~ FINAL ACT ~
Myself, Mamoru and all of the other girls opened our eyes after teleporting to find ourselves standing on a crystal octagon shaped dais suspended in the air within the middle of a vast black nothingness all around us, eight crystalline pillars rising from each of the points where the lines of the octagon met. "What is this place," Mako-chan asked looking around. "Not really sure, but I feel so on edge here," Ami-chan answered as the rest of us nodded our heads in agreement looking around. "I was thinking of Chibiusa-chan, and how I wanted to save her," Luna said, "so was I," I said as Mamoru squeezed my hand in support hearing the waver in my voice. "Us as well," Rei-chan said as the other girls nodded their heads in agreement. "So our powers took us to where Chibi-usa is," Mamoru said looking around as all of us did though none of us saw Black Lady.
"So, you have come to play your pathetic mind games with me again, I promise you this time they will not work," Black Lady's voice said as our eyes snapped towards the direction where her voice was coming to see her standing before us Luna-P laying on the ground beside her. "Soon the increased power of the Black Crystal shall flow through the Dark Gate and be amplified through my body, destroying first this Earth that has brought me nothing but pain, and then everything else as well. So that none shall feel the pain that I have," Black Lady said raising her hands causing dark energy in the form of lightning stuck the tops of each of the crystalline pillars around us as a portal started to swirl above our heads. "Please, Chibi-usa, don't do this, if you do it will destroy you to," I begged of her.
"Don't pretend that you care, none of you have ever cared. No one loves me, so what if I give my life for this purpose their will be none that care," Black Lady said actual tears coming to her ruby like eyes though they never fell. "Your wrong Chibiusa-chan, we all love you, that is why we are here, because we do care, and we would never blame you for anything," Luna said stepping towards Black Lady who lowered her hands looking at Luna a hint of something besides the darkness clouding her mind shining behind those ruby like eyes. "Lies, all lies, Wiseman said not to listen to you, that you are simply trying to save this planet that has brought me nothing but the pain of betrayal." "Wiseman is the liar," Ami-chan said. "He only wants you for your power," Rei-chan added.
"But we love you, powers or not," Mako-chan said as Minako said, "because powers or none we will always care for you." "This feeling, what is this warmth I feel," Black Lady said her voice wavering once again as Chibi-usa's voice started to break through the cold uncaring tone. "That is the love we feel for you," Mamoru said taking my hand, "it is a wonderful feeling isn't it," I said as we took cautious steps towards her. "Love, is that what this feeling is, no you, you're lying," Black Lady said grabbing her forehead as if she were in pain. "Onegai, believe in us, in the love we all hold for you in our hearts," I said as a familiar blinding white light so pure that it actually had a blue tent filled the room as with the appearance of the Illusion Silver Crystal I felt something change and looking down I saw an elegant gown that seemed to my eyes to be sewn from silver moonbeams as I felt the weight of a tiara in my hair.
"Mama," Chibi-usa's voice said from Black Lady's mouth as all of the girls gasped smiled down at me whispering the words, "you look just like her," speaking of Neo-Queen Serenity as he and I turned towards Chibi-usa. "That's right my little one, remember now, our true feelings for you," I said as the Illusion Silver Crystal began to pulsate with energy throughout the otherwise dark room as I heard Black Lady, no Chibi-usa's voice gasp in surprise the hands raised to her forehead as if in pain dropping to her side. "I, I remember. Usagi-chan, Mamo-chan, Ami-chan, Rei-chan, Mako-chan, Minako-chan. None of you, you would never blame me for what happened that day, how didn't I see this before," Chibi-usa's voice said as the image of Black Lady started to fade from around her. "You all love me, truly love me," she said embracing me in a hug as the image of Black Lady completely faded and a sleeping Chibi-usa now rested in my arms.
The image of Neo-Queen Serenity that I had become faded as the Illusion Silver Crystal's pulse faded the magical jewel coming to rest within my palm that I extended from underneath Chibi-usa's sleeping form still keeping her tucked safely in my arms. "You did it, Usagi," Mamoru said supporting me as in exhaustion I leaned into his comforting grasp. "Oh," Chibi-usa said her now warm and brown eyes so much like my own opening as we all gathered around her smiles on our faces. "Chibi-usa your ok, I'm so glad," I said my voice tired as I allowed Chibi-usa down, as she with a frown could tell how drained of energy I was. "Oh Usagi, I'm so sorry, this is all my fault. You had to use the Illusion Silver Crystal in order to save me, and it drained you of your energy," Chibi-usa said tears falling without shame from her eyes.
"There is nothing to forgive, I would do it all again, if it meant that you were safe," I said as Luna came to her friends side opening her arms with a smile as Chibi-usa went into them crying as we all pretended not to notice anything going on. "Come on lets get out of here," Minako-chan said as a dark menacing laughter filled the air as all of the girls tensed and clutching his fist Mamoru said, "Wiseman," as the cloaked figure materialized within the room. "Did you really think that I would simply give up, Small Lady is free of my control but she has already done her job, the Dark Gate has been opened." "Impossible," Mamoru said as all of the girls took a defensive stance in front of myself, Mamoru and Chibi-usa who was now standing next to Luna the youngest of the sailor guardians putting her own body between Wiseman and her friend.
"Nothing is impossible, and with the Dark Gate opened this world, no everything shall be as nothing, and given to the void, all in the name of the Death Phantom," Wiseman's voice said seeming to change into an even more dark and evil tone, as dark energy tried to strike us only to be stopped by a shield of white energy created by the Illusion Silver Crystal still in my hands. "I will not allow you to do as you please anymore Wiseman. You manipulated the members of the Black Moon Family for your own twisted goals. You caused the Ayakashi sisters to know nothing but the darkness and evil that you brought to Nemesis. You poisoned the mind of a young girl, making her think there was no one in this world who loved her.
"You are not an emissary to Death Phantom are you Wiseman, you are Death Phantom," I said as my sailor fuku faded and I found myself standing in the familiar white gown, knowing that I had called upon the power of Princess Serenity, my past self in order to protect my husband, my friends, my future daughter and the entire world. "Very astute princess of the moon, but not even the light of the Ginzuishou can stop me now," Wiseman said sending streams of dark energy towards me that I met with pulsating waves of light from the Illusion Silver Crystal. "Don't give up, Usagi-chan," I heard Ami-chan's voice yell. "It's working Usagi, keep it up," Rei-chan added. "Be strong Usagi," Mako-chan said, "we're with you," Minako-chan said. "My love," I heard Mamoru's voice even though it was but a whisper.
"Mamo-chan, this is my fault, all my fault," Chibi-usa said crying into Mamoru's chest but as the tears fell a crystal formed and there floating before the young child was her mother's Illusion Silver Crystal, the crystal that she thought she had lost when she was only going to borrow its power, the magical jewel that she now realized had gone within her very body, recognizing her as a princess of the moon kingdom. "Mamo-chan, I have to use the Ginzuishou. I have to help Usagi-chan," the small child said to Mamoru, "but," was all he said before his future daughter gave him a look of determination that he knew all to well as he had seen it in Usagi's eyes many times before. "Your right, Chibi-usa we have to use fight Death Phantom with everything we got," he said as with a smile and nod of her head Chibi-usa turned walking towards Usagi holding the Illusion Silver Crystal from the future before her its pulsating light matching that of Usagi's as her cloths were replaced with a white gown.
"Chibi-usa," I said looking over to the child who only held up her own crystal its pulsating light in syncing with my own. "Two silver crystal's, no how can this be," Death Phantom said as Chibi-usa said, "please everyone help give us the power to fight," as all of the girls shared a look before closing their eyes the jewels of their tiara's sparkling like stars within the heavens. "Mercury Star Power," "Mars Star Power," "Jupiter Star Power," "Venus Star Power," the four guardians said the lights of their energy joining with the combined powers of the Illusion Silver Crystal of both the past and the future. "Try all you like, you can't stop me, not even with all of your powers combined," Death Phantom said as all of us our souls linked through our bonds said, "Be purified Death Phantom," our powers combining and pulsating like the colors of a rainbow.
"This can not be, what is this power," Death Phantom screamed as the black energy was broken like a window being smashed by a brick as our combined powers smashed into the cloaked figure the image of a skull beneath the hood being the last thing we saw as Death Phantom's body was purified being reduced to nothing but fine silver dust as the rainbow colored beam of light traveled through the Dark Gate towards the Black Crystal upon Nemesis reducing it to unusable shards and closing the Dark Gate forever.
* PGSM R *
Sailor Moon and Chibi-usa's bodies seemed to float in a rainbow colored nothingness both of their eyes closed. "We did it Chibi-usa, you were so brave," Usagi's voice seemed to drift from the multicolored void around the two peaceful looking figures. "Yes, and now Wiseman, the Death Phantom and the Black Crystal are gone never to be used for evil again." "We're are we," Usagi's voice said, "are, do you thing we are dead," Chibi-usa's small voice asked. "You are not dead," a voice like Usagi's but more older and wiser answered. "Mama," Chibi-usa said with a smile her and Usagi's dream like forms eyes opening. "The Illusion Silver Crystal of the past and the future created a miracle, allowing both of you to live and the Ginzuishou of this time and our own my wonderful daughter to remain whole. It is time to go back now, your friends are waiting," Neo-Queen Serenity's voice said as Usagi and Chibi-usa found themselves leaving the strange void they had been within.
* PGSM R *
With a deep sigh I opened my eyes and looked up to see Mamoru with tears in his eyes as I looked up at him with a warm and tender smile. "Mamoru, minna," I said, looking to the other girls who were whipping tears from their own eyes, looking across from the circle the girls had formed to see Chibi-usa's unmoving form within a crying Luna's arms. "Uh," the young child said her own eyes lazily drifting open. "Hey," she said as I almost flew from Mamoru's arms towards Luna and Chibi-usa taking them both in my arms thanking anyone who was listening that she was ok. "Let's go home," Mamoru said coming up behind me placing his hands on my shoulders. "Hai," I said as Mamoru helped me stand after I had released Chibi-usa and Luna from my grasp both staying close to my side to show that they didn't mind what I had done as they cared for me just as much as I did them.
Standing in a circle our hands linked Mamoru combined his powers with our own as using the last of our strength we used Sailor Teleport to leave the Dark Crystal Palace that was starting to fade in golden sparkles of light only to appear back in Tokyo our henshin's faded as we all looked to the smiling faces of the four Shitennou who were also wearing civilian cloths. "Welcome back," Jadeite said, though it was Zoicite who caused us all to laugh as he added, "as if we ever doubted them."
"Once again have you brought peace to Earth. The threat of Wiseman, no Death Phantom would never again plaque Earth, Nemesis, or any other planet ever again. Arigato, my princess, prince of earth, guardians of the princess, Shitennou of the Earth's prince, advisors to the Lunarian throne, domo arigato minna," Sailor Pluto said watching those in question from the garnet orb located on the top of her key like staff an almost lonely but still tender smile on her lips knowing that the gates of time were at rest once again.
~ NOTE ~
That my loyal readers is the end of The Final Act, and believe it or not I am not finished yet as I have one more chapter left to write. I hope that you have enjoyed reading this story as much as I have enjoyed writing it. From the beginning I knew that I had quite the task ahead of me creating a world based on the amazing live action drama Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon and it is my hope that this fan-fiction has lived up to your every expectation.
It is also my hope that my love for not only Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, but the Anime and Manga Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon was made clear with every word I wrote and every chapter I completed. I think I only really have one thing left to say before wrapping this note up and that is simply this . . .
Sailor Moon! Forever!
Until the Special Act (ACT 14) I remain a . . .
KuRSeofTime
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If you have any questions about the Japanese words or honorifics all you need do is ask.
sailor-ice: Thank you for your kind words and support of my story. I am glad to know that my fan-fiction has been met with such support from you and others as well.
xoxoPAUxoxo: I thank you for your support and I am glad that with every update I make you still come back to read and review my fan-fiction. Rini, was worse in the Spanish version, wow, just wow! She must have been a real, well I think you know the word I want to use there but I will not. No wonder myself and I am sure others avoid the North American DIC "adaptation" like the plaque stick with the original Japanese.