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The next day after the Moshi and Miko's surprise visit to the past, the girls sat around Rei's place, firing questions to the smaller Senshi.

Miko was fielding questions from Chibiusa about how Neo Queen Serenity and Neo King Endymion were doing in Crystal Tokyo.

Chibimo, or now called Shi, was answering the other Senshi's questions with patience. "You see Okaa-san, the reason we're here, well, " she stopped, looking at Miko, who wiped a few tears from her eyes.

Moshi saw the quiet conversation between the sisters. Something was up and something was starting to smell bad. "Whoa, wait a minute! Why do I have the feeling somehow I died and you're here to save me," Moshi said.

Chibimo sighed. "Well, we're here to stop Imitar from succeeding in killing you in the past, therefore obliterating any future we may have," Chibimo said, glancing at Miko.

 "If he kills you, and we die as well, no Mother, no children!" Miko said, twirling her finger in her hair, a nervous gesture that Moshi often did.

 "I get it," Ami said, working with her computer. "He wants to prevent any of you three from existing."

"Did Sailorpluto send you?" Chibiusa said, wrapping her small fingers around her time key.

Miko pulled her key out and showed Chibiusa. "Hai, she did," she said.

"Well we can't call her Chibimo, she isn't Chibi!" Minako said, standing next to Chibimo, noticing that she was a bit shorter.

"Hmm, how about we call her Shi," (pronounced She) Rei suggested, trying to distinguish a difference between Mo-chan and Shi-chan.

"Shi is fine, I like that." Shi beamed in Rei's direction.

Usagi was looking at Moshi and Chibimo, switching between the two. "Sugoi, you really do look alike. If Shi-chan wasn't taller, you could be twins!" Chibimo's face turned slightly red as Moshi threw an arm across her shoulders.

Luna and Artemis were quietly having a discussion in the corner, occasionally glancing back at Moshi. Their whispering became so annoying to Makoto, so she tapped Luna on the shoulder to ask what were they discussion so harshly.

Luna turned her brown eyes towards Makoto. "If you must know Mako-chan, Artemis and I were trying to remember if there was ever a Sailorearth in the Silver Millennium." Her words caught the attention of the Senshi, who all turned and gawked.

"Nani?" Usagi asked, walking closer to the two cats.

"From my memory, I don't remember a Princess Earth or Sailorearth. The only person from the planet earth was the Prince." Luna said, turning her gaze towards Moshi and Shi. "I don't know how she came here or anything, all I know she wasn't in the past!"

"I understand about you not knowing about Sailorearth, because simply she wasn't a Sailor Senshi in the past," Shi said, causing Moshi's mouth to drop open, in shock.

"Well, what was I in the past then, a freedom fighter dressed to kill!?" Moshi said, glaring at her future daughter. Usagi couldn't help but stifle a giggle, causing the other Senshi to glare at her.

Shi put a hand on Miko's shoulder.  "Actually, I think this might be a good time to tell Okaa-san, Miko."

Miko nodded in return. "Where to begin this long story, " she started.

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Shizar spent long hours in his chambers, searching for the correct spell to summon one of his golden minions. Shizar was the Golden Knight, the leader of the metallic knights and captain of Imitar's guards. It seemed to Shizar no matter what he did, he earned no respect.

"That bastard," he muttered to himself as he flipped through pages and pages of simple spells. The others mocked him for being spell dependent. What do they expect a Wizard to do, hand to hand combat? He had his metallic minions to do that for him. One good spell and Imitar and the rest would respect him for the rest of his life. A knock on the large golden door interrupted his train of thought. "Come in!"

The door opened and a tall woman entered, her silver hair was held back in a tight ponytail that brushed her ankles as she moved. Her silver eyes flashed and glittered with hidden excitement. She removed her flowing silver cape before sitting in the golden chair before Shizar. She was Maeve, the Silver Knight, and the Lieutenant of the Metallic guards.

"So dear Shizar, I see Imitar was a bit cross with you again," she purred, crossing her long legs.

"Cross, isn't exactly the word!" Shizar exclaimed. Out of everyone in the citadel, Maeve was the only one who gave him respect and he liked her for that, also she was utterly attractive.

"Dear Shizar, when will you learn not to take crap from Imitar, you're the only one who has the power to overtake him!" she said, leaping from her seat.

 "Yeah, yeah you say that to me every time. Speaking of which, have you seen Valtork?" Valtork was the Bronze Knight, the weakest of the Metallic guards.

 "No, You know how Valtork is, he always have to be alone," Maeve answered, keeping and eye on Shizar. Shizar was unaware of the gaze Maeve held. His golden eyes flickered as he scanned the gold covered books on his shelves. Maeve resisted the urge to run her fingers through his long golden hair. For a long time she wanted to tell Shizar how she truly felt for him, but her duties as the Silver Knight came first.

 "Aha, I've found my spell!" Shizar said with intense excitement, his large golden eyes flashed. Maeve moved the chairs for him to have room to summon his metallic minion.

Shizar closed his eyes and began to utter a few words that Maeve couldn't understand. The room began to glow gold, causing Maeve to cover her eyes. "I Shizar, the Golden Knight. Command you, Stormfire the golden minion to appear!"

A figure appeared slowly, flickering in and out of dimensions. The form turned solid and standing before the two knights was Stormfire the Golden Minion. Stormfire's skin was a burnished gold that twinkled whenever the light hit it.

"You summoned me my lord?" Stormfire said, half bowing in respect for his master.

"Yes, I've summoned you, I need you once again to take care of Sailorearth, we must make sure she don't survive to see the future. No Sailorearth no Sailorutopia, Paradise or Earth, you understand?" Shizar said, placing his spell book back upon the shelf.

"I understand my lord, I will take of this problem at once." With that, Stormfire vanished from sight.

"I hope he don't screw up." Maeve sighed, casting a look at Shizar. If Shizar failed, she knew Imitar would kill him and then she would become the Golden Knight, leaving the responsibility to her.

* * * *

"OK, I don't understand, please repeat that!" Usagi said, staring at Shi who only giggled in return.

"I'll give a short version." Shi started, settling into a comfortable position. "The Sailorearth she is now, didn't come into existence until after the re-awakening of the Senshi. During the Silver Millennium, she was one of Queen Beryl's generals, Mosite."

"When it came time for Queen Beryl's attack on the Moon Kingdom, Mosite had a vision of the Dark Kingdom failing. Mosite's platoon was one of the firsts to attack the Moon Kingdom. After killing the guards, Mosite was attacked by Sailoruranus. The two fought and it ended with Uranus' death," Shi said, pausing to drink from her cup of water.

"I killed Ten'oh-san?!" Moshi uttered, horrified.

Miko shook her head. "No, mummy, no! You didn't hurt her, Mosite did!" Miko exclaimed, latching onto Moshi.

Shi patted one of Moshi's hands. "You didn't mean to do it, you were only protecting yourself."

Moshi buried her face in her hands, not believing the tale being woven before everyone.

Shi knew that since she started, she had to finish the horrid tale of her mother's past. "Neptune arrived later and was murdered by Mosite's platoon. Disgusted, Mosite left and returned to her chariot. When she returned to her troop later, they were all dead. She saw two senshi, Pluto and Saturn. With their help, she was able to see Queen Serenity." Shi paused, nodding to Miko, letting her know to continue.

"Well.." Miko began. "Mosite begged Queen Serenity to grant her asylum with the Moon Kingdom for turning traitor to Beryl. Now under the command of Queen Serenity's forces, Mosite fought for the Moon Kingdom. On the battlefield, Zoisite murdered Mosite. Serenity contacted her friend on Earth, Gaia to come to her aid. Gaia took Mosite's body and reanimated her, renaming her Moshi. She turned Mosite's white hair black and her gray eyes violet so Beryl wouldn't know who she was. Gaia raised Moshi with a brother named Mamo..mame?" Miko stammered on the name. "Whatever, I just know it's Neo King Endymion's formal name!"

Shi giggled at her sister. "She means to say Mamoru. Chiba Mamoru I think was his name." Shi corrected, allowing Miko to continue. Before Miko could finish, Usagi broke in.

"Chiba Mamoru!? Mamo-chan is your brother?!!?" Usagi yelled.

All this time Moshi quietly soaked up the information that was presented. She tried hard to think and remember, but nothing came to her. The only thing she could remember was the Sailor Elementals. "I don't know Usagi-chan." Mo-chan answered, looking down at the floor.

"Well, while everyone was sent ahead to the future, Moshi stayed with Gaia. Endymion was starting to have nightmareish visions of Princess serenity's death, Gaia had to send him ahead as well. Gaia erased Moshi's memory and created the Sailor Elementals. They protected Earth at that time. When Glutius came to Earth in search of energy, Gaia woke the Elemental Senshi. Glutius murdered the other three leaving Moshi. Gaia sent Moshi in search for you and the rest is as they say history." Shi finished with a large grin on her face.

"I remember," Moshi uttered before falling into a sobbing heap. She could remember the pain of Zoisite's blade entering her body, leaving a large gaping wound.

"Gomen, Moshi. It was time for you to know," Shi said, trying to console her.

Moshi ripped her star from her shirt and threw it on the floor near Usagi. "All this damn time I thought I was a maybe princess." Moshi started, rising from her spot. Shi could see the tears forming in the violet eyes, threatening to spill over at any second.

Moshi turned towards Rei. "You were right Rei-chan," she said, balling her small hands into fists. "I am evil!" She stormed out, heading for the street, with Shi and Miko in tow.

In a mad dash, she ran towards the downtown area, cutting into an alley, the same alley where the mimic had her almost killed. "Why did Gaia make me forget!" she wailed, burying her head into her lap. Shi and Miko turned into the alley, stopping once they saw her.

"She's over here!" Miko called and the rest of the Senshi turned into the alley.

"You should kill me, I may turn on you all!" Moshi said, her eyes turning into violet pools of tears.

"Mo-chan," Makoto said, kneeling down, putting her arms around her, and causing Moshi to wail even louder.

"Stop that wailing!" A voice boomed in the Senshi's ears. Turning to the wall, Gaia's face appeared. "Moshi, I took your memory for a reason. Everything has its time, and now was the time for you to know. It is definitely not a time for crying. You must be on your guard. Imitar is searching for ways to destroy you all. Don't despair Moshi, you have everyone on your side." A bright ball of light hovered over the girls, on the ball of light was Gaia's face, her smile as bright as the light.

Her smile faded almost to a look of sadness. "Oh Moshi, just because your past was one that was a bit tarnished that doesn't mean you're not worthy to be Sailorearth. I want you to remember something for me."

Moshi looked up, her tear stained face contorting with each sob. "Nani?" she said from her tear sore throat.

Gaia smiled again, continuing. "Remember, we are infinite, life is infinite. No one can take that away. Nothing can change it. Even though you were evil then, you now have the chance many others didn't. The chance to make right and make peace. Do that, and the past, your past, won't even count anymore." The ball hovered towards Moshi. It's bright fuzziness brushed her cheek, as if to kiss her.

Moshi smiled, "Arigato Gaia, Arigato." She turned to Makoto and held out a hand, to which she grabbed and hauled Moshi to her feet. With Makoto's arm across her shoulders and Miko tugging on her hand. They walked back to Rei's temple, deep in thought about the problem at hand.

The End

Next Chapter: Chapter 12: All That Glitters Could Be Gold.

-chan -- suffix on someone's name meaning affection.

 Arigato -- Thank you

Chibi -- Little

Gomen -- Sorry 

Hai -- Yes

Nani -- What

Okaa -- Mother