Hello peeps, so you might able to tell, it's coming to an END now But don't worry, we'll still write to each other (sniffle) LOL
Chapter rating: OOHHHH some tang
Chapter Twenty Six: The Scheme of things.
"Malachite! We lost the final piece of the crystal to the moon princess and the last evil warrior was healed! How did this happen!" Queen Beryl demanded sourly staring at the stunned man. He bowed his head to his Queen.
"My apologies my Queen, but I have already come up with a plan that will guarantee the successful return of the crystal pieces and the death of the sailor warriors and Tuxedo Kamen." He held his hand to his chest, almost swearing that this plan would work, but after what he saw the Princess do with just her moon wand, he worried what she was capable of doing with the rejuvenated Moon Crystal. The Queen brought up an image of Tuxedo Kamen pondering his true identity.
"You better not fail this time." She warned dismissing the nervous general. Malachite vanished back to the dungeon summoning the 'destructor brothers'. The two brother's appeared in a swirl of red leaves. They bowed to Malachite, thanking him for choosing them to assist.
"We need to finish off that Princess before she calls for the rest of the crystal pieces." Malachite grinded his teeth, clenching his fists, this time he would not let them escape.
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"Usako how did you do that? That power last night?" Mamoru asked sitting with the girls and Usagi at the arcade booth. They were all very exhausted from the night's battle and the emotional strain of everything that had happened up to this point. Usagi smiled looking down to her drink.
"I don't know, it just felt like the Crystals were helping me, telling me to use their energy." Her smile grew as she leaped into eating action. Sad things bothered her a lot, but when food was involved, nothing fazed her. They watched on, feeling better about what they were going through and what they would have to face in the end.
"It may feel like we have won a battle, but the war is still on. We have to get back the 3 crystal pieces the Dark Kingdom has" Luna said squeezing in between Minako and Makoto. She looked as Usagi, noticing how much more mature she looked. The girls all felt they had matured, become more graceful, more engaged in the matter of saving the planet.
"Hey that's my piece !" Rei angrily shouted as Usagi and her dove in to take the last piece of cake. They started to shout back at each other followed by a tongue war, and finished off with arms crossed across their chests in silence.
'Spoke to soon.' Luna whined with big bubbles of tears coming down her eyes.
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"Mamo-chan, do you think that I can do it?" Usagi asked looking out the window and towards Akio's building. The whole place had been tagged off limits by the police, a intense investigation was under going to find the culprit responsible for Akio's death. Although, according to the coroners reports, they found no evidence of serious injury or medical condition; at least that was said in the News Flash earlier that morning. However, the coroners did release that they noticed that even while functioning properly, his heart and liver had taken a black shade of colour.
Mamoru slid closer to Usagi putting his arm around her shoulder.
"Can do what?" He asked a bit confused. Usagi looked back at him with strangely large open eyes. It felt that she would base her whole life around what he was about to say.
"That I can beat our enemies." She asked softly. Mamoru was surprised that she had to ask such a question. But he knew that she may be feeling a bit insecure with all that had happened.
"Usako, I believe you can…and I know you can." He smiled perking her chin to look at him again. She smiled feeling better. He leaned down slightly to kiss her. She held on to him, a tear rolling down her eye. Mamoru stopped noticing the wet tear rolling down the hand he cupped her face in.
"What's wrong Usako?" He asked concerned. She was smiling with more tears running down her face. She nodded her head, wiping her tears.
"Naw, it's nothing. I was just thinking, how perfect everything worked out. We somehow both ended up meeting here. It's strange how much I hated you." She laughed slightly. Mamoru giggled thinking back to their daily fights about anything and everything.
"Well I hope you don't hate me now Odango atama" He smiled brightly taking her face in his hands.
"It's seems so hard right now Usako, but I know that no matter what, we will always be together." He pulled her into his chest, letting her rest there. She wasn't sad, she was happy. She never knew that she could love so much that she would take her own life, and she never knew that someone could love her back that much; to risk his for her. But she knew that no matter what, she would always be with him.
In a soft motion he rubbed his head against hers, holding on to her forearms pulling her gently closer to him. Everything became silent around them again.
"For this one moment Usako…let the world disappear…" He whispered into her ear. She could feel the warmth of his breath against her cheek as he softly made kisses to her lips. Their kiss lasted an eternity.
'AHH, Mamo-chan..I don't want to make the first move…' Usagi shouted in her head, nervous that if he kept going like this and did not progress into something more intimate she would have to. But luckily, as her panicked thoughts consumed her mind, Mamoru made a gentle quick move and picked her in his arms. Usagi was surprised and for a clear moment she had to think what happened. He looked down at her, smiling at her puzzled face.
"If you don't want to Usako, it's okay. You can say no." Mamoru smiled making sure that this is what she wanted to do. He didn't move, he carried her in his arms until Usagi blissfully smiled a 'yes'. She rested her head against his chest as he made his way to the bedroom.
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Malachite stood at the top of a High tower building looking down at Tokyo City. He smiled wickedly. He knew who Sailor moon was in real life, ditzy and afraid. He also knew that when it came to saving her loved ones, she would do anything.
"The perfect plan." He grinned. His hair danced in the wind as the sun set. He loathed the colours, the beauty of the natural miracle. Soon he would be responsible for this miracles demise.
"Malachite, everything is in place."
"Very well Mo" Malachite whispered, turning away from the sun set and disappearing into the sky. The two youma brother's smiled at each other, knowing that they had pleased their master. And after they had successfully killed the senshi, they would be credited for their work.
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"Mamo-chan…" Usagi whispered. The movements were becoming very intense. Everything was hot and heavy as Mamoru continued. They were panting, clinging on to each other trying to get closer than skin. He went slow, but moved in such a way so that Usagi could feel her whole body happily break down under him. Mamoru didn't anticipate that he would be doing this so soon after their first time, and he had told himself to wait for a few weeks before advancing on her again. But something about last night's fight made him realize that if he always waited, he might never be able to enjoy his love. He waited too long as Endymion to pronounce his love to Serenity, and even after she had happily given in to him, he had not said that he loved her. He knew that he did, and she knew it too; but he waited, thinking that there would be better time in the future to say 'I love you'. But it turned to bad fate, that he had to say the words as his last to her.
"Usako…I…" He began. He would remember to always tell her that, every day, even if it was for no reason and out of the blue. But he would make sure he said it. She needed to know, always to remember, that he did; so that if something did ever happen to him, she would know that he had always loved her. Usagi looked up at him waiting for him to kiss her. She didn't know why there was tears in her eyes, she was extremely happy, maybe the happiest she has been ever. His eyes were glassy too, the soft passion only made him more alluring. Finally Mamoru moved his mouth on hers, kissing her as he felt his peek reach.
"I love you…" He traced over her mouth saying the words as she gasped, her body shuddering under him.
" I love you too Mamo-chan." She softly whispered. He stayed there rubbing his head against hers, playing with her hair. Suddenly the world started to make noise again, and they could hear the normal sounds the world around them made. Reality was sinking back again for the two. Mamoru smiled weakly resting his forehead on hers.
"Do you remember…the locket you gave me?" He asked. Usagi nodded back.
"Do you remember the necklace?" She smiled ruffling his hair in a childish way. He laughed gently. He looked down to her neck, and sure enough it was there, the little heart pendent.
"Where did you get it from Mamo-chan?" She asked wondering how it could be possible that the same necklace he gave to her on the moon was the same one he gave to her now. He smiled, closing his eyes.
"That necklace was always around my neck as Tuxedo Kamen. I never noticed it…until I brought you to my apartment…" He opened his eyes looking deep into hers. She did something to him, a great feeling, something he did not have enough of before; even as a Prince of an ancient earth.
"I guess that was the scheme of things…the way fate had designed it." Usagi smiled thinking back to the moon. She wondered how she could have ever forgotten such important things like being on the moon and being the princess. Mamoru was leaning in for another kiss when Usagi's communicator went off.
"AHH" Usagi screamed turning red with Mamoru. They jumped out of bed, trying to put their clothes on. But in the heat of the moment, they had thrown things everywhere, and were now struggling to find anything. In a flash, they straightened out their hair and Usagi ever so calmly opened her communicator.
"Usagi-chan, we have trouble at the old construction site." Sailor Mercury urged. Usagi and Mamoru's eyes widen, worried that something had happened.
"What happened Mercury?" Usagi asked holding the communicator with both hands now.
"We found phony senshi's turning up everywhere in the city doing strange things and we tracked them – are you in Mamoru-san's room?" Mercury blushed, shocked, her eyes bulged and the senshi members suddenly crowded her to see if it was true. Usagi and Mamoru turned red and became stiff. Usagi struggled to say something as Mamoru ducked further down until his head lined up with his shoulders. This was embarrassing, real embarrassing.
"USAGI, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HIS ROOM!" Mars shouted
"Is she really in his room, what are you doing there?" Jupiter asked trying to push her head closer to the screen. The senshi were speaking all it once, trying to fit in the screen to catch a look. They all had lost focus. Usagi sulked, with her shoulders hanging low, she was smiling madly trying to think of something to say.
"Ah, well I'll be right there, good bye." And Usagi quickly closed the screaming girls shut. She sighed feeling relieved. Mamoru smiled at her.
"I guess we should go and check it out." He said patting her head.
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Mars and Venus were attacking the monster brother as he kept swinging around from place to place. He was confusing them with his quick movements. When they had lost sight of him, another brother would show up darting around in a similar fashion. Oddly enough, they were not attacking.
"What are you!" Jupiter asked angrily, her thunder strike just missing a hit. She was frustrated, not knowing what they were doing dancing around like that.
"They're not attacking us." Mercury shouted trying to scan data on the monster brothers. Suddenly they stopped standing beside each other, hands on their hips. The senshi stepped back wondering what they would do.
"Let me introduce myself. I am Mo" The first brother winked.
"And I am Fo." The young brother grinned looking slightly girly and shy. The senshi looked at each other and back at the duel.
"You're Mo…Fo?" Jupiter asked. The monster brothers stood tall, feeling very powerful and cocky. The senshi broke out in horrible laughter, unable to contain themselves.
"Your MO…FO!" Rei screeched grabbing her sides. Even Mercury was not able to stop laughing. The brother's became upset and tried to make them stop and insisted that their names did not mean the swear. However, the senshi simply could not stop laughing. As they continued to laugh, the brothers temper point had reached its peak and they called up their magic. The senshi stopped laughing feeling something dark surrounding them, and before anyone could react a giant bubble sucked them in. They were trapped.
"You fell for it!" The evil brothers sang. They started to laugh, poking fun at the trapped senshi.
"Well at least my name isn't MO and FO!" Jupiter shouted, sending off another round of a giggle fest in the dark bubble. The brother's twitched angrily wanting to finish them off, but Malachite appeared, demanding they stop and wait.
"We have to wait for Sailor moon to get here first, after I have her; you can do whatever you want with them" Malachite walked closer to the trapped senshi, he smirked at his small victory. He was teasing them by walking around the bubble getting a good look at each senshi.
"How does it feel sailors? Do be rendered completely helpless?" He laughed with the brothers.
"Who says their helpless!" And a flash hit Malachite in the back. He felt a sharp pain and leaned forward feeling the Rose pierce his skin. He turned around to see Sailor moon and Tuxedo Kamen landing gracefully to the ground. He smirked.
"So you're here?" He smirked. Sailor moon looked back to the bubble and saw the hope and relief in her friends eyes. She smiled back at them, giving them a silent pledge of being freed.
"Hmpf. I have a proposition for you Sailor moon, and what you decide will determine if your friends live or die" Malachite grinned. Sailor moon stepped forward confused about what he was talking about.
"What proposition?" She asked putting her hands to her hips. She was not going to let him scare her. Tuxedo Kamen stood beside her eyeing the two brothers, he noticed that both their hands had metal like bracelets with a small yellow gem, glowing..
"If you give me the crystal pieces, I will not kill your friends" Malachite smirked pointing back at the helpless senshi. Mars spat at the thought and moved to do her fire power. But the bubble sucked the energy up, weakening her greatly. The senshi gasped with Sailor moon as Mars fell to her knees.
"It's like he's sucking my energy…" She faintly said trying to stand with the help of Jupiter. Malachite laughed.
"Each time you attack, it will only suck your energy and drain your power." He closed his eyes.
"And that's not the worst part." His smirk did not leave, it was like it was naturally always there. He turned his head slightly back to the brothers, signaling that they give Sailor moon a small taste of their power.
"Okay! YEH!" They shouted as they moved the arms up. The yellow gem on each bracelet grew brighter as the dome zapped the senshi to their knees. The power was so intense, that smoke was emitting off their bodies and parts of their uniforms were scorched. Sailor moon and Tuxedo Kamen gasped.
"Well what do you say…Usagi? Are you ready to watch your friends die?" Malachite snickered walking to the monster brothers, giving each other a high five in celebration. The senshi, unable to regain strength, fell to the floor.
"NO!" She cried out, but the senshi were weak and badly drained.
"You stop this right now!" Sailor moon screamed. Malachite only laughed.
"You have the power to end this, give up the crystals and I'll let your friends go!" He shouted, his eyes moving to Tuxedo Kamen.
"Don't…don't do it Sailor moon." Mars whispered.
"You have to save earth.." Mercury smiled faintly.
"Don't let what happened to the moon, happen here…." Jupiter rested her head to the pavement looking at their leader.
"You're the princess…don't let them have it." Venus softly smiled. Sailor moon started to cry badly as she watched her friends slowly slip into unconsciousness. Tuxedo Kamen placed a hand on Sailor moon, getting ready to tell her where to attack when Malachite suddenly blasted the couple, sending them both flying into the air. The wind was so strong that Tuxedo Kamen's mask flew off. He had covered Sailor moon with his cape and as he looked up to see if the coast was clear, he saw the shock in Malachite. His eyes bulged open in surprise and worry.
"Prince..Endymion" He whispered. The royal blood from earth was still strong. Sailor moon peeked from his cape as he let her go. Not worried for his own body, Tuxedo Kamen stood in front of Sailor moon letting Malachite know that he would protect the moon royal. Malachite angrily hurdled another strong blast at the couple. It seemed like everything was moving slowing, Sailor moon gasped and cried out for Tuxedo Kamen. He fell to the ground, drained and badly hurt. Sailor moon looked down at him, she didn't kneel to him, she wanted to; but she was in horrible shock.
"There, now we can go back to business. What will it be Usagi? Their lives or the crystal?" Malachite laughed with the evil brothers. She couldn't hear anything else, except the slow faint beating of her friends hearts and her lovers heart. Something happened to her as the final tear dropped from her face. She clung on to her transformation brooch.
"I won't let this happen again…not here…not again." Courage stirred inside her and a glow surrounded her body. She pulled the moon wand over her head.
'Please help me again…help me save them!' She shouted. Malachite and the evil brothers stood stunned as the whole place covered in the hot white light that killed Zoisite, but this time it was more forceful. 7 streams of pretty colours jetted to her wand as the crystal started to form.
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"Hurry Artemis! I just know that something is wrong!" Luna shouted running faster than she had ever ran. Artemis was close behind her thinking back to when the senshi decided to check out the fake senshi's running around the town doing strange things. They didn't inform Usagi to join because they wanted her to rest, but sure enough; hours had past and no one heard from them.
"Hurry!" Luna shouted again, racing down the corner. They both could feel it in their gut, something was happening.
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Malachite and the brothers looked on as the Silver Crystal of the moon came into light. It's brilliance radiated all over the place, giving light to the darkest little corners. Sailor moon's forehead was lit by a crescent moon, as she angrily looked at her targets.
"Not this time!" She screamed. She motioned her hand quickly around her head and the Crystal burst into another blast of light, this time, nothing would be sparred. When Luna and Artemis arrived, they were covering their eyes from the light that consumed the whole area. They could hear the helpless scream from Malachite and the brothers as they died.
The light stopped, and although still in her uniform, Sailor moon felt like her old self, the princess from the moon. Everything she had forgotten came back, even small details, such as the way the air smelled on the moon. How her eyes became when she stared out to Earth.
The light faded, with Sailor moon standing with the Silver Crystal in her wand. She smiled to herself.
"Arigato.."She whispered, hoping her thanks was heard by her mother
WHOA…How could I be so evil and leave it at that you ask? MMUUUAAHAHAHHHAA...sorry I'll update tomorrow. '
On the next chapter: This will be one of the last chapters….and to make sure you hang on edge…that's all I'm saying - OH so cruel I am.