Chapter Twenty-Six
Crystal Moon stayed behind her team but only by a few feet. She hated heights. But here she was, forcing her way over the Crystal Palace's roof. She was not Eternal yet like the rest of her family. She lacked their wings. She looked ahead, to where her family was.
Both her grandmothers, past and present, had their butterfly wings widely spread. They looked identical except that Neo-Queen Serenity the Second was taller. And her deep red eyes were older, wiser. They had seen more. But their forgiveness, their purity was still intact, even through all the horror they had witnessed and all the pain that had felt. Yet their strong spirit held firm.
Rayna turned to look at her mother, Eternal Sailor Elysian Moon. Her pale pink pigtails blew in the wind and her three layered skirt fluttered. The top was clear, the second lavender and the last level was dark indigo. Her puffed sleeves ere lavender. She had wide angel shaped wings. But they were not white, they were deep lavender.
"Here Rayna, take my hand."
Crystal Moon grasped her mother's hand and tried not to look down. Because the majority of the Moon Senshi were winged, they were the most logical choice for an advance through the roof. The Princess saw the logic but that did not help her fear.
Chelsea sensed her daughter's fear and held her close when she managed to get her up. Both Eternal Cosmic Moons were leading the way. They were a bit uneasy but unlike their mother, they were not clumsy. They waited, they feet barely moving out of fear of sliding down the side, waiting for their relations to catch up.
Elysian and Crystal Moon walked up. The four looked down and saw they were over the council room. They couldn't see through it because there was no skylight but they could hear the sounds of a battle underneath. And judging from the number of attacks, the Senshi needed help.
The four conversed,
"Now what do we do?"
"Now?" Elysian Moon shrugged, "Uh…good question."
Cosmic Moon spoke, "we have to get down there and help!"
"oh, and how do you plan to do that?" Elysian Moon asked.
"Ariel!"
Chibi Mercury sprang into her mother's arms as soon as she and the rest of her team became visible again. Amy opened her arms and then embraced her daughter as tight as she dared. She kissed Ariel several times when the youma managed to draw closer and hissed,
"If it gets any mushier in here, I'm going to stick a finger down my throat."
Ariel glared at the youma, jumped down from her mother's arms and commanded,
"Mercury Absolute Zero!"
The youma dodged and her attack froze the ceiling.
"I said, if you have any ideas, then by all means, spit it out!" Elysian Moon slammed her foot down, with impatience. The roof under her boot cracked. She looked up at her family. Her teeth gritted in panic. She swallowed and said,
"That can't be good."
A split second later, the roof collapsed and all four fell through.
The ten youma were about to attack once more when a shattering sound made everyone look upward. The ceiling collapsed in and four beings knocked several of the youma down while the others dodged the falling debris. Ariel rushed forward.
"Rini! Chelsea! Rayna!"
The four princesses looked up. Rini smiled and turned to her future daughter,
"Well, that seemed to work."