The Lady Wore Black: Black and White, Silver and Gold
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A dark moon was rising.
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Reni wasn't in her body.
She wasn't even conscience.
She was floating in the vast depths of the Universe, traveling through her soul.
The stars blinked at her, where was she going? Was she dead?
Did the Black lady have her too . . . ?
Somehow she had floated to the Moon, to the primeval lands of the old century before.
A figure stood on the cool ground to greet her,
adorned in only white with a pair of haunting dark eyes . . . .
Reni couldn't scream or run away, only feel her body being lowered . . . .
Queen Serenity of the old Moon placed a hand to her head.
"I've come to grant that wish."
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Reni was talking to her dead grandmother, the Old Serenity looking very much alive.
"But how-?" Reni allowed her to helped up, trembling.
"Don't be afraid." The spirt spoke regal yet softly to the girl.
"You're, you're not. . . ."
"I am dead, Child. Yes, that is true."
She hugged the girl then stood back to look in her eyes.
"But you don't really die, you become apart of something else.
I transcend Time and Space, Life and Death, Love and Hate.
Stars hold the people of the Moon once they go."
The ancient Queen lifted Reni's chin. "Child, Daughter of my own. You're fighting yourself."
"The Black Lady returned Grandmother." She regretfully told.
"I see . . . .
And will you let this Lady take your life?
Will you lay down and die when your future is being threatened?"
"She's taken so much from me . . . The Neos, my family, Helios . . . "
"Your heart basically."
"Yes."
"Your mind is troubled, your body weak . . . Your soul. . . ."
"Oh Grandmother . . . !"
Reni broke down and a river of tears flowed, the spirit smooth her now unbound pink lemon-colored locks holding her gently.
"Shh, shhh, crying will help you for now. You're so young yet so burdened.
I wonder if I the Scouts shouldn't been maintained at all now that i have the time to reflect."
"You-you were a sailor?" She managed to choke down another sob and continue a conversation.
"The first Senshi even to come. It is like a built in destiny for all royal women of the Moon.
I followed it, your mother followed . . . but you . . . Poor child."
"I won't give up!" Conviction laced her tone.
"And you won't. I can see it you.
Don't think I'm trying to discourage you but being a Senshi be it Neo of Old isn't a dream.
It is a dangerous calling and your calling is the most dangerous.You are the Sailor of the Moon:
Power goes with it and so does pain."
The girl pulled back gently to face the spirit, wiping her face dry.
"How can I defeat her?"
"But not defeating yourself."
"She took the Golden Crystal and the power of the Neos."
"Your power is their power. Their power fuels you."
"Terra and Doreira and now-now Selena's gone! Even the Dark Scout Mystique!"
"-Who sister's remains. Psyche lives does she not?"
"I don't know for how long-"
"She has always been a special case along with her sister.
Each of them have a special quality grant it-but the soul, the Soul endures. The Emotion is there."
A light appeared in her hand.
"The Light will come to you, you'll see what moves to make. You'll control you fate."
She embraced the girl with this Light . . . .
"Now go."
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Psyche felt voices crying through her,
the Neos's still had a soul as long as she stood her ground but she grew weak,
she was already dried up, the Black lady's power was rising.
The universe would collapsed into something unknown and terrorizing . . . .
Reni woke up in the ruined wedding dress but head clear with purpose.
The girl woke up to find the Black Lady turning her hand on the royalty.
"I'll take my time with her. . . ."
The Nine could only tremble in fear, far beaten down to fight with the growing darkness.
She easily rose to her feet, blinking her eyes like a mummy does hypnotized with Time.
"But with you-never!"
"NO! Queen Serenity! NO!" The Nine screamed, the King felt to mute to speak.
He had fell dumb under the Black Lady's control. She wanted to control all.
"Neo Moon Convalesce!" Pink dust began to form in her hand, she touched the earth.
"R-e-s-t-o-r-a-t-i-o-n." She whispered.
As if a paint unseen by the human eye swept over the earth, the pink ripple became a wave then a surge of lemon-colored water,
replacing the black water around them.
Psyche was losing air, she was going to choke to death from the black water, it had already invaded her . . . .
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Suddenly a dust storm swirled out of control impairing the Black lady's vision.
"Ah! My eyes!" She screamed in a mad fit.
"Reni!" Everyone cried.
"To the people of the Moon: Be gone!"
Reni suddenly vanished the Ladies and her parents in a large pink bubble,
to shield them from whatever was coming next . . .
"Cunning little fool." The Black lady smiled. "Your soul will be mine, only a matter of time."
"You can't have me." She brushed off the threat.
"Really?" She pointed to the young man in the tangled web she wove, "Your dream-"
"Is a reality." Suddenly the girl jumped up into the air:
"NEO MOON EXTREME MAKE-UP!"
A light covered Reni as her old uniform was being transformed into something new.
A rainbow of colors trimmed her now solid gold and silver gown, a tiara of gold containing the five colors of the Neos was on her head,
her locket grew into a large scepter.
Now Reni had to power to heal them:
"Rise Sailor of Soul, Universe turned black no longer."
Her features soften as her soul toughened, Psyche fell to the ground drained but satisfied.
"Lady-!" She managed a sharp cry, the bounds had been released upon her.
"Rise Sailor of Heart, grant the Sun Light!"
Selena's eyes opened.
"Rise Sailor of Body-your strength may shine the Sky!"
Four tiny balls of Light flew to each of its owners. The bodies glowed . . . .
"Rise Sailor of Emotion, Child of Light, no longer dark and furious!"
Soon three others arose from it, in Neo clothing ready for battle,
they were no longer fead, somehow that had been restored back to living by the Lady herself.
And somehow so had the Dark child.
"How-?" Terra's mind slowly regained strength, the knowledge rushing through her like a flood of water. The girl attempted walking.
"Are we-?" Selena's small voice rung through the silence. "Dead?"
"You!" Doreira found her fists useful again, the body of the group ready for use.
They saw Charisma standing there in front of Creda, parts of her clothing now white.
The Dark Child touched with Light . . . .
"She hasn't taken over fully yet! Listen to me, call upon your Guardians, I can believe only so much. . . . Don't give up on me, I need you all. We need each other."
They looked to Charisma, she trembled with fear of their decision.
Each girl had a reason to hate her-and love her.
They were sisters of bonds and some of blood.
Creda felt she, being the other Child of Darkness, had to make the move.
"Sister-"
"I'm apologize for losing the way. . . ."
"Forgiven. By me at least."
"Forever." Tera and Selena added with small smiles to show their sincerity.
"We are-" Doreira started slow and venomously then soften. "One."
"One is us." The sailor that was now Emotion remembered her promise.
"We become-" Doreira stopped purposely, testing her loyally.
Her cloudy eyes warned of pay back if she was to ever again hurt the Lady.
Pysche saw this and did not fight it.
"One." Charisma added, her confidence returning.
"We die as One." The two finished.
'Heart, Mind, Body, Soul, Emotion: Sailor neos of the Lady." All the five recited.
Reni faced them. "Then we fight as One."
The girls found their pens returned to their hands, cool to the touch, shining with anticipation.
Sky felt her pen calling her . . . . She threw it into the air, suddenly it became a locket.
Each of the five followed her example, lockets bearing their color and sign to own.
"You know the words." The Sailor of the Neo Moon nodded toward them.
They lifted their hands in the air.
"Neo Extreme Power!" The Neos sang, "Activation!"
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Apollo and Diana amazing returned from their hidden state in the ruins.
"She knows then-" Diana asked her fellow feline.
"She knows." He confirmed with a nod, palcing a paw around her.
"Oh." She thought, moving closer to him.
They stood back together to watch.
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The Black Lady managed to reclaim her slight and found the room empty.
"That bitch-!" She spat out before looking around. "W-h-A-t! They're gone!"
She wrestled her blindness to rise to her feet.
"They can't be far. . . . "
"But the end to the game isn't either!" Someone yelled.
More light followed with the entrances of the Neos.
"To the Sky, the Body-be praised."
The sky had faded back into a cool blue with Doreira's words,
winds with hurricane zeal echoed.
Selena followed in a with a burning ring of fire, it surrounded the Black Lady.
"To the Sun, the Heart-be praised."
Terra rippled her way in with earthquakes and the browns and greens of the world being restored, with Life moving again.
"To the Earth, the Mind-be praised!"
Pysche came in quietly, like a quiet breeze.
Yet the lighting danced in the sky, the silver flame danced in her eyes.
"To the Universe, the Soul-be praised!"
Now Charisma made her entrance, the mirros of dark clouds breaking as the memer sight of her.
"To the Emotion within all, be praised!"
The girls threw their fist in the air. "Sailor Neos as One again!"
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"Earth Mind Hold-" Terra placed her fingertips to her forehead, forehead beaming,
"Engross!" The Black Lady fell to the ground once more,
her attacks against nothing more than mild irritants.
"Sky Body Snatcher-" Doreira let the chains fly out from her wirsts, "Abduction!"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
The blue chains seized her body then the blue energy coursed through them.
"Sun Spotter Bull's-Eye . . . . Lock!"
A target locked on ground with careful aim,
Selena's custom shades of aim disappeared from her face.
"Sun Heartbreaker-" Selena threw the heart bombs, "Detonation!"
Blasts followed all around, the Black Lady was thrown into a wall.
The webs around Helios burned off, freeing him.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh!" She cried, the screams filling the world with terror for her terror.
"Mystique Emotion Firestorm Surge!" The surge struck her fingers, freeing the crystal.
"Noooooo! Give that back! Daughter!"
"Pysche Soul Capture-" Her locket turned into a gun with a target, resting on the Black Lady.
"Find!"
"Ohhhhhhh myyyyyyyyyy IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-!"
She collapsed in pain, without the Neos's various niches in her, she was the vunuble one now.
The Lady had been restored when Reni discovered a deep power-believing.
"We call upon the Nine Points, grant us the power to rid of the Black Lady."
The five made a circle around the Black Lady. Reni took center stage:
"G-O-LD-E-N C-R-Y-S-T-A-L A-C-T-I-V-A-T-I-O-N!"
Helios's eyes opened . . . .
"Neo Moon Gold Essence FILL!"
The next thing the Black Lady knew was the feeling of Doom . . . .
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The next thing Reni knew was that Serena was shaking her awake.
"Reni! RE-NI! Wake up you! Ugh! I'm not your mother yet!"
"Mom!" She realized that she wasn't with the Neos, watching Helios, or fighting the Black Lady. "I mean Serena! I mean-!" The clock was five minutes til eight . . . "I'm late!"
She was in the apartment that Serena owned with Darien putting out Serena's stove fire since she had been experimenting with batter again. She threw off the covers, rushed through her dressing ritual, and flew out the door before either adult could put a word in.
Reni was in a full-blown run, placing the morning joggers like Rei to shame,
passing Ami's office window. She left Mina staring at the café and leaving even Lita in her dust.
She was running toward something-but what?
Not to the five girls walking to school together,
each wearing a solid color of some distinction like green or sliver,
talking low but noticing the girl running a storm.
She wouldn't stop, she continued she told her mind and aching feet,
she was fueled by her soul. Her heart gave in, the emotion led her.
She came to it-whatever the "it" was.
A sudden peace settled over he when she bumped into a young man going in the other direction.
"Oh my god! I'm so sorry miss, i shouldn't have-I should pay attention more-"
"Look at me." She ordered.
His eyes were a deep reddish hue . . . .
Something in those eyes smiled. He took her hand and pulled her to her feet.
Only a knowledge deep and secret to them passed.
"Hello, dear lady."
"Hello-Helios."
He pulled her into his embrace . . . . and in the eve of the day, the Moon was out.
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A dark moon was rising.
************ *************** ****************** ************ *************** ******************
Reni wasn't in her body.
She wasn't even conscience.
She was floating in the vast depths of the Universe, traveling through her soul.
The stars blinked at her, where was she going? Was she dead?
Did the Black lady have her too . . . ?
Somehow she had floated to the Moon, to the primeval lands of the old century before.
A figure stood on the cool ground to greet her,
adorned in only white with a pair of haunting dark eyes . . . .
Reni couldn't scream or run away, only feel her body being lowered . . . .
Queen Serenity of the old Moon placed a hand to her head.
"I've come to grant that wish."
************ *************** ****************** ************ *************** ******************
Reni was talking to her dead grandmother, the Old Serenity looking very much alive.
"But how-?" Reni allowed her to helped up, trembling.
"Don't be afraid." The spirt spoke regal yet softly to the girl.
"You're, you're not. . . ."
"I am dead, Child. Yes, that is true."
She hugged the girl then stood back to look in her eyes.
"But you don't really die, you become apart of something else.
I transcend Time and Space, Life and Death, Love and Hate.
Stars hold the people of the Moon once they go."
The ancient Queen lifted Reni's chin. "Child, Daughter of my own. You're fighting yourself."
"The Black Lady returned Grandmother." She regretfully told.
"I see . . . .
And will you let this Lady take your life?
Will you lay down and die when your future is being threatened?"
"She's taken so much from me . . . The Neos, my family, Helios . . . "
"Your heart basically."
"Yes."
"Your mind is troubled, your body weak . . . Your soul. . . ."
"Oh Grandmother . . . !"
Reni broke down and a river of tears flowed, the spirit smooth her now unbound pink lemon-colored locks holding her gently.
"Shh, shhh, crying will help you for now. You're so young yet so burdened.
I wonder if I the Scouts shouldn't been maintained at all now that i have the time to reflect."
"You-you were a sailor?" She managed to choke down another sob and continue a conversation.
"The first Senshi even to come. It is like a built in destiny for all royal women of the Moon.
I followed it, your mother followed . . . but you . . . Poor child."
"I won't give up!" Conviction laced her tone.
"And you won't. I can see it you.
Don't think I'm trying to discourage you but being a Senshi be it Neo of Old isn't a dream.
It is a dangerous calling and your calling is the most dangerous.You are the Sailor of the Moon:
Power goes with it and so does pain."
The girl pulled back gently to face the spirit, wiping her face dry.
"How can I defeat her?"
"But not defeating yourself."
"She took the Golden Crystal and the power of the Neos."
"Your power is their power. Their power fuels you."
"Terra and Doreira and now-now Selena's gone! Even the Dark Scout Mystique!"
"-Who sister's remains. Psyche lives does she not?"
"I don't know for how long-"
"She has always been a special case along with her sister.
Each of them have a special quality grant it-but the soul, the Soul endures. The Emotion is there."
A light appeared in her hand.
"The Light will come to you, you'll see what moves to make. You'll control you fate."
She embraced the girl with this Light . . . .
"Now go."
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Psyche felt voices crying through her,
the Neos's still had a soul as long as she stood her ground but she grew weak,
she was already dried up, the Black lady's power was rising.
The universe would collapsed into something unknown and terrorizing . . . .
Reni woke up in the ruined wedding dress but head clear with purpose.
The girl woke up to find the Black Lady turning her hand on the royalty.
"I'll take my time with her. . . ."
The Nine could only tremble in fear, far beaten down to fight with the growing darkness.
She easily rose to her feet, blinking her eyes like a mummy does hypnotized with Time.
"But with you-never!"
"NO! Queen Serenity! NO!" The Nine screamed, the King felt to mute to speak.
He had fell dumb under the Black Lady's control. She wanted to control all.
"Neo Moon Convalesce!" Pink dust began to form in her hand, she touched the earth.
"R-e-s-t-o-r-a-t-i-o-n." She whispered.
As if a paint unseen by the human eye swept over the earth, the pink ripple became a wave then a surge of lemon-colored water,
replacing the black water around them.
Psyche was losing air, she was going to choke to death from the black water, it had already invaded her . . . .
************ *************** ****************** ************ *************** ******************
Suddenly a dust storm swirled out of control impairing the Black lady's vision.
"Ah! My eyes!" She screamed in a mad fit.
"Reni!" Everyone cried.
"To the people of the Moon: Be gone!"
Reni suddenly vanished the Ladies and her parents in a large pink bubble,
to shield them from whatever was coming next . . .
"Cunning little fool." The Black lady smiled. "Your soul will be mine, only a matter of time."
"You can't have me." She brushed off the threat.
"Really?" She pointed to the young man in the tangled web she wove, "Your dream-"
"Is a reality." Suddenly the girl jumped up into the air:
"NEO MOON EXTREME MAKE-UP!"
A light covered Reni as her old uniform was being transformed into something new.
A rainbow of colors trimmed her now solid gold and silver gown, a tiara of gold containing the five colors of the Neos was on her head,
her locket grew into a large scepter.
Now Reni had to power to heal them:
"Rise Sailor of Soul, Universe turned black no longer."
Her features soften as her soul toughened, Psyche fell to the ground drained but satisfied.
"Lady-!" She managed a sharp cry, the bounds had been released upon her.
"Rise Sailor of Heart, grant the Sun Light!"
Selena's eyes opened.
"Rise Sailor of Body-your strength may shine the Sky!"
Four tiny balls of Light flew to each of its owners. The bodies glowed . . . .
"Rise Sailor of Emotion, Child of Light, no longer dark and furious!"
Soon three others arose from it, in Neo clothing ready for battle,
they were no longer fead, somehow that had been restored back to living by the Lady herself.
And somehow so had the Dark child.
"How-?" Terra's mind slowly regained strength, the knowledge rushing through her like a flood of water. The girl attempted walking.
"Are we-?" Selena's small voice rung through the silence. "Dead?"
"You!" Doreira found her fists useful again, the body of the group ready for use.
They saw Charisma standing there in front of Creda, parts of her clothing now white.
The Dark Child touched with Light . . . .
"She hasn't taken over fully yet! Listen to me, call upon your Guardians, I can believe only so much. . . . Don't give up on me, I need you all. We need each other."
They looked to Charisma, she trembled with fear of their decision.
Each girl had a reason to hate her-and love her.
They were sisters of bonds and some of blood.
Creda felt she, being the other Child of Darkness, had to make the move.
"Sister-"
"I'm apologize for losing the way. . . ."
"Forgiven. By me at least."
"Forever." Tera and Selena added with small smiles to show their sincerity.
"We are-" Doreira started slow and venomously then soften. "One."
"One is us." The sailor that was now Emotion remembered her promise.
"We become-" Doreira stopped purposely, testing her loyally.
Her cloudy eyes warned of pay back if she was to ever again hurt the Lady.
Pysche saw this and did not fight it.
"One." Charisma added, her confidence returning.
"We die as One." The two finished.
'Heart, Mind, Body, Soul, Emotion: Sailor neos of the Lady." All the five recited.
Reni faced them. "Then we fight as One."
The girls found their pens returned to their hands, cool to the touch, shining with anticipation.
Sky felt her pen calling her . . . . She threw it into the air, suddenly it became a locket.
Each of the five followed her example, lockets bearing their color and sign to own.
"You know the words." The Sailor of the Neo Moon nodded toward them.
They lifted their hands in the air.
"Neo Extreme Power!" The Neos sang, "Activation!"
************ *************** ****************** ************ *************** ******************
Apollo and Diana amazing returned from their hidden state in the ruins.
"She knows then-" Diana asked her fellow feline.
"She knows." He confirmed with a nod, palcing a paw around her.
"Oh." She thought, moving closer to him.
They stood back together to watch.
************ *************** ****************** ************ *************** ******************
The Black Lady managed to reclaim her slight and found the room empty.
"That bitch-!" She spat out before looking around. "W-h-A-t! They're gone!"
She wrestled her blindness to rise to her feet.
"They can't be far. . . . "
"But the end to the game isn't either!" Someone yelled.
More light followed with the entrances of the Neos.
"To the Sky, the Body-be praised."
The sky had faded back into a cool blue with Doreira's words,
winds with hurricane zeal echoed.
Selena followed in a with a burning ring of fire, it surrounded the Black Lady.
"To the Sun, the Heart-be praised."
Terra rippled her way in with earthquakes and the browns and greens of the world being restored, with Life moving again.
"To the Earth, the Mind-be praised!"
Pysche came in quietly, like a quiet breeze.
Yet the lighting danced in the sky, the silver flame danced in her eyes.
"To the Universe, the Soul-be praised!"
Now Charisma made her entrance, the mirros of dark clouds breaking as the memer sight of her.
"To the Emotion within all, be praised!"
The girls threw their fist in the air. "Sailor Neos as One again!"
************ *************** ****************** ************ *************** ******************
"Earth Mind Hold-" Terra placed her fingertips to her forehead, forehead beaming,
"Engross!" The Black Lady fell to the ground once more,
her attacks against nothing more than mild irritants.
"Sky Body Snatcher-" Doreira let the chains fly out from her wirsts, "Abduction!"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
The blue chains seized her body then the blue energy coursed through them.
"Sun Spotter Bull's-Eye . . . . Lock!"
A target locked on ground with careful aim,
Selena's custom shades of aim disappeared from her face.
"Sun Heartbreaker-" Selena threw the heart bombs, "Detonation!"
Blasts followed all around, the Black Lady was thrown into a wall.
The webs around Helios burned off, freeing him.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh!" She cried, the screams filling the world with terror for her terror.
"Mystique Emotion Firestorm Surge!" The surge struck her fingers, freeing the crystal.
"Noooooo! Give that back! Daughter!"
"Pysche Soul Capture-" Her locket turned into a gun with a target, resting on the Black Lady.
"Find!"
"Ohhhhhhh myyyyyyyyyy IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-!"
She collapsed in pain, without the Neos's various niches in her, she was the vunuble one now.
The Lady had been restored when Reni discovered a deep power-believing.
"We call upon the Nine Points, grant us the power to rid of the Black Lady."
The five made a circle around the Black Lady. Reni took center stage:
"G-O-LD-E-N C-R-Y-S-T-A-L A-C-T-I-V-A-T-I-O-N!"
Helios's eyes opened . . . .
"Neo Moon Gold Essence FILL!"
The next thing the Black Lady knew was the feeling of Doom . . . .
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The next thing Reni knew was that Serena was shaking her awake.
"Reni! RE-NI! Wake up you! Ugh! I'm not your mother yet!"
"Mom!" She realized that she wasn't with the Neos, watching Helios, or fighting the Black Lady. "I mean Serena! I mean-!" The clock was five minutes til eight . . . "I'm late!"
She was in the apartment that Serena owned with Darien putting out Serena's stove fire since she had been experimenting with batter again. She threw off the covers, rushed through her dressing ritual, and flew out the door before either adult could put a word in.
Reni was in a full-blown run, placing the morning joggers like Rei to shame,
passing Ami's office window. She left Mina staring at the café and leaving even Lita in her dust.
She was running toward something-but what?
Not to the five girls walking to school together,
each wearing a solid color of some distinction like green or sliver,
talking low but noticing the girl running a storm.
She wouldn't stop, she continued she told her mind and aching feet,
she was fueled by her soul. Her heart gave in, the emotion led her.
She came to it-whatever the "it" was.
A sudden peace settled over he when she bumped into a young man going in the other direction.
"Oh my god! I'm so sorry miss, i shouldn't have-I should pay attention more-"
"Look at me." She ordered.
His eyes were a deep reddish hue . . . .
Something in those eyes smiled. He took her hand and pulled her to her feet.
Only a knowledge deep and secret to them passed.
"Hello, dear lady."
"Hello-Helios."
He pulled her into his embrace . . . . and in the eve of the day, the Moon was out.