Serenity, Chapter 9

Author Notes at bottom

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"No soul" The "reflections" words echoed through Usagi's thoughts.

"How can I have no soul?" Usagi found herself saying, even though she couldn't remember opening her mouth.

"Well… It's more like a partial soul." Serenity admitted.

"Well how do we get it back!" Haruka snapped as she glanced at her now pale sister.

"You accept your responsibility and become one of us. You choose me, the princess of the moon or you choose Usagi, the warrior of the moon." Serenity explained.

"Then I choose you! Now give me a soul!" Usagi yelled at her mirror.

"It's not that easy." Serenity said fiddling nervously with her dress. "You have to find the crystal first. Then you can truly choose." Serenity explained.

"Ok, where is it?" Usagi asked desperately. Having no soul was bad, even she knew that.

"It should be where Usagi left it last… Where is she?" Serenity looked around the mirror world before an energetic Usagi suddenly appeared.

"Hiya!" She said with a wave toward Haruka and Usagi.

"Usagi, where is the crystal… you dropped it after the fatal fight no?" Usagi nodded, her hyper emotions, although still intact, were masked somewhat by a seriousness.

"It should be where Tokyo Tower used to be erected. It has a cloaking spell on it so no one can find it but you Usagi-san." The other Usagi said.

"And once we find it, what happens?" Haruka asked.

"I'm not sure, it changes. You'll see once you find it." Serenity explained.

"Alright. Come on Haruka, this is more serious than I thought." Usagi said grabbing Haruka roughly by her arm and dragging her out of the bathroom, ignoring the princess as she yelled, "It's rude to just walk away!"

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Usagi went and got book she had gotten days before. "This has a little information on Tokyo at the time of the Sailor Senshi, it should tell me where Tokyo Tower is because they destroyed the damn thing a million times in fights with things called youma." Usagi began to shift through the pages at an alarming rate before she found what she was looking for. "Ah ha! It's right near here! In a nearby park. After about the third time it was blown up they just made it a memorial for the senshi that used to protect the city." Usagi said before she threw the book down. "Come on Ruka-chan!" Serenity again grabbed Haruka and the two began to run down the hallways out to the parking lot by the dorm buildings.

"Do you know how to get there?" Haruka asked as they came up to her motorcycle.

"Hai." Usagi said quickly as she grabbed a helmet and jumped on behind Haruka.

The two quickly road, and Haruka followed Usagi's directions until they reached the park. "The memorial should be in the middle of the park." Usagi stated jumping off of Haruka's bike. "I'll run up ahead!" Usagi began to jog following a dirt path.

Haruka turned off her bike and began to walk in the direction Usagi had gone. This was a bad situation. Before she had though that maybe she was going crazy, but no this was all real. Her little sister was one special individual and that was putting it lightly.

"I found it!" She heard Usagi yell up ahead. Haruka began to run to catch up and she got there quickly, and she stopped by Usagi. "This memorial is in memory of the Sailor Senshi, may we always be in their debt for their protection." Usagi read the small plague near the ground before she looked at what was left of the tower. It was mostly a bundle of twisted metal being consumed by plant life. "The original tower used to be near the ocean or a bay or something but they changed it because they thought if they relocated that it wouldn't be attacked so much. There's another plaque over there that gives information about it." Usagi said pointing at a bigger plaque. "Now help me look around." Usagi said as she began to search the earth below her. Haruka rolled her eyes that her sister was giving her orders but she looked anyways.

Hours later they both came up empty handed. "Dammit! This is just a wild goose chase! Why are we even listening to them?" Haruka was loosing her patience.

"BECAUSE I NEED A SOUL! I'm not complete!" Usagi screamed over at Haruka. Her face was twisted into fury.

"Usa-chan." Haruka put a hand on her sisters shoulder to calm her down. "Don't worry, we'll find it. I'm sorry I got mad." Usagi calmed considerably. "And don't worry too much, she said you have at least half a soul. Once you accept one of them you should be better right? We've just… gotta find that crystal." Haruka said.

Usagi nodded and began to look at the twisted metal again. Until she turned away from a blinding light. "What's that bright light on that large beam from?" Usagi asked.

"Oh my god… I bet that's the crystal! The light is reflecting off of it!" Haruka exclaimed.

"Are you sure?" Usagi asked doubtfully.

"Yeah! The metal is too dull to make that sort of light."

Usagi grinned at Haruka. "If you lift me up I bet I can get it!"

Haruka nodded and they walked up to the beam. It was sticking out from the dirt and was about the size of both of them width wise. "Alright, I'll give you a boost." Haruka made a step out of two of her hands Usagi stood up and felt around on top of beam.

She cringed when she felt some slime from most likely a bird dropping but then she felt something warm but solid and it felt like a small jewel. She grabbed it. "I think I've got it, let me down." Usagi said to Haruka.

Haruka lowered the girl and she jumped off of Haruka's hand and looked at her hand. She had actually touched moist dirt not bird droppings but the object was in fact a glittering crystal. "I-It's so beautiful." Usagi said examining it. Usagi looked at Haruka who was looking at the crystal she was holding.

"What now?" Haruka asked.

"I'm not sure…" Usagi stopped her sentence and she began to glow a light silver. "Haruka…" Usagi began looking at the boyish blond.

"Yes?" Haruka asked.

"Catch me." Haruka indeed did so as the girl toppled over into her arms.

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"Usagi…" The serine voice of Serenity began to rouse Usagi from her slumber. She cracked open and ice blue eye as she looked over at a floating Serenity. The two of them were both nude in what seemed to be a swirling mass of silver energy. A few feet away the silver crystal glowed with a pulsating white light. Serenity's hair was in it's trademark style, while her hair was swirling around her. Giving her a sort of shield from Serenity seeing her nude. Serenity was in a simple fetal position to hide her own nudity. "Here there is only energy." Serenity stated.

"What is going on?" Usagi asked looking around. The swirling silver energy seemed to go on forever.

"I wasn't sure if this is how it would work or not… but if you are ready to accept me then the crystal may finally take my energy so that it may bond me to you. You will have your entire soul Usagi."

Usagi looked at the serene princess and then at the crystal. "W-Will

I be any different?" Usagi asked nervously.

"Hai, a little. Mostly just in appearance." Serenity told her.

"Well… what about the other Usagi, the warrior?" Serenity smiled.

"If you accept me, one day when your powers have adapted and she has enough energy herself, she too may be absorbed so we can all be happy." Serenity began. "Right now, we're just floating souls. The other senshi accepted their souls at birth… but you see it takes awhile for you because of all the power you posses. It takes an earthly amount of time for you to become completely used to the powers the crystal bestows upon you." Serenity stopped talking to make sure Usagi was listening before she continued. "The crystal was lost when Sailor Moon died in the past and so I was unable to bond to her. She will grow like she would have on earth, into a beautiful woman and when that day comes she will have enough energy to contact you like I was able to. It will just take some time. You could have accepted her first, but in your desperation to get the rest of your soul you chose myself. So this is the way it must be." Serenity explained. "Do you understand?"

Usagi thought for a moment and she comprehended most of what Serenity said so she nodded yes. Serenity smiled serenely and she touched the crystal. A white light began to emit from Serenity before she began to slowly disappear. Usagi looked at the pulsating white light still surrounding the crystal and she guessed she was supposed to touch it now. She reached out and carefully let her fingers graze over the crystal before she felt the white hot light surround her as well. She closed her eyes, letting the light run through her and she suddenly felt complete.

As she opened her eyes she realized she was lying down in her dorm. Rei sat next to her. "Oh Usagi! We were so worried you little odango atama!" Usagi giggled and hugged the girl. Memories flashed through her brain of the raven-haired senshi. "We began to remember all sorts of things from long ago. Makoto, Minako, and Ami are all in the living room. Trowa came by with some school work…" Rei began to babble about how Haruka, after taking her back to the dorms began to remember things and she went back to her dorm to find Michiru and Hotaru also remembered things as well. They had come back to find all of the girls in the living room talking about the past and they knew they remembered as well.

"Rei-chan… gomen nasai for being such a pain since I transferred here." Usagi apologized. "Having half a soul does that to people." Usagi joked.

Rei smiled at her best friend from long ago. "I remembered

something Usagi… Trowa… he may be from our past. I think. I think he was Mako-chan's brother."

Usagi's mind flashed with more images and she smiled. "Hai, he was. We were in love, but Mamoru…" Usagi paused memories were hitting her hard. "Mamoru and I were engaged because we needed an alliance. He and I were really only friends… great friends…. I believe he had a thing for Beryl." Usagi paused again, being hit with pity for the red haired woman. "But poor Beryl was corrupted. She was corrupted into thinking the engagement was our choice." Usagi sighed and Rei nodded in agreement.

"Metallia twisted her thoughts and memories into something else." Rei said in disgust for the evil that had destroyed their kingdoms.

"Is Trowa around, I'd like to speak with him." Rei nodded and she sat up from the chair that was beside the bed.

"I'll be right back."

Usagi waited and a few minuets later Trowa appeared. She looked at his emotionless face and she wondered if he remembered like her senshi. "Trowa… I-" Trowa silenced her with a finger to her lips. He didn't say a word he just brushed his lips across hers. "Aishiteru. Hime-sama."

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THE END!! THAT'S RIGHT IT'S OVER!! If this made no sense, was rushed or stupid… then get over it because I'm DONE WOO!! Hehe Feel free to leave a review ^_~