Disclaimer - We all know that Sailor Moon and all related characters belong to Takeuchi Naoko. I claim none of them, but thank her for their use. All incidental characters are mine, but if you feel the desire to use them please feel free. I'll just disavow anything I don't like, hahaha…

Greetings to my faithful aserene, and to mae-E! I hope this final chapter meets your high expectations. And yet another first time (for me) reviewer! Greetings to FireFlamezZzZ! I'm glad you are liking the story (even if it made you edgy, hahaha). Why don't more people review? (shrug) I assume they're a lot like me: won't say something unless they just can't hold it in any longer or they are in the mood. Oddly enough, I think this is my most read fanfic according to the stats page.

Side Note: Stats pages are addicting! I'm constantly checking to see how many people are looking, how many like my story enough to mark it for favorite or alert, how many reviews per chapter, etc.. Haha, I never thought I would like or use it all that much, but now I wonder how I lived without it!

And now, minna, I give you the final chapter of Moon's Light. I hope you enjoyed it. For those who have not read my stories "Serenity's Light", "Duty", and "Silver Threads, Crystal Bonds", you might enjoy checking them out, too. They are kind of like prequels. Well, SL & Duty are. STCB is just in the same timeline. Next up... Another PGSM story. Stay tuned for Prelude. And after that, another story in this time line involving our three favorite Moons. Okay, enough advertising! Enjoy! - Raya

Moon's Light

(October 25, 1999)

With shining eyes, Usagi slowly carried a bemused looking Luna up the steps to the Hikawa Shrine. "Hi, Rei-chan!" she called, waving to her dark haired friend. Rei stopped sweeping, and held the broom while she studied her queen closely. Something in Usagi's expression made her heart stop, and then start racing.

"Hey, Usagi. Hey, Luna. What's up? Why did you tell everyone to come over?" she called down the stairs. She looked a little concerned as she suddenly realized that Usagi was climbing them calmly and sedately, not running up as usual when she felt well enough to come over.

"Come find out!" Usagi said and giggled. She threaded her right arm through Rei's left and made her walk up the stairs with them.

A few minutes later, after the usual round of greetings, the nine senshi of the Sol system and their two feline advisers gathered in the meditation room. Usagi studied their faces, seeing their strength, love, and curiosity. With a soft sound, she nodded to herself. Then, her face became serious and she took a deep breath.

"I had a dream a few nights ago," she told them softly. Gently, she stroked Luna's head. "A nightmare. In it, I had a choice: help you defeat overwhelming odds and defend our world, or save ChibiUsa." Her friends gasped.

"One or the other?" Ami asked as her eyes became sympathetic.

"How horrible," Makoto said, knowing how such a decision would torture her tenderhearted friend. "What did you do?"

"Screamed like a banshee and worried us to death," Luna muttered coming out of her stupor long enough to tease her mistress.

Usagi chuckled as she stroked her head again. "How many times do I have to apologize for that?" she whined back teasingly. Her expression sobered again as she looked back at her other friends. "I made the choice." She took a deep breath. "I chose... ChibiUsa."

"Good," Haruka said decisively. "We can take care of ourselves." The other senshi nodded in agreement.

Usagi looked uncertain and sad. "I know... But... The battles I saw... They were horrible. You all were hurt so bad. If I hadn't been there to help..." Her expression became torn and guilty. Minako reached out and put a reassuring hand on her shoulder.

"Usagi-san," Michiru said gently as she leaned forward. "We have been in horrible battles before..." She stopped as Usagi shook her head vigorously.

"Not like these... And the woman... She said that these were real battles, not made up ones. These are fights you are each going to have to face, probably sometime soon."

Michiru smiled back gently but confidently. "If it is a choice between helping us and saving ChibiUsa-chan, you have to choose her."

"Yeah, you'd make us very mad otherwise," Makoto said with a glint in her eyes that said she was not quite teasing. "It would be like you didn't trust us or something."

"I trusted you. I do trust you. And when those battles come, I will do my best to help you if I can," Usagi said as she nodded back to Makoto and caught their eyes once more. "But... I will never become Sailor Moon again."

"What?" they gasped in shock.

"To save ChibiUsa-chan, I had to agree to give up my ability to become Sailor Moon."

"It was just a dream, Usagi-chan," Ami said with a worried look.

Usagi shook her head. "No... It wasn't a dream. It was a decision. And I agreed."

She waited patiently as they all tried to convince her that she was taking her dream too seriously. When they finally became silent again, she spoke once more. "I can't become Sailor Moon again," she said with a small smile as she gently placed a hand on her stomach. Luna began to purr happily. Her smile widened as she studied their stubborn expressions. "I can't, because someone else has that role now."

"Eh? Who?" Artemis asked in confusion.

Suddenly, Setsuna's face lit up. Her garnet eyes flew to Usagi's questioningly. Usagi just smiled brightly at her.

"Now, Artemis, surely you haven't forgotten," she teased as she turned her smile to him. "Really... Well, you'll have to wit a bit until I can introduce you again."

"The only other Sailor Moon I can think of is..." Ami's voice trailed off, and her eyes widened as she stared at Usagi.

Rei gasped. "That's it. That's what's different!"

"What? What's different? What are you talking about?" Makoto asked a little impatiently. Michiru, Haruka, and Hotaru suddenly smiled eagerly as they understood.

"Her aura. That's what's different," Rei responded with a sudden smile. "Congratulations!" Usagi bowed her head in gracious acceptance.

"Why? I don't get it," Makoto said starting to sound irritable. Minako frowned as she leaned forward to study Usagi closely, one hand still on her shoulder. Usagi just smiled sweetly at her.

"The only other Sailor Moon we know is ChibiMoon," Minako said slowly. Usagi nodded. "Is she coming back to visit again?"

Haruka groaned, as Michiru, Hotaru, Rei, and Ami laughed. "No," Usagi said with a giggle. "She's coming to stay."

Suddenly, Makoto and Minako exclaimed together: "You're pregnant?" Usagi's giggles became full fledged laughter at the expression on their faces.

"It's about time," Rei said as she rolled her eyes at their slowness.

"Are you sure this time?" Ami asked, trying to ward off an argument.

Usagi and Luna nodded together. "Yes, the home pregnancy test confirmed it this morning," Usagi said happily. "I have a doctor's appointment in a few weeks."

"It's there in her aura, too," Rei said as Ami pulled her computer out. "She has an extra shine in her midsection." Ami returned the computer to its subspace pocket unopened.

"How's your heart?" Hotaru suddenly asked, her expression concerned.

Usagi shook her head. "My chest hasn't hurt since the nightmare," she told them. "Ever since I agreed to give up being Sailor Moon." They looked at her in disbelief as she shrugged. "Ask Luna. You know she would know if I were lying."

Luna shook her head as they looked at her. "It's true. Not once that I know of since that night. She should have been bedridden at least twice since then if everything was the same. She hasn't whimpered once. Well, not for that reason at any rate."

"Luna!" Usagi protested. Her black adviser just turned and smiled up at her. She sighed and smiled back. Her eyes widened as she was suddenly tackled by Minako. Luna squalled in surprise as she fell out of Usagi's lap.

"Congratulations!" Minako cried. She ignored her friends sudden laughter. "We need to start planning a baby shower!"

The gathered Sailor Guardians stared wide-eyed at the little guardian who was surrounded by a pure white light. She smiled softly as she drew a little ball of pink light to her heart and cradled it.

"Who... Who are you?" Sailor Guardian Venus asked a little shakily. She recognized the girl, but the change was so drastic she couldn't quite believe her eyes. The little Sailor Guardian just smiled at her.

"Where... Where is your other half?" Sailor Guardian Jupiter asked. Guiltily, she wondered if she should have insisted on holding the two halves of the girl together after all. The little Sailor Guardian turned her smile to Sailor Guardian Jupiter as she gently lifted the little pink ball of light.

"That is her?" Sailor Guardian Mercury asked curiously. The little Sailor Guardian nodded at her. "Is she all right?"

"Yes," the little girl replied. "We're both all right now. And soon, she will come back."

The eight bigger Sailor Guardians studied her with varying expressions of uncertainty, surprise, and disbelief. Slowly, however, the expressions melted away into smiles as the littlest Sailor Guardian beamed at them happily.

"We'll help you watch over her until she does," Sailor Guardian Mars said suddenly. Around her, her teammates nodded in agreement.

"Okay," Sailor Guardian Cosmos chirped as she cuddled the small ball of light once more.