Chapter 12: The Strange Ally Revealed: A Star's Promise For Hope!

Nephrite finally made it into the castle. In the castle were more Starlight looking warriors, but their outfit looked more like long robes, almost like befitting royalty of some sort. Nephrite made it to two big entrance doors, and one of the guards said "Halt! State your name and your reasoning to enter into the Audience Chamber." Nephrite then said "My name is Neru, and I am here to discuss important matters with our Princess." The guard was looking over names on a scroll. The name Neru wasn't on the scroll at all. The guard said "Who are you really?" Nephrite then just used his negative energy to hypnotize both guards and both guards said "You may enter into her Majesty's chamber…" Nephrite then entered and saw a beautiful and ornate chair on the other side of the room, and the room was very big and very wide. Everything was as if you were to walk in a Renaissance age castle, where everything had perfect detail right down to the nitty gritty. The Princess sat in the chair and said "Hello…" Nephrite then came up to her and knelt and said "Hello my dear princess." Princess Kakyuu said "Rise." Nephrite then said "Your majesty, I come to ask you a question regarding a sort of power source." The Princess said "Yes…go on." Nephrite continued "It has occurred to me that someone has been using a sort of power to reach planet Earth, and has been trying desperately to reach a certain person, but is having trouble. It is said this power source is equal to that of the Millenium Silver Crystal. Is this true?" Kakyuu said "Yes, it is. They have been given strict orders to contact this person by me. Why are you interested in knowing this information?" Nephrite continued "I wanted to know because I, my Princess, have been asked to help with communicating with this person through space. If I could find the person that's been doing this on your planet, then I will help with the transmission of it, since Chaos is what is blocking the communication to begin with. Where may I find this person?" Kakyuu then said "South of here, there is a beautiful spring, and in this spring harvests our Planet's Crystal which is being used by a loyal subject to communicate to this person. There you shall find the answers that you seek." Nephrite then bowed and said "Thank you my Princess!"

Nephrite then left the Audience Chamber, and Jeeves (Princess Kakyuu's royal servant) said "Princess…why did you give him the wrong information? I thought you were having troubles trying to contact Princess Serenity." Kakyuu replied "I have been trying to contact Princess Serenity it's true, and yes, I am struggling with trying to get the message across because of all the Chaos, however, that man is not to be trusted. I sensed an evil aura around him, and I'm not giving away any secrets that shouldn't belong in another person's mind to begin with." Jeeves then said "But…what if he comes back? For all we know, he could come back killing all of us off." Kakyuu said "Well, if he comes back, hopefully by then I'll be gone." Jeeves said "But what if you aren't gone? What if you're still here?" Kakyuu said "Then I guess you, among the other royal Starlights, will have to battle him. I need as much time as possible to give my message to Serenity. If I'm not allowed the allotted amount of time to give her my message, then the fate of the whole universe is doomed to live in Chaos forever. My message must reach her, for she must know about her true final form, and how to obtain it! Only then will Chaos be gone for good!" Jeeves said "We'll do our best your Majesty."

Chaos took a look at where Nephrite was. All of a sudden, it became clear as to where he was. Chaos hoped that whatever Nephrite found would help them press on and not remain stagnant. Zoisite then appeared and Chaos said "Ah, Zoisite…I see you haven't collected Star Seeds this time around." Zoisite said "Yes but your majesty, you must understand, they have a way of destroying the discs." Chaos said "Yes, I know…I watched the whole battle unfold not too long ago. What I'm about to give you, however, will change all of that. It's time for a change of pace." Chaos snapped two solid fingers and the bracelets turned black. Chaos said "There…now whenever someone uses a crystal, they'll be in for a rude awakening, for they can't stop us now from getting Star Seeds. Go Zoisite and fulfil your mission." Zoisite left, and Chaos grinned thinking Just a few more Scouts left and then I shall have what I want! Enjoy your days right now Princess Serenity, because in a few short days, I shall be able to obtain the most powerful object in the whole universe!

Sailor Black Hole finally did it! She got rid of every single enemy that resided in the labeled rooms. As Sailor Black Hole finally made it back to her room, since a guard would come to her room soon to check on her, Sailor Black Hole felt a huge pain shoot up through her whole body. The end was near. Her Star Seed would soon be non-existant. She started to become transparent, and she started to fall to the ground, fading in and out of existence. Sailor Black Hole thought This is it….I've failed my planet. Soon I'll be nothing but a memory. But, they don't call me Sailor Black Hole for no reason. I may be near death, but there is one more thing I can do yet. Sailor Black Hole reached in her pocket, taking out her wand. She pointed it at wall in her room and shouted "Black Hole Teleportation." Nothing happened. Sailor Black Hole sighed, knowing that with so much negative energy around, not even a simple teleportation was possible. But she had to try to get back her Star Seed. She tried again "Black Hole Teleportation!" Nothing. Sailor Black Hole continued, each attempt failing as she lay hopelessly, hoping for something to give as she faded in and out.

The same dream befell Usagi, but the end was different almost everytime. This time, as she lay almost lifeless in front of a frozen Chaos, with a repaired Millenium Silver Crystal, the light in front of her that pulsated began to take form into a feminine silhouette. She still couldn't tell who she was, but she knew that whoever this person was, was trying desperately to tell her something. Usagi asked "Please, tell me, who are you?!" The silhouette said "I'm sorry and I apologize you can't see my complete form, but who I am isn't important right now. What's important is what I'm about to say. I have been trying to reach you for what seems like a very long time. I'm here to give you an answer to truly defeat Chaos. In order to defeat Chaos, you must….oh no…my power…it's going out again. I'm afraid the dream is about to end. All I can say is this Serenity, take heart! You have it within you to save the Universe! I must go….till next time!" Usagi then woke up, quickly looked at the time. Still nighttime…she could still have a good night's rest without having to worry about being late for school. Thank God!

Setsuna on the other hand, wasn't having much luck. Once again, the same dream about 3 Stars twinkling out by the negative energy of Zoisite was replayed. Setsuna woke up….not sure if her dream mean't that the Starlights will die or not. Uncertain of these events, she decided this time to not consult with the other Scouts. This time, instead of worrying anyone else, she would keep a close eye on what happened to them. Since she broke her taboo of having the power to stop time, she no longer has to worry about breaking it. Even though it takes a lot out of her, and it takes a lot of power to perform such an action, she's decided that enough is enough. This time, she along with the other Scouts have to reach the conclusion that they must be willing to pull out all the stops, because the loss of any Scout at this point in time, must never happen!

Zoisite appeared on Earth, this time ready and began her search for the Scouts again. This time, they're not gonna escape her grasp.

All the Scouts were gathered at Minako's house as usual, this time with Artemis, Luna, and Diane. Luna said "Scouts, we have something critical to report to you all. While every single one of you have been battling evil, Artemis, Diane, and I have decided to track down Chaos's stronghold. We haven't honed in on the planet in the Universe she has decided to take refuge, however, we have found an negative energy source located in the Andromeda Galaxy, which is near the Milkyway Galaxy, and we can confirm that one of the planets in that galaxy holds Chaos's stronghold. We are now trying to figure out which planet, and when we do, I think it would be beneficial for the group that we have left to go out and confront Chaos." A moment of quiet entered the room. Makato then broke the silence by saying "I say bring it! I've had enough of this "Chaos." First she resurrects our enemies, then she takes our loved ones. Luna, whenever you find this person's stronghold, we'll be ready!" Usagi thought about bringing up the dreams she's been having…but, in a certain sense, she did promise Rei that she wouldn't bring it up till the very end. On the other hand though, maybe if she brought it up, it would boost the morale of the group. However, not really knowing what the future has in store, she decided to keep quiet a little longer. She wanted to make sure when she told the group she would have the entire dream come to fruition. At least then not only would she be in the dark anymore, the group wouldn't be in the dark anymore.

As the group left the group meeting, Zoisite appeared in front of them and shot negative energy at them causing an explosion to happen and the entire group splitting up as they flew in the air because of the impact of the explosion. As they all flew, you could hear one after the other transform.

"Jupiter Princess Power Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake Up!"

"Venus Princess Power Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake Up!"

"Fighter Star Power Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake Up!"

"Healer Star Power Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake Up!"

"Maker Star Power Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake Up!"

"Pluto Princess Planet Power Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake Up!"

"Moon Prism Power!" (Mini-Moon's Transformation. Sorry, I've been leaving her out for a good portion of this story.)

"Moon Eternal Princess Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake Up!"

As they all landed on the ground, all of them got up and started attacking towards Zoisite.

"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!"

Zoisite dodged the attack.

"Jupiter Oak Evolution!"

Zoisite dodged that attack too.

The Starlights started to combine their attacks again, hoping this time they land a hit.

"Star Sensitive Inferno!"

"Star Gentle Uterus!"

"Star Serious Laser!"

Zoisite once again disappeared and reappeared behind them, getting ready to aim discs at them.

Serenity this time decided to negate the attack. Getting out the Millenium Silver Crystal from her tiara, she shouted "Moon Millenium Silver Crystal Illuminate!" The light from the Crystal started to pulsate.

Discs immediately shot out, 3 pairs of them heading straight for the three Starlights. As Serenity's crystal's light shot out from the crystal itself and hit the discs, the discs this time kept going.

Pluto, seeing all of this go down, immediately used her Garnet Rod. Time stopped, and the only ones who could move were the Starlights. The Starlights looked around and Fighter said "What's going on?" Sailor Pluto said "I've stopped time briefly, hurry and get out—" Suddenly Pluto's power stopped working, and the discs hit all of the Starlights, causing three bright yellow Star Seeds to come out. Zoisite gathered all three and disappeared.

Serenity and friends immediately went to the Starlights. Serenity said "Fighter…Maker…Healer…why?! Please…please say that there's a way you guys can still fight on!" Serenity started to be filled with tears again. Fighter looked at Serenity and said "Princess Serenity…we came back to Earth because we wanted to help you. We love you, everyone loves you. You've inspired us to always be the best at anything we do. I only hope in the next life…" Fighter started to cry a little too "In the next life…I can be just as strong as you are." Maker then cried and said "I'm afraid I don't have anything smart to say this time around. Scouts, this is your biggest challenge yet. Don't let your losses get the best of you. Learn from your mistakes. Life is too short to mourn over the loss of someone…" Healer then cried and said "I will miss you all terribly. I love each and every one of you, and that is a promise!" Jupiter then looked up at the sky and said "SHOW YOURSELF CHAOS, SHOW YOURSELF!"

Venus then said "Wait…Pluto, when time was stopped, I happen to see you stop it, but then some outside force caused time to continue. What happened exactly?" Pluto said "I felt Chaos stop my attack….and yet, she didn't seem to appear. I think what's going on is, Chaos has been spreading so thickly throughout the universe, that the powers that was given to us are also starting to wear away. I think we need to meetup with Luna, Artemis, and Diane to see what they've found."

Princess Kakyuu saw that Sailor Black Hole's Star Seed was about to fade. Princess Kakyuu then summoned Jeeves and spoke "Jeeves, I'm afraid the time has come to part ways. Remember, no one is to know about my power being equal to that of the Millenium Silver Crystal and no one is to know about my mission. This is imperative. If that same person comes back asking for more answers, you are to lead my army and stop him at all costs. The plans have been set into motion. The battle of ages will finally be put to rest. The only thing I can rely on now is fate, but if the future reads true, Princess Serenity will save the Universe. I must go now without a moments rest. Goodbye Jeeves!" Jeeves said "Goodbye Princess Kakyuu, and if this is our last goodbye, it has been an honor being your royal servant." Princess Kakyuu smiled but then started to float and flew away from her home planet.