Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ A New Future ❯ Chapter 2

Disclaimer: I know, I am actually doing this first! Well, I do not own the characters, they are not copyrighted to me, nor do I think they will ever be :) That about sums it up!

Welcome to part 2! I hope everyone likes the story so far!! The setting for this story is in the 30th Century when Usagi is Neo-Queen Serenity. It will jump back and forth a little as we learn about the past events, so I hope I manage not to make it to confusing! Well enjoy the story!!

Ami put down her computer. She looked at all the eager faces of her friends and realized the Starlights were their only hope. Not only in winning the battles ahead, but also for saving Usagi.

"Well Ami? Are they coming?" asked Rei.

"Taiki said Yaten went to speak to the Princess to apply for a leave and he will contact me with a definite answer when Yaten returns." Ami answered.

"I just hope we have enough time." said Mako sadly.

Taiki paced the room when Seiya ran in. "Have you heard from Yaten?" he asked.

"No," Taiki answered, "not yet."

Just then Yaten ran in the room. "We can set out as soon as we are ready. Princess Fireball said to see her before we leave."

"I am already packed, so I will go to her now, you guys meet me when you are done." Seiya replied and left the room.

"You know Yaten, even though these are bad circumstances, I am excited to go back and see everyone." Taiki said.

"Me too, it has been a long time." agreed Yaten. They both thought about the people they left behind on Earth...

Fireball looked around at the desolate planet they had just returned too. Yaten and Taiki seemed pleased to be home, even though it needed to be rebuilt. Seiya stood alone, looking to the sky in the direction of the Earth. It had been 2 days since they left, and Fireball knew the 2 days have been the hardest of Seiya's life. Taiki and Yaten stopped talking and walked over to their friend.

"Seiya, are you all right?" asked Taiki, who was very worried about his friend. Seiya turned and looked around.

"I will be fine. She is happy now, she has all that she wants. As long as I know that she will be safe, then I will be fine." He left and walked away. As time went on, he seemed to be fine, but they all knew better.

The planet began to flourish again, and it was rebuilt to where it was before Galaxia ever came. The days of the fighting seemed to be over and everyone lived peacefully. The Starlights stayed in the palace, as protectors of the Princess. Every once in a while though, you would see Seiya looking out of a window in the direction of the Earth with a sad look upon his face. They had heard rumors of the upcoming wedding of Usagi and Mamoru, and they even received invitations, but they didn't go. Taiki and Yaten wanted to go, but knew Seiya would never be able to attend. They went through day-to-day life, doing day-to-day things, but when it came to Seiya forgetting Usagi in his heart, everyone who knew him well knew it would never happen.

Seiya walked into the Princess's chamber and bowed before her. "Princess, you wanted to see me before we left?"

"Yes, I just wanted to tell you that if you need my help to contact me and I will be there. I am glad you came alone, because I wanted to talk to you privately. Seiya, you must be gentle with the Queen. She is mourning her husband now, and I would not like to see anyone get hurt. I mean you and her. I know you have very strong feelings for her, but don't rush into anything too fast." she warned.

"I am aware of her loss, and I would never go to her in that way right now. I want to go to her as a friend. She needs me now." he replied back.

"Just be careful Fighter, and keep me informed." Just then Taiki and Yaten came into the room.

"Fighter can inform you of what I said, you all must be off now. Be safe." she said.

"Are you ready Seiya?" asked Taiki.

"Yes, lets return now."

Usagi came out of her room. She looked around for her friends and found them in the library. They all looked up when she entered, and Rei moved over to make room for her to sit. Just then Ami's computer beeped. Ami read what was on the screen and looked at Usagi.

"Maybe we should have asked you first, but I took it upon myself to contact the Starlights and asked them to return to help us fight. I just received a note from Taiki saying they are about to leave their planet to return to Earth." Ami informed Usagi.

"They are returning? Seiya is coming here?" she asked.

"Yes, and so are Yaten and Taiki." Minako said.

Usagi smiled. "It may be under bad circumstances but I am glad I will be able to see them again. Thank you Ami." Ami started to think of how it had been right after they left...

"What's wrong Ami?" Minako asked.

"Yeah Ami, what's up? You see a little sad." Mako added. The three girls were at the Crown waiting for Usagi and Rei.

"Oh, nothing is wrong. Maybe I am just a little run down after all this excitement." Ami answered. The truth was though that Ami missed Taiki. He understood her, like no one else could. Since his departure from Earth, she couldn't help but feel a little empty. The other girls knew that this was her problem, but they knew she would talk about it when she wanted to. Usagi and Rei walked in.

"Hi everyone!" Rei said as she sat down. Usagi sat down besides Ami.

"I think things are different now that they left." Minako said.

"I really miss them a lot, I hope things are going good for them." Rei added.

"Yes, me too." agreed Mako.

"I will miss having Seiya around." Usagi added.

Ami just sat looking at her drink. Later on when everyone decided to go home, she walked with Usagi.

"Ami, what has been bothering you these past few days?" she asked her friend.

"Honestly, I just miss Taiki." she said softly. Usagi stopped walking and looked at her friend.

"I know Ami, but I am sure we will see them again. That is what I tell myself when I start to miss Seiya really bad." Usagi tried to help.

"I know, but you have Mamoru." she said. The two girls walked in silence.

"Well Usagi," Ami thought to herself, "you were right. We will see them again."

Two strange figures were standing in an alley. "I feel something is about to happen." said one.

"Yes, I feel something too." said the other.

"Should we report it?"

"I think we should wait a little longer and see what is going on. We don't want to go there with false accusations, and all for nothing."

"I know, but it is so close to the take over and we will be dead if anything goes wrong."

"Let's look around a little more and then go, ok?"

"Deal."

They walked through the old streets, amazed by how much it had changed. "Look Taiki, isn't that where the old bookstore used to be?" Yaten asked.

"Yes, I think so. Has it really been so long since we have been here?" Taiki answered and asked.

"It has been too long." Seiya replied. Just then they heard a car horn and turned around.

"Hey guys!" came a familiar voice. The sports car pulled up besides them and Haruka and Michiru smiled.

"Hi!" they said back.

"Need a ride to the palace? We were just going there now." Michiru asked them.

They jumped in the back and the 5 people speed off into the direction of the Crystal Tokyo Palace.

Usagi finished getting dressed. She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled at her reflection. She had really grown up allot since the last time she saw her old friend. "When was the last time I smiled?" she asked herself. She smiled again, and left her room to wait for their arrival.

"General Chiba, there might be something you should know." the two men said as they faced the young woman. She turned around and looked at them.

"And what would that be?" she asked. She was around 5'6 with dark black hair. She was young, but a vicious opponent and her fighting skills were what helped her rise up the ranks as fast as she had. She was in control of this operation and for good reason. Her brother was the king of the Earth, and the High Counsel felt she would be the best to control it. They knew of her need for revenge on the brother that had taken her place as senshi of the Earth, although he never knew he had a sister himself. The one thing she didn't understand is why she pulled away on the day of his defeat. They had always told her he knew of her, but didn't acknowledge her as a relative. But when she faced him one on one that fateful day, he had no idea...

"Now I will finally have my revenge on you!" she cried as she looked into his eyes.

"Revenge?" he asked uncertainly. He looked at this young girl, and he felt a familiar presence, but he couldn't remember where he had met her.

"Don't pretend you don't know!" she cried, even more angered by his reply. "You were the reason I was banished! It was because of you!"

"Please, we can work this out. Call off the forces and we can come to a common ground." he pleaded with her.

"Work it out? Common ground? After all this time and now you want peace?" she raised her sword high above her head and felt the energy flow through it. Her anger rose at the sight of him, knowing he was happy on Earth while she never knew what real happiness was. "This is for you dear brother!" she yelled as the blasts came from the sword.

A look of disbelief crossed his face as he was struck. "Brother? You are my sister?" he asked, shocked at the revelation. She looked at him and then for a moment it was clear in her head he never knew about her. Her anger turned to sadness and as she looked over her shoulder, she saw the figure of a female running towards them. She knew to back away then and called the troops off...

"General Chiba, are you ok?"

"Yes Damion, I am fine." she answered as she looked at the two men standing before her. Damion and Damon were the two best spies in the entire Army and she knew if they saw something, it might not be good for them. They have had the upper hand so far in the war, since the Queen didn't seem to be fighting back with all of her force, and an upset now wouldn't look good on her record. "What was it you saw?" she asked them.

"I believe three more may join them," Damon answered. "They are not ones that seem to be from around here, they might be calling outside influences."

"Well, we will have to test your info won't we? We will plan an attack to see what they have up their sleeve." she answered and sent them away to find any more information they could come up with.

The 5 senshi drove through the Palace gates and went to park the car. Seiya, Yaten and Taiki looked around at everything and were amazed at the beauty. But they could sense a deep sadness between these palace walls. They heard a yell and turned to see Ami, Minako and Mako running towards them. The girls were swepped into waiting arms and everyone seemed to talk at once. By the way they were all looking it was hard to tell they had been called here on somber business. Taiki held Ami's hand as if he were afraid to let her go. It felt great to be among them again, and Seiya kept looking in all directions waiting for Usagi to run out. Finally he looked at Mako and asked her.

"Mako, where is Usagi?"

She looked at him and saw the love in his eyes. "He still loves her," she thought to herself. "I think she is still inside." she answered him. He said his good byes to the group and went in to find her.

Haruka, Michiru, Mako, Minako, Ami, Taiki and Yaten watched him go. Some were feeling sad for Seiya, knowing Usagi was in love with a ghost and they were certain this situation would only hurt him again. Some were happy, thinking this is what both if them need. Taiki looked among the group and looked at the expressions, almost reading their minds. "He has waited years to see her again." he told the group.

"I know Usagi was excited about seeing him also," Ami replied back.

"So what is this about a war going on?" Yaten asked.

"Maybe we should go inside also, and once everyone is together, we can talk." Haruka said, and lead the way inside.

Seiya walked through the Palace and was amazed at all he saw. There were portraits everywhere of Usagi and a little girl with pink hair that he could only guess to be her daughter. He saw one and stopped. He stared up at the portrait of a man and a woman looking at each other lovingly. Tears formed in his eyes when he realized the portrait was of Mamoru and Usagi. "How alone you must feel now." he thought to himself. Just then a hand touched his shoulder and he turned around slowly. His heart stopped when he gazed upon her face, the face he dreamed about for so long. She smiled at him and opened her arms. He entered her arms and held her close to him and the tears fell down his face.

"Usagi, I have missed you so much." he said softly.

"Oh Seiya, I missed you too. It is so good to have you back." she answered him. He stepped back, even though he never wanted to let her go, and she raised her hand and gently wiped the tears from his eyes. "We have so much to talk about, so much to catch up on!" she told him. She was amazed at how good it felt to be around him. Her heart felt light for the first time in a year and she took his hand and was almost running with him down the hall.

Everyone was in the dining hall. The decided to eat first and then have a meeting later. Rei was sitting by Yaten with Minako right next to them. Mako was helping in the kitchen and Ami and Taiki were sitting and talking about what they have been doing. Michiru and Haruka were sitting together wondering if Seiya had caught up with Usagi. They all stopped talking when they heard a familiar banging coming in their direction.

"That sounds like..." Ami began.

"Usagi's running..." Rei added.

"Like she used to do whenever she was late." Minako finished. They all looked in the direction it was coming from in shock. Usagi hadn't been herself since Mamoru's death and if she was acting like her old self, it was definitely a sign of things getting better.

Just then the door burst open and a flushed Usagi was dragging Seiya into the room. She looked at all the shocked faces and laughed. Their mouths dropped at this and soon they were all laughing. Seiya, Taiki and Yaten looked confused, because they didn't realize the importance of this. Usagi took Seiya's hand again and walked over to where Yaten, Rei and Minako were sitting. Taiki and Ami joined them. Michiru and Haruka looked on.

"This can either be good or bad right now, but to see her smile again, I think it is worth it." Michiru said and Haruka nodded her head in agreement. Mako came out of the kitchen and sat with the group and they were all talking like they were never apart.

General Chiba waited for her men to sit down. Once they did, she began to talk. "Ok, here is what we will do. We will let these three new people settle in a little bit and then when everyone appears to be off guard we will attack. Now, I don't want a lot of people involved in this because I just want to see if these 3 newcomers are fighters or civilians."

"Yes General Chiba." they replied.

"So go now, and set up the soldiers you will have go. Remember it is a small operation." she said, and she turned and left the room. "I will see what they have planned." she said to herself and laughed.

Well that does it for this part I think. See you in part 3!! Ja ne!!