I know this chapter's super short, but there is an epilogue


The next morning, they headed back the Earth. Haruka had to go make up with Michiru. Setsuna was going to send Chibiusa home now, which meant it was time for Endymion to go home as well.

Usagi called Mamoru, so he could say goodbye and to warn him that in the future, Chibiusa would have a different father.

He came over to her house so he could go with them to the time gate.

"I can't say I'm surprised. I felt my tie to her and you weakening over time."

"I won't keep you from her. You can be her Uncle Mamoru."

"That's sweet. I'll be sure to keep in touch no matter what."

It was almost time to go. Diamond was supposed to be here to pick him up soon. Of course, Usagi's communicator went off.

"Calling all senshi!" It was Sailor Neptune.

"Sailor Moon over"

"Sailor Mars is in the shower," Esmarelda said in her communicator.

"Sailors Mercury and Jupiter over," Ami said.

"Sailor V over!"

"King Endymion is throwing a hissyfit and refuses to go back to the future, over!"

Mamoru sighed. "Mamoru will try to convince his future self to grow up over!"

All of the senshi went to Setsuna's house where Endymion was holed up on the roof.

"What is he doing?" Chibiusa wanted to know.

"He doesn't want to go back to his time," Usagi said to him.

"Why not?"

Setsuna explained it to the girl. "Because his past has changed, the future isn't how he knows it. He doesn't want to go to a time where he isn't with Neo-Queen Serenity, and you aren't his daughter."

"But won't it happen anyway, even if he doesn't go back."

"Once he goes back, his memory will be gone and replaced with the new timeline. He doesn't want to let go."

"Can I talk to him?"

Rei was concerned about putting her on the roof.

"I'll go with her." Mamoru took Chibiusa up to see his future self.

"Mamoru, why couldn't you make it work with Usagi. Why are you doing this?"

"I didn't do it on purpose, but this is how it was always meant to be. Usagi had to wait 1000 years to be with her prince. Hasn't she waited long enough?"

"But I taught Chibiusa how to walk, I taught her how to talk," the man was starting to cry.

Chibiusa gave him a hug. "I won't remember you as I do now, but I will remember you. You loved my mother, but you weren't in love with her. It was like watching two friends raise a family. You were happy, but there was something missing. It wasn't like Haruka and Michiru. They can't keep their hands off each other."

Mamoru blushed. Should she know this?

"You'll find the woman you can't live without and you'll have kids, and they can be friends with me, and you can have an even brighter future than the one you remembered. You just have to have hope."

"You probably won't be called Chibiusa when I see you next."

"Probably not."

"Goodbye my Small Lady." He kissed her forehead.

He finally came off the roof. They all said their goodbyes and Endymion had one last word for Diamond. "Take good care of my girls."

"I will."

Setsuna opened the portal sending them into a future unknown. Once they cleared the gates, she sealed them behind ending her role as the guardian of time.

It was a bittersweet moment, saying goodbye to two good friends and ending a role that had defined her for so long. She had to get used to living instead of monitoring the lives of others. She had no idea how to do that.

"What will your parents think?" Diamond asked Usagi on their way back to her house.

"They won't remember Chibiusa. It will be like she wasn't here."

"What about all her stuff?"

"They won't know how it got there."

"Will she remember this trip?"

"I don't think so, but we will." She took her hand in his and knew together, they could get through anything.

The End