A note: This chapter may be a bit violent. Prepare yourselves.


"Michiru?" Haruka cried, stepping in front of the group.

Sailor Neptune raised her arms and looked and the gold and navy-clad Senshi. She smiled. "You are right. I do not need that useless power."

Michiru instead cupped her hands in front of her body and a sphere of dark energy formed there. Queen Serenity activated a barrier around the senshi only a moment before the energy was fired at them. The girl made a small cry as the damage to her barrier was calculated to her tiny body.

Sailor Mars protected Serenity with a spiritual barrier of her own. Venus knelt down to support Serenity.

"Dead Scr-"

"Mercury Aqua Raps-"

"Stop!" Uranus screamed. She grabbed Makoto before she could begin her sequence. "Please don't hurt her! I know she is still there-"

Queen Serenity continued to hold her barrier and looked up at Uranus with sympathy. "That is no long Kaioh Michiru."

Sailors Jupiter, Pluto, and Mercury continued their attacks.

Sailor Neptune finally ceased her onslaught to protect herself from the attacks.

A flaw was shown.

Serenity released the barrier.

"Michiru!" Haruka screamed.

The attacks dissipated just before Sailor Neptune.

Prince Endymion and his princess stood between Sailor Neptune and the remaining senshi. Princess Serenity held out her arm and her tier elongated to the floor. She looked back at all of them.

"We can solve this without fighting," she said; a traditional Sailor Moon speech if any.

The small queen stood by the princess. A silent conversation was held between them. Before Neptune could attack, the two focused their power on her. The Ginzuishou evaporated from the ball of dark energy in Neptune's hands and returned to Queen Serenity. Sailor Neptune stepped back, but was not quite defeated. She resorted to her original power and retrieved her Deep Aqua Mirror and fired a bolt at them without warning.

Queen Serenity sacrificed her body and stopped the attack the only way she could by absorbing the energy into her own body. Before she began to fade, she used her last power to send a portion of the attack back at Sailor Neptune. A monstrous scream echoed through everyone's ears as Neptune fell down, writhing in pain. Princess Serenity cradled that child during her last moments, losing her true mother yet again. Sailor Jupiter and Venus detained Uranus.

As the heat of battle cooled, Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion transformed back into their standard uniforms. Sailor Moon tearfully tried to resist negative thoughts toward Uranus. She tried to convince herself that the queen's death was meant to happen and not caused by Haruka's selfishness. As the little girl completely faded into the air, Serenity looked back at her and wondered who indeed she was screaming for. She received her answer shortly.

"Michiru!" Uranus cried, struggling against the two, as Michiru continued her shrill cries.

Princess Serenity did nothing until the aqua-haired woman completely stopped moving. Haruka was in tears as the princess walked over to their fallen comrade. She tapped the staff of the tier on the marble floor and Michiru's body was slowly reanimated. Haruka stopped struggling as her lover slowly came to. Venus and Jupiter hesitantly released her.

Michiru groaned as she unsuccessfully attempted to pick herself up from the floor. Uranus knelt down beside her and clutched her in her arms. Michiru slowly smiled up at her.

"Haruka. You're hurting me."

Sailor Uranus loosened her grip and gently stroked Neptune's check. "I'm sorry I couldn't protect you," she explained. "I should have known that something was wrong. I am so sorry Michiru."

Michiru gave her another lethargic smile.

"We are here in the end, aren't we?"

The reunion was a short one. Sailor Mars only felt the presence after the spear of dark energy was thrown directly at Sailor Moon. Tuxedo Kamen ran in front of her and pushed her to the floor. The spear went through his heart, a third of a meter into the marble floor, and a centimeter from Sailor Moon's surprised face. She gave out a soft whimper from underneath him as she realized what had happened, and that the man who had shielded her was not breathing.

The moment of relief was stolen as Beryl stepped from her balcony seat and into visibility. She smiled wickedly. The spear dissipated and the floor was quickly covered in crimson. The body was soon gone, but Sailor Moon's screams remained. Her entire uniform was stained red with the blood that Mamoru had left behind. The senshi froze as Beryl began to gather energy for her next attack.

Michiru had done a perfect job of distracting the group, which is all she really needed her for, anyway. She had done more than expected in getting rid of the queen, but Sailor Moon was the one who posed a threat. Thanks to Michiru, she was completely incapacitated. Beryl fired the energy at the group. Each of them struggled against the blast until they had all fallen against the power. Sailor Moon, already on the floor, was pushed even further back.

It was going better than Beryl had planned. She formed another spear in her hand and walked over to Sailor Mercury, the most dangerous to her. Before she could get up from the blast, Ami found the spear in her heart. Beryl pulled the thing from the woman's body and plunged it back in until her body was motionless. Now for the most physically powerful. Sailor Jupiter at least had the luxury of not being awake. Beryl continued her rampage until the only ones in the room were her and Sailor Moon, and the two lovers. She was whimpering, curled up on the floor. Her uniform was ripped and her body was cut from her neglect to shielded herself. Perfect.

Usagi opened her eyes and saw Beryl standing over her. To her side she could see Uranus and Michiru still holding each other, looking rather terrified. Beryl looked at the woman lying four feet beneath her. Beryl kicked her tier away from her hand and then knelt down beside her. She griped her wet chin and snapped her head around so that they were facing each other. Sailor Moon was crying, but she did not look at Usagi with fear. Beryl frowned disappointedly and brought her small hand across her face.

Without any amount of difficulty, Usagi caught the girl's hand before she could hit her again. Beryl panicked, unsuccessfully attempting to pull away. Sailor Moon held tight, sat up, and pulled Beryl down with her.

"Isn't there someone you love?" she asked?

Beryl ignored her and with her free hand dug sharpened nails into Sailor Moon's arm.

"Wasn't there someone you loved?"

Beryl removed her claws from inside Sailor Moon's flesh.

"How could you do such a thing to his home? His people?"

Beryl collapsed on her heels and stared at Sailor Moon vacantly. She saw herself at the palace behind one of the great pillars. Prince Endymion came into view, followed by his generals. She felt her pulse rising as Endymion walked by. For a moment, he looked nonchalantly back at her. Then he looked at the white bowl in the sky, thinking of who he truly cared for. And then Beryl found herself back in the white room alongside the woman he had been longing for.

"How could you kill that person that you loved?"

Uranus and Neptune remained at the far side of the room watching the two. They had seen their comrades fall, but they still could not will themselves to move. In a way, they were content. They were still together. As Sailor Moon gently talked to Beryl, the two kissed one more time. Then they stood and did what they should have long before. Sailor Neptune picked her mirror up from the floor. She stood with her back facing Beryl and looked through the mirror and for Beryl's weak point. Uranus held up her hand and the Space Sword formed there and began to glow, ready for Neptune's word.

Beryl found herself being consumed by regret. Could that really have been the same man? And why was the woman being so nice to her after what she had done? It didn't matter anymore. Beryl could feel the darkness radiating from Earth and she knew that she now had six billion slaves at her disposal. She had discarded her past vows, and now all she wanted was revenge.

Michiru caught the cruel glint in Beryl's eye as she prepared to attack her princess.

Although it seemed obvious, Michiru confirmed the target as Beryl's chest. Michiru gave Haruka a quick glance and received a nod in return.

"Space Sword Blaster!"

Beryl finally kicked Sailor Moon away and stood up to face the attack. She held her palm out and absorbed the attack easily. She moved her hand slightly to the side and aimed for her mother. The attack cut the woman cleanly in half. Her partner staggered back as she evaporated into thin air. Sailor Moon had no time to be horrified; Beryl stopped procrastinating and shoved the edge of Sailor Moon's own tier into her middle. As she fell, Sailor Moon gave Beryl a very sympathetic look.

Sailor Uranus and Beryl were alone together.


A note: The next chapter is probably going to be the last. I suppose my fics are a mixture of the anime, manga stories, and my personal ideas and feelings. Some things may follow the anime, others the manga, and others just are what I want them to be. I think that somebody mentioned that Venus would be second in command. I know that. However, I want Rei to be second in command. Anyway, I added a new HM story called Terminal. Feel free to check it out.