Disclaimer: Sorry! I do not own Sailor Moon. If I did, I would've continued the series after SuperS with a romantic Chibi Usa / Elios story line!!!

Rated PG 15 (high alert!) for some sexual content. Not what I would call "explicit/explicit" but lemon-tinted nonetheless. AKA Sex scene! You've been warned!!!

"After The Rain" Chapter 8

Usagi felt a warm, welcoming light wash over her body. She saw herself walking in a field of vibrantly colored flowers, beckoning Elios to come to her. He walked towards her with a brilliantly shining smile, she giggled and turned to run away from him, her dress swirling behind her. When he caught up to her, they embraced and looked into each other's eyes. She blushed and closed her eyes as she welcomed a warming kiss from his lips...then she felt nothing. She heard a faint voice calling to her in the distance, but did she really want to go to it?

"Princess-chaaannnn!! Please wake up! Wake up! Princess-chaann!!!!" Sailor Pallas cried, shaking a limp Usagi by the shoulders in the process. A rush of tears began to stream down Sailor Pallas' face, she gingerly brushed them away.

Suddenly, black silhouettes of a long-haired woman began forming around the Senshi and Elios.

"Don't cry Pallas, just keep tryin' Usa-chan will wake up soon!" Sailor Juno called to her from behind, as she took an attack from one of the figures. She gasped in pain while she shot an attack from her fingertip.

"Come on, form a circle around the Princess!" said Sailor Ceres urgently.

"OK!" they cried in unison.

The Asteroid Senshi and Elios tightly locked hands with each other, concentrating their energies in one place.

"Sailor...!" Sailor Vesta yelled.

"Asteroid...!" Sailor Juno cried.

"ATTACK!" Sailor Ceres called.

Elios prayed to King Endymion, asking him to use the Golden Crystal to protect the Princess. He began to emit a golden energy from his palms and forehead.

"FOR THE PRINCESS!" He called.

The figures began to attack them in unison. Their immense sphere of energy was released at the figures. They figures seemed to scream out in pain and hatred until they finally disappeared. The Senshi collapsed on the ground from exhaustion.

Usagi heard the pleas from her friends in her mind. She slowly raised her upper body to an upright position from Sailor Pallas arms.

"Princess-chan!" Sailor Pallas cried happily. Elios eagerly turned to face his Princess, "My Mai..."

A shadowy figure had just attacked Elios, right before Usagi's eyes. He fell forward, blood streaming down his back. When she registered what had happened, a scream rose in her throat. Usagi held Elios to her breast and sobbed, saying, "Elios! ELIOSSS!!!"

Elios smiled weakly at her before going unconscious in her arms. She felt his weight shift noticeably and knew immediately that her had passed out. Her pure crystal tears were streaming from her face. She felt Pallas hand on her shoulder, she nodded in understanding. Sailor Pallas positioned Elios flat on the ground, while Usagi slowly stood to face the enemy. The blood and tears mingled together on her virgin white gown. She was ready to defeat her foes.

Holding up her compact she cried, "Pink Moon Crystal Power!! MAKE-UP!!!" She looked down at herself in fear, nothing had happened!

'WHY!? Why can't I transform?!' she thought wildly.

The recovering Asteroid Senshi all cried out to her,

"Usagi! Believe in yourself! You can do it, we know you can!"

She cried back to them, fresh tears running down her cheeks,

"NO! NO! I CAN'T! I've tried so many times before! I can't do it! You'll never understand the pain I've felt since I couldn't transform into a Senshi anymore! I'll never be able to transform again EVER!"

They looked at her in sadness, for they too knew they could never understand her feelings. They had always been able to transform into Sailor Soldiers, why could she not?

She heard Elios' voice in her mind and time seemed to stop.

'Usa-chan. Please listen to your soldiers! You CAN still transform! You must believe in yourself! Stop trying so hard, let the words that come so naturally to you come out! You can do this, Usa-chan! Believe...'

She nodded and said,

"Ok! Thank You for your strength Minna-san!" she said.

The golden crescent moon on her forehead began to glow. She felt Elios' warm presence embracing her, she could do it, she could believe in herself now. The Senshi shielded their eyes from the bright burst of energy that was being emitted from their Princess.

"Pink Moon Crystal Power! Make-UP!!!" Usagi yelled as a bright light enveloped her.

When the brilliant shots of light dispersed, Eternal Star Sailor Moon came into view. The figures began to cackle and attack their new victim. Her lowered eye-lids boldly raised in defiance, at this, her crescent moon began to shine, killing off some of the figures.

"Pink Ladies Freezing...KISS!" she cried in confidence, as she saw all the black shadowy figures disappear from sight. The Senshi slowly stood smiling and blushing in this emotionally intense moment. She walked to them grinning, they congratulated and hugged her.

Wiping the tears of joy from her eyes she says,

"Come on everyone, we have to get Elios to his castle!"

They helped Elios to his feet and began walking, with Eternal Star Sailor Moon and Sailor Vesta supporting his weight on their shoulders.

Eternal Star Sailor Moon began to look around at Elysion for the first time since her arrival. It was just as she had remembered it in both dreams and memories. The sky was shining an array of colors, large crystal structures were steadied in the ground, looking as common as a mushroom growing in Earth's soil. There were dappled horses grazing on the fields of green grass, and singing multi-colored birds in the sky. When she gazed over to her left and her emotions changed completely. She gaped in horror at the large patches of black decaying land. The crystals were an onyx black, the trees and ground were both dull and soot-colored. Nothing seemed to be alive in the patches of black abyss. Evil, uncaring eyes stared back at her from the spoiling darkness. She turned her gaze away from it, not being able to say she had seen anything quite this freakish happening to Elysion. General Oberon slowly came too in the darkness after feeling a woman's lips sensuously kiss him on the lips. He slowly opened his eyes to find out who had kissed him so passionately, but was shocked to discover the fact that there wasn't anyone there. He was alone in the fabled Dream World known as Elysion. As he dusted himself off and began to walk, a thought struck him.

'Where are the others? Are they lost? Do they need my help?!'

He wanted to be with Usagi to protect her, if not from this misplaced darkness, than at least from that Elios boy. He stared all around him at the small areas of pitch black darkness. It was disturbing to him, especially when you compared the contaminated areas with the uncontaminated areas. In the pure areas, flowers were abundant, and the sky was shining many different colors. The fallen areas were morbid, the ground was black with a distinct sheen to it, the trees were also black or soot-colored.

All of a sudden he saw a silhouette of a woman beckon him to come to her. He smiled if not at her, than at the darkness that was so alluring to him. In the moment he stepped onto the darkness, his eyes became black and uncaring, he only thought about winning Usagi's heart over...if not by love, then by force. He pushed the silhouette against one of the dark trees and madly began to kiss her neck, she clawed at him with animal instinct and need while looking over his shoulder with glowing red eyes. He eventually took her and with each stealthy thrust he thought about how he would take Usagi. The darkness began to envelop him, coursing through his every thought. They reached climax together, eventually resting on the forest's floor. When General Oberon woke up, the lady he had taken was gone, he dressed himself and began walking towards the palace where he knew Elios resided at. He had not known any of this information before, but when he was one with the figure, so were his thoughts. The woman had told Yukio everything that he needed to know about where he could find the White Moon Princess and what he had to do to win her. He didn't even notice that with every stride he took, a patch of the pure Elysion became black and corrupt...

End Chapter 8~

Authors Note: "That scene" was not meant to be extremely graphic, for it really wasn't a "love" scene. She's just beginning to use him as her puppet. Anyway, the two lovers should be apparent by now. What do ya'll think!! ^_~ Ack!* I'm sorry, but I promise I will reply to every new review next chapter!!!!