Hello, everyone. I hope that everyone had a happy holidays and with the new year, I thought that it would be a good idea to start something new with my Gaiden series of my SMO stories. Since my latest fanfiction, SAO Beyond has the theme of 'alternate universes and timelines', I thought this is a good 'angle' to work on and I hope that you like it, everyone! First off, however,I must give thanks and credit to Belletiger and Kanius as well as Kanius' YuYuGiDigiMoon fanfiction series, especially his The Invasion of the Rajita story, for giving me permission to use the idea of Valkyrie Sailor Soldiers and everything that's a part of them in my fanfiction. I would like to give thanks and credit to Kanius and his YuYuGiDigiMoon series, including this author's Dawn of Chaos story, and LazerWulf for giving me permission to use the idea for their version of Sailor Charon, namely the fact that she is Sailor Pluto's sister among other things. I would also like to give thanks and credit to Matty G91 and this author's story of Kamen Rider Lunar for giving me permission to use Kamen Rider Lunar, his looks, and everything about him as well as the UNI-SHOCKER organization as well as the idea of Darth Revan Sammy Tsukino and the other alternate versions of said character.

Now, with that out of the way, as they say on SAO: Link Start!

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Warning: These stories may and will contain mature level intense violence, blood, gore, death, mild to explicit suggestive themes, including mind-control and brainwashing, mild to explicit bad language, and mature adult themes/situations!

Second Warning: Some to a lot of OOC (Out of Character) actions and mannerisms in these series of stories!

Prelude: A castle of stone and metal floating in the sky that consist of one hundred floors. Within this massive structure, there are countless cities, villages, towns, forests, plains, lakes, and whatever you can imagine. There is only one staircase that connects one floor with another, and these staircases are located within dangerous mazes filled with monsters. The players with navigate through these floors to the top with nothing than the weapons in their hands. And yes, I said players.

This is the world of Aincrad, a floating castle in a virtual sky, and yes, I said VIRTUAL sky. This world and this floating castle world are in a realm made of digital information…the world of Sword Art Online. A world that was supposed to be game, but because a nightmare prison when its creator, Akihiko Kayaba, trapped the ten thousand players within this virtual world and if they die here, they will die in real life. The ten thousand players struggle in this 'game death' to reach the top of the floating castle where the final boss and the key to their freedom waits.

You may know this story and the stories that come after it, but do you know all the stories? All the tales that happened within the floating castle? What about the tales that happened after the floating castle was conquered? There are stories connected to the 'tale' of this floating castle, its 'history', and its 'aftermath', but they weren't told…until now. These are those stories…

Sailor Moon Online: Gaiden

Story 43: Sword Art Alternate 1: Sword Art Digital

Note: This story takes place after Story 21, which takes in-between World's Song and SAO Beyond.

November 2025, Gates of Time

Within the realm that contains the Gates of Time, the powerful mystical 'object' that allows one to travel, in a linear fashion, back and forth between the past and future as well as 'view' the timestream along with 'other worlds' including parallel worlds/timelines where we find Sailor Pluto looking at the Time Gates as its doors are opening where Sailor Pluto looking into the gateway in-between the doors as Sailor Celestial teleports onto the scene.

Sailor Pluto tells Sailor Celestial, "Good day to you, Celestial-hime."

Sailor Celestial says, with a sigh, "Good day to you, Pluto."

Sailor Pluto says, turning her head towards Sailor Celestial, "What brings you to my lonely post? There is a lot more to do back on Earth."

Sailor Celestial says, with a plain tone, "True, but when I heard that you had gone here from the rest of the Outers, I had a feeling…"

Sailor Pluto responds, interrupting, "That I'm working on what happened a few weeks ago back in October? Yes, I am."

Sailor Celestial goes up to Sailor Pluto in front of the Time Gates causing her to ask, "Anything?"

Sailor Pluto replies, shaking her head, "No, I'm afraid not. This alternate world counterpart to Sammy has found a way to hide even from the Time Gates, but there are even limits to the Time Gates."

Sailor Celestial asks, curiously, "So, he may be not hiding in an alternate timeline?"

Sailor Pluto says, "That's one possibility. The multiverse is FAR vaster than you may think."

Sailor Celestial says, with a sigh, "Before all this, all this 'other world' stuff was in the realm of science fiction and theory, but now…"

Sailor Pluto says, with a kind smile, "It can be overwhelming since existence is infinite with infinite possibilities, Celestial-hime."

Sailor Celestial says, with a shrug and sigh, "I guess that you are right…" Sailor Celestial then looks at the gateway formed in the Time Gates causing her to ask, "What are you looking at by the way, Pluto?"

Sailor Pluto responds, with a plain tone, "At the various alternate timelines to our own to make sure that Sammy Tsukino's counterpart isn't hiding within one of them as well as making sure that there aren't any 'problems' in the other timelines that could cause a 'domino effect' of which I'm in contact with a number of my counterparts in these timelines."

Sailor Celestial asks, curiously, "You can contact your counterparts?"

Sailor Pluto replies, with a kind smile, "But of course, my princess."

Sailor Celestial asks, curiously, "So, what 'alternate world' are you looking at now?"

Sailor Pluto says, with a plain tone, "One curious one. In this timeline, there are changes even before Sword Art Online starts."

Sailor Celestial asks, with a sigh, "So, SAO is a constant, huh?"

Sailor Pluto says, with a plain tone, "They are alternate timelines, my princess. SAO is going to be a constant in all of them in one form or another."

Sailor Celestial says, solemnly, "I guess that you have a point. Personally, I would hope that there are timelines where SAO ends up 'just a game', but then again, since it is HIM, which developed both SAO and the NervGears, it would be a rarity onto itself."

Sailor Pluto says, with a nod of her head, "Wiser words weren't said about SAO, Celestial-hime."

Sailor Celestial asks Sailor Pluto, curiously, "So, what are the differences between this timeline and the one that we went through?"

Sailor Pluto says, "For one thing, Davis and Kari didn't suffer their trauma with the attempted murders of them and Inoue family by that 'division' of yakuza due to the fact that the police were tipped off beforehand enough, so, as you may expected, they never suffered from any PTSD that caused the 'incident' with the bully. However, Jun Motomiya and Taichi Kamiya still get trapped in SAO due to the fact that this Davis Motomiya suffered an injury during soccer match with that world's Kari Kamiya suffering a nasty injury in which, when their SAO started, they were in a hospital for a checkup after they healed."

Sailor Celestial says, solemnly, "So, Tai and Jun getting trapped is the same, huh? At least in that timeline."

Sailor Pluto says, with a nod, "Yes, but unlike what happened in our timeline, Davis and Kari didn't leave due to the trauma and the 'threat' of being separate from those that they care about. There is also another difference: You were never attacked and bitten by Vlad's vampire grand-nephew."

Sailor Celestial asks, surprised, "I…My counterpart wasn't?!"

Sailor Pluto says, with a nod, "Yes, in this timeline, something happened to him, so, in this timeline, your counterpart wasn't attacked and bitten, thus, causing the vampiric gene in your Earthling bloodline never to activate."

Sailor Celestial says, with a plain tone, "Can we not talk about that? Even though the changes due to the 'rewriting' of our universe caused me to lose that gene for good, I still have nightmare from time to time."

Sailor Pluto says, with a nod, "Understandable."

Sailor Celestial asks, with a plain tone, "So, it means that she haven't gone through the hardships that I went through?"

Sailor Pluto says, plainly, "Actually, while she didn't go and get 'corrupted' by the darkness of the Orichalcos, it doesn't mean that your counterpart didn't go through 'trying times'."

Sailor Celestial asks, curiously and a bit nervously, "What do you mean?"

Sailor Pluto says, with a plain tone, "By the looks of this timeline, there have been events that forced your counterpart to awaken as Sailor Celestial earlier than you have."

Sailor Celestial asks, surprised, "Really?"

Sailor Pluto says, pointing to the gateway, "Take a look." Soon afterwards, Sailor Celestial looks into the gateway to see events in the alternate timeline play out in front of her eyes.

May 2023 (alternate timeline), Digital World

Within this alternate timeline to our heroes' and heroines' world, we find ourselves within this alternate Digital World where it is currently a war-zone with this timeline's ExVeemon and Davis right in front lines, taking on hordes of evil Digimon, including Goblimon, BlackGreymon, dark blue and black viral versions of Greymon, BlackGarurumon, black viral versions of Garurumon, and various others, but there are also non-Digimon 'monsters' that are also with the group in which this world's Davis and ExVeemon are protecting a vast group of innocent Digimon, including Floramon, Mushroomon, ToyAgumon, versions of Agumon made up of Lego blocks, and many others.

This world's Davis Motomiya, who will call [Davis] to separate him from our Digidestined of Miracle and Life, shouts out, "There is just no end to them!"

This timeline's ExVeemon, who will be called [ExVeemon], shouts out, "No kidding!"

[Davis] yells out to the innocent Digimon on the run, "Get out of here!"

[ExVeemon] shouts out, "Davis!" [Davis] looks towards his partner only to see that the 'evil monster horde' was nearly on top of them causing [Davis] to yelp, but then a huge portion of the ground collapses underneath the horde causing a large portion of them to fall into a massive and deep hole.

Just then a familiar voice shouts out, "Did someone call for the 'drill team'?" Just then a portion of the group near [Davis] and [ExVeemon] open up in which this world's version of Cody and Digmon emerges.

[Davis] says, with a grin, "Cody!"

[ExVeemon] says, with a grin, "Nice work!"

This world's version of Digmon, [Digmon], retorts, slyly, "No problem!" But then there is a loud and nightmarish roar where the group looks towards the source where they see a SkullGreymon emerging from the distance.

[Davis] says, nervously, "Oh, shit! That's not good!"

[ExVeemon] says, with a nod, "No joke! Davis, I need to digivolve now!"

[Davis] says, nodding his head, "You know it, buddy!"

"Trident Revolver!"

Just then three 'shots' of orange energy slam into SkullGreymon causing the massive skeleton Digimon to roar out in pain as it falls back down to the ground with a loud 'thud'. When the two Digidestined and their Digimon partners look to the source, they see none other than this world's RizeGreymon flying towards them.

This timeline's version of Cody, [Cody], shouts out, "RizeGreymon!"

This world's version of RizeGreymon, [RizeGreymon], says, "It looks like you need a hand!" [RizeGreymon] lands on the ground and none other than this timeline's version of Suguha and Lunamon are brought down from [RizeGreymon] where we get a good look at the current look of this timeline's version of Suguha.

This version of Suguha, [Suguha], is currently around 14 years of age and wearing an outfit similar to Kari Kamiya's outfit during her time as part of Davis' team of Digidestined expect the parts of Kari's outfit that are usually pink, [Suguha's] outfit is green in color.

[Cody] says, "Suguha!"

[Davis] says, with a grin, "Glad that you can make it to the party!"

[Suguha] responds, "Sorry that I'm late! The three of us had to deal some nasty 'ghouls' in another area."

[ExVeemon] says, "Better late than never! Good to have you here!" Just then there is a loud roar that's heard, and everyone looks to see SkullGreymon getting back up on his feet.

[Suguha] tells this timeline's version of Lunamon, [Lunamon], "Lunamon?"

[Lunamon] responds, with a nod, "Of course." The group of three humans and four Digimon stare down their opponents in which [Suguha] looks up into the sky where there seems to be a transparent of none other than Aincrad, the floating castle world, causing [Suguha] to narrow her eyes in anger.

November 2025 ('main' timeline) , Gates of Time

Back at the Gates of Time within the 'primary' timeline, Sailor Celestial gives a look of surprise causing her to look at Sailor Pluto in which Sailor Celestial asks, "What the heck? Is that what I think it is?"

Sailor Pluto responds, with a nod, "Yes, hime. That's the Aincrad of that world. Due to the nature of the Digital World being linked to our world though the fact that it was born through the vast amounts of digital information flowing through the world wide web, in this timeline, evil forces took advantage of it to create a deep 'link' between SAO and the Digital World."

Sailor Celestial asks, shocked, "Seriously?"

Sailor Pluto replies, nodding her head, "Yes, my princess. However, the 'link' wasn't strong enough to create a 'gateway' between the 'virtual realm' of SAO and the Digital World, but a link for the dark and negative energy created by what the people trapped in SAO create to 'leak' into the Digital World."

Sailor Celestial says, her eyes widen at the implication of what Sailor Pluto is saying, "To throw off the balance of the Digital World."

Sailor Pluto retorts, nodding her head in agreement with Sailor Celestial, "Yes, that's right. It basically strengthened the 'dark forces' in the Digital World and remember, the Digital World was still recovering from 'machinations' of Myotismon via Oikawa as well as Ken."

Sailor Celestial asks, concerned, "Which made things worse than what happened in our timeline?"

Sailor Pluto replies, solemnly, "Much worse. Before, the Dark Digidestined and Tamers were more like 'gangs' in our timeline. However, in this timeline, they had become empowered enough to start a war."

Sailor Celestial asks, surprised, "War?"

Sailor Pluto says, with a nod, "A war that was fought both in our world AND the Digital World. They called it the 'Digital War'…also known as 'World War Three' or 'The War of the Worlds' for example." Sailor Pluto motion towards the gate and Sailor Celestial looks into the gateway to see what's happening in the alternate timeline next.

June 2023 (alternate timeline), Digital World

Within the Digital World, we find ourselves at a massive city on a decent sized hillside and the massive city rivals plenty of the cities seen on Earth, but it also looks like the cities devastated by the ravages of World War II. Inside of this devastated city, there are masses of Digimon, ranging from Rookies to Mega level, fighting in the city with plenty of humans mixed in. When looking closely, we find that it is an army of 2,000 Digidestined from all over the world with their Digimon partners against a force of Dark Digidestined and Tamers that's double their size with an additional 5,000 'Dark Digimon' aiding the Dark Digidestined and Tamer forces. However, the Digidestined's Digimon partners are all of the Ultimate and Mega level while the 'Dark Digimon' forces range from Rookie to Ultimate level at best with the highest levels being in the MAJOR MINORITY in numbers in which the Dark Digidestined's and Tamer's Digimon are also Ultimate AT BEST, but it isn't only just the Digimon that are fight, the human members of both forces that are also fighting with swords, spears, knives, and the like. However, we also see them performing the classic Sword Skills seen in SAO and ALO including, but not limited to, Horizontal, Vertical, Rage Spike, Linear, Avalanche, Whirlwind, Fad Edge, and the like. At one part of the battlefield, we find [Suguha] with her Digimon partners, in their Mega forms of [ShineGreymon] and [Dianamon], aiding one dozen Digidestined by striking the flank of a group of Dark Digidestined and their Digimon partners with [ShineGreymon] taking the lead in this counterattack.

"Glorious Burst!"

[ShineGreymon] unleashes his flames that plow into a group of Dark Digidestined's Digimon partners causing them to either revert back into lower forms, mainly Rookie with some going into In-Training and a few into Baby forms or getting deleted causing the Dark Digidestined to gasp in shock and surprise, but one Dark Digidestined takes revenge by using a Dagger Sword Skill on one of the Digidestined, a young teen male from Germany, causing him to yell out in pain.

The German Digidestined's Digimon partner, a BlueMeramon, shouts out, in German with a worried tone, "[Voldrich!]"

[Suguha] shouts out, strongly, "Back off, jerk!" [Suguha] then lands a Flashblow right to the Dark Digidestined's face, sending them flying through a brick wall of a destroy building, but then [Suguha], [ShineGreymon], and the Digidestined group that they were helping, both human and Digimon, come under assault by military company sized group of Dark Digimon, a mixture of Champion of Ultimates, in which allow the Dark Digidestined to gather up their surviving Digimon partners and retreat from the battle. [Suguha] shouts out, "Dianamon!"

A familiar female voice responds, strongly and loudly, "Right!" Immediately, this world's Dianamon, [Dianamon], leaps down from seemly nowhere, right in front of the Dark Digimon, and unleashes a powerful assault, deleting several dozen of them nearly instantly. On the meanwhile, while [Dianamon] kept the Dark Digimon focused on her, [Suguha] grabs the wounded German Digidestined and carries him to [ShineGreymon] where the wounded Digidestined and his Digimon partner get onto one of [ShineGreymon's] hands.

[Suguha] tells her Digimon partner, "Get them out of here and to Joe on the double!"

[ShineGreymon] responds, with a nod, "You got it, boss!" [ShineGreymon] then takes off with the wounded Digidestined and his Digimon partner in tow while [Suguha] turns to the rest of the Digidestined and their Digimon partners.

[Suguha] shouts out, drawing a sword similar to Dark Repulsar, "Come on, everyone! Let's show these fakers what we're really made of!" The Digidestined and their Digimon partner give a cheer as they prepare to rejoin the fight against their foes.

(Elsewhere; on the meanwhile)

Within an underground cavern some distance from the city, we find this world's version of Joe Kido, AKA [Joe] in a doctor's outfit, working with various other Digidestined and Digimon, wearing medical caps and coats, working on other Digidestined, both humans and Digimon, lying on hospital beds and cots, showing that they are wounded in which we find this [Joe Kido] tending to Brazilian Digidestined, a young mid-teen years girl with multiple gashes on her right arm and leg, while this Brazilian Digidestined's partner, a Tapirmon, looks at her in worry.

Tapirmon says, in Portuguese, which is the official language of Brazil, "[Maria…]"

[Joe] tells Tapirmon, "Don't worry, your partner will be okay." Tapirmon looks at [Joe] causing the Digimon to nod his head in which [Joe] thinks in his mind, "Thank goodness Izzy and Gennai developed that universal translator allowing all of us to understand each other. After what happened to Sora, Yolei, Biyomon, and Hawkmon back in Russia, it was a good idea so there won't be any 'language barriers' again." [Joe] then sees this world's version of Mimi Tachikawa, who will be known as [Mimi], looking at all of the wounded humans and Digimon in the makeshift hospital.

[Mimi] says, horrified, "This is horrible…"

[Joe] says, with a nod, "I know, Mimi." When [Mimi] looks at [Joe], [Joe] tells [Mimi], "We never wanted it to come to this, especially me. We never wanted war and what it entails, but right now, two worlds are on the line. Our allies and fellow Digidestined are out there with Suguha, Davis, and the others are giving it their all to protect both worlds and everyone, human and Digimon, living in them for a peaceful future. We have to do what we can for them."

[Mimi] says, with a nod, "Right."

This timeline's version of Gomamon, [Gomamon], tells [Joe], with a smile, "Not bad, Joe. It makes feel that you didn't have this prepared beforehand."

[Joe] retorts, bluntly, "Thanks a lot, Gomamon." [Joe] then says, plainly, "Anyway, we have work to do. We need to help our fellow Digidestined! I'm going to need more supplies!"

[Gomamon] responds, with a nod, "You got it, Joe!"

As [Gomamon] races off to get more medical supplies, [Joe] thinks in his mind, "I wish I were as confident as I sounded to Mimi." [Joe] then thinks in his mind, mentally slapping himself, "But I can't think that way. Tai, Matt, TK, Ken, and Yolei along with Davis' sister, Jun, are fighting in SAO and we are fighting out here. I need to do what I can to make sure that they have a home to return to when they escape Sword Art Online." With determination in his eyes, [Joe] continues to treat the wounded humans and Digimon to ensure their survival and recovery.

June 2023 (alternate timeline), Earth

Outside of the Digital World, we find that things are no better on Earth as we witness scenes of battle including American Digidestined, human and Digimon, battle against Dark Digidestined and Tamers along with other 'Dark Digimon' forces at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as well as calvary-like fights between both forces in the plains of Texas, Egyptian and other Digidestined fighting against their 'dark counterparts' in the African sands of Egypt, European Digidestined fighting in the mountains of the Swiss Alps, and battles between the Digidestined and Dark Digidestined/Tamers all over the world with even 'skirmish' in Antarctica itself!

November 2025 ('main' timeline) , Gates of Time

As she witnesses all this through the Gates of Time, Sailor Celestial says, shocked and horrified, "My kami…"

Sailor Pluto nods her head in understand causing her to say, plainly, "Fighting was all over the Digital World and Earth as well. The battles were intense rivaling all the worlds in human history thus far."

Sailor Celestial asks, curiously, "Hold on! Are they using Sword Skills?"

Sailor Pluto says, nodding her head, "Indeed they are, hime."

Sailor Celestial asks, confused, "But how…?" However, Sailor Celestial quickly realizes the answer causing her to ask, "You mean the way that their SAO was 'connected' to their Digital World'?"

Sailor Pluto responds, with a nod of her head, "That's correct, hime. By the way that the Dark Digidestined and Tamers 'connected' SAO, they managed to 'include' elements into the Digital World to allow them to gain 'game abilities' and use Sword Skills in which they managed to keep coming back to Earth."

Sailor Celestial says, plainly, "Meaning that they become 'superhuman'."

Sailor Pluto says, with a nod, "They basically become in certain worlds known as 'Gamers' and not those that play video games, hime. This version of 'Gamers' are those with the unique ability to gain strength, skills, and abilities similar to that those gained in video games."

Sailor Celestial says, with a plain tone, "I think that I heard of this."

Sailor Pluto says, "I would be surprised if you didn't hear about this from fiction, Celestial." Sailor Pluto says, with a plain tone, "However, the Digidestined of this timeline managed to turn this against them by gaining the same abilities as their 'dark counterparts', but it made the war ever more fierce and deadly. There are also different factions among the Dark Destined and Tamers which made the war also complex and confusion since there were different agendas."

Sailor Celestial says, "That isn't surprising since the Dark Digidestined and Tamers of our timeline are in different 'gangs' that have their own agendas."

Sailor Pluto says, with a nod of her head, "Indeed, Celestial."

Sailor Celestial asks, curiously, "Wait! Where is Kari? I don't see her with the others! That's weird! She wouldn't stay out of helping her friends and the Digital World! Where is this timeline's Kari?"

Sailor Pluto says, solemnly, "You should take a closer look, Celestial." Sailor Celestial gives a confused look as she looks into the gateway causing her eyes to widen at what she sees.

August 2023 (alternate timeline), Earth, Japan, Neo Domino City

Within Neo Domino City, [Suguha] and [Davis] are with their Digimon partners along with this timeline's version of Gatomon where they are facing off against this Earth's version of Hikari 'Kari' Kamiya where we find her wearing a version of Mai Valentine's outfit during 'Waking the Dragons' expect everything on Mai's outfit that was black is a dark pink on the outfit of their version of Kari Kamiya in which she also has a Paradius version of a duel disk known as a Chaos Duel Disk attached to her left wrist.

[Davis] tells this version of our Digidestined of Light, in a pleading tone, "Come on, Kari! You're stronger than this!"

This timeline's version of Kari, who we will call [Kari], for obvious, retorts, with a dark snarl, "Stop trying to sugarcoat it, Davis! You know that's a big fat lie!"

[Davis] responds, strongly, "That's not a lie!"

[Kari] says, with a dark plain tone, "If I'm so strong, why is that everyone has to save me? Why is it that everyone has to suffer because of me? My brother? Wizardmon? All those Numemon that Machinedramon murdered? When was I trapped in the Dark Ocean? It was always someone else saving me like my brother, Andromon, Wizardmon, TK, and even you, Davis! 'The mighty Digidestined of Light', huh? What a joke!"

This world's version of Gatomon, [Gatomon], says, solemnly, "Kari…"

[Kari] says, with her eyes narrowing darkly, "And now, my brother and some of our friends are trapped in…that place. And it should have been me. It should have been me." [Kari] then says, with a dark sinister smile, "I could do nothing to help my big brother and our friends, but now, I have the power to make sure that those that took them away from us pay."

[Suguha] yells out, strongly, "You can't! You can't judge them for the actions of one sicko!"

[Kari] responds, glaring at [Suguha], "I thought that you of all people would agree with me, Suguha."

[Suguha] retorts, strongly, "No, I don't! My big brother, Kazuto, would never ever agree to this and neither would yours either!"

[Kari] tells [Suguha], with a dangerous 'death glare', "Don't say that you would know anything about Tai!"

[Suguha] says, strongly, "I know enough, Kari!"

[Davis] tells [Kari], "Suguha is right! I know, Tai! And I know for a FACT that he would never want this! He never would want you to become this! Don't do this!"

[Gatomon] says, pleadingly, "Kari, please…"

[Kari] replies, with a dark solemn tone, "I'm sorry, Gatomon. I've already made my choice." [Kari] displays the Chaos Duel Disk with [Davis] and [Suguha] getting out their duel disks, Neo Domino City versions, in which familiar Marks of the Dragon glow on their lower right arms.

November 2025 ('main' timeline) , Gates of Time

Back at the Time Gates, Sailor Celestial asks Sailor Pluto, flabbergasted what she just witnessed, "No freaking way! Kari joins Neo Paradius?!"

Sailor Pluto responds, with a nod, "Yes, they managed to corrupt this Kari by using the most painful memories that she experienced as a Digidestined and her Tai 'taking her place' at the start of SAO."

Sailor Celestial says, shaking her head, "Okay, that's messed up."

Sailor Pluto says, "That's not surprising that you would think that way considering your own experiences."

Sailor Celestial asks, curiously, "But since my counterpart isn't part of Neo Paradius, what about…?"

Sailor Pluto responds, interrupting Sailor Celestial, "A question to be answered in a bit, Celestial."

Sailor Celestial then asks, curiously, "Okay, whatever. However, what about this timeline's version of you, guys? What about the Dark Agency?"

Sailor Pluto replies, with a plain tone, "In this timeline, things for us…our counterparts should be…much harder than what we went though. With their version of our princess and leader trapped in SAO, they are weakened just like us. However, unlike us, they had to face much worse and as you already know, we were barely able to hold together in which Sailor Nebula had to help us from time to time. In this timeline, however, the Dark Agency, seeing the greater power of the Dark Digidestined and Tamers, took advantage of it to become even more powerful and basically fought their own war against our counterparts pushing them to the edge which forces Sailor Nebula to join full time with Sailor Venus to completely retake her position as leader of the Sailor Scouts with Sailor Mars as second-in-command. However, this caused a 'certain someone' to 'awaken' a lot earlier than it did for us…" As Sailor Celestial looks into the 'portal' that observing this alternate timeline, she knows exactly WHO Sailor Pluto is talking about.

September 2023 (alternate timeline), Earth, Japan, Tokyo, Juuban District

Within the Juuban District of this Tokyo, we find the Sailor Scouts of this universe, including their version of Sailor Nebula, battling against this timeline's version of Jadeite and a legion of powerful armored youma with armor that are making the attacks of the Sailor Scouts much less effect despite all of this timeline's Scouts are Eternal Sailor Scouts. Right now, this world's Sailor Scouts are in disarray with this timeline's version of Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Uranus are both heavily injured with this Earth's Sailor Saturn, using her healing powers on them while also sporting a nasty gash on her forehead, with the other Sailor Scouts, including this version of Sailor Nebula, [Sailor Nebula], sporting minor cuts, bruises, and burn with some damage to their uniforms, even their wings. This world's version of Tuxedo Mask is also there, and he fires a beam of energy from one of his hands where it hits one of the youma, hitting it in a weak spot in its armor, going through the youma, and causing it to roar out in pain and agony as it explodes as the youma is destroyed, but there are still MANY more armored youma left!

This timeline's Tuxedo Mask, [Tuxedo Mask], says, with a grunt, "Damn!"

This world's Jadeite, [Jadeite], tells [Tuxedo Mask], in a nasty taunting tone, "Ha, is that all, 'my prince'? You may be stronger than when we last met, but you are still as weak as ever and this time, you don't have your precious princess to bail you out!"

[Tuxedo Mask] says, with a sneer, "Damn you, Jadeite!"

[Jadeite] says, with an evil smile, "I can't wait to see your princess' face, if she ever gets back from the hell that she is in, when I present your head and the corpses of her precious Scouts before I rip her little heart out!"

[Tuxedo Mask] yells out, strongly with anger in his voice as well, "Not if I kill you first, Jadeite!"

[Jadeite] laughs evilly causing him to shout out, confidently, "Big words for such a little man! You and those little girls can barely stand on their feet! They can't hope to defeat me!"

But then a familiar female voice yells out, strongly, "Then maybe I can!" Soon after, a massive assault of elemental attacks rain down on Jadeite in which destroyed the most of the armored youma in quick session.

This world's version of Sailor Mercury, [Sailor Mercury], asks, surprised, "What in the world?"

This world's version of Sailor Venus, [Sailor Venus], says, with her own surprised tone, "You mean WHO was that, right? It came from above."

[Sailor Nebula] thinks in her mind, curiously, "Could it be…?"

[Jadeite] yells out, enraged, "Who dares?! Where are you?!"

The familiar female voice retorts, "Where do you think?" Just then a huge beam of elemental energy slams into many of the remaining armored youma and, after the attack ends, they roar out as they are vaporized on contact in which when everyone looks over to the source of the attack, they find someone that looks exactly like Eternal Sailor Celestial walking over to them.

Both sides are shocked causing [Jadeite] to say, shocked, "No…No, it can't be…!"

This world's version of Sailor Pluto, [Sailor Pluto], thinks in her mind, "It…It is her…"

[Sailor Nebula] thinks in her mind, "I was right. She has awakened."

This timeline's Sailor Saturn, [Sailor Saturn], asks, confused, "Another Sailor Scout?"

[Sailor Venus] asks, confused, "Who is she?"

[Jadeite] roars out, angrily, "I should have known! If that rotten Moon brat were reborn, so, you would be! Queen Serenity's wretched younger daughter and the so-called greatest swordswoman of the Silver Millennium!"

This world's version of the Sailor Scouts and [Tuxedo Mask] gasp in shock causing this timeline's Sailor Mars, [Sailor Mars], to ask, shocked, "Queen Serenity younger daughter?!"

[Sailor Mercury] asks, stunned, "Queen Serenity had more than our princess?"

[Sailor Nebula] responds, with a nod, "That's right. That's Queen Serenity's younger daughter, the younger sister of Princess Serenity, but one of the most powerful Sailor Scouts in the universe, if not in existence. She is Sailor Celestial, the Sailor Scout of Reality."

[Sailor Mercury] says, amazed, "Sailor Celestial…" This Sailor Scout, revealed to be [Suguha's] Sailor Scout 'form', [Eternal Sailor Celestial], draws her swords and prepares for battle.

[Jadeite] shouts out, strongly, "Destroy her!" The remaining armored youma rush in to attack her, but moving with incredible speed, [Sailor Celestial] is on them in no time and cuts through the youma, armor and all, like a knife through soft butter causing [Jadeite] to ask, stunned, "But how?!"

[Sailor Celestial] yells out, strongly, "You are about to find out!" [Jadeite] roars out as he creates a sword of black crystal and engages [Sailor Celestial] in a sword fight, but he is quickly overwhelmed since [Sailor Celestial] is using a mixture of kendo style sword combat mixed in with Sword Skills to put [Jadeite] in a disadvantage where, at one point, rams her kneecap into [Jadeite's] waist causing him to grunt loudly in pain as the sheer force of the attack sends him skidding back about a dozen yards as well as breaking a few of his ribs.

[Jadeite] shouts out, angrily, "Bitch!"

[Sailor Celestial] responds, strongly, "Takes one to know one!" [Jadeite] roars out as he engages [Sailor Celestial], again, but [Sailor Celestial] gets the advantage on [Jadeite] and puts him in the defensive with [Jadeite's] damaged ribs helping him any. However, [Jadeite] sends a barrage of black crystals from his sword that hit [Sailor Celestial] in her wrist causing her to drop her swords which [Jadeite] takes advantage by attacking [Sailor Celestial] with the intent to strike her down, but then [Sailor Celestial] ducks under [Jadeite's] strike and hits him square in the nose with glowing right fist, using a Flash Blow attack causing [Jadeite] to be sent flying into a building where she crashes through the concrete wall with a massive 'crash'. After a brief while, [Jadeite], his uniform torn and covered in multiple wounds, stumbles out while [Sailor Celestial] retrieves her swords.

[Jadeite] yells out, angrily, "This isn't over!" Soon afterwards, [Jadeite] teleport away.

[Sailor Celestial] says, annoyed, "Yeah, no kidding." [Sailor Celestial] puts her swords back into their scabbards and turns to look at [Tuxedo Mask] and the Sailor Scouts of this timeline, in which it is seen that the Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Uranus of this world have mainly recovered from their injuries, thanks to [Sailor Saturn]. She then asks, "Are you okay?"

This world's Sailor Uranus, [Sailor Uranus], retorts, bluntly, "We'll survive."

[Sailor Celestial] prepares to take her, but [Sailor Mercury] yells out, "Wait! Sailor Celestial!" When [Sailor Celestial] turns to look at [Sailor Mercury], [Sailor Mercury] tells her, "Thank you for your help, but who are you?"

[Sailor Celestial] responds, "A girl with whole lot to do and a world to keep safe so her family has a home to return to. Later." Before the others could say or do anything, [Sailor Celestial] takes off into the distance, leaving an amazed group in front of where she was.

November 2025 ('main' timeline) , Gates of Time

Returning to the Time Gates, Sailor Pluto tells Sailor Celestial, "As you can see, your counterpart was forced to awaken earlier than you had, Celestial."

Sailor Celestial says, with a plain tone, "And she has done really well for herself."

Sailor Pluto tells Sailor Celestial, "You have to remember that she already have combat experience."

Sailor Celestial says, with a nod of her head and solemn tone in her voice, "Right."

Sailor Pluto says, "However, the conflict didn't get easier, it actually got more intense at points. With her awakening, she aided the Digidestined from all over the world, which have come together as the Digital Defense Force, DDF for short, giving her allies major victories, but when the surprise of her power and appearance have 'worn off', the enemies against our counterparts and this world's version of the Dark Digidestined and Tamers 'pushed' even harder which even threatened to overwhelm your counterpart at times." Sailor Celestial's eyes widen as she looks into the gateway to see the next events of the alternate timeline 'play' in front of her.

October 2023 (alternate timeline), Earth, Japan, Tokyo

At the Tokyo hospital where her brother, this timeline's Kazuto Kirigaya, [Kazuto], was being kept while trapped in SAO, we find [Suguha], wearing a regular female autumn outfit, walk into the hospital and the immediately, the staff are concerned for her since her right arm is in a sling, but she kindly shrugs them off and goes over to her brother's room. When she enters [Kazuto's] hospital room, she finds her mother, this world's Midori Kirigaya, [Midori], inside and tending to a vase of flowers.

[Suguha] says, with a kind smile, "Hi, mom…"

[Midori], upon seeing her daughter, asks, concerned, "Suguha, sweetie! Are you sure that you should be here?"

[Suguha] tells her mother, with a smile, "I'm just fine, mom. The doctors told me that I'll be able to take this off soon…though I won't be able to practice kendo for a few more days."

[Midori] says, "For good reason!" [Midori] says, with a sigh, "Good grief. If your brother was one thing…"

[Suguha] says, nervously, "Sorry, mom."

[Midori] says, with a sigh, "I know that you and the others are trying to keep the world safe and all…"

[Suguha] says, interrupting, "That's right, mom. If big brother is going to have a home to return to, we need to fight."

[Midori] responds, "I know, dear. I wish that you didn't have to."

[Suguha] replies, solemnly, "None of us do, mom. But we have to since no one else can." [Midori] doesn't reply as she and [Suguha] look at [Kazuto's] prone form as he lies on the bed with the NervGear on his head causing [Suguha] to think in her mind, "Happy birthday, big brother. Keep fighting 'over there' and I'll keep fighting over here with my friends and allies to make sure that you have a home to return to. I'll never give up."

November 2025 ('main' timeline) , Gates of Time

Returning to the Time Gates, after watching the 'scene' from the alternate time, Sailor Celestial comments, "Man, it was getting that bad!"

Sailor Pluto says, with a nod, "Indeed. Even with your counterpart awakening in her timeline earlier than you awakened in ours, the war got more intense, not less."

Sailor Celestial asks, curiously, "Why is that?"

Sailor Pluto says, "The power that the Dark Digidestined and Tamers gained by using the negative emotions from SAO to disrupt the balance of the still 'healing' Digital World boosted their power which allowed them to cause the war in the first place. They had gained significant power, despite their factional state, in which the 'alliance' with the Dark Agency just made things worse."

Sailor Celestial says, plainly, "From what I saw already, I'll bet."

Sailor Pluto says, plainly, "Plus, there is the conflict with Neo Paradius…"

Sailor Celestial says, "Speaking of Neo Paradius…"

Sailor Pluto says, with a sigh and plain tone, "You will have to look into the gates to see that answer." Sailor Celestial, gaining a concerned look on her face, looks into the gateway to see what's the next 'event' that she will see from this alternate timeline.

November 2023 (alternate timeline), Earth, Japan, Kyoto

In the city of Kyoto, we find ourselves in the garden that's part of To-ji Buddhist temple where we find [Suguha] holding this world's version of Talia in her arms in which this timeline's version of Talia, [Talia], seem to be unconscious while [Suguha] is glaring at none other than this timeline's version of Yuuko Kamishimo, having a Chaos Duel Disk attached to her left wrist, with an intense glare on her face.

[Suguha] yells out, angrily, "I can't believe you!"

This timeline's version of Yuuko, [Yuuko], responds, with a dark plain tone, "She is far from innocent, Suguha."

[Suguha] shouts out, angrily, "She and her family didn't know a darn thing…!"

[Yuuko] retorts, interrupting, "Ignorance doesn't mean innocent, Suguha!"

[Suguha] yells out, strongly and angrily, "I don't want to hear it, Yuuko! You used me! I trust you and you used me!"

[Yuuko] says, plainly, "If you want to see that way, yes."

[Suguha] says, an enraged look in her eyes, "You…" [Suguha] then gently puts the unconscious [Talia] on the ground and with a loud scream of fury, [Suguha] transforms into [Sailor Celestial] and draws one of her swords, much to [Yuuko's] surprise, but before [Sailor Celestial] could attack, she is blasted at her right flank by powerful energy bursts causing her to scream out in pain as she is sent flying through the garden before she crashes into the ground with a loud 'thud'. When the smoke and dust clear, [Sailor Celestial] is lying on the ground in a small trench, a massive portion of waist portion of her fuku on the right side has been burned away with a good portion of her exposed skin is smoke from a good sized burn on the skin on the right of her waist.

[Yuuko] walks over to [Sailor Celestial], who is struggling to stay conscious, in which [Yuuko] tells [Sailor Celestial], "Stay out of my way, Suguha. I will get justice for my family." [Yuuko] then walks away as [Sailor Celestial] tries to reach out for her, but the pain of her injury causes her to fall unconscious soon afterwards.

November 2025 ('main' timeline) , Gates of Time

Back at the Time Gates, Sailor Celestial gives a shock look causing Sailor Pluto to say, "Like in our timeline, Yuuko still became part of Neo Paradius and became good friends with your counterpart."

Sailor Celestial says, "While my counterpart didn't know the truth about her."

Sailor Pluto says, "Correct. At one point, your counterpart met this timeline's version of Talia-san and while you were irritated, knowing that she and her family, were involved with Argus at first, but your counterpart became sympathetic to her. However, not knowing about Yuuko and her true feelings…"

Sailor Celestial asks, finishing for Sailor Pluto, "Led her to this version of Talia-san and Talia-san got her soul taken from her, right?"

Sailor Pluto says, with a nod, "Yes. Obviously enraging your counterpart for this Yuuko's utter betrayal."

Sailor Celestial says, nodding her head in understand, "Obviously." Sailor Celestial says, with a sigh, "So, no matter what, Yuuko and I are going to fight each other, huh? This is such a waste."

Sailor Pluto asks Sailor Celestial, "Regrets, Celestial?"

Sailor Celestial responds, "About Yuuko herself? Yes. Fighting and beating her? No."

Sailor Pluto says, "I can't say that if your counterpart, here, agrees with you or not."

January 2024 (alternate timeline), Earth, Japan

Within a crumbling temple-like complex, we find [Sailor Celestial], [Davis], and someone that looks like Eternal Sailor Sun with the three Legendary Knights of Atlantis with the person that looks like Sailor Sun having a badly injured [Gatomon] in her arms as [Yuuko] with a Machinedramon behind her with [Yuuko] having a sword against the throat of the person that looks like Eternal Sailor Sun.

[Yuuko] yells out, enraged, "You have ruined everything!"

[Sailor Celestial] screams out, strongly, "Yuuko!" Just then [ShineGreymon] and [Dianamon] burst out of the floor near the Machinedramon causing it to get knocked down to the ground, hard, causing [Yuuko] to look at the Digimon in surprise, but that proved to be a mistake as it gives the chance for [Sailor Celestial] to teleport over to her in which, with one swipe of her sword, [Sailor Celestial] cuts off the hand holding the sword causing [Yuuko] to scream out in pain and agony due to the loss of her hand while the hand with the sword falls to the ground. [Yuuko] stumbles backwards while holding the stump of the remaining part of her arm. However, she doesn't notice the ground crumbling around her, but [Sailor Celestial] causing her to scream out, "Watch out!" [Sailor Celestial] runs forward, but she doesn't make a step forward as [Yuuko] screams as she and the Mega Digimon with her fell seemly to their deaths into the void below.

Everyone looks towards the voice causing [ShineGreymon] to say, looking at [Sailor Celestial], "Boss…"

[Sailor Celestial] says, plainly, "Let's go." Everyone else nods their heads in agreement where they race to leave the collapsing complex. Once outside of the complex, the group, joined by [Veemon], see the smoking rising from the destroyed complex.

[Davis] says, with a plain tone, "That ends that."

[Veemon] says, with a nod, "Yeah."

The Sailor Scout other than [Sailor Celestial], none other than [Kari's] Sailor Scout 'form' of [Sailor Sun], says, "Suguha…"

[Sailor Celestial] says, with a sigh, "I'm okay, Kari."

[ShineGreymon] asks, curiously, "Do you really think that Yuuko is…gone, boss?"

[Davis] asks, confused, "What do you mean by that?"

[Dianamon] says, "Something about Yuuko makes me feel that unless we see her body, she isn't truly gone."

[Gatomon] says, with a sneer, "I say that we leave her buried along with this whole mess." Plenty of the others nod their heads in agreement and they turn to this timeline's version of the Legendary Knights of Atlantis where they say their farewells as they return to their realm for the time being.

November 2025 ('main' timeline) , Gates of Time

Returning to the Time Gates, after witnesses those events from the alternate timeline, Sailor Celestial comments, "So, what happened to their Yuuko?"

Sailor Pluto responds, "That's a good question, Celestial. From what I've observed of that timeline, so far, she hasn't been seen. However, they did go through the remains of their Neo Paradius headquarters and there were NO remains of Yuuko ever found with evidence of their Yuuko's possible survival and escape in which your counterpart has seemed to see her from time to time…like a specter from the past."

Sailor Celestial gives a 'cold shiver' causing her to say, nervously, "Hey, watch it! I'm not scared of ghosts…at least at the level of like Serena or Asuna, but please!"

Sailor Pluto says, slyly, "As you wish, Celestial."

Sailor Celestial says, "Okay, Neo Paradius is out of the picture in this time, but I'm guessing that the war continues on."

Sailor Pluto responds, with a nod, "It did. The battles against the Dark Agency and Dark Digidestined and Tamers became even fiercer despite Kari's return to the 'light' while also awakening as Sailor Sun. However, as what happened with you, this version of Kari couldn't use her full strength due to the fact that she was dealing with the trauma of what happened due to her corruption by the Orichalcos."

Sailor Celestial says, with a sigh, "I know how she feels."

Sailor Pluto nods her head causing her to say, "This version of Sailor Sun had her own 'trails', but the war went on and soon, came to a head with two battles: One in the Digital World and one on Earth. The battle on Earth was more important due to the fact that the Dark Digidestined and Tamers came together and managed to create what would something akin to the Death Star in Star Wars…"

Sailor Celestial asks, shocked, "You are freaking kidding me, right?!"

Sailor Pluto says, shaking her head, "I am not, Celestial. It was an immense mobile fortress out in the Pacific Ocean with the firepower to devasted the world and our counterparts along with Digidestined knew that they had to the destroy it or all would be lost. They unleashed an all-out attack, but it had powerful defenses, including a powerful energy shield with the fact that Dark Digidestined and Tamers had Digimon partners that rivaled their 'light side' counterparts in the form of equal numbers of Ultimate and Mega level Digimon. The battle was intense, but our counterparts couldn't break through the defenses until…" Sailor Pluto then motions to the Time Gates in which Sailor Celestial looks at the 'gateway' within the Time Gates to see the next events of the alternate timeline.

May 2024 (alternate timeline), Earth, Pacific Ocean

In the vast Pacific Ocean, there is a massive artificial high-tech island/battleship equal in size of the biggest of the modern-day cities like New York City and as high as the tallest buildings on the planet Earth, there is an incredible battle going on as the Sailor Scouts of this world, along with [Sailor Sun] and [Sailor Celestial], and a vast Digidestined army, human and Digimon, number in the tens of thousands are fighting against their Dark Digidestined and Tamer counterparts with nearly all of the Digimon being either Ultimate or Mega forms. However, they are in a deadly stalemate as futuristic high-tech immense island sized ship is filled with all sorts of defenses including shielding right at the 'core'.

This world's version of Sailor Uranus, [Sailor Uranus], yells out, "This is nuts!"

[Sailor Venus] asks [Sailor Mercury], "Is there any way through?"

[Sailor Mercury], her visor activated, responds, shaking her head, "No! They've enhanced the shielding over the area that we managed to breach through, and they are repairing the breach quickly!"

[Sailor Nebula] asks, "What are we going to do?"

Just then a familiar male voice shouts out, through a communication device that this timeline's Sailor Scouts and Digidestined have, "Then we're going to have go big or go home!"

Everyone gasps over the voice over their communicators causing [Sailor Sun] to say, excitedly, "Davis!"

On one portion of the massive ship, we find [Cody] and [Digmon] trying to cut into the ship with other Digidestined and their high-level Digimon partners keeping them safe causing [Cody] to yell out, "Davis, is that you?"

[Davis'] voice replies over the communication link, "Is there anyone else with this awesome voice?"

[Sailor Celestial] asks, "What happened? Where the heck are you?"

[Davis] responds, "Sorry, I'm late. I had to take care of dweebs that thought that they could play the Digimon Sovereigns or Kami, but now, we have a chance to take out that overgrown tin can for good!"

[Sailor Celestial] asks, "And how do you plan to do that?"

[Davis] says, "Take a look behind you and Kari-chan can tell you why!" Everyone, including [Sailor Sun], looks behind our Senshi of Sun and Digidestined of Light in which they don't see anything for a few seconds, but then they see a 'dot' in which that 'dot' becomes a familiar massive DNA Dragon Digimon.

[Sailor Sun] says, amazed, "Imperialdramon!"

Over the communication link, [Izzy], this timeline's version of Izzy Izumi, shouts out, stunned, "What?!"

[Cody] asks, shocked, "Imperialdramon? Davis got Veemon and Wormmon to DNA Digivolve WITHOUT Ken?!"

[Davis] responds, "Kind of. It is a LONG story, but right now, we have the firepower that we need. Get everyone out of there! I intend for Imperialdramon to go all-out on that tin can!"

[Magnadramon], this timeline's version of Gatomon's Mega form, yells out, stunned, "What?! You intend to use Imperialdramon's Mega Crusher?!"

[Davis] replies, "Bingo!"

[Sailor Jupiter], this timeline's Sailor Jupiter, asks, curiously, "Translation?"

[Magnadramon] responds, "It is Imperialdramon's most powerful attack and it is equal to a human nuclear bomb!"

There are gasps from this world's Sailor Scouts and [Sailor Celestial] yells out, shocked, "No way!"

[Sailor Mars], this timeline's Sailor Mars, asks, flabbergasted, "He wants to basically nuke the place?!"

[Cody] says, with a solemn tone, "It may be the ONLY way to destroy it. It is so vast and huge."

[Izzy] says, worriedly, "I'm not sure that even Imperialdramon's ultimate attack will bust through! That shield is strong!"

[Davis] responds, "That's why Imperialdramon and I are going to bust through that shield and send his Mega Crusher right through that hole and into their throats!"

There are gasps of shock causing [Joe] to exclaim over the communicators, "Are you crazy?!"

[Cody] yells out, stunned, "You and Imperialdramon may not escape the explosion in time!"

[Sailor Sun] says, worriedly, "Davis, you can't!"

[Davis] responds, strongly, "We have to try, Kari-chan! You and the others know it! If we don't stop this, Tai and the others trapped in SAO don't have a home to come to when they get out of that virtual prison! We have to end this war here and now! You have to trust me! You have to believe in me! This is our last chance! Let's end this!" There is just silence for several moments in which [Sailor Celestial] and others look at [Sailor Sun] with concerned looks.

But then [Sailor Sun] says, over the communicators, "This is Kari! To all Digidestined…evacuate! Repeat: Evacuate!"

There are stunned looks from [Sailor Celestial] and this timeline's Sailor Scouts, but then [Joe] yells out over the communicators, "This is no joke! We need to leave now!"

[Izzy] then shouts out, "Davis is here, and his partner are about to unleash an attack that could very well vaporize the entire station! We need to get out of here to give them a chance to attack without the need to worry about us!"

[Cody] yells out, "Everyone, evacuate! Get to the evacuation points now! Evacuate now!"

[Sailor Celestial] asks [Sailor Sun], stunned, "You can't be serious, Kari?!"

[Sailor Sun] responds, with a stern tone, "I am! Davis believed in me when I was lost in the darkness of the Orichalcos! He risked it all for me and I believe him as he believed in me! We all believe in him!" [Sailor Sun] asks [Sailor Celestial], "You've been with Davis during this war! Please, believe in him, won't you?"

[Sailor Celestial] doesn't say a word for a second and she then says, with a nod, "Okay."

[Sailor Jupiter] asks, stunned, "What?"

[Sailor Celestial] tells this world's Sailor Scouts, plainly, "Please don't make me give an order."

[Sailor Pluto], this timeline's version of Sailor Pluto, says, with a nod, "As you wish, Celestial-hime."

[Sailor Celestial] tells [Davis], "You better damn well come back. I'm not the one that's going to tell your sister, when she gets back from SAO, that you blew yourself up."

[Davis] says, slyly, "You got that right!" Soon enough, this world's Sailor Scouts and Digidestined, human and Digimon, start to evacuate the artificial island/battleship in which [Davis] tells [Imperialdramon], this timeline's version of Imperialdramon, "Buddy, we've got one shot. No matter what we have got to hit that target. This is like what happened when Tai and the others fought that fanged freak as VenomMyotismon, when we faced him as MaloMyotismon, our last fight with BlackWarGreymon to save the last Destiny Stone, and even that overgrown 'death spider' Digimon. Two worlds are counting on us. No matter what…even if I die…you WILL hit that target and save both worlds!"

[Imperialdramon] responds, "Right, Davis."

When [Davis'] friends/comrades/allies have evacuated the massive battleship, [Sailor Celestial] shouts out, "Go, Davis! Now! Now!"

[Davis] roars out, "Do it, buddy!"

[Imperialdramon] shouts out, "Hang on!"

(Midway 2019 movie 'This is For the Pearl' music starts now)

[Imperialdramon] then rockets forward and charges right for the battleship, aiming for the ever closing hole made in a critical part of the superstructure, leading to 'critical parts', which are shielded by a powerful futuristic energy shield. The Dark Digidestined and Tamers, thinking that they won, look at the charging Mega Dragon Digimon and they are confused at first, but soon enough, they recognize [Imperialdramon] and a good number of evil counterpart of our Digidestined realize what's going on. In their desperation, they start to fire on [Imperialdramon] with all that they have in which the Mega Dragon Digimon zigs and weaves as best as he could, but he couldn't avoid all of the attacks on him. However, [Davis] creates some kind of shield to protect [Imperialdramon] from the attacks that he didn't avoid through [Davis] strains to maintain the shield. [Imperialdramon] aims straight for the shield protecting the hole made in the superstructure earlier and the Mega Dragon Digimon, after going through tons of fire from his enemies, manages to reach the shield and rams into it causing massive sparks of energy as [Imperialdramon] and [Davis'] shield clashes against the enemies' energy shield. For a second, [Imperialdramon] is stuck, but then [Imperialdramon] manages to ram through the shield causing it to shatter like glass.

[Davis] shouts out, excitedly, "Yeah!"

[Imperialdramon] yells out, "Not yet, Davis!" [Davis] nods his head in which he glares right at the command center with a steely and stern look in his eyes while the Dark Digidestined and Tamers in the command center, human and Digimon, look on in disbelief as [Imperialdramon] aims for the hole, which closing as fast as possible, as if in desperation.

[Davis] says, "All right, you asses, for the sake of two worlds, you are going down! This is for everyone! Imperialdramon, hit it!"

"Mega Crusher!"

[Imperialdramon] then fires his most powerful attack, the destructive energy sphere, where we see, in slow motion, goes through and down the hole in the superstructure of the massive battleship before it could close in which [Imperialdramon] pulls up and race away at top speed as the massive structure 'groans' outwards for a second before erupting into an IMMENSE nuclear-style mushroom cloud explosion causing [Davis] to scream out as he and [Imperialdramon] are seemly engulfed by the explosion, which is so large that it could be seen from outer space though it wasn't at the level of a 'extinction level event' type explosion.

(Midway 2019 movie 'This is For the Pearl' music ends)

(Short time afterwards; Elsewhere)

On an island that's some distance away, we find this timeline's Sailor Scouts and Digidestined looking outward into the distance as they witness the immense explosion with looks of awe, shock, and amazement.

[Mimi] says, shocked, "My Kami…"

[Joe] says, with a nod and a look of pure shock on his face, "You said it, Mimi."

[Sailor Nebula] asks, worriedly, "But what about Davis?" There are looks of fear and concern since there is silence for several seconds, but then everyone hears something similar like a high-speed jet.

[Magnadramon] says, her eyes widening, "That sound…" Everyone turns to the source of the sound, as it gets louder, thus closer, in which everyone then sees [Imperialdramon] racing towards them.

[Sailor Sun] yells out, excitedly, "Davis!"

[Davis'] voice booms over the communicators, "You know it, Kari-chan! I told you, guys, to trust me! And obviously, it is all over! We've won everyone!" As [Imperialdramon] jets over everyone, they start to cheer exciting feeling that they just won a great and final victory over their enemies.

November 2025 ('main' timeline) , Gates of Time

Back at the Time Gates, as Sailor Celestial watches the end of this 'scene' from the alternate time, she asks Sailor Pluto, "So, that was it?"

Sailor Pluto says, with a solemn sigh, "I wish that it were so. While Dark Digidestined and Tamers lost a good number of forces, the majority of them managed to escape in time, but they were scattered and, like in our timeline, they were made of different 'groups' which only allied together with their 'alliance' quite 'fragile'."

Sailor Celestial says, with a plain tone, "I'll bet."

Sailor Pluto says, plainly, "After this defeat, they had become fracture and it seems like their war was over."

Sailor Celestial asks, a bit nervously, "However…?"

Sailor Pluto responds, "However, with help from this timeline's Jadeite and Dark Agency, they managed to really and plan a MASSIVE counterattack that they managed to do in September. Our counterparts and the Digidestined of this world didn't majorly lower their guards, but around several months of time of nothing other than skirmish and 'minor disturbance' had calmed them down. But they weren't totally surprised when the attack came. They managed to get information on it, but they felt that they had more time to do so."

Sailor Celestial then says, plainly, "But they didn't."

Sailor Pluto says, with a nod, "Correct, Celestial. The assault was brutal, in the least sense of the word. They attacked the Digital World and Earth at once with the Earth assault hitting every single inhabited continent: North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. It was chaos, destruction, and devastation everywhere, but our counterparts and Digidestined rallied and defeated the counterattack. However, they focused all their efforts on the city on Earth where 'all began'."

Sailor Celestial says, realizing where Sailor Pluto was talking about, "Tokyo. Namely Odaiba and Juuban."

Sailor Pluto responds, with a nod, "Exactly. It was what they call the 'Battle of Tokyo' and both sides brought everything to play. It became clear that fight in Tokyo would truly be the FINAL battle of the war. The battle was…harsh to say the least. It was a hard fight, but our counterparts started to make headache, however, that timeline's Jadeite showed that he is just as treacherous as our timeline's Jadeite by playing his 'final hand'. He had used the Dark Digidestined and Tamers to create enough 'negative energy' to empower himself and transform into a monstrous form. In that monstrous form, he overwhelmed our counterparts, pushing us to the brink, and not even your counterpart could beat him."

Sailor Celestial says, worriedly, "Oh, shit!"

Sailor Pluto says, with a solemn sigh, "And it gets even worse…" Sailor Celestial then looks into the gateway formed in the Time Gates and looks to see what kind of 'horrors' she is about to witness with great trepidation.

September 2024 (alternate timeline), Earth, Tokyo, Odaiba District

In Tokyo, we find that much of the city has been greatly 'ravaged', to say the least, but right now, in a HEAVILY damaged Odaiba District, we find [Tuxedo Mask], the members of this world's Odaiba Digidestined not trapped in SAO, human and Digimon, and may of this timeline's version of the Sailor Scouts, who are also joined by this timeline's version of Sailor Galaxia, Sailor Starlights, and Princess Kakyuu, in a Sailor Scout form of Sailor Kakyuu, are looking at a horrific sight as [Jadeite], now transformed into a massive monstrous form that looks like a violet version of the Hulk through he is slightly taller than the Hulk at his tallest height, [Jadeite's] blond hair remains the same, his eyes are blood red in color, and he has massive 'bone spikes' coming out of his arms and shoulders along his back with [Jadeite] being covered in some kind of 'violet crystal' that's acting as an armor. They are looking in horror as we can see [Sailor Sun] being impaled by [Jadeite] with a bone spike coming out of his right fist causing [Sailor Sun] a mortal wound causing this timeline's version of our heroes and heroines to have looks of pure horror and disbelief.

[Davis], suffering multiple bloody cuts from his forehead and neck, screams out, in pure horror, "KARI!" [Jadeite], showing a hole in his 'crystal armor', roars out angrily as he tosses the fatally injured [Sailor Sun] over to a pile where she slams down on it with a nasty 'thud' where [Davis] races over to [Sailor Sun's] fallen form.

Nearby, [Gatomon], suffering from her own horrific wounds with her form BARELY holding together at this point, sees this causing her to say, weakly, "K-Kari, no…I…I…" [Gatomon] collapses as she succumbs to her injuries causing her to shatter into hundreds of data particles signifying her 'demise' in which [Veemon], also badly injured, but not at badly as [Gatomon] was, is horrified at what just happened.

[Veemon] yells out, horrified, "Gatomon!" The other Odaiba Digidestined's Digimon partners, also in Rookie form and suffering from injuries, gasp in pure horror with a few of them start to shed tears. With [Davis], he has the mortally injured [Sailor Sun] in his arms.

[Davis] asks [Sailor Sun], weakly, "Why?"

[Sailor Sun] responds, weakly, "You…TK…Tai…all of you…were there to save me…including from myself…now, it was my turn…to save all of you…"

[Davis] pleads, weakly, "Stay with us…please…stay with me…"

[Sailor Sun] says, with ever weakening voice, "S-Sorry, Dai-kun…please tell…Tai…that I'm sorry…too…thank you for never giving up on me…I…I love you…" [Sailor Sun] then draws her last breath with a smile before her form becomes limp and with a flash, [Sailor Sun] de-transforms back into [Kari] with her broach clattering to the ground with a mighty 'clang'. There are looks of pure shock and horror from our heroes and heroines as they witness the death of [Digidestined of Light].

[Sailor Kakyuu], this timeline's version of Princess/Sailor Kakyuu, says, horrified, "No…"

[Davis] says, weakly and horrified, "No…please no…no…" [Davis] then gives out a scream of pure pain and agony as he cradles [Kari's] lifeless form in his arms.

[Jadeite] says, with an evil sly tone with a deep monstrous version of his voice, "All that for nothing! A pathetic death for a pathetic sailor wrench! How perfect!" [Jadeite] then gives an inhuman evil laugh, but this triggers something in [Sailor Celestial], whose fuku has some significant damage and suffering multiple nasty cuts, gashes, and black and blues, as a look of pure fury is on her face.

(Dragonball Z Goku's first Super Saiyan transforms music starts)

[Sailor Celestial] yells out, strongly and angrily, "You…you fucking monster…you yokai! I won't let it end here! I won't let you get away with this! I refuse! I swear that if it is the last thing that I do…I will END you!" Just then [Sailor Celestial's] sigil blazes with light along with her body in which the skies all around Tokyo grow dark and lightning rains down all over city as a powerful rainbow aura surrounds [Sailor Celestial] as the ground around her crumbles in which a lot of pieces fly high into the air. Everyone else is stunned at what's happening and they are completely speechless for several moments.

[Sailor Saturn] then asks, confused, "Celestial?"

[Sailor Venus] asks, weakly, "What…What's happening to her?"

[Sailor Mars], badly injured which is shown by her holding badly mauled right arm, says, "Her power…her power is skyrocketing…"

There are stunned looks from the others causing [Sailor Nebula] and [Sailor Pluto] to think at the same time, "Could it be…?" The storm gets worse as the powerful aura around [Sailor Celestial] continues to 'flare' with more and more intensity and for a few moments, it wouldn't seem to end, but then with loud scream of power and fury, [Sailor Celestial] erupts with rainbow colored light that takes the form of a dragon, forcing everyone else to cover their eyes. But as quickly as the light appeared, it faded and when everyone is able to open their eyes to see, they are flabbergasted as [Sailor Celestial] has completely changed in which she looks like Sailor Celestial's Valkyrie Sailor Scout form, her body radiating a powerful rainbow aura.

[Jadeite] asks, shocked, "What…What is this? What did you do?"

Everyone else is stunned for several more moments, but [Mimi] asks, confused, "What happened to her?"

[Sailor Uranus] says, flabbergasted, "I can't believe it. She…She's transformed! She's somehow gone beyond Eternal Sailor Senshi power!"

[Sailor Galaxia], this timeline's version of Sailor Galaxia, whose armored fuku is badly damaged and suffering from major injuries, including a broken leg, says, weakly, "It is more than that. She…She has done. She has achieved the legendary Sailor Senshi power only known in myth and lore. The power of the Valkyries."

[Sailor Mars] asks, flabbergasted, "Valkyries? You mean that it is some kind of 'Valkyrie Sailor Scout' form?!"

[Sailor Pluto] responds, with a nod, "Correct, Mars. The Valkyrie Sailor Senshi form is legendary and by the time of the Silver Millennium, it wasn't seen for many centuries. The full extent of its power and abilities are unknown, but it is said that one Sailor Scout of that power can wipe out entire solar systems from their sheer power alone."

[Sailor Mercury] asks, shocked, "Entire solar systems?"

[Sailor Galaxia] says, with a nod, "Indeed. This evil has seen its final end." [Jadeite], after the shock waves off, sneers at the transformed [Sailor Celestial] with contempt in his expression.

[Jadeite] says, with a sneer, "You think that a 'light show' and 'costume change' is going to save you?! Ha! I'm going to rip that armor just like I torn apart your little sunspot…!" However, before [Jadeite] could finish his 'tirade', [Sailor Celestial], moving at incredible speeds, zips over to [Jadeite] and rams her armored fist into his exposed gut causing him to gasp out in immense pain and shock as he feels multiple amounts of his ribs breaking causing him to stumble backwards several steps before falling onto his knees, doubling over in pain and agony. [Jadeite] moans out, "This…can't be…one punch…how could she…?"

(Dragonball Z Goku's first Super Saiyan transforms music ends)

The others are shocked beyond belief causing [Sailor Jupiter] to shout out, awe-struck, "No way! One punch! She downed him with one punch! She may have hit where his armor was broken off, but to do that with one punch…!" After overcoming the shock of the attack, [Jadeite] snarls, enraged, at [Sailor Celestial], who just glares at [Jadeite], rises to his feet and with a monstrous roar, [Jadeite] attacks [Sailor Celestial] and when their fists clash, the shockwave caused by their clash is so strong that several buildings are demolished nearly instantly with the shockwave shaking the immediately with great violence!

The others are flabbergasted causing [Cody], while holding his injured partner, says, stunned, "Such power…"

A badly mauled [ShineGreymon BM] says, weakly, "That's the way, boss…" Soon enough, the battle intensifies as the newly empowered [Valkyrie Sailor Celestial] faces off against [Jadeite] in a titanic fight where [Sailor Celestial] overwhelmed [Jadeite] with the sheer power of her new Sailor Scout form's strength, speed, and more, but [Jadeite] found a way to increase his power during the course of the fight while also healing his earlier broken ribs by [Sailor Celestial]. However, despite his increase in power during the battle, [Sailor Celestial] continues to match him, move for move, in which the intense battle continues to damage Tokyo, which has already suffered significant damage from the combat before [Sailor Celestial's] transformation, as well as enrage [Jadeite] more and more causing him to make sloppy moves. However, at one point, [Jadeite], who has grown somewhat taller with more bone spikes coming out of his arms, manages to grab [Sailor Celestial], whose armor is showing minor damage and she has multiple cuts on her cheeks and just below her lip, by the throat and hold her in place despite her pounding his arms.

[Jadeite] yells out, with an angered tone, "Enough! I won't be made a fool of by you! It's time to end this!" [Jadeite] then transforms his left arm into a massive spike and prepares to impale [Sailor Celestial] causing him to say, "It is time for you to die like your precious 'sunspot', you wretched Moon brat! This ends now!" [Sailor Celestial] glares at [Jadeite] intense as she struggles to break out of his grip, but [Jadeite's] grip remains firm as the monstrous former Negaverse general prepares to deal the final blow in which [Sailor Celestial] then sees the 'hole' in [Jadeite's] 'crystal armor' made by [Sailor Sun] still there.

[Sailor Celestial] yells out, strongly, "Yeah, it ends now!" Just then [Sailor Celestial] lands one swift kick right into…[Jadeite's] 'privates' with powerful force that it causes a shockwave that greatly cracks the concrete ground for miles around causing [Jadeite's] eyes to 'bug out' as he roars out in pain from the strike causing him to loosen his grip on [Sailor Celestial] causing her to break free where she aims her right hand in a certain way causing it to glow. When [Jadeite], somewhat, manages to recover from [Sailor Celestial's] 'attack' where he glares at her, enraged, where he plans to take revenge, however, he doesn't have time as [Sailor Celestial] launches Embracer, Martial Arts Sword Skill, right at the hole in the 'armor' of [Jadeite] causing [Jadeite] to roar out as [Sailor Celestial] stabs her armored hand into his waist causing violet colored blood to leak, but it seems to act like acid as turns into violet 'smoke' as it hits [Sailor Celestial's] armor.

[Jadeite] roars out, "Dirty little wench! You are a true fool! My blood is poison! Your new armor can't protect you from it! You will die a slow and painful death!"

[Sailor Celestial] yells out, strongly, "As long as it ends you, saves the world, and ends this war…then so be it!" [Sailor Celestial] roars out as she stabs into the wound with her other hand causing the wound to expand.

[Jadeite] yells out, in pain, "What…What are you doing?!" [Sailor Celestial] doesn't answer [Jadeite] and roars out with power as she literally rips [Jadeite] in half via the waist area with his upper waist half going one way while the lower waist area going the other area with the two halves of [Jadeite] landing with a nasty set of 'thuds'. However, violet 'smoke' comes out of the two halves of [Jadeite's] form causing him to grunt out, "Wretched moon brat! You may kill me, but I will take all of you with me! My very blood will be a poison and everyone in this city will die the most painful deaths! You lose, Celestial!" Soon after, the two halves of [Jadeite's] body 'explodes' into massive violet clouds containing the deadly poison and spreading out into the city in which [Sailor Celestial] coughs as she is engulfed by the venomous cloud causing her to feel immense and horrific pain as the poison surges through her. But [Sailor Celestial] knows that if she doesn't do anything, a lot of people are going to die and despite the agony that she is feeling due to the poison, she focuses enough to create a massive whirlwind that gathers all of the poison miasma where she sends it deep into space before dispelling all over the Milky Way galaxy which negates it completely. [Sailor Celestial] breathes heavily, but she then violently coughs out as her body is racked immense pain. The surviving members of the Sailor Scouts and Digidestined of this timeline, minus [Davis] and [Veemon], arrive on the scene only to gasp in horror as [Sailor Celestial] collapses on the ground.

[Sailor Saturn] says, horrified, "Celestial!" They immediately gather around the fallen Senshi of Reality as she has fallen into unconsciousness as unnatural violet 'spots' form around her face as the poison continues to 'damage' her from the inside, slowly, but surely killing her with this timeline's version of our heroes and heroines look at each other and at [Sailor Celestial] fearing that they may have lost another of their precious comrades/friends.

November 2025 ('main' timeline) , Gates of Time

Returning to the 'main timeline' in which we see Sailor Celestial looking on in horror at what happened to her counterpart causing Sailor Celestial to say, "My Kami…"

Sailor Pluto says, with a solemn tone, "In the end, our counterparts practically destroyed the Dark Digidestined and Tamers, though not all of the groups were part of the battle, but the survivors spread out and hid themselves all over the two worlds, but they were the last things in their minds. Sailor Sun and her Digimon partner died and your counterpart was critically poisoned. The poison is devious and it 'breaks down' the victim's body in a slow and painful manner. Our counterparts put your counterpart in a 'stasis crystal' to greatly slow the poison, but she couldn't stay that way forever. It took about a month, but they did develop a counter to the poison, however, the 'side effects' showed that the 'cure' may be worse than the 'disease' in this case…"

October 2024 (alternate timeline), Earth, Tokyo

Within a hospital somewhere in Tokyo, we find this timeline's Sailor Scouts and Digidestined looking a sterile hospital room with [Suguha] lying down in a bed with various IV and other machines attached to her with [Sailor Mercury] and a group of doctors facing the heroes of this timeline.

[Sailor Saturn] asks, "How is she?"

[Sailor Mercury] says, "We managed to sedate her for now, but it is too risky to use the anti-toxin. In order for it to 'burn' the poison out of Suguha's body, it also activates her pain receptors, all of them, at once causing such an intense feeling of pain that if try a stronger dose, she could suffer cardiac arrest!"

[Sailor Uranus] yells out, in pure frustration, "There has to be something that we can do! Too many people already died, including Sailor Sun! She may not have been a Moon Kingdom Sailor Senshi, but she was still a Senshi!"

[Davis] says, with a blunt tone, "And a Digidestined." Everyone looks at [Davis], who has a ragged look on his expression and the 'light' in his eyes weaker than it was before [Sailor Sun's] death, looking at them with a determined look in which he says, "And Suguha is also one of us and I will be damned if we're going to let her go without a fight! Now, figure a way to save her!"

[Izzy] says, a look of realization in his eyes, "There might be a way." Everyone looks at [Izzy] causing him to ask [Sailor Mercury], "A-Mercury, do you know about the advanced medical Full-VR device at Yokohama North General Hospital?"

[Sailor Mercury] responds, in realization, "Oh, the Medicuboid!"

[Sailor Pluto] says, with a nod, "Yes, it could work."

[Mimi] asks, curiously, "Medicuboid?"

[Izzy] says, "It is an advanced Full-Dive VR device used for medical purposes and it can numb muscles and spinal reflex, namely blocking stimuli."

[Sailor Uranus] says, with a sly smile, "Including the pain caused by the anti-toxin that we need to purge the poison from Suguha!"

[Sailor Mercury] says, with a nod, "Exactly!"

[Davis] yells out, with a really strong tone, "Well, what the heck are you waiting for?!"

[Izzy] says, "Davis, we just can't…"

[Davis] glares at [Izzy] with a deadly serious glare in which he shouts out, in an irritated tone, "Just do it already!"

[Cody] tells [Davis], sternly, "Davis, yelling at Izzy won't bring Kari back!" [Davis] glares at [Cody] with a glare, if looks could kill, [Cody] would have died several times over, but [Cody] stands his ground in which [Davis] manages to calm down.

[Joe] says, with a solemn tone, "It hurts, Davis. We know."

Tears stream down [Davis'] eyes in which [Mimi] says, worriedly, "I don't know how we are going to tell Tai."

[Sora], this timeline's version of Sora, says, plainly, "I'll tell him."

[Davis] says, shaking his head with a solemn tone, "No, I'll tell him. I'm the leader of the Digidestined and it is my responsibility."

[Mimi] says, "Davis…"

[Sailor Uranus] says, turning to the doctors, "Get Suguha's mother over here! Now!"

The doctors snap to attention causing one of them to say, "Y-Yes, ma'am!" Immediately, the doctors race off to contact [Suguha's] mother in which the others discuss their plans to save [Suguha].

November 2025 ('main' timeline) , Gates of Time

Returning to the Time Gates, Sailor Celestial looks at Sailor Pluto where Sailor Celestial asks, "Did it work?"

Sailor Pluto says, with a nod, "Yes, they used a Medicuboid to safely administer the anti-toxin to your counterpart. However, due the physical trauma of the battle and the mental trauma that she suffered since the start of SAO, your counterpart was left 'catatonic', for a simpler term. Her mind was in the virtual environment set up by the hospital for the Medicuboid 'project', but she wouldn't respond at all."

Sailor Celestial says, with a sigh, "Can't say that I blame her. If I went what she went through, I'm not sure if I would be 'intact' myself."

Sailor Pluto says, with a nod of understanding, "Then around November, there is an event that you know well."

Sailor Celestial says, "The overload of the severs due to Sugou's tampering with the SAO severs to bring the survivors into his lab within ALO." Sailor Celestial asks, curiously, "So, like Shion, my counterpart was dragged into SAO due to the overload causing the severs to mistake her Medicuboid for a NervGear?"

Sailor Pluto says, with a nod, "Exactly. And if you need to know, the same thing that happened to our Shion happened to her counterpart in this timeline. They brought her in to test the 'mental counseling' features of the Medicuboid because of what happened to your counterpart."

Sailor Celestial says, "I can get why."

Sailor Pluto says, "So, your counterpart was sent into SAO and somehow, she was given her ALO avatar of Leafa when she was 'logged into' SAO." Sailor Celestial looks at Sailor Pluto causing Sailor Pluto to say, "And like in our timeline, your counterpart also 'embraced' ALO."

Sailor Celestial says, nodding her head in understand, "I can understand why."

Sailor Pluto says, "When she got into SAO, your counterpart managed to 'regain her senses', somewhat, but due to the trauma that I mentioned, she lost a lot of memories of the time in-between the start of SAO and the battle with Jadeite, including said battle itself, with the memories of being a Sailor Scout and of the Digital War are 'missing'."

Sailor Celestial says, her eyes widening, "That must be the majority of her memories!"

Sailor Pluto says, nodding her head, "Indeed. She retains memories of having Digimon partners, but her memories of a Sailor Senshi and the war are mainly suppressed. She has all of her memories retaining to ALO and much of her 'civilian life', as long as doesn't 'cross paths' with her 'knowledge' as a Sailor Senshi and the Digital War, but that left her memories of the time period between the start of SAO and Battle of Tokyo very 'fragmented' to say the least. So, you can be sure that your counterpart was shocked to be in SAO, since she doesn't know how she got there in the first place, in which she made the same excuse that you used when you infiltrated SAO."

Sailor Celestial asks, curiously, "That I was in ALO when I got into SAO?"

Sailor Pluto says, with a nod of her head, "That's correct. But in your counterparts' case, she doesn't know how she could have gotten into SAO, due to her memory loss, and due to the fact that she was in her ALO avatar, your counterpart figure that was possibility on how it happened. She didn't want to worry her brother about this fact and her memory loss in general, so, she kept that to herself. However, like our Kazuto, this timeline's Kazuto wondered about how your counterpart got into SAO, especially after she explained about the Amusphere, in which she decided to reveal these facts to him, much to his shock, confusion, and worry."

Sailor Celestial says, with a nod of understanding, "I'll bet."

Sailor Pluto says, "Indeed, Celestial. He discussed this with the others and showed his worries."

January 2025 (alternate timeline), SAO/Sword Art Online, Floor 76, Arc Sofia

Within this timeline's SAO, we are inside of this Aincrad's Floor 76 and more specifically, we are in the main town of this floor of Aincrad, Arc Sofia, and within one of the buildings, we find ourselves within the shop/restaurant/inn that's owned by this timeline's version of Agil. Inside, said owner is with this timeline's version of Kirito, Asuna, Silica, Lisbeth, Klein, Sinon, Philia, Leafa, Usagi, and the Digital Knights.

[Asuna], this timeline's version of Asuna, asks, shocked, "Your sister has lost her memories?"

[Kirito], this timeline's version of Kirito, responds, "A certain portion of them. Starting from when SAO started up to when she got here is…Sugu's memories are pretty much 'broken' if I can put it into words. She doesn't remember much from when SAO started to when she got here."

[Sam], this timeline's version of our Digidestined of Kindness, asks, curiously, "So, her memories for the past two years are 'fragmented'?"

[Leafa] replies, plainly, "Y-Yeah, you can say that. I remember everything in my life perfectly up to the point when this horrible 'death game' started. Finding out that big brother was trapped and could die…"

[Kirito] says, with a smile, "Easy, Sugu. I'm still here."

[Taichi], this timeline's Taichi, asks, "So, basically, your sister doesn't really know how she got here?"

[Leafa] says, with a shrug, "No, I don't. I'm in my ALO avatar, so, I just figured that I was playing ALO when I got here. But now, I'm not so sure." [Leafa] says, shaking her head, "Actually, no. I don't think that it was the case from the start. I don't know how I got here, but I…I know that I shouldn't be here if I was playing ALO."

[Kirito] says, "Neither do I…if the Amusphere is supposed to work like it should."

[Sinon], this timeline's version of Sinon, says, "It should. The Amusphere was created to prevent something like this from happening again. It has a lot of safety features. I didn't go too deep into it, but it is supposed to have sensors that, if it detects any 'irregularities', it logs you out immediately."

[Miyako], this timeline's version of Miyako, says, "That definitely sounds really safe to me."

[Takeru], this timeline's Takeru, says, nodding his head, "Yeah, it does. It also sounds like that you can't get into SAO via one of those new Full-Dive devices."

[Kirito] says, "Most likely, you can't, Takeru. I have a sneaky suspicion that this new Full-Dive device was 'inspired' by the NervGear, but HEAVILY modified so nothing like this could happen again, which makes it should make it practically impossible to log in here with that device."

[Lisbeth], this timeline's Lisbeth, asks, pointing to [Leafa], "Then how do you explain your sister being here?"

[Kirito] answers, "That's what worries me and Sugu mentioned that she had an easy time of adapting to SAO since plenty of the mechanics in her VRMMO game are similar to here especially the menu."

[Leafa] says, with a nod, "Other than a few 'difference' including bringing up your player menu with your right hand instead of your left hand, your 'personal menus', here, are pretty much the same. In fact, plenty of what's in here feels 'similar' to what I feel in ALO."

[Kirito] says, "That's what worries me."

[Usagi], this timeline's Usagi, asks [Kirito], with concern in her voice, "Kirito, are you saying that the game that your sister is playing could have a connection to SAO?"

[Kirito] responds, "I don't know, Usagi. And that's what worries me."

[Taichi] says, with a plain tone, "I might have an idea." When everyone looks at [Taichi], he asks [Leafa], "You said that you had Digimon partners?"

[Leafa] says, with a nod, "Yeah…I think so. I remember two of them…" Just then [Leafa] winches causing her to hold her head in pain.

[Kirito] says, worriedly, "Sugu!"

[Leafa] replies, "I'm okay, big brother. When I try to focus on the past two years, I get a bit of a…headache."

[Sam] tells [Leafa], "Best you don't force yourself, Leafa. Trying to force the memories out might be more painful than letting them come back naturally."

[Leafa] says, "Yes, I guess so." However, [Kirito] can't help to be concerned, but he keeps his concerns to himself in which [Usagi] and [Asuna] knows that [Kirito] has many concerned with his sister's memory loss and what it means.

November 2025 ('main' timeline) , Gates of Time

Returning to the Time Gates, Sailor Pluto tells Sailor Celestial, "As you can see, what happened in SAO in those points in time are different than what happened with us."

Sailor Celestial says, with a nod of understanding, "Your counterparts aren't there along with Davis and Kari…though that's understandable."

Sailor Pluto says, nodding her head, "Indeed." Sailor Pluto says, with a light smile, "There are also aren't Keyblade wielding 'visitors' from another universe."

Sailor Celestial says, with a light smile of her own, "Yeah." Sailor Celestial asks, "So, it looks like they managed to save Kotone….Philia in this timeline?"

Sailor Pluto says, with a nod, "Yes, they did. This timeline's Kirito and your 'royal sister' were still teleported to the Hollow Area where they work together to free Philia from it though the Hollow Area was much different from the one from our timeline."

Sailor Celestial says, "Probably due to the lack of 'other universe crossovers'."

Sailor Pluto says, nodding her head, "That's correct, Celestial." Sailor Pluto then says, with a sigh, "However, there are plenty of similarities between our timeline and this one…including the last fatality of Sword Art Online…" Sailor Celestial's eyes widen at the implication of what Sailor Pluto is saying and Sailor Celestial look towards the 'gateway' in the Time Gates to see the events unfold.

February 2025 (alternate timeline), SAO/Sword Art Online, Floor 98, Boss Chamber

Inside of the boss chamber of Floor 98, we find this timeline's version of Alberich AKA Sugou Nobuyuki facing off with a very enraged [Sailor Celestial], a slight yet powerful rainbow aura surrounding her, with the current boss raid, including [Kirito], [Asuna], [Philia], this timeline's Philia, [Agil], this timeline's Agil, [Klein], this timeline's Klein, [Silica], this timeline's Silica, [Lisbeth], this timeline's Lisbeth, and this timeline's version of Digital Knights, look on in shock.

[Kirito] asks, stunned, "Sugu?"

[Usagi] says, flabbergasted, "She…She's a Sailor Scout!"

[Alberich], this timeline's Alberich, is also shocked, but for different reasons, causing him to shout out, stunned, "You?! What in the hell are you doing here?!"

[Sailor Celestial] responds, with a deadly glare in her eyes and 'edge-like' tone to her voice, "The real question should be what I'm going to do to do when I get my hands around your slimy and scaly throat, you bastard!"

[Alberich] says, with a sneer, "Don't even try it! You may be a Sailor Scout, but you are nothing in here!" [Alberich] displays a strange black and dark violet sword in which he says, "You must be here through a NervGear or a similar system, so, if your HP is goes to zero, you're done! And since the HP drain from this can't be stopped, if I ever scratch you, you are dead!"

[Sailor Celestial] says, "We'll have to see about that, won't we? Give it your best shot." In a blur, [Sailor Celestial] was right in front of [Alberich] and before he could react, [Sailor Celestial] grabs him by the head and he yelps as he feels a strange 'sting' causing him to stumble backwards.

[Alberich] yells out, "What was that? What did you do?"

[Sailor Celestial] responds, "Try using your 'privileges' and find out." [Alberich] snarls as he tries to use his 'super account', however, it doesn't activate causing [Alberich] to become confused when the menu won't open.

[Alberich] asks, confused, "What the hell? Why won't it open?"

[Sailor Celestial] replies, plainly, "Simple. I took your account. It's mine."

[Alberich] responds, "No! That's impossible!"

[Sailor Celestial] says, "I just did. And by the way, I just used it to make you into a 'criminal player'."

[Juniper] says, "Hey, she's right! His cursor just turned orange!" Everyone looks at [Alberich] and they can see that his player cursor is now orange instead of green, indicating that he is now classified as a 'criminal player'.

[Alberich] says, shocked, "No, you can't do this to me!"

[Sailor Celestial] says, with a dangerous sneer in her expression, "Don't you get it? I just did that! Just like I did this!" Quick as a flash, [Sailor Celestial] whips out one of her swords and cuts off [Alberich's] hand holding the strange sword which clatters to the ground while [Alberich] screams out in pain from the loss of his digital avatar's hand.

[Alberich] shouts out, his face twisted in pain, "My hand! My hand!" But then [Alberich] asks, his eyes widen, "Wait…that hurt! That hurt! That shouldn't be possible! We're in VR! It shouldn't hurt at all!"

The others are shocked by these statements in which [Sailor Celestial] retorts, nastily, "Baka! I'm the Sailor Scout of Reality! Whatever I says is reality, fool! It doesn't matter if it is 'flesh and blood reality' or virtual REALITY, baka! Like this!" [Sailor Celestial] then rams her kneecap into [Alberich's] waist causing him to gasp in pain where he collapses to his knees.

[Klein] yells out, shocked, "Holy cow! He…He's really hurt!"

[Lisbeth] says, stunned, "No way!"

[Sailor Celestial] aims her sword at the neck of [Alberich] says, worriedly, "Hold on! You can't do this!"

[Sailor Celestial] retorts, with a deadly glare in her eyes, "Oh, I can't? That's funny! You thought that you could do anything just a while ago? Including commit murder!" [Sailor Celestial] then kicks him in the chin causing him to fall back to the ground on his back. When [Alberich] gets to a sitting position, he sees the blade of [Sailor Celestial's] sword pointed at him.

[Alberich] says, fearfully, "You…You can't do this!"

[Sailor Celestial] retorts, a deadly tone in her voice, "Didn't I just say that I just did, you baka?! And it is high time that someone ended your sick ass once and for all!"

[Alberich] says, fearfully, "You wouldn't dare!"

[Sailor Celestial] responds, her voice laced with venom, "Wouldn't I? You just murdered someone after attempting to fuck up people's minds in your attempt to create sick technology to warp people's minds! Thinking you can get away with it since the servers are sending limited data to the outside world! Oh, I know about that since my big brother was trapped here from the beginning! The SAO Task Force tried their best to keep us, family members, in the loop about those that got trapped in Kayaba's sick 'death game'. I know that the servers give out limited information including the fact that it doesn't tell about one player PK another player! So, who is to say about what or WHO took you out once for all, you bastard?!"

[Alberich] responds, fearfully, "N-No, you can't! You're a Sailor Scout!"

[Sailor Celestial] responds, rage evident in her voice, "Don't tell me that you know, you bastard! In fact, you do know me! Don't you dare deny it! We know all too well about your dealings with them during the war! Or does what happened in Alaska ring any bells?"

[Alberich] asks, shocked, "W-Wait! You're…?!"

[Sailor Celestial] retorts, her eyes narrowing dangerous, "Yeah, I was there to see the results of your 'collaboration' with them, slimeball! And if you are going to gloat about nothing can be traced to you…guess what? There won't be anything tracing me to getting rid of you! I've already seen too much of what you sick and twisted pieces of trash have done for two lifetimes! I've seen too much death already…plenty of it caused by sickos like you slaughtering people in cold blood! Well, it ends here and now! So, you think that you are untouchable as the head of a company! Well, consider yourself fired…or should I say, TERMINATED!" [Sailor Celestial] then brings her sword back as she seemly prepares to lop off the head of [Alberich], considering where they are, killing him in all sense of the word, shocking everyone else.

[Kirito] yells out, horrified, "Sugu, don't do it!"

[Usagi] shouts out, horrified, "Leafa, no!" [Sailor Celestial] doesn't listen as she swings her sword towards [Alberich], who is screaming out in pure terror, as he feels he is about to be killed causing him to close his eyes, but when he doesn't feel the blade strike, he opens his eyes to find that [Sailor Celestial's] sword is just millimeters from his avatar's neck causing him to look in pure fear and horror.

[Sailor Celestial] says, with tears in her eyes, "You…You aren't worth it…" [Alberich], due to the 'streets' from the fear and terror of seemly nearly losing his life, collapses to the ground and into unconscious while [Sailor Celestial] puts her sword away, but in a bright flash, [Sailor Celestial] transforms back into [Leafa] where she faints into unconscious onto the floor.

[Kirito] says, worriedly, "Sugu!" [Kirito] runs over to [Leafa] and puts her into his arms with a greatly concerned look on his face as the others gathered all around him including this timeline's version of Strea.

November 2025 ('main' timeline) , Gates of Time

Back at the Time Gates within the 'main timeline', after witnesses the latest events of the past of the alternate timelines, Sailor Celestial says, with a sneer, "I can't be surprised that slug would help the Dark Agency and Dark Digidestined."

Sailor Pluto says, with a nod, "I believe that plenty would agree with you, Celestial."

Sailor Celestial asks, "So, this means that my counterpart got her memories back?"

Sailor Pluto says, with a sigh and solemn tone, "In the most painful manner."

Sailor Celestial says, solemnly, "So, it seems like Aaron is going to die no matter what timeline."

Sailor Pluto retorts, plainly, "Maybe…maybe not, but it seems correct in that timeline, Celestial."

Sailor Celestial asks Sailor Pluto, "So, did my counterpart…?"

Before Sailor Celestial could finish her question, Sailor Pluto retorts, pointing to the Time Gates, "The answer is right in front of you, Celestial." Sailor Celestial, once again, looks into the gateway formed in the Times Gates to see what's happening next in the alternate timeline.

February 2025 (alternate timeline), SAO/Sword Art Online, Floor 76, Arc Sofia

We are back inside of this timeline's Arc Sofia, within the inn/shop/restaurant of [Agil], this timeline's version of our heroes and heroines are assembled in which we find [Taichi] glaring at [Leafa] intensely.

[Taichi] yells out, strongly, "What kind of shit is this?!"

[Kirito] tells [Taichi], with a strong and stern tone, "Watch what you say around my sister, Taichi!" [Kirito] gives a deadly glare at [Taichi] causing him to flinch, but [Leafa], stress obvious on her avatar's face, also glares at [Taichi].

[Leafa] yells out, strongly, "You would think that I would lie about that?! That I would lie seeing the murder of one of my best friends and comrades who I have fought for so long with?! Do you?!" [Taichi] flinches from [Leafa's] tone and glare causing him to stumble backwards at the realization of what he heard from [Leafa].

[Taichi] says, complete horror on his face, "Then…no…please Kami…no…"

[Leafa] says, sorrowfully, "I'm sorry…I really am sorry…Kari…gave her life to save us all…" Tears stream down the cheeks of face of [Taichi's] avatar causing him to run out.

[Juniper], this timeline's Juniper, says, worriedly, "Hey!"

[Yamato] tells [Juniper], "I'll go after him." When [Juniper] looks at [Yamato], he tells her, "We've been through a lot together."

[Takeru] says, nodding his head, "Good idea." [Juniper] nods her head in which [Yamato] takes off after [Taichi].

[Miyako] says, solemnly and horrified, "Kari…"

[Klein] asks, "So, basically, while we were trapped in here, the world went to heck and back?"

[Leafa] says, solemnly, "That's one way of putting it."

[Sam] says, "Ever since we defeated MaloMyotismon and Armageddemon, our numbers just exploded and we've learned about 'new chosen children' that don't call themselves Digidestined, but Tamers. We also heard rumors about our 'dark counterparts', but I never imagined…"

[Leafa] says, "Don't blame you. Davis and the others were also shocked at how powerful they became so fast."

[Takeru] says, "Somehow, they managed to open a 'link' between here and the Digi-World to 'infect' with the Digital World with the negative emotions that we, the 'players' of SAO, were experiencing due to our situation to disrupt the balance in the Digital World, right? Damn it!"

[Leafa] says, "They also used the 'link' to give them the ability to enhance their strength, speed, and whatnot to superhuman levels and 'gamer' abilities in RPG games…namely Sword Skills of SAO, which they could use on Earth."

[Lisbeth] says, shocked, "No way!"

[Philia] says, stunned, "Impossible!"

[Kirito] says, "Something tells me that I wish that it was a 'fantasy', Philia."

[Leafa] says, solemnly, "We, all, do, big brother. They waged war in both worlds. Nowhere was safe. There were battles in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia! Heck, we even fought at the North Pole and Antarctica! Both worlds suffered much chaos and destruction! The Sailor Scouts and their enemies joined into the fight, which is probably why I 'awoke' as Sailor Celestial! We thought that we won when we destroyed their massive mobile sea base, however, it wasn't to be. After lulling us to lower our guards a bit, they unleashed a counterattack all over both worlds! And then…then Tokyo…Jadeite turned himself into a demon…a fiend of incredible power…None of us could stop him and he was about to kill Davis, when Kari, as Sailor Sun…sacrificed herself to give us a chance by managing to break through his armor. If it wasn't for her, even when I gained my new Valkyrie Sailor Scout powers, I may not have won since he kept healing and powering himself up. She saved us all…" Soon after, tears stream down [Leafa's] eyes in which [Kirito] hugged his sister to comfort her.

[Takeru] says, his face also streaming with tears of sorrow, "Kari…" On the meanwhile, [Miyako] cried on the chest of [Sam], who hugged her to comfort her.

[Philia] says, solemnly, "This is just horrible."

[Asuna] says, solemnly, "While we were trapped in here, back home was going through a horrible war."

[Kirito] says, concerned, "And I'm worried that it may start again." When everyone looks at [Kirito], he says, "As we were going up, I managed to catch glimpses outside and I thought that I saw something strange. That there was a landmass below Aincrad."

[Leafa's] eyes widen at her brother's comment causing [Silica] to ask, curiously, "Land?"

[Kirito] says, with a nod, "Right. As you know, ever since SAO started, there hasn't been land seen from Aincrad, so, I thought that it was my imagination. However, when I talked with Argo, she managed to hear from several different players similar stories about them seeing landmasses from the edges of Aincrad ever since what happened at seventh-fifth floor with [Usagi's] and my duel with Heathcliff…Kayaba."

[Sam] says, worriedly, "That must be the Digital World!"

[Takeru] says, worriedly, "And that means that SAO is still connected to the Digital World and it is getting more connected!"

[Sam] says, "I think so. Based on [Leafa's] story, the connection must have been not too deep since we never saw the Digital World from our end until recently, but if we can see the Digital World from our 'end', the connection must be getting deeper."

[Asuna] asks, worriedly, "What does that mean?"

[Sam] says, concerned, "I don't know, but with the Digital World possibly in a 'tightrope balance state' based on what Leafa told us, it could be bad. And remember, the Digital World and our world, while separate, are forever connected and need each other to survive. If one goes, the other goes."

Everyone else gains worried expressions causing [Kirito] to say, "We need to complete SAO as soon as possible and, most likely, not just for our sakes." Plenty of the others nod their heads in agreement as they begin discussing plans for the final two floors of this version of Aincrad, feeling that there is more on the line.

November 2025 ('main' timeline) , Gates of Time

Now, in the 'main timeline', we are at the Time Gates with Sailor Celestial and Sailor Pluto discussing at what they saw.

Sailor Celestial says, with a sigh, "Well, that's not surprising."

Sailor Pluto says, "Despite the victory in the war, the 'link' between SAO and the Digital World grew and the possibility of a 'merger' in which, due to the instability caused by the war, it could have meant disaster. However, as they finally reach the final floor, they gain a new hope." Sailor Celestial gives a curious look as she looks into the gateway as the next series of events from this alternate timeline.

February 2025 (alternate timeline), SAO/Sword Art Online, Floor 100

At the final floor of this timeline's Aincrad, everyone looks at Ruby Palace at the top of the floating castle, but they also look all around to find a vast landmass below the immense floating castle world.

[Silica] asks, curiously, "What is that land?"

[Miyako] says, worriedly, "That's the Digital World!"

[Kirito] asks, curiously, "Are you sure?"

[Leafa] says, "Miyako's right, big brother! I know the Digital World anywhere!"

[Takeru] says, with a nod, "Yeah, no joke. It looks like that we are in the Digital World! That's not good!"

[Taichi] says, "No kidding! Something tells me that there is some kind of 'merger' going on and it is in last stages!"

Just then a familiar male voice shouts out, "No joke, Tai!"

There are gasps causing [Sam] to say, "That voice…" Everyone looks up to the source of the voice to see none other than [Davis], riding [UlforceVeedramon], floating down towards everyone joined by the rest of the Odaiba Digidestined, which includes, much to [Leafa's] shock and amazed, [Sailor Sun], who is a Valkyrie Sailor Scout now, and [Magnadramon]. When they land, [Sam] says, excitedly, "Davis!"

[Davis] says, with a grin, "Hey, Ken, good to see you! Like the new look!"

[Miyako] asks, looking at [Sailor Sun], "Who is this?"

[Sailor Sun] says, with a smile, "Yolei, don't you recognize me?" The [Digital Knights] gasp in shock, immediately recognizing [Sailor Sun's] voice, where she touches her broach causing her to transform back into [Kari].

[Taichi] yells out, flabbergasted, "Kari?!" [Taichi] looks at [Leafa], who has a completely stunned look on her face.

When [Davis] sees [Leafa], he asks, surprised, "Leafa? Is that you?"

Regaining her senses for the moment, [Leafa] responds, with a nod, "Yeah, it's me." [Leafa] points to [Kari] causing her to ask, "Is…?"

[Kari] tells [Leafa], with a warm smile, "It's me, Leafa…Suguha." [Kari] says, looking at [Taichi], "I'm guessing from Tai's look, the others know about what happened to me."

[Joe], who along with [Gomamon], was riding on the back of [MegaKabuterimon], says, "Yeah, their stunned looks of amazement makes it seem like they seen a ghost."

[Gomamon] says, "They kind of did, Joe."

[Kari] says, with a sigh, "I know that this is hard to believe, but it is me. Yes, I was dead. I died, but I came back. I came back to help the only one, other than Dai-kun, who saved me from myself when I was lost in the darkness. Someone that fought tooth and nail alongside Dai-kun to bring me back to where I truly belong even though I felt I didn't deserve it." [Leafa] then starts to shed tears and runs over to hug [Kari] in which [Kari] returns the embrace.

[Leafa] says, in disbelief, "I…I can't believe it…" [Leafa] releases [Kari] from the hug causing her to ask, amazed, "But how…?"

[Kari] responds, with a kind smile, "It is a long story."

[Davis] says, with a nod and grin, "A REAL LONG story."

[Magnadramon] says, "But right now, we don't have time to explain. We need to end this 'death game' right now."

[Takeru] says, "That's not good."

[Izzy] says, "Yes, we need to move fast. SAO is 'combining' with the Digital World."

[Sam] says, "We're thinking the same thing, Izzy. And we believe that it won't be good…for all worlds."

[Izzy] says, with a nod, "That's right. Gennai told us that in the Digital World's current condition, it could be catastrophic and lead to major damage to both worlds!"

There are gasps of shock causing [Leafa] to ask, "Are you serious?"

[Davis] responds, "Do we look like we are kidding around?"

[Kari] looks at [Taichi], who still has a stunned look on his face, causing her to say, with a warm smile, "We'll need to catch up later, Tai."

[Taichi] says, with a nod, "Right." Soon enough, we find this timeline's version of our heroes and heroines talking with the other players, who are quite confused on what's going on to urge them forward and advance on the Ruby Palace. Sometime later, inside of the palace on top of the floating castle world, everyone, human and Digimon with two FORMER mental health counseling programs of SAO, are inside where they are greeted by none other than this timeline's version of Heathcliff AKA Akihiko Kayaba, the 'mastermind' of Sword Art Online.

[Heathcliff], this timeline's Heathcliff, says, "Welcome and congratulations. You have made it to the final floor of Aincrad and Sword Art Online." [Heathcliff] says, looking at the Digimon, "It seems like the 'merger' between SAO and the Digital World is close."

[Kirito] says, "We would tell you to stop this due to the threat, but you won't."

[Heathcliff] says, with a nod, "Correct. And the threat is indeed grave. Due to the instability of the Digital World due to the conflict, which you, now, know about, the 'merger' would cause a major imbalance causing major catastrophe in the 'Real World' in which tens to hundreds of thousands will die." Many of the players gasp in shock and disbelief causing [Heathcliff] declaring, "Yes, my friends! It is the truth! Unless Sword Art Online ends soon, it will not only be your lives on the line, but people back at home that will be in mortal danger! Believe what you want to believe, but it is truth!"

[Sailor Sun] shouts out, irritated tone in her voice, "And you are okay with that? You are willing to risk all of their lives for this?!"

[Sailor Celestial] tells [Sailor Sun], "Don't bother. It is just another 'twist' in his 'grand production'. Let's just get this over with."

[Heathcliff] asks, curiously, "Down to the point, my dear?"

Just then [Sailor Moon] steps forward causing [Kirito] to ask, curiously, "Usagi?"

When everyone looks at [Sailor Moon], she asks [Heathcliff], a bit of trembling in her voice, "How long?"

[Asuna] asks, confused, "Usagi-chan?"

[Heathcliff] responds, with a plain tone, "If you wish to know, it was when you regained the Silver Crystal around two years before the start of SAO, my dear." [Sailor Moon's] eyes widen in realization and shock causing tears of pain and anger to stream down the face of her avatar with a look of fury on the face of [Sailor Celestial].

[Mimi] was about to ask a question in which [Sailor Celestial] then says, "No, Mimi. There is no need for words now." [Sailor Celestial] draws her swords and aims them straight at [Heathcliff].

[Heathcliff] says, with a nod of acknowledgement, "I see. No more words." [Heathcliff] then snaps his fingers and seemly out of nowhere, a tall humanoid Digimon with wearing black armor with gold trim with a long dark tattered cape hanging off his shoulders and down his back walks up.

[Veemon] asks, shocked, "Alphamon?"

[Yamato] asks, "Someone that you know?"

[Gatomon] says, stunned, "He's a legendary Royal Knight Digimon!"

[Davis] asks, shocked, "A Royal Knight? Like Veemon's Mega form?"

[Biyomon], this timeline's Biyomon, says, stunned, "That's right! But he is the most elusive of them all! It is said that he is only a myth and legend!"

[Heathcliff] says, "Well, he is real, my dear."

[Davis] yells out, "Hey, how did you get that guy on your side?"

[Heathcliff] responds, drawing his sword, "That's the question, isn't it? However, I believe that you realize that the time for talk is over." [Heathcliff] and this legendary Digimon, Alphamon, get into defensive stances while everyone else does the same as they prepare for probably one of the biggest fights of their lives.

November 2025 ('main' timeline) , Gates of Time

Back in the timeline that we know, Sailor Celestial gives a stunned look at what she just saw causing her to look at Sailor Pluto where Sailor Celestial asks, "But how?"

Sailor Pluto says, with a warm smile, "That's a story into itself. However, it is true that Sailor Sun…Kari…did die in the battle with Jadeite in Tokyo, but through a 'complicated process', she was resurrected."

Sailor Celestial says, with a plain tone, "Like they said: Long story."

Sailor Pluto retorts, with a nod, "Indeed." Sailor Celestial and Sailor Pluto look into the 'gateway' within the Time Gates to see the next events from the alternate timeline.

February 2025 (alternate timeline), SAO/Sword Art Online, Floor 100, Ruby Palace

On this alternate timeline's Aincrad, we are back inside of its Ruby Palace where we find [UlforceVeedramon] battle against Alphamon with the other Digimon, also in their own Mega forms, are holding back while [Sailor Moon], [Sailor Celestial], and [Kirito] are fighting against [Heathcliff]. [UlforceVeedramon] dodges Alphamon's attack and strikes Alphamon right in the waist with one of his swords. Suffering significant 'damage', as shown by major chips, cracks, and 'holes', in his armored form, this proved one attack too many causing Alphamon to collapse to the ground, face-first. On the meanwhile, [Sailor Moon] grabs [Heathcliff's] sword with her sword and manages to knock it away.

[Sailor Moon] shouts out, "Now!" Immediately, [Sailor Celestial] and [Kirito] attack [Heathcliff] at the same time, their swords glowing with Sword Skills, and [Heathcliff] blocks with his shield where for a few seconds, it seems like a stalemate, but then the two swords go through the shield where they impale [Heathcliff] in which his look of shock turns into a smile of resolution before he 'explodes' where [Sailor Celestial] and [Kirito] leap back with [Heathcliff's] form covered in smoke. A few seconds after, there is an alarm and the skies above this version of Aincrad become filled with red colored 'signs' with the words 'Warning' and 'System Announcement' are seen.

Just then a female computer voice is heard all over Aincrad shouting out, "Attention! Attention! This is an announcement to all players! The game will go into compulsory management mode! All monster and item creation will be stopped…!" Soon afterwards, the computerized voice announces the ending of the game which results in cheering all over this virtual game castle world as the announcement for all players going to be logged out of SAO is being heard with the process starting soon afterwards.

November 2025 ('main' timeline) , Gates of Time

Now, back in the 'main timeline', Sailor Celestial and Sailor Pluto discuss the next events that they just witnessed with Sailor Celestial asks, curiously, "The obvious question is: Did they make it in time?"

Sailor Pluto responds, "Yes, they did. The 'connection' between the Digital World and SAO was broken before the 'merger' was completed. The Digidestined that infiltrated Aincrad returned to the Digital World while those in Aincrad via the NervGears or, in the case of your counterpart and Shion's counterpart, the Medicuboid, were logged out."

Sailor Celestial asks, curiously, "Why did that Alphamon help Kayaba?"

Sailor Pluto says, "That's still a mystery, even to our counterparts. It seems like them quite confused…and quite concerned."

Sailor Celestial says, with a nod, "I'll bet."

Sailor Pluto says, "After everyone has returned to Earth, by this time, your counterpart was purged of the poison, but despite not suffering any 'permanent injuries', her body was in a weakened state similarly to those trapped in SAO for the whole time."

Sailor Celestial says, nodding her head in understand, "Yipe! So, she knows how her big brother felt going through rehabilitation."

Sailor Pluto retorts, "Indeed, Celestial-hime. However, she feel recovered enough, she went back into action and helped the world, at least 'physically' recover from the world, especially Tokyo, which was still 'significantly damaged' from the battle in Tokyo, but the toll was still significant."

Sailor Celestial asks, concerned, "How bad?"

Sailor Pluto replies, plainly, "The number of human Digidestined that died during the war was equal to the number of people that died in SAO." Sailor Celestial's eye widen in shock and horror from that statement where Sailor Pluto says, solemnly, "However, it isn't the only cost of the war. Thousands upon thousand of Digimon that fought for both side, Digimon partners or not, also died and Digimon and human civilians that weren't part of the fighting had casualties that numbered in the tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, Celestial."

Sailor Celestial says, horrified, "My Kami…" Sailor Celestial then asks, "But how did their Kari revive after she died?"

Sailor Pluto stays silent for a moment and then responds, "It would because of their version of my sister."

Sailor Celestial asks, a bit surprised, "Their Sailor Charon?"

Sailor Pluto responds, with a nod, "Yes, Celestial. In this timeline, after their Kari Kamiya died, instead of the traditional Japanese funeral, they placed their Kari's body into a 'stasis coffin' to preserve her, not only as remembrance to her, but as a remembrance for ALL that died during the 'Digital Wars'. They placed her coffin within the ruins of Elysium for multiple reasons." Sailor Celestials nods her head in understanding causing Sailor Pluto to say, continuing, "However, Sailor Charon felt that she had to intervene, and she had a way to help. The Solaris Kingdom had a powerful 'item' known as the 'Phoenix Flames'. As you may surmise from the name, like the phoenix reviving from its own flames and ashes, these sacred flames had the ability to heal and restore someone even from death though they had to have died an 'unnatural death'. However, these flames would only work on those from the Solaris Kingdom or connected to their 'artifacts' in some way."

Sailor Celestial says, her eyes widening in realization, "Like Kari!"

Sailor Pluto retorts, with a nod, "Yes, but the problem that with the destruction of the Silver Millennium, the Phoenix Flames were 'mainly lost', but my sister managed to save their 'essence' where she had to create a 'regeneration chamber' that was 'fueled' by the 'essence' of the 'Phoenix Flames' to regeneration the body of that timeline's Kari and revive her. It took much time and in fact, it took to just before the rest of that timeline's Digidestined entered that Aincrad from their Digital World for her to revive. During that time, that timeline's Yuuko, who managed to survive her 'final encounter' with her counterpart tried to take advantage of the situation by creating a clone of Kari that was fueled by a powerful 'dark artifact' that replicated Sailor Sun's powers, but the clone refused to be controlled by Yuuko and it seemed like the clone was trying to be like Sailor Sun, however, she went against our way of doing things…going 'rogue' as it were. However, it was easy for Davis to see that the clone wasn't the real Kari and that was proven straight when the real Sailor Sun made her return after retrieving her Digimon partner, who had reborn as a Digi-Egg, with the two of them taking time to recover their strength before returning to aid our counterparts in defeating her 'rogue clone'."

Sailor Celestial says, "Sounds like quite the adventure."

Sailor Pluto says, with a nod, "Quite, Celestial."

Sailor Celestial asks, "So, what are they doing now?"

Sailor Pluto says, "After dealing with Doctor Rainbow and her 'Cloud Brain operation' in ALO like we did, minus the 'world hopping' and battling for all reality, things have become 'quiet' of a sort. They still have to deal with the remnants of the Dark Agency and Dark Digidestined and Tamers, while they have been mainly eliminated, as organizations, for the most part, they are still 'problematic' at best. All the Digidestined and the Tamers that were on the side of the Digidestined, like their Suguha for example, they formed an organization known as the Digital Advanced Tactical Squad, also known as DATS, but they also known as the 'Digimon Data Squad'. They gained recognition by many nations of the world and the United Nations as 'police organization' that works with police organization all over the world including Interpol. In fact, many world governments have made that if a 'situation' involving Digimon is found by law enforcement, they are to call them in right away. The Data Squad are an independent law enforcement organization for many an obvious reason."

Sailor Celestial says, "Yeah, I have a few guess why on that."

Sailor Pluto says, "At our point in our timeline in this alternate universe, they are basically at peace." Soon after, Sailor Pluto waves her Garnet Rod causing the 'gateway' in the Time Gates to vanish.

Sailor Celestial asks, curiously, "So, if Davis, Kari, and I didn't suffer our 'traumas' that we did at those moments, it is how our lives would have ended up?"

Sailor Pluto responds, "Maybe. And maybe not, Celestial. Time, fate, and destiny are 'influenced' by so many factors, Celestial-hime. If what happened there, happened here, something different could have happened."

Sailor Celestial says, with a nod, "If you say so." Sailor Celestial asks Sailor Pluto, "But what about…?"

Sailor Pluto says, with a smile, "Yes, Naruto and his world is a part of this timeline, too, but that's a story for another day. I believe that's enough seeing of what could be and what is, my princess."

Sailor Celestial says, "Good point. Let's get back." Sailor Pluto nods her head as she and Sailor Celestial prepare to leave the Time Gates to rejoin the rest of our heroes and heroines back on Earth.

November 2025 (alternate timeline), Earth, Japan, Tokyo, Okachimachi

Within this timeline's version of Okachimachi, we find ourselves inside of Dicey Café where we find this timeline's heroes and heroines having fun and enjoy time together where it is seen that none other than this timeline's Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze, Sakura Haruno, Hinata Hyuga, and various others from the Leaf Village are seen with this timeline's version of our heroes and heroines. But what they didn't know is that they were being watched by mysterious figures in which the mysterious figures look at each other before vanishing through some kind of teleportation leaving this timeline's version of our heroes and heroines to enjoy their peaceful time none the wiser.

The End…of this story

Whew! That was a lot! Anyway, like I said before, this story was a new 'take' that I wanted to do with this one-shot series to celebrate the new year and with what's happening with SAO Beyond and alternate timelines, I thought that this was a good theme to work with. I hope that you enjoyed my choice. Please read and review, but no flames! Later and best wishes, Crossover Fans!