Rei Hino stood opposite Metalia. It had all come down to this, everything since she had found Luna on the street and been attacked by that creature at her temple. Now she and her two mysterious new allies stood opposite the evil Queen with plans for their world. "This ends here, Metalia.", Rei declared, brandishing her new pen and the Sword of Mona, complete with the Illusionary Silver Crystal, in her hands. "I'm not walking away until you're nothing but a smear on my wrist."

"Funny.", Metalia smiled as she pulled a rose out, turning it into a sword. "I was about to make a similar threat to you. Even if you have the Sailors of Death and Rebirth on your side, you won't defeat me, Sailor of Flame."

"I don't just have the fires of Mars on my side.", Rei stated. "Now I have the Thunders of Jupiter and the power of the Moon within my body." She held up her new pen, saying her new declaration. "Mars Cosmic Union Action, Make Up!" She was surrounded by beams of coloured light, transforming her into a new Sailor fuku. This one had blue and green accents on the red areas, with a larger bow on her back and the tiara on her head having become more pronounced. "He Warrior of Love and Passion in a Sailor fuku, Hyper Sailor Mars. In the name of the planets of the Solar System, I will punish you!"

"Big talk.", Metalia declared as she charged forward with her sword. "Let's see you back it up."

"Supreme Thunder Crash!" Hyper Sailor Mars launched Sailor Jupiter's signature attack at Metalia, knocking her back. "Moon Tiara Magic!" Mars then took her tiara and threw it at her enemy like a boomerang. Metalia was disarmed by this hit, before Mars leapt forward and launched her own attack. "Mars Celestial Burning Mandala!"

However, Metalia managed to grab this attack, absorbing the energy. Her face was now angry. "Okay, you might just be a challenge.", she growled as her hat fell off, causing her hair to flow loose. "But you are not the only one to have attained great power." She pointed her arm forward, surrounding it with dark energy. "Dark Healing Restoration!" She fired the energy outwards through her sword, recreating Bakuril the cooking Youma, Flytrap the DJ Youma, Daburu Pisces the guard Youma and Replakor the rogue Youma. "Now, my vengeful servants. Let your grudges propel you to destroy the Sailor Scouts."

Bakuril and Replakor were countered by Sailor Saturn and Sailor Pluto respectively. "Don't worry about these guys.", Pluto assured Mars. "We can handle them."

"You may be able to handle them, but what about the other two?", Mars asked as Flytrap and Daburu Pisces approached the two.

"Shine Aqua Illusion!"

"Venus Love Me Chain, Encircle!" The two attacks shot through the air and hit the attacking monsters, knocking them down. Mars was shocked to see Sailors Mercury and Venus, both alive and well. "Don't worry about these two.", Venus stated as she faced down Daburu Pisces.

"You guys.", Mars said in shock. "You're alive?"

"It takes more than Kunzite to finish us off for good.", Mercury replied, landing a punch on Flytrap. "But we're more than enough to take out Metalia for good."

Metalia was angry to see this. "So that fool couldn't even take down two of you. Looks like it's up to me to take you all down." She summoned a bolt of purple lightning into her sword. "Dark Wide Pressure!" She proceeded to point her sword at her enemies, launching the bolts at them.

However, Hyper Sailor Mars used the Sword of Mona to counter this. "Mars Corona Burning Symphony!" The beam of fire clashed with the dark energy bolts, cancelling both attacks back. "We're two evenly matched. Neither of us is going to win."

"You are correct, child of Mars." Metalia proceeded to open her mouth wider than humanly possible, absorbing the 4 ghost Youma in the middle of their fights. "But with the powers of my servants within me, I shall crush this world beneath my heels." Her face began to elongate, with her clothes wrapping as her body expanded. The result was a large, dragon like creature, with giant wings and sharp fangs. It was coloured brown, like Metalia's hair. It proceeded to growl, before firing a beam at the 5 Sailors, knocking them down.

"We're not beat yet.", Venus stated. "Venus Crescent Beam, Smash!" This attack hit the Metalia monster, but the damage faded almost instantly.

"Mars Fire Soul, Ignite!" Hyper Sailor Mars launched her attack. This also hit the monster, but again to no effect that lasted.

"We need to hit her with all our attacks at once.", Sailor Pluto stated. "It's the only way to damage her so much she can't recover from it."

"But how can we do that?", asked Sailor Saturn. "Uranus and Neptune both died beforehand." Before the question could be answered, Metalia unleashed a breath attack at the Sailors, knocking them back.

"We can't rely on them showing up alive.", Mars stated. "Everyone, send your powers to me. That way, I can hit her with all of our powers in one hit."

Sailor Pluto nodded. "Indeed, it is the one chance we have for victory. I can temporarily pass on the powers to you." She held up her staff, shining a light which enveloped the other 4 Scouts, before firing a multicoloured beam at Sailor Mars, powering her up further and adding more accents of colour to her costume.

"Don't forget about us." Mars turned around to see the ghosts of Sailor Uranus - Haruka - and Sailor Neptune - Michiru - appear before her. "I'm sorry I allowed myself to be corrupted into a mad destroyer.", the former of the two said. "Let this be my making it up to you." The two shot coloured balls representing their own powers at Sailor Mars. Now with all 10 powers within her, Sailor Mars surrounded herself with a chrysalis of light, which promptly shattered.

In her new form, Sailor Mars wore a new uniform, red with lighter red bubble-like sleeves with red bands. Her choker was now a "V" shape with a gold star in the centre. Her chest bow remained purple, but her back bow was a lighter shade of red. The belt was two shades of red ribbons with a star on the front. Her gloves now went up to her forearms, while her skirt had two shades of red layered together. Finally, her high heels were gone, replaced with white boots topped with a "V" shape and a star in the centre. "I am now Eternal Sailor Mars.", she stated. The Sword of Mona floated into her hand, transforming into a bow.

The Metalia creature growled at this and fired another beam at her enemies. This time Eternal Sailor Mars flew in the way, absorbing the force of the shock. "No!", the voice of Metalia echoed. "The power of an Eternal Sailor Scout… its incredible."

"Your time is over, Metalia." Eternal Sailor Mars declared. She pointed her bow, surrounding it with flames. "Starlight Compassion Inferno Arrow, Shoot!" She fired the bow at Metalia, striking her in the chest and causing the beast's body to crack away, revealing the human Metalia, now wearing nothing. "It's over. That shot stripped her of her powers and her negative energy, leaving her a normal, emotionally stable humanoid."

It was then that Queen Serenity appeared, who trapped her sister in a bubble. "Well done, Eternal Sailor Mars, everyone. You have not only ended the threat to Earth, but you have done what I feared impossible. You saved the soul of one I feared would be unsalvageable."

"It wasn't out of malice that Maria acted out.", Pluto stated. "She merely felt she could do a better job and tried to show it in the wrong way. No wonder she latched onto Kunzite for assistance."

"Well now her negative impulses are gone and she can be rehabilitated to a normal member of society.", Queen Serenity concluded for her. "All of you have done well."

"Not entirely.", Sailor Venus lamented. "We failed to save the Princess from danger and she was killed by Mio."

"Not quite.", the Queen countered. "The Princess can be revived, with her memories intact. All it requires is the Illusionary Silver Crystal. However, Sailor Mars, there is a catch to this."

Eternal Sailor Mars seemed worried at this. "What is it? I'll do anything for Usagi."

"Those who are not of the Lunarian bloodline are not meant to use the Silver Crystal. Especially not to increase the power of a Sailor Scout prematurely, as you did. Your existence as a material being has become tied to the Crystal, but your soul has become powerful enough to not require a physical body."

"So, what you're saying is…?", Mercury began.

"Sailor Mars has become the equivalent of a god in terms of power.", Sailor Saturn concluded. "While it will be possible for the Princess to separate her from this power and restore her physical independence, it will take a long time. For now, if Sailor Mars passes on the Crystal, she will fully ascend."

Eternal Sailor Mars thought about it for a while. "If that's what it takes to ensure everyone's happiness, then so be it." She handed over the Crystal to Queen Serenity, beginning to fade away after she did so. "Don't worry about me, I'll be back someday. You guys will have to make sure of it." With those last words, Eternal Sailor Mars - Rei Hino - faded away, seemingly for a long time.

"Thank you for your sacrifice, Sailor Mars.", Queen Serenity said solemnly. She then turned to the remaining Sailor Scouts. "I will revive those who fell in the battle with the Dark Kingdom, but it is up to you to decide what happens to you and them. I can restore their kingdoms on their various planets, but at the cost of all their human memories. Or I can restore them as humans, with their memories of all this removed. What will you choose?"

Mercury and Venus looked to each other briefly, before coming to a decision and nodding. "If it's all the same to you, we'd like to go with your second option. Revive everyone who died as a result of this battle, their memories gone unless we need to restore them."

"Very well.", Queen Serenity nodded. "Pluto, Sailor Saturn will not be required after all. You can restore the seal on her powers and memories."

"As you wish.", Sailor Pluto nodded, taking Sailor Saturn and vanishing. Queen Serenity then held up the Silver Crystal, unleashing a light that enveloped the whole world.


When the light cleared, things returned to normality, as if nothing had happened. As per the deal, only Minako Aino and Ami Anderson remembered the truth of the events and could see the differences. Among other things, nobody seemed to remember that Rei Hino ever existed, with Koichi Hamada, owner of the Hikawa Shrine, now watched over it with the help of a man named Yuichiro Kumada. The cat Luna now lived with Usagi, and unlike the rest of the girls, she remembered everything that happened. Mina and Ami had convinced her not to say anything, and she had agreed. Not only were the other deceased Sailors now revived, but so was Takamoto Konishii, who seemed totally changed from his persona as Motro/Replakor. However, Mina did note one change that had occurred, namely that Usagi now had a maternal Aunt Maria, the reincarnation of the defeated Metalia.

"If only Rei was here to see the world she fought to bring about.", Ami mused. "Usagi and Makoto don't remember her, but it's obvious they can tell that there's something missing."

"We'll bring her back one day.", Mina assured her friend. "But until then, let's just enjoy a world at peace. We can bring her back when we need her help."


Out in the centre of the universe, a woman in a golden dress observed the Earth. "So, the world has been reset to a more pure form, and with it, my own servants have become regular humans, along with those altered Phages. But I have seen that converting lifeforms into Phages and then further into new Sailor Warriors is possible." A smile formed on her face. "I'll have new servants in a small amount of time. And then, the Earth will be mine for the taking to complete my grand design."