Time to fight! Time to stand up and end Beryl's reign!

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Then … Now … and For Eternity

Chapter Seven:

Will the true Goblin Queen Please Come Forward?

Beryl nearly shrieked in frustration and agony combined! Two more Sailor Brats!

Sailor Ephesos (Queen Sarah) was in the colors white, silver, and copper. While Sailor Axtar (Princess Molly) wore the colors peach (AN: no pun intended – the color is magickally linked the generosity and friendship / Molly qualities if ever there were), gold, and white.

With all of the grace and dignity endowed on her by gift and title, Sarah stepped forward a few steps – ignoring Conal – and glared at Beryl. "Return my daughter to me now witch!"

"Never, Sailor brat! I ruled the kingdom before you and am still the rightful ruler! This girl only solidifies my claim to the boy King on the throne." Again Beryl screamed out as if she was being torn apart.

Conal made a move to grab Sarah, but was quickly blocked by Jareth's sword. "Leave my wife be, Conal. I warned you that I would put you in your place, and it looks like it is time I do just that."

"Your empty threats don't bother me, Jareth. Once Beryl births that brat, I'll be free of her and have Sarah as my own." With that Conal attacked, but Jareth knew the fraud's moves and weaknesses.

Unfortunately, there were also the two troops of swordsmen. Nephrite, Darien, and the Scouts took them on while Sarah stood before the panting would have been Queen. "I can still defeat you!"

Beryl shot of an energy blast, but it was weak and Sarah easily deflected it. "It's time I took back that which you have stolen from my husband and I."

Sarah held her hands horizontally in front of her chest, palms facing one another. A ball of purple energy grew to fill the space between. It warmed the entire room and energized not only the baby, but also all who Sarah cared about that were there.

Then she lowered the power to her abdomen and smiled, the connection to Myrna was stronger than ever. Music … it was music that would pull the baby back into her true mother's womb! But, what song? It had to be a song that told Myrna how Sarah and Jareth both felt, but a song that also meant something to either parent. Sarah smiled the moment she thought of a different Sara – Sara Evans – and her song 'No Place That Far'. It was perfect!

Sarah could hear the instrumental playing in her mind, not knowing that the music was also filling the room. Then she started to sing. Remembering of how empty she had felt when she realized the baby was gone, and how determined she was to get her back, Sarah poured her heart and love into the words with each note.

"I can't imagine, any greater fear
Then waking up, without you here,
And though the sun, will still shine on,
My whole world, would all be gone,
But not for long,"

Molly too had a connection to that song. The night she confessed the story of her love's death to Sarah, the now Goblin Queen put it on and it just felt so right. It said all that was in Molly's heart. Before the night was out the young red head had it memorized and copied it to CD for her own library of music. She joined in at the chorus and smiled over at her husband as the last few soldiers fell from their attacks.

"If I had to run, if I had to crawl,
If I had to swim a hundred rivers, just to climb a thousand walls,
Always know that I will find a way, to get to where you are,
There's no place that far."

As many times as they had been separated, Serena and Darien too liked this song. They, along with the others, also joined in, but only for the choruses – the verses belonged to Sarah and Jareth (who knew the song because of the memory exchange with his wife) alone.

"It wouldn't matter why we're apart,
Lonely miles or two stubborn hearts
Nothing short of God above
Could turn me away from your love
I need you that much!"

As the music built up for the chorus, the energy ball connected Sarah and Beryl's wombs. Sarah focused all of her love and magic onto her baby girl, intensifying the power with every word.


"If I had to run, if I had to crawl,
If I had to swim a hundred rivers, just to climb a thousand walls,
Always know that I will find a way, to get to where you are,
There's no place that far."

Beryl cried out in agony as the baby left her womb. All of her magick was doing nothing to stop it!

Sarah, on the other hand, smiled as she heard her daughter's sweet voice harmonized to her own and ringing out in joy, love, and happiness.

"If I had to run, if I had to crawl,
If I had to swim a hundred rivers, just to climb a thousand walls,
Always know that I will find a way, to get to where you are,
There's no place that far."

A moment later, Myrna was safely in her mother's womb. Sarah covered her belly with her hands and smiled as she sang to her daughter by herself.

"Baby there's no place that far."

Beryl was slowly recovered from the spell that had ended her plan. But before she could attack, Didymus and Hoggle had encouraged Sarah to stand closer to her brother and sister-in-laws. They, along with Nephrite, stood guard over the ladies.

"I will have that brat yet! RETURN!" Beryl sent a blast of pure Negaenergy that hit Sarah in the stomach and began to undo the spell she cast. Sarah screamed and doubled over as the pain ripped through her.

And things were about to go from bad to worse!

Out on the battlefield that had once been the wastelands, the Fomorians turned from their enemies and began to retreat into the city. "BERYL … BERYL …"

"I think that Beryl called them back to fight off the Goblin King and Queen!" Puck cried out to his father. Things were not looking good!

Oberon growled. "Then I believe our friends are going to need help. Onto the castle by magick … everyone!"

In seconds all of the troops disappeared, including those left to fight by the Goblin King and Queen. An eye blink later, they were surrounding their friends – the Goblin forces quickly divided and surround their monarchs, and Ludo looking over at Sarah worriedly. "Queen hurt?"

"Beryl's trying to steal the Princess again!" Hoggle reported, while Jareth was still fending off Conal – the King's focus nearly shattered by Sarah's screams, and that was giving the advantage over to Conal. Everyone knew to leave that battle to the Goblin King – he would never accept help in a personal battle, even if he needed it.

The rest of Conal's forces were bearing down on the Scouts, Prince Nephrite, and Prince Darien (he changed, as he once told the Negaforce, because he feels more powerful as the Prince of Elysian). Quickly, thanks to the reinforcements, the friendly forces began to help drive the enemy back.

Yet, no one could seemingly stop Beryl from hurting the true Goblin Queen. Seeing all of the debris (rocks) lying about, Ludo called on them to help. "Arrrhhhuuuu!"

First there was quivering, but in seconds the rocks began to roll. They attacked and knocked Beryl off of her throne, also breaking her hold on Sarah's womb.

Sarah panted a few moments to clear her body of the pain. "Thank you Ludo … all of you."

"Welcome majesty." Ludo whispered. When an overly eager enemy soldier tried to leap in and take out the Goblin Queen, Ludo simply caught the fool in midair and threw him against the far wall with all of his strength (killing the hoodwink).

In all of this, Beryl had recovered from the attack and shattered the rocks into dust. "I'll have that baby yet Sailor brat! RE …"

"Oh no you don't Beryl! I refuse to let you break up the bonds between a mother and her child!" Moon shouted. She and the other Scouts were relieved of their enemies so they could focus on the one they came after.

Mini-Moon proudly stood by the woman who would one day be her own precious mother. "That's right. You can't steal a baby and expect it to be yours because you say so!"

"And who are you, you pink headed freak?!" Beryl growled.

Moon took severe offence to that, especially when it brought such a broken hearted look to her daughter's eyes. "Hey you slimy old witch! My daughter is not a freak, and pink happens to be one of my favorite colors!"

"I am Sailor Mini-Moon – the future champion of love and justice, Princess and daughter of the future rulers of Crystal Tokyo and the whole Earth, and I am about to become your worse nightmare! On behalf of daughters everywhere and every-when, I will punish you!"

"Ha! That will be the day Mini-Brat! Your mother couldn't destroy me!" Beryl laughed.

Moon stood up to her worse nightmare come true. "Only because you obviously had help. This time we will make sure that you never return!"

"Moon Crystal Power!" Mini-Moon shouted as she called upon her crystal.

Moon smiled with pride as Beryl shrieked in pain, shock, and true fear. Time to give her a double crystal shot. "Cosmic Crystal Power!"

That had Beryl pinned against the wall! But the girls needed more power! Mars looked at the others, "time to lend a hand girls!"

The rest followed her to line up behind their future Queen and Princess. Sarah and Molly began to join in, but Mercury stopped them both. "I figured that it would come to this. Molly, you're pregnant too. I scanned you before we moved into the wastelands. It will take too much power for you two to help. Right now focus on protecting your babies."

Molly was stunned. "Any idea one way or the other?"

"A baby girl, of course. We have to keep the Scout line going. Congratulations girls." Mercury winked before running off to join the others.

Nephrite moved over to check on his wife and sister-in-law. "Are the two of you alright?"

"We're fine. Mercury shocked Molly though." Sarah was still catching her breath.

That had Nephrite's full attention. "Molly, are you alright?"

"I'm better than alright … I'm pregnant! We're having a daughter!" Molly couldn't hold back her happy tears.

Nephrite was in shock. "A baby? A girl? Molly … are you sure?"

"Yeah, Mercury scanned me before all of us went into the wastelands. That's why she stopped Sarah and me from joining in to mood dust Beryl. It would take too much energy for us to help." Molly was scared that her husband was not pleased with having a daughter instead of a son.

However, Nephrite was delighted. He picked her up and twirled her around in his happiness. "A baby girl! I love you my Molly."

Molly giggled at the attention he was lavishing on her. And then came the blinding white light, along with several small voices crying out 'ouch!'.

"It would figure the mini meatball head couldn't wait long enough for us to get here!" One girl complained. She was in a senshi uniform that was similar to Sailor Mars!

The one that was dressed in a uniform like Molly's, and had beautiful dark red hair, growled. "Cool it already! We all knew that the battle was already going before we got here, so no picking on Small Lady!"

"Oh my!" Molly gasped.

The little girl turned around slowly. Seeing who it was, a smile brightened her face immediately that grew brighter when she saw Nephrite. "Hi mommy! Hi daddy!"

Nephrite too was stunned. "Our baby?"

The Mini-Mars tapped the happy girl on the shoulder forcefully. "Ah, I think we have a fight to win first, Mini-Axtar."

"Fine! Just to get you off of my back! But then I want time with my mommy and daddy!"

All but one of the girls rushed off to line up to add their powers to the fight. That girl gave Sarah a smile that was a ghost of Jareth's. "Myrna?"

The girl giggled. "Don't worry mommy. I'm okay and you'll not lose me till I get married! I'll be right back."

She ran over and took her place at the end of the line furthest from her mother. Molly's daughter stood on the opposite end. And each of the other Mini-Scouts stood in line as their mothers were.

"AXTAR POWER!"

"MARS POWER!"

"MERCURY POWER!"

"JUPITER POWER!"

"VENUS POWER!"

"EPHESOS POWER!"

"MOON CRYSTAL POWER!"

The light strengthened, as did all of the gathered army fighting to retrieve the Goblin Princess. Then an inspiration hit both moon mother and moon daughter.

"SILVER CRYSTAL CRISIS POWER UNITE!"

The powers of both Silver Crystals fused as it poured from each crystal. The combined power reduced the enemy to Conal alone. Even the Fomorians were destroyed.

Instead of the Scouts being drained by this power they were strengthened. Each of the Scout mothers gathered their future child into their arms in wonder.

Myrna ran into her mother's arms. "Told you we'd beat her mommy!"

Jareth heard that. "Myrna? Looks like you are in a bind, Conal."

"Got that right daddy!" Myrna shouted, bringing a chuckle from all. She shimmied out of her mother's arms, and threw a crystal that shattered at Conal's feet.

In the slight confusion Conal tried to overpower Jareth, but found that he couldn't move at all! "WHAT IS THIS?!"

"Oops, I think he's stuck. Is that a good enough binding spell, daddy?" Myrna giggled as she rushed into her father's arms.

Jareth quickly looked over his and Sarah's first born. She had her mother's chocolate brown hair, smile, laughter, heart, determination, and a violet eye. The rest all came from the Goblin King, including one brown eye. He was pleased by the sight of this little girl, and knew that his and Sarah's lives would only be made better for having this child.

Jareth grinned at his daughter's wit. "You have made a wonderful binding spell, baby. I can see that your mommy and I have a daughter to be very proud of. He is stuck just as he should be, my daughter. Now, what to do with him?"

Sarah walked over and claimed the rest of her husband's open embrace. They were a family. "Maybe we should leave it up to Myrna."

"Oh, really mommy? Can the other girls help me? Please daddy?" Myrna excitedly bounced in her father's arm.

Jareth chuckled. "I don't see why not. Since they helped to return you to your mother and I."

"Thank you daddy. Thank you mommy. Come on girls, let's teach this sleaze a lesson he won't ever forget!" Myrna shot a look that was more devious than any her father ever gave in his life – and she really wasn't even born yet!

She created a crystal for each of the Mini-Scouts (except for her cousin, who created one of her own). Mini-Mars gave the Goblin Princess a sardonic look. "So, how do these work?"

"Just focus on what you want to do to him, and then throw it at his feet hard enough to break the crystal. Let's see how mean we can get! You first cousin."

Mini-Axtar winked with a wily smile on her face. "Oh, let's see what will be the first problem with him to be fixed? I know – he tries so hard to make his hair look like uncle Jareth's. I've never liked that, so this should fix it."

Jareth looked hard at the child for a moment. "Uncle Jareth?"

She smiled sweetly and nodded. "Yeah, you're my daddy's little brother."

Nephrite smiled as he nodded in agreement and pulled his own blushing wife close to his side. Jareth smiled, happy that his brother and sister-in-law would know the joy he and Sarah felt. He muddled up the top of the red haired girl's hair. "Well, if his hair displeases you so, little niece, then do take care of it."

Instead of the messy barely called copy of the Goblin King's hair, Conal was sporting his once wild tendrils sticking up that reminded everyone of a rooster's comb down the center of his head. Sarah couldn't hold back her chuckle, and Jareth's usual hard look cracked into a grin.

"Very creative baby girl." Molly giggled out.

The girl rushed over to her parents with a brilliant smile lighting up her face. "Mommy! Daddy!"

"Talia Serene?" Nephrite whispered into the child's ear, and was given a giggle and a nod.

Myrna on the other hand had continued the punishment conferring. "Your turn Small Lady."

Mini-Moon gave a dirty grin and a winked towards her friend. "Have to give him a body to match that hair!"

The crystal decimated and covered Conal in its dust. A blink of the eyes later, he had human legs but the body and wings of a chicken! Sarah chuckled heartily into her husband's shoulder – chuckles all around them were shaking with.

"Nice one dear heart!" Moon gasped between chuckles. Even Prince Darien was laughing hard at the sight.

"You're up Mini-Mars!" Myrna giggled hard, tears rolling out of her eyes.

The grown Sailor Mars swallowed hard in her shock, as the other Scouts did – each of them looked hard on the girls before them. All of them had stopped laughing as the truth dawned on them.

Mars touched the girl's face that so like her own – and Chad's? "Aine Rebecca?"

"Yes mommy. Wait till you see what I do to him! His clothes need changing." Aine threw her crystal, turning Conal's regal clothes turn into a pair of farmer's overalls!

Seeing that tore more laughter from Sarah's body, so much so that Jareth was holding her up – though barely. Not even King Paralda could restrain from chuckling hard out loud.

"Now you Mini-Mercury!" Myrna smiled.

Mercury hugged the girl before her close. The woman could easily see her Greg in this girl. "Lynn Angeline?"

Lynn simply nodded. "We want to make sure that anyone who sees him will know who it is they are looking at."

The crystal she shattered at Conal's feet turned into a huge gold pendant that showed the Fae's full name and proper title. King Paralda applauded that move, followed quickly by everyone else.

"Okay Mini-Jupiter. Hit him with one of your whammies!" Myrna jumped up and down in her excitement.

The girl looked up expectantly at the older Sailor Jupiter – her mother. "Devona Sadie?"

"Got it on the first try momma! Now to give him a shocker every time he thinks bad about any of us!" Devona smirked as she shattered her crystal.

Right off the bat Conal was electrocuted four times in a row. Devona chuckled hard. "Low level thunder strike over and over until he stops thinking bad things about anyone in this room."

Venus looked at her little girl and smiled. "Looks like it's your turn, Keren Ruth."

"I have a good one in mind mommy! He has to have one last thing to finish his new look!" Keren stood tall as she shattered her crystal at the now frightened Fae's feet.

A second later, Conal's nose and lips were replaced with a beak!

That got a round of applause for her creativity. Venus pulled her little girl into her arms. "Great idea baby girl."

"Thanks mommy." Keren chuckled as she hugged her mother tight.

Myrna grinned maliciously at the man who almost destroyed her true family. "I think that this punishment would be better if he can't reverse it himself once he's free of my holding spell. I think that this sentence should last until the moon comes back to where it is now."

King Paralda spoke up first. "A creative group of young mortal ladies your daughter has among her friends, King Jareth."

"That they are, King Paralda. Thank you girls for your help." Jareth smiled at the young ladies who were holding tight to their mothers.

"You're welcome your majesty." All of the girls said politely, except that Talia called him her uncle.

Sarah had gathered her little girl into her arms. "You are more than I dared to dream of, baby girl."

Little Myrna simply giggled for a moment. Obviously, mother and daughter were going to become very close. "Mommy can we go to the festival at Knockma for a little while? Pretty please?"

"Please?" All of the little girls chorused right after their friend.

"Jareth, what do you think?" Sarah grinned at her love.

He saw that deep inside Sarah wanted to join in the celebrations. The same hunger was burning in their daughter's eyes. The child had the emotional eyes of her mother (but at least one was his color). Plus he did want time to play with their little girl. "At least for an hour or two. That is if it would not be imposing on King Finbheara."

"Not at all my friend. It will be an honor to have the lot of you join in the festivities. And perhaps someone could be impressed to confer the tale of the battle to those who were not here."

Sarah saw right through that veiled request for her story telling skills, and that he obviously wanted her to rest. "That might be possible. But is Conal going to be standing there for a lunar month?"

"No mommy, he'll move once we all leave. Hopefully he'll learn to leave my family alone now!" Myrna shot a dirty look as the group vanished.

"I'll get you yet Goblin King! That whore of yours will be mine!" Conal clucked out in the empty room.

At the party, the guests were anxiously awaiting the return of the war party, Oonagh more so than any other. She loved her husband dearly, and already had begun to like the new Goblin Queen. But most of all, she didn't want Beryl to win.

Suddenly the trumpets began to blare out. The troops were returning at last.

Coming in beside her husband, Oonagh saw the Goblin King and his bride (who was carrying a little girl in her arms). Everyone was cheerful and celebrating, obviously the battle was won!

Finbheara called for everyone's attentions. "Not only has Beryl been defeated, but the Fomorians were destroyed and Conal has been viciously punished. The Goblin Princess in with her mother twice over! The Princess Myrna, along with her cousin – the Princess Talia Serene – and several of their mortal friends have come back from the future to help our fight. Now we not only celebrate that that the Goblin Royal Brothers have wed, but also that their beautiful brides have already continued the line and their children obviously have gained both parents' courage and honor."

That brought out cheers and celebrating.

Sarah and Jareth enjoyed being parents before their daughter was born. Myrna's father bought her a beautiful moonstone pendant identical to the one he bought his beloved wife.

All of the girls loved and doted on their little girl. The children danced around the Maypole. Sarah and a few of the others were pulled into telling the story and singing the song she had used to retrieve the unborn Myrna.

After a few hours, Sarah was partied out and Myrna was struggling to stay awake and let it seem like she was wide-awake. Jareth knew it was time to leave. "Come my dears. It is time for my two beautiful ladies to get some sleep."

"I'm not sleepy, daddy." Myrna yawned out.

Sarah giggled. "Daddy and I know better than that, baby girl. Let's go say thank you to King Finbheara and Queen Oonagh, and then it will be off to bed with you precious."

"But mommy …" Myrna tried to argue, but was stopped by a yawn she couldn't hold back.

"That just proved mommy and I right baby. Perhaps you can come back to visit before you go to your true time." Jareth smiled as he helped his wife to stand with their daughter in her arms.

They said their farewells and teleported with the group back to the castle beyond the Goblin City.

Jareth smiled at the others, all of who had a child in their arms. "You will each find a room connected to your own created for the girls. Sleep well our friends."

"Sleep well," the group all said low so that the girls would continue to sleep.

Sarah and Jareth entered the room connected to theirs; it obviously had not been slept in a long time. Smiling at his love, he answered the thought in her mind. "This was once my room. I suppose it could use a makeover."

With a snap of his fingers, the room transformed from a dusty boy's room into a soft lavender, white, and pale blue girls room. "Oh Jareth, it's perfect! When she wakes up Myrna will love it!"

They laid the girl on the bed. Sarah snapped her fingers, which changed Myrna into a beautiful frilly white and pink nightgown. Both mother and father tucked the girl under the sheet and blankets, and then kissed her cheek. Myrna yawned again. "Night-night mommy, night-night daddy. I love you."

"And we love you our precious baby girl." Sarah whimpered with joy. She was a mother by her only love!

Jareth smiled upon this little girl who already had a strong hold on his heart. "Sleep well our baby. We'll see you in the morning."

The couple left their daughter's door open just slightly – as did all the other parents.

Darien and Serena got Rini changed somewhat easily. But she refused to go to sleep without a story about her mommy (though she said her hero). Serena and Darien told her about the first battle with Beryl. Rini refused to believe that her father had been brain washed at first, but loved how her mommy's star locket was what brought him back. In fact Serena left the locket under the girl's pillow (as she always slept with it herself).

The couple left the door slightly open to hear if their daughter would need them through the night. They decided that they were mature enough to sleep in the same bed together so that they would both be there if Rini were to wake during the night. Privately though, they wanted to hold one another as they knew they soon would be – as mates.

Without any discomfort they snuggled under the covers. They were automatically in one another's arms, Serena laying her head on his chest. "Goodnight muffin."

"Goodnight my meatball head. I love you." Darien smiled as he kissed the top of her head.

"I love you more, Darien." Serena sighed as her eyes closed. She never thought that sleeping with another person would feel so warm, safe, happy, and loved.

How was that? Sorry it took sooo long. Too many stories to work on! Thanks for all of the great reviews and support. How do you like what happened to Conal? What could happen next? We'll see.