From that day on, we became best friends. We had a lot in common. We shared our lonely childhoods with each other. We also shared a passion for music; he played guitar and I loved to sing. We would go out for walks in the park and talk. If he brought his guitar, I'd sing with him.

He was the first person to make me laugh since the other Outer Senshi went to college.

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One day, during one of our walks, we stopped to rest underneath a big oak tree. A stream bubbled near us. I breathed in the fresh air and said, "This place is so beautiful."

He said, "Not as beautiful as you."

I looked, surprised at his sudden statement. "Nani?"

He didn't say anything, he just looked into my eyes and kissed me. My heart exploded into a thousand emotions, each one unexplainable and each one full of color and passion. After we finally separated, gasping for air, I looked in his big blue eyes and said, "Chris? Nani...?"

He was about to answer when we heard a noise coming from about five feet away. I turned and saw a bug twisting and contorting into some kind of demon. A youma!

It had four arms, horrid, ugly antennae, and it was brownish-orange. To top it all off, it was huge!

"I was sent here by the great Queen Ryuhai to destroy you!" said the demon as it cackled.

'Oh no,' I thought. 'I can't transform in front of Chris.......'

"Shimatta," I said. "I have no choice." I turned to Chris. "Can you keep a BIG secret?"

He nodded. "Hai. But nani....?"

"Just watch. SATURN CRYSTAL POWER, MAKE UP!" For a moment, I was surrounded by bright purple light. When it faded, my clothes were gone. My purple and black sailor fuku was ruffled slightly in the wind. My long Silence Glaive shone brightly in the sunlight.

"I am the Soldier of Silence, protected by the planet of Silence, Saturn. I am Sailor Saturn!" I looked over at Chris. He was pale, his eyes were wide.

"Hotaru, you......", he said. I silenced him and said, "We can talk about this later." I turned back to the monster and said, "What does your Queen want?"

The youma smiled a grotesque smile. "She wants the Soldier of Silence to kneel before her as a slave."

"But why me?"

“Don't be stupid, Saturn. Your powers exceed those of the other Sailor Senshi. She wants that power for herself.”

"Hey, guess what? She can't have it!! SILENCE GLAIVE SURPRISE!!" Purple lightning shot out of my glaive as I brought it down to the ground. Amazingly, the monster dodged it. Then, it turned and went after Chris! I quickly shouted "SILENCE WALL!" To try and protect him, but the monster was too fast. It took Chris and faded into the air.

My eyes went wide with fear. I dropped on my knees and started to cry.

"Shimatta! Damn it....ara, Chris! No....aishiteru!"

Then, I felt a tap on my shoulder. I looked up quickly, my eyes full of fire.

It was my fellow Senshi, all running up to me. Aino Minako had been the one to tap me. Behind her was Kino Makoto, Mizuno Ami, Hino Rei, Meioh Setsuna, Tenoh Haruka, and Kaioh Michiru. Our princess, Tsukino Usagi, wasn't far behind them all.

Minako asked, "What happened?!"

I said, "A youma appeared when Chris and I were in the park. I tried to stop it, but it took Chris and disappeared." Everyone's eyes widened in amazement, and their jaws dropped.

"A new enemy?" Setsuna asked in shock.

"The youma said its master, Queen Ryuhai, wants me for her slave. She wants my power of death and destruction for herself. My guess is she'll use it to conquer Earth, or maybe the entire universe.'

"Well, we can't let that happen," said Usagi seriously.

"Yeah, Hotaru. We need you," added Rei.

Ami said, "I'll track down this Queen Ryuhai with my computer."

"Thank you, all," I said. "But we need to rescue Chris. It's my fault he's in this mess, and we need to get him back. Hey, how did you all find me?"

They exchanged glances and Makoto said, "We were having a picnic in the park, and then Rei sensed some evil force somewhere, so we followed it."

Rei added, "We found you here, and we were shocked to see you transformed into Saturn."

"Well, thanks."

"No problem."

Ami exclaimed, "I've got a lock on Ryuhai's location.....she's on Saturn!?"

"It makes sense," said Michiru. "She wants Saturn's power, and when she gets that, why not take the Titan Castle for herself as well?" We all looked at each other, silently agreeing with what Michiru said.

"Well, you guys ready for this?" I asked.

PART TWO- THE BATTLE

"Hai! Let's go," said Haruka. "Uranus Crystal Power, Make-up!"

"Neptune Crystal Power, make-up!"

"Mars Crystal Power, make-up!"

"Venus Crystal Power, make-up!"

"Pluto Crystal Power, make-up!"

"Jupiter Crystal Power, make-up!"

"Mercury Crystal Power, make-up!"

"Silver Moon Crystal Power, make up!"

Eternal Sailor Moon's wings were ruffled by the wind. Suddenly, I felt warm power rush through me. I looked back and saw I had wings just like Sailor Moon's. All of us did.

I heard a voice speak to me in my mind. "Come to me, Saturn. Come to your beloved planet, our battlefield." I knew it was Ryuhai.

And I knew I was ready.