This story is a sequel to my other fanfic, Last Letter to an Old Friend. I think that it?s better than this one. This story has no poetry (sorry if you like it, but I had hardly enough time to get the story itself done, and there was just no place for a poem in this story) Well, I hope you enjoy it. -Adrian <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> The Rebirth of Sailor Moon <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> A loud, pericing cry filled the maternity ward of Juban Hospital. A woman lay in bed, her face covered with sweat. Her husband held her hand tightly. "Congratulations! It?s a girl! Molly grinned as she held her daughter for the first time. Looking up, she saw her husband of one year grinning widely. "What should we name her?" Melvin asked. Molly thought for a moment, and answered "Serenia". It had been four years scince her best friend had died in a "Tragic car accident", and Molly thought it seemed a fitting memorial. Melvin agreed whole-heartily. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> "Serenia! Wake up already! You?re going to be late for your first day of school!" Molly shouted up the stairs. "Awww, MOM!! Do I have ta go?" Molly sighed. Sometimes it seemed like her daughter had more in common with Serenia than a name and hair color! "Yes, you have to go. Now wake up and get dressed!" She handed her daughter the blue and white uniform of the Juban Kindergarten, and went down to fix breakfast. Serenia yawned as she began to get dressed. For some reason, she knew that she wouldn?t like school at all. "Why can?t school start at a more reasonable hour? Like noon!!" <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> It was a rainy Saturday afternoon, and Molly was laying on the floor with her ten year old daughter. They had spent the afternoon looking through all the old photo albums that they could find. "Who?s that?" Serenia asked, pointing , "he looks like a total dweeb!" Molly laughed. "That?s your dad when he was fourteen. That?s me." "What about her? Her hair is funny." "Oh, that?s Serenia" Molly answered. "her boyfriend called her ?meatball head? because of the odangos. She was my best friend in high school, and that?s where you got your name from. She died in a car wreck when she was sixteen." ""Oh." Serenia answered. "I?m named after a dead girl? creepy" <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Serenia sat at her vanity, trying for the ^nth time to fix her hair. "Aghh! this isn?t working!" she exclaimed. "I need to try something new." Suddenly, she remembered the girl in the photograph. She was surprised, really, at how easy it was for her to pull her long blond hair into odangoes. It was almost as if she had done it before... Serenia bounded down the stairs, two streams of hair flowing behind her. "Bye Mom!" she called as she grabbed her books. "Bye, swe... Ohmygodwhatdidyoudotoyourhair?" She gasped. "Do you like it?" Serenia asked, spinning around. "Yeah, it looks...nice. Have a good day." Molly answered. "She looks just like Serenia" Molly thought. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Serenia sighed happily as she lay in bed. It had been a great day- her fourteenth birthday in fact. "Finally, I?m an official teenager! And I got some really cool stuff too" She glanced over where her presents were neatly piled. There was a pink stuffed bunny rabbit from "Uncle" Sammy- a friend of her parent?s who loved to tease her, a watch from Dad, and numerous trinkets from her friends. "Best of all was the gift from Mom" she thought as she looked at the star- shaped locket glinting in the moonlight. It played a song that made her want to both laugh and cry. "It reminds me of something, but I don?t know what... Oh well." She yawned and petted her cat, whom she had found earlier that day, and went to sleep. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> That night, Serenia had a dream. She was standing by the shore of a lake, across which she could see a palace. She looked up, and saw a man in black armor. he leaned down and kissed her, and Serenia felt a tear run down her cheek. Then, a horrible roar filled the sky. The man left, She knew that he was going to fight the invaders. She reached, trying to grab just one more second with him. Her anguished cry filed the night. "Darien...!!" Serenia sat up straight in bed. The moonlight fell all around her. She tried in vain to remember what had awakened her, but it was no use- the dream was gone. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> "Oh No! I?m totally late for school!! Why didn?t somebody wake me up?" Serenia wailed as she flew down the stairs and out the door. "Well, there go my eardrums." thought Luna as she stretched, and then she walked out the door. As she approached the Cherry Hill Temple, Luna saw a white cat sleeping on the steps. "ARTIMIS! WAKE UP!" she yelled. "Luna?" "Artimis, should we wake them up?" They seem so happy living peaceful lives." "Well Luna, They asked us to wake them up when it was time. Besides, I miss them." The white cat responded. "Then we?ll do it right this time- all of them together. You remember how miserable Serenia was when she was the only one who remembered. Now, we have to get them together... <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> "Hey, Meatball Head!! What are you doing here?" Serenia turned around and saw a guy who looked oddly familiar... "The name is Serenia. S-E-R-E-N-I-A Serenia. Think you can remember that, or are you too dense?" "Excuse me, but would you Mind not fighting on the steps of my temple?" A raven- haired priestess asked. The two sweatdropped until a loud noise distracted them. Two girls tumbled through the gate to the temple gardens. "Hey, Watch it!" the blond demanded angrily. "Sorry, I tripped!" the brunette answered. "Ready, Luna?" Artimis asked when he saw a blue haired girl shyly enter the temple. "Yes. Let?s go!" <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> "Hello. It?s been long time, hasn?t it?" Luna looked up at the startled stares coming from six stunned teenagers. "Well, here goes. The Lunar Mindmeld. A beam of golden light burst from her crescent moon and hit each person on the forehead. There appeared the signs of Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Mars, the Moon and a Rose. They gasped as the memories came back- the Moon Kingdom, Beryl, The Black Moon, Renie, Emmral- they remembered everything. "Who am I, anyway?" Serenia asked. The vision ended, and Serenia looked into the eyes of her best friends. They were back. She spun, and jumped into Darien?s waiting arms. He kissed her, and when they finally came up for air Rei commented "Well, some things haven?t changed!" they all burst out laughing as Serenia shot her a raspberry. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Darion was walking Serenia home. It was so good to be alive again, they just couldn?t stop smiling. When they reached the front door, after a (long) goodnight kiss, Serenia invited him inside. "Come and ?meet? my mother" Serenia asked him. They had all been talking about their current families, and realized some interesting things. Like the fact that Serenia?s mother had been her best friend in junior high. "This should be interesting..." Darion thought. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> "Hey, Mol- Mom- ?what do I cal her now? this is SO weird? There?s someone I want you to meet." They walked into the kitchen, where Molly was cooking dinner. When she turned around, Molly?s face turned pale and her mouth hung open. "Why, Molly, you look like you?ve seen a ghost! I hoped you?d be a little happier to see us- after all, it?s been almost twenty years!" Molly just stared. "that?s impossible!" "Nope. It?s us. Didn?t you get my letter?" Serenia asked. "Well, yeah, but still, this is just too weird! who ARE you?" Serenia took a deep breath, and began to answer. " I am Princess Serenia of the Moon Kingdom, killed by Beryl of the Negaverse, reincarnated as Serenia Tuskino, killed by Emmral of the Dark Empire, reincarnated as your daughter. I am Sailor Moon, champion of justice. I am just as confused by this as you are." Darien looked at them and burst out laughing. "This will take some getting used to." he gasped. Serenia and Molly just stared at each other. As the irony of the situation dawned on them, they too began to laugh. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Just then Melvin walked in. "Hey, what?s so funny? he asked. They only laughed harder. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Well?? What do you think? Do you want to throw roses at my feet or in my chest? Shower me with praise or with insults? Did you love it or hate it? e-mail me, good or bad, at : Chinisetea@AOL.com Thanks for the input!! I also wrote "Discovery of the Moon Kingdom" and "Last Letter to an Old Friend."