AN: Getting so close to finishing this Silver Millennium bit it's not funny! Oh yeah!
Bothers and Sister
Raye – Wufei
Serena – Heero
Lita- Duo
Mina – Quatre
Amy – Trowa
Lovers
Raye – Heero
Serena – Endymion (Where is he? I wonder…I might have to resurrect him in this chapter)
Lita – Wufei
Christine – Quatre
Mina – Trowa
Amy - Duo
Chapter 14 – Goodbye Silver Millennium
Heero strolled through the halls of the palace; a throng of Moon Guard's following him. None of them dared to stop him. Not after they all saw what happened to the first guard who tried to stop him. Heero reached the Queen's Throne Room and threw the doors open, walking inside, noting that Queen Serenity, his sister and Prince Endymion were the only ones present.
"Mother," Heero acknowledged her with a slight tilt of his head and Queen Serenity bristled with rage at his audacity.
"Guards, kill him," Queen Serenity cried out to the throng of guards following her son and someone in the back of the group coughed, and there were a few hesitant looks towards Heero, but none of them moved.
"Unless you want all of your guards to die a horrible death, I would suggest you ask them to kindly leave the room," Heero said to his mother icily and Queen Serenity glared into his ice blue eyes so like her own and it was she who looked away.
"Do as he says," Queen Serenity told her Guards and they eagerly obeyed closing the door behind her.
Serena ran to her brother and hugged him tightly, not minding that Heero didn't hug her back. It just wasn't like him to show such emotion in front of anyone.
"Heero, you're back, did you find Relena?" Serena asked pulling away looking serious and Heero bowed his head.
"Yes I found her, but Relena is gone, Beryl controls her wholly now," Heero replied and Serena gasped with shock.
"Oh poor Relena," Serena breathed sadly and she heard Endymion come up behind her, breathing heavily, devastated from Heero's words.
"My apologies Prince Endymion for harming you, I did what I could for your cousin," Heero apologized to Endymion, bowing and Endymion glared at him.
"You should have let me help you," Endymion hissed accusingly blaming Heero for not saving his cousin but Heero refused to let his temper get away with him and remained calm and collected.
"There was nothing you could have done," Heero said coolly and Endymion shook his head, refusing to let Heero calm him down.
"Now we will never know," Endymion spat as he turned and stalked from the room.
"Endymion!" Serena hurriedly kissed Heero on the cheek before running from the room after her fiancée.
Heero didn't let Endymion's words affect him. He knew the Prince would be suffering greatly under all his anger. Endymion has lost his childhood friends and his own cousin to this evil entity, Endymion was acting how any man would act. Heero dismissed Endymion and Serena from his thoughts, turning to address his mother.
"And now mother," Heero said advancing on her and Queen Serenity's face became one of weariness.
"Have you come to kill me then Heero?" Queen Serenity asked, so tired of all this fighting and animosity and Heero walked up to her so that their faces were inches apart.
"After all you have done to me, and after the way you have treated me perhaps I should, but still I cannot hate you, and I cannot kill you, my own mother," Heero whispered pulling away from her and Queen Serenity stared hard at her son, seeing him for the honorable, loyal son that he was.
"What do you want?" Queen Serenity asked him, knowing there had to be a reason for him to come to see her.
"Call the other Knight's here, you will tell them of their Planetary Powers and release their powers with the Silver Crystal," Heero said with finality and Queen Serenity gasped shaking her head.
"No."
"Do you want the Moon Kingdom to fall?" Heero asked his voice rising angrily and Queen Serenity flinched.
"No."
"Then we at our strongest are the best chance you have of defending the Moon Kingdom, tell them the truth mother, they deserve to know the truth," Heero told her and Queen Serenity stared at her son again.
How he reminded her of his father. That was part of the reason she could never bear to look at him for longer than she had to. Queen Serenity had been very much in love once. He had been a mere Guard, a subordinate, but Queen Serenity had fought against her parents wishes and wedded her Moon Solider anyway. He had died long ago, just months before Serena's birth, and since her son had returned, Queen Serenity couldn't stand to be in his presence. To see everyday the one who reminded her most of the man she had risked everything for, the man who was lost to her.
Queen Serenity walked over to the door to the throne room and opened the door.
"Call the Knight's to me immediately," Queen Serenity said finally to one of the guards waiting outside and Heero nodded approvingly and wandered to the window of the palace to look at the oncoming battle below.
Heero longed to go see Raye, to kiss her and hug her, and hold her but he had to stay and make sure his mother told the whole truth and nothing but. Once he had made his mother confess, he would go and protect Raye, as her Knight, this Heero promised himself.
----Meanwhile----
Raye had transformed in Sailor Mars and was standing on the balcony of her room, silently staring up at the sky that was now becoming dotted with Earth Ships, preparing to attack. Mars wished that it hadn't come to this. Behind her she heard her door open and close and sensed rather than saw Amy, dressed at Sailor Mercury behind her. Her face was pale, it was clear she was scared, Mars was scared too.
"It is starting," Mars said to Mercury letting her know she was aware of her presence and Mercury joined Mars out on the balcony, looking up at the ships.
"Yes, Queen Serenity wants us to lead the Moon Soldiers into battle, we should go," Mercury invited her and Mars sighed deeply and nodded.
"Yes."
Mars turned to Mercury and saw that Mercury still has something to say, and so she waited expectantly, not sure if she really wanted to know what Mercury knew. Mercury was shaking a little, her face so shocked, and thin.
"Raye they found Wufei," Mercury blurted out, unsure of how Mars would take this news and Mars bowed her head.
"I see," Mars whispered, blinking her eyes to stop herself from crying and Mercury pursed her lips before continuing, hating that it was her duty to tell Mars.
"He…he has been beaten quite severely…his back is broken, he is paralyzed from the waist down and… his…his… hands have been crushed…someone meant for Wufei never to walk or hold a sword ever again," Mercury said in a stilted voice, still feeling a little sick as she remembered examining Wufei's broken body. He hadn't spoken, not even to Lita who had wept bitterly and run from the room.
Mars felt herself stiffen with horror as she listened even though she tried to force herself to not care. How could she not care? Wufei was her brother, her twin brother, even after all he had done, Mars knew there was no way she could fully hate him. Deep inside she would always love him, but she would never forgive him.
"Did the Moon Guards do this?" Mars asked in a strained voice Mercury shook her head.
"No…it was…it was…Heero, they found the sword of Mars lying next to Wufei's broken body," Mercury said finally and hope lit up in Mars' eyes. Heero. Heero was still alive. Heero was here, in the Moon Kingdom. Heero…was a traitor, and her enemy. Mars wanted to die. If she saw Heero again she would have to kill him, as per her promise.
Mars turned to see Venus standing in the doorway with the Sword of Mars in her hand, a sorrowful look on her face.
"Queen Serenity said you should have it," Venus said softly and Mars took the Sword of Mars without much enthusiasm.
"All this fighting, I'm so tired of fighting," Mars said darkly, so exhausted with all that had happened and Mercury placed a comforting hand on Mars' shoulder.
"We all are," Mercury assured her and Mars sighed deeply, sheathing the Sword of Mars to her waist.
"We should go, it looks like they are preparing for the first wave of attack," Mars said to the others and Mercury nodded, running from the room to go find Makoto who had disappeared since first seeing Wufei.
This left Venus and Mars and slowly they began the walk to the front of the palace where the Moon Soldiers were waiting.
"Raye, do you forgive me?" Venus asked softly, and tears sprung to Mars' eyes that she blinked away. All Mars wanted to do was hug Venus, but Venus had betrayed her. Mars was known for her wild temper and wild ways, what she wasn't known for was forgiveness.
"I cannot," Mars said dismissively even though it hurt and Venus nodded, not pushing her any further. Venus knew she had wronged her best friend.
"Will you see Wufei?" Venus asked changing the subject and Mars shook her head violently. She had no wish to see him.
"No, I cannot bear it, he is dead to me," Mars said dully and Venus nodded, again not wanting to push her. They reached the Moon Soldiers and Mars took her position as head of the 2nd Phalanx and Venus went to the front of the 1st Phalanx. Mercury and Jupiter were nowhere to be seen.
"Lita, Lita, are you in here?" Mercury crept into Lita's room and nearly jumped out of her skin when Lita came flying at her crying, dressed as Jupiter wrapping her arms around Mercury's slim form.
"Oh Amy," Jupiter breathed remorsefully and Mercury could sympathize with her.
"Lita, I'm so sorry," Mercury said sincerely and Jupiter pulled away wiping back her tears, glaring hatefully in the distance.
"I want to kill Heero," Jupiter said darkly, meaning every word and Mercury shook her head, knowing how Jupiter's temper could run away with her.
"Lita, revenge won't help Wufei," Mercury told her in a reasonable voice and a tear rolled down Jupiter's cheek as she thought of the man she loved, lying helpless in his room unable to do anything.
"But it will make me feel better," Jupiter said through gritted teeth and Mercury shook her head, not understanding how Jupiter could be so senseless.
"Maybe for a little while, but I know you, later on the guilt would eat away at you, Lita, you aren't a killer," Mercury told her gently, and Jupiter's body shook with indignation. She wanted Heero to feel the pain he had caused her and Wufei.
"I want him to pay Amy, I want Heero to pay for what he has done to Wufei," Jupiter told Mercury who shuddered a little at Jupiter's tone.
"Lita, you must understand what Heero did was revenge for what Wufei did to him and to Raye, if you carry this on, it will be a vicious cycle, let it end here and now Lita," Mercury pleaded with Jupiter who turned her face away, so she couldn't gaze into Mercury's sensible eyes and see reason.
"I cannot promise that," Jupiter replied stonily and Mercury grasped Jupiter's hand.
"Please try," Mercury asked squeezing a little and Jupiter nodded, giving in a little.
"I will try."
"We must go, the battle will be beginning, did Venus give you the Sword of Jupiter?" Mercury asked trying to be as gentle as she could about it and Jupiter picked up the sword that Wufei once wielded and clutched it to her chest lovingly.
"Yes I have it here," she replied and Mercury nodded.
"Let's go," the two exited Jupiter's room only to run into Duo who came skidding down the hallway.
He stopped dead in his tracks on seeing his sister so listless and without strength.
"Hey kiddo, I heard about Wufei getting the crap kicked out of him, you okay?" Duo asked dumbly before he could help himself and he was met with silence from Jupiter and a reprimanding gaze from Mercury for being so callous. Duo chuckled embarrassed and scratched the back of his head looking for something else to say.
"Stupid question, sorry sis," Duo apologized for his stupidity leaning over to kiss her cheek and Jupiter forced a smile and shook her head at him and Duo continued, "I have to go, Queen Serenity wants to speak with all of the Knights before the battle but I love you sis."
"Love you bro," Jupiter said then winking she moved aside and pushed Mercury forward, and Mercury would have fallen to the ground if Duo hadn't caught her in his arms and hugged her to him.
"Amy, my ice princess, I love you," Duo whispered breathing deeply and Mercury melted into his arms as they kissed passionately.
"I love you too Duo, if we don't make it…" Mercury said pulling away preparing to say her final goodbyes but Duo pressed a finger to her lips.
"Shhh…don't even think about that, we will be okay, trust me," Duo said smiling winningly and Mercury smiled back.
Duo kissed Mercury first, and then Jupiter before running off down the halls and Jupiter and Mercury made their way to the heads of their Phalanx's.
Venus turned when she heard her brother calling her name.
"Mina!"
"Quatre what are you doing out here? Where is Christine?" Venus asked worriedly, not having seen the Senshi of Destruction for some time now. In between all that had happened, there had been no time to ask.
"The Outer Senshi took her away forcefully, Susana told me to protect Lita, she said that Lita would be the one who needed protecting now," Quatre explained, his voice dropping with sadness as he thought of Christine.
"Yes Lita is in need of a protector now that Wufei…" Venus broke off looking in Mars' direction. Mars was standing at the head of her soldiers, staring straight ahead of her at the oncoming Earth Army marching towards the Moon Palace they were protecting.
"I just wanted to say good luck Mina, I couldn't let you go away into battle without letting you know I love you," Quatre said hugging Venus depositing a kiss on her cheek and Venus did the same.
"I love you too bro, stay safe," she bade him and Quatre smiled nodding.
"I will, I must go, Queen Serenity wanted to see all of the Knight's before the battle, but I will take my place with Lita at the 3rd Phalanx," Quatre assured her and Venus hugged him again whispering in his ear,
"Bye bro."
"Bye sis," Quatre called back before running into the Moon Palace wondering why Queen Serenity was calling all of them to her, when the battle was about to start.
Mercury had left Jupiter and was running towards the throne room.
"Trowa!" Mercury cried out and Trowa stopped at the door to the throne room turning to see his sister running towards him.
"Amy, how did you know I would be here?" Trowa asked her as she caught him breathing deeply, out of breath.
"I heard Duo telling Lita that Queen Serenity wished to speak to all the Knight's, I am in a hurry but I couldn't go to fight without telling you that I love you and to stay safe," Mercury said kissing her brother on the cheek and Trowa tapped her under the chin affectionately as he always did.
"You didn't need to tell me, I already know," Trowa said and then turned to enter the throne room but had a second thought and turned to Mercury, blushing a little.
"Amy, I never told you, but I am in love with Mina, would you tell her…tell her I will be fighting with her side by side…tell her I love her…till the end…and ever after," Trowa said this blushing furiously and Mercury smiled.
"I will," she promised and Trowa kissed her cheek before entering the throne room.
Now Mercury had one more message to pass on as she ran out of the palace to the 1st Phalanx where Venus stood, a serious look on her face watching the approaching army that was coming closer and closer. You could make out who led their Phalanx's, General Malachite headed the 1st, General Jedite the 2nd, General Nephlite the 3rd and General Zoicite led the 4th. Mercury shuddered as she remembered that she could have been wedded to Zoicite.
"Amy, what are you doing?" Venus asked in alarm and Mercury smiled weakly.
"Trowa, wanted me to tell you something," Mercury said and Venus smiled knowingly.
"Its ok, I already know," Venus said still smiling and Mercury shook her head in disbelief.
"How do you and Trowa do that?" Mercury asked in wonder and Venus frowned.
"Do what?" she asked and Mercury raised her hands to the sky as she replied,
"Know what each other are thinking."
"Our love runs deep Amy, just as yours does for Duo," Venus told her seriously and Mercury's mouth practically dropped open.
"How did you know?" Mercury breathed not knowing how Venus could have known and Venus smiled cheekily.
"Amy, honestly, I am the senshi of Love, I know everything," Venus said laughing a little and Mercury shook her head in surprise.
"I suppose you do, good luck Mina," Mercury said hugging her tightly and Venus hugged her back just as tightly.
"Good luck Amy."
The three Knight's all stood there open mouthed staring at the Queen of Moon who had just told them that everything they thought was one huge lie.
"You…" Duo didn't know what else to say and for the first time in his life, he shut his mouth without saying anymore.
"I don't know what to say your majesty," Quatre said trying to get his head around it and Queen Serenity couldn't stand to look at their identical looks for betrayal.
"Please understand I did what I thought was right," Queen Serenity tried to explain herself and the three Knights looked from Heero to his mother is disbelief.
"Why tell us now? Even if you release our Planetary Powers now, it will be of no use, we don't know how to control the powers or how to use them," Trowa finally spoke and the others nodded in agreement.
"I am trying to give you a fighting chance, we are fighting against a magical being, not of flesh and blood, you need a deeper magic than that which the swords give you," Queen Serenity replied and Duo shrugged his shoulders not really caring either way, he just wanted to get out there so he could protect Amy.
"All this talking is wasting time, release our powers and let us go," Duo demanded and Queen Serenity held out her crystal preparing to release their powers when a guard suddenly burst into the throne room.
"Queen Serenity the war has started," the soldier informed her quickly and the Knight's panicked.
"What? The Princesses," Quatre and Trowa said at the same time while Duo and Heero were already at the door ready to go.
"Lets go," Duo said to the other two Knights and they all headed for the door.
"But what about your Planetary Powers?" Queen Serenity asked them and Duo turned and grinned in his carefree way.
"You can keep them, we need to protect the Princesses now," Duo replied and the other Knights all agreed running from the throne room. Heero was about to follow them when his mother's voice stopped him.
"Heero."
Heero turned to address her.
"Mother."
"I…I do love you," Queen Serenity said finally, for the first time in her life to her son and Heero just stared at her.
"Would that I could believe you," Heero replied before turning on his heel and running from her. Queen Serenity shed a lone tear for her son before calling her guards and walking out on the balcony to watch the fight and see what could be done.
Trowa ran into battle, the Sword of Venus blazing in his hand. His lover was fighting with all her might against Malachite, the soldiers around her too busy fighting to help her. His love was a good fighter, but Malachite was stronger. Trowa ran to her and took aim,
"Venus Eros Light!"
A light beam hit Malachite in the chest and he went flying backwards. Venus turned and threw her arms around Trowa's neck, thankfully.
"I will fight him," Trowa said pushing her aside as Malachite advanced towards them, grinning dangerously and Venus gulped fresh air now she had time to breath.
"Trowa he is so strong," Venus breathed watching Malachite and Trowa shrugged.
"I can beat him," he replied and although Venus believed in Trowa, she wasn't quite sure he would be able to win this one.
"But…" Venus tried to interfere again but Trowa shook his head.
"He is mine," Trowa said surely walking towards Malachite leaving Venus behind him.
Venus knew it was useless to argue and so she nodded, moving away, engaging in fighting with the Earth Soldiers, leaving Malachite and Trowa to do battle.
Duo came upon the scene of Zoicite fighting Mercury, Zoicite trying to stab her with a sword and mercury dodging his attacks, deflecting him with her ice attacks.
"Excuse me, mind if I join the party?" Duo asked from where he stood and Mercury mistakenly looked over and her eyes brightened at the sight of him.
"Duo!" she cried out happily and with her attention take Zoicite managed to kick her in the face, knocking her to the ground.
Duo's face flushed red with anger as he jumped towards Zoicite, keeping Mercury safely behind him.
"Oh boy, you are gonna wish you never did that," Duo said threateningly and Zoicite motioned for Duo to begin the fight, which Duo did happily.
"How do you plan do defeat me?" Zoicite asked mockingly and Duo blocked an attack with his sword.
"With ease," Duo said cheekily throwing Zoicite backwards and taking aim with his sword.
"Mercury Shiva Freeze!"
Jupiter looked up in surprise as Quatre came bursting onto the scene
"Quatre what are you doing here?" Jupiter asked in surprise and Quatre gave her a smile.
"Helping you," he replied and Jupiter frowned.
"But what about Christine?" Jupiter asked and a shadow of sadness fell on Quatre's face.
"I was told to protect you now," Quatre replied, not saying anymore and Jupiter was about to speak but someone else beat her to it.
"But the question is can you protect her?" Neflite asked as he came upon the paid smiling evilly and Quatre cocked his head to one side considering the question.
"Lets find out, Saturn Cerberus Destruction!" Quatre sent out his attack and it hit Neflite in the arm, causing him to cry out in pain.
"Jupiter, go and assist Mars," Quatre yelled to Jupiter who nodded and ran off in the direction of the 2nd Phalanx.
Mars was fighting with all she had and by the time Jedite approached her, she was exhausted.
"My Lady Mars, a pleasure to see you again," Jedite said smiling winningly and Mars glared at him hatefully.
"Too bad I can't say the same," Mars retorted and Jedite chuckled bringing his sword down on her.
"Mars Phoenix Slash!" Mars cried out using the attack she had seen hero use many times before, but she was untrained using sword magic and the attack skimmed by Jedite.
Mars threw the sword aside. She was not trained with it; it would be useless to her.
"Mars Fire Ignite!" Mars cried out powering up and her fireball grazed Jedite's leg and he cried out in pain.
"Very good Lady Mars," Jedite complimented her, advancing quickly; raising his sword for another attack.
Mars ducked the attack but Jedite had anticipated this and swung his sword again and knowing it would hit Mars turned deflecting the attack with her arm. The sword cut through to her bone and Mars cried out in pain and fell backwards on the ground. Jedite laughed and approached her, his sword bloody in his hand. He wiped the blade on the side of his pants with relish before raising it above his head.
"Goodbye Princess, it was an honour," Jedite said grinning evilly as the sword came down to end her life.
Mars closed her eyes preparing for death but the sword never touched her. Opening her eyes she saw Jedite's blank blue eyes staring at something above her, his sword had somehow been flung behind him.
"Cosmic Moon Power," Heero cried out and a flash of light came from his hands and buried itself into Jedite's chest.
With that Jedite was turned to moon dust and evaporated into nothing.
Heero jumped down to Mars and picked her up so that he could stare down into her face, so pale and covered in dirt, blood rolling from the wound to drop into the dirt. All his attention was focused on her.
"Raye, my little princess, I am here with you, forever," Heero promised holding her close to him and Mars stared up at him wishing that he hadn't come to her rescue.
"No Heero, you can't, I must kill you," Mars said pulled back from him and Heero stared at her not understanding.
"Why?" he asked in confusion and Mars choked back a sob.
"I promised," a tear dripped from Mars' eye as she powered up for her attack and Heero stood there, not moving, his eyes not leaving hers.
Before Mars could speak Heero's body suddenly went rigid and Mars felt a sharp pain in her abdomen and looking down she saw a sword protruding from Heero's body into her own. Looking into Heero's eyes Mars felt her senshi uniform fade away as she became weaker. Mars leaned towards him, hugging him tightly and she kissed his lips lovingly.
"My brave, brave Knight, how the mighty have fallen," Raye whispered to him softly and Heero smiled a little, blood filling his mouth.
"My princess, I would fall for you over and over again," Heero replied smiling, even through the pain was terrible and he bent his head and kissed her lips and life slipped away from the both of them as they sank into peaceful death.
Behind the pair Jupiter gasped in shock looking down at her hands that had pushed the Sword of Jupiter through Heero's back and into her friend. She hadn't meant to kill Raye, only Heero. Jupiter's strength left her and she collapsed onto the dirt. She had killed their youngest, their little Raye. She had killed one of her best friends in her lust for revenge. And Wufei, he wanted nothing to do with Jupiter, he wouldn't even talk to her. Jupiter suddenly felt that maybe her life wasn't worth living and picking up the Sword of Mars that Raye had dropped Jupiter held it up and sunk it into her own chest to the hilt, falling to the ground dead.
Queen Serenity cried out in pain as she watched her daughter and Prince Endymion fall to Queen Beryl as Relena now called herself.
"My children," Queen Serenity whispered and she took out the Silver Crystal, knowing that when she used it as she was planning to she would die, "let me send you to another place and time, where you can truly be happy."
Queen Serenity concentrated her strength thinking of her son and the other Knights. If she sent them first they would awaken first to be there to protect the Princesses when they were awakened.
"Goodbye Heero my son, I honestly do love you," Queen Serenity whispered and in a flash all of the Knight's disappeared to their future time in the gundam future.
Queen Serenity felt herself severely weakened and she collapsed to the ground feeling her life draining from her but she knew she had one more task to do. Thinking of her daughter and the other Princesses, Queen Serenity aimed to send them to the same timeline that she had sent the others too.
"Goodbye Serena, I love you, be happy," Queen Serenity whispered sending them off in a flash of light before Queen Serenity's life left her. What Queen Serenity didn't realize was that she hadn't been strong enough to send the princesses as far into the future as she had been able to send the young men. They were separated, and they would never know each other.
AN: OH yeah! I finished the Silver Millennium part. But you know what this means. All the girls will be angry at Serenity for sending them to meet their brothers and loves. Rei will hate Wufei (killed her baby) and Mako (killed Rei and Heero) and Mina (betrayed Rei). Heero will hate Wufei (killed baby). Wufei will hate Heero (beat the snot out of him). Quatre will hate Setsuna, Haruka and Michiru (stole Hotaru from him). Endymion will hate Heero (blames him for Relena's demise). Phew. Everyone just hates everyone. Heero will also be mad at Rei (she was going to kill him before Mako accidentally killed the both of them). Fun and games to be had in the next chapter!