Chapter Twenty Eight

King of the Negaverse

She smirked as his screams echoed through the courtroom of the Negaverse. She sat on her throne, stroking the dark crystal that she always carried with her. Soon would the time was coming where Crystal Tokyo would be in her hands. His screams tickled her ears with delight. Fairly soon the Moon Prince's possession and brainwashing would be finished, and he would be ready to take his place as King of the Negaverse.

She was completely enthralled with him and now he was to be her King. There were no worries. Now that she had the Moon Prince, it would be her that would conceive an heir to the Crystal Tokyo instead of the girl that was destined to destroy her. She relished in the fact that the girl would have disappeared from history by now.

Beryl had thrown Kyoji into the Pit—the place that spirits would possess their victims. It was painful and excruciating torture. To make sure he wouldn't revert like Kanejiro did, Beryl was leaving him in there longer and allowing more evil spirits to possess him. The tortured scream echoed throughout the Negaverse.


She laid there in the darkness and silence, but could somehow hear the tortured screams of her loved one. She gripped her pillow hard as the screams echoed through her head. Tears poured down her face. Why did these things always have to happen? Couldn't there be any happiness or peace in her life? Was she destined to unhappiness for the rest of her life? She had found him—her one true love, and now he was gone. His scream throbbed through her heart and mind again. She screamed out loud herself, sitting up in her bed.

Her heart thumped in her chest. Putting her hand over her chest, she tried to calm herself down, but the cold sweat weakened her body. She gave a deep sigh. She had to stay strong. She had to hope for the best despite the fact that Kyoji was gone and Sakura was dying. Gripping onto her crystal necklace, she prayed for strength then got up out of bed.


Nobody was ever quite sure when he slept. He always seemed to be up during the late hours of the night. He sat outside in the cold night staring up at the stars. His over his back and chest were wrapped white bandages for his scratches. He was advised against moving, but he hated to be confined to one place. After a while of sitting alone in the darkness, he slowly got up from the rock he was sitting on and moved back towards the temple. Slowly, he walked up onto the deck, his black boots tapping against the wood, and walked down towards the door. When he reached it, he slowly opened it and looked inside.

The room was dim from candlelight. He looked around then stepped inside, forgetting to close the door all the way. His boots clicked slowly against the floor as he made his way into the room. He sat down in a chair next to the bed. She lay in the bed.

Her breath was faint. Barely audible, she breathed slowly and shallow. Her skin was an unusual purplish green, and her body was lifeless. Her heart beat was slow.

Putting his elbows on his knees and his chin in his hands, he started at the girl for a long time in silence. Down the deck, Raye walked in her noiseless socks. She approached, noticing the open door, and looked inside. Instead of coming in, she waited outside at the door.

The boy leaned forward over her body. "I'm sorry," He said quietly. Raye put her ear to the door to listen. The two words seemed to break the boy's spirit. "I'm sorry." His voice started to shake with emotion. "I'm sorry I couldn't protect you." He stood up from his chair. He reached down, putting his hand over her hand. "I'm sorry I never talked to you. I was just so afraid." The strong, emotionless boy had tears well up in his eyes. "I'm sorry I never told you." The heavy tears fell from his eyes and dropped onto Sakura's hand. Painfully and ashamed of his feelings, he pulled his hand away to wipe his tears. He then stormed out of the room, charging past Raye on the deck.

"Kazuki, are you alright?" She asked.

He didn't answer, disappearing into the night.

The tears that rolled from Kazuki's face onto the girl's hand sunk into her skin. Slowly and gently, the purplish green color of her sink started to lighten.

Raye watched Kazuki disappear then looked on in at Sakura.


She had fallen asleep at her daughter's side—her hand gripping the cold clammy hand of her daughter tightly. She sat in the chair with her upper body thrown over the bed. Something stirred against her. She started to arouse. Pulling her head up, she fluttered her eyes open and looked around.

Something in the bed was moving.

"Mommy?" The girl uttered.

Raye's eyes shot open. She looked over at Sakura. The girl's eyes were half-awake and looking straight back at Raye.

"Sakura!" Raye gasped. She leapt forward and took the girl into her embrace. "Sakura! You're alive!"

The girl was still groggy, but breathing much more normally. Her skin had returned to its normal fair and beautiful color. It hurt for her to be squeezed by Raye, but she didn't mind it so much. Raye pulled back from her embrace and put her trembling hand on Sakura's cheek. Tears came to her eyes. "You're alive!" Not being able to help herself, Raye took Sakura into another hug. Sakura weakly lifted her arms and put them around Raye.

"Are you alright? Are you in any pain?" Raye looked at Sakura, still keeping her eyes on the girl.

Sakura sat for a moment in silence. "I'm kind of hungry."

Raye laughed—her first laugh a couple of days. "I'll call Ami and see what I should give you, okay?"

Sakura gently nodded then rested her head back into the pillow.

Raye took off out of the room.


Ami held the girl's arm, checking the pulse, while the girl hovered over her breakfast plate. After Ami was finished, she released Sakura's arm, allowing the girl to continue to inhale the food. Ami shook her head and smiled. "Remarkable."

"She's going to be okay?" Serena asked.

Ami looked over at the girl, who was now gulping down a glass of orange juice. "I think she'll be more than okay."

The girl quickly polished off a plate of hash browns and eggs. She gingerly looked up at Lita. "Are there any more?"

Lita smiled and left her seat to fulfill the girl's request. All the Sailor Scouts were present to see the miracle recovery. They marveled at the fact that the girl who was sitting before them was dying just last night. It truly was a miracle. Raye refilled the glass when Sakura put it back down on the table.

"Making up for lost time, eh?" Mina commented with a smile. Sakura looked up at her, smiled back then continued eating.

Serena stared one particular dish that Sakura had—strawberry shortcake in a bowl with fresh strawberries and whipped crème. "Are you going to finish all that?" Serena asked gently.

Sakura looked up, fierceness in her eyes. "Yes,"

Serena narrowed her eyes. "Don't you think you've had enough?"

Sakura's eyes narrowed too. "No, I don't think so."

Everyone glanced around at each other. Sakura did have her Aunt's appetite, but she also had her mother's temper.

"Anyway!" Lita interrupted. "We should probably hurry. The boys will be here any minute to discuss what we're going to do about Kyoji."

"Right." Everyone nodded.


Everyone was assembled in the tea room. All the Sailor Scouts, Tuxedo Warriors, and even Kanejiro and Trista, but as Raye looked around, she noticed that Sakura was not present. She slipped out of the room and headed back to her bedroom. She reached the bedroom and looked in, but Sakura was not there. She didn't know where to look next. Raye stepped outside onto the deck and gazed over the courtyard. The girl was sitting on one of the rocks with her knees pulled up to her chest.

Raye walked over to the girl. Sakura had her face buried in her knees. Even though, Raye couldn't see the girl's face, she knew that the girl was crying. Gently, she put her hand on Sakura's shoulder. "Sakura, are you okay?"

Sakura looked up, indeed with teary eyes. "It's all my fault," She said through her tears.

Raye knew instantly what the girl blamed herself for, and tried to comfort her. "It's not your fault at all. It's Queen Beryl's fault if it's anyone's fault."

Sakura cried harder. "But it's my fault he's gone!" She exclaimed, referring to Kyoji.

"He's your future father. He feels that just as strongly as I do. He was only trying to protect you. He does love you."

"If I was so stupid to trust Ryujin then none of this would have happened!" Sakura tried to hide her tears. "It was like I couldn't help myself. He was just so nice to me. He tricked me so easily."

"He fooled us all—including your father and me." Raye hugged the girl. "It's not your fault at all, but we need you. We do need your help getting him back."

Sakura pulled away from the embrace and nodded. The two of them got up and walked back over to the tea room. They entered from the outside entrance and joined the crowd. The Sailors and Warriors were already deliberating.

"I don't know how exactly we're supposed to get to the Negaverse when we don't have all the Sailors to create the Sailor teleport," Amara said.

Michelle nodded. "Without Sailor Pluto, we won't have the strength to teleport ourselves let alone the Tuxedo Warriors."

Sakura stepped forward. "What do you mean without Sailor Pluto?"

Trista looked up at her. "A few years ago, I was commissioned never to be Sailor Pluto again. I still had my staff, but Queen Beryl stole it when she captured Kanejiro and me."

"But, I'm Sailor Pluto," Sakura said.

"What?" Everyone jerked simultaneously towards Sakura.

Raye looked shocked. "You're my daughter. How are you Sailor Pluto? Aren't you supposed to be the future Sailor Mars?"

"I am—well, I will be when my mother gives me her powers." Sakura looked to Trista. "You chose me to be your heir since you do not have a daughter."

"But how can you be both Sailor Pluto and Sailor Mars?" Lita marveled at the girl. "Isn't that impossible?"

Sakura looked over at Lita and shook her head. "No, it's not. I have Moon blood. I'm capable of absorbing more than one power at a time." She looked over at Serena. "Aunt Serenity has the same power."

Serena stood up. "What exactly does this mean?"

"It means that you or I can absorb multiple Sailor powers."

"How can this be done?" Serena asked.

Sakura was silent for a moment. "Through training—it's a difficult ability to learn." Sakura gave a sigh. "I've only been able to absorb one other Sailor power other than my own."

"What happens when you do this?" Ami asked, fascinated. "Is there some sort of synergy that happens when powers are combined?"

Sakura nodded. "Yes, when I absorb another Sailor, it's like two Sailors in one, but more powerful than if they were separate."

"But anyway, you can at least become Sailor Pluto and transport us to the Negaverse?" Diego asked.

Sakura nodded. "Yes." She dug around in her pockets. She pulled out a black Sailor pen, the pen of Pluto, and she revealed a small purple crystal." Sakura also had the Planet Crystal of Pluto.

Suddenly, the crystal started to glow and shake. Everyone looked to their pockets. Their crystals were doing the same. When each crystal was revealed, they turned into masses of light. Leaving each of the girl's hands, they flew towards Sakura's hand. Together they formed into one mass of white light. It was extremely bright, and everyone shielded his or her eyes. After a few seconds, the light died down and stopped glowing. All that was left was a pure diamond crystal in Sakura's hand.

"What does this mean?" Eiji asked.

Darien shook his head. "I don't know."

Hayate pondered over the girl for a moment. "She is the chosen one."

"What?" Sakura jerked her head over.

Hayate nodded. "You have a great destiny. I can feel it."

Sakura shook her head and looked to her feet. "I'm afraid you're mistaken. I'm a nobody."

"I do think we have some advantages using Sakura," Ami stated. "Since Beryl has Kyoji, she probably thinks she's caused Sakura to disappear from time."

The Sailors nodded their heads.

"Also, if she can absorb one of our powers and become a stronger warrior, we could use that to our advantage." Ami looked to Sakura. "Can you absorb anyone's power or did you have to learn how to absorb each individual Sailor's power?"

"I had to practice each one individually before I could absorb it. I'm able to absorb Sailor Mars' power." Sakura shook her head. "I don't know exactly how it works. I'm just able to do it with concentration and practice."

Ami nodded. "Then we'll have to keep Sailor Mars and Sailor Pluto close then."

Raye nodded back. "Right." She looked over at Sakura with a faint smile. Sakura was not smiling.


He was finished. Beryl stood up from her throne as he was led into the courtroom of the Negaverse. Stepping down from her throne platform, she reached out her hand.

The Prince of the Moon Kingdom was a different person now. Instead of his pure white attire, he was covered in all black. His beautiful blue eyes, common to the Moon royalty, were now a fierce red. Locks of his hair turned black, giving him blonde and black hair. Dark circles ran under his eyes, and he no longer smiled at all. His moon symbol on his forehead was now black and upside down.

Her hand was met within the hand of the Moon Prince. He had no recognition of who he was or what he was doing anymore. He was a slave and puppet of the Negaverse. Beryl waved to her guards. Two guards came over, one holding a pillow and small silver crown. It was twisted and ugly. Beryl took it. She bit the Prince to kneel down. "You shall no longer be Prince Kyoji of the Moon Kingdom, but from this day forth, you shall be known as Prince Kyanite of the Dark Moon." She placed the crown on his head.

"Thank you, your Majesty." He uttered, robotically.

"Rise, Prince Kyanite!"

The young man stood up from the ground.

Beryl put her hands on his shoulders. He was unresponsive, but she didn't mind having someone she could control as her husband. "Soon you will be King of the Negaverse by my side, and we will rule Crystal Tokyo forever." She smirked just before her lips went over his. He was still unresponsive, but possessing him was the only way to keep him as hers.

She pulled away from the dark Prince and walked over to the pool in the middle of the courtroom. She pulled out her dark crystal. "The time is complete, and the Prince is at my side." Closing her eyes, she focused deeply on the power of the crystal. "DARK CRYSTAL, AWAKEN AND GIVE BIRTH TO THE FUTURE!"

The ground started to shake. Dark Shadows fell over the earth as the Dark Negaverse moved in front of the sun causing a solar eclipse. The Negaverse was merging with the present earth. Beryl laughed. Soon Crystal Tokyo would be born, and she would sit on the throne, claming it for herself. But first, she needed to receive the royal right of sitting on Crystal Tokyo by marriage to the Prince of the Moon.


Darkness fell over the land. Even the least of the discerning of the Sailor Scouts could feel the presence of evil. They ran out from the temple and looked around. The sky was completely dark except for the red light that surged across the horizons.

"What in the world?" Darien walked around in circles looking up at the sky.

"Kazuki!" Trista said as her grown son walked up to her. Kanejiro was holding the smaller version of Kazuki. The boy walked up, looking around. "There's evil here."

Trista nodded. "Yes, I know."

Sakura stood close to Raye. "What's going on?"

Ami typed furiously on her computer while Hayate stared at the screen. "The past is merging with the present and the future." Ami looked up from the computer to the sky. "The Dark Moon is causing the eclipse."

"What should we do then?" Diego asked.

Everyone stopped talking as the ground started to shake. The entire city started to shake and rumble. The ground rumbled so hard that they all collapsed to her knees. Raye looked at the temple. Suddenly, a large pillar of dark crystal pierced out from the ground coming up from out of the temple.

"WHAT!" Raye screamed, watched her beloved temple being destroyed. "THE TEMPLE!"

All over the city, dark pillars of Crystal Tokyo spiraled up from out of the ground. Except for the crystal being pure and beautiful, it was dark and ugly.

"What's going on?" Serena asked.

Ami watched her computer in amazement. "Crystal Tokyo is being birthed with evil energy."

"What does this mean?" Mina asked.

"It means that the evil version of Crystal Tokyo is coming forth."

"How do we stop it?" Raye asked.

"We need to stop Beryl!" Hayate said.

Darien motioned for everyone to come together. "We need to get to the Negaverse now." He looked around. "Who can fight?"

Trista looked to Sakura. "She is the new Sailor Pluto. She'll have to go in my place. I don't have any powers anymore."

Kanejiro handed her baby Kazuki. "I will go too."

"Are you sure?" Trista asked.

Kanejiro nodded. "I am a capable fighter. I should be there."

"And I," Kazuki stepped forward.

"No way! I am not letting you go!" Trista folded her arms across her chest.

Kanejiro put his hand on Kazuki's shoulder. "He's a powerful boy. He can handle himself."

Trista sighed but nodded in agreement. She hugged her stoic looking son, but his arms came up gently around her. The boy whispered in her ear. "I love you." She whispered the same thing to her son.

After a few moments, they all transformed. Nine Sailors, Four Tuxedo Warriors, and two powerful warriors stood ready to go. The Nine Sailors formed a circle around the other men. Soon, the Sailors started to glow.

"SAILOR TELEPORT!" Soon, all the warriors were gone, leaving Trista and baby Kazuki behind.


The Sailors appeared in a dark cavern within the Negaverse. They looked around, rubbing their hands to keep warm.

Shaking, Serena looked around the cavern. "Where are we?"

"I don't know." Tuxedo Mask wrapped his arms and cape around Sailor Moon. "The Negaverse is huge."

Tuxedo Knight studied the surroundings while Sailor Mercury typed on her supercomputer. The Knight put his hand on the wall. "I think I know where we are." He looked around the cavern. "If I'm right, we're about a mile from the throne room."

"Can you take us there?" Tuxedo Zorro asked.

Tuxedo Knight nodded. "Yes, I should." He pondered for a moment. "I could teleport there, but that wouldn't you any good."

Sailor mars stepped forward. "Why don't you? You could see if Kyoji is okay or not."

"But I wouldn't be able to find you again." Tuxedo Knight paused. "I have the ability to transport two people. I could take Ami, and she would be able to find you with the supercomputer."

Sailor Venus nodded. "Then we'll head forward until we come to a crossroads."

Tuxedo Knight touched Sailor Mercury. Together they evaporated into thin air. The others moved forward within the caverns.

The young Sailor Pluto looked up and down the cavern walls. She was very quiet as the group walked. Sailor Mars lagged behind to walk with Sailor Pluto. "Are you alright?"

Sailor Pluto nodded. "Do you think he's okay?"

"What does your heart tell you?"

Sailor Pluto didn't answer. "I don't know."

Sailor Mars closed her eyes. "Sakura, we have to hope for the best. I know it's difficult, but we must try."

Sailor Pluto hid her face, but Sailor Mars saw the girl raise her arm and wipe away tears.


The evil Queen sat on her throne watching the guards and servants scurry around the courtroom. They decorated the room with black banners, and silver furniture. At her feet sat the Dark Prince. He sat on the steps leading to the throne while she ran her fingers through his blonde and black hair.

Behind the pillars of ice and stalagmites, Tuxedo Knight and Sailor Mercury watched the business of the courtroom unfold. They saw their friend, Kyoji, completely possessed and under the control.

The old Queen wasn't as dumb as she looked sometimes. She sat silently for a moment, but then called two guards up to her. They left. As Tuxedo Knight and Sailor Mercury watched, they were confronted by guards. They held their hands up and were put before Queen Beryl.

"Kaiba," The Queen smirked.

Queen Beryl!" Tuxedo Knight hissed.

The Queen petted the top of the Prince's head. "Have you come to celebrate my wedding?"

"Yuck! Who would marry you?" Tuxedo Knight balked.

The Queen scowled. She petted the Prince's head again. "Prince Kyanite and I are to be wed."

Sailor Mercury stared at the possessed Kyoji. "You've stolen his will power! You're sick and cruel!"

The Queen laughed. "You're just now figuring this out?"

"Let Kyoji go!" Sailor Mercury hollered.

"He's no longer your Kyoji! He is now Prince Kyanite of the Negaverse!"

"Beryl, you're horrible!" Tuxedo Knight leapt at Beryl with his Excalibur in hand. He thrust his arms down to strike, but the Prince leapt up and blocked the attack with his katana.

The Queen smirked. "He's mine now." The Prince backed away from Tuxedo Knight but kept his sword up to protect the Queen. She wrapped her arms around his waist. "He will be King of the Negaverse!" She looked to her guards. "Guards, bind them!"

Tuxedo Knight and Sailor Mercury prepared for a fight.


The Sailors had come to a crossroads. They waited and waited for contact from Sailor Mercury and Tuxedo Knight. Tired, they sat down on the cold icy floor. It was difficult to say how much time passed—there were no markers of time.

Before them, a blue light appeared. Suddenly, the dark haired boy known as Ryujin appeared before them. Sailor Mars leapt to her feet. "You!"

Ryujin looked over the Sailors with a smirk. His eyes locked on Sakura. "I see you're still alive." His smirk turned to a frown. "Perhaps you're not as pathetic as I thought."

Sailor Pluto held her fists up. "You're going to pay for what you did, Ryujin!"

Ryujin laughed, but before he was finished, Kazuki charged forward with an attack. Everyone gasped. Across Ryujin's cheek were three fresh cuts from Kazuki's blade. Angrily, Ryujin turned towards Kazuki.

"Three for three, but we're not even close to even," Kazuki uttered, bitterly.

"As you wish," Ryujin spat back. He started to transform back into his real form, the black Dragon. Kazuki braced himself while the other warriors got into a battle position. The shadowy dragon emerged and blew hot fire at the Sailors. The fire was so hot that it was actually blue. Double teaming the dragon, Tuxedo Ninja and Tuxedo Zorro leapt forward. They were quickly batted away with the Ryujin's tail.

"Eiji!" Sailor Jupiter shot out her lightning. Ryujin caught the lightning between his hands and threw it at Sailor Venus. The Solder of Love flew back into the wall. Breathing another wave of fire, Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Moon were knocked to the ground. Figuring she would be able to handle the flames, Sailor Mars ran forward and created a fire shield. Without even using words, Sailor Pluto worked perfectly with Sailor Mars and came up behind the shield.

"PLUTO DEADLY SCREAM!" Sailor Pluto hollered out. The attack hit Ryujin and made him stumble. While he was off balance, Kanejiro and Kazuki slashed Ryujin up with their blades.

They backed away as it looked like the Dragon was dying. Suddenly, the Dragon howled greatly in anger and stood up straight. Wildly, he failed his arms, knocking Kanejiro into the wall. Kazuki stumbled trying to dodge the arm and fell to the ground.

Sailor Pluto ran forward.

"Sakura!" Sailor Mars hollered.

The heroic Sailor Pluto held her staff up and blocked the attack headed for Kazuki. With all her strength, she held her staff up to keep the Dragon's arm from coming down on them. The Dragon, looking for a quick attack, breathed another wave of fire. The ground melted underneath them. Through a large hole, Kazuki, Sakura, and Ryujin fell deep down within the underworld of the Negaverse. Sailor Mars ran to the hole and screamed. "SAKURA! SAKURA!" Her daughter was gone.