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Senshi Muyo Chapter 26

No Need For Doomsday, Part 10

A dark, spinning nebula appeared in the glowing dome.

I feel it... Such incredible power! I will have it...!

In Okayama, Nobuyuki watched in horror as Tsunami crumpled in pain still desperately holding Sasami.

At his questioning eyes, Tsunami answered. "Pharoah 90 has sensed my power through our bond... " She looked outward... Hurry Tenchi!

Tomoe crawled over to the altered form of his child. Crawling on all fours. "Hotaru? Are you in pain?"

"The chalice..." Pain was making it difficult for her to get anything out.

"Chalice?"

"I need the chalice...Without it...I..."

"But where is the chalice?"

"Papa!" Hotaru's consciousness shed traces of light inside Mistress Nine's darkness. She screamed and stood back up, but couldn't stand alone without falling over. With a determined look on her face, Sailormoon held both hands out. Between her palms, a small ball of light appeared.

From high up on the statue, Uranus and Neptune watched. They feared for the worst but from deep inside her soul, Haruka understood.

Maybe a good leader is someone who can still dream. Someone who pushes us to go beyond what we think is possible to make life better for everyone... Maybe someone who makes us feel it's alright to dream too...

Silently she prayed for a miracle.

From between Sailormoon's cupped hands shed forth brilliant rays of light, piercing the darkness of the hall.

"That..." Mistress Nine said, pointing at the light.

"That's the chalice?" Tomoe looked back, seeing what she was pointing at.

The ball of light started to expand and took the form of the chalice. With the chalice floating in her hands, Sailormoon walked towards Tomoe.

Tomoe turned around to Sailormoon and begged: "Please...I need that to help my Hotaru."

Sailormoon lowered her arms, and the chalice floated away from her into Tomoe's outstretched hands.

"Thank you." Tomoe said with a weak, but grateful voice. Sailormoon answered with a smile. Tomoe then hurried back to Mistress Nine with the chalice. "Hotaru, here's the chalice. Did you want this?"

"Yes...hurry..." Mistress Nine replied with difficulty, pain gripping her voice.

With a trembling right hand, Mistress Nine reached for the chalice. But even as she touched it, a concentration of energy formed directly behind her. She turned around, only in time to see a huge beam blasting out of the dome directly at her. The beam hit her and she screamed in disbelief.

"Why master?" Mistress Nine whispered in shock and despair.

After the energy beam dissipated, Tomoe was seen on his knees, tightly holding the unconsicous Messiah of Silence and trying to cover her with his body. He was unhurt. In front of both of them stood Sailormoon, taking the full impact from the blast face-on. She fell to her knees severely hurt, and breathing very heavily.

"Hotaru!? Can you hear me? Hotaru!?" Sailormoon still tried to reach Hotaru.

"Moon Cosmic Power!" Sailormoon raised the Spiral Heart Moon Rod and fired a stream of heart beams into the dome. The stream hit Pharaoh Ninety, but it had no effect. A single eye on Pharaoh Ninety opened, and a single ray of dark light shot forth, annihilating Sailormoon's beam. The large beam shot out of the dome and struck Sailormoon. She flew back and the Spiral Heart Moon Rod spun out of her hand.

The black dome around the remnants of the building spiraled into a whirlwind and tore at the force field surrounding it. Inside the building, a dark, spherical mass appeared where the glass dome was. Sinister growls could be heard coming from within.

"Energy readings just shot off the meter!" Washu shouted as the senshi threw all their strength into reinforcing Washu's containment field. "We've got minutes before the field goes completely!"

Inside the shattered building, a battered Ryoko struggled forward pulled by the insistent voice. Coming to a bend in the corridor. (Or rather what was left of it...) Ryoko finally saw a soft glowing light and the unconscious form of Sailor Pluto before her. Ryoko picked up the Time Guardian, putting Pluto over her shoulder and took the Staff to light a way out. "Come on sister... Let's get the hell outta here..."

"Hotaru..." Tomoe whispered while holding her altered body.

Hotaru's consciousness surfaced and shed traces of light within Mistress Nine's dark essence. Tomoe heard his daughter's voice echo inside him: "Papa..."

"Hotaru..." Tomoe slowly opened his eyes and whispered again.

"Papa? Where are you? It's dark in here."

"I'm right here."

"I have to help Chibiusa! Papa, let me out of here!"

"I'm sorry...I don't know what I'm supposed to do. Forgive me..." He closed his eyes and tears flowed out of his eyes. "Only if we can return to those days... I'm sorry" All the memories of happiness and sadness he shared with her little girl flashed through his mind.

Tears fell on Hotaru's hand. Her soul was fully revived. She opened her eyes, and lightly whispered: "Papa..." The face did not have Mistress Nine's cold, but had Hotaru's warmth.

"Ho...Hotaru?" Tomoe couldn't believe his daughter had come back to him. Hearing Tomoe's voice, Sailormoon looked back. Uranus and Neptune watched in disbelief from above. Tenchi smiled warmly.

But suddenly, a black star appeared on Hotaru's forehead, and she was Mistress Nine again. She screamed and pushed Tomoe away.
"Go away...you insect! Get lost! There's no meaning in your existence anyway...so don't get in our way!" Mistress Nine had almost lost all control of the body. She couldn't stand up straight anymore. "Die! Die now!"

"No! Never!" Hotaru's soul fought the dark consciousness and took control of the body.

"Damn you!" Mistress Nine struggled to regain control.

"I have...I have...people who mean a lot to me!" The light of Hotaru's soul exploded inside the body and shattered the darkness. On her forehead, the black star also shattered, and the sign of Saturn appeared underneath. The body completely disintegrated, leaving only the glowing sign of Saturn, which then also faded into nothing.

Uranus and Neptune watched in awe. After the glowing sign of Saturn faded away, Uranus murmured: "The Soldier of Destruction...has resurrected..."

To Be Continued...