Sailor Moon Aeons.
Book 2: Rebirth.
Act 3: War games.
Episode 52: Promises.

By Razor Knight
Last update: May 13, 2013
Last edited: June 2, 2017

He really hated those long car trips. True, he had enjoyed the break from school, but the trip back home was just too annoying. He suddenly flinched and looked to the side. "Hey!"

"Gotcha." The girl sitting next to him said, grinning mischievously.

"Mom, Karin's hitting me again."

"No, I'm not!"

"Kids, please behave," their mother said. "We're almost in Tokyo."

The boy, Mamoru, sat there, arms crossed, glaring at his sister. Karin could a pest, but he knew she was just fooling around, and he couldn't bring himself to hate her. The girl stuck out her tongue at him, then smiled. He was about to say something when a noise made him freeze. As he turned, he saw a bright light. His mother's scream was the last thing he remembered before darkness fell upon him.

Mamoru woke up, taking a moment to look around the room. "That dream again." It wasn't a nightmare, he was sure of it. That scene was the only thing he remembered about his life before the accident. He and his sister had been found alive inside the wrecked car, but their parents... He frowned. It had been years since he last had nightmares about that day. So why were they coming back now?

"I promise I will bring you the most beautiful flower in the universe."

He looked around in shock. No, it had been just in his mind, but what did it mean? Why was he thinking about those things now?

Terry looked at Hakko and smiled. "I was starting to wonder if you were ever coming back."

"I apologize for my prolongued absence, but I can now take care of your training again. I hope you kept training on your own while-"

"Venus..."

"...Light..."

"...Explosion!"

Hakko looked at Venus as her newest trick exploded against the base's far wall, his face unreadable. He then let out a chuckle. "Where did you get such a trick from, Aino?"

"Those techniques," Ami explained, "are a way of combining the abilities of two or more Senshi in battle. But they can't be copied by others," she looked at Earth and Lilith as she said that, and the two just shrugged.

"Perhaps they are linked to your souls," Hakko said. "But this is good, I know something about the Senshi none of the Primes know about."

Two other Senshi were trying to create a new link, but it wasn't working as expected. "Supreme..." Jupiter shouted, and a ball of electricity appeared, hovering over her head.

"...Soul..." Mars mimicked Jupiter's move, only the ball above her head was a fiery one.

"...Wy-" As the two balls of energy clashed, their shape became unstable, and it was clear that it was yet another misfire.

Terry sighed as Mars and Jupiter were knocked back by the explosion. "Girls, seriously, you don't need to figure them out in one day."

Mars chuckled. "You're just mad because Minako and Brad got it in one day."

Terry shrugged. "This isn't a competition. Minako may have figured it out quickly, but you two just keep doing the same thing over and over. Take a break, try doing something else for a while."

Mars stared at Terry for a few seconds before she realized something. He was actually worried about them. Perhaps he was right, too. "Mako, what do you think?"

"I don't see what we're doing wrong, so let's take a break and think about it."

Lilith looked at Earth. She had thought a mock fight would cheer her friend up, but it was pointless, her friend was so out of it, she had knocked her down three times already. "Hey, what's wrong?"

Earth looked at her. "Nothing."

"I've known you for a long time. I know when something's bothering you."

Earth looked down for a few seconds before replying. "It has to do with why brother decided to skip training today."

"Well, since he and Usagi are the only two missing I thought they would be, uhm, 'training.'" Kage said with a sly smile.

"Kage, hush," Hotaru said sternly.

Lilith sighed. "Can you tell me why you're like that?"

"Okay. You know about our parents already, so-"

Terry frowned. "I never asked, but what happened to them?" Some of his friends nodded at that. "That is, if you don't mind me asking.

Earth nodded. "My only memory of them is from that night. We had gone out of town, and were heading back to Tokyo. I remember seeing a blinding light, and next I knew, I was in a hospital bed. A relative of my mother's been taking care of us ever since, and our parents left us a lot of money." She looked at Terry as she said that, then smiled. "Well, by my standards, at least."

"You hadn't mentioned that for years," Lilith noted, "so why-"

"I don't know why, but we started having nightmares about that night. We both remember the same things."

Hakko had listened to it all, but as Earth fell silent, he stood up and walked to her. "Go home."

"Huh? Why?"

"Training is pointless if your mind is not into it. It could be dangerous for you, or others."

Earth stood up and stared at him for a few seconds before she started walking to the elevator, turning back to her normal clothes as she walked. "You're right." She noticed Chie walking to her and frowned. "You don't need to tag along."

Chie smiled. "I don't need to, but I still want to."

"Right."

As the two girls left, Terry looked at Rei and Mako, who were deep in thought. "So, what is it you girls are trying to pull?"

Rei thought about it for a minute, then sighed. Perhaps he could get what was missing. "Well, you see..."

Chie looked at Karin as they walked. She felt like there was something else she wasn't saying, but she didn't want to upset Karin by asking her. But, she realized, Karin had stopped walking. She looked back and saw her friend biting her lips. "Karin?"

"Damn, I just can't lie to you. There is something else, something I didn't mention back at the base."

"I knew it. So, what is it?"

"Fiore."

"Fiore?" Chie frowned. That name sounded familiar to her, but why? "Oh, I remember him, that weird guy who was Mamoru's friend when I first met you two."

"He left shortly after I met you," Karin said. "The truth is, he was an-"

Chie looked around as she heard screams. "Damn, is it Game Master again?"

Karin saw a crowd of creatures walking to them, and frowned. "I don't remember those in any game I've played."

Chie looked at the monsters. They were flowers, walking flowers as tall as them. "I've played a lot more games than you-"

"Yeah, and your grades show that," Karin teased.

Chie groaned, then shook her head. "-and I'm sure they're not from any game. This isn't Game Master's style."

Karin suddenly realized something. These were flowers. "Fiore."

"Huh?"

"No time to explain, let's find a place to transform."

Terry thought about what Mako and Rei had told him for a minute, then nodded. "Oh, I see!"

Mako's eyes widened. "Huh? You figured it out?"

"Nah, actually, I have no idea what you're doing wrong."

Rei shook her head at him. "What a waste of time."

"Sometimes, the answer lies within, and is thus impossible to see for anyone else," Hakko commented.

"It could be something one of you is doing wrong, or it could be both of you," Terry said, "but I frankly don't have enough experience with this kind of moves to know what it is."

Kage smiled. "Regardless, those 'links' look like fun."

Hakko stared at him. "Battles are not to be taken lightly."

"I know that, but if we have to fight ugly monsters on a daily basis, might as well pretend it can be fun, right?"

Hakko shrugged. "That actually works for some people."

Aiko was sitting on a bench, but suddenly stood up and pointed to the large screen as it lit up. "Enemies detected."

Rei looked at the screen, where countless red dots could be seen. "Crap, Game Master's finally gone all out?"

"Entities match no known videogame creature. Their structure seems to be plant-like, and I estimate at least eight hundred creatures have already appeared."

"That's the second largest crowd of monsters I've ever seen," Kage commented.

"Let's go, guys!" Minako said.

"Eh, how the heck are we going to fight so many bugs?" Naru muttered.

Minako smiled. "Don't worry, as the saying goes, 'where there's a weed, there's a way.'"

Brad stared blankly at Minako. "I don't even know how you managed to screw that up."

"Huh? Screw what up?"

Rei coughed a bit louder than needed. "Stop fooling around and let's go."

"She's acting like a leader," Kage said, "we're doomed."

"That's my line!" Rei snapped as she walked into the elevator.

Hakko saw the group leave and shook his head. "And the destiny of the whole world is in their hands."

Earth was using her claws to rip through the horde of enemies, but her mind was not fully into the battlefield. Were these really Fiore's creatures? Why was he sending them to attack? A couple light discs hissed by, and she smiled. At least help was here. "About time, guys."

Moon's weapon was quite effective, cutting through dozens of creatures before returning to her hands, but the plants made up for their low power with sheer numbers. "They have to be coming out of somewhere," she commented.

Dragon Earth nodded. "We have to find Fiore and stop this."

"You told her about him?"

The Dragon smiled. "Of course."

"Flame Sniper!"

Moon's eyes widened. Mars' attack had set countless enemies aflame. "Hey Rei, be careful not to set the city on fire."

"Just trying to help."

The rest of the Senshi were there as well, along with their allies, and Moon frowned. "Shouldn't we split to fight those monsters?"

"I'm trying to find their source," Mercury said, then smiled as some numbers appeared in her visor. "There!"

Nemesis looked in the direction Mercury was pointing at, and cringed. "All I see is more plants."

"There's many of them around the source," Mercury explained, "it's like they're trying to protect it with their own bodies."

"Good for them," Mars said. "Flame Sniper!"

The attack shot forwards, incinerating many foes, and thinning the numbers in the center of the crowd considerably. The group could see a large, seed-shaped object amidst the crowd of plants, but it was soon blocked by a virtual wall of enemies. "Should we all attack together?"

Mars looked at Jupiter, who smiled. "Want to give it another try?"

Jupiter nodded. "Let's do it."

"Eh, are they going to try pulling that link thing in the middle of a battle?" Moon said.

"We Senshi seem to be able to power up when things get tough," Dragon Mercury noted, "so I think it's worth a try."

Jupiter rose her arms up, as a ball of electricity appeared over her head. "Supreme..."

Mars mimicked Jupiter's moves, and a ball of fire appeared above her. "... Soul..."

"They're just doing the same thing again," Venus commented.

Dragon Mercury smiled. No, that wasn't true, their movements were synchronized now. "This might just work."

Both Senshi opened their eyes, as the two elemental balls started swirling around each other. They both smiled and shouted the last word of their technique together. "Wyvern!"

The twin balls clashed into each other, but instead of exploding, they quickly expanded, their shape becoming that of a giant fire wyvern, which had electric arcs running up and down its body. The creature shrieked once, then shot forwards, blasting any creature in its path with electricity and fire. It flew straight into the 'seed,' which shone white for a few moments before exploding.

"Hey, look at the plants!"

Moon smiled. As soon as that seed-like object had been destroyed, the plants around them had turned into dust. "We did it!"

Mercury looked at her visor. "Unfortunately, I'm sensing at least ten more seeds around the city."

"It's okay, we'll just split and-"

"It's useless to resist, Earthlings."

Everyone looked at the newcomer. He could have looked human, if not for his skin and hair being a pale green color. Two of the Senshi knew who it was, and were quite shocked to see their nightmare had somehow become true. "Fiore?"

Moon looked at Dragon Earth. "You mean that guy is-"

"Why are you attacking our world, Fiore?" Earth asked.

"Mamoru, Karin, been a while," Fiore said with a smile. He then frowned. "But you two... Why are you destroying my creatures?"

"We can't let them destroy our city."

Fiore was confused by that. "You... Why do you humans like the stench of these 'cities'? Why do you keep pushing nature back and building these hideous caves?"

"So, your goal is to destroy our homes?" Mars asked. "We can't allow that to happen."

Fiore ignored her. "Mamoru, I've come to fulfill my promise."

Earth frowned, she knew what he meant, her brother had told her about it. "If you mean those plant monsters, they're ugly as hell."

"If you come with me, Mamoru, I'll show you what I brought."

"Mamoru, don't-"

Dragon Earth nodded at Moon. "I'm not going with him. The Fiore I knew would not act like this. You said the Earth was a beautiful world, Fiore."

"But I found something out there, something which opened my eyes. Technology is a disease, and humans are already beyond hope. Come with me, Mamoru, and you'll be saved."

"Saved? What are you planning?"

"I already told you, mankind is doomed. This world needs a chance to start over, a chance for nature to take back what was stolen from it."

Mercury saw Fiore look up, and looked in the same direction. She frowned as her visor picked something. "What's that? A comet? And it's... It's heading straight for us!"

Fiore ignored the others, he was only looking at Mamoru. "Come with me."

"No."

"What? After all I did for you, you're rejecting my gift?"

Moon was about ready to throttle the alien. "Gift? You come here saying you'll kill everyone, and you'll take Mamoru away from us? I don't care if you're Mamoru's friend, I will not let you do it!"

"Mamoru, who is that girl?"

"She is..." Dragon Earth looked at Moon, and smiled. "She's the most important person in this world for me." He turned to Fiore and frowned. "I can't let you do this."

Fiore looked shocked for a second, but then smiled. "Fine, if she means so much to you, then..."

Dragon Earth saw Fiore vanish, and for a split second thought he had left. Then he sensed movement near him, and realized what his plan was. But it was too little, too late.

"Moon!"

Earth glared at Fiore. He had knocked Moon out with an energy blast, and then teleported away from them before they could react. "Hmph. To think I used to think you were a cool guy. You're nothing but a monster!"

Fiore's smile didn't falter. "If this girl means so much for you, Mamoru, then she can be useful for me. If you want her back, come and get her."

Dragon Earth glared at the spot where Moon and Fiore had been for several seconds before he started walking away. "Usagi..."

"Brother, what-"

"I'm going to get her back."

"We'll help," Mars said.

"He only wants me, I'll go there and-"

Earth stood in front of him, glaring at him. "Don't be a jerk, we're not asking you to let us help you. Usagi's my friend too, and Fiore... He's not being himself. I want to know why he's acting like that."

The Dragon looked around, and saw everyone was looking at him the same way. "I... Sorry, everyone."

Mercury was staring up. "If I were to guess, I would say they're in that coment."

Mira turned to Mercury. "Ami, how far is that comet from us?"

"It's far beyond the Moon right now."

"Crap, we won't be able to jump all the way there," Circe muttered.

"Then we just have to wait for a couple hours, and it'll be right above our heads," Mercury said, not a hint of humor in her voice.

Mars looked at Dragon Earth. "Before we go there, we need to know who that guy is."

"I'm not sure I know him anymore," the Dragon said, "but I'll tell you what happened back then. Let's go back to the base."

"We'll tag along," Mira said.

"Me too," Warwitch said.

Ail and Ann looked at each other, and they both nodded. "Usagi's our friend, we won't let anyone hurt her."

"Wait, shouldn't we do something about the plants?" Lilith asked.

Luna came running to them. "Senshi, the army's taking care of those plants already. Apparently, a direct shot from a tank's shell takes care of the seeds, and those plants can be killed with conventional weapons."

"Good to know," Mars said. "Let's go."

Something told her waking up wouldn't be such a good idea, but she decided to ignore that feeling. As she opened her eyes, Moon noticed her surroundings were barren, lifeless, and she could see the blackness of outer space above her, along with the Earth. Images of what had happened before she had her unscheduled nap returned to her, and she flinched as she saw someone walking to her. "You..."

"Don't bother, human," Fiore snapped. "You've bewitched Mamoru, but I will make him remember, I will make him see the beauty of my mission."

"My friends will come and rescue me."

"Let them come, I will fight them all if I have to."

Moon frowned. Fiore didn't seem that strong, but... There was something odd about him. But that wasn't what stopped her from just blasting him out of the way. No, this was Mamoru's friend, she had to figure out why he was acting like this and stop him.

He was scared. No, that wasn't the right word, but... First thing he remembered was waking up in a hospital bed, and he didn't remember much before that. He just knew his own name, and that he had a sister named Karin. The doctors had, after a few hours, told him what happened. A car accident had killed both their parents. His sister was alive, but the doctors hadn't let him see her yet, they didn't let him get out of the bed. His mood wasn't good, specially since he couldn't remember his parents, no matter how much he tried.

"Are you alone too?" Mamoru turned to his side. A sickly-looking kid was looking at him, smiling. "I know how bad it is, to be alone in this world," the boy continued. "Perhaps we can be friends?"

Mamoru smiled. Yes, it'd be good to have a friend to talk to while he was in the hospital.

Mamoru paused and scanned the room with his eyes before continuing his story. "I didn't know what he was, but he trusted me enough to tell me after we left the hospital. I didn't care that he was an alien, he had been the only friend I had in there. But he had to leave the planet, he was looking for a home but our planet's atmosphere was weakening him."

"But why did he come back?" Hotaru asked.

"Because of a promise he made, the day he left this world."

"Mamoru, I will always remember you," Fiore said.

Mamoru smiled sadly. Fiore had been a friend, his first friend, and had always been there when he felt sad, to cheer him up, just as he had been there to cheer Fiore up. And right now, Fiore felt sad about leaving, but Mamoru knew how to solve that. "Here."

Fiore looked at the red rose Mamoru was holding. "What's this?"

"A present," Mamoru said. "They're the prettiest flowers in this planet."

Fiore took the rose and then held Mamoru's hands. "Thank you... I didn't know getting a simple flower would make me so happy. I'll come back to Earth someday. I promise I will bring you the most beautiful flower in the universe."

"And that was the last time I saw him," Mamoru finished.

"If the 'beautiful flower' is those things he sent, then his tastes are quite strange," Mako commented.

Ami walked to the computer, typing for a minute before frowning. "Well, good news is, the comet's close enough now to teleport to it. However, that's only because the comet is headed straight for the Earth, and will crash in about one hour."

"Wait, how can Usagi be alive up there?"

"The comet's got no atmosphere any human could survive in," Ami explained, "but our suits let us survive in outer space, or even under the sea, for as long as we need."

"You never told us that."

"You never asked," Ami noted, then looked at those who were not Senshi. "I don't think you guys can-"

Emi sighed. "We can create a small bubble of air around us, but it will drain us, so we wouldn't be able to fight for more than a couple minutes."

"We came to Earth in a 'ship' like that one," Ail said, "we'll tag along."

Ann frowned. "But we'll be useless up there. It's too far from the Makaijuu, we wouldn't be able to fight."

Ail stared at her for a second, then groaned. "Right, guess we're out."

Yukiko frowned. "I'm out, I like breathing."

"Same here," Hana said.

"Guess we'll get all the fun this time around," Rei noted. "Let's go."

After the Senshi left, Yukiko turned to the Huntresses. "Hey, can you girls teach me how to do that air bubble spell?"

"We don't know if your magic would work with spells like-" Maria started, then frowned. "Wait, can you even control air?"

Yukiko smiled as she rose her hand, a small sphere of distorted air could be seen in it. "Yeah."

Emi looked at the sphere. "Well, you're already doing the basic steps there. It's just a matter of making that sphere man-sized, and making the air static."

"I see, guess I'll just have to practice."

Hakko had been silent all along, but decided to comment on that. "I was told you were looking for me."

Yukiko nodded. "Uh, yeah, I was."

"I suppose you want to train your close range skill."

"I don't think I have any," Yukiko mused, "but yeah."

Hakko smiled. "Let's find out, then."

Yukiko blinked in surprise, it had all happened too fast. One second Hakko was talking, the next he was right in front of her, and his fist was milimeters away from her face."Hey, what-"

"Quite impressive," Hakko said.

"What do you mean?" Yukiko asked, then finally noticed something. She was holding her hand up, but it had moved on its own. She lowered it and shrugged. "I don't know what's so impressive."

"Most untrained students I've tested that way don't even react. You and Tsukino have the potential to be very good as far as defense goes."

"So, does that mean you'll train me?"

"The Senshi are my priority, but they need to train their powers too, so I'll have some free time." He paused, noticing Yukiko's stare, then sighed. "That means 'yeah.'"

Emi smiled. "Being trained by the legendary Hakko, that must be nice."

"I'm not legendary," Hakko noted, "though I wouldn't mind having a footnote or two in whichever legend the Senshi do eventually create around themselves."

Moon had watched the Earth slowly grow larger in the 'horizon', and she could guess what that meant. "What are you planning, Fiore? If you crash this thing into the Earth, millions could die!"

"Your race doesn't care about nature. They will be a perfect gift for Kisenian."

Moon was about to ask what he meant by that, but then noticed a small flower was seemingly attached to his shoulder. It had eyes, and they were staring at her. "What... What is that?"

"Kisenian, the one who opened my eyes to the truth."

The flower also had a mouth, and it used it to smile coldly at Moon. "I like your world, human. It's so full of energy... I will enjoy feasting on those humans Fiore despises so much."

"I will stop you."

"I doubt it," Fiore said, "but don't worry, Mamoru will be saved. I will keep my promise, and show him the most beautiful flower in the universe."

"If you're talking about the one in your shoulder, then I'm sorry to say this, but it's damn ugly."

Fiore turned and saw the Senshi were there. "Mamoru's little sister, I do consider you a friend as well."

Earth frowned. "I can't call you a friend when you're threatening my world, Fiore."

"Let her go," Dragon Earth said.

"Only if you come with me," Fiore replied. "Don't you see it? Destiny let us meet back then, and destiny let me find what I was looking for. We are destined to be together."

Kisenian growled. "Fiore, waste no time with them. Keep your friends alive if you want, but the others are a threat to us."

Dragon Earth summoned his sword and shield. "I won't let you do that."

Fiore summoned a vine-like sword and glared at him. "Can't you see that girl is controlling you? I'm back, why do you insist on protecting her?"

Why, indeed. Mamoru had, while telling the others about his past, remembered a small yet important detail. "Don't you remember, I gave you a rose back then, a single rose."

"What does that have to do with her?"

"Everything."

"Why are you crying?"

Mamoru looked at the girl with the strange hairdo. It looked like she had two meatballs on top of her head, and that almost made him laugh. "My friend's leaving soon, and I can't do a thing about it," he explained.

The girl smiled at him and looked at the bouquet of roses she was holding. "Since today, I'm an older sister. My mother had a baby, and I brought these for her as a present. Here, it's a happy day for me today, and I want it to be happy for you too."

Mamoru looked at the offered rose for a few seconds before taking it and smiling back at her. "Thank you."

Dragon Earth looked at Moon for a few seconds before looking at Fiore again, who seemed confused after what he had just told him. "That rose was a gift from a little girl, someone I didn't know back then. And I never realized who that girl was, until today. I gave you that rose as a sign of our friendship, Fiore, but I was destined to be with her."

Fiore took a step back, looking at the Dragon and Moon in turns. Kisenian knew this was bad, and tried to 'help' her ally. "See, he betrayed you, he loves that human, not you. He deserves to die along with the rest of his race."

"No, he's my friend."

"Listen to me, you must-"

Fiore clutched the small flower and glared at it. "No! I made a promise to him, and even if he doesn't... I was wrong, and I know that now. But I'll still keep my word!"

Kisenian growled. "What are you doing?"

Fiore struggled to rip the flower off him, but it was seemingly impossible. "Mamoru, please, destroy this comet, destroy me. I never meant to hurt you, but this monster, it promised to help me in my search, and I let it take control of me."

"We can't do that," Moon said. "We won't do that. If you're still the same person Mamoru remembers, then your heart is stronger than whatever that flower is doing to you."

Fiore smiled at Moon. "Now I see why you chose her, Mamoru." He rose his sword and sliced Kisenian off his shoulder. "I... I'm sorry."

Dragon Earth saw Fiore fall to the ground and winced. "Is he..."

"He's still alive," Saturn said.

Kisenian glared at them. "Stupid humans! He already gave me more than enough energy, I can still-"

Mercury had summoned her computer and typed a few words in it. She looked at Kisenian and frowned. "She lied to him."

Kisenian laughed. "Of course I did. I saw someone I could use, and took the chance. And when his mind showed me this Earth of yours... I just couldn't wait to drain it."

Mercury was reading the screen. "The Kisenian flower, a creature of pure evil which feeds on worlds, draining them out of any life until they become barren planets. It uses living beings to move from one world to the next."

Kisenian looked at Dragon Earth. "That's all true. Why do you think I let Fiore keep his foolish promise? Why did I want him to keep you alive?"

"She needs a host to survive the long trips," Mercury explained. "She kills the host once she's found a new world to drain.

Kisenian smiled as she grew bigger, until it was towering above the Senshi. "That's true, so I intend to keep one of you alive. The rest of you will be a very good appetizer."

Mercury looked at Dragon Mercury, who nodded. "You're just a weed, but you won't survive winter's fury. Mercury..."

Dragon Venus noticed the two Mercuries' poses. "Shit, that plant's dead."

"... Blizzard..."

"Fangs!"

Kisenian's size was clearly a bad thing for her, as she couldn't move out of the way of the attack. The massive flower was frozen in a matter of seconds, and then shattered in countless pieces before vanishing.

"This is the part where one of us uses a pun," Dragon Venus noted, "but that was too awesome to ruin with words."

Moon looked to the side and flinched. "Ami?"

Mercury knew what Moon meant, and checked her computer. "The comet is still heading for the Earth."

"We could have the army nuke it," Jupiter suggested.

"You mean the Japanese army has nukes?" Dragon Mercury asked.

"No, but uncle Taichi has the U.S. army's number."

"That would still be bad," Mercury noted, "instead of one large rock falling into the Earth, there would be thousands of smaller rocks. They could wreck not only Tokyo, but many other cities on that side of the planet."

"If we don't do something, it will wreck the planet," Nemesis commented.

Moon had been silent, because she had been trying to 'talk' to her crystal. And she had found the answer she looked for. "I can do it. I can alter its course."

"But the mana required for such a feat..." Mercury started.

"Moon, don't do it. You could die!"

Moon smiled at Mars. "Rei, I killed two evil demigods, I don't think a big rock will kill me."

Fiore staggered up, he had heard Moon say she would alter the comet's course. "It's all my fault. Kisenian was the one setting the course, I can't change it on my own."

"It was Kisenian's fault," Dragon Earth said, "and she's gone now. Trust Moon, she can do it."

The Senshi all nodded at that, and Moon smiled. "Guys, I'll need your help." As the others concentrated, Moon could feel energy flowing into her, and she closed her eyes, focusing in what she had to do.

Saiko sighed as he heard the reports. So the plant creatures were withering away all around the city. That was good, indeed, but... She stared up at the sky and shook her head. "I should have brought a larger launcher."

Warwitch and the others had decided to help fighting the plants while the Senshi fought Fiore. "Trust the Senshi, they'll deal with that."

Nova sighed. "If they don't, I don't think any of us can do a thing about it. I've moved some pretty large rocks before, but that one's out of my league."

"I like your optimism, guys," Saiko joked.

Fiore couldn't help but be awed by the power this human woman had. He could feel the ground underneath his feet shaking, as the comet was slowly, yet relentlessly taken out of its course. But he was also shocked. She could have destroyed him at any time while he foolishly used her as bait to attract Mamoru. And yet, she hadn't used her power to free herself, she hadn't attacked him. He could only respect her for that, and he was happy Mamoru had found such a girl.

It was clear to him now, he had fooled himself into thinking Mamoru saw him as more than a friend. He met Kisenian years ago, while looking for a home, in a barren world, and the promises it made sounded sincere enough to him. He had let the plant corrupt him, and Mamoru's world had almost paid a very high price for his weakness.

He stared at the horizon, and saw the Earth wasn't in the center of the sky anymore. It was still crawling to the side. Kisenian's plans had failed, and it was all thanks to these humans... To Sailor Moon.

He heard cheers as the Senshi also noticed that, but the cheers soon turned into something else. He looked at Moon, and saw she was lying on the ground, and understood why the others all looked worried, even sad.

"Usagi, wake up!" Venus said.

Mars was kneeling besides her fallen friend, sobbing. "You liar, you said you wouldn't die."

Dragon Earth was simply staring at Moon. True, Saturn could bring her back, but it still hurt to watch her like this. And he knew this meant she wouldn't have another chance after-

Fiore walked to him and smiled. "Destiny is a strange thing. Even though Kisenian was set on coming here, I still kept searching, and I found this before I returned here." As he said that, a flower appeared in his hands. It was a large, strange-looking flower, and the Dragon had to admit it looked eerily beautiful.

"What is that?" Dragon Earth asked as he noticed it had some kind of nectar inside.

"It's the flower I wanted to give you. Its nectar has healing properties." He smiled and offered it to him. "Give it to her. It's only fitting, after all, that rose you gave me was her flower."

The Dragon sipped some of the nectar, then kissed Moon. After a few seconds, she opened her eyes and looked around. "What happened?"

"You saved me, and I always return favors," Fiore said with a smile.

Lilith noticed the Earth was already slowly shrinking behind them. "I think we should hurry."

Fiore nodded. "Farewell, Senshi. Goodbye, Mamoru."

Dragon Earth smiled and gave the flower back to him. "You should keep it."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. I already found my own perfect flower." As he said that, he looked at Moon, who smiled at him.

"Since it was my fault that you had to come here, I'll send you back," Fiore said. "Maybe someday I'll return, after I find a world to live in."

"Is that a promise?" Dragon Earth asked.

"Yes," Fiore said then closed his eyes. The Senshi were all surrounded by a white light for a few seconds, then vanished. He opened his eyes again and looked at the Earth, now only a small blue sphere up in the sky. "It's a promise."

A/N: Never liked the Sailor Moon movies, because they don't affect the anime itself at all, and I'm a "continuity or get the hell out" kind of fan when it comes to anime movies. However, that makes it more of a challenge to try making their base plot work within my fic.

Yeah, this one got pretty long. I think I'll write the other movies as single chapters as well, instead of having them split through two or more chapters like I did in Cyber Moon.