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Chapter 16 "The Final Battle"
If any insane person would decide to be on a rooftop at 8:45 PM, he'd be considered lucky not to get trampled by Sailor Moon.
A flurry of feathers and ribbons ran across rooftops of Juuban, muttering curses under her breath.
Sailor Moon was late.
This was nothing new...
Cursing her lack of direction skills, the little Moon princess nearly slipped off the roof of a shoe store if not for her wings that kept her balanced.
So she forgot which way was Juuban Park. Hell, things looked different when you're up on a roof. Usagi faintly wondered how the Outers usually got around so easily a year ago.
The roofs were still wet from today's rain, which made everything harder. And only Kami knows how *really* graceful and well balanced she really is. Ah, she tries.
"Damn," muttered Sailor Moon, squinting into the night. She finally found the right way, and quickly jumped off the rooftop. Running across the oddly deserted street, Sailor Moon ran into the park.
"Your late,"
Moon fought the urge to just roll her eyes at Uranus. "Well yeah. One can get seriously lost on rooftops,"
Uranus smirked, right hand on her hips. "You ready?"
"Oh, ready to face the biggest scumbag in the world. Who not only wants me dead, but also wants to do sinfully bad things to me? Ah, yes,"
Uranus snorted. "Sarcastic aren't we?"
Moon sighed loudly. "In times like these, sarcasm is all I have got left,"
"Don't worry, we'll be here to help you," whispered Saturn, as usual her glaive by her side.
"We should get going," announced Pluto, creating a huge portal.
Neptune stepped forward, hand in hand with Uranus, "We fight together,"
Sailor Moon sighed softly, eyes shining with anxiety. She nodded her head and stepped into the portal. "Let's do this,"
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"Talk about the middle of nowhere," muttered Uranus, as she was the last to step out of the portal.
A cold wind played with their hair, as 5 senshi stood in front of an abandoned warehouse...in the middle of nowhere.
"I feel death," whispered Neptune, her arm instinctively looped around Uranus'. "It does not feel right,"
Doom...
Sailor Moon shook her head, dispersing her cynical thoughts. This was not the time to be cynical. She had to think positive. She had to.
For Harry.
"Let's go then," announced their leader, stepping forward. "We don't want to keep our host waiting," She gave the four senshi a wry grin.
"Scared?" asked Pluto, stepping up next to Moon. She watched the Moon Princess look at the steel doors with mixed emotions.
"You wouldn't believe,"
"Ready?"
Sailor Moon looked up at Pluto as she reached out, ready to open the door.
"No,"
And with that, she opened the gates of doom.
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Voldemort smirked in delight as he watched the doors of the warehouse creak open. The light from the fireplace flickered and cast shadows across the hall.
Dementors stirred slightly, ready to glide when commanded. They lined the four walls of the Hall, obviously showing no signs of leaving.
Wormtail cowered next to him, eyeing the new comers with fear. His beady eyes flickered back to his master, expecting him to do something.
"Welcome Serenity," Voldemort announced, standing up from his high chair. A smirk played on his lips as he watched the girl scowl. She looked even prettier in person. Oh, she would come into perfect use alright.
"Voldemort," acknowledged Sailor Moon, eyes narrowing. She felt her senshi stand ready to fight behind her. She assessed her situation. Four walls decorated with Death Eaters, one save exit...yep, no way out. This is it.
"I see you brought your little friends," the evil smirk never left his bony face. "How delighting,"
"Delighting my ass," growled Uranus, eyes narrowing into slits.
Voldemort chose to ignore the insult and instead took a step forward, which in turn resulted with the Outers to take a step forward as well trying to protect their princess. A sly smile spread across his lips. "Please," he said, waving his wandless hands in the air. "I come in peace,"
Uranus snorted. "Right. And I am a man,"
Voldemort's eyes narrowed. He didn't like this senshi. 'She'd be the first to die then,' he thought with a small smirk. "How about we start dinner then?"
Sailor Moon took a step back as she watched in a flurry of lights; a vastly decorated table setting appeared in the middle of the Hall. Blue eyes widened as 6 chairs materialized around the table. "Weren't kidding when you invited us for dinner, eh?"
"I think only of the best Serenity," responded Voldemort, gliding towards his seat at one end of the table. He sat down and gestured for the others to follow. "Please,"
He was on hell of a well-mannered bad guy, that was for sure.
The senshi hesitated. Was this a trap? Or some kind of sick joke? Sailor Moon sighed and sat down at the other end of the table, glaring at Voldemort. The Outers followed, two sitting at either side.
"Shall we eat?"
Pluto pursed her lips. Voldemort was cocky. Well-manner nonetheless, but cocky. Did he really believe that his unusual behavior could sway any of them.
"We rather not," said Sailor Moon, looking across the table.
Voldemort was in the process of unfolding the linen napkin as he received the answer. A thin eyebrow was raised in question. "How so?"
"We already ate," answered Saturn briskly, glaive never leaving her right hand.
Voldemort sighed in resignation. "Very well then," he said, dropping his napkin. "How sad though," he mumbled. "Tea then,"
And with a flurry of lights, the table setting changed. Teacups stood before the Senshi filled with green tea, plates filled with tarts.
"You're out doing yourself," said Sailor Moon, her gaze switching from what sat in front of her to a smiling Voldemort. 'What is he playing at?'
"I am?" Voldemort took a swig from his cup. "I never realized," A smirk played on his lips. "This is just the start Serenity,"
"So I believe," muttered Moon, watching him eat a tart. None of the senshi made a move to eat or drink. An eerie silence dropped on the group, as they watched Voldemort seemingly enjoy the tart. Around them, Dementors shifted around in anticipation.
"Not hungry?"
Neptune frowned. "Yes," she replied. For all they know he might poison them with his food. None of them took that risk.
"How sad," breathed Voldemort, taking another bite out of his tart. He mentally smirked.
Uranus frowned and mentally growled, how badly she wanted to knock off that smirk of that guy. Her blue eyes quickly scanned her surroundings. There were two exits. One from where they entered moments ago and the other lead to god knows where. And the infinite number of Dementors that lined the wall made things a bit hard.
'This does not look good,' she thought sourly, sending the smirking wizard a glare.
"As you can see Serenity, you are completely surrounded," spoke Voldemort, leaning against his chair. "There is no possible way out."
"So we figured," answered Sailor Moon, slight fear gripping her heart. Now was not the time to panic. Nothing was happening, so nothing to worry.
Yeah, right.
Who was she kidding?
"Let's get to business, shall we?" announced Voldemort, sitting up and leaning against the table. He smirked. "To put it simple Serenity, all I want is you,"
"Like hell you will have her!" growled Uranus, abruptly standing up and slamming her hand on the table. The china chattered, spilling tea in the process.
"Feisty, aren't we," cackled Voldemort, glancing at the hissing Uranus. Behind her Dementors stirred. "I wouldn't do anything stupid Senshi of Uranus," he said noting that her Space Sword appeared. "My friends are a bit restless behind you,"
Uranus growled and turned around. Sure enough the Dementors were stirring behind her. She felt her stomach drop. Either way, those creatures could do some serious damage. Grumbling, she sat back down. She felt Neptune's hand entwine with her own.
"We could rule the whole Galaxy together Serenity. The wizarding community would be at our feet. We could control over everything and get rid of those unworthy mudbloods and filthy humans," announced Voldemort, an evil smirk playing on his thin lips. "We will purify this galaxy and create a whole new era – our era,"
Sailor Moon mentally shuddered as his red eyes slid over her. "No," she whispered, staring into his eyes. She shivered as they held a crazy look in them. "I will never submit,"
Voldemort smirked. "I knew you would say that,"
"We do not need to classify the people. Everything was created to live on this planet and on others. I do not believe in what you believe in Voldemort, nor I do see any sense in what you are trying to accomplish." Said Sailor Moon, a frown playing on her lips. "Nothing will come out of the sea of blood you want to sweep over the earth. Only death. I wont allow you to hurt the innocent,"
Sailor Moon stood up, both hands slamming onto the table. Her teacup toppled over, spilling the entire tea contents. "I would rather die before I see that happening,"
By now Voldemort cackled. His head was bent back as he was laughing too hard. By now the temperature dropped several degrees. A cold air swept into the room and all senshi stood up, ready to fight.
"I also knew you were going to say that," grinned Voldemort, his head snapping back to them. His red eyes shone with malice.
"Kill all of them,"
His order rang through the cold air, it felt like a harsh slap of reality. It happened so fast, Sailor Moon didn't know what happened first. A flash of light, Voldemort was gone. A flash of black, the Dementors began to advance on them. A flash of purple, youmas began to appear out of nowhere.
Yep. This was really it.
"Protect the princess!" yelled Saturn over the loud battle cries from the youmas.
"Saturn, Pluto, you take on those floating bed sheets over there!" yelled Uranus, sending an attack at one green youma. It disintegrated immediately. "Neptune and I will take on these things!"
Sailor Moon growled loudly and sent one of her own attacks at a group of Dementors. She hated those things. They'd suck out the happiness of you. It was sickening. "Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss!"
And with a ball of light, 5 Dementors slowly disappeared into oblivion.
"Ah!" screamed Moon as one of the youmas attacked her from behind, tackling her onto the ground.
"Moonchild," it rasped, claws raised to swipe her head off.
This was not how she imagined dying.
10 minutes into the battle and already she'd go bye-bye.
How pathetic.
"Silence Wall!"
Expecting sharp claws to kick off her head and use it as a football, she got covered by black sand. Cracking open one eye, she saw Saturn loom over her.
"You ok Hime?" asked Saturn, helping Moon stand.
"Hai, just a bit bruised." Muttered the princess, picking up her tier again. Blood trickled down her forehead. "Arigato Saturn,"
"Behind you Saturn!"
Both Sailor Moon and Saturn barely had time to duck as Uranus' attack whizzed over their heads, blowing up two youmas.
"Thanks!" yelled Moon.
"Be careful next time you two," said Neptune, dodging a Dementor before sending one of her own attacks. "Deep Submerge!"
"Moon Tiara Action!"
The white disc flew threw the air, cutting through 5 Dementors by the torso. They howled in pain before vanishing in a bright light.
Sailor Moon caught her disc and looked at it quizzically. "Never thought this thing would be this powerful,"
Sailor Moon simply shrugged and turned back to the battle at hand.
Things didn't seem that bad.
Yeah, right.
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"Dead Scream,"
The garnet orb of power flew across the hall, destroying the dinner table in the process, and hit its desired target dead on. A group of Dementors and Youmas died upon impact.
"This is impossible!" yelled Uranus, running up to Pluto and Saturn. Everybody was already severely injured, it would be impossible if they'd come out alive. And there was still Voldemort. "There are too many of them!"
Sailor Moon and Neptune limped towards the trio, looking like they had seen better days. "Youmas keep popping out of nowhere and the Dementors are sucking out our energy slowly due their alarming number," informed Pluto, as the group stood side by side in a small circle.
They were surrounded.
Sailor Moon scowled.
Things changed from bad to worse.
"We can't keep up with this any longer," announced Neptune, looking over her shoulder at Uranus. "We are outnumbered,"
"We have to combine out attacks," yelled Saturn, as their enemies began to slowly advance on them.
"Let's hurry!" yelped Sailor Moon, backing away from the advancing youma.
"Direct your attacks upward, they'll accumulate together and then attack everything," directed Pluto, her Time key glowing. "The attack will be powerful, so be ready for any counter impact!"
Everybody nodded in agreement and readied themselves. With glowing determination, they brought out their attacks.
"Dead Scream!"
"Silence Wall!"
"Space Sword Blaster!"
"Submarine Reflection!"
"Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss!"
5 balls of power flew up in the air, combining for a second. Maroon, black, dark blue, aquamarine and pink pulsated together, forming one big ball of energy.
"Attack!" Yelled the 5 senshi in unison.
Bright light engulfed the entire Hall, as screams of agony filled the air. Beneath them, the ground shook from the impact and the walls shuddered.
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Voldemort growled. The senshi were stronger than he thought. He watched with slight impression as slowly his servants disintegrated. Soon however, anger bubbled in his system.
The floating ball of light, which showed him the happenings from up above, disappeared by a wave of his hand. The gloomy cellar darkened slightly as one of the light sources disappeared.
"Time to take matters into my own hands," growled Voldemort, standing up. His black robes billowed slightly in the non-existent wind.
A cynical smirk appeared on his face as he felt the foundations of the warehouse shake. He faintly heard Wormtail whimper in the corner. He could care less about his little minion.
'Time to get what I want,' he mused, flexing his right fingers in anticipation.
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Dust and debris floated in the air, slowly settling onto the ground. Everything was quiet.
Too quiet.
A loud groan came from one corner of the Hall, and a wooden blank soon began to move. "Did anyone get the serial number of the damned truck?" groaned Sailor Moon, shoving off the wooden blank. She winced when she tried to move. Instinctively her gloved hand when to her side, she had a broken rib or two. Great.
"Minna?" she said, looking around. Squinting, she tried to look through the settling dust, which frankly, was rather difficult.
The eerie quiet was unsettling.
Her senses perked a little upon receiving nothing. Frowning slightly, the little Moon Princess stood and took in her surroundings. She was in the warehouse alright. It looked like a tornado went through it and had a ball. Black sand littered the ground and still floated in the air, wooden planks covered the battlefield and craters marred the concrete floor.
Something was *not* right.
How long was she out anyway?
Damn that this uniform didn't come with a watch.
"Minna?" she called out once more, looking around the dreary warehouse. Suddenly everything was really cold and...dead. She frowned, they couldn't have died from their own attacks, could they? Stumbling slightly, she walked through all the chaos. Dread spread through her system. "Minna?"
A cold wind swept over her and she frowned. Everything reeked of death. Stumbling, she tried hard to find her comrades, fear gripping her heart. "Min—"
"Hime look out!"
"Missing something Serenity?" hissed a harsh voice into her right ear. Her blood ran cold as she heard Saturn's warning a bit too late. Whipping around in shock her eyes widened in pain.
"I'm sorry," cackled Voldemort as his left hand plunged deep into her chest. His hand tightened around her heart and he felt it change into her Crystal. "I'm here to take what is mine,"
"No!" yelled four senshi as they watched in sheer horror their princess slowly detransform. Only a flurry of pink ribbons billowed in the harsh cold wind. They could do nothing, as they were trapped behind the magical barrier.
"Ah!" cried Usagi, throwing her head back in sheer pain. This was her dream. The dream she constantly had. She felt her fuku unravel, pink ribbons tickling her body. Her tier was somewhere in the room, she couldn't do anything. Blue eyes widened as she felt his bony hand tighten around her heart and she whimpered softly. "No,"
"Yes!" cried Voldemort, twisting his hand just for the fun of it. "Feel the pain Serenity! You have rejected me, now be the first to feel the pain!"
Though his hand did not cause any outer physical damage, on the contrary, it was magical as his hand plunged deeper into her chest, it hurt from the inside as he twisted and tightened his hold. White light emitted from the area where he had his hand through.
"Is it painful enough for you Serenity?" growled Voldemort, smirking upon seeing tears slowly make their way down her cheeks.
"No."
Red eyes narrowed down into slits and he growled. "What?"
Small hands reached out and grabbed his hand in an effortless grip. Usagi felt faint and her legs would give way any minute. Moving her head, she stared him in the eyes. "I said no," she wheezed.
"Hime," whispered Pluto, her gloved hand touched her chest. Tears coursed down her cheeks. She by now had given up pounding on the wall, and sat on the ground helpless. "Be strong,"
Voldemort gave a loud cry of indignation and he, if possible, tightened his grip.
The crystal cracked.
Shimmering blue eyes widened and Usagi let out a cry of pain. Her grip on Voldemort however, did not waver. Breathing in heavily, the blonde continued to stare at the wizard calmly. "What hurts is the fact that I wont no longer see my beloved,"
Voldemort sneered, "Harry Potter?" he cackled. "You'll be seeing him soon when I'm done with you and your senshi,"
"You can't," breathed Usagi, gasping for breaths. Everything hurt. Her world was spinning. She felt like dying.
"I will,"
"How do you—" Red eyes widened in sheer shock as he watched the blonde use her hands and push herself away from him. He stumbled backwards from the sudden momentum as his left hand was pulled out of her body.
He held the pulsating Crystal in his hand.
Usagi gasped as her live force was ripped out of her body. Her clothes reverted back to her normal attire. From what she learned, a person would be able to live for a few minutes without their heart. Kami, she hoped her Health teacher was right.
Ignoring the loud protests of her senshi, she swayed in her standing position. Her vision was getting bleary and everything seemed to swim. She could faintly see Voldemort marvel at the Crystal. She smirked. Not for long.
"Expeliarmus!"
Red jets of lights were heading towards the unsuspecting Dark Wizard. Usagi stumbled forward as slowly her body began to die. She watched in satisfaction as such a simple spell hit Voldemort. She could barely see him get thrown across the Hall, but her attention was focused on the flying object.
With little strength left, she raised her right hand and caught it. As if it weighed a ton, she collapsed onto the floor.
She barely heard Voldemort's cry of protest as she cradled the crystal in her hands. Its warmth bathing her and giving back her lost life. She felt her heart beating again and felt her own power coursing back to her system. Her crescent Moon pulsated in power.
"No," growled Voldemort, watching in disgust as Usagi slowly glowed and turned into Serenity.
Blue eyes snapped open.
"Time for things to end Voldemort," announced Serenity, standing up. Her Crystal floated in her cupped hands in front of her. "Time for payback,"
Voldemort pulled out his want out of his tattered robes. "No," he cried, the tip of his wand glowing green. "Avada Kadavra!"
Jets of green headed straight at Serenity, who in turn simply stood there.
"Move Koneko-chan!" yelled Uranus, standing up and watching in horror as the deadly attack went straight for her Hime.
"Is that all?" smirked Serenity, with a slight pulse of the crystal the spell disappeared.
"How can you?" growled Voldemort, staggering backwards.
Blue eyes narrowed in anger. "You and Chaos have one thing in common. Both of you are pure evil. Nothing is good within you," spat the princess. "Both of you hold anger over the people. Both of you believe in death and destruction. Both of you are products of man's own hatred and anger,"
Voldemort smirked, "So you know it. You know these humans are worthless. You know man did this," he said and began to cackle. "Why don't you do something about these mudbloods then? Now you see my purpose,"
"Unlike you, Men have hearts. In the end, they do understand what they are doing. In the end, evil will leave them and they will repent. Unlike you, they are worth living," answered Serenity, she began to glow soft silver. "The difference between you and Chaos is that, Chaos is needed in the cycle of life. It can be sealed off, unlike you. You. You will be destroyed. There is nothing good in you anymore..."
Red eyes widened at the announcement. "Why you—"
"Good bye Lord Voldemort," a deathly whisper filled the warehouse.
"Noooo!"
"Hime you'll die!" yelled Uranus, standing up and watching her princess get engulfed by the silver light.
"We must give her our strength," announced Saturn, who now began to glow a deep purple color.
"Saturn is right," whispered Neptune, standing up and reaching out to touch Uranus. "For you Hime," She began to glow a faint aquamarine.
"Be strong Serenity," muttered Pluto, closing her eyes and glowing softly.
Uranus nodded and entwined her hand with Neptune. "Koneko-chan," she whispered, glowing softly and closing her eyes.
'My friends,' mused Serenity, raising the crystal into the air. She felt the power boost and watched as the crystal pulsated 4 times upon receiving the planetary powers.
'This is it,' she thought, her gown billowing in the powerful wind.
"Moon Cosmic Power," the attack sounded deadly in the air. Blue eyes stared icily into Voldemort's wide red eyes.
For Harry.
"Attack!"
"Noooo!" yelled Voldemort, shielding his face with his face from the blinding silver beam that was heading his way.
It hit him dead on.
"Argh!" screams of agony filled the shaking Warehouse as blinding light erupted from the center of the Hall.
The entire Warehouse exploded into the night as one big ball of light illuminated the dark morning sky.
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Harry Potter woke up with a jolt.
He felt an odd twinge of pain in his chest. Instinctively his hand reached out to rub his chest. Something fell out of his hand as he did so.
Frowning, he picked up the fallen object in the midst of the bunny comforters. Sitting up on the bed he eyed the object.
A star locket.
'Who—' He felt his heart jump at the thought and he quickly looked to his side.
It was empty.
"Usagi," whispered Harry, staring at the dangling locket with teary eyes. "You went,"
Sighing softly, he touched the warm gold metal with his hand. He must've held onto it the entire night.
Upon his touch, it opened.
A soft melody filled the room.
"It only plays for soul mates," announced a foreign voice.
Harry looked up and watched as Luna jump onto the bed. She gave him a soft smile. He was at loss of words, before too smiling.
"She loves you dearly," said the feline. "You mustn't worry,"
"But—"
"I believe in her," interrupted Luna. "You do too,"
"I—I—yes, yes I do," Harry smiled softly at the royal advisor. "I do," he repeated, staring down at the locket wistfully.
"You'll see her again," Luna swished her tail knowingly. "She'll do anything to come back to you,"
Harry numbly nodded and stared at the locket. It by now was done with playing and automatically closed. Examining it, he turned it around. A small smile graced his lips.
Usagi & Harry An Eternity
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Voldemort was dead.
Evil was gone.
Everything was done.
No more worries.
Finally.
A pink butterfly fluttered over the rubble that was once a warehouse. The bright morning sun shone over the wreak, signaling the day had officially begun.
Blue eyes fluttered open upon feeling the harsh light of the sun. 'I thought I closed the curtains last night,' mused the blonde. Trying to move, she winced. 'Oh, right. I saved the world from evil last night—how silly of me, I forgot,'
Laughing softly, Usagi Tsukino pulled herself out of the rubble painfully. Wincing through the entire process.
"Koneko-chan?" she heard Haruka's voice drift over to her. Inclining her head, Usagi saw the others slowly wake up as well.
"Did we set out internal alarm clocks at the same time?" joked the blonde, sitting up on the upturned boulder. She basked in the morning sun, enjoying the fresh gentle breeze.
"I feel like crap," grunted the Uranian, pulling herself to sit up next to Usagi.
"Here, here," Usagi grinned slightly. It felt good to have purged the world from one diabolical evil person. Though everything hurt like hell.
Oh well. No pain, no gain, right?
Usagi smiled slightly at the thought.
"What have I told you about using that language around Hotaru?" came Michiru's strict voice, limping over to whack Haruka upside on the head.
"Aw Michi-chan, I know you feel like that too right now!" whined Haruka.
"Well, yes—but, that's no excuse to use that kind of language around Hotaru," snapped Michiru.
Usagi sighed softly and shook her head in delight. Approximately 6 hours ago, they nearly kissed Death on the lips and now here they were joking and arguing. How silly.
She sighed.
"He's gone," mused Setsuna, standing next to the sitting princess. "Finally,"
Usagi smiled and nodded her head. "Hai, finally,"
Hotaru beamed, "Everything is back to normal!"
Usagi only sighed and looked at the horizon.
'Harry,'
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"It was great having you here," grinned Uncle Sam, hugging Mrs. Weasley one last time. "A shame you couldn't stay longer,"
"Ah well yes. The kids need to buy their supplies, need to go to school and I need to report back to Head quarters," said Mr. Weasley.
"I promise to write everyday," bawled Ginny, clutching onto Shingo for dear life. "Everyday!"
Shingo laughed and hugged her back. "Hai, and I'll write too!"
"I'm gonna miss everybody," blubbered Hermione, hugging Shingo.
"So, she really went," muttered Ron, breaking the sentimental moment. "Brave of her,"
Harry smiled, "I believe in her,"
Luna purred in delight from her perch on his shoulder. "So do I,"
"As do I," grinned Artemis, latching onto Shingo's shoulder.
Shingo nodded his head, smiling softly at Harry. "She loves you. You'll see, she'll find a way to see you again,"
Harry nodded his head, smiling knowingly. "I hope so,"
Hermione sighed wistfully, "I just hope everything is alright,"
"Calling the attention of all passengers of Flight 452 bound to London, Britain; please proceed to Gate F5,"
Mrs. Weasley looked up, "This is it everybody," she said. "Let's go,"
Harry handed Luna back to Shingo, a sad smile growing on his face. "Tell her I love her and I'll write," he said.
Shingo nodded his head in understanding. "I will," he said. "You guys take care of yourself!"
"See you on Christmas break!" yelled Ginny, as Hermione horded the group towards the gates.
Ron turned to Harry, who was fiddling with something around his neck. "Where did you get that?"
Harry grinned and pulled out the Star locket. "From Usagi," he answered simply, pulling his trolley down the bustling hall.
Ron leaned over towards the smiling boy and frowned. "Do you think that you- know-who is—is, uh, dead?" he whispered.
"Yes,"
Shocked eyes stared at the knowing Harry.
"I believe in her,"
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'I believe in her,'
Usagi looked up at the sky. A smile grew on her lips. "Thank you," she whispered into the wind.
"What?" asked Haruka, turning around and watching her princess stand on the boulder. "You ok?"
Usagi grinned. "Never felt better," She answered hugging herself and then winced.
Okay, maybe she did feel a bit pain.
But what the hell.
"We should get going," announced Michiru, looking over at their states. "We need to tend to our wounds,"
"Usagi-mama?" asked Hotaru, tugging on Usagi's torn shirt. "Is that Harry's plane?"
Usagi looked up and stared at the flying contraption. A sad smile graced her lips as she felt the instant connection. She watched it fly above them.
"Hai, I believe it is," she said, turning to the young girl.
"Do you miss him already?"
Usagi nodded and a tear made its way down her cheek. "Hai, I do,"
Hotaru hugged the blonde impulsively, "We'll see him again soon," she said.
Usagi nodded her head and looked up at the sky. She watched the plane fly off into the distance.
'I'll see you soon, Harry Potter...my love,'
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The End.
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So.... Epilogue will be up anytime now...^^ *wink, wink*
Thank you again, Minna-san!
*Hugs and kisses*
Elisabeth, the ultimate Harry/Usagi fan
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Chapter 16 "The Final Battle"
If any insane person would decide to be on a rooftop at 8:45 PM, he'd be considered lucky not to get trampled by Sailor Moon.
A flurry of feathers and ribbons ran across rooftops of Juuban, muttering curses under her breath.
Sailor Moon was late.
This was nothing new...
Cursing her lack of direction skills, the little Moon princess nearly slipped off the roof of a shoe store if not for her wings that kept her balanced.
So she forgot which way was Juuban Park. Hell, things looked different when you're up on a roof. Usagi faintly wondered how the Outers usually got around so easily a year ago.
The roofs were still wet from today's rain, which made everything harder. And only Kami knows how *really* graceful and well balanced she really is. Ah, she tries.
"Damn," muttered Sailor Moon, squinting into the night. She finally found the right way, and quickly jumped off the rooftop. Running across the oddly deserted street, Sailor Moon ran into the park.
"Your late,"
Moon fought the urge to just roll her eyes at Uranus. "Well yeah. One can get seriously lost on rooftops,"
Uranus smirked, right hand on her hips. "You ready?"
"Oh, ready to face the biggest scumbag in the world. Who not only wants me dead, but also wants to do sinfully bad things to me? Ah, yes,"
Uranus snorted. "Sarcastic aren't we?"
Moon sighed loudly. "In times like these, sarcasm is all I have got left,"
"Don't worry, we'll be here to help you," whispered Saturn, as usual her glaive by her side.
"We should get going," announced Pluto, creating a huge portal.
Neptune stepped forward, hand in hand with Uranus, "We fight together,"
Sailor Moon sighed softly, eyes shining with anxiety. She nodded her head and stepped into the portal. "Let's do this,"
~
"Talk about the middle of nowhere," muttered Uranus, as she was the last to step out of the portal.
A cold wind played with their hair, as 5 senshi stood in front of an abandoned warehouse...in the middle of nowhere.
"I feel death," whispered Neptune, her arm instinctively looped around Uranus'. "It does not feel right,"
Doom...
Sailor Moon shook her head, dispersing her cynical thoughts. This was not the time to be cynical. She had to think positive. She had to.
For Harry.
"Let's go then," announced their leader, stepping forward. "We don't want to keep our host waiting," She gave the four senshi a wry grin.
"Scared?" asked Pluto, stepping up next to Moon. She watched the Moon Princess look at the steel doors with mixed emotions.
"You wouldn't believe,"
"Ready?"
Sailor Moon looked up at Pluto as she reached out, ready to open the door.
"No,"
And with that, she opened the gates of doom.
~
Voldemort smirked in delight as he watched the doors of the warehouse creak open. The light from the fireplace flickered and cast shadows across the hall.
Dementors stirred slightly, ready to glide when commanded. They lined the four walls of the Hall, obviously showing no signs of leaving.
Wormtail cowered next to him, eyeing the new comers with fear. His beady eyes flickered back to his master, expecting him to do something.
"Welcome Serenity," Voldemort announced, standing up from his high chair. A smirk played on his lips as he watched the girl scowl. She looked even prettier in person. Oh, she would come into perfect use alright.
"Voldemort," acknowledged Sailor Moon, eyes narrowing. She felt her senshi stand ready to fight behind her. She assessed her situation. Four walls decorated with Death Eaters, one save exit...yep, no way out. This is it.
"I see you brought your little friends," the evil smirk never left his bony face. "How delighting,"
"Delighting my ass," growled Uranus, eyes narrowing into slits.
Voldemort chose to ignore the insult and instead took a step forward, which in turn resulted with the Outers to take a step forward as well trying to protect their princess. A sly smile spread across his lips. "Please," he said, waving his wandless hands in the air. "I come in peace,"
Uranus snorted. "Right. And I am a man,"
Voldemort's eyes narrowed. He didn't like this senshi. 'She'd be the first to die then,' he thought with a small smirk. "How about we start dinner then?"
Sailor Moon took a step back as she watched in a flurry of lights; a vastly decorated table setting appeared in the middle of the Hall. Blue eyes widened as 6 chairs materialized around the table. "Weren't kidding when you invited us for dinner, eh?"
"I think only of the best Serenity," responded Voldemort, gliding towards his seat at one end of the table. He sat down and gestured for the others to follow. "Please,"
He was on hell of a well-mannered bad guy, that was for sure.
The senshi hesitated. Was this a trap? Or some kind of sick joke? Sailor Moon sighed and sat down at the other end of the table, glaring at Voldemort. The Outers followed, two sitting at either side.
"Shall we eat?"
Pluto pursed her lips. Voldemort was cocky. Well-manner nonetheless, but cocky. Did he really believe that his unusual behavior could sway any of them.
"We rather not," said Sailor Moon, looking across the table.
Voldemort was in the process of unfolding the linen napkin as he received the answer. A thin eyebrow was raised in question. "How so?"
"We already ate," answered Saturn briskly, glaive never leaving her right hand.
Voldemort sighed in resignation. "Very well then," he said, dropping his napkin. "How sad though," he mumbled. "Tea then,"
And with a flurry of lights, the table setting changed. Teacups stood before the Senshi filled with green tea, plates filled with tarts.
"You're out doing yourself," said Sailor Moon, her gaze switching from what sat in front of her to a smiling Voldemort. 'What is he playing at?'
"I am?" Voldemort took a swig from his cup. "I never realized," A smirk played on his lips. "This is just the start Serenity,"
"So I believe," muttered Moon, watching him eat a tart. None of the senshi made a move to eat or drink. An eerie silence dropped on the group, as they watched Voldemort seemingly enjoy the tart. Around them, Dementors shifted around in anticipation.
"Not hungry?"
Neptune frowned. "Yes," she replied. For all they know he might poison them with his food. None of them took that risk.
"How sad," breathed Voldemort, taking another bite out of his tart. He mentally smirked.
Uranus frowned and mentally growled, how badly she wanted to knock off that smirk of that guy. Her blue eyes quickly scanned her surroundings. There were two exits. One from where they entered moments ago and the other lead to god knows where. And the infinite number of Dementors that lined the wall made things a bit hard.
'This does not look good,' she thought sourly, sending the smirking wizard a glare.
"As you can see Serenity, you are completely surrounded," spoke Voldemort, leaning against his chair. "There is no possible way out."
"So we figured," answered Sailor Moon, slight fear gripping her heart. Now was not the time to panic. Nothing was happening, so nothing to worry.
Yeah, right.
Who was she kidding?
"Let's get to business, shall we?" announced Voldemort, sitting up and leaning against the table. He smirked. "To put it simple Serenity, all I want is you,"
"Like hell you will have her!" growled Uranus, abruptly standing up and slamming her hand on the table. The china chattered, spilling tea in the process.
"Feisty, aren't we," cackled Voldemort, glancing at the hissing Uranus. Behind her Dementors stirred. "I wouldn't do anything stupid Senshi of Uranus," he said noting that her Space Sword appeared. "My friends are a bit restless behind you,"
Uranus growled and turned around. Sure enough the Dementors were stirring behind her. She felt her stomach drop. Either way, those creatures could do some serious damage. Grumbling, she sat back down. She felt Neptune's hand entwine with her own.
"We could rule the whole Galaxy together Serenity. The wizarding community would be at our feet. We could control over everything and get rid of those unworthy mudbloods and filthy humans," announced Voldemort, an evil smirk playing on his thin lips. "We will purify this galaxy and create a whole new era – our era,"
Sailor Moon mentally shuddered as his red eyes slid over her. "No," she whispered, staring into his eyes. She shivered as they held a crazy look in them. "I will never submit,"
Voldemort smirked. "I knew you would say that,"
"We do not need to classify the people. Everything was created to live on this planet and on others. I do not believe in what you believe in Voldemort, nor I do see any sense in what you are trying to accomplish." Said Sailor Moon, a frown playing on her lips. "Nothing will come out of the sea of blood you want to sweep over the earth. Only death. I wont allow you to hurt the innocent,"
Sailor Moon stood up, both hands slamming onto the table. Her teacup toppled over, spilling the entire tea contents. "I would rather die before I see that happening,"
By now Voldemort cackled. His head was bent back as he was laughing too hard. By now the temperature dropped several degrees. A cold air swept into the room and all senshi stood up, ready to fight.
"I also knew you were going to say that," grinned Voldemort, his head snapping back to them. His red eyes shone with malice.
"Kill all of them,"
His order rang through the cold air, it felt like a harsh slap of reality. It happened so fast, Sailor Moon didn't know what happened first. A flash of light, Voldemort was gone. A flash of black, the Dementors began to advance on them. A flash of purple, youmas began to appear out of nowhere.
Yep. This was really it.
"Protect the princess!" yelled Saturn over the loud battle cries from the youmas.
"Saturn, Pluto, you take on those floating bed sheets over there!" yelled Uranus, sending an attack at one green youma. It disintegrated immediately. "Neptune and I will take on these things!"
Sailor Moon growled loudly and sent one of her own attacks at a group of Dementors. She hated those things. They'd suck out the happiness of you. It was sickening. "Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss!"
And with a ball of light, 5 Dementors slowly disappeared into oblivion.
"Ah!" screamed Moon as one of the youmas attacked her from behind, tackling her onto the ground.
"Moonchild," it rasped, claws raised to swipe her head off.
This was not how she imagined dying.
10 minutes into the battle and already she'd go bye-bye.
How pathetic.
"Silence Wall!"
Expecting sharp claws to kick off her head and use it as a football, she got covered by black sand. Cracking open one eye, she saw Saturn loom over her.
"You ok Hime?" asked Saturn, helping Moon stand.
"Hai, just a bit bruised." Muttered the princess, picking up her tier again. Blood trickled down her forehead. "Arigato Saturn,"
"Behind you Saturn!"
Both Sailor Moon and Saturn barely had time to duck as Uranus' attack whizzed over their heads, blowing up two youmas.
"Thanks!" yelled Moon.
"Be careful next time you two," said Neptune, dodging a Dementor before sending one of her own attacks. "Deep Submerge!"
"Moon Tiara Action!"
The white disc flew threw the air, cutting through 5 Dementors by the torso. They howled in pain before vanishing in a bright light.
Sailor Moon caught her disc and looked at it quizzically. "Never thought this thing would be this powerful,"
Sailor Moon simply shrugged and turned back to the battle at hand.
Things didn't seem that bad.
Yeah, right.
~
"Dead Scream,"
The garnet orb of power flew across the hall, destroying the dinner table in the process, and hit its desired target dead on. A group of Dementors and Youmas died upon impact.
"This is impossible!" yelled Uranus, running up to Pluto and Saturn. Everybody was already severely injured, it would be impossible if they'd come out alive. And there was still Voldemort. "There are too many of them!"
Sailor Moon and Neptune limped towards the trio, looking like they had seen better days. "Youmas keep popping out of nowhere and the Dementors are sucking out our energy slowly due their alarming number," informed Pluto, as the group stood side by side in a small circle.
They were surrounded.
Sailor Moon scowled.
Things changed from bad to worse.
"We can't keep up with this any longer," announced Neptune, looking over her shoulder at Uranus. "We are outnumbered,"
"We have to combine out attacks," yelled Saturn, as their enemies began to slowly advance on them.
"Let's hurry!" yelped Sailor Moon, backing away from the advancing youma.
"Direct your attacks upward, they'll accumulate together and then attack everything," directed Pluto, her Time key glowing. "The attack will be powerful, so be ready for any counter impact!"
Everybody nodded in agreement and readied themselves. With glowing determination, they brought out their attacks.
"Dead Scream!"
"Silence Wall!"
"Space Sword Blaster!"
"Submarine Reflection!"
"Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss!"
5 balls of power flew up in the air, combining for a second. Maroon, black, dark blue, aquamarine and pink pulsated together, forming one big ball of energy.
"Attack!" Yelled the 5 senshi in unison.
Bright light engulfed the entire Hall, as screams of agony filled the air. Beneath them, the ground shook from the impact and the walls shuddered.
~
Voldemort growled. The senshi were stronger than he thought. He watched with slight impression as slowly his servants disintegrated. Soon however, anger bubbled in his system.
The floating ball of light, which showed him the happenings from up above, disappeared by a wave of his hand. The gloomy cellar darkened slightly as one of the light sources disappeared.
"Time to take matters into my own hands," growled Voldemort, standing up. His black robes billowed slightly in the non-existent wind.
A cynical smirk appeared on his face as he felt the foundations of the warehouse shake. He faintly heard Wormtail whimper in the corner. He could care less about his little minion.
'Time to get what I want,' he mused, flexing his right fingers in anticipation.
~
Dust and debris floated in the air, slowly settling onto the ground. Everything was quiet.
Too quiet.
A loud groan came from one corner of the Hall, and a wooden blank soon began to move. "Did anyone get the serial number of the damned truck?" groaned Sailor Moon, shoving off the wooden blank. She winced when she tried to move. Instinctively her gloved hand when to her side, she had a broken rib or two. Great.
"Minna?" she said, looking around. Squinting, she tried to look through the settling dust, which frankly, was rather difficult.
The eerie quiet was unsettling.
Her senses perked a little upon receiving nothing. Frowning slightly, the little Moon Princess stood and took in her surroundings. She was in the warehouse alright. It looked like a tornado went through it and had a ball. Black sand littered the ground and still floated in the air, wooden planks covered the battlefield and craters marred the concrete floor.
Something was *not* right.
How long was she out anyway?
Damn that this uniform didn't come with a watch.
"Minna?" she called out once more, looking around the dreary warehouse. Suddenly everything was really cold and...dead. She frowned, they couldn't have died from their own attacks, could they? Stumbling slightly, she walked through all the chaos. Dread spread through her system. "Minna?"
A cold wind swept over her and she frowned. Everything reeked of death. Stumbling, she tried hard to find her comrades, fear gripping her heart. "Min—"
"Hime look out!"
"Missing something Serenity?" hissed a harsh voice into her right ear. Her blood ran cold as she heard Saturn's warning a bit too late. Whipping around in shock her eyes widened in pain.
"I'm sorry," cackled Voldemort as his left hand plunged deep into her chest. His hand tightened around her heart and he felt it change into her Crystal. "I'm here to take what is mine,"
"No!" yelled four senshi as they watched in sheer horror their princess slowly detransform. Only a flurry of pink ribbons billowed in the harsh cold wind. They could do nothing, as they were trapped behind the magical barrier.
"Ah!" cried Usagi, throwing her head back in sheer pain. This was her dream. The dream she constantly had. She felt her fuku unravel, pink ribbons tickling her body. Her tier was somewhere in the room, she couldn't do anything. Blue eyes widened as she felt his bony hand tighten around her heart and she whimpered softly. "No,"
"Yes!" cried Voldemort, twisting his hand just for the fun of it. "Feel the pain Serenity! You have rejected me, now be the first to feel the pain!"
Though his hand did not cause any outer physical damage, on the contrary, it was magical as his hand plunged deeper into her chest, it hurt from the inside as he twisted and tightened his hold. White light emitted from the area where he had his hand through.
"Is it painful enough for you Serenity?" growled Voldemort, smirking upon seeing tears slowly make their way down her cheeks.
"No."
Red eyes narrowed down into slits and he growled. "What?"
Small hands reached out and grabbed his hand in an effortless grip. Usagi felt faint and her legs would give way any minute. Moving her head, she stared him in the eyes. "I said no," she wheezed.
"Hime," whispered Pluto, her gloved hand touched her chest. Tears coursed down her cheeks. She by now had given up pounding on the wall, and sat on the ground helpless. "Be strong,"
Voldemort gave a loud cry of indignation and he, if possible, tightened his grip.
The crystal cracked.
Shimmering blue eyes widened and Usagi let out a cry of pain. Her grip on Voldemort however, did not waver. Breathing in heavily, the blonde continued to stare at the wizard calmly. "What hurts is the fact that I wont no longer see my beloved,"
Voldemort sneered, "Harry Potter?" he cackled. "You'll be seeing him soon when I'm done with you and your senshi,"
"You can't," breathed Usagi, gasping for breaths. Everything hurt. Her world was spinning. She felt like dying.
"I will,"
"How do you—" Red eyes widened in sheer shock as he watched the blonde use her hands and push herself away from him. He stumbled backwards from the sudden momentum as his left hand was pulled out of her body.
He held the pulsating Crystal in his hand.
Usagi gasped as her live force was ripped out of her body. Her clothes reverted back to her normal attire. From what she learned, a person would be able to live for a few minutes without their heart. Kami, she hoped her Health teacher was right.
Ignoring the loud protests of her senshi, she swayed in her standing position. Her vision was getting bleary and everything seemed to swim. She could faintly see Voldemort marvel at the Crystal. She smirked. Not for long.
"Expeliarmus!"
Red jets of lights were heading towards the unsuspecting Dark Wizard. Usagi stumbled forward as slowly her body began to die. She watched in satisfaction as such a simple spell hit Voldemort. She could barely see him get thrown across the Hall, but her attention was focused on the flying object.
With little strength left, she raised her right hand and caught it. As if it weighed a ton, she collapsed onto the floor.
She barely heard Voldemort's cry of protest as she cradled the crystal in her hands. Its warmth bathing her and giving back her lost life. She felt her heart beating again and felt her own power coursing back to her system. Her crescent Moon pulsated in power.
"No," growled Voldemort, watching in disgust as Usagi slowly glowed and turned into Serenity.
Blue eyes snapped open.
"Time for things to end Voldemort," announced Serenity, standing up. Her Crystal floated in her cupped hands in front of her. "Time for payback,"
Voldemort pulled out his want out of his tattered robes. "No," he cried, the tip of his wand glowing green. "Avada Kadavra!"
Jets of green headed straight at Serenity, who in turn simply stood there.
"Move Koneko-chan!" yelled Uranus, standing up and watching in horror as the deadly attack went straight for her Hime.
"Is that all?" smirked Serenity, with a slight pulse of the crystal the spell disappeared.
"How can you?" growled Voldemort, staggering backwards.
Blue eyes narrowed in anger. "You and Chaos have one thing in common. Both of you are pure evil. Nothing is good within you," spat the princess. "Both of you hold anger over the people. Both of you believe in death and destruction. Both of you are products of man's own hatred and anger,"
Voldemort smirked, "So you know it. You know these humans are worthless. You know man did this," he said and began to cackle. "Why don't you do something about these mudbloods then? Now you see my purpose,"
"Unlike you, Men have hearts. In the end, they do understand what they are doing. In the end, evil will leave them and they will repent. Unlike you, they are worth living," answered Serenity, she began to glow soft silver. "The difference between you and Chaos is that, Chaos is needed in the cycle of life. It can be sealed off, unlike you. You. You will be destroyed. There is nothing good in you anymore..."
Red eyes widened at the announcement. "Why you—"
"Good bye Lord Voldemort," a deathly whisper filled the warehouse.
"Noooo!"
"Hime you'll die!" yelled Uranus, standing up and watching her princess get engulfed by the silver light.
"We must give her our strength," announced Saturn, who now began to glow a deep purple color.
"Saturn is right," whispered Neptune, standing up and reaching out to touch Uranus. "For you Hime," She began to glow a faint aquamarine.
"Be strong Serenity," muttered Pluto, closing her eyes and glowing softly.
Uranus nodded and entwined her hand with Neptune. "Koneko-chan," she whispered, glowing softly and closing her eyes.
'My friends,' mused Serenity, raising the crystal into the air. She felt the power boost and watched as the crystal pulsated 4 times upon receiving the planetary powers.
'This is it,' she thought, her gown billowing in the powerful wind.
"Moon Cosmic Power," the attack sounded deadly in the air. Blue eyes stared icily into Voldemort's wide red eyes.
For Harry.
"Attack!"
"Noooo!" yelled Voldemort, shielding his face with his face from the blinding silver beam that was heading his way.
It hit him dead on.
"Argh!" screams of agony filled the shaking Warehouse as blinding light erupted from the center of the Hall.
The entire Warehouse exploded into the night as one big ball of light illuminated the dark morning sky.
~
Harry Potter woke up with a jolt.
He felt an odd twinge of pain in his chest. Instinctively his hand reached out to rub his chest. Something fell out of his hand as he did so.
Frowning, he picked up the fallen object in the midst of the bunny comforters. Sitting up on the bed he eyed the object.
A star locket.
'Who—' He felt his heart jump at the thought and he quickly looked to his side.
It was empty.
"Usagi," whispered Harry, staring at the dangling locket with teary eyes. "You went,"
Sighing softly, he touched the warm gold metal with his hand. He must've held onto it the entire night.
Upon his touch, it opened.
A soft melody filled the room.
"It only plays for soul mates," announced a foreign voice.
Harry looked up and watched as Luna jump onto the bed. She gave him a soft smile. He was at loss of words, before too smiling.
"She loves you dearly," said the feline. "You mustn't worry,"
"But—"
"I believe in her," interrupted Luna. "You do too,"
"I—I—yes, yes I do," Harry smiled softly at the royal advisor. "I do," he repeated, staring down at the locket wistfully.
"You'll see her again," Luna swished her tail knowingly. "She'll do anything to come back to you,"
Harry numbly nodded and stared at the locket. It by now was done with playing and automatically closed. Examining it, he turned it around. A small smile graced his lips.
Usagi & Harry An Eternity
~
Voldemort was dead.
Evil was gone.
Everything was done.
No more worries.
Finally.
A pink butterfly fluttered over the rubble that was once a warehouse. The bright morning sun shone over the wreak, signaling the day had officially begun.
Blue eyes fluttered open upon feeling the harsh light of the sun. 'I thought I closed the curtains last night,' mused the blonde. Trying to move, she winced. 'Oh, right. I saved the world from evil last night—how silly of me, I forgot,'
Laughing softly, Usagi Tsukino pulled herself out of the rubble painfully. Wincing through the entire process.
"Koneko-chan?" she heard Haruka's voice drift over to her. Inclining her head, Usagi saw the others slowly wake up as well.
"Did we set out internal alarm clocks at the same time?" joked the blonde, sitting up on the upturned boulder. She basked in the morning sun, enjoying the fresh gentle breeze.
"I feel like crap," grunted the Uranian, pulling herself to sit up next to Usagi.
"Here, here," Usagi grinned slightly. It felt good to have purged the world from one diabolical evil person. Though everything hurt like hell.
Oh well. No pain, no gain, right?
Usagi smiled slightly at the thought.
"What have I told you about using that language around Hotaru?" came Michiru's strict voice, limping over to whack Haruka upside on the head.
"Aw Michi-chan, I know you feel like that too right now!" whined Haruka.
"Well, yes—but, that's no excuse to use that kind of language around Hotaru," snapped Michiru.
Usagi sighed softly and shook her head in delight. Approximately 6 hours ago, they nearly kissed Death on the lips and now here they were joking and arguing. How silly.
She sighed.
"He's gone," mused Setsuna, standing next to the sitting princess. "Finally,"
Usagi smiled and nodded her head. "Hai, finally,"
Hotaru beamed, "Everything is back to normal!"
Usagi only sighed and looked at the horizon.
'Harry,'
~
"It was great having you here," grinned Uncle Sam, hugging Mrs. Weasley one last time. "A shame you couldn't stay longer,"
"Ah well yes. The kids need to buy their supplies, need to go to school and I need to report back to Head quarters," said Mr. Weasley.
"I promise to write everyday," bawled Ginny, clutching onto Shingo for dear life. "Everyday!"
Shingo laughed and hugged her back. "Hai, and I'll write too!"
"I'm gonna miss everybody," blubbered Hermione, hugging Shingo.
"So, she really went," muttered Ron, breaking the sentimental moment. "Brave of her,"
Harry smiled, "I believe in her,"
Luna purred in delight from her perch on his shoulder. "So do I,"
"As do I," grinned Artemis, latching onto Shingo's shoulder.
Shingo nodded his head, smiling softly at Harry. "She loves you. You'll see, she'll find a way to see you again,"
Harry nodded his head, smiling knowingly. "I hope so,"
Hermione sighed wistfully, "I just hope everything is alright,"
"Calling the attention of all passengers of Flight 452 bound to London, Britain; please proceed to Gate F5,"
Mrs. Weasley looked up, "This is it everybody," she said. "Let's go,"
Harry handed Luna back to Shingo, a sad smile growing on his face. "Tell her I love her and I'll write," he said.
Shingo nodded his head in understanding. "I will," he said. "You guys take care of yourself!"
"See you on Christmas break!" yelled Ginny, as Hermione horded the group towards the gates.
Ron turned to Harry, who was fiddling with something around his neck. "Where did you get that?"
Harry grinned and pulled out the Star locket. "From Usagi," he answered simply, pulling his trolley down the bustling hall.
Ron leaned over towards the smiling boy and frowned. "Do you think that you- know-who is—is, uh, dead?" he whispered.
"Yes,"
Shocked eyes stared at the knowing Harry.
"I believe in her,"
~
'I believe in her,'
Usagi looked up at the sky. A smile grew on her lips. "Thank you," she whispered into the wind.
"What?" asked Haruka, turning around and watching her princess stand on the boulder. "You ok?"
Usagi grinned. "Never felt better," She answered hugging herself and then winced.
Okay, maybe she did feel a bit pain.
But what the hell.
"We should get going," announced Michiru, looking over at their states. "We need to tend to our wounds,"
"Usagi-mama?" asked Hotaru, tugging on Usagi's torn shirt. "Is that Harry's plane?"
Usagi looked up and stared at the flying contraption. A sad smile graced her lips as she felt the instant connection. She watched it fly above them.
"Hai, I believe it is," she said, turning to the young girl.
"Do you miss him already?"
Usagi nodded and a tear made its way down her cheek. "Hai, I do,"
Hotaru hugged the blonde impulsively, "We'll see him again soon," she said.
Usagi nodded her head and looked up at the sky. She watched the plane fly off into the distance.
'I'll see you soon, Harry Potter...my love,'
~
The End.
~*~*~
*Wails* It's done! *clutches on the monitor* I can't believe it! Whaaa!
I am so happy how it turned out! ^^; Thank you for all those great reviews! ^^; It's been a blast writing this fic! ^^;
So.... Epilogue will be up anytime now...^^ *wink, wink*
Thank you again, Minna-san!
*Hugs and kisses*
Elisabeth, the ultimate Harry/Usagi fan