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Darien clutched the child in his arms protectively. "Where are the others?" he asked gently.

"Over there," she replied. "They're disoriented…in no shape to fight."

"So it's just us," Syrus concluded. "You know, you and I could settle this one on one."

"Is that right?" She sounded unmoved. "You must think I'm a fool. The minute I lower my defenses, you kill them both. Not happening."

"I guess you'll have to watch them die then!"

"Mama!"

"Serenity!"

"Good bye!"

"Syrus!"

They all looked up at the new voice. The dark-haired girl standing under the light pole at the entrance of the park stared incredulously at the scene.

"Hey!" Mini-Moon pushed herself up carefully. "It's that girl from earlier!"

She ran over to them. "Syrus!"

He glanced at her without moving his head. "What are you doing here?"

"Looking for you! What the shit are you doing?"

"What does it look like? I'm making him pay for what he did to you…for what he did to us!"

"You idiot! There is a child here!" She looked beyond them to where she saw the fallen scouts. "What the fuck have you done?"

"Don't worry about that. I'm fixing things!"

"Syrus! No! You're making things worse! Stop this! If you kill him…if you kill him, Sailor Moon will kill you! Is that what you want? Can you live with that? Because I can't!"

He didn't respond, his eyes steadfast on the weakened prince before him.

Darien turned his head. She was still committed to him…even after seeing what he did and was about to do. Did he really compare to whatever it was she saw in him?

"Drop your weapon," the princess growled. "Drop it and surrender or else I will kill you!"

Mini-Moon looked up at the woman. A feeling of familiarity overcame her. Who was this girl?

"Syrus!" The amnesiac reached up and took his face in both of her hands. She turned his head, forcing him to face her. "Sun, what the hell has gotten into you? This isn't you! What are you doing? Stop this…please!" Tears began to fall from her eyes. "You're about to kill a man! That's not who you are and you know it! If you do this, you won't be any better than your brothers! You're letting your anger and jealousies get the best of you!"

He stared into her eyes and felt something stir within him. He dropped his sword and stumbled to the side. Using whatever strength she could muster, the girl caught him and helped him stand.

"I'm sorry, Sweets. I didn't mean to." He fell to his knees and clutched his chest. The young man started coughing violently.

She dropped to his side. "What's happening to you?"

"It's all the dark energy I took in," he replied. "I can't seem to absorb it properly and it's overwhelming me." He collapsed onto his back and curled up into the fetal position.

"What can I do?"

He shook his head. "There's nothing you can do. This is the end." Syrus squirmed uncomfortably.

"But you were fine before! Why is this happening now?"

"I was able to keep it in because you were near," he explained. "That is, I fought against the anti-energy for your sake. When you left the cabin, I started thinking about what you told me…about you and Darien. My jealousy did get the best of me." He coughed and trembled with each breath. "I guess I gave the anti-energy a way in without even realizing it. I'm sorry I lost control."

She laid herself down on top of him. "Can't you just expel the energy?"

He looked up at her. "To where? I can't just let it out! Who knows what effects it could have?"

"We have to do something!" she cried. "You can't just die!"

He forced a smile. "How did you even get here? The cabin is miles and miles and miles away from the city."

"I don't even know. I just wished I could be where you were and just like that, I was in the city. Maybe some of your energy rubbed off on me…that's it!"

"What's it?"

"Sunny, give me the energy!"

"What?" Syrus uncoiled his body and laid straight. "I can't do that! It would kill you!"

"No, it wouldn't! Remember that energy that I used against your brother? I'm sure that energy could cancel it out!"

"But Sweets, you didn't do that on your own will! It just happened!" He pushed himself up, his body still trembling. "If something happens to you…no, we can't."

"At least try! Sailor Moon is here! If anything goes wrong, she can protect the Earth, right?"

The princess nodded dumbly. "Yes. I can protect the Earth."

Darien was on his feet now. "Sailor Moon, you can't be serious! This could kill her! Which means…it could—"

"—I don't care! Sun, you have to do this!"

Syrus shook his head. "I can't. I won't."

While the two of them argued it out, Darien spoke with the princess.

"Serenity, you know you can't allow her to do this. She'll die! And if she dies—"

"—I know. But it's not up to me."

"What the hell does that mean? Of course it's up to you! You can't let her do this!"

The princess wrapped her hand around her opposite elbow. "What do you want me to do? Let him die? I have no problem letting that happen. He doesn't mean anything to me!"

"So what's the problem?"

"He means something to her! If I do kill him or let him die and we rejoin, the guilt of having killed him or not having done anything would destroy her!"

"I can protect her from the pain! I can help her get over it!"

"The same way you've been helping her before the accident?"

He raised an eyebrow at that. "And what does that mean?"

She sighed. "I don't want to fight with you but we have to be honest with ourselves. Things between us weren't good before this happened." She gestured to her and Serena. "I would hope she would turn to you but I don't know if she would."

Darien ran a hand through his hair. "So what do we do? She can't handle this! She can't!"

The princess shifted her weight to one leg. "I don't know."

Suddenly, the scout felt someone tugging on her arm. She looked down and saw Mini-Moon looking up at her.

"Sailor Moon? Is it really you?"

"Yes. Who are—"

Before she could finish her question, the pink-haired scout was clinging to her. "Oh Sailor Moon! I knew you'd come back! I knew you couldn't be gone! You just couldn't be!"

The princess looked down at her awkwardly and carefully pulled the child away from her. "I'll always be here." She knelt down to the girl and dried her eyes with a gloved hand. "Who…who are you?"

"What?" Mini-Moon's eyes widened and she stared at her in disbelief. "Don't be silly, Sailor Moon. You know who I am!"

The scout looked up at Darien and then back at the girl. "I'm sorry. I have no idea who you are."

"It's me! Sailor Mini-Moon! Rini!" She took her arms and shook them. "You have to remember! Tell her, Darien!"

Darien brought Rini close to him. "Rini…you have to understand something. Sailor Moon…she…well…"

"Sailor Moon! We've made a decision!"

Princess Serenity nodded, grateful for the distraction. She stood up. "What is it?"

Syrus looked to the side, his face in a scowl. Serena was at his side, supporting his effort to stand. "We're gonna do what she wants," he grumbled in an irritated tone.

"What?" Darien smacked his head with one hand while the other hand rested on Mini-Moon's shoulder. "That is crazy!"

"Hey! I tried to talk her out of it but this is what she wants! You ever tried telling her she couldn't have something after her mind was set on it?"

The prince turned to her. "Serena! This is insanity!"

"Serena?" Mini-Moon looked at the dark-haired curiously. "This…you're Serena? You can't be Serena!" She turned to the princess. "You're Sailor Moon!"

"She has the voice of that annoying kid I bumped into on my way here!" Serena stared at her a moment. "Anyway, I can and I will. This is what I want and no one's gonna stop me…least of all you, Darren! You've caused enough trouble for the two of us so just shut up and butt out!"

"I can't let you! You'll die!" He looked to the side and closed his eyes. Then he looked back at them. "I'll do it."

"What?"

"Darien! No!" Mini-Moon clutched his hand. "You can't! Then it would kill you!"

"She's right," the princess agreed. "And I can't allow that."

Syrus swayed and Serena fought to keep him steady. "I think we should just go back to the original plan." He looked down at Serena. "Sweets, I was already predestined to die when I abandoned my brothers and left the energy I was getting from the Anti-Crystal. I think it's time to accept that."

"No!" She slapped him. "I won't let you give up! I won't let you die! If I can fight for us then you will too!"

He put a hand to his cheek. "Geez, that hurt! Babe, there's no alternative! I can't live knowing that I'd be the reason you died."

"If I die! I can handle it!"

"No. I have a better idea."

"Sailor Moon? What is it?" They looked to her uncertainly.

"My sword is capable of absorbing energy. Maybe if you throw the power at me, I can catch it and seal it inside the sword."

The couple looked at each other. "That is a better idea," Serena admitted. "Would you be able to handle it? It wouldn't kill you…would it?"

The scout looked into the girl's eyes, the same eyes which were identical to hers, and nodded. "As long as you believe in you and your power, I'll be able to handle it just fine."

"Believe in me? What do I have to do with this?"

"Just trust me on that." She looked up to Syrus. "Shall we?"

He nodded. "Okay."

In a low voice, Darien asked her, "Are you sure you can handle this?"

She nodded. "Don't worry about it." She eyed the couple. "Alright then. Let's do this." The scout turned and walked to the other end of the park. "Ready when you are!"

"Are you okay to do this, Sun?"

Syrus looked down at Serena and smiled. "Of course. If it'll give me more time with you then I'll do whatever it takes."

She took his hands in hers. "Please be careful." She released him and then tangled one of her fingers in his short hair. "You're my Sun." Giving his hair a tug, she pulled his head down to hers.

"And you're my Moon." They kissed. "It'll be okay."

She nodded and stepped back, joining Darien and Rini on the sidelines. Serena hardly noticed the small girl looking up at her as she watched them anxiously. The only thing on her mind was Syrus. She hoped that Sailor Moon would be able to help him…she couldn't bear to lose him.

Sailor Mini-Moon, on the other hand, was looking up at the young woman next to her. She had straight, dark black or purple hair with purple streaks in it and three earrings in each ear. Her eyes had been icy and cold when she first saw her. Now they seemed softer and full of worry. She tried to mentally picture the blonde, pig-tailed Serena next to her but it just seemed too hard to believe. Her Serena was always smiling or laughing. This girl seemed to always be glowering and yelling.

Darien looked down at Mini-Moon and saw her gazing at Serena. He knew that she had to be confused on how Sailor Moon and Serena could be two different people. It had been hard for him to grasp at first…as a matter of fact, he still wasn't completely sure how it was possible. The girl had been through so much with both of them since she arrived and it just didn't seem to be letting up. How much more could she take?

"Ready when you are!" the Sailor Scout called.

Syrus took in a deep breath and aimed both his hands out toward the scout, who in turn, held out her sword. He pushed out a stream of dark energy and it began to create a ball. The energy came out slowly and steadily. The princess stepped forward and wrapped both of her hands around the base of the sword. She focused on the energy ball before her and began to absorb the dark energy.

"So far so good," Serena said. Her eyes were transfixed on the scene.

Darien nodded. "Right." He looked up at the sky and saw that the storm was still covering the city. His eyes wandered around the park and he shivered. 'It feels like we're not the only ones here,' he thought to himself.

The energy was flowing smoothly from Syrus to the energy ball to the princess' sword when all of a sudden, there was surge of energy on the young man's end. He cried out in surprise as the energy started to pour through his hands in sporadic bursts of energy.

"Agh!" He turned his head and grimaced. This was not going the way he had hoped.

The princess grit her teeth as the energy rushed toward her. "Slow down!" she called out to him. The force of the energy pushed her back and she had to fight to maintain her position.

"I can't!" His arms bent and he struggled to straighten them.

"What's happening?" Serena asked. "What's going on?" She clasped her hands together and began walking back and forth. "I have to do something!" She was about to go to Syrus but she was stopped by Darien, who now had a grip on her arm.

Calmly, he told her, "You can't go over there."

"Why not? Let me go!" She glared up at him angrily.

"Serena! You have to stop this! You have to stop running headfirst into danger without a plan!"

"Like that's ever stopped me before!"

He was taken aback by this. "What?"

Her defiant stare melted away and she looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "I'm not sure why I said that."

The prince felt a jolt of excitement. Was she beginning to remember?

"Anyway, get off me!" She yanked her arm away from him. "You don't tell me what to do!" She was about to take off again but Darien grabbed her once more.

"You're not going anywhere! It is too dangerous over there!"

"Darien!"

"Serena!"

"Let me go!"

"No!"

She struggled beneath his grasp. "I hate you! I fucking hate you so much!"

He felt her words cut into him like knives. "I don't care! You have to stay back!"

Rini watched their back and forth and felt tears stinging her eyes. She had never seen her parents fight with such anger. If they fought, it was always playfully and over meaningless things, like what treat to make or who could make Rini laugh first. Even in the past, Serena and Darien rarely fought. When they did argue, it was always a misunderstanding. Now as she was watching this girl, who was supposedly Serena, kick and scream, she didn't know what to think. Darien was holding her up in the air with Serena's back pressed against his chest. She crouched down and covered her ears. Why was this happening?

"Let me go you arrogant, stuck-up, selfish, son of a bitch!"

"Such nice words won't get you your way!" He tightened his grip on her. "Unlike Syrus, I'm not going to give you what you want just because you bat your eyes!"

"I hate you! I hate you!"

"I don't care!"

"Stop it! Stop it now! I can't take anymore!"

Serena stopped struggling and she and Darien turned to the girl. They were surprised by her outburst. Darien felt terrible for having upset Rini once again. Serena didn't know why, but she felt racked with guilt. Why was this little girl's reaction meaning anything to her? Was it because it was wrong to fight in front of such a small girl, or was it more than that?

The prince let the young woman down. "I'm sorry we upset you." He knelt down to her. "That was the last thing we meant to do…especially to you."

"I don't understand why you're fighting! You guys never fight!"

Serena stared at her without saying a word. What could she say? She opened her mouth to give an apology but Syrus' scream interrupted her. Swiftly, she turned her head to him. "Syrus!" She ran out to him.

'Dammit Bun! You never listen to a word I say!' He held Rini close to him, wordlessly trying to console her.

"Stay back!" Syrus told her as she came close.

"But Sy!"

"No buts'! Don't worry…I can do this!" He closed his eyes and attempted the technique he had used earlier on his brother. A whitish-orange aura of energy ascended from his body and took on his form.

His girlfriend stared at it, mouth agape. "What is that?"

The form looked around curiously, just as it had the first time it had been free. It looked down at Serena and over at the princess. Then it nodded to itself and floated just above the young man. Its head was just above Syrus' with its body floating upwards gently. The form outstretched its arms and opened its palms. A ball of dark energy began to form.

"Sy, are you okay?"

"Yes," he responded monotonously. "This figure…this form is helping me remove the energy. Don't be afraid."

"Slow it down!" The princess was struggling to keep her grip steady. "This is too much energy at once!"

The spirit rapidly rolled its hands around and the ball of dark energy it was collecting grew enormously. The park got darker as the anti-energy created a large cloud. The princess stared up at the cloud with wide eyes. She swore under her breath.

Just when it looked like the cloud couldn't get any bigger, the spirit floated up and flew around it swiftly. This condensed the cloud into a dark ball the size of a large bush. It picked up the ball and dropped it into the larger energy ball before its host. Syrus let his hands fall as he was finally finished with his part in expelling the negative energy from his body. He watched blankly as the spirit continued.

The form circled the energy ball quickly, just as it had with the other ball. White-orange light zipped around the ball and created the appearance that the dark ball was glowing. When the spirit finished, it floated up and looked down at what it had created. Standing in place of the dark energy ball was what appeared to a black form of Syrus. It had an evil smirk on its face as it glared angrily at the princess. The figure pointed forward and the black form advanced toward the blade. It reached out and gripped the knife with both hands. Its mouth formed a silent scream as the sword sucked it up like a vacuum.

The princess let out a shriek, struggling to control her weapon. She hadn't anticipated that there would be so much dark energy to dispel. She began to shake her head. "I can't do this," she muttered. "It's too much!"

"I've got your back!"

She turned her head and saw Darien standing behind her. "Endymion?"

He nodded. "I'll give you some of my power."

As soon as he said that, she felt his power rushing through her body. The couple took hold of the sword and held it until the dark form had finally dissipated. As soon as it was gone completely, the scout fell back into her prince's arms.

Looking up at him, she smiled. "Thank you."

Syrus' ghostlike form looked about once more. It circled him and then floated above him. The host reached out for the spirit's hand and in a flash of light, the two recombined.

The young man looked around and sighed a breath of relief. It was finally over. He turned and gasped when Serena threw herself at him.

"So are you okay now? Is it over?" She looked up at him with hopeful eyes.

He gave a chuckle. "Yes Sweets, everything is okay now. The anti-energy is out of my system and everything can go back to the way it was."

She nestled her head into his shoulder. "That's good."

"I'm so sorry about the things I did. I'm sorry I ran out. I'm sorry I scared you like that."

"It's okay…I know it wasn't you. It was that negative energy. I never doubted that. Never."

Syrus tightened his hold on her before pulling her away. "You know this doesn't change much though. I'm still…my life is still as short as it was before this ordeal."

She nodded. "I know…but now, now we have a little more time with less destruction."

He smiled. "Yes." The young man took her hand. "Come on."

life705: So it seems Syrus is back to himself but can things really go back to the way they were between them? Read the next chapter and find out! Feel free to leave any reviews, rants, raves, opinions, suggestions, or whatever! I appreciate the feedback :D