Libra and Aquarius were breathing heavily as they recovered from the energy loss from activating the attack. Sailor Elysion, after she recovered, went up to Sailor Moon.
"Why did you throw the scepter to Monoceros?" she asked.
There was a brief moment of silence between the two.
"I guess…. It was just an impulse…." Sailor moon finally said.
"Helios is able to hold the power in the Golden Crystal since he is its guardian. When I noticed Monoceros's horn… I guess I was thinking he might have the same effect on the Silver Crystal…"
"It was a good thing that he did…" Sailor Elysion said. "Or else we would have been doomed…"
Sailor Moon gave Sailor Elysion a small smile, and then diverted her attention back to Monoceros, who was still trying to wake Take.
Take's eyes remained closed, and her body remained unmoving despite the gentle encouragement from Monoceros.
Monoceros looked up at Sailor Moon, acknowledging her presence.
"Take Chan…"
"Maybe the Silver Crystal might heal her…" Aquarius offered. "Didn't it work in the past?"
Sailor Moon looked at her scepter after Monoceros returned it to her.
"I can try…" Sailor Moon replied. "I haven't done so since the last enemy attacked…"
She looked at the Zodiac senshi, hoping they wouldn't take offense from the last comment. They didn't respond.
Sailor Moon then raised the scepter high above her head. The Scepter began to glow and illuminating a shine. The shine then started to descend onto Take's body, healing her of any negative energy that was draining her of her strength.
As soon as the light faded, Take slowly began to open her eyes.
"Take chan…!"
Take looked around her, at the worried faces of her friends as they came closer when they saw that she had at last woke up. Her eyes finally ended up meeting worried violet ones.
"Mono….. chan…." Take whispered.
"I'm right here…" Monoceros replies, holding her closer.
Take's eyes began to grow glassy as tears were beginning to form. She weakly reached up, but she managed to wrap her arms around him, at that moment, forgetting that everyone else was there.
"I was scared…." She went on. "I couldn't find anyone. They were all… all…"
"It's alright…" Monoceros kept saying gently, as Take continued to cry on his shoulder. "It was just a dream…."
Sailor moon and the others just watched the two.
"She seems… different…" Aquarius commented.
"Right now…" Sailor Elysion said. "She is speaking as Princess Elara."
"Princess Elara?"
"Right Sailor Moon…"
Sailor Elysion's attention diverted back to the couple.
"Though why Elara is appearing on and off again in Take's body, I don't know. It's as if a piece of her has gone missing."
"But what could be missing?" Aquarius butted in. "There's nothing wrong with Take's sailor crystal. How could you even suggest such a thing?"
Sailor Moon was about to say something, until the ground beneath them began to shake.
"What's going on!?" Sailor Moon called out.
Monoceros and Take tried to stand up, with Take leaning most of her weight against Monoceros. Take slowly began to raise her arm up, her bracelet slowly beginning to sparkle.
"Earth… Star… Power…."
"Make- up!"
Take transformed into Sailor Earth, after regaining the power to do so after Sailor Moon healed her. At that moment, the shaking stopped. Then, flames began to shoot up from the cracks left over from the battle with Opal, causing the Senshi to jump and run in multiple directions to avoid being burn. Then, at the entrance of the main palace, Cronus began to materialize in place.
"So... You've come this far, Sailor Moon…" he said with a sneer.
Sailor Moon stood firmly in place, the other senshi and Monoceros standing defensively around her. A smirk came across Cronus's face.
"It seems as if you couldn't do it alone. What weakness…"
"You're one to talk!" Sailor Earth called out.
"You had the Gem Sisters out after us! You have some never to call us weak!"
"Elara…" Monoceros said warningly. The last thing he wanted was for her to get hurt again.
Sailor Earth's remark caused Cronus to laugh.
"Well… at least I'm not the one with a split personality princess…" he said. "Though true, sending others to do the dirty work may have given me the impression of being weak…"
A violet- red orb began to form in his hand.
"But I assure you… I am anything but weak!"
He shot the orb out at the group, causing a huge explosion. The senshi were flying in multiple directions. Only Sailor Earth and Libra were able to manage to land on their feet. Everyone else were either lying on their backs or on their knees. The violet- red aura surrounded Cronus as he began to descend from the entrance way.
"I should have realized that I should have taken care of you myself Sailor Moon…" he said, as he began to approach her.
Sailor Moon struggled to get back up. There was so much dark energy in that last blast; it nearly knocked the wind out of her. She hardly had time to recover from her attack on Opal and healing Take before he attacked. But she refused to give up. There were too many people depending on her. As Cronus was getting closer and everyone else was trying to recover, she felt something hard and cold against her chest.
Sailor Earth started to charge at Cronus.
"Earth Terrain Attack!"
"Sailor Earth! Don't! Sailor Moon is still there" Aquarius tried to call out, but Sailor Earth already released the attack.
But Cronus immediately turned her way and reflected the attack back at her with a flick from his wrist.
Sailor Earth cried out as the energy from the attack hit her. Monoceros got right behind her and she crashed right into him, with him cushioning the fall with his body.
When Sailor Moon pulled the cold item out, it revealed itself to be the key that the Galaxy Guardian had given her before they left of Sagittarius Zero Star. The words of the Galaxy Guardian rang in her mind.
"Take this key and call for the Galaxy Guardian when you need help. That's the only way I could leave my post."
Sailor Moon clutched the key tightly, and began to stand up. Cronus watched curiously, continuing to effortlessly block the incoming attacks from the other senshi.
"Guardian of the galaxies, please hear my call… please come to our aid, to help those that we love and cherish…" Sailor Moon chanted.
The key began to glow green in her hands.
Sailor Earth, after just recovering from the last reflected attack, looked up wided eyes as she spotted the key in Sailor Moon's hands.
"Don't Do It Sailor Moon!" She cried out.
"What is it?" Monoceros asked, wondering what suddenly distressed her.
But Sailor Earth's cry was all but too late. The key shot out of Sailor Moon's hand and shot right past Cronus and the others. A silhouette began to form in the place where the key stopped. A long haired sailor senshi, with a low ponytail, began to materialize. Everyone stood there shocked and confused, as a clone of Sailor Earth, glanced right back at them, her eyes cold and nearly vacant.
