Chapter Ten: The final battle

The girls had just gotten out of school. Their vacation had ended and school was now back. Faith and Hope walked together with Annika and Gloria. Julia Hino was with her best friend, while the younger twins had run up ahead.

"Hey, what's wrong with Isabella? She seems so exhausted." Annika explained to Hope and Faith.

Madelyn and Ariel glanced at each other worriedly, they still had not found the time to tell anyone what Isabella had told them, this could be their chance.

"I'm not sure, after that fight with that woman she's just been physically exhausted." Faith replied, looking up at the sky with a thoughtful expression. "She's a true Kaiou. Tries to lock her feelings in and hide everything that's going on with her. Tries tacking responsibility for everything."

Hope gave her sister a funny look. "And you don't do the same thing?"

Faith shrugged. "Least I don't take full responsibility for younger people."

Hope continued to look at her sister funnily; she had no idea what Faith was talking about.

"I think she's referring to the time that you and Ariel got lost in time." Gloria mentioned.

Ariel became pale. She had tried to forget about that. Madelyn patted her friend on the shoulder.

"I don't like talking about that, and Ariel is right behind us." Hope pointed out.

"Oh, right." Gloria said, looking back at Ariel and Madelyn. Gloria lowered her voice. "You don't think Ariel could ever fall back under Post Traumatic stress syndrome?"

Hope wasn't paying any attention to anyone anymore. She didn't want to be reminded of the time her and Ariel got lost in time, it had been a horrible time. Even though it might have brought Hope out into the open more, Hope just remembered how miserable it was, taking care of Ariel, and then seeing the things she did had really taken its toll on Hope. Hope remembered seeing her parents, she was full of mixed emotions about that. Then Hope remembered seeing Haruka and Michiru as they were ready to make sacrifices for the pure heart crystal. That had scared Hope out of her wits, she had felt like she couldn't trust Haruka and Michiru, but it was finally explained to her and she understood. But every once in a while she got these uneasy feelings about them, but she'd just tell herself to quit worrying.

"Well, I guess she could if something terrible happened to her." Faith replied to Gloria.

"That'd be awful." Annika whispered. "I don't want to ever see her like that again."

Faith put her arm around Hope, "Is everything okay?"

Hope's train of thought was broke lose; she looked at her sister lost to everything. She slowly nodded her head. Ariel and Madelyn walked up to the four girls. The younger children were now behind them.

Madelyn was about to say something when her little sister started screaming. Madelyn turned around to see what was going on. Chloe was trying to get her to calm down. Lydia and Julia just stared at her.

The six older girls stared at the younger children. Erin had her hands clasped over her ears. Madelyn didn't know what was wrong with her sister. Faith gave Madelyn a nudge. Madelyn looked at Faith and then got the hint. She walked over to Emily.

"Or that child could slip into what Ariel had slipped into." Gloria stated.

Ariel turned to the older girl, uneasily she said, "You mean Post traumatic stress syndrome?"

Gloria nodded. Ariel looked down at the ground.

"My mommy's worried about that with her." Ariel spoke with a hence of sadness. "She's one that everyone worries about. With her being afraid of fighting and everything."

Annika sighed. "Well, I hope everything will turn out for the better. I wouldn't want to see her get sick. It was too hard seeing you sick all the time Ariel."

"I know." Ariel was a little bit uncomfortable about the subject.

Madelyn was busy trying to get her sister to calm down. Nothing was working.

"Emily, what's wrong?" Madelyn finally asked. Emily just stood their screaming and crying.

Erin had tears in her eyes. Madelyn looked at her exhausted. "What's wrong Erin?"

"Make her stop!" Erin insisted.

Gloria quickly ran over to her and scoped her up into her arms. She then turned and looked at Madelyn and Emily worriedly.

"Emily please tell me what's wrong!" Madelyn demanded. Emily didn't say anything.

Chloe tapped Emily on the shoulder. Emily didn't do anything. Madelyn lied down on the concrete covering her eyes with her hands.

"She won't stop!" Madelyn whined.

Ariel walked over by her friend and the little girl. She told Madelyn to get up off the ground, Madelyn listened. Ariel than placed her hands on the little girls shoulder.

"Emily, if you don't stop crying and tell us what's wrong I'm going to have to get my mommy." Ariel explained to the girl. "Now do you want to talk to us or my mommy?" Ariel knew Emily didn't like talking to Aunt Ami. She thought Ami was too hard on her.

Emily stopped screaming, but she was still crying.

"Now, what's the problem?" Ariel questioned.

"I don't.." Emily stopped, to breathe and then continued. "Want Isabella to die." She finally choked out.

Ariel looked at Madelyn. "Why is Isabella going to die?"

"Because the enemy wants her to." Emily cried. "I can't fight."

"Emily you can do anything you set your mind to." Ariel explained.

"No." Emily stated plainly.

Julia came over next to Emily. She put her arm around Emily and lead her away from Ariel. The girl had calmed down some. Ariel helped Madelyn up off the ground. Madelyn looked miserable.

"She did that last night. She just started screaming." Madelyn told her friend. Ariel and Madelyn walked back over to the older girls, Chloe followed.

Lydia whispered into Julia's ear, "Take her away from here."

Julia didn't question Lydia she did as she was told and led the girl away from the others. Julia already knew her reasoning. The girls continued walking; Lydia motioned for Erin to follow them.

Meanwhile, Jordan and Isabella had come to a vacant street. Isabella dreaded it. She wished it was over. She quickly turned around to see the woman standing behind her.

"Can't you go and bug someone else?" Isabella asked.

Jordan turned around and quickly grabbed onto her sister. The woman smiled. "Why don't I go and torment Emily?"

"No.." Isabella said, weakly.

"Then I can torment you?" the woman questioned.

"No." Jordan answered for Isabella. "Your mean and cruel, leave my sister alone."

"What do you want with me anyways?" Isabella questioned. "Why did you pick me, when there are sixteen others?"

The woman touched Isabella's face with her icy cold hand, "Oh, Isabella you were a perfect candidate. I know what's happened to you in the past. I know everything about you."

Isabella looked at her confused, she didn't remember what had happened in the past, her past was blurry to her. "Isabella and Jordan I want to tell you something. You two are twins, right?"

Isabella nodded and Jordan replied, "Yes."

"Hope and Faith are twins, right?" the woman asked again.

"Yes." The girls said in unison.

"Well, Michiru and Haruka are not your real parents, and Hope and Faith aren't your sisters." The woman smiled.

"That's not true. They are too." Isabella replied.

"Child," the woman took Isabella into her arms. "No, they are not."

"Let me go." Isabella screamed.

"No." the woman replied, angrily. "Not until I'm finished with you." The woman took out a needle, along with a vile. She carefully made an incision on the girls arm; the blood began to spill out of the fresh cut. The woman carefully placed it where the blood was dripping down; it filled up quickly.

Jordan looked at her disgusted. She held up the vile and smirked. She quickly drank it and then threw Isabella on the ground.

Jordan powered up and attacked the woman, but it only seemed to faze Isabella. Chibi Tenousei looked worriedly at Isabella. Isabella stood up, shakily, and transformed. She glared at the woman and attacked her.

The woman allowed the attack to hit her. Chibi Kaiousei gave out a scream in pain and fell to her knees. Chibi Tenousei looked at her sister scared; every time an attack hit the woman it would hurt Chibi Kaiousei.

Chibi Tenousei screamed and then hollered at the woman. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY SISTER?"

"Made it to where you will be the ones to kill her. I'm not going to be the one. I'm invincible. Your attacks are will eventually kill her." The woman laughed.

"What's your name?" Chibi Tenousei questioned, angrily.

"Keyosama." The woman laughed. "And I'm here to take over the world, as it belongs rightfully to me. I've never killed a person in my life, but you," she pointed to Chibi Tenousei, "Will, so you will not make a good Sailor Senshi."

Chibi Tenousei felt hopeless. There had to be a way, she quickly went to contact her mother. Michiru and Haruka both appeared in one communicator, they questioned her what was wrong, but Chibi Tenousei could not find the words to say. Keyosama blasted the communicator into a bunch of pieces, making Chibi Kaiousei. Chibi Tenousei looked at her despicable.

"Even when you attack it hurts her?" Chibi Tenousei questioned. Keyosama nodded and began laughing, mercifully.

Behind Keyosama appeared the other children. The attacked in packs, but it only cause Chibi Kaiousei to lye helplessly on the ground.

"STOP!" Chibi Meiousei cried out. "You're only hurting Isabella."

The girls turned to her. "There's no use fighting, Isabella will die."

"TAKE THAT BACK!" Chibi Neptune hollered.

Chibi Pluto and Chibi Cosmic Moon had to hold Chibi Neptune back from getting to Chibi Meiousei. Chibi Cosmic Moon and Chibi Pluto both had caught up with the girls, shortly after school had let out.

The adult scouts came and the first thing they did was attack the woman. Chibi Kaiousei went back to her civilian look, but she was severely battered. Keyosama lifted the girl up in to her arms.

"How does it feel?" Keyosama gently soothed, pushing Isabella's hair out of her face.

"Lemme go." Isabella called out weakly.

Everyone stared in shock. They didn't know what to do. There was nothing they could do. Chibi Cosmic Moon had explained to the adults what was going on.

"Aww.. well, isn't this a pleasant battle?" Keyosama laughed. "Where's Julia and Emily, Lydia?"

Chibi Meiousei cringed at her name being called; she hadn't wanted to be brought up into this.

"Chibi Meiousei why don't you tell everyone on how you knew something terrible was going to happen." Keyosama smirked.

"You leave my daughter out of this!" Sailor Pluto called, angrily.

"Or what? You'll attack me? What good would that do. And Lydia knew, she could have prevented it. She's trying to prevent Emily from being traumatized, but don't worry Lydia I'll let you go through with those plans. She'll just end up like that anyways, after she finds her friend is dead." Keyosama explained. "But don't worry, I'll eventually kill everyone."

Chibi Meiousei wanted to yank the woman's head off. She had no right to start pointing fingers at who could have prevented this.

Keyosama looked at the little girl that was shaky in her arms, "Well, I might as well break my thing and just finish you off, because this is getting boring." She threw the little girl toward the ground. Sailor Neptune caught her before she hit the ground, the woman powered up and threw her attack toward Sailor Neptune and her daughter, she did all that she could do and protect her daughter. Sailor Neptune took the attack full blown.

Keyosama begin to glow, "What did I do wrong?"

"Ha! A parent's love can override your destruction, and besides the attack didn't hit Isabella." Chibi Meiousei replied.

The woman screamed in agony and disappeared.

A few hours later, Michiru and Isabella were free from the hospital. Isabella had to rest a lot though, as she was exhausted. Ami scheduled the child for some counseling.

Emily didn't find out about what had happened to her friend, she was just told that the enemy had been destroyed. Isabella had to go to counseling, which she was not happy with, but she was glad that the battle was over.

A lot of the children and adults wondered what Lydia had known about the battle, but none of them questioned her, but Rei did question her own daughter. Julia said she knew what was going on, but she wasn't up for discussing it with her mother.

Authors note: This was the last chapter, I could have written it better, but I've been busy, and a little rushed. I hope you enjoyed it all the same. Look forward to reading about the Uranus.