IV: Crystal Tokyo After The Fall Chapter 02: How Did This Happen?, a sailor moon fanfic

Chapter 02: How Did This Happen?

"Our old names are useless," Cosmos told the Senshi around her. "Not more shall we be known by our civilian names. There is still a chance we can save Crystal Tokyo," she looked at her daughter, "but I know if we do that I and my Senshi will not make it." Cosmos saw Neo Moon grab Saturn's hand. "Don't worry my daughter. Yes Saturn is one of my Senshi but I have a feeling she will stay by your side. We can't worry about the future right now. Our main going needs to be to figure out how we got to this point," Cosmos said as she looked at Pluto.

"The Gates say nothing," Pluto said bowing her head. "I knew this time would come but I could not say anything just as I could not say anything about knowing we would loose the King and his Shitennou. I can't see past this so I believe you are right Cosmos in stating we will not make it out of here alive."

"Don't blame yourself Puu," Cosmos said placing an affectionate hand on her shoulder.

"That would make sense as to why the Asteroid Senshi are the first Senshi to bear the powers of two planets," volunteered Mercury as she pulled out her computer and began typing away. "There might be some answers in the Crystal Library."

Suddenly Cosmos heard a voice, "Serenity."

"Endymion," she said looking around. "My love," she whispered then quickly threw her hand over her mouth.

"It is okay my love," Pluto smiled, "I know you love me but you loved him longer and will always love him."

A ghostly projection of King Endymion appeared to the Senshi as he had when the Inner Senshi first visited 30th Century Crystal Tokyo. He held his hand out toward Cosmos, "Come to me Serenity."

Cosmos reached for his hand and then drew back. "I can't," she whispered. "I have too much to do."

"Silly Usako," the ghostly King Endymion smiled. "I did not mean in death. I meant you and the Senshi need to come to the final resting place of Helios, my Shitennou and myself." As he faded he smiled at Pluto, "It is your turn to protect her now."

As Cosmos tried to figure out what Endymion's ghost had meant Neo Moon clapped her hands together. "Papa means we have to go to Elysion."

"You are right," Mercury replied. "That is where Endymion, Helios, and the Shitennou died. That is where the pillar is." Mercury was lost in her thoughts as Jupiter put an arm around her shoulders. "Zoicite," she whispered as she looked at her gloved hand where she knew her wedding band was.

"Neo Moon do you think you could contact the Maenades?" asked Cosmos.

"Maybe," replied Neo Moon.

"If they can open a passage way we might be able to use our Sailor Teleport to get to Elysion," Cosmos told the Senshi.

"Or love," Pluto began, "I could just open a portal and get us there."

"Or we could do that," Cosmos pouted making the older Senshi laugh as the Asteroid Senshi only stared at their Queen. Just for a moment the older Senshi including Neo Moon saw the old crybaby that she used to be.

"Hopefully they will be able to tell us what we are dealing with," Uranus spoke up.

"We might finally get to say goodbye," Venus whispered.

Neptune pulled out her mirror and after a few moments of staring at it sighed in frustration. "Like Pluto I can see nothing in my mirror."

"That probably means the fire will not tell me anything but I will check anyway," Mars said looking like she was going to walk away.

"No Mars," Cosmos told her. "Stay here. You can check the fire when we get back. First we need to go to Elysion and see if Endymion and the guys can tell us what happened."

"Just tell me what to hit," Jupiter said punching her fist into her palm.

"If it comes to it. I know what I have to do," Saturn whispered.

"No," Neo Moon yelled grabbing her hand.

"Neo Moon let her do what her duty is," Cosmos told her daughter in a cool voice. "I believe she will not leave you."

Neo Moon nodded as she knelt and folded her hands in front on her. "Maenads please hear my prayers," she began speaking softly. "We ask that you grant up access to Elysion. We need to speak with Helios, my father and the Shitennou." After Neo Moon finished her prayer there was silence as the Senshi waited for an answer.

"Yes young maiden," answered the Maenads in one voice. "We hear your prayer and we shall answer it. We grant you access to this realm. Know that you are the daughter of King Endymion and the wife of Priest Helios, yourself nor any you deem worthy needs to ask permission to enter Elysion. When you get to the Gates that guard the entrance to Elysion, yourself nor any other who has evil intention in their heart shall be able to pass."

With those word the having been spoken Pluto opened a portal to Elysion and as the Senshi began to walk through the portal Ceres spoke up. "Cosmos please," she began, "What shall we do?"

"You stay here and guard the palace until we come back," Cosmos told the Asteroid Senshi before she stepped through the portal which closed behind her.

When the Senshi exited the portal they were faced with a gate that looked similar to the Time Gate which Pluto had guarded. The different between this gate and the Time Gate was few but the easiest difference was the color. The Time Gate was a stone gray whereas this gate was pure white.

As Cosmos walked to the gate they heard someone shout at them to stop. Suddenly a fairy appeared before them glowing pale purple that almost looked white. "Only the chosen may pass through these gates," said the fairy.

Neo Moon and Saturn's eyes went wide as they recognized the voice of the fairy. "Peruru," they both yelled at the same time.

Upon hearing his name the fairy focused on who was standing before him. Seeing it was the Queen and her Senshi he changed into human size and kneeled. "Please forgive me for my rudeness my Queen."

"Thank you for guarding you post well," Cosmos told him signaling for him to rise.

Saturn walked over to him and slapped him with tears in her eyes. She said no words but her eyes spoke volumes. Peruru hung his head in shame. "I am sorry I hurt you, Ru," he told her. "Guarding the gates of Elysion is my true purpose. I was never supposed to fall in love with you but I am glad I did. Once Helios died he gave his power to sustain Elysion to the Maenads I was called back to watch these gates much like Pluto watches over the Gates of Time. I know you thought me dead and I am sorry for not being able to tell you other wise but I am glad you have found happiness." As Peruru said this last part he looked at Neo Moon and smiled. Turning back to his normal size he opened the gates for the Senshi.

"Thank you Peruru," whispered Saturn as she stepped through the gates with Neo Moon.

"Welcome to Elysion," the Maenads greeted the Senshi as the entered. "Let us guide you to where Priest Helios and the others are."

"Like we could miss it," Uranus said under her breath which garnered a whack on the back of her head by Neptune.

As the group neared the pillar the Outer Senshi hung back with the Maenads as the Inner Senshi, Neo Moon, and Cosmos stepped toward the pillar. "Sadly I am sorry to see you here," the Senshi heard Helios' voice all around them.

"Helios," whispered Neo Moon looking around.

"I am everywhere young maiden," he told her. "I am Elysion. My spirit resides in every part of Elysion. I will leave Endymion and his Shitennou to tell you the story you seek."

As Helios' voice faded the Inner Senshi noticed that not only were there four beams of light around the Golden Crystal the stones of the Shitennou lay at the base of each beam of light. The stones and the Golden Crystal began to pulse and then the ghostly forms of Endymion and the Shitennou appeared.

"Mamo-chan," whispered Cosmos.

"Zoicite," Mercury said gently.

"Jadeite," Mars stated stoically.

"Nephrite," Jupiter dreamily stared at him.

"Kunzy," Venus beamed.

"Usako," Endymion replied lovingly.

Zoicite only bowed to Mercury without saying a word.

"I have missed you too firefly," Jadeite smiled at Mars.

"My lady," Nephrite addressed Jupiter.

"Why do you insist on calling me that," mumble Kunzite.

After each other stared at the other longing to be in their former lover's arms again Cosmos broke the silence. "What happened?"

"It is a story that started long before our deaths and I am sorry to say that if you are here then that means we failed," Kunzite told Cosmos.

"Crystal Tokyo was attacked during Neo Moon's coronation ceremony," Cosmos stated.

Jadeite looked at the Senshi and spoke, "Looks like we only stalled but did not seal it away like we thought."

"Who did you think you sealed?" asked Mercury.

"The black shadow," whispered Mars and Jadeite nodded.

"Rei never told me about her vision those many years ago I heard her cry out in her dreams one night about a black shadow consuming Crystal Tokyo," Jadeite replied.

"That still does not tell us why you ended up as stone again," Jupiter demanded.

"The stars know all Mako," Nephrite said. "They told me of an impending darkness that was going to cover all of Crystal Tokyo and the Earth."

"We were surprise to learn that the threat would not come from this solar system or even from outside the solar system but deep from within Earth," Zoicite stated.

"But what really happened?" asked Mercury.

"Well as you know Helios called us down here to Elysion...," Endymion began.

"Endymion," Helios' voice echoed in his mind. "Elysion needs your help." Endymion awoke with a jerk to find him in bed beside Serenity who was sleeping peacefully.

"I must not wake her," Endymion thought. "Elysion is my responsibility." Endymion slowly got out of bed as not to disturb Serenity. Walking down the halls of the Crystal Palace lost in his own thoughts did not hear the Shitennou coming up behind him.

"Master," Zoicite said as he and the rest of the other Shitennou fell in step with their King. "We will not let you do this alone."

"Elysion is my responsibility," he told the four men now walking with him.

"You are our responsibility," Kunzite told him.

"This is not open for discussion," Endymion stated firmly turning around the face them.

"Understood," Nephrite said.

"So," Jadeite grinned, "Where are we going?"

"You will tell us no and we will follow you anyway," Kunzite reminded Endymion. "So why don't we just save some time for everyone and you tell us where we are going."

"At least this is why I never got in trouble by myself," Endymion laughed before quickly changing into battle mode. "The only thing I know is that Helios just contacted me through my dreams and said that Elysion needed my help."

"We felt your distress and came to you," Kunzite stated before Endymion could ask.

Endymion nodded. "Let's get going."

As Endymion and the Shitennou walked through Elysion he could feel there was something off balance about the land of dreams. "Elysion feels like it is fading away," Endymion thought.

"Thank you for coming," Helios said bowing to Endymion and the Shitennou.

"Priest Helios," Kunzite addressed the shorter white haired man and bowed. "I know you did not call for us but we would not let Endymion go off by himself. Please let us help with the situation before it reaches the people."

"Of course," Helios replied. "Please follow me." As Helios lead the men deeper into Elysion Endymion noticed that the normally bright land was getting darker and darker.

"Helios what exactly is happening?" asked Endymion.

"A while ago I had a vision of a darkness consuming and blacking out Elysion. As I woke I heard a whisper which said 'Crystal Tokyo will fall'," he told Endymion. "Then a few days later the Maenads found the pond in the center of this forest black as space."

"How?" asked Kunzite.

"We don't know," replied Helios, "but everyday it gets worse."

As the men stepped into the clearing their breath stopped at the scene in from of them. Not only was the pool in the center oozing black almost the entire clearing was covered in it. "Great mother," whispered Zoicite.

Helios nodded. "The Maenads and I were able to hold it at bay for a time but that is no longer the case." He turned to Endymion and kneeled. "Your home needs you my Lord."

Endymion placed a hand on his shoulder. "I will do everything in my power to save Elysion."

"We will be beside you," the Shitennou told him in one voice.

Feeling the power of the Golden Crystal the ooze began to become restless. "We will have that power," the men heard a voice.

"Who are you?" demanded Endymion as the Shitennou stood in front of him and Helios.

"We are Rekaki," spoke the voice as a figure appeared from the black pond.

"Great," Jadeite mumbled, "an enemy that has multiple personalities."

"We are one," the Rekaki said as more figures rose from the ooze. "We will control the golden glow and this planet."

Black shards shot form the ooze toward Endymion. Kunzite pushed Endymion to the ground as Jadeite went after Helios. Nephrite threw his hands up creating a barrier of lighting and stars in from of them as Zoicite ducked to miss the shard that went flying over his head.

"My hair," Zoicite yelled as the saw the end of his ponytail lying on the ground.

"Suck it up solider," Kunzite ordered. "We are out of here."

Zoicite did not hear Kunzite as he shot an ice shard at the ooze creatures. "That was my own attack when I was under Beryl," he stated.

"We got a bigger problem," Kunzite yelled pointing to Helios who he was trying to pull the ooze off of.

Nephrite placed a hand above Helios and electrified the ooze causing it to creep away from Helios. Kunzite created a bright flash blinding the enemy long enough for them to get away.

"It appears to be a living entity," Zoicite stated.

"Thank you Mr. Obvious," Jadeite said sarcastically.

"Shut it Jade," barked Endymion as they ran. Back in the temple Endymion was still shouting orders as Helios and the Maenads began their work to try and contain the . "Let's go guys," he said as he began walking to the front doors of the temple.

Standing in front of the temple Endymion and the Shitennou could not see anything or hearing anything from the enemy. "It is quiet," Zoicite said breaking the silence.

"Too quiet," grumbled Kunzite.

Suddenly the Rekaki shot from nowhere wrapping around Endymion and suffocating him by the ooze going down his throat. "Endymion," yelled Kunzite, Jadeite and Nephrite.

"Master," yelled Zoicite at the same time as the others.

As the four men tried to pull the ooze off Endymion parts of it harden and slapped the four men to the ground. A golden light seeped through the black ooze and then burst destroying to ooze bounding him.

Then in a very un-kingly like manner Endymion began to throw up the black ooze that was in his lungs, "Uggh." Endymion stood producing the Golden Crystal. "You will not control Elysion or Earth," he yelled.

"He has been around Serenity too long," Jadeite whispered to Zoicite who chuckled.

"Earth Golden Cleansing!" yelled Endymion as a golden beam shot toward the , who retaliated with a beam of their own made of black ooze.

"We are here with you," the Shitennou shouted as they began to glow giving their energy to Endymion.

The Rekaki who had been winning by draining energy from Elysion were sealed in the pond in the center of the forest by the strength of Endymion and the Shitennou. Helios poured all his power and life force into Elysion itself to save the land. The Shitennou had formed a barrier around Endymion to guard him and give him their power but to give him the purest energy the Shitennou had to return to their stone forms.

"Usako," Endymion whispered as he felt his body face from having used the full power of the Golden Crystal.

Endymion's ghost motioned to the Maenads who brought a small black crystal like form out. "This is a harden piece of the Rekaki," Endymion told Mercury.

"Thank you," Mercury said taking the orb.

"We will stop this somehow," Cosmos told the men who had given their lives for them and the planet.

"Remember we will always be with you and that we are glad you have found love after us," Endymion and the Shitennou said before their spirits fades back into the Golden Crystal and their stones.

First five pages of this chapter typed in one sitting.

I got the name Rekaki from /namegen/

The Fall of Crystal Tokyo by DavisJes