"It's time?"
"It's time."
All of the senshi were finally together. All fifteen. I looked around the circle. First was me then to my right Sailor Moon. After her came Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Saturn. Then Chibi Moon and Chibi Chibi Moon. The Koino Kishi stood next to them. And finally the Starlights, Maker, Healer and Fighter.
We knew exactly where to go. The Grand Canyon. That's where the Unknowniverse base was. It would be interesting to be back in America though it wouldn't really feel like it. It had almost been a year since I moved to Japan and as much as I missed my old friends, I loved my new friends and I didn't really want to go back as much as I had wanted in the beginning.
Then Fighter and Sailor Moon leaned behind me as to speak in private. "Odango, no matter what happens I want you to know-" Fighter started but Sailor Moon put a finger to her lips.
"I know," she replied. "Me too." Then she quickly kissed the tips of her fingers and placed them gently on Fighter's cheek. Her face glowed a bright red as she smiled.
"Sailor Moon," I said. "It's time to go." Then we all took hands. "Anonymous Crystal Power!!"
"Moon Crystal Power!!"
"Pink Moon Crystal Power!!"
"Chibi Chibi Crystal Power!!"
"Mercury Crystal Power!!"
"Venus Crystal Power!!"
"Mars Crystal Power!!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power!!"
"Saturn Crystal Power!!"
"Uranus Crystal Power!!"
"Neptune Crystal Power!!"
"Pluto Crystal Power!!"
"Fighter Star Power!!"
"Healer Star Power!!"
"Maker Star Power!!"
"Sailor Teleport!!" the three cats, Luna, Artemis and Diana shouted at once. Instantly we were converted into enrgy beams and were traveling to the other side of the world.
When we arrived we were in the middle of one of the United States' greatest landmarks. I looked around. I had been above the Grand Canyon but never in it. It was a beautiful sight. However, I was not there to take in the tranquility.
"I suggest we split up," Mercury said.
"Good idea," I smiled to her. "Maker, Mercury, Healer and Venus, go one way. Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Kishi go another way. Saturn, Chibi Moon, Jupiter and Mars go a different way and we will go a different way." I gestured to Sailor Moon, Fighter, Chibi Chibi and I.
We all ran in opposite directions. It seemed like a long time. We were running speechless except for the occasional 'Chibi Chibi'. Finally we reached a cave. It was cold, dark and empty. There were small slits in the wall though to let a little light in and guide a person on their way.
After a long run down a narrow tunnel the cave split in two. "Sailor Moon," I said. "You take Chibi Chibi down that end and Fighter and I will go down this end."
Though reluctant to leave Fighter, Sailor Moon took Chibi Chibi in her arms and ran down the tunnel as Fighter and I departed down the other.
"Fighter," I broke the deadly silence. "What are you going to do? You know, after this battle...if we win?"
Fighter glanced at me then turned back to running. "We're...We're going back to Kinmokusei," she replied. I looked at her with shock. The thought of losing my best friend was unbearable.
"You can't go!" I practically cried. "Don't you like it here on Earth?"
"There's nothing here for me after this point in time," Fighter continued. "Soon, Mamoru-san will return from his studies and marry Odango and become King Endymion. I...I don't know if I can bear to watch that."
"Oh, Seiya," I stopped and looked at her. "I know it doesn't seem like there's much time left but don't give up!" She looked at me funny, like I was out of my mind.
"It's impossible," she finally replied. "Even if she loves me, we can't be together because if not then there won't be a Chibiusa and the future of Crystal Tokyo would be destroyed. Besides, there isn't any solid proof that she feels the same for me as I do for her. Just little signs here and there but nothing really solid."
"I don't know about that," I said. "But Cyrstal Tokyo doesn't have to be gone. Let's say that you and Usagi-chan did wind up together. What if the future that we know is an illusion of what might have happened so as not to confuse us. You understand?" She looked kind of confused. "Well, think about it. When the senshi went to the future, if they found out that Usagi married some guy from another planet that they hadn't even met yet in the present, wouldn't they be confused? Plus, if Mamoru found out he wasn't going to end up with Usagi, then maybe he would quit being Tuxedo Kamen. That would seriously mess up the present timeline. After all, Endymion was just a hollogram when they went."
"What do you mean hollogram?" she asked. Obviously they hadn't told the Starlights all the details of their journey to the future. I then explained what exactly they said they had saw and then paused and waited for Fighter to reply.
"Oh," Fighter said. "So maybe that hollogram of Endymion that the senshi saw was just to trick them so that they didn't know that we would end up together." Then she chuckled sadly. "Look at me. I'm getting my hopes up too high."
"Don't give up, Seiya," I said. "I just beleive that in the end things will turn out right." She smiled as if to say you're right. I figured that even if Usagi didn't wind up with Seiya that they would still love each other and Seiya would still protect Usagi. Still, I had doubts that they wouldn't be together.
Then there as a light in front of us. It shone a deep purple. "It must be some kind of portal," I said. "It probably leads to the Unknowniverse."
"We'd better call the others," Fighter said. I flipped open my wrist communicator and called everyone. They got there as fast as they could and then we stepped through the portal one by one, hand in hand.
We came out of the other end of the portal not exactly sure where we were. It was dark but as my eyes adjusted I realized that we were in the throne room of Queen Xalia.
"So I finally get to meet the legendary Sailor senshi," a familiar voice said. "Welcome to my throne room."
"Xailia!" I said. "So we finally get to see your face." She was tall and graceful looking but had an evil presence in her eyes. She had waist length indigo hair, much like Rei's style, and indigo eyes. She was in a long red and purple dress.
"I assume you have come to try and defeat me," Xailia laughed. "You may try or just give up now while you're ahead. But I get the first shot. HIYA!!!!" She thrust her hands forward and the Koino Kishi floated off the ground. He was thrown across the room into a wall.
"Kishi!!!" I shouted. Then she moved him across the room back to where she was and sealed him in a purple chamber. "Kishi!!! Kishi!!! Suta-kun!!!!"
Xalia laughed evily. "This is what I get from the army of my sister? A bunch of girls in frily outfits and a boy in Medieval armor?" Then she laughed again.
"Sister?" I questioned. "Who's your sister?"
"Oh that's right," she said. "You're only her counterpart."
"Me?" I pointed to myself. "A counterpart to who?"
"A long time ago, almost 20 years now, there was a planet called Anonamia. I lived on that planet with my little sister two years younger than myself. However we weren't just any children. We were senshi, princesses and extremely important to the solar system. I was Sailor Nomedeplume and my sister, Seiyoku, Sailor Anonymous. We were sworn to defend Anonamia and any other planets that may need our help. And of course we would take over rule of Anonamia once our parents were to pass on.
"I was first in line being the older of the two of us. But I was hungry for power. I wanted to become queen so badly that I plotted to knock off our parents. Unfortunately I was unseccessful. My sister defended the planet but could not save it. Both of our powers combined destroying the planet and everything on it.
"I was sent into this dimension with a portal to the Earth which is how you came in. But I have portals to many other places from this point in my dimension. I gathered an army first then sent for people to find my sister and spy on her. I learned she was on a green planet in another galaxy called Kinmoku-sei. She was training under a new senshi name and later on she trained the Sailor Starlights. But the most important thing I learned was that my sister had a counterpart on Earth that was to be awakened in any danger. And if she were to be awakened she would secretly come down to Earth and guide her."
"So that voice who was telling me what to do in crisis situations was..."
"That's right. My sister, the original Sailor Anonymous and Psuedo, Seiyoku. But if you're expecting help from her now then you can forget it. I've blocked off all the enterances into this throne room with anti-energy sealing. She can't get in here unless she comes in her bodily form and she can't do that without sacrificing half of her life force. She'll never survive." Then she laughed evily again.
My dreams finally made sense. Seiyoku was talking to Kakyuu on Kinmoku-sei about me becoming Sailor Anonymous and Psuedo.
"You monster," Uranus said. Then she ran forward to try and throw a punch at Xalia but when she was a foot away she was shocked by some invisible wall.
"Uranus!" I yelled. "Stop it, Xalia!" "All right," she nonchalantly said. Then she waved a hand and the wall stopped electrocuting her. "I'll just put her out of her misery. HIYA!!!!" She thrust her hands forward again and blasts of yellow light came out of her palms. They shot out at not only Uranus but also at the rest of the outer senshi.
"Uranus! Neptune! Pluto! Saturn!" everyone shouted.
"Saturn!!" Chibi Moon ran to her friend. "Hotaru-chan are you ok?"
"Chibiusa-chan," Saturn whispered quietly. "I'm...ok. Just...don't give...up. Win...the battle...for us. We'll see you...again. I...promise." Then she closed her eyes and her breathing slowed until it was as though she was sleeping.
"What did you do to them?!" I cried.
"That was my forever sleep ray," Xalia was proud of herself. "They're alive but they can never be awakened."
"No," Chibi Moon whispered. "Hotaru-chan."
"I'll wipe you out one by one and then leave just me and my counterpart sister," Xalia laughed. "And since you're all only teenagers, this should be a snap!"
"That's all I need for a cue," Mars said. "Mars Flame Sniper!!" Her arrow hit the invisible wall and fell to the ground then fizzled out.
"Oh, fiesty are we?" Xailia pondered for a moment. "Maybe now would be the time to send out my ultimate weapon. Endymion!"
"Hai, Xalia-sama?" Endymion answered.
"Endymion?" I was confused.
A tall man stepped out of the shadows. He was slim and not bad looking. He was in knight's armor but not the same as the Koino Kishi's. He had dark hair and blue eyes. And...he was Mamoru.
"Mamo-chan!!" Sailor Moon cried.
"Ha! Mamo-chan?" Endymion said. "I am Endymion. Sworn defender of anything Xalia-sama wants me to defend. And also future king of the Xalian realm."
"Mamo-chan! You were brainwahsed! Let me heal you!" Sailor Moon took out her tier but Endymion just laughed.
"HA! I was never on your side. I'm not brainwashed now and I never was before. I joined the Dark Kingdom by choice and left when I saw that you were winning. I was never having any bad dreams about you, I was working with the Dark Moon and switched back when you were winning. The Death Busters and Dead Moon Circus I helped behind your back. And Galaxia? She only took my Star Seed to show you and was going to bring me back after you were defeated. I was never in America and those letters and calls were made by a robot disguised to sound like me. I can't believe you were so gullible!" He laughed evily.
"How could he?" Fighter was enraged. "How dare you!? After Sailor Moon devots her life to you, calls you everyday, writes you multiple times a week, and keeps her love faithful to you, you do this to her? I won't forgive you!" She ran forward and landed a punch in the face. But Endymion fought back with skill.
"Love is no object in this world," Endymion said. "It means nothing to anyone."
"That's not true!" Sailor Moon cried. "Your love means a lot to me! And the love of others! Please Mamo-chan!"
"I am no longer 'Mamo-chan'," Endymion said. "Now it's time for you all to die."
"Star Serious Laser!!!" Fighter knocked the sword out of Endymion's hands.
"Oh," he said. "So you're not just a senshi."
"Unknown Power Beam!!"
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!!"
Endymion let out some moans and groans and screams before lying face down on the ground.
"Mamo-chan!!"
"Usako," Endymion whispered. "Gomen."
"Ahh," Xalia sighed. "You've taken out my finest warrior. I congratulate you. But I'm afraid that I can not let you have a prize because you won such a small game. HIYA!!!"
The inner senshi were thrust into the wall with the motion of her hands. Then she blasted them with her sleep ray again and they slowly fell into eternal sleep.
"Mars! Mercury! Venus! Jupiter!" Sailor Moon cried. She almost collapsed with her eyes full of tears. "Stop. Please stop!! I don't want to lose anymore important people!!"
"Sailor Moon," Mars said. "Usagi...don't give up...just keep going...for...us."
"Rei-chan!" Sailor Moon cried. "Ami-chan! Mako-chan! Minako-chan! Please don't go!!"
"This is horrible!" Chibi Moon said. "I've had enough! Pink Sugar Heart Attack!!" At first Chibi Moon's pink hearts wouldn't appear but then they started shooting hard and broke the invisible wall. Then they contined to wail Xalia in the face.
"Oh! Ow! Ouch! Stop! Ow! Ow! Enough!!" She used her telepathic powers to slam Chibi Moon into the ground.
"Chibi Moon!" I yelled.
"Chibi Chibi!!" Chibi Chibi's hearts lit up a vibrant pink and she shot a brilliant ray out of them that struck Xalia hard.
"Better than I expected. HIYA!!!" She blasted her rays again and Chibi Moon and Chibi Chibi fell to the ground with her sleep ray.
"Chibi Moon! Chibi Chibi!!" Sailor Moon cried and ran to them. "Sailor Moon..." Chibi Moon said. "We'll be back...I...know...it."
"Chibi Moon!!!" Sailor Moon was losing it and I could tell.
"Star Sensitive Inferno!!"
"Star Gentle Uterus!!"
"Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss!!"
Their attacks made Xalia yelp for a minute.
"Fine, Starlights and Sailor Moon, it's your turn," Xalia turned to them. "Say goodbye!" Then she yelled and shot four blasts of her sleep ray at them. Maker and Healer ran as fast as they could but couldn't dodge for long.
"Healer!!!!!!! Maker!!!!! NO!!!!!!!!!!" I shouted.
Fighter was faster. She ran with grace and extreme speed. Then there was a scream. Sailor Moon was about to be attacked.
"Sailor Moon!!! RUN!!!!!" Fighter and I shouted at once. She started to run but the blasts were too fast for her.
"NO!!!!!!!" Fighter shouted and ran in Sailor Moon's direction. Sailor Moon crouched down and closed her eyes. Then Fighter screamed as both the blast meant for her and Sailor Moon hit her hard. Sailor Moon opened her eyes with shock.
"Fighter!!!!!" she screamed as Fighter fell almost lifeless into Sailor Moon's arms. "Fighter!! Fighter, wake up!"
"Odango..." Fighter whispered.
"Why?" Sailor Moon cried. "Why did you do that for me?"
"Why do you still have to ask?" Fighter tried to joke. "I would do anything for you, Odango." She pushed some strands of hair from Sailor Moon's face then brought it down to her's. Fighter leaned up as far as she could and kissed Sailor Moon's cheek.
"Seiya," Sailor Moon was hysterical. "Seiya please. I lost so many people I love. Don't leave me!! PLEASE DON'T GO!!!"
"Odango," Fighter was struggling to speak. "I...just...keep...shining..."
"Seiya," Sailor Moon cried. "Seiya!! Seiya!!!" But it did no use. Fighter started breathing slower and slower and then her breathing became like all the others'. "Seiya!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
I was crying too. Why was Xalia being so cruel? I'm sure that deep inside she could be good but it just needed some help coming out.
"That's enough," I said. "Celestial Power, Make up!! Sailor Moon transform with me."
"No," she said.
"What?!"
"Xalia, you can kill me," she whispered. "There's nothing left for me here."
"But Sailor Moon-"
"No!!! I lost so many people. I give up!! This battle is too hard!! You win, Xalia."
"Sailor Moon you can't. Would Seiya want to see you doing this?"
"That's just the problem!!!" she was shouting. "He's gone!! The rest of the Starlights are gone too!! Plus all the inners, outers and Chibi Moon and Chibi Chibi!! This is the end. We can't win."
"Sailor Moon, if you give up then...then..." I tried to think of something that would make her change her mind. ...it's like you lost before you played... The words came to me in Seiya's voice. It seemed strange but I repeated them. "If you give up, Sailor Moon, then it's like you lost before you played."
Sailor Moon looked at me with a clouded stare. Then she looked back down to Fighter who she had been holding close in her arms. "I hate giving up..." Sailor Moon whispered softly. "You're right. Celestial Power, Make up!!"
I smiled at my friend as she trasnformed and gently laid Fighter's body on the floor.
"Are you ready Sailor Moon?" I asked.
"I've never been more ready," she replied.
"Moon and Star Celestial Crystal Power!!!!"
"It's useless!" Xalia said. "Even with your incredible power you cannot stop me."
"She's right, Annie," said a voice.
"Seiyoku!"
"And in voice and body," she said. I turned for a moment and my jaw almost dropped. She looked just like me only in an adult body. "I can help you. But the only way is to combine our powers because right now I am to weak. My life force was used to come in with a body."
"How can we combine powers?" I asked.
"We will have to become one person. However, we may not be able to separate." She looked a little worried at that.
"Anything for Earth," I said. She gave me a loving smile. Then she reached out her hand and I touched her. Instantly in a flash of magenta light we were morphed into one.
I raised my arms and the senshi around us stood up one by one. Then all their fukus were changed. They looked like Sailor Moon's eternal fuku without the wings and with their respective colors.
The Starlights also stood up but their fukus remained the same. The biggest and best part, the Koino Kishi broke through the chamber and came to stand by me on one side. Sailor Moon stood on my other side. Then Endymion changed to Tuxedo Mask and came to stand by Sailor Moon.
"Xalia," I said. "You were once good. I know it. You can be good again. We can heal you. But only if you want to be healed."
A maroon 'N' appeared on Xalia's forehead. "Yes," she said. "Heal me so that I may live in peace once again. In peace with my sister."
"All right guys," I said. "Let's do this. All together."
"Mercury Eternal Power!!"
"Mars Eternal Power!!"
"Jupiter Eternal Power!!"
"Venus Eternal Power!!"
"Uranus Eternal Power!!"
"Neptune Eternal Power!!"
"Pluto Eternal Power!!"
"Saturn Eternal Power!!"
"Moon Eternal Power!!"
"Chibi Eternal Power!!"
"Fighter Star Power!!"
"Healer Star Power!!"
"Maker Star Power!!"
"Moon and Psuedo Celestial Crystal Power!!"
I didn't see much after that because our powers made such an incredible light. When the shine faded Xalia was in a Sailor fuku with a purple theme. "I am Sailor Nomedeplume. I am a sworn defender of the galaxies from now on. Thank you Sailor Moon and Sailor Psuedo."
"It was no problem," I said.
"All people have good in themselves somewhere," Sailor Moon said.
"Yes, you just needed a little help finding it," I finished.
"Thank you again," Sailor Nomedeplume said. "I could never have become good again if it weren't for you."
"Hai."
