Miru
by Black Beyond
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	Ten minutes later, Neptune returned to the 
throne room, Otome behind her, looking at her 
henshin wand in confusion.
	"She can't transform, my queen." Neptune 
said, and just as the words left her lips, Uranus 
entered with the same problem.
	They stared at each other, before 
blushing. Neptune gently took the henshin wand 
from her ward's hands and gave it to Neko, and 
Urnaus did the same.
	"Alright. NOW try it." Uranus said, her 
face still red.
	"Uranus Power Make up!" Otome yelled. 
	"Neptune Power Make up!" Neko echoed. 
Their transfomations seemed plain compared to the 
swirling lights that had danced before me. 
	"Mother, why are their transformations 
just like the senshi's, and Miru's was different?" 
Samll lady asked, after the two embarassed senshi 
traded students and left.
	"And why did I say Planet Power and they 
only said Power?"
	"I can answer that." Saturn said. "The 
powrer of Saturn is very unstable, and sometimes 
it all depends on the human's power, not the 
planet. Because I was so weak, I wasn't given the 
full power. But Miru is stronger than I. Her aura 
was strong even before the senshi's strength was 
added."
	"I feel so..." I couldn't find a word. 
There was nothing that justified it.
	"Right." Serenity suggested. I shook my 
head. I did feel good, like all my dreams had just 
came true, but there was another word.
	What could it be?

~**~



	It was in the middle of one of the most 
thunderstorms Crystal Tokyo, or Tokyo itself, ad 
ever seen. Sane people were in side, watching TV 
or yelling bloody murder.
	Guess where *I* was?
	In a bathing suit, dancing in the ice cold 
water.
	I'd been yelled at by the Elder Senshi, by 
the Neo Senshi (as we were called) and by every 
single person in the palace.
	Except of course for Mako and Hiko, who 
were out there right beside me. 
	So sue me! I love the thunder, and the 
lightning. I like the rain, period. It's just so 
fun. But I was seriously wet. Beyond wet.
	But we stayed out there, splashing water 
from the fountains at each other.
	We'd become friends with the senshi, and 
with each other. More than friends. Sisters. 
	Haruka still kept her distance from me.
	We'd met the king, who was just about the 
most handsome man I've ever seen. Very hot for 
someone who's over a hundred and fifty years old.
	And I don't even like guys that much.
	"I think we should go in now." Hiko 
murmured. Mako and I both looked at her like she 
was insane, but reluctantly agreed. 
	As Mako and Hiko both reached for towels, 
I marched right inside and up to Tenshi.
	She didn't even see me, but she sure did 
after I threw my soaking wet body at her in a bear 
hug.
	"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Her 
scream echoed through the halls. She spun around 
to glare at me, but I wasn't there anymore. I was 
behind a pillar, smothering my laughter.
	"MIRU, WHEN I FIND YOU!" She yelled, and 
ran off searching for me.
	I collapsed into laughter, as did Rei, 
Neko, and Iku, who she was talking to when I 
sneaked up on her.
	"Oh my god..." Iku gasped. "I'd hide if I 
were you, Miru. She's going to KILL you." We'd 
soon learned that Tenshi didn't really live up to 
her name.
	"Nah. She can't kill me!" I giggled, 
before grabbing the towel that Mako threw over me. 
"But I'm going to hide anyway." I headed for my 
room. Tenshi didn't look like much of a warrior, 
but let me tell you. Get her mad and you'd better 
hope you can outrun her.
	Which reminds me. I'm not allowed to train 
wih the other senshi. I'm not even allowed to let 
them see what my senshi fuku looks like. Their's 
are almost exactly like their senshi's, but with 
shorter bows and different sleeves and chokers.
	Mine is unreal, compared to my friends'.
	"Ughf." I flopped down on my bed. I was 
the only senshi with a room to myself. Not that it 
was a bad thing. I loved to be alone. I like the 
silence, and there isn't much of that around here. 
The senshi are like teenagers themselves. They 
even look it. I don't think they ever grew up. 
Just a bunch of teenagers.
	But they are fun, and can be absolutely 
dead serious when it comes to Serenity. I wouldn't 
doubt for a second that any of them wouldn't think 
twice about taking a bullet for her.
	Oh, yeah. This really bugged me, but the 
King and Saturn left today, for the States. 
Something about Rebels rising against the Rule. I 
demanded to go, but Small Lady told me that I 
would have a visitor. And besides, she had said. 
It'll be a piece of cake. Just some angry people. 
And I really wanted to see this person.
	Yea, right.

~**~




	As it always turns out, I was wrong. I did 
have a visitor. And it was, of course, the last 
person I would ever expect visiting me. No, not my 
aunt. No, not my uncle. No, not Beth.
	Sailor Freaking Pluto. 
	I'd thought she was only a legend. We all 
had. But no, I waltz in the throne room to pick a 
bone with the princess, and nearly walk smak into 
the all powerful senshi of time.
	SO, here I was, my face red, babbling like 
an idiot, in front of the princess and Sailor 
Pluto. Making an idiot of myself.
	"Hello, Miru. I'd like to talk to you, if 
that's alright." 
	"Uh... s-s-sure." Alright. Here I am. 
Babbling like the idiot we all know I am. In front 
of the most infamous legend ever known.
	Wonderful!
	"Alright, this way." I turned around to 
nearly fall face first into a big protal. I caught 
myself and walked through it, red faced, but with 
the little dignity I had left.
	"Miru," She began, her face absolutely 
deadpan. "I don't think anyone realizes what you 
are."
	"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"
	"Both. Neither. You are Sailor Saturn, but 
you are also something else. I can't tell you what 
yet, but I hope you'll never find that out. But 
you _must promise_ you will never henshin in front 
of any of the senshi other than Serenity, Small 
Lady, and Saturn."
	"Why?" Majorly confused.
	"Just promise."
	"Uh... sure..." She gave me a death flare. 
"Alright! Promise! But not if they need my help. 
Then, by golly, I'll henshin. You'll have to take 
away my henshin wand first."
	She simply smiled at this. Smiled. I was 
telling her off and she was smiling. And people 
said she was sane.
	I don't think so.
	"Why can't I henshin?" I asked after a few 
minutes of silence. She frowned.
	"Well, actually, I don't know. But 
something will happen when you do... I don't know 
if it will be caused by the transformation or you 
will henshin because of it."
	"What will happen? Oh, you can't tell me." 
I remembered. She smiled.
	"Nope, I can't."
	"Here's a question. Why don't *you* have a 
trainee?" I asked her. 
	"Because, *IF* there will be a new Sailor 
Pluto, which I highly doubt, she will not come for 
thousands of millions of years. My job, it seems, 
has not yet quite begun." She seemed troubled 
about sharing that with me. I just smiled at her.
	"Let's hope that it's peaceful until then, 
say?"

~**~




	I didn't really know what to do after 
that. I was bored out of my mind, just *watching* 
the senshi practice. More than once they wanted to 
know why I didn't henshin and join in. But Small 
Lady always refused for me, and I didn't protest 
it outwards. Even though I wanted to help Sailor 
Moon and the outers beat the inners. It looked 
like so much fun.
	The Elder Senshi knew about my orders. 
They sypathized, but none of them, I think, knew 
what it was like. They've always had their magic, 
but when you're not allowed to henshin it feels 
like you're out of place, somehow.
	I don't think any of them have ever felt 
that.
	"Serenity," I approached the Queen after 
watching the Young Senshi practice all day. 
	"Yes, Miru?"
	"May I go into the city for a little 
while? I won't get into any trouble, I promise." 
Please please please please....
	"Alright, Miru. I know how hard it's been 
for you. But try to be back before Sunset, 
please." She smiled at me.
	I take it back. Serenity must know.
	"Thank you!" I ran and threw my jacket on 
over the jeans and tank top I was wearing, and was 
out of the courtyards in ten seconds. Thankfully, 
no one but my parents knew I had been chosen for a 
senshi. And they were sworn to silence, so I could 
roam freely without the mobs that always 
surrounded the Elder Senshi. 	 
	I wasn't but three miles into Tokyo when I 
slammed into a young man. We both went down, 
embarassingly me on top of him.
	I could hear the snickering of his two 
friends as I picked myself up and hauled him to 
his feet. I glared at the one with silver colored 
hair and apologized to the one I knocked down.
	He reminded me of someone....
	"I'm so sorry... are you alright, sir?" I 
asked. 
	"Yeah, I'm fine. I thought you were Usagi 
there for a minute. She was always doing that to 
me..." He said, wistfully, almost.
	Usagi?!
	"The princess?" I asked. It was the only 
Usagi I knew of... Small Lady.
	"Princess?" The tallest one asked, his 
eyes shocked. "She's still alive?"
	"Of course, sir. Small Lady Usagi is only 
fifteen years old." Where have they been?
	"Oh. Wrong person. The Usagi we know would 
be over a hundred and fifty years old."
	Usagi. Didn't I hear Rei yelling at the 
queen...
	'Usagi, I swear, you're still as clumbsy 
as ever...'
	

	"You wouldn't mean the queen, would you!?" 
I exclaimed. 
	"Queen?" Silver Hair asked. "You mean 
Tokyo has a queen?"
	"Where have you been?! Only for the last 
century and a half. Neo Queen Serenity and her 
senshi. Should I take you to Sailor Uranus? She's 
the head of Inter-national realtionships."
	"Sailor Uranus?" Suddenly, the guy I 
knocked down didn't seem so brave. "Hehe... uh... 
no thank you..."
	"Seiya-baka, it can't be Haruka anymore." 
the tall one scolded. "Stop being such a baby."
	"Actually, her name *is* Haruka. Tenoh 
Haruka. Listen, I'm going to take you guys to the 
Palace. I don't know what rock you've been under 
but you seem to know a lot about Serenity. 
Endymion is quite positive no one knows about 
Serenity's past except the senshi."
	"Do we have to see Haruka?" Silver Hair 
asked in a small voice.
	"No. But if you won't go, I can have her 
here in a few minutes."
	"No way!" 
	"Hey, who are you, anyway?" Tall Guy 
asked. I bit my lip. They were going to find out 
anyway, if they were going to the palace.
	But Pluto said...
	"I'm Miru. It's a long walk. Hold on... 
I'll have a taxi in a second."


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End Part 2

-Black Beyond