Hope noticed the tear trickle down her mothers face and smiled gracefully while whispering to herself
"Sorry mother but not yet"
Her mother looked at her, deep into her blue crystal eyes and smiled, there she saw the confident beauty that was her own. She would make a great queen, she knew that deep in her heart, but somewhere she really wanted Serenity to rule the moon.
"Mother thank you but goodbye for now" she said as tears trickled down her cheek.
Her mother was partly surprised, but understood her daughter, she saw that hope saw her inside out, she smiled and said "goodbye sweethearts" and disappeared back into the silver millennia crystal.
The silver millennium crystal came back to sailor moon's broach and disappeared within it.
"Aw how touching a family reunion" a sadistic voice came from above them.
The turned to look up and saw a young woman about 23 years old and in a black sailor scout uniform. Much like Sailor sun's all except for the color which was ebony black. Sailor moon was still fainted and lying in tuxedo masks arms. She was in shock, as they looked at the floating figure up ahead.
"You" Sailor Sun said defensively
"The one and only" the smug answer was given back
"Now are you going to give the it to me or do I have to kill your sis" she said coldly
"You lay one finger and I'll" Hope demanded
"You'll do what" sailor Universe mocked.
Sailor Sun put on a cold smile "Try me Sharley" she said
Sailor Universe partly took offense to her confidence,
"Get together" yelled Sailor Sun to the other scouts
"We can take her on" Sailor Mars said confidently
"Just do it" she yelled at sailor mars.
They complied and gathered forming a circle around sailor moon and tuxedo mask, this was it, the final battle.
"COSMIC" sailor universe yelled, sailor sun knew this attack very well, sailor universe was always using it on her, and she always would escape by a millimeter. When she gasped, Sailor Universe wasn't aiming at her but the scouts. She thought for a split second, they would never be able to defend themselves against Sailor Universe's attack, but this was her chance. She looked at them, standing confidently although Sailor Universe was able to beat them with the completion of her attack. She smiled in her self, she knew what she had to do, and she reached up and yelled
"Sun", a staff appeared in her hand, she turned around and waved her staff
"Block" she yelled, using every bit of her strength to put a barrier around the scouts and Espeon.
"POWER" yelled sailor Universe as a large beam of light energy appeared from sailor universes attack, now directed at sailor sun.
Sailor sun cried a tear as she smiled sincerely, collapsing to the ground awaiting the attack of Sailor Universe, since she was too tired to move since she had used every bit of energy she had to create the barrier.
"Nooooo" yelled Espeon as he beat his hands on the dome that sailor sun made, crying loudly.
Sailor Venus reached up to her face and noticed it was all wet, she wasn't surprised, she was crying, tears were falling from her cheeks without her permission, but that's how she really felt. She looked around and saw that all the scouts were doing the exact same thing as her, sailor Saturn was raising her staff, to protect Sailor Sun.
When Espeon looked understandingly at Sailor Sun, tears still streaming down his face and put his hand on Sailor Saturn's shoulder. She looked up, tears emitting from her face. All he did was nod his head sideways; she put her staff to her side and collapsed on the ground.
Sailor sun was at last at total peace, because she was doing the right thing, she knew that, but there was one thing she had to do "planet love lockets" she said as she reached into her pocket and held a note tightly, so that they would find it, after she was dead.
The full beam hit her full on and she collapsed lifelessly, completely to the ground. When the light disappeared hopes body was left, singed and lifeless she was as she lay there.
"You're no good to me now" Sailor Universe said as she muttered something under her breath,
You see the truth was she loved the fights they would have together, it would always give her a purpose 'to get the crystal', and now she could take it she didn't know what to do and so she transported back to her base.
The moment she disappeared the dome protecting the scouts from the Sailor Universe. They all ran over to Sailor Sun, except for Tuxedo Mask who carry the fragile sailor moon in his arms walking slowly to her. Espeon picked up the lifeless girl as the other scouts look on sorrowfully.
There was a small glow as four heart shaped lockets appeared on the wrists of the mournful inner sailor scouts.
A sapphire heart locket for sailor mercury
A ruby studded heart locket for sailor mars
A gold heart locket for sailor Venus
An emerald heart locket for sailor Jupiter.
"Huh what's this?" asked sailor mercury.
But Espeon just held the lifeless girl in his arms, stroking her hair out of her face, smiling at her, and noticing a smile on her mouth.
When he saw something in her hand.
"Mars open her hand up" he said while pointing to the hand that was closed.
She did and pulled out a note, and immediately passed it to Espeon.
He opened it up and began to read it, "You do love them" he said whispering to himself.
"What is it" asked sailor mercury
"Here" he said passing her the note while reaching over to cradle hope in his arms.
Sailor mercury wiped her face of the tears and then opened the note up and read it aloud.
TO Inner sailor scouts
Dearest scouts I knew this would happen, but do not be sad, it is said that with death, comes new life (a new beginning). This is a new beginning for all of you and I would like to thank you.
These lockets you see around your wrists are keys, to your lost lives, and loves, if you would like to know who loves you more than life itself , please yell LOVE LOCKET RELEASE and your memories will come back.
To Espeon
Do not worry for I will always be with you if you look inside your heart.
And with that mercury folded the note.
"With her last breath she granted us a new chance" whispered Venus.
Espeon hugged the lifeless body in her arms tighter and tighter
"Please don't do this to me" he begged
When her body began to glow and in a flash disappeared.
He collapsed down and they all looked at him sympathetically, knowing his heart break.
The all began to shed tears, Venus raised her wrist, with the locket and said "thank you Hope" very sincerely then she said
"LOVE LOCKET RELEASE" . A golden light surrounded her body and she began to freeze up, after two minutes the light disappeared and she whispered Kunzite.
Espeon stood up his heart full of sorrow but wanting to complete Hopes last wishes he yelled
"SUN TRANSPORT KUNZITE". Immediately a medium tall, long silvery colored man appeared.
Sailor Venus ran into his open arms crying out in happiness and sadness "she's gone" she said as she buried her head into his shoulder "who's gone" he inquired,
Espeon looked at him with red blood shot eyes
"Hopes gone" he said as he looked at him.
"how, why" he said immediate sadness in his voice appeared
"Sailor Universe" he explained back to kunzite.
When they turned to sailor mars who was getting ready for an attack "Mars" she yelled
When sailor Venus turned around and looked at her so puzzled she hesitated for a minute.
"what are you doing" Sailor Venus said innocently with a tear stricken face.
"He's the enemy" she said back.
Espeon partly smiled at the miscalculation that had occurred, he realized she had not activated her bracelet yet, nor had Jupiter or mercury.
Sailor Venus understood and walked over to the other scouts, they all looked at her confused
"just do it" she said smiling weakly with and expression that they had not seen ever.
"ok" sailor Jupiter said, convinced by venus
"LOVE LOCKET RELEASE" she yelled and the others followed almost immediately after her.
All their memories came flooding back on cue each one spoke a single word
"Nephlyte" whispered Jupiter
"Jaedite" whispered Mars
"Zoisite" whispered Mercury.
They all looked up at Venus who looked at them calmly and softly, who turned to Espeon, as if to ask him to bring the generals over.
Tuxedo mask and sailor Saturn just watched calmly looking on, their faces red with tears.
"Sun transport, nephlyte, jadeite, zoisite" he yelled. And several seconds later greeted by a yellow light stood nephlyte, jadeite and Zoisite. Each with an arm distance between them looking at their beloveds.