Final Battle
"Haruka?" Michiru asked worriedly. "What's wrong?" "Nothing," Haruka kept her eyes focused on the Sky. "Nothing is wrong." "You have been there for an hour at least. Just staring up at the Sky." Michiru said. "Yes," Haruka felt a chilly breeze sweep by her face as she turned to Michiru. "Evil is coming. We're in danger. It will be..One of the most dangerous battles we've fought," Haruka stopped to feel another chilly breeze pass by her face and she turned away from Michiru looking back at the Sky. "One of us will die." She finished. A look of fear displayed itself on Michiru's face as she too, turned to look at the Sky. "Are you sure?" She asked. "Yes," Haruka responded. "Very sure. It could be..You...or me...Who dies." She said and turned her head as a tear fell from her tearing eyes. "This is what the Wind tells you will happen?" Michiru asked softly. "Yes." Haruka responded as her voice began to weaken and another tear fell. "Who?" Michiru asked and touched Haruka's arm lightly. Haruka turned away and looked down as she began to cry. "You." She said, Her voice now weak with crying. Michiru turned Haruka to face her and looked at her tear stained face. She smiled lightly and brushed a passing tear off Haruka's cheek. "I won't let myself die," She said. "For you." Haruka looked at her as she gently pushed Michiru away as she tried to hug her. "You can't stop this, Michiru." Haruka said as she looked Michiru in the eye. "How can you say that," Michiru asked. "How can you say I can't stop it?!?" Michiru returned the look into Haruka's eye. "Because you can't stop it." Haruka said as she bit her lip to keep from crying. Michiru turned away. "You're cold, Haruka. You're unfaithful. You don't even believe that I can stop this. But I can, And I will. You'll see Haruka, You'll see." Michiru said as she turned back to face Haruka. Haruka stepped back and lowered her gaze to the ground as a threathening breeze passed Michiru and her. "It's time." She said and transformed. Michiru nodded and transformed also. Uranus lept off to a falling apart park and Neptune followed. She landed upon the ground and looked to a shadowy figure swaying in the Wind. Neptune landed besides Uranus and watched the figure closely. "So you make it last. I'd think you'd have forgotten about this little meeting," The figure said as it stepped out infron of Uranus and Neptune. "But I'll waste no time." It continued as it's eyes glowed a bright red and Neptune got thrown to the ground. Neptune screamed as she tried to get up but failed the attempt as a force held her firmly down. "Uranus," She pleaded. "Please, Don't let this happen..We can stop this.." Uranus slowly started to walk backwards to where Neptune layed pinned to the ground as a force had grabbed her. "Space.." She extended her hand as her Talisman appeared. "Sword..Blaster!!" And swung at the force. The force released and Uranus held her Talisman to her side at ready. "Hm..So you'll be a little more aggresive than Neptune here." The figure said and pondered for a moment. Uranus knew this would be a good time to tell Neptune of using her Talisman. "Neptune! You're mirror!" She yelled. Neptune nodded and held her hand out to the side as her mirror appeared. The figure looked up a bit confused. "Submarine.." The figure's eyes glowed red as her mirror cracked. "What?!?" Neptune exclaimed. The figure meerly laughed. "I won't be fooled." It said. "Neptune.." Uranus said softly. "What's this? Do you have feelings for the trapped beauty?" The figure asked. "She's my.." Uranus looked to Neptune and back at the figure. "Friend. She's my, friend." She said. Neptune struggled under the force's strong grip and she than felt something pass by her ear and the force broke it's grip on her. She stood up a bit confused. "Sailor Moon!" She shouted as she noticed Sailor Moon appear. Her Tiara returned to her forehead as she smiled. "We could never abandon are friends when they needed help!" She said. A figure jumped infront of Uranus and yelled as it held up a long rod above it's head, "Silence..Wall!" A dome appeared over every Scout. "Saturn!" Neptune exclaimed. The figure laughed as it's eyes glowed red again and the dome began to break. "What?!?" Saturn exclaimed as she fell to the ground. Neptune rushed over to her. Saturn's eyes glazed over to a solid purple. Neptune backed away frightened, "Mistress 9.." She said. "Oh no.." Saturn stood up and faced the Scouts as her eyes began to glow purple. The figure laughed, "Welcome Mistress 9, To our side." Saturn turned towards the figure and a light emitted beneath her as the figure fell to the ground. "Mistress 9 working on our side?" Mercury wondered as she took out her computer. The screen of her computer cracked as the figure stood up. "You petty Scouts will never win." The figure said. "That's what you think!" Mars exclaimed. "Evil..Spirit..Begone!" She yellled as she ran foward and a charm stuck to the forehead of the figure. "Paper." The figure said as it tore the charm off it's forehead and ripped it. "Pluto..Deadly.." Pluto raised her Time Key as it broke and fell to the ground. "Huh?!?" She exclaimed as she picked the two broken halfs up. "Any tool you use in this battle is destroyed." The figure said as he turned to Saturn. "Speaking of which." The figure continued as his eyes once more glowed red but faded. "How come I can't destroy this weapon?!?" He yelled confused. Saturn smirked. "In this form I'm evil. It's impossible to destroy the Glaive. And even if I'm not evil.." She said as her eyes returned to a soft purple color, "It's still impossible. Now, I shall turn you to face death!" She raised her Glaive. "Death..Reborn..Revolution!!" She yelled. "No! Saturn!" Moon yelled as she began to run towards Saturn. A bright glow lit up the Sky like day and the figure fell weak to the ground. Neptune looked around. "Saturn?" She called out, But no answer came. Not even a cry or a yell for help. Neptune fell to the ground as she sobbed. Saturn had died in the process of helping them. Uranus' own tears wetted her eyes as she hugged Neptune. "The Wind was wrong," She said. "I'm sorry, Michiru." Neptune's and Uranus' tears fell to the ground below like rain. "I could have stopped her," Moon said as she looked down. "It's my fault..I should have known sooner that that's what she was going to do.." "It's not your fault, Sailor Moon! None of us knew!" Sailor Mars exclaimed. The figure stood up weakly. "Pathetic. You Scouts will have to do much better than that to defeat me!" It exclaimed. "No problem," Sailor Jupiter said. "Jupiter..Thunder..Dragon!!" The figure held up it's hand and Jupiter's attack reversed and hit Jupiter and she fell to the ground. "No! Jupiter!" Moon exclaimed and ran to her. "Oh, Jupiter..I'm sorry..I should have helped you.." She cried. Uranus stood up over a weeping Neptune, "We can't give up! We can't let this thing beat us just by itself! We have to fight! We can win this fight!" She yelled. Neptune shakingly stood up, "Right.." Uranus smiled softly down at Neptune, "We'll get Saturn back to us." "Now Everyone!" Moon exclaimed. "Uranus..World..Shaking!" "Neptune..Deep..Submerge!" "Mars..Burning..Mendala!" "Mercury..Aqua..Rapshody!" "Pluto..Deadly..Scream!" "Venus..Love Chain..Encircle!" "Moon..Gorgeous..Meditation!!" A ray of light emitted from each Scout's attack and hit the figure as it hit the ground. It stood up weakly and laughed. "Is that the best you can do?" The Scout's gasped. "This can't be!" Moon exclaimed. "Oh it can be. You petty Scouts made the wrong choice to fight me." The figure responded. Neptune fell to the ground, crying. "Neptune.." Uranus whispered softly. "But first, To get rid of this weakling." The figure said as a dark light than emitted from him and ran in fast course to Neptune. "No! Neptune!" Uranus yelled as she pushed Neptune out of the way and got hit by the dark light. Neptune gasped in horror and crawled over to Uranus. "Uranus..?" But no reply came. "No..Uranus..Don't you leave me! I don't want to lose you!" Neptune cried as her vision became blurred. A soft hand reached up and caressed her face and soon a fadeing voice came, "You'll never lose me..I'm..I'll..Be the Wind.." The voice faded along with the soft caressing of her hand. "Uranus! No!" Neptune screamed as she felt a warm breeze wrap itself around her. Neptune tried hugging at the breeze, "Don't leave me! I can't live without you!" She screamed. The breeze whistled by her ear as she head, "I haven't left you. I'm right here. Right beside you. You can't see me, But I'm here. And I'll always be here. I'll never blow away." "But you have left me! You're only here in Spirit! Not in body! Please return to me Haruka!" Neptune cried. "I'm sorry, Michiru. But I'm with you now." Uranus replied. "It doesn't seem like so!" Neptune screamed. "Aww..What a pitty." The figure said. Uranus flew at the figure knocking it over. "That's the last time you mess with the Wind." Uranus said. Neptune stepped infront of the figure. "Kill me." She said in a pleading tone. "No, Michiru! You don't want that!" Uranus yelled. Neptune smiled softly. "I want to be with you, Haruka. And I can be with you if I'm killed, I'll be the Ocean." "If that's what it will take to get rid of you." The figure said as it blasted a dark light at Neptune. "Move Neptune!" Moon yelled as she ran towards Neptune. But Neptune stood there as she was blasted with the dark light and fell to the ground. Moon leaned over Neptune. "Why did you..?" She started to say, But Neptune's reply was a soft smile as she looked up into the Sky, "I wanted to be with Haruka..I'm sorry, Princess. Please win this fight for us." She said as she faded. "No, Neptune," Moon screamed. "We can't win this fight without you guys!" Waves began to grow as Uranus softly called out. "Michiru..You didn't have to die to be with me.." The Wind softly caressed the Ocean. "I had to, I wanted to be with you..This was the only way to be with you..I love you, Haruka." Neptunesaid as she met the caresses of the Wind with a gentle Wave. "I love you too, Michiru." Uranus replied. "Michiru, Haruka," Sailor Moon cried. Uranus felt as though a storm was being brewed within her. "What do you say we get that guy back?" Uranus asked. "Of course." Was Neptune's reply. The Wind flew by Sailor Moon as her tear streaked face looked for a sign of Haruka or Michiru. The Wind knocked the enemy down as a huge Wave came crashing upon the land. "Now Sailor Scouts!" The Wind seemed to scream. "Right!" Sailor Moon exclaimed. "Mercury..Aqua..Rapshody!" "Mars..Burning..Mendala!" "Venus..Love Chain..Encircle!" "Pluto..Deadly..Scream!" "Moon..Gorgeous..Meditation!" A bright light emitted from each Scout towards the figure as the Wave retreated and the Wind returned to a gentle breeze dancing with the trees. The figure screamed as a bright light lit the sky and nothing but the flat Ocean and the gentle breeze of the Wind was there. "He's Gone," Sailor Moon questioned. "We won?" The breeze faded as Uranus opened her eyes and looked over at Neptune's still form, "Michiru?" The Ocean stilled and Neptune's eyes fluttered open. "Haruka.." She said as Uranus crawled over to her and pulled her close. Neptune smiled softly as she sighed. "It's good to be back." She whispered softly as she ran her finger across Uranus' face outline. Uranus only pulled her closer and whispered back, "I had missed you too. It was good to be the Wind for a while but I missed you mostly." Just than a soft cry sounded close. "Look who I've found." Sailor Mars said as she handed the baby to Uranus. Uranus looked down at the baby and smiled warmly, "Welcome back, Hotaru." Neptune peered over the small child and she, too, smiled. The baby made a soft giggle as she fell asleep. Uranus stood up carefully not disrupting the sleeping child as she detransformed. Neptune followed suit and detransformed also. They walked to the edge of the water and sat down. Michiru sighed softly and swept her feet across the water and smiled. "It was nice to the Ocean. Not a care in the World," Michiru looked to Haruka. "Haruka? What do you think it would have been like if we stayed the Wind and the Ocean?" Haruka shifted the small Hotaru to one arm and put her other arm around Michiru pulling her close. "I wouldn't like it. It's better to be human..I had missed you far too much to continue as the Wind.." She smiled warmly down at Michiru as she blushed lightly. The blush faded as she kissed Haruka's hand and looked down. "I can't forget the times I've lost you, Haruka.." Haruka looked at the small child I spoke softly, "Michiru..There's sure to be many more battle we'll have to fight....You might lose me more times.." "But, Haruka-" Michiru started to say. "No, It has to be said," Haruka looked at Michiru. "Michiru, I can't promise you that I'll always be here..But I'll try to be here." Michiru looked out into the Ocean and sighed. Haruka stood up and extended her hand out to Michiru. "Come on, Let's go home." Michiru nodded and took Haruka's hand smiling softly. Michiru and Haruka walked past the Scouts smiling to themselves. "Haruka? Michiru?" Serena asked. "Yes, Serena?" Michiru said. "Um..Thank you for your help. Without you guys..Or anyone else..We couldn't have won..Thank You." Serena said. Michiru smiled, "You're Welcome." When Haruka and Michiru reached their house Haruka carefully set the sleeping Hotaru down on the couch and turned towards Michiru. "Michiru.." Haruka started to say. "Hm?" Michiru asked. "Again I'm sorry for the Wind being wrong," She looked back at sleeping Hotaru and continued, "I should have known the Wind was wrong.." Michiru walked over to Haruka and took her hand into hers. "Haruka..It wasn't your fault. You didn't know the Wind was going to be wrong. And the Wind wasn't completely wrong..Things had changed. Yes, I still had died, But you did as well, You saved me. But you musn't risk your life for me. It took a while for me to come to this solution but now I feel as though it's the right one. Even now, You should put your life at risk for mine, One of us has to continue. If I die you should continue your life, You're strong, Haruka. You would be able to make it." Michiru said as she looked into Haruka's eyes. Haruka pulled Michiru into a hug and replied softly while caressing her soft hair, "But, Michiru. I was wrong from the beginning," Haruka tilted Michiru's face up with one of her hands. "I could never live my life without you. If you die, I die. If I die..Than it's your choice whether or not to die to be with me. I won't force you into a decision that I shouldn't be forced into either. All I am trying to say is that I love you far too much to let you go. I could never live the rest of my life without you. I want to be with you no matter where you are, Michiru." Haruka said. Michiru looked down and cried softly. "I know, Haruka..I feel the same way..But..How would the Scouts deal with the battles without us?" Haruka thought for a moment and chuckled softly, "The Princess is stronger than she appears to be." "But, Haruka..I wouldn't want the Scouts to have to fight more than they have to already. For instance, Today. Today was a very tough battle that I'm sure all of us would rather want to forget. If we both die, And the Scouts come across another battle like the one today, Than...They might be in more trouble than they would wish for.." Haruka thought about this than sighed. "You..have a point..I guess I never thought of that.." Haruka and Michiru remained silent for the next few moments until Michiru spoke, "Haruka, A time will come where the deaths and battles will be over. We will be at peace, In the Moon Kingdom. With nothing on our minds but pure harmony and the love for each other." Michiru smiled. Haruka nodded in agreement and tightened her grip on Michiru. After a few moments Haruka sighed, "But..When will that time come? It seems like it will take forever.." Michiru looked up at Haruka, "Oh, indeed it will seem to take forever. But it shouldn't be much longer now.." Within a few moments a knock came to the door. "Haruka? Michiru? You in there?" Serena's voice rang. Haruka groaned softly, "Just pretend you don't hear her." Michiru laughed softly, "Hear who?" "Exactly." Haruka responded. "Michiru? Haruka? You guys in there? Hello?" Serena asked again. Michiru sighed softly, "We might as well let her in.." Michiru began to make her way to the door as Haruka moved along with her, Not detaching herself from Michiru. Michiru opened the door as Serena stepped back a little, "Um..Did I interupt something?" She asked. "No, no, Not at all," Michiru said. "Haruka, Do you mind?" "No." Haruka replied. "Please come in." Michiru said and stepped aside to let Serena through. Serena walked in looking around, "Nice place." "Oh, Thank You," Michiru smiled. "We must have forgetten that you've never been here before." "That's because we've never wanted her-" Haruka stopped as she felt a sharp pain in her ribcage. Michiru whispered softly, "Please watch what you say, love." Haruka groaned slightly and un-wrapped her arms that were around Michiru and shoved them into her jeans pockets. "So, What brings you here, Serena?" Michiru asked as Serena sat down. "Oh..Well, I wanted to just check up on you guys. I mean, That was a pretty bad fight and I wanted to make sure you guys were all right." Michiru smiled, "How thoughtful. Yes, We're fine. Would you like anything to drink?" "No, That's okay. I'm fine." Serena responded. Michiru nodded, "Very well. But if you would like anything, Please just say so." "I will." Serena said. There was a long wave of silence until Haruka crossed her arms, "Well, Michiru and I have plans. So if you don't mind.." Haruka stopped as she felt a sudden pain in her rib cage and she heard Michiru, "Haruka, Please be nice. It's not often that we have company." Haruka grimaced, "Sorry." Serena stood up, "I probably have overstayed my welcome. Thanks for having me over! Bye!" She said as she ran out the door and tripped. Haruka muffled a laugh as Serena yelled, "Ouch!" Michiru walked over to Serena, "Are you all right?" Serena nodded and stood up, "Yeah, I'm fine! Just fell! I'm okay!" She giggled and ran down the stairs. "Bye!" She called over her shoulder. Haruka leaned against the doorway crossing her arms, "She's so clumsy. Maybe she does that just to get attention." Michiru sighed, "Perhaps she does. But she certainly shouldn't be this clumsy just by accident." "Of course not, But that's Serena." Haruka replied. Michiru grew silent for a few moments and a thought than struck her, "Haruka..Could it be that today's battle was our last battle?" "It could have been.." Haruka responded. Michiru sighed and looked down, "Haruka, Where will we go after?" "Probably the Moon Kingdom. Like you had said, After our last battle we will return to peace." Haruka replied.