seriously ‘That was right after Neherenia’s last attack...’; ‘THAT WITCH HAS DONE WHAT?’ roared as she jumped back to her feet, and demanded at once ‘AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM?’. ‘Your mother and the child are fine, she just want’s you to meet her at least once and I would strongly reccomend that you should do so, a little visit won’t hurt any feelings, Hecatia’ Pluto replied standing up and turning to see her friend. ‘Will you take me there, please?’ asked Hecatia taking Pluto’s hands on her own and looking at her vividly on her coppery eyes; ‘I will try...’ said awkwardlly Pluto as Hecatia kept the serious eyes.

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The night watch was walking over the Moon Palace, looking for possible intruders, since the last attack of the witch as the Young Princesses of the Solar System were trying to keep up with their new duties; ‘The Queen’s Daughter is really cute, right Mercury!’ said a young Sailor Venus as they walked down a hall; ‘I’m Mars... Mercury is the blue one’ Mars replied pointing at the ‘right’ Mercury; ‘Yes, everyone in the palace is happy, even after what happened before’ she added a little gloomly; ‘Yeah, rescuing the Princess and then she left just like like that’ added a little sad Jupiter; ‘What I think is that she hated herself for what she whad done and didn’t wanted to have anything to do with the ones she hurted.’ Added another girl behind them as they saw Uranus coming from a nearby hall with Neptune. ‘What a coward, it’s no wonder that the Queen feels ashamed of her’ she added as they got closer to the other Scouts.

‘I’ll show her coward!’ mumbled angered Hecatia wearing a dark robe from behind a statue with Pluto on her side, ‘Please, hold on!; you came here to visit you mom and your sister not to pick a fight!’ whispered Pluto ; ‘OK, OK... geee... I’ll always hate that guy!’ she exhaled irritated as she could hear Uranus say to the others as she and Pluto sneaked their way in to the Queen’s Chambers ‘What really would impressed me is that such whimp could survive by her own!’. After a couple of hallways in wich they hid from several spear troops and Queen Eelysa, they managed to reach their destination after a clever scam from Sailor Pluto to get rid of the door guardians, arguing that Queen Eelysa needed some help with some intruders on the gardens.

‘Well, that’s all I can do for you, my friend’ said Pluto as Hecatia joined her afterwards; ‘I think I’ll better come another time... Maybe to my sis wedding’ Hecatia said sweating her hands and shaking a little, ‘Don’t be a wuss, you faced Neherenia more than any normal people could stand, now go!, or you’ll tell me you’re afraid of a little baby?’ replied Pluto placing herself behind her, opening the door with the staff and kicking Hecatia inside that tripped with the carped and fell over it as Pluto closed the door again and made her guard. ‘Puu... those aren’t manners to treat a Princess...’ said irritated Hecatia as she rubbed her rear and noticed the gentle woman of purple eyes that were looking kindly at her. ‘M... Mother...’ She mumbled dazzled for seing her after long time. ‘Welcome back my child’ the Queen said as she walked to her daughter lying on the carpet as she crouched to hug her; ‘I’ve missed you...’ she said on a soft voice as she placed her gentle hands on her daughter’s face.

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Her eyes studied her daughter’s face... her shape was leaving the one of a child and slowly was taking the one of a woman as her emerals eyes were shining with tears; the Queen’s fingers sliped trough her daughter’s bangs revealing the crescent Moon scar on her forehead, still of a deep black color; despise the healing of the Silver Crystal; ‘It’s still...?’ she asked as she touched it gently with her fingers; Hecatia released from her mother hands as she stared at the marble floor and replied ‘Yes... it’s not changing at all, I think it’ll be like this forever’. Queen Serenity tooka a deep breath, as if she agreed silently with her daughter; then sur turned her eyes to a white craddle and rised up pulling Hecatia’s hand, ‘Well then... this might bright you up a little, because there’s someone I want you to know’ she said kindly walking slowly to it.

‘Mom, I don’t think I should do it...’ she said stopping suddenly; ‘And why is that, my dear?’ the Moon Queen asked back. ‘What if the curse...?’ she asked afraid to finish the sentence; ‘Your curse is nothing to worry about...’ replied the Queen, Hecatia tought that those were some weird words about it, but her mother’s joyful expression made her ignore this and dared to peek over the edge of the craddle. ‘Wow sure she’s tiny!’ she said after the first look of the pale white baby with golden hair and looking a little more happy to her mother’s eyes; ‘That’s just because she’s a newborn; eventually she’ll grow up just like you did’ the Queen said; ‘Just the way I did...’ repeated Hecatia and her eyes once again sank in sadness; remebering her recent past.

‘My child, does something bothers you?’ asked the Queen sitting on a chair next to the craddle, the baby inside began to move in; Hecatia didn’t answered as she walked to the window of the room and stared Earth for a while before she replied; ‘But... what if someone else tries to hurt you and her?, like it happened with me’. ‘I have hope and faith on my Sailor Scouts’ said the Queen calmly; ‘In those?, please they don’t even know wich one is wich!; if only I...’ she said suddenly starting to rise the volume of her voice ‘I haven’t done THAT you and my sis would be safe!’; ‘You weren’t responsable of your actions’ said the Queen calmly looking at her daughter; ‘WHAT DID YOU SAID?’ she creamed louder and then she broke, ‘I KILLED THREE OF YOUR FRIENDS AND ALL YOU PEOPLE SAY IS THAT? YOU WEREN?T RESPONSABLE OF YOUR ACTIONS?; ARE YOU STUPID?, I’M A MURDERER, A MONSTER, A...!’ she stopped suddenly as the baby began to cry scared of the sudden change of noise.

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‘Now that’s great... even the baby hates me too!’ she grumbled tossing her hand; ‘Please don’t think that of yourself Hecatia’, said the Queen as she bended over the craddle to take the baby and started to lull her; ‘What I see, is a person with a gentle heart, a heart that seeks the path of justice, even if it means to sacrifice itself in order to do that; that’s why you wanted to leave in the first place... no one here is judging you anymore for what happened’ she said as she gently singed the baby on her arms; ‘Tell that to your girls’ Hecatia replied leaning out on the window, ‘They think I’m a failure, that you’re ashamed of me’. ‘Come here please’ the Queen said, Hecatia turned slowly as her mother repeated ‘Come, please’, She walked closer, slowly wondering what her mother wanted to say to her  and she was amazed to see her placing her still crying sister on her arms.

‘What the...?’ she asked astonished as the baby still wailed a little on her arms; ‘You know what, my dear?, I will always have faith in both of you; despise what you think of yourself or what everyone else says about you; you’re my child and that’s enough to me, because I know that you’ll be destined to do great things together.’ ; ‘Mom, please... look at her size!’ she said a little upset by the baby crying, she finally saw propperly  her sister and something appeared inside her heart... a warm feeling that arose as the baby slowly opened her eyes, revealing them to be a clear blue  that met the emerald surprised ones; Hecatia looked at her sister a few moments, before the baby started giggling and trying to pull her hair, ‘Hey tiny!, that hurts!’ she said as her sister played with her hair as the Queen laughed covering her mouth.

‘See, your sister doesn’t hate you; and so do I’; said the Queen as Hecatia placed her sister back on her mother’s arms; ‘Mom... I want to return where I was...’ she said with her head lowered, the Queen’s expresion changed to a more serious one as the girl carried on looking at her with decision flaming on her eyes ‘And become a great Sailor Scout, to protect you and tiny!; I’ve had this feeling that helping those in need is the way to redeem myself!’; Queen Serenity noded smiling and beaming at her daughter as she once again took her sister from her arms; ‘I want you tiny to be happy, and then we all can be together!’ she said rubbing her nose in the baby’s ; ‘So I assume you’ll be wanting to take the name of Sailor Moon to fight in name of love and justice?’ said the Queen looking rather pleased.

Hecatia looked at her mother thinking a moment and then she looked at her sister that now was sucking a bit of her hair; she had the very same hair style than her mother’s; and then she replied ‘No, I won’t... Sailor Moon is the Sailor Scout of the Silver Moon; a warrior of purity... and due the old hag I’m neither of those’; ‘Then?’ asked the Queen a little confused; ‘Well... she gave me some of her skills and abilities, right?, but you mustn’t tell them until I’m ready! ; All I need is put them a good use and train them, so I can use their own power against them... from the darkness itself...’ she said ignoring the baby biting her hair; ‘Well, I’ll keep your promise on one condition... Eelysa will train you on your exile and you must always remeber this... I’ll be proud of you, always... And the fact that the Moon has two faces: a light one and a dark one; I assume you’ll be willing to use the name of...’. Said the Queen fading on her memories.

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Dark Sailor Moon fell from the sky, her wings broken and leaving a trail of black feathers behind her; her face with several tiny burns as well her suit; her eyes were emerald once again as a few tears dropped from them... ‘Commitment...’ she tought as she saw Silver Moon diving for her; ‘Kindness... that idea popped back on her head as Sun did the same for her. The three girls slowly descended to the ground, leaving her lying in there as Aarla, Chibimoon and Endimion ran towards them ‘Love... ’ she tought as Endimion and Chibimoon hugged Silver Moon and Sun did the same with Aarla. A few more tears fell from her eyes... ‘Indeed these people have not held a particular grudge against me... ’ she tought as she slowly allowed her eyes to close down.

‘You did it!’ Yelled Chibimoon hugging Silver Moon and Endimion separated himself from her; ‘I... had faith’ she replied simply noticing her new appearance; ‘I bet you’ll have a problem with those’ noticed Chibimoon staring the wings; ‘Well, they might be difficult to hide...’ Said Silver Moon , but as soon as she said “hide” the wings sparkled on a silvery glow and dissapeared; ‘Awesome!’ said Sun as she started a game of “hide-appear-hide” with her wings leaving a trail of orange and silvery sparks. ‘And I tought Serena was a clumsy one...’ whispered Chibimoon so only Endimion could hear her.

‘Shame on you... Hecatia’ said a cold voice from above them; ‘Who are you?’ asked Silver Moon noticing a beautiful woman with soft green hair wearing a purple suit of armor and carryng a staff on her left hand that was hovering above them; she talked with rage on her voice looking no one else but Hecatia that slowly standed up‘You couldn’t handle two pitiful girls and an old woman, my master is most displeased with you’; ‘Yeah... it sees that’s my thing, dissapoint people that used to trust me...’ she said with a sarcastic tone of voice and curling her lips on a twisted smile; ‘I, in the other hand, never trusted you... I knew what you were all way long: A foolish idealist with a soft heart; my master requieres people devoted to him and only him... willing to sacrifice themselves for his glory’ she replied extending her hand to her and added coldly; ‘fortunately... he listened to some of my pleas... and placed a security lock on you...’

‘Oh yeah?, show me then!’ roared back Dark Moon spreading her black wings again, causing a massive wind to blow from her and causing the others to stumble all over the courtyard; it was the sight of this woman that intoxicated her as a drug, forcing herself to give out all her potential. ‘Foolish... your efforts are useless’ mumbled the hovering woman as she was entangled by the wind; suddenly the wind died out and Dark Moon’s wings bursted out again in a feathery cloud as from her chest a green glow found it’s way towards the woman’s hand who snatched it on the spot. ‘Helena, What have you...?’ said astonished Dark Moon as all her strength faded in a second and dropped herself to the ground. ‘My master would not allow the Wind Keeper to do her will; or she could pose a more serious threat to him, while his eyes are fixed on finding the remanining two... and by the looks of it, he only needs to get the last Crystal on his hands to achieve his goal.’ Replied the woman looking at Dark Moon gasp for air on the floor; looking at Dark Moon’s desperate attempts to rise again she added ‘You’ve been stripped of your Crystal, Wind Keeper, since your link with it wasn’t as strong as the one bonded in these girls. Now you’re useless yo him, and on his behalf... you’ll be exterminated’, after these words, the woman rised her staff launching a dark lighthing towards a defenseless Dark Moon.

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‘MOON GORGEOUS MEDITATION!’ yelled Chibimoon intercepting Helena’s attack; who finally noticed the rest of the Scouts in the place: Moon and Endimion were standing behind Chibimoon,  Aarla and  Sun were togheter as the rest of the girls entering the ruins of the courtyard. ‘I’m taking this with me...’ said Helena before dissapearing on a sudden strike of lighthing, after such the dark clouds began to fade slowly as her voice echoed all over the place ‘But if I were you, I wouldn’t let my guard off, Sailor Scouts...’, ‘CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN ME WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?’ demanded at once Uranus as Aarla took her on her shoulder, ‘There’s a lot of explainig to do...’ she said as she carried her inside the ruins of the throne room followed by Neptune and Saturn.

‘You’re OK!’ said Silver Moon running towards the Inner Scouts and launching herself to Venus’s arms; ‘You worry too much for us, you know we can do anything!’ said Jupiter patting her; ‘Honest!, do you think we all are as clumsy as you?’ replied Mars, but she also gave an smile to her as Venus and Mercury were also hugging her. ‘You’re mean Sailor Mars!, the fact I’m worried is because I care about you since you’re my best friends!’; ‘Who can argue that?’ Mars replied snatching her from the grip of her three friends and gave her the tightest hugh she could deliver, whispering to her ear ‘I was worried about you too, big dummy’.

‘You OK?’ asked Pluto tending a hand to Dark Moon as now Mars had nudged Moon’s head; ‘Been... better... Puu; you look nice’ replied Dark Moon a little dizzy; she tried to take her hand but the effort was too much for her and finally fainted; ‘Princess!’ yelled Pluto rising her up, after she bend ofver her and dropped her staff; the other scouts heard her scream and hurried to gathered arround her and tried to help. ‘What’s wrong?’ asked at once Moon as Mercury tried to read her vitals and the rest of them remained a little far from her; ‘Her energy... is fading’ said Mars slowly closing her eyes and sensing her spirit; ‘Mars’ is right, her breathing is slowing and her heart is stopping real fast!’; ‘Is there any way to help her?’ asked Venus as Sun arrived next to Endimion and Chibimoon.

‘That woman stole and important piece of her soul, so we need to return it  as soon as possible!’ said Pluto; ‘Replace a part of her soul?’ asked astonished Chibimoon, ‘Is that even possible?’; all the other scouts looked rather worried each other, ignoring Moon standing up and looking over her brooch, ‘I know Mother, what to do...’ She said as she rised her brooch and pocused all her mind on repairing the damage her sister had recieved... like she once did to fulfill Luna’s wish. Slowly Dark Moon’s body rised up a little and her wounds were healed, her breathing resumed a normal rate and her suit changed back to it’s normal clothes: her gorgeous purple robes as she once again lied back on the floor breathing slowly; ‘Impressive...’ said Venus astonished as the other Scouts noded in approval, ‘She’s something else... ’ tought Pluto, looking at the Princess eyes filled of true and deep concern about the welfare of the one who moments ago was her mortal enemy. ‘SETSUNA COME HERE!, YOU’VE GOT A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO YOUNG LADY!’ they heard Uranus scream from the throne room as Endimion and Jupiter carried Dark Moon to a better place to rest.

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Slowly she opened her eyes... she had to be dead now, for the room in wich she was now was a gorgeous one... the matress behing her must be a soft cloud and lying in front of her there was an angel sleeping on a chair ever the bed near her knees; it took her a while to realize that she was still alive in one of the undamaged rooms of the Sun Palace and that it was Sailor Moon the one sleeping next to her; ‘She looks a lot like mom...’ she tought rising up slowly and looking all over the place... most of the city was in ruins as well the completely demolished southern wall and a good part of the palace was severely damaged. ‘I nearly did it again...’ she said on a  low voice; ‘No you didn’t, my child’ said a familiar voice behind her that startled her; turning on a split second she saw the very same form of her mother patting Sailor Moon gently on her head.

‘You’ve had the chance to cause even more damage than you did last time, but you didn’t... you know why?’ asked the Queen as she left her younger daugther side and placed herserlf in front of her elder children; ‘Because she was there to stop me, that’s why... I can’t... simply I can’t’ she replied once again leaning over a pillar; ‘You can’t do what?’ asked kindly the Queen appearing next to her and holding her on her arms; ‘I can’t be like her... I’ve heard all the things she has done out here... simply I can’t compete with her’she replied with bitterness on her voice; ‘You’ve forgotten two things Hecatia: first you shouldn’t work against her but with her; like I said that night, you’re meant to do great things together. And second of all, deep inside you... look deep in your heart my child and tell me what do you see’ asked the Queen placing her hand over her daughter heart.

‘I see you and her... that night... when I chose to be a Sailor’; replied Hecatia closing her eyes and sinking on the depths of her memory; ‘And do you remeber why did you chose to do that?’ asked the Queen smiling; ‘Because I wanted to... I felt that commitment come out from my heart... rather than my mind; I wanted to help and protect you and her back then; I remeber training a lot to achieve that... and then... everything turns dim’ she said grabbing her head with her right hand; ‘My dear, you’ve endured so many ordeals on your life, and be certain that the future still keeps you some more; but now you remeber now the strenght that kept you going on and you have your sister to help you on them, she might be a little soft; but she’s a great person that will not stop against any obstacle to ensure the peace and happiness of everyone’ replied the Queen starting to fade; ‘Do I have to be with her?’ Hecatia asked without thinking; ‘That’s your own choice’ said the voice of the Queen, dissapearing after that. Slowly Hecatia turned to see Sailor Moon still sleeping and while she lied again on her bed, she could hear her speaking in dreams ‘Please, get well... big sister’.

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‘My head hurts...’ said Uranus next morning rubbing her temples as the girls gathered again on the fountain courtyard, that miraculously was undamaged; ‘You wanted to know it all, and I gave it all the info, it’s not my fault’ replied Pluto as Neptune was amazed how Aarla ha repaired her mirror; ‘It was the same all the time with Naru, but I’m glad to see you’re a little more responsable with that thing’ she said while the young lady was delighted to have her talisman back; Murua was holding hands with Moon as both of them were crying vividly ‘It was a pleasure to meet you...!’ sniffled Murua; ‘Same toughts...’ replied on a yelp Moon; ‘No doubt, they’re just the same...’ snorted Mars, while Mercury, Venus and Jupiter laughed.

‘Heads up!’ said Venus pushing her as she noticed Aarla coming close to them; ‘Watch it Venus!’ scolded Mars as she turned red to see Aarla for the first time straight on the eye; ‘Even if your name and body are the ones of Hino Raye, your soul is the same of my beloved daughter; and I’m pleased to see that you have the passion of the Mars’s Scout alive within you’ she said smiling widely to the astonished girl; ‘Well... em... thank you... Mother’ she said the last word without thinking; Aarla seemed to be wanting to hug her for a second, but then she changed the move of her arms to just crossing them; ‘For the love of... just hugh her, don’t be stubborn Mars!’ Yelled Hecatia who was standing near Endimion and Chibimoon staring the scene; ‘I’M NOT STUBBORN!’ yelled at once back at her Aarla and Mars, they looked embarrased at each other and then turned backs looking rather ashamed.

‘Why do you want to go back there?, there’s a worse fiend than me coming to your world. You should remain safe here we can put a fight in here’ said Hecatia to Endimion as Chibimoon walked away to join the others; He replied as he saw Saturn joining the others ‘Because we will not leave our home like that; there are so many people that’s counting on us to protect them, even if they don’t know anything about us’; ‘Such a selfish deed, but I insist... that Helena, is just as powerful as I am; and she has no memories holding her back; she could wipe you out in a second’ warned once again looking ad the group gather once again, waiting only for Moon and Endimion; ‘Well put up a fight... no matter what, we all belive in her’ he replied looking at Sailor Moon whose puppy eyes were bigger than usual saying and endless chain of farewells to Murua.

Hecatia rised her eyebrows and said placing her right hand on her neck ‘Well, what can I say?, I’m a woman of word... You, meatball!’ yelled at Sailor Moon, ‘Would you mind if I come along with you?, I have a lot of free time and I’d really like to wipe that bitch’s butt!’; Sailor Moon’s eyes shined as her sister wanted to come with them after all; ‘You’re just too hapy about having arround someone else who’s above 1019 years, right?’ asked sarcastically Uranus to Pluto who just giggled. ‘You mean it?’ asked joyfully Moon as Hecatia’s face was crossed by a a friendly smirk. ‘So... you two are leaving, Serenity and the Wicked Witch?’ asked sadly Murua putting her bigger puppy eyes; ‘Name is Hecatia, ginger!. Fix it in your head!’ replied angrily Hecatia snarling at Murua. ‘Well you should stop calling me ginger, wicked!’ Murua replied facing her as Moon tried to pull them apart.

‘If you Princesses might allow me a word...’ coughed Aarla interrupting the three Princesses at once who turned to see her; ‘If Princess Murua remains here all by herself she might be the target of another attack from the former comrades of miss Hecatia, so it should be wise to keep a closer eye on her and I’m in no shape to teach her all the basics of being a propper Sailor Scout so...’; ‘I can go with them?’ asked joyfully Murua holding Aarla’s arms as she nearly trampled her, ‘Well, I think so...’ she replied a little nervous, ‘Yay!, I’m going to the Moon!’ she said jumping of joy and dropping Aarla to the floor; ‘Actually, we live on Earth’ corrected Mars looking at her; ‘Oh, OK then... I’m going to Earth!’ she corrected as she resumed her little leaping of joy. ‘What a strange girl...’ mumbled a little irritated Hecatia as Sailor Moon smiled and offered her hand.

‘What are you doing?’ she asked at once looking rather stranged at Moon’s hand; ‘This is the real start of our relationship’ replied Moon ‘Before acting all sisterly, I want you to be my friend’; ‘Meatball, you took a fatal attack for me and you healed my soul while I was your mortal enemy and a stranger, I can’t even imagine what you could do for a real relative!’replied ignoring her hand, she walked to steps looking Moon’s rather disapointed expression as Murua darted between then humming a song and placed next to the girls; Moon walked a few steps as Hecatia sighted and grabbed her by the shoulders, their heights were almost a foot of difference, but the older girl hugged her with one arm; ‘I kinda like you... tough you’re a bit whacky, tiny’. Hecatia said to Moon as they walked like that with the other Scouts. Moon placed between Murua and Hecatia who held hands with chibimoon and Endimion respectivelly as they focused their energy to use their teleport technique; a rainbow of colors now joined by a golden beam and a silvery one rised to the heights and in a flash the girls dissparead, guided by the prayers of a lonely Aarla, ‘May the good fortune lead your way, my Princesses’

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Once again the flowery smell of Elysion’s praires filled Moon’s nostrils as Venus and Chibimoon let themselves go and frolic a little on the spot as the others started walking again toward’s Helios’s temple; ‘Earth rocks!’ yelled Murua as she ran in the forest looking and touching everything on her reach; ‘Does that girl even know the meaning of fear?’ whispered Uranus as she reached her and placed a large ammount of flowers on her ‘Or pesonal space...’ Neptune added laughing gracefully. ‘Oh, a horse!’ Murua said and ran in the other direction; ‘Will she be OK on her own?’ asked a little annoyed Mars to Endimion, ‘Yeah, don’t worry about her; we need to see if Helios is OK’ he replied as a tiger looked rather wary on the red haired girl.

As they reached the temple’s meadow, Hecatia tunred her expression to a more agressive one as Mars looked cautious about giving another step inside of it; ‘What’s wrong?’ asked Moon to her mates as some of them already have entered the place; ‘There’s an evil energy... coming from there!’ yelled Mars as a net of darkness sprouted from the temple and caught the rest of the group off guard; ‘Score!’ said a rather joyful voice of a male from the inside of the temple. ‘You left your place unprotected?’ asked irritated Dark Moon to Silver Moon, ‘No, we left Helios, the priest’ she replied; ‘Great, leave a priest to do a warrior’s job...’ she replied ignoring Mars glare and comment ‘I’m a priestess too!’; ‘So it’s true what Miss Helena said; you’ve deflected us!’ said the voice. ‘Sure they like gossip on your place, huh?’ asked Mars.

‘Well, come out so we can see your ugly face, before sending your sorry guts back to where you came from!’ Yelled Hecatia, ‘Calm down!, you’re still weak!’ said Moon holding her arm; ‘Relax... if they needed to take care of a priest they shouldn’t have sent someone particularly... strong...’ she mumbled as a huge spider of shadows crept outside the temple, ‘Did we mentionated that we left a seal with our powers before to leave and that our priest is the second being more powerful on this planet?’ asked Mars looking at Hecatia’s surprised face; Hecatia turned to glare at her as the spider spoke again ‘Your little friend sure put some fight, but we were sure that you’ll be returning here, Princess. Luckily for us you were too confident of your security measures; a big mistake... now hand over your crystals and your friends will live!’.

‘You’re expecting us to surrender without a fight?’ asked Hecatia touching her brooch; as Mars prepared to attack, as she added‘You can think twice!’; ‘No’ said slowly Sailor Moon; ‘What?’ said astonished Hecatia as Mars lowered her arms and closed her eyes; ‘I’ll give you the Silver Crystal, but release my friends’ Moon pleaded to the gigantic monster; ‘Is she out of her mind?, she could wipe this guy in a jiffy!’ ranted Hecatia not beliving her eyes; ‘Are you for real girl?; this isn’t a trap of some kind?’ said the creature clacking its jaws on excitement; ‘No, I want you to release my friends, so I’ll give you what you want’ she replied handing over her brooch. The creature clacked it’s pincers on excitement as Hecatia groaned on disbilief, leaving unnoticed the smile that had appeared on Mars’s face;  ‘Hey, Princess do the same...’ she mumbled to Hecatia. ‘What?’ are you all girls stupid or what? And remember, I don’t have the crystal with me anymore!’ she replied astonished; ‘We don’t lie... but we can slow down the moment of telling the truth’ replied Mars on a little smile; ‘Oh, I see...’ whispered back Hecatia smiling.

‘I can’t belive this girl!, she’s surrounding the Silver Crystal like that!’ said flustered Uranus, ‘Don’t worry, I bet Hecatia has a plan!’ replied hopefully Pluto; ‘Yo, freak. I give up too!’ said Hecatia rising up her brooch too; ‘If her plan includes making you cry... it’s working...’ said Venus to Pluto whose face was shocked. ‘Another smart one eh?’ cackled the creature making a strange noise with it’s pincers calling out other two arachnid creatures from the woods, ‘Take their crystals... and then we feast!’ grumbled the biggest spider; ‘What about the other one?... the one missing on the woods’ asked another of the creatures, ‘Our brothers will take care of her, for the glory of Master Orion!’ said the biggest spider as it drew closer to Sailor Moon.

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Hiding behind a rock, Murua was staring at the creature; she had seen it on Aarla’s books, having a wish to ride one of those animals and run like the wind in a meadow like the very same one she was standing on; is she could drew herself a little closer to the animal, she could climb it and then... suddenly the horse tuned it’s head towards her as she flatened herself against the rock; the noises the animal made changed to a nervoud ones, it whined and ran away of the place; ‘That was odd...’ she whispered looking at the horse ran away, ignoring the three large spiders surrounding her.

A golden flash surrounded her and her robes were blown as a series of golden spheres had appeared out of nowhere and destroyed the monsters on the spot; Murua looked astonished at her back and saw a mysterious woman wearing a Sailor Suited armor made entirely of gold.

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‘Here... pretty...’ mumbled anxiouslly the boss spider as it was reaching slowly Sailor Moon’s brooch, extending one of its massive legs.

A red flash crossed it, tearing it appart of it’s body.

Sailor Moon fell backwards as the creature roared in pain and its kin clacked its pincers on surpirse; Sailor Moon looked at the responsable of this and saw a black haired woman wearing a differente black sailor suit and a rather peculiar ponytail that winked an eye to her after saying, ‘Looking great, darling!’; ‘Se... Seiya...’ whispered Sailor Moon as the gigantic creature recovered some sense and ordered to it’s lesser kin, ‘Get her!, this girl is mine!’; ‘You forgot about us!’ Yelled Mars aiming a Flame Sniper towards the creature as Hecatia dashed away from her, seizing the chance it has aroused to transform again into Dark Moon.

‘You’re outnumbered!’ said the massive monsters as many more of it’s kind appreaded among the woods and from the back of the temple; and asked defiant ‘What are going to do four girls against us?’; ‘First things first: even the score!’ said another woman’s voice a little more gruff than the black haired one as a blue strike and a green one released the group of the net; ‘There are more pests around here?’ asked the creature; ‘It’s funny that a hideous mosnter like you says that!’ replied Star Maker placing herself next to Star Fighter; ‘Will you cut the chatter?, these thing gives me the creeps...’  replied an exasperated Star Healer, ‘We’ve just arrived and we’re already helping these girls all over again... oh, Hi Sailor Moon!’.

‘Taiki!’ Said on relief Mercury, ‘Yaten!’ replied Venus smiling; ‘Well that’s a more balanced game to me...’ Said Star Fighter as the spider lord roared ‘CHARGE!’ to its kin, but that order was the last one on coming ever out of its body, due a well aimed Flame Sniper to it’s head; ‘Nice one, Mars!’ yelled Jupiter as she found her way outside the swarm of spiders next to Venus and Uranus; Dark Moon tried to take on a few enemies as Neptune and Uranus were aiding Chibimoon to get insede the temple; a black haired spider tired to jump over Sailor Moon but a cane stroke it on the head forcing it to fall backwards curling its legs; as several more were destroyed thanks to Venus Crescent Beam Cascade. Several of the creatures fell under the staff of Pluto and the Silence Glaive, as well the acurate rosedsof Endimion; but the skill and speed of the Starlights have made their toll on the number of the creatures... Star Serious Laser, Star Gentle Creator and Star Sensitive Inferno shined on their owners hands as many of the creatures faded back onto nothingless.

‘You did it!’ said joyfully Venus congratulating Star Healer; ‘You don’t change a bit, do you Sailor Venus?’ she replied looking a little annoyed to Star Maker amusement; as the Outer scouts gathered arround Chibimoon and Helios, who had been captive by the creatures; ‘I don’t like these guys at all...’ said Uranus a little upset as she drew her sword and tried to cut Helios restrains; ‘errrr... Miladi...’ said worried sick Helios looking the sword tremble on Uranus’s hands as she noticed how Star Fighter got closer to Silver Moon; ‘Give me that, you might cut something important!’ said Neptune, taking the sword, and adding ‘They’re not bad persons after all’; ‘Yeah, but new people means new problems and old people...’ said Uranus interrupting her speech as she noticed something that forze her blood and the cheeful attitudes after the battle changed to a more caoutios one, for Sailor Galaxia had entered the clearing on the crystal meadow.