Chapter 24

The power of the destined hearts

« Fighter! How did you… » began Sailor Moon.

« No time for this Odango… STAR SERIOUS LASER! »

The difference of powers was obvious. It seemed that the clones weren't match for the Starlights. Seiya gladly defeated Tuxedo, then Sailor Mercury. Yaten defeated Sailor Mars and Jupiter, Taiki took care of Sailor Moon and Venus. There was no confusion possible anymore since the real Sailor Senshi were all unconscious except Pluto, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Sailor Moon right now. Neptune and Uranus were still in a fierce fight with their clones. No one dared to take part to the fight because they couldn't say who were the allies and who were the foes.

« Good job. We thought we were already dead! We must help them…» said Sailor Moon to the Starlights.

« And how? Can you tell who is who? » asked Pluto.

« We can't take the risk to hurt them. » said Saturn.

« Saturn… We must heal the others before it's too late. » said Sailor Moon.

« Right. »

Sailor Saturn went to see the wounded… Or maybe they were already dead. Sailor Moon had tried to sound not too worried but she feared for her friend's lives. And the fight behind her eyes tore her heart. She was feeling useless. Balls of energy flew everywhere. The four senshi looked bad…

« Why don't you just give up? See… All your friends are dead! » said the clone of Uranus to Neptune.

« Haruka's alive! I won't give up! And who knows? It might be your friends who are dead. I don't think the Starlight are friends of yours. »

« Who tells you they aren't clones too? Who tells you they aren't there to kill you? »

« I don't know it. But it's for Haruka that I'm still standing! »

« How did it feel? To see my dear sister in my lover's arms? »

« Your lover? Weren't you homophobic? »

« No… We share the same bond as you do. »

« You can't love anyone. »

« Not as you do for sure… But your bond makes you join not only in bed. It's the case for us. You know you are different from those stupid inners… But your are also different from two silly other girls that form the outers senshi group. »

« In what way? Because we are holders of talismans? Pluto too. »

« Yes I know. But you never asked yourself why we never cloned Pluto and Saturn? »

« Because you're silly… And that you didn't know they existed. »

« Uranus and me were created in a rush, but we are perfect. Our creator died right after by our hands. We didn't want him to create them… Cause we have the power to destroy you all, and you don't even know what I am talking about. »

« You're just pretending. »

« You two are soul mates and powerful senshi. But so silly people… Uranus! NOW! »

Uranus raised her head at Neptune signal and came closer to her. They embraced each other. Neptune and Uranus were stupefied. Suddenly an attack from Fighter knocked them on the floor.

« Hey! What are you doing? We're allies! »

Sailor Moon was watching the scene with interest. Suddenly she got a hint. Sailor Uranus and Neptune were embracing each other, it meant that they were the right ones since the other ones weren't lovers. She asked Fighter and the others to attack… At the same time the two clones were kissing. Suddenly, their tiara's began to glow, the two clones now were just holding hands as a their talismans emerged from them.

Neptune and Uranus tried to watch the scene before their eyes while avoiding the Starlight's attacks. The talismans were floating in front of the clones. They were a little different from their owns. The swords was black and the mirror two. Suddenly, the two talismans crashed into each other letting a ball of energy. When it faded away, the two clones were holding a sceptre, just like one of sailor moon's. Both of them were holding it. The base was made of sapphire and turquoise, the top had the shape of a pure heart, but black.

« Power of the destined hearts, hear your guardians and give us your strength! »

The sceptre began to glow.

« Haruka! What does this mean? Do we have this power too? »

« If they have it, we have it too. »

Sailor Moon and the Starlight stopped attacking and realised their mistake. Sailor Moon hadn't recognized the talismans of her friends. They tried to reach them to help but it seemed that the new weapon had created a large area were they couldn't enter. They couldn't rescue Haruka and Michiru, no matter how they tried.

Haruka seized Michiru as soon as possible and held her close.

« What you think you can do it too? You didn't even know you had this power, you won't be able to master it, and with all your little troubles you won't be as one. » said the combined voices of Uranus and Neptune but not from their bodies, from the head of the sceptre.

« Do you want to bet? » asked Haruka.

« Haruka… I think I know how it works. We must be one… Our hearts must beat together, a same rhythm, a same melody. »

« I know… Isn't it how we always are? My soul belongs to yours, I love you so much. I can feel you wherever you are, your pain is always mine, your joys too. »

« I feel the same way. We can do this. »

Their lips joined. Their tiaras began to glow just as their clone's. Their talismans came out of them and crashed in an intense white glow. Suddenly, a scepter appeared before them, the same as their clone's, but with a white head, glowing with energy.

« Power of the destined hearts! Hear your guardians and lend us your strength! »

The white head of the sceptre began to glow even more. The power had come to them directly, the two others were still gathering it. Suddenly the dark power of the clones awoke. A dark ray of energy tried to attack them, but a white one emerged at the same time. They were equal.

« Give up! Michiru, you can't trust Haruka, you aren't one with her, if you were, she wouldn't have confounded you with your sibling! »

The while ray of light weakened a bit.

« Michiru… We are one… Don't let this touch, you can see it… My love for you, just the same as yours. You can feel it in your whole being as I feel your love in me right now. We are one! Two souls made for each other!»

The ray of light gained in strength.

« Haruka! Don't you remember? She kissed another! Another body touched hers, other hands caressed her perfect curves, her lips… Remember how it felt! This scene tore your heart! »

The ray of light weakened again.

« Haruka… Honey… I won't try to justify. I know you know the truth, you know it wasn't my choice, neither my will… But just remember that a body is just a body. What really count is our love. We lived through several lives, several bodies, what really counts is what we feel for each other! »

The ray of light strengthened again. Little by little it gained on the dark one, making it step back…. Till it stroke the black head of the sceptre. At this moment it parted and the link that united the clones broke. Now they were holding their talismans and looked angry.

« You shouldn't have told us how to handle this… You should have known that nothing can stop us, nothing can stop true love. » said the combined voices of Uranus and Neptune.

The head of their sceptre suddenly released all its power and the clones were destroyed.

Uranus and Neptune's sceptre disappeared in a flash of light to let place to their talismans, that came back to their hearts. The two of them felt alright, they had no injuries anymore, they felt full of strength.

« It is the end! We defeated them! » said Uranus, she hadn't released Neptune yet. It just felt normal and so comfortable to be standing in each other arms.

« Now we will be able to live our lives… »

« Together and forever. »

« No interruptions… »

They kissed each other lovingly.

« Hey! I know you're the heroes, but you aren't going to make out right here and now? » asked Seiya playfully.

Uranus suddenly opened her eyes in stupefaction. She had forgotten him. She let go of Michiru and returned, an angry look on her face.

« Shut up you little… »

« Is it a way to greet an old friend? »

« We never were friends, and will never be! What are you doing here anyway? »

« Later the answers, right now we must rescue everyone. »

During the fight, they had gathered everyone and Saturn had began to heal everyone. Chibiusa was ok, Mercury too. Tuxedo had awoke… Finally everyone awoke, with more or less time.

« Everyone's ok! I'm so glad! » yelled Sailor Moon, jumping in Fighter's arms as she did so. She released him, then blushed.

They came out of the dark dimension, the strongest holding the still weak injured ones.