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A/N: Sorry, for the long delay…I was working on my other stories that really needed to be updated… right now I have the song "Dancing Queen" stuck in my head. Don't ask…okay enough said, here's the chapter!
Chapter 28: Always in My Heart Pt 2
Princess Rini, Small Lady Serenity, lay asleep in her room. Quite like her mother, she could sleep through about anything or so was thought by everyone.
"RINI!" screamed Minnie scaring Phoebe and Diana who watched, "WAKE UP!"
Rini's eyes popped open as the ground shook again, worse than before. Sitting up in her bed, she looked away quickly, noticing Minnie and Phoebe, who had fallen on the floor during the last shake.
"Why are you guys on the floor?" she asked as Minnie and Phoebe stood up.
"We're searching for the large and quite dangerous dust bunny," said Minnie sarcastically, "No, actually we came to get you UP!"
"You girls should transform, just in case," suggested Diana as she sat on Rini's bed.
The three girls nodded to one another as they each took their brooches out.
"Pink Moon Crystal Power!" "Venus Planet Power!" "Mars Planet Power!"
In the hall:
"Guys, I'm not liking this," said Shelly as she tried to stay balanced with out falling, "Maybe we should transform."
"Stop being such a wuss," joked Terri.
The ground gave another shake, more powerful than before causing Hallie, Shelly, Terri and Hope to fall to the ground.
"Okay, lets transform," said Terri quickly taking out her brooch, "Pluto Star Power!"
"Uranus Star Power!" "Neptune Star Power!" "Saturn Star Power!"
Suddenly wicked laughter filled the room as the girls were transformed, "Well Sailor Soldiers! You're still alive! Congratulations! I thought you all had died off! Oh, well that means I get to enjoy destroying you. I am Morga! Await my coming puny Humans!" said a monster as she stepped in front of the scouts.
Neo Pluto grimaced, though her face was shadowed and no one could see. Sailor Neo Uranus sighed, "I got her! Uranus Sky Shaking!"
Morga dodged the attack with ease, "I have spent time learning the ancient arts of abstention (this means, she learned how to dodge), your attack is no longer a fulmination (threat) to me! I, Morga, shall resurrect the Great Nega-Verse and become its Monarch! All shall kneel before me, or face oblivion!"
Sailor Neo Neptune sighed, "You gonna fight or are you going to talk us to death?"
"Cease your babble! I shall be victorious and send you to the deepest hell, in the Nega-Verse!" shouted Morga angrily as Neo Neptune rolled her eyes.
Sailor Neo Pluto lifted an eyebrow. "You talk to much! Pluto Sonic Blast!" Morga died in a scattering of ashes.
"She never did learn to shut up," commented Sailor Neo Saturn with a sigh, "Well that was the first monster Sailor Moon ever fa- wait a minute! Didn't Sailor Moon vaporized her, long time ago! It was her first battle, right? Or did I learn it wrong in history class?"
"No you're correct, Hope," said Neo Pluto with a dark look on her face, "She was destroyed in Sailor Moon's first battle. And now I know why she is back and why these earthquakes are happening."
Neo Uranus, Neptune and Saturn looked curiously at Neo Pluto, noting her darken face.
Outside Rini's room:
"We are the Doom and Gloom Girls!"
Sailor Neo Venus recognized them as the ones who had killed her mother when they had gone to the North Pole to defeat Beryl.
Sailor Neo Mars sighed and took two out with her "Mars Spiral Fireballs Singe". Neo Venus took two out with a "Venus Heartbeat Vibration"
"I've noticed something, Youma's think they get powerful, but the good guys never get any more powerful," commented Neo Venus.
"It's the circle of life, Minnie," replied Neo Moon, "but now its time to take out this witch!"
The Youma scoffed, "Like you could beat me. I am twice as powerful as you'll ever be!"
Sailor Neo Moon growled and Neo Venus began to power up.
"No! Hold it! She's mine!" said Neo Moon holding up her hand.
The leader of the Doom and Gloom Girls began to laugh, "As if! You should let her help! You'll need it!"
Neo Mars glared as she realized that the Youma was trying to make Neo Moon and Venus angry, to make them careless, she immediately watched for an opening.
The youma realized her scheme had been discovered, "Heeya!"
The youma attacked, Sailor Neo Moon, held her Neo Tier, "Pink Lady's Freezing Kiss!"
The youma died in a flush of ashes. Sailor Neo Moon kicked the ashes and muttered something about killing Sailor Moon and the scouts. Sailor Neo Mars typed quickly on her computer, trying to find the source of these monsters.
"Lady," piped up Diana's voice, "Where's Ana and Leda?"
Neo Moon looked up in horror. Knowing those two, they might be in a lot of trouble.
"Don't worry," said Neo Mars, "I've located everyone. Ana and Leda are in the garden and Hallie, Shelly, Hope and Terri are somewhere down the hall. The boys are in the throne room."
"I think we better all go there," suggested Neo Venus as she picked up Diana, "Phoebe, take Rini to the throne room, I'm going to get Ana and Leda."
Neo Mars nodded as she and Neo Moon headed off toward the throne room.
Outside:
As the ground shook even more, Sailor Neo Mercury felt her stomach drop in horror. Earth was being destroyed slowly, like in her vision. No that couldn't be, she thought shaking the thought of her home being destroyed.
Sailor Neo Jupiter and Sailor Chiron both stood on the side of her, as they made their way back to the palace. The ground shook again as a figure bounded toward them. It was Sailor Neo Venus with Diana at her feet.
"Guys," she said as she reached them, "We have to go to the throne room."
"Serenity," said Queen Pluto as she glanced at the queen, "There has been a breach in Hades. That's how all the monsters are escaping."
"Can't we stop them?" questioned King Mars as his hand wavered over his sword.
Queen Mercury shook her head, "It's literally impossible. There are too many of them. Even with our powers combined, our children's powers and the Silver Crystal, it still wouldn't be enough."
"Then what are we going to do?" asked Queen Neptune as silence dawned around the room.
Neo Queen Serenity sighed sadly, there was only one thing left to do….
Sailor Neo Moon rushed into the room along with Neo Mars, Neo Uranus, Neo Neptune, Neo Pluto and Neo Saturn who had joined them. Sailor Neo Venus brought the others along with her.
"Mama!" said Neo Moon, "Crystal Tokyo is being destroyed!"
King Endyimon watched his daughter's face and then glanced at his wife's. The four generals, Malachite, Zoycite, Nephrite, and Jadeite stood behind the four Inner Scouts. Each one had fallen in love with a sailor soldier. Endyimon smiled, if anyone had to marry his fellow kings' daughters, he would like it to be them.
"Queen!"
Luna and Artemis bounded inside of the throne room, "Serenity. It's the city. It's being destroyed!"
Neo Queen Serenity stood up quickly and ran off to go see it for herself, followed by the Planetary rulers.
Ana's face turned dead white. Her vision was coming true, Earth would be destroyed. Ana's head pounded as she backed slowly out of the room. She couldn't bare to see the planet destroyed. As tears starting to form in her eyes, Ana ran down the hall, trying to escape the terrible scene before her. Zoycite had noticed Ana's flight and quietly left the room, going after her.
Tears streamed down Ana's face as she ran down the hall. This wasn't like her at all. She had always been strong, not easily to be broken down into tears. What was going on with her? Leaning against a wall, Ana thought about her vision.
"Maybe I should talk to Leda about this," she muttered to herself as she thought about her friend that she cared about more than anything.
"Awwww," cooed a harsh cold voice behind Ana, "The little girl is crying."
Ana spun around to be facing three demons, one yellow, another red and one blue, each wearing black body suits with knee pads, elbow pads and other different types of black colored pads. The grinned wickedly at Ana as they towered over the girl.
"What do you want?" demanded Ana angrily as her hands became fists.
"Oh, the little girl wants to fight," snickered the red demon with her arms crossed.
"She wouldn't even last a second against us," joined in the aqua demon.
"No one can defeat the Delta Girls," added the yellow demon, "Not with our special powers."
"Lets find out shall we," asked Ana holding up her brooch, "Mercury Planet Power!"
Bubbles swarmed around Ana as her clothing melted away and Sailor Neo Mercury's blue, indigo, white and light blue sailor fuku took shape.
The red Delta Girl smirked as the aqua demon raised her hand and sent energy at Sailor Neo Mercury.
Neo Mercury leaped into the air, dodging the attack easily. Behind her the yellow demon had sent a rally of bombs at her. Neo Mercury turned around too late as the bombs descended on her.
"Watch out," came a male voice as a body knocked her out of harm's way.
Neo Mercury felt a warm body on top of her. Opening her eyes, she found herself staring into the green eyes of Zoycite. He had just saved her from the yellow demon's attack. Getting up off of Neo Mercury, he held out his hand to help her up. Taking it, Neo Mercury got up.
"What are you doing here?" she demanded as they came back to back against the Delta Girls.
"I was worried about you," replied Zoycite as his hands began to glow.
"Why?" asked Neo Mercury as the aqua demon ran toward her, "Mercury Iceberg Submerge!"
The aqua demon stood still as the ground shook and a huge iceberg hit her, throwing her against a wall and knocking her unconscious.
"You seemed trouble," answered Zoycite calmly as he dodged the bombs thrown at him.
Neo Mercury called forth her ice crystal attack, killing the yellow demon quickly and then using it on the red demon injuring and then killing her. Zoycite finished off the aqua one without any trouble.
"I'm not troubled," argued Neo Mercury stubbornly as she crossed her arms.
"Yes, you are," argued back Zoycite calmly, "You're father is gifted with the ability to gaze into the future, correct? The gift was passed onto you and you are both cursed and gifted with it. You can help and see what things will happen at a terrible price."
Neo Mercury nodded dumbfounded at his words. Noticing her look, Zoycite laughed. A white cherry blossom appeared in his hand as he walked over to Neo Mercury and handed it to her. Her eyes soften as she took the beautiful flower and inhaled its wonderful scent. Looking up into Zoycite's eyes, she saw something she had never seen in his eyes before.
"Ana," he said as he hand rested upon her shoulder gently, "I can help you understand you're vision."
Sailor Neo Mercury gaped at him for a moment. Studying him closely, she pondered if she should tell him or not. If she wasn't able to tell her best friend that she loved, would she be able to tell him? Something deep inside of her mind, encouraged her to trust him and tell him what she had seen.
Neo Mercury nodded, agreeing to tell him. Zoycite smiled and led her to a bench. Sitting down, Neo Mercury, told him about Earth's destruction and what would happen. Zoycite listen, nodding ever now and then. When she was finished, she glanced over at Zoycite waiting for him to speak.
"You're vision is of Earth's destruction or maybe something more," concluded Zoycite after a moment of silence, "I can't explain much of it, but whatever you're vision means, it has a purpose for what's going to happen."
Neo Mercury studied Zoycite's face. His expression seemed injured in a way and in pain.
"Zoycite, are you okay?" asked Neo Mercury reaching out to touch his shoulder, but he stood up quickly.
"No, you're vision has ended my hope of finding her," he muttered in distress.
"Her?" repeated Neo Mercury standing up beside him.
"Yeah, I've been having a dream with woman in a ice blue dress. I can only make out details of her body and shoulders but her face is shrouded and hidden from view every time," says Zoycite as he stares up at the sky, "She always begs me to find her. She seems very desperate and tells me every time that I must find her and help her understand her future. Whatever that means."
Neo Mercury opened her mouth to say something, but she closed it. Everything was becoming blurry and hard to see. She wasn't having a vision, something else was happening!
"Ana, are you okay? What's wrong?"
Zoycite's voice seemed to be far away as Neo Mercury lose conscious and drift into a daze. Her blue star shaped brooch began to glow as her body was developed in a shade of bright blue light. Zoycite shaded his eyes from the light as he shouted Ana's name, trying to reach her.
The light faded away and Zoycite gaped at Neo Mercury. An ice blue gown had replaced her short blue skirt and white leotard. It was sleeveless and strapless. The diamond choker encircling her neck was the collar that kept the gown from falling down. The material of the dress was like silk but when she moved the color of the gown shimmered and moved with her. It was odd, like the dress pattern was water or something. Her arms were covered with gloves of the same shimmery material. What caused Zoycite to stare hard, was the crown atop of her head.. It looked like it was as cold as ice and it even looked like it was made of ice. Yet it didn't' melt. Zoycite stared in debrief at Sailor Neo Mercury, she looked exactly like the woman in his dreams.
"Zoycite," came Neo Mercury's voice, but it sounded different as someone was speaking through Neo Mercury, "You have found me."
"Yes," said Zoycite eagerly, "You were her the whole time, Ana.'
Ana smiled, "I am not Ana, Zoycite, I am Princess Mercury, remember? Ago on Silver Millennium we were close friends. Now in my present form as Neo Queen Mercury, my princess self has often watched you, wondering what would happen if we ever did marry. Destiny has chosen my daughter, Ana for you."
"I don't understand. She doesn't love me, she loves Leda."
"No, Leda must accept her own fate, without Ana's true passion for one another. They will still love each other as friends, but they also love someone else. Zoycite, you are that other person for Ana. Once you two are brought together by a simple display of love, the linked events will fall into place."
Zoycite nodded, trying to understand this. Princess Mercury smiled as she became to fade away from Neo Mercury's body. The gown disappeared and the sailor suit reappeared on Neo Mercury. Falling forwards, Zoycite caught the girl in his arms. She opened her eyes slowly, smiling as she gazed into his eyes.
"I just had the weirdest dream," said Neo Mercury wondering if what she had just saw was a dream.
"That was no dream," said Zoycite who seemed to know what had happen.
Neo Mercury stared at him, as he started to say something, but she put her finger to his lips, shushing him. He took her hand in his as his eyes softened. Neo Mercury looked up into his eyes as she caught his gaze. He tilted her face toward him as he moved his face closer, wondering if he should kiss her. She moved her face up, giving him a passionate kiss.
Standing a distance away, was Leda, who had just seen what had happen. Tears streaked down her face as she watched the one she love, kiss another. Running off, she tried to calm herself down, not understanding anything that had just happened.
Nephrite looked around the garden. Where was she? A soft crying answered his thought as he walked toward the source, to find Leda sobbing. Bending down he leveled with her face.
"Leda, what's wrong? Is there something on your mind?" Nephrite knew something was bugging her.
"Nothing," Leda lied trying to hide her tears and sadden face. She didn't want to burden Nephrite with any problems.
"Leda, tell me. What's wrong? Did something happen to you?" Nephrite asked kindly.
"Y-y-yes," Leda tried to swallow the lump in her throat.
"What?" Nephrite asked.
Leda felt tears building in her eyes again. She didn't know why she was crying. She didn't want to cry. She never cried in front of people, other than her mother and father. Ana, Minnie or Phoebe never even saw her cry.
"Leda, what did what happened?" Nephrite hugged Leda closer to comfort her. Plus, it was getting chilly.
"I-I-I-I s-saw Ana and Zoycite k-kissing," said Leda as she cried, "I-I had always thought…"
Nephrite nodded. He knew something like this would happen sooner or later. Zoycite had fallen for Ana at first sight. Nephrite gazed at Leda's sadly, he had fallen for her. He wanted her to feel the same way about him as he did her, but that was literally impossible.
"Leda," he said as she looked up at him. Taking a deep breath, he told her what he had wanted to say for a long time, "Ever since, I've seen you, I, have, uh."
Leda stared at him for a moment, "You have what?"
"Leda," he said, trying again as he held her close, "I love you."
Leda's face had shock written all over it. Her eyes softened as her hand touched Nephrite's face gently. His hand held her's to his face. She kissed him gently enjoying the tenderness of his returning kiss. Ana was her best friend, maybe destiny had something else in store for her. She hoped that Ana would be happy with Zoycite as she and Nephrite would be happy.
In throne room:
Sailor Neo Moon glanced about the room. Malachite and Neo Venus were deep in conversation about who knows what. Already, those two had been sweethearts since childhood (more of Minnie's childhood, than Malachite's). Jadeite was flirting with Phoebe who kept on blushing at his comments. Diamond, Sapphire and Rubeus were chatting with Terri, Shelly and Hallie. Sam had fallen for Hope as Demain had fallen for Sailor Chiron.
"Remember the first time we met?" asked Neo Moon as Helios appeared next to her.
"Yeah, I came into your dreams," recalled Helios with a smile, "I can never forget that, maiden. That day, was too important to forget. I'll always remember it."
Neo Moon smiled, "Helios, do you like me?"
"Yeah."
"Really?"
"Yes.""How much?"
"What are you thinking?"
"How much?" insisted Neo Moon.
Helios sighed with a smile. "When I'm with you, I get filled with energy."
Sailor Neo Moon smiled happily, "I want to be with you forever, Helios."
"So do I," agreed Helios, "So do I."
Bending toward each other, the two moved closer to kiss, when the ground shook, more powerful than before. The ceiling on the palace became to crack as a large crystal fell toward Neo Moon.
"Move!" shouted Helios pushing Neo Moon away just in time.
Outside the palace:
Everywhere were burning buildings, and thick smoke billowed into the air blotting out the sunlight. The Crystal Palace beginning to look like the Moon Palace when it was destroyed. The sky had grown darker as Neo Queen Serenity, along with the other Planetary Queens and Kings stood deciding what to do.
"The world is ending, Serenity," said Neo Queen Pluto, "There is nothing we can do to stop it."
Neo Queen Serenity closed her eyes and nodded, "I know Trista, but there still is hope for our children. Maybe they can rebuild the kingdom that I once grew up on and loved more than anything.""You mean to send them to the moon?" questioned Neo Queen Mars as she stood by Serenity's side.
Serenity nodded, "Yes, what Neherenia has done to Earth is irreversible and even the Imperial Silver Crystal doesn't have enough strength to change the destruction of Earth. Our only hope to send our children to the planets we each grew up on and hope that one day, maybe their children will return to Earth."
"Serenity," said Endyimon, "We're going to have to put the children to sleep or something. They won't leave without us. And some of the surviving people."
"He's right," agreed Neo Queen Venus, "Amy, can you do something to put them to sleep?"
Neo Queen Mercury nodded. A building fell to the ground as the Earth shook again.
"Good," said Serenity as she turned to Neo Queen Saturn, "Do you mind dropping the glaive, so this planet can end peacefully and start it's rebirth soon?"
Neo Queen Saturn nodded, holding up her brooch for the last time, "Saturn Crystal Power!"
Next Time: Earth is ending, but what is Serenity's plan? What will happen to the Neo Scouts? What will the future bring them? Chapter 29: Always in My Heart Pt 3
