Many Happy Returns
Chapter 1
	Alan and Anne drifted through the endless reaches of space with the
seedling of the reborn Tree. They spent their time playing cards,
listening to the beautiful music of Alan's flute, and basking in their
love for each other. After a while though, Anne began each day by staring
out of their enclosed bubble to the stars beyond. 
	"Anne," Alan said,after five days of waking to find Anne staring, "are
you alright?" Anne sighed deeply. 
	"Do you think we'll ever find a source of love to restore the Tree?"
she asked, countering Alan's question. Before Alan could answer, both felt
something tug at them. "Did you feel that, Alan?" Anne asked, excitement
creeping into her voice. 
	"It was pure love," Alan said,his voice barely above a whisper. "But
it's fading..." 
	"We have to collect the energy for the tree," Anne said, "but
how?" 
	"The only way we know, my sweet," Alan said. With a flick of his wrist
A lan produced a multitude of white cards. "Pick cardian, Anne. Any
cardian" Anne pointed at one of the cards in Alan's hand, making it
float in the air before them. Bringing his flute to his lips, Alan
played the tune that brought all cardians to life. The card glowed
brightly, then a woman dressed in light blue robes with green
hair and a peaceful face appeared. 
	" I am Forseti, cardian of healing and peace," the woman said, "What
is it you wish of me?" 
	"Bring the love that surrounds us together
and restore it to life," Alan said, "Love this strong should never die."
The Cardian spread out its hands and webs of bright light shot out of its
fingertips. The webbing began collecting the love energy and pulling it
together into a vaguely familiar form. 
	"Alan, the energy's becoming a human," Anne said, shocked,
"And it looks like..." 
	"It can't be," Alan muttered, not listening. "It can't be." 
	The figure formed into a solid being with long red hair and a grey
uniform. The figure opened his eyes and let his gaze drift to the stars as
he said, "The stars know everything..."
************ 
	Molly slept restlessly that night. Her dreams were litter with the
events of year ago. Unconsciously, she muttered the words she had said
then. " No," she muttered, "Don't go, Neflite. We'll get a doctor and
everything will be alright. Hang on, Neflite. I don't want you to go.
Don't leave me, Neflite. Noooo!" Molly sat bolt up in her bed, the events
of past coming to full bear in her mind. Overwhelmed by emotion, Molly
pulled her knees up to her chest, wrapped her arms around them, and began
to cry. 
************ 
	The fools. They have no idea what they have allowed. Quickly, my
generals, before the rift between life and death repairs itself, go and be
my champions. 
************ 
	On the dark side of the moon, a solitary dark figure slowly stirred to
life. "Queen Serenity..." The figure rasped, looking at the ruins of the
Moon Kingdom, "Where are you?" As the devastation of the Kingdom sunk in,
the figure said, "Who did this? Who destroyed my home?" His question went
no where in the deadness of space, but it did not matter to the figure. He
had the answer for his question. "The Negaverse," the figure growled, his
eyes burning with hate, "The Negaverse did this... and they will pay." 
	The figure looked to the stars and said, "I am weak from my
imprisonment and need time and energy in order to regainmy strength. To
get the energy I will need help. Scorpio, scorpion of the stars, serve
me!"
	The stars in the sky blurred for an instant, then, in a blinding flash
o= f light, a scorpion about ten feet tall, tail included, appeared
in front= of the figure. "Go, Scorpio, gather energy for me from the
earth," the figure said, "And then I, the Eye of the Heaven, will destroy
the Negaverse." 
************
	"Sir?" The young man swiveled his chair around to face an older, bald,
muscular man with hawk-like features. The young man was dressed in red
armor similar to the armor that Prince Darien wore. His hair was black
and his eyes= were a deep brown. "What is it, James?" the young man asked.
The older man, James, bowed slightly at being address, then said, "I have
news, sir. Adam has returned." 
	"My brother...?," the young man whispered, unable to believe his ears. 
	"Yes, sir," James said, "we are unsure at this time how he did so. And 
unfortunately, he has become mentally unstable."
	"Wonderful," the young man said, placing his head in his hands. 
	"Also, Neflite, one of the four generals, has returned to life.
Though, he has apparently severed his connection with the
Negaverse," James continued. 
	"What's so bad about that?" the young man asked. 
	"The other three generals have also returned, using the rift that
Neflite's resurrection left," James answered.
	"Anything else I should know?" the young man asked, sarcastically. 				    	  	   	      			
	"Yes,sir, there is," James responded wearily, "As you know, one cannot
return from the dead without a slight change occurring." 
	"Yes, yes, I know," the young man said, waving his hand to
hurry James up. 
	"Well, sir, the generals have each had their powers changed.
Drastically," James said, "And our systems have been unable to pinpoint
the change as of yet." 
		The young man stood and sighed. "It looks as though Centurion
Alpha must return to active duty, doesn't it, James?" he said, wearily. 	
		"Yes, Sir Thomas," James responded. "It appears you must." 

Chapter 2 
        Molly watched sadly as Serena devoured her own lunch and the lunches
of those around her. Molly had reluctantly agreed to eat lunch with Lita,
Amy, and Serena, even though she wasn't hungry and she would have rather
been alone. 
        "Hey, Lita," Serena mumbled between bites, "Do you have any squid on a
stick today?"
        Lita laughed as she said, "Not today, Serena, but if you keep eating
those things you're going to grow another pair of arms." 
        Molly sighed as Serena paused to considered
what Lita said. Molly's waking moments so far today had been filled with
more pain than her dreams the night before.
        "If you're still hungry, Serena, you can have my lunch," Molly said,
her voice barely rising above a whisper. 
        "Really!" Serena exclaimed, looking excitedly at Molly. Then her
face clouded with worry as what Molly said sunk in. "Wait a minute, are
you ok?" 
        "It's nothing," Molly responded, standing, "Nothing at all." With
that, Molly turned and walked away from the trio. 
        Serena moved to follow, but Amy grabbed her arm and said, "Serena,
wait. Remember what happened a year ago?" 
        Serena stopped, then nodded. "Neflite," she said. "Of course." Lita
started to say something than noticed a girl with brown hair that reached
to her shoulders and brown eyes looking for a place to sit. 
        "Who's that?" Lita asked, pointing. 
        "She's the new student. I think her name is Angela," Amy replied, "Do
want to invite her to sit down?" 
        "Sure, why not?" Serena said, still looking in the direction that
Molly = had run off in. 
        "Angela!" Lita called the new girl's name and waved her hand. "Come
sit with us." 
        The girl slowly moved to them and said, "Are you sure you want me to
sit here?" 
        "Sure, why not?" Lita said. "You don't have some contiguous disease,
do you Angela?" 
        Angela smiled slightly and said, "No. And please call me Angie." 
        Angie sat down and introductions were made as Serena still stared
after Molly. Gee, I hope she's alright, Serena thought, She seemed awfully
upset. 
************ 
        The three generals looked around. "Where are we?" Jedite asked. 
        "We're in the old church that Neflite used as a hide-out when he was
Queen Beryl's head general," Zoycite said. 
        "So what do we do now?" Malachite asked, facing his companions. 
        "Well, there are several matters we need to address," Jedite
said. "We know what happens when we try to face the Sailor Scouts one at a
time. I think we should combine our powers and take them out together." 
        Zoycite smiled. "I like that," she said, "but we are missing one
of our number." Malachite nodded in agreement. "Neflite." 
        "We shall get him to rejoin our forces," Jedite said, "We know his
weakness is the human girl named Molly. If we can exploit this weakness,
he will be one of us once more." 
        "Now, the final matter we must address," Malachite
said. 
        "That is?" Zoycite asked. 
        "We seem to have new powers," Malachite said, holding up his hand.
Instantly a ball of fire appeared in his palm. The fire changed to dirt,
from dirt to water, then to a cloud. "I seem to have the power of the
elements of this world." 
        Zoycite frowned and pointed her hand at a wall. Black lightning leaped
from her fingertips and struck the wall, leaving a blacken mark. "And I 
apparently have the power of lightning," she said in shock. 
        The two generals looked at Jedite as he stared straight ahead.
Finally, he looked at them and said, "My powers are now bounded only by
the limits of my thoughts." Laughter echoed through the empty church as
the generals anticipated their battle with the Sailor Scouts.
************ 
        The Eye of the Heaven gazed at the ruins of the Moon Kingdom. "I knew
th= e battle was fierce, but I never expected anything like this," he
said. He could remember the time before this devastation. The Moon Games,
his meeting with Queen Serenity, his crowning as the Eye of the Heaven,
his downfall, and his brother's betrayal. He shook his head. Those events
were in the past and as dead as the Moon Kingdom. "I will avenge those who
fell protecting the Moon Kingdom," the Eye of the Heaven said. With a
flash of red light, the Eye of the Heaven vanished from the surface of the
moon. 
************ 
        Centurion Alpha and James appeared on the moon, seconds after the Eye
of the Heaven vanished. Centurion had changed from his red armor into a
black shirt, black pants, and a black cloak. At his side hung his
longsword and under his cloak was his shield. 
        "We must have missed him," Centurion said, his brown eyes searching
for his brother. James was silent as Centurion sat down on the ruins of
the Moon Kingdom. "How did he get out, James?" he demanded, "Even after I
returned I was unable to open his prison since I didn't have the votes of
the other Knights." 
        "I don't know, sir," James responded, standing stiffly. Centurion
sighed and looked towards the stars as his mind drifted back to the past.
************ 
        It was a month after the Moon Games, the day of the Crowning Ceremony.
"No matter who gets crowned today, I'm proud of you, brother," Sir Thomas
said. 
        Adam glanced at his brother and said, "Thank you, Thomas. That is
great praise coming from you." 
        Sir Thomas failed to hear the taint of sarcasm in Adam's voice. Sir
Thomas was dressed in his golden Lord of the Sun armor, the Sun Ring on
the ring finger of his right hand. Adam was dressed in the black uniform
of a Moon Games athlete. Together, Sir Thomas and Adam strode into the
garden where Sir Thomas's wife, the Lady Milinda, waited for them, dressed
in her red Knight of the Sun armor. 
        "Why don't the two of you look handsome," Milinda said. 
        "And you, my dear, look as gorgeous as ever," Sir Thomas said, kissing
his wife. Outside, Adam smiled at his brother's happiness, but on the
inside, his soul burned with jealousy. 
        "We should be getting to the Ceremony," Adam said, his sickeningly
sweet, "After all, if I win, I don't want to be late" 
        The trio laughed and immediately went to the Great Hall, where Queen
Serenity was going to name the Eye of the Heaven, the winner of the Moon
Games. Once inside, Adam took his place with the other contenders of the
Moon Games, while Milinda took her place by the door and Sir Thomas took
his spot on the Royal Dais, next to Queen Serenity and her daughter,
Princess Serena.
        The Great Hall was packed with spectators of the Moon Games. On this
day, the overall winner was announced and later tonight a banquet was held
in his, or her, honor. It was an event that no one missed. 
        The Queen stood and the crowd held its breath in anticipation. "Before
I announce the winner of this year's Moon Games and crown that contender
the Eye of the Heaven, I wish to congratulate all of the contenders for
their efforts," Queen Serenity said, "You have shown that through hard
work and preservation, anything can be done. "Now the winner of the Moon
Games and the Eye of the Heaven for the next ten years is... Adam of
Earth, brother to Sir Thomas, Lord of the Sun!" 
        The crowd burst into applause as Adam left his spot with the
contenders  and moved forward to the Royal Dais. Sir Thomas's eyes were
filled with p= ride as Adam fell to one knee in front of the Queen. "Now,
Adam of Earth," Queen Serenity said, placing her hand on his shoulder, "I
name you the Eye of the Heaven." Instantly, Adam's black uniform changed
color to white and a long white cape appeared behind him. "Stand," Queen
Serenity ordered, "and receive the cheers you so richly deserve." Adam,
the Eye of the Heaven, stood and raised his hands in victory.

Chapter 3 
        Molly sat down at one of the of the many tables in The Max, a
new restaurant, with a chocolate parfait. She was so lost in thought that
she failed to notice Serena come up behind her. 
        "Are you alright?" Serena asked, placing her hand lightly on Molly's
shoulder. 
        "I'll be..." Molly started just before the tears came unbidden. 
        Serena sat down next to Molly and said, "I know this hard for you, but
I wanted you to know that I'll always be hear if you need me." 
        Molly sniffed and said, "Thanks, Serena, you're a real friend." 
        Just then a man in a long grey overcoat and matching fedora walked
over to the table. "Do you mind if I join you?" he asked.       
        Without looking at him, Serena said, "We'd like to be alone right
now." 
        "Please, I would really like to sit with you," the man insisted, "You
see, I am on holiday." 
        Molly looked up at the man, her eyes wide. "What did you say?" she
managed. The man sat down across from Molly and Serena, placing a
chocolate parfait in front of him. "I'm on a holiday," the man repeated,
"and I was hoping I could share a chocolate parfait with an old friend.
Molly and Serena both stared as the man removed his hat to reveal his
face. 
        "I think I gonna keel over," Molly said, just before she fainted.
        "Neflite!" Serena gasped. 
************ 
        The generals watched Neflite, Molly, and Serena through a pool of
water. The generals had already explore their new-found powers. By
combining, M alachite's power over the elements with Jedite's powers of
thought, they had managed to create a type of spying device. Zoycite had
found that she could control all types of electric currents. 
        Jedite and Zoycite had abandoned their dull grey uniforms which marked
them as the generals of Beryl. Zoycite now wore a long, sleeveless, black
dress that started at her neck and ran all the way to her ankles and a
pair of high heel black shoes. Jedite had donned a completely black outfit
with a long black cape which swirled around his feet. Malachite though had
opted to stay with the uniform, considering it a reminder of their past
failures. 
        Still watching the images on the water, Jedite said, "Ah, isn't it
sweet." Every word was rich with sarcasm.
        "What do we do if he comes back here?" Zoycite asked. 
        "We deal with him and his girlfriend,"
Malachite answered, a slight smile coming to his face. 
        Jedite laughed. "You two have no sense of imagination," he said,
"We'll deal with in ways you would never expect." 
************ 
        Lita, Amy, and Angie laughed. "You have to meet Mina and Raye," Lita
said, "You'd love them." 
        Angie smiled. "I glad I meet you guys," she said, "it's so difficult
being the new kid in school."
        Before either Lita and Amy could answer, a scream pierced the air.       
        "What was that?" Amy asked, looking in the direction of the park. 
        "I don't know," Lita answered, unsure of what to do with Angie
around. 
        "It came from over there," Angie said, pointing. "Let's go!" Without
waiting to see if Lita or Amy were following, Angie took off in the
direction of the scream. 
        Lita moved to follow, but Amy grabbed her arm. "What are you doing?"
Lita demanded, shaking her arm free of Amy. 
        "We have to transform," Amy said, "If we do we can get there before
Angie." Lita nodded in agreement. The two of them raised
their hands in the air and immediately their transformation wands
appeared in their hands. 
        "Jupiter Star Power!" Lita yelled. 
        "Mercury Star Power!" Amy shouted. 
        In a burst of lightning and water, Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter
appeared. The two took off running towards the park, hoping to beat Angie
there. 
************ 
        Angie ran into the park and looked around. Light flashed from
somewhere near the center of the park, so she started walking towards it,
cautiously. Suddenly, a yellow cat jumped out of the bushes, landing
squarely in front of Angie. Angie yelled in surprise, then started to
laugh. "It's just a cat," she said, sighing in relief. The cat hissed at
Angie, baring its teeth has it stalked closer. Angie backed away from the
cat and said, "Wonderful. A psycho cat." The yellow cat leaped forward,
snarling. Angie yelled again, this time in terror, and ran from the cat.
She ran without looking back, the cat hot= on her heels, until she exited
the park.
        "Thank goodness," the yellow cat muttered, coming to a stop and
watching Angie run, "I can't let her get hurt." 
************ 
        After a few minutes of running, the duo found themselves in the park.
The sun was setting in the background, giving an eerie light to the scene
before the two Scouts. People littered the ground, alive but drained of
energy. Sailor Mercury tapped the side of her tiara, calling her visor
into existence. 
        "What ever did this isn't from the Negaverse," she said,
looking around. 
        Sailor Jupiter looked at her. "Are you sure?" she asked.
        "Absolutely," Sailor Mercury responded. "The readings are totally
different from the way the Negaverse drains energy." 
        Sailor Jupiter looked to her left and said, "I think I've found it."
Sailor Mercury followed Sailor Jupiter's gaze and saw a large scorpion
sucking the energy from a young couple. 
        "We have to stop it!" Sailor Mercury shouted, dismissing her visor.     
        "On it," Sailor Jupiter said, crossing her arms. "Jupiter Thunder
Crash!" Lightning leaped from Sailor Jupiter's hands and struck the
scorpion, sending it flying away from the people. "That should take care
of it," Sailor Jupiter said, dusting off her hands. 
        "It didn't," Sailor Mercury said flatly, pointing. Sailor Jupiter
looked in amazement as the scorpion clambered to its feet and started to
charge them. 
        "Alright," Sailor Jupiter said, crossing her arms again. "Jupiter
Thunder Crash!" Once more, lightning from Sailor Jupiter's out-stretched
arms struck the scorpion, only this time, the blast had no effect.
"Mercury,"Sailor Jupiter said, "You might want to call the other Scouts. I
think we're in trouble."
************ 
        Centurion stood up, shaking off the memories of the past. "I have to
find him," he said to James. 
        "I know, sir," James replied. 
        "Ok, here's how we'll work it," Centurion said, "You go back to the
station and see if you can locate him. I'll stay here and look around to
see if he left a clue to where he went." James nodded, then pulled out a
small round disk and pushed a button on it. Light surrounded him for a
moment, then he vanished, leaving Centurion to his thoughts. 
        Why does everything have to come back at once? Centurion wondered to
himself. Nothing ever seems to happen one thing at a time. Even death
comes in a multitude. As he started to search the ruins, his mind drifted
back to what once was... 
************ 
    "Congratulations, Adam," Sir Thomas said, throwing his arms around his
brother. 
        Adam hugged Sir Thomas back as he said, "Thank you. I still can't
believe I won." The ceremony was over and it was the first moment the two
brothers had alone. They were getting ready to attend the Crowning
Banquet, which honored the winner of the Moon Games. 
    Laughing, Sir Thomas said, "Adam of Earth,you just won the title Eye
of the Heaven, what are you going to do now?" 
        Adam puffed out his chest and said, "I'm gonna get me a woman and
settle down, Thomas, that's what I'm gonna do." The brothers laughed.
        "May you succeed in your dream," Sir Thomas said, "and may you find
the happiness that I have."
        The two quickly finished getting dressed, then looked in the mirror.
Sir Thomas was dressed in a golden tuxedo with a gold cape that swirled
around him. Adam was dressed in basically the same thing, except his was
white, the color of the Eye of the Heaven, instead of the gold of the Lord
of the Sun. 
        "Are you ready to be honored as you've never been honored
before?" Sir Thomas asked. "Yes," Adam replied, "I believe I am." 

Chapter 4 
        "Neflite," Serena whispered again, "But... you're dead." 
        Neflite smiled warmly as he lifted Molly's limp form from the seat. "I
was, Serena," he said, "until I found myself with pair named Alan and
Anne." 
        As they left the restaurant, Neflite recounted his meeting with Alan
and Anne, leaving Serena speechless for the first time in her life. When
he finished, Neflite leaned forward and kissed Molly lightly on the
forehead. 
        A smile lit her face as her eyes fluttered open. "Serena,"
she muttered, "I had the most wonderful dream..." Her voice trailed off as
she found herself looking into Neflite's eyes. She opened her mouth to say
something, then fainted away again. 
        "I guess this must be a bit too much for her," Neflite chuckled.
Before Serena could answer, her Scout Communicator went off. For a
moment, she was unsure of what to do, then Neflite smiled and said, "I'll
take her home while you help your friends. Sailor Moon." 
        Serena smiled at him as he vanished from sight. Pulling out her
locket,  she shouted, "Moon Crystal Power!" In an burst of feathers and
ribbon, Serena transformed into Sailor Moon. "Now to help my friends,"
Sailor Moon said as she glanced at her communicator. *
*********** 
        The battle was not going well for Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter.
Everything they threw at the scorpion would work once, but it would shake
off the effects, then was immune to the attack. At this point, the
scorpion had the two Scouts on the run.
        "What do we do now?" Sailor Jupiter said, pausing to gasp for breath.
Sailor Mercury summoned her visor again and quickly examined the scorpion
as it paused in its pursuit. 
        "I can't find any weaknesses," Sailor Mercury said, worry obvious in
her voice.
        "Maybe we can find one," a voice from behind them said. Sailor Mercury
glanced over her shoulder and smiled at the sight of Sailor Mars, Sailor
Venus, and Sailor Moon. 
        "Thank goodness you're here," Sailor Mercury said. 
        Sailor Venus looked at the scorpion as it shuffled back and forth.
"What is that thing?" she said. 
        "A bug," Sailor Mars said, "and you know what you do to bugs." 
        "Squash them!" Sailor Jupiter said. 
        The scorpion moved forward slightly and fired a blast of energy out of
its tail at the Scouts, scattering them. 
        "That thing is definitely not fri= endly," Sailor Moon said under
her breath. 
        "I have an idea," Sailor Mercury called out, "if we combine our
attacks on the creature, it may be enough to defeat it." 
        "Right," the other Scouts called back. 
        Sailor Mars gripped her hands together and said, "Mars Fireball
Ignite!
        "Sailor Venus pointed her finger at the scorpion and said, "Venus
Crescent Beam Smash!" 
        Sailor Jupiter crossed her arms and said, "Jupiter Thunder Crash!"
        Sailor Mercury placed her hands about six inches apart and said,
"Mercury Ice Bubble Freeze!"
        Sailor Moon whipped out her scepter, pointed it at the creature, and
said, "Moon Scepter Elimination!" 
        The five attacks hit the scorpion simultaneously, causing it to roar
in pain and vanish from sight. 
        "What have you done?" a voice said from above them a split second
after the scorpion had vanished. Looking to the sky, the Scouts saw a
hovering figure covered from head to toe in black. He wore a long
cloak with the cowl pulled up and a mouth mask that covered all of his
features except for two glowing red eyes. "You managed to destroy my
creature before I was able to take the energy from it," the figure said,
"for that you must be punished." 
        "Wait," Sailor Moon said, "Who are you?"
        "My name is of no consequence, but if you survive, you may call me the
Eye of the Heaven," the figure said. "Now. Heavenly Star Annihilation!" A
blast of pure energy slammed into the ground, which exploded with energy
sending the Scouts flying. "Good-bye," the figure said as he
vanished.
        Sailor Moon pushed herself into a sitting position. "I think we're in
trouble," she said to the other Scouts as they all got to their feet. 
************ 
        Light years away in a space station similar to the one that Centurion
Alpha and James resided on, a young woman gazed dreamily out of a large
window to the stars beyond. Her hair was black and came down to her waist.
She was dressed in a purple gown, which ran out behind her. A beep from
behind the woman brought her out of her dreamy state and back to reality.
Turning, she saw that the small communication crystal that she had kept
from the days of the Moon Kingdom was glowing softly. The young woman
moved with grace over to the crystal and placed both of her hands on it.
Instantly the air above the crystal was filled with a hologram of a yellow
cat with a small symbol of the moon on its forehead. 
        "Lunamis !" the young woman cried in surprised delight. 
        "Hello, Princess Krista," the yellow cat responded, "I am glad to see
that you kept your communication crystal." 
        "Of course I kept it," Krista said, "How are you?" 
        "I'm fine, but I don't have time for pleasantries, Princess," Lunamis
said, "Adam has escaped from his dimensional prison." 
        Krista was silent for a moment, then asked, "How close is he to my
sister?" 
        "Any closer today, he would have tripped over her," Lunamis replied.    
        "We have to get my sister to safety," Krista said, "I'm coming to
Earth." 
        "Bring Sir Aaron with you," Lunamis said, "I have the feeling this is
going to be a lot tougher than we think." 
        Krista nodded and removed her hands from the crystal, letting
Lunamis's image vanish. Setting a determined look on her face, Krista
wrapped her hand around a purple, heart shaped amulet that hung around her
neck and yelled, "Vega Star Power!" A bright purple heart shot from
amulet, then backtracked, surrounding Krista in purplish light and
transforming her into Sailor Vega. Pushing her now purple hair out of her
face, Sailor Vega wrote a quick note to Sir Aaron,telling him where she
was going, and headed for the transporter, her mind slow going back to the
past. 
************ 
        The Crowning Banquet was in full swing. Adam had been officially
crowned the Eye of the Heaven and now everyone was dancing. The Knights of
the Sun stood guard all around the room, even through their presence was
merely for show.Princess Krista of the Sun yawned boredom. The banquet was
the same as every other that the Queen threw, something that Krista had
never enjoyed. She couldn't wait to go on her diplomatic mission to the
Nord Universe.
         New places to go, new people to meet, she could barely contain her
excitement. She only wished that Sun Lord Thomas hadn't insisted that Sir
Aaron of Vega go with her. The guy was a complete bore. Krista glanced
about for her sister, finally locating by the punch bowl, surrounded
by suitors as usual. Krista sighed, wishing that her sister would pick
someone to marry before she drove everyone insane. Looking back at the
dance floor, Krista noted that Adam, the newly crowned Eye of the Heaven,
was heading for her sister. This should be interesting, Krista thought as
she moved within hearing range of her sister and her suitors.
        Adam pushed his way through the group, placing himself right in front
of Krista's sister. He stood there for a moment, swaying slightly,
indicating that he was drunk. This should be good,Krista thought, smiling,
my sister hates drunks. 
        "Would you care to dance?" Adam asked. 
        "No, thank you," Krista's sister replied, turning her attention to a
suitor. 
        "Maybe you arrived late," Adam said, smiling disarmingly, "I am the
Eye of the Heaven. You should be begging me to dance with you." 
        Krista's sister turned and looked at Adam as through he had sprouted a
second head. "I wouldn't care if you were Prince Darien himself," she
snapped, "I wouldn't beg you to dance." With that, she turned on her
heel and walked away. 
        But Adam didn't let up. Moving forward, he grabbed her arm and said,
"You will dance with me."
        Krista's sister turned in his grip and slapped Adam across the face.
"Let go of me," she ordered. 
        Krista started towards the duo, intent on putting a stop to the scene.
Before she could reach them, Adam, anger blazing in his eyes, backhanded
her sister and said,
        "You little witch!" Krista's sister tried to pull away, but Adam held
her in a grip of iron  and slapped her again. "Don't you ever slap me!"
Adam screamed. 
        Krista increase her pace to get to her sister, pushing her way through
the crowd that had formed. Suddenly, a flash of gold flew over the crowd
and tackled Adam, bringing him to the ground. Everyone stared as Adam, the
Eye of the Heaven, and Sir Thomas, the Lord of the Sun, got to their feet
to face each other.
Chapter 5 
        "Sir?" Centurion snapped out of the past and pulled out his
comm link to the space station. 
        "What's up, James?" he said. 
        "Two things, sir," James replied. "I have located your brother.
He is currently in Tokyo and has just attacked the Sailor Scouts."
        "Wonderful," Centurion muttered. "What's the other thing?" 
        "A cat named Lunamis sent a coded transmission via a communications
crystal," James said, "I intercepted it and decoded it."
        "Who was it to?" Centurion asked. "Princess Krista of the Sun and Sir
Aaron of Vega," James responded. 
        "They're still alive?" Centurion said. He then nodded. "Of course,
they're alive. They left for the Nord Universe right before the attack on
the Moon Kingdom." 
        "Correct, sir," James said, "And since for every year spent in the
Nord Universe is equal to a thousand years here, they must have come
back just as the Scouts were being reborn." 
        "What was the message about?" Centurion asked. "Apparently, your
brother came very close today to seeing Princess Krista's sister," James
said.
        Centurion frowned. He remembered what happened the first time his
brother and Princess Krista's sister meet. "James," he said, "here's what
I want you to do. Beam me directly to the Scouts current position and find
Princess Krista's sister. We have to get her out of there." 
        "Very good, sir," James said, "Signing off." 
        Centurion went into the military at-ease stance as a dull light
surrounded him and he vanished from the moon's surface. 
************
        Molly opened her eyes. She was in her bed with the curtains pulled
shut. Sitting up in bed, she said, "It was a dream." Her lower lip started
to = tremble. "It was only a dream."
        "Molly," a voice said from behind her curtain, "you're awake!" The
curtain was shoved aside to reveal Neflite. He was dressed in
loafer= s, blue jeans, a red shirt, and light weight, blue coat. "Hello,"
he said, smiling. 
        Molly opened her mouth twice, but no sound came out. Finally, she gave
up trying to say something and threw her arms around Neflite, hugging him.
"You're alive," she said. 
        "Yes, I am," he replied,hugging her back. 
        "But how?" she asked, pulling out of their embrace.
        "Come with me," Neflite said, "and I'll tell you." 
************ 
        "And that's how I came back," Neflite said, looking down at Molly.
Molly held onto to Neflite's arm with both hands as she said, "I'm so glad
you're back."
        Neflite paused, then kissed Molly on the forehead. "So am I," he said.
        Turning left, the couple entered the park. After going only a few
steps, a voice, "Hello... Maxfield." Neflite and Molly turned to see
Darien, Serena's boyfriend, leaning on a tree. Usually, the sight of
Darien perked Molly up, but for some reason, his presence tonight made her
incredibly nervous. 
        Neflite smiled at Darien as he said, "Hello, Darien." "I didn't know
you were back in town," Darien walking towards Neflite. "I just got in,"
Neflite responded, "courtesy of some acquaintances of ours, Alan and
Anne." 
        "I see you're stilling dealing with that company," Darien said,
stopping a few feet in front of Neflite. 
        "No," Neflite said, putting his arm around Molly, "this was a complete
surprise. I abandoned that company for something a lot better." 
        Darien suddenly smiled and extended his hand. "It's good to see you,
Maxfield," he said. 
        "And it's good to see you," Neflite said, shaking Darien's extended
hand.
************ 
        Luna and Artemis came bounding up to the Scouts as they dusted
themselves off. "Who was that?" Luna demanded. 
        "I don't know,"
        Sailor Mars answered, "I've never seen him before." 
        "He called himself the Eye of the Heaven," Sailor Venus said. 
        "The Eye of the Heaven," mused Artemis, "I've never heard of a
Negaverse minion named that." 
        "He's not from the Negaverse," Sailor Mercury piped up. The Scouts all
glanced at her in confusion.
        "What do you mean?" Sailor Moon asked. 
        "The readings of the people the scorpion drained were all wrong for a
Negaverse monster," Sailor Mercury explained. 
        "Then who was he? And where did he come from?" Sailor Jupiter
demanded. 
        Before anyone could respond, there was a flash of dull light and a man
dressed in completely in black appeared. 
        "It's him!" Sailor Venus shouted, "Get him!" 
************ 
        Centurion looked around, confused. He had appeared in a park to talk
with the Scouts, but as soon as he appeared one of them, Sailor Venus,
said, "It's him! Get him!" Shock hit him as he realized what was
happening. They thought he was his brother. "Wait, I'm not..." he started.
But the Scouts weren't listening. Moving carefully, they began to circle
him.
        His warrior instincts kicked in as he backed away from them,
preventing them from completing the circle. Reaching underneath his cloak,
Centurion pulled out his shield as Sailor Mars clapped her hands together
and said, 
        "Mars Fire Ignite!" A fireball shot from her hands at Centurion, who
leaped nimbly out of its path. 
        Sailor Venus pointed her hand at him andsaid, "Venus Crescent Beam
Smash!" Centurion spun to face Sailor Venus, holding his shield in
front of him and bracing himself. The beam struck the shield and reflected
into Sailor Mars, knocking her off her feet. Sailor Jupiter and Sailor
Mercury leape= d into the air, landing ten feet to either side of him. 
        "Jupiter Thunder Crash!" Sailor Jupiter yelled, pushing her arms
towards him. 
        "Mercury Ice Bubble Freeze!" Sailor Mercury shouted, throwing out her
arms out.
        Centurion leaped into the air over the two blasts, which continued on
towards the Scouts. "Scouts, look out!" Luna cried.
************ 
        "Scouts, look out!" Darien and Neflite both looked towards the center
of the park, then at each other. 
        "I'll check it out," Darien said, running off.
        Neflite turned and tilted Molly's face to look up at him. "Go home,
Molly," he said, "I have to help the Scouts." 
        "I'm not going," Molly said. "I don't want you to get hurt," Neflite
said. 
        "I'm going with you," Molly said, stubbornly, "I'm not letting you out
of my sight." Neflite glanced over his shoulder, then back at Molly.    
        "Alright," he said, "let's go." 
************ 
        Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter dove aside as their attacks past
over their heads. 
        "Man, he's good," Sailor Moon said. 
        Centurion turned and charged SailorMoon, hoping to get to her before
the Scouts could regain themselves. He got within ten feet of her, when a
red rose sliced through the air in front of him and imbedded in the ground
in front of him. He glanced up, already knowing who had thrown the rose.        
        Standing on a tree limb above him was Tuxedo Mask. "Now, Neflite!"
Tuxedo Mask yelled. Centurion glanced back at Sailor Moon to see Neflite
pointing his hand at him. A blast of white energy leapt from Neflite's
hand and hit Centurion squarely in the chest, sending him sprawling to
ground. 
        "Hit him, Scouts!" Artemis ordered as the Scouts stood. 
        The four Scouts immediately launched into their attacks as Centurion
struggled to his feet. 
        "Jupiter Thunder Crash!" 
        "Mars Firebird Strike!"
        "Venus Crescent Beam Smash!" 
        "Mercury Ice Bubble Freeze!" 
        The four attacks hit Centurion simultaneously throwing him back to the
ground. He moaned and pushed himself to his feet with his remaining
strength. He looked at Sailor Moon as she stepped in his line of sight.         
        "Sailor Moon! Your tiara!" he heard Luna cry. 
        "Moon..." Centurion watched as Sailor Moon pulled off her tiara
and began spinning around with it. "...Tiara..." Centurion suddenly stood
up straight and shrugged his cape back, ready to perform a feat that only
a Knight of the Sun could accomplish. "...Magic!" The tiara left Sailor
Moon's hand and sped straight at Centurion, becoming a blur of energy.
        Centurion counted to three, then pivoted on his right foot. Stretching
out his right hand, Centurion grabbed the tiara out of the air and came to
a stop facing Sailor Moon. 
        Before anyone could react to what he had done, Centurion dropped the
tiara on the ground in front of him, pulled out his sword, reversed itso
the blade pointed at the gro und, and said, "I, Centurion Alpha, swear, by
my blade and by my honor as a Knight of the Sun, to protect the Princess
Serena of the Moon Kingdom, the Prince Darien of the Earth, and all those
who follow their cause, placing their lives above even my own. So the
pledge is spoken and so it shall be forged!" With that, Centurion
plunged his sword into the center of the tiara. Energy leaped from the
tiara to the sword, running up and down the blade.
        Pulling his sword out of the ground and sheathing it, Centurion picked
up the tiara. Moving slowly, Centurion approached Sailor Moon, keeping his
hands where they could be seen. Upon reaching Sailor Moon, Centurion
dropped to one knee, bowed his head, and lifted the tiara with both hands
to Sailor Moon. 
        Cautiously, Sailor Moon took the tiara from Centurion and placed
back on her head. 
        "A Knight of the Sun?" Luna said, padding up to him, "I didn't think
you existed any more." 
        "I am one of the last of a dying order, Luna," Centurion said,
standing. 
        "What do you want?" Tuxedo Mask asked. 
        "I wanted to tell about the Eye of the Heaven, but the fight was too
much out of me," Centurion said, pulling out a communicator. "Meet
me at the temple tomorrow and I'll explain everything." Opening the
communicator, Centurion said, "Get me out of here, James." In burst of
dull light, Centurion vanished. 
************
        Centurion crumbled to the ground as soon as he appeared to on the
space station. James hurried to his side and lifted him easily in his
arms. 
        "Hold on, sir," James said, "just hold on until we get to the medical
center." 
************ 
        After agreeing that they'd all meet at the temple the next day after
school and wait for Centurion, the Scouts, Tuxedo Mask, the cats, Neflite
and Molly all went their separate ways. 
        "Oh, you were so brave, Neflite," Molly said, hugging him.
        Neflite smiled down at her and said, "Thank you." The couple left the
park and entered the dark streets of Tokyo. As they rounded a corner,
Neflite came to a complete stop. 
        "What's wrong?" Molly asked. 
        "They're here," Neflite whispered, pulling Molly protectively towards
him. 
        "And you said you had cut off your dealings with us," a voice from
behind them said. Neflite spun around, pushing Molly behind him, and came
face to face with Jedite, Zoycite, and Malachite. 
        "You," he spat. 
        "That's right, Neflite," Zoycite said. 
        "Thanks to you, Alan, and Anne, we were able to follow you back,"
Malachite said. 
        "And now you are going to join us again," Jedite said. 
        "Never!" Neflite screamed, in defiance. 
        "Never is such a strong word," Jedite said with a wave of his hand.
Molly screamed as she was lifted into the air. In a explosion of black
light, Molly vanished from sight. 
        Neflite screamed in anger and leaped at Jedite. "What did you do to
her?" he screamed, grabbing Jedite by the scruff of his shirt. 
        Jedite smiled. "Do you know what a dimension prison
is?" he asked. 
        Neflite released Jedite's shirt and back away from the generals
shaking his head. 
        "Now," Malachite said, "as we were saying. You will join us." Neflite
looked at his new and former companions, defeat dominating his eyes.
************ 
        Sir Aaron entered the communications room of the space station.
"Love?" he called, searching for Princess Krista. A piece of
paper near the communication crystal caught his attention. Walking over,
Centurion picked up the paper and read the hastily scrawled note.
"Adam..." he muttered. Throwing the note to the ground, Sir Aaron headed
for the transporter to follow his wife, his mind racing back to the night
of the Ceremony and the beginning of the end. 
************ 
        The Great Hall fell in silence as all eyes focused on Sir Thomas and
Adam. Princess Krista ran over to her sister and together they moved
away from the brothers, who just stood there, staring at each other.
        Finally, Adam said, "This doesn't concern you, brother." 
        "You have assaulted a subject of the Moon Kingdom, brother, that
makes it my concern," Sir Thomas snapped back. 
"Don't give me your crap!" Adam screamed. "All you've ever cared about is
yourself!" 
        "What...?" Sir Thomas said, confused. His brother was
more drunk than he thought. 
        "Everything you have should have been mine!"
Adam screamed. "EVERYTHING!= " 
        "Adam, calm down. Everything's going to be alright," Sir Thomas said,
trying to calm his brother. "Damn you," Adam said, raising his hands.
        "Heavenly Star Blast!" A beam of energy lanced from Adam's hands and
smash into Sir Thomas, knocking him. 
        As he stood, Sir Thomas snapped his fingers three times. Insta= ntly,
Adam was surrounded by Knights of the Sun. They knocked him over and
pinned his arms to keep him from shooting off his energy blasts. 
        "Are you alright, Sir Thomas?" Sir Aaron of Vega asked Sir Thomas
nodded and walked over to his brother. 
        Looking down on him, Sir Thomas said, "Adam, by the authority
invested in me as the Sun Lord by Queen Serenity, I here by place you
under arrest. Your trail will be held in two days time." With that, Sir
Thomas turned and walked slowly away. The crowd parted to let him
through as he left the Hall. 

Chapter 6 
        Centurion laid on his bed, drifting in and out of consciousness, as
the medical robots attended to him. His mind wondered unchecked between
the past and the present. 
        "Fifty of the fifty-one Knights of the Sun have been polled, sir. Of
those fifty, twenty-five think your brother should be punished for his
crimes and the other twenty-five believe because of his title and the
circumstances he should be pardoned," 
        A voice in Centurion's mind said. "Who hasn't been polled yet?" he
heard his own voice say. 
        "You,sir," the reply came.
        One of the medical robots injected him with something and he surged
forward in his memories.
        "The decision I have reached does not come easy to me. By the power
and authority given to me as the Lord of the Sun by Queen Serenity, I, Sir
Thomas of Earth, sentence the accused, Adam of Earth, also known as the
Eye of the Heaven, to an undetermined about of time in a dimensional
prison. So it said and so it shall be done." 
        His body convulsed sending him a bit further into the future. 
        "My own brother has betrayed me! Never shall I forget what has
happened today, Thomas. And someday, I will have my revenge!" It had been
his own brother, Adam, who had said those words the he was locked away.                 
        His mind leaped to the present as he heard James's words repeated:
"Adam has returned. We are unsure at this time how he did so. He has
become mentally unstable." 
        His body burned with fever as the medical robots work furiously to
heal him and his mind jaunted back in time once more. 
        "Good-bye, my friend." His voice again.
        "Good-bye, Thomas. See you in a few years." It was Sir Aaron. He was
leaving again. No, not again for the first time. With Princess Krista.  
        "Take care of my sister, Sir Thomas. Watch over her." He heard
Princess Krista's voice. 
        His mind fast forwarded again as the robots activated another machine.  
        "I know you loved your uncle and I wish you could grow up with your
uncle around, Frank. I'm sorry." He was with his son. The day before the
attack on the Moon Kingdom. 
        "Sir!"Centurion Alpha sat bolt up in bed. The medical robots were gone
and his body was healed, but his mind still carried the scars of the past.
Looki ng to his left,Centurion saw James standing there.
        "What is it, James?"  Centurion asked. "All hell's broke loose," James
replied. 
************
        Luna and Artemis padded through the streets of Tokyo. It was early
morning and they were unsure of where they should do. "I vaguely remember
the name Eye of the Heaven," Artemis said.
        "I do, too," Luna said, "but I don't think it had anything to with the
Negaverse." 
        "It didn't," a voice from behind them said. Turning, the two cats
found themselves face to face with a yellow cat with a symbol of a sun on
its forehead. "My name is Lunamis," the cat said, "and we have a lot to
discuss." 
************ 
        Serena ran into her school building, late as usual. "Oh! Why am I
always late?!" she moaned as tore up the steps and into her classroom. 
        "Good morning, Serena," Miss Haruna said, "Late as usual, I see."                               
        "Sorry, Miss Haruna," Serena mumbled, taking her seat next to
Angie. As class started, Serena noticed that Molly was missing. She must
be with Neflite, she thought. 
        The day was rather boring until an hour before lunch... when the
roof of Serena's classroom was blown off. Serena dove underneath her desk
as the Eye of the Heaven floated into the classroom. 
        "Where is she?" he screamed, floating above the students.
Serena pulled out her communicator and activate it. Instantly the four
scouts appeared on the monitor. 
        "Hey, guys," Serena said, "the weirdo in the cloak and scarf is here."          
        "Right," the Scouts replied, then vanished from the screen. 
        Crawling on her hands and knees, Serena moved out of view of her
classmates and said, "Moon Crystal Power!" The Imperial Crystal flared
brightly and in a blast of feathers and ribbons, Serena was once more
transformed into Sailor Moon. 
        Leaping into view, Sailor Moon called out, "Hey, Nega-scum, looking
for me?" 
        The Eye of the Heaven looked at Sailor Moon and laughed. "No such
luck,"he sneered, "I'm looking for the woman that ruined my life.
Princess..."
        A spear flew through the air and slashed the Eye of the Heaven's
shoulder, causing him to scream in pain. The spear then reversed its
direction, heading back to its source. Following the spear, Sailor Moon
saw a young woman dressed in a purple Sailor Scout uniform with long
purple hair.
        "Who are you?" Sailor Moon demanded. "I am Sailor Vega," the woman
said, "I thought you could use some help."
        Before Sailor Moon could answer, the Eye of the
Heaven's hand flew up as he said, "Heavenly Star Beams!" Bright beams of
light lashed out from each of his fingertips and wrapped around Sailor
Vega and Sailor Moon, who both screamed in agony.
        In a quick motion, the Eye of the Heaven brought Sailor Vega right
before him. "You're not her," he muttered, "you're her sister!" 
        "Very good, Adam," Sailor Vega managed through gritted teeth.
        Suddenly, something slammed into the back of Adam's head. Releasing
Sailor Moon and Sailor Vega, he turned to see Miss Haruna standing with a
lamp in her hands. "Leave them alone," she ordered, her fear pushed back
by sheer force of will. 
        Adam laughed. "Very well then," he said,placing his palm on Miss
Haruna's forehead. "Heavenly Star Blast." Energy blasted through Miss
Haruna for a brief instant, then she fell lifelessly to the ground. 
        "I can't believe you did that," a voice from behind him said. Turning,
Adam found the rest of the Scouts helping Sailor Vega and Sailor Moon to
their feet. 
        "This ends now," Sailor Jupiter said, "Let's get him!" 
************
        "Do you feel that?" Jedite asked. 
        "Yes," Malachite answered, "it felt like a large amount of energy
being used at once." 
        "Something with that much energy would be of use to
the Negaverse," Zoycite said, "Don't you agree, Neflite?" Neflite nodded
mutely, having not said a word since his 'recruitment'. 
        Jedite laughed and said, "Let us go investigate this out-put of
power."
************ 
        "What's going on?" Centurion demanded as he pulled on his red
battle armor.
        "Your brother has attacked the Princess's school and killed her
teacher," James said, "Sailor Vega has arrived, the generals are on route
to the school, I've located Princess Krista's sister, and I've picked up a
transporter beam heading directly here." Centurion thought for
a moment. 
        "Intercept the transporter beam, so that it lands here," he said.
"Prepare to beam me down to the Princess's sister and be ready to pull her
back up." 
        "Yes, sir," James said. 
        "Let's do it,' Centurion said, moving to the transporter. 
************ 
        "Jupiter Thunderclap Crash!" shouted Sailor Jupiter. 
        "Mercury Ice Storm Freeze!" Sailor Mercury cried. 
        "Venus Love Chain Encircle!" roared Sailor Venus. 
        "Mars Celestial Fire Encircle!" Sailor Mars yelled. 
        "Vega Star Spear Attack!" bellowed Sailor Vega.
        "Moon Scepter Elimination!" Sailor Moon said. 
        As the six attacks raced towards the Eye of the Heaven, he looked into
the sky and said, "Draco, dragon of the stars, aid me!" Instantly, a large
snake-like dragon appeared in front of the attacks and took the brunt of
them. 
        The Scouts scattered as the dragon breathed fire down on them. Angie
watched from under her desk, wishing that she could help the Scouts in
someway. Suddenly, Angie felt someone grab her arm and lift her roughly to
her feet. 
        "You!" Adam hissed, squeezing her arm. 
        "Let me go!" Angie shouted, slapping Adam across the face with her
free hand. Adam's eyes blazed with anger as he threw Angie across the
room. Angie slammed against the wall and moaned in pain as Adam launched
himself at her. 
        Suddenly, Centurion appeared in front of Angie in a burst of dim light
Adam stared in panic as Centurion set his feet and delivered a punch that
knocked Adam backwards.
        Casting a glance over his shoulder, Centurion whipped out his
communicator said, "Bring her up, James." Dull light formed around Angie
and she vanished without a trace. Turning his attention back to Adam,
Centurion grabbed him by the collar, lifted him up off the
ground, and said, "Call off the dragon. Now." 
        The Eye of Heaven sighed and the dragons vanish in a
puff of smoke. "You're going back, Adam," Centurion said, "I can't let you
do this." 
        Before Adam could respond, a blast of wind pulled him from Centurion's
grip. "Now we can't have that,' a voice from above them said. The Scouts
and Centurion looked up to see the four generals floating above the now
missing roof. 
        "Neflite!" Sailor Moon shouted, "What are you doing?" Neflite looked
away, unable to answer. 
        "He's joined the winning team, Sailor Moon," Zoycite said,
laughing. 
        "Who are you?" Adam demanded. 
        "Why we are you're allies," Malachite said, his voice filled with
disbelief, "Don't you remember us?" 
        "Don't listen to them, Adam," Centurion commanded. 
        "This is not going to work here," Zoycite said. 
        "Yes, let's take our conversation else where," Jedite said, waving his
hand.
        Instantly, the generals and Adam vanished. "Damn!" Centurion shouted.
        "What's going on?" Sailor Mars demanded, placing herself right in
Centurion's face. 
        "Who are you?" Sailor Jupiter asked, "Who is the Eye of the Heaven and
what are the generals doing back?"
        "And who's she?" Sailor Moon asked, indicating Sailor Vega. 
        Centurion looked at the Scouts then
pulled out his communicator, and said, "Lock on to the Scouts, Darien, the
three cats,and myself and bring us up, James." 
        "Yes, sir," James voice came back, "And you have a surprise
waiting for you up here." 
        "Wonderful," Centurion said as a dull light engulfed them and they
vanished. 

Chapter 7
        Everyone appeared on board Centurion's space station where James and
tall man waited for them. The man had blond hair that reached down to his
shoulders and wore red armor, just like Centurion's. 
        As soon as Centurion saw the tall man, he yelled, "Aaron!" Sir Aaron
strode forward and the two clasped each other on the back. "How are you?"
Centurion asked, as he stepped back to look at his old friend. 
        Sir Aaron smiled and held at his hand to Sailor Vega, who stepped up
and embraced him. "I'm married," Sir Aaron said, smiling. 
        "To her..." Centurion said, amazed. Then he snapped his fingers. "Of
course,' he said, pointing at Sailor Vega, "You're Princess Krista." 
        "Are you going to tell us what's going on?" Turning away from Sir
Aaron, Centurion surveyed the group he had brought together. Sailor Moon,
a klutz of a princess; Sailor Mercury, the brains of the Scouts; Sailor
Mars, a hothead with no discipline; Sailor Jupiter, a tomboy with an
attitude; Sailor Venus, the model and almost a duplicate of Sailor
Moon; Tuxedo Mask, the only real warrior of the group; Angie, a young
girl who was thrown into this by circumstance; Luna, the cat who never had
any fun; Artemis, the prankster cat; and Lunamis, the cat who held the
answers. 
        Centurion frowned slightly. Not exactly the people he wanted to send
against the generals and his brother. Centurion kneeled in front of
Lunamis and said, "Give the medallion, Lunamis." 
        "Why should I?" Lunamis demanded. "I don't even know who you are."              
        "Very well," Centurion said. "I am a Knight of the Sun, a member of an
elite group of fighters who served Queen Serenity until the end. My
codename is Centurion Alpha."   
        Sir Aaron started to say something, but was silenced by a glance from
Centurion. "I have pledged my life in protection of Princess Serena and
Prince Darien," Centurion continued, "And I will do anything to fulfill
that pledge. Even if it means I have to kill you to get that damn
medallion."
        Lunamis looked at him in surprise as Sailor Vega said, "Give it to
him." Lunamis concentrated for a moment, then a small heart shaped amulet
appeared. The amulet was golden with a picture of the sun craved into it.
Centurion leaned over and picked up the amulet and turned to Angie. 
        "Put it on," he ordered. Angie took the amulet and placed it around
her. The amulet glowed lightly at her touch. "Now, put your hand around
the amulet and say 'Sunshine Power," Centurion said. 
        Angie clutched the amulet and,with her voice shaking, said, "Sunshine
Power." Sunbeams burst forth from the sun carved on the amulet and
surrounded Angie. The beams flashed brightly, blinding everyone in the
room. Blinking away the light, everyone saw Angie in a bright yellow Scout
uniform. 
        "Allow me to introduce Sailor Sunshine," Centurion said. 
        Sailor Moon and the four original Scouts stared as the memories came
flowing back. 
        "Princess Angela of the Sun!" Sailor Moon said. "And Sailor Ve= ga is
Princess Krista of the Sun!" 
        "That's right," Centurion said. 
                Sir Aaron stepped forward and said, "Centurion and I have to
talk,
so we'll leave you to catch up. Krista, will you come with me and
Centurion?" With that, Sir Aaron lead Centurion and Krista from the room,
leaving the Scouts, Tuxedo Mask, and the cats to talk.
************ 
        "What's going on, Sir Thomas?" Sir Aaron demanded when they were out
of the Scouts' hearing. "Why didn't you tell them you were the Sun Lord?" 
        Centurion looked at Sir Aaron and Sailor Vega for a moment as if
considering something. Finally Centurion said, "I don't want to get their
hopesup. The ring was destroyed in the fight with the Negaverse when the
Moon Kingdom was destroyed. I'm no longer the Sun Lord." 
                "I thought the ring couldn't be destroyed," Sailor Vega said.
"Well, it was," Centurion said, looking away from them. "And we'll have =
to do without it for this battle and every battle to come."
************ 
        "You see, we fought those creatures of the Negaverse when they
attacked the Moon Kingdom over a thousand years ago," Jedite said.
        The Eye of the Heaven looked at Jedite in confusion. "My brother is a
servant of the Negaverse?" he asked. 
"Of course he is," Malachite said, placing his hands on the Eye of the
Heaven's shoulders. "How else could the Negaverse have done what they did
the Moon Kingdom?" 
        Adam's breath became ragged as his angered came to bear. "Of course,"
he yelled, "he set me up! Everything that night was a set up! They were
all in on it!" 
        "And those girls you fought were his troops," Zoycite said.
        "Where are they now?" Adam demanded. 
        "Why do you wish to know?" Neflite asked, struggling to
hold back his concern. 
        "So that we may attack them when they least expect it," the Eye of the
Heaven said, "And destroy them once and for all!" 
************
        "Artemis,you were always current on the Moon Kingdom's military," Luna
said, "what are the Knights of the Sun?" 
        Artemis didn't answer for a moment. Finally he said, "The Knights of
the Sun were what Centurion said, an elite group of fighters who served
Queen Serenity until the end."
        Lunamis padded forward and said, "They were lead by the Lord of the
Sun, a man chosen by the previous Lord. The last Lord of the Sun was Sir
Thomas of Earth." 
        "What do you guys think of Centurion Alpha?" Sailor Moon asked. 
        "I think we can trust him," Sailor Sunshine said, having over come
her shock of new identity. 
        Tuxedo Mask looked at Sailor Sunshine and said, "I agree, but I
also think he's not telling us the whole truth." 
        "I wonder what he's hiding from us," Sailor Jupiter
wondered aloud. Suddenly, everyone was thrown off their feet as a blast
knocked the station.
        "What's going on?" Sailor Mercury demanded as Centurion, Sir Aaron,
and Sailor Vega charged back into the room.
        "We're under attack!" James yelled as he entered the room from a
different direction and the station rocked from another attack. 
        "Activate the station's defense systems!" Centurion ordered.
Casting around, he said, "Each of you be ready to transport out at a
moment's notice."
        "Defense systems engaged!" Sir Aaron had taken the tactical console of
the station. 
        "James, give me a visual!" Centurion shouted as the station rocked
again. James pushed a series of buttons on one of the many computer
consoles. Instantly, on one of the walls of the space station changed
to a view screen showing the generals and the Eye of the Heaven blasting
away at the station.
        "They got him," Centurion muttered. 
        "Orders, sir?" James asked. 
        "Aaron, pick a target and fire," Centurion said, "James, get the
Scouts and Tuxedo Mask to a transporter and put them back on Earth. Sir
Aaron will follow shortly." 
        "Yes, sir!" Sir Aaron and James said simultaneously. Sir Aaron fired a
blast of energy from the station's defense cannon at Jedite, but he
managed to dodge the blast. 
        "Damn," Sir Aaron muttered as he waited for the cannon to recharge.     
        Sir Thomas watched as the transporter went active eight times. When
the final transport had taken place, he pushed a few buttons on the
console in front of him and said, "Switching to automatic defense systems.
Come on, Aaron. Let's take this fight to Earth."
        Together, they ran out of the command section of the station and down
to the transporter, followed by Luna, Artemis, and Lunamis who had been
for= gotten in the crisis. 
        "James," Centurion said, "you first." 
        "I'm sorry, sir," James said, "but please trust me when I say, I must
stay." 
        Centurion looked at James for a moment then said, "This goes against
my better judgement, but fine. As soon as we're off, let the generals and
my brother know. They should follow us." 
        "I'm sorry to say this," James said, "But they detected the Scouts
transport and have already followed them." 
        Sir Aaron and Centurion exchanged glances and Centurion said, "We need
a plan." 

Chapter 8 
        The Scouts appeared in an empty field. In the distance, they could see
Tokyo, glowing brightly in the night sky. 
        "Is everyone alright?" Sailor Moon asked, her voice thick with
concern. Everyone nodded. "Good," she said, "Let's head for Tokyo. We can
meet up with Centurion and Sir Aaron there." 
                Before the Scouts could start walking, the generals and the
Eye of
the Heaven appeared, surrounding them.
        "Going so soon?" Adam asked. 
        "Why the party's just begun!" Zoycite said, raising her hands. Twin
bolts of black lightning leaped from Zoycite's hands, striking Sailor
Jupiter and Sailor Venus, driving them both to their knees. 
        "We're going to have an earth shaking good time!" Malachite
said, pointing at Sailor Mars. The ground behind Sailor Mars rose up and
slammed into her, pinning her to the ground. 
        "And we wouldn't want you to miss any of the fun," Jedite said, firing
a blast that blew Sailor Mercury off her feet. Sailor Moon and Tuxedo
Mask backed away as Neflite floated down in front of them. Raising both
hands, Neflite fired two beams of energy, both missing their targets by
several feet. 
        "Get with it, Neflite!" Jedite yelled , blasting Sailor Mercury
again. Neflite nodded and fired again. And again both blasts missed Sailor
Moon and Tuxedo Mask. He doesn't want to hurt us, Tuxedo Mask thought, so
why is he doing this? 
        The Eye of the Heaven threw out both hands and shouted, "Heavenly Star
Blast!" Two energy blasts shot out of his hands and raced towards Sailor
Vega and Sailor Sunshine, both of whom dove out of the way. 
        "We are getting our butts kicked!" Sailor Moon cried, dodging a
half hearted beam from Neflite. 
        "Then it's time to even the score," Sailor Vega said. Sailor
Vega held up her hand and instantly a long spear appeared in her hand.
Pointing her spear at the Eye of the Heaven, Sailor Vega cried, "Vegan
Spear Slash!" A blast of energy launched from the spear and hit the Eye of
the Heaven squarely in the chest, knocking him to the ground. 
        Adam stood and shook himself off,then pointed at Sailor Vega and said,
"Heavenly Star Annihilation!" Another blast of energy shot from Adam's
hand, but it dropped into the ground instead of flying directly at Sailor
Vega. Suddenly, the ground underneath Sailor Vega exploded, sending her
sprawling to the ground. 
        As Sailor Vega stood up, Malachite turned from the unconscious Sailor
Mars and flung his hand up,sending a ball of fire at Tuxedo Mask. Tuxedo
Mask leaped over the fireball and threw three roses at Malachite.
Malachite stepped lively, dodging each of the three roses. 
        Jedite and Zoycite turned from their defeated opponents and joined
their comrades as Tuxedo Mask and the three remaining Scouts regrouped
opposite from them. 
        "We're in trouble," Sailor Moon said, glancing at each of their
opponents. 
        "Where are Centurion and Sir Aaron?" Sailor Sunshine demanded. 
        "I don't know," Sailor Vega said, biting her lip. 
        "Hit them together," Jedite ordered, as the generals encircled the
group. Throwing up his hands, Jedite bellowed, "Mind Force!" 
        Zoycite pointed at the foursome and shouted, "Lightning Chain!" 
        "Earth Rage!" Malachite yelled, thrusting his fists at them. 
        "Heavenly Star Blast!" the Eye of the Heaven screamed, pointing at
the group. 
        Neflite turned his head away, held up his hand in the general
direction of the Scouts, and said, "Energy Beam." The five attacks raced
towards the Scouts and Tuxedo Mask, who watching with no place to go. They
braced themselves for the impact as a dim light surround them. They
vanished just before the attacks past through the air where they had been
standing. 
************ 
        "What happened?" Sailor Moon asked. 
        "Better question, where are we?" Tuxedo Mask said. 
        "In an abandoned warehouse somewhere in the center of Tokyo." Turning
around the foursome found themselves facing Centurion and Sir Aaron. 
        "Where are the other Scouts?"
Sailor Vega asked.
"They've been captured," Centurion stated flatly. "We are the only ones
left. It's up to us to take the generals out." 
        "How?" Tuxedo Mask demanded, his voice filled with anger and
frustration. "We just fought them and they were more than a match for us!" 
        "This time you'll have us though," Sir Aaron said. 
        "So what?" Tuxedo Mask roared. "You have no special abilities! What
are you going to against someone like Jedite, who apparently has control
over= thought?"
        "I believe I may have an answer," a voice said. They all turned to see
James standing in the shadows, holding a small gold box. Balancing the box
on his left hand, James opened it using his right to reveal a gold ring
with a thick band and clear, glowing gem in the center. On either side of
the gem was a engraving of the sun. 
        "The Sun Ring..." Sailor Vega said. 
        Sir Aaron spun on Centurion and said, "You told me they
were destroyed!"
        "They should have been," Centurion said, his face twisted in rage.              
        "What's the Sun Ring?" Sailor Moon asked. 
        From behind James came Luna, Artemis, and Lunamis. "The Sun Ring is
what gives the Sun Lord his powers," Artemis said. 
        "Which means..." Tuxedo Mask looked at Centurion in surprise. "...that
Centurion Alpha is Sir Thomas, the Sun Lord," Sailor Sunshine said. "You
were the one that saved me from Adam in the first place." 
        Centurion looked away from Sailor Sunshine without replying, all the
anger drained from his face. 
        "Why aren't you using the power now?" she demanded. 
        "Because it's a curse," Centurion responded, his voice barely audible.
"Sir, the powers are not a curse," James said, walking up to Centurion.
"They are a blessing." 
        Centurion spun to face James, rage burning in his eyes. Sweeping his
hand, Centurion knocked the box from James's hand, sending the ring to the
floor. "A blessing?" he screamed, "A blessing? By the moon, your "blessing
" killed my wife!" 
        Sir
        Aaron looked at Centurion in surprise as James said, "No, sir. You
killed your wife."
        The room fell deathly silent at this, then Centurion said, "How dare
you?" 
        "You killed your wife, sir," James said again. "You. Not the power."    
        "How dare you?!" Centurion shouted, grabbing James by the
scruff of the neck.
        James's eyes flared as he said, "How dare I? How dare I? Do you even
know who I am?" James ripped Centurion's hands from his shirt and threw
him to the ground. "I am the sum of memories,knowledge, and history of
every Knight of the Sun that has ever held the title Lord of the Sun!"
James yelled, towering over Centurion, "I am the judge of your career
and when you die, all of your knowledge you have will be transfer to me,
then to the next advisor of the Sun Lord. That is how I dare!" 
        Centurion was staring up at James with unmasked terror in his
eyes. "I didn't kill her," he muttered, shaking his head. "I loved her."        
        James's expression softened instantly. "You didn't kill her
intentionally, Sir Thomas," James said. "But you can no longer blame the
power." 
        "Who was she?" Sailor Moon asked. "The Lady Milinda of Venus," Sir
Aaron answered, "the only woman Knight of the Sun." 
        "How did she die?" Tuxedo Mask asked in a gentle voice. 
        "It was during the attack on the Moon Kingdom," Centurion said, his
eyes glazing over. "I was fighting the Negaverse the best I could, using
the power of the Sun Lord. I had rounded a corner and entered the Great
Hall. At first, I thought I was alone, but then a figure burst from the
darkness. It was Jedite, one of the traitors. He had a sword raised to
attack and he was screaming something. When he was within twenty feet of
me, I fired a blast that put a good sized hole in him." Centurion
paused to gather his thoughts, then continued, his voice thick= with
emotion, "But it hadn't been Jedite. It had been Milinda. Somehow t= hey
tricked me into killing my wife." 
        Turning away from  the others, Centurion squeezed his eyes shut as
James said, "I found him kneeling by his wife's body almost ten minutes
later. When I placed my hand on his shoulder, he powered down. After he
powered down, we found ourselves in the ruins of the Moon Kingdom. As
near as I can figure, Sir Thomas powered down at the same instant Queen
Serenity sent her subjects into the future. The two powers mixed and Sir
Thomas and I found ourselves a thousand and ten years in the future. I
can't explain  it any better. After realizing what had happened, we built
the station to keep an eye on you and the Negaverse." 
        Tuxedo Mask removed his mask and walked over to Centurion. Placing a
han= d on his shoulder, Darien said, "I know how you feel. I've been
there."
        Centurion turned and stared into Darien's eyes, seeing the pain and
understanding that was in there. Turning away from Darien, Centurion
walked over to the ring,picked it up, and put it on the ring finger of his
right hand. 
        Placing his right hand in front of his chest, palm down, Centurion
said, "Sun Lord Transformation Activation." Centurion's palm flared with
bright light. Rotating his arm, he created a circle of light in front of
him. For a moment, the light hung in the air, then it burst in on the
Centurion and at the same time, burst out, blinding everyone in the room.
When the group looked back, Centurion had been changed. His once red armor
was now a blinding gold and a golden cape flowed behind him. On his left
arm was a golden shield and in his right hand was a golden longsword, both
made of a metal no one could identify. 
        "Now what?" Sir Thomas asked, looking down at his new, yet familiar
garments. 
        "I have another suggestion," James said, smiling. "One that believe
will answer a lot of questions." 

Chapter 9
        "That explains where Molly is," Sailor Moon said. 
        "And why Neflite is helping the generals," Tuxedo Mask added. 
        Sir Thomas stared at the view screen. "We'll have to go in and bring
her out," he said. The group was gathered back on the station, looking at
the read-out that James had pulled up on the view screen.
        "So what's the plan, my lord?" Sir Aaron said. 
        Sir Thomas glared at Sir Aaron as he said, "We're going to divide into
two teams. Sailor Moon, you, Sailor Vega, and Sailor Sunshine will be the 
first team. Your job is simple, but dangerous." 
        Sailor Vega smiled. "We laugh at the face of danger," she said. "Ha ha
ha." 
        Sir Thomas raised an eyebrow. "I don't think you'll like this," he
responded. "You have to keep the generals and my brother distracted and
free the other Scouts, while Sir Aaron, Tuxedo Mask, and myself go into
the dimensional prison." 
        "How do you suggest we do this?" Sailor Sunshine asked. 
        "Use you're imagination," Sir Thomas  suggested with a shrug.
        "Thanks a lot," Sailor Moon muttered. 
************ 
        The generals and the Eye of the Heaven were in the abandoned church
once more. Mounted on the wall, held by chains of rock, were the
four Scouts. 
        "Aren't our trophies beautiful?" Jedite asked, smiling.
        "Never seen anything more beautiful," Malachite said. Zoycite cleared
her throat. "Except for you, my dear," Malachite amended. 
                Zoycite smiled, then turned to Neflite. "We do have one thing
to
deal with," she snarled. 
        The Eye of the Heaven moved forward and grabbed Neflite by the collar.
"Why didn't you do better at taking out the Negaverse's leader?" he
demanded. 
        Neflite opened his mouth to reply, but Jedite beat him to it. "We just
recently recruited Neflite in our battle with the Negaverse," he said.          
        "That's right," Malachite agreed. "He's still unused
to the fighting." 
        Adam  released Neflite's collar and said, "Well, do better next time."                  
        Suddenly,
a spear landed in between Jedite and Malachite. Looking up, the group saw
Sailor Vega and Sailor Sunshine, standing on the beams of the church.           
        "Hello, guys," Sailor Sunshine said, "brought you a house warming
present. Sunshine Super Sparkle!" Sparks flew from Sailor Sunshine's
fingertips, falling onto the generals below burning them. 
        Sailor Vega threw her arms forward and shouted, "Vega Super Nova!" A
blast of energy burst from Sailor Vega's hands, knocking the generals and
Adam to the ground. As the generals and Adam picked themselves off the
ground, the two Scouts leaped out of the building through a hole in the
ceiling. 
        "After them!" Jedite ordered Malachite, Zoycite, and
Neflite. To Adam, he said, "Stay here in case Sailor Moon tries to free
her Nega pals." With that, the generals tore out of the building in
pursuit of the Scouts, leaving Adam to watch the four Scouts chained to
the wall. 
        The Eye of the Heaven looked around, making sure that he was alone. He
relaxed and let his eyes close. Something's wrong here, he thought, the
generals say they're fighting the Negaverse, but... Adam's eyes snapped
and he found himself looking at Sailor Moon. 
        "I know who you are," Sailor Moon said, "And I'm going to help you."
Sailor Moon produced her locket, held it above her head, and said, "Moon
Crystal Healing." Light burst from Sailor Moon's crystal and surrounded
Adam. He fell to the ground, every cell in his body going to war with
itself. Screaming in pain, Adam vanished from sight. 
        Sailor Moon stared, unmoving. "What happened to him?" she asked,
bemused. 
        "Who cares?" Sailor Mars snapped. "Get us out of here!" Sailor
Moon nodded and pulled off her tiara. 
        "Moon Tiara Magic!" she shouted,throwing her tiara at the chains that
held the Scouts. The tiara ripped through the chains like butter, letting
the Scouts drop to the ground. 
        "Come on," Sailor Moon said, "We have to get to the temple!"
************ 
        Adam appeared on the station. Looking up, he saw James towering over
him, a look of determination on his face. 
        "Come on," James said, lifting Adam to his feet, "the end is at
hand and your role must be completed." 
************ 
        Sailor Sunshine and Sailor Vega stopped outside the temple to catch
their breath. 
        "Do you think we lost them?" Sailor Sunshine asked, gasping for
breath. Almost in response to her question, the ground
beneath the two Scouts erupted, throwing them to the ground. 
        "No," Malachite said. 
        "And now we have two more Scout trophies to add to our collection,"
Zoycite floating down. Pointing her hands at the Scouts she shouted,
"Zoy!" Black lightning ripped through the air, blasting the Scouts
backwards. 
        As Sailor Vega and Sailor Sunshine struggled to their feet, Jedite
landed in front of them and said, "Good-bye, Sailor Saps." His eyes flared
and the two Scouts felt something slam into them, throwing them against
one of the temple walls. 
        "Leave them alone!" a voice from behind the generals shouted. The four
generals turned to find the rest of the Scouts standing behind them.    
        Sailor Moon stepped forward and said, "My name is Sailor Moon. I fight
for love and justice and protect people from all evil. And that means you.
In the name of the  moon, I'll punish you!" 
        Jedite sighed in boredom. "Neflite, shut her up," he ordered.
Neflite's hands shot up and two beams of energy lanced through the air,
engulfing all five of the Scouts. Malachite looked at Sailor Vega and
Sailor Sunshine, his eyes glowing. The air around the two Scouts became
solid and they found themselves floating towards the other Scouts. Once
they were above the Scouts, the air became normal and they fell into
Neflite's blast. 
        "Now!" shouted Zoycite, throwing up her hands and unleashing her
lightning. The other two generals added their powers to Neflite's and
Zoycite's.
        The combination of powers forced the Scouts to their knees. Then, as
suddenly as it started, the attacks stopped. 
        Floating into the air, Jedite said, "Malachite, I believe Zoycite and
Neflite can finish off the Scouts by themselves. I want to check on the
Eye of the Heaven and try to repair whatever damage Sailor Moon did him."
With that, Jedite and Malachite vanished, leaving Zoycite and Neflite
alone. 
        "Blast them," Zoycite ordered, "or your girlfriend will die." 
        Neflite nodded slightly and blasted the Scouts with Zoycite, combining
their powers once more. The  Scouts screamed in pain as lightning and
energy coursed through their bodies. Neflite closed his eyes, trying to
block out the image of the Scouts. Off to Neflite's right there was a
flash of dull light. 
        Opening his eyes, Neflite saw Sir Thomas, Sir Aaron, and Tuxedo
Mask standing shoulder to shoulder. Sir Thomas stepped forward and said,
"Neflite, I have a gift f= or you." Sir Thomas gestured and Sir Aaron and
Tuxedo Mask stepped aside to reveal Molly. Neflite stared at Molly for a
moment, a tear coming to his eyes. Setting his face, Neflite spun and
blasted Zoycite with his energy, knocking her to the ground. 
        Before anyone could react, Neflite moved over to Zoycite and lifted
her into the air. "This is for Molly," he said, his hands glowing with
energy. The energy raced from Neflite's hands and into Zoycite, who
screamed in agony for a brief instant, then went limp in Neflite's hands.
Releasing his grip, Neflite let Zoycite's lifeless body fall to the
ground.
        Turning, Neflite held his arms and said, "Molly!" Molly ran forward
and threw her arms around Neflite, crying. 
        "I was so scared," she sobbed as Neflite hugged her.
        "It's alright," Neflite soothed, "you're safe now." 
        "Zoycite!" Neflite glanced over his shoulder to see Malachite kneeling
over Zoycite's body. Malachite looked up at Neflite, hatred burning in his
eyes, and said, "You have taken my love from me, now I will take your love
from you!" Lifting his hand, Malachite shot a beam of fire at Molly. 
        "No!" Neflite  screamed, shoving Molly out of the way of the fire
blast. The flames engulfed Neflite and knocked him to the ground. Tuxedo
Mask and Sir Thomas reacted instantly and simultaneously. 
        Sir Thomas pulled out his sword, pointed it at Malachite, and said,
"Sun Lord Solar Flare!" A blast of solar energy leaped from his sword as
Tuxedo Mask pulled out a rose and flung it at Malachite. The two attacks
hit Malachite at once and in flash of light, he vanished. 
        Sheathing his sword, Sir Thomas pulled out his communicator as
Molly rushed to Neflite's side. "James, lock on to Neflite and Molly," he
said, "Bring them up and get the med-bots to help Neflite. Hurry!" As Sir
Thomas put away his communicator, a dull light surrounded Neflite= and
Molly and they vanished. 
        "Two down, one to go," Sir Thomas said. 
        "And this time you'll have help," a voice said. Turning, the group
found themselves face to face with the Eye of the Heaven. He was dressed
completely in white with a long white cape swirling behind him. "I want to
help," he said, "make up for what I've done." 
        Sir Thomas smiled and extended a hand to Adam. "Welcome back,
brother," he said. 
        Suddenly, the ground beneath the group exploded, scattering them
everywhere. Out of the ground floated Jedite, his eyes blazing with
anger and hatred. "Now," Jedite said, his voice low and menacing, "you
will face me."

Chapter 10 
        The Sailor Scouts, Tuxedo Mask, Sir Aaron, Sir Thomas, and the Eye of
the Heaven stared up at Jedite as energy crackled around him. 
        "Get him!" Sir Thomas ordered. Pointing his sword at Jedite, he
shouted, "Sun Lord Solar Flare!" 
        A small glow shaped like a ball formed in Sailor Jupiter's palm.
Throwin= g it at Jedite, she yelled, "Jupiter Thunderclap Zap!"
        Placing her hands together and pointing them at Jedite, Sailor Mars
sentseveral rings of fire at Jedite as she said, "Mars Celestial Fire
Surrou= nd!" 
        Sailor Venus pointed her finger at Jedite,sending a chain of energy at
him as she said, "Venus Love Chain Encircle!" 
        Sailor Mercury pushed her hands at Jedite, firing a blast of ice and
snow at him as she said, "Mercury Ice Storm Freeze!" 
        Sailor Moon pulled out her Moon Scepter, pointed it at Jedite, and
said, "Moon Scepter Elimination!" 
        Reaching into his jacket, Tuxedo Mask produced five roses and flung
them at Jedite, followed quickly by his cane. 
        Adam's hands shot forward, sending lances of energy at Jedite as he
said, "Heavenly Star Annihilation!" 
        Sailor Vega sent a beam of energy from her spear at Jedite as
she said, "Vegan Spear Slash!" 
        Sparks flew from Sailor Sunshine's hands at Jedite as she said,
"Sunshin e Super Sparkle!" 
        The attacks raced towards Jedite, who chuckled and held up his hand.
The attacks hit something about five feet in front of Jedite. The group
star ed in horror to see their attacks have no effect on their nemesis.                 
        "My turn," Jedite said. His eyes sparkled once, then the group was
thrown backwards and separated. "Let's see," Jedite mused, "who to kill
first? I know. Let's kill them all at once." A ball of crackling energy
appeared in front of Jedite, then sped towards the group, growing bigger
with each foot it went. 
        Sir Thomas shoved his way in front of the Scouts, held up his shield,
and said, "Sun Lord Solar Shield!" A energy shield appeared in front of
Sir Thomas, large enough to block the energy ball. 
        Jedite growled and sent another ball of energy at the shield. "Does
anyone have any ideas on what to do?" Sir Thomas said, through gritted
teeth as another energy ball hit the shield. 
        "I have an idea," Adam said. "I can absorb energy through any
constellation that I call down. If I call down a constellation and you
blast it with your attacks, I'll be able to penetrate Jedite's shielding."              
        "Are you sure?" Sir Aaron asked. 
        "Positive," Adam replied. 
        Sir Aaron looked at Sir Thomas and said, "Well?"
        Sir Thomas was silent for a moment, then said, "Do it." Adam nodded
and looked up at the stars. "Ursa, bear of the stars, come and aid me," he
cried. The stars dimmed as a large, brown bear appeared next to Adam.
"Attack it," Adam ordered. 
        Sir Thomas nodded at the Scouts and immediately they fired all of
their attacks at the constellation. Adam gestured at the bear and a blue
energy beam shot out, striking the Eye of the Heaven. Empowered by the
energy from the bear, Adam strolled past Sir Thomas's shield to face
Jedite. Pointing his hand at Jedite, the Eye of the Heaven  said,
"Heavenly Star Blast!" The energy blast penetrated Jedite's shield and
threw him to the ground.
        Standing, Jedite said, "You will pay for that." 
        The two combatants began blasting each other with their powers,
neither gaining the upper hand. 
        "We can't let this continue," Sir Aaron said. 
        "He's right," Tuxedo Mask said, "at the rate they're going, they'll
level Tokyo." 
        "What can we do?" Sailor Moon asked. 
        "Our attacks don't have any effect on Jedite," Sailor Jupiter said.
"It's up to Adam," Sailor Mercury said. Suddenly, Jedite unleashed a blast
that knocked the Eye of the Heaven to the ground. 
        Jedite pounced on him without hesitation. "Now, to give the Negaverse
what it wants," Jedite said, laughing. Adam glowed bright red as Jedite
began to drain the energy from him. 
        "We have to help him," Sailor Vega cried, rushing forward.
        Jedite glanced in the group's direction and smiled. Out the Ursa shot
ten red tentacles, each reaching for one of the group.
        "Scatter!" Sir Thomas shouted, leaping out of the way of a tentacle.                    
        The group began dodging the tentacles, but the tentacles were faster
than anyone could have thought possible, and soon only Sir Thomas and
Tuxedo Mask remained out of their grasp. 
        "Any ideas?" Tuxedo Mask asked, dodging a tentacle. 
        "One, but it's risky," Sir Thomas said. 
        "What is it?" Tuxedo Mask said. 
        "Cover me," Sir Thomas answered, "and remember to tell James that I
name my son." Tuxedo Mask leaped out of the grasp of another tentacle and
shot Sir Thomas a puzzled look. 
        Sir Thomas dove under a tentacle and rolled, stopping in front of
Jedite. "This ends now, Jedite," Sir Thomas shouted. 
        "That's right, Sir Thomas," Jedite answered. Jedite let Adam fall from
his grasp. "It looks like I'm going to get to take out your whole family,"
Jedite said. 
        Sir Thomas hesitated. "What do you mean?" he asked. "I've already
drain Adam's life energy from him as you can see," Jedite said, "And which
of the generals did you think was responsible for your wife's death?" 
        Sir Thomas's face went livid with rage as he said, "You bastard."
"Oh, don't worry," Jedite said, grabbing Sir Thomas's neck, "you'll be
joining your wife and your brother soon enough."
        "But I'm taking you with me," Sir Thomas said as Jedite began to drain
his energy. Jedite looked at Sir Thomas, puzzled. 
        Sir Thomas smiled and close his eyes as he said, "Sun Lord Sun Nova!"
The ring glowed a bright yellow as beams shot out, surrounding Jedite and
Sir Thomas. The yellow travelled engulfed Sir Thomas as he whispered, "I'm
coming, beloved." 
        In an explosion of bright yellow energy, Sir Thomas and Jedite
vanished, leaving a small crater where they had stood. The instant after,
they vanished, the tentacles and the bear went with them, dropping the
group to the ground. 
        "My God," Sir Aaron crawled to the crater, "he's gone."
        "What happened?" Tuxedo Mask asked. 
        "Sir Thomas used the Lord of the Sun's ultimate power and sacrifice,"
James said as he appeared in a flash of light. "the Sun Lord Sun Nova. It
can only be used once." 
        "He killed himself?" Sailor Sunshine asked, astonished. 
        "He saw no other choice in the matter," James said. 
        Sir Aaron surveyed the crater. "Where's the Sun Ring?" he said,
confused.
        "That is why the power can only be used once," James said. "It
destroys the ring." 
        "What do we do now?" Sailor Venus asked. 
        "We picked the pieces, bury our dead, and fight on, in their memory,"
James said. "Did Sir Thomas leave a message for me?" 
        Tuxedo Mask nodded. "He said 'I name my son'." James looked at the
crater and said, "I thought as much." No one moved for a moment, unable to
believe the events of the past few = days. Finally, James bowed slightly
to the crater and said, "Good-bye, my friend, we are forever in your
debt." With that, James vanished. 

Epilogues
        Molly slept restless in one of the chairs of the station, her dreams a
mixture of the events of year ago and the events of a few short hours ago.
Once more, she muttered the words of yesterday in her sleep. "No," she
muttered, "Don't go, Neflite. We'll get a doctor and everything will be al
right. Hang on, Neflite. I don't want you to go. Don't leave me, Neflite.=
Noooo!" 
        A hand touched her shoulder, bringing her awake instantly. In front of
her, kneeling on one knee, was Neflite. He smiled and wrapped his arms
around her as he said, "I'll never leave you again." 
************
        James and Sir Aaron appeared in the park. It was about midnight, a few
days after Sir Thomas's death. James was dressed in black, a sign of his
mourning while Sir Aaron was dressed in his red Sun Knight armor. 
        "What are we doing here?" Sir Aaron asked. "It's time for a new
generation to take over our fight, Sir Aaron," James said. "All things
must past."
        "So, what's that got to do with being here?" Sir Aaron asked,
confused. 
        James sighed. "We are here to meet someone," he said.
        "You're late." 
        "And you are impatient," James responded, turning. Sir Aaron followed
James's suit and found himself looking at a young man, no more than 17
years old. He was wearing white sneakers, blue jeans, a light grey
raincoat, and a dark grey fedora. 
        "Not impatient, just punctual," the young man said with a smile.
"Hello, James." 
        "Hello, young sir," James responded. He indicated Sir Aaron. "Allow me
to introduce to you Sir Aaron of Vega, code named Centurion
Vega." 
        The young man stepped forward and shook Sir Aaron's hand. "I
understand you knew my father," the young man said. 
        "Your father?" Sir Aaron said, staring intently at the young man. "By
the moon, you're Frank." 
        "That's right," the young man said, taking off his hat. "Sir Frank of
Earth, son of Sir Thomas of Earth and Lady Milinda of Venus, code named
Centurion Sol." 
        "Sir Frank is a member of the new generation that I mentioned," James
said, "the Star Knights." 
        "The Star Knights?" Sir Aaron repeated. 
        "When the Sun Ring was destroyed it transferred its power into
individuals, yourself and Frank included, who were honest and good," James
said as Sir Aaron's eyes widened in surprise. "It gave them each special
powers, forming the Star Knights. I have logged six of the known Knights
in the computers of the station. Sir Frank is to be their leader, the
Star Lord so to speak, and you are to be their teacher." James reached
forward and touched Sir Aaron's armor, changing it from the red of a
warrior to the white of an advisor. 
        "What about you?" Sir Aaron demanded, overwhelmed by the events. 
        "I must got the way of my master," James said, as he vanished from
sight. "My purpose has been served."
        Frank raised an eyebrow then glanced up at Sir Aaron. "So now what,
teach?" he asked.       
        Sir Aaron pulled his gaze away from the spot where James had stood and
looked at Frank. Sighing, Sir Aaron said, "I guess we should find the
other Star Knights." 
************ 
        Alan stretched as he woke and looked towards the Tree. His eyes widen
and sleep fell from him when he saw the Tree was surrounded by a black
sphere of energy. "Anne!" Alan shouted, jumping to his feet. He raced
forward to touch the Tree, but his hands couldn't penetrate the barrier.
He began pounding on it, desperate to get through to the tree.  A few
seconds later, he was joined by Anne, but even their combined efforts
couldn't break through the barrier. Finally, the duo fell away from the
sphere,exhausted. 
        "What are we going to do, Alan?" Anne asked, "How did this
happen?" 
        Before Alan could respond, a voice from behind them said, "I put the
sphere there and if you wish to ever access the Tree again, you will bow
down to me!" 
************ 
        Serena tapped her pencil impatiently on the desk. With Miss H. dead,
the class had had several substitutes over the past few days, until
finally  yesterday afternoon the principal had announced they had found a
new teacher and that she would be in tomorrow morning. Now, for the first
time in her life, Serena was early for school, wanting to make a good
impression on the new teacher. Molly sat to her left,her gaze wandering
around the room, while Angie sat her right, falling asleep in her seat.                 
        "Good morning, class." Everyone in the room looked up. Serena frowned
as she recognized Krista standing in the door frame. "I'm your new
teacher," Krista said with a smile. 
************ 
        The Scouts and Darien entered the park and headed for the bridge, all
out of uniform. It was after school and Serena was bubbling with
happiness. "I can't believe you're our teacher," Serena said to Krista in
a singsong voice. 
        Krista smiled at Serena and said, "Well, someone had to teach you,
Serena." 
        Angie shook her at thought of her sister teaching her class.
        "It's just wonderful," she muttered. 
        Krista shot her a look as Amy said, "I wonder what Sir Aaron wanted to
see us about."
        Lita shrugged. "Who knows? No one's been able to get a hold of him for
a week," she said. 
        "Do you know what's up, Krista?" Raye asked. 
        Krista shook her head. "Well,we'll find out in a moment," Mina said,
"there's the bridge." 
        "Hey, that's Greg!" Amy exclaimed, rushing forward.
        "And Ken!" Lita said, following Amy. 
        "And Chad?" Raye said, confused. 
        "And there's Andrew!" Mina said. 
        "What are they doing here?" Serena muttered. 
        "And who's that guy with them?" Darien wondered aloud. The Scouts
reached the bridge at the same time to find the guys all smiling at
them. 
        "So, you're Sailor Mars," Chad said to Raye, "That would certainly
explain a lot." 
        Ken looked at Lita, smiled slightly, and said, "And you would be
Sailor Jupiter." 
        Greg looked at Amy and Serena and said, "Hello, Sailor Mercury and
Sailor Moon" 
        "Sailor Venus," Andrew said, bowing to Mina. 
        "And allow me to introduce, Krista, also known as Sailor Vega; Angie
or  Sailor Sunshine; and the elusive Tuxedo Mask otherwise known as
Darien," the unknown boy said. 
        The Scouts and Darien exchanged concerned looks. 
        "How do you know this?" Darien asked. 
        "I told them." Suddenly, Sir Aaron appeared in front of them, clad in
white armor. "Allow me to introduce, you're new companions. The Star
Knights." 
        "The Star Knights?" Serena asked. 
        "Yes," the unknown boy said, "My name is Frank, the Star Lord, code
named Centurion Sol." 
        Chad grinned. "I'm Centurion Altair." 
        "I'm Centurion Sirrus," Ken said. 
        "I'm Centurion Regulus," Greg
declared. 
        "And I'm Centurion Polaris," Andrew stated. 
        "Welcome to a new age of Knights, Scouts," Sir Aaron said. 
        The five knights beamed at the Scouts as Frank stepped forward and
said, "I hope you understand that each of you will be assigned a Star
Knight to protect you." 
        "What?" Serena said as the other Scouts exchanged looks. 
        Except for you, Princess," Frank said, "I think Darien is enough to
protect you. As for the rest of you: Andrew has been assigned to Mina, Ken
has Lita, Greg has Amy, Chad has Raye, and Sir Aaron said he would take
Krista. I didn't think I could argue with him." 
        "Darn right," Sir Aaron said, slipping his arm around Krista. 
        "What about me?" Angie asked. Frank smiled. "I have gotten the
privilege of protecting you, miss." 
        "We don't need protection!" Lita protested. 
        "I actually don't care whether you think you need protection or not,"
Frank said, "As leader of the Knights, it is my duty to assign you
protection." 
        "He's adopted the rules of the Sun Knights," Sir Aaron explained, "He
must protect the subjects of the Moon Kingdom at all costs." 
        "But from what?" Serena demanded. "What's there to protect us
from?" 
        Frank's face went totally sober as looked at Serena and said,
"What's there to protect you from? The unexpected, Princess. That's what
we protect you from."
************ 
        "Excellent plan, Jedite." 
        "Thank you, Malachite. I thought so myself." 
        "How did you know what was happening?" 
        "Simple, Zoycite," Jedite said, "When Malachite and I returned
to the church to find the Eye of the Heaven gone, I knew Sailor Moon must
have healed him. After that it was simply a matter of projecting images to
fool the Scouts into thinking we were dead." 
        Malachite looked away from his partners. "Something's wrong," he said.
Suddenly, a ray of white energy hit the generals, sending them crushing
into one of the walls. Jedite instinctively went to make a counterattack,
but found his powers were gone. Looking at his fellow generals, he
realized with horror that they couldn't access their powers either. A
second blast of energy ripped through the air, striking the generals
again. Battered and bloody, the generals pushed themselves to their feet.
        "Will you bow to me?" a voice asked. 
        "Never," Jedite said, trying desperately to access his powers. A third
blast shot out, driving the generals back to the ground.
The voice sighed. "We all want the same thing" it said, "The death of
Sailor Moon and the Sailor Scouts. After they are destroyed, you can go on
your merry way." 
        The three generals exchanged glances and finally Malachite said, "We
will join you on one condition: you give us back out powers." 
        Instantly, the generals felt their powers flow back into them.
Standing, the generals brushed themselves off as Jedite said, "Now, who
are you?" 
        A tall, muscular man stepped into the light. He had thick, black
hair and glowing red eyes. He was dressed in a red business suit and
held himself with dignity.
        "My name is Savior," the man said, his voice low and menacing. "But my
role in the Scouts' future is far different from what my name implies."
        
Author's Note
        As you can see, I have left the normal track of the Sailor Moon
esipodes and I intend to keep that way. Other characters, such as the Four
Sisters= , Reeny, etc., will show up in future stories, but it won't be
the same. The Star Knights will be a permanent part of my stories as will
Savior. I hope you've enjoyed this story. If you have any questions or
comments, please write to me at Storyist@AOL.com. TJ Caracino