Makoto held her pen above her head. The transformation process started. Steams of green light emitted from the pen and engulfed Makoto. Her sailor fuku appeared on her body. As she completed the transformation, Cerussite charged at Makoto.
"Jupiter tornado explosion!" screamed Makoto as a strong wind gust full of electricity shot straight towards Cerussite.
Cerussite fell backwards. He could not move. The wind was too strong. It was sucking the life out of him. Cerussite tried one last time to move, and gave up. Jadeite stepped in front of Queen Andalu.
One out of the way, Makoto thought. Two more to go. Makoto stepped towards the throne where Jadeite and Queen Andalu stood. It would end there and now. Makoto raised her hands to her lightning rod on her headband.
"Jupiter tremulous surge!" Makoto yelled as a huge surge of energy rippled toward the throne.
Queen Andalu dove to the ground in order to avoid the wave surge. Jadeite, however, was hit and thrown back against the throne. Blood dripped out of his mouth. His head hung lifeless over the arm of the throne. Now it was just the Queen left. Queen Andalu drew the golden sword that had once belonged to Galaxia.
"Now it is time to finish this-just you and I. A battle to the finish, Sailor Jupiter." Andalu screamed.
"That's fine by me!" Makoto yelled back.
Makoto used her attack again. Queen Andalu repelled it with the sword. Makoto resorted to hand-to-hand combat, trying to deflect the sword. She had to kick the sword out of Queen Andalu's hands. The fight continued for what seemed like hours. Shinozaki, Seiya, and Kyanite could only watch. Finally, Queen Andalu got in one good hit. Makoto felt completely weak. The sword had sliced her stomach pretty badly. Kyanite screamed and he flung Makoto out of the way of Queen Andalu's sword. The sword came down. Kyanite could feel the world growing darker. He had been hit. The sword impaled the right side of his body. Blood oozed onto the floor. His once white shirt turned red. Makoto screamed out her final attack.
"Jupiter absolute thunderstorm devastation!"
The whole castle shook as lightning-filled storm clouds rushed at Queen Andalu. There was no escape for her this time. The storm engulfed her-consumed her. Makoto grabbed the keys to Seiya's shackles off of Jadeite and threw them to Shinozaki. She then ran over to Kyanite. He was still breathing, however slightly. Makoto cradled his head in her lap. His eyes opened, filled with tears.
"I...wanted...to save you." Kyanite stammered.
"Shh...don't talk now. Save your energy." Makoto whispered, tears starting to stream down her cheeks.
"I wasn't...able to save you...back then...when Jupiter was...destroyed...when they...attacked...the moon." Kyanite said as blood started to trickle out of the side of his mouth. "You remember...don't you."
Makoto's eyes widened. She was beginning to remember. He had been there when the moon kingdom had been destroyed. He was her bodyguard. Makoto brushed Kyanite's raven black hair out of his face.
"Yes. I do remember." Makoto said softly.
"Before...I wanted to...tell you...something. Princess Makoto...I...love...you..." Kyanite whispered with his last dying breath.
Makoto's tears began to stream faster down her face. This man had lost his life for her. He died for her. He loved her. To the very end. She could not do anything to save him. She could not save her friends-her fellow sailor scouts. Makoto cradled Kyanite's lifeless body in her arms tightly. She could not let him go. She remembered. She remembered the days on the moon-before Queen Beryl's attack. She remembered secretly loving him. She remembered dancing with him in the ballroom of Princess Serenity's palace. She remembered laughing at his jokes and smiling at his way of knowing what everyone else in the room was thinking. She remembered that night-the fight when she was killed.
Seiya put his hand on Makoto's shoulder, startling her. He, too, had tears in his eyes. He was torn up inside. How could he compete? He could not save her. He was worthless. Even more so than Shinozaki. At least Shinozaki and Makoto had a long history together. Seiya felt more alone than he had ever felt.
"Seiya-kun." Makoto whispered, choking on her tears.
"I...I am staying here." Seiya stated.
"But..." Makoto started to argue.
"I must stay here...to rebuild. You must go back with Shinozaki and...rebuild your own lives as well." Seiya said as more tears flowed down his cheeks.
"But Seiya-kun...I thought..." Makoto tried to say.
"No buts...now LEAVE ME!" Seiya shouted.
Makoto tried to concentrate on calling Helios, but she couldn't forget Seiya's harshness. She thought that they had something. She thought it was real. She thought he loved her. She guessed she thought wrong. She was just a manipulation...a toy to help him get his planet back. Seiya used her.
Helios appeared before Makoto. She grabbed Shinozaki's hand and they were transported back to Paris. Back to Makoto's apartment. It seemed so quiet...so wrong. Her friends were not there. Seiya was not there. She collapsed to the ground, now in her original clothes, and cried.
"Jupiter tornado explosion!" screamed Makoto as a strong wind gust full of electricity shot straight towards Cerussite.
Cerussite fell backwards. He could not move. The wind was too strong. It was sucking the life out of him. Cerussite tried one last time to move, and gave up. Jadeite stepped in front of Queen Andalu.
One out of the way, Makoto thought. Two more to go. Makoto stepped towards the throne where Jadeite and Queen Andalu stood. It would end there and now. Makoto raised her hands to her lightning rod on her headband.
"Jupiter tremulous surge!" Makoto yelled as a huge surge of energy rippled toward the throne.
Queen Andalu dove to the ground in order to avoid the wave surge. Jadeite, however, was hit and thrown back against the throne. Blood dripped out of his mouth. His head hung lifeless over the arm of the throne. Now it was just the Queen left. Queen Andalu drew the golden sword that had once belonged to Galaxia.
"Now it is time to finish this-just you and I. A battle to the finish, Sailor Jupiter." Andalu screamed.
"That's fine by me!" Makoto yelled back.
Makoto used her attack again. Queen Andalu repelled it with the sword. Makoto resorted to hand-to-hand combat, trying to deflect the sword. She had to kick the sword out of Queen Andalu's hands. The fight continued for what seemed like hours. Shinozaki, Seiya, and Kyanite could only watch. Finally, Queen Andalu got in one good hit. Makoto felt completely weak. The sword had sliced her stomach pretty badly. Kyanite screamed and he flung Makoto out of the way of Queen Andalu's sword. The sword came down. Kyanite could feel the world growing darker. He had been hit. The sword impaled the right side of his body. Blood oozed onto the floor. His once white shirt turned red. Makoto screamed out her final attack.
"Jupiter absolute thunderstorm devastation!"
The whole castle shook as lightning-filled storm clouds rushed at Queen Andalu. There was no escape for her this time. The storm engulfed her-consumed her. Makoto grabbed the keys to Seiya's shackles off of Jadeite and threw them to Shinozaki. She then ran over to Kyanite. He was still breathing, however slightly. Makoto cradled his head in her lap. His eyes opened, filled with tears.
"I...wanted...to save you." Kyanite stammered.
"Shh...don't talk now. Save your energy." Makoto whispered, tears starting to stream down her cheeks.
"I wasn't...able to save you...back then...when Jupiter was...destroyed...when they...attacked...the moon." Kyanite said as blood started to trickle out of the side of his mouth. "You remember...don't you."
Makoto's eyes widened. She was beginning to remember. He had been there when the moon kingdom had been destroyed. He was her bodyguard. Makoto brushed Kyanite's raven black hair out of his face.
"Yes. I do remember." Makoto said softly.
"Before...I wanted to...tell you...something. Princess Makoto...I...love...you..." Kyanite whispered with his last dying breath.
Makoto's tears began to stream faster down her face. This man had lost his life for her. He died for her. He loved her. To the very end. She could not do anything to save him. She could not save her friends-her fellow sailor scouts. Makoto cradled Kyanite's lifeless body in her arms tightly. She could not let him go. She remembered. She remembered the days on the moon-before Queen Beryl's attack. She remembered secretly loving him. She remembered dancing with him in the ballroom of Princess Serenity's palace. She remembered laughing at his jokes and smiling at his way of knowing what everyone else in the room was thinking. She remembered that night-the fight when she was killed.
Seiya put his hand on Makoto's shoulder, startling her. He, too, had tears in his eyes. He was torn up inside. How could he compete? He could not save her. He was worthless. Even more so than Shinozaki. At least Shinozaki and Makoto had a long history together. Seiya felt more alone than he had ever felt.
"Seiya-kun." Makoto whispered, choking on her tears.
"I...I am staying here." Seiya stated.
"But..." Makoto started to argue.
"I must stay here...to rebuild. You must go back with Shinozaki and...rebuild your own lives as well." Seiya said as more tears flowed down his cheeks.
"But Seiya-kun...I thought..." Makoto tried to say.
"No buts...now LEAVE ME!" Seiya shouted.
Makoto tried to concentrate on calling Helios, but she couldn't forget Seiya's harshness. She thought that they had something. She thought it was real. She thought he loved her. She guessed she thought wrong. She was just a manipulation...a toy to help him get his planet back. Seiya used her.
Helios appeared before Makoto. She grabbed Shinozaki's hand and they were transported back to Paris. Back to Makoto's apartment. It seemed so quiet...so wrong. Her friends were not there. Seiya was not there. She collapsed to the ground, now in her original clothes, and cried.