This chapter is heavily dialogue driven mostly because Watanuki needs to explain exactly how everything will come together. I know I probably shocked a whole bunch of you at the last chapter but have heart! I'm not that cruel guys (Or am I? I'll leave you to decide).

Next chapter coming at ya! We're almost to the end of a long story! I hope you enjoy how everything ends!

Disclaimer: Sailor Moon, Naruto, and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles, their characters, settings, etc., belong to their respective creators. All original characters, settings, etc., belong to ME!

Chapter 10: The Decision, The Choice

Tsubasa could barely stand.

The news hit him hard...It wasn't his sacrifice that hurt, it was Sakura's…

The same price the princess paid...which meant...

"Yes…" Watanuki still held sadness in his features. "Your princess Sakura...Her life has faded away...I am sorry, but she made her choice."

"Oooh...Sakura-chan…" Mokona whimpered. The little being was in near tears but he couldn't do such while Watanuki spoke.

"Do not lose hope though…" Watanuki continued. "She completed her task knowing what I am about to tell you now...There is a way for the both of you to be reincarnated again…"

What? There was a way for her to come back!? And him as well!?

"How?" Tsubasa asked desperately. He wasn't about to lose Sakura!

"Ah...I see now…" The mage of their group nodded. Tsubasa's eyes went to him. "The first time, the price was the life of the Dimensional Witch. It was enough for two souls…"

"Yes...because they held bodies that could hold their souls. This however is a bit more complicated." Watanuki stated.

"Then how do we make sure they all come back?" Kurogane asked.

"Sakura and Tsubasa will be simple because they once held bodies...All that is needed to use the crystal's power to send them to their reincarnated forms."

"Wait..." Selene finally spoke.

Watanuki nodded. "I understand the confusion, your highness. The Silver Imperial Crystal can only reincarnate those from the White Moon and the Celestial Guardians." He smiled. "That includes future members of such clans, your grace. Using the crystal's power, Tsubasa and the real Sakura can be given new lives as children of these lines. All that is required is for you, as its bearer, to accept them into such families. Luckily, the princess has already made her pledge, thus her family has already been decided by fate. And by her pledge, Tsubasa's family has been decided as well."

"I see…" Selene smiled. "But...What of…"

"The clones are another story…" Watanuki sighed deeply. "Once the originals are gone from this world, the essences that are Sayroan and his Sakura can be easily extracted and made into souls. This will require the power of the Golden Crystal and Elysion. Those souls will then need to be reincarnated, by the light of the Imperial Crystal, into new bodies...Bodies, again, that will be made into the the moon and guardian clans. Their fates will be tied with their originals in a sense because they are mirrored from the originals."

"Why am I getting the feeling there's more to this…" Kurogane huffed.

"Indeed…" Watanuki nodded. "Another price must be made for all to be complete. The first is that Mokona shall be returned to me. There is no need for him now that this is the final world."

"Hey! Wait a second!" Kurogane glared. "I want to go back home!"

"You gave up that dream after becoming Fai's game, Kurogane. Though I believe you already knew that well before any of this began."

"Then...we'll be stuck here, huh?" Fai asked.

"Yes...That, will be the price you and Kurogane will pay so that the four can be given lives again." He smiled. "However, this price has a time limit...One of 15 years to be precise. Once those years are done, the both of you will be able to leave at your leisure. 15 years will be enough for the time stream to finally become right. Once the time stream flows as it should, there will be no need for the both of you in that world."

"Well, might as well..." Fai shrugged. Kurogane paused.

"Fine." He huffed then crossed his arms.

"I regret to state that there is more…" Watanuki stated.

"Seriously!?" How much more could be done!?

The dimensional warlock looked towards Lord and Lady Suna.

"It is a price you both must pay...The task before you will require a lot of your crystals' power, so much that it will drain the crystals completely...rendering them useless bobbles at best. Those bobbles shall be given to me…" Watanuki stated. "In short, your highnesses, your ancient souls shall never be reincarnated again. Nor shall your court, princess...This will be the last reincarnation for you all."

"That will be fine." Gaara stated, Selene nodded as she grabbed his hand.

"Yes...We can live this life to the end...and I know the others would agree as well." Selene added.

Watanuki smiled. "You are truly humble souls…Now...the final price...this will involve the souls of children."

"What?" Tsubasa didn't like the sound of that, neither did Selene or Gaara.

"Bodies will be required, your grace." Watanuki told Selene. "Two are already present at this moment, growing healthy in their mother's womb."

"Really!?" Selene was so excited. "That's wonderful!"

"Indeed...The souls currently housed within the babes will be replaced with those of two of the four...This will allow the reincarnation cycle to begin." Watanuki told her. "The same shall happen to the other two babes chosen for the other two souls. Those parents have already agreed...All that remains is for the final parents to take the mantel."

"Very well...Who are these honored people?" Selene was determined to speak with them personally.

Watanuki chuckled. "The only people present who follow the specific criteria needed for this huge wish...are you and your husband, your highness."

Pause.

Selena placed a hand over her mouth, Gaara's eyes widened for a moment but calmed seconds later.

"Wait…" Tsubasa frowned. "You said we needed two more bodies…"

Watanuki replied, "I did…" He chuckled. "Tsubasa...the Lady Selene is a twin...and it is by this gene trait that she is not carrying just one child…" He smiled at Selene. "She is carrying two...Identical twins to be precise."

Pause.

"What..." Selene looked at Gaara. "...Gaara...We're having…?"

Gaara could barely breathe at the moment...TWINS!?

"Yes…" Watanuki nodded. "You two are the only ones of the moon and guardian clans to have the right bodies needed for the final two souls."

"So, what like the two Sakuras?" Kurogane asked. It seemed right anyway those two girls to be born as those two's daughters anyway. It wasn't royalty but nobility was good enough.

"Not quite…" Watanuki kept his smile. "The bodies growing within Lady Suna...are male...Twin boys."

Not a word was spoken. Tsubasa felt his heart pounding in his chest.

"Yes, Tsubasa." Watanuki nodded. "If this is completed, then you shall be one of the sons of Lord and Lady Suna...and Syaroan...shall be your brother. This is the only way for things to become right again."

A silence befell everything. The gathered Suna residence were a bit confused but the White Ninja were simple enthralled by the events occurring before them. Tsubasa couldn't help but shake as he stared at the two people above him that were going to be his parents...What an odd thing to say that you knew your mother and father before even being born!

It was Selene that approached the stupefied Tsubasa. She stared at the young man with such grace and poise...Almost...motherly was her stare.

"I wouldn't think of anyone else to be my sons…" She turner to her husband who hadn't left his post at the top of the stares. "Right, Gaara?"

He had be silent for a rather long time, Lord Suna...Crossing his arms, he took a deep breath.

"If it makes Selene happy, so too will it me." His voice was calm as the sands he commanded.

"Then all are agreed…" Watanuki nodded. "There is but one task to be done before the wish can be fulfilled…" His eyes set upon Tsubasa. "You know what must be accomplished, Tsubasa...The events will begin the moment you take your last breath."

Gone was the face of the Dimensional Warlock, the wall of the building as plain as it was before. Much of the Suna crowd dispersed but a few lingered still while all White Ninja were made motionless in their places.

Tsubasa was motionless himself, the ever stacking sacrifices heavy on his shoulders. In his mind, he wished he had been there when the princess took her last breath…

A hand on his shoulder snapped him out of the darkness. He half expected Kurogane to be there to give him one of his gruff talks but instead of the warrior, it was Lord Suna to whose gaze he held.

"What you bear is very heavy." The man told him. "The choice is yours to make."

Tsubasa nodded, already knowing his decision, though great it was. He looked over at Fai and Kurogane; little Mokona resting on Fai's shoulder. The little one's ears were dropped and a small sad face was etched upon him. The three were staring silently, knowing exactly what Tsubasa was thinking.

The young man took a long deep breath then held out his hand at his side. When the sword appeared, gripped with determined fingers, everyone knew the young man's unspoken decision.

Next Time: A Warrior's Death