Ryoko: Hello everyone.

Aeris: We forgot to include somebody in Aurora's friends on the stats.

Ryoko: Anybody remember her mention of Megera? We forgot her.

Aeris: Yea, and the last chapter is LONG.

Disclaimer: We don't own SM. But Sailor Crystal and Athena we do own.

A/N: Ryoko: The fight between Wicked Lady and Sailor Moon is going to be altered, as is the battle with Wiseman.

Aeris: If the chaptering numbers are wrong, please tell us.

Sailor Moon: Silver

Chapter 12

The Dark Crystal's Growth

Aurora wakes up late in the morning. She sees Hotaru next to her, replacing the bandage on her arm.

"You could be a good nurse you know that?"

Aurora smiles as she notices a slight blush creep onto the pale girl's face. Hotaru finishes bandaging her arm and Aurora sits up. Instantly her crystal glows a slight red and Aurora groans softly.

What's wrong? Athena's concerned voice asks.

Hotaru looks up from her place on the floor.

"Something's not right in the city."

Aurora stands up and goes over to a window. Both Athena and Hotaru follow. All three look out and Aurora gasps.

"What is that?!"

"That is the dark crystal." Pluto's voice answers.

Aurora turns her head to see Pluto appear in the middle of the room, but she's not in her sailor scout form.

"Pluto?"

The girl nods.

"But while I'm here, call me Trista."

Aurora nods and Hotaru walks over to Trista. Trista smiles and hugs the girl.

"It's the reunion of the Outer Guard." Aurora mumbles as Amara and Michelle walk in.

Athena nickers loudly. Being a horse, that was as close to a laugh as she could get. Aurora smiles and walks over to the others.

"Trista, why are you here?" Aurora asks softly.

"Because it is time for you and your mother to face Wicked Lady."

Aurora pales. She hadn't wanted to do that. At least, not yet.

"I know you don't want to do this, but it's important you do."

Aurora nods.

"How will we do it?"

"You will need to go into the dark crystal."

Aurora and Hotaru's eyes widen.

"But how? My crystal gives me a flash of pain every time I think about it."

Trista bends down and whispers something in Aurora's ear. Athena perks her ears. As Trista steps back, Aurora looks surprised, shocked, and happy, all in one.

"I will?"

Trista nods.

"I'll do it, but first I need to talk to Prisma."

Trista and the others nod. Aurora walks out of the house. As she walks down the street, her ears catch the sound of hooves hitting the pavement. She turns and sees Athena running up towards her. Athena stops and Aurora rubs her nose.

Where are you going?

"I'm going to see Prisma and her sisters."

Why?

Aurora and Athena walk down the street. Athena notices Aurora's eyes hold pain and she's started fiddling with her bandage again.

"Sapphire's dead. He asked me to deliver a message to Prisma."

Now Aurora remembers how she got injured as she walks and she wonders why she didn't remember before. When Wiseman had the vines wrapped around her, the one around her left arm had cut into her skin, and she didn't notice it at all. Athena walks beside the girl and doesn't ask anything else. After a while, they reach an apartment complex. Aurora notices Prisma is out on the balcony. Aurora spreads her wings and flies up, Athena right behind her.

Chapter 13

Deliverance

Prisma helps Aurora over the ledge and then both help Athena. She lands on the balcony on her back, legs and wings frailing as she tries to get up. Aurora eventually turns her over and Athena shakes her head.

Better be careful next time.

"Sorry." Both Prisma and Aurora say in unison.

Prisma turns to Aurora and the girl looks up at her.

"I thought you wouldn't be coming back."

"I had no choice. I have some bad news."

Aurora looks down, but Athena catches the expressionless look on Prisma's face.

"Go on."

"Sapphire's dead. He asked me to deliver a message."

"What was it?"

Aurora looks up. Her pale blue eyes look sad.

"Sapphire told me to tell you, he loved you Prisma."

Prisma looks shocked. Aurora nods and rubs Athena's nose.

"How did he die?"

"He died by the hands of Wicked Lady. You need to mourn. I will leave you in peace."

Aurora jumps onto the ledge. Athena jumps up beside her, but right before both fly off, Prisma stops them.

"Thank you, Aurora. Thank you for telling me."

Aurora turns back with a smile, then both fly off.

"The battle is soon to come. I must find Mama and the Inner Guard."

Why don't you go to the crystal?

Aurora keeps silent as she thinks. Abruptly she turns and flies towards the dark crystal. As she nears it, Wicked Lady appears in front of her. Aurora flaps her wings and stops. Athena stops a few seconds later and both look at her.

"So you're back."

"Rini, please listen to me. Wiseman and Emerald are using you."

Wicked Lady smirks.

"Emerald is dead."

Both Aurora and Athena look shocked.

"What?!"

"Wiseman killed her yesterday."

At the stunned look on Aurora's face, Wicked Lady smiles again.

"Why have you come, Aurora?"

"To help you. Every one of the Scouts loves you. As do I, as does Athena. Rini please come back with me."

Wicked Lady scowls.

"You're lying. Nobody loves me and nobody ever has!"

She sends a dark beam at Aurora and the girl has no time to block it. It hits her chest and as the energy goes through her body, it paralyzes her wings. Athena flies under and catches her as she falls from the sky. As Athena lands, Aurora turns her communicator on.

"Serena, please come to where the dark crystal is."

Athena perks her ears as she notices how weak Aurora sounds.

"I'm already on my way."

Aurora turns the communicator off and gets off Athena's back. Her wings hang limply on her back.

Aurora, are you sure you can fight?

Aurora nods and grabs the crystal in one hand.

"I have to. Once we defeat Wiseman and bring Rini back, we'll be able to go home. And I can finally undo what I did."

A bright flash of light appears and Athena turns her head. When she looks back, Sailor Crystal is standing in Aurora's place. A dark beam appears over Crystal and the young sailor scout floats up. Athena tries to get to her as she notices the frightened look on her face, but as she reaches the beam, her horn glows and she flies back.

"Athena!" Crystal cries as she sees Athena's limp form on the ground.

"Aurora!"

"Serena! Help me!"

Crystal tries to fly towards her mother and the Inner Guard, but her wings still don't work and she disappears in the dark crystal, screaming her mother's name.

Chapter 14

Final Battle

Crystal shivers as she opens her eyes. She looks around and notices she's standing on a marble-like surface with dark crystal pillars all around her.

"Where am I? Where's Serena?"

She walks around on the marble-like surface until she comes to one of the pillars. With crystal being her element, the young sailor scouts puts her hand on it feeling that the crystal is ice cold under her touch.

"Evil. That's all it is."

Electricity courses through the crystal and goes into Crystal's body. She flies back and lands on the ground with a thud, her staff clanging as it hits the ground.

"Ow."

Crystal slowly sits up, not completely trusting her body after that. As she slowly gets up, she notices Wicked Lady has appeared. Crystal walks over and picks her staff up. Wicked Lady looks at Crystal, but turns and floats down as Serena and the Inner Guard appear. Crystal takes to hiding in the darkness of one of the pillars. The others are trying so hard to get Rini back, they don't notice Crystal's tints are shining. As Crystal continues watching, Wicked Lady moves to attack Serena, but Darien get in the way. Wicked Lady is shocked. Crystal notices somebody is standing behind Venus. Crystal sees the silver horn and almost gasps out loud. She almost does it again as a pillar of dark energy surrounds Serena. Crystal steps into the light just as the energy disappears.

"Mama?" Crystal and Wicked Lady ask in unison.

"Listen to me, Rini. Remember the good times."

Crystal walks up as the dark crescent moon on Wicked Lady's forehead glows. She comes up beside Venus who jumps at her sudden appearance. Crystal smiles, but quickly frowns as a dark energy pillar touches down behind Wicked Lady. Crystal runs up beside her mother.

"Rini, don't let yourself be deceived!"

The dark crystal pillar tips start glowing white.

"I'll open the dark gate and plunge this world into darkness!"

A wind starts up. As Crystal covers her eyes, she notices her mother has transformed back and Darien is now holding her.

"Rini, stop this!"

Electricity strikes down and hits the other scouts. Crystal watches, horrified, as Serena's crystal glows and repeals it back. Her and Darien stand up and walk towards Rini. As she walks, Serena transform, once again, into the beautiful image of her mother, the future ruler of Crystal Tokyo. The dark energy pillar behind Rini expands and Crystal runs into it as her mother and father get sucked into it. She lifts her head up and sees her mother, father, and sister floating. Crystal is on the ground watching. Wiseman is talking, but Crystal can't understand him. How she hears what Wicked Lady says loud and clear.

"I was born alone and I'll remain alone. Emptiness."

Her voice is soft and lonely. Crystal knows exactly how she feels.

"Rini, don't listen to him!" Crystal shouts, floating up to her mother and father.

"I was always alone. You left me alone. You left me alone!"

As she yells the last one, her eyes flash and she surrounds her enemies with electricity, shocking every part of their body.

"Rini, all those lies. It's destroying your mind. Please, you've got to get out of here."

"What about you? It will destroy you too if you don't leave. Why are you staying? Are you really such a goody twoshoes?"

Crystal flinches, even with the electricity coursing through her veins. She hated the way she asked that and she wishes right than and there she'll never have to hear it again.


"I would never even think about leaving till I knew you were safe and sound. Sometimes kids get real steamed at their parents. They seem too harsh or unsympatric . But it's a parents job to set limits or we grow up ruthful and selfish. Remember that we what we do because we love you so very much."

Her crystal glows and Crystal floats out of the pillar. Being in it for so long had somehow drained her. Athena gallops over and catches Crystal as she falls from the sky. Athena runs over to the Inner Guard and Crystal opens her eyes.

Aurora, what happened?

"I'm not sure."

Crystal sits up as the dark energy disappears.

"Rini!"

Crystal runs over as the sphere containing Serena, now back to her old form instead of the image of the queen, and Darien floats to the ground. The sphere disappears and Serena shakes Rini, trying to wake her up. Crystal, however, is still looking at the dark crystals. The tips are still glowing white and Crystal knows that something's not right.

Aurora, you need to fight Wiseman. The crystal drained too much of your mother's energy.

Crystal nods and steps forward. Everybody looks at her as her staff tip glows a silver color.

"It's my turn to fix the mistake I made and set everything right!"

The silver glowing surrounds Crystal and everyone turns their heads.

"Do you really think you have a chance against me? I am the Doom Phantom and I'm going to vaporize you!"

Dark energy surrounds the silver figure. Everybody, who had turned to look at Crystal, gasps, but before they start thinking the worst has happened. The energy disappears in it's place is Neo Princess Silver, standing with her hands around the red crystal that once was around her neck.

"You have hurt my sister and torn my family apart. I can never forgive you for what you have done!"

Crystal raises the crystal above her head and Wiseman lifts his crystal ball up. It's the clash of good versus evil as Crystal struggles to overcome her enemy. Serena and the others watch on, helpless. Athena and Rini stand up and start walking towards the battle.

"I have to help her. I was the one who let our home get destroyed."

Around Rini's neck, a silver crystal glows in response to her plea.

But she never said you took the crystal.

"I didn't until the destruction began. I took it right before I came here."

Crystal groans loudly as Wiseman starts getting the best of her. Rini holds up the crystal and the glowing surrounds her and Athena.

"Silver crystal. Please give my the strength to protect my friends."

Her blue skirt and shirt slowly change to her white princess dress. The neckline on hers is gold and the same crescent moon is on her forehead.

"Rini, don't!" Serena screams.

"I have to. Give me the strength, to fight!"

Athena's silver horn glows as does the jewels in the tiaras of all the sailor scours. Crystal closes her eyes, as does Rini.

"Crystal Silver Power!" Both yell in unison.

Everybody hears a scream of pain from the Wiseman, then nothing at all as the dark crystal disappears, totally vanquished by the two young girls. Both of them float in a void, both of their eyes closed as a soft woman's voice speaks to them. Rini smiles softly while Aurora remains emotionless. The woman bides them farewell till they come back to the future and both vanish from the void. Later on into the day, Rini and Aurora are in a forest with the Inner Guard. Rini needed to say her good-byes. Aurora had already done so and was waiting patiently. After about ten minutes, it's time to go. Aurora activates her time key and her, Rini, and Athena disappears. A few minutes later the two princesses start running. They run over a hill and see their mother, father, and Inner Guard looking at them, smiling. Athena comes up besides Aurora, who hangs back. Rini walks up to her mother and does a small curtsey. Aurora can tell everybody is shocked. The queen gets down on her knees as Rini runs towards her. The king looks to Aurora, who averts her gaze.

"Come here, Aurora."

Aurora looks up to see her father smiling at her. Athena can tell Aurora is shocked, even if she doesn't show it.

Go on.

Aurora runs towards her dad and jumps into his arms.

Dear Dairy,

Hello! I haven't written in here since before Crystal Tokyo got destroyed. Well I'm back. Thank goodness. C.T. is back to its beautiful glory. I tried given the crystal back to Guardian Mars, but she refused and said that I knew how to handle it. So, now I have that crystal with me wherever I go. I went to go visit Megera and she was quite happy about my accomplishments. I'm so happy. She's just like a second mother to me. Through all of this, all is not well. Athena went back to Elysion to check up on her brother, but it was too late. Elysion was dead and Helios was caught, or at least his physical body. Rini has gone back in time to train and Guardian Neptune has fallen ill. Well, I should get some sleep. Night!

Sincerely,

N.P.S