Author's Notes: Whew! This chapter took a long time to put together. It's actually taken from several chapters of Black Moon Enemies, and I had a lot of editing to do. Now that I have been convinced to do a T version and an M version, it might take a bit more time, but as I work through it, I'm finding it easier to make the changes. I would like to get the rest of Black Moon Enemies finished and added before the weekend is out.

Reader's Notes: Because I am doing a T and an M version, I will no longer be adding deleted scenes to my Consequences series. They will instead remain as they are in my M rated version.

Musical Selections:
Taylor Swift - Safe and Sound
Ruelle - I Get To Love You
Sam Tinnesz - Heroes Rise

The Legacy of Dark Endymion
Part Two: Black Moon Enemies

Chapter Ten
Healing

January 17

***Mamoru***

Usagi was still in bed, laying against Mamoru, the twins cuddled to either side of them, when Mamoru heard Ikuko come in. He'd tried to get her up, maybe interest her in school or going to the Crown Game Center, or even shopping. But this morning she wouldn't move. Didn't want to leave the bed, and had reverted to panicking when he'd tried to leave the room. He'd had to carry her to the bathroom and stay with her while she went, and she'd stayed while he did. Then she had insisted he take her back to bed.

Their apartment was still filled with friends, or family really. No one had really wanted to leave, and the others had taken turns sleeping in wherever space was available. Since the twins were in bed with them, their own beds had been borrowed. People were on couches and even on the floor. Both guest bedrooms had sleeping guests when he'd awoken. He was partly relieved, he had to admit. He knew he was powerful, and his wife more so, but there was just something about being surrounded by people who were determined to keep her safe that made him feel better.

Usagi's soft snores stopped the moment he tried to sit up, and when she noticed he'd been trying to leave the room her breaths started coming in panicked gasps, her body started to shake, and her skin coated with a layer of sweat. "I won't leave you Usako." He promised, pulling her close. "But your mother's here. I was going to go get her."

She shook her head violently. "Don't leave me. You can't leave me. It'll happen again..." She broke down, and Mamoru was reminded of her first days in the hospital, when she'd been unable to function if he wasn't with her. He'd called her out of school, but she couldn't miss too many days. She was going to need to stay in school as long as she could.

He wanted her to have the future she desired. He smiled. She wanted to create manga, which seemed perfect for her. And it was the kind of career she could work around their alternate lifestyle.

Usagi was still shaking and crying so he pulled her even tighter against him. "I'm not going anywhere. I promise."

Ikuko came in then, and she reached them in seconds upon seeing the state her daughter was in. "Panic attack?" It was a whisper, but Mamoru heard it even over the sobs. He nodded his head.

Usagi's whole body was shaking violently, and she was having a hard time taking deep breaths. The twins were awake now and staring at her in a mixture of fear and love. They didn't understand why she was so upset now when she was safe and with their daddy. They always felt better near their daddy. Ikuko hollered out for Haruki to come get the twins ready for school. They didn't want to leave Usagi, but Haruki had them laughing in a few minutes.

Mamoru could hear them from down the hall. Usagi's arms had tightened around his neck, her face buried against his chest, and she was rocking back and forth as though to comfort a weeping child. Mamoru realized she had never really broken down before, only internalized everything and helped him to heal. Now she had been taken, and had nearly been hurt again. Everything was being dredged back to the surface.

Mamoru felt helpless. There was nothing he could do to erase the pain. He looked over her head at Ikuko, panic in his own eyes. Her mother was rubbing her hand up and down Usagi's back and murmuring soft words. A moment later Usagi finally began to speak.

"I'll never be safe, will I? There will always be some other monster out there..." She sobbed again. "Why does this keep happening to me? Is there something wrong with me? I feel so broken."

Mamoru and Ikuko both hurried to reassure her, but Usagi had already moved on.

"I'm so afraid. All the time. I try to be strong, but I'm always wondering if someone will try to hurt me, or take Mamo-chan and hurt him, or will hurt one of the girls... It feels like I can never be safe. I'm supposed to be the princess and all I am is a weakling pulling everyone down because..." another loud sob "... because... I'm... afraid!" The last word was nearly a wail, and suddenly Rei was in the room, then Ami and Makoto and Minako.

The girls piled onto the bed with them, surrounding her, holding hands out to her, trying to comfort their best friend and leader, their princess. Some might have assumed this was the worst way to handle someone in a panic attack. But for Usagi, this was what she needed. To know she was not alone.

"I lost it when you were taken," Mamoru admitted suddenly. "I almost destroyed the city."

Usagi looked up at him, completely shocked, then around at the girls who all nodded.

"If I lost you I don't think I'd survive it," he continued. "It makes me afraid. I know I can be a bit overprotective, and maybe even a little bossy, but the thought of never seeing you again, of not reaching you in time... And when we go into a battle I constantly worry that I'm going to do something wrong, that I'll fail you or one of the others. I'm afraid I'll lose my men again. That I'll lose one of these precious girls, or the kids or... just so many things."

Usagi hugged him tighter and buried her face in his chest again.

"I am afraid a lot too," Rei confided. "I'm always worried I won't be fast enough to save one of you, that I am not going to do something right and someone will get hurt. I have nightmares about what we saw that night... And when you were taken yesterday... I lost it Usagi. I couldn't take the thought that you might be hurt again. It broke me so bad I couldn't breathe."

"I've been having those same nightmares. I keep picturing it happening to me," Ami admitted. "I know I'm not as strong as you. I don't think I'd have survived it. I would probably have done something stupid and died..." She sighed heavily. "I'm always afraid I won't be smart enough, or that I'll be so busy with my computer that I don't help someone in time, or that I get hit..."

"Nothing seems the same anymore," Makoto said. "I used to think the world was such a wonderful place, but now I see monsters in the faces of men. I worry I wont be strong enough to protect all of you. I think if I were just smarter or braver or wiser or kinder then maybe I could help you all, but all I have is super strength and what if that isn't enough?"

Minako sniffled. "I remember being so afraid..." she admitted. "I felt so helpless when we saw what was happening. I was so afraid last night... I knew I'd failed to protect you again." A storm of weeping overtook her, and she buried her face in her hands.

Usagi lifted her head and turned, catching Minako in her arms and pulling her friend close. "It wasn't your fault, not any of your faults." She turned her head to look at Mamoru and caught sight of the others crowded into the bedroom. "It wasn't you Mamoru, or you Kunzite, or you Minako. It wasn't any of our faults. We just weren't prepared for this. Now we are, and we need to be even more prepared in the future. We need contingency plans, and back up plans for our contingency plans." She smiled, understanding she really wasn't alone.

"I love all of you so much," a single tear fell and she let it drop. Her shaking had stopped. "I'm probably going to be a little overemotional for a while. Maybe a bit more afraid than I used to be, but if you can all push through your fears then I can too."

***Usagi***

A large brunch was set out on the dining room table. Everyone grabbed plates and sat around talking. Haruki seemed unable to leave his cousin's side for more than a second, and Mamoru was no better. The two of them hovered around Usagi, doing things for her before she even thought to ask. As nice as it was, she was feeling stronger now and hoped they weren't waiting for another break-down. She found Setsuna on one of the couches and cuddled up against her. Mamoru settled at her side, and Haruki at her feet.

"There are some things you need to remember for the future," Usagi told Setsuna. "Your future self said she would send you a message, but I want to remind you not to forget certain things she wont think of. You're going to be alone for a long time. It will be difficult, because you'll be remembering the time before we were in your life and you were so lonely. You'll be worrying about the kids, and worrying about both the future and past versions of the rest of us. And you won't be able to go out and fight to protect us when the time comes. You'll be stuck waiting for the children, and then me, to come to you." She gave Setsuna a sad smile.

"But I want you to remember that no matter where you are, whether you are alone in the Hall, or you are in the middle of a battle, or wherever, you are never going to be alone again. You have Haruki. You have me and Mamo. You have the children..." she smiled, thinking it wasn't only Usagi's children who would be running around her feet. "You might be physically far away from us, but you will always be with us. Always." She smiled up at her friend. "I won't let you be alone!" The last was said in a fierce tone.

***Ikuko***

Ikuko smiled from across the room. She was proud of her daughter. The girl was still sad and frightened herself, but was focusing on helping others, which always gave her strength. It was one of the best qualities she'd ever seen in a person, and she was very glad it was her daughter showing such strength of character. She had things she needed to tell Usagi.

Once the two women were done hugging and crying, she asked if she could borrow her daughter for a few minutes. Kunzite appeared with a milkshake for Usagi, and she laughed at the surprised expression on her daughter's face. She took Usagi off to one corner, where two chairs sat beside a small round table.

"Your father and brother know," she said after a moment.

"How?"

"I kind of lost it a bit myself last night. The kids took off to go see Setsuna, and without them to distract me, I broke down. It was near eleven in the evening, and I guess I woke them up." She gave a sad smile. "I didn't mean to, but I just blabbed everything to your father, not even realizing Shingo was in the room. Your brother thinks it's awesome that you're Sailor Moon by the way."

Usagi laughed. Ikuko noticed her checking the room for Mamoru and held in a sigh. It would be hard for the girl to go to school the next day, but some things had to be faced head on. She patted her daughter on the knee.

"Usagi, your father is very worried, and for a moment I thought he might try to stop you from your destiny. I had to sit him down and talk it all out, explain that you don't have much of a choice. It is who you are. You would never be able to sit on the sidelines. He does request that you try to take a step back from the fighting as you get further along in the pregnancy, but he understands there are some things you won't be able to avoid. He would like to come and see you as soon as he gets out of work. He wants to see his baby for himself." Ikuko smiled. "I did too for that matter."

"Maybe it's better they know. I've worried so much that they won't be on the lookout for someone coming after them." Usagi's voice was husky with unshed tears. "Shingo really thinks it's awesome?"

Ikuko nodded and smiled brightly. "You've seen his collection right?" When Usagi shook her head she explained. "He has a collection of newspaper clippings and photos and those little dolls from the claw machines and stickers and all sorts of things. Everything Sailor Moon he can get his hands on."

Usagi giggled, and the babies started kicking happily inside her. She pulled Ikuko's hand to her belly. "That made them happy," she said with another giggle.

"I'm proud of you Usagi." Ikuko couldn't help crying a little. "My baby girl, the superhero!" She sniffled. "I'm so very very proud. You are just such a wonderful person, and you are going to be an incredible mom."

Usagi hugged her hard. "I just hope I'm half as good as you. When Dimande threatened the babies something came over me. I'd never felt that way before. It was this mix of strength and anger and devotion. If anyone hurts my babies... Lets just say there is no corner of any galaxy where they could ever hide from me."

"And you'll only be the first person to get them," Ikuko promised with a dark look. "I'm sorry you had to watch Dimande die, but if he hadn't died, I might have gone after him myself."

"Mama!" Usagi sounded shocked.

"Never forget... you're my baby." Ikuko stood and kissed her daughter's forehead. "I'm going to go home and take a nap until your brother gets home from school. We will be by around six. I love you."

***Haruka***

Haruka did not find it easy to trust, to open up to people, even to love. Very few had entered her heart in a long time. She was confused often about who she loved, and why. She loved Michiru, which was easy enough. Their own Soul-Bond had formed nearly a year before, and their love had only increased since then. She had found it easy to open her heart to the other woman, who was much more feminine than she.

Often Haruka posed as a man. It made her life a bit easier. She enjoyed racing, repairing cars, and sports, and being female wasn't easy in those fields. She often took the role of the male partner in her relationship with Michiru, and there were times when she felt she had the anger of a man. Ever since they had met little Hotaru, she even found herself taking a fatherly role towards the younger girl as well.

It was rare that she felt this form of confusion however. She stared across the room at the princess. Little Usagi made her feel things she didn't understand. Similar, but different, to her feelings for Michiru. She would do anything, be anything, for her princess. She wanted only to be near her, to protect her. And the events of the last several days left her afraid that she would never measure up to that task.

She realized it was technically the job of the Inner Senshi to take that role, to be the protectors and confidants of the princess, while the Outer Senshi were supposed to guard from threats outside their solar system. And she took her role seriously. But she felt so drawn to Usagi. Wanted to protect her and hold her close, make sure nothing could ever harm her again. She wanted to step in and fight the younger girl's battles for her.

She looked over at Michiru, who met her eyes.

::Why do I feel like this?:: she asked.

::I think it's because you love her so much. You keep assuming you aren't capable of it, but you are.:: Michiru reached out and brushed a stray lock of hair off her forehead.

::But... why?::

::Why do you love her?::

::Yes, why?::

Michiru smiled at her. ::What's not to love about her? She would give her life for any one of us. She cares so much about all of us. She has since the moment she met us, and has never judged us or belittled us, or thought less of us because our kingdoms were once so separate and lonely. She wants us to be happy. I love her too.::

::It's different though, and it confuses me.:: Haruka admitted. ::It's similar to what I feel for you. But so different. And it's different from the way I feel about little Hotaru or the twins too.::

::Of course it is.:: Michiru rubbed a hand over Haruka's thigh. ::You love me as your soulmate. You love Hotaru like a daughter. You love the twins like a favored niece and nephew. But with Usagi it's always going to be different. You love her for her kindness, for her gentle spirit, and for her will to fight. You love her as your future queen, and as a friend. You love her as our Hope.::

Haruka was still slightly confused, but was beginning to understand. ::Sometimes I want to shake her and tell her not to trust people anymore.:: It was a hard admission to make, even to her Soul-Bonded.

::Me too.::

Haruka looked over at her Soul-Bonded, surprised. ::Really?::

::Yes. There are some people who shouldn't be trusted... or forgiven. And I have a feeling she will be hurt again if she doesn't learn that.::

::Then we will just have to be there to make sure that doesn't happen.:: Haruka felt better for having come to that decision. She smiled at her lover. ::Should we stay the night again or go home?::

::Honestly I think tonight should be just for her family, but I also don't want to leave her unprotected.::

::Me either. But if Haruki and Setsuna are here...:: she let the thought drift as she moved on to things she and Michiru could do with a night alone.

***Kenji***

Tsukino Kenji considered himself to be a fair man. A man who was open to new thoughts and ideas. But he was, first and foremost, husband and father. Throughout his day at work his attention wavered, going back to the issue of his daughter and her powers, her husband, who he now knew was also a superhero, and the little twins, who he had come to realize at some point were not long lost cousins of his son-in-law, but were somehow his grandchildren.

He sighed and pulled up a new browser window. He pulled up articles on Sailor Moon in the news, and found videos of her over the past few months as the public became more and more obsessed with the idea of her pregnancy. In his personal opinion this was not a good thing. He didn't want anyone making the connection to one of the very few blondes in Tokyo, who also happened to be young and pregnant, with the superhero.

He found videos of some of her fights, labeled on one fan site, from oldest to newest. The earliest fights had not been taped. The first recorded fight with a Youma however had been with just her and Tuxedo Kamen, and he realized just how deep the relationship between the two of them went. They were more than husband and wife, more than friends and lovers. They were comrades in what seemed to be a never ending battle.

He opened a word document and began to write. His article would follow Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen as they learned their powers, and their love for each other. The words flowed from him, almost without thought. His love and devotion for both his daughter and his son-in-law shone in his words, making them far more eloquent than a normal article might be.

When the work day was done, he saved what he had written onto a thumb drive and deleted it from his computer, just in case. He needed to make sure there was nothing in the article to give a hint of her identity before he made it public. He drove home, the article still on his mind. When he arrived he simply stayed in the car and honked the horn twice. Ikuko and Shingo came out and they drove to Mamoru and Usagi's apartment.

He'd been in the building before, and to Mamoru's old apartment several times, but hadn't yet been to the penthouse apartment they lived in now. Walking in their door was like walking into a different world. He knew Mamoru was wealthy, but the apartment wasn't stuffy or filled with breakable artwork. Instead it was warm and open, with Usagi's touches everywhere. Comfortable throw blankets and pillows sat on the many sofas and chairs, which were all overstuffed and looked like one could sink into them and stay forever.

The dining table was a huge affair, very long, with twenty chairs around it. But it was already scuffed and scratched. The placemats were a mismatch, most of them in Sailor Senshi characters meant for children. Crayons sat in a little metal cup on one end, with a set of bookends beside it holding several coloring books as well as a few workbooks like mad-libs, which was an American thing that had become more popular with his daughter as she tried to learn English. He'd originally thought of the idea and brought her several as a way to get her interested, and seeing the books on the table, obviously well used, made him proud.

The kitchen was large and open to the dining room so that whoever was cooking could be involved with those waiting for food or setting the table, which was what the two little ones and Haruki were doing. He saw Setsuna and Mamoru in the kitchen cooking in different areas, and Usagi was busily filling out forms, sitting on a stool at the counter.

He went straight to her and gave her a hard hug. "I'm so glad you're safe!" he whispered, and kissed her forehead.

Mamoru turned and smiled at him. "You and me both," he said in a louder voice. "How was work? Anything interesting going on?"

Kenji shook his head. "No. But I do have a project I started today. Keeping it under wraps for now though." He smiled at his son-in-law, mentally trying to count how many times the young man had saved his daughter over the past six or so months.

"Daddy, are you very angry with me for not telling you?" Usagi's voice was small. He looked down at her in surprise. He hadn't realized she would have worried about that, and wished he would have thought of it sooner. He'd have called before work or on his lunch break.

"No my little one. I'm not mad. I am worried, I'll admit. Especially with you being pregnant with those two," he pointed over at the twins who were laying on one of the couches making their cat toys talk to each other.

Usagi gasped and he laughed. "It was easy enough to figure it out once I knew the truth. I'm not sure I'll ever understand it all, and it would probably give me a headache if I tried, but I just want you to be safe. When I found out you were missing again..." His voice trailed off as his heart clenched. It had been horrible. Usagi wrapped her arms around him and rested her head on his shoulder.

He looked down at her paperwork to give him time to collect himself. She was filling out reports about Youma damage. He'd never really thought about that. He changed the subject. "I got the paperwork from the school this afternoon."

"You did? What did they say?" Mamoru covered the pot he'd been stirring and asked Haruki to watch it, coming over to lean on the other side of the counter.

"Well, she will be allowed to continue attending high school, provisionally. There isn't much left of this school year, and Haruna Sensei has asked to be responsible for the work load as she continues." Kenji turned and looked down at Usagi again.

"You're classes will be a bit different, and more of it will be practical for the school year. You'll be getting credits for outside things, like budgeting will count towards math, and things of that nature. Your scores in English have improved since you started with the mad-libs and other joke books, and Haruna-Sensei says she's found similar things for you to do while you recover after delivery." He smiled, remembering the English teacher's excitement over finally having a way to teach Usagi English.

"They want you to take three weeks. As much as I know it will be difficult to return so soon, your morning classes will be the ones you have to stay for. Math and English, while important, can be worked around as I've said. But history and things need to be done in school." He smiled to take the sting out of that.

"That's more than we ever hoped for!" Mamoru was ecstatic. "Did you hear back about the art classes and Kanji classes?"

"Yes. Those will have to wait a year, but they have been added to her specialized curriculum." He was thrilled that Mamoru had helped Usagi discover what she wanted to do with her life. "However, Luna apparently asked Ikuko to make sure she also focused on politics, so that will be part of her studies."

"That's amazing daddy!" Usagi gave him another hug and a bright smile.

"What are fathers for?" he joked. "I was hoping... Ikuko told me about Luna and Artemis. Are they here? I didn't see them."

"They're sleeping Grampy-Kenji," said a small voice. He looked down to see Chibi-Mamo and bent to pick the boy up.

"You look just like your daddy," he said, after glancing carefully at the boy. "Aside from the purple highlights. I've noticed," and he turned back to Usagi. "All of you Senshi seem to have oddly colored hair or eyes. Why is that?"

"I actually haven't even thought about it," Usagi said. "Mama has blue hair though, so it can't be that odd."

Kenji shook his head. "I didn't mean to say it was. I just thought it was interesting. Not many blondes in Japan you know. I was worrying about that earlier." He smiled and tugged at one of the long streamers of silky blonde hair. "My beautiful daughter."

"Dinner's done," Haruki said suddenly. Shingo helped him and Setsuna bring the food to the dining room and they all sat together.

"Daddy, Shingo, Mama," Usagi started, "Ami is making you all a special form of communicator. It can be hidden in a simple watch. It will get any broadcasts we put out, which usually I end up doing. You can text us or call by pressing a button. But most importantly, we are building in sensors for them that can keep track of you, but also will warn you if danger is nearby. We already have a Youma alert system, and Ami is close to one for the droids, so we'll be adding that too. They'll flash a warning for you if they sense a droid and you can get out of there as soon as possible."

"So, will you still send a message when you finish a fight?" Ikuko asked, looking over at Mamoru.

"Always," he answered. Kenji remembered he had been sending messages to let her know Usagi was okay and was thankful all over again that he was Usagi's soulmate.

"The communicators should help to keep you safe, but they have to remain a secret." Haruki smiled at Shingo as he said it. "If people figure out you have a connection with the Senshi, it could put you, or them, in danger."

Shingo nodded. "I won't let anyone know, I promise."

"How many of the other families know about all of you?" Kenji was curious.

"Ami's mother for one. She's been doctoring Usagi because we can't show people the images from the Mercury computer. Although, you get to look at those later. Ami takes several pictures of the babies a day." Setsuna smiled at Usagi. "I think she's obsessed with being an auntie."

"Rei's grandfather knows. He figured it out almost immediately, but none of us knew he'd found out until Minako overheard him praying over the Fire for all of our safety." Usagi gave a soft smile, and Kenji could tell she cared about the old man.

"Minako's father and mother are um..." Haruki looked over to Usagi, who also seemed at a loss for words.

"They don't seem to care very much about her," Mamoru said sadly. "They spend most of their time in England, and rarely see her."

"Makoto is an orphan, like me and Mamoru," Haruki said softly. "She lives alone, like Mamoru, although I'm pretty sure Nephrite will have her married before she can blink." Haruki laughed now, happy for his friends.

"Kunzite, Nephrite, Zoicite, and Jadeite had families before Beryl took them. Unfortunately, we still don't know who Kunzite's family was, and the others... their families were all murdered when they were taken." Mamoru waited through the shocked gasps. "It's a safe bet the same thing happened to Kunzite's family. It's made them a bit over protective of the girls..."

"Little Hotaru lost her mother, but her father is headmaster at that strange school they built into the high rise..." Usagi looked at Kenji. "I was hoping you could actually do some discrete checking for us, as long as you promise to go nowhere near there." She shuddered.

"Haruka and Michiru have families. Wealthy ones actually, but they seem a bit like Minako's. They only really pay attention when an award is won, or there is something that reflects on them and gets them attention." Haruki continued. Then he looked at Setsuna. She nodded after a moment and he turned back to them. "Setsuna has never known who her family was. She was found when she was two, alone in a park."

Kenji gasped again, and looked over at the girl who had stolen his nephews' heart. "Well you have all of us now." He watched a bright smile light up her face and she turned to Usagi.

"Told you so," his daughter said simply. "She was afraid she'd never have a family of her own," she confided to her parents. She gave a small smile, one of her crooked ones that said she had a lovely secret. "I keep telling her," she grinned, "she's about to have more family than she could imagine."

Ikuko gasped as she caught the hidden meaning, and Kenji figured it out too, but it looked like Setsuna herself was clueless. Even Haruki picked up on the tone and gave Usagi a sharp look. She nodded and smiled, but put a finger to her lips. Setsuna meanwhile had teared up and covered her face. Haruki hugged her tightly.

"Today seems to be a day for dealing with fears," Ikuko said gently, and put her hand on the green-haired girl's shoulder.

January 19

Aoto: Welcome to another episode of the Sailor Senshi Hour. We have a whopper this week.

Yuna: It's not often that we get a scoop like this, and it's pretty upsetting, so let me warn you in advance, the kiddos might be best put out of the room.

Miyu: It all started earlier in the week when the newest form of monsters appeared. The Senshi are calling them Droids, and lets just say, the heroes seem to be on top of them. But something happened, and we want to walk you though it.

Aoto: This video was hard for me to watch. It starts pretty shaky, and you can see the person shooting the video has obviously come on scene well into the battle. These folks appear to be working together to try and take Sailor Moon.

Miyu: What surprised me was that it seems Sailor Moon and Sailor Venus somehow seem to have traded places. You can tell because of this bit here. Tuxedo Kamen and the Shitennou with the white-blonde hair go to the wrong women. Now look close, Tuxedo Kamen puts his arm around the one dressed as Venus, but there's a tell-tale giveaway here. The baby bulge can't be completely disguised. His hand doesn't actually touch the fuku, but still seems to be on her stomach.

Aoto: The person who shot this video is about to yell for the Senshi, but she's too far away to be heard. It took a moment for us to see what the matter was. Watch closely. *watch out!* Alright, you see here. This person with the red hair seems to be sneaking up behind them. He grabs the one disguised as Sailor Venus, and a second later, he's gone.

Yuna: Okay, watch for a minute, the battle continues, and then you see the moment Kamen notices she's missing. *SAILOR MOON* About broke my heart the first time I saw this. Now watch as he seems to look into the distance, and gets more and more determined.

Miyu: I've seen this four times and its no easier to watch. This thing they're trying here is called a Sailor Teleport. While some of them seem to be able to teleport individually, there are some who can't yet, but as a group they can go anywhere. Or so we thought. They appear to try several times.

Aoto: I'm stopping this to give you a minute to send the little ones out if you haven't already done so. This is hard to watch folks.

Yuna: Okay, now please just remember this is a man who is in love, and the woman missing is also carrying his babies. I can understand how he lost control here. The storm seems to whip up out of nowhere. The vines take over the hillside. He's screaming a name over and over, but it doesn't come through on the tape. I don't think I've ever seen anyone this devastated.

Miyu: You can see the others trying to get his attention, but it's Sailor Mercury who has to slap him to get him to realize what's happening.

Aoto: We talked to Officer Takahashi after seeing this.

He said this: First, let me explain that this is not the first time that something bad has happened to Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen. They endured something pretty horrible together a while ago, and though it made them much stronger, both as people, and as fighters, it leaves a mark. Sailor Mercury came in and explained the storm to me, and has also said any damages will be paid for.

Like the Senshi, Tuxedo Kamen is linked to a planet. His planet just happens to be the Earth. Sailor Moon happens to be the Moon. The two of them are very closely tied together and are Soul-Bonded. This means basically that each holds half of the others soul. Tuxedo Kamen wasn't even aware that his upset was causing damage, because up until now his powers haven't been this great. He will be more careful now that he knows how closely linked he is.

I also want to let you know that Sailor Moon is now home and safe. She managed to escape less than fourteen hours after her abduction. She is a bit weak still, and we may see less of her in battle for a while, but she has promised she will never stop fighting to protect the people of this planet.

Miyu: We just want to say we're glad she's back. No real damage was done during the storm. A few broken car windshields is about all from what we've been able to gather, so we'd like to reassure Tuxedo Kamen that no one was harmed and tell him we fully understand why he reacted so strongly.

***Usagi***

Usagi sat, snuggled into Mamoru's side as they watched the episode, and tears poured down her face watching his grief and fear and anguish when he hadn't been able to reach her. She understood the feelings. She remembered quite clearly a moment when they'd been in the hospital when she'd feared he was going to take his own life, or leave her in some other way. She'd made him promise never to do so, but even after he gave his word she had felt him distancing himself from her, completely overwhelmed with what he'd been forced to do.

She looked over at him and saw the tears on his own face. Moving on instinct she moved to grab the remote and turned off the television. The light in the room was dim, just what came from the kitchen, and she sat up and lifted her leg over him, straddling his lap. "Mamo-chan!" It was a whisper, full of love and longing. She bent and kissed him, her wet cheeks meeting his as they moved their lips gently together.

She reached up and began to unbutton his shirt, slowly opening him to her view. She pulled the fabric away from his chest and rested a hand over his heart. It was beating wildly. She lowered her face and kissed him there, right over the beat of his heart, and then moved seductively, wriggling her hips in his lap. She felt him stir to life beneath her, and felt powerful and strong. His love for her could overwhelm anything.

She continued kissing his chest, and then slipped her hands to his jeans and unbuttoned and unzipped them, slipping off his lap and tugging jeans and boxers off his body. It took a moment, but he lifted his hips to help her. She threw them away the moment they cleared his feet, and lunged at him. She kissed him everywhere. His face, his neck, his shoulders and chest, and then, feeling more frisky and powerful than she ever had before, she knelt on the floor and bent over his erection.

Kissing the very tip made him twitch and she laughed in delight. She flicked her tongue over him and he moaned feverishly, his hips lifting until he met her mouth. She opened and took him in, swirling her tongue around the engorged head. He moaned again, and then growled as his hips lifted again and again as she toyed with him. Adding gentle suction, or simply playing her tongue over him.

When she finally lifted her mouth off of him to catch her breath, she looked up and his eyes were dark with need. He caught her under the arms and tossed her onto the couch beside him. His hands went to her thighs and he spread her open, dipping his head to taste her. He growled again, and plunged his tongue into her soaked tunnel. He ran his tongue along her slit and found the little nub of her pleasure, and his hands slid up her body, getting closer and closer to her breasts. It was a slow torture.

He bit her clit lightly and she moaned long and loud, lifting her hips and pressing harder against his mouth. She wanted more, wanted to be filled. His thumbs swiped over her nipples as he bit again and she let out a tiny scream, biting her own lip to hold back the sound. "More," she whispered. "I need you." He captured her clit now, suckling as he bit, and ran his rough tongue along the bundle of nerves trapped between his teeth.

Usagi grabbed a throw pillow and held it over her face as she screamed into the fabric. One hand moved back down her body, and he slid two fingers into her wet heat. Her hips launched up, his teeth biting harder as he fought not to lose her from his grip, and he thrust the fingers deeper as his free hand held her down for him to continue the sweet torture.

He assaulted her senses with a barrage of nips and licks and intense suction, all the while battering her insides with his curled fingers as he attacked the tender inner flesh that drove her insane. A harsh scream tore into the pillow as her muscles clenched around his probing fingers and a rush of moisture flowed from her in the most intense orgasm she'd ever experienced.

"Now, please now Mamo..." she begged.

He slid back up her body and took her in one hard thrust. "USAGI!" her name sounded torn from his throat.

He tore the pillow away and captured her mouth. She could taste her own juices as their tongues battled. He swallowed her ecstatic cries, and growled into her mouth as he pounded into her. The rhythm was brutal, nothing like they'd done together before. This was passionate and wild, completely uncontrolled need and lust and demand for each other. They both took, they both surrendered.

"Mamo-Chan! Mamo-Chan!"

"Usako!"

His pace increased and he loved hearing her whimpered moans as he drove deep and hard and took her for his own. She wrapped her legs and arms around him, completely unaware of her nails digging long painful furrows into his back and shoulders.

"Usagi!"

"Mamoru!"

He groaned and thrust harder, taking her deeper into the spiral of passion. They slammed their hips together, panting in sync as they moved in a frenzied dance as old as time. Together they shattered, moaning each others names, and he filled her with hot spurts until his shaking body simply collapsed on top of hers.

Never had they done anything like that before. Usagi had to admit, she wanted to do it again. "That was... incredible."

"Wow." Mamoru couldn't think of a more coherent word, which sent Usagi into peals of laughter. She kissed him fiercely, and hugged him tightly to her.

"I could do that a million times a day and never get bored," Usagi admitted.

"In that case," Mamoru wiggled his eyebrows suggestively. His energy restored, he leaped up and carried her off to the bedroom. He had plans for her. Plans that involved making sure she continued to scream in pleasure.

Neither of them had a single flashback, or a nightmare that night.

Legacy of Dark Endymion Character Guide
(More characters will be added as they appear in the story)

Main Characters:
Tsukino Usagi (Sailor Moon) & Chiba Mamoru (Tuxedo Kamen)
Mizuno Ami (Sailor Mercury) & Sasake Zoicite (South Knight)
Hino Rei (Sailor Mars) & Sasake Jadeite (West Knight)
Kino Makoto (Sailor Jupiter) & Yoshida Nephrite (East Knight)
Aino Minako (Sailor Venus) & Ine Kunzite (North Knight)
Kaiou Michiru (Sailor Neptune) & Ten'ou Haruka (Sailor Uranus)
Meiou Setsuna (Sailor Pluto) & Kazuo Haruki (Sun Knight)
Tomae Hotaru (Sailor Saturn) & Tsukino Shingo (Blue Moon Knight)

Current Enemies:
Wiseman
Prince Dimande
Saphir
Esmeraude
Rubeus
Petz
Calaveras
Koan
Berthier

Supporting Characters: (* means created character)
Furuhata Motoki & Nishimura Reika (altered)
Osaka Naru & Umino Guiro (altered)
Tsukino Ikuko & Tsukino Kenji - Usagi's parents
Grandfather Hino - Runs Hikawah Shrine, Rei's Grandfather
Mizuno Saeko - Ami's Mother, doctor
Osaka Nozomi - Naru's mother
*Osaka Mayumi - Mamoru's Favorite Teacher
Haruna Sakurada - Usagi's favorite teacher
*Officer Takahashi - Male cop; promises to keep secret
*Officer Sato - Female cop; promises to keep secret
*Aoto - Sailor Senshi Hour Host
*Yuna - Sailor Senshi Hour Host
*Miyu - Sailor Senshi Hour Host
*Yodu - Punk kid who feels entitled… rich

Animal Guardians/Guides: (* means created character)
Luna - Usagi's Guardian/Guide - Cat from Mau
Artemis - Minako's Guardian/Guide - Cat from Mau

Trapped In Crystal:
Beryl

Enemies who Cannot be Saved:
Metalia