Hey there!
I'm DreamWeaver and this is my very first fic! I've read SO many that I thought I might as well give it a try and... well, y'know, see if I can actually write one. I dunno if I can, but let's see shall we? If you read it and like, it, tell me! My e-mail's DreamWeaver@dangerous-minds.com .
Um, yeah. The disclaimer. I dun own any of the SM characters but I just want to play with them, ne? It's all fun! LOL.
Anyways, on with the fic. I hope you like it!

PROLOGUE

The first thing he heard was screaming. Mamoru looked around him to find the source but knew he wouldn't find it. All around him there were people screaming in agony and in rage as they fought. Large black monsters, soldiers in silver and violet, soldiers in blues and grays, all around him a battle raged on. He watched in horror as silver and violet clad soldiers fell, their blood seeping into the earth and splattering the marble floors of the enormous palace before him. He chocked back a sound of horror as the demons began to feed on the souls of the dead. The soldiers in blue and gray backed away in fear as they retreated as far away as they could. Soon, only the dark monsters were left.

"What's happening?!" He yelled out. No one heard him. He suddenly felt a pain in his chest and clutched at his chest. His looked up and around him with pain filled eyes. Something... no, someone was hurt and they needed his help. He slowly and painfully began to walk towards the gardens. He soon started to jog and before he knew it, he was sprinting. He was yelling out for someone he didn't know.

"Where are you? Please! Answer me!" He stopped at the entrance to the great gardens and looked around desperately. The feeling was stronger now. He dashed through the ornate gates and ran as fast as he could. He ran past destroyed garden beds and large patches of scorching earth. He came to a screeching halt when he came upon a a young girl. She was dressed in white, silver and violet. She was crying into her hands. Her hair had come undone and was hanging in a half unwound braid, the long chestnut curls waving in the wind. She fell to her knees as she looked at the bodies around her. Two large black mosters and a half dozen gray and blue clad soldiers littered the area around her. They didn't look hurt but the way they lay unmoving, completely and utterly still indicated they were dead. The ground around the bodies were smoking and torn up. Fat tears of pain and tension rolled down her pale cheeks from large violet eyes. There was a sound at her side but she didn't turn, her eyes fixed on the devastation around her. A young man, taller than her and dressed in black and gold stumbled out of the shadows. He took one look at the bodies and the ground before he rushed to her side. He fell to his knees beside her and clasped her closely to his chest, pulling her eyes away from the dead people. Mamoru tried to move forward but found that he was rooted to the spot, his legs unable to move. He watched with a growing sense of dread.

"Shhhhh... Terra, don't cry. You did what you had to do." He stroked her hair soothingly as he hugged her close.

"Celek... I killed them. I killed them all. Why couldn't they just stop? I asked them to stop. I begged them... why wouldn't they stop?" Her shoulders shook with her harsh sobs. The man, Celek, kissed her forehead lightly and stroked her face. He tried to give her a comforting smile but the long gashes on his cheeks and neck made it look so much worse. She whimpered loudly and reached up with a shaking hand to stroke his cheek.

"Celek... you're hurt. Here, let me... let me heal you." She whispered. He caught her hand and squeezed it gently.

"No, don't waste your energy. I'll be fine. Don't worry. In a couple of days, I'll be as good as new." He tried to smile again but winced. Terra's eyes filled with tears again.

"No, it's not your fault. Terra." She buried her face in her hands again. "Terra, listen to me. We have to leave."

"What? We can't leave. What about the soldiers here?" Celek's face looked strained as he replied.

"Terra. They're dead. The Shadow Stalkers have claimed them. They're gone." Terra shook her head in horror.

"No. No, you're lying. Please tell me you're lying Celek. Please. They can't all be dead. They have families... they have homes. They can't be dead." Celek looked at her with sorrowful eyes, the slit pupils narrowing further. She boke down into loud sobs as the severity of the situation hit her.

"I'm sorry Terra. They died fighting to defend their land. They died honorably. We have to leave Terra. We have to. We need to go to the Moon Kingdom and warn them."

"I did. I called Sailor Pluto to ask for help. She-she said that she couldn't help us. The Moon Kingdom couldn't afford to spare any men to help us." Terra waved a hand around the destroyed gardens. "She said that if they did, there would not be enough for the Moon Kingdom to defend itself. I-I didn't know what else to do."

"She refused us? Did you speak to Queen Serenity?" Celek's face was angry.

"I-I... Sailor Pluto, she said the Queen was too busy to attend such matters." Celek's face was almost white with rage. "Celek? Celek, what's wrong?"

"That bitch! She left us to die!"

"She... I'm sure she had her reasons." Terra said softly but she looked doubtful.

"Terra, she refused to help us because it would not fit in with her perfect future!" Celek spat. Terra bit her lip.

"I'm sure she was telling the truth."

"Terra, look, we have to get out of here."

"But-"

"Too late Half breed." Celek's head whipped around to where the harsh voice had come from. A tall dark shape detatched itself from the shadows and stalked forward. Dark blond hair fell into blue eyes that glared at Celek but heated when he looked at Terra.

"Gascon." Celek hissed. He got up and stood defensively in front of Terra. Terra got up to her feet behind him.

"Why did you join with Beryl?" Terra asked.

"She offered me you." Terra frowned slightly, uncomprehending. Several more dark shapes slid out from the shadows to form a semi circle around her and Celek. Gascon stood behind the Shadow Stalkers and waited.

"Leave Gascon, and I won't kill you." Celek hissed. Gascon just shrugged his shoulders and waved a hand.

"I'm sure you would. Get him. Don't hurt the Princess." The dark Shadows streaked across the ground and closed the gap between Celek and themselves in less than a second. Celek brought up his sword and made a wide swing with it. Black energy shot out in an arc from his sword and they were forced back. One of the Shadows was cut in half and it dissolved with a high pitched scream.

"Die. All of you. I will never let you touch Terra."

"I don't want to hurt her. I want her as my Queen." Gascon said. Celek's golden eyes flashed and he snarled as the Shadows began their attack. Terra tried to help but they had woven around Celek so tightly that she wouldn't have been able to hit them without hitting Celek. She bit her lip in indecision. She knew he needed her help. She saw long cuts appear on his back and arms but didn't want to hinder him. She was worried about how sluggish he seemed. Celek spun around wildly, his sword flashing through the air and dispatched more of the Shadows. As they fell, Gascon frowned angrily. He stalked forward while Celek was distracted with the final shadow. Terra screamed in warning.

"NO! CELEK! LOOK OUT! PSIONIC PULSE!" A small ball of silver energy shot out of her hand just as Celek turned to block Gascon's sword. The Shadow took no moment of hesitation as it sliced it's claws into his back. The normally lithe young man would have been able to block any double attack but he was swaying drunkenly even as he blocked Gascon's blow. He fell with a soft sound. As he fell, the silver ball hit Gascon and the Shadow. It burst into a strong cage of silvery threads of psionic power. Gascon snarled in pain as he felt the very fabric of his being start to rip apart under the assault. He left his Shadow to die as he teleported away. Terra ran to her fallen lover and clutched him to her chest.

"No... Celek, please, don't go. You promised you'd never leave me. Remember? You never break your promises." She hugged him tightly, even as his blood flowed freely between them. Her white clothing became slick with his red blood. He lifted a hand and gently stroked her cheek and offered her a weak smile.

"I'm sorry Terra. I never meant to break any of my promises to you. I'm sorry this had to be the one I broke." Terra caught his hand as it began to fall and pressed it to her cheek. She glowed with a silvery light. The glow reached out to surround them both. Celek gasped as he felt energy being pushed into him. Terra gasped softly but didn't stop.

"Stop! Terra!" Celek choked out as he struggled to sit up. Terra shook her head but the glow died down anyway. Celek felt fear snake through him as he realised what she had been doing.

"Terra... you shouldn't have. It's too late for you to save me. I can't..." Terra kissed him lightly.

"I couldn't leave you. I can't let you go alone."

"Terra, it's too late for me. I'm going to die." Terra sobbed softly as she buried her face against his neck.

"No, you're not going to leave me. I'll stay here with you. Forever. I won't ever leave you Celek."

"Please, get out of here while you still can."

"No, I won't leave you alone. Not like this. I love you Celek."

"I love you too Terra. For always and forever." He could feel her gathering her remaining power around her. He knew she was going to kill herself, even as he felt his own life ebbing away. He felt something tug at his soul and weakly looked up at her. Tears were coursing down her pale face but she gave him a loving smile.

"My soul and your soul, forever as one. Always and forever." She leant down and pressed her lips against his. Filled with love, devotion, passion and heart ache, her kiss told him of everything she felt for him. He weakly returned the kiss but all the emotions were there. He felt tears running down his own face as he weakly tried to hold onto life.

Mamoru cried out as an enormous eruption of silver power exploded around the pair.

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"No!" Mamoru shot upright in bed. His breaths came in quick painful gasps as he looked around him in pain. He slowly calmed down enough to run a shaking hand through his sweat soaked hair. "Kami-sama.... what was that?" He asked himself shakily. He looked out the window and saw the moon. He couldn't quite remember his dream but he knew whatever it was, it signified something coming. Something bad.