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Beryl stared up at her sister, niece, and future nephew-in-law, almost in a trance. Images danced through her head, images of the Queen and herself as children, playing hapily in the gardens, images of her holding a blondhaired, blue-eyed infant. 'Wait a minute, who am I anyway,' her mind cried out in confusion. Then she saw images of death and destruction. 'NOOOOOO!'
Before anyone could say anything, a presence that could only be described as pure evil entered the room admist swirling winds. "Beryl," it hissed, "Remember, you swore your loyality to me."
"No Aunty, I believe in you! Fight this evil, you can beat her," screamed the Princess.
"Please Beryl, sweet sister, come back to me," whispered Queen Serenity.
The three watched as Beryl's internal struggle between her love for her family and friends and the hatred that had been bred within her by an evil spectre. Finally, Beryl looked up, and she whispered, "I'm sorry Seren *the Queen,* Rennie Rose *the Princess,* Prince... she's too strong for me... Serenity! Kill me before its too late!"
"No Beryl," Serenity shrieked, "How can I kill my own *sister,* for Selene's sake!!"
Just before Beryl's naturally green eyes faded into an evil, sickly yellow, she breathed, "For the good of the Kingdom, for the good of the Universe... do it..." With those final words, Beryl, Princess-Dowager of the Moon, sister to the Queen, aunt to the Princess, faded, leaving an evil witch who cared for nothing but herself.
Cackling, she sneered, "Very good Queenie, but I'm afraid that you're *beloved* sister is no more... prepare to die!" At that, dark energy appeared on top of her staff and was preparing to be hurrled at the Queen.
"NOOOOOO!" Came shouts from all corners of the room, causing Beryl, the Queen, the Princess, and Endymion to turn in surprise. There standing were the four generals at the sides of the four Sailor Scouts.
"What," shrilled Beryl, "How can this be?!?! Kunzite, Zoisite, Nephrite, Jeadite, why haven't you killed those pathetic girls?"
"We will not be fooled into killing our own soulmates Beryl," yelled Zoisite as he clutched Mars's hand.
Her yellow eyes narrowing, she shrugged, "Well, then I'll just have to kill all of you myself!"
A mere second later, the dark energy on the top of her staff tore at the Queen. Gasping, Serenity raised the Crystal to protect them all.
Her silver eyes growing old and sad, Serenity whispered, "This is how it must end. Time for a new generation to take hold," she paused and then continued, stronger, "Serenity, Endymion, all of you, get back!"
The winds began to howl in an even more ferocious intensity. They gathered around Beryl and seemed to... meld with her. Her eyes shut and she was engulfed by pure dark energy. When she could be seen again, she her eyes were now glowing red, her hair had turned to a sickly blue, and she radiated even more evil than before.
"You shall not live to see another sunset Serenity," Beryl/Metallia seethed.
Her eyes betraying nothing, Serenity merely replied, "I will not die unless you come with me!"
Without another word, the two opponets shot out energy at each other, each seeking to overpower the other. After several minutes of this, it was clear that Queen Serenity was not going to win this, and the Princess could easily see it.
Heedless of the shouted warnings of her friends, Princess Serenity burst forward and came to the side of her mother, adding her power. Endymion followed right behind, never far from his love.
Staring at the royals, Lita breathed, "They can't last long against that witch!"
"Come on," shouted Mina, "They need our power!"
"My friends, this is what it all comes down to: teamwork," Raye told them.
Amy cried, "Together, we can win!"
With that, the four girls surged forward. The four generals looked at one another, a myriad of emotions running across their faces.
"Well," Jeadite cracked, "Who are we not to follow four gorgeous women, no matter where they go?"
Rolling his eyes, Kunzite muttered, "Did you ever take into consideration your oath to the Prince?"
No one bothered to answer. The four men moved up to join the four Sailors.
"Venus Power!"
"Mercury Power!"
"Mars Power!"
"Jupiter Power!"
Kunzite turned a silver color that matched his eyes perfectly, Zoisite's was olive green, Jeadite's was a brilliant red, and Nephlite was a ocean blue. Slowly, their power merged together and was fed to the Royal Family.
Feeling all the energy reach its peak, Queen Serenity and Princess Serenity shrieked, "COSMIC MOON POWER... UNITE!!!"
All the energy gathered around the Imperium Crystal. It seemed to swell, then suddenly shot out right at the evil Queen Beryl/Metallia.
"WHAT," she screamed, "THIS CANNOT BE HAPPENING! I AM METALLIA, I AM SUPREME! ARGHHH!!!"
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Queen Serenity felt the last of her sister die. But just before she did, she felt a faint whisper in her mind, 'Thank you Seren. You set me free. Farewell sweet one.'
Serenity smiled and whispered back, 'Don't worry Be, we'll be together soon. Wait for me, I'm coming.'
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Princess Serenity awoke in the arms of Endymion. She looked up into his worried cobalt eyes and asked, "Metallia?"
He smiled at her and said, "She's gone love, she'll never trouble us again."
Smiling back at him, she struggled to sit up. She then turned to the others, who all sat in an arch around the two of them. Then she saw the unmoving person in Sailor Venus's arms and screamed hysterically, "MAMA!!!"
Bolting out of Endymion's arms, she dove to the side of her mother. "Mama," she whispered quietly this time, "Mama wake up!"
Slowly, weakly, Queen Serenity's silver eyes opened and stared into the glistening orbs of her daughters.
"We did it Mother," she gushed, "We beat Metallia! And Aunty Beryl's at peace."
Slowly, the Queen smiled, then turned towards the men, "My friends, kneel before me," she whispered.
Though they were surprised, all five did so quickly, sensing that their Queen did not have much more time left among the living.
"Prince Endymion, General Kunzite, General Jeadite, General Zoisite, and General Nephlite... do you swear to always be there for these five women, to honor them, protect them, comfort them... above all others?"
"Yes my Queen," they said together.
Another gentle smile broke out onto her pale face and she replied, "Then you have my consent for marriage, should you so wish it," she paused and turned to her daughter, "I give you my consent to succeed me."
"But mother," Serenity protested, "You are still Queen. You're going to be fine-"
"Serenity Rose, I am tired. I used everything in that attack. I didn't allow you to because you must be the one to rebuild our home. My generation's time is over, its time for your's to take hold. Do you understand me?"
Tears streaming down her face, Serenity whispered softly, "Yes Mama, I understand. I love you, and give my love to the family."
Squeezing her daughter's hand one last time, Queen Serenity smiled, closed her eyes, and joined her husband, sister, and the others who had fallen that day.
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For a few minutes, no one said anything as Queen Serenity's body faded away to stardust. Finally, Serenity stood up, picked up the Crescent Moon Wand and Imperium Crystal, and walked out of the throne room, everyone else following her. Along the way, Luna and Artemis, who'd been trying to find the Queen and Princess during the battle, finally joined them.
Still not saying anything, she walked out to the front of the ruined Moon Palace, where the survivors had come to wait for a command from their Queen. She stared out at them, her face revealing nothing.
As though sensing what Serenity was trying to tell them, someone rang out, "The Queen is dead, long live the Queen." With that, everyone, including the Generals, the Sailors, and Endymion, knelt before her. Sensing this, the Imperium Crystal began to glow with a silver light. It surrounded Serenity, and when she could be seen again, she wore a dress similiar to the one she'd been wearing, except it was more formfitting, and a crown that held a crescent shaped diamond on it, surrounded by two sapphires, two rubies, an emerald, a topaz jewel, an aquarimine, an amthesist, and four stones representing the four Generals.
Finally, the new Queen spoke, "We will rebuild what was lost, make it better than it was. The Silver Millennium is past, now the Crystal Millennium begins, a new era of piece. It will be greater than its predessor, and will last for eternity. But first, we have something else to do. Before my mother the Queen died, she gave me permission to marry Prince Endymion of Earth, and should they wish it, the Generals of Earth and my Sailor Guardians to marry as well. Once this has been taken care of, we shall begin the process of rebuilding the Moon and the Planetary civilizations."
A great cheer rose out of the crowd and everyone smiled.
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From a distance, the four Outer Sailors watched and smiled. Their Princess had grown up from a little girl to a strong Queen and woman. They had no doubt that she would be a good Queen indeed.
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Serenity, her husband, King Alexander, and Beryl watched as well. Beryl let out a wild woop of joy, then blushed at the amused looks her companions gave her.
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Serenity had been right. Though it had taken a long time, the survivors of what became known as the Great Massacre of System Sol, had managed to rebuild all the civilizations. All the Sailors became Queen's of their respective planets, with their husbands by their sides.
Serenity and Endymion had a total of six children, Serenity Cassandra, Endymion Alexander, Chasidy Rose, Beanca Lauren, Atlantis Terra, and Terran James. Both boys held their mothers blond hair and blue eyes, as did Chasidy Rose, but Serenity Cassandra, Beanca Lauren, and Atlantis Terra held their fathers raven hair and cobalt eyes. All of them though, had their mothers cheerful personality.
Mina and Kunzite had four children, three girls and a son; Aphrodite, Harmony, Myra, and Eros. They not only ruled Venus, but remained the leaders of their lieges bodyguards until their deaths. Harmony, Myra, and Eros were bubbly children, much like their mother, but Aphrodite was definitely her father's daughter, always serious and reserved.
Amy and Jeadite had three children; Melody, Hermes, and little Kiley. They ruled Mercury, planet of wisdom, for many years, but chose to do this from the Moon, prefering to remain with their friends. All three children were keenly intelligent and known prankester, that trait Amy blamed Jeadite on.
Raye and Zoisite had twins, Aries and Aurora. Being born of the Queen of Mars and of the Hotheaded General of King Endymion, it was thought that the children would be much like their parents. Much to everyone's surprised, this only turned out to be half correct. Aries did indeed inherit the famous temper, but Aurora was sweet-tempered and able to be the butt of a joke without flaming the joker.
Lita and Nephlite had three children like Amy and Jeadite, twins Hera and Zeus, and another daughter, Annika. All three children became well known astronomers and chiefs. No one was ever surprised by this. Though they were all quite good at this, only Annika went on to make astronomy her life's work.
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No one knows if this story is true, not that it really matters. No story can be false if spoken from the depths of your heart. And it would seem to anyone with any perspective that this one is quite true. It is a story of angst, destruction, the never ending ties of friendship, and choices. But most importantly, this is a story of love that can defeat any evil, and show the rewards of that defeat...
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WOW!!! I FINALLY FINISHED IT!!!! SOSOSOSOSOSO COOOOOL!!! *ahem* As you can see, I am majorly hyped up after finally finishing this!! Please let me know how you liked it! Also, I'd like to thank the people who have already r/r this story! Domo arigato everyone!
~Sailor Memory, Scout of History~
May the Moonlight always guide you on the correct path.
begin part 8
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Beryl stared up at her sister, niece, and future nephew-in-law, almost in a trance. Images danced through her head, images of the Queen and herself as children, playing hapily in the gardens, images of her holding a blondhaired, blue-eyed infant. 'Wait a minute, who am I anyway,' her mind cried out in confusion. Then she saw images of death and destruction. 'NOOOOOO!'
Before anyone could say anything, a presence that could only be described as pure evil entered the room admist swirling winds. "Beryl," it hissed, "Remember, you swore your loyality to me."
"No Aunty, I believe in you! Fight this evil, you can beat her," screamed the Princess.
"Please Beryl, sweet sister, come back to me," whispered Queen Serenity.
The three watched as Beryl's internal struggle between her love for her family and friends and the hatred that had been bred within her by an evil spectre. Finally, Beryl looked up, and she whispered, "I'm sorry Seren *the Queen,* Rennie Rose *the Princess,* Prince... she's too strong for me... Serenity! Kill me before its too late!"
"No Beryl," Serenity shrieked, "How can I kill my own *sister,* for Selene's sake!!"
Just before Beryl's naturally green eyes faded into an evil, sickly yellow, she breathed, "For the good of the Kingdom, for the good of the Universe... do it..." With those final words, Beryl, Princess-Dowager of the Moon, sister to the Queen, aunt to the Princess, faded, leaving an evil witch who cared for nothing but herself.
Cackling, she sneered, "Very good Queenie, but I'm afraid that you're *beloved* sister is no more... prepare to die!" At that, dark energy appeared on top of her staff and was preparing to be hurrled at the Queen.
"NOOOOOO!" Came shouts from all corners of the room, causing Beryl, the Queen, the Princess, and Endymion to turn in surprise. There standing were the four generals at the sides of the four Sailor Scouts.
"What," shrilled Beryl, "How can this be?!?! Kunzite, Zoisite, Nephrite, Jeadite, why haven't you killed those pathetic girls?"
"We will not be fooled into killing our own soulmates Beryl," yelled Zoisite as he clutched Mars's hand.
Her yellow eyes narrowing, she shrugged, "Well, then I'll just have to kill all of you myself!"
A mere second later, the dark energy on the top of her staff tore at the Queen. Gasping, Serenity raised the Crystal to protect them all.
Her silver eyes growing old and sad, Serenity whispered, "This is how it must end. Time for a new generation to take hold," she paused and then continued, stronger, "Serenity, Endymion, all of you, get back!"
The winds began to howl in an even more ferocious intensity. They gathered around Beryl and seemed to... meld with her. Her eyes shut and she was engulfed by pure dark energy. When she could be seen again, she her eyes were now glowing red, her hair had turned to a sickly blue, and she radiated even more evil than before.
"You shall not live to see another sunset Serenity," Beryl/Metallia seethed.
Her eyes betraying nothing, Serenity merely replied, "I will not die unless you come with me!"
Without another word, the two opponets shot out energy at each other, each seeking to overpower the other. After several minutes of this, it was clear that Queen Serenity was not going to win this, and the Princess could easily see it.
Heedless of the shouted warnings of her friends, Princess Serenity burst forward and came to the side of her mother, adding her power. Endymion followed right behind, never far from his love.
Staring at the royals, Lita breathed, "They can't last long against that witch!"
"Come on," shouted Mina, "They need our power!"
"My friends, this is what it all comes down to: teamwork," Raye told them.
Amy cried, "Together, we can win!"
With that, the four girls surged forward. The four generals looked at one another, a myriad of emotions running across their faces.
"Well," Jeadite cracked, "Who are we not to follow four gorgeous women, no matter where they go?"
Rolling his eyes, Kunzite muttered, "Did you ever take into consideration your oath to the Prince?"
No one bothered to answer. The four men moved up to join the four Sailors.
"Venus Power!"
"Mercury Power!"
"Mars Power!"
"Jupiter Power!"
Kunzite turned a silver color that matched his eyes perfectly, Zoisite's was olive green, Jeadite's was a brilliant red, and Nephlite was a ocean blue. Slowly, their power merged together and was fed to the Royal Family.
Feeling all the energy reach its peak, Queen Serenity and Princess Serenity shrieked, "COSMIC MOON POWER... UNITE!!!"
All the energy gathered around the Imperium Crystal. It seemed to swell, then suddenly shot out right at the evil Queen Beryl/Metallia.
"WHAT," she screamed, "THIS CANNOT BE HAPPENING! I AM METALLIA, I AM SUPREME! ARGHHH!!!"
*~*~*~*~*
Queen Serenity felt the last of her sister die. But just before she did, she felt a faint whisper in her mind, 'Thank you Seren. You set me free. Farewell sweet one.'
Serenity smiled and whispered back, 'Don't worry Be, we'll be together soon. Wait for me, I'm coming.'
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Princess Serenity awoke in the arms of Endymion. She looked up into his worried cobalt eyes and asked, "Metallia?"
He smiled at her and said, "She's gone love, she'll never trouble us again."
Smiling back at him, she struggled to sit up. She then turned to the others, who all sat in an arch around the two of them. Then she saw the unmoving person in Sailor Venus's arms and screamed hysterically, "MAMA!!!"
Bolting out of Endymion's arms, she dove to the side of her mother. "Mama," she whispered quietly this time, "Mama wake up!"
Slowly, weakly, Queen Serenity's silver eyes opened and stared into the glistening orbs of her daughters.
"We did it Mother," she gushed, "We beat Metallia! And Aunty Beryl's at peace."
Slowly, the Queen smiled, then turned towards the men, "My friends, kneel before me," she whispered.
Though they were surprised, all five did so quickly, sensing that their Queen did not have much more time left among the living.
"Prince Endymion, General Kunzite, General Jeadite, General Zoisite, and General Nephlite... do you swear to always be there for these five women, to honor them, protect them, comfort them... above all others?"
"Yes my Queen," they said together.
Another gentle smile broke out onto her pale face and she replied, "Then you have my consent for marriage, should you so wish it," she paused and turned to her daughter, "I give you my consent to succeed me."
"But mother," Serenity protested, "You are still Queen. You're going to be fine-"
"Serenity Rose, I am tired. I used everything in that attack. I didn't allow you to because you must be the one to rebuild our home. My generation's time is over, its time for your's to take hold. Do you understand me?"
Tears streaming down her face, Serenity whispered softly, "Yes Mama, I understand. I love you, and give my love to the family."
Squeezing her daughter's hand one last time, Queen Serenity smiled, closed her eyes, and joined her husband, sister, and the others who had fallen that day.
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For a few minutes, no one said anything as Queen Serenity's body faded away to stardust. Finally, Serenity stood up, picked up the Crescent Moon Wand and Imperium Crystal, and walked out of the throne room, everyone else following her. Along the way, Luna and Artemis, who'd been trying to find the Queen and Princess during the battle, finally joined them.
Still not saying anything, she walked out to the front of the ruined Moon Palace, where the survivors had come to wait for a command from their Queen. She stared out at them, her face revealing nothing.
As though sensing what Serenity was trying to tell them, someone rang out, "The Queen is dead, long live the Queen." With that, everyone, including the Generals, the Sailors, and Endymion, knelt before her. Sensing this, the Imperium Crystal began to glow with a silver light. It surrounded Serenity, and when she could be seen again, she wore a dress similiar to the one she'd been wearing, except it was more formfitting, and a crown that held a crescent shaped diamond on it, surrounded by two sapphires, two rubies, an emerald, a topaz jewel, an aquarimine, an amthesist, and four stones representing the four Generals.
Finally, the new Queen spoke, "We will rebuild what was lost, make it better than it was. The Silver Millennium is past, now the Crystal Millennium begins, a new era of piece. It will be greater than its predessor, and will last for eternity. But first, we have something else to do. Before my mother the Queen died, she gave me permission to marry Prince Endymion of Earth, and should they wish it, the Generals of Earth and my Sailor Guardians to marry as well. Once this has been taken care of, we shall begin the process of rebuilding the Moon and the Planetary civilizations."
A great cheer rose out of the crowd and everyone smiled.
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From a distance, the four Outer Sailors watched and smiled. Their Princess had grown up from a little girl to a strong Queen and woman. They had no doubt that she would be a good Queen indeed.
*~*~*~*~*
Serenity, her husband, King Alexander, and Beryl watched as well. Beryl let out a wild woop of joy, then blushed at the amused looks her companions gave her.
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Serenity had been right. Though it had taken a long time, the survivors of what became known as the Great Massacre of System Sol, had managed to rebuild all the civilizations. All the Sailors became Queen's of their respective planets, with their husbands by their sides.
Serenity and Endymion had a total of six children, Serenity Cassandra, Endymion Alexander, Chasidy Rose, Beanca Lauren, Atlantis Terra, and Terran James. Both boys held their mothers blond hair and blue eyes, as did Chasidy Rose, but Serenity Cassandra, Beanca Lauren, and Atlantis Terra held their fathers raven hair and cobalt eyes. All of them though, had their mothers cheerful personality.
Mina and Kunzite had four children, three girls and a son; Aphrodite, Harmony, Myra, and Eros. They not only ruled Venus, but remained the leaders of their lieges bodyguards until their deaths. Harmony, Myra, and Eros were bubbly children, much like their mother, but Aphrodite was definitely her father's daughter, always serious and reserved.
Amy and Jeadite had three children; Melody, Hermes, and little Kiley. They ruled Mercury, planet of wisdom, for many years, but chose to do this from the Moon, prefering to remain with their friends. All three children were keenly intelligent and known prankester, that trait Amy blamed Jeadite on.
Raye and Zoisite had twins, Aries and Aurora. Being born of the Queen of Mars and of the Hotheaded General of King Endymion, it was thought that the children would be much like their parents. Much to everyone's surprised, this only turned out to be half correct. Aries did indeed inherit the famous temper, but Aurora was sweet-tempered and able to be the butt of a joke without flaming the joker.
Lita and Nephlite had three children like Amy and Jeadite, twins Hera and Zeus, and another daughter, Annika. All three children became well known astronomers and chiefs. No one was ever surprised by this. Though they were all quite good at this, only Annika went on to make astronomy her life's work.
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No one knows if this story is true, not that it really matters. No story can be false if spoken from the depths of your heart. And it would seem to anyone with any perspective that this one is quite true. It is a story of angst, destruction, the never ending ties of friendship, and choices. But most importantly, this is a story of love that can defeat any evil, and show the rewards of that defeat...
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end epilogue
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WOW!!! I FINALLY FINISHED IT!!!! SOSOSOSOSOSO COOOOOL!!! *ahem* As you can see, I am majorly hyped up after finally finishing this!! Please let me know how you liked it! Also, I'd like to thank the people who have already r/r this story! Domo arigato everyone!
~Sailor Memory, Scout of History~
May the Moonlight always guide you on the correct path.