**Chapter Seven**
-The Last Battle
Neo Queen Serenity looked down at Rini with shock. "I thought you went back to visit Serena and the others," Queen Serenity said.
"Oh, I did…" Rini said as she trailed off, "but something terrible has happened.
Neo Tuxedo Mask snapped. "What is it?" Darien snapped. "Tell me now!"
Rini backed away from Darien. She explained the story once again. "Pluto wanted me to bring Mommy back to the Gate of Time. She said she would explain the rest of the plan when we got there.
"Very well," Neo Queen Serenity stated, "then lets go."
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"Where are they?" Setsuna asked herself. "They should be here by now!"
Just as she spoke Neo Queen Serenity and Rini walked in. Pluto stood up straighter. She was just about to explain the plan when Rayne herself appeared out of nowhere.
Rayne screamed out of anger. "I want that brat! Rayne said as she held out her crystal. The deep red light surrounded Rini.
"No!" Queen Serenity cried. She pushed Rini out of the way and she herself disappeared into the dark diamond-shaped crystal.
Rini and Setsuna both gasped. Rini looked to Setsuna. Setsuna spoke quickly. "Rini, you have to take her power source away from her. Do that first. After you get the crystal away from her, do not crush it. Give it to me. You must destroy Rayne. After you destroy Rayne the crystal will dissolve," Setsuna stopped and sighed. "Then, if all goes well. We should have all the scouts back and it should be…we should be…okay."
Rini gulped. "Then it's all up to me?" She asked in a very frightened voice. She was shivering from head to toe.
Setsuna nodded once. "Small Lady, calm yourself. You'll be fine-" Setsuna's words were cut short. The dark-red light surrounded her and she disappeared.
Rini screamed in pure anger. "You've taken my friends. You've messed with my head. You lied to me. You have been a nuisance in my life!" As Rini spoke, her clothes started to change. She was now in a silver dress with gold lining; wings grew on the back of her dress; her hair was let down and a small, pink scepter formed in her hand.
Rayne's crystal started to glow. A white light flew from the crystal onto Rini's scepter. She could hear her mother's voice. "Rini, this is the Imperial Silver Crystal, use it well. I'm lying down my very life for you. I will see you in another life." Queen Serenity's voice echoed through Rini's head. A tear shed from her eye, she didn't have time to think about it now.
((Inside the Crystal))
"Queen Serenity?" Mina asked as she poked Neo Queen Serenity's body.
Raye lifted her hand from Neo Queen Serenity's neck. "No…pulse." Raye said with a shiver in her voice.
"What!?" Lita cried. "She's dead?! She cant be dead! She's…she's a queen! Queens don't just keel over!"
Ami stepped forward. Once again, she was the only one paying attention. "Serenity was trapped in the crystal, she was helpless out here. She knew the danger towards Rini and the whole world. She gave the crystal to Rini. They crystal held her life in it…." Ami trailed off, figuring everyone knew what happened.
"AND!?" Mina shouted impatiently.
"And…when she gave the crystal to Rini, she gave her life," Raye concluded.
Ami nodded her head once, noting that Raye was right.
They all had a look of complete sorrow. They all knew that Neo Queen Serenity was Rini's mother; that Rini may not know what happened to her mother. And the number one fear: If Serenity has died in the future, then what will happen to Serena in the past?
Setsuna sat down silently. "Small Lady, you can do this," she whispered so no one could here her.
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Rini's rage was shown on her face. "You…" Rini said, but couldn't continue.
Rayne simply laughed. "Child, give up while you can. I'll do you a favor and make your death as quick and painless as possible!"
"NO!!" Rini shouted. "I wont let you! You're a ruthless person. You think you're powerful, but you can only defeat the others weaker than yourself! You're pathetic!!" With that Rini held the scepter out and a huge pink heart flew towards Rayne. Rayne easily blocked the attack without harming herself.
Rayne grinned. She held her left hand in front of her and huge stones appeared out of nowhere. She strained her wrist more forward, sending the stones toward Rini.
Rini was buried in the stones. "My job here is done," Rayne said as she walked away.
"Tear Drop!" Rini cried and a huge purple cloud appeared above Rayne. Rini climbed out of the rocks. A purple oval surrounded Rayne. Rini closed her eyes trying to get an image in her head. She formed the image of the oval turning into hard strings and tying her to the ground. When she opened her eyes, her image became life. She ran towards Rayne and grabbed the crystal. She tossed it aside, avoiding breaking it. The purple rope holding Rayne down broke.
"You…shall pay for this, child," Rayne spoke with an evil grin on her face. Rayne fell to her knees and put both hands on the ground. She closed her eyes. Five seconds later the ground started to rise and Rini lost her balance and fell to the ground. Rayne rose to her feet and drew a dagger from her boots and hurled it at Rini. With much luck Rini dodged the dagger.
Rini's dress was torn. She closed her eyes and the dress immediately went back to looking like new. She held the scepter in front of her, and the Imperial Silver Crystal appeared atop the scepter. She then closed her eyes and imagined the crystal glowing with power. She opened her eyes, and once again her image came to life. White light was going everywhere.
Rayne's eyes glowed as she realized the power of the crystal Rini held in her hands. She laughed a high-pitched, wicked laugh. "Child, you don't know how to control such power."
Rini ignored Rayne's comment. She had been badgered about how she was betrayed before; how she was weak before. "No… I wont let her win. I'll prove her wrong," Rini thought to herself. With all her strength Rini blasted the white light of the Imperial Silver Crystal towards Rayne. Rayne drew up both of her hands and a dark-red light blasted towards Rini's white light.
"Child, you may have my power source, but I am still powerful. After all, I am from Lyeo." Rayne said casually.
Rini put more strength into it, still ignoring Rayne's non-encouraging words. Rayne's dark-red light soon grew dim.
"No…" Rayne said as she fell to her knees. "I have been…defeated." She disappeared in a flash of a blinding red light.
Rini turned to the crystal expecting all the scouts to come out. But all she saw was Pluto come out. "P…P…Pluto…" Rini stuttered, she fell to the ground, unconscious.
Setsuna smiled. "You have one, Small One."
************ To be Continued **********
-The Last Battle
Neo Queen Serenity looked down at Rini with shock. "I thought you went back to visit Serena and the others," Queen Serenity said.
"Oh, I did…" Rini said as she trailed off, "but something terrible has happened.
Neo Tuxedo Mask snapped. "What is it?" Darien snapped. "Tell me now!"
Rini backed away from Darien. She explained the story once again. "Pluto wanted me to bring Mommy back to the Gate of Time. She said she would explain the rest of the plan when we got there.
"Very well," Neo Queen Serenity stated, "then lets go."
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"Where are they?" Setsuna asked herself. "They should be here by now!"
Just as she spoke Neo Queen Serenity and Rini walked in. Pluto stood up straighter. She was just about to explain the plan when Rayne herself appeared out of nowhere.
Rayne screamed out of anger. "I want that brat! Rayne said as she held out her crystal. The deep red light surrounded Rini.
"No!" Queen Serenity cried. She pushed Rini out of the way and she herself disappeared into the dark diamond-shaped crystal.
Rini and Setsuna both gasped. Rini looked to Setsuna. Setsuna spoke quickly. "Rini, you have to take her power source away from her. Do that first. After you get the crystal away from her, do not crush it. Give it to me. You must destroy Rayne. After you destroy Rayne the crystal will dissolve," Setsuna stopped and sighed. "Then, if all goes well. We should have all the scouts back and it should be…we should be…okay."
Rini gulped. "Then it's all up to me?" She asked in a very frightened voice. She was shivering from head to toe.
Setsuna nodded once. "Small Lady, calm yourself. You'll be fine-" Setsuna's words were cut short. The dark-red light surrounded her and she disappeared.
Rini screamed in pure anger. "You've taken my friends. You've messed with my head. You lied to me. You have been a nuisance in my life!" As Rini spoke, her clothes started to change. She was now in a silver dress with gold lining; wings grew on the back of her dress; her hair was let down and a small, pink scepter formed in her hand.
Rayne's crystal started to glow. A white light flew from the crystal onto Rini's scepter. She could hear her mother's voice. "Rini, this is the Imperial Silver Crystal, use it well. I'm lying down my very life for you. I will see you in another life." Queen Serenity's voice echoed through Rini's head. A tear shed from her eye, she didn't have time to think about it now.
((Inside the Crystal))
"Queen Serenity?" Mina asked as she poked Neo Queen Serenity's body.
Raye lifted her hand from Neo Queen Serenity's neck. "No…pulse." Raye said with a shiver in her voice.
"What!?" Lita cried. "She's dead?! She cant be dead! She's…she's a queen! Queens don't just keel over!"
Ami stepped forward. Once again, she was the only one paying attention. "Serenity was trapped in the crystal, she was helpless out here. She knew the danger towards Rini and the whole world. She gave the crystal to Rini. They crystal held her life in it…." Ami trailed off, figuring everyone knew what happened.
"AND!?" Mina shouted impatiently.
"And…when she gave the crystal to Rini, she gave her life," Raye concluded.
Ami nodded her head once, noting that Raye was right.
They all had a look of complete sorrow. They all knew that Neo Queen Serenity was Rini's mother; that Rini may not know what happened to her mother. And the number one fear: If Serenity has died in the future, then what will happen to Serena in the past?
Setsuna sat down silently. "Small Lady, you can do this," she whispered so no one could here her.
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Rini's rage was shown on her face. "You…" Rini said, but couldn't continue.
Rayne simply laughed. "Child, give up while you can. I'll do you a favor and make your death as quick and painless as possible!"
"NO!!" Rini shouted. "I wont let you! You're a ruthless person. You think you're powerful, but you can only defeat the others weaker than yourself! You're pathetic!!" With that Rini held the scepter out and a huge pink heart flew towards Rayne. Rayne easily blocked the attack without harming herself.
Rayne grinned. She held her left hand in front of her and huge stones appeared out of nowhere. She strained her wrist more forward, sending the stones toward Rini.
Rini was buried in the stones. "My job here is done," Rayne said as she walked away.
"Tear Drop!" Rini cried and a huge purple cloud appeared above Rayne. Rini climbed out of the rocks. A purple oval surrounded Rayne. Rini closed her eyes trying to get an image in her head. She formed the image of the oval turning into hard strings and tying her to the ground. When she opened her eyes, her image became life. She ran towards Rayne and grabbed the crystal. She tossed it aside, avoiding breaking it. The purple rope holding Rayne down broke.
"You…shall pay for this, child," Rayne spoke with an evil grin on her face. Rayne fell to her knees and put both hands on the ground. She closed her eyes. Five seconds later the ground started to rise and Rini lost her balance and fell to the ground. Rayne rose to her feet and drew a dagger from her boots and hurled it at Rini. With much luck Rini dodged the dagger.
Rini's dress was torn. She closed her eyes and the dress immediately went back to looking like new. She held the scepter in front of her, and the Imperial Silver Crystal appeared atop the scepter. She then closed her eyes and imagined the crystal glowing with power. She opened her eyes, and once again her image came to life. White light was going everywhere.
Rayne's eyes glowed as she realized the power of the crystal Rini held in her hands. She laughed a high-pitched, wicked laugh. "Child, you don't know how to control such power."
Rini ignored Rayne's comment. She had been badgered about how she was betrayed before; how she was weak before. "No… I wont let her win. I'll prove her wrong," Rini thought to herself. With all her strength Rini blasted the white light of the Imperial Silver Crystal towards Rayne. Rayne drew up both of her hands and a dark-red light blasted towards Rini's white light.
"Child, you may have my power source, but I am still powerful. After all, I am from Lyeo." Rayne said casually.
Rini put more strength into it, still ignoring Rayne's non-encouraging words. Rayne's dark-red light soon grew dim.
"No…" Rayne said as she fell to her knees. "I have been…defeated." She disappeared in a flash of a blinding red light.
Rini turned to the crystal expecting all the scouts to come out. But all she saw was Pluto come out. "P…P…Pluto…" Rini stuttered, she fell to the ground, unconscious.
Setsuna smiled. "You have one, Small One."
************ To be Continued **********