Disclaimer: I do not own anyone from "CardCaptor Sakura". They are all owned by the ladies of CLAMP who are much more talented than I. (smile) I also do not own anyone from "Sailor Moon". They are all owned by Takeuchi Naoko whose vision will live eternally. (smile) (Much to Elflina's dismay...) All other characters are my own. Feel free to steal them.

It's hard to believe that at this time last year, I was trying to figure out how on Earth to free the Senshi from the Sakura Cards, and promising Ree that I'd try to finish it by Christmas. Oops, I missed that estimate by about 6 months, hahaha... And now, four months after I posted the first chapter (under CCS, and then deleted and started to repost), you have the conclusion.

My thanks to everyone who reviewed this epic, particularly aserene who was with me from Chapter 1 in CCS. And to all 80-100 of you that fanfiction says is reading, including all of my reviewers, I hope that you have enjoyed it, and that you will like this ending.

Finally, greetings to my three reviewers for Chapter 41! Thank you, aserene (yes, it's over for now. I haven't even started work on a sequel, although I have started a related story), Mangaka-chan (I'll look forward to that crossover. Empress Night is in the wrong star system (i.e., not in the Nemesis section of the system), but in the right universe (i.e., Æther doesn't have to make her leave), and Æther must've been distracted by something else when the Black Moon family attacked Crystal Tokyo... That's my story and I'm sticking to it, hahaha), and IchikoKitsuneKoumori formerly known as Sakura Blossom-Cilla-85 (two different objects named Nemesis. Demand was from the planet that the Earthlings named Nemesis, while Empress Night is from the star system Nemesis).

I always like to hear how other people enjoyed my story. So, even if you are reading this three years after completion and you want to tell me, feel free. (smile) Or not. I leave it entirely up to how much the story impressed you. And now... This chapter is dedicated to Elflina who begged for a good CCS/SM crossover and insisted that I could write it, Ree who waited with great patience for a year and a half as I became slower and slower with updates, and to all of the people who reviewed this story. Please enjoy! - Raya

Moonlit Sakura

Chapter 42 – Home Again

"Welcome home," Super Sailor Æther said as the Tsukimine Shrine faded into view once more.

"At last," Sakura sighed as she leaned into Shaoran with a yawn. "I appreciate you showing us some of our new friends' history, but it's good to be home."

"Mmm…" Tomoyo agreed as she stretched. "I'm too tired to double check my footage!"

"Heh. We did all the hard work," Cerberus quipped as he transformed back into his smaller self.

Tomoyo just smiled. "Yes, you did. And a fantastic job, too!" She winked at Kero-chan, who took the bait immediately.

"Yeah… I was rather good, wasn't I?" he preened.

Shaoran rolled his eyes, as Sakura giggled. With studied pretense, Yue ignored Kero and transformed back into Yukito.

"Thank you for your help, Sailor Æther," Sakura said as she turned to the senshi.

Super Sailor Æther flapped her wings and nodded her head graciously. "You have all been very well behaved. You deserved a reward. I'm glad you appreciated it. And now, I will leave you. Have a good life!"

"Farewell!" the small group of travelers called as she faded from sight.

"Sakura? Yuki?" Touya called from behind them. As the group of friends turned, they saw his smile of relief transform into a look of slight irritation. "It's about time, Monster," he added. "I was just getting ready to leave."

Sakura smiled. "Sorry," she replied sounding only a little repentant. "Let's go home. I'm starving!"

Crystal Palace, Crystal Tokyo

"I'm glad to hear those priests are all right," Serenity said as she carefully poured several cups of tea.

"Yes," Vital replied as he watched. Beside him on the couch, Lady played a little nervously with her skirt, while across form them, Endymion lifted a plate of cookies and passed them to him. "The girls were able to shield them before any permanent damage was done," he said as he took a macaroon and held the plate out to Lady. She took the plate and studied its contents carefully.

"A result of their intensive training. They did very well, I think. Speaking of which, you will stay, won't you Vital-san?" Serenity asked as she handed the young man a cup of tea. "You need some training in your new role as Tuxedo Mask."

"Please say you will," Lady begged shyly as she selected a Chinese cookie and handed the plate back to her father. Covertly, Endymion studied the young man who had quickly won over both of his women. He wasn't too sure he whether or not he liked what he saw.

"I'm afraid I can't stay too long," Vital replied a little apologetically. "I left home in rather a hurry. I have classes I need to get back to… An apartment that needs cleaning… A job… A dog…"

"A dog!" Diana and Luna exclaimed from a nearby chair, looking a little worried.

As Lady and Serenity looked saddened by his reply, he bit back a smile. The look in Endymion's eyes wiped it away. "I will return when I can, but I can't promise it will be too soon," he added.

"Of course," Serenity sighed. "Well, you will always be welcome."

A few days later, he reluctantly boarded a plane to fly back to Canada. Only the thought that he would be able to transfer to Tokyo University very easily and would be able to return permanently in a couple of months kept him strong against Lady's tears, Serenity's, Pallas', and Ceres' sad looks, and Endymion's, Bessa's, and June's muted glares. He looked out of the plane window, and to his surprise found himself counting the hours until he could come back again.

Tomoeda

"Good morning, Sakura-chan!" Tomoyo called as she waved to her friend across the school courtyard.

"Good morning, Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura replied as she waved back. In one arm, she held what looked like a sketchbook.

"I finally had a chance to compile some of the footage I shot during our trip," Tomoyo told her friend as they met up and began to walk into the building. "Would you like to see it after school? You look sooooo cool in it!"

Sakura smiled as she nodded. "Sure. Shall I bring Kero-chan, too? He's been bugging me about visiting you."

"Okay," Tomoyo replied. "I'll meet you there." She gave the sketchbook a curious look. "What do you have there?"

"This?" Sakura smiled. "Remember those pictures I told you I dreamed about? The ones of Neo-Queen Serenity-sama and her friends?" She waited for Tomoyo to nod, and then continued. "I liked them a lot, and I've been wishing there was someway to draw them. But, I'm not that good at drawing. Well, I had this brilliant idea last night." Sakura opened the sketchbook to the first page, and Tomoyo gasped at the beautiful picture of Neo-Queen Serenity sitting on a crescent moon. "I used Create to make them. Aren't they beautiful?" Sakura asked as she slowly flipped through the pictures.

"Yes… Very beautiful," Tomoyo replied as she studied them. "But, will they last?"

"Hnnn… Actually, that's why I brought them to school today. I was hoping you or Shaoran could help me come up with some way to save them, or create a copy."

Tomoyo looked at the book thoughtfully, and then smiled. "Leave it to me. They're pretty solid right now, right?" Sakura nodded. "We'll scan them in, and then print them off. They'll look wonderful! Ah, how pretty!"

Sakura looked down at the picture, and frowned. "Funny… Where did that one come from?" A four panel picture showed the four youngest senshi. Like the other pictures, they were dressed in long dresses the same color as their energy, but the styles and cut were each different.

Sailor Ceres' dress looked like an old French dress that would have been worn by Marie Antoinette. In the background, yellow-orange flowers spun around her as if caught in a whirlwind. Sailor Pallas was dressed in what appeared to be a toga, and aqua colored bubbles appeared to dance around her. Sailor Juno was wearing something similar to an American 1920's flapper dress. Long vines of green ivy traced their way through her background, winding around trees and other plants. Sailor Vesta appeared to be in a gypsy outfit surrounded by magenta-colored animals of all sorts. All of the girls were looking at the full moon in the center of the picture that was formed by the quarter moon sections on each panel.

"Heh? There's another one, too," Sakura said as she eagerly flipped the page. There, Princess Lady stood in a champagne pink dress in a field of white roses. In the background, sunrise or sunset basked the sky with beautiful colors. Her pink eyes shone as she looked at a little blue swallowtail butterfly that was perched on her hand. The hand was lifted to the sky above, as if to launch the butterfly into its beauty.

"That one's pretty, too," Tomoyo sighed. "I want a copy of all of them. Please?"

"Of course," Sakura smiled as she closed the book. The two young women jerked suddenly as the bell rang. "Ah! We'd better go! See ya later, Tomoyo-chan!"

"Bye, Sakura-chan!" Tomoyo replied. "Have a good day!" As she watched her friend race off to her classroom, she smiled widely. "A painter! Yes, she would look so cute as a painter," she said softly to herself as she turned and went to her own class. And in her mind, she began to plan out the next outfit for her best model.

The End

A/N: There may be some confusion remaining about Nemesis and how it is used in this story. In the R arc of the original Sailor Moon story, King Endymion tells Sailor Venus that scientists (or someone) discovered a new planet that seemed to have wandered into the system, and it was named Nemesis. This is where Neo-Queen Serenity banished the mad dictator, Phantom (according to my translated manga), and where centuries later the Black Moon Clan began to call home. Prince Demand did indeed come from that Nemesis. I do my best to not change canon.

However, there is a scientific theory that out beyond the Oort Cloud, there is a red or brown dwarf star which is a companion star to our sun. This star has also been named Nemesis. So far, this theory has neither been proved nor disproved. According to one website I read, one of the scientists who came up with the theory was just brainstorming ideas about the cause of cyclic mass destructions on our planet. He tossed the dwarf star idea out, mostly in fun, but the more he and some other scientists looked at it, the more believable it appeared. For better information, you can look up Nemesis Star in Wikipedia or go to http/ swanson dot bol dot ucla dot edu/ (no spaces and substituting as necessary, I can't put it in here any other way...). - Raya