I can't begin to tell you how long I have been working on this story. Since 09 I believe. If you have read my other work, you can see that I usually write Harry Potter FF. Though I read Sailor Moon Ff avidly, this is my first shot at a story. Please let me know what you think.

Disclaimer: I own none of the contents of Sailor Moon.

Chapter 1

"Great job, all of you," came her regal voice, "That is one more battle out of the way."

"You're highness, do I have your permission to speak freely?" came the strong voice of the guardian of Mars. The queen smiled at the way her guardians treated her. Truly they were not her guardians, but rather the guardians of the entire Allegiance. All eight of the guardians were faithful to her rule and the Allegiance, though she swore them all to protect the entire Allegiance rather than just her. Though tough as they were, they were also overprotective, though the queen will never know why.

"Of course Princess Mars. You know you are royalty as well. You need not my permission to speak," the young queen said wisely, "That goes for all of you. You are all my council, and the protectors of this galaxy. Do not humble yourselves for my sake."

"Either way my queen," came a deeper feminine voice, "That is one order we simply will not obey."

The queen smiled warmly at her council. "Princess Uranus, should I not also give you the respect you deserve…your highness?" she ended with a light humor in her voice.

"Please my queen! It is by our choice that we serve you. We cherish all of your sacrifices and battles throughout the years. It has taken quite of bit of time for you to rebuild your kingdom, as well as the Allegiance," came the softer voice of the Mercurian princess.

The queen laughed gently. "Yes it has been a rough road has it not?" the queen said reminiscently, "However, thanks to all of you, our dreams of a peaceful galaxy are finally coming into fruition."

"Excuse me my queen," came the same strong voice as before.

"Ah yes Princess Mars, sorry for our interruption. Please speak freely," the young queen said.

The Martian princess gathered her thoughts and words. She wanted to say something that had been on her mind since their last battle with Galaxia. She knew that the rest of the guardians felt as she did, so in a manner she was speaking for them all, she just hoped that their queen…their friend would understand her words.

"Your highness, It has been three years since the defeat of Chaos via Galaxia," Mars started, "Since then something has changed in you to make you the queen you are today," Mars said carefully, "Please do not take these words as those of scolding, but rather as guidance from," Mars looked around her to the other seven guardians standing next to her, "all of us. From your friends."

The queen tensed her face as she wondered what her friend was trying to tell her. "Please Mars, continue."

"My queen, it is my feeling, our feeling, that you have…lost your way," Mars said kneeling before the throne of the young queen and lowering her head. Mars was strong in the battlefield, but when it came to confronting her queen, she was the leader of the cowards.

The young queen looked out at her council, analyzing their expressions. She bit her lip; she knew that she had been caught up in her goal ever since their last true fight, but she did not think she was this transparent. The queen's mind was not this developed back then. She did not think about reunifying the Silver Allegiance or about truly vanquishing all the evil in the galaxy, but as she grew and thought about her future and what was to become of her scouts, she knew she had to take on a new resolve.

"This is how you all feel?" came the light voice of the young queen.

Her council kneeled before her along with the Martian princess and bowed their head to signify their joined opinion. The queen sighed.

"You know I am your friend first and foremost. I am your queen second; as such do not fear any sort of punishment," the young queen said with a stern voice, "You are my council and you advise me on not only matters of the Allegiance, but of myself. For that I respect your honesty. But please…explain to me this phenomenon Princess Pluto," the queen said surprising the mentioned princess.

The tall beauty stood from her kneeling position and placed her hand over her chest in a salute. "What would you like explained my queen?"

The young queen stood; her long silver hair stretched down her back as she stood. The white of her dress became more illuminated as the stones and pearls on it caught the light with the queen's movement. The soft click of her heels could be heard as she neared the tall princess of Pluto. Soft blue eyes looked at the princess and a warm smile greeted her as well.

"Princess Pluto…Trista," came the light voice of the queen, "You are the keeper of time. You know all that is to happen. What is it you all feel that has led me off the path?"

Trista inhaled as she regarded her queen. She was truly not the same immature girl she had met when she first traveled to the future. Trista had often wondered how the immature girl she met could possibly be the future queen of the galaxy. Now she knew. This girl had always had the potential inside of her; it just needed to be awakened. What awoken it remains a mystery.

"My queen…please do not feel this is mutiny," Trista started, "it's just we have been in battle after battle over the last three years. We want to know why you have suddenly decided that fighting is a way of defense."

"It is true I never thought of violence as a way of justice, but as a matriarch I have to reconsider certain things," the young queen said heavily.

"And what is that needs your consideration?" asked the Princess of Pluto.

The young queen turned around and sat back on her throne. If the council was finally starting to doubt their queen's motives then it was time to tell them what was coming. The young queen bid her council to rise. At her command chairs appeared and she motioned for her council to sit. The guardians looked at each other suspiciously as they noted the serious affect of their queen.

"It is time that I tell you certain facts that I have kept from you, and for that I am sorry," started the young queen, "After our battle with Galaxia, I…I merged with the Silver Crystal."

"What does that mean?" asked the Princess of Venus.

"Oh my guardians…it was not a physical merger. As you already know, the Silver Crystal is always with me, and within me. I merely agreed that it was time to reclaim the galaxy and rebuild the Moon Kingdom," the young queen sighed, "It was time for me to become queen."

"Why the change of heart my queen?" inquired Trista.

"Simple. Beryl is not dead," said the young queen.

The silence that rippled throughout the Moon Queen's throne room could be cut with a knife. Her council was looking at her as though she had grown another head. They could not believe what they had heard. Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto had not been there for that battle, but they knew that it was Beryl that had destroyed the Moon Kingdom one upon a time. The princesses took this in and now understood why their queen was so determined to rid the galaxy of evil. She was searching for Beryl.

"How do you know this my queen?"

The young queen sighed. "I have seen it. She is back. She was hiding in the galaxy of Princess Kakyuu. I was informed by one of her guardians of the new battles that were going on. When she finished telling me, I knew that the henchmen sounded all too familiar."

"How is she not dead?" came the angry voice of Jupiter.

"I did not want her to die," said the queen evenly, "When I was battling her I wished for her gone, but not dead. I was certain to make the distinction."

"But why my queen? Why would you do that?" asked Mercury.

"Because I was naïve my friend, to evil at that age. However, I am a queen now. I need to look after my kingdom and my people," the queen said a bit too passionately.

"There is something more you are not sharing with us highness," said Mars.

The queen closed her eyes as she made the Silver Crystal appear. She opened her eyes and looked at it lovingly as it floated on the palm of her hand. Mother…

"Beryl will die my guardians," their queen said fixated on the crystal, "My mother died trying to save us. She watched as this malignant cancer destroyed her kingdom and killed her daughter. Her people were savagely murdered, while her guardians were torn apart," the queen ranted, "That will not happen again."

The guardians stood and the chairs behind them disappeared. They knelt before their queen again. "We will make sure of that Queen Serenity," said her council.

"Thank you my friends. I apologize again for not having told you," said Queen Serenity.

"No need to apologize my queen," commented Mars.

"Now my guardians, head back to your native planets. For now there is no danger. We will rest and live in peace until we are called upon again. Talk to your people. Inform them of what is happening, and rule over your planets with scrutiny. We will need all of our power to defeat Beryl when she reaches this galaxy," the queen said wisely.

"Yes my queen," the guardians said before they dematerialized.

The young queen sat in her throne alone until she heard the soft padding of feet on the floor. A warm small body came to sit on the lap of the queen. Black eyes looked at her curiously, but with obvious pride. Serenity smiled at the cat. Luna had been with her for many years.

"Luna…I've been meaning to ask you…Are you immortal?"

Luna gave a purring laugh before she snuggled at the queen's chin. "Of course not Serena, I am just not your typical cat."

"I guess not. I should send you to Earth and so you can see how typical cats live," chuckled the queen.

"Serena…your mother would have been proud of you. You're ruling the galaxy with a strong hand. I never thought I'd live to see the day," said Luna warmly.

"Thanks for the vote of confidence," the queen said with a none to gentle poke at the feline.

"Serena?" asked Luna. Luna always called her that instead of Serenity as a term of endearment. No one else dared to use to her old Earth name.

"Hmm?"

"When do you think you'll take a husband?"

Luna felt Serena stiffen at the mention of a man. Serena was not a naïve child anymore. She was a queen who ruled her people wisely. She needed no man. However, when she would look out at her kingdom at night and see all of the happy couples with their children or just out alone, her heart did give a tiny ache. She never knew what that ache was until now. She felt lonely. Even though her friends were always with her, she felt a specific void that was not filled by just them. She needed something more, something she felt she had lost somewhere. Had it always been like this? As much as she tried to recall her past memories of the previous Silver Millennium, she only drew a blank. There was something her subconscious was not allowing her to remember, but why? And why did Luna's question bring her to this conclusion?

Serena put Luna on the ground as she walked out to her balcony. She gazed up at the night sky and saw all of the twinkling stars shining back at her happily. "Luna…I can't marry, you know that. The Moon has always ruled with a queen; we are a matriarch."

"Then how do you suppose you were to be in this world Serena? You didn't just pop out of the Silver Crystal at your mother's wish," Luna commented wryly.

"I know that you mangy cat," Serenity said with a gentle glare, " I just meant that I can't have a companion. A male for the duties of procreation will selected by the council. I can't make that decision."

"Well that was the old kingdom. You are queen now, not your mother," Luna said suggestively.

"Luna I am trying to keep the old ways alive through the memory of my mother and her administration. I can't just forego all of the laws of the Moon to satisfy my womanly whims," Serena commented with mixed bitterness.

"Who says you can't?" Luna said slyly, "I advised your mother, as I am advising you. She had the same wishes you do, but she could not change things the way you can. You have given birth to a brand new Allegiance and Moon Kingdom! Who's to say you can't treat yourself?"

Serena looked at Luna with an amused expression. "Luna you're evil you know that? If the guardians heard you say these things they'd skin you alive."

"Yes well I won't be the one telling them, you will."

"Me?"

"Yes you. Now that I have planted my wicked idea in your head you will think about it until you see reason," Luna said with a purr.

"I was right; you are evil."

A month had passed until a meeting was called by the council. Serena stood next to the door to the throne room as she welcomed all of her friends with a hug. When they had all settled down, the queen took her seat at her throne.

"Alright, now what is on the agenda today?" asked the queen cheerily.

The guardians looked at each other, hesitant to answer the queen. Serena raised a brow and sighed.

"Alright Princess Neptune, report," ordered the queen.

The feminine beauty stood and put her hand to chest in salute. "My queen, the guardians and I have been talking about the return of Beryl for the last month and we have come to the conclusion on how to get enough power to destroy the evil queen."

"You have a plan?"

"Yes my queen," answered Michelle with a nervous fidget.

"Present your theory Neptune," ordered the young queen.

"My queen you know how powerful the Silver Crystal can get when we combine the power of our planets, so…" Michelle hesitated for a moment. The queen raised a brow again; Michelle was always so sure of herself, why the hesitation?

"Continue."

"We don't have the full combination of planetary power. We are missing-"

"Earth, yes I know. You're point?" the queen said with a sharp tone.

"My queen we could use the Earth's power to complete the planetary power and amplify the Silver Crys-," Michelle never finished.

"-Impossible," Serenity cut in immediately.

"Why my queen?" asked Michelle.

"This is a very good theory you speak of Neptune, but must I remind you that it is a man who rules Earth. I highly doubt the King of Earth would submit to matriarchal rule," the queen said with a huff.

"How are you so certain?" said Michelle curiously earning a look from the young queen, "You're majesty," she added quickly.

"He has not joined our Allegiance therefore he is out of the picture."

"I have wondered about that. Did you even extend an invitation to him?" questioned Ami.

The young queen was about to retort, but remained silent. No she had not. She had already made up her mind and assumed that the arrogant King would not want to join a matriarchal Allegiance. Hence, she did not invite him into the blessings that were bestowed on those in the Allegiance. The royal families within this solar system always gave birth to a princess. Serenity did not know why the Earth was different. They had given birth to a male, which impeded such a beautiful theory (as Neptune had stated) from occurring. Or did Serenity only think that?

"Serena! You mean to tell us you didn't ask the King to join the Allegiance!" came the incredulous voice of Luna.

"What? Just so that I can be rejected? Of course not," Serenity huffed.

"Then I believe a visit is warranted," spoke Mercury.

"No! I forbid it!" shouted Serenity.

"I am sorry my Queen, but you know that when the council agrees unanimously we overrule you," said Ami.

Serenity clenched her hands. "Not in all aspects. You will do well to remember that," Serenity said with a huff. She paused and looked out at her council, her friends. "And you are all sure you want this?"

The nods coming from her council sealed the young queen's fate. "Fine, then. Message the King and tell him to expect company. Arrange for our stay as the inner planet guardians will be visiting with me. Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto will return to their planets and keep a secure watch on our solar system," said the young queen angrily.

The guardians knew better than to go against their queen when angry. She may be small, but she packed a punch!

The strong king slammed his hand on the table after ending communication with the Moon. How dare they impose themselves on him like this! There was a reason why he had never made contact with the Moon during the formation of the new Allegiance. He was thankful to the queen for having revived his dormant soul, but farther than that he was not willing to cooperate. There was a reason why the Earth did not communicate with the Moon. Even though the queen was a force to be reckoned with, that did not mean that he had to drop what he was doing to accommodate her. Why was she coming anyway? Their planets were not friendly during the Silver Millennium or did she not remember that? A deep chuckle made him turn his head in its direction. The king quirked a brow as he saw one of his generals chuckling.

"Have a comment to make there, Jadeite?" asked the king harshly. Jadeite quickly stopped chuckling and shook his head.

"You're such a coward Jadeite," commented Kunzite.

"Well my generals, what do you think of this? Why do you suppose the Moon Queen is coming to our planet?" The king asked curiously.

"I haven't the faintest clue Majesty, but I do advise you to be cordial when she arrives tomorrow. You know that she was the one who awoke you, all of us actually. For that we can show her bountiful hospitality," Kunzite said low.

The King sighed. "I guess you're right," though his demeanor showed the contrary, "Well then, start the preparations for the five rooms she will need. Holy Gaia, you'd think she would travel light?"

Jadeite chuckled again, but stopped when Kunzite hit his rib. The two generals took off to set the preparations leaving behind the other two generals.

"What would you like Zoi and me to do majesty?" asked Nephrite.

"Equip yourselves with armor," the king stated not looking at them, "I need to blow off some steam."

Remember you all this is the first chapter. Trust me when I say that there are good ardent steamy scenes to come. I couldn't just have the scouts and the generals making out in the first chapter now could I? The back story has to go first. The first taste of the steamy bits are in the next chapter I think. You see the scouts and the generals are...well stay and read!

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