Once again the Sailor Scouts stood on their feet. Fueled by their leaders courageousness and her safety, their strength had renewed itself.

"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!" A heart greater than any other that the girls had conjured before flew at the doom and gloom girls. When the smoke cleared, Peach had disappeared.

"Ha! Bullseye," Venus cheered. The doom and gloom girls stumbled backwards, their eyes wide in astonishment.

"Peach...," Lavender said with dilated pupils. In a childish rage, Lavender, Ivy, and Teallie all launched vines at the Sailor Scouts. Though, the scouts were prepared for this.

"Mars Flame Sniper!"

"Jupiter Oak Evolution!"

"Mecury Aqua Rhapsody!"

With magnified power, the red, green and blue attacks flew at the remaining Doom and Gloom girls. The impact on their vulnerable state disintegrated the girls in seconds. All except Fuschia.

Looking into her eyes it appeared for a fraction of a second that she was fearful. It was all the more shocking when her head fell backwards and she began cackling.

"What's so funny?" Lita asked spitefully," You've lost." Fuschia only doubled over in more laughter. Its sickening sound seeped through the trees. A few leftover crows finally abandoned their nests. When Fuschias attention returned to the scouts, she looked down upon them as if they were kneeling at her feet. Then she uttered one word.

"Surprise."

The scouts could barely turn their necks before a huge dome of energy engulfed them. They all felll face-forward, unconscious.

"Noo!!!!" Serena screamed. Her eyes became wells of emotion. Though she feared for her friends lives, she remained pinned to Darien's side.

"Hehe. Silly girls; they didn't know that once my sisters were defeated, I took all their energy," she said to no one in particular. As though she had all the time in the universe, the final Doom and Gloom girl inched in a semicircle until her eyes fell upon Serena's frail form . She watched Serena sob over Darien's body and almost pitied the girl. Almost.

"And you're next, moon brat." Fuschia's arm aimed at Serena like a rifle. Unlike before, the vines took their time growing. Multiplying.

Serena raised her head meekly. Her eyes sensed her impending doom, but truly saw nothing. Her breathing slowed as she waited for Fuschia to strike. Then a shade of red caught her vision through misted eyes. She blinked and the rose he had used to save her life came fully into view.

"Tuxedo Mask...Darien...my Prince..."

As if activated by her words, rose petals swarmed up and around the pair. Slowly the swirling petals raised their veil.

As the as last three petals drifted from sight, Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Moon stood in all their glory. In harmony with her blue skirt, a jeweled pair of wings atop her hair swayed in the wind. Tuxedo Mask's trademark mask had disappeared as well. Fuschia's attack's growth stopped suddenly.

Serena turned to Tuxedo Mask and smiled.

"How about finish her off? For old time's sake." Tuxedo Mask chuckled.

"Yeah."

A flower shaped crystal formed in her hand that seemed to eminate light. With both hands hovering at the crystal's side, Sailor Moon raised it above her. Meanwhile, Fuschia had also recovered her composure. After seeing the vines in Fuschia's right arm grow to their maximum capacity, Sailor Moon looked to the cloaked man at her side earnestly. Tuxedo Mask nodded, with his cane braced to his left side.

Three dozen vines shot at Serena. Mere feet from reaching her chest, they were sharply halted by Tuxedo Mask's cane. Tuxedo himself looked taken aback by the resilience of his spinning cane as the vines were cut at contact. Taking her cue, Serena prepared to launch her own attack.

"Moon Crystal...Power!!"

Fuschia growled at being thwarted and thrust her own energy at the white beam directed towards her. The white stream of light extended until it met Fuschia's own purple and black gust of energy. For minutes, they held their hands before them as energy was tossed back and forth. Finally, Serena's energy broke Fuschia's own attack and hit her straight on. Tuxedo Mask looked victoriously at Sailor Moon after spying the last doom and gloom girl get blasted to the concrete. It was finally over.

Suddenly, Serena's crystal shattered and her pupils turned black. In horror, Tuxedo Mask watched as the last of her strength left her and barely caught her as she fell back.

"Sailor Moon," he tried. No response.

"Sailor Moon!" This time he shook her by the shoulders desperately. Like a rag doll, her head lolled on her neck.

"SERENA!" he cried, but her body remained still. He looked hopefully towards the scouts, but they still lay sprawled on the ground.

Then, from the corner of his eyes he saw a purple ball of energy shoot at him and Serena. At its source he stood Fuschia, fading, but not yet defeated. He barely saw her look of triumph before the attack hit his back.

"Consider it a goodbye present," Fuchsia said mockingly with some exertion.

Instinctively, he shielded Serena from the attack; he took on the full brunt with no protection but his cape.

Before his breath left him, Darien shot one last steel tipped rose, piercing Fuschia's heart.

"No, it was supposed to kill him," Fuchsia stammered in shock.With one guttural cry she faded into oblivion.

Darien soon fell unconscious at Serena's side.

"My princess..."