It seemed like an eternity. The traveling group has been going forward ever since they passed through the Galaxy Gate.
Sailor Mars rubbed her arms that were now covered in goose bumps. Clearly, their sailor fukus were not mean for space travel. The group has been traveling in silence, except for a small conversation between Sailor Moon and Sailor Aquarius.
"What was Elara like?" Sailor Moon asked.
Aquarius thought for a moment.
"A real pain in the neck…" she said shaking her light blue mane.
"She was always out causing unnecessary trouble. Always sneaking out of her room into the stables to ride her horse, disappearing at the most random times, always making myself and the rest of the Zodiac partake in her little games of hide and seek. She had to have been the toughest girl to teach etiquette to…"
"What Aquarius would never admit to… is that she loved her like a sister…" Libra cut in.
Aquarius sighed.
"That's what I have you for… to do the admitting for me…" Aquarius said calmly, making Libra sweat drop.
Aquarius's expression suddenly soften.
"But yes… she was like a little sister to me. She'd always confided in me in her most troubled timed. But then, as the end of the Earth Terrain Kingdom came closer, I noticed that she was starting to turn to another as a confident. And that's how I found out about Monoceros." She said, as she turned towards Monoceros.
He looked troubled.
"Monoceros? Is anything wrong?" Sailor Moon asked.
He didn't look at them, he kept looking ahead.
"Something's after Take…" he said finally.
The others looked on.
They didn't even notice the green light flashing towards them…
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"What that!?" Sailor Chibi Moon shouted, looking up at the sky.
A red light was soaring through the black sky, heading straight for the Crystal Palace.
Sailor Juno cracked her knuckles.
"This is it you guys!" Sailor Ceres said.
Sailor Pallas whimpered a little, but was more than ready to take on anything that would hurt her princess or their kingdom.
Helios stood near Chibi Moon, giving her the reassurance that she needed.
The light landed 10 yard in front of them. The light faded to reveal Ruby.
She smiled.
"Let's see… five little girls and a little boy…" She said, pointing at each of them.
She stuck out her right hand, and her whip appeared.
"This should be easy…"
With one swing, she slammed the Sailor Quartet, Chibi Moon, and Helios straight to the wall.
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Meanwhile on earth... Sapphire laughed as she landed.
Mamoru and the Zodiac prepared for battle, as Sapphire's staff glowed with a terrifying light.
"If you want to escape with your lives…." Sapphire said. "Then surrender Prince Endymion…"
"Like hell we will…" Sailor Gemini shouted.
"Sister!" Virgo shouted, trying to prevent her twin from doing something rash. No such luck…
Gemini's tiara glowed.
"Double Spiral Attack!"
Green lasers sot from Gemini's hand. Unfortunately, Sapphire was able to block the attack with a flick of her wrist. Then she shot a blast of energy at Gemini, throwing her a few yards away from the other senshi.
"Sister!" Virgo shouted.
Sapphire smirked.
"No one said, this would be easy love…" she said.
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Take sighed. Things were not going so well. She stared at the door.
"It may be too long of a shot," she said.
She walked over to the door and turned the handle. The door opened.
She stepped out into a blinding white light.
Take covered her eyes with her right arm. After a moment went by, it went dark.
Take found to be back in her normal clothes and not the blue gown.
"Thank god… now I can actually move around…" Take said.
"So…. You left your room, Princess?" a voice called out.
Take looked all around for the source of the voice, but found no one around.
"Where are you?" Take asked coolly.
"It doesn't matter where I am…" the voice said. "But rather… where are you…"
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A green light shot passed Sailor Moon's shoulder, barely missing her.
"Flame Snipper!" Mars shouted, shooting one of her flare arrows in the direction where the laser came from.
Emerald suddenly appeared before them.
"This is far as you'll go, Sailor Snoops…" Emerald said, pure hatred in her eyes.
"Where's Take!?" Aquarius shouted.
"Oh, don't worry your pretty head over her… she's fine. At least for the moment…"
Libra couldn't take it.
"I swear! If you hurt her…"
Emerald only laughed.
"Come on… don't you all feel a little sorry for Take? She doesn't even remember what really happened in her past life. All were doing is showing her all that she's forgotten."
"Meaning what?" Sailor Elysion asked.
"How she was responsible for everything…. The fall of the Earth Terrain Kingdom… the destruction of the Silver millennium… even for the deaths of her family and friends…"
"That's enough!" Mars shouted, shooting another flare arrow at Emerald. She simply rose higher in the air, causing the arrow to miss.
"Scalene Attack!"
"Starlight Tsunami!"
Both attacks combined into one, but were reflected back to them.
"I won't let you near the palace…" Emerald said, releasing a few attacks of her own. "The Earth Princess will break… and Lord Cronus will take control of the galaxy!"
Sailor Moon dodged another attack from Emerald.
Take- chan, hang in there…. We'll get to you no matter what!
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Take took deeper breaths to calm down. It was as if she was floating within a dark blanket, but she had a firm hold of the ground.
"Do you remember anything about your past life… Elara?"
Take remained silent.
"You don't remember do you?"
A slim form appeared in front of Take.
"Then allow me to help you remember..." Opal said, her eyes glowing red.
Take was forced back. When she zipped around, there was an image of a burning kingdom. Many people were slashed and killed. Youma ran amuck through the carnage.
"What… what is this!?" Take said horrified.
"This? This is your kingdom princess. The kingdom you yourself helped to bring down…"
Take covered her mouth with her hands, her eyes wide.
"No… I didn't… I didn't do anything…"
"You didn't, did you?" Opal continued. She knelt down beside Take.
"What about your brother and the Moon Princess?" Opal whispered in her ear. "Weren't the Earth people and the Moon People enemies? Were relationships such as Endymion's and Serenity's forbidden?"
"Stop it…" Take whimpered.
"If only you did your duty as a princess and told of Endymion's affair… then maybe your kingdom would have had a chance to rid themselves of the Dark Kingdom…"
"You Liar!" Take screamed, her hands clung to her head.
"It wasn't my fault. It was all Cronus! He made the Lunarians and Earth people hate each other! It wasn't my fault!"
"Are you sure?"
Take glared angrily at Opal.
"On the other hand, Elara… perhaps… it was your own affair…"
The image switched to a scene when Monoceros and Elara were alone, both gazing into each other's eyes.
"You completely forgot about your own kingdoms welfare and decided to pay attention only to your own happiness…"
"That… that's not true…" Take said hoarsely.
"Is it?"
The image disappeared to the images of the deaths of the Zodiac.
"Aquarius! Libra! Aries! Leo!"
"Don't you see? Your love for that man made you turn your back to your friends! It was your fault they died by our hands!"
"No! It wasn't my fault!"
Opal smiled.
"Oh but it was… you even killed your own mother…"
The memory of the dying screams of a auburn haired woman about 40 years old echoed through the great stone hall, her light green gown splattered with her own blood.
Take screamed from the graphic memory.
Opal laughed.
"What a sad end for Queen Rhea! Her own daughter wouldn't save her…."
"Stop it!" Take cried out, hot tears pouring down her face. "Stop it!"
Opal continued laughing while Take continued crying, the horrifying memories washing over her.
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Standing alone in a dark room, Opal smiled darkly as she gazed into the tall mirror of black glass, where instead of her own reflection, there was the image of a young black haired girl, in a deep sleep, with tears of blood flowing gently down her cheeks.