Gomen nasai, but the stupid computer said my disk wasn't formatted right, so I lost ALL my information from the last two chapters I was working on! Kuso! (not translating that… younger children may read this…) So I'm having to rework the last two chapters. Just hold on, I'll get to it!

Also, I've suddenly gotten into HP Lovecraft, and will be using some of his 'daemons', because they're just too cool!

And the actual quote from way back when they entered Moria was supposed to be "…and things have learned to walk which ought to have crawled."

Special Thanks to all my reviewers!

Elven Cherry Blossom: The others didn't get their true powers, mainly because they were led astray by uber-Pluto. I'll explain in this chapter.

Part 11: So Long…

We met when we were almost young, deep in the green lilac park. You held onto me like I was a crucifix, as we went kneeling through the dark…

--Leonard Cohen

"What is that light?" Usagi said, looking up to the kaleidoscope-colored sky of Elysium to the spots of light that were slowly traveling down. She suddenly sat up straight in Mamoru's embrace and smiled. "Ami-chan's back!"

"What? But she's been gone for a year! We haven't seen her since our wedding. How could she…isn't that Chibi-Usa?"

The two stood up and ran towards the place where the lights landed. Indeed, there, hugging Elios, was Sailorchibimoon, and her four Senshi, the Sailor Quartet. Nearby was Eternal Sailormecury, helping to support a man with blond hair and odd clothing that looked like it was from medieval Europe. Nearby was a man with long black hair and a beard growing, a shorter man with a long beard and a helmet on, four men with no shoes but very hairy feet and all with some sort of curly hair, though one was a little stouter then the others, and two were significantly taller then the other two. Lastly there was an older man with a long white beard and long white hair, in a white robe and holding an ornate staff of white. Holding the Time Staff wasn't Sailorpluto, but instead a man with brown hair and a beard, and next to him was another man with blond hair that looked vaguely familiar to Usagi.

The rest of the Senshi raced up, all henshined, but stopped when they saw the mirai Senshi and Sailormercury.

"Ami-chan!" they all yelled, surrounding the group and asking twenty questions at once.

"Matte, matte!" Ami said, as she and the rest of the Senshi became 'normal', "I will explain, but first we must get Shashu to some help. Elios, please?"

"Of course, Lady Mercury," Elios said, helping 'Shashu' to a spot a little ways away where the man seemed to almost instantly be relieved. The group turned back to the rest of the men, and Ami said, "Everyone, this is the Fellowship of the Ring."

*

"I don't remember that, I only remember that we had been in the fight against Sailorgalaxia a year before I left. I suppose that means that Setsuna-san had to make sure that certain things went through, and that I stayed with the Fellowship to make sure that none of the daemons or Chaos-agents got him. Did you notice they all take the forms of others we have seen before?"

Mina nodded, as did the others, "Hai, that must be why we didn't notice when she said that we should try and bring back the Generals, though," Minako smiled as she saw Kunzuite and CereCere glance once more at each other, "I am guessing that it will be the Quartet, and not us, that will get the Generals. There is too much bad-blood between us both."

"That is true," Zoicite added, "But I fail to see why they didn't take the power of Pluto, or the Ring of the Charon Castle, when they got Sailorpluto."

"Ring?" Frodo asked, seeming surprised.

Michiru nodded, "Hai, like the one that Ami-chan gave Leoglas-kun. Our Rings are slightly different the ones you dealt with, Frodo. Mine, the Triton Ring," she held up her hand, showing the promise ring she had gotten when she and the others had began to take care of Hotaru, "holds the power of the sea, and allows me to find my castle no matter where I am. Each Ring has a special power or ability. The Mariner Ring grants wisdom and some power over ice and cold water. The Magellan Ring grants power to see True Love and to use any form of metal-craft. The Phobos Deimos Ring grants power over fire and spirituality. The Io Ring grants some power over plants and lightning."

"The Outer Planet's Rings, though," Haruka told them, "are different, only concentrating on one idea. Mine is the Miranda Ring, and deals with wind. Hers, as she said, deals with the sea. Hotaru's deals with Death, and Setsuna's dealt with Time."

Usagi held up her own engagement and wedding Ring, "Mine is the one that is granted more power, as the Cosmos Ring. It is something I can't really use without the other Rings right now, but when we all gain our final powers, we can use our Rings without having to gather power form the other planets in our system. Mamoru's Ring is connected to ours as well, the Earth Ring."

"We have Rings too!" The Quartet said, holding out their hands, "But not near the powers of theirs!"

"Mine is the Ceres Ring, and is governing the harvest time."

"Mine is the Pallas Ring, and governing the discus and magic."

"Mine is the Vesta Ring, and governing the home."

"Mine is the Juno Ring, and governing relationships."

Chibi-Usa smiled, "Mine is the Crystal Tokyo Ring, governing a new age, and a combination of the Moon and Earth Rings."

Gimli snorted, "So many Rings, how do you keep them all straight?"

"They don't need to," Gandalf said, "They each control their own, and know what is needed to help a problem."

"That's true," Mamoru told them, "but right now we should concentrate on our strategy and how to get the piece of Chaos out of Legolas."

*

The duo of Ami and Legolas sat against a tree where the treatment to keep Legolas away from the side of Chaos was taking place.

"I am a burden for them."

"Ie, my love, you are a joy and a reason to fight. Our information and your strength helps to give them strength. Don't talk like that."

Legolas smiled at her and touched Ami's cheek gently, "If I must stay forever like this, with the longing to leave in a boat as well as the longing for my home, would you love me still?"

"I love you forever, Shashu," Ami told him, "My hime loved Mamoru when he was evil, she loved him each time, and each time a pain struck her heart to see him dead. Such a pain hit me when I saw you wounded, and I would stay here forever to make sure that you were better."

The two were about to go back to lean against the tree when they heard someone say, "I really cannot believe this. To defy my wishes as such." They both turned quickly and saw who looked a great deal like Pluto, but who's eyes were wrong and who didn't have the Ring of Charon on her finger.

"You!" Legolas said, "You have haunted my dreams!"

Pluto glared at him, "Indeed, and you didn't heed my warnings when I told you to not fall in love with Mercury-chan. She is meant for someone else."

"Liar!" Ami said, "You are a false Pluto, where is the other?"
Pluto blinked, then smiled and seemed to laugh, "So you figured it out. Very well, then I shall make you pay for telling the others. I am Black Agate, the last of those that follow the Dreamer, and you will be my first victims!"

"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!"

"Jupiter Oak Revolution!"

As the two attacks divided Agate and the two lovers, Ami raised her hand, "Eternal Mercury Crystal Power, Make-up!" transformed and holding the Mercury Caduceus in her hand. "Eternal Mercury Waterfall…Drown!"

The length of water was touched also as the other Senshi came in as well. "Violin Tide!"

"Celestial Moon Cosmic Kiss!" Eternal Sailormoon, her power upgrading so that she was beginning to look more and more like Queen Serenity, and the two Water-Senshi powers, hit Agate back hard, and she got up to glare at them all before her eyes set on Legolas. "Bastards," she said, her eyes fixed on Legolas, "but I have a card up my sleeve. Come here, my toy!" Legolas was about to answer when he felt himself suddenly pulled forward by some unknown force and the pain in his wounded arm.

"Shashu!" Eternal Sailormerucry yelled out, and suddenly the Mariner Ring on her hand glowed brightly, almost like a blinding blue star, and for another moment the symbol of Mercury appeared on his forehead. Black Agate growled and reached forward to grab the Ring, and for a moment it seemed to show only a black shell, a person with only a color that was almost identifiable but not quite showing to flow like veins.

But suddenly the light disappeared, and darkness engulfed Legolas as he felt like he was being sucked downward into the sandy sea that had been around the Galaxy Cauldron in his dreams.

*

 "This is not good," Luna said as the group now collected, having witnessed the capture of Legolas and Mercury's breakdown at seeing him gone. To many, it seemed a parallel to Sailormoon's first loss of her Mamoru.

"No, now that Legolas is gone, this greatly weakens us, especially since he had the Mariner Ring," Artimus said, "Unless we get it back, then we may not be able to call upon the power of Sailorcosmos and the Cosmic Court."
Aragorn looked over to the three cats and the Moon royalty, "There is still hope. If we were able to give you power, we could, but for now, we could help in the fight."

"Indeed," Gandalf said, "We will not let Legolas be turned, for he has much to do yet."

Usagi nodded, "We know, Gandalf-sama, and we will rescue him. I will not let Ami-chan's love fall. But we must also be parts and whole. Each of our groups will split and join another group. This way, we can gather power, and when Agate and her Master comes, we will defeat them and gain the Cosmos Power. All we must do now is decide who will go with who."