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FD: Ok people, this is the last chapter of The Dark Side of the Moon. I hope you liked reading it as much as I liked writing it. Now enjoy!
The Dark Side of the Moon
Ch 11
"Stop that before I decide to blast you into pieces." Vegeta growled as again the so called Chibi-Usa glanced his way.
"S-sorry." The pink haired girl said.
Narrowing his eyes, Vegeta looked closer at the girl who had taken him out of the damned maze, and who now was walking in front of him on a long corridor. There was…something about the girl that didn't quite fit her pose. As the others, she wore a fuku and those weird bows on her dress, however, she looked…uncomfortable wearing it. Looking at her suspiciously, he noticed that parts of her hair were weird…like strikes of black meshed with her bright pink hair here and there. Shaking his head, Vegeta dismissed it, thinking it was just the poor lightning in the hallway.
"What?" He snapped as she glanced at him again.
"No, nothing, it's just that…"
"Out with it!" He growled.
"Well, I didn't…expected you to be so…"
"So what?" He snapped, as the vein on his head began to throb.
"So grumpy." Chibi-Usa giggled as the vein throbbed again. "Some things never change." She murmured to herself.
"What was that?"
"That we're almost to the end of the hallway." She growled, walking even more briskly.
Shrugging, Vegeta followed the fuku clad girl.
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"So, how do you know Setsuna?" Serena inquired.
"She's an old friend of my family." Trunks said, his face not betraying anything.
"Is that so." Serena raised her eyebrow.
"This way, we're almost there." Trunks entered a corridor, cutting any kind of conversation with her.
"You're not very talkative you know." Serena frowned.
"You think so? My mother is always telling me otherwise." Trunks chuckled for the first time since he arrived.
"Hey, you're kinda cute when you smile. You should do it more often." She smiled, making the lavender haired boy blush.
"Ahem, thanks." He blushed even more before continuing his trek. "We should be getting to the end anytime now. You should be prepared." He added seriously.
"Well, this is it." Serena sighed as a large door was the only barrier between them and Garlic Jr.
"Let's go then." Trunks opened the door.
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Vegeta growled at the empty room. It seemed like years to get out of those corridors only to find an empty room. Snarling at the tasteless room, he turned at the abrupt noise of an opening door. Preparing his Garlic Gun, Vegeta waited until two heads popped from behind the door, followed by two bodies.
"Trunks?" "Chibi-Usa?" "What are you doing here?" Both Vegeta and Usagi exclaimed at the same time.
"Umm, hi?" Both teens blinked.
"Awww, but would you look at that. What a touching reunion." They turned to see Garlic Jr. smirking at them.
"You! I swear I'll kill you even if it is the last thing I do in my life!" Serena growled.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, what a pitiful life goal that you have there." Garlic Jr. pulled a small red orb from his sleeve. "Tell you what, why don't you join me and maybe I'll let your pathetic lover live." Garlic Jr. pointed lazily at Vegeta who looked about to pop a vein.
"Spear me from your deals, you disgusting green alien." Serena summoned her wand.
"Ah ah ahh, I don't think so." The small creature's eyes narrowed as he began summoning his own powers. With a brilliant flash of light he now stood five feet larger and ten times uglier than before. "I will show you not to take my offerings for granted!" The demon growled.
Giving a war cry, both Garlic Jr. and Serena launched towards the other, while sparks of energy crackled on the tense atmosphere as her wand and his nails collided.
"We have to find his power source!" Trunks looked around the room while trying to avoid some of the stray blasts.
"But it could be anywhere!" Vegeta growled until his eyes landed on Chibi-Usa, who watched intently the battle.
"I had never seen her fight like that." She breathed.
"C'mon, there is no time to gawk at her right now, we have to find the piece of the Makio Star!" Trunks pulled her. "You can tell her to teach you when we get back, but right now we need to focus!" Trunks yanked her hand again.
"When we get back?" Vegeta raised his eyebrow.
"Never mind that!" Trunks adverted his eyes from the scrutiny of midnight black. "Am I the only one who's trying to find the goddamned rock or not?!" Trunks shot back, surprising Vegeta who remembered the timid boy who had arrived to tell them about Kakarrot's disease.
"Fine, let's go." The three of them entered farther into the room, looking for the rock while Serena fought against Garlic Jr.
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"It's not here!" Chibi-Usa yelled frustrated as their time ran out and Serena was now exhausted from fighting Garlic Jr. who didn't looked even phased with the 'little exercise' as he had put it.
"What, looking for this?" Garlic Jr. grinned while opening his hand, showing the same red orb as earlier.
"Damn it! He had it all this time!" Serena panted. "That's why he's been so strong." She growled.
"Then we'll destroy them both." Vegeta snapped, falling immediately into a fighting stance besides Serena.
"And how, pray tell, are you gonna accomplish that?" The monster grinned. "You don't have the power to kill me! I'm immortal, muahahahaha!" He laughed.
"But we don't have to kill you to stop you." Chibi-Usa smirked, falling into a fighting stance next to Vegeta. "We'll just have to imprison you again, like in the black hole that you were." Her smirk widened, reminding Serena of Vegeta.
"Oh yeah, and where are you going to imprison me? I've already escaped from one black hole, I can do it again!" The green Namek-look-alike mocked.
"The Silver Crystal." Serena whispered.
"What? What are you talking about onna?" Vegeta snapped.
"In the days of the Silver Millenium, my mother imprisoned Beryl inside the Imperium Silver Crystal, I can do the same with Garlic Jr.!" She smiled at him before turning to glare at said bad guy.
"But we have to weaken him before we try it." Chibi-Usa told them.
"That's easy enough." Vegeta smirked before starting his assault against the large alien.
"Let's go!" Trunks followed Vegeta while Serena and Chibi-Usa threw blasts at him.
"Ganging up on me? I think not!" Garlic Jr. grabbed Vegeta by the head and smashed him against a wall, making a large dent where he had landed.
"Vegeta!" Serena yelled, her eyes filled with hate against Garlic Jr.
"My, my, aren't we touchy? Let's see what else I can do?" Garlic Jr. grabbed Trunks by the leg, and swinging him around, he made the youth fly to the other side of the room, adding another dent to the almost destroyed room, while throwing another blast at where Serena and Vegeta were.
"Trunks!" Chibi-Usa yelled this time, running towards him.
"Damn, that's gonna leave a mark." Trunks rubbed his head.
"Nobody." Chibi-Usa stood up, glaring at Garlic Jr. who smirked. "Nobody hurts my family and gets away with it." She growled.
"Do you actually think that you poor insects can trap me? Fools! I'll show you the true power of the Makio Star!" Garlic Jr. yelled while his muscles grew twice their size.
"Why doesn't he just die?" Serena yelled exasperated.
"We have to throw a blast together if we want to overpower him." Trunks stood up shakily on his feet.
"Right." Chibi-Usa and Serena nodded while Vegeta stood glaring at their opponent.
"But what can you four insolents do against a me?!" Garlic Jr. laughed again.
"Well, maybe another four can make the difference." They turned to watch as Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna and Hotaru entered the room looking as if they just had fought against the hounds of hell and come back.
"It does not matter, four or four thousand, you can not kill a god!!!" He launched against them.
"Quickly your Majesty, we'll distract him while you prepare the Crystal!" Setsuna yelled while avoiding a boulder.
"C'mon, let's the party begin!" Haruka yelled as she threw a blast against Garlic Jr.
"We have to do it together!" Hotaru invoked a Silent Wall trying to hold a blast that came directly towards Trunks and her.
"What are we waiting for then?" Vegeta growled, "Boy," He turned towards Trunks "Stay with Serena and take the left. Setsuna, you, Haruka and Michiru take his right. Chibi-Usa and Hotaru, stay near me. The first opportunity we lash the attack!" Vegeta barked. "And boy, if anything happens to her I'll skin you alive." Vegeta growled. Immediately, all followed his orders without a second thought while Garlic Jr. howled before throwing another blast from his mouth.
"Didn't your mother ever tell you not to talk with your mouth full?" Haruka punched him on the jaw before he could release it.
"Now!" Michiru yelled.
Summoning all their power, eight separate yells could be heard as a rainbow of powers fell upon Garlic Jr.
"I will not submit! I will be victorious! I will be GOD!!!!" Garlic Jr. yelled trying to withstand the multiple blasts.
"Not on this life time." Serena gritted her teeth.
"We can do it! We will do it!" Chibi-Usa said.
"We will win over him." Trunks nodded.
Gathering her power, Serena called forth the Silver Crystal while the others kept their assault.
"I will not be defeated!" Garlic Jr. gathered more power.
"C'mon, he has to be more weakened. I can't do it unless he is weak!" Droplets of sweat ran down Serena's eyebrows.
Putting everything that they could give, the eight poured every ounce of power that they could spare as Garlic Jr. kept growing with each passing second. In the struggle, none of them noticed as Chibi-Usa's hair changed from pink to blond nor the small golden symbol on Trunk's forehead.
Giving a last yell, the blast unified, engulfing Garlic Jr. entirely.
"What? This can not be possible! I can not be defeated! I am godddddd-" He yelled as the Silver Imperium Crystal glowed, bringing the green alien inside itself, finally getting rid of the enemy.
Once the glow had subsided, the eight turned to see each other while Serena struggled to stay standing.
"Well, that was fun." Chibi-Usa smiled before plummeting to the ground.
"Yeah, tons." Trunks groaned, trying to pick Chibi-Usa and failing miserably.
"Speaking of which, what are you two doing here?" Setsuna raised her eyebrow.
"Yeah, I would like that answered myself." Serena crossed her arms.
"Geez Sets, we just came for a visit." Trunks shrugged.
"Sets?" Was now Serena's time to raise her eyebrow.
"Long story." Chibi-Usa shrugged.
"Your parents are gonna skin me alive when you go back, you do realize that right?" Setsuna glared down at both teens, making their eyes widen.
"Speaking of which, we should be going now." Chibi-Usa smiled before taking Trunks' hand and pulled him away.
"Wait! You haven't explained how come you're here?!" Serena yelled just as Trunks pulled the time key form his shirt and disappeared along with Chibi-Usa. "Damn it! Now I don't know who's her father!" Serena pouted.
"Baka onna, the kid is alive, that's all you need to know." Vegeta snorted.
"Look who's talking! I saved your butt!" Serena blew a raspberry at him.
"By Selene, I don't know how this two would ever get together." Haruka rubbed her forehead.
"Well, I guess love is blind." Hotaru giggled.
"What are you laughing at?!" Serena and Vegeta yelled together making the young violet eyed girl jump.
"There we go again." Michiru giggled before walking towards the exit.
"Yep, we saved the world again. So, do we have time for some R & R?" Haruka grinned, hugging Michiru before kissing her.
"Might as well, we're gonna have our hands full with these two." Hotaru followed the two women while Vegeta and Serena kept arguing.
"You are the most obnoxious man I've ever met!" Serena crossed her arms over her chest, imitating Vegeta's pose.
"And you're the most-" Vegeta blinked as Serena leaned closer to him and kissed him full on the lips.
"Have I ever told you that you talk too much?" Serena giggled at the bewildered expression on Vegeta's face as she kissed him again. This time, however, Vegeta brought his arms up and hugged her closer to him. "You know," She frowned, "Trunks' hair looked a lot like my mother's hair." She blinked before Vegeta smirked and kissed her again.
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Trunks and Chibi-Usa appeared before a large structure in the middle of lush trees.
"Do you think mommy and daddy will be mad at us?" Chibi-Usa looked up at her brother.
"I don't know." Trunks smirked. "But I'm sure as hell Setsuna is." He chuckled.
"Yeah, I bet." She giggled. "But I guess it was worth it. If we hadn't gotten there in time it would have taken them another six tries and another three months before they fell in love." She shrugged.
"Sure, but you know father, he would never accept defeat." He smiled.
"Uhu, and did you see the way mommy fought? It was incredible!" Her red eyes danced with mirth. "And how come daddy knew you?" She turned to him.
"I know, and mom knew you but not me…that was weird." Trunks scratched his head.
"Oh my god! Did you see how young Hota-chan was?" Chibi-Usa squealed.
"Yep, oh I wish I would have had a camera. Just imagine how could we had black mailed Haruka showing pictures of her in a skirt!" Trunks laughed.
"Yeah, the captain of the forces of Crystal Vegeta-sei on a fuku!" Chibi-Usa giggled.
"Serenity Usagi! Trunks Mamoru! Come here this second!" Both youths cringed as Setsuna's voice could be heard all over the palace calling them on their full names, beckoning them to where the senshi of Time, Queen Serenity and King Vegeta waited for them.
"Well, there we go." Trunks sighed. "Do you think that begging will do the trick?" He asked his little sister.
"It wouldn't hurt to try." She smiled as she ran towards them, running into the outstretched hands of her father who smiled kindly at her. "I'm just happy daddy isn't grumpy anymore!" She hugged her father as her mother and brother smiled at the warm scene.
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Fire Dragon: Well, that's it. I'm finally done with this. The ending wasn't as I had previously planned but it didn't end so bad ^-^. Anyway, I hope you liked it. Thanks to all those who reviewed! Ja ne.