"You really think that you would be able to kill me this easily Endymion?" Emerald asks with a sneer on her face. She claps her palms together with Endymion's sword held between them. As soon as her hands connect an invisible force pushes Endymion Jadeite and Malachite to the other side of the room. Emerald slowly walks to her fallen staff pulling off her elbow length gloves as she goes. When her bare hands touch the staff a green light appears at the top of the staff and her hair starts moving as if there was a breeze only hitting her. Climbing to his feet Endymion charges at Emerald.
By the time they reached Zoisite with the horses Serenity was having a contraction every minute. Nephrite sets Serenity in the wagon and tries to speak to her in the calmest voice he has.
"Serenity, I think it might be time for the baby to come. I need to check to see if you're fully dilated." Serenity clutches at Rei who climbed onto the wagon next to her.
"No no no no no, no way." Serenity shakes her head back and forth frantically.
"Serenity we don't have enough time to get you back to the palace, this baby is not going to wait. Now, I went through this entire process with Lita so I know what I'm doing. Right now I am the only person qualified to help you give birth so you and the baby will make it out okay so you're going to have to relax and let me help you and your child alright?" Serenity gives a small nod then proceeds to look away embarrassed as Nephrite checks her progress. Nephrite looks to Zoisite with a grim expression before looking back at Rei.
"Rei I need you to climb behind Serenity and help her sit up. Serenity on your next contraction I need you to push alright?" Serenity nods and looks toward the cave entrance hoping to see Endymion walking out of it. But he does not appear and a few seconds later Serenity gives her first push.
"You don't really think you can defeat me do you? I am more powerful than you can even imagine! I can send my energy out and it will find whoever I want it to. I used it earlier to only capture your precious Serenity" Emerald sneers out her name as if it was a curse "earlier, but now I think I'll use it to kill her instead." Endymion charges at Emerald only to be blown back once again breathing heavily. "Of course it won't be nearly as fun, but it gets the same point across don't you think?"
Endymion tries to charge once more but finds he cannot move his feet. He looks over to his two remaining guards for assistance, but Malachite is still unconscious and Jadeite has his hands full fighting Sapphire.
"Don't even think about it Emerald." Endymion growls.
"Oops, too late." Emerald gives out a loud laugh as a mass of green light leaves her staff. The light is moving so quickly that he knows he only has seconds to act. Emerald, confident that Endymion is contained for the moment with his feet stuck to the ground, turns to assist Sapphire. With her back turned to him, Endymion takes out the dagger from a hidden sheath against his calf and throws it with deadly accuracy so it shoots into Emerald's retreating back, piercing her heart.
By this point Serenity is openly sobbing unsure if she can handle any more pain, Rei happens to be thinking the same thing as her hand is being crushed by Serenity's.
"You're almost done Serenity, I just need one more big push." Nephrite coaches Serenity from his place between her knees. Serenity, hair plastered against her face, gives a quick nod clenching Rei's hand and gets ready for her final push. As the contraction hits Serenity starts to push. In the background a cloud of green light approaches and as her child is freed from her womb the green light barely grazes her skin and immediately dissipates and Serenity collapses.
AN: So I made a little change in this chapter for when Emerald dies, I hope this is clearer.