Chapter 35: The Best is Yet to Come
They all gawked at Sailor Moon.
"Serena…" Tuxedo Mask gasped. All of them noticed she looked more powerful, elegant, and even more princess like.
"What? What's going on!" Kaori yelled madly.
"Kaorinite, I know you loved Professor Tomoe but you can't blame others for your wrongs. Let me help you heal your pain."
"The only thing that would help me is the power of your pure heart!" she yelled back in rebuttal still wanting her pure heart that just left her grasps.
"Then you shall."
Kaori's face displayed confusion.
Suddenly Sailor Moon grabbed her Pure Moon Staff with both hands and called out:
"Pure Heart Moon Crystal Healing Power!"
From the Silver Pure Heart Crystal on the staff a bright white-pink light shown out and reached Kaori. It engulfed her causing most of the room to be radiated in light as well. Eternal-Pure Sailor Moon held onto the staff tightly pointing it toward her, as it healed the ever-bitter Kaorinite. When the healing had finished, Kaorinite was in a black waist high skirt, and a red collared blouse (similar to her original dress) with a white overcoat. And seconds after she disappeared.
"Sailor Moon that was amazing!" Uranus said.
"Thanks…guys..." Suddenly she fainted to the ground again. Darien cautiously caught her. Every time she didn't get pushed away by that dark force from him was something he didn't take for granted.
"She's really got to stop out doing herself." Artemis said.
"She can't help it with all this nega-sleeze around." Venus argued back.
"And what was with that oath you were talking about?" Mars asked.
"I think what Artemis was speaking about was the oath each of you made when you were Guardians of the Moon in the Silver Millennium." Luna explained.
"Luna's right. When you girls became princesses, you all made an oath to protect the moon, and ever since the Silver Crystal was born; it was tradition. It was because each of your own powers are part of the Silver Crystal because it was each of your ancestors that used their powers to create it. It's a promise to protect and save the Princess or Queen of the Millennium; which at the time was Queen Serenity, and Princess Serena." Artemis continued.
"Yes, and when you girls just swore to save and protect her, as well as use all of your powers to do just so the crystal reacted. It would be around this time, when Serena would be regaining the throne that as Queen or even Princess you girls would have restated this promise anyway. It seems that through your promise and powers you put forth to the crystal; it reacted the way you wanted it to: to save Sailor Moon. It also put her closer to becoming Princess Serena, and becoming as powerful as she can possibly become." Luna explained.
"Wow, who would have known we were capable of all this." Jupiter said astonished.
"Yes but it was Sailor Moon who had the strength to use her power, after sacrificing herself for us." Mercury added.
"Yea, I really hope she gets up soon." Mars said.
"..And that another fight doesn't come our way too soon." Pluto said.
"If you really want a break from fighting all you have to do is ask." A voice said.
The girls looked around to see Mistress Melantha standing above them.
"Oh and Tuxedo Mask, I wouldn't get to close or that rose might turn black quicker than you think."
He looked up at her. He couldn't help but lay her down on the ground, but he remained beside her closely. He didn't want to hurt Serena, but he wouldn't leave her he just couldn't.
"Oh just a warning, wouldn't want her to not wake up from that fainting spell. On the other hand, we have no more "past enemies" to throw at you." She said nonchalantly.
The scouts eyes widened, and they felt a satisfaction and relief run through their minds.
"Oh haha, don't get too comfortable yet, your hardest and most powerful enemies are yet to come." She laughed.
"And who are they?" Mars asked.
"Us, of course."