SailorStar9: With Chapter 19 uploaded, we hit Chapter 20 of this fic. For everyone who put this fic on your favorited and followed lists and/or story alerts, thank you, but remember everyone, a lot of authors (myself included) sustain on readers' reviews.
Pairings: Pending Zen/Ami, (Yokai) Rikuo/Hotaru (later)
Disclaimers: This fic idea and the Rikuo/Hotaru pairing belong to Pavel123; I only own the plot idea and the main pairing. Anything else belong to their respective owners.
Chapter 20: Usagi's Awakening! A Message From the Distant Past
Some time later, late at night in a pet shop...
"I finally found it." Sailor Venus declared, having gathered the Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen.
"Good work, Sailor Venus." Sailor Mars noted, the group was standing in front of a gaping portal behind an opened door.
"Here we go!" Luna jumped onto Tuxedo Kamen's shoulder and the masked hero leapt into the dimensional rift. "Is this.." she led Tuxedo Kamen through the underground cavern, Artemis was perched on the rose-throwing hero's other shoulder.
"Let's take a look." Tuxedo Kamen jumped in.
"Energy?" Sailor Venus winced as a wave of dark energy wafted towards them.
"I would like to invite you ladies to the Dark Kingdom, but preparations to receive you are not ready yet." Kunzite appeared. "So I will take you somewhere more fun."
"Don't mess around!" Sailor Jupiter snapped. "Zap Cannon!" she tossed a charged-up electric orb at Kunzite.
"Sailor Moon!" Kunzite barked, dodging the lightning sphere. "If you quietly hand over the Ginzuishou, I will let you live."
"I'm thinking the same." Sailor Moon retorted. "Tell Queen Beryl to surrender and I won't destroy her."
"What impudence." Kunzite glared. "I will send you to the chaotic world of multiple dimensions."
"Hyperspatial Sphere Generate!" Sailor Mercury cast her dimensional bubble around the Senshi, just as Kunzite unleashed his dark energy wave.
Reacting in response to the interrupted space, the Ginzuishou pulsed.
Transporting the Senshi in the ruins of the Moon Kingdom, the Moon Stick dropped near the destroyed Crystal Tower.
"Where are we?" Sailor Moon stirred, stood up and looked around.
"These are the ruins of the Silver Millennium; the land of the Gods that once attained the pinnacle of glory." a regal voice informed.
"Silver Millennium?" Sailor Moon echoed and turned to see a yellow glowing sphere of light descend onto the demolished stone slab. "Who are..." she breathed as Queen Selenity appeared from the light sphere.
"I am here to bring you a message from the distant past." Queen Selenity answered. "I am the incarceration of the Moon Goddess, Selene. I am the Queen of the Silver Millennium, Queen Selenity. I am your mother. I revived Luna and Artemis from their cold sleep, had them make contact with you, and watched over all of you." landing on the stone slab, she spread her arms out and expanded her powers. "We are long-living life forms born on the Moon. Our mission is to protect the scared will passed down to us on the Moon, the Ginzuishou, and to watch over and aid the progression of Earth's evolution. Remember this, Serenity, of the time you were living as the Princess of the Moon. Serenity, you adored the green trees and wind of the beautiful blue Earth and often gazed up at it. Then, you found love." then, she detailed on how Beryl had launched a surprise attack on the Moon Castle, Metalia having dispatched of all four demoralized Inner Senshi after it was revealed that Beryl had executed the Senshi's soulmates and fed the energy of their soul gems to Metalia. Enraged upon finding Prince Endymion with Princess Serenity and he was shielding her, the furious witch used one of Metalia's energy beams to split the couple up. A second energy blast from Metalia killed both lovers at the same time. With her Kingdom in ruins and her daughter dead, the grieving Queen Selenity attached the Ginzuishou to the Moon Stick and activated an area-wide 'Moon Healing Escalation' to seal off Metalia and the Dark Kingdom forces. Close to dying, the Moon Queen then used the Ginzuishou to transport the souls of Princess Serenity, Prince Endymion,, the Inner Senshi, the Senshi lovers' soul gems and the others who had also perished in the attack to the future of Earth. After the Queen drew her last breath, the Moon Stick fell and shone out a bright light to encase Luna and Artemis into sleeping glass capsules.
With that part of history concluded, the Senshi were transported back to their present location.
Once the Senshi regained their bearings, their eyes took in Tuxedo Kamen, in his Prince Endymion form, engaged in a sword fight against Kunzite, with the two Mau cats taking cover behind a rock.
Deflecting Kunzite's summoned energy daggers with his sword and embedding them into the stone wall, Endymion raised his sword, channeling Earth's energy into it. "Earth Sword Blast!" he swung his weapon down, releasing the charged-up energy wave and sliced Kunzite into half, vanquishing the last Shitennou.
"That's Endymion for you." Artemis gaped. "That's tremendous power."
"Girls." Luna addressed the returned Senshi. "The Dark Kingdom's hideout is at D-Point in the North Pole. If you don't hurry, the sunspot will expand. We have no choice but to launch a surprise attack."
"Right." Sailor Moon nodded. "We'll match into the Dark Kingdom right away."
SailorStar9: Well, this chapter is done. Yes, Tuxedo Kamen isn't useless in my fics. Thoughts, reviews, anyone?