(Chapter Seven)

(Chapter Seven)

Lady Une walked in a daze-like dream world through the tunnels. "Lady…" a voice whispered into her ear. Her eyes widened as she was snapped back down to earth. "Mister Trieze?" she asked looking around her. "I missed you…" he said softly, slipping his arms around her waist from behind her. She gasped at his touch before moving away from him. "What happened to you?" she whispered shakily. "I came back…" he answered simply. She looked at him closely, he was different she knew… but he was still the same person inside, and she had to focus hard to ignore the fact that she loved him with all her heart, even when he'd died.

"No… you were taken over." She said firmly backing away. "Lady… I've raged through Heaven and through the deepest recesses of Hell to return to you… won't you love me again?" he pleaded. She felt herself weakening, but was determined to find out. "You never answered my question. Are you the same Mister Trieze that I fell in love with?" He stopped, whatever he might be, whatever he was capable of doing… that was one thing he couldn't. He couldn't lie. "No." he said finally, the façade dropped from his face showing the darkness that ruled over him now. "I have never felt love, nor will I ever experience it. My soul has been proclaimed too dark to ever know such a bright emotion." He said this with a touch of sadness that only Lady Une could hear.

"Then why try to destroy these people whom others care for?" she asked, her voice gaining a little more strength. "Because the destruction of the Gundam pilots will be a nuisance avoided in the future. I will never allow my brother to be destroyed by those pathetic fools, idiot though my brother is."

"But how could he be destroyed by them? It's certain that you two hold immense power in your grasp, enough to bind Sailor Moon's warriors to you… why would you be afraid of normal people like us?" she asked quietly, she was like that. After the war had ended, she had stayed the nice, kind woman that she was and not the commanding officer she had been. "We are not afraid! Merely cautious in the dealings of men."

Trieze suddenly doubled in pain, his eyes widened. "Oh god, why won't you accept you've lost!" he growled to seemingly himself. Lady Une backed against a wall and stared wide-eyed at the internal struggle. //I love her. I won't let you hurt her in any way, and that means not hurting the ones she can trust. I owe that much to her at least.// You pitiful fool! I will destroy them all! My brother will not die by these pitiful humans! He will at least die with dignity, so that the name of the gods will not be corrupted! He was surprised by Lady Une's hand on his arm. "No matter whether you are one of the brothers of Pluto… or Mister Trieze… what will you accomplish by destroying each other in the same body?" she asked softly, her voice ringing truth to both minds.

//Please… don't hurt her… I love her…// Trieze's voice rang through Pluto's mind, his throat constricting slightly. He had enough room in his dark mind for envy, for Trieze's ability to love… even when dead. To be even able to love was something Pluto had been said to be impossible for him, the god of Hell. I won't hurt her, was all he thought back to Trieze. Lady Une stood there, unaware of the swirling thoughts running through Pluto's mind. Thoughts no one, not even Trieze could decipher. What is wrong with me? I've always been known to be the coldest of the Plutonian Brothers… why is this strange feeling taking over me?

::Uh… may I cut in here?::

WHAT THE *BEEP* ARE YOU DOING?!

::Eep! Never mind! Forget I ever popped in your brain!::

(Reader hears a muffled snicker as Authoress' little sister is currently laughing at her older sister's fic… and will pay dearly for it as older sister runs after laughing baka with Akane's borrowed mallet.)

::(To reader and shifts slightly away from immobilized Trieze/Pluto) Hi! I am not sure how this really scary guy managed to weasel some really nasty words aimed at me into this fic… but he did. Blame it on Pluto there… (Points at aforementioned Trieze/Pluto) Other than that… yes this is the end of the fic. WHAT?! Yeah right. Okay… so not really a cliffhanger that will make you scream and wish for a mallet like mine… (Sees a raised eyebrow from a black-haired girl out of the corner of her eye) er… or Akane's, to hit me with… but that's a good thing right?

BUT!!!!!

Hahahahaha! I wouldn't do that to those people who I KNOW must be out there somewhere who love my fics… (dodges the sharp missiles aimed at Stef-chan's head) And so… there's more! YAY!!!!!!! (dodges more sharp missiles and the occasional roll of toilet paper…) OKAY! WHO'S DECIDED I'M NOT EVEN WORTH THE EFFORT OF KILLING WITH A DECENT WEAPON? TOILET PAPER?! TOILET PAPER?!?!?!?!?!?! (quits raving as she sees the major sweatdrop on reader's head, smiles innocently and goes back to story)

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Relena blinked as a wave of weariness washed over her. "What is this… weakness?" she asked her cousin. "We've been transformed for quite a while now… the transformation drains us of energy." She answered listening intently for any sound that would indicate that they were nearing their intended target. "So… Sailor Moon… or should I say Princess Serenity?" asked a voice from behind them. The three of them whirled to see the Plutonian Brother that Sailor Moon had met. "So you have finally come to see me, my destined Queen." He said in a smooth voice. Sailor Moon glared at him. "Just for that, I'll beat you within an inch of you life." She said, her wand held at his face. "You think that puny Ginzoushou can stop me?" he asked raising an eyebrow at the pink, not-very-impressive pink wand that she was holding in her hand.

Heero stepped instinctively in front of Relena, shielding her slightly with his own body. She smiled up at him, he could see over his own shoulder. "But… I'll leave your precious cousin and her boyfriend alone if you come along with me…" he said, his eyes flashing maliciously. "Yeah right." She muttered, "MOON CRISIS MAKE-UP!" she yelled, feeling an exhilarating surge of power the transformation gave her. "And you think you'll stop me." he smirked, "I am a god. I am immortal and shall never be destroyed!" she glared at him. "We will never be destroyed either. Time and time again, when we are struck down, we will rise again in another time, in another place… we will return to battle… a gift and a curse that has been chosen for us since the beginning of time."

"Of course. Your destiny is meant to be entwined with mine. You were destined to become the Dark Queen and rule the world by my side!" he proclaimed. "Think again, loser." She said, "Live sometime in the… what century is it?" she asked before shrugging, "Okay, even back in the twentieth century, marriages that were pre-destined like that were so overrated. I can't think how medieval you can get in this century." He glared at her. "We are meant to be!" he yelled. "NOT WHEN I SAY WE AREN'T!" she yelled back.

"Well… if you won't… I think all of your friends will do instead." He said, smiling vindictively. "You wouldn't." she said, her face pale. "Maybe I won't… but are you willing to take that chance that I can destroy all of your 'friends' in an instant?" a primal growl emanated from the mini-skirted Super Soldier, "OMAE O KOROSU!" she yelled leaping forward and slamming him against the wall of the cave. He was stunned for a moment before saying, "Tsk tsk. When did the precious little princess get so violent?" he asked smirking. She glared, "You missed too much of my life to know anything about me. And you say we are destined forever. You don't know a single moment of my life!" she yelled kicking him in the face with a (might I add) very hard high-heeled boot. Relena looked at her cousin in amazement. "I doubt that's a good idea when you as angry as hell is it?" Heero was looking with a raised eyebrow at Super Sailor Moon pummeling a god. "Um… no." he said.

"I've had enough of this. "WORLD SHAKING!" he yelled, a blast of energy slamming Sailor Moon into the opposite wall. "That's… Uranus's attack!" she gasped, standing up heavily. "No… it's my own. We control the powers of the Outer Scouts. And now also the Inners as well." He said his eyes glowing brightly. "TRANQUILITY REVENGE ENSNARE!" a voice yelled as a beam of turquoise light erupted from Relena's wand and caused Pluto to impact against a rock wall. "You may control the power of the senshi… but you'll never control the power of the Moon and Earth!" she said glaring at him. "Now leave my cousin alone!!!!"

(AN: At this point, Authoress appears again actually in the fic.)

"Hey people! Glad to see… me… … oh yeah, bad timing right?" I asked as I look from one side to another. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR BATTLE YOU LITTLE FREAK!!!!" yelled Pluto. This of course, makes me VEEEERRRYYYY angry since I have already been pecked at multiple times by very mean people. So of course, I snap back. "YOU WOULDN'T EVEN EXIST IF I HADN'T PUT YOU IN HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE! BUT SINCE I NEED A GOOD PLOT, I NEED TO ADD SOMETHING THAT WILL MAKE THE READER AT LEAST A LITTLE INTERESTED! SO YOU CAN SIMPLY SHUT UP! AND DON'T CALL ME A FREAK YOU PATHETIC EXCUSE FOR A GOD!!!!!" like I said earlier, I am VERY snappish today so don't mind me.

And of course, I pull out my handy-dandy(from screwed up show called Blue's Clues) mallet that I still haven't returned to Akane since I like it too much, and basically… threaten him. If a REEAAALLLYYY tall god could feel threatened by a measly 5'3 fourteen-year-old girl. He didn't. He raised an eyebrow and smirked down at me… Of course that gave Sailor Moon a perfect time to come leaping and conking him on the back of his head with her aforementioned very hard high-heeled boot (although I can't see how the scouts could run in those things…) which made him ALMOST fall over in a dead faint. Of course, since he bent down double, I was able to throw a good hard *THWACK* on his skull, possibly giving him total brain damage and surely making him lose twenty zillion brain cells at least. "And that's for calling me a freak!" I said triumphantly before turning back to the others. "Hi again!" I said cheerfully to them.

"Uh… hi again…" I nudged the unconscious god with my toe and giggled. "He doesn't look so omnipotent when he's fainted does he?" I said.

"Ditto." Replied Relena as she de-transformed and slumped against a wall and sliding down to the ground. Heero sat down next to her, placing an arm awkwardly around her shoulders. Serena, also de-transforming looked with a little jealousy at her cousin. She had someone who cared for her and showed it, while she… she had nothing.

I looked over at Serena, thinking sadly, This is all my fault… I'm the authoress, but I'm not omnipotent either…

::for all the readers who think I am insane to be upset because of some anime characters, I have to tell you that if I really were put in that position I would really be thinking the same. I feel guilty about everything. Sorta like Quatre is.::

I sat down beside Serena, hoping to at least talk to her. "Y'know… since I'm the one who made Darien do this… and I've gotta say it's sad to see you so upset, I know for a fact that he still loves you. Not as a mission, but as someone he really cares about. Look!" in front of us appeared a swirling portal and in it we could see Darien stumbling among the rocky surfaces of the dark caves alone calling, "Serena! Serena!" over and over for her. "See?" I said as I banished the portal, "he still loves you, enough to come back to look for you and stand by your side even without the added power of Tuxedo Mask."

I of course had to pop back to author-land to get this fic under way but I could tell that Serena had something that resembled hope in her eyes. Mission accomplished. Now if only Darien won't act like a royal jerk when I meet them back up. You cannot believe how much of an idiot he can be. (Yes I may be writing this fic but that doesn't mean that the characteristics of the characters can be totally changed. And he is a jerk to her at the beginning of the anime.)

Relena walked over to her cousin. "Come on. Let's go find him. If he's this desperate to see you, I think he's worth giving another chance for. I would know wouldn't I?" she asked Heero teasingly. He turned sideways so that his face was half hidden in the shadows and Relena couldn't see the color rise to his face. You've got me all figured out Relena… I just wonder if I'll ever know everything about you… he thought silently to himself. And what of his princess from his dreams? Could he let her fade into the past? He sighed and then looked down as he saw her slip an arm into his. "Come on Heero." She said smiling up at him, her face still remaining cheerful and she kissed him on the lips, regardless of an unconscious Plutonian brother at their feet. This girl can find romance anywhere, he thought raising an eyebrow. Not that he minded… okay, was he going off the deep end or what?

::Didn't I say you'd be happy? Aren't you happy?::

Why ask me?

::Because, it's not *me* who needs to know this, it's *you*::

I… guess so…

::See? Now show her! Or… do you want to end up like Darien?::

Heero stiffened, did that sound like a threat? Unconsciously, he pulled the girl tighter; there was no way he'd lose her. Laying her head on his shoulder, Relena remained alert but she was a little more comfortable.

And Serena watched the two, wishing with all her might that what Stefani had said was really true. Darien… how could I be a mission? I was the princess that was to be your fiancée on the moon and you loved me then! I came to Earth to find you again… and yet you won't let me get close to you… closing her eyes, she remembered a him telling her of a link that had led him to her, that he could feel her emotions, whenever she transformed into Sailor Moon… Let's see if this will still work… his powers may be gone, but I'm still here and so is he… A bright spark erupted from her fingertip and the two behind her stopped in amazement as the ball of light turned slowly, sparkling the various colors of the rainbow and they flew in all directions… to come back from one direction only.

"We're close to him. Come on." She said waving them to hurry. Relena grinned at Heero and whispered in his ear, "Now… does she not look like a girl in love or what?" Heero didn't say anything… in truth he couldn't know… he'd never really cared up until now… "I've only known how *you* look when you're in love… no others." He whispered in hers. Their conversation was stopped when a distinct "SERENA!" could be heard. "DARIEN?!" yelled Serena as she listened in vain. "SERENA!" the voice was coming closer as was a dark figure. "DARIEN! I'm here!" she yelled, the light still blazing from her fingertip as she held it up like a torch.

The young man was there, a little worn out but he was there. And he ran to Serena with a huge embrace. "Serena… I'm sorry… I couldn't tell you what I felt… I just couldn't… I'm so sorry…" his fingers were tangled in her long golden hair and she lay her chin on his shoulder. "Darien… I'm sorry too." From the ball of light appeared a sparkling golden rose, his rose, the rose that allowed him to transform. "Here." She said simply holding it to him. Taking it, the transformation was instantaneous. Tuxedo Mask stood before her a small lighting his face.

Sailor Moon's eyes hardened as another sound could be heard. Pluto had evidently awakened and the sound of his running, could tell them that he was in a VERY bad mood.

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Lady Une looked towards the sounds of the screams. "Oh no… those are the others aren't they!" she cried, her eyes filled with fear towards the girls who had come to their dimension. Pluto looked at her, "Let's see then." He said finally and a mirror appeared before them both. The glass shimmered before Lady Une could see a battle between senshi, the Outers and the Inners. Although the power of the Outer Senshi was much greater than the power of the Inner Senshi, the added power of the Plutonian Brothers and their numbers were enough to overpower the Outer Senshi. Neptune was the first to fall. And with her, Uranus followed soon after. Saturn and Pluto were the only ones left and they were visibly tiring very quickly. The Inners were working like a machine, unable to stop or pause never tiring.

"Oh no… kami no…" gasped Lady Une. Pluto looked at her pain-filled features. She had barely known the girls and yet, she was able to feel pain towards them to see them fall. He rose and taking her hand, she looked up with wide eyes. He stepped through the mirror, Lady Une following behind him into the scene of the battle. "STOP." He said making all eyes turn to him. The Inner Senshi stopped immediately and the sight of Lady Une made the Outers pause. "Don't harm them any longer. The battle is between my little brother, Sailor Moon, the Dragon, Tuxedo Mask and the Sailor Tranquility." He gestured to the mirror and the Inner Senshi walked in without hesitation. The Outers paused to try and wake the unconscious Neptune and Uranus. Lady Une went over to help, and with a close look at her, Pluto nodded. "So it was you." She said in her timeless voice, though her appearance was still battered by the battle. Lady Une nodded, "I hope this ends up where none of us lose anyone…" she said softly.

Pluto nodded. Lady Une and she seemed to be very similar, they could be two entirely different personas, one kind one and when at war, one ferocious one. She was unlike the Inner Sailor Senshi who remained cheerful even during their battles, nor like the Outer Senshi who were indifferent in war and to everyone else that they considered not with them. And so it seemed Lady Une was also like her.

Pluto/Trieze looked at the two of them in wonder, How is it that even during their battles and confronted with such a person as I, care for others before themselves? Lady Une held Neptune in her arms while Sailor Pluto held Uranus and Saturn held Uranus and Neptune's respective weapons along with her own. Pluto gestured to the mirror and Lady Une walked through with Sailor Pluto and Sailor Saturn following cautiously through.

//So do you believe now that Lady Une is worth coming back to the mortal realm for?// I am reserving judgement. But… she and Sailor Pluto are very similar in being I must say. //What do you mean?// Sailor Pluto was supposed to be my destined queen… but I am less foolish than my brother.

Sailor Pluto looked over at the Plutonian brother sitting on his throne in the body of Trieze Kushrinada. "Pluto…?" she asked slowly, almost hesitantly (which if Mako-chan were awake, then she'd be snapping photos non-stop) towards him. "Yes?"

"Why is it that you have allowed the Outers their respective powers to fight for the goodness of the world and yet you both hope for the destruction of it?"

"I do not wish for destruction, I hope only for my brother's safety."

"But still, why fight us? Why try to destroy these gundam pilots if they do no wrong to your brother?"

"You cannot see infinitely as I can. He would be destroyed if he continues to follow Serenity. And I will not allow him to be destroyed by these pathetic humans with no mystical power at all!" Sailor Pluto sighed, "And so you believe… that your brother can do no wrong? That if he were destroyed, attempting to take another's bride would be considered right?"

"Once before, a long time ago, Serenity had been for my brother… Serenity-sama had wanted to build a bridge between the Moon and the farthest planet from the sun. He loved her I knew, and once I suppose Serenity must have had a crush on him too… but she fell in love with Endymion and set my brother in a jealous rage that spanned centuries."

"And what of you? Were you not promised with someone?" Pluto jerked and looked away. "I doubt you would want to hear."

"I am the Senshi of Time, something I have not heard of is unusual so I wish to know."

"It was… it was you dear princess Pluto." Her garnet eyes widened. "You don't mean… that I was your promised one?!" at her nod she stepped back, "I was unaware that… I never…" Pluto waved it away. "It is of no matter. We were unable to marry then and it is sure that we are probably never to be married now." Sailor Pluto sighed and walked back to the others who were coming to, and as he watched her, Pluto sighed. Her forest green hair swayed from where it fell gracefully to her hips and the short skirt of her fighting fuku accented her long legs partially hidden by her long boots.

It may be almost impossible to have you dear princess… but I am sure I will… always be there for you, it was strange… he, the Plutonian Brother incapable of love was suspecting he was falling for the senshi of time all over again…

Oh kami what is wrong with me? I was supposed to marry him?! And yet I had no idea after all these centuries that this man, who has given me the power of Pluto was to be my husband… would I… would I have to kill him? Am I beginning to care for him…? Sailor Pluto shook her head, this was going to give her a headache sooner or later.

::So why not answer your own question?::

What question?

::Do you care for him?::

He would destroy the gundam pilots!

::Was that an answer?::

I…

::I didn't think so. So… if you do care for him… and being the authoress I assure you that you do, can you do nothing to change his mind?::

Why should it matter whether or not I love him? He has no love for me, only for Persephone.

::He never loved Persephone, the myth was all wrong. It was Eros who was being mischievous and struck him with one of his arrows. He had been out looking for Zeus for permission of having an earthly wedding which you'd insisted to have when you were to marry him.::

But that's… impossible!

::How is it impossible? Aphrodite and Eros were always more welcomed in the arms of the peoples than Hades. They would have taken the side of the Goddess of Love and Beauty.::

But what about…

::Endymion? Now… let's ask you a few questions. Do you care about him?::

Of course I do.

::Would you risk your life for him?::

Yes. It is my duty.

::Darling, kick duty right out the window here and tell me. Now, do you know for sure you love him?::

Y-yes.

::Alright. Now the biggie question. Why then would you be troubling yourself with whether or not you love Pluto?::

I…

::See? Now, when you KNOW you love him, does it have not to do with your mind? And when you KNOW that you cannot love Pluto, yet it is your heart that drives you to think the question over and over? So, is it really LOVE you feel towards Endymion? Are the fates that cruel?::

The fates can be cruel and they can be kind.

::Enough with the 'I'm the Senshi of Eternity and I know everything so I must live forever in sorrow' gig! Do you think *I* would be that cruel?::

Sailor Pluto sighed and then groaned since the drainage of power and also the physical battle had worn her down. She de-transformed before slumping to the ground. Sailor Saturn followed her example as she became little Hannah Tomoe once more. Susan groaned as she lay among the stones and crawled over to Hannah who was on the verge of fainting and quietly held her. Uranus and Neptune were slowly coming to and were moaning slightly, their hands clasped between them as they continued to gain consciousness.

Susan felt a hand on her shoulder and she looked up to see the face of Pluto. She could sense the aura of deep suffering that pervaded the air around him. "I'm sorry." He said simply. Susan nodded, standing up and laying Hotaru back on the ground, and stood up in front of him. "I know."

::Pluto?::

Who the hell are you?!

::I'm the authoress. And I decided now that since you aren't so violent, I could actually talk without being yelled at.::

::Alright, then just listen. You cool with that?::

::Sheesh. You'd think a god would be able to answer!::

Am I to listen to you babbling?

::Fine. Now, I know you're the 'cold as ice and just as evil' dude, but I find you the better of the two Plutonians so I'm gonna offer help. Susan's getting a faint idea of what she feels for you, and what you feel for her too so—::

I don't feel anything. And neither can she feel anything for me either.

::Really? So… would you rather I simply made her fall in love with your brother? I can do that you know.::

::Since I am so nice, I will not make you answer that question, nor will I force her to do something that isn't meant to be. Think about it okay?::

Susan groaned as she slumped a little. Her muscles were killing her. Oh well. She'd handled worse. Although, the next moment, she was surprised she had slumped down into a very soft couch of dark blue velvet. "Just rest." Was all he said, being a man of few words and he walked away to look at the other Outers.

Uranus had come to and the first thing she saw was the face of Pluto. She leaped up to her feet, ignoring her protesting muscles. "What the hell do you want from me?" she asked, assuming a fighting pose. Pluto sighed, "Get some rest, you're going to kill yourself this way."

"And why would you care?!" Neptune had woken up by this time and she stood slowly. "Why didn't you kill us?" she asked slowly, trying to overcome the pounding headache. "Because. This is a war between my brother, Tuxedo Mask, Sailor Tranquility, Sailor Moon and the Dragon of Thunder. Not between us. Nor the other senshi." Another couch appeared behind them and they sank into the contours of the soft velvet, their feet unable to hold them up any longer. They looked surprised, then suspicious, but when they noticed Susan lying on one close to them, they relaxed a little also, though their eyes remained watchful.

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Well, done this chapter! One more to go and then the whole thing's done. Oh come on, you know you want to read it after coming this far! i_luv_heero_yuy@hotmail.com okay? thanx for sticking with me this far! Only one more part to go! YOU CAN DO IT! YOU CAN DO IT! I sound like a cheerleader but that's okay!!!!!!! J ;;;;;;;;