FA: Stars : Chapter 10
"Princes Serenity?" Star Fighter called, standing infront of her was the woman they hadn't seen since the destruction of the kingdom. Princess Serenity held her crystal infront of her allowing the energy to surge through her.
"I won't let you destroy this planet Galaxia," she looked up at Galaxia.
"Your mother said the same thing and she wasn't much of a challenge," Galaxia stated firmly, she held up her arms so her bracelets glowed, beams of energy hurtled towards the princess.
"No!" Princess Kakyuu called rushing quickly to catch the energy beam before for it hit Serenity.
"Why'd you do that?!" Serenity cried holding her fading body in her arms, tears forming and falling down her cheeks. "I'm not worth it."
"You are Serenity, just like your mother before you," Kakyuu whispered, "Starlight's, you need to find the light of hope, I sense it's near."
The starlight's were beside Serenity watching on as their princess held on for her last breath. "Don't go Princess," Star Fighter said fighting back her tears.
"We've just found you," Star Maker whispered, "We can't lose you."
"Believe," Kakyuu answered.
"We need you," Star Healer had tears streaming down her face.
"Be strong," Kakyuu whispered, her eyes slowly closing and her body faded to nothing. Serenity's arms wrapped around herself as the body of the Kinmoku princess disappeared.
"NO!" Serenity cried getting to her feet, she held her crystal up.
"How touching," Galaxia mocked, "You know if it wasn't for you everyone would still be alive."
"That's not true," Serenity whispered. Galaxia snapped her fingers and the area behind her throne chair glowed, hundreds of star seeds floated behind her.
"The time scout proved difficult, but even she wasn't immune," Galaxia waved her hand and the dark green star seed flew forward.
'Pluto' Serenity thought trying her hardest to fight the tears. She really didn't want this to be the end, she couldn't go down and she knew it wasn't supposed to end like this.
"I'll have your other scouts soon as well," Galaxia threatened stepping through the numerous seeds as if she was shopping for something in particular. "The earth prince was useful for a while, but it seems the traits from the Silver Millennium still stand for a lot."
"What would complete my collection would be the children of the one who locked me away for all this time," Galaxia smirked, "I don't think that'll be too hard to achieve."
"You got another thing coming Blondie," a voice snapped from above. Sailor Venus was the first to hit the ground followed by Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Sauna.
"We aren't here to be part of your personal dead scout collection," Jupiter said pointing at her. "You'll need to get through all of us first."
Sailor Sauna's broach began to glow.
"STAR SERIOUS LASER!"
"VENUS LOVE AND BEAUTY SHOCK!"
"JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!"
Sailor Galaxia leapt back to avoid the attacks.
"Is that all you've got?" Galaxia asked, the four inner scouts stared in shock as vines thrust up from the ground surrounding them and locking them into place. Star Maker was the first to move when she noticed the same happening to Sauna and knocked her out of the way, the vines grabbing her in place and leaving her suspended in the air.
"SOLAR BEAM SMASH!" The beam flew into the vine sending Star Maker to the ground falling on top of Star Healer. Galaxia smirked at the distraction, her smile got big as the four star seeds appeared infront of Serenity's eyes.
"No, Sailor Mercury, Mars, Venus & Jupiter!" Serenity shouted in distress, her hands moved to her chest as her eyes closed as she focused on the power of the crystal.
"Don't do it Serenity."
Serenity froze hearing her twin brother's voice; her hands dropped still holding the crystal as she saw him standing behind Galaxia breathing in deeply. His sword was drawn and he held the sword like he had a fear it would be taken.
"I know your game Galaxia," Tranquility stated.
"You know nothing!" Galaxia said through her teeth.
"I know all about the legendary Sailor Soldier," Tranquility pointed out raising the sword and stepping closer to Galaxia, the tip touched her chest. "The strongest Sailor Soldier sealed Chaos within her to stop the destruction taking over the galaxy."
"You do know your facts; did you know that sealing chaos within her was the only way to save the galaxy?" Tranquility watched her carefully.
"Tranquility?" Serenity asked standing between the starlight's, "How do you know all this?"
"Father thought it was important for me to know the legends of the galaxy if I was to become King," Tranquility explained.
"Did you know that peace returned to the silver millennium for many years until the rise of chaos again?"
"If Chaos was sealed, it would not be possible for chaos to rise again," Star Maker said from her spot, these legends were common knowledge on their home planet. It was the reason they spent all this time travelling to find their princess.
"Sealing Chaos was to secure the power of reshaping the galaxy, it was fortunate that particular power should fall into my hands," Galaxia held one hand out as dark beams of energy sparked around them.
"No!" Star Healer answered in shock.
"The light of hope Kakyuu said we needed to find," Star Fighter said.
"It can't be Galaxia," Star Maker's face dropped at this revelation.
"You are right," Galaxia answered touching the blade infront of her, she pushed the knife back sending Tranquility back losing his balance falling to the ground as she grabbed the handle of the sword and pushed the blade through the prince into the ground.
"DADDY!" Lunic bloodcurdling scream was heard as Serenity held her back, her tears falling down her face as her brother's bloody body turned into balls of light and his star seed floated into the air.
"SOLAR BEAM SMASH!"
The young girl raced towards Galaxia thrusting her hands forward and shooting beam after beam at the scout, each beam just reflected off into their surroundings. Galaxia pushed her away quickly sending her to the ground and covering her eyes screaming back at her. "Not now!" Galaxia shrieked dropping to her knees, her bracelets glowing brightly.
Sailor Sauna's outfit began to glow as it shredded revealing a golden strapless dress with a black ribbon around the waist, her hair fell lose with a single bun formed to the left side of her head.
"Lunic," Serenity whispered taking in the sight of her niece. "I don't understand."
"The light of hope!" Star Fighter shouted in shock at the child who stood infront of them. "The one we've been searching for."
"My Mommy says that if everyone comes together you can find a better way to solve your problems?" Lunic asked calmly stepping closer toward the woman on the ground.
"Do you know the fate of the stars?" Galaxia asked the child, "They betrayed their friends and chose to die by themselves instead of taking the power that would give them the power to live on."
"They didn't want to live a life where they have to destroy all the beauty," Serenity interrupted, the scout's wrists glowing even brighter as they turned to silver.
"What do you know?" Galaxia got to her feet, her aura changing to darkness when a burst of energy shot down from the sky and hit her body. She moaned leaving the scouts unable to differentiate if it was in pain or pleasure.
"Where will you run to next? You've turned your back on Earth just like you did to Kinmoku."
"We won't run anymore," Sailor Star Fighter said abruptly, Star Maker and Star Healer behind her as well.
"We will fight you and the destruction you bring, in the name of Kinmoku." Star Healer added.
"And on behalf of our Princess and the Princess's right here and now, we believe in them and we believe in ourselves." Star Maker said proudly.
"STAR SERIOUS LASER!" Galaxia sent the attack back hitting into Star Fighter.
"STAR GENTLE UTERUS!"
"Is that all you have?" Galaxia asked turning from Maker to Healer, "Going to try your inferno again?"
Star Healer paused looking at the others quickly with silent communication, nodding.
"STARLIGHTS!" Healer shouted.
"FUSION!" Maker added.
"TEMPEST!" Fighter finished, the attack flying towards Galaxia hitting head on and exploding.
"I'll get you for what you did!" Galaxia shouted in agitating, the energy around her rose up in a hundreds of tiny energy beams.
"It looks like the legendary scout is not the strongest in the galaxy anymore," a voice called, the group looked around.
"Whose there?" Serenity called, "Show yourself."
"No, no, no, NO!" Galaxia shouted again throwing her head back knocking her helmet back hair falling loosely behind her. "Leave me alone!"
"Who is she talking too?" Serenity watched as the soldier was on her knee's again clutching her head, tears streaming down her cheeks. "Galaxia?"
The scout looked up at her, "I'm sorry," her eyes flashed a sense of fear before going back to their hard appeal. Serenity's point in saving this scout was solidified as she looked at the woman infront of her. "I can make it all better again."
"No you can't," Galaxia grunted in pain again. "No, I'm not giving in." She cocked her head to one side. "But there's so much light."
"Helios?" Serenity whispered, in a flash the Elysian priest appeared behind her, his eyes hard as he watched Galaxia. His eyes showed a clear hatred for knowing that she was responsible for her daughter's death and destroying her beautiful dreams. Reaching into her hyper dimensional space pocked she pulled out the Golden Crystal that had sought her out weeks earlier. "She needs to be saved."
"I can't guarantee the crystal will react for you," Helios whispered, "Small Lady was the one who controlled it last."
"I need to do this to set it all right," Serenity said firmly closing her eyes to focus. "Golden Crystal, please give me your strength."
"I WON'T HAVE IT!" Galaxia shouted reaching for the sword she held and lunging for Serenity.
"Star Fighter!" Star Maker and Star Healer shouted, Star Fighter fell to the ground with her body glowing and disappearing.
"No!" Serenity cried, "Stop sacrificing yourself for me!"
"We believe in you Sailor Moon," Star Maker said next to Healer.
"You've got the light of hope in the little one," Healer finished as Galaxia turned her attention on the remaining two starlight's, her sword floating in the air, dark energy swirling around it before racing towards to the two scouts, vines rose out of the ground slamming into their bodies and suspending them in air before they too turned to energy and their star seeds flew to the congregation behind the throne.
"Sailor Moon!" Lunic sobbed watching the entire exchange.
Serenity looked down at the child and then back at Helios. "Take her away," Serenity commanded.
"But princess," Helios argued, she cut him off.
"I don't know how she is still alive, considering I saw my own brother killed, but please keep her safe, take her back to Crystal. I'll finish this once and for all."
"Princess Serenity," Helios looked up at the young woman, "please be careful." Serenity nodded as she pried herself from the grip of the child, Helios took her hand and phased away. Her faith was beginning to waiver as the events of the last few hours played on her mind. Things were going to end, way before they were meant too. Her friends and family had already been taken from her. She found herself all alone. The pain of having her close friends taken, then her own twin brother was killing her up inside. She didn't want to fight; she just wanted to go back to living a normal life.
Serenity looked around her and found herself floating in the air, Galaxia opposite her.
"Have you given up yet?" Galaxia asked, her hands still firmly on her sword, her bracelets glowing again like before.
"NO! I love this world and everything in it, sure there are times when I can get really upset, but I met my friends here, I love this world to pieces, you should love it too," Serenity said forcing a smile.
"Your so called friends are no longer with you, they've disappeared," Galaxia reminded her.
"NO!" Serena said 'As long as I don't give up, they are always by my side,' she thought "If there is a time when they disappear it will be when I give up, and today is not that day."
"WHAT?!" Galaxia said shocked looking at the young woman as a bright light surrounded her body.
Her eyes narrowed in determination. "I won't give up!" the light surrounding her body got unbearable for anyone to look, her dress faded into nothing, wings appeared on her back. In front of her a burst of light formed and a golden sword appeared the legendary sword of sealing, she grasped it tightly. She flew towards Galaxia holding the sword firmly, throwing her sword foreword she anticipated for when it would hit Galaxia. But instead Galaxia reached for the sword, and held her in position while she threw an energy blast at the woman.
"You think that with such a small glitter in your star seed that you'll be able to eliminate the darkness in the universe?"
"Looks can be deceiving, don't you ever forget that! I will light this universe up, I will save the world and do what you couldn't," Serenity said even more determined, it seemed like everything that Galaxia said made her want to succeed even more.
"You've lost your pride as a scout, you don't deserve to be a Scout, princess, the only thing left to do is give me your star seed and disappear like your friends."
Sailor Moon threw Galaxia back onto the ground, looking down at her. "I won't give up, it's not your pride that makes you a Sailor Scout, it's what's in here," Sailor Moon put her hand on her heart. Her star seed began to power up again, the light getting brighter by the second. Galaxia struggled for a minute as the image of a woman who looked exactly like her in a bed of flowers, stuck firmly in her mind.
"What's this light?" she screamed in pain.
"Don't let the light take you Galaxia," the deep voice called to her, "I gave you my power to ensure survival, you were to finish was what once started."
Serenity looked down at her, "You have hope in your heart, you love this world just as much as I do, you just need to realize that," she gently touched Galaxia's sword sending it into a million pieces.
Galaxia's eyes went big ignoring the earlier voice. "I do love this world," she looked up at the princess, "I really do."
Serenity reached for Galaxia's hand, the moment they touched they were both in their royal dresses. Galaxia looked down at herself as she noticed everything about her like it was the first time. Her hand flew to her now free hair and traced through the softness of it. Light spread across the sky revealing all the stolen star seeds around them.
"You did it, your light lit up the universe," Galaxia said, "I wonder if chaos disappeared?"
"I think it went back to where it belongs." Serenity smiled, "In the hearts of everyone."
"But, this'll happen again and I don't..."
Princess Serena placed her hand on the girls shoulder. "Let's have faith in the people of this world, alright?"
"Right?" Galaxia said "Why are you being so nice to me, after what I've done, I don't deserve it."
"It wasn't entirely your fault, let's start over make things right?"
"What can I do though?"
"Please lead the Star seeds, so they don't get lost. Lead all those who lost their lives at the hands of chaos to find their rightful homes?"
Galaxia nodded, her bracelets turning bronze before snapping off and falling to the ground below them.
"How touching," the deep voice said from behind the two. Serenity and Galaxia turned around and met a man taller than them both, his hair was pale blonde, his eyes green, and he was well built and wore an outfit consisting of dark armour. "All those years ago the planets couldn't stop talking about the greatness of the Silver Millennium." The man mocked, "How Princess Serenity was destined to do great things just like her mother."
"Who are you?" Serenity ordered, "What are you doing here?"
The man didn't say anything, instead snapped his fingers, Galaxia fell backwards, Serenity flew quickly using her wings and caught the fallen warrior in her arms, she remained floating at this point as her wings held her up, tears brimming in her eyes.
"What did you do?" Serenity shouted at him.
"Pathetic really, so called strongest in the galaxy and she gets healed by a little silver crystal magic," the man answered, "You didn't really think that she was acting purely on Chaos did you?" He gazed at her face as she looked at him in shock. "Oh you did? That's cute; I thought Queen Serenity was teaching her children better than that. Oh well, it doesn't matter. Know this Princess Serenity, Galaxia may have been a thorn in my side, but with her under my control I was able to wipe out everything you knew and loved. I will not rest until I have what is rightfully mine, one way or the other. Chaos will live on."
The man disappeared leaving Serenity in shock.
"Princess?" Galaxia whispered, "He was controlling me."
"How?"
"Those bracelets, I don't remember how I met him," her voice was hoarse as her body slowly began to fade. "I'm sorry princess; I never meant to do any of this."
"It's not your fault Galaxia," Serenity answered truthfully, "you fought against it in the end."
"Thank you," Galaxia whispered her body finally fully disappearing.
"Come back!" Serenity realised she was alone now, the dark sky's began to fade and sunlight started to crash against the buildings of Tokyo. "Don't leave me alone," She began to cry, "Please, I don't want to be left alone."
They was silence. "I tried my best; I'm not strong enough on my own."
"But you're not alone," the voice of Sailor Mars called to her, the other scouts followed quickly appearing around her. Mars smiled at the girl in front of her. "You're not alone Serenity, and you never will be."
"We were with you the whole time," Mercury said quietly, looking at the woman her friend had become.
"Raye, Amy," Serenity cried, "I was so afraid."
"We believed in you all along," Venus spoke up from next to Jupiter.
"We knew you could do it," Jupiter said.
"Mina, Lita!" Serena cried "This has to be a dream, it just has to be, I saw you all die."
"This isn't a dream kitten, you really did save the world," Uranus said appearing behind her with Sailor Neptune next to her, one arm around her pulling her close.
"You saved the world with your trusting heart, it is because of you that the world is as it is today," Neptune said.
"Amara, Michelle" Serena cried louder, she looked around and saw Sailor Saturn and Sailor Pluto. "But the fight isn't over, we have a new enemy."
"For now we have peace," Sailor Pluto said with a small smile, "You've helped the timeline move onto the correct path."
"Thank you Princess, you set me free a while ago, and you saved the world again," Saturn said smiling as a tear trickled down her cheek.
"You did very well my queen you should be proud," Pluto said proudly.
"I'm so happy you are all here with me," Serena cried as she dove into the group and hugged them all. "I was so afraid I lose you all."
"Serena!" a voice called. The group looked up at the same time to see two star seeds fly quickly infront of Serenity. A bright light surrounded the seeds as two figures appeared.
"She led me to you," Prince Darien said as Prince Tranquility watched his sister carefully.
Serenity looked on the verge of tears; she stared at the two men in front of her, before throwing herself in between the two men and pulling them both close never wanting to let them go. " Darien! Travis! Don't you ever do that again."
"You did well my love," Prince Darien whispered, "I'm sorry for everything I did, but I'm so proud of you."
"We'd never leave you alone," Prince Tranquility said, "You're stuck with me."
The Starlight's sat up feeling rejuvenated as they took in the light around them, the star seeds floating and disappearing as they returned to their rightful place.
"Look up there?" Sailor Star Maker said pointing in the sky towards the Sailor Scouts.
"The light of hope is in everyone's hearts, she was right," Sailor Star Fighter whispered
"She taught us that," Sailor Star Maker said
"She also taught us to believe," Sailor star Healer finished
"The angel has come down to the Earth!" a voice whispered to the group. The three figures turn around and stared in shock. For standing beside them was the princess they had been searching long and hard for.
"Princess!" the three said happily
"It's a miracle," Healer whispered
"I'm so happy," Fighter said
"Welcome Back your majesty," Maker answered "Now we can start on our journey home!".
The sun that had slowly made its way into the sky began to fade into the darkness of night as the Starlight's, Kakyuu and the scouts all stood on the roof of Darien's apartment building.
"Do you have to leave?" Mercury asked, "I'm sure it would be alright if you stayed a little longer?".
"Are you sure you don't want to stay for a little bit?" Jupiter said smiling.
Princess Kakyuu nodded her disagreement, "our friends from home are waiting."
"We'll make a new planet with our princess," Star Healer assured.
Sailor Venus latched onto her arm and looked up with sweet eyes. "Can I help you make a new planet Yaten?" She asked sweetly.
Healer blushed and pointed to her skirt, the others laughed.
"Do your best Starlight's, you four are always welcome here don't forget that," Luna said from her spot on Sailor Mars shoulder.
"We won't, thank you Luna," Maker said gently stroking the cat on Mars shoulder.
It was Star Fighter who was silent as she looked at Serenity standing beside Prince Endymion with Prince Tranquility on the other side of her. Both women had tears brimming fighting for release as they stared at each other.
"It is so good that Endymion has returned and you will finally be able to live the life you should have lived during the Silver Millennium," she said gently.
"Thank you, but it is because of you I was able to do my best," Serenity said looking at her Prince, Endymion had an arm around her waist falling to her side and holding her hand in his. Endymion smiled at Princess Kakyuu, he bowed and took her hand and kissed it. "I can never thank you enough for your guidance of Serena," he turned to the Starlight's. "I cannot thank you enough either, you were there when I couldn't be."
"No need to, she helped me a lot and it was because of Chaos that you died, you were never meant to die like that," Kakyuu answered.
"I can never thank you enough either," Tranquility said, "Please come back and visit some time".
"Will do Prince Tranquility," Kakyuu answered, "No hard feelings either, she's quite a catch."
The three lights nodded joined hands with their princess in the middle of the circle that was formed.
"Thank you," they each answered as a beam surrounded their bodies and they vanished.
'Good bye and thank you for all your help' Serenity thought.
Soundtrack: Until the day I die - Story of the year