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Hi Guys,

Well, I'm back with a new story, the follow-up to Re-Birth of the Fallen. I know this story may not be the sequel that was expected but when I started doing the sequel, a whole different storyline came into my mind with a new plot that had been floating around my brain, so I am experimenting with a few ideas in this story. It is a dark story, its the story I wanted to do for Dark Princes but for some reason came into this one. Hopefully you guys will enjoy the ride :-)

Chapter One

They arrived at the Space-Time Door feeling at first, relieved. The battle had been intense, and many unsuspected things had happened. For one thing, Sailor Moon had a lot on her mind. But dwelling on these thoughts was soon pushed aside as they were engulfed in another wind storm, stronger than the previous one. The winds had stopped them from returning back home, keeping them routed in place. Uranus instantly grabbed onto Neptune and Sailor Moon whilst Pluto held Saturn down. Amongst the great expanse of darkness, a river of dense fog surrounded them, covering the ground like a carpet. Pluto strained to see what was going on; even her staff was reverberating against the dramatic changes that was taking place. Pluto didn't know what was happening. This was something she had never seen before but frighteningly, she had heard of it from her palace on the planet of Pluto. Her powers and responsibilities were deep and ancient with a mind and soul of its own. Time was an essence that once tampered with, was near impossible to fix. It was with a feeling of dread that Pluto had come to realise that this was what was happening. The changes in their present that had forced them to go into the past had re-written everything in their world.

She had known that their present time would've changed, but she had not prepared for this, this rocketing of time where their lives were being dismantled and reassembled without them even there. How would she explain this to the others? She didn't even fully understand this occurrence. She had just explained to them that everything was ok, now she couldn't even see Lehrite, Aeron or Marigold; it was like they no longer existed. Everything that she had corrected had been undone in a matter of minutes. She had no control now.

"What the hell is happening?!" Uranus yelled as she pulled Neptune and Sailor Moon closer. Uranus eyed Pluto suspecting Pluto knew exactly what was going on. The look of trepidation on her face was enough to worry Uranus. The winds continued to batter them as they kneeled on the ground. Pluto unsteadily got up, standing on her feet and holding her Garnet Rod high above her head. They had broken so many rules that it made her feel almost sick thinking about it. She was meant to be the guardian of Time, Princess of Pluto and yet, she had been forced to break the many rules she had vowed to protect and uphold. Now she was seeing the consequences of such actions. Holding her Rod firmly, her eyes glowed brightly as she allowed her powerful aura to fight against the winds. This was her domain; she had been placed here by Queen Serenity, her powers from Chronos. She willed the winds of time to calm itself, she prayed for time to reveal itself to her, to tell her what was going on.

Slowly, the winds began to become nothing more than a silent breeze. The fog that had covered the ground and obstructed their view had started to dissipate Saturn could still see Pluto's immense aura as she struggled to regain control. Pluto brought the Garnet Rod back down to her side and remained absolutely still not turning back to her friends. The silence was deafening. Sailor Moon was the first to try and speak with Pluto, but she hesitated. Pluto's eyes were misty staring ahead. It was clear she was not in the same space as them.

"What do we do now?" Sailor Moon asked looking anxiously towards Uranus.

"We wait, we cannot leave without her" Uranus said. Uranus then looked about the great expanse, walking a little but not straying too far. Getting lost here was not an option.

"I wonder what happened here…" Neptune asked more to herself, but Saturn heard.

"It means our home is no longer the same" Saturn said darkly as she continued to look at Pluto but stayed close to Sailor Moon.

"What do you mean by that?" Uranus asked as she began to walk back towards her comrades. Saturn was silent for a moment as a look of contemplation crossed her face. She wasn't sure if she was right, but she was close to Pluto. Pluto over the years had explained the intricacies of time and space, of how difficult it could be to keep an eye on everything, of fighting off dangers that came thinking they could get past her only for them to be eliminated.

"Lady Leiko had travelled from either a distant future or an alternate reality to our own. Either way, she was powerful enough to go unnoticed by Pluto. Time-traveling is forbidden, only the Gods and Goddesses are meant to be able to do it as they understand the complexities and the consequences. Lady Leiko was nothing more than an angry woman with powers she had developed. She broke the rules and has messed with not just her past, but also our present and further back into the past. We don't know what damage has been done. Pluto had believed that she could repair it all but there are rare instances that can happen, it seems one has occurred" Saturn explained. Uranus looked a little baffled, but Neptune did her best to keep up as well as Sailor Moon.

"So, our present is different?" Sailor Moon asked, fear clearly laced in her voice. Saturn nodded solemnly making Sailor Moon start to shake with worry.

"So, we don't know what we're walking into then" Uranus stated.

"No, but I think Pluto is finding out. The time gods are revealing some information to her now, we must wait for her instructions, but I am sorry, our future has changed, and I fear not for the better, we were caught up in a time storm" Saturn said as Pluto's eyes began to clear.

Sailor Moon instantly placed herself in front of Pluto staring the Senshi of Time, she was unprepared to school her face so when Sailor Moon saw the look of horror and sadness she knew instantly things were bad.

"You must tell us what we're now facing Pluto, is it that bad?" Uranus asked. Pluto gulped a little as her hands tightened around her rod. She slowly nodded her head.

"Lady Leiko has damaged our present time beyond any repairs I can do. Everything we have known or faced has changed dramatically" Pluto said. Uranus clenched her fists as she prepared herself for whatever the news was. Neptune placed her hands-on Sailor Moon's shoulders, ready to steady her for what the news could be. Pluto didn't look hopeful and that was bad, really bad.

"Whilst we were trying to protect the past, the damage Lady Leiko did in our present was almost irreparable. We could have returned, and all our friends would've been dead. But that was never meant to happen in our time so time itself had to re-write everything, whilst I was not in my position. As time had to re-write everything, our souls couldn't be found, we were in the past, so it appears as if we were never born in our present" Sailor Moon gasped, clamping her hands over her mouth making Sailor Pluto look worriedly at her princess. Uranus nodded for her to carry on.

"Everything we faced and went through has gone. Our very existence is nowhere to be found so we were not born in our time. That has repercussions for everything and everyone. If Tsukino Usagi was never born within our present time, then…" Pluto stopped as she was interrupted.

"Then the Inner Senshi, likely still awakened by Luna and Artemis, never found the Moon Princess" Uranus surmised, now starting to see the problem. Pluto nodded.

"It also means, Queen Beryl was reborn and didn't have any real challengers" Pluto added as she looked down towards the ground. She wasn't prepared for this, the final part of her revelations which would reveal the enormity of the task ahead.

"Queen Beryl was reborn, she found Queen Meteria and in turn, found Earths Generals, changing them into the Shitennou. The Inner Senshi awoke, Venus being the first who then found the rest. They fought off the Shitennou but then the battle was lost when Queen Beryl found Chiba Mamoru" Pluto fell silent for a moment as Sailor Moon started to cry.

"Beryl brainwashed him, warping his memories as Prince Endymion. He now believes she is his future wife and he will rule by her side as King of the Earth. Venus made a tactical retreat with the Inner Senshi, they disappeared with a few others. Mistress 9 never happened as Saturn was never born; Nehellenia had no reason to come so she is still on the Dead Moon. Helios was found by Prince Endymion and kidnapped…. I cannot see Crystal Tokyo anymore….and Sailor Galaxia is still out there, wondering the universe. Princess Kakyuu and the Sailor Starlights are safe on their planet, for now" Pluto finished as Sailor Moon collapsed on the ground from shock. Neptune held her close whilst still looking at Pluto.

"How can such changes happen" Neptune asked.

"I was not in my position to oversee these changes so time was left to its own devices, it has a will of its own" Pluto said. Uranus shook her head in disbelief as she folded her arms.

"What can we do then?" Uranus asked, feeling lost for the first time in her life.

"All we can do is try and save this world. Prince Endymion is only brainwashed, he is not totally lost, and neither is the Shitennou. We can save them, but this is going to be our toughest fight yet. I don't know if we're strong enough even with the Inner Senshi" Pluto said with finality. She then looked at her Princess who had now passed out.

"Let's find somewhere to re-group, we must rest and then come up with a plan, how bad is it out there?" Uranus asked taking the lead.

"Earths citizens are scared and blindly follow Queen Beryl, they have no-one to look up to. Until we get out there, I cannot tell you anymore as I am unsure myself. Time will not tell me anymore so for now, we must investigate for ourselves and find a way of defeating Beryl" Pluto said.

"Sailor Moon did it once before" Saturn volunteered.

"And I have no doubt she can do it again, but Beryl will become more powerful, she is planning on merging with Queen Meteria and once that happens, then only the power of Neo-Queen Serenity can stop Beryl and I don't know if Usagi would be ready for that level of power yet" Pluto said. Uranus nodded.

"Fine, we'll think about that when the time comes, let us go and find somewhere safe first" Uranus suggested, to which they all agreed.

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They had found an abandoned flat just outside the Azabu-Juuban area. Neptune had been the one to find it as she had de-transformed into Kaioh Michiru. Sailor Moon had de-transformed also during the time they had left the Space-Time Door, she still hadn't woken up. Haruka had thought about trying to contact Luna and Artemis but Setsuna had advised against it, besides they had no idea where the cats would be. So now they were in a cold apartment with no form of way to communicate with the Inner Senshi, Setsuna opted to switch the TV on to see what was going on.

"That's a well-designed Youma" Haruka said bitterly as she sat down. She had just found a small bedroom for Usagi to be placed in, Saturn would stay in the room with her at night if they were stuck in this apartment. Michiru had found a photo of a brown-haired girl and a man looking dimly into the camera. They looked happy.

"Beryl has more power this time, so I am sure Zoisite and Jadeite have been hard at work with these Youma" Setsuna said before switching the channel to another news station.

"This is Tanaka Kei from Nega-News, the top news station for our Queen and future King. Yesterday, an attack was launched at the Mall in central Tokyo. The group who call themselves the Nega-Resistance committed more crimes against the Kingdom by injuring and killing innocent Youma victims. Our Prince Endymion has just this morning ordered for their immediate arrest calling in Earths Generals for the task. It is believed Prince Endymion will lead this project. We ask that all remain calm and loyal to our Queen. Your lives are dependent upon the Queen and this group only care about themselves. Their cries for freedom and justice is futile and will lead to nothing, all hail Queen Beryl!" an image of Prince Endymion came up and Setsuna could see his eyes were a burgundy colour. He looked calm but sinister as he ordered for the arrest of the Inner Senshi.

"So, he really has been taken by her then" Usagi said weakly as she came in with Hotaru.

"We'll get him back Usa, I promise" Setsuna said earnestly.

"And the Generals, they were never evil to begin with. I will save them too" Usagi said strongly. Haruka smiled at her Princess, happy that the conviction in her voice had returned.

"So, the Generals are on the hunt for the Inner's and so is Prince Endymion…. what do we do then?" Haruka asked. Setsuna closed her eyes for a moment. She didn't know what to do and it was killing her. They were walking through the darkness with no light in sight.

"I am not sure if we should wait for the next confrontation and then make ourselves known" Setsuna suggested. Michiru thought about it for a little before shaking her head.

"I don't think that would be a good step. I think you are right in we should wait for the next battle, but instead of showing ourselves, we analyse them. We need to know the enemy's strengths and weaknesses, we also need to know how much the Inner Senshi have changed compared to how we knew them before" Michiru said. Haruka agreed before looking at Usagi's downcast face. She hated seeing her kitten look so sad but there was nothing that could be done immediately. Haruka then noticed Usagi's eye turn slightly cold as she looked at Setsuna.

"They won't be the same as before will they?" Usagi asked already knowing the answer as Setsuna shook her head.

"No, as far as they now know, this is their present. We were never born in this world…." Suddenly, Usagi got up and ran out of the flat. Setsuna was so taken aback by surprise that she still didn't realise what happened. As Haruka was about to get up, Hotaru stopped her.

"Don't worry, I'll go with her" Hotaru said softly before running out chasing after Usagi. Haruka turned her confused expression towards Setsuna who had only just understood why Usagi had reacted the way she did.

"Poor Hime…" Setsuna said as a small tear escaped her right eye.

It looked the same…that was a good thing, right? Usagi stared at the building she had formally known as her home, the Tsukino residence. Hotaru had finally caught up with Usagi.

"You really are quick Hime" Hotaru said as she straightened up. She then stiffened before placing her hands on her sides.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Hotaru asked. Usagi didn't say anything as she approached the house. Looking about, she transformed into Sailor Moon and jumped towards the top window. Looking inside, she was shocked to see her room had completely changed. All her stuff was gone, even her bunny blanket! Instead, the room was a plain magnolia colour with reddish brown carpet, a simple dresser, a large wardrobe with mirrors for doors and a bookcase filled with cook books and English books. Sat on a single bed was a young woman, maybe around twenty years old, the same age as Usagi. She had back length purple coloured hair and brown eyes. She was laying on her bed reading a book. Sailor Moon froze when she saw the woman she knew as her mother walk in and sat next to the girl, talking to her. Sailor Moon then heard the front door open, jumping down and hiding behind the bins, she saw Shingo walking out. He looked about himself as if scanning the area before heading right. Hotaru had hidden herself across the road. Once Shingo was gone, Sailor Moon came out of her hiding place and walked over to Hotaru.

"I really wasn't born then…" Sailor Moon said emotionlessly. She then de-transformed and without a word started to walk back towards the apartment.

As they walked back up the familiar streets, they started to notice little things. There were creepy, sinister looking men and women walking about together, sneering every now and again at certain people. Some of them had noticeably odd features whilst others were clearly human.

"So, some of them are Youma whilst the others allowed the darkness to take over and it seems they know who the normal citizens are who haven't converted" Hotaru surmised more to herself but Usagi was listening. She had noticed too. She didn't want to mention that she had started to feel a suffocating feeling as she walked amongst the Youma and evil civilians.

"How are we going to save them, it must be like this all over the world" Usagi asked as she tried to avoid the stares. Hotaru although wanted to answer her princess, opted to grab Usagi's hand and start running. This was going to be a problem.

"They can sense us?" Haruka asked incredulously.

"Only the more powerful Youma and maybe the civilians that have actually sold their souls to Beryl like the Shitennou. They could definitely sense something from Usagi and me" Hotaru confirmed.

"Well that makes life harder" Haruka muttered really starting to feel frustrated with the situation they were now in.

"It's nothing to worry about, we can still do our research, just in shorter stints" Michiru declared as she put a coat on. She knew they had to eat something now and surely there were shops still open to the was then she realised they would need clothes. Michiru silently cursed as she realised all the money they had before likely didn't exist anymore, no more benefactors and their apartment was probably gone. It was all finally starting to sink in. They didn't exist; there were no records of them. Time had written them out. What were they then? Did they belong in this present or did they belong somewhere else? They didn't even have money; how would they eat? Setsuna seemed to already know what was on their mind as she got up and transformed into Sailor Pluto.

"I will go back to the Space-Time door and see what I can bring back without disrupting anything, we will need supplies" Pluto said before she left.

This was to be a new dynamic between them all. Usagi had been so used to being with the Inner Senshi, now she had to find a way of building upon the relationship they had. This was going to be a permanent thing. Again, Usagi resisted the urge to cry as she sat down in her room alone, Hotaru had given her space and stayed in the living room with Haruka and Michiru.

'I miss you Mamo-chan…will we survive this?' Usagi wondered as she drew her knees into her chest.

'Can we ever be together again, all of us? Do we have a future together? Have I lost you all? After everything we have been through, was it all for nothing? What have I been fighting for?' Usagi's thoughts whirled in her mind as exhaustion slowly descended upon her. She didn't realise how stressed she was and how tired she had become. She knew that everything that was meant to happen during the Silver Millennium happened, but their present had gone so horribly wrong, and all because she wasn't there. Had Mamoru been looking for her? Did his soul search for hers? Did he yearn for her as much as she yearned for him?

"I am so tired of it all…." Usagi muttered to herself as Haruka came in to check on her. When Usagi fell asleep, Haruka manoeuvred her princess in a way that she was laying down comfortably.

"I know you're tired kitten, I know…" Haruka whispered as she placed a little kiss on Usagi's forehead. She then got up, sighing sadly and then closed the bedroom door behind her, meeting the sad eyes of Michiru.

"I hate seeing her like this…I miss her smile" Michiru said as Haruka drew her in for a hug.

"We'll be OK Michiru, I am sure of it, we just need to fight, fight and gain all that we lost, not matter how hard it is going to be" Haruka said, determination in her voice as she thought about her Princess.

Setsuna had returned with not only money but clothes and food too. None of them asked how she got them, they were just grateful. Usagi had gotten up, a little annoyed that it was only 11:00pm at night. Hotaru had set out the table and Setsuna started dishing out the pizza's. They didn't have school or jobs to go to so they all figured they could wake up a little later in the morning before starting their research. Digging into her margarita pizza, Usagi finally allowed a smile to grace her features. The Outer Senshi treasured this moment as they didn't know when they would see their Princess smile again. But as quick as the smile appeared, it was gone, and forlorn look came upon her face. Setsuna knew her mind was on Mamoru again. Time had revealed a little more to Setsuna and she had been disturbed by what she had seen. She was frightened to learn anymore. She saw an image of Mamoru, dressed as Tuxedo Kamen but without the mask on his face. His eyes were a deep red and a wicked little smirk was on his face. Time had then showed her what he was like, how cruel he was compared to the kind Mamoru she once knew.

Queen Meteria's negative energy that had been used to corrupt Beryl was just as strong, if not stronger on Mamoru. As Prince of the Earth, he was harder to control and of course, Meteria had already exhausted her energies in recapturing Earths Generals. The amount of dark energy in Mamoru was immense, it possessed his whole being. He was evil and that thought shocked Setsuna when she had seen the vision. Part of her wanted to keep Usagi far away from him. She partially knew what he was capable of, especially with Helios under his control and the use of the Golden Crystal. That was the reason why Beryl had such a grip on Earth, but not a complete grip. This was a fact that gave Setsuna hope. Until Beryl married Endymion, she would never have a full grip. But she knew Beryl's plan. She was waiting for the right moment, when she was powerful enough to control him completely. Right now, he was able to challenge her, threaten her and create enough fear in her to make her think twice about trying to make him submit. He followed Queen Meteria more without question, so Beryl had to wait and whilst Beryl was waiting then they had a window of opportunity. But what was Beryl waiting for? What would give her the power to control Prince Endymion completely? Time had revealed that Beryl would merge with Meteria, why were they still waiting? All Setsuna knew was that she had to be patient. Tomorrow would be the start of their mission, to regain what they could and save the world. Maybe Crystal Tokyo could still happen, there was still two years to go. She knew that the original way Crystal Tokyo was meant to happen had been re-written and this made her feel utter sorrow because she didn't know what had happened to Small Lady. But they couldn't think about that; that was something for the future to decide. If they could defeat Beryl and set everyone free then maybe, just maybe they could salvage a future, salvage something worth fighting for. She thought about Prince Endymion again and the image she had seen of him. He was going to be the biggest threat to their plans. She needed to analyse him, she had to go back to the Space-Time Door and try and provoke another vision. She knew he was cruel, crueller than the Shitennou were, Setsuna guessed they would be scared of his powers and worried that he would turn on them. He looked like a leader, someone you wouldn't trifle with. Gone was the sensible, caring Mamoru. No, this man was different. Even if they cleansed him, he would never be the same again, Setsuna was sure Usagi knew this already which was why she looked so despondent.

'I promise Princess, we will have a future here' Setsuna determinedly thought.