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Chapter Twenty Four: A broken Kingdom revealed.
He was hungry, but he didn't care, he kept consuming more and more alcohol to drown his fury and angst. He cursed himself for waiting so long to plan his attack and now it was too late, Usagi, his Usagi; had given herself up to Mamoru. He threw his beer bottle against the wall, frustrated.
"Akio, what will you do?" The young woman asked blankly. She was well aware of her surrounding, but somehow not with it. Everything seemed like a dream to her, Akio's abuse, and her tears. But there was nothing she could do to escape.
"I'm gonna take her back." He smirked.
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In the dead of the night, Usagi was cuddled up to Mamoru's shirt, the one he lent to her when she was at his apartment after he rescued her. She loved that shirt and every night hugged it as if it was really him. Luna was cuddled at the foot of Usagi's bed, peacefully guarding her princess. There was a lot they would have to face now that they knew who they were. Suddenly, without a noise, the window opened on it's own and in climbed Akio. It was very bold of him to do this on his own, but if it was done by anyone else, it would not go perfectly according to his plans. Luna was still asleep, and so was Usagi, as he walked lightly to her side. He smirked examining her covered body, imagining the evil he would do. Usagi twitched slightly, turning on her back. Slowly her eyes fluttered open when a hand quickly covered her mouth. She gasped in a panic trying to focus on her attacker. She almost fainted when she saw his red eyes looking down at her. She twisted her body, trying to scream but it only made Akio grin more.
'Now now, don't make a fuss.' He thought looking deep into her eyes. Usagi slowly stopped struggling feeling like she had no control over her mind. Her face paled and her eyes became lightless blobs.
'Yeah, that's right.' Akio grinned collecting her into his arms. Out of no where, Luna jumped out biting on to his face, clawing at his chest; causing him to let go of Usagi; falling back down to her bed. He cursed under his breath and pulled off the furious cat and chucked her violently on the wall. Usagi was coming back but as soon as she realized what was going on, Akio had taken over her mind once more. This time, he got away. Luna came too just in time to see him take off into the dark sky with Usagi with him.
"Usagi!" Luna shouted tearfully.
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"His nerve!" Sailor Mars shouted skipping over the buildings, with the senshi close behind.
"He's gonna pay with interest!" Sailor Jupiter shouted taking a large leap into the air. Tuxedo Kamen was far more ahead, he was never this mad in his life. He would kill Akio this time, he didn't care what happened to his name.
"Hurry! She's in danger!" Artemis shouted holding on to Sailor Venus.
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Usagi woke up in Akio's bed a few minutes after he arrived. He wanted to freshen up for his night and left her in the care of his girlfriend.
"You're awake?" She said from the couch. She was dressed in a tight red dress, and drinking like a trucker. She didn't look at Usagi, she had no reason to. She knew that if she looked her horrified face, she would not forget it, and it would only haunt her.
"Where am I!" Usagi demanded, getting to her feet. The young woman only smiled.
"In hell." She giggled taking another large sip of her alcohol. Usagi took a step closer getting ready to run for the door when she heard Akio's voice lurking from the shadow's.
"I don't think so Usagi." He laughed, coming into the light. The young woman got up like she was in the presence of someone great. Usagi's eyes narrowed, this time he had gone too far.
"What is wrong with you? Let me go right now!" She shouted to the top of her lungs. She was in her pajama's and embarrassed as Akio looked her up and down, licking his lips as he continued to examine her.
"Stop that!" Usagi shouted again. Akio walked over to the young woman taking her drink. He winked and looked deep into her eyes, and in just seconds the woman bowed down to him. Usagi's eyes bulged out. She had never felt so sick in her life.
"You see, I'm in command now." He smirked patting the woman's head.
"You! You'll never get away with this." Usagi shouted pointing at him.
"Get up! I said get up! Don't demean yourself like that!" Usagi screamed angrily. She wanted to walk over to the woman, pull her up to her feet and slap her for doing something like that. But that was when she noticed Akio's eyes, they really were red. The woman stood up, her face was blank and cold. She didn't have an expression, she looked like she didn't even have a soul. Usagi gasped, thinking back to Akio capturing her from her room. She was struggling, but something made her stop.
'That's how he's doing this, he's brainwashing people.' Usagi thought. She knew that she was in trouble, serious trouble. But what could she do. She watched the woman leave, but before she completely closed the door behind her, she looked back at Usagi with a sad face. Usagi swallowed hard. It was just the two of them. She was trying to think, but her mind kept shutting down on her, going blank each time she thought about what to do. Akio laughed, putting down the bottle and walking towards her. Usagi was becoming frightened, he was getting really close now, and she still couldn't think of what to do.
'Why can't I think?' She asked herself.
'Because I control your mind now Usagi.' Akio smirked. Usagi gasped trying to tell herself to think about something else, but before she could step back he was already horribly close to her. She felt a tear start to roll down her face, and than felt him wipe the tear as he pulled her into his arms. He nuzzled her neck smelling her, she was intoxicating him, driving him to this point.
'Stop fighting me, I always get what I want' He grinned pushing her to the bed. Usagi was paralyzed. Her mind went blank, all she could say was Tuxedo Kamen over and over in her mind. Akio could hear it, her calls for Tuxedo Kamen and wondered why she begged for him. He didn't care though, right now, it was time for him to get what he ached for so long. He was leaning in for a kiss when a rose burst through the balcony sliding door and pierced Akio's arm. He jumped to his feet to see the Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen taking stance in his room. Usagi was still motionless and laid helplessly on the bed still calling Tuxedo Kamen in her head. Akio pulled the rose out of his arm, feeling no pain.
"YOU!" He shouted. This was it, the moment he would take care of them all. Suddenly he transformed, not really surprising anyone. He stood there, watching the senshi tense up, they knew they needed Sailor moon to finish him, but right now she couldn't be there. Usagi finally came out of Akio's mind meld. She quickly dashed to Tuxedo Kamen's side. He was mad, mad that she was taken, mad that Akio was really getting close.
"I'm not letting you go this time!" He shouted. Youma Akio started to laugh as Zoisite appeared. The senshi took a cautious step back.
"I see you've met my new friend." He grinned, folding his arms across his chest.
"Oh, where's Sailor moon?" Zoisite wondered. Usagi swallowed, not knowing what to do. She couldn't transform right in front of them and didn't want to run and be caught by Zoisite.
"Here's the deal Youma Akio, I'll give you Usagi and guarantee her loyalty to you, if you kill them all!" Zoisite shouted disappearing into thin air. Youma Akio smiled madly accepting the offer. He started to attack, and Usagi was trying her best to make sure she didn't get in the senshi's way. But they were having difficulties, their powers proofed to be useless. She needed to transform, needed to help them. In one sudden movement, Usagi transformed in front of the youma. He was puzzled at first and so was the senshi and Tuxedo Kamen, they didn't agree with this decision to change in front of him.
"Oh so Usagi is the pretty solider Sailor moon?" Youma Akio snickered. Zoisite showed up from no where suddenly laughing as usual. She thanked Usagi for changing in front of him and that now he could attack her anytime if she got away some how. But suddenly youma Akio realized that he could not kill Sailormoon just yet, he needed to have Usagi first.
"I'm not killing her yet! I want Usagi!" Youma Akio shouted sending a large blast to senshi and Tuxedo Kamen. The people in the apartment ran out in a hurry, confused and afraid of what was going on the top floor. They were all crowding outside watching the blasts hit over and over.
"That's enough youma Akio, now kill them!" Zoisite commanded.
"I'm not killing Usagi yet! I'll kill her after I had my time!" Youma shouted back. Zoisite smiled, agreeing with the new terms and he vanished quickly. The senshi and Tuxedo Kamen felt strange, like they could feel Zoisite lurking in the room. Akio was powering up for another big blast and as the senshi tried to send off their own special powers; Usagi was quickly grabbed and hoisted up into the air. They gasped looking up to see her in Zoisite's arms.
"Sailor moon!" Tuxedo Kamen shouted angrily. The blast was large, more powerful than the previous ones and this one brought them to their knees. Youma Akio was laughing victoriously. Sailor moon was in a state of shock as she watched her friends fall down to the ground. Zoisite was laughing too gripping Usagi's under arms tightly. Usagi didn't cry this time. She was too consumed with anger. And as she watched the two evil men laugh at her friends lifeless bodies, she conjured up her strength to do something she had never done.
"NO MORE!" She had never shouted this loud, and when Akio and Zoisite looked to Sailor moon, a crescent moon appeared on her forehead, and a light swallowed the room. In a flash, the senshi, Tuxedo Kamen and Sailor moon were gone, leaving only Zoisite and youma Akio helplessly wondering what happened.
'This can't be' A large sweat dropped from Zoisite's forehead. He was truly afraid.
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They were all standing in the ruins of an ancient place. The earth was looking back at them in blue silence. They were afraid of what they saw.
"Serenity" Usagi and the others quickly turned around to see a small glowing woman appear. She was smiling and looked a lot like Usagi, except with an older presence and white shiny hair in two buns. Their eyes bulged as they watched this woman smile.
"Serenity. It's okay that you don't remember me, that's how I made it." She smiled happily feeling no regret. Suddenly Usagi fell to her knees recalling who she was.
"Mother…" She whispered. Luna and Artemis ran up to the small figure, with tears streaming down their little cat faces. But the figure just smiled.
"You all probably want to know what happened and why you are here now." She smiled closing her eyes.
"I'm Queen Serenity, of the moon." And in a white hot flash of light they were taken to see the last day on the moon.
Flash back
Everyone was dancing, eating and having fun. The moon was very peaceful at this time, with no worry. But lately, the Queen was informed of an evil presence lurking in the solar system wanting to gain possession of the silver crystal; the most powerful weapon in the universe.
"Queen Serenity, the Prince of Earth wishes to make your audience" The young guard said presenting the Prince Endymion. He stepped forward fully armed in his battle gear.
"Queen, the evil forces have taken over Earth, I'm afraid they are coming for the moon." He said sternly, worried that the one he loved would meet death. The Queen quickly announced to her people to be wary and go home. No war had ever been fought in the Moon Kingdom's existence and she worried for her people. Suddenly the Evil forces arrived without notice, and their leader, Queen Metallica in the possessed body of Queen Beryl. They were destroying everything. Prince Endymion fought hard and mercilessly.
"Endymion! What's going on?" Princess Serenity tearfully asked as he reached her at the balcony of the castle. He took her into his arms wanting nothing more than to make the worlds troubles vanish, but for that he needed to fight hard.
"Listen, Serenity, you need to hide." He begged shaking her lightly by the shoulders. Serenity and him stood silent for a moment gazing into each other eyes. The senshi arrived ready to defend the Moon Kingdom. But they also proofed to be helpless in the fight.
"Serenity, I won't let anything happen to you." Endymion didn't want to cry, but he knew that this could be the last time he saw her. She cried into his chest, pleading that he not go back out into the battle. But with no choice, Endymion left shouting for Serenity to hide. As she reluctantly went to run back into the castle a dark shadow fell upon her. She gasped turning around to see the evil witch leading the attack.
"OH it's the little bunny of the moon. Hello Princess." Queen Beryl snickered. She held up her staff ready to kill, Serenity went to run; but the Queen tortured her by blasting the walls she ran past. Afraid yet confident, she shouted back at the evil leader.
"Why are you doing this!" Serenity begged. Queen Beryl laughed once more looking out to her evil army destroying the serene planet.
"Where is that dashing prince of yours?" She mused finding him in the battle. Serenity narrowed her eyes and was turning to run again.
"Hold it! It's your turn to die little princess!" And she threw her biggest blast. Serenity stunned stopped in her tracks watching the brilliant light inch closer to her. She closed her eyes as the Senshi dashed to save her. However, she never felt the blast.
'Uh? Am I dead?' She thought. Slowly opening her eyes she saw a tall figure in front of her blocking the blast. She suddenly realized who it was and cried out. Endymion's body leaned forward in pain as he angrily looked up at the hideous Queen. She was shocked that he jumped in to save her.
"NO ENDYMION!" Serenity cried out. Queen Beryl laughed at his pitiful state. She took off to create more destruction when she noticed the Senshi were quickly approaching. Endymion turned around to look at his crying bride to be. She held on to him, trying to support him. He smiled faintly wiping away the tears. His energy drained and bleeding badly, he fell down to his knees, letting go of his sword.
"Please Endymion, don't. Don't die" Serenity begged. The Senshi stood horrified watching the tragic ending of a beautiful love. Queen Serenity ran out of the castle looking up to the balcony realizing that Endymion was dying. She had tears streaming down her face. She was distraught.
"Serenity. Don't cry. I just want you to be safe and happy." He faintly spoke cupping her face with a bloody hand. Serenity couldn't stop the tears, she shook her head, telling him no, no, that he could not die.
"No, don't go. Please, don't go." She begged laying him on the ground with his head on her lap. The Senshi surrounded the dying prince and the crying princess unable to hold back their own tears.
"Just remember…that …. I …I love you Serenity." His hand fell to his side and his eyes closed. Everything suddenly became quiet in her world, as her hair flew behind her, she was shocked. Her tears kept flowing as her open still eyes watched her prince lay there dead on her lap.
"ENDYMION! NOOO!" She screamed clutching on to him. The Evil Queen laughed victorious claiming the galaxy soon to be hers. Beaten badly with sadness and overwhelmed with grief, she lay Endymion gently on the ground, kissing his forehead.
"I won't leave you." She whispered with a small smile. She didn't think twice when she picked up his sword. The Senshi suddenly realized her intention and ran to her, the Queen screamed for her daughter. But Serenity didn't change her mind, she smiled back at her friends and mother, with her silent goodbye in the wind; she plunged the sword in herself.
"NO! My daughter!" Queen Serenity fell to her knees watching her daughter fall on top of Endymion's body. The Senshi stopped, heartbroken. Luna and Artemis bowed their heads letting gentle tears fall.
"I won't. I won't let this happen to you." Queen Serenity shook her head. She stood up confidently, still crying. Luna and Artemis looked up to their Queen noticing her hold up the Silver Crystal and wand.
"I won't my daughter!" And with in a large flash, the moon and earth were consumed in the white light. The light destroyed all the evil minions ravaging the moon and earth, hurling them to space. The lifeless bodies of Endymion and Serenity carried in soft bubbles with everyone else on the moon, and vanished in sparkles to the Earth.
"There you'll be safe, in the most peaceful time on earth." The Queen smiled. She was completely drained of her life energy. With a few gentle tears she fell to the ground and died.
End Flash back
Sailor moon, the senshi and Tuxedo Kamen stood silent as they returned back to the broken moon. The girls were crying looking down at Sailor moon tearfully telling her mother 'thank you'. The Queen smiled at her.
"I only wanted you to be happy. With your prince, you and the other people of the moon could live happily. But the evil forces came back looking for the crystal." She smiled again looking up to her daughter.
"Now that you know everything Serenity, fight bravely, not just for the present; but for you future." The Queen touched Sailor moon's face.
"Queen Serenity." Tuxedo Kamen knelt down in front of her, bowing his head.
"I will always protect her." He smiled, feeling the loss of a mother. The glowing Queen smiled again.
"Fight together. Live happily. Know that I love you all so dearly." She looked around at all the Senshi and guardian cats and than finally back at her daughter and Tuxedo Kamen.
"I always love you." And with that she vanished. Sailor moon tried to call for her again but realized that she was long gone.
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When the bright light had faded, they were all standing at the park in their normal clothes. The wind was blowing gently as the group stood in silence, remembering back to the last day on the moon.
"She, she gave up her life for all of us." Rei said between sobs. The girls nodded. Usagi was crying, but than she remembered back to what her mother said to her.
"We have to finish them off, for good. If we don't beat them, my mother's death would have been in vein." Usagi asserted. Everyone looked up to her, she was confident, a more mature Usagi.
"Usako." Mamoru put a gentle hand on her shoulder, vowing to fight until the end. They all held out a hand to the middle of the circle, each one promising the same; to fight until the end.
Oh my god, I totally cried writing this…I'm such a sad person! ' On the next chapter: Zoisite reports to Queen Beryl and the last crystal is found!