AN: The second part of the previous chapter is ready! However before you read it, I have to make something clear. 'Save yourself' is a completion of Stars season, it's not a completely different and new story. So please, don't be surprised by some similarities with the anime, as it was in some of the previous chapters and as it will be in those few last chapters. I just wanted this story to be an extension of the Stars season. This story is (at some point) true to the anime, but at the same time it's a different story, if you know what I mean. ;)
Anyway, new chapter is ready and we're slowly heading towards the final :(
I hope you'll like this one and I'm waiting for feedback.
One more thing. I think I should have done it a long time ago but well...here it is:
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Sailor Moon and it's characters.
''Why did you bring us to school Chibi-Chibi?'' Seiya asked when the girl stopped and turned to him and Usagi.
''Chibi-Chibi.''
''Look!'' Usagi tugged Seiya by the sleeve and pointed at Mercury, Jupiter, Mars and Maker fighting with some new enemy who had definite advantage. Sailor Soldiers were all beaten up and barely had strength to stand on their feet.
''We have to help them!'' Usagi looked desperately at Seiya and he nodded.
''So, do you prefer spaghetti or chicken with rice?'' Minako asked, holding up two recipes.
Yaten's eyebrows shot up. ''Don't tell me you can cook.'' He was sitting at the table while she was bustling around the kitchen.
Minako laughed nervously. ''Why? It can't be that hard.''
''So you can't.''
''Hey,'' she threw dry dishcloth at him, ''I made you a soup when you were sick, remember?''
''You made it by yourself?'' Yaten asked sceptically.
''Well, mom helped me a little bit.''
''I knew it.'' Yaten threw the dishcloth back at her. ''Taiki won't be happy if you destroy something in the kitchen. It's his sacred place. Well, next to the library.''
''He will hate me even more.'' It wasn't a question but a statement.
''He doesn't hate you.'' Yaten said before his cellphone vibrated. He reached for the phone and read the message. ''Don't worry about cooking,'' he said while getting up. ''It's Seiya. Something happened.''
''New Phage?'' Minako asked while leaving recipes and following Yaten to the door.
''I don't know, but they need us.'' They both grabbed their jackets and left the apartment.
''Sailor Moon, just the one I'm looking for,'' Tin Nyanko smiled evilly, completely ignoring Fighter. ''Or should I tell Usagi Tsukino?''
Sailor Moon looked at her in shock.
''She knows our identities,'' Mercury said weakly, holding her bleeding shoulder.
''Not so fast,'' Tin Nyanko raised her hand when she saw Fighter ready to attack. She pulled out a capsule from her bracelets. ''The capsule contain a small black hole, and if I accidentally crash it, all of you will be sucked into nothingness. All I want is Sailor Moon's star seed.''
''Sailor Moon, don't do this,'' Mars shouted.
Sailor Moon shook her head. ''I don't want anyone else to get hurt.''
''Wise decision,'' Tin Nyanko smiled.
Fighter grabbed Sailor Moon by her arm. ''What are you doing,'' she asked angrily.
''What I have to do,'' she pulled her arm out of Fighter's grip and faced Tin Nyanko. ''I'll give you my star seed but you won't hurt anyone else.''
''We'll see about that.'' Tin Nyanko raised her hand. ''Goodbye Sailor Moon.''
''Venus Love and Beauty Shock!''
''Star Sensitive Inferno!''
Double blast of energy unexpectedly hit Tin Nyanko who lost her balance. The power of the attack knocked the capsule out of her hand and send evil Sailor far away.
''No!'' Sailor Moon shouted when the capsule crashed into some rocks.
''What?'' Healer asked confused but then she saw huge black hole being released from the capsule.
''What is it?'' Venus asked as strong gust of wind blew at them.
''She's gone!'' Makoto shouted, referring to Tin Nyanko. ''How to stop it?'' The black hole started to engulf what was nearest, empty litter bin, football left by some boys, adverts and posters hanging on the notice board in front of the school.
''We have to escape!'' Maker shouted although she knew that as the hole grew bigger, there was no escape. Sailor Senshi started backing, looking for something steady to hold on to.
''Come on!'' Healer grabbed Venus' hand as they all started running.
''Chibi-Chibi?'' Sailor Moon turned at the weak voice of the girl just to see her standing right in front of the hole. The censer fell out of her small hands and the black hole swallowed her.
''No! Chibi-Chibi!'' Sailor Moon made a rush for the girl but Fighter's arms wrapped themselves strongly around her waist, stopping her. ''You won't help her that way!''
''Let go of me!'' she struggled unsuccessfully against her.
''I won't!''
Just then blasts of wind seemed to disappear and everything went completely still. Fighter's hold on Sailor Moon loosen up but she didn't let go. Sailor Senshi and Starlights stopped running and looked at the black hole. Now it wasn't completely black. Pink light coming out of the Chibi-Chibi's censer started to mix with the blackness. Maker's eyes became bigger as she looked at the pink light in awe. Healer let go of Venus' hand and took a step closer, familiar scent filling her nostrils.
Suddenly there was powerful explosion that knocked Sailor Senshi out of their feet. When they looked up again, the black hole was gone but the powerful light shooting out of the censer was still there. A mysterious woman, surrounded by the light, was floating in the air and holding sleeping Chibi-Chibi in her arms.
''Princess,'' Fighter whispered in a trembling voice, ''it's you.''
The Sailor Starlights, close to tears, were already kneeling around their Princess as her feet touched the ground.
''We waited for this so long,'' Maker said as she looked up at the Princess.
''I know,'' the Princess nodded, her voice sweet and lilting. ''I made you worry. But I had an important mission.'' She looked at the girl sleeping in her arms. ''Thank you Chibi Chibi-chan.'' She then took a step towards Sailor Moon and handed her the girl. Sailor Moon and the other Senshi couldn't take their eyes of the Princess. She was stunningly beautiful; she wore a long, off the shoulder, red silk dress which sleeves started out puffy and a dark red, then change to a transparent peachy colour. Her long red hair was in two looped ponytails; on her head was a black hat, covered with olive flowers. Her eyes had reddish-orange colour.
''Sailor Moon, I was watching you from inside the censer,'' the Princess spoke in a sweet voice, looking at Sailor Senshi.
''Us?'' Sailor Moon asked and Princess Kakyuu nodded. ''Yes. There has been a holy war going on for a long time throughout the galaxy, the Sailor Wars. The Sailor Senshi had always fought against evil. But the strongest and legendary Sailor Senshi sealed the chaos, which was the source of evil in the galaxy. But now, the chaos reappeared in the galaxy.''
''Is that Galaxia?'' Mars asked.
''Galaxia wants to get the star seeds and put the galaxy into a state of chaos. We still have hope, as long as we have the light of hope that the legendary Sailor Senshi left.''
''Light of hope?'' Sailor Moon asked.
''I came to this planet secretly to find that power.''
Maker got up. ''We don't need that! If you're fine, we can reclaim our planet. Let's go back.''
The Princess shook her head. ''Unless we find the light of hope, we can't seal the chaos.'' She looked at Sailor Moon. ''Please Sailor Moon, help us. Let's find the light of hope together. That's the only way to defeat Galaxia.''
''What's going on?'' Galaxia asked, shaking her head. ''Why do I feel so strong energy? Why is the energy gathering on a planet like this?''
The door opened and Tin Nyanko appeared. ''My lady,'' she bowed.
''Do you have the star seed?''
''No, but was really close. I've found the star seed but...'' Galaxia silenced her. ''I don't want to hear it. If you really found the star seed then we have to hurry.''
''I'm sorry I let you wait so long. I always heard your songs. But I couldn't be spotted by Galaxia.'' Princess Kakyuu admitted back at the Three Lights' apartment. She was sitting on the couch between Seiya and Taiki.
''The most important is that we finally found you,'' Yaten said as he looked at the princess from his place on the armchair.
''We should go back home, start to rebuild our planet,'' Taiki said.
''I know,'' the princess nodded, ''but I want you to sing one last time, and put your all energy into it to find the light of hope.''
''What if we won't find it?'' Seiya asked.
''Then we won't defeat Galaxia. She will destroy Earth just like she destroyed our planet.''
Everyone fell silent. Finally it was Taiki who decided to say aloud what Seiya or Yaten couldn't. ''If we won't find the light of hope, we have to go back home.''
The princess nodded again. ''Tomorrow, after your last concert. If we won't find the light of hope, there's nothing we can do here, on Earth.''
No one said anything and after a moment the princess decided to drop the subject. ''Can I ask for something to drink?'' Yaten quickly nodded and went to the kitchen. ''I think I'll go to sleep earlier. Constant hiding got me exhausted and tomorrow's important day.'' She smiled at Seiya and Taiki. ''I'm glad we're together again.''
In the kitchen, Yaten poured mineral water to the glass and was about to go back when he noticed something on the worktop. He put the glass on the kitchen table and walked up to the counter where several recipes were scattered. His took one of them in his hand.
''Yaten!'' Seiya shouted from the other room. ''What's taking you so long?''
His hand let go and instead he grabbed the glass and went to his princess.
It was late evening and Minako was laying in her bed thinking about everything that happened since the previous night. She couldn't believe that it was only last night when Yaten came to her and they kissed. Now his princess was back; their princess. She never saw Yaten, Seiya or Taiki that happy. She knew she should be happy for them but she couldn't. Yaten didn't talk to her or call since the princess appeared and somewhere deep inside she had a bad feeling that he didn't need her anymore now that his princess was back. She knew it would happen sooner or later but it was still too soon. Why now? Just as she and Yaten finally got closer. How was it possible that last night she was the happiest person in the world and now she was the saddest one.
She heard a knock on her window and slowly got up. As she came closer she immediately recognized person on the other side.
''Can I come in?'' Yaten asked when she opened the window.
She was slightly surprised seeing him but nodded and moved aside. When he was in she closed the window, turned around and found herself mere inches from him. He was so close that she had to take a step back, her back colliding with window. She looked up at him. ''I didn't think you would come.''
''Me too, but the princess sleeps now and I felt this strange need to see you and talk to you.''
Minako sighed. She was happy that he wanted to see her but the part about 'talking' didn't sound good. She moved around and sat on her bed. When he turned to looked at her she took a pillow to hug. ''I'm listening.''
''Tomorrow's our last concert.''
''Last?'' Why was she surprised? It was obvious that now that they had their princess back they don't need to sing anymore. They don't need to stay on Earth anymore. They don't have a reason to.
''We want to put our energy into finding the light of hope that the princess was talking about. But if we don't find it...''
''What then?''
''We'll leave. We have to go back, rebuild our planet.''
Minako nodded sadly and looked at her feet. Yaten could feel her emotion so clearly that it almost hurt. He couldn't even distinguish his own feelings because of hers. All he felt, or rather she felt, was sorrow, pain and disappointment. Why was she doing this to him? He couldn't give her what she wanted and she knew it.
Minako looked up at him. ''So, tomorrow at the concert will probably be the last time that I see you?''
''Probably.''
''Yaten, I ...''
''Minako, don't,'' he raised his hand. ''It doesn't make sense. Whatever you say, it won't change anything. My princess needs me.''
''I need you too.'' As soon as she said that she realized how silly and childlish it sounded. How could she ask him to choose between her and his princess?
You're not that important. Isamus' words echoed in her head.
Yaten turned to window and closed his eyes. Why was she saying something like that? Why she doesn't understand? He opened the window.
Minako shivered when cool night air touched her skin, and tore her eyes away from him. She laid on the bed, with her back to him, still hugging the pillow to her chest like it was a replacement of the warm body she longed for. Nothing happened for a moment and then she heard the window being closed. She shut her eyes but sudden, small rustle of covers made her open them again. Just as she was about to turn around she felt solid body against her back and strong arm wrapping itself protectively around her stomach. She felt his warm breath on her neck and relaxed in his arms. No one said anything. There was nothing more to say. No matter what happens tomorrow, he was now with her. That was all that mattered.