The Fight for Crystal Tokyo
Chapter 10
Power to Protect
Serenity felt what was going on outside but her and Neo Sailor Moon knew that they both needed to energize the Silver Crystal.
"Sailor Moon," Serenity began. "Go help your fellow Senshi."
"But Serenity-sama," Neo Sailor Moon exclaimed in shock.
"I am not Serenity-sama, I am your mother and I demand that you go help the Senshi!" Serenity was struggling, physically with the Silver Crystal but emotionally with Chibi-Usa... no Usagi, the princess of the future. "Sailor Moon, remember that I love you."
Neo-Sailor Moon almost cried when she heard that but refused to, knowing that it would affect her fight. She nodded rapidly at Serenity, waited to see if the queen could successfully hold the barrier herself, then she left unknowing that once she did leave Serenity almost collapsed.
As Neo-Sailor Moon ran for the exit she thought of a plan of her own. She thought that her powers could be very affective from the highest point of the Crystal Palace. Convincing herself that it was a good plan, she left for the exit that led to the roof.
Inside the Crystal Room, Serenity's sweat dropped down in the size of bullets and her hair was beginning to misplace itself. Her veins were showing from her arms and slowly from her neck. She closed one eye and continued to concentrate her power into the Crystal.
At the sight of her mother painfully protecting Crystal Tokyo, Chibi-Usa slowly entered the room. A tear almost dropped from her eye when she thought of her mother being hurt from what she was doing. At that moment, Chibi-Usa could care less about becoming a lady so fast. At this point, all she wanted to do was help her mother. "Mama!" she cried.
"This is not the time Chibi-Usa." Serenity tried to say sweetly.
"Mama, I want to help!" Chibi-Usa told her.
"You can help by being a good girl," Serenity took a time to breathe. "Being a good girl and sitting down and being quiet until I am done!"
"But mama!"
"No 'buts' young lady, sit down."
"No mama, I'm going to help you if you like it or not!" Chibi-Usa says defiantly.
Serenity saw her daughter come closer. She was about to witness history repeat itself; last time Chibi-Usa tried to touch the Crystal she absorbed it into her body and Crystal Tokyo was left without any defenses but the Senshi who at the moment weren't doing so well. "Chibi-Usa, don't; you'll make it disappear!" But before she could rebuke her child any more, Chibi-Usa put her hands near the Silver Crystal and the power surged through her. However, instead of disappearing, the Crystal remained and the power that surged through Chibi-Usa now surged through her mother. Suddenly bright white lights were emitted out of the Crystal.
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Outside, the Inner Senshi and the Tuxedoes tried even harder to keep the enemy back but it was to no avail.
"How long can we keep this up?" Tuxedo Asteroid asked.
"As long as we need to!" Tuxedo Kamen shouted. Suddenly a blinding light overtook the Tuxedoes and once it was gone there stood the five men in knightly attire. The bright lights then overtook every Sailor Senshi.
"I remember this feeling!" Sailor Jupiter exclaimed.
"The Eternal Power of the Senshi!" Sailor Mercury announced.
"The warm light of our Majesty's love!" Sailor Venus put in.
"The power that protects Crystal Tokyo... Mars Eternal Make Up!"
"Mercury Eternal Make up... Jupiter Eternal Make up... Venus Eternal Make up!"
Just like that momentous day a millennium ago, every Senshi's star-seed appeared in front of them and turned into a tier alike to Eternal Sailor Moon's. Once they all touched their tiers they became Eternal Sailor Senshi with the same outfit that Eternal Sailor Moon had without the wings.
"Generals," King Endymion shouted. "It is time to attack!"
Zachary, the warrior of the asteroids, attacked with his whip and by maneuvering it just the right way; Fire-Breathers were stabbed and stunned by it. "Now, Sailor Mercury."
Mercury, following fate's call held up her tier. "Mercury Eternal... Aqua Fury!" Out of the tier came a cascade of water that attacked the enemy, causing many black orbs to fall and crack.
Kasai, the fighter of the comets, attacked with his shield, blocking and slashing through the Enemy around him. Giving the say-so, Sailor Jupiter began evoking her attack. "Jupiter Eternal... Forest Delusion!" From her tier shot shards of wood followed by razor leaves leaving the multitude of Tetsu Fighters powerless in front of her.
Roiyaru, knight of the stars, used his sword to stun his enemy youmas. By reflecting the sword off the bright light that was still being emitted from the palace he saw a Cannon Blaster behind him and struck it. "Sailor Venus, go!"
"Venus Eternal... Love Spell!" From this tier shot golden energy in the shape of an unwrapped scroll with the sign of Venus which killed off the crystal warriors.
Tomoshibi, son of the sun, fought with his two sai stunning and fazing many of the Enemy. When a bunch attacked him he put his sai away and threw mini daggers which also stunned the enemy. "Sailor Mars, now!"
"Mars Eternal... Flame Prophesy!" Out of Sailor Mars's tier shot out fire in the shape of Japanese kanji that combined to make a fiery symbol of Mars. The symbol of Mars blasted through the force fields of the Intruders taking their powers away from them.
Neo-King Endymion was the most brilliant fighter. With his perfect precision and perfect movement, he slew many Kin members and they fell by his sword.
"Is there anything left?" Tomoshibi shouted. Suddenly Tei, the general of the Kin that they had battled not too long ago, walked up in front of them with a multitude of people behind him.
"Very nice, Sailor Senshi," Tei said clapping.
"Tei!" they all exclaimed. "But you were gone after the Tide-Changing Crystals blasted!" Sailor Jupiter shouted.
"It takes more than that to defeat the Kin, Sailor Jupiter."
"Well, we'll defeat you!" Sailor Jupiter replied angrily.
"I believe you'll get your chance to do fail some other time but have you forgotten that even the people of the city want to attack you?"
Many of Crystal Tokyo's citizens came up behind him and the Senshi struck a fighting pose. "What have you done to them? Sailor Mercury asked.
"Once all their positive energy got sucked into the Black Crystal, all that was left were these mindless drones."
"You're the only one without a brain!" On top of the roof was a picture-perfect Eternal Sailor Senshi in pink. It was Neo Sailor Moon, in her Eternal Senshi form with wings. "How dare you try and destroy the serenity and beauty that Crystal Tokyo has given you! The people before you are those who love me most in the future and for trying to destroy them, did you really think I could forgive you? I am that pretty Sailor Senshi made up in an Eternal Fashion, Neo-Sailor Moon! And in the name of the moon, I shall punish you!"
"How sweet." Tei said calmly, secure that the girl's power could do nothing.
"You thought that was sweet..." Neo-Sailor Moon said aloud. She raised her tier up to the sky and shouted, "Neo-Moon... Sugar Heartbeat Therapy!" Her tier pulsated until little pink sprinkles shot out of her tier in a beam of pink light, jet-streaming into the skies of Crystal Tokyo.
As the pink sprinkles fell onto the drones they all collapsed, their energy being restored to them.
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"Uranus Eternal... Seismic Toss!" Eternal Sailor Uranus evoked. A golden planet-like structure erupted out of her tier turning the Enemy upside down and destroying them, shattering their orbs. The Outer Senshi were still trying to keep the enemy out of Crystal Tokyo.
"Neptune Eternal... Titan's Wave!" Sailor Neptune said next, drowning and defeating her set of youmas.
"Pluto Eternal... Final Phase!" and with that, a grey and purple haze disintegrated the youmas. "Are we done?"
"No; look further because we have more to worry about!" Sailor Saturn pointed into the distance. "They don't look like Kin members, Silence Wall!"
"They're civilians! What should we do?" Sailor Neptune asked.
"We have nothing to do but to attack them. They may be citizens but right now they are our enemy! Uranus Eternal... Seismic..."
"Wait!" Sailor Pluto shouted. As the two other Senshi looked at their comrade standing in perfect calm, Sailor Pluto inhaled and exhaled happily. "Calm yourself and feel the presence of the Princess." Sailor Pluto was right. The pink beam of light came into the sky and sprinkles fell healing the drones. "I knew there was a reason I kept her by my side." Sailor Pluto said to herself.
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Tei was all alone and surprised at how easy it was for them to defeat him. "I cannot believe you Sailor Twits ruined my plans again!" Tei said, his voice having two-tones. The Senshi took a step back. How could they ruin Tei's plans again when this was the first occurrence they had fought with him? "I am the rightful ruler of this kingdom... this world!"
"Where have I heard that before?" Sailor Jupiter asked aloud as the winds blew torrentially.
"Nothing should have been able to stop me again, but don't worry; I always have another plan."
"Who are you?" Sailor Uranus shouted from behind.
"Outer Senshi!" everyone exclaimed seeing that they had come to join the battle. Sweat developed on his forehead, falling form his candy-cotton blue hair. "This is your fault!" Tei said pointing at Neo-Sailor Moon. "I wish I would have destroyed you back when you were just a powerless pest!"
"What, I didn't even know you..." Neo-Sailor Moon replied.
"That can't be his true form," Sailor Neptune told everyone. "Submarine Reflection!" Pulling out her Deep Aqua Mirror, she showed the glass into Tei's face and his body began to melt away. The Sailor Senshi were in awe of the sight until Tei became a puddle on the ground. It was silent. Had the battle really been won?
It wouldn't be that easy. The Senshi felt a quake beneath them. "It's becoming just like my present." Neo-Sailor Moon thought to herself. Suddenly out of the ground came black vapors until it formulated a figure.
"Death Phantom!" the Inner Senshi shouted. "But we destroyed you!"
"You're correct!" Death Phantom said looking into his crystal ball. "A voice beyond the darkness awakened me to destroy Crystal Tokyo, and learning from the past I saw the Black Moon Family begin to congregate I knew I had to get rid of them fast! So after destroying them, I took the form of Tei and then I found the confused and pitiful woman, Giman Nise, I encouraged her to be the head of the Kin of the Black Crystal. She was a nice girl and so easily manipulated. The desire for power and dominion is in every human's heart and once I brought that out of her, the Kin of the Black Crystal was born! But, I should have known that the time-traveling twit would travel to the past to destroy me, but believe me, next time you won't be that much of a help!" Death Phantom cackled evilly and continued. "Now, I'll use plan B!"
Death Phantom raised his Crystal Ball into the air until a black beam shot up and created a black-hole type phenomenon. The black hole began to grow erasing trees as if it was the eraser on a pencil. "Now you will all be engulfed into this Black Hole and your crystal kingdom will be nothing!"
The darkness grew larger and larger until even the peak of the Crystal Palace was touched and erased by it.
"We have to do something!" Eternal Sailor Mercury cried as everything began getting sucked into the hole again.
"But what?" Sailor Venus asked. "How do we stop it?"
"If it gets too big and does a lot of damage, your future will be as bad as my present!" Neo-Sailor Moon told everyone.
"If we let that black hole get any larger we won't even have a future to look forward to!" Zachary yelled.
"Sailor Senshi!" shouted a voice at the front of the palace. There stood Neo-Queen Serenity and Princess Chibi-Usa in their gowns. "We can banish this evil," she responded. "There is nothing we can't do together!"
"She's right." Sailor Pluto added.
"We must imprison the Death Phantom and the evil with the same power that we awakened Crystal Tokyo with." Sailor Saturn suggested.
"Then let's do it ladies!" Sailor Venus shouted as her symbol began to shine.
"She's right... we've beaten this evil before!" Sailor Mars and Sailor Mercury said after one another.
"Not that I didn't like the return to battling but it's time that we all get on with our lives." Sailor Jupiter added.
Neo-Sailor Moon, weakened by healing the many people of Crystal Tokyo nodded once she heard what was to be done. As she raised her tier she felt someone touch her shoulder. "We're right behind you Sailor Moon!" Endymion told her. She nodded and gave the say-so to start evoking powers.
"Venus Eternal Power... Mercury Eternal Power... Mars Eternal Power... Jupiter Eternal Power..."
"Uranus Eternal Power... Neptune Eternal Power... Pluto Eternal Power... Saturn Eternal Power..."
Neo-Sailor Moon closed her eyes as her crescent moon shined on her forehead. "Let's hope it works mama, so I can come home to a beautiful future again." She thought to herself. "Moon Eternal Power!"
Neo-Queen Serenity looked at her darling little Age 8 daughter and smiled. "Are you ready, Chibi-Usa?" The little girl happily nodded.
"Silver Millennium... Crystal Power Sealing!" As the array of colors made a thin lining over the growing sphere of darkness, King Endymion, Roiyaru, Zachary, Tomoshibi, and Kasai put a hand on each woman's shoulder for support.
The beams from the Senshi's signs melded with the bright power of the Silver Crystal and the light overtook the black hole.
"No! They're more powerful than before!" Death Phantom shouted as he too was pulled into the bright light that the Senshi had created. "No, this was my turn to win; my turn!"
"This time Death Phantom," Neo Sailor Moon began shouting. "Go away forever!"
"You haven't seen the last of evil Sailor Twits, and you, young warrior," he said to Neo-Sailor Moon. "Evil is every where you turn, you'll never get rid of it just like you'll never get rid of me!"
With that, the black hole and the Death Phantom were engulfed into a small Crystal and shot into the far end of the galaxy.
"We did it!" Eternal Sailor Jupiter exclaimed leading the others in cries and shouts of victory. Neo-Sailor Moon smiled happily at the breakout but then removed herself from the group. She stood facing the kingdom that she knew one day would be hers.
"What's wrong, Sailor Moon?" King Endymion asked. Neo Sailor Moon shook her head. "There's got to be something wrong."
"What if he's right?" she asked him. "What if we'll never fully be rid of evil, what if that's what I'll be doing as Queen, always fighting?"
"What we have done today is we have shown him that he is powerless to defeat the fighters of love and justice." King Endymion said putting a hand on her shoulder. "And whether past or future, we'll be there to help you."
"But daddy... but daddy..." she managed to say, turning to his chest to cry relentlessly. The Senshi were saddened by what Neo-Sailor Moon was doing. They had been around the girl for a long time and could only sympathize with her. It was then that they all realized, as long as peace prospered, evil would never rest. The duty of a Senshi was binding and forever. Everybody received that same message and gathered around the crying girl.
Neo Queen Serenity and Chibi-Usa came outside to see the sight. Quickly and quietly, Chibi-Usa came to the group as well and touched Neo-Sailor Moon's leg. "Usagi," the little girl began. "You were amazing. If you promise to take care of the future, I promise to take care of the past so you won't have to fight evil." Chibi-Usa suggested.
Neo-Sailor Moon sniffed and looked at the Senshi and Generals around her. Then she looked at the past image of herself. "Hai." She whispered, kneeling down and hugging the little girl. "It's a deal."
Thank you Richforce for your review wondering "who the head honcho is." It made me change the direction of my story to a place I like it. That was my reason for killing of Nise in the earlier chapter and re-introducing The Doom Phantom here. As for everyone else including Angel MoonGirl who started reading the fic only recently, thanks for the support.
One last chapter to go and then it's over!
Rikou