SailorStar9: You ladies wanted this chapter, so here goes. This is Chapter 36 of this fic, so please be a dear and review.

Disclaimers: I do not own the animes. But I do own the pairing, I hope.

Chapter 36: The Shocking Future! Demando's Dark Ambition

"This is the future city, Crystal Tokyo?" Moon wondered as the group viewed the demolished city.

"What is this?" Jupiter asked, seeing the dead city. "It's almost all frozen. How are the people living in the city?"

"Considering the situation, they might not even be alive." Mercury mused.

"Mom..." Chibi-Usa muttered. "Mom!"

"Chibi-Usa!" Moon called after the child. "Come back Chibi-Usa!"

"It's dangerous." Tuxedo Kaman remarked. "Don't go out all by yourself."

"We have to bring her back." Sailor Eos and Sailor Aurora took off after the Princess, the Senshi in tow. "Small Lady!"

"Chibi-Usa!" the group shouted through the mist.

"Where did she go?" Mars wondered.

"What a troublesome child." Moon muttered. "Who's there?" she demanded, seeing someone approach.

"Wait, that's..." Tuxedo Kaman stopped the two Mars Senshi from attacking.

Tuxedo Kaman? Moon blinked as Neo-King Endymion appeared. "Two Tuxedo Kamans?"

"I am surprised that you managed to get to Crystal Tokyo of the 30th century." Endymion greeted the group.

"That voice is..." Moon blinked, remembering her dream. "That's right. He's the one who made that ominous prediction."

"Who are you?" Tuxedo Kaman snapped, dashing to attack his future self.

"What the hell is going on?" Mars asked when Tuxedo Kaman passed through the Neo-King.

"Do not look so surprised." Endymion chided. "I am King Endymion. That's right. I am you in the future."

"What?" Tuxedo Kaman gasped.

"The future Tuxedo Kaman?" Venus echoed.

"Wait a minute!" Moon protested. "Why did the future Mamo make us dream of obstacles that would come between us?"

"Wait Moon." Mercury stopped her rant. "He's not really there."

"You are correct, Adeline." Endymion replied. "Sharp as always. My actual body is located elsewhere."

"A 3-dimensional image?" Dragon Solaris mused. "Well, that makes sense."

"The time has come for me to tell you everything." Endymion stated. "Please come with me."

"Wait, we have to look for Chibi-Usa!" Moon voiced.

"Do not worry about her." Endymion assured. "I am sheltering her. Come."

"But..." Moon blinked.

"Let's go." Dragon Mars noted. "This isn't the time to be hesitating."

"You're right." Mars agreed with her male counterpart. "Come on."

"Okay." Moon nodded.

In the Dark Moon headquarters...

"They've arrived in Crystal Tokyo." Sapphir growled as the Senshi entered the Palace

She looks like her. Demando focused on Mercury. The omnipotent Goddess who governs the Sun, Neo-Queen Adeline, whom I wanted from the moment I laid eyes on her. She looks like her. She looks exactly like the woman wielding the legendary Jinseizuishou.

"Nii-san..." Sapphir gritted his teeth.

So, as I thought. Esmeraude hissed. Prince Demando care for Mercury.

"Esmeraude!" Sapphir barked. "The Sailor Senshi have ended up in Crystal Tokyo. Your blame in this matter is great."

"I'll go and kill them all at once." Esmeraude promised.

"That will not be necessary." Demando cut in.

"What?" Esmeraude blinked.

"I will go." Demando offered.

"Nii-san!" Sapphir protested.

"Sapphir, Esmeraude, you two go find the Rabbit." Demando instructed.

"Yes, Your Highness." Esmeraude stammered. Growling, she threw her fan at Mercury's image, defusing the hologram. I will not forgive anybody who captivates Prince Demando's heart!

In the Crystal Palace...

"What is this place?" Tuxedo Kaman wondered.

"The ruins of our old base." Endymion replied. "The enemy's power should not be able to reach us here."

"Where's Chibi-Usa?" Moon pressed.

"Do not worry." Endymion assured. "She is safe and protected. First, I want you to listen to what I'm going to say now." With a wave of his cane, the hologram of Earth appeared. "A great calamity befell the Earth that you live on now. And the Earth settled into a cold sleep. It slumbered on for a long, long time. In time, it became the 30th century and with the power of the Ginzuishou and Neo-Queen Serenity, Earth was awakened. And with Neo-Queen Serenity as their queen, Earth began to prosper, centered around the city, Crystal Tokyo. But evil beings appeared, who wanted to conquer this peaceful world. After fighting numerous intense battles, we suppressed those evil beings. However, many of them did not want to be cleansed by the Ginzuishou and Neo-Queen Adeline gave them refuge, on the conditions that they abide by the Sun Kingdom's laws. Those who refused journeyed out to space. After that, Crystal Tokyo prospered more than ever and the people lead peaceful lives, by the planet Nemesis..."

"The planet Nemesis?" Jupiter echoed.

"It is the tenth planet of the Solar System." Dragon Solaris supplied.

"The tenth planet?" Dragon Venus asked his fellow Dragon.

"The phantom Dark Planet," Endymion continued. "Whose orbit was impossible to calculate, and for the longest time, we could not locate its presence."

"The Dark Planet?" Moon echoed.

"We found that it was discharging an enormous amount of negative energy." Endymion added. "And so, its existence finally became clear, but..."

"That's where you found the evil beings who left Earth and the Sun." Artemis realized.

"Exactly." Endymion nodded. "We did not know then, but the beings living there had changed into a life that possesses a peculiar supernatural power. They were the Black Moon, the clan of the Dark Moon. Nemesis suddenly emitted a very powerful negative energy and attacked our Crystal Tokyo. Many warriors were killed, and leaving only our final stronghold, Crystal Palace and a deadly silence fell upon the rest of the world. The four Planetary Queens hailed the call of distress from Neo-Queen Serenity and came to our aid, protecting this city with their crystals, even now, desperately guarding this city."

"What does this mean?" Venus asked when the image of the girls' future Queen forms appeared.

"They are you in the future." Endymion replied.

"What?" the girls gasped.

"Due to the effects of the evil power," Endymion continued, dispelling the hologram. "Many of the people in this city have been put to sleep now and this city is facing destruction. I have also been gravely injured and am unable to move. Right now, the only things that can save this Earth from the evil power are the legendary Jinseizuishou and Ginzuishou. While Neo-Queen Adeline holds the Jinseizuishou, the only person who can use the Ginzuishou, Neo-Queen Serenity, is in a deep sleep. Being unable to awaken her, we have no means to save this place now."

"Neo-Queen Serenity, who can use the legendary Ginzuishou..." Moon echoed. "You're not saying that's..."

"Yes, she is you in the future, Moon." Endymion confirmed.

"What?" Moon exclaimed in shock. "I'm the Neo-Queen Serenity in the 30th century? No way!"

Neo-Queen Serenity, queen of the 30th century's future city, Crystal Tokyo. She mused, looking at her future self within the crystal that Endymion projected. This is how I look in the future. I can't believe it.

"King, what is this stuff wrapped around the Queen's body?" Dragon Venus asked.

"Could it be..." Artemis surmised.

"The Ginzuishou?" Luna echoed.

"No, it is not." Endymion corrected. "Just as the enemy's attack was about to hit her directly, the Dragons used their powers and wrapped the Queen's body in crystal. Since then, the Queen has been asleep, never waking. And the daughter of the Queen and myself, Small Lady..."

"Chibi-Usa!" Moon gasped as the sleeping child emerged from the ground. "So, this is where you were."

"Moon, Tuxedo Kaman." Endymion added. "She is your daughter."

"What?" Moon exclaimed. "Chibi-Usa is my daughter? Me and Mamo's?"

"What?" the two newly-revealed parents flushed red.

"Chibi-Usa is..." Jupiter was stunned.

"Moon and..." Mercury added.

"Tuxedo Kaman's daughter?" Venus echoed.

"What year, month and day did that happen?" Mars snapped.

"Well, that explains her hairdo." Dragon Mars noted.

"Look, they're still red." Dragon Venus joked, seeing the redness on Moon's and Tuxedo Kaman's faces.

"Please forgive my daughter's many breaches of decorum." Endymion apologized.

"We understand, Endymion." Dragon Solaris nodded. "Afterall, she is desperate."

"Thank you, Solaris. The grace and honor of the Solarians remains undimmed by time." Endymion nodded. "I used to tell her about the story of Sailor Moon. The most powerful Senshi of legend, Sailor Moon. And that is why she suddenly came up with the idea of going to the world of the past to seek help. The Black Moon, the clan of the Dark Moon, their objective is to defeat us, steal the legendary Jinseizuishou and Ginzuishou and then conquer the world. The enemy realized they could not take our Crystal Palace, so now, they are trying to destroy the world of the past, where you live."

"If the world of the past is destroyed..." Luna trailed.

"This world will also fall?" Artemis realized the implication.

"I want you to protect the world you live in at all costs." Endymion requested.

"We will!" Moon nodded.

"Without fail." the two Venuses agreed.

"Moon, Tuxedo Kaman." Endymion started. "It is true that I showed you those ominous illusions and nightmares. You must be angry with me. But in order to win this war, you will be no match if your love is fickle and insecure. Without the strong bond of love between the two of you, you are unlikely to surmount the coming crisis."

"So that's why you put them through that trial." Sailor Aurora concluded.

"Well, that explains it." Sailor Eos noted.

"That's correct." Endymion nodded.

"The bond of love?" Moon echoed.

"The strong love that will allow you to believe in each other;" Endymion added. "Always trust each other, and love each other, no matter what happens. Of course, this applies to the rest of you too." he looked at the other couples.

"Moon, Tuxedo Kaman." he floated towards the two. "Please protect Small Lady. I cannot be by her side. I cannot protect her."

"King, I will protect her even at the risk of my life." Tuxedo Kaman promised.

"It is strange to be talking to my old self." Endymion admitted. "Please take care of my daughter."

"What is this?" Mars exclaimed when a strong gust of wind blew in, Endymion's hologram vanishing. "At a time like this?"

"So, this is where you have been hiding." Demando noted. "But your efforts are useless."

"Who are you?" Moon snapped.

Those are the eyes. Demando gazed at Mercury's glare. The ones that gazed upon me that time. Those beautiful eyes... Activating his third eye, he froze Mercury in place. "You will come with me." he said.

I can't breathe. Mercury winced.

"Burning..." Mars started her attack.

"Fire..." Dragon Mars begun.

"It's no use." Jupiter remarked. "I'm losing my power."

"Come!" Demando declared, lifting Mercury upwards with his power.

"Ames!" Dragon Solaris shouted.

Tuxedo Kaman reacted, tossing his cane at Demando who blocked the weapon, stopping Demando's attack momentarily. Demando reactivated his third eye and grabbed Mercury. "I wanted to kill two birds with one stone, but as long as I can get hold of you, I will be quite satisfied."

I can't move! Mercury was frozen in place. I can't look away. Before she fell unconscious.

"Mercury!" the girls exclaimed after Demando vanished with his prize.

"Ames!" Dragon Solaris was shocked at the abduction.

"MOM!" both Solar Senshi shouted in horror.

"Do not panic, Solaris." Endymion chided. "I have some idea where the enemy is headed."

In the Dark Moon headquarters...

Ami awoke on a bed, dressed in a poor replica of her Neo-Queen gown. My head hurts. She winced. What happened to me again? Why am I in this dress? My henshin pen! She tired to summon her pen to no avail, only to feel the said pen on the mattress. I feel really weak. Where am I?

"Even after my attack, with you bathed in the Evil Black Crystal's power, you still woke up so quickly." Demando remarked. "I am impressed. But you may find it a bit difficult to be in this castle."

"Who are you?" Ami demanded.

"I am Prince Demando." Demando introduced himself. "Welcome to my clan's forward base, Mercury. No, future Neo-Queen Adeline. Perhaps that would be the more proper way to address you. Now, let us have a long talk."

Ami winced as Demando activated his powers, lifting her into the air. "Mercury Crystal Power, Make Up!" I can't henshin! Her eyes widened in shock.

"The legendary Jinseizuishou, a crystal even more powerful than the Ginzuishou, is nothing before the Evil Black Crystal." Demando supplied and teleported in front of the future Solarian Queen.

"The Evil Black Crystal?" Ami echoed.

"This room is filled with the power of the Evil Black Crystal." Demando informed. "All other powers are absorbed by it. Even the power of the legendary Jinseizuishou."

"No!" Ami slapped Demando's hand away.

"Those are the eyes." Demando grinned at the glare. "The future Neo-Queen Adeline." and stunned her with his power. Cupping her chin, he added. "Use this room as you wish, Mercury. This will be your eternal resting place."

"Tell me," Ami tried to bide for time. "Why are you attacking our planet?"

"As long as I have the Evil Black Crystal, I can control time, space and energy as I please." Demando replied. "I can obtain any planet, any dimension."

Outside the Crystal Palace...

Ames, hang in there! Dragon Solaris prayed, readying a 'Teleport' spell once he got the coordinates from Endymion. "Teleport!"

In the Dark Moon headquarters...

"This beautiful planet will belong to the one with the greater power." Demando added. "That is only natural."

"That way of thinking is wrong!" Ami retorted.

"I wanted to make you mine, no matter what I had to do." Demando closed in, grinning at her futile attempts to escape his touch and activated his third eye again. "Neo-Queen Adeline. Finally, I have you."

"Nymph!" Dragon Solaris ran in.

Thomas? Ami blinked. Did I just imagine hearing that? We're too fat apart, even our voices won't reach each other. I'm scared. I can't even henshin. I'm really all alone. Thomas... I want to see you. I'm going to be kissed by someone other than you, Thomas.

"What?" Demando's hold and hypnotic gaze on Ami was interrupted by an invisible wave of energy. "Who's there?" he demanded, Ami falling back to the bed.

"Dragon Solaris!" Ami beamed at her rescuer.

"Trying to force a woman to become yours by using your evil powers!" the Solarian Dragon declared. "You underhanded devil! I won't forgive you!

"Do not be so conceited!" Demando growled.

Dragon Solaris blocked the eye beam from an energy barrier.

"What?" Demando gaped when a sudden energy surge interrupted him, forcing his third eye close.

"Bubblelift!" Dragon Solaris lifted his soulmate towards him via a bubble.

"Stop!" Demando hollered as the reunited lovers fled.

"Esmeraude." Sapphir stated outside the Dark Moon headquarters, after Dragon Solaris pulled a 'Teleport' spell back to the Crystal Palace. "I hope you do not get in my brother's way and let those two get away."

"Me?" Esmeraude echoed. "Let the enemy get away? Why would I do such a thing?"

"Women are frightening, unpredictable creatures when they become mad with jealousy." Sapphir pointed out. "Aren't you enjoying the fact the Mercury got away from my brother's grasp?"

"I am a woman," Esmeraude burst out laughing. "Who pledged my loyalty to Prince Demando. I would never do anything against his wishes."

"We share the same sentiments." Sapphir noted. "D you think I don't understand how you feel?"

"What?" Esmeraude blinked.

"I also hate Mercury." Sapphir growled.

"I see." Esmeraude smiled. "So, we are alike."

In the Crystal Palace...

"Thomas..." Ami breathed in relief in her love's arms.

"Endymion said that our time to be severely tested has yet to come." Dragon Solaris informed.

"No matter what happens, we will..." Ami nodded in agreement, the couple sharing a kiss in the courtyard.

SailorStar9: Now that's done, read and review. In the next chapter, the Endymion projection informs the group that the future Silver Crystal has been missing since just before the attack of the Black Moon. It was the missing crystal that lowered the defenses of the city and enabled the attack on Crystal Tokyo. Sailor Moon tries to free Neo-Queen Serenity with the Silver Crystal of the past, but it doesn't work. Chibi-Usa is so distressed that she runs away, outside of the protection of the palace. Wiseman finds and traps her. He probes her hidden memories to find that she is the one that lost the crystal when she tried to 'borrow' it so that she could be more lady-like. He tells her that only he believes that it wasn't her fault the crystal disappeared. Later, Esmeraude approaches Wiseman. He gives her a tiara that transforms her into a horrible dragon. It takes all of the group's power to defeat the dragon. It is only after they finally destroy it that they realize that Chibi-Usa is gone.