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Chapter 56 - The Unexpected

Diamond arrived on Earth and hid his presence from Beryl. Rubeus assured him that she wasn't smart enough to figure out that they were scheming against her. Rubeus was aggravated, but not surprised, when Diamond kept Emerald with him. He desperately wanted to see her. It was torture being away from her. Diamond, of course, knew that.

The previous week, Rubeus had taken the youma and attacked twice. Everytime he attacked them, he used more and more. Beryl was pleased with his attempts against them every time. He had watched as the group threw attack after attack at the youma. He knew, at any time, he could have gotten involved and turned the tides of the battle. They just didn't know that.

Sapphire was at his wits end. He knew that Rubeus was powerful and that Beryl would give him full access to her entire force. He paled when he saw the sheer number of youma he was throwing at them for each battle. He worried for his new friends. He was determined to be at every battle that he could. He wouldn't let them fight without him when it was his own people doing this.

Rubeus knew now was the time to attack and bring Diamond along. It was time to execute his full plan.

Diamond waited in the wings as he watched Rubeus attack. He knew Sapphire was still alive. Rubeus had told him. Now, he just had to wait for his moment. As he did, he saw Tuxedo Mask transform into something new and pull out a sword. He laughed when the youma knocked the sword loose. Fool.

Sapphire dove out of the way of a youma, and Diamond cackled. Now was the time. He stepped out and was ready to kill Sapphire, when Rubeus screamed. Diamond spun to discover what happened. When he turned, he missed the fact that Sapphire had picked up the fallen sword. Sapphire stepped forward and plunged the sword through Diamond's back, killing him instantly.

Rubeus saw what happened, and he immediately commanded the youma to freeze. He then yelled, "Sailor Moon! Use your tiara. Now!"

She hesitated a second but couldn't see a trap. She launched her tiara at them, killing them all. Mina, Kunzite, and, of course, Darien had taken up a position of defense in case it turned out to be a trick.

Once all of the youma were dead, Rubeus smiled and clapped, "Very well done. Thank you." He then bowed to Sailor Moon. "I am at your mercy."

The whole group looked on in shock. They didn't know what to make of Rubeus' actions.

He said, "Why don't we go to your penthouse, Darien and Serena. I will tell you everything there. I have been working in your favor secretly from the beginning."

Sapphire looked stunned, "What the hell?"

"Diamond is dead. That was my goal. I have been working towards that this whole time. Please let me prove it to you." Rubeus said.

Darien looked frustrated, "How do you know who I am?"

"I also know you are Endymion. I haven't told, nor do I intend to tell Beryl that fact." he said.

They all looked at each other, and Darien nodded. Kunzite walked over to him and whispered, "We can kill him in the penthouse if we have to."

Darien admitted that Kunzite was right. He looked at Rubeus and said, "We will kill you if we don't believe you."

"I know."

They all sat in the living room in stunned silence, staring at Rubeus. He looked completely relaxed and assured of himself. As they stared at him, he sighed, stood, and walked over to the lamp, grabbing something from it. He then said, "Darien, catch." and tossed it at him.

Darien held a very small metal device in his hands and looked puzzled, "What's this?"

"This world is great. They have devices called "bugs" that you can plant in someone's home to listen in to everything that is said." He looked at Darien, "I was one of the guys who delivered your new bed frame."

Darien looked shocked, "I let you in my place without even knowing it? Wait! How did you even know where I live?"

Rubeus smiled again and said, "I shot Sapphire with a tracker at the first battle. I was prepared for anything. I was glad. I doubted that he was dead. I knew, if I was right, and he was alive, I would need to know where he was."

Sapphire's eyes grew huge, "That was what stung me in the neck!"

"Yup."

Serena asked, "Why didn't you just contact us? We would have worked with you, happily."

Rubeus' smile softened, "I know that, Your Highness, but I was already double crossing Beryl and Diamond. Adding you all into the secret would have made it even harder to keep everything from them. Your reaction to me kept everyone from suspecting I was moving against them."

"And, of course, that means you knew that we could easily defeat the youma you sent against us. You sent them in large numbers to actually make it look like you were trying. You calculated the best force to look fierce and not injure us." Amy stated.

Rubeus nodded, "That is correct. You and Zoisite laid that out so precisely for me yourselves."

Zoisite grumbled, "And, because of the bug, you had access to what we thought was a secret."

Rubeus nodded, "It did help me keep you all safe. So, really it was your work that enabled me to know which to send to not injure you all. Also, I knew where you all would be with the bug. It helped minimize damage to the city and innocent bystanders."

Andrew asked, "And, that was why you didn't kill Molly when you had the chance."

"Yes. I, naturally, had to come up with an excuse for Beryl. I told her that I calculated the difficulty of killing her and discovered it would be easy. I then said I didn't kill her so that Beryl could have the satisfaction of killing Molly herself." Rubeus sighed, "I really couldn't stomach killing any of you. Even to preserve my cover."

Molly beamed at him, "Thank you. I am grateful you didn't kill me." Andrew nodded adamantly too.

"So, you listened in to our conversations and knew what we were planning. What else did you learn?" Darien asked.

"Fair question. I learned that, with Serena as the head of the Silver Alliance and Queen of the Solar System, I can finally have peace." Rubeus looked at her, "With you as my leader, I will be able to live a life full of hope and love."

Darien's phone rang and, out of habit, he answered it. There was a request for a guest named Emerald to come up from the front desk.

Darien was startled, "There is an Emerald here. Is that even safe?"

Sapphire looked unsure, but Rubeus looked overjoyed. "All of this, I have done for her." He looked at Sapphire, "You know she wasn't safe around your brother. He wanted her dead, just like he wanted you dead. I am in love with her. I did this all to save her. I made sure to save you, too, because she loves you. She would have been heartbroken to lose you."

Sapphire smiled, "I have always liked her. With Diamond around, we were always on edge and weren't ever really able to talk. I am glad I can get to know her better now."

Darien had them let her up. The moment she stepped in the door, she was running to Rubeus crying. "I missed you! I am so glad Diamond is dead!" She pulled back and saw Sapphire. She then walked over to him. "I hope you can trust me someday. Diamond was a poison to everything around him."

Sapphire stepped forward and hugged her, "Sister, I am overjoyed that we get this time together. I am so glad you have found love so deep that he would take on Diamond for you."

Rubeus said, "Emerald, it was Sapphire who killed Diamond."

Sapphire chuckled, "I was able to because you screamed to draw his attention away from me."

He shrugged, "We worked well together."

"That is good since I assume you are going to become my brother."

Emerald nodded, "As soon as we can marry, we will." She pulled out a hidden ring. "He's already proposed."

They all spent the next hour talking. It was Earth shattering to discover that Rubeus was working in their favor this whole time. Darien drew on Endymion's memories. He was trained to spot lies and deception from a very young age. He had gotten quite good at it.

He had hated Beryl by the time she was ten. He knew she was a snake, and he was proved right. His mistake with her was underestimating her.

Finally, Darien said, "Serena, Sammy, Sapphire, and Rui, how do you all feel about us inviting Rubeus and Emerald to stay in the last guest room?" He looked at Serena's beaming face and said, "Well, I know your answer. What about the rest of you?"

Sammy said, "I am for it. Everything he said makes sense, and I know how much Sapphire probably wants to be with his sister. I, after all, felt the same way."

Rui blushed, "I don't technically live here."

Serena smiled at her and said, "Your opinion matters. Also, do you really think Sapphire will let you leave now after he has had you here?"

"But, it's not his place." she said.

Serena shook her head, "I would like it if you stayed. How is that? It will be fun to have some more women around. Plus, then you and Emerald can get to know each other."

Darien said, "So, it's decided. You both stay here."

Rubeus and Emerald were floored. Sapphire chuckled, "It takes some getting used to. We aren't really used to kindness. They are genuine, and they mean every kind word they say. It's incredible really."

And, so it was decided that Rubeus and Emerald would stay at the penthouse with them.

Beryl was livid. The servants scurried the first time they heard her blood curdling screams. Nothing was going according to her plans now.