Act twenty four: Neverending
I'll combine the power of the two Maboroshi no Ginzuishou! And I'll take you all to Hell with me!
"NO!" Pluto shrieked. The crystals were close, too close! She couldn't think clearly! Those who were still conscious braced for the end of it all. Pluto looked around, desperately thinking. Then she looked at the Time Key in her hands. Kara and Mamoru were rushing for Diamond. It took seconds. Pluto knew what had to be done.
"STOP!" She cried out in a booming voice that was unlike her. She raised the Time Key high into the air as a blinding light shot out from it. "Time! I command you to stop!"
"Pluto." The Angel said, looking back over her shoulder. Pluto was admiring the patterns on her uniform. The silvery wing design on her shoulder blades.
"The third law… you must never stop time." She said, looking sad. "With this Time Key, born from the wreckage along with you… this item I have treasured more than anything for these long years… you have the power to control Time and Space now. But no matter what happens, you must never, EVER stop time."
"Why?" Pluto asked.
"Because… if you violate this law…"
Neo King Endymion opened his eyes uncertainly and looked around.
"Nothing happened?" He asked. Diamond, Kara, Mamoru… they were all frozen in a thick, black cloud. The Senshi, Goten, and himself… they could move. He looked over to Sailor Pluto, who looked terrified at what she had done.
"Pluto! You stopped time?!" He demanded, looking scared for her. At that moment, everyone began to sit up. Goten rushed to help Bunny stand, then went to assist the Senshi. He lifted Mercury and Venus up first, before hoisting Mars and Jupiter up. They were all looking around as he went to help Earth with her future self. Mirai Earth was back to normal.
"ARTEMIS!" Luna cried out, looking to the air. Blinking, Goten followed her gaze. Nemesis was above them, and not moving an inch.
"Everything is frozen!" Artemis realized. "Nothing is moving!"
"Nemesis… even the air is as still as death!" Sailor Earth realized. "Time has stopped!"
The clouds around Mamoru and Kara dissipated. Mamoru regained his senses and shook his head, while Kara collapsed to her knees. In that moment, Pluto gasped and fell as well. Bunny and Venus ran over to her.
"PLUTO!" Bunny cried out. Venus knelt down to shake her, to see what was wrong.
"Pluto, what happened?!" Venus demanded. Neo-King Endymion ran over with Mamoru.
"That's insane, to stop time! Pluto, you KNOW better!" He scolded.
"Stopped time? How?!" Mercury demanded. Endymion looked upset.
"You broke the final law of your own accord." He said. Everyone looked at him, wondering what the hell he meant.
"The final law?" Rei asked.
"Breaking that law… what does that mean?" Goten asked as well.
'To break this final law… Pluto, you will sacrifice your very life as payment.'
Pluto moaned in pain as she tried to sit up. Goten reached out and held on to her. She was having problems breathing. She turned her head to look at Bunny and winced.
"Time… will not stay…ahh… it will not stay stopped… much longer…" She shuddered. Goten tried to shift her to where she'd be more comfortable. "Carefully… you must… retrieve the two… ahh… Maboroshi no… Ginzuishou… from Prince Diamond…"
Bunny looked unsure. She didn't want to leave Pluto's side, but Goten motioned that she should do as she was told. Bunny got up, and went over to Diamond with Sailor Earth. Bunny put both her hands over her own crystal to shield it from the other and yanked it away. Once that was done, Sailor Earth wrenched the one of the future away from him. They moved back towards Pluto. Kara was struggling to get back up. She was so weak, her body wouldn't move right.
"Pluto… see?" Bunny asked in a happy tone that she had to force out. "Look. Terra-chan and I got both crystals back."
Pluto smiled when she heard that. She nodded a little.
"It's because of you, Pluto." Bunny said, almost as though that would save her. All the Senshi were around her now. Mars and Mercury had tears in their eyes.
"I always wanted… to be able to help you. Since the… day I was born. I always wanted to… fight with you." She said. Her breathing had become ragged. "Sailor Moon… the future Neo-Queen Serenity… you were… always my idol…"
"Hey, stop talking." Goten warned. "You've hardly got any power left in you; you're using it all up!"
"Sailor Moon… please…" She continued, ignoring Goten. "Save Small Lady!"
Kara looked stunned at what she was seeing. Why was she bothered by it? Sailor Pluto went into a coughing fit. The Senshi jumped when she did.
"Pluto! Hang in there!" Jupiter urged. Endymion knelt next to her.
"Just a little more… if you can hold on a little more, we can heal you!" He reminded.
"King… I must pay the price for my crime…" She said, smiling. "I… was always proud… of my duty…"
She turned away from him and looked up to the sky, where Nemesis loomed. She thought back to her long life.
"Your lavender cloak… it's the same beautiful light purple… of the morning sunrise…" She whispered. "Please… ask Diana to… watch the gate for me…"
"Pluto, you're not going to die! I won't allow it!" Endymion ordered. Even Goten, who had barely known the Guardian of Time, felt himself overcome with grief. If it hadn't been for her, obviously, he wouldn't be here. He owed her his own life. None of them would have.
"I'm sorry… I couldn't protect… Small Lady…" She said in a soft voice. Kara watched in horror at the scene before her. Pluto held out the Time Key that was taken by Chibi-Usa. Kara felt her hand begin to move towards it, when at once, it fell. Bunny burst into tears at once.
"PLUTO!" She shrieked. "Open your eyes! NO! PLUTO!"
Kara knelt there, confused. She had tears in her eyes. Why was she so sad?
"I… am Kara Staar. I have no friends. I have no family. I have no one who cares about me. I am… alone. So… why am I so sad?" She asked aloud, putting her hands to her face. She looked at the key Pluto had tried to give to her.
'This is a Key to Time. It is very important. It allows you to travel through time…'
"Small Lady?!" Pluto asked when she saw the girl run towards her. The city was in an uproar, they had been attacked, and the Queen was damaged! Why had Lady Earth allowed her to come here unattended?
Chibi-Usa Luna-P up and after a moment of thinking threw it at Pluto. Before it could strike, though, thick smoke exploded from it. She grabbed the key from the belt Pluto wore and took Luna-P. They ran off into the depths of the Fourth Dimension.
"Small Lady!"
"They key I stole from Pluto… she really wasn't angry at me at all?" Kara asked. "I know she said she forgave me, but… she really did?"
"I like you, Puu!" Chibi-Usa giggled, hugging the older woman. "You're my only friend!"
"Mama yelled at me for coming to see you, Puu…" Chibi-Usa said, holding Luna-P tightly. "Even though I told her that we're best friends…"
"I wonder if Mama… really loves me…"
It was days later that Lady Earth entered the Fourth Dimension. It made Pluto a little sad to see her. She was accompanied by the Queen.
"Pluto, is she bothering you?" Lady Earth asked, running a hand through her short, white hair. "Is it really okay to let her keep coming?"
"Holding you close… and giving you kisses… those aren't the only signs of love, Small Lady." Pluto said, smiling at the little girl. "Quietly watching over someone from afar… that is love, too."
"What is this feeling?" Kara asked. "Why am I crying…?!"
"Kara-neechan?"
"You're my friend… my other best friend in the whole world… Puu… PLUTO!" She shrieked. When she did, the earrings she wore shattered. Then, like her sister before her, her tear activated her Maboroshi no Ginzuishou and she reverted back into Chibi-Usa. The crystal that Sailor Earth held flashed brightly and returned to Chibi-Usa. At that moment, time resumed. Diamond's hands ran into each other, and he looked stunned.
"What?! Where are the Maboroshi no Ginzuishou?!" He demanded. He shielded his eyes. "What is this light?!"
"Chibi-Usa-chan?!" Bunny cried out.
"Kara?!" Sailor Earth and Mirai Earth watched as the little girl floated up. Her body shimmered. The Crystal Palace began to flash and shine brightly. It was blinding! Mirai Earth shielded her eyes as her past self watched Chibi-Usa transform back into Neo Moon once more! Bunny smiled happily.
"Kara-neechan?!" She said, smiling at her. Chibi-Usa looked over. She still had her memories of Kara. She was so upset over everything, she wondered if they truly accepted her back.
"Sere…?" She asked uncertainly. Mamoru stepped up behind Bunny.
"The rebirth… of Sailor Neo Moon…" He said. Bunny turned, smiling more brightly.
"Mamo-chan!"
"The awakening of a Sailor Senshi!" Endymion said, kneeling down next to the girl. She looked a little sad to see him, knowing he was her father.
"Endymion?" But she looked over to where Pluto was. Then she gave a small grin. A forced one. "Puu… look. I managed to Henshin. Look at me, Puu!"
Tears filled her eyes. Sadness welled up in her. Grief she had never felt before. In her life of isolation and hardship, she had never been this sad.
"Puu?" She asked. Finally, she broke down, sobbing hysterically. "I transformed! Puu, please wake up! I transformed, but I don't care anymore! I got my power back, but what good is it if you can't see it?!"
Her words resonated within Bunny's heart. She began to cry too. Then, she got mad.
"How DARE you play with someone's innocent heart by controlling them!" She shrieked. "How DARE you drag people in who don't need to fight anymore! I will NEVER forgive you! Moon Crystal Power, Make UP! I'll change by the light of the moon, and I will destroy you!"
"She turned back my poison?!" Wiseman asked. "Such power! How can she still stand and fight?!"
"Sere has such a strong heart…" Chibi-Usa said in awe.
"I won't let anyone else die! Nemesis! I won't let you have your way with this world anymore!" Sailor Moon vowed.
"I have to face this enemy, too! I have to be strong like Sere!"
Wiseman laughed. His poison began to spread around them, warping the area.
"It's a shame that your small lives… are already in my hands." He taunted. "Will you destroy me, with Princess Garnet within me? You'll kill her, too. And with a flick of my hand, you can be crushed so easily."
Diamond sneered at the Senshi. His Evil Eye was in place.
"Before I let Wiseman, I'll kill you myself, Sailor Moon!" He shouted in glee. Energy shot out, but Mamoru threw himself in the way, on top of Sailor Moon.
"Usako!" He shouted. Goten got between them and batted it away. It hurt to touch that energy, but he wouldn't let Bunny be killed by anyone! He powered himself back up and fired off his own blast at Diamond. The prince shrieked in pain before being killed. Nemesis laughed.
"Little Prince… you were too young." He sneered. "I have waited centuries. Years beyond your imagination. I finally have this power within my grasp again. This time, I won't make the same mistakes! This time, I will be triumphant!"
The darkness swallowed them whole. The entire group began to descend into the core of Nemesis. They fell, further and further… deeper into the core, towards the castle. The mass of energy greeted them.
"Greetings." He welcomed. From where Goten was, he could see something. He could see Sailor Black Moon, held fast in a crystal of pure energy. She was bound to the castle itself. There was no conceivable way of freeing her without killing her! "I am Death Phantom. On that blue planet… I lost my war for Earth, twice. I was sent to this cold planet of darkness, a solitary king…"
Endymion glared. He remembered that war. But he had to wonder, what did Death Phantom mean by 'twice'?
"But now, I am this planet, Nemesis. On this invincible planet, filled with Black Poison Crystal, I found limitless power! Had I only known! And now, with this power, I can do anything I wish!"
"His hatred must have soaked into Nemesis for centuries!" Mercury theorized.
"And now… now it's moving that entire planet!" Mars realized.
"Well then, we won't let him win!" Venus decided.
"We'll protect this planet!" Jupiter agreed.
"We won't hand over Earth! We will protect it!" Moon swore. She held her Moon Rod out, attacking with it. "I WON'T GIVE YOU THIS PLANET!"
The energy was intense! They had never seen anything like it before! At once, Nemesis vanished from the sky. Endymion smiled a little. Was it over?
"Nemesis was destroyed!" He said happily. But Goten's voice sent chills through him.
"Hold on! Where in hell is Bunny?!" He shouted. Everyone began to look. She was gone! Where was she?! Goten was terrified. How could he explain it to Trunks? He was going to die if he couldn't find her!
"Was she caught on Nemesis… was she destroyed along with it?!" Endymion yelled. Goten felt sick to his stomach. Neo Moon, or 'Chibi Moon' as Sailor Earth decided she would start calling her, was horrified at the thought.
"Sere…!" She whined. "Sere can't die too…!"
It was that moment that Sailor Earth's hands began to glow. She blinked and looked at them in shock.
"What's this power…?" She asked. "Bunny?"
She vanished into nothingness. Seconds later, Mirai Earth turned and ran back into the palace as it began to shine brightly once more, of its own accord. Inside, she skidded to a halt in front of the crystal containing the queen. Her face broke into a smile as she watched the queen sit up and open her sparkling blue eyes as the crystal faded away. She helped her up and ran off to where her husband's body was sleeping, while the Queen wandered her way into the room containing the four injured Senshi. Mirai Earth smiled a little and spread what looked like a lip gloss onto her mouth and leaned down to kiss him.
"Endymion?" Chibi Moon yelled, startled to see him vanish, too. Mars looked to the palace and gasped.
"Someone is coming out!" She observed. Everyone looked to see Mirai Earth and Neo King Endymion walk out of the palace. Moments later, they were joined by Neo Queen Serenity!
"Sere!!" Chibi Moon said, running to the three. She jumped into the Queen's arms, hugging her as tight as she could manage. Mirai Earth joined in and Endymion just smiled at the scene. Goten noticed that
the Queen still bore the same mark on her chest that Bunny did, proving that she WAS, in fact, Bunny's future self. Artemis grinned.
"You're back in your body." He stated.
"Kara, you have awakened once more. That is what revived me." The Queen stated. "You didn't fall to the power of the Black Poison Crystal! You truly are a mysterious child! This is the true awakening of a Sailor Senshi."
"Sere… I'm sorry. This is all because of me." Chibi Moon said, tears in her eyes. "I wanted to be like you, Sere. I wanted power like you. I was jealous and didn't know it. That's why I took the Maboroshi no Ginzuishou, before you were ready to let me. You knew I couldn't handle it yet, that's why you put off training. I didn't know this would happen. I'm so sorry!"
"I couldn't protect you, or Terra, or Endymion… I couldn't protect this planet we love. I couldn't even save Puu…"
"It's not your fault, Kara." The Queen said. "You needn't say a thing. You've had a hard time. That was what made you mature so much. My body has healed. It's all right now. Together, we can protect this planet."
"I always thought… you didn't need me."
"You are my only sister. And now, you are my 'niece'. I've always loved you, Kara."
"So… from now own… can you help me out from time to time?"
"You are the only heir. You are now the next in line." Then she looked to the Senshi standing there. "Sailors Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter. Upon coronation as the Neo Queen, I have lost almost all of my power as a Sailor Senshi. I can no longer transform. I took on a great burden on the 'Final Day', and because of it, that is what caused the loss of my power. As such, because of that, I was unable to find faith in myself to destroy Death Phantom. Pluto will forever rest in peace in the Crystal Palace. I promise.
"The Nemesis you fought was an illusion. It was projected by the Black Poison Crystal, using its ability to warp space." She concluded.
"Sailor Moon must have been drawn in by that power. It's likely that 'she' summoned for Sailor Earth to join." Endymion said, more the the Queen than anyone else. "They have probably been transported to the orbit of the real planet."
"Into space?" Goten asked. The Queen nodded to him.
"Yes, Goten-oji." He turned a little red at that, to know that a thousand years hadn't broken her of that habit. Then she turned back to Chibi Moon.
"Kara, you are the only one who can take my place. You must go and help Sailors Moon and Earth." She explained. "Nemesis has grown far beyond control along with Death Phantom's hatred. And they have
Sailor Black Moon. You must go rescue everyone, and help seal that planet away once and for all. Will you use the Time Key you received from Pluto to travel across space? Will you rescue them and fight with them to seal away Nemesis?"
Chibi Moon gulped and nodded. The Queen smiled and held her scepter up. It shrunk back down to its original size and she held it out to the girl. She looked stunned to have been offered it.
"Your scepter…!" She took it uncertainly, before raising the key into the air. 'Puu! Lend me your power! Take me to Sailor Moon!'
Sailor Chibi Moon vanished.
"Queen, let us go!" Venus begged, stepping forward, along with Goten. She turned and smiled at them.
"No." She said with a serene smile. "We shall wait for their return. We will be here with open arms for their return…"
'It's so quiet… I don't like this silence… it's so familiar… it makes me want to cry…'
"Where am I…?" Sailor Moon whispered, opening her eyes with a sigh. Sailor Earth smiled.
"Bunny-chan!" She said. Sailor Moon sat up; staring at her like she was insane. She'd never used suffixes to refer to anyone before. Then she looked around.
"Terra-chan? Where are we?!"
"We've been thrown out into space. I'm projecting my Ki to shield us. It seems like the Maboroshi no Ginzuishou is helping us." Earth explained. Bunny looked to her right and went pale.
"No…" She whined. "That can't be…"
Nemesis loomed in the distance. The two 'eyes' formed on it, and they could hear the voice of Death Phantom.
"My true form, that of Planet Nemesis, will be your graves!" He laughed. "The Black Poison Crystal which absorbs and erases everything with its negative energy. And the Maboroshi no Ginzuishou, which gives power to all and creates with its limitless energy. With these two in hand, I am complete! I am invincible! I can conquer the universe! I'll enclose the Maboroshi no Ginzuishou together with this solar system, and I'll take EVERYTHING!"
"Is mine a cursed existence?" Sailor Moon asked. "Does my existence and that of the Maboroshi no Ginzuishou, cause war and death? Would history be complete without it? Should the Maboroshi no Ginzuishou… should I… not be allowed to exist?"
Sailor Earth looked at her.
"You remind me of several people dear to me. One believed those around him died needlessly… one believed he could not escape his terrible fate to kill someone he cared for… and the third… believed she, too, brought only hatred and death. She thought her power was truly evil, because even with her great power, she was unable to bring back to life the man she loved." Earth explained.
"But I believe in you all. Many lives… many souls… they have been saved with that same power. You must believe in yourself, and follow that power without fear. You have all of us. You have your Senshi, you have your family, you have their friends, you have your idiot uncle. And you have me and Mamoru. We are all here for you. You called out to me, didn't you? If you need me, I'll give up my very existence to help you. I will protect you, no matter the cost. So, you have to give it your all. You are a Saiyan, truly. Have pride in your abilities."
Sailor Moon smiled. "Terra-chan… that's the first time that… that you ever proclaimed to protect me. I feel strong with you and Mamo-chan. With your help, I can overcome anything."
Light shot from her Maboroshi no Ginzuishou and grew. It expanded and Chibi Moon faded in from it. She held the Moon Rod in her hands. She was smiling.
"Sere! Terra! The Queen is awake!" She said happily. "I came to help you!"
The voice of Nemesis boomed around them, shaking them to their cores.
"If you attack me, then you will kill your comrade!" He warned, before laughing again. He knew he had them cornered. Terra seemed reluctant to try and attack, knowing Sailor Black Moon was still there. Sailor Moon, also, was wary. Before anyone could say anything on it, though, they heard a loud voice.
"Sailor Moon, please, attack now." It said. It strained, as though speaking was very difficult. It was Chibi Moon who knew it at once.
"Karen!" She cried out. Sailor Earth looked around.
"How?! What's going on?!"
"I have managed to gain control. Nemesis is invincible, but so long as my consciousness is able to be in command, I can lower its defenses." She explained with great difficulty. "It's true that by doing so, I will die too, but you must do so! This is your only chance!"
"No, Karen! I don't want you to die!" Chibi Moon cried out. "I came back, we can talk again, just like we used to! Remember, Karen?"
"I missed you so much, Kara… but I am using up what is left of my power! I used up so much to seal away the Dark Kingdom, this is all that's left." Black Moon explained. "Please, Sailor Moon. Kill us both."
Reluctantly, Sailor Moon raised her Moon Rod, along with Chibi Moon. Both knew that it was necessary. Sailor Earth looked at them in horror.
"No! We can't just kill her! Life is precious, we can't throw it away!"
"Thank you. All of you. I had a wonderful life. Please, make sure that Kara has a calm and peaceful life this time. Goodbye…"
"Double Moon Princess Halation!!" Moon and Chibi Moon combined their powers, the powers of both Maboroshi no Ginzuishou, into one concentrated shot. The power was overwhelming, and it shattered both rods, and Sailor Moon's brooch.
The light overwhelmed Earth at once. Over the Crystal Palace, a spark in the sky glittered for a moment, before fading away. Neo Queen Serenity held her hand up as a new Heart Rod appeared. She grabbed it and held it aloft in the air. As she did, the city began to shine and before their eyes, the city was reborn.
"Crystal Tokyo…" Venus breathed. "It's restored. The Queen created a miracle!"
"Yes. With the help of our four moons, they managed to overpower and destroy Nemesis." The Queen confirmed. Everyone smiled at that. The Queen stood before them.
"Allow me to awaken your next level of powers." She asked. "Sailor Mars, Soldier of War. Sailor Mercury, Soldier of Wisdom. Sailor Jupiter, Soldier of Protection. Sailor Venus, Soldier of Love. May you all always join Sailor Moon in her fight."
Then she turned to go back into the Palace, where she would return to the Moon Castle. She looked back over her shoulder.
"Time will soon return to its normal flow. Soon, they will return through the Gates of Time. Go to them." She said. Goten stepped forward.
"Neo Queen Serenity, what about Sailor Moon's new power?" He asked. She smiled a little.
"I must return to the Moon." She explained. "Goten-oji, I must never meet with my past self. However… from here… Sailor Moon, and Sailor Earth, I will give you your new powers."
She held her hands out towards the sky.
"Sailor Earth, the Soldier of New Hope." The energy left her hands. Then she held her rod up once more.
"Sailor Moon. Soldier of Sanctity. From here, I will give you your new brooch and Moon Heart Rod, to protect the Maboroshi no Ginzuishou. The password is Moon Cosmic Power, Make Up. Always fight with a strong heart…"
"Sere!" Chibi Moon said, wiping at her eyes. Sailor Moon sat up and looked around.
"My brooch has changed… Wait! Sailor Black Moon and Nemesis! Crystal Tokyo! What happened to them?!" She asked.
"Nemesis was destroyed." Jupiter explained. "And Earth of the future is back to normal."
"What about the Queen?" She asked again. Goten grinned a little, helping Bunny up.
"She's safe. They all went back to the Palace, and it feels like the Queen has gone back to the Moon. We've gotta go, Time is returning to normal."
"Let's go, Sere!" Chibi Moon said. "I'll lead you back to the past, in place of Puu!"
Sailor Moon looked a little sad. 'Oh. That's right. The Past and the Future selves can't exist in the same time when Time flows normally. I can't meet the Queen… but I wanted to see her. There's no way I can do that. Because, meeting my future self and talking to her… would change history. I want to see her…'
"Bunny?" Goten asked, as they went to walk through the Gate of Time in the castle. She nodded a little and went to enter. They went on without her for the moment.
'Just for a moment… even… even if… it would change the course of history… forever…' A figure in a white gown ran down the halls, stopping by the Gates. Sailor Moon was stunned to see the smiling face of Neo Queen Serenity!
"Sailor Moon!" She greeted.
"Neo Queen Serenity?!"
"I wanted to give you my gratitude." The Queen said, putting her hand over her mark. "Thank you.
"No." Sailor Moon insisted, mirroring her. "I should be the one thanking you, Queen… Bunny-chan… There's so much I want to say…"
Sailor Moon had tears in her eyes as she stepped through the Gate of Time. 'This future… it will be my present one day…'
"Farewell…"
Bunny sat up in her bed, looking around. She was in her house, in her bed, in her pajamas.
"That's right… we came back home. It felt like a dream…" She said. She heard her father knock on her door.
"Bunny, get up, you got a visitor!" He said, before speaking to someone and walking off. Bunny opened the door to see the smiling face of Chibi-Usa.
"C'mon! We're gonna be late, Sere!"
Twenty minutes later saw Bunny and Chibi-Usa strolling down the street. Bunny was in a Sailor V shirt, while Chibi-Usa was in her uniform. Her backpack was about to explode from all the stuff she had in it.
"Kara-neechan? I don't know how American schools worked, but you'll get your butt in trouble if you take it to a Japanese school, according to Gohan-san, and Goten-oji." Bunny warned. Chibi-Usa pulled her hat down over her head.
"I should probably throw it all away… but I brought all the stuff I couldn't part with." She explained. "I have to go back to the thirtieth century."
Bunny stood there for a few moments. She put on a fake smile and waved.
"I forgot something at home, Kara-neechan. You go on ahead…" She said, before running off.
"Bunny?!" Terra was walking along the street when she saw the teen running towards her. She calmly stuck her arm out and grabbed her as she passed, pulling her in and holding her in place.
"Where the hell do you think you're off too, Odango?" Terra wondered. Chibi-Usa ran up.
"Bunny, I'm sorry I'm selfish… don't be mad at me…" She begged. Terra looked curious and looked down at Bunny. "But the truth is that I want to stay here, forever… but you can't stand having me around, right?"
Bunny pulled away from the older woman and spun to look at her.
"Of course not! You're always like this! You do what you want, and you don't think about how it'll make ME feel!" She insisted. Chibi-Usa began to cry.
"Don't cry, Sere!"
"You're the one who's crying!"
Both girls hugged, leaving a slightly confused Terra in their wake.
"Kara-neechan… I'll miss you when you're gone…" Bunny whispered. 'Don't go again…'
The three arrived on the Lookout, where Mamoru was waiting for them, along with Goten, who'd given him a ride up there. It would be much easier to get back to the future from there.
"You ready to go home?" Mamoru asked. "You left these."
He held his hand out to give the girl her Tuxedo Kamen and Sailor V dolls. Goten grinned a little as she hugged them. It reminded him of Bunny and her Kaguya doll. Chibi-Usa opened her bag and handed the Moon Heart Rod to Bunny.
"The Queen said to give this to you." She explained. Then she smiled. "I like it when you call me 'Kara-neechan' and 'Chibi-Usa'. Living with Terra-chan… playing at Capsule Corporation… it was all so fun… I'm so glad I came here… bye!"
The group watched as Chibi-Usa ran down the Forbidden Corridor and vanished into the darkness. Bunny smiled a little.
"I wonder if we'll see her again." She asked. Terra shrugged.
"Probably… being my kid and all… I still don't see how the hell we'll accomplish that one…" She said, eyeing Mamoru. Bunny held the rod up and admired it in the light. Goten decided to speak up at that time.
"Actually, Bunny, your dad's finishing out the forms. You've been officially enrolled in the Mugen School, for the last year of Junior High." He said. Bunny looked at him.
"Really? I get to go to school?!" She said, beaming. Goten scratched his nose.
"I still say Majinn Buu was the Merry-go-Round."
"Bunny-chan! Terra-chan! Mamo-chan!" The voice called out. Everyone turned to see Chibi-Usa standing behind them, holding a letter out to Terra.
"I'm back! Here! It's a letter from Auntie Sere!" She said. Terra took it and looked it over. She turned it several ways, even asked Goten to come over. Neither could read it. It was almost entirely without Kanji.
"Bunny, you read it." She said, thrusting the paper at the girl. Bunny looked at it, reading it aloud.
"I am so happy to hear that you would like to train Small Lady. Please take care of her. Serenity. Also, I should mention that, as per her request, what happened, quote unquote, 'Didn't happen'."
"…." Was Terra's reply.
"Can I stay with Terra-chan again?!" Bunny turned to look at her.
"CHIBI-USA!"