The only series proven to put the author in life and death situations...

Ain't that the truth...

Haruka: Well if you weren't so mean to us, maybe you'd stay in one piece.

What can I say, I like to split.

Rei: Bad joke.

Fine, fine. I'll get on with the fic then.

Makoto: Good.

Hey, I'm actually doing the...

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...disclaimer...dang it...:sigh:...fine...let's get on with it...


Previously on Eternal Senshi III...not to be confused with Eternal Senshi I or II...

The Senshi and Guardian watched as Uranus lay unmoving on the ground, her eyes closed. Her eyes tightened and fear flashed across her face. "What's wrong with her?" Tempest asked.

"Let's get her to Mercury," Moon suggested.

Arashi easily pulled Uranus onto his shoulders. "Let's go," he said. He looked at Phoenix, his sea blue eyes hard. The four Senshi leapt away, Arashi following them a few moments later.


"What's wrong with her?" Michiru anxiously asked, having received a call from Suiren that something was wrong with Haruka.

Ami looked up from her computer screen. "I don't know. It just looks like she's sleeping, but everything we've tried to wake her up with has failed."

Kai remained silent throughout the others discussion, feeling responsible for Haruka's condition. He rose to his feet and went out onto the balcony of Sky and Ami's apartment. He sighed and stared at the early morning sun.

"You all right?" Sky asked.

"I don't know," the teen answered. "If I hadn't called out and warned Phoenix, then Dad would be okay but Phoenix would be in that condition."

"No one knows what the future holds Kai. I mean, look at Usagi. For the longest time she thought that she would marry Mamoru and have a family and rule Crystal Tokyo with him. But when he died, that all changed," Sky said. The elder Guardian looked down at his watch. "You and the others should head out to school."

Kai sighed and nodded. He went back inside and grabbed his bag. Suiren and the other four followed him out and left. Sky walked back inside as well and rested a hand on Ami's shoulder.

"You need to rest," he said softly. "I can take watch for a while." Ami nodded and stretched. She rose to her feet, gave Sky a quick kiss, then retreated into the bedroom where she lay down on the bed and immediately fell asleep.

Michiru remained by Haruka's side, holding the blonde's hand. "Come back to me Haruka…please…" Michiru whispered.

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Kai sighed as he lay on the roof to the school, his hands behind his head as he gazed up at the sky. "Hey," a voice said.

He lifted his head and saw Kira sitting down next to him. "Hey," he returned distractedly with a sigh.

"You all right?" she asked.

"Just have a lot on my mind," he replied.

"Anything I can do to help?" she inquired.

He shook his head, sitting up. "I don't even know what I can do to help or how to explain it," he said.

"Well if you need to talk to someone or just want to hang out…" she offered.

He smiled. "Thanks Kira," he said. He rose to his feet and left the roof, heading back down to the classroom.

"I wish I could tell you something as well…" she whispered softly.

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"Any change?" Suiren asked.

Michiru shook her head, unwilling to let her tears fall. "None," she replied. "Where's Kai?"

"He said he wanted to go a few rounds with the punching bag," Kikan answered.

"I think he blames himself for Haruka's condition," Chibi-Usa added.

Michiru yawned and rubbed her eyes. "Mama, why don't you go get some rest?" Suiren suggested. "We can watch Papa."

Michiru smiled. "Sky left for work a few hours ago and Ami should be home soon," the aqua haired woman said. She went into the guest room and collapsed onto the bed, the tears finally falling.

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Kaijin walked down the street, his gym bag slung over his shoulder. He had gotten a good workout in and was now heading back to his uncle's apartment. He heard someone shriek and his eyes narrowed as a small grin formed on his face. "I was hoping for a good fight," he muttered. He ducked into an alley and transformed.

Arashi leapt onto the roof and ran down to where he heard the screams issuing from. The orb on his gauntlet glowed red and the straight sword appeared in his hand. He leapt down and viciously backhanded the demon. He stalked the demon, easily dodging its attacks. He grabbed it and slammed it against the wall.

"What did you do to Uranus?" he thundered. "Kotaeru!" he shouted. (Answer)

"Lesser demons cannot talk," a cold voice smirked.

Arashi tightly held the demon and turned. "Who are you?" he demanded.

"Machigai," she answered. "Not that you'll be alive long enough to remember it," she smirked.

"What did this thing do to Uranus?" Arashi demanded.

Machigai giggled evilly. "She doesn't have much time left. This demon makes its victims relive their worst nightmares and creates new ones. The mind can only take so much," she grinned.

"How do I save her?"

"You can't. She can only save herself. Not even killing the demon can save her. She's gone!" Machigai laughed, vanishing.

Arashi narrowed his eyes and stabbed his sword into the demon's back. He let it fall to the ground and watched it vanish. "You have a lot of rage," a voice commented.

Arashi glared at Phoenix. "Get away from me," he snapped.

"I didn't mean for Uranus to be trapped by that thing," she said. "I was just trying to defend myself."

Arashi said nothing and turned from her. She grabbed his wrist and spun him back around. "I said leave me alone."

"You saved my life. I want to help save Uranus' life," she said.

"Why? I thought you hated her and Neptune."

"I don't hate them. I just do not trust them," Phoenix corrected. "But it seems as though Sailor Moon trusts them with her life."

"And they've learned to trust Sailor Moon," Arashi said. "And, even though you want to help, you can't. We've tried everything to wake her up but it hasn't worked. This is one fight Uranus has to win on her own." He bowed his head.

Phoenix rested a gloved hand on his face. He lifted his gaze and stared into Phoenix's golden eyes. "I'm sorry," she whispered. She leaned up and kissed him softly on the cheek. She turned and walked away, vanishing into the evening.

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"Have a nice time beating a poor defenseless punching bag?" Suiren asked as Kai walked in, trying to lighten the mood.

"Yeah. Then I had a real nice time beating the crap out of the demon that did this to Dad," he replied.

"Kai! Language!" Michiru scolded. He shrugged in way of apology. "What happened with the demon?"

"As I was fighting it a demoness showed up named Machigai. Said that the only way to come out of the demon's influence was for the person to beat it on their own. I'd hoped she was lying so I killed the demon," Kai said.

"Haruka still hasn't come out of it," Michiru said.

"And her condition is beginning to worsen," Ami reported. "Her mind can't take much more of whatever it is she's seeing."

"What can we do?" Suiren asked, nervously biting her lip.

As Ami began to reply, Kikan's voice cut through. "Ami! Something's wrong!"

The four ran into the guest bedroom where Haruka had been moved to and saw that the blonde was convulsing wildly on the bed. Ami went into full doctor mode and shouted at Kai to grab the blonde's powerful legs.

Kai slipped his arms around Haruka's legs and loosely held them, grunting as he was repeatedly kicked and kneed in the side. Michiru, Kikan, and Suiren held Haruka's torso as Ami held the blonde's head. The convulsions slowly stopped and Ami quickly checked all of Haruka's vitals.

"This is very bad," she said. "Her heart can't take much more of whatever stress she's under in this dream."

"What are you saying Ami?" Michiru asked.

"She's basically in a very exhausting dream. Now whatever's happening to her in this dream is causing her a great deal of stress." Ami bowed her head briefly. "I don't know how much more she can take."

"Mom, what about adrenaline shots?" Kori suggested.

"It might work, but even if it does, we can't keep her on them forever," Ami returned. "I'm sorry Michiru. I don't know what to do."

Kai left the room, his shoulders slumped. He looked down at his right arm and thought of something. He ran out of the apartment and up to the roof. He walked into the Zen garden and sat on one of the large stones. "Please let this work," he murmured. He folded his hands and closed his eyes, ignoring the chill he felt as snow began to fall.

A strange smell invaded his nose and he opened his eyes. He was in an old temple, statues of Guardian clad warriors lining the walls. He rose to his feet and looked down, startled to see himself wearing a pair of dark hakama pants and a dark blue gi top. He began walking through the halls of the temple, eventually ending up in a large room.

"Welcome young Guardian," a warm voice said.

He looked over and saw an elderly man wearing a similar outfit, except his top was a lighter shade of blue. "Who are you?" he asked.

"Chie," the elderly man replied.

Kaijin studied the man, sensing great power about him. Out of respect he bowed. Kai straightened. "You're…you're like me…aren't you?" he asked.

Chie smiled softly. "I was the first and, until now, the only Legendary Guardian."

"I'm not the first?" Kai asked.

"And there is always the possibility of you not being the last," Chie informed him. "Throughout time the souls of Uranus and Neptune will always find each other. Like you are their son, so was I."

"You were Haruka and Michiru's son?" Kai asked.

Chie nodded slowly. "Though they were known as Amara and Michelle before becoming Uranus and Neptune."

"How long ago was that?" Kai asked.

"Centuries before the Silver Millennium. Like you now, I fought against the Legion of Hell," Chie said.

"I thought Moon and the others stopped them years ago," Kai said.

"Their leader was defeated, but a new one has risen up."

"Machigai?" Kai asked.

"I do not know the leader's name," Chie said. "But that is not why you are here."

"Uranus is in trouble and I don't know how to help her. If I don't do something soon she'll die," Kai said. "She's stuck in some…"

"Nightmare," Chie finished. "The spirits have been watching you young one," he explained at Kai's look of shock. "Unfortunately, this is something Uranus must do alone," he said.

"You mean in spite of all this power I'm suppose to have there's nothing I can do?" Kai demanded.

"The greatest strengths are not steel and powers young one. They are heart and courage," Chie said. "That is what makes Sailor Moon so strong."

"There has to be something someone can do to help her," Kai insisted.

"Look to the heart for your answers young one," Chie said, beginning to fade away with the temple.

"Matte!" Kai pleaded but he was back on the roof in the Zen garden. He shook the snow off his shoulders and went back downstairs. "Any change?" he asked Reno.

"No good changes," the Time Guardian answered.

Kai nodded and walked into the room. Michiru was wiping the blonde's brow with a damp cloth. "Hold on Haruka…please…" Michiru whispered. "I love you."

"'Look to the heart for your answers'," Kai whispered.

Michiru turned. "Kai. I didn't hear you come in," she said. "How are you coping?" she asked.

"I'm doing all right," he said. He sat down in a chair, shutting the door. "You care a lot about Dad, don't you?"

Michiru smiled. "I'd die for her." She looked at Haruka. "There's no one I'd rather spend the rest of my life with." She smiled sadly. "She's my heart…and I'm hers," she said quietly.

Kai rested his left hand on where the masked bracer was. "Mom, do you trust me?" he asked.

She looked at him, confusion on her face. "Of course I trust you. You're my son," she said.

Kai rose to his feet, his right fist clenched, his arm raised in front of him. "Then trust me when I say it's up to you to save Dad," he said. His right arm outstretched and his hand opened. The symbols of Uranus and Neptune glowed brightly on his gauntlet.

Michiru felt herself grow more and more tired. She slumped down in the chair and her eyes fell close. Kai lowered his arm. He placed a blanket around the Sea Senshi and locked the door so as not to be disturbed. For added measure he placed a chair against the door, preventing it from being opened. Satisfied that no one would get in he sat in the middle of the floor and closed his eyes, manipulating the power of the gauntlet so that his parents' energy levels stayed constant.

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Michiru opened her eyes and found herself in a strange room. She looked around and saw a young blonde girl with long hair lying on the bed, a pile of stuffed toys decorating the bed. Michiru took a few steps forward when the door flew open and a drunken man staggered in. He had long, dirty black hair and dark eyes.

The girl looked up and backed into the corner of the room, curling up. Michiru instantly recognized the teal eyes of the blonde. "Haruka…" she whispered. She turned and watched as the drunk staggered towards the small Haruka. He grabbed the young girl and threw her onto the bed.

The man walked to the door and closed it. Little Haruka began whimpering, looking fearfully at the man. "I didn't do anything…" she whimpered.

The man viciously backhanded her, making Michiru gasp. "Leave her alone!" she shouted, trying to punch the man. She stared in shock as her hand passed through him.

"Can't stop it…" a voice whispered.

Michiru turned and her eyes widened even more. "Ha…Haruka!" she exclaimed. "What's going on?"

A full-grown Haruka looked up at Michiru from her position of sitting on the floor. Her once vibrant eyes were dull, large circles under her eyes. Tearstains trailed down her face. What shocked Michiru the most was the defeated look on Haruka's face. Even her posture showed defeat. The Sea Senshi had never seen Haruka like this before.

"I can't make it stop…" the Wind Senshi whispered, holding her head in her hands. "It won't stop…" she broke down crying, shaking uncontrollably.

"You've always been nothing! Nothing you do will amount to anything! You're pathetic! You're impure! You're nothing! Nothing!" voices began to shout. "No one will ever love you! You'll die alone like you should! You're evil! You'll always be evil! Evil! Evil!"

Michiru stared in horror as cuts and bruises began forming on Haruka's skin. She knelt down next to the blonde and reached out. Haruka shrank away, whimpering in fear. Michiru gently rested her hand on Haruka's shoulder.

"Haruka, look at me," Michiru said softly. Haruka shook her head, trying to get away from Michiru but unable to due to the corner she was in. "Haruka, whoever's telling you that is wrong. People care about you. You have a family. A son and a daughter who still need you…and a wife who has always loved you."

Haruka lifted her head and looked at Michiru, hope in her eyes. "I…I do?" she whispered uncertainly.

Michiru smiled, gently wiping away Haruka's tears. "You do. You have the kindest heart I've ever seen. You've always been willing to do whatever it takes to save the world, even at the cost of your life. I've seen how lonely that made you; I lived it before you became a Senshi." Michiru paused and blinked away her own tears. "But when you came into my life, I knew I had found the one person I wanted to spend my life with. You've helped save the world countless times Haruka. You've done more with your life than anyone could hope to do in twenty life times.

"Our destiny has taken us somewhere we never thought possible. We have two wonderful children and friends who care about us. We're not alone anymore," Michiru said, tears sliding down her face.

"Demo…demo…" Haruka whispered. "How can you care about someone as weak as me?"

Michiru stared at the blonde for a moment. Understanding sank in. The Sea Senshi looked at the young Haruka being beaten by the drunk. She turned back to the Wind Senshi and gently held the blonde's hand.

"You are not weak Haruka. You are one of the strongest people I know. I don't care if you even were weak. You have a strong heart and a pure soul. That's all that matters to me," Michiru said. She rose to her feet and held out her hand. "Let's run off into our own dream, ne?"

Haruka reached out and gripped Michiru's hand. A white light formed around them, washing away the memory of Haruka's past. As the light faded, they found themselves in an old temple. An elderly man approached them, a warm smile on his face.

"Who…who are you?" Haruka asked softly.

"A descendent from your past lives," he answered.

"Descendent?" Michiru repeated.

"From long before the Silver Millennium was brought about," he said.

"That's Kai's gauntlet!" Haruka exclaimed, noticing the gold bracer on the elderly man's right forearm.

"Why…how do you have it?" Michiru asked.

The man smiled, his gray hair swaying in an unfelt breeze. "No matter how many lives the two of you live, you will always find one another. Now it is time for you to return," he said. A sudden flash of light blinded them…

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Michiru slowly opened her eyes, slightly disoriented as to where she was. She blinked and looked around, recognizing the guest room of Ami and Sky's apartment. Her eyes immediately fell on the bed and saw that it was empty. She rose to her feet, fearing the worst when two strong arms wrapped around her.

"You saved me again Michi," Haruka whispered.

Michiru turned and tightly held the blonde, relief washing through her. "I thought I was going to lose you."

"No matter what life we're in, I'll always find you," Haruka said.

"Ahem…" a voice coughed. They turned and saw Kai staring at them, a brow raised. "I know we're all glad Dad's okay, but the others went off to fight a demon that showed up a few blocks away. It might be nice to go help them out."

Haruka looked at Michiru. "I think I've rested enough for a good fight," the blonde grinned.

Michiru shook her head. "The two of you…" she muttered.

The gauntlet glowed gold and Arashi arched a brow. "Well? You two coming anytime this week? I mean, I know you're old…"

Haruka arched a brow. "Old? I'll show you old. Uranus Eternal! Make UP!"

"Neptune Eternal! Make UP!" The three leapt out of the window and headed for the others and the battle.


Yay! Haruka's okay and she's not gonna kill me anymore!

Haruka: So far...

:Gulp: Er...moving on...please review this chapter. Reviews make me happy and less insane...but not by much. For those who review, I have plot pudding...and it's beginning to thicken!