Chapter 19 – Final Battle
The Holy Grail began to form in Sailor Moon's hands as she stood before the evil woman.
"I won't let you do as you please any longer!" She cried as she felt the power flow through her body.
"The Holy Grail… give it to me now!!" Mistress Nine shrieked, reaching toward Sailor Moon.
"Moon Crisis Make-UP!!" She cried as the Holy Grail opened. A flurry of rainbow colored butterflies surrounded her and a moment later, Super Sailor Moon stood before Mistress Nine. The power of the Holy Grail revitalized her, giving her new power and healing her wounds. "I won't take this anymore!" She shrieked as she ran toward Mistress Nine, the Spiral Heart Wand in her hand.
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Duo watched in horror as Heero's energy saber came down on him. 'So this will end everything…' He thought as he awaited the impact…. That never came. Slowly, he opened one eye to see the energy saber a few feet from him, lying on the ground.
"Heero?" He asked, inching away from the saber that lay right before him.
"U… Usagi…" Duo heard him mutter.
"Get out of the suit now Heero!" Duo ordered, managing to make it to Heero. He grabbed Heero by the shoulders and yanked him from the suit, tumbling to the ground. Duo saw sparks of negative energy being sent through Heero's body and saw that he was holding his head as the pain shot throughout his body.
"What's going on?!?" He demanded, feeling the excruciating pain that spread from one end of his body to the other. Duo looked up at the other two mobile suits being piloted by Wufei and Trowa.
"Tell them to get out of the suits!" Duo ordered.
"No!" Heero shouted, his eyes turning red as he looked at Duo. He drew back his fist and sent it flying into Duo's face, making him fall to the ground. "You're a traitor! I won't let you live!" He shouted as he held a gun to Duo's forehead. The look of fear on Duo's face made Heero smirk. He was in complete control, this operation would not be spoiled by him.
"Heeerrrrrroooooo!!!!" A voice shrieked. Heero's face snapped toward the source of the familiar voice. "What's going on?!?" The voice demanded from the blond girl that ran toward them. She saw the gun and frowned deeply.
"Ummm… Rileena? Do you think you could help me out?" Duo choked out, feeling the cold metal of the gun pressed against his forehead. He saw her looking down at him with a helpless look on her face. She didn't have any idea what was going on.
"Get out of here Rileena!" Heero ordered, the sparks of negative energy again ripping through his body. Duo took advantage of this and dove at Heero, pinning him to the ground.
"Come on Heero! Fight it!" Duo ordered, having a firm grip on Heero. Heero fought against Duo, but to no avail.
"Let him go." A quiet voice said behind him. Duo turned to see Trowa holding a gun pointed at him, and Wufei stood with his sword [A.N. is there any special name for his sword thingy?] in hand.
"Come on guys." Duo said, sighing.
"Why are you doing this?" Rileena asked, stepping in between Duo and Trowa/Wufei. "What could you possibly accomplish by doing this?" None spoke, only glared deeply at her. "I'll ask again, why are you doing this?"
"Shuttup weak onna!" Wufei snapped. "We don't have to explain ourselves to the likes of you." He saw an angry look cross her face, and it brought a smirk across his lips.
"Come on guys, we have to go help Usagi." Duo said, still pinning Heero to the ground.
"Let go of me Duo!" He shouted, trying frantically to get Duo off of him.
"Who's Usagi?" Rileena asked, turning to Duo.
"She's the only one that can stop this whole thing." Duo explained.
"Usagi…" Wufei muttered. "Another weak onna."
"Usagi is not weak!!" Heero shrieked, managing to push Duo off of him. His eyes were no longer glowing that unreal shade of red, they were now a golden yellow. "You'll pay for ever saying that!" He cried as he attacked Wufei, throwing him to the ground and holding the blade to his throat.
"Heero, stop it!" He heard Rileena's voice cry. He heard her gasp and then heard the familiar click of a gun. When he looked up, he saw that Trowa held Rileena from behind, his gun pressed up against her temple.
"Heero…" She whispered, a tear trailing down her face. "Please don't kill me…" She pleaded as he slowly forced her away from Heero and Duo.
"Let him go," Trowa ordered, referring to Wufei. "We have a mission to complete."
"Don't you get it Trowa!" Duo snapped, taking a step closer. His hair was falling out of the braid and his normally carefree face was twisted into a look of rage. "This whole universe is going to be destroyed if we don't stop Mistress Nine and Pharaoh 90!!"
"It is not my concern," Trowa said simply, not releasing Rileena. "I have a mission to complete and it is not my concern as to what he has planned."
"Listen to yourself, you've become a puppet to him!" Duo snapped, slowly walking toward him. Wufei stood up behind Duo, snatching the sword from his hand and holding it at Duo's throat.
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"I won't let you hurt my Quatre-chan!" She shrieked, running toward Mistress Nine. Mistress Nine turned to face her, a smirk on her purple lips. Her deep black hair shot out, wrapping itself tightly around Sailor Moon's body. Sailor Moon struggled against her restraints, dropping the Spiral Heart Wand to the ground.
"Mamma!" ChibiUsa shouted, hearing her future mother cry out in pain. She still held Quatre in her arms, tears streaming down her face. "NO!! I already lost papa! I won't lose Mamma too!!!" She shouted as she ran toward Sailor Moon.
"Come back koneko!" Uranus shouted, grabbing the little girl from behind. ChibiUsa struggled against a weakened Uranus but was still unable to escape from the older woman.
"Let me go!" ChibiUsa shrieked, feeling the hot tears trailing down her face.
"You can't go!" Uranus shouted. "You have to stay with Quatre! He'll die if you don't!" ChibiUsa stopped struggling and looked up at Uranus.
"I have help mamma too or she'll die." ChibiUsa whispered, fear in her voice.
"Sailor Moon will be fine, she's strong. You're father will die if you don't stay with him. When you held him, your life energy seemed to be helping him." Uranus said, releasing the girl. She ran toward Quatre, picking his pale body up in her arms.
"I won't let you die, Daddy…" She whispered, a golden glow emitting from her body, keeping him alive.
"Let me go!" Sailor Moon shrieked, rage filling her face as she struggled, only tightening he restraints.
"Let her go!" A familiar voice shouted. Sailor Moon turned to see Sailor Uranus limping toward her, a huge gash on her arm that blood was slowly trickling out of.
"I won't let you hurt our princess anymore!" Sailor Neptune's voice was heard as she pushed the rubble off of her and took her place at Uranus's side.
"Uranus World SHAKING!!"
"Neptune Deep Submerge!!" The two attack flew toward Mistress Nine's back.
"Wait!" Sailor Moon cried, putting her body between Mistress Nine and the two attacks that were heading straight for her. Sailor Moon cried out in pain as the attacks hit her, making Mistress Nine lose her hold on her. She fell to the ground, barely able to move.
"Thank you Sailor Moon." She said, smirking down at the broken Sailor Moon before her.
"What?!? Why did you go and do that?!?" Uranus demanded, anger in her voice.
"There's a girl in her…" Sailor Moon started. "I can't allow anyone to get hurt…"
"Poor Serenity," Came a familiar mocking voice. "Hand over the Holy Grail right now." Miyana's cold voice demanded, lifting Sailor Moon off the ground. Mistress Nine was still walking toward a sort of control panel, running her fingers over a few buttons.
"To release the deadly silence, place the Holy Grail in here." Yoshimi instructed, pointing to a sort of cylinder.
"Give me the Grail!!" Miyana demanded, tightening her hands around Sailor Moon's neck. Her air was cut off and Sailor Moon saw red spots before her eyes. 'I can't give up…' She thought as she slowly reached for the tiara on her forehead.
"Moon Tiara ACTION!!" She shouted, throwing the tiara at Miyana with all her might, tears streaming down her face. "I'm sorry… my sister…" She whispered as she saw her sister slump to the ground, holding a wound in her stomach. Sailor Moon slowly made her way to her feet, barely able to support her weight.
"Are you ready to hand over the Holy Grail?" A man's voice asked. Sailor Moon turned to see a smirking Yoshimi standing a few feet behind her, holding a man with white hair by the throat.
"Nani? Who's that?" Sailor Moon demanded, seeing the man wearing a white lab coat.
"This is Doctor Tomoe, the genius behind this whole machine." Yoshimi said smirking.
"Please help Hotaru…" She heard him whisper, holding a teddy bear in his hands.
"Hotaru?" Sailor Moon asked, looking up at the Mistress Nine. "There is a girl in there…"
"Mistress Nine, I will get the Holy Grail for you." Yoshimi said, tossing the man to the ground in front of him.
"Please hurry, I cannot wait any longer!" Mistress Nine shouted, breathing heavily. "Leave me alone!!" An innocent voice shouted from Mistress Nine's body. "You stay out of this!!" Mistress Nine snapped. "Daddy!! Help me!!" The voice shouted again. "I said stop!!"
"Hotaru!" The man shouted, running toward Mistress Nine. Mistress Nine was breathing heavily, her shoulders heaving.
"Daddy!! Help me!!" The voice shouted from Mistress Nine's mouth. "I don't need you, you little brat!!" Mistress Nine's voice shouted.
"What's going on?!?" Uranus demanded, rushing over the Sailor Moon. Uranus helped Sailor Moon to her feet, placing herself firmly between Sailor Moon and the approaching Yoshimi.
"You're not coming any closer to the princess!" Neptune shouted, readying herself for her attack.
"That's right!" Uranus shouted, doing the same.
"I'm not afraid of two girls wearing mini skirts." Yoshimi said, smirking at the girls that stood between him and Sailor Moon.
"Please help me…" Mistress Nine was, her breathing still heavy. Sailor Moon watched as she fell to her knees, holding her chest. "I can't breathe…"
"Hotaru… what's wrong?" Dr. Tomoe asked, dropping to his daughter's side. "What do you need?"
"The Holy Grail…" She whispered, still having trouble breathing. "I need it…"
"Holy Grail? Where can I find it?" He asked, worry in his eyes. Sailor Moon's eyes softened and she put her hands in front of her, a glow appearing in her palms.
"…." She called forth the Holy Grail, watching as it appeared in her hands. She slowly walked toward Dr. Tomoe, holding it out for him.
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"Deep Submerge!!"
"World Shaking!!" The two attacks headed for Yoshimi, who didn't seem threatened in the slightest. He held up his hand, still moving forward, and the two attacks bounced off a force field harmlessly.
"Is that all you've got girls? You're all washed up!" He shouted, sending a negative energy blast at the two. The dark energy hit them, sinking into their flesh, making them cry out in anguish.
"Stop!" Uranus shouted, feeling pain shoot throughout her entire body. He moved his hand and the two Senshi floated above him and smashed against the wall, bonds of energy holding them in place.
"That should take care of them!" Yoshimi said with a smirk twisting his evil face.
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Sailor Moon placed the Holy Grail in Dr. Tomoe's hands and watched as he handed it to Hotaru.
"I need this…" She whispered as she took the Grail from his hand. As soon as it touched her hands, a deep smirk spread across her lips. Sailor Moon gasped and lunged for the Grail, being tackled from behind by Yoshimi.
"NO!! Let me go!! You can't!!!" Sailor Moon shrieked as she watched Mistress Nine walk toward the cylinder Yoshimi had told her about earlier.
"Hotaru…" Dr. Tomoe whispered in disbelief.
"Hotaru is gone! That weak little girl is no more!!" Mistress Nine shrieked as she sent a blast of negative energy at Dr. Tomoe, throwing him back against the wall.
"Stop it!" Sailor Moon shouted, fighting against her father. "Let me go!! I can't let this happen!!"
"Sailor Moon why?!?" Uranus shouted, hanging her head in defeat. Uranus felt the tears soaking her face and dripping to the floor. "After everything we did to save this world…" Sailor Moon felt the tears stream down her face as she quit fighting.
"I can't believe this is happening…" She whispered in anger and sorrow. In a burst of rage, she threw Yoshimi off of her, sending him crashing into the wall. "I won't go quietly!! I'll fight until the death!! I won't let you win after everything I've been through!!!" She shouted, anger filling her heart. She turned back to Mistress Nine, holding her Spiral Heart Wand. "I won't let you win!!"
"The Holy Grail is the purest heart. The only way you can defeat me without being Super Sailor Moon is if you can produce an even purer heart than this." Mistress Nine said, smirking at Sailor Moon.
"Mistress Nine-sama…" Miyana's voice said. "I have a favor to ask of you."
"Hai, Miyana?" She asked, her eyes narrowing on the Princess that stood behind her.
"Please, I wish to finish off Serenity." She said, scowling at Sailor Moon. Mistress Nine smirked.
"Why of course you can, once I release the deadly silence, Pharaoh 90 and I will return this entire universe to a void of nothing. Have your fun while it lasts." Mistress Nine said. She heard Miyana gasp, but turned her attention back to the cylinder in front of her.
"What? What will happen to me?!?" Miyana demanded, anger spreading across her face.
"You have outlived your usefulness, I no longer need your assistance." Mistress Nine said, smirking. She pushed the Holy Grail into the cylinder, watching as it shattered.
"NO!!" Sailor Moon shouted, seeing the Grail shatter into a million pieces.
"The future is now!!" Mistress Nine shouted, throwing her hands up in the air. "Good bye Miyana!!" She shouted. Pharaoh 90 floated from Yoshimi's body and met with Mistress Nine, taking her hand.
"I'm afraid you've outlived your usefulness as well, Mistress Nine," He said, the shadow of him smirking as he sent a blast of black energy through her body. A choked sound could be heard and Mistress Nine slumped forward, holding her stomach. "So long!!" Pharaoh 90 shouted as he dove into the darkening vortex that had been created with the Holy Grail.
"Hotaru!" Dr. Tomoe shouted, dropping to his daughter's side. A dark blast was sent out again, aimed for Mistress Nine, seeing that she wasn't yet dead. Sailor Moon threw her body in front of the blast, taking the full brunt of the attack, being barely able to stand.
"Sailor Moon… saved me…" Mistress Nine whispered. The black star on her forehead shattered, being replaced by a symbol that looked like an h. Sailor Moon fell to her knees, turning her head to look at Mistress Nine. She gasped when she saw the purple symbol glowing on the girl's forehead.
"She's Sailor Saturn!" Uranus shouted, seeing the symbol glow brightly.
"The Sailor Senshi of destruction!!" Neptune finished. The girl slowly stood, the symbol still glowing brightly. A moment later, it was covered by a tiara and a sailor fuku appeared on her body, having a nine-point star in the center of the bow and feather-like wings on the shoulders. She walked toward a crying ChibiUsa who still held Quatre in her arms.
"Hotaru?" ChibiUsa asked, looking at the dark-haired girl. Sailor Saturn smiled at the child.
"I will be Hotaru when we meet again." Sailor Saturn said. She smiled as a crystal appeared in her hands that she gently handed to ChibiUsa. ChibiUsa placed the crystal gently on Quatre's chest, watching as it disappeared. A moment later, a light groan could be heard from him and his eyes fluttered open.
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"Omae o koroso." Heero muttered as he slowly made his way toward Trowa, pulling another gun.
"Come on guys, can't we all just get along?" Duo asked, a sweatdrop on his forehead as he looked at Wufei who still held the blade at his throat.
"Shuttup Maxwell!" Wufei snapped and Duo felt the cold metal of the sword slicing into his flesh. He tensed up, fearing for his life.
"Heero!" Rileena shouted as he lunged at Trowa. Heero knocked Trowa down, kicking the gun out of his reach and pointing his gun at Trowa's head.
"Prepare to die." Heero said in a monotone voice. He squeezed the trigger, seeing no fear in Trowa's eyes. He felt someone's hand over his and looked up into the eyes of Rileena.
"Please don't…" She pleaded with those innocent eyes. Those eyes that only Usagi could have…
"Usagi…" He whispered, putting his hands on his head. He dropped his gun as Rileena laid him against her chest, stroking his hair gently.
"Heero… it's all right…" She whispered gently as she soothed him.
"Wufei…" Duo started but stopped when he felt the blade biting into his skin once again. "A little help here?" Duo quietly begged from Heero.
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Okay, I'm gonna stop here for now. I know, it's not a very good cliff hanger, but hey, this chapter's getting really long. Aren't you happy though? A long chapter for ya? Anyway, please review or email me at pokahydee@hotmail.com. ChibiPoky-chan would be bery happy *turns chibi* ChibiPoky-chan: Pwease revwiew our stowy? *pouts* *sniffle* Pwease? *tears in eyes* Poky-chan: Now you've done it *slaps forehead* She's not gonna stop crying til we gets lots of reviews so please, for my hearing… REVIEW!!!