Chapter 11
Sailor Destiny looks out the window toward the park. Tears fall down her face as she knows the fight is over. She tries to sense the new Sailor Senshi, but she cannot. She knows the new Senshi, Sailor Universe has destroyed Queen Crystalline and her minions, but she had hoped Sailor Universe would survive.
"Destiny, you really should rest." Luna says in her motherly way.
"No, Luna, I must go bring the others home." Sailor Destiny says in a sad tone.
"You are not strong enough." Luna pleads with her.
"There is no need to go for them. I have brought them home to you."
Sailor Destiny and Luna turn to see Sailor Universe standing there. She has a large energy bubble behind her that holds all the fallen Senshi, Tuxedo Kamen, and the fallen Guardians. She lowers the bubble to the ground.
"Sailor Universe." Sailor Destiny says. She walks closer and sees that she has been hurt. Blood runs from her side and her shoulder. "You're hurt."
Sailor Universe smiles sadly at Sailor Destiny. "All that matters is that the world is safe. You and the other Senshi have and will protect it well."
"The others?" Sailor Destiny asks in confusion.
"I am Sailor Universe." She whispers. "I could not let them stay dead. They are heroes. It is not the first time they have died and come back. I do not believe it will be the last time." Sailor Universe turns and begins to walk away. She walks through the portal and turns to look at Sailor Destiny. Her eyes fall to the place on the ground that the Senshi lay. "Wake, my friends." She whispers. The bubble of energy that surrounds them burst and falls down on them.
As the portal closes, Tuxedo Kamen's eyes open. Tuxedo Kamen's and Sailor Universe's eyes meet for only a brief moment and then Sailor Universe is surrounded by darkness.
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"Usako?" Tuxedo Kamen whispers as he stares at the place the portal had been. He hears the voices of the other Senshi and tears his eyes from that spot. "Who was she?" Tuxedo Kamen asks as he stares at Sailor Destiny.
"She is Sailor Universe, but other then that I don't know."
"There has never been a Sailor Universe." Sailor Pluto says as she walks over to where the portal had been.
Tuxedo Kamen stands and lets his transformation fade. He feels the sadness and the loneliness that he had felt for the last few months fill him once more. He walks out of the temple and looks around. He knows how much destruction had been brought down on the city, but there were no signs of it. "She put everything right." He whispers.
Mamoru begins to walk toward the park hoping that he will find his solace there. He hears footsteps behind him. He turns and sees Kaylee and Kayla a short distance away. "Go back to the temple or go to the apartment. I want to be alone right now." He sees them nod, and walks on toward his destination.
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Sailor Universe feels the darkness of the void surrounding her, but there is nothing that she can do. She used too much of her power setting things right and saving her friends. She had not even thought of her own wounds when she had cared for them. She finds solace in knowing that her friends will be safe and that everything has been set right once more. "Gideon. Gem. Keep them safe for me." She whispers. "Maybe ones day I will be able to return." She smiles at the thought of seeing them again before she is totally lost in the darkness of the void.
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If you have read any of my other fictions, then you know that I am not a fan of leaving Usagi dead. I just like to kill her off and make Mamoru miserable. He deserves it for the way he treats her. I have not started on a sequel to this story yet, but I probably will in the near future. Let me know what you thought. ~ Lady Sylver