Salvation
My dream was a useless pathetic fantasy, which could never come
true. Harsh reality waited ever so patiently to emerge and it was
summoned to shatter and destroy my petty pursuit. I was a child
who had broken hopes. Sigh... the senshi of Neptune was the poor
keeper of my fate it seemed. I will thank her some day...
She tried so hard not to let me loose grasp to my hopes and
dreams. Perhaps I could call her my guardian sea nymph. Though
that is just rubbish... She is my partner and we both endure this
cruel twist of fate. She could be my companion I suppose. We both
had to let go of our wants and desires for a greater purpose. Our
shoulders had to bear the fate of the world. We could not escape
this journey of terrors and self-sacrifice. This was our destiny
since the beginning of time... to protect the future of the solar
system.
It seems we weren't too devoted in the Silver Millennium... or
maybe we were just plain selfish or weak. We had let down our
princess... our friends... our future... we let down the whole
system. I would never let that happen again. I was fortunate
enough to be given a second chance even though I know I deserved
none at all.
Though sometimes I wonder if this was my punishment twisted up
into a conveniently wrapped package that held every terror and
painful experience possible? Or perhaps this was just to seriously
wrench and deform my mind until it shattered into small jagged
pieces to let me reminisce in agony like the solar system did when
it was destroyed? Either way this mission was killing Michiru and
me slowly. I think fate enjoys watching us... her small toys.
I am sure she enjoys watching us anticipate every possibility of
what is to come. Three innocent people are the chests that hold
the delicate, deadly treasures. The three treasures of the Sun
Goddess. The purest fragile hearts, as fine as the thinnest china,
were the locks that held the fate of the world. If we fail to find
them many will die because of our mistakes. If we do find the
holders the innocent souls would die. Michiru and I would
literally have to kill the possibly kindest and purest souls on
the planet. Fate had a sense of humor... a twisted vile sense of
humor.
When we finally knew we would find at least one talisman, I
thought I felt a small surge of hope. It was so faint and so
small... but it was hope! However the grim reality of the price
would be sacrifice surfaced. That was our fate. Though if I had
known what was to come... Michiru.
My partner, my friend, my other self, my guardian, my
everything... I should have known! Sigh. The first time she broke
our promise should have been the first sign she was breaking. She
was the one who lived life by her emotions. I should have known
better. The day we found the talismans was the day I realized why
she didn't keep her promise. We had promised to survive if the
other was to fail. The mission was so delicate... everything was
to be sacrificed if a wrong move was made. The only way to keep
anything from going too out of line was to be ready for anything
and go on even though it was painful. Too much was at stake if the
other went back to save the injured. Though Michiru knew this, she
had an even stronger promise. A promise that meant more to her
than any other promise she had ever made... and that promise was
to me.
Michiru... my protector. She risked her life and was killed.
Blasted! I was about to die but she wouldn't allow it. Eudial said
she'd get the other talisman. That was surprising to hear. I was
too busy reminiscing in my own personal loss to think clearly.
Though when the reality that I could be the other owner of a heart
crystal was hysterical. I was cold and I probably didn't even own
a heart much less a heart crystal! Michiru still had the loving
compassion in her. She was still hopeful and caring. I did not own
such a pure treasure. I was dirty, cruel and heartless. At least I
was for certain of that. I mean, if I had been like Michiru and
stopped being so hard and stubborn I might have had a slim chance
of having a heart crystal. Though I broke that light of hope. I
was too cruel; I owned no crystal.
To my utter surprise Neptune saved me. Michiru had managed to
live. Eudial shot her gun at the aqua-haired beauty and that was
when it happened. My partner was gone because she wanted me to
live. Neptune sacrificed her life to allow me to carry on and find
the other talismans. Michiru died because she rather to sacrifice
herself so that I could live. She held a treasure... the treasure
of the Neptunian seas. It was the Sacred Mirror. Fate was cruel. I
was so blind! Michiru... my sweet, loving compassionate companion
of all people! Well that just figured! Michiru was the purest
person I had ever known and Fate certainly despised me. Why not?
Take the only person who ever understood me away! Cursed!
It was our penalty. We sacrificed everything dear to us to save
the world. We were given the most painfully difficult way to save
the universe. We were the cursed ones to hold the treasures. We
lost everything even though we had nothing left to loose.
We both died that day. Literally went cold and died. Sailor
Moon... I never remembered of such a soldier in the Silver
Millennium. Such a naive girl she was. She tried to give us hope,
but I couldn't believe in any form of hope. Everything possible in
my life was gone... diminished. And I had a duty for more
important than I ever would be. Therefore I did my final act as an
Outer Planet Guardian. I took out my own heart.
Michiru and I were given another chance though. We were bestowed a
new mission and our powerful ally Pluto had united with us once
more. The Holy Grail had been restored and we were in pursuit of
the Savior who would destroy the coming Silence. Tomoe Hotaru. She
was an odd girl at Mugen Gakuen. She held this vile power, and
Michiru and I knew she would be trouble. It was another fragile
mission. We couldn't over look anything. If we missed a vital
piece to the puzzle all could be eaten away if the Grail slipped
into the wrong hands. We were completely sure Hotaru was that
evil. She was the Soldier of Destruction. Every time she was
awoken she would cover the universe in a deadly deafening silence.
The Death Busters were very smart in choosing.
The grave day came sooner than expected. The enemy was cunning and
made every move with precise accuracy in order to take control at
ease. The Death Busters seemed to be one step ahead of us. The
moonchild had let the future princess slip from her grasp. I would
never forgive her for being so careless. Small Lady lost her pure
heart to Hotaru and that pure heart was the key to unleashing a
deep cold darkness over the earth. It wasn't the Soldier of
Saturn; Mistress Nine was spawned.
Pluto is highly intelligent and knew more than Neptune and I could
ever conceive. I held a mutual respect with her. She figured out
who the Savior of the earth would be. She saved Michiru and me
from the helicopter explosion and kept an eye on both of us. I
will need to thank her one day... maybe I will on a time she
appears with out bad news.
We finally made it on time to stop Mistress Nine, however Sailor
Moon had other plans. She defended the enemy and was injured. She
had taken our last bit of hope and smashed it. It was all over
because the Silence would begin all because the moonchild gave
the Holy cup to Mistress Nine. Neptune and I had barely began to
regain our hope; we had been given a third chance to do it right
this time. But Moon crushed our last glimpse of hope. We thought
it was all over and gave up.
Though there was a glimmer of Hotaru Tomoe. We thought the Soldier
of Sacrifice had died along with the poor girl. Though we were
wrong. Saturn had preformed Omega Soldier Recovery and over took
Mistress Nine. The Soldier of Destruction had been summoned and
all would be at an end nonetheless.
We, those who were left of the Outer Soldiers, were no match
against Saturn. She was no match against herself. Though she was
the lone Outer who strictly obeyed her orders as the rest of us.
She would diminish this universe with her Silence Glaive. Our
mission had failed all because of the moon girl.
To our surprise Sailor Moon cried out her transformation phrase.
Crisis Make-Up. It seemed like a feeble and senseless plea, but
she believed in the power she had once wielded. It was so strong
and determined it captivated Neptune and I. She held such faith
and love in her lost powers. Then her tiara began to shine the
colors of the Inner Planet Soldiers. They lent her their power. It
was astounding how after all that had happened they believed in
this one girl. She held the lives and love of her Inner team.
Their essences... their faiths... were all wrapped up in her and
she took their power with open arms.
I don't know what it was that caused this... but I felt that surge
of hope in me again... the hope that had been taken away from
Neptune and I incessantly. We gave her our faith and believed in
her. The moonchild took our love and faith with open arms. Somehow
we both knew that everything would be all right. Somehow we knew
our constant sacrifices had not gone to waste. The Soldier of the
Moon transformed and took shape of the great warrior, and she
disappeared in a flash, entering the heart of the Tauseikei
machine. The sounds of battle between good and evil echoed out
from the dome of darkness and it slowly began to weaken until it
exploded away in a flash of darkness. "If I can see the true
messiah..." were the parting words of Pluto.
The Time Guardian had been sent back to the Gates of Time. She had
to be 'reborn' in a sense. She would be back... she would return
again and Michiru and I would be waiting. If Hotaru could manage
to be reincarnated to where we were able to return to Professor
Tomoe his baby daughter, Setsuna-san could definitely return.
However, our mission was not over yet.
We had to see the true messiah before we left. All we had seen was
the moonchild and Sailor Moon. We could not leave just yet. We
confronted Usagi-san and told her of her unforgivable behavior. We
couldn't leave when there was still the possibility that the
princess would come so close to sacrificing the earth over a life.
She had to prove that she could keep the world at peace and follow
in her mother's footsteps like her mother did before her. She finally
accepted the challenge and finally began accepting her obligation
as the High Princess of the Moon.
Neptune had sent the first test and let fly her Deep Submerge. The
Moon Princess arose and I sent her a fowl reply. Come on I begged
her. Show us you are the one! A glimmer of hope surged through
Neptune and I when we felt the change overcome the moon girl. She
had to be the savior prophesized! She had to be the one who would
spread peace! I sent my World Shaking attack as the second test.
It surged up at her and I feared she was not the ONE. Though when
my attack exploded she was no where to be seen. She was behind me.
She was fast. I sent the third test and threw many kicks and
punches at her. My admiration grew. Yes! Yes I cried in my head.
Sailor Moon dodged every throw and kick with ease.
The girl lunged herself back only to be caught in Neptune's deadly
grasp. One more test! One more! The last test: Vulnerability. I
then lunged myself hard at her. Power erupted from Sailor Moon.
Neptune and I never dreamed of even witnessing such power. It
astonished both of us. Moon disappeared, and Neptune and I took
each other's attacks. The Princess of the Moon stood unharmed by
our attempts.
We arose and bowed deeply. Pride radiated out from both of us
intensely. The Princess had no idea how overjoyed we were to know
we had not failed this time. We didn't fail our ruler this time.
We had found the one who would change the universe. She was
everything we had expected, she proved to us she was. The princess
never did realize how important she was to everyone's lives.
Though that was why we were her servants, because she was truly
kind and innocent. She was authentically purity.
We were terribly fortunate to ever see her great power. In the
Silver Millennium we never even were allowed to see the Imperial
Silver Crystal. We had been assigned to the Outer System to
protect the Solar System of outside invaders, so we never were
privileged to be in the Princess's presence before. Neptune and I
finally were assured that the earth would be saved because we had
accomplished our mission and found the new Queen who would bring a
bright future to us all.
Finis.
My dream was a useless pathetic fantasy, which could never come
true. Harsh reality waited ever so patiently to emerge and it was
summoned to shatter and destroy my petty pursuit. I was a child
who had broken hopes. Sigh... the senshi of Neptune was the poor
keeper of my fate it seemed. I will thank her some day...
She tried so hard not to let me loose grasp to my hopes and
dreams. Perhaps I could call her my guardian sea nymph. Though
that is just rubbish... She is my partner and we both endure this
cruel twist of fate. She could be my companion I suppose. We both
had to let go of our wants and desires for a greater purpose. Our
shoulders had to bear the fate of the world. We could not escape
this journey of terrors and self-sacrifice. This was our destiny
since the beginning of time... to protect the future of the solar
system.
It seems we weren't too devoted in the Silver Millennium... or
maybe we were just plain selfish or weak. We had let down our
princess... our friends... our future... we let down the whole
system. I would never let that happen again. I was fortunate
enough to be given a second chance even though I know I deserved
none at all.
Though sometimes I wonder if this was my punishment twisted up
into a conveniently wrapped package that held every terror and
painful experience possible? Or perhaps this was just to seriously
wrench and deform my mind until it shattered into small jagged
pieces to let me reminisce in agony like the solar system did when
it was destroyed? Either way this mission was killing Michiru and
me slowly. I think fate enjoys watching us... her small toys.
I am sure she enjoys watching us anticipate every possibility of
what is to come. Three innocent people are the chests that hold
the delicate, deadly treasures. The three treasures of the Sun
Goddess. The purest fragile hearts, as fine as the thinnest china,
were the locks that held the fate of the world. If we fail to find
them many will die because of our mistakes. If we do find the
holders the innocent souls would die. Michiru and I would
literally have to kill the possibly kindest and purest souls on
the planet. Fate had a sense of humor... a twisted vile sense of
humor.
When we finally knew we would find at least one talisman, I
thought I felt a small surge of hope. It was so faint and so
small... but it was hope! However the grim reality of the price
would be sacrifice surfaced. That was our fate. Though if I had
known what was to come... Michiru.
My partner, my friend, my other self, my guardian, my
everything... I should have known! Sigh. The first time she broke
our promise should have been the first sign she was breaking. She
was the one who lived life by her emotions. I should have known
better. The day we found the talismans was the day I realized why
she didn't keep her promise. We had promised to survive if the
other was to fail. The mission was so delicate... everything was
to be sacrificed if a wrong move was made. The only way to keep
anything from going too out of line was to be ready for anything
and go on even though it was painful. Too much was at stake if the
other went back to save the injured. Though Michiru knew this, she
had an even stronger promise. A promise that meant more to her
than any other promise she had ever made... and that promise was
to me.
Michiru... my protector. She risked her life and was killed.
Blasted! I was about to die but she wouldn't allow it. Eudial said
she'd get the other talisman. That was surprising to hear. I was
too busy reminiscing in my own personal loss to think clearly.
Though when the reality that I could be the other owner of a heart
crystal was hysterical. I was cold and I probably didn't even own
a heart much less a heart crystal! Michiru still had the loving
compassion in her. She was still hopeful and caring. I did not own
such a pure treasure. I was dirty, cruel and heartless. At least I
was for certain of that. I mean, if I had been like Michiru and
stopped being so hard and stubborn I might have had a slim chance
of having a heart crystal. Though I broke that light of hope. I
was too cruel; I owned no crystal.
To my utter surprise Neptune saved me. Michiru had managed to
live. Eudial shot her gun at the aqua-haired beauty and that was
when it happened. My partner was gone because she wanted me to
live. Neptune sacrificed her life to allow me to carry on and find
the other talismans. Michiru died because she rather to sacrifice
herself so that I could live. She held a treasure... the treasure
of the Neptunian seas. It was the Sacred Mirror. Fate was cruel. I
was so blind! Michiru... my sweet, loving compassionate companion
of all people! Well that just figured! Michiru was the purest
person I had ever known and Fate certainly despised me. Why not?
Take the only person who ever understood me away! Cursed!
It was our penalty. We sacrificed everything dear to us to save
the world. We were given the most painfully difficult way to save
the universe. We were the cursed ones to hold the treasures. We
lost everything even though we had nothing left to loose.
We both died that day. Literally went cold and died. Sailor
Moon... I never remembered of such a soldier in the Silver
Millennium. Such a naive girl she was. She tried to give us hope,
but I couldn't believe in any form of hope. Everything possible in
my life was gone... diminished. And I had a duty for more
important than I ever would be. Therefore I did my final act as an
Outer Planet Guardian. I took out my own heart.
Michiru and I were given another chance though. We were bestowed a
new mission and our powerful ally Pluto had united with us once
more. The Holy Grail had been restored and we were in pursuit of
the Savior who would destroy the coming Silence. Tomoe Hotaru. She
was an odd girl at Mugen Gakuen. She held this vile power, and
Michiru and I knew she would be trouble. It was another fragile
mission. We couldn't over look anything. If we missed a vital
piece to the puzzle all could be eaten away if the Grail slipped
into the wrong hands. We were completely sure Hotaru was that
evil. She was the Soldier of Destruction. Every time she was
awoken she would cover the universe in a deadly deafening silence.
The Death Busters were very smart in choosing.
The grave day came sooner than expected. The enemy was cunning and
made every move with precise accuracy in order to take control at
ease. The Death Busters seemed to be one step ahead of us. The
moonchild had let the future princess slip from her grasp. I would
never forgive her for being so careless. Small Lady lost her pure
heart to Hotaru and that pure heart was the key to unleashing a
deep cold darkness over the earth. It wasn't the Soldier of
Saturn; Mistress Nine was spawned.
Pluto is highly intelligent and knew more than Neptune and I could
ever conceive. I held a mutual respect with her. She figured out
who the Savior of the earth would be. She saved Michiru and me
from the helicopter explosion and kept an eye on both of us. I
will need to thank her one day... maybe I will on a time she
appears with out bad news.
We finally made it on time to stop Mistress Nine, however Sailor
Moon had other plans. She defended the enemy and was injured. She
had taken our last bit of hope and smashed it. It was all over
because the Silence would begin all because the moonchild gave
the Holy cup to Mistress Nine. Neptune and I had barely began to
regain our hope; we had been given a third chance to do it right
this time. But Moon crushed our last glimpse of hope. We thought
it was all over and gave up.
Though there was a glimmer of Hotaru Tomoe. We thought the Soldier
of Sacrifice had died along with the poor girl. Though we were
wrong. Saturn had preformed Omega Soldier Recovery and over took
Mistress Nine. The Soldier of Destruction had been summoned and
all would be at an end nonetheless.
We, those who were left of the Outer Soldiers, were no match
against Saturn. She was no match against herself. Though she was
the lone Outer who strictly obeyed her orders as the rest of us.
She would diminish this universe with her Silence Glaive. Our
mission had failed all because of the moon girl.
To our surprise Sailor Moon cried out her transformation phrase.
Crisis Make-Up. It seemed like a feeble and senseless plea, but
she believed in the power she had once wielded. It was so strong
and determined it captivated Neptune and I. She held such faith
and love in her lost powers. Then her tiara began to shine the
colors of the Inner Planet Soldiers. They lent her their power. It
was astounding how after all that had happened they believed in
this one girl. She held the lives and love of her Inner team.
Their essences... their faiths... were all wrapped up in her and
she took their power with open arms.
I don't know what it was that caused this... but I felt that surge
of hope in me again... the hope that had been taken away from
Neptune and I incessantly. We gave her our faith and believed in
her. The moonchild took our love and faith with open arms. Somehow
we both knew that everything would be all right. Somehow we knew
our constant sacrifices had not gone to waste. The Soldier of the
Moon transformed and took shape of the great warrior, and she
disappeared in a flash, entering the heart of the Tauseikei
machine. The sounds of battle between good and evil echoed out
from the dome of darkness and it slowly began to weaken until it
exploded away in a flash of darkness. "If I can see the true
messiah..." were the parting words of Pluto.
The Time Guardian had been sent back to the Gates of Time. She had
to be 'reborn' in a sense. She would be back... she would return
again and Michiru and I would be waiting. If Hotaru could manage
to be reincarnated to where we were able to return to Professor
Tomoe his baby daughter, Setsuna-san could definitely return.
However, our mission was not over yet.
We had to see the true messiah before we left. All we had seen was
the moonchild and Sailor Moon. We could not leave just yet. We
confronted Usagi-san and told her of her unforgivable behavior. We
couldn't leave when there was still the possibility that the
princess would come so close to sacrificing the earth over a life.
She had to prove that she could keep the world at peace and follow
in her mother's footsteps like her mother did before her. She finally
accepted the challenge and finally began accepting her obligation
as the High Princess of the Moon.
Neptune had sent the first test and let fly her Deep Submerge. The
Moon Princess arose and I sent her a fowl reply. Come on I begged
her. Show us you are the one! A glimmer of hope surged through
Neptune and I when we felt the change overcome the moon girl. She
had to be the savior prophesized! She had to be the one who would
spread peace! I sent my World Shaking attack as the second test.
It surged up at her and I feared she was not the ONE. Though when
my attack exploded she was no where to be seen. She was behind me.
She was fast. I sent the third test and threw many kicks and
punches at her. My admiration grew. Yes! Yes I cried in my head.
Sailor Moon dodged every throw and kick with ease.
The girl lunged herself back only to be caught in Neptune's deadly
grasp. One more test! One more! The last test: Vulnerability. I
then lunged myself hard at her. Power erupted from Sailor Moon.
Neptune and I never dreamed of even witnessing such power. It
astonished both of us. Moon disappeared, and Neptune and I took
each other's attacks. The Princess of the Moon stood unharmed by
our attempts.
We arose and bowed deeply. Pride radiated out from both of us
intensely. The Princess had no idea how overjoyed we were to know
we had not failed this time. We didn't fail our ruler this time.
We had found the one who would change the universe. She was
everything we had expected, she proved to us she was. The princess
never did realize how important she was to everyone's lives.
Though that was why we were her servants, because she was truly
kind and innocent. She was authentically purity.
We were terribly fortunate to ever see her great power. In the
Silver Millennium we never even were allowed to see the Imperial
Silver Crystal. We had been assigned to the Outer System to
protect the Solar System of outside invaders, so we never were
privileged to be in the Princess's presence before. Neptune and I
finally were assured that the earth would be saved because we had
accomplished our mission and found the new Queen who would bring a
bright future to us all.
Finis.
