Chapter 17: the Death of Usagi Tsukino

Serena sat waiting for Alex to return he said he was going to try and "find" some food. Lost in thought that she didn't see the couple aproach her until she heard Alex, "Aunt Hotaru? Uncle Jarod?"

"Alex, you're ok. Thank Selene." Jarod smiled as his wife grabbed their nephew and hugged him for dear life.

"Hota-chan? Hota-chan, you remember us?" Serena said closing the steps between her and her best friend/Aunt to wrap her in a hug.

"Come on I think that we can all do with something to eat. Who wants Kaitien Sushi, on me?" Jarod laughed.

So after enjoying a family meal and telling of the days adventures, the four headed back to the couples small home in Nippon to relaz and get ready for bed. Jarod gave each of the two children 30,000yen (250$CAD) before as they finished in the bath and headed to the spare room.

The next day after looking through a lot of news papers, Jaord finally came back from visiting his parents with some good news. Although Jarod being born to the same family as Mamoru, had lost track of his brother; however his parents had not. "Mamoru is living in Boston in America. Apparently he never recovered after "the incident" and so stayed in America to avoid anything that might remind him of it."

"Perfect. Thank you Uncle Jarod. Well we are off to America and hopefully the future. Love you both."

"Yes, thank you both. Love you, bye-bye." The two siblings said as they stood up, transformed and teleported away leaving the couple smiling and praying that the two would be able to set things right.

In Boston the two pulled out their mini-computers, although they never thought they would need them Sailor Mercury insisted that they keep them with them at all times. Both smiled happy that they had listed to the soft spoken senshi. Within minutes they had tracked down Mamoru at Harvard University.

The walk to the University was quiet as the two reflected and hoped that they would be able to set things right. They approached the gates where a guard was posted, "Well aren't you two a little young to be going to college??"

Serena understood the guards job now, to keep unwanted and trouble makers off the campus, "Excuse me, Mr. Guard but we are suppose to meet our father on campus and he is going to be very upset."

"Oh, really and who is the father? What is his name?"

"Mamoru Chiba." Alex answered. Best to be as truthful as possible.

The guard looked taken back and quickly let them pass, both children smiled and walked through the gate both wondering who their father had become. The campus was beautiful and had many things to offer, asking some of the students if they knew where Mamoru Chiba's office was got mixed emotions but did eventually lead them to a rose garden where ad mist the roses sat Mamoru.

Alex pushed his sister forward, she had always been closer to their father "daddy's little girl". Slowly Serena approached Mamoru, "Excuse me, Mamo-chan?"

"Sere? Is that you? After all these years have you come back to me?"

Serena looked to her brother who shrugged, "What do you mean come back to you? Where else would I be?"

"I failed you that night all those years ago...and you left me to become an angel. You always were my angel though weren't you?" Serena backed away Mamoru was no longer talking to her, he was talking to a spirit... the spirit of Serenity and Usagi Tsukino.

Serena let a tear roll down her cheek as her and Alex once again teleported away from a loved one. Returning to Japan to find out when Mamoru had failed their mother "all those years ago".

As they relayed what they had found to Hotaru and Jarod, Hotaru cried. Jarod nodded he now understood why his parent had not told him and why his brother remained in America. Searching his memory he found what had been there all along and he like his brother just wanted to forget. Slowly he retold the tale of the night he lost his brother when his sister had died.

It was the night of the spring festival and as normal there was a huge fare in Tokyo...

Mamoru and him were having a blast they were eight and so were allowed to run around freely as long as they stayed with each other. The night was in full swing when they heard the screams... both concerned for the well being of those screaming and also not wanting to be left out of the excitement they charged towards the people scattering. A lobster like monster stood there with a young blond in his hands. As he closed his pincers together the young girl only about 6 or 7 screamed for dear life... a crescent moon blazed to life from her forehead. The two boys both stood frozen as the monster squeezed the life out of the child.

As the corpse fell to the ground and Mamoru grabbed his chest and screamed which brought their parents running. Evident on their face that they knew what had happened. While their mother grabbed the boys their father took a fighting stance and transformed into what he had once been the King of the Earth. "You will perish for the act you have just done. Earth Elemental STRIKE!"

The monster had not expected any resistance and so stood in awe as the King brought the sword down turning the monster to dust. Too late for the young girl he now recognized as Serenity, his eldest son's soul mate... Endymion aka Mamoru would never be the same after this night.

... and he wasn't ever the same. It is only in reflection I realize that my parent knew our destiny's long before we ever would. However my father showed up too late to save her and in that killed apart of my brother, your father."

Again the children thanked their Aunt and Uncle before teleporting away...