A/N: Guess what? This is the second to last chapter of this fic! That's right! StarGate: Guardians is close to the finale and will be done! Do I hve pland for a sequel? IDK? You think I should do one? Aaaaaaaaaanyway... on to the story!
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{ Operation Endgame: Allied Force }
A stunned silence fell upon the two senshi groups, as the three Asgurd star ships hovered above the the make shift encampment. A low rumble could be heard coming from the three alien vessels sat motionless in the cold arctic air and dwarfed the USAF vessels below them. Suddenly, three beams of energy shot out from the alien ships and impacted the failing shields. As if almost instantly, the shields began to stabilize and grow in strength, all the while containing the threat under it.
"Looks like they got our message." O'Neill said casually, as he walked up to the still shocked Senshi.
"They?" Sailor Mars asked, her stunned gaze now focused on the American general. "You called them?"
"We have made a lot of friends over the years" O'Neill explained, "And the Asgard happen to be one of our closest."
"The... Az... Gard?"
"We sent them a message right before we went after Galaxia." Carter added, as she looked at the readings on the computer before her. "and it looks like they came just in time! The shields now are holding ."
"So they do exist...?" Star Healer said breathlessly, as she and the rest of the Starlights looked on in awe of the Asgard vessels.
"They were only a myth told among our people." Star Maker began to explain, her eyes never leaving the ships before them. "The Asgard are the most advanced race in the know universe, yet they look at other races as equals and nurture them, other than subjugate."
"It is believed that it it was the Asgurd that freed our people from enslavement many centuries ago from beings who called themselves gods." Star Fighter spoke up, as she recalled the stories she had heard as a young child. "But no one has seen or heard from them for a very long time. We always believed that they were only just stories..."
"But I guess now we now know those stories were true after all..." Star Healer finished for her friend's statement, as she continued to look on at the advanced alien vessels.
No one said anything else after that, but nothing else could be said. A potential disaster had been avoided thanks to Earth's most powerful ally, but there was still the obvious threat that still resided under the energy barrier. As well as the fact that both Kakyuu and Usagi were both trapped inside with it. But while everyone there were transfixed by the rather dramatic apparence of the Asgard, no one noticed the young child run pass them and towards the shield. Nor did they notice that she had some how managed to form a small opening and jump through it with ease, before the shield quickly closed it off. Trapping her inside as well.
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"What... what is happening?!" Chaos growled in anger and surprise, as his push for freedom suddenly came to a grinding halt. The barrier which he was so close to breaking through, had suddenly become stronger. No matter how hard Chaos pushed and slammed into the wall of energy, it could not break through.
As this was going on, Kakyuu and Serenity could only look on in disbelief at the spectacle before them. They did not know just what had happened, but they were both very grateful that it did. With Chaos still focused on getting out, the two Senshi ran over to the alter where the real Galaxia rested. With Chaos no longer possessing her body, then there just might be a chance to rescue the senshi. Possibly even get her on their side, but was she even still alive?
Reaching the stone and crystal alter, the two women could see the inert form of Sailor Galaxia laying before them. Her body was still dressed in her iconic/infamous gold armor, with her sword resting on top of her motionless body. Her hands grasping the tassel as the blade pointed towards her boots. Her eyes were closed and her face held no expressionless, but the one feature that really caght their attention was that Galaxia's crown did not rest on her head, in fact it was missing completely. Allowing her long, reddish-blond hair to cascade to the ground.
This was an individual who had laid waste to countless civilizations and commited unspeakable atrocities across the known universe. But now it was very clear that her fall into darkness was of her doing and that Galaxia, like the other senshi that followed on her unholy crusade, was nothing more than a pawn in Chaos' sick game. It was a surreal moment for the two royals to say the very least and even more so for Kakyuu, as she could remember the night het world was attacked.
"Is... she alive?" Serenity asked fearfully, as Kakyuu watched the motionless senshi. The Royal then removed Galaxia's left arm from its position and checked her pulse. Galaxia's body was warm to the touch, but Kakyuu could not feel anything other than that. Galaxia's chest slowly moved up and down as if she were sleeping, but yet there was no signs that the senshi was breathing.
"I... I dont know..." Kakyuu replied, a puzzled espression forming on her face. But before she could even begin to question just what was wrong, several beams of energy shot past the princess. Causng her to dodge and leap away from Galaxia. Serenity was quick to respond and activated a shield which surrounded both herself and Kakyuu. Upon looking in the direction of the attack, the two women were met by a sights that filled them with dread. For standing before them were dozens upon dozens of what looked like other Sailor Senshi, but there was something very off about them.
They were all humaniod in shape and dressed in different variations of the Sailor Uniform, but there was no color to them what so ever. They were all gray in color with different shades of black on certain areas of their bodies and all positioned in very unnatural ways. But the one thing that really caught the attention of the two royals, was the fact that every single one of these creatures had glowing red eyes. All of whom were glearing directly at them.
The realization soon dawned on them, theses were all the Senshi Galaxia... no, Chaos, had killed in the past and now, they were his helpless minions. Without a word, the possessed senshi began their attack against Serenity and Kakyuu. Causing the two women fall back even more and away from Galaxia.
"You are not gonna survive this, Sailor Senshi!" Chaos growled in anger. "Once I am through with you, I will break free and destroy this world!"
"No you will NOT!" Kakyuu shot back. "I will not let you destroy any more lives! Starlight... Royal... Starlight... FLUSH!"
As she said those words, a circle of cards formed around the princess before they shot out at the enslaved senshi. A few found their mark and struck some of the attackers, causing them to vanish instantly. But as soon as they disappeared, more would take their place and press on their attack.
"They're not real!" Kakyuu exclaimed. "They are all fake, they're not real senshi!"
But Serenity was still rather uneasy about the whole thing, as in her mind they were senshi at one time. They all had lives and loves ones that were brutally ripped away from them because of Chaos, because of his madness and cruelty. Serenity could not and would not let Chaos escape and destroy anymore lives.
Just as the evil "senshi" charged the young blond, Serenity used her septor to deflect the incoming attacks, but the young woman could still feel the force of the multipule impacts. Her body straining to keep its position as the entities continued their assault, but fortunately Kakyuu would attack and relieve the pressure on Serenity. But during the battle, neither the two royals or even he Chaos entities themselves, noticed a young now hovering over the inert form of Galaxia. Nor did they even notice that she had begown to glow as she bowed her head and held her hands as if she had begun to pray.
As the battle continued, both Kakyuu and Serenity tried desperately to fight off the never ending wave of enemies. No matter how many Kakyuu had dispatched, more and more creatures came forth and continued their assault. Despite her best efforts Serenity began to falter under the strain and her body began to protest. But the young woman refused to give up, Chaos needed to be stopped.
"There's too many of them!" Fireball exclaimed, as she sent another attack out.
"We've got to break through!"Serenity replied, as she desperately fended off the evil senshi. It was at that moment several of the entities struck Serenity's shield at once, the force of the impact causing a small explosion which sent the two women flying back and rolling across the floor. Serenity's scepter had been knocked from her hands while Kakyuu was now sporting a nasty cut on her left leg. Their attempts to get back up were futile, as the demonic senshi soon grabbed them and held them up before a figure Serenity/Usagi recognized as...
"Mamo-chan..."
"Pathetic." the supposed Mamoru said to the blond, as he held a healthy looking blade to her face. But it was the voice of Chaos that came from his lips, and not the one of her beloved. "Did you really think you could defeat me? I have killed thousands of senshi from across the universe and made the most powerful of them all, my puppet! You have been problematic for long enough, time to finish you once and for all!"
"No, don't!" Kakyuu screamed, as the creature raised its blade to strike at the woman Kakyuu saw as a friend. But before the fatal blow could be dealt, a beam of golden energy shot out from the darkness and struck down the fake Mamoru.
Soon more beams lashed out and destroyed all of the would be senshi that surrounded the two women, in quick succession. Within seconds, the area was clear and both Kakyuu and Serenity alone. Though thankful, they did not know just who had saved them, but they soon got their answer when a very familiar figure in gold armor slowly walk towards them. In her left hand was a large sword while her reddish blond hair flowed freely down her back. Her amber eyes now had gentler gaze to them, yet one could tell that behind them was a person filled with pain and remorse.
"Galaxia..." Serenity asked breathlessly, a look of shock forming on her face. "You... saved us?"
"No... you saved me." the older woman replied. "I... I made a grave mistake when I sealed away Chaos, I did not think it would be able to over take me so easily. Its my fault so many have suffered, but I will not let that happen again. Chaos needs to be stopped!"
"But.. but how...?" Kakyuu asked curiously.
"I was foolish to think I could defeat Chaos on my own, I will not make that mistake again." Galaxia stated. "I will need your help."
"NO!" Chaos roared in anger, as a pillar od dark energy shot towards the the trio of women. But Galaxia was quick to react and activated an energy shield of her own. The dark mass striking the barrier harmlessly, as Galaxia and her new companions stood firm.
"Chaos!" Galaxia called out into the darkness, "Reveal yourself! I made a mistake thinking I could contain you! But now it seems I have no choice but to destroy you. Your terror ends here!"
The gold clad senshi shot a beam of yellow energy into the void, causing the darkness to fade away and reveal an black abomination pulsating with energy. Taking this que, both Kakyuu and Serenity attacked as well, as Galaxia charged towards her former tormentor. Galaxia could still remember the actions Chaos made her commit while under his influence and who helpless she was to stop it. Now she was going to make sure Chaos paid for his crimes in full.
Galaxia made several swipes at the evil entity in quick succession, causing the creature to scream in pain and lash out. But Galaxia was quick to intercept the Chao's attacks and continued her assault. It was not long before Chaos began to weaken and began to focus his energy on his former puppet and her new allies.
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"What's going on?" Sailor Mars asked, as she and everyone arround her noticed that the black mass under the sheild begin to weaken and faulter.
"I don't know." Carter replied, as she and Mercury looked at the reading on their computers.
"Its... weakening." Mercury replied, "It is as if something is fighting from inside."
"Usagi-chan..." Star Fighter gasped out. "Its Sailor Moon and Kakyuu! They're fighting Galaxia! We need to help them!"
Then as if on que, the three Asguard vessels sent a pulse of energy towards the shields which effectively shut them down and left what ever inside exposed to the world. Then, all three vessels began to fire their powerful weapons at the dark mass, something that shocked the senshi teams very much.
"Looks like they're onto something. All untis, open fire!" The air force general ordered into his radio. Almost immediately, both the Daedalus and Prometheus moved in and launched several missiles into the void each . Not wanting to be left out, all the senshi followed suit used their attacks as well. There was no question that there was now an impressive ammount of fire power being used...
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Numerous explosions and agonized screaming now filled the once dark void, as Chaos tried to fend off the violent assault. This planet should have fallen easily, this planet should have been easy to destroy and its population easily harvested. Just what had gone wrong?
"No! this... is... IMPOSSIPLE!" Chaos screeched in pain, as it thrashed in pain.
"Chaos... many yeas ago, I made the mistake of trying to show your mercy." Galaxia said in a cold, almost unsettling voice. "I tried to help you... I tried to save you... I sealed you inside my body to prevent myself from taking your life, despite your crimes. But I realize now that you do not deserve any form of mercy of any kind. You don't deserve forgiveness of any kind or form. You had a tragic past and I am truly sorry for that, but your actions are beyond excusable."
"YOU! YOU WILL... NEVER DEFEAT ME!" Chaos said defiantly, even as his form slowly began to fade from existance. "I can never die! As long as darkness dwells in the hearts of all living beings, I shall continue to exist!"
"Then that is where you will say, In the hearts and minds of all." Serenity replied, as she placed her hands in front of her cheast and bowed her head. Suddenly, her silver crystal appeared before her, causing both Kakyuu and Galaxia look on in awe.
"And you will never hurt anyone else ever again!" Serenity said firmly, just before a beam of silver energy shout out from the crystal and struck Chaos in the center of its mass. All the creature could do was scream in agony and pain, before it slowly faded out of existence.
And in that moment, the Demon Chaos was no more...
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A/N: And there you go, the battle is over, now just to tie everything up. Now for those of you who may be wondering just what I will be doing after this, well... I still have my SM/HALO crossover I have not updated in almost a year, plus I still intend to do my GATE fic possibly by the start of next year. But let see what happens.
As always leave a review and tell me what you think. Until next time, NIGHTSTALKER, SIGNING OFF!