Chapter 26:

The Final Fight

The room they ran into was very dark. What looked like drapes hung around the walls and the air was very chilly. Small candles were held against the wall and a silver throne was in the middle of the marble floor. "This looks a little creepy..." Sailor Astinia said as they all cautiously tip-toed through the room. They were in a circle formation, their backs facing each other.

"WELCOME SENSHI! THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MAKE YOUR DEATHS MUCH EASIER!" A loud feminine voice echoed through the room.

"Morgana..." Daichi said and the others glared around them.

Behind the throne came an explosion of purple energy. The group turned to see Morgana in all her horrific splendor.

"I see that you took back Daichi as well....I underestimated how weak they were. It is sad to know that even my strongest warrior had to be just as weak as the rest of you," her voice slithered as she stared straight at Toshiro. Toshiro took a step forward; his left hand at the hilt of his blade.

"Your lame insults will not win this battle for you, you wench from the bowels of hell!" he stammered in anger. His comment made Morgana chuckle lightly and she glided towards the group; her eyes lay upon Dragon Mist and Sailor Earth.

"What a cute couple. Even with rebirth, you two are sickening to look at," she spat as she walked around them gracefully, as if she was floating. "But don't worry; I will let your deaths be quick. Painful…but quick." Sailor Earth shook with anger.

"Forget the long-winded talking. Let's fight!" she exclaimed and jumped into the air. The others followed suit and took out their weapons. Morgana glared at them and held her hands out, shooting black shards of energy.

"Make sure to shield yourselves!" Sailor Gakusai said and Sailor Estineon closed her eyes.

"GRANTED PROTECTION!!" she cried and a shield appeared over her and the other senshi around her. The shards bounced off the barriers and dispersed into the air.

Morgana's gaze met up with Sailor Earth's and she growled.

"What a pathetic human...how Beryl could not destroy your kind, I will never know," she hissed and waved her hand, sending a strongly-forced blast at Sailor Earth. She flung backwards and hit the wall hard with her head and shoulder. She fell down to the dusty floor. Toshiro growled as he ran up to Morgana with his readied blade. He swung his sword at her and she snapped her fingers in retaliation, shooting hundred of small shards of energy at him. They pierced into his armor and knocked him down to the floor. "You were such a failure to me! You had such potential, and you betrayed me for these weak fools!" Morgana cried out in anger, her eyes burning like flames.

"You are the weak one, Morgana. You had to depend on me to do your dirty work! I work for no one but myself now!" Toshiro retorted and stood up. He swung his sword above his head and thrusted it towards Morgana.

"How pathetic!!" Morgana snarled and blocked his sword. His blade had sliced a little into her hand though, which had made her wince momentarily.

Meanwhile, Sailor Earth was being helped up to her feet by Dragon Mist and Daichi. Sailor Gakusai and Chouri were charging their attacks and Sailor Estineon and Astinia were wielding their protection spells. Moonlight Knight and Sunlight Knight were behind Toshiro; their weapons held up in preparation to fight as backups. Sailor Earth rubbed her head for a moment and watched Morgana fighting with Toshiro.

"If we do group attacks we can cause more damage!" she exclaimed to the others. Sailor Astinia and Estineon nodded and held hands while closing their eyes. A golden thread swarmed around them and sparkled with shards of black energy. The thread wove itself into a form of Morgana.

"LIFE FORCE SLASH!!" The two cried and Estineon flipped upwards, took out her scythe, and sliced the thread into pieces. Morgana grabbed herself and cried out briefly s she felt the voodoo work on her own body.

"You wenches!" she sneered and threw balls of energy at them. They dodged the attack while Sailor Chouri and Sailor Gakusai stepped in. They stood back to back and held their hands up in front of them. Their eyes began to glow as the inner pair of hands took hold of each other and they thrusted their outer hands towards Morgana. Yellow and light-blue energy swirled around Morgana.

"NOODLE RIBBON MELODY!" they both screamed as the energy turned into ribbons and let out bursts of ear-piercing noises and energy at Morgana. She covered her ears and howled in anger.

"Knights! Do your attack while she's distracted!" Estineon roared and the three knights nodded. Daichi transformed into Starlight Knight and he, Sunlight Knight, and Moonlight Knight formed a triangle and held out their weapons in front of them. The tips of the swords and arrows began to glow a bright white color and they closed their eyes.

"We, the three knights of the galaxy...call upon our elements for help.....give us power..." they said in unison.

"For the sake of the sun..."

"For the sake of the moon..."

"And for the sake of the stars..." Starlight Knight finished and they began to glow brightly in their colors.

"GALAXY KNIGHT BURST ATTACK!!!" they all screeched and the energy that formed within and around them shot towards Morgana. It sliced through the other attack and burned away at her dress and flesh. She screamed in agony and held herself. Sailor Earth walked through the group and looked at her foe with burning eyes.

"Had enough yet?" she asked. Morgana glared back at her and smiled. She took a deep breath and stood up, wincing a bit at her wounds.

"I will not let you and your pathetic friends destroy my empire of darkness!" Morgana bellowed and lifted her hands. A large ball of energy began to form at her chest and everyone stared into it, as if it pulled them to look. They soon became frozen in their spots, hypnotized by the light. "Yes, my prey...stare into the energy of darkness...let it reach into your souls...." she chanted. Sailor Earth felt herself be pulled into the darkness as well. Before she could be sucked in as much as the others, a sharp pain went through her head. A vision of her friends lying dead around her made her come back to her senses and she looked around at the others.

"Don't listen to her!!" Sailor Earth cried and ran to her friends, trying to shake them out of the spell. Their eyes became diluted and an odd moan emitted from their lips. "NOO!" she screamed and looked at Morgana. "Damn you! What are you doing to them?!"

"You will see," she replied and Sailor Earth glanced back at her friends. They all began to glow and their flesh began to slowly melt away. They started to scream and Sailor Earth's eyes widened. "Hahahaha!"

"No!! STOP THIS!!" Sailor Earth wailed as she fell to her knees. The screaming filled the room and made her head ache. "NO!!!" Then a large wave of energy exploded from Morgana's hands and pulverized them all. Their clothes burned away and their partially-skeletal bodies fell lifeless onto the floor. Sailor Earth felt tears pouring down her dirty cheeks as she saw each of her friends...dead...before her.

No…this isn't real…you're not dead…not so easily…Her body began to shake. It's a trick…it's got to be…

"Now it is only you and I, Serendipity. Say goodbye..." Morgana said and Sailor Earth's entire body started to glow a deep shade of red, making Morgana raise an eyebrow in puzzlement.

"You destroyed my kingdom…stole my past life away from me…" Sailor Earth said as she stood up. "You took away two brothers and scarred them with your lies…and now…"Her form's glow changed into a gold color and her fuku disappeared into thousands of blue and green ribbons, forming into her blue princess gown. Her wings changed into a deep blue shade and her hair became slightly curled. A small golden tiara appeared on her head and her symbol appeared on her forehead. Her hands rested at her chest and her crystal began to materialize. Her eyes were closed and her wings extended behind her. Morgana growled. "You dare to take my friends away from me again?" Princess Serendipity's eyes opened, and they were completely white and glowing. Not again…not anymore…

"Your crystal will not save you today, Serendipity!" Morgana said, shooting blasts of energy at the princess. Serendipity's wings fluttered back and forth, making the energy hit into the walls around them. The golden crystal was now fully formed. Serendipity winced slightly as small beams of golden light shot out of it and drifted into the bodies of her dead comrades. Morgana growled again and shot more powerful balls of energy at her.

"Your reign of terror has finally ended, Morgana. Go join your sister in Hell." Morgana watched in surprise as the dead bodies behind the princess began to heal. The group slowly woke up and stood up in shock. They looked at Princess Serendipity from behind in astonishment. Without moving, Princess Serendipity said, "Let us finish this." Dragon Mist closed his eyes as his clothing changed into his Blunagi outfit. Starlight Knight's outfit also changed to that of his prince garb. He and Prince Zecon knelt behind the princess. The senshi knelt behind him while Toshiro, Sunlight Knight, and Moonlight Knight knelt behind them. Morgana screamed out in anger and charged a large ball of energy. Serendipity's body began to glow as the others joined hands. Morgana growled as her energy grow larger and larger, making the floor and walls around them shake violently.

"DIE YOU PESTS!!! I AM THE RULER OF THIS PLANET!!!!" Morgana screamed and fired the energy at them.

"ASTINIA CRYSTAL POWER!!" Sailor Astinia cried and her clothing changed into her princess gown of pinks and blues. Her energy surged from her body and through Princess Serendipity.

"ESTINEON CRYSTAL POWER!!" Sailor Estineon's clothing changed into her gown of yellows and oranges. Her energy also surged into the princess.

"GAKUSAI CRYSTAL POWER!!" Gakusai's dress had shades of pink and yellows. Her energy followed suit through Serendipity..

"CHOURI CRYSTAL POWER!!" Chouri screamed and her fuku also changed into her princess dress. The colors were reds and greens. Her energy flowed into the princess as well.

"SUNLIGHT POWER!" Sunlight Knight screamed as his energy surged through Serendipity.

"MOONLIGHT POWER!" Moonlight Knight's cry echoed against the others as his energy merged with the other energy inside Serendipity.

"STARLIGHT POWER!"

"BLUNAGI PLANET POWER!"

Prince Daichi's power merged with Prince Zecon's before it flowed through Princess Serendipity and into the crystal. No one behind her knew she was using her crystal. Once it was all combined, Serendipity smiled at the souring energy in front of her. A large blast of energy flung out of her wings and collided with the energy, splitting it into thousands of small pieces. As the energy dissipated, Princess Serendipity saw the horrified face of Morgana behind it.

"NO! This can't be! How did you destroy that?!" Morgana exclaimed. Serendipity's breathing was heavy as she concentrated every inch of power from within her, forcing it into her crystal.

I will kill you, Morgana. I will destroy every shred of evidence that you ever existed. Even if I die. At least my friends can live freely. That's all that matters to me.

"Farewell, Morgana! EARTH CRYSTAL POWER!!!" Serendipity screamed with all her might and the crystal sent large waves of energy through Morgana. The energy was too strong for her to block, and her body was eaten away by it. Her screams filled the shaking room as she vanished.

The golden crystal ruptured from the power and shattered against Princess Serendipity's chest. She fell backwards, falling into into Zecon's arms.

"We have to get out of here!" Daichi cried. The princesses all nodded and held hands. The walls and ceiling began to crumble around them.

"SAILOR TELEPORT!!" they all chanted. Their bodies faded away as the last of the dark fortress disintegrated into the cavern. They landed inside an abandoned park in Tokyo. It was dark out, the middle of the night. They were shrouded in darkness so no one else could easily see them.

Zecon held Serendipity tightly in his arms, trying to revive her. But everyone knew it was pointless. The princess that they fought so hard to protect was dead.

"Serendipity! Serendipity....please wake up! Don't be dead!! Emochan!!!" Zecon cried into her shoulder. She gave no response. The girls were all crying in a circle while Toshiro himself shed a tear. Daichi was crying on his knees, cuddled by a whimpering Tomaru. Homoto was beside Toshiro with his head down.

"It was all in vain..." Daichi whimpered. "We do all this and she's the one that dies..."

"Daichi..." Tomaru said, his voice shaking.

"How could she have used her crystal? Was she planning on killing herself? That's not fair!" Daichi growled.

"Emochan..." Estineon whispered, holding onto Astinia. Zecon's eyes were filled with tears and he grazed her cheek with one of his hands.

"How could such beauty lay dead in my arms?" he asked himself aloud. His tears fell upon one of Serendipity's cold cheeks.

Their cried filled the park for over an hour. They were beside themselves and had no idea what to do. It was near dawn when they all realized that they needed to figure out what to tell Emochan's mother. As the rising sun approached, something strange started to happen. Their crystals began to form at their chests similarly to when they fought. "What is going on?" Zecon asked. The crystals rose into the air.

"I don't know..." Chouri replied as their crystals all twirled around in a circle. Toshiro and the others watched in amazement as the crystals shot down, into Serendipity's chest. Her body rose from Zecon's arms and her dress morphed into blue and green ribbons. In the sky, a faded image of Queen Serendipity appeared.

"Welcome to the rebirth of your peace, my children..." The voice of Queen Serendipity whispered in the winds. "Take care of each other…" The ribbons formed casual clothing and Emochan's eyes opened slowly as her bare feet lightly touched the grass. Her eyes rested upon a stunned Zecon and she smiled.

"Toshira...minna...Am I back?"

Zecon ran to her and picked her up, holding her tightly in his arms. Daichi stood up and hugged her. The others all joined in the massive hug, crying happily. Emochan nudged Zecon to put her down when she realized Toshiro wasn't with them. She saw him standing a few feet away and walked over to him. He tried not to sniffle in front of her and crossed his arms.

"...welcome back..." Toshiro said. Emochan smiled as she reached up and wiped a tear from Toshiro's cheek. He blushed in embarrassment.

"It's nice to know you care, Toshiro," Emochan said and hugged him. After a moment, she felt his strong arms around her waist. After the hug, Emochan turned to Zecon and ran to him, kissing him passionately. As they kissed, his outfit changed back to normal clothes and he held onto Emo tightly. The others' clothes changed back to normal as well. Reiko ran up to Toshiro and kissed him on the lips, and Emochan smiled at them. Toshiro grinned happily.

"EMOCHAAAAAAN!!!" Usagi's voice cried out from a distance. Everyone turned and saw Usagi and her friends running up to the park, with Artemis and Luna behind them.

"We sensed what happened and came right away! I'm so glad you're alright!" Usagi exclaimed, hugging Emochan.

"Is it finally over, Luna?" Toshira asked. The black cat smiled as she nodded.

"There is no sense of Morgana anywhere. You guys did it!"

Is it really over, Danklezhan? Emochan thought to herself.

"Yes it is. Morgana is finished. You saved everyone, Princess!" The roaring voice of her guardian dragon bellowed in her head. She smiled.

Everyone cheered happily as the realization that peace was finally allotted to them filled their minds.

"Now that everything is over, we can go to America, right, Emo?" Sakura exclaimed in excitement. Emochan smiled and nodded.

"We can all go this summer. A massive road trip! I can show you where I grew up and all the different and fun things there!"

"YAY!" Everyone smiled. They all started gabbing about various things about what they could do in the United States. The conversations made Emochan feel relieved.

It's finally over! We can be normal! Emochan held onto her pendent tightly as she gazed up at the sky. Thank you, Mother. I promise I'll take care of everything from now on. Now that I can live like a normal girl…