"So you are saying that Darien is evil now because he doesn't have powers
like us?" Raye asked slowly to Ami.
"Yes you would be correct. Serena was protected by the Silver Crystal and we by our scouting powers. The evil spirits that were in Serena's body needed someone to be their host, Darien was the weakest of all of us, and the sprit joined with his body."
"Can we get him back?" Serena asked slowly in a whisper.
The four girls, Mina, Ami, Raye, and Lita, and the two cats both turned to look at their leader with sorrow. "That is to be decided." Luna hesitantly replied.
"Decided?" Serena exclaimed. "How can it be decided when all he has ever done for us is help us fight. Now he has been taken and you want me to do nothing. I think not! Darien means more to me than my own life and I know he would do the same for me. We have to get him back!"
Serena had been leaning on the thin wall of the temple when she began her speech. By the end of it she had risen to her feet and was glaring at her scouts with contempt.
"That's not what were saying Serena. If the Negaverse is able to take over his body, meaning his heart, mind and soul, there is only one way to get him back as you say or to save him." Artemis looked Serena straight in the eye.
"How?" Serena stated. It wasn't a question that she necessarily wanted the answer to but in order to save her love she would do anything. Especially now that she knew he harbored feelings for her too.
Artemis lowered his head from Serena's intense gaze, "Death." He whispered in shame. It was the truth, the only way that a good person could truly become good again if their spirit was taken be force by evil.
"Death?" All the scouts mouths were open as Serena openly cried out the solitary word.
"If you want to save him and make him who he really is death is the only way. Plus death is only if his whole persona has become evil. Your love for him might be able to save him if his heart has not been taken evil. Knowing Beryl though, that is where she will strike the hardest."
"I pray then. I pray to my mother and to the goddess of the moon that Darien's heart is strong and he will not give in. He can't give in because I can not bear to kill him, never. I would rather kill myself than kill him." Serena cried as Raye hugged her tightly.
Light tears were all coursing down the scout's faces and Luna sniffed in the silent room. "Let us pray that it not come to that." She quietly spoke to not spook the girls.
"Yes, no matter what happens Darien is our prince and we are to protect him just as we are to protect our princess. We won't let anything happen to either or you." Mina vowed solemnly.
"Thanks guys. I don't want to lose any of you either. We may have only known each other a short while but you are the best friends a girl could have. Now lets get em!"
"Right!" the girls cheered as they all stood beside their friend.
"Moon Prism Power!" Serena raise her hand in the air and called out her transformation. Her light pink broach floated from her outfit and blasts of light blinded the room. She was immediately surrounded in warm enveloping pink light. Power surged through her body and she smiled. . Briefly a gold moon flickered on her forehead before it was replaced with her gold tiara.
"Mars Power!" Raye cried out as she raised her red and gold pen to the sky. Moments later, scorching red flames filled the room. The red symbol for Mars flashed itself on her forehead before her gold and red tiara replaced it. All too quickly for the fire scout they dispersed and she was left in her scout uniform. Her red heels clicked once and she brushed her raven black hair from her face in defiance.
"Mercury Power!" Ami hollered as she lifted her own blue and gold pen to the sky. Light mist filled the room before giant waves of water crashed around the petite girl. The symbol for Mercury graced her forehead only to be replaced or covered up by the blue and gold tiara. Ami stood no more as the water flooded out of the room, the silent and powerful scout of Mercury took her place.
Lita no wanting to waste time threw her hand into the air and bellowed "Jupiter Power!" Lightening cackled and struck around the tall feminine body as her brown hair swirled in the wind as the scent of cheery blossoms filled the room. The dark green insignia burned itself onto her forehead only to be covered by the gold and green tiara. Lita, no Sailor Jupiter stood tall and ready to fight to death with her electricity bolts as they floated from her hands.
Mina silently raised her hand with her eyes closed in concentration. "Venus Power!" she hollered as gold light burst from the gold pen and surrounded her body. On her forehead the insignia in gold for Venus sparkled on her forehead before it to was replaced by a gold tiara. She spun around once as the gold light filtered from the room. Her blonde hair sparkled and she smiled confidently.
"Ass lets get this bad!" Venus hollered out as she raised a fist in the air. All the other girls and cats sweat dropped and started cracking up. Venus in turn rested her hands on her hips in disbelief.
"Venus," Mercury relied timidly laying a hand on her friend's shoulder.
"Yes?" she asked cautiously. Why were they still laughing at her she pondered, 'was it something I said' she thought slowly.
"You mixed it up." Jupiter replied a huge smile on her face.
"Huh? I said 'ass lets get this bad?"
At this the girls began to crack up again and Venus stared angrily at them. "What I don't get it!"
"You meant to say," Mars paused and smiled, "Let's get this bad ass."
"So?" Venus asked still not understanding it.
"It sounds wrong the other way." Mercury replied and smiled at her as she noticed Jupiter was about to start rolling over with laughter and explain how it sounded in not-so-nice terms.
"Oh, well whatever. Lets kick some ass!" she replied cheerfully.
"Right!" Sailor Moon echoed as she smiled at her friends. They all gave one another a giant group hug as they turned to face the cats. "Luna and Artemis," Sailor Moon paused, "Thank you for training us to be the best warriors we can be. Wish us luck!"
"You won't need it!" Artemis replied, as water filled his eye because he was seeing them all for what he knew would be the last time.
"Good always triumphs over evil in the end. Remember that Rena. You may all lose hope but no matter what keep fighting because you are all this world has got. Come back to us girls!" Luna hoarsely finished as tears streamed down her face.
"Oh Luna!" Sailor Moon gently picked up the cat and hugged her close. "I promise I will fight to the end! Be safe!" she wiped a few tears from her own rosy cheeks. "Ready scouts?"
"Ready!" All the scouts replied as they formed a circle by joining their hands.
"Sailor Scout Teleport!" The energy surrounded their bodies and made a giant bubble. Their feet lifted from the ground as the power filled them. With one final blast of light they were gone.
"Oh Artemis!" Luna cried as she buried her head into his fur.
"I know Luna. All we can do is pray."
"Is everything ready?" A snakelike voice hissed. The darkness surrounded her female figure as she walked slowly through the stone halls.
"Of course your majesty!" A demon replied as it bowed low to her.
"Bring him to my side. It is the only way I can bring her to her knees. Then I shall kill my sister's child. She has been a thorn in my side far too long! The throne of earth and the moon shall be mine! No," she smiled evilly, "he will fight her, break her spirit, and then he will kill her. Then he shall take his place by my side and vengeance will be mine. Oh Endymion, you have no idea of what is in store for you." She cackled and the ground shook.
The demon shuttered as stones fell around him. "Your majesty?"
"What?" she snapped as her evil eyes glared at him.
"Prince Endymion is here. The guards have brought him in."
"Why yes! You are dismissed!" she hollered. All the demons fled the room to prepare for the impending battle.
Queen Beryl turned to see Prince Endymion glaring at her. She walked slowly to him with deliberate steps. With one cold, scaly hand she graced his cheek and he did not flinch a muscle. "My prince," she whispered into his ear, "I need you to help me."
"How may I serve you my queen?" he asked. His black eyes bore straight into her own black murky depths. From her eyes a black light spewed from and cast an even bigger spell over him.
His own cold hands came about her waist and held her close to him. Her red nails tapped lightly on his armor as she rested her head on his chest. With her free hand she played lightly with his soft raven black hair.
"There will be a girl coming to fight me."
"I will protect you my queen." Endymion replied as Beryl smiled wickedly.
"Oh Endymion you know how much I love it when you act all big and strong." She snapped her fingers once and his armor faded to be replaced by a black tunic. With her cold bony fingers she ran her hands all over his chest. His lips quirked upward in pleasure.
"My queen." He huskily stated as his hands roved around her back and through her red tresses.
"My prince." She replied seductively as she pulled his face down to meet hers. "You are mine alone Endy." She whispered coldly into his ear.
"I am yours alone my queen." Endymion replied softly as his hand graced her cheek.
"I am glad to hear it Endy." She pressed her cold lips to his and pulled him closer. Black light spread from her body into his. She smiled once in satisfaction with her lips still pressed to his. 'The spell is complete.' She thought as she poured more dark energy into him to make him a strong fighter.
The scouts arrived in the North Pole with grim faces. They were using their gloved arms to provide any possible heat. As they walked through the feet of snow they felt themselves growing weary. Yet they were determined not to give up.
"Well, well, well." A voice hissed as it looked at the five freezing girls from its strategic position in the air.
"What do you want buddy?" Venus declared as she stepped out in front of the other four. She had also stepped out to cover almost all of Sailor Moon's body as well.
"A fight!" the demon challenged as it soared down and scooped Venus up. Venus struggled against the creature's grip when she used her whip around its neck. "Venus love chain encircle!"
The demon slash creature dropped Sailor Venus from fifty feet up. Her body fell to the ground with an alarming speed. She screamed our loud as the cold breeze whipped past her body and seemed to push her faster to her death.
All the scouts tried to race to where Venus would hit but some unforeseen force stopped them. At the last second they saw that a tall man had caught Venus with white hair and evil blue eyes. He was wearing a gray uniform with dark green trim and a long flowing cape. The wind blew the cape and his long hair wildly giving him a rugged but strong look.
Venus stopped screaming the minute the protective arms came about her and held her close. Her breath caught in her throat as she gazed into his eyes. "Mina," he whispered and with one hand he touched her cheek.
Venus fought down tears but they fell anyway onto his white-gloved hands. "Do you remember me my princess?"
Venus' eyes grew blank as she gazed at the handsome yet familiar stranger. "Malachite." She whispered softly as her eyes filled with recognition.
"Ami." A soft voice whispered as it rested a gloved hand on Sailor Mercury's shoulder. All the scouts except Venus, who was gazing into her love's eyes, turned to face the newcomer. "Ami I want you to leave this place."
"But," Ami stuttered and blushed as the handsome young man with bright green eyes and light brown hair pulled into a low ponytail let his hand trace her face and brush through her hair, "I can't leave my friends here! They need me." She pleaded as she gazed into his eyes.
"But my darling Ami I need you too." He whispered as he pressed his lips to her temple.
"Oh Zoycite." She murmured as he wrapped his arms around her and held her close.
"Lita will you come away with me? Forget your business as a Sailor Scout and become the true beautiful woman I know you are." The tall man with long brown hair asked as he pulled Lita into a tight embrace.
Lita pushed away from him and glared at him with contempt. "Remove your hands sir." She replied coldly as she looked down at his gloved hands that were resting on her waist.
"Why do you want me to remove them darling? You used to love it before. Lita what is wrong?" He coaxed gently as he pulled her back into his warm embrace.
"Nephrite," she paused and laid her head down on his shoulder, "I don't know what has come over me." She meekly whispered as she closed her eyes.
"Raye." He raspy voice asked as he gently ran his gloved hand through her raven tresses of hair.
"Don't even try it buddy." Raye warned as she turned and faced the tiny blonde man with sparkling blue eyes. Her hands were raised in battle stance and she was preparing to deal him a fireball when he took a step backward.
"My fire angel, why do you fight me so?" he asked slowly.
"I do not trust men, especially men who know my name and I do not know theirs!" she thrust the fireball at him, which he easily sidestepped.
"Well I can settle that Raye, I am Jadeite and I have missed you so much!" he pleaded as he walked hesitantly towards the fire scout.
"Jadeite?" Raye whispered as a tear feel from her violet eyes. She ran into his open embrace and wrapped her arms around his body.
Sailor Moon glared at the two generals, especially Zoycite who had caused her so much pain. How could her friends not see through the guises and recognize the evil at hand?
"I command you generals to step away from the scouts!" Sailor Moon removed her tiara and glared at the four men and her contented sailor scouts.
"Scouts we must fight them! Don't you remember we killed them in battles and they tried to hurt us! We must fight them!" Sailor Moon cried out in frustration when they made no move to move.
"Sailor Moon!" Venus snapped. "You are the one who doesn't remember!"
"Venus is right!" Mercury added.
"The Generals are our friends." Jupiter smiled with a lovesick gaze to Nephrite.
"They were Endymion's guard and our loves. Just as you fell for the prince, we fell for his guards in the past. They are not evil, they are our friends!" Mars smiled at Sailor Moon.
"But they were evil and we killed them." Sailor Moon murmured as she gazed at the loving couples.
"Were is the key word." Jadeite stated.
"We were brainwashed by Queen Beryl to fight against all we knew." Zoycite mumbled.
"We were taken over completely and had to fight against the ones we love. I'm sorry Lita." Nephrite whispered.
Something in Sailor Moon's heart still felt uneasy. She closed her eyes in determination and with all her might she tried to recall back to the past, the Silver Millennium. That was it! The generals had not known the sailor scouts names in this lifetime for they all had different names in the past. Minella, Litanya, Amelia, and Rayeanne were their names in the past. She opened her brilliant blue eyes to glare at the generals with contempt.
"You lie!" she screamed as she threw her tiara at Malachite. He easily grabbed it and flung it back at her. It hit her in her right arm. She moaned in pain and fell to her knees. The white snow around her slowly turned red as her blood fell to the frosty white powder.
The scouts seeing that the generals had attacked Sailor Moon all pushed away from the men. The men refused and held tight to the scouts. The generals began to accumulate a giant blast of energy in their free hands. As the scouts continued to struggle against the generals, Sailor Moon, weak from blood loss, tried to stand and fight.
Suddenly the generals released the evil blasts of energy and it hit the sailor scout they held in their arms with tremendous force. All of them fell to the snow, dead from such an impending blow.
Sailor Moon screamed at the horrifying site of all her friends' deaths. She scrambled to her feet and tried to run to them when the generals grabbed her and held her by force.
"Let me go!" she screamed as she began kicking her legs and wriggling her arms from their grasps.
Malachite slapped her hard in the face and she cried out loud in pain. Then he roughly grabbed her hair and forced her to look in his steely blue eyes. "Listen to me you little moon brat. Beryl wants to fight you alone and I am following orders. We can make this easy or hard, either way you are coming with me!" he hollered at her and then grabbed her cut arm. With unbelievable strength he squeezed her arm and she hollered out in pain.
Jadeite had grabbed her tiara from her forehead and threw it cautiously up and down. "So this is the little thing that killed me huh?" With a squeeze of his hand the tiara crumbled to dust. Sailor Moon stopped fighting as she watched the dust trickle from his hands and blow away in the breeze.
Zoycite was holding onto Sailor Moon's other arm tightly, tight enough to break bone if he wanted to. "You disobedient little bitch. I spent all of that time trying to break your spirit and casting that spell and you just left and never came back. You need to be taught a lesson!" He grasped her arm even tighter and she whimpered in pain.
"Zoycite!" Nephrite commanded, "she is to be in one piece for Beryl. Besides I want to watch her suffer just as much as you do. Wait just a little but more." He promised and then laughed evilly at the thought of Sailor Moon's broken body.
The four men, two of whom were carrying slash dragging her back to the stone palace, were laughing heartily at the thought of the end of the world and the rise of the Negaverse. It would be a good day indeed.
Sailor Moon openly wept for her friends, for her family, for the world, and for her love. She knew she could not win with out some miracle or a weapon. With out her tiara, that left her with out a weapon, all she need know was a miracle and those were slim to come by.
"My queen are you ready?" Jadeite asked softly after he knocked on the large stone door.
"I am more than ready for this. Send her in to face her doom." She hissed as she looked to Endymion standing beside her. "Are you ready my love?" His slight nod was all she needed. "Very well. Let us fight this and come out victorious!" she cried as she sat down on the stone throne. Endymion kneeled beside her and grasped her cold hands in his own. With her hand in his, he pressed his lips to her knuckles and was about to remove them when Beryl pressed him to stay there. Endymion did as told and moved no muscle.
The stone doors burst open and the four generals strode in. Two of them, Malachite and Zoycite were carrying a petite girl who looked worn from crying and fighting. They dropped her unceremoniously to the cold stone tile and she yelped in pain.
"You may leave us my generals." Beryl hissed as she glared at the scum by her feet on the floor.
"Welcome to the Negaverse Sailor Moon." She paused and smiled evilly, "Or should I say welcome back my niece?"
"Beryl." Sailor Moon hissed.
"I don't believe you have the my newest member to my team Sailor Moon." She flicked her right hand once and the light raised to reveal Darien with his lips pressed to her left hand. "Sailor Moon I would like you to meet my prince," she paused and smiled at Sailor Moon which made her shiver in fear, "Endymion."
Endymion upon hearing his name raised his lips from her hand and looked at Sailor Moon with disdain. His once beautiful blue eyes had turned cold steely black and they glared at her. His gaze sent shivers down her spine, no matter how evil he was. He remained kneeling as Beryl softly stroked his cheek and hair and Sailor Moon could feel her tears running down her face.
"Darien?" she whispered as she brushed away her tears.
"He is mine now and mine alone. You took him from me long ago and finally have what has been rightfully mine." Beryl raised Endymion to her feet and pulled him in to a kiss. He made no objection as he proceeded to wrap his arms around the older woman's frame.
Sailor Moon cried out loud at the sight before her. "Darien," she whimpered as she rose to her feet. She took a step towards the couple when Beryl glared at her.
"One more step and I'll do something I won't regret." She hissed as her own black eyes penetrated Sailor Moon's heart. Sailor Moon stopped mid-step and let her hands fall to her side.
"Oh hell, I'll do it anyway. Endy, this girl is about to attack me fight her for me now!"
Endymion needing no more provoking grabbed the sword at his side and raised it above his head. "It shall be my pleasure my queen." He spoke gravely before he leapt to the air to charge Sailor Moon.
Sailor Moon stood still as Endymion came flying towards her with alarming speed. At the final second she sidestepped and avoided his deadly blow. "Endymion no!" she cried as he landed and began to charge towards her.
"You shall die for coming to attack the one I love!" he hollered as he lanced the sword into her side. He smiled viciously as she screamed in pain and tears began to fall from her crystal blue eyes again. She fell to her knees and gazed into his heartless eyes.
"You have been tricked Darien! I am the one you love! Don't you remember at all?" she pleaded as she reached for her tiara. Her gloved hand stopped when she realized Jadeite had destroyed it earlier. "No," she whimpered as she clutched her bleeding side.
"I remember living in a world with no love until I met Queen Beryl. She is the light in my heart and has given me the power to fight for what I love." He hollered as he walked towards her. His black boots clicked on the ground, echoing in the otherwise silent stone hall.
"Prepare to die Sailor Moon." He hissed and placed his sword into the holder at his side. With a flick of his wrist, vines sprung up from the ground and walls and began to drain Sailor Moon of her energy.
At first Sailor Moon tried to fight the plant like thing but felt the more she fought the more tired she became. Her voice, which had been screaming in pain, died down to a faint whisper. She felt her transformation fade into her regular clothes. Her head dropped to the side and the plant released her seeing her energy was spent.
"My queen she is no longer a problem to you." Endymion hissed as he started to walk back towards Beryl.
"No," she paused and glared at Endymion for not following her orders, "I want her dead."
"My queen she is weak and can not fight. It would not be fair or right to kill a defenseless soldier, a girl non the less." He pleaded as his eyes fell upon the heavily heaving chest of Serena. Her blonde tresses rested about her frail and shaking frame acting as a blanket or hallow of sites.
"Endymion! Do you dare disobey me?" Beryl bellowed. "I want her killed now!" Beryl flicked her wrist once and sent an energy ball into the tall prince's body. He fell to one knee and gasped in pain.
"My queen?" he asked tenatively.
"Now Endy finish off this pest so we can retire to more pleasurable things." She coaxed. When he started to get up slowly she flashed another ball of energy in her hands as a warning that he wasn't moving fast enough. Endymion knew her warning was a serious threat and hurriedly got to his feet.
He walked over to the young girl, who was extremely beautiful he noted and a faint smile graced his lips. It would be hard to kill such an innocent child he thought as he finally reached the tiny girls body. With his black boot he kicked her to rouse her from her stupor.
"Wake-up." He commanded. "We have to finish this fight." Seeing she made no move to get up he kicked her once more in her injured side.
She screamed back in pain as her crystal blue eyes fluttered open. "I'm up," she whispered hoarsely, "but I don't, no I can't fight anymore."
"Well that's too bad. On your feet girl!" Endymion bellowed as he grabbed his sword. He held it to her throat and he almost felt bad for her as tears coursed down her cheeks.
Slowly but surely Serena struggled to her feet. When she was standing the whole world was spinning about her in dizzying colors. She clutched her head to try and stop the waves of pain flaring in her head.
"Are you ready girl?"
"My name is not girl its Serena!" she hollered as she glared at him. The holler caused even more pain to fly to her head and she whimpered softly. Her eyes though bore straight into his sole and he swallowed nervously. "And no," she paused as she brushed a stray tendril of blonde hair from her face, "I'm not ready!"
"Moon Prism Power!" The last bits of Serena's energy surrounded her body and transformed her one final time into the sailor-suited warrior Sailor Moon. A flash of recognition flared in the back of Endymion's head but he ignored it.
"Now I'm ready to fight." She spoke bravely despite the fact she was terrified.
"Let's get this over with." He muttered as he threw a glance to Beryl's smiling face.
Sailor Moon raised her hands in battle mode for protection and to fist fight if the need should arise. Endymion chuckled at her antics, "You're cute," he smiled once at her briefly, "But do you honestly think that will stop me?"
Beryl glared as all her hard work began to fade. "Endymion fight her now!" she ordered.
"Yes my queen." He replied solemnly as he turned and faced the girl. "I'm sorry." He whispered softly so only Sailor Moon could hear.
Sailor Moon's heart flickered with hope and love as she looked at her love standing tall and proud. His once all black eyes had turned the darkest shades of blue and she knew she had hope. Endymion took a giant step towards her with his sword ready to strike. Sailor Moon acting only on impulse grabbed her new tiara and threw it at his chest.
The sword dropped from his hands as he grasped his chest. Beryl looked up alarmed at the petite warrior. In her fury and hate she launched an energy ball at Sailor Moon who was hovering over Endymion. Sailor Moon never saw the attack and it hit her square in the back. She fell to the ground from the impact, which allowed Endymion to raise to his feet with the aid of his chest.
"That tiara may have stopped Jadeite but it won't stop me!" he muttered. With determined hands he raised the sword above his head at aimed it at Sailor Moon. His eyes flickered once with at a brief memory of fighting Jadeite.
Sailor Moon raised her hands to stop the blow she knew he would hit her with. The blow never came and she opened her eyes. She looked carefully to Endymion whose hands were still grasping the sword's hilt above her trembling fame.
"Endymion kill her now!" Beryl commanded.
Endymion try as he might could not move a muscle and kill the girl. He stared at the familiar girl and his eyes flickered once more. Seeing her defenseless and wounded contorted his heart into something he wasn't sure he liked. He slowly lowered the sword to his side and dropped his head in defeat. He couldn't kill her no matter what for some unknown feeling in his heart.
"Endymion no!" Beryl screeched. She sent a wave of evil energy towards him and it shook his body as it took control of his heart.
Endymion raised the sword above his head against his own will. The sword slowly began to lower and rise to deal its final blow when the tiara disappeared from her head and was replaced by a brilliantly flashing gold moon. The moon flashed once more and white light exploded from it and hit Endymion's armored body, he fell to the ground from the impact. Beryl screamed in pain as she fell to her knees and glared at Sailor Moon.
Endymion glanced at Sailor Moon who was wheezing and crying softly. She crawled to his side and pressed her gloved hand to his cold cheek. His chest was rising and falling slowly and his ragged breathing assured he was still alive.
"Oh Darien." She murmured as she slowly let her hand trace the contours of his face.
"Sailor Moon how can you care for me when I am evil?" he asked slowly as he raised to a seated position. His own hand suddenly reached up as if he was going to touch her cheek. Suddenly he wrapped his hand around her neck and began to suffocate her. "After all I am evil and I will kill you!" he hollered as he rose to his feet.
Sailor Moon was struggling against his grip and she slowly stopped struggling as the life was squeezed out of her. He dropped her to the ground with a smug look on his face. "Time to die Sailor Moon!" he hollered as he reached for his sword.
Sailor Moon was prepared and shoved the star locket into his grasp. He hollered in pain as love and every other good emotion he possessed consumed his body. It pushed the evil from his heart but his mind was still under control. He rolled over and glared at Sailor Moon with anger. Try as he might his anger melted into a soft feeling of warmth and he smiled.
Unfortunately Endymion's mind control took over and he reached for the sword. Sailor Moon having lost all hope of regaining the man she fell in love with, Sailor Moon grasped the hilt of the sword and pointed it towards him.
"I'm sorry," she whispered as she thrust the sword into his heart. He cried out in pain as his eyes flashed with full recognition. The recognition remained in his eyes as they turned to the beautiful shade of blue she once knew. His eyes also filled with pain as he fell foreword to the ground.
Sailor Moon rushed foreword to cradle his frame. Serena suddenly found herself supporting all of his weight and she struggled to hold him up. They both fell to the ground with him dying in her arms.
"Serena," he whispered softly as he struggled to raise a trembling hand to her cheek, "I lov." He was cut off as blood began to flow from his mouth.
"No, no, conserve your strength. You'll be all right because we will get you to hospitals. Oh Darien it will be okay! Please just don't leave me." She threw her arms around his frame and hugged him tightly. He winced quietly and she released her death grip.
"I'm sorry Serena for hurting you but you have to know," he coughed several times and Serena's worried gaze fixated on him, "I love you."
"Darien! I love you too!" Serena felt the tears fall from her face onto his pale cold face and the ground. "Hey," she paused and stroked his flushed cheek and then carefully wiped the blood from his mouth, "You can call me Meatball head if you want."
"I'd like that. I'll find a way back to you meatball head." He whispered softly as his eyes closed for the final time.
Sailor Moon cradled his body close to her own from. She began to rock back and forth as her tears openly fell onto the body of her love. Prince Endymion's form glimmered once with gold light before Darien's from replaced it. A scarlet red rose was resting beside him and she knew that he would find a way back too her. Serena carefully bent down and pressed her warm lips to his cold ones. "I will wait for you my prince."
"Such a pity." Beryl hissed as she raised to her full height near the throne.
"You evil witch!" Sailor Moon cried as she gently lowered Darien's head to the ground. Despite her energy loss and her injuries she stood, turned and faced Beryl with an evil glint in her eye.
"Care to deal with me? I mean after all, my generals have died because their master died. Oh wait, he wasn't just their master he was your love wasn't he?" She raised a perfect eyebrow and Sailor Moon's eyes flashed with anger.
"Then lets get this fight over with." Sailor Moon countered as she moved into fighting position.
"Agreed!" Beryl replied as she gathered an energy ball into her hands.
Wow! That took some time to write. I'm so sorry that it took me ages to get this out. I've been busy (I know its not a good excuse) but it is out and the next part will be out shortly. I hope all of you enjoy the second to last part-if you did let me know in the reviews! Hope to hear from you soon and I'll be back soon with the conclusion of Unexpected Suprises. *BTW! Check out my other stories and review them too!
Sincerely my regards as to being so late with this, Frozen Fire
"Yes you would be correct. Serena was protected by the Silver Crystal and we by our scouting powers. The evil spirits that were in Serena's body needed someone to be their host, Darien was the weakest of all of us, and the sprit joined with his body."
"Can we get him back?" Serena asked slowly in a whisper.
The four girls, Mina, Ami, Raye, and Lita, and the two cats both turned to look at their leader with sorrow. "That is to be decided." Luna hesitantly replied.
"Decided?" Serena exclaimed. "How can it be decided when all he has ever done for us is help us fight. Now he has been taken and you want me to do nothing. I think not! Darien means more to me than my own life and I know he would do the same for me. We have to get him back!"
Serena had been leaning on the thin wall of the temple when she began her speech. By the end of it she had risen to her feet and was glaring at her scouts with contempt.
"That's not what were saying Serena. If the Negaverse is able to take over his body, meaning his heart, mind and soul, there is only one way to get him back as you say or to save him." Artemis looked Serena straight in the eye.
"How?" Serena stated. It wasn't a question that she necessarily wanted the answer to but in order to save her love she would do anything. Especially now that she knew he harbored feelings for her too.
Artemis lowered his head from Serena's intense gaze, "Death." He whispered in shame. It was the truth, the only way that a good person could truly become good again if their spirit was taken be force by evil.
"Death?" All the scouts mouths were open as Serena openly cried out the solitary word.
"If you want to save him and make him who he really is death is the only way. Plus death is only if his whole persona has become evil. Your love for him might be able to save him if his heart has not been taken evil. Knowing Beryl though, that is where she will strike the hardest."
"I pray then. I pray to my mother and to the goddess of the moon that Darien's heart is strong and he will not give in. He can't give in because I can not bear to kill him, never. I would rather kill myself than kill him." Serena cried as Raye hugged her tightly.
Light tears were all coursing down the scout's faces and Luna sniffed in the silent room. "Let us pray that it not come to that." She quietly spoke to not spook the girls.
"Yes, no matter what happens Darien is our prince and we are to protect him just as we are to protect our princess. We won't let anything happen to either or you." Mina vowed solemnly.
"Thanks guys. I don't want to lose any of you either. We may have only known each other a short while but you are the best friends a girl could have. Now lets get em!"
"Right!" the girls cheered as they all stood beside their friend.
"Moon Prism Power!" Serena raise her hand in the air and called out her transformation. Her light pink broach floated from her outfit and blasts of light blinded the room. She was immediately surrounded in warm enveloping pink light. Power surged through her body and she smiled. . Briefly a gold moon flickered on her forehead before it was replaced with her gold tiara.
"Mars Power!" Raye cried out as she raised her red and gold pen to the sky. Moments later, scorching red flames filled the room. The red symbol for Mars flashed itself on her forehead before her gold and red tiara replaced it. All too quickly for the fire scout they dispersed and she was left in her scout uniform. Her red heels clicked once and she brushed her raven black hair from her face in defiance.
"Mercury Power!" Ami hollered as she lifted her own blue and gold pen to the sky. Light mist filled the room before giant waves of water crashed around the petite girl. The symbol for Mercury graced her forehead only to be replaced or covered up by the blue and gold tiara. Ami stood no more as the water flooded out of the room, the silent and powerful scout of Mercury took her place.
Lita no wanting to waste time threw her hand into the air and bellowed "Jupiter Power!" Lightening cackled and struck around the tall feminine body as her brown hair swirled in the wind as the scent of cheery blossoms filled the room. The dark green insignia burned itself onto her forehead only to be covered by the gold and green tiara. Lita, no Sailor Jupiter stood tall and ready to fight to death with her electricity bolts as they floated from her hands.
Mina silently raised her hand with her eyes closed in concentration. "Venus Power!" she hollered as gold light burst from the gold pen and surrounded her body. On her forehead the insignia in gold for Venus sparkled on her forehead before it to was replaced by a gold tiara. She spun around once as the gold light filtered from the room. Her blonde hair sparkled and she smiled confidently.
"Ass lets get this bad!" Venus hollered out as she raised a fist in the air. All the other girls and cats sweat dropped and started cracking up. Venus in turn rested her hands on her hips in disbelief.
"Venus," Mercury relied timidly laying a hand on her friend's shoulder.
"Yes?" she asked cautiously. Why were they still laughing at her she pondered, 'was it something I said' she thought slowly.
"You mixed it up." Jupiter replied a huge smile on her face.
"Huh? I said 'ass lets get this bad?"
At this the girls began to crack up again and Venus stared angrily at them. "What I don't get it!"
"You meant to say," Mars paused and smiled, "Let's get this bad ass."
"So?" Venus asked still not understanding it.
"It sounds wrong the other way." Mercury replied and smiled at her as she noticed Jupiter was about to start rolling over with laughter and explain how it sounded in not-so-nice terms.
"Oh, well whatever. Lets kick some ass!" she replied cheerfully.
"Right!" Sailor Moon echoed as she smiled at her friends. They all gave one another a giant group hug as they turned to face the cats. "Luna and Artemis," Sailor Moon paused, "Thank you for training us to be the best warriors we can be. Wish us luck!"
"You won't need it!" Artemis replied, as water filled his eye because he was seeing them all for what he knew would be the last time.
"Good always triumphs over evil in the end. Remember that Rena. You may all lose hope but no matter what keep fighting because you are all this world has got. Come back to us girls!" Luna hoarsely finished as tears streamed down her face.
"Oh Luna!" Sailor Moon gently picked up the cat and hugged her close. "I promise I will fight to the end! Be safe!" she wiped a few tears from her own rosy cheeks. "Ready scouts?"
"Ready!" All the scouts replied as they formed a circle by joining their hands.
"Sailor Scout Teleport!" The energy surrounded their bodies and made a giant bubble. Their feet lifted from the ground as the power filled them. With one final blast of light they were gone.
"Oh Artemis!" Luna cried as she buried her head into his fur.
"I know Luna. All we can do is pray."
"Is everything ready?" A snakelike voice hissed. The darkness surrounded her female figure as she walked slowly through the stone halls.
"Of course your majesty!" A demon replied as it bowed low to her.
"Bring him to my side. It is the only way I can bring her to her knees. Then I shall kill my sister's child. She has been a thorn in my side far too long! The throne of earth and the moon shall be mine! No," she smiled evilly, "he will fight her, break her spirit, and then he will kill her. Then he shall take his place by my side and vengeance will be mine. Oh Endymion, you have no idea of what is in store for you." She cackled and the ground shook.
The demon shuttered as stones fell around him. "Your majesty?"
"What?" she snapped as her evil eyes glared at him.
"Prince Endymion is here. The guards have brought him in."
"Why yes! You are dismissed!" she hollered. All the demons fled the room to prepare for the impending battle.
Queen Beryl turned to see Prince Endymion glaring at her. She walked slowly to him with deliberate steps. With one cold, scaly hand she graced his cheek and he did not flinch a muscle. "My prince," she whispered into his ear, "I need you to help me."
"How may I serve you my queen?" he asked. His black eyes bore straight into her own black murky depths. From her eyes a black light spewed from and cast an even bigger spell over him.
His own cold hands came about her waist and held her close to him. Her red nails tapped lightly on his armor as she rested her head on his chest. With her free hand she played lightly with his soft raven black hair.
"There will be a girl coming to fight me."
"I will protect you my queen." Endymion replied as Beryl smiled wickedly.
"Oh Endymion you know how much I love it when you act all big and strong." She snapped her fingers once and his armor faded to be replaced by a black tunic. With her cold bony fingers she ran her hands all over his chest. His lips quirked upward in pleasure.
"My queen." He huskily stated as his hands roved around her back and through her red tresses.
"My prince." She replied seductively as she pulled his face down to meet hers. "You are mine alone Endy." She whispered coldly into his ear.
"I am yours alone my queen." Endymion replied softly as his hand graced her cheek.
"I am glad to hear it Endy." She pressed her cold lips to his and pulled him closer. Black light spread from her body into his. She smiled once in satisfaction with her lips still pressed to his. 'The spell is complete.' She thought as she poured more dark energy into him to make him a strong fighter.
The scouts arrived in the North Pole with grim faces. They were using their gloved arms to provide any possible heat. As they walked through the feet of snow they felt themselves growing weary. Yet they were determined not to give up.
"Well, well, well." A voice hissed as it looked at the five freezing girls from its strategic position in the air.
"What do you want buddy?" Venus declared as she stepped out in front of the other four. She had also stepped out to cover almost all of Sailor Moon's body as well.
"A fight!" the demon challenged as it soared down and scooped Venus up. Venus struggled against the creature's grip when she used her whip around its neck. "Venus love chain encircle!"
The demon slash creature dropped Sailor Venus from fifty feet up. Her body fell to the ground with an alarming speed. She screamed our loud as the cold breeze whipped past her body and seemed to push her faster to her death.
All the scouts tried to race to where Venus would hit but some unforeseen force stopped them. At the last second they saw that a tall man had caught Venus with white hair and evil blue eyes. He was wearing a gray uniform with dark green trim and a long flowing cape. The wind blew the cape and his long hair wildly giving him a rugged but strong look.
Venus stopped screaming the minute the protective arms came about her and held her close. Her breath caught in her throat as she gazed into his eyes. "Mina," he whispered and with one hand he touched her cheek.
Venus fought down tears but they fell anyway onto his white-gloved hands. "Do you remember me my princess?"
Venus' eyes grew blank as she gazed at the handsome yet familiar stranger. "Malachite." She whispered softly as her eyes filled with recognition.
"Ami." A soft voice whispered as it rested a gloved hand on Sailor Mercury's shoulder. All the scouts except Venus, who was gazing into her love's eyes, turned to face the newcomer. "Ami I want you to leave this place."
"But," Ami stuttered and blushed as the handsome young man with bright green eyes and light brown hair pulled into a low ponytail let his hand trace her face and brush through her hair, "I can't leave my friends here! They need me." She pleaded as she gazed into his eyes.
"But my darling Ami I need you too." He whispered as he pressed his lips to her temple.
"Oh Zoycite." She murmured as he wrapped his arms around her and held her close.
"Lita will you come away with me? Forget your business as a Sailor Scout and become the true beautiful woman I know you are." The tall man with long brown hair asked as he pulled Lita into a tight embrace.
Lita pushed away from him and glared at him with contempt. "Remove your hands sir." She replied coldly as she looked down at his gloved hands that were resting on her waist.
"Why do you want me to remove them darling? You used to love it before. Lita what is wrong?" He coaxed gently as he pulled her back into his warm embrace.
"Nephrite," she paused and laid her head down on his shoulder, "I don't know what has come over me." She meekly whispered as she closed her eyes.
"Raye." He raspy voice asked as he gently ran his gloved hand through her raven tresses of hair.
"Don't even try it buddy." Raye warned as she turned and faced the tiny blonde man with sparkling blue eyes. Her hands were raised in battle stance and she was preparing to deal him a fireball when he took a step backward.
"My fire angel, why do you fight me so?" he asked slowly.
"I do not trust men, especially men who know my name and I do not know theirs!" she thrust the fireball at him, which he easily sidestepped.
"Well I can settle that Raye, I am Jadeite and I have missed you so much!" he pleaded as he walked hesitantly towards the fire scout.
"Jadeite?" Raye whispered as a tear feel from her violet eyes. She ran into his open embrace and wrapped her arms around his body.
Sailor Moon glared at the two generals, especially Zoycite who had caused her so much pain. How could her friends not see through the guises and recognize the evil at hand?
"I command you generals to step away from the scouts!" Sailor Moon removed her tiara and glared at the four men and her contented sailor scouts.
"Scouts we must fight them! Don't you remember we killed them in battles and they tried to hurt us! We must fight them!" Sailor Moon cried out in frustration when they made no move to move.
"Sailor Moon!" Venus snapped. "You are the one who doesn't remember!"
"Venus is right!" Mercury added.
"The Generals are our friends." Jupiter smiled with a lovesick gaze to Nephrite.
"They were Endymion's guard and our loves. Just as you fell for the prince, we fell for his guards in the past. They are not evil, they are our friends!" Mars smiled at Sailor Moon.
"But they were evil and we killed them." Sailor Moon murmured as she gazed at the loving couples.
"Were is the key word." Jadeite stated.
"We were brainwashed by Queen Beryl to fight against all we knew." Zoycite mumbled.
"We were taken over completely and had to fight against the ones we love. I'm sorry Lita." Nephrite whispered.
Something in Sailor Moon's heart still felt uneasy. She closed her eyes in determination and with all her might she tried to recall back to the past, the Silver Millennium. That was it! The generals had not known the sailor scouts names in this lifetime for they all had different names in the past. Minella, Litanya, Amelia, and Rayeanne were their names in the past. She opened her brilliant blue eyes to glare at the generals with contempt.
"You lie!" she screamed as she threw her tiara at Malachite. He easily grabbed it and flung it back at her. It hit her in her right arm. She moaned in pain and fell to her knees. The white snow around her slowly turned red as her blood fell to the frosty white powder.
The scouts seeing that the generals had attacked Sailor Moon all pushed away from the men. The men refused and held tight to the scouts. The generals began to accumulate a giant blast of energy in their free hands. As the scouts continued to struggle against the generals, Sailor Moon, weak from blood loss, tried to stand and fight.
Suddenly the generals released the evil blasts of energy and it hit the sailor scout they held in their arms with tremendous force. All of them fell to the snow, dead from such an impending blow.
Sailor Moon screamed at the horrifying site of all her friends' deaths. She scrambled to her feet and tried to run to them when the generals grabbed her and held her by force.
"Let me go!" she screamed as she began kicking her legs and wriggling her arms from their grasps.
Malachite slapped her hard in the face and she cried out loud in pain. Then he roughly grabbed her hair and forced her to look in his steely blue eyes. "Listen to me you little moon brat. Beryl wants to fight you alone and I am following orders. We can make this easy or hard, either way you are coming with me!" he hollered at her and then grabbed her cut arm. With unbelievable strength he squeezed her arm and she hollered out in pain.
Jadeite had grabbed her tiara from her forehead and threw it cautiously up and down. "So this is the little thing that killed me huh?" With a squeeze of his hand the tiara crumbled to dust. Sailor Moon stopped fighting as she watched the dust trickle from his hands and blow away in the breeze.
Zoycite was holding onto Sailor Moon's other arm tightly, tight enough to break bone if he wanted to. "You disobedient little bitch. I spent all of that time trying to break your spirit and casting that spell and you just left and never came back. You need to be taught a lesson!" He grasped her arm even tighter and she whimpered in pain.
"Zoycite!" Nephrite commanded, "she is to be in one piece for Beryl. Besides I want to watch her suffer just as much as you do. Wait just a little but more." He promised and then laughed evilly at the thought of Sailor Moon's broken body.
The four men, two of whom were carrying slash dragging her back to the stone palace, were laughing heartily at the thought of the end of the world and the rise of the Negaverse. It would be a good day indeed.
Sailor Moon openly wept for her friends, for her family, for the world, and for her love. She knew she could not win with out some miracle or a weapon. With out her tiara, that left her with out a weapon, all she need know was a miracle and those were slim to come by.
"My queen are you ready?" Jadeite asked softly after he knocked on the large stone door.
"I am more than ready for this. Send her in to face her doom." She hissed as she looked to Endymion standing beside her. "Are you ready my love?" His slight nod was all she needed. "Very well. Let us fight this and come out victorious!" she cried as she sat down on the stone throne. Endymion kneeled beside her and grasped her cold hands in his own. With her hand in his, he pressed his lips to her knuckles and was about to remove them when Beryl pressed him to stay there. Endymion did as told and moved no muscle.
The stone doors burst open and the four generals strode in. Two of them, Malachite and Zoycite were carrying a petite girl who looked worn from crying and fighting. They dropped her unceremoniously to the cold stone tile and she yelped in pain.
"You may leave us my generals." Beryl hissed as she glared at the scum by her feet on the floor.
"Welcome to the Negaverse Sailor Moon." She paused and smiled evilly, "Or should I say welcome back my niece?"
"Beryl." Sailor Moon hissed.
"I don't believe you have the my newest member to my team Sailor Moon." She flicked her right hand once and the light raised to reveal Darien with his lips pressed to her left hand. "Sailor Moon I would like you to meet my prince," she paused and smiled at Sailor Moon which made her shiver in fear, "Endymion."
Endymion upon hearing his name raised his lips from her hand and looked at Sailor Moon with disdain. His once beautiful blue eyes had turned cold steely black and they glared at her. His gaze sent shivers down her spine, no matter how evil he was. He remained kneeling as Beryl softly stroked his cheek and hair and Sailor Moon could feel her tears running down her face.
"Darien?" she whispered as she brushed away her tears.
"He is mine now and mine alone. You took him from me long ago and finally have what has been rightfully mine." Beryl raised Endymion to her feet and pulled him in to a kiss. He made no objection as he proceeded to wrap his arms around the older woman's frame.
Sailor Moon cried out loud at the sight before her. "Darien," she whimpered as she rose to her feet. She took a step towards the couple when Beryl glared at her.
"One more step and I'll do something I won't regret." She hissed as her own black eyes penetrated Sailor Moon's heart. Sailor Moon stopped mid-step and let her hands fall to her side.
"Oh hell, I'll do it anyway. Endy, this girl is about to attack me fight her for me now!"
Endymion needing no more provoking grabbed the sword at his side and raised it above his head. "It shall be my pleasure my queen." He spoke gravely before he leapt to the air to charge Sailor Moon.
Sailor Moon stood still as Endymion came flying towards her with alarming speed. At the final second she sidestepped and avoided his deadly blow. "Endymion no!" she cried as he landed and began to charge towards her.
"You shall die for coming to attack the one I love!" he hollered as he lanced the sword into her side. He smiled viciously as she screamed in pain and tears began to fall from her crystal blue eyes again. She fell to her knees and gazed into his heartless eyes.
"You have been tricked Darien! I am the one you love! Don't you remember at all?" she pleaded as she reached for her tiara. Her gloved hand stopped when she realized Jadeite had destroyed it earlier. "No," she whimpered as she clutched her bleeding side.
"I remember living in a world with no love until I met Queen Beryl. She is the light in my heart and has given me the power to fight for what I love." He hollered as he walked towards her. His black boots clicked on the ground, echoing in the otherwise silent stone hall.
"Prepare to die Sailor Moon." He hissed and placed his sword into the holder at his side. With a flick of his wrist, vines sprung up from the ground and walls and began to drain Sailor Moon of her energy.
At first Sailor Moon tried to fight the plant like thing but felt the more she fought the more tired she became. Her voice, which had been screaming in pain, died down to a faint whisper. She felt her transformation fade into her regular clothes. Her head dropped to the side and the plant released her seeing her energy was spent.
"My queen she is no longer a problem to you." Endymion hissed as he started to walk back towards Beryl.
"No," she paused and glared at Endymion for not following her orders, "I want her dead."
"My queen she is weak and can not fight. It would not be fair or right to kill a defenseless soldier, a girl non the less." He pleaded as his eyes fell upon the heavily heaving chest of Serena. Her blonde tresses rested about her frail and shaking frame acting as a blanket or hallow of sites.
"Endymion! Do you dare disobey me?" Beryl bellowed. "I want her killed now!" Beryl flicked her wrist once and sent an energy ball into the tall prince's body. He fell to one knee and gasped in pain.
"My queen?" he asked tenatively.
"Now Endy finish off this pest so we can retire to more pleasurable things." She coaxed. When he started to get up slowly she flashed another ball of energy in her hands as a warning that he wasn't moving fast enough. Endymion knew her warning was a serious threat and hurriedly got to his feet.
He walked over to the young girl, who was extremely beautiful he noted and a faint smile graced his lips. It would be hard to kill such an innocent child he thought as he finally reached the tiny girls body. With his black boot he kicked her to rouse her from her stupor.
"Wake-up." He commanded. "We have to finish this fight." Seeing she made no move to get up he kicked her once more in her injured side.
She screamed back in pain as her crystal blue eyes fluttered open. "I'm up," she whispered hoarsely, "but I don't, no I can't fight anymore."
"Well that's too bad. On your feet girl!" Endymion bellowed as he grabbed his sword. He held it to her throat and he almost felt bad for her as tears coursed down her cheeks.
Slowly but surely Serena struggled to her feet. When she was standing the whole world was spinning about her in dizzying colors. She clutched her head to try and stop the waves of pain flaring in her head.
"Are you ready girl?"
"My name is not girl its Serena!" she hollered as she glared at him. The holler caused even more pain to fly to her head and she whimpered softly. Her eyes though bore straight into his sole and he swallowed nervously. "And no," she paused as she brushed a stray tendril of blonde hair from her face, "I'm not ready!"
"Moon Prism Power!" The last bits of Serena's energy surrounded her body and transformed her one final time into the sailor-suited warrior Sailor Moon. A flash of recognition flared in the back of Endymion's head but he ignored it.
"Now I'm ready to fight." She spoke bravely despite the fact she was terrified.
"Let's get this over with." He muttered as he threw a glance to Beryl's smiling face.
Sailor Moon raised her hands in battle mode for protection and to fist fight if the need should arise. Endymion chuckled at her antics, "You're cute," he smiled once at her briefly, "But do you honestly think that will stop me?"
Beryl glared as all her hard work began to fade. "Endymion fight her now!" she ordered.
"Yes my queen." He replied solemnly as he turned and faced the girl. "I'm sorry." He whispered softly so only Sailor Moon could hear.
Sailor Moon's heart flickered with hope and love as she looked at her love standing tall and proud. His once all black eyes had turned the darkest shades of blue and she knew she had hope. Endymion took a giant step towards her with his sword ready to strike. Sailor Moon acting only on impulse grabbed her new tiara and threw it at his chest.
The sword dropped from his hands as he grasped his chest. Beryl looked up alarmed at the petite warrior. In her fury and hate she launched an energy ball at Sailor Moon who was hovering over Endymion. Sailor Moon never saw the attack and it hit her square in the back. She fell to the ground from the impact, which allowed Endymion to raise to his feet with the aid of his chest.
"That tiara may have stopped Jadeite but it won't stop me!" he muttered. With determined hands he raised the sword above his head at aimed it at Sailor Moon. His eyes flickered once with at a brief memory of fighting Jadeite.
Sailor Moon raised her hands to stop the blow she knew he would hit her with. The blow never came and she opened her eyes. She looked carefully to Endymion whose hands were still grasping the sword's hilt above her trembling fame.
"Endymion kill her now!" Beryl commanded.
Endymion try as he might could not move a muscle and kill the girl. He stared at the familiar girl and his eyes flickered once more. Seeing her defenseless and wounded contorted his heart into something he wasn't sure he liked. He slowly lowered the sword to his side and dropped his head in defeat. He couldn't kill her no matter what for some unknown feeling in his heart.
"Endymion no!" Beryl screeched. She sent a wave of evil energy towards him and it shook his body as it took control of his heart.
Endymion raised the sword above his head against his own will. The sword slowly began to lower and rise to deal its final blow when the tiara disappeared from her head and was replaced by a brilliantly flashing gold moon. The moon flashed once more and white light exploded from it and hit Endymion's armored body, he fell to the ground from the impact. Beryl screamed in pain as she fell to her knees and glared at Sailor Moon.
Endymion glanced at Sailor Moon who was wheezing and crying softly. She crawled to his side and pressed her gloved hand to his cold cheek. His chest was rising and falling slowly and his ragged breathing assured he was still alive.
"Oh Darien." She murmured as she slowly let her hand trace the contours of his face.
"Sailor Moon how can you care for me when I am evil?" he asked slowly as he raised to a seated position. His own hand suddenly reached up as if he was going to touch her cheek. Suddenly he wrapped his hand around her neck and began to suffocate her. "After all I am evil and I will kill you!" he hollered as he rose to his feet.
Sailor Moon was struggling against his grip and she slowly stopped struggling as the life was squeezed out of her. He dropped her to the ground with a smug look on his face. "Time to die Sailor Moon!" he hollered as he reached for his sword.
Sailor Moon was prepared and shoved the star locket into his grasp. He hollered in pain as love and every other good emotion he possessed consumed his body. It pushed the evil from his heart but his mind was still under control. He rolled over and glared at Sailor Moon with anger. Try as he might his anger melted into a soft feeling of warmth and he smiled.
Unfortunately Endymion's mind control took over and he reached for the sword. Sailor Moon having lost all hope of regaining the man she fell in love with, Sailor Moon grasped the hilt of the sword and pointed it towards him.
"I'm sorry," she whispered as she thrust the sword into his heart. He cried out in pain as his eyes flashed with full recognition. The recognition remained in his eyes as they turned to the beautiful shade of blue she once knew. His eyes also filled with pain as he fell foreword to the ground.
Sailor Moon rushed foreword to cradle his frame. Serena suddenly found herself supporting all of his weight and she struggled to hold him up. They both fell to the ground with him dying in her arms.
"Serena," he whispered softly as he struggled to raise a trembling hand to her cheek, "I lov." He was cut off as blood began to flow from his mouth.
"No, no, conserve your strength. You'll be all right because we will get you to hospitals. Oh Darien it will be okay! Please just don't leave me." She threw her arms around his frame and hugged him tightly. He winced quietly and she released her death grip.
"I'm sorry Serena for hurting you but you have to know," he coughed several times and Serena's worried gaze fixated on him, "I love you."
"Darien! I love you too!" Serena felt the tears fall from her face onto his pale cold face and the ground. "Hey," she paused and stroked his flushed cheek and then carefully wiped the blood from his mouth, "You can call me Meatball head if you want."
"I'd like that. I'll find a way back to you meatball head." He whispered softly as his eyes closed for the final time.
Sailor Moon cradled his body close to her own from. She began to rock back and forth as her tears openly fell onto the body of her love. Prince Endymion's form glimmered once with gold light before Darien's from replaced it. A scarlet red rose was resting beside him and she knew that he would find a way back too her. Serena carefully bent down and pressed her warm lips to his cold ones. "I will wait for you my prince."
"Such a pity." Beryl hissed as she raised to her full height near the throne.
"You evil witch!" Sailor Moon cried as she gently lowered Darien's head to the ground. Despite her energy loss and her injuries she stood, turned and faced Beryl with an evil glint in her eye.
"Care to deal with me? I mean after all, my generals have died because their master died. Oh wait, he wasn't just their master he was your love wasn't he?" She raised a perfect eyebrow and Sailor Moon's eyes flashed with anger.
"Then lets get this fight over with." Sailor Moon countered as she moved into fighting position.
"Agreed!" Beryl replied as she gathered an energy ball into her hands.
Wow! That took some time to write. I'm so sorry that it took me ages to get this out. I've been busy (I know its not a good excuse) but it is out and the next part will be out shortly. I hope all of you enjoy the second to last part-if you did let me know in the reviews! Hope to hear from you soon and I'll be back soon with the conclusion of Unexpected Suprises. *BTW! Check out my other stories and review them too!
Sincerely my regards as to being so late with this, Frozen Fire