Disclaimers are the same as Chapter 1

* I just make a few slight alterations to the story and got rid of a few spelling and grammars mistakes.

Chapter 2

They managed to get back to the Outer's house by doing something that Mamoru hadn't even considered, a Sailor Teleport. The Earth Senshi had done one together with their Prince and Princess in the middle, and the Starlights had done one separately. They all arrived safely and Usagi didn't stir once.

Ami's POV

I watched as Mamoru placed her gently down in one of the guest rooms in the Outer's house. It was a giant four poster bed with dark bedding. The perfect bed for our princess, it was a complete contrast to her sunny brightness.

"Mamoru, you're going to have to move away so I can scan her. I want to make sure everything is all right."

He nodded silently and moved a few steps from the bed, never taking his eyes off her. 'I understand how you feel' I thought, pushing thoughts of Makoto out of my head. I was about to transform into my Senshi form when I realized that I was wearing earrings. Not just any earrings but the same ones I wore in my sailor form. I could feel the small impulse coming from the earring. Reaching up I pushed my earring, and my visor appeared. I only took a few seconds to be astonished and then turned to Usagi and started doing a quick bio-scan.

"Everything appears okay. Her energy reserves are quite low and she'll need to sleep to get better. I also suggest we feed her when she wakes up, that should help. In fact Mako-chan might want to start cooking now. Knowing Usa-chan she'll eat everything we can throw at her!" I smiled at Mamoru to prove that I was sincere, nothing was wrong with the Princess.

"We'll have to wait until she wakes up to have her power down but that's okay. We don't have to worry someone will see her." Mamoru nodded at me again and went back to her bedside as I moved away. He gently brushed the hair from her face and kissed her forehead.

"Let's go see how the others are doing. We should check on . . . what did you call them?"

"The Sailor Starlights."

"Right the Starlights." I turned out the bedroom light as I followed him out the door to the living room.

Mamoru's POV

When we got to the living room, I was surprised to find no one talking. Not a thing was being said by anyone. Two of the Starlights, the brunette and the black-haired one, were sitting on either side of a red-haired woman on one of the couches and the silver haired one was sitting at the end of the couch on the floor by the brunette's feet. Beside her, sitting in a wooden chair (I think it was a dining room chair that had been brought in) was Minako. Haruka and Michiru were sitting with Hotaru between them on the love seat and Setsuna was standing behind them. On the wall across from the Starlights, the rest of the Inner scouts were perched on chairs or sitting on the floor.

"What happened?" I asked, still standing in the doorway.

"It's a long story, Mamoru-san, you better sit down. How's Usagi-chan?" asked a voice on my left. I looked down to find Luna and Artemis seated on a large footstool beside the door. Someone must have retrieved them while we were in with Usagi. The chair beside them was empty. I moved to sit down while Ami crossed in front of the Starlights.

"She's fine, Ami's already checked her over. We think she's going to sleep for a few hours. Makoto, Ami suggested that we feed her when she wakes up. Now, before you start Luna," I turned to the Starlights, "lets make sure these girls are also all right."

Ami scanned each of them slowly and finally said "You two are fine, except for a major energy drain." She said indicating the two on the couch. "Yaten-chan, you've got a broken rib. We'll have to bandage you for now." She looked over at me, her eyes asking for assistance.

"No wait!" Hotaru had jumped down from between her parents and walked over to Yaten-chan who, by being on the floor, was easy for the small girl to reach. "Let me help."

Ami nodded then moved back a little to give the girl space.

"Saturn Star Power!" When her transformation was complete, she gently rested her hands on the young women's . . . oh what's her name . . . Right! . . . Healer's bare stomach and concentrated.

"There, all done." She smiled at the girl and then eased away looking at Ami.

"Thank you Saturn, you're right. Healer-san, you are just fine now. In fact Hotaru even restored some of your energy."

"Thank you Saturn-san" Yaten smiled at the little girl.

"You're welcome Healer-san. I'm glad you're feeling better." She returned to her parents who silently helped her back up between then, still not saying a thing. I was starting to get the impression that the Outers, two of the elder ones at least, didn't like the Starlights all that much.

"So what happened?" I asked again, leaning back in the rather overstuffed chair I was in.

Makoto's POV

"I already called Usagi's parents to tell them she was staying with me tonight so we won't have to worry." I injected into the conversation.

Everyone turned to look at me with identical looks of surprise.

"I hadn't even considered that." Luna said. "How stupid if me. Arigatou Makoto-chan. I'm sure Usagi doesn't need to deal with her parents on top of all of this. Were they worried?"

"Scared witless." I replied with a small laugh. "After all, a popular TV station and the surrounding area are in rubble and they've had no idea where their little girl was during all of it. I told them she had been at my place but that the phone lines had been down until now and we couldn't call."

"Smart thinking Jup" remarked Rei from the chair beside me.

"Yes, thank you Makoto, that makes things much easier." Luna sighed in relief. Have you ever seen a cat sigh? It's actually kinda funny.

Ami spoke up now, quietly at first but getting louder as she went on. "I think that the Starlights should tell their story first. From what I understand, that might help the rest of us understand our own story better anyway." She then turned to Mamoru added, for his benefit, "We don't know their story yet, at least, not all of it."

Kakyuu's POV

I could feel Seiya start to tremble. I knew this was going to be hard on them so I thought maybe I should do as much as I could to make it easier.

"I'll start." I knew Seiya was surprised, I could feel her jerk.

"A while ago we heard of a force that was travelling through the galaxy destroying planets. Nobody seemed to know much about it but we prepared anyway. We couldn't have prepared enough. When Galaxia got to Kinkmou we didn't stand a chance. I managed to find a way to get off the planet. I thought if I could let people know she was coming and what she was about, that they might find a way to stop her. I made a wish upon my star seed to become hidden from her until I could do so. I knew she couldn't rule the entire galaxy without all the star seeds, including mine. I didn't anticipate my Starlights following."

"That's where our story starts," Seiya continued quietly from beside me. She had leaned forward onto her knees and she was staring at the carpet. "We didn't know what had happened to our Princess but we knew she wasn't dead. I could still feel her. After we realized there was nothing we could do against Galaxia, we too left, in search of her. We had searched many, many planets by the time we got to Earth. This planet was our last hope. It was such a backwater that we didn't think she would have come here demo, we had to try. It was also the last planet that Galaxia got to. Once here we blended in to look for her. It didn't seem to be working well; we couldn't get to enough people as normal citizens. There was no way she'd hear about us the way we were going. That's why we became men and started the Three Lights. We sang out our wish to find our Princess. Unfortunately, our manager said it would be good PR to put us in school and that's why we came to Tokyo. We didn't like it because it kept us in one place for so long. Turns out we should have been happy. That's when we met Usagi and her friends."

Seiya stopped there. I think she was hoping that one of the others would take over. She wasn't disappointed.

Rei's POV

*I think that was a hint for someone else to start.* Well, I guess it's our turn to tell what happened. The problem is, I'm not sure how much I should tell, I mean, some of it's pretty personal to Usagi but if we don't mention it a few important things won't make any sense . . . the Outer's actions especially. I turned and looked at Setsuna for guidance, hoping she would know what to do. From where I sat on the floor I could just make out her mouthing the word, "All" at me. Oh goody, this should be fun.

"Well, I guess that's where things start to involve us. We were fighting a new enemy we knew nothing about but we noticed that they seemed to be looking for a specific star seed. We all got attacked, one by one, along with a bunch of civilians. We did have some help though. We didn't know who they were for a long time. In fact, we didn't get introduced until after a few attacks . . . "

I continued talking about Chibi-Chibi appearing (what she did) and our fights with the Starlights. Then I described how we'd discovered who they were. I knew the story of the plane ticket that Usagi had received, she'd told the four of us after we got back from the flight. I also told everyone about Usagi and Seiya. I kept my eyes to the floor and didn't look at Mamoru the whole time. However, just as I was about to continue and tell about the part about Kakyuu-hime showing up, when I was interrupted.

"Gomen nasi Mamoru-san." Seiya didn't say it loud but it got everyone's attention, including mine, and I stopped talking and glanced at the two.

"What do you mean Seiya-san?" Mamoru asked, obviously having a hard time looking at the young women.

"Her shine was so beautiful. It drew me like a moth to a flame. It reminded me so much of my Princess that I just had to be close to her. Then I actually got to know her. She's a beautiful person isn't she?" Her eyes had tears in them now.

"Yes she is, very beautiful."

"I missed my Princess so much and Usagi was such a wonderful person, so much like her. I love her so much. I pressured her and I played on her feelings. She wanted us to get along with her Senshi so badly and I played on those feelings. I just couldn't seem to stay away. I was so confused, especially after we found Kakyuu-hime."

Being on the floor, I was at the perfect height to see Kakyuu-hime take Seiya's hand at this point. Seiya seemed to return the gesture with a death grip.

"I knew you were out there, I knew you would come back and I still didn't stop. I know I was wrong, and I know now that what I was feeling was wrong." At everyone's look of surprise (except Kakyuu's I note) she added, "Oh, I do love Odango, demo it's not the same thing as before. I was confusing those feelings and her shine with someone else's."

There was silence for a few moments when she was done. Finally Seiya shifted backwards on the couch, almost looking as if the weight of the world had been removed from her shoulders. I suppose in a way it had. Her Princess was back, Galaxia was defeated and her feelings about Usagi had been put to rest.

Seiya's POV

I was so glad that was over with. I had figured myself out only an hour before and it had taken a lot out of me to finally tell the others. I knew I would have to but . . . I had hoped it wouldn't be so soon. I didn't think that the Scouts would include my troubles with Usagi in their tale, but once again I underestimated them. It did feel good have it out in the open though.

"Thank-you Seiya-san. Thank you for clearing that up. But I have to tell you, I wasn't worried." I think the other girls were just as surprised as I was at that statement because he chuckled softly and looked me straight in the eye.

Okay, I know he's a prince, I knew that because the Outers had told us. But until those eyes actually looked at me I didn't fully understand it. I knew, after a few seconds why this man would make such a wonderful ruler. His soul was almost as pure as that of his future wife! His love for her would outshine almost anything.

"I trust Usako. I know that I don't have to worry. Usako loves everyone, some more then others true, but everyone all the same. I'm not surprised she started getting a little confused over her feelings. Although we've been dating almost two years, I can't forget that she is only 16 and she's never had another boyfriend. My disappearance and supposed lack of response must have made her even more confused then ever. Maybe it was good for her to . . . test the waters. I know she'll always come back. We're two halves of a whole, in the truest sense of the statement."

I think I like this guy.

Minako's POV

After that small discussion many of us were in tears . . . he is so sweet!!!!

Anyway Rei continued explaining about Princess Kakyuu and the death of Sailor Fireball. Then she started to describe the final battle. Her part in it didn't last long, after all, we Inners hadn't lasted long. Haruka took up where Rei had left off, and I could tell that Mamoru wasn't happy with their actions. Oh well, spilled milk under the bridge now. Taiki ended up telling us about the final part of the battle. We all sat rapt, as she described the final moments with Galaxia being totally taken over, Chibi-Chibi turning into a sword and finally Sailor Moon defeating Chaos. We had all stopped crying earlier but by the end of her tale we had all started again. Tissues were being passed around everywhere.

Mamoru surprised me though. He seemed quite calm about the whole thing. It wasn't until I noticed his white hands gripping the chair that I realized he was just as shaken up about this whole thing as the rest of us. Our Princess had come so close to dying, we all had.

"...so the star seeds that had just appeared all left with Galaxia and then you guys all appeared again and our Princess appeared again and well . . . here we are." Taiki finished with a flourish, a smile of triumph lighting her normally passive face. "We're all here, and we're all alive."

Mamoru's POV

I couldn't believe it. What she had gone through sounded absolutely horrible. For Usako, watching all her friends die, one by one, must have been heart breaking. Yet, even after that she still managed to defeat, and give a second chance to, her tormentor and their killer. I was in awe of my angel's strength all over again. I couldn't believe it.

"MAMO-CHAN!!!!"