Chapter 21
DC: I don't own Sailor Moon
A/N: This is it people...The Sacrifice...
Serena woke up. She was lying in bed, and everything seemed to be normal. Well, it was just the fact that she was just in a battle to her death.
She climbed out of bed, and looked around. Luna slept peacefully in a corner. Darien was in the bed, sleeping soundly, and her alarm clock still sat there on her desk.
"My alarm clock?"
She looked at it. That was what was making her think otherwise. It was flashing all sorts of numbers. It was nine o'clock, and then it was ten-fifty. It jumped around, and Serena knew this wasn't normal.
She went to Luna to shake her awake, when she noticed her stomach. It was flat.
"Okay…Luna?" She tapped the cat, but she didn't stir. Actually she didn't move at all. Serena rushed over to Darien, and noticed, his stomach didn't even move when he supposedly took in air.
"This isn't right." Serena said. And as soon as she said that, the room shattered, and she was engulfed in darkness.
Serena woke up, in the same bed in the same room.
"No!" She screamed. Time still stood still, while her alarm clock went crazy.
She dipped under her bed, and found the box that said 'Sailor Stuff'. She pulled out her broach.
"Silver Moon Crystal Power!"
The room went dark, and she was back in Tokyo Park.
She looked around to see everyone on the ground in his or her own sleep. She tried to wake them up, but they didn't seem to be listening. She then heard the soft eerie tune.
"Sheena." Serena whispered as she turned around. There floated The Flute Player, with her flute playing.
"They're in their own world now, Serenity." She said.
"Let them out!" Serena demanded, knowing that it wouldn't work. Sheena smiled, and stopped playing the flute. To Serena's surprise, everyone woke up.
"Sheena!" Rini cried. She still was very weak. Hotaru lay next to Michelle, to weak to sit up.
"If Serenity wants to see the sacrifice, as my sister prophesizes, then she shall have her wish." Sheena said.
Everyone got up, at least the ones who could stand, and stood in front of Serena, Rini, and Helios.
"We won't let you have Rini!" Lita cried.
"You will have to get through us first!" Trista said.
Sheena looked confused for a second. "Who says I want that brat?"
Everyone looked at each other for a moment.
"She isn't Little Moon!" She said. She then stuck her finger out, and pointed to Serena. "She is!"
Everyone turned to Serena. She looked confused herself.
Her mind wondered off to that dream. The bloody one she had a while ago.
The last thing she heard was the screams, and then silence, of baby Rini.
Rini…Little Rini…Baby…small…little moon!
It all came to Serena. She knew exactly what she wanted to kill. She wanted to kill Rini. Not the Rini from the future, but from the past.
"Yes I can see it on your face, Serenity." Sheena said. Every one else didn't get it. "I want the little moon to be dead. The future of Tokyo and Crystal Tokyo all rest on that stupid child in you, Serenity!"
Everyone slowly turned to Serenity, as Sheena continued on. "Every other evil person wanted you, Serenity. No one really cared for Rini, they never thought of killing the girl. If I kill you, then I get to what I really want. I'll get to baby Rini. If I kill you in this dimension then little Princess Serenity will die. She won't come back to the past. You won't meet her, and help her in the search for the crystal that hid in her own body."
Rini gasped. Serena fell to her knees, and looked to the ground. Something connected, and it was if the two of them could communicate to each other through the baby in Serena.
'You have to save Tokyo!' Rini called to Serena. But Serena didn't want to. She didn't want to sacrifice her own daughter, for the sake of the world.
'You have to! While I was in that darkness…I learned something.' The Rini inside said to her. 'I talked to my mom in the future. Neo-Queen Serenity.'
'You talked to her?'
'Do you know what she said? She said I had to do anything to keep Tokyo safe…even…even if it meant a sacrifice. She said that her mother did the same, and that she would, if she came into a situation like that. I would do it, Serena. I would sacrifice myself for everyone else in Tokyo to live. That is the life of Princesses and Queens of the Moon, if this situation were to come up.'
Serena looked over to Rini. She gave her a slight smile, and nodded her head. Darien bent down to Serena, and helped her up.
Serena looked into the eyes of Sheena. She looked ready to kill. She stepped through the line of the sailor scouts, and went up to the hovering girl.
"I won't let you destroy Tokyo. If that means sacrificing myself, and Rini…then so be it." Serena said, with any courage she could muster up.
"What?" Several voices rang out. "Serena are you crazy?"
Darien tried to run to her, but Serena gave him a look. He had never seen this look in her eyes before. It made him stop.
Serena clicked her broach open, and took out the Silver Crystal. She was, then, engulfed in white that made everyone shield his or her eyes.
When they took their hands away from their faces, there were wings. Big wings that stretched out far. Serena rose into the air, and turned to face them.
It wasn't the young faced, princess everyone knew. She had a sense of maturity, and the fact that her stomach showed every bit that she was pregnant.
"It's Neo-Queen Serenity." Mina said in awe.
"She…she can't be…the sacrifice…" Raye said as she stared up at Serenity.
Sheena smiled, and brought out her own crystal. It was black and everyone could feel it, even if Serenity's shown brightly.
"Show me strength!" Sheena said. Her eyes glowed with dark curiosity.
Serenity looked determined, as she brought her crystal in front of her. Sheena did the same, and the two of them concentrated hard to gather power.
And when it was released, everyone was knocked back. Helios still hung on to Rini, as did Michelle with Hotaru. The rest dug their heels in the dirt, and stood ready.
Serenity kept up with her power. Luckily she was just testing Sheena. She wasn't using her full power. Sheena was doing the same, and both seemed equally matched. Well until Sheena forced more power into hers. Serenity went back a little, but added more to her own light power.
Serenity still kept it up, but was losing more power then Sheena was.
'Help me scouts…'
Everyone heard the echoing voice of Serenity, and looked up. She nodded her head, and everyone linked hands.
"We have to save our Queen!" Amara yelled.
"Mercury Star power!"
"Mars Star power!"
"Jupiter Star power!"
"Venus Star power!"
"Uranus Star power!"
"Neptune Star power!"
"Pluto Star power!"
Saturn looked up. She had hardly any strength back into her, but offered any she could. "Saturn Star power!"
Rini looked up at her mother. Sure she wasn't born yet, but it was her mother still. She concentrated hard, and whispered. "Pink Moon Star power."
Serenity felt a kick of power. She concentrated even harder, and screamed out in agony. "Silver Moon Crystal Power!"
Sheena smirked, but didn't realize Rini's kick in power. She was shocked to notice her dark energy was being drained. But she still hung on.
"No! You're the sacrifice!" She screamed, as she tried so hard to keep going. Serenity gave a last look down, and caught Darien's eye. She smiled warmly down at him, and he knew what she was going to do.
"Serenity!" He yelled. "Serena, no!"
Serenity used every ounce of energy into the little crystal. It burst into a new light, and swallowed Sheena. Sheena watched as the light came, and she felt everything go away.
Everyone else watched as Serenity's eyes went blank, her crystal shattered, and she started to fall… Her wings burned brightly. The light slowly faded away.
Then she will vanish as the light fades, and her wings burn to the ground…She is the Sacrifice…
And somewhere in the distance, Sheena, the Sailor of Prophecies, was free.
Can't say anything...
Preview:
"W…What's going to happen?" Amy asked. Darien picked up Serena's body, and carried it towards the scouts. He lay her down, and dropped to his knees.
"I don't know…" Darien whispered. He could feel tears starting to form in his eyes.
"We…we can't bring her back…we just used up most of our powers…" Trista said.
"And even Rini disappeared…" Lita said.
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