Author's Notes:
Okay, this is a crossover between Gundam Wing and Sailor Moon. I think the plot I came up with is fairly original, but that's only my opinion. I don't know practically anything about Gundam Wing, but a close friend of mine does and he will probably be reading this before I put it up on the Internet for some glaring oversights about Gundam Wing. It's like the exact opposite for him. If he writes a SM fanfiction, he gives it to me and I look for glaring oversights. Don't flame me about how I do the characters in Gundam Wing. Like I said, I'm new to the show.
This starts a month after Marie Maia's army is defeated in Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz. The Gundams have been destroyed. In Sailor Moon…well, you'll find out. I use references to and use manga attacks for Sailor Moon.
I don't own SM, or Gundam Wing so don't sue me. If you need to contact me with anything, flames, or even a one liner saying the story was good, my email is Guardian4@atlantic.net. Please put Fanfiction in the subject line.
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The End Is The Beginning
Part 6: Vale of Light
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"Why did you just let them go?" demanded Uranus, gripping her Talisman tightly in her hand.
Venus knew that she was more far more upset about the fact that their princess had tried to kill herself with her sword rather than the abrupt departure of the Gundam pilots so she considered ignoring the question. In the end, there was more to gain if she answered it than not.
"Because we owe them and killing them would only dishonor us," she replied calmly. "They saved Serenity from killing herself so we are in their debt."
Uranus put her Talisman back in her dimensional pocket and looked away, saying nothing. The second-in-command of the Sailor Senshi cocked her head at the tall woman.
"I know why you're really upset."
Those green eyes locked onto hers and she found her confirmation. "I understand."
"I suppose you would," her friend murmured.
Venus knew she was remembering the end of the Silver Millennium when Serenity had killed herself on the Lunar Sword, meant to protect the princess. The orange Soldier winced. It had been the sign of the true leadership of the Senshi, that sword, and she was the one carrying it, not Sailor Moon. It wasn't so much the fact that she was afraid of the history between the object and their leader, or the fact that she couldn't use a sword, but Sailor Moon couldn't even lift the thing.
She had never told Usagi what the Lunar Blade really represented. She wasn't even sure if Luna remembered, but she knew Artemis had. When Uranus had first saw the sword in her hand, she had opened her mouth, but with a swift kick to the shin, Venus had seen that she didn't say anything till later. Oh, she had gotten a lecture about that 'unnecessary' kick, but eventually she had gotten the chance to tell Uranus and the other Senshi not to mention it to their 'leader'.
It was, really, the reason that it was she, and not Mars, that was second-in-command. When Usagi had appointed her that, the other Senshi had already known and remembered about the sword. Later that day, she and Mars had talked about, when Crystal Tokyo was created and Sailor Moon was Neo Queen Serenity, when Venus was to become the leader again, she would be appointed her second-in-command.
"What are we going to do about the pilots? They know where we are now. And how the hell did they get down here?"
Venus rubbed her arms as she thought. "Mercury said it was because of our power. Something about it, over the years, seeping out and creating a sort of unofficial, unseen, portal down to us. But we have to talk to them."
Boot clicks ran toward their direction and Venus and Uranus, in Venus's cave, turned as one to the entrance. Moon ran in, desperate for breath. "The Gundam pilots are being attacked by Metallia! But, she's also attacking the city down south of them!"
Venus immediately rounded on Uranus. "Uranus, take the Outer Senshi to the city, the Inner Senshi and Sailor Moon will go and help the Gundam pilots."
Uranus nodded and it was in a matter of moments that the caves were completely empty except for three cold sleep capsules. Inside the largest one, a man's eyes moved under his eyelids.
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Though they had watched the Gundam pilots for some time, it was the first time that Sailor Moon had ever seen the actual Gundams themselves up close and it was a bit intimidating. Her neck hurt from looking up at them so high.
Immediately the Senshi jumped into the fray, attacking the shorter, man-sized youma while those pilots dealt with the Gundam-sized youma. The blonde had never thought that Metallia could ever make something that huge, and it scared her. She was still just a princess! She wasn't a queen; she wasn't her mother. She couldn't do something like that!
She cried out when Mars, who had just flamed another of her enemy creatures, was in a prime position for one of the huge youma. Several boulders the size of the torso of the Gundams was thrown in her direction. But before they reached her, a Gundam placed itself in front of her, shielding her and destroying the large rocks in the same movement. If she wasn't much mistaken, it was Wufei's Gundam.
Yet it was obvious even to her that, though the pilots were good, they were still busy trying to adjust themselves to a whole new kind of fighting. The Senshi were doing what they could, but whenever they got rid of some of the smaller youma, twice more replaced them.
Sailor Moon did what she could, but her attacks took much longer to accumulate power, though they were far more powerful. Her physical attacks were not near up to par with Venus and Jupiter's, she didn't have any backups like Mars with her psychic powers, and she didn't have any visor or computer like Mercury. Mostly, she was kept to the back and protected by at least one Senshi or, oddly enough, one Gundam.
There was always some protection, so she took it for granted that someone would be there to help her. So when she called out for help, she fully expected to get some. When she looked around to find all her allies occupied and far away from her, she panicked and called inside, through her bond with her soulmate, for help.
:Usako, you have to help yourself. I can't. I used what little power that the Earth could give me to help you when Heero couldn't pull his strike.:
:But what do I do?:
:Trust in yourself.:
Everything seemed to happen in slow motion; as if every second was an hour. She felt almost as if she was split between three people. Sailor Moon, the fighter, crossed her arms and watched the oncoming youma with a calculating look and disgust across her face. Princess Serenity, the power, clutched the Ginzuishou tightly and tried to remain calm. Usagi, the heart, hurried behind Sailor Moon, as much to get away from the youma as to try to ignore the pain her friends were going through.
: "What do we do people?" : Sailor Moon asked at large.
: "I don't know," : responded Serenity worriedly. : "Whatever it is, though, we must do together." :
: "We have to agree on what to do. Usagi, stop cowering and give a say. You're part of this motley outfit too." :
Usagi, calmed at the affectionate and kind tone of Sailor Moon, drew out from behind her. : "We have to help them." : There was no question of who 'them' was.
: "We have to get rid of the youma. It'll destroy them all and the world. They can't handle it alone right now, not with not even the Outers there." : Sailor Moon turned to Serenity. : "What do you think Serenity? Can you supply the power?" :
: "I can supply the power, but not as fast as we're going to need it. Unless…" : She hesitated.
: "Unless what?" : prompted the warrior, keeping a wary eye on the youma rushing towards them.
: "Unless we can finally agree wholeheartedly for the common goal." :
: "Put like that, what would are common goal be?" : asked Sailor Moon of them all.
All at once, all three responded, : "Help our friends." :
Usagi's body glowed as she floated in front of the other two, her job to be the purpose. She felt empowered, finally feeling as if she had a choice, a chance to make a difference even though the other two had more power or ability.
Sailor Moon dropped into an offensive stance and her eyes shined with determination and light. She crossed her arms over her chest, her palms facing either side of her. She finally got a chance to fight; normally Usagi was in control. Not that she didn't like Usagi, but sometimes she just wanted to stretch her muscles, or show Uranus or Venus that she could beat them at fighting, easily.
Serenity stood behind Sailor Moon, who in turn was behind Usagi, and raised her arms above her head. Between her palms, the Ginzuishou glowed. The power flowed out through her and into Sailor Moon; through the warrior to the heart. She missed her mother, true, but there was something about being with these other two that was just more fun. Sometimes, though, she wished she could show Mars and the others that she, no matter how many times she was reborn, would always be a princess, could always be one if needed. Could show she was incredibly smart, just liked to have fun. It was the one way she had been able to influence Usagi: have fun.
The three of them glowed the same silver light. Usagi gasped and smiled as the power crashed down onto her. Sailor Moon's smile became feral as she thought of the imminent fight. Serenity concentrated hard, a small, triumphant grin coming to her porcelain features.
It was only a few seconds after Sailor Moon had cried out for help before her body glowed with silver light. The Senshi covered their eyes to shield their corneas from the soft glare. The Gundam pilots didn't have to, because of the shielding already on their Gundams, but they still couldn't make out anything.
The Earth trembled and rocks, loose boulders, and soil flew up into the air. The Gundam pilots extended their arms or bodies to protect the Senshi still on the ground and in danger of being hit or killed from the larger projectiles. Then just as abruptly as they flew up, the objects fell down at killing speed.
When it was over, floating in the air was a beautiful woman with long blonde hair and a crescent moon on her forehead. She wore a white dress down past her feet with wings at the back of the material of the dress. On her head sat a delicate crown and in her hands floated a crystal.
"You are…" Venus whispered.
She opened her eyes, which were still blue but glowing with power. So this was the ultimate form, when Sailor Moon, the fighter, Princess Serenity, the power, and Tsukino Usagi, the heart, came together as one entity. Neo Serenity held out her crystal, as if to show them, and it was in the shape of an inverted pyramid with a rounded bottom. A white staff with a diamond inflected crescent moon engraved just below a holder appeared in her left hand. Gently she set the Ginzuishou in the indentation on top of it. It fit perfectly.
She looked at the youma surrounding her friends and pointed her staff at them. The Ginzuishou glowed brightly and engulfed the entire battlefield. Suddenly she rose higher into the air until she floated around the head of the tallest Gundam. When the light, which didn't precisely die but more like paled, there were no more youma waiting to attack them.
Instead there was a woman there. Once she might have been called pretty, perhaps not beautiful, but still an easy sight on the eyes. Now, though, she had fangs that reached a little past her bottom lip, red hair thrust into the air, and an ungraceful staff with a crystal ball in her right hand. She floated the same height as the white woman.
Neo Serenity might have once been quaking at the sight of the Dark Queen, but not now. Not only was she Princess Serenity, she was Sailor Moon, she was Tsukino Usagi. She was them all and she was herself.
"Dark Queen Beryl, you may have broken the seal I placed upon you when I was fourteen, but you will not escape unscathed this time."
Uneasy laughter flowed from the other's mouth. "You are different, Princess Serenity."
"I am not Princess Serenity."
There was silence as the Dark Queen Beryl stared at her. She examined the calm woman critically and spoke, "Who are you, if you are not the princess then?"
"I am Neo Queen Serenity."
Beryl's eye twitched slightly. "Queen? You are no queen. Now, Serenity, give me Endymion and the crystal!"
"You shall receive neither."
Neo Serenity raised her staff into the air and that pale silver light erupted in a full beam toward Beryl. Beryl's own staff rose and emitted a dark purple/black ray. The two opposing forces battled until Beryl began to wane.
Neo Serenity pressed her advantage, but she felt herself getting weak. Sailor Moon and Usagi couldn't hold up with all the power. Princess Serenity was used to how much power that filled her body, but Sailor Moon and Usagi weren't. Sailor Moon only borrowed her magical power from Serenity, she never kept it, which was the reason it took so long to charge her attacks. Serenity had to transfer it Sailor Moon, which took time. And poor Usagi! She wasn't used to this kind of power at all.
"We've got to help her! She won't hold out much longer!" screamed Jupiter over the absolute roar of powers, light and dark, crashing together and hissing like cold water on a hot piece of metal and creating steam.
Venus nodded and stared up into the stars above them. A pale orange light shined down and sparkles touched the gem on her tiara. Her eyes closed as those sparkles ignited her power and exploded from her in a blinding brilliance. "Venus Light Power!" Her hand thrust out toward the woman in the sky.
An antenna extended and Jupiter briefly saw a flash of lightning come from an image of her planet in her mind's eye. A powerful burst of thunder and green light was emitted from that antenna and in passing, touched the gem settled over her forehead and making it glow. "Jupiter Storm Power!" She shoved her fist in the air and that lightning flew toward Neo Serenity.
Flames lifted her hair and briefly flickered Mars's hair red instead of black. Her hands brought together in her prayer pose and her tiara glowed with a blood red light, showing her born ties to war. That same blood red light changed and became eternal flames in her hands. "Mars Flame Power!" A pointing finger toward her powerful friend directed her strength, will, and power where it needed to be.
Pale skin was framed in blue and the ocean roared in Mercury's ears. Her vision was filled with water and she felt her gloved hand, coated in ice, touch her tiara jewel. The ice shattered with a blaze of blue and she held out her hand, much like Serenity had, as if she was showing something in her palm. "Mercury Ice Power!" Ice and water mixed, falling like a tidal waved upon her queen.
Neo Serenity felt the power of her Inner Court and she reveled in it, feeling herself replenished. Usagi immediately passed her relieved feelings to Sailor Moon and Princess Serenity. For a long moment, all three basked in the love from their friends, and she hoped that her gratitude would somehow make it to them through the now-created link through magic.
Her eyes closed and opened, blinking to see. She didn't understand why her vision was flickering white, silver, and normal. It was giving her a headache, major. And she could feel Sailor Moon, Princess Serenity, and Usagi breaking up.
: "Why's it doing that?" : asked Usagi fearfully. : "Serenity? Why's it doing that?" :
: "I don't know! It's never done that before! Not even with the Dark Moon!" :
: "We came together against the Dark Moon, with help from our future self," : Sailor Moon grunted, : "So what's different now? It's the same god damn thing!" :
They/She felt the strain of trying to unite those diverse elemental powers of her friends into the Ginzuishou, but it was hard, very hard, with Beryl not letting up at all. :Endymion?! Help me!:
The Earth responded, if sluggishly, to Endymion's request for help. And suddenly, through the link with him, she felt the Earth. It wasn't that the Earth didn't want to help her, but when Endymion had fallen into cold sleep, the Earth had slept to. Magic, which couldn't be completely snuffed out, had been forced to sleep. It was only now just waking up, fighting against the restraints placed upon it. She had a feeling that because the only magical beings of her time, the Senshi, had disappeared from the surface of the Earth, it had somehow rebounded on the planet and forced it to sleep.
No time for such ponderings, though. Beryl faltered and she pressed her advantage one last time. Silver light, which was combined with the powers of her friends, erupted in a small burst toward the dark woman. Her black ray was pushed back and she only managed to dodge a full blast of silver light.
Beryl glowered at her and promised vengeance, then glimmered and disappeared altogether. Neo Serenity lowered her staff, but immediately her silver aura flickered out. She faltered in the air and plummeted down.
"SERENITY!" screamed the Senshi as she fell.
Suddenly she was caught in a metal grip. Neo Serenity looked up and saw Wing Zero holding her. She smiled in relief. Her aura flickered and glowed one more time. When it faded, a shorter, not so regal version of Neo Queen Serenity lay there. She looked up at him and her gold crescent moon caught the light and faded, changing her again. Sailor Moon was smiling at him tiredly when he blinked. She gave him a salute before falling unconscious. Her body glowed and suddenly it was plain Tsukino Usagi he was holding and not the extremely powerful woman who had just saved their lives.
"What HAPPENED?" demanded a tremendously anxious Uranus.
The Senshi and Gundam pilots started, pulled out from their daze. "Huh?" Venus said, rather unintelligently.
"What the hell HAPPENED?" she repeated. "We saw a lot of light, Neo Queen Serenity falling, and then you all staring."
"Let's let us all explain at one time," suggested Mercury tiredly then proceeded to faint dead away, Quatre catching her at the last second.
The Outers hurried up to her. "What happened here?" gasped Pluto, watching as the other Inner Senshi collapsed from exhaustion, each into the big, metal hands of the Gundams that had protected them when the amazing transformation had originally taken place.
"What are we going to do now?" whispered Saturn.
Uranus looked up at the Gundams. "Why don't you carry them and us?"
The first reaction was to balk at such a statement, especially Wufei and Duo, who loved their Gundams to the death.
After a bit of persuasion from the Outers, mainly Pluto turning their thoughts, the Gundam pilots allowed the Outer Senshi, one per Gundam, to ride back to Quatre's house on their shoulders while the Inner Senshi were carried back in their hands. Heero allowed no one on Wing Zero, not with Usagi asleep in his own hand.
Her breathing was that of a tired child's and her face was utterly peaceful. Inside, Sailor Moon, Usagi, and Princess Serenity all slept, equal smiles of satisfaction and pleasure on their faces.
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End Part 6