Hey, everyone! THIS is the chapter you have all been waiting for! This
is where it all happens! Everything boils down to this very moment. In
fact, I'll even shut up and write, because I don't even know what will
happen. This story hasn't followed any of the plans I set; it has a
mind of its own, I tell ya! Anyway, let's see what happens!
Episode 11
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The baby inside her seemed to tremble in fear. However, Serenity was shaking in her anger. She felt no fear. Any fear she had felt was decimated by the age-old primal maternal instinct that was controlling her.
However, she did feel a similar emotion as she slowly took a deliberate step backwards. One she was very unfamiliar with.
Hatred.
Beryl laughed. "Yes, Serenity! I can feel the hatred you hold for me! It burns in a black flame in your white heart! Yes, give into it! Let it control you! Attack me, child!"
Sailor Moon ignored her for a moment as she quickly took in the situation. She became aware of the invisible barrier around herself, Beryl, and Tuxedo Mask by the way the Senshi's desperate attacks simply dissolved a certain distance away. She also saw the cage of energy around Tuxedo Mask. He was purely panicked, throwing himself at the bars of electricity, not noticing the pain.
Peace, Endymion! You're of no help to me like that. Think of the child, and use that. Here. I'll show you.
With that, Sailor Moon leapt into the air. The wings in her back flared, catching her weight, and she threw her scepter out in front of her, and it exploded into silver light. Beryl, who was not expecting this display of raw power, was hit in the shoulder with the beam. She staggered. Then, when she rose, she was grinning still.
"I see your powers have grown, Serenity! I suppose that this time, unlike our last meetings, you will actually pose a challenge to me.
Breathing hard from the energy output and still weak from Diamond's drug, Serenity floated. She glared. "As I recall, you were defeated in our last meeting."
Beryl cackled. "As I recall, so were you."
She waved her scythe blade effortlessly, bringing fire raining down upon the Soldier of the Moon.
Though her body was unwieldy with near nine full months of child, Sailor Moon's muscles didn't seem to realize this. She somersaulted instinctively until her back was to the invisible barrier. When she found herself cornered, she simply disappeared.
"KUSO!" Uranus swore loudly, slamming her already bruised fist again into the barrier. Her face was red with rage, and a vein in her forehead protruded just slightly. Her hair hid one of her furious eyes.
"Mercury-" Pluto began.
"WORKING ON IT," the blue-haired woman shot back tersely.
"Why is she keeping the Prince locked up?" Saturn wondered calmly as she continued to slam her Silence Glaive at the wall.
"Because he is the prize for the victor," Jupiter answered darkly. Venus shivered.
"We need to get in there now," Mars murmured. She was ignored. Neptune eyed her curiously. Something was wrong with her. Normally fiery priestess Raye would be in Amara's current state of outrage.
"Raye," she called.
No answer.
"Sailor Mars."
Nothing.
Neptune began to worry.
"Rei. Soldier of Anger, Warrior of Passion, Wielder of the Martian flames, and Princess of Mars, awaken! Your princess and friend, Serenity, has need of you. AWAKEN!"
Mars' eyes snapped open.
Tuxedo Mask watched Sailor Moon let loose her raw power. He watched her nimbly dodge a storm of fire. He even watched as she simply disappeared to avoid an attack.
By this time, the Prince of Earth was tired of watching.
"Helios."
Instantly, a hologram of the Pegasus appeared before him.
"Helios...I need to get out of this cage."
The winged horse seemed to smile. The power lies within you, my prince.
Satisfied, Tuxedo Mask closed his eyes and began to glow.
"Why do you continue to resist, Moon Child?" Beryl asked, laughing. The fight had come to a brief halt as both caught their breath. About a mile up in the air, both floated.
Sailor Moon was silent for a moment.
"Because I must."
The dark queen thought the answer extremely comical and renewed her attack.
"Enough of this!"
The Senshi whirled to find the source of the voice. They found themselves beholding the long asleep Princess of Mars. She wore a red velvet, high collared gown with a print of violent flames. On her back was a fiery quiver of flaming arrows, and in her hand, her Bow of Flames. The Mars Crystal glowed in a red tiara that rested upon her raven hair. The woman glowed with a red power; the air around her pulsed with it.
The millennium old entity swiftly yanked an arrow from her quiver and sighted it at her comrades.
"My friends, time is up. Now. Become who you have always been and are meant to be."
Each Senshi closed her eyes and burst into light.
Sailor Moon was pouring energy into the Silver Crystal. Despite this, she was losing. The dark queen was not weakening. But Sailor Moon had begun this last fight in a highly weakened state.
At this point, the solder of justice knew she was going to die. But when she remembered the continued safety of her child, she knew what she had to do.
Beryl had been the destruction of the Moon Kingdom. She was the only thing that had prevented the happy union of Serenity and Endymion. Because of Beryl, the Silver and Golden Kingdoms had been turned against each other. The monster floating before Sailor Moon's very eyes had forced Tuxedo Mask to fight against Sailor Moon, just like their Kingdoms of long ago. Not since Beryl has this happened. And never again. And Beryl violently murdered her friends and comrades right before her eyes, Sailor Moon remembered, in this time and the last.
Beryl was the bane of Serenity's existence.
But no more.
Sailor Moon's power began to shake with rage. Beryl only laughed.
"No more!" Sailor Moon yelled. Never again will the universe be cursed the threat of this woman. "I have suffered you, Beryl! But my child will not! I don't care if I don't make it! As long as I take you with me!"
Sailor Moon burst into silver light, cupping the Silver Crystal with her hands.
'A cruel irony,' she thought. 'Again, both of use will be defeated. But before Kami! All the blood she has spilled shall be avenged! And Sailor Moon's last stand will be remembered!'
With that, Sailor Moon was no longer.
The Princesses of the Silver System listened calmly. All the crystals in their tiaras glistened in anticipation.
"She means to end everything," Haruka stated. Her navy dress, with one jagged strap was to her above her knee on the right and brushed her ankle on the left. Her boots held her firmly to the ground, and her Space Sword hung loosely from a sash of rope.
"Every end is a new beginning," Hotaru gently reminded her elders. Her purple gown was high cut due to her young age. She was barefoot, Silence Glaive at her side.
Minako's gown was golden with lace around the neck and sleeves. The skirt flared slightly and hovered around her shin. Her high heels clicked as she shifted her weight, causing the Love-Me chain around her neck to sparkle. "But...the future?" she wondered.
Setsuna's dress was mauve. It clung to her figure and her V- neck was elegant. She gripped the Time Staff with both hands. "The future is never certain," she said wisely, looking upwards. "Every action has its effect and every reaction changes it again. It is up to everyone to shape their own future."
Nonplussed, Ami put in, "But how can we ever know what to do then?" She clutched her Harp to her chest, wrinkling the modest deep blue gown with sparkles like snowflakes. "How can we not live in uncertainty if every action and reaction changes the future?"
"You can't always know," Michiru put in. Her aquamarine dress was mermaid style, true to her element. Her mirror was tucked into a sparkling blue sash, tied into a bow at her back. "You must live each day for its own beauty."
"And today?" Makato's arms were crossed over her low cut emerald gown. Her gown was all jagged lines, like lightning. If one watched, it seemed to flash in storm. "What beauty can be found today?" Her Wreath of Thunder rested on top of her tiara. She motioned to the scene around them.
"Simple," Rei answered her. "The beauty of each day is being alive to see it. And knowing that tomorrow will come."
With this said, they merely walked through the barrier that had once hindered them, and they took their planetary Crystals, and they became.
Tuxedo Mask felt it, even deep in his link with the Golden Crystal, when Sailor Moon was lost. He knew it was her last fight. The Soldier of the Moon would never battle again.
He went to join the Senshi. They saw it in his eyes.
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Ah, short, but what a great place to end! No! Not the whole story! We're not nearly done here. I'll be back in a few days with the rest! BTW, before I began this, I wrote out a summary of what would happen each chapter. And, know what? I might as well delete it. Cuz its nothing like the story! Hope you're enjoying the ride!
-Moon Pie
Episode 11
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The baby inside her seemed to tremble in fear. However, Serenity was shaking in her anger. She felt no fear. Any fear she had felt was decimated by the age-old primal maternal instinct that was controlling her.
However, she did feel a similar emotion as she slowly took a deliberate step backwards. One she was very unfamiliar with.
Hatred.
Beryl laughed. "Yes, Serenity! I can feel the hatred you hold for me! It burns in a black flame in your white heart! Yes, give into it! Let it control you! Attack me, child!"
Sailor Moon ignored her for a moment as she quickly took in the situation. She became aware of the invisible barrier around herself, Beryl, and Tuxedo Mask by the way the Senshi's desperate attacks simply dissolved a certain distance away. She also saw the cage of energy around Tuxedo Mask. He was purely panicked, throwing himself at the bars of electricity, not noticing the pain.
Peace, Endymion! You're of no help to me like that. Think of the child, and use that. Here. I'll show you.
With that, Sailor Moon leapt into the air. The wings in her back flared, catching her weight, and she threw her scepter out in front of her, and it exploded into silver light. Beryl, who was not expecting this display of raw power, was hit in the shoulder with the beam. She staggered. Then, when she rose, she was grinning still.
"I see your powers have grown, Serenity! I suppose that this time, unlike our last meetings, you will actually pose a challenge to me.
Breathing hard from the energy output and still weak from Diamond's drug, Serenity floated. She glared. "As I recall, you were defeated in our last meeting."
Beryl cackled. "As I recall, so were you."
She waved her scythe blade effortlessly, bringing fire raining down upon the Soldier of the Moon.
Though her body was unwieldy with near nine full months of child, Sailor Moon's muscles didn't seem to realize this. She somersaulted instinctively until her back was to the invisible barrier. When she found herself cornered, she simply disappeared.
"KUSO!" Uranus swore loudly, slamming her already bruised fist again into the barrier. Her face was red with rage, and a vein in her forehead protruded just slightly. Her hair hid one of her furious eyes.
"Mercury-" Pluto began.
"WORKING ON IT," the blue-haired woman shot back tersely.
"Why is she keeping the Prince locked up?" Saturn wondered calmly as she continued to slam her Silence Glaive at the wall.
"Because he is the prize for the victor," Jupiter answered darkly. Venus shivered.
"We need to get in there now," Mars murmured. She was ignored. Neptune eyed her curiously. Something was wrong with her. Normally fiery priestess Raye would be in Amara's current state of outrage.
"Raye," she called.
No answer.
"Sailor Mars."
Nothing.
Neptune began to worry.
"Rei. Soldier of Anger, Warrior of Passion, Wielder of the Martian flames, and Princess of Mars, awaken! Your princess and friend, Serenity, has need of you. AWAKEN!"
Mars' eyes snapped open.
Tuxedo Mask watched Sailor Moon let loose her raw power. He watched her nimbly dodge a storm of fire. He even watched as she simply disappeared to avoid an attack.
By this time, the Prince of Earth was tired of watching.
"Helios."
Instantly, a hologram of the Pegasus appeared before him.
"Helios...I need to get out of this cage."
The winged horse seemed to smile. The power lies within you, my prince.
Satisfied, Tuxedo Mask closed his eyes and began to glow.
"Why do you continue to resist, Moon Child?" Beryl asked, laughing. The fight had come to a brief halt as both caught their breath. About a mile up in the air, both floated.
Sailor Moon was silent for a moment.
"Because I must."
The dark queen thought the answer extremely comical and renewed her attack.
"Enough of this!"
The Senshi whirled to find the source of the voice. They found themselves beholding the long asleep Princess of Mars. She wore a red velvet, high collared gown with a print of violent flames. On her back was a fiery quiver of flaming arrows, and in her hand, her Bow of Flames. The Mars Crystal glowed in a red tiara that rested upon her raven hair. The woman glowed with a red power; the air around her pulsed with it.
The millennium old entity swiftly yanked an arrow from her quiver and sighted it at her comrades.
"My friends, time is up. Now. Become who you have always been and are meant to be."
Each Senshi closed her eyes and burst into light.
Sailor Moon was pouring energy into the Silver Crystal. Despite this, she was losing. The dark queen was not weakening. But Sailor Moon had begun this last fight in a highly weakened state.
At this point, the solder of justice knew she was going to die. But when she remembered the continued safety of her child, she knew what she had to do.
Beryl had been the destruction of the Moon Kingdom. She was the only thing that had prevented the happy union of Serenity and Endymion. Because of Beryl, the Silver and Golden Kingdoms had been turned against each other. The monster floating before Sailor Moon's very eyes had forced Tuxedo Mask to fight against Sailor Moon, just like their Kingdoms of long ago. Not since Beryl has this happened. And never again. And Beryl violently murdered her friends and comrades right before her eyes, Sailor Moon remembered, in this time and the last.
Beryl was the bane of Serenity's existence.
But no more.
Sailor Moon's power began to shake with rage. Beryl only laughed.
"No more!" Sailor Moon yelled. Never again will the universe be cursed the threat of this woman. "I have suffered you, Beryl! But my child will not! I don't care if I don't make it! As long as I take you with me!"
Sailor Moon burst into silver light, cupping the Silver Crystal with her hands.
'A cruel irony,' she thought. 'Again, both of use will be defeated. But before Kami! All the blood she has spilled shall be avenged! And Sailor Moon's last stand will be remembered!'
With that, Sailor Moon was no longer.
The Princesses of the Silver System listened calmly. All the crystals in their tiaras glistened in anticipation.
"She means to end everything," Haruka stated. Her navy dress, with one jagged strap was to her above her knee on the right and brushed her ankle on the left. Her boots held her firmly to the ground, and her Space Sword hung loosely from a sash of rope.
"Every end is a new beginning," Hotaru gently reminded her elders. Her purple gown was high cut due to her young age. She was barefoot, Silence Glaive at her side.
Minako's gown was golden with lace around the neck and sleeves. The skirt flared slightly and hovered around her shin. Her high heels clicked as she shifted her weight, causing the Love-Me chain around her neck to sparkle. "But...the future?" she wondered.
Setsuna's dress was mauve. It clung to her figure and her V- neck was elegant. She gripped the Time Staff with both hands. "The future is never certain," she said wisely, looking upwards. "Every action has its effect and every reaction changes it again. It is up to everyone to shape their own future."
Nonplussed, Ami put in, "But how can we ever know what to do then?" She clutched her Harp to her chest, wrinkling the modest deep blue gown with sparkles like snowflakes. "How can we not live in uncertainty if every action and reaction changes the future?"
"You can't always know," Michiru put in. Her aquamarine dress was mermaid style, true to her element. Her mirror was tucked into a sparkling blue sash, tied into a bow at her back. "You must live each day for its own beauty."
"And today?" Makato's arms were crossed over her low cut emerald gown. Her gown was all jagged lines, like lightning. If one watched, it seemed to flash in storm. "What beauty can be found today?" Her Wreath of Thunder rested on top of her tiara. She motioned to the scene around them.
"Simple," Rei answered her. "The beauty of each day is being alive to see it. And knowing that tomorrow will come."
With this said, they merely walked through the barrier that had once hindered them, and they took their planetary Crystals, and they became.
Tuxedo Mask felt it, even deep in his link with the Golden Crystal, when Sailor Moon was lost. He knew it was her last fight. The Soldier of the Moon would never battle again.
He went to join the Senshi. They saw it in his eyes.
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Ah, short, but what a great place to end! No! Not the whole story! We're not nearly done here. I'll be back in a few days with the rest! BTW, before I began this, I wrote out a summary of what would happen each chapter. And, know what? I might as well delete it. Cuz its nothing like the story! Hope you're enjoying the ride!
-Moon Pie