"Fate" - A Bishoujou Senshi Sailor Moon Series
Fire Angel

AUTHOR'S NOTE 1: Okay guys, this series is just a little thing I thought up, but each story is
only a one-part fan fic, and they are all separate stories (ie. Their outcomes do not affect the
other stories). Their outcomes will not reflect on my future fan fictions. Any comments? E-mail
me at rinoa_heartilly86@hotmail.com

AUTHOR'S NOTE 2: Many thanks to my friend Zach, who helped me establish the main, far-fetched
ideas for this story. It's about Setsuna, and of course the title 'Who Wants to Live Forever?'
fits the fact that she lives forever as the guardian of time (at least, that's what I've heard).
It's about her feelings for King Endymion. A couple of things to note: the first is that I've
assumed while it takes at least two and a half minutes for all the senshi to transform, it
actually happens in a special frame of time that only applies to them, so everything stops while
they transform. The second is that I'm using the thing from the manga: two of the same person
cannot exist in the same timeline; otherwise one will get wiped out.
If you want to flame me, go ahead, I don't think one fan fiction author gets through without a
flame of some type :o)


Fate
Part 2: Who Wants to Live Forever?

PROLOGUE
She stood alone at the magnificent gates of time, crying softly to herself. She was terribly
lonely. Since she and her friends had defeated the ruler of all chaos, she had to return to her
lonely stand, guarding the gates of time. While she had been gone, the cat Diana had been
watching them for her, keeping them safe from unworthy trespassers. But now that there was no
more evil, she had to return.
She looked around at the misty eternity, wishing she could see the sun rise again. The colours
of the dawn skies reminded her of King Endymion, the only man she had ever loved.
She would always love him. For all eternity. As the guardian of time, she was granted eternal
life. So for her whole life, even when he was long dead, she would pine for him… why did she have
to live forever? Why would she have to live with the pain of unrequited love?
She realised suddenly what she could do. She could twist the threads of time to make him hers. Of
course, it was one of the three taboos, and she would be going against her Princess' destiny, but
she didn't care anymore. She needed him more than she needed her eternal life.

Suddenly scared, she closed her eyes and lifted her staff, whispering to herself the powerful
words…
"Twister of time, I command you to come to me and twist the threads of time to make King Endymion
mine!"
Tears ran down her face as she said the words that betrayed her to her princess, but she ignored
her fear and guilt. She felt power around her as time changed to allow what she wanted…


CHAPTER 1
"Geez Usagi, Mamoru-sama is looking very cute today!" Hino Rei said, sitting with her friend
outside Juuban Crossroads High School.
"I know," Tsukino Usagi agreed wistfully, as the handsome, 25 year old man sauntered casually
past them, with a slight wave in their direction. "But, most unfortunately, he belongs to
Setsuna. It was their destiny to be together…"
They both sighed sadly as Meiou Setsuna came walking up the road towards Chiba Mamoru, who kissed
her lightly on the cheek. The pair of lovebirds hopped into Mamoru's car and drove off.
"She'll be Queen of the Earth someday, when they marry," Usagi said.
"So what? You're Princess Serenity, heir to the throne of the Moon Kingdom. Doesn't that sound
much cooler?"

"You're forgetting something, Rei-chan," Kino Makoto said, coming up behind them with Mizuno Ami
and Aino Minako. "The Moon Kingdom went up in smoke. There's just ruins up there now."
"It doesn't really matter though," Ami said quietly. "Logically, she still is the Moon Princess,
and that's all that matters. Setsuna, on the other hand, is the guardian of time. Unless she
found someone else to do the job, she couldn't really be queen."
"I guess you're right, Ami-chan," Makoto said. "Usagi-chan is definitely a princess. Only maybe
will Setsuna be a queen."

* * * *

Setsuna smiled warmly at Mamoru as they climbed from his car, but really she was quivering on the
inside. Mamoru had said they were going to pick up Tomoe Hotaru from Mugen Gakuen Elementary
School. Setsuna had immediately begun to ask, 'What about Small Lady?'. It only hit her then that
Chibi-Usa, her Small Lady, the person she loved most in the entire world, save only King
Endymion, didn't exist anymore.

"Setsuna-san! Mamoru-sama!" a voice called frantically. They spun in perfect unison to find
Hotaru running to them. "I just saw Haruka-san and Michiru-san and they said that there is a new
enemy!"
"A new enemy?!" Mamoru exclaimed.
"He's from the future," Hotaru whispered, as she saw young children staring at them suspiciously.
"He is called the Death Phantom."

Setsuna's face went dead white. Of course, without Small Lady or Sailor Moon as the future Queen,
Death Phantom would not have been killed. But why choose now to attack? She decided it was
something to do with her screwed up timelines.
"He's heading to the shrine," Hotaru added quietly.
"We have to get the others!" Setsuna said suddenly. She flicked on her communicator and snapped
into it, "Senshi! Hikawa Shrine, now! We have a Death Phantom on our hands!"


CHAPTER 2
"What's a Death Phantom?" Usagi asked immediately as Setsuna, Mamoru, Hotaru, Kaiou Michiru and
Teno'u Haruka ran into the temple.
"A new enemy," Michiru said breathlessly. "And he's headed right here."
"Rei-chan!" Ami said. "Get Grandpa and Yuuichirou out of here! We'll handle this for now! Come
back once they're safe, okay?"
"Gotcha, Ami!" Rei said, running into the room where her Grandpa was talking to Yuuichirou.

"So what are we going to do?" Makoto asked.
"There's no time to devise a plan," Minako added. She had Artemis draped over her shoulder, and
he nodded.
"The Death Phantom will be here before we can," Luna agreed.
"Fine, we'll just have to attack him straight out," Haruka said.
"Give it all we've got," Michiru agreed.
"Well then…" Usagi began, but she was interrupted by an evil laugh.

"Yes, go ahead and run, fair maiden, and take the men with you! You won't get far! Droids are
guarding each door. You won't get past them! Hahahahah!"
"The Death Phantom!" Setsuna cried.
"It has to be!" Hotaru screeched, as they ran out into the shrine's gardens.

Rei, Yuuichirou and Grandpa were attempting to get through the shrine's gates. Three droids stood
in front of them, barring their way. One of the droids lunged at Rei…
"No! Rei-chan!" Usagi screamed. "Moon Crisis, Make Up!"
"Makoto, Haruka! Come with me, we'll try and distract the droids while she transforms!" Ami
cried, urging the two girls forward.
Setsuna opened her mouth to ask why Usagi was using Crisis and not Eternal Power, and why the
girls needed to distract the droids, but then she looked to where Usagi had been standing…

Usagi was spinning slowly through the air, ribbons surrounding her and turning into her fuku.
Somehow, something had slowed the speed of the senshi's transformation abilities… while they
usually happened in millionths of a second, Usagi's seemed to be taking much longer…
"Of course," Setsuna whispered to herself. "I've done something, when I twisted the lines of
time… something has screwed up our transformation abilities…"
It hit her also that as Chibi-Usa did not exist, Usagi could not become Eternal Sailor Moon, as
the locket was formed when Usagi cried for Chibi-Usa. She didn't bother asking how she could
become Super Sailor Moon without Pegasus: perhaps in her twisted timeline, Pegasus had come to
another senshi…

Suddenly she knew what she had to do. Even though the desire to leave things as they were was
strong, she knew it was not right. She had to change everything back.
"Michiru, Hotaru, Minako! Form a protective barrier around Sailor Moon, okay? I'm going to
transform as well!"
"Won't you need protection, Setsuna?" Hotaru asked quietly.
"I'll be fine. Our first priority is the Princess. Pluto…" Planet or Crystal, Planet or Crystal?
"Umm… Pluto Crystal Power, Make Up!"
Good guess. She gasped quietly as slowly, purple energy surrounded her and pressed against her.
She knew this was going to take a while.


CHAPTER 3
"Rei-chan, look out!" Makoto yelled as she picked up a stone and threw it at the youma that was
attacking Rei. Rei ducked successfully, and the youma was thrown to the ground.
"Rei, transform! I'll take care of this monster!" Makoto snapped.
"Grandpa, Yuuichirou! Get out of here!" Rei commanded. As soon as they were out of sight, she
yelled, "Mars Crystal Power, Make Up!"

Fire began to trail slowly around her. No youma dared bother her; the fire was enough of a
protective barrier as it was. She smiled triumphantly as, after about a minute, she was in the
full Super Sailor Mars outfit. Super Sailor Pluto and Super Sailor Moon ran up to join her, but
suddenly Hotaru was at Sailor Moon's side. She thrust her hand into Sailor Moon's chest and
ripped out the heart crystal. Her eyes went a dark black as she swallowed it whole.

Sailor Moon let out a single, whimpering cry and sunk to the ground as Hotaru became the evil
Mistress Nine.
"Oh no," Setsuna whispered. "Without Small Lady…"
"Usagi-chan!" Sailor Mars screamed. "Sailor Pluto, guard the others as they transform! Just keep
them away!" She ran to her friend's lifeless body, sobbing.
"Makoto, Minako, Haruka! Transform! Michiru, help me out here! Ami, keep those youma away from
Sailor Mars and Sailor Moon!" Sailor Pluto screeched as her transformation suddenly powered down
to simply 'planetary power'. Without Saturn there were no super outers.
"Jupiter Crystal Power, Make Up!"
"Venus Crystal Power, Make Up!"
"Uranus Planet Power, Make Up!"
Slowly, they began their transformations. In no less than three minutes of frantic defending from
Mistress Nine, the Death Phantom, and the droids, they were done.

"Michiru, Ami, it's your turn!"
"Gotcha! Mercury Crystal Power, Make Up!"
"Neptune Planet Power, Make Up!"
"Michiru, look out!" a voice yelled from the rooftops. Sailor Pluto looked up to see Tuxedo
Kamen.
"Tuxedo Kamen!" she yelled. "Come help us out here!"
Suddenly Sailor Mars was on her feet.
"Mars Flame Sniper!" she screamed. The fire cut through the attack that the Death Phantom had
launched at Michiru. Immediately, Mistress Nine threw an attack at Mars, knocking her to the
ground. When Sailor Pluto ran to her side, she wasn't breathing. Before she knew what was
happening, there was fire all around her, and burning senshi were falling to the ground, dead.

"This has to stop!" Sailor Pluto cried. "Guardians of time, forgive me! I have made a mistake,
and I want to put right the wrong I have done! In the name of the father, Chronos, and the planet
Pluto, I command you to set things right again! I am Sailor Pluto, and I stand for all that is
right! This is wrong, I can feel it!"
Suddenly, everything around her faded and became a soft black aura.
"What is it? What's going on?"
"Lady Pluto, the guardian soldier of the gates of time. Meiou Setsuna. Sailor Pluto…" a voice
whispered to her.
"What do you want?" she cried.

"The second taboo, princess… to twist the threads of time."
"I know, I know! I'm sorry! I just… I love him… so much," she whispered pitifully, knowing it
would have no effect against the angry spirit that had come to punish her.
"True love is a powerful thing, and it can lead us to do many stupid things," the voice said,
almost understandably. "But, Sailor Pluto! IT IS NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH TO RIGHTFULLY TWIST THE
THREADS OF TIME!"
Suddenly she knew that bellowing voice. The father, Chronos. The king of Pluto. Her father.


CHAPTER 4
"Father Chronos, please have mercy on me! I admit I have committed a sin, and I want to set it
right!"
"Daughter. Do you know the punishment for breaking the second taboo?"
"If it is death, I will gladly accept it. I cannot live knowing that Endymion will forever be
with Serenity. Just please, let me set it all right first!"
"No, my daughter. The punishment for breaking the second taboo… you must suffer greatly. You will
see friends become enemies, other friends killed, and other friends lost forever in the eternal
void of time. The times must be melded."

"No, father! NO! Daddy, please!"
"Watch Setsuna, as you see the damage you have caused!"
Suddenly, winds began to swirl around her, and three mirrors appeared.
"The mirrors of time. Past, present and future," she whispered.
She looked into the future mirror, and saw Crystal Tokyo. There was still no Small Lady.
Obviously her love for Endymion would stand. But she was wrong. She saw King Endymion with…
Beryl!The queen of the Dark Kingdom was the Queen of the Earth! She watched, crying openly, as
the future Sailor Moon was killed by a youma, and as her spirit melded with the past one to
become the present Usagi. She knew that the death had become Usagi's future.

She watched time compress, and the mirrors meld to one. The spirits of the Future Sailor Mars and
Present Rei were sucked into the body of Past Lady Mars, all of them screaming in pain. The
spirits of Present Ami and Past Lady Mercury were lost in the body of Future Sailor Mercury. The
dead spirit of Past Lady Jupiter took over Present Makoto and Future Jupiter, killing all three.
Sailor Pluto sobbed openly. She was losing her friends, her Earth… her Endymion.

The spirits of Past Lady Venus and Future Sailor Venus melded into Present Minako, who
transformed into Sailor V… Osaka Naru was standing by her side, in Sailor Venus' fuku. Naru had
become Venus.
She watched as Lady Uranus became Sir Uranus and took over Present Haruka and Future Sailor
Uranus, and as Present Michiru was sucked, along with Future Sailor Neptune, into the body of
Past Lady Neptune. They both became evil, fighting for the Dark Kingdom. Finally, she sobbed
openly as her little Hotaru took in her past and future forms, and grew into a woman.

"Father…" she whispered. She had powered down, and was simply Meiou Setsuna again. "Father, why?"
The Moon Kingdom flourished again, but so did Crystal Tokyo. Both kingdoms existed. The past
Queen Serenity lived, and the three cats became humans. Sailor Galaxia and Beryl were there with
her. They were her advisors, no longer evil. No longer dead.
"Father, why are you doing this?"
"Setsuna. I have to show you the damage you can cause by mucking around with the threads of time.
Sometimes, as I have done purposely, you can meld the threads instead of change them. And then
this…" he pointed to the one remaining mirror, "happens. Now daughter, go back to Earth and see
the damage you have done!"
"Father!"
"GO!"
He turned his back on her and walked away.


CHAPTER 5
"Lady Mars!" Aino Minako cried out, running to her best friend's side. "Look! King Endymion-sama
is over there!" She pointed to the handsome 25 year old man that was waiting outside the Crystal
Palace.
"Oh, he is just gorgeous, is he not, Mina-chan?" Lady Mars sighed wistfully.
"Yeah, he is," a voice said softly from behind them. The two of them turned around to see Tsukino
Usagi and Osaka Naru.
"Usagi-chan!" Lady Mars exclaimed. "He is your cousin!"
"Only step-cousin," Usagi argued, as Endymion threw a wave and a smile in their direction. "That
means I can still drool."
"But unfortunately, your 'cousin' is betrothed," Lady Mars sighed.
"What?! You're kidding me!" Naru exclaimed.
"No. He's engaged to Lady Beryl. The two of them are madly in love with each other," Minako
jumped in.

Everyone sighed as Beryl herself walked past them to Endymion, who kissed her lightly on the
cheek. Then they strolled into the castle, hand in hand.
"She'll be Queen of the Earth someday, when they finally marry," Usagi said.
"Yeah. Wish I could be Queen of the Earth…" Minako said.
"That would be so cool," Lady Mars agreed.
"Oh definitely!" Naru agreed, nodding her head.
"What would be cool?" Tomoe Hotaru asked, walking up to them. "Are you guys fantasising about
being Queen of Earth again?"
"Umm… not at all, Hotaru-chan!" Usagi said, as all three girls blushed a deep shade of red.

Hotaru shook her head, and sighed, "I'm actually looking for Ami. She's supposed to be helping me
with some Math I'm doing…"
"No idea, Hotaru-chan," Lady Mars interrupted. "She's probably up at the palace, helping
Beryl-sama pick the dress for the wedding or something. Why don't you try there?"
"Oh, okay. Thanks, Mars-sama."
Hotaru walked over in the direction of the palace, away from the girls who were once more
giggling about the handsome King Endymion.

* * * *

She was hiding in the shadows, so she couldn't be seen. All she wanted to do was see how she had
wrecked the world. Then she could fix it again. She watched as soon-to-be-queen Beryl walked with
King Endymion past her into the main room of the palace, and suddenly she wondered what was to
become of her, Meiou Setsuna.

"King Endymion!" she called, walking from the shadows. Beryl and Endymion turned to face her, and
Endymion's face hardened.
"Lady Setsuna, what are you doing here? I forbade you to come back here ever again."
"But… King Endymion…"
"Lady Setsuna, get OUT!" he yelled angrily. "You tried to kill Lady Beryl and broke the rules of
court!"
"Your Majesty…"
"This is it, Lady Setsuna. I have had enough. GUARDS!" Beryl screamed.

At once, Hotaru and Ami came running to her side, both clad in silver gowns with their planetary
emblem on the front.
"Yes, Lady Beryl?" Ami asked.
"Take this woman away to the dungeons. I have had enough of her. She was exiled from Crystal
Tokyo, and still she comes back to haunt us with her evil ways!" Lady Beryl said, her voice
filled with anger.
"Lady Setsuna," King Endymion hissed. "I gave you another chance of life by banishing you. And
yet you come back." To the guards he said, "She will be executed in the morning."

Hotaru and Ami grabbed Setsuna and led her through the palace, to the royal dungeon. The whole
way, Lady Setsuna could be heard screaming, "I'm sorry, my king! I'm so sorry!"

* * * *

Teno'u Haruka was standing on the balcony of his apartment, letting the cool night wind blow over
his face. He knew it was finally time for the conquest against the King of Crystal Tokyo, and his
soon to be wife. He jumped in surprise as a hand clasped his shoulder, and he turned to face his
partner in both conquest and love, Kaiou Michiru.

"They are getting married tomorrow afternoon," she said, with an air of grace. Of course, Haruka
knew who she meant. King Endymion and Lady Beryl. The wedding had been talked about for ages.
"King Endymion does not deserve to be king of Crystal Tokyo," Haruka said, smiling bitterly. "We
will wreck their wedding, and then take over the throne. You will be my queen, and we will rule
the world together!"
She smiled warmly at him.
"Do not worry, my love. It is only a matter of time."


CHAPTER 6
Morning came, and she was awoken by the sound of hushed voices outside of her cell door. Suddenly
she remembered: she was to be executed in only a short while.
Was there a way to escape? Not likely. The walls of the cell were high, with only a single
window. That one window was barred heavily. The door was a heavy wood. There was no way she could
break it down… or could she? If only she could transform…

She fumbled around in her pockets, praying that her transformation pen was there. Within seconds,
she found it. But how long would it take to transform? She didn't care. She just knew that she
had to get it over and done with…
"Pluto Crystal Power, Make Up!"
Nothing happened.
"Oh God… Pluto Planet Power, Make Up!"
Luckily, this time it worked. Obviously the time line had seriously been mucked around with…

She sighed as she realised how slowly she was transforming. After about a minute, she sighed
again as she finished the transformation and stood, fully dressed as Sailor Pluto. She looked
towards the door as she heard the voices getting more distant. Good. Now was her chance…
"Dead Scream!" she whispered, so she wouldn't get heard. The ball of purple energy hit the door,
shattering it. "Perfect."
Sailor Pluto fled up the stairs and from the back door of the castle. She was free again.

* * * *

"She's FREE?! How did THAT happen?!" Lady Beryl shrieked.
"I have no idea, my love," King Endymion said. "The door to her cell was shattered. It's assumed
that she transformed and smashed it open to get out."
"Oh…" Beryl's face was drained of all colour.
"Don't worry. We'll go on with the wedding as planned, and set extra guards up around the
entrances of the place. She won't get in, don't worry."
"Thankyou," Beryl whispered, looking a little calmer.
"Now, Lady Beryl!" King Endymion exclaimed. "We should be getting ready! We have a wedding to
attend… and we're the guests of honour!"

* * * *

"Oh, Lady Beryl! I'm sooooo excited!" Usagi cried, as she and Naru helped the queen-to-be into
her wedding dress.
"Yes, it is going to be the wedding of the century," Lady Mars agreed. She and Minako were
working on Beryl's hair, pulling it into a loose bun, leaving some of the soft curls to frame
her face.
Hotaru and Ami were working on her make-up.
"You guys are excited?!" Beryl asked. "How do you think I feel?!"
All the girls laughed, and Ami said, "You've been waiting for this a long time, haven't you, Lady
Beryl?"
"Yes, Ami! I have! I love King Endymion so much, and I've been waiting for this day for a very
long time."

* * * *

"It's time, Haruka," Michiru said, watching numerous guests pour into the castle courtyard, where
the wedding was to be held. The two of them had disguised as commoners from the city, and Ami and
Hotaru had let them pass without a problem. Michiru was dressed in a simple aquamarine gown,
Haruka in a white tuxedo. No one could tell they were plotting to kill both Lady Beryl and King
Endymion.

Finally, when the courtyard was completely crowded, King Endymion made his way up to the altar,
and stood there, waiting for his bride and her harem of girls. Finally, they all appeared. Lady
Beryl stood in the middle of the procession, her long white gown trailing behind her. Ami and
Hotaru walked either side of her. Hotaru was holding her glaive tightly, and Ami had a tight hold
on a silver sword. In the front of the procession was the maid of honour: Usagi, and the
bridesmaids: Lady Mars and Minako. Finally, at the back of the procession was Naru, who was
carefully gathering Beryl's gown as she walked along.

Haruka smirked and whispered to Michiru, "Haven't they got anyone guarding the palace now?"
"They do not. The guards have set up apparitions of themselves at each doorway, so that any
intruders will believe they are there."
"So the Lady Setsuna can get in?"
"What has she got to do with this?"
"I cut a deal with her. I am not going to kill Endymion. I will injure him, and she will take him
far away from here. She is in love with him, and if we killed him… she'd be after us."
"And she is a Sailor Senshi… I know."

The two of them looked up as a figure cloaked in black slipped into the courtyard, and Michiru
turned to Haruka.
"She is here."


CHAPTER 7
The priest looked around the room.
"We are gathered here today to join Lady Beryl and King Endymion with the binds of love, so that
they will forever be together, never parting…"
"That's what he thinks," Michiru whispered as Haruka slid his white mask over his eyes. "You look
like a white Tuxedo Kamen," she hissed.
"Just transform, Michiru," Haruka hissed back.
Michiru slid into the shadows and whispered, "Dark Neptune Power, Make Up!" Aquamarine and black
energies slid around her as Setsuna joined her.
"Pluto Planet Power, Make Up!"

"You know what to do, Lady Setsuna?" Dark Neptune asked once they were both transformed.
"Yes, Sailor Neptune. I understand the plan. Haruka explained it to me…" She was lying to both of
them. She was going to help the senshi destroy them, and then change the timeline again…
Wrapping cloaks around themselves, they slipped back out of the shadows and listened to the
priest…

"If anyone wishes these two not to be wed… speak now, or forever hold your peace."
"It's your cue, Neptune," Haruka whispered.
She stepped forward, still wrapped in the cloak, and everyone gasped in shock. Someone would dare
defy the king's wishes?
"I am Neptune, and I am here to tell you that your king has made a bad decision! Do none of you
remember the way Lady Beryl slaughtered so many in the war only a few years ago? And now you are
killing to make her your Queen?"
"There was no war!" someone in the crowd yelled. "You're making it all up!"

"No!" Dark Neptune yelled, trying to conceal the fact that she was lying. "They brainwashed you,
hiding it from all of you! That's what Princess Serenity meant when she 'purified the world'! She
hid the truth so her cousin could marry the one she loved!"
"That's not true!" Usagi screeched.
"Only the Sailor Senshi remember the truth! I was once one of them, but they are all as evil as
Beryl! So I left! Loyal subjects of Crystal Tokyo, let me show you what REALLY happened before
the purification!"

She summoned a crystal ball from the air, and watched with satisfaction as the commoners were
slowly sucked in to what they saw.


CHAPTER 8
"I've had enough of this!" King Endymion roared. "She must be from the Dark Kingdom!"
The commoners of Crystal Tokyo merely looked at him, almost in a trance, but suddenly they
snapped out of it. What had they been thinking?
"Oh no, it isn't working!" Dark Neptune cried.
"To Plan B!" Dark Uranus agreed.
Dark Neptune flung off her cloak, and the crowd gasped at her angry but beautiful features as she
screamed, "Darkness Submerge!"
Suddenly, the whole world was thrust into darkness. Through the darkness, Ami's voice screeched,
"Lady Mars, transform! The fire will light everything!"
"I understand," Lady Mars whispered. "Mars Crystal Power, Make Up!" The courtyard was lit up
again, and everyone saw Dark Neptune and Dark Uranus heading towards Beryl, who was cowering in a
corner.

"No!" Hotaru cried. "Lady Beryl, watch out! Saturn Crystal Power, Make Up!" As purple energy spun
around her, Ami ran to protect Beryl from Dark Uranus and Dark Neptune.
"I don't think so, Lady Ami!" Dark Uranus yelled. "Dark Shaking!"
The ground under Ami started shaking violently, and she sunk to the ground.
"Poor Ami!" Dark Neptune cried mockingly. "Dead Ami, more like it!" she yelled as she stabbed a
crying Ami with her own sword.
"Protect her," Ami whispered as she died.

"Ami!" Super Sailor Mars screeched. She was fully transformed. "Mars Flame Sniper!" The fire
arrow flew straight at Dark Uranus, knocking him to the ground.
"Guys, transform!" Super Sailor Saturn yelled at the others. Then she lifted her glaive and
pointed it at Uranus. "Silence Glaive Surprise!"
After her attack, everything went dark again. But then three lights of energy came from the other
side of the room…
"Moon Crisis, Make Up!"
"Venus Star Power, Make Up!" Naru yelled. Sailor Pluto watched in silent amazement as Naru became
Sailor Venus.
"Mikazuki Power, Transform!" Minako yelled. Red, blue and yellow energy surrounded her and she
slowly transformed into Sailor V.

Dark Uranus was lying on the ground, nearly dead. His breathing was harsh as he choked out,
"Darkened Space Sword Blaster!"
"Lady Beryl!" Sailor Saturn cried, running in front of the swirling attack of black and yellow
energy. "Silent Wall!"
The attack was reflected and hit Dark Uranus, killing him.
"Haruka! NO!" Dark Neptune cried. "NO! You are going to pay for all that you have done, Sailor
Senshi! DARK REFLECTION!"
The transforming senshi were helpless as a reflecting light shone on them, blinding them. Sailor
Mars closed her eyes against the light. There was nothing she could do either.

"No, Lady Beryl!" Sailor Saturn screamed, as out of nowhere, a thick wave of black energy hit her
and Lady Beryl. Both were knocked to the ground. When the light faded, neither was breathing.
"BERYL!" King Endymion screamed, sinking to his knees.
"Your beloved is dead, King Endymion," Dark Neptune hissed. "Now what are you going to do? How
about I get rid of you, too?"
"Neptune!" Sailor Pluto yelled. "You promised you wouldn't hurt him!"
"His friends killed my Haruka!" Dark Neptune screamed. "I loved Haruka! Now you can see the one
you love suffer, Lady Setsuna!"
"Setsuna, you betrayed me?!" King Endymion cried. "Again?!"
"No my king! I never would!"

"Come on guys!" Sailor Mars yelled. "We have to stop Neptune from killing King Endymion! Sailor
Pluto, help us!"
"I'm right with you!" Sailor Pluto called, joining them.
"Dark…"
"NO!" Sailor Pluto screamed. "Dead Scream!"
Dark Neptune screamed as the ball of energy hit her, knocking her to the ground.
"Mars Flame Sniper!"
"Venus Love-Me Chain!"
"Crescent Slender Beam!"
"Sailor Moon Kick!"
All four attacks hit Sailor Neptune at once, and she screamed and fell to the ground.
"She's nearly gone!" Sailor Pluto cried.

"I'll finish her…" a voice whispered. Sailor Saturn was climbing weakly to her feet. She looked
like she was in pain.
"I'll help you, Hotaru-chan," Sailor Moon agreed. "With my crystal."
"No, Sailor Saturn, Sailor Moon!" Sailor Mars screeched.
"There's no use telling them not to," Sailor Venus said softly.
"Hotaru-chan is nearly dead anyway," Sailor V agreed.
"It will save the world," Sailor Pluto said softly.
"But if Sailor Moon uses the full power of the Ginzuishou…" Sailor Mars whispered.
"I'll be killed. I know, Sailor Mars. But it's the only way to get rid of this evil creature… On
behalf of the moon, I will make everything right again!"


CHAPTER 9
Together, Super Sailor Moon and Super Sailor Saturn turned to face Dark Neptune.
"I am Sailor Saturn, from the realms of the planet of ruin! In the name of Saturn, I will heal
this world and destroy you!"
"I am Sailor Moon, the pretty, sailor-suited fighter! In the name of love and justice, I will
right wrongs and triumph over evil! Dark Neptune, this time it's your turn!"
"Death Reborn Revolution!"
"Cosmic Ginzuishou!"

Pink energy mixed with black and swirled around Dark Neptune. She screamed and screamed. But the
power of the Ginzuishou combined with the Silence Glaive was too powerful, and soon the
collective screams of every living person could be heard. When the dust faded, only Sailor Pluto
was standing. The other senshi were dead.
She let tears fall freely down her face, looking around at the senshi, one by one. Then her eyes
fell on Endymion.

"Lady Setsuna…" he whispered. "Why… why did you do this?"
"Do what, my king?"
"Try to sabotage my wedding?"
"Oh no, King Endymion, I would never do that… that was the evil Neptune and Uranus of the Dark
Kingdom… I pretended to side with them, so I could fix the timelines…"
"The timelines? Lady Setsuna, what is wrong with the timelines?"
"King Endymion… this is not our true timeline… in our true timeline you are with Usagi, and you
have a daughter named Chibi-Usa… don't you remember?"

"Oh… yes, yes… I remember, Lady Setsuna! Then… why is everything like this? Why am I with Beryl?"
"Because I am in love with you, King Endymion. I always have been, and always will, as the
guardian of time is destined to live forever. I broke the second taboo and changed the timelines
so I could be with you… but it was a big mistake… the punishment for breaking the taboo was to
see my loved ones hurt and killed… I guess this was my punishment. It is all my fault!" she
sobbed.
"Lady Setsuna, I understand… I know how it is to love someone so much…" he grimaced as pain shot
up his side. "Setsuna…"
"Yes, King Endymion?"
"Change the timelines back if you can… if not… I guess I shall have to say goodbye now…"

"King Endymion, you can't die!"
"But I am, Lady Setsuna. There is nothing you can do for me."
She bent down and frantically kissed him, tears pouring from her eyes, knowing that it was her
fault he was going to die.
"Setsuna… make everything right again…"
His eyes rolled back into his head. He was dead.
"King Endymion! No! NO!" Sailor Pluto screamed. "NO!"

She looked up as purple energy surrounded her, spinning around her, lifting her hair up into the
air and covering her skin. Her staff was pulled away from her, and started spinning with the
purple energy. Her fuku became ribbons and left her standing naked, with the purple energy
spinning slowly around her.
"Setsuna…" a voice whispered.
"Father? Where are you?"
"You have undertaken your punishment. I cannot bear to see you suffer anymore… time is to be
restored… only you and Endymion will remember the events of the previous two days."

She saw a flashing purple light, and then finally, no more.


EPILOGUE
King Endymion was awake early the next morning, before both his wife and daughter. Walking over
to the gate that led to the void of time, he opened it slowly. There inside stood Sailor Pluto.
She was crying quietly, and he felt a sudden urge to hold her. But no. His destiny was to be with
Neo-Queen Serenity and Princess Serenity, never Sailor Pluto. Never.
She looked up at him, tears streaking her cheeks, and she smiled at him understandingly. Then she
turned and walked into the mist.

* * * *

She stood alone once more, crying for the path destiny had chosen for her. As she peered through
the mist at King Endymion, she knew that no matter how long forever was, it was nothing compared
to the time that she would love him for. However, she knew that she could never be with him.

Time would not allow it.


~Fin~