Author's Notes: So, uh, right. It's been almost six months since I last updated this story. I am so sorry, but I was dealing with school (still am) and I was trying to figure out where this whole story was going to go. That's why there was such a delay. I still don't know for 100% where the story will go, but I have a rough idea. Anyway, thanks to: Skipper1608, Jessie F. Babi, rani, Jenbunny, YingYing, midnightblue08, sakanascales876, Terri, serenity11287, LGCoffeeAddict, CCFan5Life, icecreamy, stephanielynn6722, sardsd, sailorblue, AngelsLuvMe, SailorSorcerer, Starrlight1812, and Isis2010 for reviewing the last chapter. I've left you guys hanging long enough. So on with chapter three!

Disclaimer: One: I don't own Sailor Moon, which is so very sad. Two: I don't own the song "Strange Relationship" by Darren Hayes. Three: This is a spinoff idea of the story In Darkness by the wonderful AngelONight. Four: This story is rated M for a reason. Mostly because of dark themes and language in this chapter. Enjoy!

Shadows of the Night: Darkness Remains

By: afallenblackrose

Keep acting like you own me,
I keep running, watch me walking out that door
I hear you behind me
Give me that strange relationship
Never felt pleasure and pain like this
Something so right, but it feels so terribly wrong
I keep holding on
Give me that strange relationship
One of us gotta let go of this
I keep pushing and you keep holding on
I'm already gone

~ Strange Relationship ~Darren Hayes

Usagi watched over the couple that had just been attacked by Endymion's youma as she tried not to freak out, which she knew would lead to a complete and utter breakdown. How could she have not known that Endymion still existed? How could she have been so blind to the obvious signs? She thought she had grown in her three-year absence. She thought that she was stronger than any of Endymion's mind tricks. But apparently, she wasn't. Usagi was still that girl from three years ago, from before she left Japan. All she wanted was Mamoru back and at the first sign of that, she had dropped her defenses and rushed right into his arms. Just like, she couldn't help but think, he thought, no knew, that she would. She had fallen for his biggest mind game of all.

And now, he had a slight upper hand. Again, she added on bitterly. He had somehow been collecting energy from people over the last four months and he was now close to his goal. Whatever that was. And he had part of what he wanted. Her innocence, and, even though she hated to admit it, dominance over her. Because, she knew that when they faced off in battle he would throw that back in her face. Usagi could already think of a dozen verbal attacks he would surely use against her. You say you fight for the Light, Serenity, but how can that possibly be, when you've been tainted by Darkness? She could practically hear him in her head. Damn it all. She had really messed up this time.

And as her eyes fell across the innocent couple, she couldn't help but think that she had messed up in more ways than one. But the couple began to stir, as Usagi thought, and she barely was able to sneak away before they caught sight of her. Her mind was preoccupied with all the things she had learned that evening. One, that even after multiple strenuous battles and two deaths, Endymion still existed in Mamoru's soul. Two, he had a new plan that he had been carrying on over the last four months. Three, his new plan was almost to its completion. And four? Well, four was the scariest realization of all for Usagi that night. Four, she had let an innocent couple be attacked just so she could find out information from the youma. She had almost let the couple die for her benefit. What the hell had possessed her to do that? Why had she done that? She was Sailor Moon, Defender of Love and Justice! She wasn't supposed to let innocent people be hurt. Sure, people had been hurt during battle before, but not on purpose! What was wrong with her? Was this what she was capable of doing? Usagi stopped walking and looked up at the night sky. There was no moon that night, so she had nothing to draw strength from, which figured since she needed it desperately that night. She needed to reassure herself that what she had done was for good and not with an evil underlay. But even as she thought that way, she knew what she had done was not good.

And that scared her.

Had her extracurricular activities with 'Mamoru' started affecting her in more ways than she understood? Was Endymion's Darkness rubbing off on her? She thought back to that afternoon when she had brushed him and how she felt, well, powerful. Was that normal? Or was she finally being tainted? Her hands began to shake and she soon grew wary as the stress of her new situation fell onto her shoulders.

How was she going to defeat Endymion this time? She had died twice and it hadn't done anything. If anything, it made the situation worse. Her first death had brought out the Golden Crystal. The second had only given him the opportunity to begin the masquerade and do his own thing behind her back. What was she going to do now? He had the Golden Crystal and as long as he had it and was controlled by Darkness, not only was Tokyo in grave danger, but the rest of the world as well. Did she really have no choice but to kill the man she loved, not only to save the world but also to save him from himself?

"I have to," she said out loud. "I've been trying for four years to save him from Darkness and nothing has worked. Now that he has the Golden Crystal it will be impossible to heal him. I don't have another option." Even as she said the words out loud, the decision still didn't sit well with her. The same thing happened when she had first come back to Tokyo four months ago. She had been dead set on killing him when she first arrived, but not even a full day had passed before she changed her mind. It wasn't as easy as it looked to decide to kill the love of your life. Even if he wasn't the same man she knew over a thousand years ago or the man that she knew for a year in this lifetime, she still loved him. She looked up and saw that familiar tree, the one she had carved their initials into as a promise to herself that she would get Mamoru back if it was the last thing she did, and ran her fingers over the initials.

"I wish things weren't this complicated with us," she whispered. "I wish we could be together with nothing standing in our way, but I don't think it's meant to be. First a thousand years ago with Beryl and the Dark Kingdom and now this period with you refusing to join the side of Light. Why, dear Selene, is fate being so cruel?" She crumpled to the ground and finally, beneath that tree, let loose three years worth of tears and heartbreak.

Endymion was startled awake as he felt an overwhelming amount of emotions crash through him. His heart felt like it was being ripped in two and he felt so much despair. Where were these emotions coming from? They couldn't be coming from Serenity since she was lying…he looked and froze. Well, she had been lying next to him, but her side of the bed was empty. So these emotions he was feeling, they were coming from her? Why was she so distraught though and where was she? He felt through their connection and was surprised to find her cradling herself underneath a tree in Juuban Park, tears streaming down her cheeks. What the hell was she doing there? And how long had she been there?

Since Endymion knew that part of his plan involved the park that evening, and he didn't want Serenity to find out about it until it was too late. He tried to sense out what was causing Serenity's despair and tears, when he was shut out of their bond. Great, he couldn't help but think, she was shielding him again. If there was one thing that annoyed him about her absence three years previous (other than the three year absence) it was the fact that she learned to block him from their bond. That bond had been so useful when all of this started five years ago. He was able to tell what she was feeling, where she was and whether she was Sailor Moon or in her civilian form. But as soon as she disappeared, it had grown fuzzy, so he wasn't able to pin point exactly where she was. All he knew was that Serenity was still on planet earth.

Right now, it would have been useful to figure out why she was feeling so down in the dumps. He had a good feeling he knew why, but he wasn't a hundred percent sure. The only way he would know is if he checked on things back on the home front. Endymion sighed and got out of bed. This was what he got for being the big guy in charge. He felt his armor appear as he teleported to the Dark Kingdom. He cracked his bones as he appeared and saw the Doom and Gloom Girls waiting. They bowed as their leader approached them.

"We were wondering if you would appear today, Prince Endymion," she said.

"I wouldn't have, but Serenity's emotions awakened me," he sighed. "Which leads me to why I did come down here. Did something go wrong during the mission this evening?"

"Nothing at all, sire," one of the girls with lilac skin replied. "We attacked a couple in Juuban Park and drained them almost dry of energy."

"And there was no interference from Sailor Moon?" He asked, almost desperately. It was not the best sign coming from a leader, especially one from the Dark Kingdom, but he felt that it was a necessary question.

"None, whatsoever," the Doom and Gloom Girl responded.

If she didn't interfere, then why was Serenity so depressed? Endymion thought that she had found out about him still being in Darkness because she came across the incident in the park. But she hadn't been there, so she didn't know what was going on. So why was she in the park crying her heart out? It didn't make sense. What was she doing in the park in the first place? Was an even better question to ask himself, he couldn't help but think. She had been lying right beside him when he had fallen asleep. Why had she left?

Unless…he thought back to that afternoon's events, trying to find a place where he might have slipped.

Usually, he didn't like to scream out his pleasure, but today was different. Whether it was because of her boldness or because of the wicked glint that foreshadowed things, he let his exuberance go.

"Serenity!" He exclaimed as he buried his seed within her.

Oh, well, shit. No wonder she was in the park and crying her eyes out. She had found out that her precious 'Mamoru' wasn't back. Her efforts had failed. Well, this brought up a whole new set of problems for him.

"Prince Endymion?"

The dark prince waved off the head Doom and Gloom girl and began walking into the Dark Kingdom. He didn't see where he was going because his mind was too preoccupied by what he had just found out. Serenity knew that he wasn't Mamoru. His cover had been blown. Now, obtaining the last of the energy that he needed was going to get difficult.

A week after 'Mamoru' had returned, he had come up with his new plan to get everything that he had and more back. It involved collecting energy and remaining indiscreet as he did so. On his first return trip to the Dark Kingdom since the final battle, he had discovered Metalia's youma still remained. One particular group, the Doom and Gloom girls, were highly skilled in what he needed. They developed a plan together that was fool proof.

Endymion had realized that he still had slight control of his Shit. He used that to his advantage. During the night when the Doom and Gloom girls would plan their attack, he would take the time to 'influence' his Shitennou to keep the Inner Senshi occupied. While he kept Serenity occupied as well. Which wasn't hard to do once she gave herself to him. During that time, the Doom and Gloom girls would patrol the city and only attack two or three people a night.

Fast-forward to now and they had a sizable amount of energy. Enough to turn all the generals and the Inner Senshi. So why hadn't he done it yet? The answer was simple. He didn't want what happened last time to happen again. So he was going for the biggest target.

The one he wanted to be turned the most. Endymion stopped in front of the energy holder and couldn't help but smile at the dark swirling mass.

"How much further are we?" He asked the head Doom and Gloom girl.

"We're close," she replied. "One more human and you'll have everything you've ever desired." Her tone had dropped to seduction. But he ignored it. She reminded him too much of Beryl. She was a power hungry wench who lusted after him.

But he wasn't interested. There was only one that he truly wanted.

"Soon," he whispered. "Soon, Serenity. You will be mine completely."

Usagi's eyes snapped open and her head popped up. She looked around her surroundings trying to find the cause of her alarm. But her eyes came up with nothing. No one was there. She was the only person in the park this late at night. So why had it felt like someone was there with her, watching her? In fact, if she looked at it closely, it felt like Mam – she sighed, that man wasn't Mamoru – Endymion was there with her.

But that couldn't be true, because he wasn't there. There was no one there. She was alone. Unless…yes, there was no one physically there, but what about mentally? Usagi froze as she felt the bond that Endymion and her shared and shuddered. He had been spying on her through the bond. That was why it had felt like he had been there.

She sighed. She had thought that she had closed him off from that bond, but apparently her emotional breakdown had opened it up again. Which meant that he might be on his way to her now to find out what was wrong. Usagi got up and began walking. She didn't want to see him. Especially now that she knew the truth. And very soon, the others would know too.

Her finger was on the call all button of her communicator when a bright flash of light blinded her. As soon as it passed, Serena placed a hand on her brooch ready to transform just in case. She knew it wasn't Endymion, since the person arrived in a bright light. In fact, the last person to arrive in such a bright light was…

Her eyes widened in shock as her hand dropped from her brooch. A boy about thirteen, with white hair that went to his shoulders and piercing green eyes walked towards her.

"Helios," she whispered and with a shaky hand pressed the call all button on her communicator. Four faces appeared on the screen. "Get your asses to the park and whatever you do, don't transform." She ended the call and her eyes connected with the green ones.

"Princess Serenity," he bowed. "I was hoping that I wouldn't have had to visit you again since our last visit. But I'm afraid, that I come to you with bad news." She nodded her head, as another part of her hope died. She had hoped that he had brought good news, but she should have known better.

Things were not going her way tonight.

"I figured," she sighed. "Especially since I just found out some bad news myself." He looked at her curiously and she shook her head. She would wait until the girls got here to tell them what she had learned about Endymion.

20 Minutes Later…

Four young women and four men ran towards the blonde woman and silver-haired boy in the center of the park. They had been running ever since they had gotten the call to come to the park. When they reached them, they bent over and began to catch their breath. Usagi and Helios waited for a few minutes until they looked back up.

"Okay, what was so urgent but required us not to transform?" Rei demanded. "And come to the park at this hour?" The other girls nodded, while their lovers looked at the young boy standing next to Usagi. They had seen the boy a few times before; the most recent, the day of the final battle several months ago. But where else had they seen him? He looked so familiar. Almost as if they knew him from the Silver Millennium… The Silver Millennium! They all thought. Of course! The boy was Helios, one of the protectors of Elysion, Prince Endymion's homeland. But the question was what was he doing here?

"Well, if you had dared to take in your surroundings, you would have noticed that we have a visitor," Usagi replied her gaze steady. She knew that what she had to say to them was going to be taken hard. Especially by Rei and Minako. They believed that there was no threat. That Darkness had been conquered. And she had started to believe them. Until she learned the truth.

The girls' eyes landed on Helios and instantly they groaned. They knew that the last time he was here was because things had gone terribly wrong in the future. So, the only reason for his return was because things must have gone wrong again. But how? Everything was as it should be, right?

"No," Makoto broke the silence first. "I don't believe it. What could possibly have gone wrong in the future this time? We're all where we need to be. We're all on the side of Light!"

"Not all of us," Usagi replied and looked at the Shitennou who looked taken aback by the outburst.

"Serenity," Kunzite said. "You don't believe that it's us. Do you?"

"No, I know it's not you guys. But it is your master." Her heart which had already broken into a billion pieces that night, fractured just a little bit more.

"Mamoru?" The girls said in unison, shocked.

"Usagi, did you hit your head or something? Don't you remember that battle four months ago? The one where you died twice, killed Endymion and healed the Darkness out of his soul?" Minako asked, concerned for her princess.

"Of course I remember the battle four months ago, Minako!" Usagi exclaimed getting annoyed. "That's why I know that I didn't succeed in healing the Darkness out of his soul. Endymion still lives." The statement was met by silence as the girls realized that their leader honestly believed what she was saying.

"Usagi," Ami whispered. "How can you be sure that Endymion still lives? What exactly happened that night?"

She sighed and launched into the events that had happened that afternoon which lead her to her realizations that she figured out hours ago after discovering the youma. It was heartbreaking to go over it all again, but it had to be done. A t the end of her story, silence reigned. No one knew what to say. They all had questions and one question that were similar with all of them. What was Endymion planning?

"But how did he pull off the youma attacks without our knowledge?" Minako muttered. "How did he do it? You think people being drained of energy would have made the news or something."

"Not if there were only one or two attacks a night. And just as long as the youma didn't drain them completely, the media wouldn't be aware of it." Zoicite said and exchanged looks with the other Shitennou. Usagi caught the looks and wondered what was going on. Did they know something she didn't know?

"Kunzite, what do you know?" She asked.

"Usagi, come on, just because they're Endymion's guard doesn't mean that they knew what he was up to," Rei jumped in.

"Actually, Rei," Jadeite interrupted. "We sort of knew something was up. But we thought we were just being overly sensitive, considering our history."

"Are you serious?" She jumped down his throat. "You knew something was going on and you didn't think to tell us? Are you a fucking moron or what?"

"Rei, calm down," Nephrite calmly said.

"Don't you dare try and tell her to calm down, Nephrite," Makoto replied her temper flaring. "She has a point. If you guys knew what was going on, you should have told us!"

"Makoto…"

"Don't you start on this too, Kunzite," Minako chirped in. Her blue eyes flashed like daggers and he knew not to mess with her when she was like this.

Zoicite looked at Ami, "Are you going to chatise me as well, love?"

"Only a little," she replied. "You guys should have told me and the others. But how did you know something was up?" Usagi smiled a little at her reply. Ami was always the logical one of the group.

"Well," Jadeite began. "We started noticing a few months ago that at certain times of the day we would lose control of our actions. Like we were prisoners in our own bodies or something. Our bodies would act of their own accord and we were just watching. It was kind of like…"

"Kind of like when Beryl took control of us," Zoicite continued for him.

"And this happened daily?" Usagi asked.

"Yes, and it usually happened at night or when there was a Senshi meeting," Kunzite replied.

"Again you should have told us that this was happening!" Minako exclaimed.

"And what would you have done, Minako?" He asked, his temper flaring as well. "We barely knew what we were doing. We couldn't escape it."

"You still should have told us, because then we could figure out that something was going on sooner. Now Endymion has the upper hand, again." She slumped and looked at her princess. If she felt this dejected, she could only imagine how Usagi felt. "Usagi…I'm sorry."

"There's no need to apologize, Minako. You didn't start this," she sighed. "However, that does lead me to why Helios is here." She turned to the young boy. "So, Helios, what has gone wrong in the future this time?"

The boy sighed noting the tone in the princess' voice. It sounded tired. She was sick of fighting. Something that scared him. Since if she was already this tired before the new war began, she was going to fall to Endymion's charms easier. Not to mention what would happen when he told them the news.

"Helios?"

"I'm sorry to report that nothing has changed in the future. Well, not really."

"What do you mean nothing has changed?" Usagi asked. "I thought with the battle a few months ago everything returned to normal. That's why Black Lady disappeared. She couldn't exist."

"She no longer existed because you died. But once you regained life, the course of time resumed. Only Small Lady still doesn't exist because…" he trailed off.

"Because?" Usagi prompted. What could possibly be the reason that her evil daughter didn't exist in the future if everything was still the same as it was a few months ago?

"Because in the future, Endymion is dead."

Author's Notes: Oh, boy. So Endymion is dead in the future. How did that happen? Well, I'll tell you in the next chapter. Let me know what you thought about this chapter though! Please review and I'll update soon!