Rise of Cosmos

Hi Sorry it has taken me so long to get this chapter out. I have had way
too many activities. This is part two out of I don't know how many. For
those of you who have not heard of the characters from this part look at
the last volume of the BSSM Manga. Write me and tell me what you think.

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon but I sure want to so I don't have
to write these blasted disclaimers.

Rise of Cosmos
Part 2- Old Foes and Old Friends
By Queen Maetel
Email: maemaechan@yahoo.com
Rating: G or PG (depends on what you think is "bad")

Old Foes and Old Friends

As Selenity stepped into the desert she saw a small ferry drift
across the burning sand towards her. The ferry stopped in front of her.
In it laid a small scroll labeled "To: Neo-Queen Selenity." She unrolled
the scroll and unrolled it finding a long note which said:

"Neo-Queen Selenity,

"You have come in search of the powers of the
legendary Lambda crystal. To prove your worth you must make
your way across the distance before you. If you succeed the
powers of the lambda crystal will be yours. Should you fail,
you will be sent back to where you came from or destroyed.
The guardian of the crystal bids you good luck.

"The ferry will take you to the first guardians of the
Lambda crystal. Be aware that you will meet many challenges
and temptations.

"I wish you good luck and hope we shall meet soon.

"Signed,
The Guardian of the Lambda power"

Selenity placed the scroll in a pack which she had with her and
said to herself, "Well I had better get going. The senshi cannot fight
off Chaos for long."

She then stepped onto the ferry and it once again began its voyage
across the desert. As the ferry went on its way the sand beneath the
small vessel began to change into an ocean of dark blue, almost black,
water. Moments later the ferry began to rock and soon flipped.

Selenity struggled to remain afloat but something about the water
was draining away her energy and soon she felt consciousness. Before she
lost consciousness she felt someone opening her mouth and forcing some
of the dark water into her mouth.

When Selenity regained consciousness she found herself lying on
land warm and dry but found that she could not remember why she was
where she was. In fact Selenity found that she could not remember much
of anything. Selenity looked around hoping that she would find something
that was in any way familiar. She saw two young women one dressed in a
pick dress and the other in a dark forest green. Both had long pink
hair. One thing which greatly different between the two was their eyes.
The girl in the pink had sad eyes which seemed the hold the secrets of
the universe while the one in green had eyes which chilled Selenity to
the core.

The one with sad eyes looked to Selenity and saw that she had
awoken.

"Are you alright?" asked the girl.

"Um, Yes I think I am. Would you answer me a question?" asked
Selenity.

"What would you like to know?" said the girl.

"Well I would like to know a number of things. I would like to
know Where am I, Who am I? Who are you? and Why can't I remember
anything?" asked Selenity.

"You are on the shore of the River of Oblivion. You are Selenity.
I am Mnemosyene and I am afraid you drank of my Lethe's river," said
Mnemosyene.

"Mnemosyene, You are telling her information she need not know.
Let her figure out what she needs," said the figure in green.

"Lethe. She at one time wanted to help us. I wish to repay the
favor," said Mnemosyene. "Selenity I need you to make a choice. You need
to choose whether to drink of my river or to stay here."

"What will happen if I drink?" asked Selenity.

"That is something she cannot tell you. Just choose to drink or
not drink. It is not that hard of a decision," said Lethe as she walked
over to her partner.

"Lethe do not speak so harshly," said Mnemosyene. "Please
Selenity. I cannot tell you. That would be the same as making a decision
for you myself. It would be the wrong thing to do."

Selenity thought for a moment before sighing softly. She then
spoke, "I have a feeling that if I do not drink I will regret my
decision but if I do I will end up facing much sadness. Either way I
will have to deal with sadder emotions so I will do what my heart is
telling me. I will drink of the river."

"Very well," said Mnemosyene before she got up and walked over to
the river. She waved her small hand over the water causing it to glow a
faint shade of pink. She then scooped some of the water from the river
and walked back over to Selenity. She held her hand before the woman who
was struggling to find her true self. Selenity slowly lifted the hand to
her mouth and drank some of the water. Suddenly a flash of memories went
rushing through her mind.

One Memory stood out prominently.

~~~~~~~~~~The Night Before the Start of the mission~~~~~~~~~~

"Selenity You must hurry. Chaos is catching up to us," said Sailor
Uranus.

"Too late," cried a voice from a rooftop. Suddenly a tall woman
with long wavy teal colored hair dressed like Sailor Uranus except with
teal and deep ocean blue.

"Neptune! I thought you were-" said Saturn before she was cut off
by the girl.

"Dead?" said Neptune. "Well I almost was when you and the others
ran off like little cowards leaving me there. When Chaos found me she
saw I was still alive and not only healed me but made me stronger."

"Neptune, you were the one who told us to go before you were…"
said Uranus.

"Bull shit! I remember everything that happened. You ran out on me
and for that you will be destroyed. First the most uncaring on of you
all, Sailor Uranus. You said you loved me but when the going got tough
you cared more for the little weakling than me," said Neptune pointing
at Selenity on the last few words.

"Michiru-chan. I do love you. We all do but you know our loyalty
is to the queen. This is just like when we were fighting Mistress 9 and
Pharaoh 90. Our Mission always came first. We both knew that." As Uranus
spoke the others saw that her words were getting through.

"Neptune, Had the fact that you were alive be known we would have
taken you. I would have tried to help you. I swear it. Michiru-mama
onegai, come back to us," said Saturn as she slowly took a step towards
the person who had taken care of her when she was just a child.

"Hotaru-chan…?" trailed Neptune.

"You traitor! How Could you? After I had revived you, you turn
against me?! You will pay by watching the Bitch Neo-Queen Selenity Die!"
yelled Chaos. "Darkness engulf!"

A blast of pure dark energy left the stone on Chaos' breastplate
and went straight at Selenity. Just before it was about to strike her
Neptune jumped into the path of the blast taking it square in the chest.
Neptune then dropped to the ground. Saturn and Selenity then ran to her
and knelt down.

"Neptune, iie. Onegai. Be alright. I do not want to lose you
again," said Selenity as tears flowed freely down her cheek.

"Do not cry for me Selenity-sama. I am finally finding peace. I am
happy that my life was given while I was in the line of duty and not
degraded by the vileness that is working for Chaos when I died. Please
know I am sorry for what I did," said Sailor Neptune before her head
rolled to the side and her body faded away.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Once the memory flash stopped Selenity collapsed to the ground
unconscious with tears running down her face.
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The end for this chapter. Well what did you think, Again I am sorry for
taking so long in getting this out.

Until next time.

Sugar and Spice and everything not so nice
Queen Maetel