Book Twelve-City of Angels

A perfect place cannot exist because there is always greed and envy. The Universe is in a giant pendulum of balance between gravity and power, and between light and darkness. Do you believe in Guardian Angels, or Angels in general? People deny the existence of things they can not understand, in such manner it is easier to justify oneself, and it is just easier I general. Denial is the most used human reaction, just because to allow things that cannot be explained to be true the code in the brain must be wrong, and how can we be wrong? After all we are always right no matter what. We try to justify our actions by making excuses through rationalization. When truthfully we are wrong always, we become our own worst enemies by our inability to be wrong. Truth is we are wrong, about everything, nothing is as it seems, but what is reality except what we think is real? We try to find meaning in everything, but we fail because we stop ourselves from seeing the truth. Everything holds more to its existence than some think. Think of color, without the color Green we couldn't exist, because green is used as a tool to bring oxygen from carbon oxide. That's how it works, we are either used or are using others. We all play a part, whether we like it or not, we are in a big movie production, and each of us are the stars. We all have something that we swear brings us luck, but it isn't the object it is the connection to the object that makes us what we are, or makes us do better. Our connection to others brings out the deep portions of our beings and what lies within us makes us who we really are. That underlying layer is light, love and hope.

The battle between me and Brian was far behind me now, but the way he looked at me, the words he said, and the possibility that deep within he was a good person, and could be healed. I was haunted by him, his every words flowed through my subconscious. I wanted to push it aside, but the harder I tried the more his words came back to me. Was I his son? No, it was a trick, a stumbling stone, I had to rise above this state or I would be consumed by it. I knew I needed more answers, getting to the moon was a purgative, a first-class one. If we didn't get there first, the enemy could gain access to the Multi-dimensional gate, and gain access to the past, they could retrieve the powers and use them against us. I loved Sarah in a way I couldn't even begin to express, but I didn't save the one she loved most of all. Instead I saved the one I loved, it was a profound love, something I couldn't explain in a million years. I understood that she couldn't be with me because if she was she couldn't be with the one she cared for. It was a sticky situation, a web of love, but instead of warmth all it could bring was an ice cold loneliness.

I missed Sarah very much, but I knew she could never love me the way she loved Andrew. Deep inside my fear was becoming realized, I would be alone. I sat so deep in thought I didn't hear what Sailor Uranus said. Since she didn't get a response she sat beside me and said, "Why are you so down? Look at Hotaru she has been low before, but compared to you she is like sunshine, why are you so upset? We have to fight together, even if it is what ails you inside."

I snapped out of deep thought and said, "I heard you talking on the hill above me. You believe I am evil, I have lost everything if I loose you Sailor Scouts."

Sailor Venus jokingly said, "You can hear that far? Well, ok you still have yourself."

I answered, "I might as well reject myself, seems like everyone else has." A brief space of silence followed, then I remembered and said, "This belongs to you!" I gave the Silver Imperium Crystal back to Sailor Moon.

Sailor Moon said, "Thank you", then she stopped to formulate her sentence, she then asked, "how did you feel when you touched the crystal?"

I was shocked by the way she asked the question rather that the question itself, so I said, "The feeling the stone gives off is of pure love. It is a warm light in the darkness of space. "

She asked, "So how did you come to understand its power? Or should I say how can you use it?"

I said, "I don't know, I cant say whether I truly used it or not, I wanted to live, and the crystal burst into a wicked light. The light seemed to flow through me, with a pulse of energy I had never seen of before."

With slight distain Sailor Moon added, "Yes, but you can't use it you are not a member of the moon kingdom."

I couldn't answer, or formulate any words to throw at her, the words that came seemed to have no meaning, "Why cant I? Why would it be wrong? The Crystal chooses when, and where, not who."

Sailor Pluto asked, "Then who chooses?"

I said, "We do, you all do, you have chosen to follow the future Queen to your destiny. Sailor Moon has chosen to follow her path, just as the rest of you have followed your own."

Sailor Moon looked in vague distain, she wondered at my ability to use her crystal rather than just being angry because I did so. Perhaps she was angry at me because she feared that I would become to powerful for her to control. I felt that all of the sailor scouts wondered at my loyalty, they feared I could become an enemy, and now I was beginning to be rejected by them.

I guess they had their reasons, deep inside they knew that they had a past full of pain. Unfortunately they had a hole in their soul, a part missing in their life. I believe that it was slowly tearing at them. Most of their past was hidden from them, perhaps it was for the best that they didn't know.

For now all I could feel was a deep urge to get to Los Angeles, deep inside I felt that all would be fine if we got there, but how could it? Sarah was their and I would have to explain to her how I had broken my promise and let the one she truly cared for die. Suddenly I paused. I frantically searched my pockets, looking for.. The map was gone, I knew I had it a while back and in a frenzy I ran towards the bus. I searched every row, every nook and cranny, but to my dismay the map was no where to be found. The Sailor Scouts looked on in amazement, they were dumbfounded by my blatant display of humility and shame. They wondered why I was in so much of a frenzy, finally Sailor Mars asked, "What's wrong?"

I answered in panic, "The map's gone!"

Tuxedo mask answered, "What do you mean gone?"

I tried to calm myself, but the harder I tried the worse my panic got, soon I found myself gasping for air as I spoke, "The map that tells where the portal is located is missing, I, I", I paused for a breath of air, then in a state of composure I resumed, "I looked everywhere, I know I didn't loose it, I had it before we were", I paused in a profound state of understanding then in a sumptuous tone shouted "Brian! He has it, that means…"

Sailor Mercury butted in, "That means we need to be gone, like an hour ago."

Tuxedo Mask said, "Then we better go, god only knows how close they are to the portal."

Leaving only tire tracks and a cloud of dust we headed towards the city of Angels. We were now re-united with a goal, it was that goal that bound us, without it we would fall apart. Working as a part of a team seemed a bit of a challenge. I suppose my newness was beginning to wear off, and they were beginning to see the real me, and they hated it, just as I did. I wanted to change, but I feared change because it would take time to do, and time wasn't a luxury I had to waste on trying to improve myself. I had to get to the powers before Brian, because if I failed I would fail the entire universe, that made me even more afraid, and apprehension towards the future hurt me dearly. I knew the future, but I didn't know my place within it, it seemed that I wasn't a part of their future, and I feared that I would become a worthless piece of history. Only a good story to tell others when people felt like it.

Minutes past into hours, and Los Angeles was nowhere in sight, I decide to ask Sailor Moon a question, but I was scared to because I feared the answer, but out of curiosity I asked, "Sailor Moon why did you and the Sailor Scouts have to fall into an eternal sleep?"

Sailor Moon grudgingly answered, "I don't know, all I can remember is that a darkness was coming, I had to, otherwise the darkness would get something, some power."

I answered, "Or someone!"

Sailor Moon asked, "What do you mean?"

I said, "Oh it's nothing", hoping I was wrong, How could Sarah be the enemy? She was Chaos, and the enemy wanted her, perhaps she wasn't evil and the enemy wanted her power. I turned towards Sailor Moon and said, "I'm sorry if I have offended you."

She smiled slightly and said, "You only bruised my ego, I'll be fine!"

The Sun was beginning to set, but as we reach the top of a hill its rays lay over a valley. In the Valley the Skyline of Los Angeles Dominated the Western Horizon. We were closing in when a loud crack interrupted our heightened emotion. The Axle was broken, a curve in the road seemed to be the cause, but instead of stopping we continued, and to our dismay the bus was heading toward the edge of the hill. I shouted, "We have to go now."

I allowed the scouts to jump out of the back. When they were safely out I ran towards the door, I was caught on something, and no matter how hard I tried to push myself forward I seemed to move away from the door. The door seemed miles away, and I grew scared. The bus hit a huge rock and turned over on its side. I was free, my heart was pounding, I quickly dashed for the door. When I reach the door the bus fell over the side. I jumped, not knowing where I was going to land, but out of necessity I had to jump. I hit something solid, my arm caught a hold of a metal bar. Below me the bus burst into a giant fireball. Once again I was saved from disaster. My arm hurt in a way I couldn't even begin to explain. I shuddered in pain, but I had to hold on. With my Left arm I climbed the Object. When I reach the top I realized where I was. I had landed on the H in the Hollywood sign. My Right Arm seemed to be broken, but I was thankful for not being a part of the explosion. Above me the sailor moon and the Sailor Scouts looked down through the smoke. Well at least I knew where I was, I looked out over the city. The City seemed to be in a good shape, considering the innumerable space debris that impaled earth. The City had power, some areas however where lost to unspeakable darkness. I decided to climb down the huge letter, and make my way down into the valley.

After a considerable amount of time I met back up with the Sailor Scouts. Sailor Uranus asked, "What happened?"

I said, "I don't know, I tried to jump, but I got caught up on something. Before I knew it I had to jump for my life."

She stared at my arm, then she said, "That looks bad!"

I answered, "It hurts worse than it looks!"

She started to laugh and said, "Now what?"

I looked around, then spotted several motorcycles, it seemed that they were parked outside of a bar. I said, "I wonder, should we see if we can borrow them?"

Sailor Uranus exclaimed, "It's worth a try!"

She headed toward the door, she paused for a second then opened the door. A cloud of smoke and foul odor made its way out of the bar. As the door closed I feared that she may not come back out. Inside a big man with a temper started hitting on her. He tried to grab her but she kicked him square in the face lunging him backward into the table. I caught a glimpse of him falling as me and the Sailor Scouts made our way into the bar. Sailor Uranus shouted above the noise generated by the crowd of people and the juke box in the corner. She asked, "Who owns those bikes out there?"

The Man that she kicked answered, "I do, why?"

She politely said, "We need to borrow them!"

The Brute smiled in a sick, maniacal way, then he answered, "Aint no way I'm gonna let no group of ", he paused and then said, "You, hey these are those people that destroyed New York City."

I said, "What do you mean?"

The man answered, "Yeah, I seen it on the news, and you're their leader aren't you?"

I said, "No, I'm not!"

He said, "It makes no difference, you're gonna get your ass kicked either way!"

I said, "You shouldn't swear in front of women, it isn't nice."

He said, "What are you my mom, why shouldn't I? Like I'm afraid of you! Who the hell do you think you are, Superman?"

I said, "I wouldn't be afraid of me, I would be afraid of them!"

He said, "A bunch of bitches! Ha! How funny! Hey Boys lets show them they aint gonna fuck up our city the way the screwed up New York."

Before you knew it the people in the bar bonded together, unified in a mob mentality, their goal to tear us to pieces. Bar stools started flying, and tables started smashing. Sailor Mercury ducked behind the bar, while I grabbed a table leg. I hit a person in the legs then when he hit the floor I hit him across the back of the neck.

Unfortunately there were just too many of them, we were pushed back towards the door. I signaled Sailor Uranus to get on their bikes. We were in luck they had left their keys in the ignitions. We tore out of there as fast as we could. Many of the people in the bar were so drunk they didn't know who they were fighting, and so they continued. Before they realized we were gone, we were miles away. The Drunken horde settled down, almost as if nothing had happened. The Big man headed outside, to his amazement his bikes were gone. He went back in an called the cops.

He said, "Hello, get me the police!"

On the other end a familiar voice came on, it was Brian, he said, "Yes, what is it?"

The Biker said, "Me and my gang just ran into those people you've been looking for, you know the ones that destroyed New York City! We tried to stop them but they stole our bikes, and."

Brian cut him off, he said, "We'll get right on it" then he started to laugh, and under his breath he mumbled, "They are falling into the trap I have set for them, well I better go", he spoke up and said, "I'll call you when we get them, thanks for reporting!"

The phone clicked off and the biker went up to the bar and ordered a large pitcher of beer, he sat down and stared into the abyss he came from. The bike engines purred out a marvelous tone, Behind me Sailor Moon was having a hard time controlling her bike. No matter how hard she seemed to try she failed at balancing herself. In front of me Sailor Uranus was chugging along gracefully. Beside her Sailor Neptune and Mars were moving fast. All seemed great until out of nowhere a metal beam crashed onto the freeway, we swerved to miss it, but it was too large. We were flung off our bikes and onto the concrete. Behind me, Sailor Moon and Darien managed to stop, but for me it was too late. I flew over the handle bars and landed face first onto the concrete. I was unconscious, as were the sailor scouts that lay around me. In passing visions I could see what was around me. Six men, who seemed to be a part of Brian's organization, gathered in the freeway. I stood up, and in an instant seemed to be healed. I looked around, the Sailor Scouts seemed to be alright, besides the fact that they were bleeding quite badly.

Brian himself appeared, he was laughing, he spoke, "Ha, welcome to Los Angeles, I am a rude host as you have guessed, so let me introduce you to your next challenge, These are my best fighters, if you will. They are known as the Admins. They like the Sailor Animates of the past have special powers. While you are stuck fighting them I will head towards the moon kingdom. There I will use the Inter-Dimensional Gate to travel to the Earth Kingdom where I will claim my prize. So until we meet again, Or should I say, if we meet again. Good Bye."

I said, "We don't have time for this!"

A chuckle came from the group of Admins, it was Alexii. He said, "Well, so we meet again, for the last time. I hope you are ready to die. I will destroy you", he turned towards the group of Admins and said, "You deal with the others he is mine!"

The Sailor Scouts chased the Admins around until they came to the places they needed to be to fight. Spread out around the city, lost between the countless buildings. Alexii smiled and said, "You will die today!"

I said, "You are so sure of yourself, that is your weakness!"

He didn't say a word, instead he pulled out a gun and fired a shot. The bullet stopped before it could hit me. He smiled and said, "So it is true, perhaps you can't die! I'll just have fun torturing you!"

I said, "Whatever comes from this will prove nothing, you should give up."

He said, "Never", and threw a petroleum tanker at me. The Huge truck burst into flames. The Fire roared out of control, and in all directions. It spiraled upwards only being stopped by an overpass above. Alexii came out of nowhere and tried to punch me, I ducked out of the way and he swung again, I allowed him to strike me in the stomach. I seemed to have no balance and I went flying upwards into the overpass. The Concrete gave way and the overpass seemed to fall on top of me. Alexii laughed and teleported us above the downtown area. He threw me down, all I could think about was the pain the impact would bring. Instead of pain it seemed to bring relief. I landed on top of the Bank of America Tower. Alexii used a power blast of some sorts. Upon striking me it pushed me through the roof and destroyed the top of the tower. I continued to fall, the tower exploded as I fell through. Rubble and debris seemed to fall all around me. The tower pancaked as I continued to fall. I couldn't move, I couldn't think, all I could do was feel pain. I lay amongst the twisted steel and concrete. I stared up into the sky, a voice more lie a calming whisper said, "You can die only if you wish to, please come to the light with me, stop fighting, it is for your best, let me fight, I am willing to die, but you need peace, and only in death can you find it, please don't hurt yourself by living."

I said, "I have to fight Sailor Saturn, I have to, You know that, I do thank you, every time I hear your voice it is like a wave of refreshing water. The offer is generous, but I need to live, if every second of it is full of pain I wouldn't care, I finally have a purpose, it may not be to love you, but it is to be something if only for a moment, that's what life is, it is meaning. You once said you don't want to be a tool, you only hurt because you think that way, I am beginning to see that even a tool has a purpose, and that purpose is what matters. I will fight now, I will fight so you and Rini can be friends in the past, as well as in the future, I fight for all of mankind, and even if I fail, let it be know I died trying to build, not trying to destroy."

Sailor Saturn smiled, she then started to cry, I couldn't help it, it was an involuntary action, I wiped a tear from her face. She said, "You are a good person, but I fear the worst will fall upon you!"

I said, "You fear too much, when will you believe in the truth, the truth that love is all that truly matters after all, when you realize that then all fear will melt away." Just as soon as I stopped talking, she vanished. Alexii hovered above, he was smirking at his accomplishment. Hundreds of people gathered in the streets wondering what had happened.

A blonde haired woman turned to her husband and asked, "Was it another Meteorite?"

The knock-kneed man said, "No, It came straight down."

The woman looked up and asked, "A plane or something?"

The man was tired of speculation and wanted answers so he pushed through the crowd toward the debris. His wife hung on desperately as they made their way towards me. Through the ruble and twisted metal the woman saw me. She screamed in panic and pointed, she said, "Its him, the one from New York, He's here to kill us too."

A hush fell over the crowd, and in an instant they turned into a frenzy. People didn't know where they were heading, they just started running. The woman remained, her eyes were fixated on my almost lifeless corpse. I guess it intrigued her so that she started for me, before she could get to move twelve feet he husband grabbed her arm and pulled her away, he was shouting, "C'mon, lets go now, please, we should leave him alone." Grudgingly she allowed her husband to direct her away. Alexii continued to stare at me as if he had defeated me, but my pride wouldn't let me lose. He let out a laugh and vanished into nothingness. I moved my arm, the dust slid off, leaving some larger pieces caught in my arm hairs. I couldn't feel a thing, a tingling numbness surrounded my entire body, I lay there trying to move, but I couldn't muster the strength to do so, finally I reach deep within and pulled out enough energy to move. I sat up and wiped debris from my eyelids, Slowly my eyes came open, I couldn't see, it scared me, but in desperation I rubbed my eyes to rid them of the dust. Finally my sight came back, I could barely move, but at least I could see. I wondered how the Sailor Scouts were doing against the Admins. I stood up only to fall, I regained my composure and stood again. Pain was starting to come back in waves, First it started in my head, then moved down my back, finally it ended in my toes. I wobbled about almost as if I had never walked before in my life, I had to grab a hold of fallen chunks of concrete to support myself. I waddled out into the street only to lose my balance, I fell down a manhole. My head bounced off the rungs of metal, finally I landed in a foul smelling liquid. Somehow it seemed to erase the cloudy haze caused by the impact. I stood straight up and wondered how I was going to get out. I couldn't get out the way I had came in, many of the rungs were missing, and to climb out was just out of the question. I had to look for another exit, but I wondered how far I would have to travel in the disorienting tube of nasty goop. As soon as I caught my balance the tube began to shake violently. A subway train was going by. The wall almost caved in on itself, the shaking threw me off my feet and back into the sloppy water. I forced myself out of the water, I had to, I almost swallowed some of whatever was in the water. I really didn't want to know, all I wanted to do was get out of the disgusting sewer, and into some nice, clean clothes. The shaking ceased, and I continued onward, not knowing where I was, or where I was heading. It was as if I was lost in a labyrinth with no exit. I was trapped and I couldn't make sense of my situation.

Above on the dry land, Mercury and Mars were ready to challenge their rival. The Admin said, "My name is Ryan the Admin of the Plant-life. I will show you a thing a two. So let us fight!"

Sailor Mars shouted, "Eat on this you weed." She raised her arms and shouted, "Mars flame Sniper." The Arrow of flaming energy sped towards Ryan at an incredible rate. When it was close enough to do damage a vine sprouted out of the ground and blocked the arrow.

Ryan smirked and said, "Well put, Perhaps I am a weed, but if that is so you are a fungus, and fungus must be removed!"

Sailor Mercury said, "I'll try!" She shouted, "Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!" Hundreds of ice crystals surrounded Ryan freezing him solid. Mercury shouted, "Now Mars destroy him!"

Sailor Mars shouted, "Mars Fire Ignite!" Fire exploded around Ryan leaving nothing but a small crystal. Sailor Mars moved over and picked the crystal up. It seemed to be ice cold, but in reality it was burning her hand. She dropped it abruptly, shattering it on impact. She turned to ask Amy a question but failed to come up with meaning.

The Sun's light cracked through the clouds just as it was beginning to set. The Buildings glistened in a yellow-Orange display. Sailor Mercury looked about, staring at the buildings of glass that surrounded her. She smiled and said, "It sure is beautiful!" As she spoke the clouds covered the sun, and the beautiful light disappeared behind them. Her once grand complexion turned to a somber state of melancholy. One by one the Admins were defeated, each one proving himself to be a worthy foe, but I was wandering aimlessly down the labyrinth of sewer pipes. The shaking started again, but this time I braced myself, to my surprise the tunnel broke open. Since I had been lost in the dark the light that came from the adjacent subway system line blinded me temporarily. A repugnant voice rang out through the tunnel system, it said, "So you're still alive? How abhorrent, I will destroy you now!"

I chuckled a bit, I was a bit too over jealous, I said, " Alexii you now know more than ever that death is an impossibility, you can't kill me because.."

He finished my sentence, "you refuse to die, soon I will make it so you wish you were dead, I will take everything away, and you will grovel at my feet, death is inevitable, after all that's what life is made for, death! There will be an end, and you will die, just like the sailor scouts. We have taken their past from them, we have killed everyone they had ever knew, you wondered why they had to go to sleep? The answer is simple, If Sailor Moon did not hide Chaos in the hearts of all men we would have gotten it. They figured out our plot, so their memory was erased, so that even if they woke from their sleep it would be quite some time before they could stop us."

I asked, "So what is your plan?"

He smiled and said, "We plan to conquer this universe as a whole by polluting its last operational star system. We have succeeded, and now we wait for the light of hope to fail. Then we will attack. "

I asked, "Then what about these powers?"

He turned away and said, "That isn't our mission, its Brian's, ever since he was little he heard stories and rumors of a legendary power source and their ability to alter the universe. To me they don't exist, unfortunately the Satania-Cals do believe in it, I suppose they could exist, and if they do then it is our mission to collect them, and to use them against others. My mission is different, I plan to use Chaos' power against the world. If we gain chaos then we can have enough strength to destroy this pathetic planet. "

I paused for a second to take in everything, then said, "Why are you telling me these things?"

He snapped his fingers and began to disappear, his exact words as he faded out were, "It really doesn't matter what you know, besides you asked, enjoy my present."

I wondered. Present? A light bounded the next corner, I realized I had nowhere to go, the train was coming way too fast. I guess you shouldn't stand too long on a subway track. The driver saw me and quickly threw on the brakes, sparks flew from underneath the train, but the brakes did little of nothing in slowing it down. I didn't know what to do, I froze, I couldn't move. The driver hit the brakes way too hard around the bend, the Subway train fell off the tracks, and tipped over on its side. There was a brief, but excruciating screech, and the car pushed me back. As it did the other cars flew up and rolled over the car in front. All around me twisted steel began to pile up. The train continued to move, some cars flew over me and landed and dented like tin cans. The others hit the front car and toppled over around me. The last car came loose from the others, but out of momentum it continued forward, it hit the debris and popped up, it seemed to stay vertical for at least thirty seconds then it landed perfectly on the rail. Out of the 8 cars composing the train, the first car was completely totaled, the middle 5 were ripped apart, or badly bent and twisted. The last two received almost no damage; the latter received none. Fire engulfed the rubble, I searched desperately for the driver, but gave up after an hour or so. The debris blocked the subway tunnel, so I grudgingly decided to go back down into the sewer line. As I moved down the nasty corridor my imagination started taking over, I began to think that I would never get out, perhaps it was my punishment for not saving Andrew, I would traverse the sewer system forever. I shirked my emotions and turned to the thoughts of the Sailor Scouts, I wondered how the Sailor Scouts were doing, and I wondered as to Sarah, I wondered if someone had told her, or if she already knew. In a way I wish someone had told her, because it would kill me to tell her myself.

Up ahead a light became visible, I was so full of joy I rushed towards it, only to find that my leg couldn't make it down the sluice. I couldn't stop, as soon as I fell I began to crawl. When the pain would ebb away I would jump back up and run a few yards. When I couldn't move anymore I decided to look at my leg. My eyes slowly scanned the area of pain searching for its meaning. I couldn't find any, there was just an unspeakable pain. When I saw that there was nothing wrong I jumped up, allowing the pain to keep me focused. I tried to talk myself into continuing, but he pain started to prevail. Just as a sat back down, a unspeakable noise erupted behind me, it was so loud I couldn't even think of how bad my leg hurt. Underneath me the sludgy water began to move faster and faster, the walls started to shake furiously. Up ahead the light faded and was replaced by a wall of water. I tried to crawl away, but the water was coming towards me at a pace unmatched by a racecar! I jumped up, I didn't care, I couldn't swim, and I was deathly afraid of this scenario. The more I ran, the faster it came, My leg finally gave way, I fell down, face-first into the nasty water. The water pushed me forward, I held my breath in desperation, the pressure was so intense that I couldn't hold my breath! I started to gasp for air, but there was none! I began to pass out, I wondered where my guardian angel was. After all I was in the city of "angels"! I didn't care anymore, I allowed the water to push me forward, I decided that if I was to die here at least I could say that I tried. The water pushed me along, I continued o gasp for air, I needed it desperately. I guess you don't know what you have until its gone, this is especially true for air, everyone takes it for granted, I was so out of it I began to see everything I had done, all the mistakes. A light shone through the water up ahead, it was so comforting, I couldn't help slightly smiling. My happiness was short-lived, the light gave way to the open air, and I began to fall down into the sea. Below me there were sharp rocks, all I could think about was breathing, I quickly took in a lungful of air, and then splashed into the shallow water at high speeds. I turned slightly as I collided with the bottom of the seabed, my leg burst open on the sharp rocks, blood stained the water, and I screamed like never before. I had to swim, but I couldn't, the tide pulled me out to sea, and the harder I tried to move toward the shore I seemed to move twice the distance away.

Deep in the sea my blood stirred up native fish, unfortunately it also stirred up the sharks. They swam with predetorial precision. They sensed I was unable to move, and so they decided I was food. Just as they approached me they began to leave, I was stunned, then I looked up at the sky, the sea was churning feverously, and I was tossed back and forth by the waves. A storm was rolling in, unfortunately it was pushing me out further to sea. Lightning struck all around me, and I couldn't stand the salt in my cut, I had to get back to land, but I couldn't come up with an solution to my dilemma, finally I gave up, to my surprise something seemed to hit my back, at first I paid no attention, I was so upset I couldn't begin to think, after a few minutes I turned to see what seemed like an old rowboat. It was probably a prop in a movie that was left at the dock, and not tied down. I jumped aboard, capsizing myself, I felt stupid as I stood there in the sea, I flipped the boat back over, and slowly got in. Now I was determined to get back to land, and back to the Sailor Scouts. I guess there were angels looking out for me after all. As I oared I thought that I was lucky, but knew that it wasn't luck, it was something much greater.

Meanwhile the scouts fought hard against the Admins, and even after the battle they fought minor negative forces along the way. The objective was unclear, but something pushed them onwards, a common goal. When they finally regrouped, they came face-to-face with Brian and Alexii.

Brian sneered as Alexii chuckled, Brian began to speak, but was cut off by Alexii, "Now that we have taken care of him, it will be your turn to perish!"

Sailor Jupiter cried with the utmost sincerity, "You can't kill him, he is already dead thanks to you, you pollute his mind, you took his future away. And you destroyed us by robbing us of our past. Now you stand before us and say you wish to kill us, how do you propose to do so?"

Brian said, "feisty just like your parents were, too bad you don't remember, but believe me it is for your best! Rest assured that we didn't erase your memory Scouts, it was Sailor Chaos that erased your past, in order so that you couldn't fight her."

Alexii turned ad said, "Speak of the devil!"

Sarah appeared out of the rainy mist and shouted, "I will not allow you to torment them like this, they had their mission, see Brian, it isn't my fault that I don't love you its yours, you always assume, you always deny, and you want everything for yourself, you have become the enemy of me, you wonder why, look what you have allowed yourself to become, there are no words to describe my feeling towards you!"

Alexii shouted, "So you are a traitor then?"

Sarah said, "No, the only traitor is Brian, he brings whatever punishment is to befall him, I loved him, but he was too consumed by greed, he wanted me to himself, and I couldn't allow that."

Brian broke into tears, he continued to repeat a phrase, "She loved me, and I hurt her!" Pharaoh 90 tried to remain in control, but trying to do so would require vast amounts of energy, of which he had very little of. Brian as himself finally came up with the words, "I am sorry, don't hate me or him, I will make this right I swear I will, you will see! I really do love you!"

Sarah coldly stated, "Sorry you are too late, I love you but your apology comes at a time when words are useless, you betrayed me more than you'll ever understand, and all I could do is watch as you sold your soul to save me, destroying this world, and condemning this universe to extinction. I can't allow you to destroy yourself any further, and since I cant change you I don't want to see you ever again. To me you are dead unless you can find yourself."

With a deep sorrow, Brian Vanished into nothingness, Alexii was too dumbfounded to speak at first, then in a bout of rage he yelled, "So why did you abandon us Chaos?"

Sarah said, "I choose my path, I have failed myself and those I have loved, and now I will do what I think is right, we all have a path to follow, and all of us can choose."

Before another word could be spoken Alexii said, "You will lose, that is your path, even though I disagree with Brian's motives I will help him reach his goal while gaining my own!" Alexii, like Brian, vanished in an instant.

Sarah began to cry, as she cried she said, "My love, where are you now? Why have you left me? Come to me somehow! I need you to comfort me. I'm lost, I can not see I need your hand to direct me!"

The Sailor scouts comforted her, they saw how much she hurt, somehow it felt wrong, they were a little confused as to why. Sarah exclaimed, "We must get out to sea before the storm gets too treacherous. Where is…"

Sailor Pluto said, "We don't know, we must get to the portal, they have the map!"

Sarah longed to ask the question that burned a hole through her heart, she unfortunately couldn't muster up enough courage to do so. So she said, "We must go now!"

In unison they shook their heads, and got on their motor bikes.