When My Love And I Parted ~ Part 1
By: Wyvern (That's me! Uh doi.)
Chapter Rating: Eh.....hmmm....PG.

Hi everybody! "Hi Dr. Ni--" Oh you get the idea.
The following is just something that I cooked up today,
while watching....damn..."Clueless" actually. Don't ask
me why, I just did. *shakes head* Eeesh. (And to all
those people out there who like the show...good for you!
*^-^*)
Anyhoo, this is like an alternate story-line to
the first season. Big "what-if" factor here. Now, I
haven't seen the DiC ending to it in AGES, and I've never
had the luck to see the Japanese version, so most of this
might not be right.
Anyone out there who knows the last couple of eps here off
by heart will probably be going, "WHAT?!! Sailor Mercury
doesn't say that! Darien doesn't do that! She's insane!"
Well, yes but that's beside the point.
All of these names are the Japanese versions as well,
though the spelling of the Generals might be wrong for
the context. Once again, for all of you politically
correct otakus out there, I apologize. *snicker*
Quick thank yous! Thanks to Tame-chan for always
reading me stuff and drawing the pics to inspire!
Thanks to Ling as well, sorry Ling-chan, Sherlock Holmes
isn't in this one. Neither is Athos. But Mamo-chan is!
Yaaaay! And, can't forget, Megan L. Lavey! She has been
just a god-send in helping me figure out how to do the
index. READ HER STUFF EVERYBODY!! Also, read the great
works of Sailor Chibi Crow and Star Princess! They're
amazing people AND authors! You'll just love 'em!
*^-^* Thanks also go out to Katie, Meagan, Louisa/Hector
(ah-hyuh hyuh hyuh), Mikey, Felicia, Andrew, Ashley, Ben
(YOU know who you are! ;) ), Pengy-wengy, Geordie,
Shalleima, Jenn, April, Mathesa, and....eh....
everrrrrrrybody! Wee-hoo! *sniff* I love you guys!

*All disclaimers apply here buckos! Sailor Moon,
and Mamo-chan dag nabbit, belong to Naoko Tekuchi, and
any other lucky sucker who happened to hone in on the
deal.*
OH! And just in case some of you are wondering,
the title goes with a song that probably noooobody knows.
It's a little celtic thing that I think works with the
story-line. Yeah, yeah, nobody REALLY like to read songs
in the story, so I won't put it in. Yet. Hee hee hee.
On with the story! *~.^V*
*Sailor Moon off to the side* "'Bout time."
Quiet you.

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"Oh, don't worry, she isn't what I want." Behind
their point of view, he summoned forth a jagged ice crystal
from the ground, its sharp point gleaming in the provided
light.
Behind the mask, the deep blue eyes narrowed. "You
promise a fair fight."
Zoisite laughed. "Of course, a fair fight." He
smiled, then pulled the spike out of the ground. Sailor
Moon slowly turned, Tuxedo Kamen whipping around in horror.
On instinct deeply engraved within him, he dashed to cover
her. He made it, but just in time for the crystal to embed
itself into his back.
With barely a scream, he fell to the ground, his
mask and hat flying from his face. Sailor Moon cried out
and fell to kneel beside him. "Tuxedo Kamen! Iya,
onegai, don't leave me."
The Senshi ran into the room, each in turn shocked at the
scene before them. Sailor Moon knelt with her back to
them, hovering over a fallen figure in black. A pool of
crimson was grew larger beneath him, creeping its
way across the floor.
"Oh no!" Venus exclaimed. A hat and mask lay
forgotton on the floor. Sailor Moon moved just then, and
a new face came into view. The watchers gasped and choked,
six sets of eyes widening in surprise.
"Tuxedo Kamen is..." Jupiter began.
"Mamoru-san?" Mars finished.

~*~*~

His breathing was ragged and shallow, sweat beaded
his paling brow. Everything around him was becoming
distant and hazy as the darkness called. But he had to say
it, she had to know.
"R-remember, onegai," he choked out, his eyes barely
open. "I was always on your s-side."
She sobbed and leaned down closer to him. "Iya,
Tuxedo Kamen, onegai. Mamo-chan..." Looking up she
searched for his eyes, but they had closed.
"Princess," he breathed. His head fell limp.
Tears streamed down her face, sobs wracking her thin
frame. A scream of anguish erupted from her bent figure.
Behind, Luna had to duck her head, unable to
watch the girl in such despair. She had been growing
so strong, and now this. It made every fiber in Luna's
body ache in concern and grief. "Luna!" Artemis said
sharply. Blinking away tears, she opened her eyes.
There was a rainbow of light from up above, drawing her
eyes to the ceiling.
"The..." She couldn't believe her eyes. There were
shoots of coloured light coming to one pure focal point.
"The Ginzuishou! It...it's appearing!"
Sailor Venus gasped. "Maybe now we'll find out who
the Princess is!"
Suddenly the Crescent Moon Wand flickered into existence,
and the Ginzuishou fit into that hollow place in the curve.
The wand floated downwards, to rest in front of Sailor Moon.
In an almost trance-like state, she rose from the ground.
Sailor Moon seemed to melt away, and in her place stood a young
woman dressed in an elegant white gown. Her hair
floated around her, giving her an ethereal aura, the
golden bangs floating upwards just slightly to show the
crescent moon now adorning her fore-head.
"Sailor Moon?!" Sailor Mars gasped.
Mercury's hands fluttered to her mouth. "Princess!"
"Of course!" Luna exclaimed. "I should have known
all along. I remember it..." The memories that came
flooding back to her offered little consolation, only
tightening the fist around her heart.
The Princess sank down beside Tuxedo Kamen, and
lifted his head onto her lap. Brushing away some of the
ebony hair from his eyes, she ran a delicate finger over
his lips. Her face was calm and serene at first, but as she
sat there, holding him, it transformed into a mask of pain
and sadness.
Ribbons of tears threaded from her crystal eyes down
her cheeks. "Endymion," she whispered.

~*~*~
Zoisite had been watching the proceedings, slightly
awed. "We have finally found it!" he thought. "It must be
mine."
"Zoisite!" he heard his Queen snap inside of his head.
"Bring me the Ginzuishou, and get rid of the others. Bring
her though, I've wanted her for some time."
"Hai." Between his two hands, he collected a sphere
of dark energy. Lacing the power of the nega-force through
it, he prepared to strike. Concentrating on the attack, he
didn't see her look up. Only after a moment of her staring
right at him did their eyes lock. Her's were so determined,
pure and innocent. They bore into his skull, forever
imprinting their image on his brain. He hesitated for
a moment, caught in their gaze.
"Zoisite." The silky tenor broke him out of it.
Above him, Kunzite floated in his usual position.
Arms and legs crossed, his grey eyes judged and
questioned him. "What are you waiting for?"
Turning back to the girl, Zoisite brought his arms
behind him. "Nothing." With a thrust, the dark energy
rushed for the pair. He could hear the Senshi scream in
alarm, horror stricken at what might happen. But the
Princess barely moved, only shielding her face from the
blast. It passed by her as merely a strong wind, doing
no other damage.
She rose an arm, in her hand was the Crescent Moon
wand with the newly found Ginzuishou resting atop it.
"Moon Cosmic..." her soft voice echoed throughout the
darkness, streams of pink power drawing into the crystal.
"Power!" Although diluted, the blast that erupted from her
was enough to send Zoisite flying back-wards into one of
the stalagmites that jutt up from the ground. He bit off a cry
and slid down the stony surface, slipping into a daze.
From above, Kunzite watched his lover fall, a hot
rage building in him. Snarling, he turned back to the
girl, but didn't make his move. Not just yet.

~*~*~

Lowering the wand, it dissapeared in her hand in a
shower of sparkles. Her attention returned to him.
"Endymion," she whispered. His face still remained
passive. "Endymion, remember."
"Princess," Artemis called softly.
She bent down over him, and lowered her head.
"Malchite!" Queen Beryl snapped to him. "Now!"
He created a small black bubble in one hand, dark
lightning running through it. Raising it above his
head, he took aim.
Her lips brushed against his, a spark traversing through
them both from the contact. His eyes opened just slightly,
two blue crystal eyes there to greet him.
"Princess." It came as a soft sigh, barely audible and
yet full of emotion. She smiled, sending waves of warmth
towards him.
When she screamed, it all rushed out leaving a tearing
cold. Her eyes squeezed shut, taking away the sky. Encased in
a dark sphere, the sun was shadowed. He screamed and struggled
inside, pushing to get up, but his body wouldn't respond. A
whimper escaped from his throat as she floated up away from him.
"Princess!"
"Usagi!"
"PRINCESS!"
"Princess!"
"Iyaaaa!" The screams and cries of the Senshi and
guardians burned his ears. A pressure in his chest
developed, and he realized that he wasn't breathing.
Letting it go in a gasp, he mustered as much strength as he
could, and reached out for her.
"Iya," he mumbled weakly. "Yamete..." The pain was
pulling his arm down, but he ignored it and tried to get
his body to rise. "Dame...Usako..." However hard he
tried, he couldn't move, couldn't protect her.
"Endymion!" she cried, pushing her palms against the
sphere.
Beside her, Kunzite laughed. "Say sayonara,
Princess."
Sailor Mars stepped forward, "USAGI!" she screamed.
"Fire..." her hands came together, the fire flaming with
a new rage. "Soooouuuul!" Kunzite growled and sent a
blast of energy to counter. The flames and the darkness
battled, each seemed equally matched. But he pushed forth
a little harder, and the fire was over-taken. With a cry
Mars flew backwards, slamming into Jupiter and sending
them both to the ground.
Zoisite groaned and stumbled to his feet.
"K-Kunzite?"
"Let's go." The other man floated up to his partner,
who supported him by pulling his arm to rest across his
caped shoulders.
"PRINCESS!" Luna screamed, tears streaming down her
face.
Endymion strained harder, red flashing in front of
his eyes from the pain every movement brought. "Dame..."
he grunted, tears now threatening to spill.
She screamed in terror, but it was cut short when
the sphere, and the two generals, dissapeared. All of the
eyes that were locked on the ceiling continued to stare
up in horror. All except two. As she vanished, so did
his strength. His arm fell back to the ground, his head
and eyes relaxing, releasing the tears.
It was Mars who noticed him first. She gasped,
"Mamoru-san." Sailor Mercury rushed forward just as his
eyes closed and the breath he'd been unconciously holding
escaped. Laying a hand on his chest, she turned her head
and brought her ear to his mouth.
"He's breathing, but it's shallow. His heart-beat
is weakening." Looking up at the Senshi who now crowded
around him she said, "He's dying. We have to get him to a
hospital.
"How?" Jupiter asked, her voice slightly panicked.
Waving her arms around, she brought their surroundings to
their attention. "We-we're in a void!"
"We can't move him either," Venus mumbled.
Mars' head drooped. "What are we going to do?"
Mercury bit her lip, then looked back down at Tuxedo Kamen.
"I just wish I had more time. I know that I could find our
way out, if there was just more time. He's too hurt,
there's no way he'd make the wait, but...I don't think we
have a choice."

~*~*~

'Serenity...love, wake for me.'
Usagi's eyes did not open, but she did become aware
of the extra prescence around her. She could not move,
her own will had been stripped from her. Lying in the odd construct,
the black waves pulsing over her, she was slowly being
erased. But part of her was still hanging on, and it was
that part that heard the Queen.
In her mind's eye, she saw the graceful woman calling
to her gently. 'Daughter, you must give me the
Ginzuishou.' Confusion arose, offering questions to her
mother. 'Onegai, Serenity, you must give it to me.'
She felt herself losing her grip on reality. She
was so tired now, and vulnerable. 'Serenity.' The longing
and concern in her mother's voice broke through the
uncertainty. Concentrating, she pulled the Ginzuishou out
away from the Moon Wand in its special hiding place within
her, and let it float out of her body. She 'saw' her
mother take hold of it, and smile. 'Arigato my daughter.
Aishiteru.' Serenity was again left alone.

~*~*~
"The Princess is strong," Queen Beryl mumbled. Her
grip tightned around her staff as she gazed down
at the girl. "It could be difficult to break her."
"She will give in." Without turning around, Beryl
beckoned Kunzite forward with a hand.
"What is Zoisite's condition?" she inquired, not
removing her eyes from the girl.
"Weak, and possibly weakening," he replied, doing
his best to hide the concern in his voice. "The Ginzuishou
has had an odd effect on his body." For a moment, his
Queen didn't reply, she merely watched the sleeping form
in the casket.
"Kill him."
Kunzite started, snapping wide eyes to his Queen's
face. "N-nani?"
She locked her red gaze with his, hard and cold.
"He is of no more use to me. Weak in both power and body.
Kill him." Kunzite blanched, his heart pounding beneath
his uniform.
"M-my Queen, you...I..." he stuttered, looking away.
"DO IT, or I will make sure that you both are disposed
of." He searched her face for some kind of sign that she
was joking, but he knew that there was no way that was true.
The general's silver eyes became even larger, then narrowed.
"Hai," he said sharply, "Queen Beryl." Not moving
from where he stood, he teleported out.
She turned back to the casket. "Once the Ginzuishou
is on my side," she purred, "Zoisite won't be needed any
longer anyway." Suddenly, the crystal flashed into
existence, encased in an orb of light. Beryl gasped, and
reached for it, but two hands caught it before she did.
Snarling in rage, she looked up to find herself face to
face with the image of Queen Selenity.
"YOU!" she shouted. The woman gave a slight smile,
then vanished, taking the Ginzuishou with her. Beryl
heaved, then screamed with such rage that every corner
of the Nega-verse bounced with it.
Kunzite looked up, and almost grinned.

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Alrightay! I'm done the first part! Yeah, yeah, I know
it was short, and possibly fast, but hey! That's the way
the cookie.....mmmm...coooooookie.

I just want to add, that NO I did not forget a whole bunch
of "s", YES Zoisite is male here. Know why? 'Cause that's
the way, uh-huh uh-huh, I like it! Uh-huh uh-huh. Oh, and
that is the way Naoko always meant it to be!
Sorry Mikey, hee hee hee...

BONUS SECTION!! Leetle Japanese words that I've used.

Onegai = Please
Dame = Don't
Yamete = Stop (STOP! In the name of looooove!
Before--*gets smacked in the head witha shoe* Please sir..
..I want some more! Gaaaaaah...*topples over*)
Iya = No to an action
Hai = Yes
Aishiteru = An EXTREME form of love. Otherwise
"Suki da yo" would be used.
Arigato = (C'mon now, who hasn't seen this one used
on Saturday morning cartoons?) Thank you
Nani = What?
And just in case there are a few of you out there
thinking "What the flip's a Ginzooshoo?"--- Ginzuishou =
Silver Crystal.

"Ahhhh....infotainement."
-Homer J. Simpson