AN: Yipee, Horray! The much-awaited finale!!! I must say that I think this is the best chapter I have written and is my favorite. It is a song-fic, like I said, to the Titanic theme "My Heart will go on" by Celine Dion. How fitting. I don't own that song or the movie, they belong to their producers and peeps like that. I tried to italicize the song lyrics, but for whatever reason, it didn't always work. Dunno why, but I tried! ^^;;
Also, I have a hunch some of you will be disappointed because of what you've been asking for. Gomen, but it had to happen. The sequel will be more to your liking.
This last chapter is extra long so enjoy! "..." is talking, '...' is thought, [...] is AN, (...) is extra info but part of the fic, ... means trailed off, -- means interrupted.
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Every night in my dreams, I see you, I feel you, That is how I know you go on
Usagi tossed and turned in bed. Pictures of *him* kept invading her mind and dreams. The first time they saw each other, though it was just a glance. The night he saved her from her fall. Their first kiss- it was so wonderful. His concern for her safety as the Saiyins came.
'Oh how could he belong to such a ruthless race? He was so kind and sweet and caring and . . . Had he been playing with my emotions as Mother said? Was he faking his kindness the whole time? Why would he do this to me?'
Suddenly Usagi sat straight up in bed as the truth dawned on her: No matter what race he belonged to or where he came from, he loved her and she loved him. That was all that mattered. It was as her mother had said: "Someday you'll meet the man of your dreams and you'll just know that he's the one for you." Well that someday had already come. Trunks was the one. She quickly got up and tiptoed out of her room.
Far across the distance, And spaces between us, You have come to show you go onThrough many corridors and halls, down countless flights of steps, she ran. Down . . . down to the very bottom, the very base, of the ship. Here was mostly cargo and storage.
But in the corner, she saw it. A faint light in a small room, formerly used for locking up precious goods. It seemed to draw her forward. Before she knew what she was doing, she slowly tried to turn the handle of the door. It didn't budge.
But there was a noise inside. Usagi pressed her ear close to the heavy door to listen. First there was the scraping of a chair across the ground. Then someone seemed to respond. "Huh? Who's there?"
Usagi almost squealed with joy. "Trunks, Tru-chan, is that you?"
There was a noise that sounded very much like the chair toppled over. The reply was half angry, half overjoyed. "Usa-chan, what are you doing here?"
"I couldn't sleep while you were locked up. Can you open the door?"
"No, I'm tied up, but . . . hold on . . ." Usagi heard what sounded like the ripping of many cords and the tearing of rope, perhaps even the snapping of chains. She chuckled. Only Trunks.
"There, that's better. Now, let's see. Nope it's locked. Want me to blast it?"
"No, no wait on that. I doubt it would work anyway since these doors are built to stand up to stuff like that. Hold on, I'm gonna try something."
Usagi placed her hands on the handle and concentrated. Her mother had the full Ginzuishou, but Usagi had been given a small piece to train with. [a.k.a. the Moon Prism that Usa has before she remembers the Silver Millennium.] She closed her eyes. 'Please, Ginzuishou, grant my wish. Let me see me love.' Her hands became surrounded by a silvery aura and in a matter of moments the door opened with a faint click. Usagi practically flew into the room and into Trunks's arms, sobbing.
After a few moments, Trunks looked down at her.
"You sure you really want to be here?" he asked. "I mean, do you know who I am? You know what I am?"
"What does it matter that you are a Saiyin, Tru-chan. Our races have been enemies simply because of a feud that happened hundreds of years ago. Why can't we just forget the past and move on to a brighter future?"
Trunks broke apart and looked down at the floor. "It's time I tell you all my secrets, Usa-chan."
"You mean there are more?"
"Only one. When I first arrived here, I had three major secrets that I knew I must keep hidden. One was that I am a prince. Two was that I am a Saiyin. Three was that . . . . . . well, see . . . . . . three was that I- I am from the future."
Usagi gasped and stepped backward, tripping over the toppled chair. Using his Saiyin reflexes, Trunks caught her before she hit the ground.
"But . . . but how?" was all she could say.
Trunks smirked. "My mom's a genius. When our time was ruined by androids, she decided to send me to the past before they came, so that I could warn the fighters there and they could prepare. That way, maybe their future would not also be ruined. But something went wrong. I found myself here. My time machine broken, perhaps beyond repair, and I am stranded here. With you."
"But . . . but what about Setsuna, Sailor Pluto, Guardian of the Time Gates?"
"Setsuna? Sailor Pluto? I don't know what you mean."
"Well she --"
BOOM!!!!!!! [hehehe, like my sound effects.] There was a huge explosion from somewhere far above and the whole ship shook violently. Both were thrown apart, the light flicked out, and Trunks just managed to keep the door from closing and locking them in.
"What was that?" asked Usagi after regaining her balance. The ship continued to shake, though not as violently as the first time.
Trunks's face was grim. "Saiyins. Hundreds, perhaps thousands of them. I can sense their powers. None are Super Saiyin or anywhere near, but with so many..... And there's something else. Several strange powerlevels; I've never sensed anything like them before." He grabbed Usagi's hand. "Come on! We've got to get up on deck!"
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Near, far, wherever you are, I believe that the heart does go on, Once more you open the door, And you're here in my heart, And my heart will go on and on
They climbed the last few steps and looked out at the horror scene before them. The once beautiful deck had become a battle field. Bodies of helpless innocents were everywhere, all dead. And high above, the twinkling stars were hidden by hundreds and thousands of dark haired Saiyins, all with tails and the same devilish grin on every face.
The force field was broken. Some Saiyins were blasting through the halls, looking for innocents still in their rooms. There were seven sailor senshi (Pluto not yet arrived) near the front of the ship, helplessly trying to battle the Saiyins.
Usagi turned and almost screamed. There on the right of the ship was the evil Queen Beryl of the Negaverse, surrounded by a host of her youmas, all battling Queen Serenity. The four Negaverse generals, looking bored, headed over to the already weakened sailor senshi and began blasting them as well. She watched, helpless, as her great friend and protector, Mercury, fell. "Iie . . . . . . . ." she said, not accepting the truth. "NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!"
The anger was bubbling over inside Trunks as well. "Okay, enough watching," he said. "They need my help." He powered up and was about to take off when Usagi grabbed his hand.
"Please, Tru-chan, let me help. I can fight."
"Iie, Usa-chan. You have given me something in my life that no one can ever take away. You have shown me that life does not have to be all fighting. I can't risk losing you. Promise me that you won't interfere, no matter what."
"I promise," came the barely audible reply.
He smiled and kissed her. "Thank you. Ai shiteru, Usa-chan. Always you will be in my heart. Always and forever."
"Always and forever," she echoed as he took off and powered up to SSJ to try to distract the Saiyins. She watched him anxiously and didn't even see Neptune fall and Uranus scream in agony. "Always and forever."
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Love can touch us one time, And last for a lifetime, And never let go till we're oneThe Saiyin force had split in half. Half went towards the senshi and half went towards Trunks. A few others continued to roam the halls. The senshi had it slightly easier than before, but they were already greatly weakened. A Saiyin threw a small ki blast at Venus, and she fell (more from exhaustion than the blast).
"Finish her off!" Zoicite yelled to Nephlite.
Nephlite hesitated. He couldn't hurt her. She was too sweet, too innocent. Those few moments he had spent with her had truly opened his heart. He couldn't kill her. Not now.
"Fine, I'll do it myself," yelled Zoicite when Nephlite didn't move. Zoicite gathered up a huge orb of dark energy and threw it at the fallen Vesuvian Princess. She screamed and was thrown into the air, but even before she hit the ground, her life had flown from her body.
"Iie," muttered Nephlite. "Iie . . . . ."
He didn't see, nor did he care, as the combined attacks of Mars and Jupiter hit him. His body fell to the ground, cold and lifeless. The first fallen Negaverse general.
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One by one, the sailor senshi were slowly and steadily falling. Mars was next. Hotaru had had enough. She held up her glaive. "SILENT WALL!"
"Saturn, you won't have enough energy left," said Jupiter, as the din of battle was suddenly silent around them.
"I'll be . . . ::huff:: alright. Must . . . ::huff:: help," panted the small girl.
"Enough!" yelled Uranus. The wall fell, but there was little assault against the three remaining senshi. The four, now three, generals had given their Queen a break as they battled Serenity-sama. Beryl was chatting almost casually with a furious Endymion, as Serenity destroyed Zoicite, enraging Malachite.
And the strange golden-haired Saiyin boy was fighting all the Saiyins at once (now only little more than half the original number), and . . . surprisingly . . . holding his own. Saiyins were dropping like flies around him. The senshi got into their fighting stances as several Saiyins on the outskirts of the battle noticed them and charged.
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"What are you doing, Beryl?" screamed Endymion at the evil Queen. "This ruthless massacre wasn't part of the plan!"
Beryl smiled innocently and twirled a piece of hair on her finger. "No... not the *original* plan. It was the Saiyins' idea. They wanted to kill the Lunarians. So I said ok. Why? Don't you like it?" Beryl put on her best puppy dog face and tried to look cute. [Um, no.]
"Enough games!" replied Endymion. "This is insane! Call off your soldiers! Stop this meaningless battle!"
"Oh, it's not meaningless, Mamo-kun. This is a battle between two races that have been enemies for who knows how long. Truthfully, I'm just here for the show... and to make the show go a little faster."
She pushed up her sleeves. "Excuse me now, I think I see someone that I need to destroy." Beryl jumped high into the air, but no matter how much Endymion screamed, he could not make her come back.
He turned and caught sight of what Beryl had seen: Usagi-hime standing alone and unprotected by the wall. "NOOOOO!!!!!!" he screamed, running toward her.
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Usagi stood alone, hiding as much as she could. She wanted to scream out every time she saw one of her senshi, her greatest friends, fall. But she couldn't. She wanted to fight, to help them. But she couldn't. She couldn't break her promise.
She anxiously watched Trunks, not noticing Beryl until it was too late. The evil Queen had gathered a ball of negative energy into her hands, and threw it at the oblivious princess.
She turned as she heard Endymion scream. "NOOOOO!!!!!!" He threw himself in front of her. The force of the impact threw them both against the wall. Endymion fell, on top of Usagi. [A bit OOC for Mamo-baka, but oh well. ::sigh:: No bashing. Gomen. It'll have to wait till the sequel.]
Her body ached, but she slowly got up, shaking his body. "Endymion? . . . Endymion?? . . . . . . . Mamoru?" There was no reply. "He's . . . he's dead." She looked up at Beryl. The Negaverse Queen seemed frozen in shock. Suddenly her face turned to that of pure hate.
"YOU KILLED HIM!!! YOU KILLED MY LOVER!!!!!! I WILL TEACH YOU TO PAY!!!!!!!"
Usagi's eyes widened as she watched the originally small orb grow. It was the size of a basketball . . . the circumference of a hula-hoop . . . bigger than a bed . . . bigger than an elephant! Still it continued to grow.
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Love was when I loved you, One true time I hold to, In my life we'll always go on
Trunks turned just in time to see the huge ball of negative energy leave Beryl's hands. He screamed, a horrible piercing scream.
Using the speed only known to Super Saiyins, he flew in front of Usagi and shoved her out of the way. [He didn't even bother to control his strength when he pushed her, so let's just say she almost hit the other end of the deck.]
He turned just in time to see the huge orb and hundreds of Saiyin blasts aimed at him before they hit. The force of the impact pushed Trunks far across the deck. But the power . . . . . . Anyone within a hundred feet was killed instantaneously. Even Usagi, who was much farther away, felt like she herself was being blasted and lost even more energy. Everyone on the ship felt it.
Legend claims that throughout the galaxy and even the universe, all paused as it hit. Good and evil alike paused and looked up, just in time to see the mighty young warrior fall. His body hit the ground not far from where Usagi was. She crawled towards him and kneeled in front of his almost lifeless body.
"Tru-chan," she whispered, tears spilling down her face. "Tru-chan!"
He groaned and looked up into her crystalline eyes. "Usa-chan."
"Tru-chan, why? Why did you do this?" Tears were pouring like rivers out of her eyes.
"Ai shiteru, Usa-chan. Always and forever," he said softly, breathing heavily.
"I-I can heal you. Please let me heal you!"
"Always and forever?"
"Al-Always and forever," Usagi sobbed.
"Usa-chan, you don't have enough energy left to heal me. Live, Usa-chan, live on. Live a happy life. Live until you are old and weary. And then, maybe one day, we will be together again. In Paradise. Where there will be no wars, no hate, and both our races will be happy together. One day."
"Tru-chan," Usagi whispered, silent tears soaking her face. "Don't leave me Tru-chan. I need you. I love you. Always. Always and forever."
Trunks's voice was raspy. "Al- Always and for- forever." His eyes closed and he breathed his last.
Queen Beryl slowly got to her feet (she had fallen after putting all her energy into the blast). "WHAT?!?!" she screamed as she saw the Princess. "HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO KILL YOU? AHH!!!"
The evil Queen threw ball after ball of negative energy at the young princess. Usagi did not turn. She made no effort to defend herself. She was barely aware as life left her body and it fell forward onto Trunks's chest. [Think of how she falls on Mamo-baka after she discovers she is Moon Princess and passes out.] 'I'll be joining you sooner than you thought, Tru-chan.'
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Near, far, wherever you are, I believe that the heart does go on, Once more you open the door, And you're here in my heart, And my heart will go on and on
Queen Serenity screamed as she saw her daughter fall. "Enough!" she said. She held her hand over her heart, over her crystal, and prayed. 'Ginzuishou, please grant me the power to destroy my enemies. No matter what the cost.'
A silvery aura surrounded her. Her eyes snapped open, grim and determined. "FINAL SILENCE!!!" A great blanket of silvery light shot out of all sides of her body and soon covered the ship. All evil under it immediately died. Beryl screamed and tried to flee, but even she was caught.
Soon the silvery light faded into little more than a twinkling mist, revealing all the loses of battle. Queen Serenity fell, her energy almost completely drained. Luna and Artimes ran to their Queen from their hiding spot, as the sun peaked its yellowy face over the horizon. The dawn of the Millennial Year.
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Sailor Pluto, eternal Guardian of the Time Gates, opened a portal and stepped through. She gasped at the horror scene before her and clutched her staff for support. "I was too late... again." Queen Serenity groaned, opened her eyes, and looked up at the distressed senshi. She smiled. Pluto ran to her and knelt by her side, grasping her hand.
"My Queen, forgive me."
The Queen just smiled. "It's all right, Setsuna. If you had come, you would have been killed with all the rest. You have other responsibilities as Time Guardian. After all, if you were killed, who would be there to protect the past and future and all times and dimensions?"
Setsuna muttered something that sounded like "Cronous", but out loud she only said "Did the Saiyin boy cause this?"
"Iie," replied the Queen. "Actually, he helped. Beryl and the Negaverse and a multitude of other Saiyins invaded and we were helpless. He and the senshi were the few able to fight, but it did not take long for them all to go down, too. I remember glancing at the remaining senshi- Jupiter, Uranus, and Saturn. Jupiter was killed as a ki blast and an orb of negative energy hit her already weakened body. Uranus threw herself in front of a blast meant for Saturn. Saturn couldn't take it. She used her mightiest attack and destroyed half the Saiyins, unfortunately destroying herself as well. And the Saiyin, Trunks . . . . . . . he saved my Usagi, even though it only delayed her death."
The Queen wiped away a tear. "Tell me, Setsuna, what happened to the other kingdoms- from Mercury to Pluto, and my home. What happened to the Moon?"
The Time Guardian sighed. "Several hosts of Saiyins, such as the ones Trunks first destroyed, were sent out. They were sent to find the Selenity, but also to destroy the kingdoms of the Alliance. They did just that. They destroyed the planets- Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and the Moon. They are all no longer habitable. All the royal families on all the planets and all the moons were killed. The survivors are only a handful of peasants from each planet, and they are all fleeing to Earth, the one planet untouched by this destruction." [because of Mamo-baka's alliance with Beryl, but they don't know this.]
The Queen sighed and wiped away another tear. "So many innocent lives. Yes, I must do it," she said, as though finally deciding something. She placed her hand over her crystal again, and suddenly all the bodies were surrounded in a silvery aura. That aura hardened to become a hollow crystal.
"My Queen?" asked Pluto.
Queen Serenity opened her eyes. "I cannot stand this, Setsuna. I am sending everyone . . . EVERYONE . . . to a new and happier future. Saiyins first," she said, as the Saiyin corpses rose into the air and floated away. "They will start a new life on Vegeta-sei. Hopefully, it will be a happier, prosperous time for them."
She then turned to her feline counselors. "Luna, Artimes. My good friends and trusted advisors. You will be sent to the future with everyone else here. The passengers and lesser members of court killed will never remember this time. But I need you to reawaken the senhsi. The senshi of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and the Moon. I believe the Outer senshi will have other aids. The senshi of the lesser moons will not be reawakened unless you are in dire need. You will remember little of this time until you find my daughter and reveal her true identity as Moon Princess. Unfortunately, the Negaverse will be reincarnated in your time as well. There is nothing I can do to prevent this, but you must fight them." The lunar cats nodded and bowed.
"Goodbye, my friends, I will miss you greatly," she said as they were encased in cages and rose, with the other crystals, into the air.
"You will be greatly missed, Serenity-sama," Luna called back. "Thank you for everything."
The Queen smiled. "You may not see me, but I will always be there, watching over you." The crystals floated away to a new life on Earth. "Goodbye, my Bunny," the Queen whispered softly.
One crystal remained. The Queen turned to Setsuna. "So Trunks *is* from the future?"
Setsuna nodded. "Indeed he is. He used a time machine and was able to pass beyond the gates without my consent. He was sent to warn friends in another time, but somehow his machine malfunctioned and he was brought here."
"Would you call it fate or just pure coincidence?"
Setsuna sighed. "Well, your majesty, in his case I believe it was fated that he would come to this time. And meet your daughter."
"Then they really did love each other, didn't they?"
Pluto slowly nodded and the Queen sighed. "Their future looks grim. Usagi is needed in her new dimension and Trunks is needed in his own... and that of his friends. It would be impossible to love across dimensions. Therefore, for their own happiness, I have modified everyone's memories. To the senshi, there was never an SMS Selenity. They were in a part on the Moon when Beryl attacked. Usagi will only remember loving Mamoru. And all the senshi and Mamoru will only remember the same."
"Trunks," the Queen said gesturing, as his crystal rose into the air and floated away. "Will remember nothing of the Silver Millennium. His life will soon continue where it left off; he will arrive in his friends' dimension to warn them. I need you to guard him, Setsuna. Watch over him as he travels through time. I will use my remaining energy to recreate his machine for him to arrive in in the future, but then I will die."
Setsuna looked like she was about to interrupt, but the Queen continued. "No, Setsuna. Return to the Time Gates; you are needed. I will stay here. It is my last wish." Setsuna silently nodded with a pained look in her eyes, and opened a portal and stepped through.
She glanced back, and the Queen managed a smile. "Watch over Trunks, my good and faithful friend, and please, keep my Bunny safe." Setsuna nodded and bowed and disappeared.
The Queen closed her eyes and breathed her last. Her body became a shimmering mist, and soon the entire ship, too, became nothing more than a cloud of twinkling silver mist. It floated up, high in the sky, to the Moon.
Many say the Moon glowed brighter the next night than ever before. Tsukino Usagi sat by her window, staring up at it. She had always felt connected to that Moon, even before she learned she was Sailor Moon. [Hasn't yet remembered past or become princess.] But there was always someone else. Her memories were like a dense fog, and she could she little. But why . . . . . . why did she always remember lavender?
Trunks was back in the future, staring at the same bright Moon. He had warned Goku and soon the androids would come to their time. But this Moon seemed to call him and calm him. It was so bright and so beautiful.
When he was younger, he would have transformed as he stared at it, but one day that did happen and Gohan had been forced to cut off his tail. Now he was safe. But that Moon . . . . . . . . Gold. Why was it always gold? Something . . . something very special to him. A promise? He shook his head. What was he talking about? He knew his past- all too well. It was all death and fighting. He left the window, still wondering.
There is some love that will not go away.
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AN: ::wipes away a tear:: And so it ends.
Or does it?
Any Titanic fanatic should know that that is not the end of the song. There is another verse (well not really a whole verse) about being reunited. Look for the sequel!! It is already up, called "Always & Forever".
I really liked writing this fic and I hope you enjoyed reading it. Domo arigato for all your dedication to this fic and please review one final time.
May your days always have joy; and your nights, serenity.
~Calli-chan, signing off
