Betrayal of the heart

Chapter thirty-two: The Labyrinth

The sailor scouts were in side the shrine talking about finding the base, when Rei suddenly pointed out the window. The sun was being covered by darkness.

"Oh No!" Usagi gasped. "We have to hurry!"

Serenity slowly woke up and called out to Pegasus. She heard a far off neigh, but she couldn't see him. Suddenly the mist cleared and she spotted a young boy, with a horn on his head. He was tied up in spider webs and was unconcious. In her heart Serenity knew that this boy was the very Pegasus she had been communicating.

"I'll save you Pegasus!" She cried, standing up, but a tall woman with long hair appeared before her.

"I don't think so" The woman said, waving her hand. Serenity soon found her self tied up in spider webs as well.

"Why are you doing this?" Serenity asked, tears in her eyes. "Who are you?"

"My name is Neherenia" The woman replied in a cold voice. "I am the Queen of the Dark Moon" She began to tell a story to Serenity.

~Story~

Once there was an evil queen on a small and dark planet. She always watched the moon's prosperity and brightness, and was jealous. She wanted the Silver Millenium somehow and learned of the existence of the golden crystal, that could let her rule the moon and all of space. The golden crystal was protected by a boy on earth in a place called Elysion. She traveled to Elysion and when she saw the boy, she realized she wanted the boy too.

"We can use the power together and rule together" Neherenia said, trying to entice the boy. The boy, whose name was Helios, shook his head.

"If you have a beautiful dream, you can have this crystal, but if you don't, you'll be punished as someone with a poor mind" He warned her. She paid no heed to his warning and went up to the crystal, but it burst into flames, and she couldn't get the crystal. Soon after, the White Moon Queen sealed her into the darkness. But the queen looked for a chance, and sent her family to Earth during the eclipse.

~End of Story

"Not being able to use the crystal wasn't Helios's fault" Serenity said, struggling against the webs. "He did nothing to you!"

"You are right, which is why the people of the White Moon must be punished" Neherenia said. She electrocuted Serenity, causing the young girl to scream in pain. "Zirconia!" He appeared. "Thank you for finding the host. The sailor scouts have arrived at my fortress though. Get rid of them!"

"Yes, your majesty" Zirconia said, bowing, then disappearing.

The Sailor Senshi were walking through the tent when they come upon a room full of mirrors. Jupiter went up to a mirror and the reflection started to talk to her.

"you really shouldn't be a soldier" Jupiter reflection said. "Come on, you're really a gentle girl, but if you keep fighting, you'll be farther away from you family and the ones you love" She held out a hand to Jupiter. "Join me and we can have a sweet dream together"

Mercury's reflection actually grabbed her.

"Are you going to give up being a doctor, because you're fighting so much" Mercury reflection asked. "Face it, you can't have a normal life if you continue to be a senshi"

"Hey there Venus!" Venus jumped as her reflection began talking to her. "I can see your life. You are having such a hard time keeping the peace that no one appreciates you anymore. Let's forget about those people and live for our dream"

Princess Cosmos saw what was happening and stared at her own reflection. The reflection was about to grab her, but she remembered Demando and her children and friends and stepped away from the mirror.

"Are you hurt?" The reflection asked.

"Can you see the pain in my heart?" Cosmos asked. "If you can't see that pain and you don't know that I happen to like myself as I am, then you aren't really me" Cosmos shattered the mirrors destroying them all. "Let's go" Cosmos commanded.

Neherenia smiled an evil smile at Serenity and shot an energy beam through Serenity and took the mirror out by force. Pegasus came out of the mirror and stared at the evil queen.

"Now Pegasus, be a good boy, and return to your physical form. If you don't I shall kill Serenity" Neherenia told him. Serenity tried to stop him, but Pegasus turned into a ball of light and reentered Helios's body.

"I've found Serenity" Mercury said, excitedly. "She's up ahead" Suddenly Zirconia appeared and began multiplying until they were surrounded.

"You'll never defeat me" Zirconia cackled.

Helios woke up and turned his head to face Neherenia.

"You belong to me now!" She said. Helios shook his head.

"I'll never belong to you" He spat, looking at her with cold eyes. Neherenia blasted him with her power and he fell into Serenity, releasing her from the webs. Serenity held him in her arms, making Neherenia angry. Neherenia used her spider webs to pull them apart.

Meanwhile, the senshi had thier hands full, until Mercury was able to pinpoint the location of the real Zirconia and attacked. Zirconia and all the fakes disappeared. .

Neherenia took the golden crystal out of Helios' horn. Neherenia was pleased that she finally had the golden crystal, and Helios vanished. Suddenly the senshi rush in.

"Do you really think you could defeat me!" Neherenia asked, "Now that I have the golden crystal"

"Leave my sister alone" Masked Knight shouted. He ran towards Serenity, but Queen Neherenia blasted him.

"Kenji!" Cosmos cried, running to her son, but it was too late. Neherenia laughed. Jupiter and Galaxial Jupiter tried to fight, but they too were blasted. Demando jumped in front of Cosmos, taking the blow for her and fell into her arms, lifeless. Cosmos looked around her at all of her fallen friends. tears glittered in her eyes like diamonds.

"I will defeat you" She said angrily. Neherenia raised the golden crystal.

"Stop!" came a stern voice. Neherenia turned to the direction of the voice.

"Who are you?" She asked. A young girl stepped out of the shadows.

"I am Sailor Saturn, the final and deadliest of the sailor senshi" She said. She swung her glaive around. "I am also the soldier of rebirth" She waved her glaive over the Cosmos' fallen comrades and Cosmos gasped, when she saw her friends waking up.

"Thank you" She whispered.

"I am the one who should be thanking you" Saturn said. "I finally remember who I am" She turned to Neherenia. "Return the Crystal to Helios! Now!" Neherenia laughed, but her laugh was cut short as Saturn swung her glaive, knocking the crystal out of Neherenia's hands. Neherenia lunged for Saturn, but Cosmos pushed Saturn out of the way. She screamed as bolts of electricity penetrated her body. She collapsed on the stairs. Demando rushed to his wife and she looked up at him.

"I..Love..you" She whispered. Her head fell back and her breath left her body. Tears filled Demando's eyes.

"No! Usagi, you can't leave me!" He cried. "Come back! Please come back!"

(Sorry, had to leave you with a cliff hanger ;))