The sun dawned on Juuban, the blabbering of the television above and behind Tenshi's head. "A strange crystal asteroid was spotted last night, with no warning." They droned on and on, Tenshi playing nervously with her short, burgundy hair. She sat in a dark apartment, the only light being the television behind her and the open window. She knew she had to be strong for them. She could hear Namida and Sora's voices in the other room, laughing and playing. And faintly, she could hear his voice too - cackling, smiling, the blood dripping from his hands as he surveyed what he'd done. She put her head down. No one knew struggle like Tenshi - her home, the Sun, bursting in flames, staying lit for millions of years, taunting her. And no one knew loneliness like her, a wedding photo as a sad reminder. She thought, after Chaos and Galaxia were brought down, that this would be over. That Darkest would be eradicated, that her struggle would go away, unnoticed. That would be fine with her. But putting her daughters on the line? That was not fine with her. And even though that must happen now, it is still not fine with her.

A little yellow bird flitted down and sat on Tenshi's shoulder. "Starburst - I need you to go find help. I can feel him coming."

Starburst nodded, flying out of an open window.

Tenshi sighed. This would be a long battle. But then she clenched her fist, her anger seeping through her. This will be the last battle.

"Luna," Usagi asked the next morning, "Any news on those meteorites?"

Luna shook her head. "I'm beginning to get a strange feeling, though... it could be a new enemy."

"After all of this time?" Her blue eyes turned a bit dark.

"It's our duty to fight against whatever evil comes."

"I know," Usagi sighed, looking out her bedroom window, "I just don't want to lose anyone again." Luna looked down. A single tear fell out of Usagi's eye. She wiped it away, just as Chibi-Usa came barreling into her room. "Mommy, I'm going on my field trip!" Especially you.

"All right," Usagi smiled faintly, "Do you have everything?"

Chibi-Usa turned around to show Usagi her backpack. "I packed the lunch you made me, and my communicator just in case, and I have a special guest!"

Diana popped out of her backpack. "Hi, Mommy!"

Usagi smiled. "Be safe, you two."

"We will!" Diana giggled. Chibi-Usa ran over to hug her mother. "See you, Odango-head," she laughed as she ran out the door.

"Hey!" Usagi laughed and threw her pillow. It missed, just like she meant it to. She would never want her child to be hurt.

Luna could see that Usagi still held in her sorrow behind her smile. Even after everything had been resolved, she still did not want to fight. And that was understandable. Losing everyone - Luna knew what it felt like, but not to the same degree as Usagi did. No one knew suffering like Usagi did.

I don't want to fight anymore... but I will to defend the people I love.

As Chibi-Usa was walking to school, she noticed a yellow bird cross her path. It plucked a pink hair from her head as she waved her arms around, trying to startle it. After it got what it wanted, it flew up, and away.

"Ow..."

"Chibi-Usa... did you feel something strange about that bird?"

"Kind of," she agreed.

Sunburst flew all the way up to a tall apartment complex, sitting on the ledge. It pecked a couple of times, before Tenshi opened the window, to find her companion with a pink hair in its beak. She plucked it out, and Sunburst flew in.

"You think this is her?"

"I'm sure," Sunburst said in her alto voice, "She's headed towards the elementary school. I heard her guardian speaking. He's coming, I can feel it."

Tenshi stood up. "Sora, Namida!"

The two children came running in, standing almost at Tenshi's height. She wasn't a very tall woman, but she could stand her ground. "I'm sorry we have to start fighting again. I never meant for this to happen."

"I know, Tenshi-mama," Namida said coolly, "But we have to get rid of him, even if we don't want to fight anymore." Sora nodded in agreement.

"We're ready," Sora said firmly, holding her baby blue transformation pen up, a seven-pointed sun at its apex. Namida saw her action, and did the same, holding her twin transformation pen in the air, only it was a deep shade of black.

I have to remember that they're not just kids anymore, that they are capable. Tenshi held her dark orange transformation pen up as well. "Then let's go."