A/N: We are coming in to the final strech, I cant believe that this is almost done, but there is still more to come.
To Gold1992: No offense, but how would the Asguard help in such an situation. They already did give Kakyuu information on how to find the SGC.
And to Amanda27A.g : Thanks, that was what I wanted that chapter to be about mostly.
Now on to the fic...
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{ Operation: Endgame pt. 2 }
'Got eyes on Target, moving to engage.'
The haunting howl of the arctic winds was now being drowned out by the sounds of Earth's most advanced fighter-interceptors, as twelve of these craft began to bare down on their intended target. The F-302s of the United States Air Force had proven themselves against many of Earth's enemies and were more han a match for anything which currently existed in the Galaxy. Just months ago F-302s deployed from the USAF Prometheus held the line against the forces of Anubus, now they were once again heading into harms way against a threat which made the System Lords look tame.
Their advanced Off-Boresight Targeting System doing its job as it was designed for, as the familiar tone of the missile lock began to screech in each of the pilot's helmets.
'Fox 3, Fox 3!'
Moments later, numerous missiles shot out from the advanced fighters and sliced their way through the frigid air, towards their target. This volley of missiles was soon joined by those launched from the Prometheus, who had been following the formation from behind. As the somewhat large force bore down on the evil senshi.
Galaxia, who was still in a state of shock by her current situation, just barely made it to safety, as the multiple missiles struck the television station. Great balls of fire followed by a horrific roar of on explosion, signaled the death of what was once been the home of "Galaxy T.V.". But Galaxia was quick to recover, as the senshi flew through the flames and launched a beam of golden energy towards the formation. But the veteran pilots who were behind the flight controls were able to avoid the deadly attack, before they returned the favor by opening up with their dual rail guns. The hyper sonic rounds striking the evil senshi with such a vicious fury, that the force of the multupule impacts slammed her into the ice covered surface.
The only thing which prevented her from becoming a red stain on the icy tundra, was the shield which protected her body. But it still hurt as hell! Never in her long existence, had anyone been able to strike her down so easily. Maybe the stories she had heard about the Tau'ri were not the ramblings of numerous doomed civilizations after all. Galaxia soon realized that she was truly going up against an species who were capable of "Killing Gods", but she was determined no to fall. Screaming in rage Galaxia flew up from the snow and ice, her sword drawn as she approached the closest fighter to her. But another blast of rail gun fire from said craft sent her falling again.
This time she was quick to recover and sent another beam of energy towards the American. Said beam impacted the right wing of the F-302, blowing it completely off before the rest of the fighter was consumed by the explosion. But the demon did not get a chance to celebrate her victory, as the rail guns of the Prometheus opened up on her. With 2 battle cruisers and numerous fighters closing in, Galaxia was left with no choice but to do something she had never once done before.
She ran... or rather, she flew away and at high speed.
But as Galaxia attempted to escape over the horizon, several golden projectiles came out of nowhere and knocked the evil senshi out of the sky. Her motionless body once again falling towards the frozen tundra below. Chalk another one up for the Ancient Weapon system located on the frozen continent.
Meanwhile on the bridge of the Daedalus, the combined Sailor Senshi and Starlights only looked on in awe and disbelief at the battle before them. For the senshi of Earth and the SGC, it was as if history was repeating itself. As for the second time in as many months, they were doing battle on the icy continent against an enemy of Earth. But for the Starlights and Kakyuu, it was a humbling sight to behold. Galaxia, the monster that had killed billions across the galaxy, was now at the full mercy of a people from a "primitive" planet. A people that many in the galaxy owed their lives too.
"By the gods..." Kakyuu gasped out, as she witnessed the evil senshi fall out of the sky.
"Unbelievable..." Star Fighter added, her shocked expression mirrored on all of her team mates.
"So what do we do now?" Mercury asked curiously.
"We go down there and finish the job." The General replied. "Now to initiate phase two."
"And that would be..."
"Containment."
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Within minutes, a large team of USAF personnel were beamed to the surface with the Senshi in tow. Many of them carried a variety of weapons ranging from simple 9 mm pistols, to M249 Light Machine guns and at least a few men had Javelin Anti-Tank missile launchers. But not everyone was armed, as a number of them began to erect somewhat odd devices around the area where Galaxia had fallen.
Long, sliver "poles" which were no taller that a man, were quickly driven into the snow and ice. While the remaining F-302s flew over watch over the site with the Prometheus and Daedalus ready to provide fire support if needed. All the while, the men and women of the USAF dug themselves in and formed a defensive perimeter around the fallen senshi and waited to see if the demon would rise again to attack.
Kakyuu for her part, still could not believe just what had happened. When Galaxia came to her world, the bulk of the Royal Guard marched off to face her head on but none returned. Galaxia and her minions had killed all of them with ease, leaving only Kinmoku's senshi and herself to protect her people. A task in which they were unable to achieve. But now, Galaxia had been struck down by the very same people she had been searching for and by the grace of her creators, she found them. With their help, Kakyuu had not only reunited with her friends, but formed an alliance with the senshi of this world. An alliance which looked as if it was finally going to end Galaxia's curse.
"Everything's set up!" Carter announced, as she looked at her laptop.
"Do it." O'Neill replied. Doing as she was told, Carter typed in the commands into her computer. Almost immediately, the poles which had been set up began to glow and crackle with energy. Before anyone knew what was going on, a wall of energy suddenly took form around the crash site before it seemingly vanished.
"Shield it up." the Air Force Lt. Colonel announced, as she monitored the readings that were beingshown to her on the screen.
"Field Generators." O'Neill explained to the now surprised senshi. "Just one of the technologies that were gifted to us by our allies off world. It should hold Galaxia, but what do we do with her now?"
"I'll go in with her." Usagi (Now transformed into Eternal Sailor Moon) announced, as she held her septer firmly in her hands. "Maybe I can heal her."
"I thought we already had this discussion earlier?" Sailor Mars replied. "It's too dangerous!"
"At least let us go in there with you!" Jupiter added, as the rest of the senshi came along side her.
"No." the young blond said firmly, a serious expression forming on her face. An expression none of her friends had ever seen before. "It is dangerous, but if something were to happen to all of us at once... its not a risk I am willing to take!"
"Then I will join you." Kakyuu suddenly announced, as she stepped forward to face the future queen. "I don't want you to go alone. Galaxia took almost everything away from me, and I dont want to lose another friend to her. You are going to need a friend in there with you, and I will be honored if you allow it to be me."
"Then... we shall go in there together." Sailor Moon agreed, before she faced the assembled group of Senshi and SGC and said, "If we don't come back, then it will be up to all of you to stop Galaxia once and for all. General O'Neill, I want to thank you for everything you have done for me and my friends, but this is one time that I must insist that you allow me and Kakyuu to go this alone. If we dont return and you are forced to kill her, then I ask you to look over my friends."
Jack just stood there and listened to Sailor Moon's words. This was not the same young woman who had broken down just a few hours ago, yet it still was. She was still determined to face Galaxia alone, but now she seemed more certain about her decision. The General just sighed heavily before he replied, "I will. You... just be careful in there. Both of you."
"Princess. I must object to this!" Star Healer exclaimed, as the rest of the Starlights came along side her. "It's too dangerous!"
"For once, I agree with them!" Jupiter added, as she and the rest of the senshi came forward. "We are all in this together, and we won't let you do this alone."
"I am sorry... but this is my decision." Sailor Moon replied, as a bright, silver glow covered her body. When if disappeared, Sailor Moon was now in her Princess Serenity gown with her scepter in hand. Kakyuu took this que to transform as well and after a rather dazzling show of light and color, Princess Kakyuu had become Sailor Fireball.
"We cannot risk all of you. Sailor Moon is right, if we were to fall all at once, then their would be no one stop Galaxia. Even with the Tau'ri's might, they would still need help to defeat her. They will need you." Kakyuu/Fireball explained with a somber tone in her voice. Clearly she did not want to see anyone else get hurt, let alone her friends.
By this point both senshi teams were all lost deep in thought, as the words of their leaders began to sink in. Galaxia was indeed thee most dangerous threat they had ever encountered and it made sense that both Kakyuu and Usagi/Sailor Moon was afraid of just what the evil senshi was capable of. But it also made sense that both women wanted their friends to be a secondary force in case they were to fail, their was a logic to their apparent madness. But in a way, the two senshi teams could not help but to admire their leaders for their bravery and self sacrifice.
Knowing they could not change their minds, the senshi just stood aside. The tears beginning to well up in their eyes, as both young women walked towards the enclosure. By now a nightmarish kaleidoscope menacing reds, dark purples and other sinister hues of color had begun to form within the shielded area. Yet this horrific sight did not (or could not) escape the Asgard inspired energy field which surrounded it.
Moving slowly yet confidently, Both Serenity and Fireball made their way to the man made barrier. Neither woman showing any signs of fear or regret, as they reached the edge. O'Neill gave the order allow the two senshi through and the barrier came down, just long enough for the two women step through and vanish into the sinister world which now existed within the shield.
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For a moment, there was nothing but darkness. But that soon changed as a universe of light and negative energy came into view, as both Serenity and Fireball floated through this cosmic mess in an orb which the former had created. Every so often a flash of lighting would illuminate the "world" around them, allowing the duo to see just how truly expansive this world was.
"Where are we...?" Serenity asked in awe, as her eyes scanned her surroundings.
"I really don't know" Sailor Fireball replied, as she too was at a loss for words. But knowing very well that Galaxia was behind all of it. It was at this point that the pair soon found themselves floating amongst large masses of rock which had curved surfaces, it was as if someone had carved up a planet and now the pieces were just floating aimlessly through space. Or where ever here was, anyway.
With their curiosity getting the better of them, the two women glided towards one of the larger pieces. Where they were soon meet with a sight that both shocked and disturbed the two of them. For waiting for them on this planetoid, were thousands upon thousands of what looked like grave stones. All of which were pearl white in color and were arranged in neat rows as far as their eyes could see, it was not long before Serenity and Fireball came to an ominous conclusion.
They had stumbled upon a gave yard and a massive one at that. As they began to walk among the numerous graves, the two young women began to notice that each headstone had highly detailed portraits carved into them. Portraits of young women who were dressed in uniforms that looked eerily familiar.
"Oh... my..." Kakyuu gasped out, as the realization finally struck her. "There are... They are... were senshi!"
"What?" Serenity asked frightfully.
"Senshi." Kakyuu replied, an equally frightful tone in her voice as well as she spoke. "These are the graves of all of the senshi Galaxia and her minions killed!"
Serenity was now in a stunned silence, as the gravity of the situation suddenly fell upon her. This was a graveyard for senshi and for some twisted reason, Galaxia had decided to keep them all her as if they were nothing but trophies to her. It was also at this moment that the atmosphere around them had changed and the graveyard was now bathe in darkness with only the head stones showing. Suddenly small, amber colored gems appeared above each of the markers and glowed eerily among one another.
Both senshi were awe struck by this sight, as thousands of star seeds hovered above their respective graves. One could say it would have been a beautiful sight to behold, if it was not for the fact that it was caused by the dead. But among this unsettling display, one star seed some how managed to gain the attention of Serenity.
Approaching the grave marker, the young blond could not help but to feel as if this Star Seed was calling out for her to notice it. Yet, there was a sense of familiarity to it that Serenity/Usagi could not help but feel. Within moments Serenity stood in front this one lone gave stone and knelt down to see just who it belonged to. Just who was trying to contact her?
Suddenly, Fireball saw her friend fall to her knees and openly weep. Running to her side, the Kinmoku princess held on to her and asked... "Usagi-chan, what's wrong"
Fighting through her tears, the distraught senshi replied... "Mamo-chan..."
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A/N: DUN DUN DUN!
Bet you didn't see that coming. Usagi finally knows as to why Mamoru never contactered her and soon she will avenge his "death". But do you have any ideas as to what will happen next? If so send me a private message with your ideas and if they sound good, I will use it and give credit where it is due.
Until next time, NIGHTSTALKER OUT!