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FINALLY HOME
Diana Crescent
Chapter Thirty-Nine: Girls Against the World part Four
Hey peeps, thank you all so much for the reviews, and Silver_Star. . . thanks for Duo ;) I know I'm not getting this out as fast as I was, but school has started.
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"Master Quatre, we've got a visual!" Rashid said loud enough for everyone to hear and quiet down.
"Put it up!" Duo said hurriedly, still holding the now asleep Adriana and, of course, Chester.
Heero took Adriana from him and set her on the couch, draping his jacket over her lightly.
She opened her eyes a little, "They're going to be okay Uncle Heero, don't worry. They're going to save the world."
Heero smiled at her, knowing that she was right.
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The girls all landed, much to their disappointment and annoyance, in a vastness of ice and snow, though it was mostly ice.
Hotaru and Serena shivered.
"Okay, I'm sensing some major Negaverse activity towards that way." Amy said, the cold not affecting her like it was the others, due to the fact that she was the senshi of ice.
Raye stood there, also unaffected, due to the fact that she had the fire of Mars running throughout her veins.
But, everyone else, Selene bless them all, was freezing. Serena's teeth were chattering like crazy while Hotaru's nose was bright red, making her look like Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Mina and Lita had Goosebumps running up and down their bodies. Trista, Michelle, and especially Amara, stood still, not wanting to show that they were cold, even though the temperature was like slamming into concrete.
"I g-g-gu-guess that w-we shou-should g-go tha-tha-that way. W-wh-who kn-knowsss, w-we may s-s-see S-sa-santa. I-I've got m-my li-list rea- ready!"(A/n: thank you Za Kaze no Nisou!!!) Serena said, trying to lighten the mood, her teeth still chattering like a great-aunt at a family reunion. (A/n: I don't have anything against my great-aunts. . .it's just that they tend to talk quite a bit, especially when all I wanna do is get away.)
Everyone nodded bleakly, though appreciating her attempt to their very cores. They knew that this might be just like last time, but they didn't know if they'd have the time to regain their memories before the next enemy struck.
Everyone watched the screen, watching them head towards battle in the frigid air. They were all tense with worry.
"Do you think it's going to be like last time?" Mina whispered to Amy.
"Probably. . .Beryl still wants to face Serena alone. . .I just have that feeling." Raye said, answering for Amy.
Serena was walking silently. She had heard Mina's question and Raye's answer. She was praying as hard as she could for her friends' safety. ~Please, please, protect them. I don't care if I die, just save them.~
Eight identical female yomas appeared, just like last time. Serena closed her eyes wanting, but refusing, to cry.
The guys all frowned. Why weren't those generals there? "Here we go." They heard (A/n: I'm making the satellites VERY high-tech, cuz, hey, it's my story.) Hotaru say while everyone got into a fighting position.
The aquamarine yoma (a/n: they're color-coded. NE way) stepped out and her eyes zeroed in on Serena. They others smirked and disappeared. She sent a ball of fire (a/n: I said they were color coded, not that their powers where the same.) towards Sailor Moon, who stood still, waiting for the blast.
"Waters of Neptune! Deep Submerge!" Sailor Neptune cried out, putting the fire out.
The yoma quickly counter-acted and sent both blasts to Neptune, hitting her, trapping her, as well as the yoma, in a large case of ice, just like the others had when the inners and Serena fought Beryl the first time.
Amara had tears streaming down her face as her cousin was trapped. "Michelle. . ." she whispered into the breeze. Michelle had always stuck by her in anything that she had every done.
They all stood there for a minute before Amara breathed out a ragged breath. "Let's get going. She's not going to come to us."
Yaten's heart was breaking in two. Michelle, the only woman he had ever loved had just died and none of them had broken down, though Amara and Serena were crying. Mina was holding Hotaru close. Hotaru was sobbing deeply and whispering 'mama' every now and then. The others were silent, looks of grief written plainly on their faces.
After some walking, a green ribbon shot up from under Jupiter, lifting her high into the air. ~Just like last time. . .~ the thought fluttered in her mind and she knew what she had to do. "Guardian Jupiter! Send storm clouds of thunder, lightning, wind, and fire! Jupiter Thunder Clash!"
Trowa closed his eyes, willing it not to be so. Cathrine and Sophia both gasped as they watched this brave, young warrior give her life to protect the others. A cage of ice surrounded her, blocking her from the rest of the world, sealing her in death.
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Lucretia and Maurimaya watched from Maurimaya's private satellite.
Maurimaya looked at Lucretia. "Get a crew ready and on their way. We're going to pick up the survivors. . .I just pray that there are some."
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The girls did nothing but walk further and cry harder for their lost companions. The others could do nothing but watch them as they marched on, tears tuning into ice on their cheeks.
Amara looked ready to kill and ready to give up completely all at the same time. Fear, anger, pain, hatred, all of the coursed throughout her body as she kept thinking about Beryl's plan. ~Get rid of all of us so she can battle Koneko alone. I hope she burns in Hell.~
Hotaru looked dead to the world. The pain of loosing her 'mother' as well as one of her best friends was hurting her deeply.
A red yoma appeared and shot spikes of ice towards Sailor Moon, Mars quickly blasted them with fire, but was hit by a spike, sending a flash of bright light around them. Again, for the second time in her life, she was trapped in ice.
Serena's hurt physically hurt. She clutched her chest with the loss of her best friend. ~Raye. . .~ Her mind and heart whispered. "Mars. . ." floated from her mouth involuntarily. She couldn't help but feel the hardening of her soul and the anger that washed throughout her body.
Everyone began to cry harder as they trudged further on into the snow and ice.
(A/n: I'm getting lazy and I've got 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte to read by the end of the week, as well as 'The Giver' [by Louis Lowry] by September 5th for my Advanced Placement English class with the demon that we call teacher. So, I'm going to skip all of them dying. Sorry.)
They all fell, after Mars had came Uranus, then Mercury, then Pluto, then Venus. Saturn and Moon stood silent, both with tears clouding their views, but they saw the demon castle before them. One yoma, dark purple in coloring, stood before them, smirking deeply at their tears and pain.
"Kill her. For us. Destroy everything that's she's done. Free the world from her hatred." Hotaru said. She hugged Serena tightly to her. "I believe in you, Rena-mama."
"I love you. . ." Serena whispered as Hotaru left her grasp.
Saturn stood proudly before the yoma, her glaive drawn and ready for battle. The yoma smirked. A black ribbon, coming from the skirt of it's clothes was touching the ground, but what they didn't see was it threading itself through the ground toward Hotaru. The ribbon burst up from the ground, grabbing the glaive from Hotaru's strong grasp. The ribbon quickly jerked downward, slamming the glaive on the ice, snapping it into half.
"There, I think that makes us even." She said, smirking and gloating over Saturn's predicament.
Serena's hand was at her mouth. She had to help Hotaru!
Saturn growled and lunged at the yoma, months of training with the guys kicking in.
The yoma blocked her attack and sent her ribbons toward her.
Serena screamed out, "LOOK OUT!"
Hotaru had seen them coming and smirked. Her insides were screaming with fear as she felt a dark power rising within her. She snatched out her hand and grabbed a ribbon, her eyes glowing a bright, deathly, eerie purple.
Serena gasped and knew then that they would be re-battling Mistress9.
The yoma screamed in utter pain and horror as the purple lightning shot from Hotaru's thin and frail body, send the electrical shock waves throughout her body, leaving her body to convulse with pain.
Hotaru felt the dark power rise and prayed to her planet and to the moon for death. The last thing she thought before she died was: ~Duo.~
Serena stood in utter shock and pain and grief as her last friend standing was trapped in a large ice berg like the others, hers shown oddly with purple, radiating a slight darkness.
Duo closed his eyes, willing the tears not to come. She meant everything to him. ~God no. Anyone but her! Take my life, but not hers. . .not hers.~
Serena let a deep breath out, closing her eyes. She had felt Hotaru's prayers towards the moon, asking for death before Mistress9 took over, before she lost control.
Serena kissed her hand and pressed it on the berg. ~I love you, my daughter-friend~ (a/n: that sounds odd, but she simply means that Hotaru was like a daughter and like a friend.)
She eyes wandered towards the dark castle, from which three-- definitely male-figures walked slowly towards her.
Serena got in a fighting stance, though tears were falling down her beautiful face.
When the three generals got to her, they bowed. "Forgive us your highness. We beg your forgiveness. We were wrong to turn to Beryl on the Moon Kingdom and even more so to stay with her."
Serena looked at them in shock, but quickly narrowed her eyes, thinking it was a trap. "Why should I believe you?"
"You have no reason to. But trust us this once, you shall not regret it." Zoisite whispered, looking her straight into the eyes.
"Don't do it." Trieze said, trying to send a mental message to his sister.
Serena's eyes softened a great deal. ~What do I have to lose? Nothing. All of the girls are gone, Heero's left, Rini doesn't exist, all of the guys are gone. I've got nothing to lose, and yet, the world is at stake. . .but I can't do this alone.~
Mina's voice came into her head and into her heart. ~Give them a chance Serena. They'll help you, I can feel it.~
~Go ahead Koneko.~
~Yeah Ondago, what are you waiting for?!~
That was all Serena needed. She sighed out, "Alright. Will you help me?"
The three of them brightened a great deal. They all shook their heads without even thinking twice.
"This way Serenity-hime." Jedite said as they lead her towards the castle.
Trieze shook his head in fear and annoyance. "WHY?!"
Sammy was distraught. ~Why does she trust everyone?! Why does she always give them a second chance?!~
Another male figure stood in the mist as they ran. Serena and her new generals slowed, not knowing what to expect from Endymione.
Endymione looked up at them, his eyes glowing an evil red, his prince's cape not touched in the wind that bit them all to the bones.
"Traitors. Queen Beryl will not be happy." He said, lifting his hand, a crystal floating from his palm, the sharp end protruding outward. It was shot towards Serena who stood straight, waiting for the blow, but was pushed out of the way by Malachite.
They both landed with an 'umph.'
~Told you.~ Mina's voice ringing inside her head once more.
Serena let out a breath as Zoisite helped her to her feet while Malachite got to his own.
Endymione aimed for her again, but her crescent moon began to glow and shot out toward him, hitting him straight in the heart.
He screamed out in pain.
Her blast stopped and he clutched at his chest. In anger he shot out three crystals, each hitting the surprised generals, killing them just like the scouts. Instead of icebergs, though, it was coffins. Much like the one that her future self would have been encased in, the generals lay there in death, their coffins were crystal.
She let a sob out. ~Now I truly am alone.~ Endymione collapsed on the ground, she heard him take his last ragged breath before she felt his life force leave the earth totally.
There was a soft clapping not far from her. Serena turned to see a figure of a girl-no older than herself she suspected, walking towards her.
Relena Peacecraft came out of the fog. The Negative energy waves flowing around her were plain to any eye.
Serena sucked in a breath, completely surprised.
"I'm surprised you didn't see it before Sailor Moon." Relena's voice came out differently. It was the voice of Beryl.
Serena's eyebrows went together. "I don't understand."
Relena laughed wickedly. "The Relena Peacecraft that you know isn't at all the real Relena Peacecraft. . .well, it is, but it isn't. When my generals were hired as her bodyguards, we tricked her to entering a porthole. We quickly rendered her unconscious and began brainwashing her. For the past four months, I have been 'pretending', shall we, to be her. She is now awaiting her turn to destroy you. Poor girl won't get her turn though. I'm going to get that pleasure."
Serena's mouth was hanging wide open. Hell, her friends' who were watching, though she didn't know it, mouths were open. ~Man! I really wasn't expecting that! Boy. . .was she believable.~
Relena's body morphed in front of Sailor Moon, turning into Beryl. "Now Sailor Moon, little Princess Serenity, it's time you joined your friends in the here-after." She said, sending Serena a jolt of dark energy, making her fly a good fifty feet from her.
Heero jumped up when Serena was hit with the blast.
Serena sat up a little, ~Please, Queen Selenity, mother! Help me! Scouts, please, give me some advise!~
But no voices came.
"Say bye-bye." Beryl sneered, throwing another blast at Serena, trapping her in a berg, far bigger than the others' had been.
"No." Heero whispered, willing it not to be so, but vainly.
Serena watched her lives pass before her eyes. Everything seemed so full of fighting and war, but love and friendship was mixed in there.
~Serenity, my little kitten, listen to me.~ A voice said throughout all
~Mother?~
~Yes. Your time has come.~
~What do you mean?~
~Your time of duty is upon you. I now pass on my crown to you.~
~But mother!~
~But nothing Serena. My little Serenity, you are now a queen. Neo-Queen Serenity.~
Serena didn't think anything for a minute. Then, she began to think about her situation. ~Great, the moment after I'm trapped in a giant iceberg by my enemy, I get crowned queen. Except for getting crowned, this is just like last time.~
~Just like last time. . .~ Serena thought. The voices of her friends as they muttered this all through their journey in the ice filled her throbbing head. Her eyes suddenly snapped open. ~Just like last time!~ Calling upon all the strength she could muster, a glowing surrounded her body.
The top of the berg shattered, leaving her standing there as Neo-Queen Serenity. The Imperial Silver Crystal floated brightly between her hands, the only place it belonged.
Beryl's rage grew. "NO! This will not happen! You will not defeat me. . . LITTLE Princess Serenity."
Serenity's eyes burst open. "That's Neo-Queen Serenity to you!"
Beryl let out a battle cry, realizing that Serenity had taken the crown.
"I am Serenity, Queen of the Moon, heir of the Silver Millennium, keeper of the Imperial Silver Crystal, Light of Hope, Messiah of Light, Lady Cosmos: Keeper of the Stars!" She announced, holding the Silver Crystal high into the air.
"MOON COSMOS POWER!" ~My friends, I beg you. Help me!~
An aquamarine light burst from not very far away. A very faint, but very strong "Neptune Planet Power!" could be heard in the distance.
Next came a thunderous roar from the heavens. A green light burst into the sky. "Jupiter Planet Power!" Could be heard from not very far away.
"Mars Planet Power!" was accompanied by a burst of red light, filling the sky with a warmth that came straight from the core of Mars.
"Uranus Planet Power!" Was said next, and was accompanied by a golden light filling up the night sky with a wind that matched any hurricane.
"Mercury Planet Power!" An icy chill took over the air as did a bright blue light.
"Pluto Planet Power!" It was as if time stood still for a minute as a garnet light filled the sky.
By now the sky was a myriad of colors, blinding even the purest of saints. The rainbow of powers was soon joined by a bright orange when a certain blonde's voice rang out, "Venus Planet Power!"
A darkness seemed to come over the place as Saturn called upon her own planet, "Saturn Planet Power!" With that, a bright purple light burst forward from the iceberg that wasn't too far from the Neo-Queen herself.
"MOON COSMOS POWER!" They all shouted. A white light of power lifted Serenity off her feet and into the air as the powers of the lesser kingdoms of her kingdom swept over her with great force.
Beryl hid her eyes, but still tried with all of her might to destroy Neo- Queen Serenity.
Soon, the light and purity of the scouts was too much for her to bare and her powers left her body as the blast hit her, killing her instantly.
With one last surge of strength, Serenity cried out, "Moon Healing Power!" But everything went black after that.
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Maurimaya shouted out, "There they are!"
Lucretia came running from behind the girl with a large crew of doctors as well as enough blankets to keep an entire army warm for the winter.
Sure enough, lying in the snow, within two feet of each other, were nine girls and three men.
"Let's get a move on people!" Lucretia shouted as she rushed to Serena's side, checking her pulse. It was slow and shallow, but it was there.
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TBC
Okay, peeps, please review!!!! Luv ya lots, ~~~Diana
FINALLY HOME
Diana Crescent
Chapter Thirty-Nine: Girls Against the World part Four
Hey peeps, thank you all so much for the reviews, and Silver_Star. . . thanks for Duo ;) I know I'm not getting this out as fast as I was, but school has started.
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"Master Quatre, we've got a visual!" Rashid said loud enough for everyone to hear and quiet down.
"Put it up!" Duo said hurriedly, still holding the now asleep Adriana and, of course, Chester.
Heero took Adriana from him and set her on the couch, draping his jacket over her lightly.
She opened her eyes a little, "They're going to be okay Uncle Heero, don't worry. They're going to save the world."
Heero smiled at her, knowing that she was right.
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The girls all landed, much to their disappointment and annoyance, in a vastness of ice and snow, though it was mostly ice.
Hotaru and Serena shivered.
"Okay, I'm sensing some major Negaverse activity towards that way." Amy said, the cold not affecting her like it was the others, due to the fact that she was the senshi of ice.
Raye stood there, also unaffected, due to the fact that she had the fire of Mars running throughout her veins.
But, everyone else, Selene bless them all, was freezing. Serena's teeth were chattering like crazy while Hotaru's nose was bright red, making her look like Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Mina and Lita had Goosebumps running up and down their bodies. Trista, Michelle, and especially Amara, stood still, not wanting to show that they were cold, even though the temperature was like slamming into concrete.
"I g-g-gu-guess that w-we shou-should g-go tha-tha-that way. W-wh-who kn-knowsss, w-we may s-s-see S-sa-santa. I-I've got m-my li-list rea- ready!"(A/n: thank you Za Kaze no Nisou!!!) Serena said, trying to lighten the mood, her teeth still chattering like a great-aunt at a family reunion. (A/n: I don't have anything against my great-aunts. . .it's just that they tend to talk quite a bit, especially when all I wanna do is get away.)
Everyone nodded bleakly, though appreciating her attempt to their very cores. They knew that this might be just like last time, but they didn't know if they'd have the time to regain their memories before the next enemy struck.
Everyone watched the screen, watching them head towards battle in the frigid air. They were all tense with worry.
"Do you think it's going to be like last time?" Mina whispered to Amy.
"Probably. . .Beryl still wants to face Serena alone. . .I just have that feeling." Raye said, answering for Amy.
Serena was walking silently. She had heard Mina's question and Raye's answer. She was praying as hard as she could for her friends' safety. ~Please, please, protect them. I don't care if I die, just save them.~
Eight identical female yomas appeared, just like last time. Serena closed her eyes wanting, but refusing, to cry.
The guys all frowned. Why weren't those generals there? "Here we go." They heard (A/n: I'm making the satellites VERY high-tech, cuz, hey, it's my story.) Hotaru say while everyone got into a fighting position.
The aquamarine yoma (a/n: they're color-coded. NE way) stepped out and her eyes zeroed in on Serena. They others smirked and disappeared. She sent a ball of fire (a/n: I said they were color coded, not that their powers where the same.) towards Sailor Moon, who stood still, waiting for the blast.
"Waters of Neptune! Deep Submerge!" Sailor Neptune cried out, putting the fire out.
The yoma quickly counter-acted and sent both blasts to Neptune, hitting her, trapping her, as well as the yoma, in a large case of ice, just like the others had when the inners and Serena fought Beryl the first time.
Amara had tears streaming down her face as her cousin was trapped. "Michelle. . ." she whispered into the breeze. Michelle had always stuck by her in anything that she had every done.
They all stood there for a minute before Amara breathed out a ragged breath. "Let's get going. She's not going to come to us."
Yaten's heart was breaking in two. Michelle, the only woman he had ever loved had just died and none of them had broken down, though Amara and Serena were crying. Mina was holding Hotaru close. Hotaru was sobbing deeply and whispering 'mama' every now and then. The others were silent, looks of grief written plainly on their faces.
After some walking, a green ribbon shot up from under Jupiter, lifting her high into the air. ~Just like last time. . .~ the thought fluttered in her mind and she knew what she had to do. "Guardian Jupiter! Send storm clouds of thunder, lightning, wind, and fire! Jupiter Thunder Clash!"
Trowa closed his eyes, willing it not to be so. Cathrine and Sophia both gasped as they watched this brave, young warrior give her life to protect the others. A cage of ice surrounded her, blocking her from the rest of the world, sealing her in death.
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Lucretia and Maurimaya watched from Maurimaya's private satellite.
Maurimaya looked at Lucretia. "Get a crew ready and on their way. We're going to pick up the survivors. . .I just pray that there are some."
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The girls did nothing but walk further and cry harder for their lost companions. The others could do nothing but watch them as they marched on, tears tuning into ice on their cheeks.
Amara looked ready to kill and ready to give up completely all at the same time. Fear, anger, pain, hatred, all of the coursed throughout her body as she kept thinking about Beryl's plan. ~Get rid of all of us so she can battle Koneko alone. I hope she burns in Hell.~
Hotaru looked dead to the world. The pain of loosing her 'mother' as well as one of her best friends was hurting her deeply.
A red yoma appeared and shot spikes of ice towards Sailor Moon, Mars quickly blasted them with fire, but was hit by a spike, sending a flash of bright light around them. Again, for the second time in her life, she was trapped in ice.
Serena's hurt physically hurt. She clutched her chest with the loss of her best friend. ~Raye. . .~ Her mind and heart whispered. "Mars. . ." floated from her mouth involuntarily. She couldn't help but feel the hardening of her soul and the anger that washed throughout her body.
Everyone began to cry harder as they trudged further on into the snow and ice.
(A/n: I'm getting lazy and I've got 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte to read by the end of the week, as well as 'The Giver' [by Louis Lowry] by September 5th for my Advanced Placement English class with the demon that we call teacher. So, I'm going to skip all of them dying. Sorry.)
They all fell, after Mars had came Uranus, then Mercury, then Pluto, then Venus. Saturn and Moon stood silent, both with tears clouding their views, but they saw the demon castle before them. One yoma, dark purple in coloring, stood before them, smirking deeply at their tears and pain.
"Kill her. For us. Destroy everything that's she's done. Free the world from her hatred." Hotaru said. She hugged Serena tightly to her. "I believe in you, Rena-mama."
"I love you. . ." Serena whispered as Hotaru left her grasp.
Saturn stood proudly before the yoma, her glaive drawn and ready for battle. The yoma smirked. A black ribbon, coming from the skirt of it's clothes was touching the ground, but what they didn't see was it threading itself through the ground toward Hotaru. The ribbon burst up from the ground, grabbing the glaive from Hotaru's strong grasp. The ribbon quickly jerked downward, slamming the glaive on the ice, snapping it into half.
"There, I think that makes us even." She said, smirking and gloating over Saturn's predicament.
Serena's hand was at her mouth. She had to help Hotaru!
Saturn growled and lunged at the yoma, months of training with the guys kicking in.
The yoma blocked her attack and sent her ribbons toward her.
Serena screamed out, "LOOK OUT!"
Hotaru had seen them coming and smirked. Her insides were screaming with fear as she felt a dark power rising within her. She snatched out her hand and grabbed a ribbon, her eyes glowing a bright, deathly, eerie purple.
Serena gasped and knew then that they would be re-battling Mistress9.
The yoma screamed in utter pain and horror as the purple lightning shot from Hotaru's thin and frail body, send the electrical shock waves throughout her body, leaving her body to convulse with pain.
Hotaru felt the dark power rise and prayed to her planet and to the moon for death. The last thing she thought before she died was: ~Duo.~
Serena stood in utter shock and pain and grief as her last friend standing was trapped in a large ice berg like the others, hers shown oddly with purple, radiating a slight darkness.
Duo closed his eyes, willing the tears not to come. She meant everything to him. ~God no. Anyone but her! Take my life, but not hers. . .not hers.~
Serena let a deep breath out, closing her eyes. She had felt Hotaru's prayers towards the moon, asking for death before Mistress9 took over, before she lost control.
Serena kissed her hand and pressed it on the berg. ~I love you, my daughter-friend~ (a/n: that sounds odd, but she simply means that Hotaru was like a daughter and like a friend.)
She eyes wandered towards the dark castle, from which three-- definitely male-figures walked slowly towards her.
Serena got in a fighting stance, though tears were falling down her beautiful face.
When the three generals got to her, they bowed. "Forgive us your highness. We beg your forgiveness. We were wrong to turn to Beryl on the Moon Kingdom and even more so to stay with her."
Serena looked at them in shock, but quickly narrowed her eyes, thinking it was a trap. "Why should I believe you?"
"You have no reason to. But trust us this once, you shall not regret it." Zoisite whispered, looking her straight into the eyes.
"Don't do it." Trieze said, trying to send a mental message to his sister.
Serena's eyes softened a great deal. ~What do I have to lose? Nothing. All of the girls are gone, Heero's left, Rini doesn't exist, all of the guys are gone. I've got nothing to lose, and yet, the world is at stake. . .but I can't do this alone.~
Mina's voice came into her head and into her heart. ~Give them a chance Serena. They'll help you, I can feel it.~
~Go ahead Koneko.~
~Yeah Ondago, what are you waiting for?!~
That was all Serena needed. She sighed out, "Alright. Will you help me?"
The three of them brightened a great deal. They all shook their heads without even thinking twice.
"This way Serenity-hime." Jedite said as they lead her towards the castle.
Trieze shook his head in fear and annoyance. "WHY?!"
Sammy was distraught. ~Why does she trust everyone?! Why does she always give them a second chance?!~
Another male figure stood in the mist as they ran. Serena and her new generals slowed, not knowing what to expect from Endymione.
Endymione looked up at them, his eyes glowing an evil red, his prince's cape not touched in the wind that bit them all to the bones.
"Traitors. Queen Beryl will not be happy." He said, lifting his hand, a crystal floating from his palm, the sharp end protruding outward. It was shot towards Serena who stood straight, waiting for the blow, but was pushed out of the way by Malachite.
They both landed with an 'umph.'
~Told you.~ Mina's voice ringing inside her head once more.
Serena let out a breath as Zoisite helped her to her feet while Malachite got to his own.
Endymione aimed for her again, but her crescent moon began to glow and shot out toward him, hitting him straight in the heart.
He screamed out in pain.
Her blast stopped and he clutched at his chest. In anger he shot out three crystals, each hitting the surprised generals, killing them just like the scouts. Instead of icebergs, though, it was coffins. Much like the one that her future self would have been encased in, the generals lay there in death, their coffins were crystal.
She let a sob out. ~Now I truly am alone.~ Endymione collapsed on the ground, she heard him take his last ragged breath before she felt his life force leave the earth totally.
There was a soft clapping not far from her. Serena turned to see a figure of a girl-no older than herself she suspected, walking towards her.
Relena Peacecraft came out of the fog. The Negative energy waves flowing around her were plain to any eye.
Serena sucked in a breath, completely surprised.
"I'm surprised you didn't see it before Sailor Moon." Relena's voice came out differently. It was the voice of Beryl.
Serena's eyebrows went together. "I don't understand."
Relena laughed wickedly. "The Relena Peacecraft that you know isn't at all the real Relena Peacecraft. . .well, it is, but it isn't. When my generals were hired as her bodyguards, we tricked her to entering a porthole. We quickly rendered her unconscious and began brainwashing her. For the past four months, I have been 'pretending', shall we, to be her. She is now awaiting her turn to destroy you. Poor girl won't get her turn though. I'm going to get that pleasure."
Serena's mouth was hanging wide open. Hell, her friends' who were watching, though she didn't know it, mouths were open. ~Man! I really wasn't expecting that! Boy. . .was she believable.~
Relena's body morphed in front of Sailor Moon, turning into Beryl. "Now Sailor Moon, little Princess Serenity, it's time you joined your friends in the here-after." She said, sending Serena a jolt of dark energy, making her fly a good fifty feet from her.
Heero jumped up when Serena was hit with the blast.
Serena sat up a little, ~Please, Queen Selenity, mother! Help me! Scouts, please, give me some advise!~
But no voices came.
"Say bye-bye." Beryl sneered, throwing another blast at Serena, trapping her in a berg, far bigger than the others' had been.
"No." Heero whispered, willing it not to be so, but vainly.
Serena watched her lives pass before her eyes. Everything seemed so full of fighting and war, but love and friendship was mixed in there.
~Serenity, my little kitten, listen to me.~ A voice said throughout all
~Mother?~
~Yes. Your time has come.~
~What do you mean?~
~Your time of duty is upon you. I now pass on my crown to you.~
~But mother!~
~But nothing Serena. My little Serenity, you are now a queen. Neo-Queen Serenity.~
Serena didn't think anything for a minute. Then, she began to think about her situation. ~Great, the moment after I'm trapped in a giant iceberg by my enemy, I get crowned queen. Except for getting crowned, this is just like last time.~
~Just like last time. . .~ Serena thought. The voices of her friends as they muttered this all through their journey in the ice filled her throbbing head. Her eyes suddenly snapped open. ~Just like last time!~ Calling upon all the strength she could muster, a glowing surrounded her body.
The top of the berg shattered, leaving her standing there as Neo-Queen Serenity. The Imperial Silver Crystal floated brightly between her hands, the only place it belonged.
Beryl's rage grew. "NO! This will not happen! You will not defeat me. . . LITTLE Princess Serenity."
Serenity's eyes burst open. "That's Neo-Queen Serenity to you!"
Beryl let out a battle cry, realizing that Serenity had taken the crown.
"I am Serenity, Queen of the Moon, heir of the Silver Millennium, keeper of the Imperial Silver Crystal, Light of Hope, Messiah of Light, Lady Cosmos: Keeper of the Stars!" She announced, holding the Silver Crystal high into the air.
"MOON COSMOS POWER!" ~My friends, I beg you. Help me!~
An aquamarine light burst from not very far away. A very faint, but very strong "Neptune Planet Power!" could be heard in the distance.
Next came a thunderous roar from the heavens. A green light burst into the sky. "Jupiter Planet Power!" Could be heard from not very far away.
"Mars Planet Power!" was accompanied by a burst of red light, filling the sky with a warmth that came straight from the core of Mars.
"Uranus Planet Power!" Was said next, and was accompanied by a golden light filling up the night sky with a wind that matched any hurricane.
"Mercury Planet Power!" An icy chill took over the air as did a bright blue light.
"Pluto Planet Power!" It was as if time stood still for a minute as a garnet light filled the sky.
By now the sky was a myriad of colors, blinding even the purest of saints. The rainbow of powers was soon joined by a bright orange when a certain blonde's voice rang out, "Venus Planet Power!"
A darkness seemed to come over the place as Saturn called upon her own planet, "Saturn Planet Power!" With that, a bright purple light burst forward from the iceberg that wasn't too far from the Neo-Queen herself.
"MOON COSMOS POWER!" They all shouted. A white light of power lifted Serenity off her feet and into the air as the powers of the lesser kingdoms of her kingdom swept over her with great force.
Beryl hid her eyes, but still tried with all of her might to destroy Neo- Queen Serenity.
Soon, the light and purity of the scouts was too much for her to bare and her powers left her body as the blast hit her, killing her instantly.
With one last surge of strength, Serenity cried out, "Moon Healing Power!" But everything went black after that.
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Maurimaya shouted out, "There they are!"
Lucretia came running from behind the girl with a large crew of doctors as well as enough blankets to keep an entire army warm for the winter.
Sure enough, lying in the snow, within two feet of each other, were nine girls and three men.
"Let's get a move on people!" Lucretia shouted as she rushed to Serena's side, checking her pulse. It was slow and shallow, but it was there.
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