The Child of the Prophecy, Chapter Nineteen

*In the big underground car park.*

'Oh Luna do you think that they can handle getting everyone in here AND all the youmas that might be lurking around?'

'Mercury, I'm not sure, but we need to try and find something out about this enemy.'

'I'm worried!'

'About what Venus?'

'Well, Serena and the others are dead, and they were some of the strongest sailors here. Also how strong are the youmas? If one of them met one on their own, could they handle it?'

'Venus, don't worry, you have your communicators, whoever is nearest can always help out.'

'But Artemis, can we . are we strong enough to beat the final enemy without the power of all the scouts and the crystal?

'We'll cross that bridge when we come to it, but for now, Mercury and I must look at the possible outcomes and find possible ways to defeat this enemy.'

'When the people start coming in here, are you two gonna be silent?'

'No Mercury, we won't be.'

'Won't they find it strange, two cats talking?'

'But Luna and Mercury must discuss this so we'll have to.'

'No Artemis, they won't find it strange, because we will not be cats.'

'And how do you propose to become human. You know we lost that power when we were reborn.'

'Wait, you guys can change into humans? Cool!'

'And it's not our only power Venus.'

'Cool what are they Luna?'

'That's for us to know,' Artemis snapped impatiently, he wanted to be able to help in the battle and for that he needed his sword and other powers. 'Luna, are you sure we can do this?'

'Yes, I did it a couple of days ago with Serena.'

'Ok, Here goes!'

And the two scouts covered their eyes as the bright white light surrounded the two felines. When it faded, a man and a woman stood in the place where they had stood. The woman wore a full-length pale yellow top and white trousers and had purple-black hair. The man wore a sleeveless pale yellow top and also white trousers and white hair. Each had a dazzling white sword at their hip.

The girls stared at them and whispered their names, 'Artemis?' 'Luna?'

'Yes it's us. We can change into humans and help in the fight. Artemis, go to all the scouts family and make sure that they are here.'

'Right, Venus, tell Uranus and the others what I'm wearing and what I look like so they aren't surprised if they see me and attack me.' He turned as a group of people entered the parking lot. They looked nervous, but Mercury welcomed them.

'Welcome, I am Sailor Mercury and this is my friend Sailor Venus. This is Luna and Artemis is the one leaving. Good luck Artemis and try to protect our families.'

'Have no fear Artemis is here!'

'Artemis GET ON WITH IT!' Luna shouted at him. He retreated with a bow to them and a nod to the people. Venus and Mercury saw that long white cloak had formed around him. Luna smiled at their shock and said, 'our cloaks are like Tuxedo Mask's it protects us from most harm.'

Venus looked and saw the people still standing there and said, 'Come in, this is gonna be your shelter while the battle goes on. We can fight better when we know that all of you are safe and not at risk of being hurt in our battle.'

Luna continued, 'we have food and drink for you and a few choices of entertainment, but if possible try not to be over noising. Sailor Mercury and myself have some work to do.'

As Luna and Mercury worked, more people came in and Sailor Venus welcomed them and they all settled in. As more people came, Venus recognised some as her friends when she was Mina Aino. She also recognised Carrie, the young child that she had looked after as Mina and Sailor Venus. Even if Carrie didn't realise Mina's double identity, she loved Sailor Venus and so she was pleased when the scout came over and talked to her family.

Mercury's computer was emitting a series of beeping noises as a shadow fell over the two as they worked. It was Andrew and he looked terrible. 'Excuse me, I don't mean to interrupt, but Sailor Venus looks too busy.' Which was quite true. There were lots of children and adults surrounding her. 'But a huge group of my friends are not here. I know that not everyone in the city is here, but I'm extremely worried about them. All the hangouts that they hang at are here, but they're not here.'

'Andrew, I'm sorry, I can't really help you.' Amy said sadly.

'Ok . Wait, how do you know my name? Wait, Oh My GOD!' He looked like he was seeing a ghost or something, as he had turned white. 'Amy?' He whispered almost choking.

'How did you know?' She was surprised. 'No one knows who we are but a miniscule select few.'

'I'm not sure; I just looked at you and saw it. Well I think I've found my friends.'

'What do you mean?'

'Well I was looking for you and all the other girls and Darien. But if you're Mercury, then Venus has GOT to be Mina, am I right?' She nodded and he continued, 'Mars is Rei, Jupiter is Lita, Uranus is Alex, Michelle is Neptune, Serena's Sailor Moon, And Darien's Tuxedo Mask! Who's Saturn and Pluto?'

'Tara was Saturn and Trista was Pluto,' Amy's voice shook as she said this. Andrew looked down at her and saw tears in her eyes.

'Amy's what's wrong? What happened?

'Serena, Tara and Trista sacrificed themselves yesterday for the world,' she choked out through her tears. Andrew couldn't do anything but stare at the sobbing girl. He felt sorry for her because she had lost three of her friends and the others were all in danger, but he had known them and he couldn't believe that they were dead.

Luna looked over at Mercury and Andrew and guessed what had happened. She put her arms around Mercury and said, 'Amy it's ok. Take a break' And gently, she soothed her back, like she had done with Serena only a couple of days ago, even though it seemed like years ago. Mercury hugged her back fiercely and whispered, 'Thanks Luna.' Luna went back to her calculations and paper, trying to find a solution.

Andrew had looked up when he heard Mercury say the name Luna. 'Luna?' he repeated.

'Yes Andrew, its Luna but in a human form, not feline.'

'Will you be ok Amy?'

'Just as long as I don't lose anyone else I love, I'll be fine.'

'Where are your parents?'

'My dad's dead and my mum's at the hospital. She should hopefully be with Darien.'

'What makes you say that?'

'We split up into groups. Lita and Michelle went to the fire at the industrial site, Mina, Luna, Artemis and myself came here, Rei's on the streets helping people get here, Alex is helping the police and Darien went to the hospital. I can see some of the hospital staff here, so I know she'll be here soon, Darien wouldn't let anything happen to her.'

'Ok, but Artemis is Mina's cat right?'

'Right in one.'

'Well where is he?'

'Like Luna, he's become human to help in the fight. He's out making sure our families are getting here all right.'

Their conversation was interrupted by a loud voice calling Andrew's name. He turned and waved at them. At Mercury's curious glance, he said, 'Friends form my school. The one that spoke was Jess.'

'Jess, as in the girl that's interested in Darien?'

'You heard about that then. Well yeah, but Darien's still madly in love with Serena, so we doesn't, I mean she wouldn't of had any trouble being with Darien if she wanted.'

'They got back together,' Amy said quietly.

'Really that's great. Do you know why they broke up?'

'Yes, but it's complicated and has a lot to do with the past.'

'Oh, I understand, scout stuff?'

'Yep.'

'Thanks for talking to me Amy, but I've got to get back to Lizzie, my sister, I don't want her to get too worried about me.'

'S'ok Andrew but can you not say anything about who we are. We don't need to be mobbed anymore than we have to be.'

'Sure.'

He walked away as Mercury saw her mother come in helping all the small children on her ward. Mercury also saw Tuxedo Mask with a group of children around him, but he was also carrying a girl in his arms. Her mother walked with the children to who were obviously the parents of each kid. Tuxedo Mask gently carried the girl as he followed Mrs Anderson to her parents. He put her down and spoke something to her mother. She followed him to where Amy and Luna sat, pouring into calculations and bits of paper.

'Amy, is that really you?'

Mercury looked up in shock as her mother addressed her. 'Mum, how did you know it was me?'

'Your friend Tuxedo Mask told me.'

'He did?' She looked towards him with a startled expression.

He explained, 'She wanted to take the children with me here and then go look for you if you weren't already here, she would have been worried if she didn't know you were here. I'm sorry if your upset that I told her, but I thought it was for the best.'

'It's ok Darien, I'm glad you told her. I was just startled at my mother knowing how I was. I wasn't sure if she had actually recognised me, she wouldn't have been the first.'

'What do you mean? Who else has?'

'Don't worry, only one person, but he's not going to tell anyone. He gave his word.'

'How can you be so sure?'

'Only because I've known him for about three years and the fact that he's your best friend, doesn't really mean anything,' she teased.

'Andrew? He's here? Where?'

'Course he's here. Practically everyone is here. He's over there with Lizzie and maybe your other friends.'

'Like who?'

'Er . the people who would hang out with Jess?'

'Ok, I'm going over there then. I'll be back soon.'

When he had gone again, Sailor Mercury turned to her mother and they started talking about all the dangers of being a sailor scout. Her mother learned of all the dangers they had been through and of the recent sacrifice that touched her heart.