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Chapter Nine

Inside the Earths Palace

They all had so many questions to ask and a lot of them the Outer Senshi struggled to answer. Sailor Moon had only recently woke up. It had been two days since their final battle with Lady Leiko and now they were preparing to go home. Prince Endymion and Lehrite never left Sailor Moon's side as she recovered and even King Aethlios was watchful making sure she was comfortable. The Inner Senshi were desperate to know the future once they got over the fact that the Outer Senshi were from the future. Sailor Moon somehow found the strength to tell them that they were not permitted to know certain things in the future. Her tone was so serious that the Inner Senshi were in awe.

Sailor Moon took their last few moments to walk about the home of her future husband. She wanted to know and understand his world. Being here with the Outer Senshi and seeing things with a fresh pair of eyes had really helped her know what future she wanted. First of all she wanted her friends to be happy so she knew she had to help Mamoru re-discover the power of the Golden Crystal. Only Mamoru could really bring them back just like only she could bring her Senshi back. Also she would go out and find Lehrite and Aeron. They were out there in the world and she had never met them, well that needed to change. She would also look for Marigold. Whilst Sailor Moon was recovering, Marigold was very attentive making sure Sailor Moon had a warm towel on her forehead and made sure the windows were opened to let air in and also she was constantly asking the doctors for Sailor Moon's progress. Marigold was a lovely woman but Prince Endymion was adamant that he would never marry her. She knew that now.

Sailor Moon also saw the differences in Mamoru's and Prince Endymion's personality. Prince Endymion was more affectionate and also he was a man who liked to have fun. Sailor Moon knew it was mainly because Prince Endymion had his friend and family with him. Sailor Moon was even more determined to find their friends and bring them back. They could really make Crystal Tokyo even better.

"Lost in your thoughts again Usagi?" Sailor Moon smiled as she turned round and saw Lehrite standing there smiling back at her.

"There is so much to take in" Lehrite nodded as he stood next to her.

"It must be hard coming back here to the past. But then again it could be a blessing" Sailor Moon nodded.

"I would like to see it as a blessing. I am now able to go back home and hopefully make some changes, for the first time in a long time I feel positive" Lehrite smiled again but deep down he felt his heart breaking. He really did love this woman.

Aeron looked on as Sailor Moon and Lehrite came outside. He took a sharp intake of breath as he looked at Sailor Moon. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen and he knew she would be woman he would be proud to serve. Sailor Moon walked up to Aeron and just as he was about to bow Sailor Moon hugged him. Now she remembered him very clearly. Although he was the guard of her mother he always made time for Princess Serenity and he was always kind and understanding. She was sure she could find him again in the future.

"Princess, you really should let me bow in front of you, you are royalty and it shows my position" Sailor Moon shook her head.

"By not allowing you to bow to me shows everyone that you are my friend, always have been and always will be" Aeron blushed at her words as she took her position next to Sailor Pluto, Uranus, Neptune and Saturn. Prince Endymion smiled warmly at Sailor Moon. He felt happy that this was his future wife in the future as he had been told by Pluto. He felt proud and privileged. Now he knew there would never be anyone else out there in the world for him. It would always be her.

Pluto raised her Garnet Rod towards the sky and summoned the clouds of time to take them back to the time the large light purple clouds formed a gust of wind lifted the Outer Senshi and Sailor Moon off the ground. Sailor Moon looked at all her friends as they watched them leave. She saw King Aethlios and waved at him as he smiled up at her.

"Goodbye Sailor Moon!" Sailor Mars yelled out with tears falling down her cheeks.

"SEE YOU IN THE FUTURE!" Venus continued.

"KEEP SAFE!" Aeron cried out.

"AND REMAIN JUST AS YOU ARE!" Lehrite finished. His words hit Sailor Moon as her eyes watered. She would definitely need to find Lehrite.

They were surrounded by light purple clouds that carried them swiftly back to the Time Gate. They landed softly and waited as Sailor Pluto went silent and closed her eyes. She gradually started to reset time as she raised her Rod in the air.

"Hold onto each other" they didn't need to question Pluto as a large gust of wind blasted against them. Uranus held tightly onto Sailor Moon, Neptune and Saturn as they tried to stand upright. The wind kept battering them all as colours of red, gold and purple flashed all about them. Lightening flashed and Sailor Moon was sure she could her thunder. The ground beneath their feet begun to shake and yet Pluto looked very calm and composed. After a few more minutes everything went dead still. Pluto still had her eyes closed but held her rod down now. A few more minutes passed before she opened her eyes and turned around.

"Well, WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!" Uranus yelled. Pluto smiled

"I had to fix time, we did cause a lot of disturbances in our past but there is nothing to worry about" Pluto noticed that they all looked exptectantly at her.

"Well, nothing really has changed now in the timestream. Everything we have been through has still happened so we shouldn't face any awkward questions, however, Mamoru will start to have memories coming back of his past" Sailor Moon looked shocked.

"He is Prince of the Earth, any changes that occur in his past he would feel so he may start to have flashes but that will all lead to good things. He will connect to the Golden Crystal and hopefully will be able to bring his friends back, he has to go back to Elysian" Sailor Moon nodded.

"And what about King Aethlios, can he be re-born?" Pluto shook her head. She had prepared herself for this moment.

"King Aethlios died after your mother had given everyone a second chance" Sailor Moon looked confused.

"I am sorry princes; you were never supposed to know. Your mother wasn't the strong stout woman you seem to believe her to be. Yes she was strong but she was still a woman with feelings. Before you was born she used to look at the earth just like you and well, you followed her footsteps. She came to the earth one day and fell in love" Neptune blushed.

"She fell in love with King Aethlios" Pluto nodded at Neptune's statement.

"Once everyone was saved by the Silver Crystal, your mother thought she was on her own. She had sent Luna and Artemis away in time capsules so she was alone but then King Aethlios who had received a deadly blow commanded the golden crystal to grant him enough power to bring him to his love. He was taken to Queen Serenity and they died in each other's arms. The golden crystal then granted the Kings last wish, to always be with his love so his spirit was taken to Elysian and there is where he waits until Queen Serenity's spirit is finally free to be with him" Sailor Moon used her mind's eye and could imagine the tender moments. She felt happy knowing her mother didn't die all alone like she had thought. Maybe their interference in the past had given her mother that opportunity.

"So that's why Mamoru needs to go back to Elysian, this time he will not only meet Helios but also his father" Saturn surmised.

"What do you mean about Queen Serenity's spirit being free?" Uranus asked. Sailor Moon looked at Pluto intently as she awaited the answer.

"Queen Serenity's spirit will not be free until Sailor Moon becomes Neo-Queen Serenity. The Queen is still guiding Sailor Moon even now to help her on her way to becoming the next Queen of the Moon. Once that happens, Queen Serenity will no longer be Queen and likewise with King Aethlios. Once Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen become King and Queen then their parents' spirits are free" Sailor Moon nodded understanding the importance of her becoming the future Queen of the Earth.

"Also Mamoru is the only one who can bring the Shitennou back and find Lehrite and Marigold. They are connected to him so he is the one to find them. We can find Aeron however because he is from the Moon". Pluto opted not to mention that Ikuko was also there in the past, it didn't seem important at this time.

"So King Aethlios never came back to become Mamoru's dad" Pluto shook her head.

"No but, Mamoru was born into the same family. The nurse that took care of him as a child was re-born and she became the mother of Mamoru. The husband the nurse was married to in the past was also Mamoru's father and they were aware Mamoru was special but they didn't have their full memories.

This was mind blowing for Sailor Moon and she still wasn't sure if it was something she would ever get.

They took time to discuss everything through. What their actions were going to be and their hopes for the future. As they were about to leave to meet the Inner Senshi and Mamoru, Sailor Moon turned around.

"This is our chance to correct all the past mistakes, let's build a better future together. First thing we do now is help Mamoru get to Elysian and bring his friends back!" Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Saturn all nodded and smiled warmly. Yes, they were all looking forward to the future.

Hi Everyone,

Well, this is the end of the journey. To be honest I am not really content with the end but I started to run out of steam for this story for some reason. I had started discovering other anime that I like and no matter how much I tried I was itching to start a new story with some OC characters. Thank you all who have supported this story and encouraged me, I do apologise if the ending is disappointing but I really did run out of steam with it. I am not happy with ending but it is now complete.

Thank you to Onyx2589 and Puffgirl1952 the 2nd for the reviews and the encouragement :-)

I will post up Dark Princes and A Timeless Love but I need to take my time with them as I want them to be good. My new story has OC's in them and I really like my OC's at the moment. There are five men in it and around five bad guys in a group. It's set after the final battle with Galaxia. It is a slightly sad story and I think it will count as an AU. Mamoru will have to fight for his love this time as it follows mainly 90's anime. The chapters are shorter as well and there may be times I will need advice on character development but we'll see. It will be up soon. I have found myself watching Neo Angelique at the moment but still in love with the male characters from Sainkoku and Fushigi Yugi, my inspirations for my male characters came from these shows :-)

Thank you to all those who have fav'd, followed and reviewed this story, hopefully my next one will be a lot better :-)

See you all soon and have a good week.