Hunting the Moon:

By: Sandreline

Hello everyone! First, I would like to apologize profusely for my lack of updates. I had a bit of a run with writer's block, and then life made a few passes of interference. However, I am happy to say that I am back and ready to hit the road with this story! Thank you again so much for your patience. I hope that you can all find it in your hearts to forgive me!

Chapter 9: The Beginning of the End

When the light of Cosmos' attack died down, Lilith was floating several inches off the ground.

Dean knew right away that Lilith has been taken over by Chaos. Before her appearance was that of an innocent child with blond hair and pale skin; now she seemed more like a moving gargoyle. The skin had become like that of ashy charcoal, which ebony black hair and blood red eyes that were glowing brightly with rage as they landed on his girlfriend. It made a wave of fear rise up in his chest at what that look had to portray: Chaos was not going to give up until one of them was dead.

"You chose a younger model this time, I see." Sailor Cosmos' cold tone rang out. "At least this time, it is not an innocent Sailor of Justice." Her eyes landed on the familiar two gold bracelets around the small wrists of Lilith's form.

"I see you have grown cocky since you became Cosmos, Moon Brat." Chaos replied, the voice a mix of innocent-sounding Lilith and the pure evil of its true form. "This battle will end with your death."

"I seem to recall you saying that several years ago as well, Chaos." Sailor Cosmos replied as Dean watched the staff in her hand begin to faintly glow. "I am stronger now than I was then, and less forgiving."

"You are not the only one who is stronger," Chaos warned as a black sword that was way too large for Lilith's small hands materialized. "I not only have my own power at my disposal, but that of the demon world!" Done with the chit-chat, Chaos raised the sword in the air and sent out a wave of black lightning in their direction.

Dean was ready to push them both out of the way, but Cosmos simply waved a purple glowing hand to the side and diverted the attack. Chaos was already charging forward, and Dean raised his shot gun in the air and fired.

The bullets hit their mark square in the chest, but it only made Chaos halt. While the flesh smoked from the bullets dipped in holy water, both Dean and Cosmos could see the wounds ever-so-slowly healing. With eyes lowered in concentration and anger, Sailor Cosmos quickly send out a blast of lightening to hit the same mark of Dean's attack.

This time, Chaos let out a small roar. "So this is your plan, Princess?" Chaos bit out. "The two of you working together will be able to defeat me?" Chaos' head tilted back in laughter. Lifting his arms into the air, red fire seeped from his hands and spread out on the ground. Dean and Cosmos watched as the fire shifted and change to take several forms, all of the demons being mentally controlled by their opponent. "Allow me to even the score."

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Sam pointed in the distance. "Look!"

Sailor Venus and Tuxedo Mask did as Sam ordered. Off in the distance, the sky was being lit with an array of colors. "It has begun," Sailor Venus' voice spoke eerily.

"We are seriously just going to stand here?" Tuxedo demanded. "She needs our help!"

"Yes, we are." Sam said. "Dean and Serenity want us to protect your ungrateful ass, so that's what we are going to do."

Sailor Venus placed her gloved hand in one of Sam's own. In a quieter voice, she said to him, "Still, I wish we could do more. Or that the others were here to help them."

"Ta da!"

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"That is so not cool," Dean growled as he stood at his girlfriend's side. He pulled out the pistol-sized super soaker filled with holy water with his free hand, fully ready to take on the charge.

"We need to stick together," Cosmos told him. "Do not let them separate us."

"Sweetheart, what the Hell makes you think I'm letting you leave my side ever again?" The heart throb teased.

(Well, if his usual humor is the same, he cannot be that worried…) Sailor Cosmos sighed as she let the fire of Mars flame to existence, watching as it first coiled around her hand before spreading to encircle her and Dean.

With a feral roar, the first demon attacked. The stream of Martian fire surrounded them reared up into the shape of a Phoenix, letting out a shriek before it engulfed its prey. The demon was burnt to ashes within moments.

Shots boomed through the air as Dean took aim and fired at the demons closest to him. They went down, but not for long. Gold bracelets like those on Lilith's body glowed brightly, and quickly regenerated their forms.

"Babe…" Dean began in warning.

Sailor Cosmos let out a small growl. She had just watched the same thing happen to the demon she had vanquished with Martian fire. "It's the bracelets. Chaos must have kept them as a souvenir."

"So what do we do?" Dean asked.

"Combine out attack! You shoot, then me!" Cosmos ordered.

It was too late. Lilith/Chaos let out a sinister laughs as two gold bracelets were lifted in the air in an all-too- familiar way. Sailor Cosmos was not sure if she could no longer feel her heart beat because it was going so fast, or if it had stopped. Two golden discs blasted out from the bracelets, heading straight for her and Dean. The oldest Winchester was unaware of the incoming attack; his attention was on the demon that he just gave a left hook to before blasting it with holy water.

"Dean!" She cried out, turning to shove him out of the way.

She did not have to. A blur of green and white had removed her boyfriend from any harm, just moments before she herself was carried from harm's way.

"Are you alright, Kitten?"

"Uranus?"

The sandy blonde smirked as she set her Princess down, re-joining the rest of the Sailor Scouts.

Wait.

"Everyone?" Cosmos whispered with her eyes wide in disbelief.

Sailor Jupiter, who had whisked Dean out of harm's way, gave her a playful wink. "You didn't think we would let you have all the fun, did you? It is time for revenge!"

"We would never leave you to battle evil without us." Sailor Mercury smiled.

"Come on, meatball head." Sailor Mars smiled. "You should know better."

"It is our duty to remain by your side." Sailor Pluto added, who was joined by Sailor Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn.

Sailor Cosmos felt the love from her friends fill her heart with warmth. "Everyone…" she said lovingly, not really sure what else to say.

"Winchester," Uranus' voice rang out. "You better have been treating our Princess right!"

"It's not me you have to worry about; it's the jackass, Dr. Chubby." Dean commented back as he stood beside his girlfriend.

Cosmos watched as most protective warrior turned to look at her. "I approve."

A roar brought the happy reunion to a screeching halt. Years of experience prompted the warriors into immediate action, and it felt better than Sailor Cosmos could remember. Her friends were at her side, as they always would be. Together, they could accomplish anything.

With a confidence that she had not felt in several years she proudly stood beside Dean, a line of her friends and fellow Scouts behind her.

"Chaos," Sailor Cosmos' voice rang out clear as a bell, "Prepare to be Moon Dusted!"

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I am so sorry that it took me so long to update, and even more sorry for the short chapter. I just wanted to get something out to you all as soon as possible. I hope that this was acceptable!

~Sandreline

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