A Sailor Moon Fanfiction: The Pledge of the Sun.

Chapter 34

/Zoisite and Kunzite made it back to the throne room where Queen Beryl was waiting for them on her throne in the Dark Kingdom, both feeling confused.

"Queen Beryl, why did order us to retreat from the battle?" asked Kunzite.

"We were so close to getting all the Rainbow Crystals and finishing off Tuxedo Mask," added Zoisite.

"I apologize if it seems a big shock, but it was not my intention to retreat," said Queen Beryl. "It was an order from our Great Ruler."

"The Great Ruler?" puzzled Kunzite. "What orders were those?"

"You are not to kill Tuxedo Mask," said Queen Beryl. "Instead, you are to bring him to me alive."

"But why do that?!" demanded Zoisite incredulously. "It's preposterous!"

Queen Beryl's eyes flashed red. "I don't have to explain myself to you!" she snapped. "Bring Tuxedo Mask alive. Is that understood?"

There was a long silence. Then Kunzite respectfully bowed.

"As you wish, my queen," he said.

Zoisite was still shocked by the order, but he had no choice but to comply as he, too, bowed.

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Solaris and the other guardians waited for Minako's answer to Harusuke's question. Sailor Venus took a few seconds, then she finally responded.

"Yes. I know it may seem hard to believe, but I'm the Moon Princess," she said.

Sailor Moon then blushed with excitement. "I can't believe it! Sailor V, my hero, is not only the princess, but she's also standing right here in front of me! Unbelievable!"

"Geez. Curb your enthusiasm, Sailor Moon," said Sailor Mars. "You're acting like a child."

"In any case, it's very nice to meet all of you," said Sailor Venus as she extended her hand. "Now that we finally met, I'm looking forward to working with you all."

Sailor Moon then took Sailor Venus' hand, shaking it eagerly, and then Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter all placed their hands on top of theirs. The only one who didn't join in on the greeting was Solaris. He just stood there staring at Venus, puzzling and puzzling.

Then Artemis spoke up. "Listen up, Guardians. While it is nice that all of you have finally met, we're in the middle of an investigation here. We'll share the details tomorrow evening when we meet at the Hikawa Shrine. Until then, we'd best be going."

"Bye, everyone. See you later!" said Sailor Venus.

She then took a giant leap shooting off of the ground and disappearing in the rooftops with Artemis following close behind.

"And there she goes..." said Sailor Mercury.

"She certainly doesn't waste any time, doesn't she?" said Sailor Mars.

Sailor Moon could only gush with glee. "Yeah... but she's so cool!"

Sailor Jupiter saw Harusuke, who was still staring up to where Sailor Venus disappeared.

"Hey, Solaris. Is everything OK?" she asked. "You look worried."

Solaris then shook his head, snapping out of his daze. "It's nothing. I'm fine," he said. Then he looked at the Guardians, looking very ashamed. "Look, I'm sorry, girls. I - I let Zoisite get away with the Rainbow Crystal. Please forgive me."

"It's OK, Solaris," soothed Luna. "You were just trying to help the Guardians."

"Yeah. No need to beat yourself up about it," said Sailor Moon.