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The Source Revealed

"What?" Mars turned toward her best friend.

"He's not coming," Sailor Moon repeated.

"I don't think he'd just desert you and Rini." Why was Serena being so pessimistic? It wasn't like her.

"It's not that, Mars. It's just… I have this gut feeling that he's been captured, too."

"Good guess," the Queen said. She was now thoroughly annoyed at her minions, who had left everything up to her in the end, anyway. Why did she bother recruiting them again? They were a bunch of useless… things. The Amazon Trio had originally been the animals they were named after. She'd gotten a fish, a hawk, and a tiger to fight for her? What was she thinking? Not to mention, all the others had failed the first time around, too. And, those that had first fought under her, all those years ago, why did she bring them back? There was a reason she'd ended up fighting Serenity last time.

But, no matter, the Queen thought. She'd made a few miscalculations in the Scouts' improved power and in putting her faith in traitors and the dead, but she knew how powerful she herself had become since resurrecting. Shed been preparing for this moment for centuries. The Scouts, the Princess, her precious little brat, they'd all die. She would make sure of it.

"That voice sounds so familiar, but I just can't place it," Mercury said. This was beginning to bother her. Mercury knew she had heard that crackling voice before.

"I know what you mean," Venus agreed. It had been bothering her, too, ever since the voice had said 'strike one'. But, if Sailor Mercury didn't know the answer of who it was, there was no way she'd figure it out.

"I'm so hurt. No one remembers me."

Sailor Jupiter, getting annoyed, yelled, "Show yourself, NOW!"

"Yeah," Sailor Mars added, "stop lurking around in the shadows like a coward. You've run out of old enemies to sic on us, so just tell us who you are!"

The queen stepped out of her protective shade. She didn't make a sound. Her flaming red hair flowed down the back of a sparkling, purple gown. Her eyes flashed maliciously.

"Beryl?" Jupiter gasped. Now, that she wasn't expecting. How did Beryl manage turn enemies other than her Generals into willing slaves? And, how did Beryl come back to life in the first place?

"I prefer Queen Beryl, if you don't mind."

"Oh, I mind alright. Supreme Thunder!" Baffled or not, she was gonna make sure this witch went down. Again! What was this anyway, the third time Beryl had been disposed of? Sealed away by Queen Serenity was one, killed by Tuxedo Mask was two, so, yeah, this was three. Whatever happened to dead people actually staying dead? Sailor Jupiter wondered.

Beryl easily avoided Jupiter's blast, "You may have been able to defeat my minions, but there's no way you can defeat me. You see, although you may have improved over the last couple of years, so have I. And you will DIE!"

"Fat chance of that. Mars Fire Bird Strike!"

Queen Beryl flicked away the attack as if it was a pesky fly. She threw a flame bomb at Sailor Moon and Rini. As it traveled, she shouted, "You, Sailor Moon, shall be the first one I extract my revenge on!"

Seconds before the flames hit Sailor Moon, a red rose intercepted their path.

"Tux-Tuxedo Mask," Moon stuttered, unbelieving.

"How did you get out?" Beryl demanded.

"That box wasn't exactly what I'd call strong. And I have no intention of being brainwashed into ruling by your side again," Tuxedo Mask answered, jumping down from his perch on a jagged cliff in the cave.

He landed beside to Sailor Moon and took Rini from her. He started the process of healing/ stabilizing her with a glow from his hands.

"No matter," Beryl said calmly. "It's your beloved Princess Serenity I'm after, now. Sailor Moon, you will die for what you did to me!"

Sailor Moon stood up as Queen Beryl threw another attack her way. She put her arms in front of her face as a shield. As the attack hit, all the Scouts and Tuxedo Mask called her name. A brilliant white light engulfed their Princess, blinding everyone. Queen Beryl started laughing, "I won; I won! I told you I'd win. There's no one who can beat me!"

Rini, who was revived just in time to see Sailor Moon get attacked, yelled, "Mommy!"

Beryl continued to laugh as the smoke cleared.

"Hey, Beryl."

"Huh?"

"Looking for me?" Sailor Moon said with a smile.

"How, how did you?"

"Moon Crystal Power!" Sailor Moon transformed into the Princess she was a thousand years before. A flowing white gown surrounded her figure. Her power multiplied. Serenity's crystal's light filled the room as she aimed her power at the Queen of the Negaverse. The Scouts, knowing that Serena's using the full extent of her crystal without their help would end in her death, contributed their power. Lights of blue, red, green, and orange burst from the tiaras on the Scouts' heads and entered Princess Serenity.

"This can't be happening. I can't beli-"

Beryl's screams were cut off as she was shattered.

Serenity powered down into Sailor Moon and collapsed, her energy spent. She fell into her boyfriend's arms. "Are you OK?" Tuxedo Mask asked gently.

"Yeah, I'm great," she whispered back.

"Oh, Serena," Rini jumped into Sailor Moon's arms, sobbing.

"I'm so glad you're OK," Sailor Moon stroked the girl's pink hair. She looked up at her friends, "Thanks for helping."

All of the Scouts got down on the floor and hugged her. Sailor Moon smiled. The world was safe once again.