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Prologue
Princess Lady Serenity was no longer called Small Lady but now insisted on being called Usagi. She was going to marry Helios at some point in the future and Neo Queen Serenity had transferred the power of Sailor Moon from herself to her daughter. Now that the power of Sailor Moon had been transferred to Usagi she was no longer Eternal Sailor Chibi Moon but was now Neo Sailor Moon defender of 30th Century Crystal Tokyo. She had her own guardians, the Amazon Quartet, to help her plus the original Senshi still had their powers if they were ever needed.

All the Inner Senshi had married by Usagi’s fifth birthday. After a few years Rei finally quit being stubborn and gave in to Jadeite. They started dating and finally got married. Hotaru started dating Perle after Usagi came back to the 30th Century after the battle with the Dark Senshi. Eventually Hotaru married Perle with Haruka giving Hotaru away, Usagi was Hotaru’s Maid of Honor, Helios married them, and the rest of the Senshi crying tears of joy.

Neo Queen Serenity and King Endymion had been ruling for over a thousand years. One night as Rei lay beside Jadeite she had a vision of Crystal Tokyo in flames and she heard a voice say, “The peace will not last forever. Crystal Tokyo will fall.”

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“Princess Pluto-sama.”  Juno said quietly knocking on Setsuna’s door.

“Yes?” was the reply.

“May I talk with you?” asked Juno.

“Come in,” Setsuna replied. When Juno entered she stopped and looked around. “Yes,” Setsuna questioned seeing the look on the green haired Senshi’s face.

“Sorry,” Juno bowed. “You are just here so rarely that I never imagined your room to be so furnished,” Juno replied gesturing to the large four-poster bed, plush couch along with a maroon love seat with matching wing back chairs and an old wooden desk.

“Well after the incident with the Black Moon Clan. The queen said I was not completely bound to the Time Gates,” she told Juno. “What did you want to ask me?”

“Well since we are Princess Lady Serenity’s only guards and the queen has eight we were told we would be mentored by an Inner Senshi and an Outer Senshi. I am similar to Jupiter-sama in that I have a lighting based attack called ‘Asteroid Lighting Strike.’ I am not sure why I was paired with you or what kind of attack similar to yours I possess since you are the only guardian of Time.”

Setsuna shook her head. “That is not true. I was not the first Senshi of Pluto and I will not be the last. Yes I was the last Senshi of Pluto born on Pluto but there will come a day that someone will take my place just as I took someone’s place before me. When the time comes you will be known as Juno Jupiter Pluto, just as Ceres will be known as Ceres Venus Uranus, Pallas as Pallas Mercury Neptune and Vesta as Vesta Mars Saturn. You will be the first Senshi to be ruled by two planets. That time will come when Small Lady becomes queen. Also this,” Setsuna summoned the Time Key, “will be yours as Ceres will inherit the Holy Blade and Space Sword, while Pallas will be able to read and understand the Mercury Computer and the Aqua Mirror. Vesta will receive the Silence Glaive and be able to read the sacred flame.”

Juno could only stare at Setsuna before she found her voice. “When shall we begin training?”

“I will take you with me next time I return to the Time Gates,” Setsuna replied.

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“It is unnerving. Each day I feel the power of Jupiter leaving me. I know we have known this day would come but the closer it gets to more I want to run. I know we are still the princesses of our planets but the fact that one day we will be normal people again with no Senshi powers is scary. We have bee Senshi for thousands of years. I do not know what I will do having to rely on others to fight for me.”

Setsuna sighed. “The day Small Lady becomes queen is the day we die as Senshi so her Senshi may take their rightful places beside her at full power.” The she looked at Makoto hurt. “How do you think I feel? I have bee a Senshi for longer than all of you. This is driving me crazy.” Makoto nodded as Setsuna walked away.

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The day had come for Usagi to become the new queen of Crystal Tokyo. Serenity along with her Senshi stood off to the side as Usagi and her Senshi stood in the middle.

“Princess Tuskino Small Lady Serenity,” Neo Queen Serenity said as she walked toward her daughter. “Today is the day you become Queen Lady Serenity,” Serenity said as she took her crown off of her head and placed it on Usagi’s head. When the heart shaped golden crown was on Usagi’s head it glowed and the red jeweled heart turned pale pink. The former queen stepped back with tears in her eyes as her Senshi stepped forward.

The Senshi began to glow as they called on their power and the Asteroid Senshi closed there eyes.
“Mercury Planet Power!”
“Mars Planet Power!”
“Jupiter Planet Power!”
“Venus Planet Power!”
“Pluto Planet Power!”
“Uranus Planet Power!”
“Neptune Planet Power!”
“Saturn Planet Power!”

The older Senshi also had closed their eyes as they had begun to call on their powers. When they opened their eyes the auras around their bodies shot toward and engulfed the Asteroid Senshi. The powers of Mercury and Neptune went to Pallas while the powers of Mars and Saturn went to Vesta. The powers of Venus and Uranus went to Ceres while the powers of Jupiter and Pluto went to Juno. Once the powers had been transferred the older Senshi’s fukus faded into their princess dresses.

Sailor Pallas stepped forward and posed. “Pallas is Sailor Pallas Mercury Neptune, Senshi of Ice, Wisdom, and the Oceans protecting beautifully.”

Sailor Vesta stepped forward next and posed. “I am Sailor Vesta Mars Saturn, Senshi of Fire, Prophesy, Death and Rebirth.”

Sailor Juno stepped forward third and posed. “I am Sailor Juno Jupiter Pluto, Senshi of Lighting and Time, striking quickly and guarding Time.”

Sailor Ceres stepped forward last and posed. “I am the leader of the Asteroid Senshi, Sailor Ceres Venus Uranus, Senshi of Beauty and the Wind protecting magnificently.”

“In the name of the Moon and Earth we shall protect Crystal Tokyo,” the four Senshi said in unison to a roaring crowd.

As soon as the Asteroid Senshi finished their speech there was a blinding flash turning everything to white. As Rei black out she heard explosions and screaming but the loudest sound of all was a whisper she heard in her head. “The time of peace is over.”

***The first part of the story is the last part of the Epilogue of my Dark Senshi fanfic.

***For the sake of this story the Asteroid Senshi will still be called Juno, Ceres, Pallas, and Vesta. Their formal names were only given for the ceremony to show that they have the power of two planets.