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SailormoonT: Tragedy
Written By Neko Athena^o,o^
Rating: PG-13
Comments, Rants, Etc.: supremethunder4@bolt.com,
RE: SailormoonT!

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~ Author's Notes : Tenkyuugi= Celestial Globe (neat, ne?)

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Episode 6, part III
Who was that cat? The birth of Eternal Serenity.


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~~~ "I'm scared! What will happen to Mamo-chan!?" "You ~~~
~~~must pray with me again, Princess... we must pray to ~~~
~~~give the others the strength to triumph." "I'll help ~~~
~~~you pray, for Usagi-chan and Mamo-chan and all my ~~~
~~~friends. You can have my strength, just don't loose!! ~~~
~~~Please win, PLEASE!" "Your heart is so strong... You ~~~
~~~are truly the future Queen. We will help them win the ~~~
~~~battle." ~~~
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*~*~*

Hot. "Michiru-mama, where do we go when we die?"
Mic. "What!?"

::Hotaru's question is so sudden, she nearly pops a string on
her violin. The box of new strings she had been installing
falls to the floor from her hands.::

Mic. "Why do you want to know that? You are too young to
think of such morbid things yet."
Hot. "Is that where Chibi-usa-chan is now?"
Mic. "Oh, Hota-chan... of course not."

::Michiru walks over to the girl and hugs her close. Hotaru
doesn't seem upset in the slightest, while Michiru finds
herself holding back tears. She pulls back from her surrogate
daughter and smiles weakly, trying to reassure her.::

Mic. "Weren't you supposed to be taking a nap?"
Hot., eyes bright "Yes, but I had a dream!"
Mic. "And what was your dream about?"
Hot. "About a place where you go when you die. It was dark
and wet, with a bad smell."

::A sudden stab of fear pierces Michiru's chest. For some
reason, she is once again terrified of Hotaru, terrified the
way she was when she first met the last of the Planet Senshi.
She forces down the feeling. Gulping, she stands and tries
to act as if she is indifferent.::

Mic. "That was just a silly nightmare; it's not real."

::Hotaru's eyes suddenly grow cold and empty: the eyes of the
Senshi of Destruction. Another stab of fear hits Michiru.::

Mic. Please, no, don't let it come again, no more battles,
Hotaru, don't let it awaken again...
Hot. "But it is real. You know that place. The opposite of
Elysion, the Underworld. And very soon, we'll all be there.
You, and I, and Haruka-papa, and Auntie Setsuna, and all the
other Senshi- even Chibi-usa-chan. But we'll be together..."
Mic., whispering "No. You're wrong, Hotaru."
Hot., blinking "Am I?"

::Michiru sighs with relief when she sees Hotaru's eyes have
regained their normal sparkle and innocence. Badly shaken,
she leads the girl back to her room and into bed. Her words
seem more for her own comfort than Hotaru's.::

Mic. "Just forget about it, all right? Just another silly
dream..."
Hot. "Thank you, Michiru-mama!"
Mic. "You're welcome, always."

::As Michiru exits the room, she is met by Haruka in the hall.
Haruka's expression reveals her message before her words do.::

Har. "Our enemy is much stronger than we thought. The time is
coming to defend the King and Queen again, and we must be
ready."

::Michiru nods and joins her fellow Outer Senshi to prepare
for battle.::

*~*~*

Meg. "Welcome, Sailors, you are just in time for my revenge.
Achilles will see to it that you pay for what you've done."
Ven. "How dare you destroy the happiness that Love has
created!"
Mars "We will never allow you to spread your evil hate!"
Mer. "The people of this planet wish for peace, not war!"
Jup. "We will defeat you to protect that peace!"
All "YOU WILL BE PUNISHED!"
Meg., angry "No, you will be the ones who are punished.
Your suffering will be payment for mine. If I cannot live
with love, then the rest of the world will live with hate!"

::The Senshi are tensed for battle. Sailor Mars begins to
shoot off a fiery arrow at Megaera, but Sailor Moon stops
her.::

Mars "MARS FLAME SNI-"
Moon "Wait, we have to get Mamoru back first!"

::Megaera laughs and slips her arms around the zobified
Mamoru. Super Sailor Moon looks on, fighting back tears.::

Moon "Mamo-chan, please! What's wrong with you!? WHAT HAVE
YOU DONE TO MY MAMORU!?"
Meg., giggling "What's the matter, Neo-Queen, are you
jealous? Do you want some attention? Achilles will play
with you, and give you all the attention you want!
Achilles, come forth, and avenge my sisters!!!"

::Behind them, the row of armors by the wall begins to stir.
Clattering together, they begin to shake away their years
of disuse. The sounds of the soldiers who once occupied
them rises; they are preparing for war. Little by little,
the armors march into the center of the room, in front of
Megaera and Mamoru. They begin to glow blood red and melt
together. As the bright glow fades, one giant being, made
of the red light, stands before the Senshi, donned in a
huge bronze breastplate and Spartan war helmet, complete
with shield and spear. The fabled Achilles gives a roar
as he charges the trembling Senshi.::

*~*~*

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~~~ "OH NO!!! PLEASE, LET ME GO AND HELP THEM FIGHT!!" ~~~
~~~ "I am afraid I cannot do that, Princess. The prayer ~~~
~~~of your mother, the Queen, is what sent you here, to ~~~
~~~protect you. You cannot return until your safety is ~~~
~~~assured and your mother is ready." "But I feel so ~~~
~~~helpless here!! I know my prayers help them, but it ~~~
~~~just doesn't seem like it's enough!" "Please be ~~~
~~~patient, Princess. Our prayers have already sent ~~~
~~~someone to help them." ~~~
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*~*~*

::In the Egyptian Room, a statue of a cat stands alone in
one corner in a glass case on a pedestal. The spotlights
are fixed on the slender, midnight blue stone, glittering
across the gold necklace, earring, and crescent moon inlaid
in the statue. The museum is beginning to close for the
night, and the last patrons are being escorted to the exit
by the security guards. One of them peeks into the room,
then shuts down the main, overhead lights and pushes the
button to close the door. The spotlights remain on, casting
eerie shadows on the walls. From a high window, the rising
moon can be seen, white against the reddish-purple of the
sunset. Then, a silvery light cascades through the window
onto the stone cat, as if from the moon, itself. There is a
change in the texture of the statue; the smooth, polished
stone becomes soft fur. As the moonbeam fades, the statue
of the Moon-Goddess Bastet opens his big, golden eyes,
blinking. He stretches and yawns, then stares at the glass
encasing him. He closes his eyes again, and a beam of white
light shoots from the crescent moon on his forehead and
dissolves a portion of the glass case. The cat then leaps
nimbly to the floor.::

Bas., stretching "Hmmmm, what a trip... now to find the
Queen."

::The cat walks to the door leading to the Greco-Roman room,
and again, the beam from his crescent begins to burn a hole in
the obstacle.::

*~*~*

Ven. "VENUS LOVE AND BEAUTY SHOCK!"
Mars "BURNING MANDALA!"

::The attacks crash into Achilles' shield, not making a
scratch. With the next crushing blow from his spear, Super
Sailors Mars and Venus are slammed into the wall. They
slide to the floor, bruised and beaten, next to their
fellow crumpled Senshi Jupiter and Mercury. Super Sailor
Moon manages to dodge, and is now the only one left standing
to face the titanic enemy. Meanwhile, Megaera is enjoying a
hideous laugh. Mamoru is still in a deep trance, standing
beside the last of the Furies.::

Mer., weakly "Our attacks are having no effect!!"
Mars, croaking "Sailor Moon, try your Kalidescope! It's our
*cough* last hope!"
Moon, "Right! MOON GORGEOUS MED-"

::Before she can finish the attack, the giant bronze shield
connects with the left side of her body, knocking her into
a glass case. As the sparkling shards fly around her, the
Kalidescope spins in the air, knocked from her hand. Achilles
snatches the Kalidescope; it looks like a toothpick in his
huge hands.::

Meg. "HOHOHOHOHO!! It's over, Queen! Submit, and maybe I'll
spare you, so you can watch your friends die!!"

::Moon struggles to sit up in the broken glass. Her arms and
legs are badly scraped. Her eyes begin to fill with tears
when she realizes no rose will fly to save them.::

Moon, crying "You're so jealous of other's love, you could
never have your own! Please, Mamo-chan!!! Wake up!!!"
Meg. "You should give up on him, Queen, the King is no longer
concerned with you. Just ask him yourself!"

::Megaera turns to Mamoru and kisses his lips. His eyes become
dark and black.::

Mam., monotone "I've moved on, Usagi, you should do the same.
I've changed my mind..."
Usa. "No, Mamo-chan, I know you can't mean that!!"
Mam. "But I do. And stop calling me that."
Meg. "Why don't you PROVE to her that your love is over!
Achilles!!"

::As Moon struggles with her tears, Mamoru walks slowly over
to Achilles, who drops the Kalidescope into his hands. He
turns to Moon, expressionless. To her and the Senshi's
horror, he grasps the Kalidescope and snaps it two. It seems
to dissolve back into a normal kalidescope, and the colored
gems and jewels fall to the floor. Moon bursts into violent
sobs as her Sailor Fuku fades back into her normal clothes.::

Moon "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"
Meg. "HOHOHOHO!! Your pain is so delicious!"
Moon "I've failed! After all the battles I've been
through, all the enemies I've faced, I still loose! How can
this be? How can I win now?"
Meg. "Now, Achilles, finish off her friends, right before her
eyes!"
Moon "NO, I WON'T STOP FIGHTING!!"

::Usagi forces herself to her feet and runs in Achilles'
path. Barely able to stand, she is determined to die trying
to save her friends. Mars forces herself to her feet.::

Mars "Usagi, please! Get out of the way, Usagi!"
Usa. "No, I won't leave you!"

::The giant warrior turns to the Senshi, and steps toward
them. But his attack is interrupted.::

??? "MOONGLOW!"

::A sudden, bright, silvery light floods the room, blinding
Achilles, as well as everyone else. He stumbles backward,
and nearly squashes Megaera as he falls through the chariot
display to the floor. When the flash is gone, the Senshi
turn toward the door to see Bastet standing on another
display. His crescent is still glowing slightly. He jumps
down and over to Usagi and the Senshi.::

Usa. "Who are you? Thank you, so much!"
Bas. "Please, Queen, dry your tears. There is no time for
introductions. You must defeat this enemy, now!"
Usa. "But the Kalidescope is broken, and my powers are gone!"
Bas. "Then I will give you a weapon."

::Bastet closes his eyes again and the white beam shoots to
Moon's hands. When the light fades, she is left holding a
new brooch, engraved with a silver full moon surrounded by a
circlet of leaves, and a new weapon. The wand's silver handle
is incircled with leaves, and at the hilt, a pair of white
angel wings extend majestically. Above the wand's hilt, a
softly glowing bubble encases the free-floating crystal which
gives the wand its power.::

Bas. "To transform, shout 'Moon Righteous Power, Make-up',
then attack with "Astral Moonlight Tide' and your Moon
Tenkyuugi Staff! Please, Queen, you must trust me!"
Usa. "It's my only resort, I have no choice. MOON RIGHTEOUS
POWER, MAKE-UP!"

::As Usagi raises the brooch, it begins to glow with a bright
silver light. The moon on the brooch begins to wax and wan,
shifting phases. Once the phases are completed, it opens,
and inside is a space for the Ginzuishou. The Ginzuishou
rises from her old brooch and takes its place in the new one.
The light encircles Usagi. Spinning slowly in the air above
her, silver ribbons issue from the open brooch and wrap around
her. When the light is gone, Eternal Serenity Sailor Moon
stands before her astonished Senshi. She is dressed in the
Eternal Fuku, but some things have changed. Instead of the
body, gloves, and boots being white, they are pale silver.
All the colored areas, such as the bows, skirt, and even
the buttons on her Odango, turn white. The brooch is in the
center of the bow. In place of the traditional Sailor Tiara
is a ring of silver leaves with a crescent moon in the center.
The feathers in her hair and wings remain white.::

Bas. "Get ready, Senshi, Achilles is getting up! I'll distract
him!"
Moon "Wait, I-"
Mars "Let him go, we can question him after the battle!"

::Bastet runs between Achilles' legs and attracts his
attention.::

Moon "I still don't know if we can defeat him, it seems he
truly is invulnerable!"
Mars "But wait... Achilles was defeated... THAT'S IT!"
Moon "What? What is it?"

::Super Sailor Mars steps foreward. She waits until the giant
has turned completely around, with his back facing them. On
his left heel, a small area does not glow like the rest of his
skin.::

Mars "There it is, his weakpoint! MARS FLAME SNIPER!!!"

::The arrow of fire flies toward the heel, and connects.
Achilles turns, roaring with pain and anger, but cannot remain
standing. He falls to his knees, groaning. Megaera rushes
out, beside the warrior, furious.::

Meg. "YOU FOOL! ONCE AGAIN, YOU LEAVE YOUR WEAK POINT OPEN
FOR ATTACK!!!"
Mars "Now, Sailor Moon!"
Moon, holding up staff "ASTRAL MOONLIGHT TIDE!!"

::Both Megaera and Achilles turn toward Moon to see her holding
the staff high above her head. The glow around the orb becomes
stronger, and as Eternal Serenity Sailor Moon whirls around and
swings the staff toward her enemies, a rush of silver stars
flutter around the crystal inside the globe, also glowing. In
a sudden flash, the stars fly from the staff's end in a wave,
and flow over Achilles, Megaera, and Mamoru. In the silver
tide, Achilles and Megaera are swept high into the air near the
ceiling of the room, and as the wave crashes, their bodies melt.
Megaera screams defiantly, but soon there is nothing left of
either her or her diabolic warrior. Mamoru lays still on the
floor, and the silver warmth of the attack fills him. Slowly,
he opens his eyes to see his beloved standing above him, tears
streaming down her lovely face.::

Mam., weakly "Usa-ko, why are you crying?"
Moon "I-I'm just so happy you're all right! I had nearly given
up! Oh, Mamo-chan!"

::As the Moon Senshi embraces her love, the other Senshi begin
to recover and walk over to the two.::

Mars "It was a difficult battle, but now it's over!"
Bas. "No, I'm afraid your battle is only beginning, Senshi..."


*{End Episode 6, part III}*