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                Black Agate's insides, with the odd coloring, is slightly reminiscent of a 'monster' from outer space that appears in the story The Colour Out of Space, which destroys a family by slowly sucking the sanity and life out of them, leaving them as only shells of gray dust. Agate, however, isn't the Colour Out of Space.

                The Dreamer, and what it actually looks like, is another Lovecraft idea I got from reading The Dunwich Horror too late at night and having too active of an imagination or Lovecraft putting in too good of a description. As for its actual title/name, that's in the next chapter, and again it's Lovecraft. 'Dreamer' refers to another story, The Call of Cthulu, but the actual 'Dreamer' is from Dunwich Horror.

Thanks to all my reviewers!

Mistress of Ice: If you're talking about Ryu/the boy with the psychic powers way back in the original Sailor Moon series, then I'm sorry, but he's not here. I'm using the manga version, which only has Ami knowing of one 'love' and that is Mercurius, whom she never really meets and who mainly just ties with her scores.

Elven Cherry Blossom: Well, there is the something about the fact that Boromir is the only one to hold the Time Staff, other then Pluto…next chapter, I promise!

Khenny: That's nice to know. I guess. Here's the next chapter.

And before you all read this, you should know that I'm about to be a big Baka (yes, with a capitol 'B') in this. Why? I'm not telling you up here! Go read it!

Part 12: Revolution

Heroically, with bravery, I'll go on with my life, But if the two of us should get split up, by whatever means... Take my revolution.

--"Revolutionary Girl Utena" Opening Theme

Haruka smiled at Pippin and sat down nearby as Hotaru helped Michiru get the tea. Merry sat nearby as well, both looking nervous.

Haruka and the remaining Outers had given Pippin a gem like the one that Merry had on his sword now, and the group sat to talk.

"I suppose we were left behind," Michiru said, "our job in the Silver Millenium made it seem so. We were alone, always guarding against invaders, watching from far away. It was lonely. But in the end, our guiding light was always the faces of our queen and princess. Now, though…now we are with them."

"And with that," Haruka said, "we can fight with them, just as you all did."

Pippin and Merry nodded, and the group talked of other things.

*

Where am I?

"Within yourself."

Who are you?

"I am yourself, and I am something new. Within you and all of the Fellowship is a power that is hidden, until the right power shows it. I am that power."

The Mariner Ring! I thought I had lost it. How is it here?

"It surrounds your heart, Legolas. As long as it is there, the blade will not pierce it, and you will be safe. But right now, it has dissolved and flows through you, trying to take over."

Yes, I feel it, but what can I do? I am too weak to fight it alone.

"Then stay here. The Mariner Ring gives knowledge, and the right, or wrong, type will help you become free."

That is true. Then I will stay here. I can be safe here.

*

Frodo looked down as Makoto placed the food in front of them, "Oh, don't look so sad. You're too thin, anyway."

Frodo smiled at the tall Senshi. "You're sounding like Sam."

"Speaking of which," Minako said, "Where is he?"

"Outside," Rei told them, "tending the garden that doesn't need to be tended."

Frodo smiled, "Yes, that's the Sam I remember. I'm sorry if I've been a burden to you three."

The girls looked at each other and giggled at the shy Hobbit as Sam came in and noticed the food. "Ie, neither of you are trouble," Minako told them, "We're honored to be working with you two."

"Really?" Sam said, "Why?"

Makoto sat down at this point, "Because you're both famous. We've read the stories about your adventures, and love you for your kind hearts and courage in facing the horrors of Mordor. You're heroes and talked of, the most famous of Hobbits."

Sam and Frodo shared a smile, and then began to eat and open up to the three girls who also opened up and talked about their adventures.

*

The elf's body shuddered and a moan escaped his lips again as he lay on the table. Black Agate glared and turned over to the tall opening where some unknown horror hid in the blackness. "Dream Master, my toy is almost to our side, but a little more time." The answer, unheard by anyone in the chamber but Agate, came, and she bowed low to the opening before turning back to the elf's body again and placing a hand on the still-open wound made by Charcoal Onyx. The elf jumped and his eyes opened, both a vacant light blue, the color of an elf's eyes when lightning strikes and illuminates their sensitive eyes. Black lined the edges of the iris and small black spots made up the black pinpricks of his pupils. Agate smiled slightly as he stopped shaking and then sat up, his eyes now seeming vacant, such as her own eyes and any of those who were part of Chaos, or opposed to the power of the Stars.

"Good," she said, "You will be the one to take down their hope of the future. You, my beautiful toy, shall bring down the light of the Cosmos."

*

Aragorn and Gandalf slowly helped with the two future royals of Crystal Tokyo as they looked over some strategies.

"It would be best," Gandalf agreed, adding in his input, being one of the Wizards of Middle Earth.

Usagi smiled at him, "Arigato, Gandalf-sama," the two continued to look over the ideas, and Aragorn talked with Mamoru on the past.

"Why?"

"Why what?"

"Why did you love her when it was forbidden?"

Mamoru smiled slightly. "I didn't mean to. She snuck down, she met me, and I fell in love with her. It wasn't meant to happen. Had I known, I wouldn't have tried to do it. I tried many times to forget her, to forget I loved her, but in the end we loved each other, and then the Moon was attacked, and I found myself defending her and dying for her." At this the dark-haired man looked to his counter-part from Middle Earth. "You love Arwen, don't you?"

Aragorn seemed a little surprised by the question, then answered, "I do, but…she must travel to the Undying Lands with her kin. She will be happy there."

"The people of the Moon lived as long as gods when I was Prince Endymion, and yet I loved one, though she was older then I, and though she was not someone that I should have married. Arwen can die for you, just as Usako would have done during the time of the Silver Millennium. Still, it was fate that hurt you both. Arwen still waits for you. Believe me, Aragorn. When you know that you love someone, and they return it, then no matter what other say, no matter what could happen, you need to take action and love her. You will never know when she might be gone. That has happened to me too many times, and so I tell Usagi every day that I love her. I don't want to miss it."

"You haven't told me that today, Mamo-chan," Usagi said from the table with Gandalf, "You've only talked to Aragorn and about the strategy. Perhaps you don't love me now?"

"Usako, I will always love you, and I love you still, but I was distracted for a little while. Now, I love you, and we should get back to work."

*

Haldir and Gimli, sitting across from the Generals and the Quartet, sat and glared at the rest before Kunzite finally stood, "This is impossible. We must work together and get some strategy for working together. We cannot just sit here and glare at each other."

Haldir and the rest of them looked at each other, and then said, in the exact same tone. "Oh yes we can!"

Kunzite looked at all of them, then sighed. "I give up."

CereCere laughed, "We were kidding, Kun-kun. We know what we're good at, what you're good at, and since Haldir has an enchanted blade, all we need to do is work with Gimli."

"And," Gimli said, "that just means enchanting my ax."

Haldir looked over to Gimli, "By the way, I think that they'll probably bring a great deal of enemies."

"They will," Jadeite told him, "Why?"

"I propose a competition. Legolas and Gimli have it during almost every battle, or so I've heard. They keep count of how many enemies they kill, and see who can kill more. By the way, who won last time?"
Gimli smiled a huge smile, "I did, by three orcs!"

The group now stopped glaring, and started laying down rules about the count, and about what they would do, and what would count towards their own or towards a group. Soon, it was sure which general loved which Quartet member, and that the three groups had by now come to a point where they could work together.

*

The attack came quickly, but everyone was ready. The Inners, with the exception of Mercury and with the addition of the Ringbearers, stood to one side, the Outers minus Pluto but with the addition of the two wards of Gondor and Rohan on the other side, with the royals, including Aragorn, Sailormoon, Tuxedo Kamen, and Gandalf. Boromir, with the Time Staff, stood in front of the Quartet, while Mercury stood in front of the Generals and Haldir and Gimli. In front of them, standing tall on a mount with Legolas in the shadows, was Black Agate and a long line of daemons that she had raised. Chibimoon and Elios stood side-by-side, ready to fight as well.

"Now this," Gimli comment, "is going to be an interesting battle."

So the battle began.

*

The beings they fought were goatish blobs, all of them seeming to obtain the one thought of ripping their opponents to shreds. The Inners and Ringbearers were the first to start to have a small problem, the works of Sting, Sam's blade and the various attacks by the Inners not really denting the army.

"Look out!" Sam yelled as another being tried to jump on Sailorvenus. With a small curse, Venus turned, "Venus Love and Beauty Shock!"

"There's so many!" Frodo yelled as he chopped down another one from him.

"But we must keep fighting, Mister Frodo! We need to get back Legolas, and let Elenaithil be happy!"

"Jupiter Oak Revolution!"

"Mars Flame Sniper!"

A sudden wave hit them hard, sending Frodo under a group of two of the evil-looking beings. Sam yelled out in rage and hacked into them, getting Frodo up, and then they noticed that the Senshi they were paired with were hard-pressed, mainly to make a circle around them to protect them. Rei's shoulder protectors were ripped, and Jupiter bled a little.

"This shouldn't happen," Frodo said, "I won't let this happen. NO!" Sam and Frodo suddenly looked startled as a circle of light appeared between them, seeming to come from their hearts, and a ring encircled them and the Inners, destroying the goat-things. Inside, a tall woman stood outlined, her features obscured by the light behind her.

"Ringbearers, Guardians of the Moon Princess, your battle is hard, but your hearts are strong. You have found the thing needed, the ability to fight for someone other then those you love and call your friends, but those just met and newly known. You have fought before for peace, love, justice, your friends and family. Now you fight for those, as well as for places and things you have yet to know well, or even know at all. You are all now Eternal, as Sailormoon and Sailormercury. Ringbearers, I give you power. Your swords are the key now. Cut through these daemons and find a way to your friend."

The light exploded around them, seeming to wrap them and put on glittering mithril mail on Sam and Frodo, while for the Inner Senshi their outfits turned to the Eternal form, and each gained their own kind of staff, like the one that Mercury had held onto. Venus' staff had a heart on the top, while that of Jupiter's looked like a lightning bolt spear, and Mars' was a slightly curved staff that seemed ready to double for spear and bow. The group turned to the goat-daemons, and began to battle again.

"Eternal Venus Love Light…Flash!" a flashing light came from the heart, and shot down a whole line of the daemons.

"Eternal Jupiter Life-Tree…Thunderbolt!" a large charge of electricity turned into what seemed like a huge tree-shape as it hit the daemons and destroyed more.

"Eternal Mars War…Siege!" a long line of fire, some shaped like arrows, some like spears, hit more daemons down. So continued the fight, with the daemons that got through the line of the Eternal attacks meeting death at the glowing swords of Frodo and Samwise.

*

Agate glared out at the newly awakened Eternal Senshi. "This is no good, but only one side of them has gained power. At least only one side."

*

The Outers were hard-pressed.

"Silence Glaive Surprise!"

"Space Turbulance!"

"Violin Tide!"

Merry and Pippin helped however they could, fighting off the enemy when they got too close, and giving Sailorsaturn time to use her healing powers when needed for the small group.

"We can't keep this up," Uranus said at one point, "We have to do something new!"

Pippin looked around at the place as more were beaten off. "Well, we can have Merry and I attack, and then you group take them out from here."

"NO. We're supposed to keep you safe, and we will!" Neptune said.

"And we won't compromise your lives," Saturn told them, "We will be in front, and you will help us with the back."

"And we won't compromise your lives. If you're up there," Merry said, "we're up there."

Light erupted from some unknown source, and soon engulfed them. In front of them was a figure covered with light, so that they could only see by the outline that it was a female.

"And now you have learned that there is more then being just alone. So shall you gain more from protecting others besides the Princess. You can protect others and you can gain more power. So you gain more power and so do these two who fight with you and protect you as you fight with them and protect them."

So light engulfed them all, and when they were next seen on the battlefield, Merry and Pippin wore what seemed to be shining armor of knights of old, and the Outers had gained their Eternal powers, their Talismans the same but seeming to glow with power. The group stood in a line, and attacked.

"Space Unbalance!" Uranus yelled out, sending out a huge line to destroy the daemons.

"Tsunami Melody!" Neptune yelled out, a huge wave of water destroying daemons as well.

"Rings of Silence!" a line of rings of energy came up from he Silence Glaive and hit the daemons.

With their glowing crystal blades, Merry and Pippin also took down daemons, and the numbers were reduced.

*

The Quartet and Generals cut down all of the daemons, their powers great even without their Super forms, but with their loves by their sides, their powers were doubled. And with Haldir and Boromir wielding enchanted weapons, the powers helped to cut down more and more daemons. Next to them, Chibimoon and Elios love and power blasted through many of the daemons also, destroying what seemed like long lines of the oncoming beasts.

Nearby, by herself, Eternal Sailormercury was slowly cutting herself a path towards Agate and Legolas.

*

"Damn!" Agate cursed, seeing the powers growing in the Senshi and them destroying her army from the Dreamer. She looked over to her "toy" and then to Sailormoon, who was blasting away more of the daemons then before, the love of her prince, the powers of a Maia Wizard, and the hopes of the King of Gondor giving her strength. What Agate didn't notice was Mercury's slow advance towards the two.

"Very well then," Agate said, turning to the evil Legolas, again not noticing something important, this being a slim Elvin knife in the hand that also held the bowstring and arrow.

"Kill her, my toy," Agate said, "now, kill her."

They say that the Mariner Ring brings knowledge.

"Shashu!" a voice said, the caduceus coming into view just as the arrow was aimed.

The knowledge of true love, the knowledge of many other things.

The knife was near cutting the bowstring when the arrow was released, but instead of hitting the intended target, a blue-haired girl got in the way. The arrow sank into her midsection with no real sound, not even what was customary, or seemed customary, to come from the impact of an arrow into flesh. The girl jerked as the impact, and looked down at the arrow and then to the clear-eyed Legolas before slowly falling backwards as the dust of the battle finally cleared for the Senshi to witness what was before them.

The daemons were dead, and at Agate's feet was Eternal Sailormercury with an arrow in her middle.

Legolas looked down at her, and slowly the eyes seemed to gain color until he fell down to his knees in front of her and held her up. "Elenaithil?"
Mercury smiled slightly and reached a hand to touch Legolas' cheek. It left a bloody imprint as she continued to smile at him, then closed her eyes and, with a sigh, her hand fell down and she lay limp in his arms.

"No," he whispered at first, seeming not to see the others nearby or care that Agate looked both scared and angry at the fact he had broken her spells.

"NO!" he screamed, his voice full of anguish and loss. His hand still felt the dagger that, in part unconscious, he had tried to use to save his soul and the life of the Moon Princess.

Instead, he had taken his love's life, and still lost his soul.

Legolas leaned forward, as if intending to kiss his love and then attack, but instead the knife found his chest, and he lay down beside Mercury after kissing her forehead, their blood mingling together as the group's eyes turned to Agate.