~~Okay people, this is my first fanfic ever,
so I'd like your opinions and constructive criticsm, 
so email me at fairychan@aol.com, okay??
	The story begins in Crystal Tokyo, the future. It's 
mostly about Sailor Pluto becuz she's my favorite Senshi.
I've only used Japanese names becuz the American TV show 
sucks.
	This story is based on Naoko Takeuchi's characters, 
they're her copyright and everything.

Rated PG


The Guardian of Time and Her Secrets - Chapter 1
by Fairysetsuna
	
    The lovely princess of Pluto examnined her outfit in 
front of the mirror. The ball at the Crystal Palace 
would begin in 2 hours, and she needed to get there 
early.  
    Setsuna noticed a pink halo glowing behind her, and 
then a small pink-haired child popped out.
    "Puu!" she giggled. She curtsied to her.
	   Setsuna laughed. It was ChibiUsa, the princess. Her
nickname for ChibiUsa was "Small Lady".
   "Hello, Small Lady. Shouldn't you be getting ready for
the ball with your mother?"
   "Yeah, but mommy and daddy don't know I'm here!" she
grinned mischieviously. 
   "Small lady..." Setsuna scolded lightly.
	  "Puu, let me brush your pretty hair, please?" ChibiUsa
pleaded. "It's so soft and pretty."
   Setsuna smiled. "Sure, princess." They sat down on the 
elegant little loveseat, and ChibiUsa called out to her
Luna Ball.
   "Luna Ball...I want a pretty brush to brush Puu's 
hair!"
	   The Luna Ball made a small *POP* and a pink and silver 
brush came out of nowhere.
   ChibiUsa started brushing Setsuna's hair. The little
princess had always loved to do this, and poor Setsuna had
suffered sometimes when ChibiUsa played Hairdresser with 
the dignified Setsuna as her only customer.
   They had little talks with each other...sometimes it 
seemed to Setsuna that her only *real* friend was Small 
Lady. All the other Sailor Senshi were good friends, 
especially the Inner Soldiers. Sailor Neptune and Uranus
usually kept to themselves.
   "Puu...?"
   "Yes?"
   "How come you never hang out with the other Soldiers?
I always see you by yourself."
   The older princess sighed. This was a painful question
for her, and she asked herself this all the time.
   "You wouldn't understand, Small Lady...you're too 
young."
   ChibiUsa's face scrunched up in a frown. "Everyone
always says I'm too little for lots of things."  
   ChibiUsa fell quiet again, and there was silence 
hanging in the dark room.
   The truth was something that hurt Setsuna a lot. She
was the soldier of Time, and it was her destiny to guard
the Gates of Time, so no evil could cross dimensions or 
anything like that.
   That was a lonely job for her, but she'd been alive for
thousands of years, doing this. She was used to it.
   But yet she never got to live a normal life. She never 
got to have a best friend, or fall in love...never. It was
her destiny to be alone.
	  Setsuna blinked several times to stop the tears. She 
shouldn't cry like a baby. Maybe it was a good thing to be
alone.
   The Luna Ball began beeping and ChibiUsa picked it up.
She pressed the nose of the ball's face, and the eyes lit
up. It was like a small TV screen in the Luna Ball's eyes.
   "Uh-oh," she sighed, when she saw the person on the
screen was her father. "I'm busted."
   The usually dignified King Endymion looked like a 
wreck. "ChibiUsa! Where have you been?!" he demanded.
   "I was at Puu's palace, papa..."
   The king sighed. "You know better than to run off 
without telling anyone! And you shouldn't bother Setsuna
so much."
   "I'm sorry, papa..."
   "Well, come home right now, young lady, you'll see
Setsuna soon enough at the ball, all right?"
   "Ok, papa." The Luna Ball's eyes returned to normal.
   Setsuna patted ChibiUsa's head. "You better get going."
   "Bye, Puu!" the little princess waved as she teleported 
back to the Crystal Palace.
   "Good-bye..."
   *****
   Pluto gazed out the huge glass window in the downstairs
parlor of her mansion. She could see in the distance, the 
bright light of Earth. Ever since Usagi--no, Serenity 
ascended to the throne, everything in the solar system had 
its own shining light.
   All the Senshi of the planets in the solar system
ruled their planets as princesses. The palaces were 
decorated according to their powers and personalities.
   Setsuna's home was dark and lonely. It had an old
Gothic style...whereas Princess Venus's palace was 
bright and there were many windows to let sunlight in.
   Another reason why Setsna was isolated- she ruled the 
last planet, Pluto. It was the smallest and furthest away
from everyone else. 
   She called on a little speaker to her assistant, 
Charon, to tell her she was ready to go to the Crystal
Palace.
   Charon arrived in the parlor several minutes later.
She was a little younger than Pluto, and she looked a 
little like the princess. Charon had long dark green hair,
but not as long as Setsuna's, and she didn't wrap it in a 
bun.
   "Your highness, the carriage is ready for you."
   Setsuna nodded and walked outside. Pluto's sky was 
different than that of Earth's. The sky was a gray color,
with streaks of lavendar and pale green. The clouds were
dark blue.
   She stepped in the modern carriage and Charon followed
her.
   In the vehicle, Charon turned on a little computer 
screen and typed in the destination, Crystal Tokyo. She 
entered pressed a few more keys, then the carriage was 
ready to go.
   The ride was very short, since technology had vastly 
improved over the years. Other hovercrafts were in front
of the huge palace, dropping off guests.
   She spotted Michiru, princess of Neptune, and Haruka,
princess of Uranus stepping out of a carriage. They always
seemed to be together.
   Charon and Setsuna stepped out of the carriage too and 
they walked up the marble steps. The guards stood at the 
sides of the giant crystal doors.
   As they were escorted through the hallway by a maid,
ChibiUsa ran up to Setsuna and hugged her around the 
waist.
   "Puu!" she giggled. "You're here!"
   "Hello, Small Lady."
   They walked to the ballroom, where ChibiUsa grabbed 
Setsuna's hand and nearly yanked it off when she pulled
her to the King and Queen.
   Queen Serenity had certainly matured from a whining, 
lazy teenager to a great and just ruler. She sat on a 
golden and crystal throne. Her husband, the king sat next
to her.
   King Endymion and Queen Serenity smiled and rose from
their thrones to greet Princess Pluto.
   "Good evening, your majesties," Setsuna curtsied. "How
are you?"
   "Just fine, thank you. I'm sorry for Princess 
Serenity's intrusion earlier."
   "It's perfectly all right. I enjoy having her around."
   "Mommy, Setsuna's palace is fun! There are lots of 
good places to hide for hide and go seek!"
   Endymion picked his daughter up and she sat on his 
lap. He spoke to Setsuna.
   "Princess Pluto, Ami may have some good news for you 
regarding the Gates of Time, she was being very secretive 
of it, though. I suggest you ask her whenever you see her."
   "Certainly, your highness." Setsuna curtsied again, and 
walked away.
   She found her name on a place card at the long table 
where the guests were supposed to sit. Charon sat down to 
righ tof her, ChibiUsa's seat was to the left.
   About twenty minutes later, everyone sat down. The 
servants beagn bringing out some appetizers.
   There was, however, one seat missing. Princess Mercury
still had not arrived.
   That's odd, Setsuna thought to herself. Usually Mercury
was on time.
   But she quickly turned to Queen Serenity, for she was
going to make a speech.
   Queen Serenity stood up and smiled gently. "Good 
evening, princesses and guests. I have wonderful news 
concerning Princess Venus."
   Everyone turned and looked at Minako, who was smiling 
as well.
   Queen Serenity continued. "The princess of Venus is now 
engaged to Lord Phoebus."
	The guests clapped for Minako. She blushed and said, 
"Thank you."
	Lord Phoebus...he was a demi-god, his father being 
Apollo, the god of light. Minako had been seeing him for a 
year or so now.
	Setsuna was silent while the other princesses asked
Minako excited questions about the wedding, engagement, 
etc. She was happy for Princess Venus, but she also 
wondered what it was like to be in love, like the king and
queen, or Minako and Phoebus.
	Ami still hadn't arrived and hour later. The meal 
was over, and people were eating dessert.
	Setsuna could hear the queen asking Rei where Ami was, 
but Rei had no idea. She shrugged. "I don't know, your 
majesty. It's very unlike her to miss an event at the 
palace."
	Queen Serenity had a worried look on her face. She and
Princess Mercury had been good friends for a long time, 
and she was the first senshi SailorMoon found.
	But then the lights in the ballroom began flickering. 
Suddenly the doors were smashed open with a loud 
CRACKKKKK.
	A voice screamed out...the voice belonged to Ami!
	Queen Serenity ran towards the broken wooden doors, 
but her husband held her back.
	"WHERE IS THE GUARDIAN OF TIME?!?!?!" a different voice 
yelled.
	Setsuna's eyes widened. What was going on...??

TO BE CONTINUED