Hi there! Well! I wrote this a looooong time ago, but
it's always been a little thing I've liked. It's an alternate
ending to the first season in the dub, which I've never really
been all that happy with. ;p
So, the formatting was all screwed up and there were mistakes
in here but I've fixed those and re-submitted it. The style is
kinda young, I know, but I didn't have the heart to change it.
I hope you enjoy!
All of the regular copyrights apply. None of these characters
are mine, they belong to their creator (Naoko Takeuchi!!! Let
us all bow down and praise her!!)....yada yada yada.
*Triumph of Light************************************************
Prince Endymion gazed down at Sailor Moon reaching
pitifully for the Moon wand atop which the precious Ginzuishou
rested. The sight of her straining to reach it was a actually
very pathetic, and a small surge of disgust rose in his chest.
It was time for her life to end. Raising the sword above his
head, he prepared to deliver the final blow and finally rid
this little thorn in his Queen's side once and for all. Suddenly,
unexpectedly, the girl rose and reached to her fore-head. There
was a flash of light, and an awful stabbing pain took him in the
stomach. He crumpled to the floor, almost unconscious.
He thought he could see Sailor Moon worriedly hovering
close-by, but only a single thought jammed into his mind. Get
up and finish it. The sound of Queen Beryl's laughter pierced
through his brain, strangely pushing him on. He rose to his feet,
gasping for breath, still managing to hold onto his sword. This
time, he wouldn't give her a chance to react. Grasping the hilt
with his other hand, he swung to take his enemy in the side, but
she rolled out of the way.
It was getting difficult to move as the pain in his gut
screamed with every step, but somehow he was able to strike again.
The blade came a hair's length from the girl this time and quickly
swinging around he was sure that he would slice it across her mid-
section. A sharp resistance jarred up his arm and down his spine.
Somehow, without his notice Sailor Moon had picked up the Moon Wand
and used it as a counter-attack. His blade was caught in the curve
of the head, wedged in between the crystal and the moon shape.
"Stop this, onegai Endymion. Mamo-chan," her voice wavered
and threatened to break, and he couldn't help but look up at the
sadness in her voice. She stood in front of him, tears decorating
the edges of her immense blue eyes. For a moment, he wanted to
stop, to sheath the anger that his sword was, and listen to her.
Then, something tightened inside his mind and that small inclination
was again replaced with pure hatred.
As if sensing this, Sailor Moon's eyes widened and the tears
spilled down her cheeks. He pushed on the sword, bringing the part
of the blade that was still exposed closer and closer to her throat.
Close enough, and he would be able to slice it. The girl closed
her eyes, and mouthed a word that he couldn't make out, then a
blinding light exploded before him. He felt it impact with his
body and throw him back-wards. Thrown up against the wall, his
sword clattered to the floor as he lost his breath from the
impact. Sliding down the surface, a dark cloud bordered his
vision.
A sweet smell drifted up to his nose. A hand took the back
of his head, another one of his hands. Something soft brushed
his face, and through his half-open eyes he saw a brilliant
flash of gold. What was he doing? He was in the arms of the
enemy! He should pull away and attack while she was vulnerable!
Something though, not just his swimming head, but something
was holding him back. Raising his eyes, he caught her own.
They were so deep, so innocent. Something reached him, but he
didn't understand it.
A shriek of rage broke through the silence. Queen Beryl
was standing with her arms out-stretched, a red power encompassed
her body. She reached out a hand to Prince Endymion, and a shot
of light raced past Sailor Moon and into him. All of the
sympathy, the thoughts he had just been consumed by, disappeared.
The power pulled him to his feet, placed his sword into his open
palm and closed his fingers around the hilt. "You see Sailor
Moon! *Nothing* can take him from me! No matter what you do,
he will always follow the Negaverse!"
Endymion turned around, now facing Sailor Moon at eye level.
No emotions coursed through him, it was too cold. She backed up
a step, but then her jaw hardened as she decided to stand her
ground. Bringing out what looked like a star-shaped locket, she
pleaded with him with her eyes. He looked at it for a moment, it
was pretty. The tune sounded familiar, vaguely familiar. Beryl
tightened her hand into a fist and he shook his head. Lifting
his sword, he knocked the trinket out of Sailor Moon's hands
and advanced on her. "Iya! Prince Endymion, remember!" she
cried out. "Onegai!" The sword swiped around and aimed for her
neck, but she darted aside and took a slice in the arm.
Beryl's laughter acted as a back-ground setting for the
small slice-and-dodge pursuit. Suddenly Sailor Moon fought back,
and ducked down to sweep her legs under his feet which caused him
to stumble and fall. Unknowing to the two engaged in battle,
Queen Beryl was growing tired of the display. She conjured a
large spiked crystal in one of her hands and took aim. It would
hit Sailor Moon directly in the stomach. Waiting for just the
right moment, she thrust it above her head and flung it towards
her using the element of surprise.
Endymion felt a rush of power from behind and turned to
see what had caused the fluctuation. He saw a huge crystal
speeding towards him, cutting through the air like a knife.
Still, he couldn't realize what was happening as the dark power
clouded his mind, and he didn't move aside so that it could hit
the intended target. Instead, he stood, waiting for it to come.
The release he would feel from the chain on his thoughts.
"Iyaaaa!" A push forward, he landed on his palms. An awful
shriek, and a wet thud sound came from behind him.
Spinning around, he saw Sailor Moon fall to her knees,
then crumple to the floor. A crimson river pouring from the hole
in her chest where the crystal had run right through. At the
sight of her already dead body lying on the floor, Endymion felt
something inside of him shatter. A surge of emotions rushed up,
and he began to move towards her.
"Endymion." That voice snapped something back into place
inside him. For a moment a part his soul struggled against it,
but the force was too strong, and he was too weak from the dark
energy. A hand rested on his shoulder, he rose to meet the
person behind it. The face penetrated into his eyes, and he
could feel the last of his conscious thoughts seep away. "Well
done." Turning, his Queen strode towards the Ginzuishou, not
even bothering to glance at the corpse of her once greatest
enemy. Prince Endymion followed her as if on a leash, not
thinking at all about the past events, because to him they were
gone.
A wind rustled his sweaty black bangs, then pulled them
back out of his eyes. Stopping just before picking up the wand
his Queen raised her head. "Nani?" Her long red hair whipped
around her face now, the wind picked up speed as the moments
passed. The Moon Wand was up-lifted by the gust and disappeared
in the cyclone. A huge burst of light caused her to turn around,
and Endymion responded to her actions. With un-seeing eyes,
he gazed blankly upon a huge whirlwind of light. A swirling
rainbow. The colours shone more and more brightly, until they
abruptly broke apart into four pillars of light. One was an
iridescent blue, the next a fiery red, the third a golden yellow,
and the fourth a silvery green.
The four pillars suddenly expanded, and in them were the
outlines of the former Sailor Senshi. Their shapes made them out
to be nude, but they almost seemed to shift where they floated,
never fully materializing. They all turned to face Queen Beryl,
who stood speechless at this display of ki. Shifting their
gazes, the spirits turned to face the center, where a new pillar
of light burst from the dead body of Sailor Moon. It was the
largest, and shone the brightest of all four. Her outline
became visible, odangos swirling around her body, floating across
her image. Eyes still remaining closed, she raised her head
towards Beryl and opened her hands. Between them was the
Ginzuishou. She opened her sapphire eyes, and raised the crystal
above her head.
"Iya! Shi ne!" Queen Beryl blasted a huge torrent of
black energy towards the center of the circle of pillars, but it
was absorbed by the light. The Ginzuishou flashed, and it's
light spread through the room, washing over every corner of it.
Upon reaching Prince Endymion, part of the bond over his mind
broke, and emotions and memories flooded into his mind.
Screaming, he fell to his knees, clutching his head from the
agony. Queen Beryl continued to blast as much dark energy as
she could towards Sailor Moon.
Her pillar became less bright, and it almost looked like
the spirit flinched slightly. Beryl laughed and forced more
into her blasts. It appeared that she could win for a few
moments, until the Senshi raised their arms above their heads,
and trails of their beams of light flowed into Sailor Moon's.
She grew brighter, and straightened.
Prince Endymion moaned, tears streaming down his cheeks.
"Usagi, Serenity, gomen...gomen nasai," he murmured.
Upon hearing the sound, Beryl turned to see him and smiled.
One last chance. She came over to him and placed her hands on
his head. Closing her eyes, she began drawing out every ounce
of power from him through the bond they had. He screamed as she
pulled his very self from his body. Finally, she was boosted
to an extreme height; he fell limp to the floor. Pale and
breathing in short gasps, slowing into nothing.
"With his power, I will defeat you all!" Beryl screamed,
laughing menacingly. She gathered all the energy she had
collected, and prepared to use it as a full onslaught.
For the first time, Sailor Moon's image spoke. 'Iie.
His power has been transformed. It is no longer fueled by
hatred. Now, it is of love.'
Queen Beryl's eyes widened, as she tried to release the
energy, it twined around her and bound and her body in a
shell. "Iya! This can't happen!" Sailor Moon and the Senshi
turned towards the entrapped Queen, and spirals of each of
their powers rushed towards her. Her body convulsed as it
struck, and slowly she streaked into oblivion.
**************************************************************
The Dark Kingdom remained silent. The void of blackness
remained, but it was slowly being replaced by the light of the
Senshi. The only sign of what could have been such a great
battle was one body lying limp on what could be seen as the
floor.
In the center of the circle of light, a pillar flickered
out, and became just the spirit outlined. It floated down
towards the body, two arms stretching out and caressing the dark
bangs. Her hair flowed around his head, as if it too was
embracing him. Raising him slightly off the ground, the spirit
leaned forward and lay a kiss of light on the cold lips. A
bright glow suddenly shone around his body, and it faded out
of sight. The spirit disappeared with him, and the four
pillars of light that were the Senshi flickered out.
A love had been reunited, and fallen were re-born. All
was done, the light had won.
End
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Japanese words I used (just in case): Iie = No
Iya = No to an action
Gomen/gomen nasai = I'm sorry
/I'm so sorry
Shi ne! = Die!
Nani? = What?
Onegai = Please
Ginzuishou = Silver Crystal
(For all you dubbies out there. *^-^*)
Weeeeellll, that's it! Please, any criticisms, comments, suggestions.......... *small voice* flames.
If you do hate it, just keep the nasty words to a minimal,
please? Thanx! ^-^
This is also just a little side note. For all of you out there
who have been reading my recent stuff, I need some help with them.
I've gotten rather stumped on them both, and was hoping that anybody
out there could give me a sign that they've at least read the stuff.
So far I've had a couple, to whom I've thanked PROFUSELY (Jessica and
Thai!) but otherwise I'm feeling just a wee bit neglected. I know
it's pathetic, but seriously I'd like just a little sign that someone
out there cares that I continue. Pwease? Oh pwetty pwetty pwease?
Suki da yo!
Ja ne,
Wyvern