The conscious Sailor Guardians, plus Luna, Artemis and Tuxedo Mask, were all looking wide-eyed at the people across the Command Centre. Sailor Moon was beside herself. "Your my...is it really you Kumi?" Sailor Moon asked hysterically.

"She can't hear you." Queen Beryl stated, "She's no longer the Gaia you used to know."

"That's not true!" Tuxedo Mask protested, "I know that my sister is still in there!"

"Answer us, Kumi!" Sailor Moon screamed.

"Usagi, Mamarou, calm down." Mercury advised, "It's just a trick."

"Ami's right." Mars agreed, "Queen Beryl may have control of her right now, but once we defeat her, she'll be ok."

"I don't think so." Queen Beryl growled. "Princess Gaia is dead. The Princess before you has been resurrected. Our Great Ruler, Queen Metalia, bought her back from the Dead, she has re-made her as the Dark Kingdom's Greatest Warrior. She will bring all who oppose us to their knees!" Sailor Earth lifted her hand. The air distorted as a concentrated ball of Dark Energy formed in her palm.

"This can't be happening." Sailor Moon whimpered, "I can't. It's Kumi! I can't fight her!"

"Do it, Gaia!" Queen Beryl ordered, "Kill them!"

"Don't Kumiko!" Tuxedo Mask shouted.

"Supreme Thunder!" A voice shouted from above. Queen Beryl lifted her hand as Jupiter's attack descended on them. The pink haired woman created a barrier to stop the attack. Jupiter landed next to Sailor Moon in a fighting stance.

"Jupiter!" Sailor Moon gasped.

"Remember me?" Jupiter asked. "Give it your best shot!" Sailor Earth released a torrent of Black Lightning outwards. Each of the Sailor Guardians put up their shield to protect themselves, but it wasn't working. Just as the Command Center was about to crumble, Mercury shot her hand into the air.

"Hyper Spatial Sphere Generate!" She shouted. A blue sphere encompassed the Sailor Guardians, Sailor Earth and Queen Beryl beings of the room and they disappeared. They soon found themselves surrounded by a room made entirely blue energy. Queen Beryl laughed.

"It doesn't matter where we fight, you still won't win." She declared. Queen Beryl's hair started to glow before it shot out and wrapped itself around the Sailor Guardians. "Enough, Princess, tell me, what are the secrets of the Legendary Silver Crystal and the Legendary Gold Crystal!"

"Please Kumi…" Sailor Moon groaned, Queen Beryl's hair constricting around her throat. "I need you!"

"It's been so long, but it was well worth the wait! This is the moment I dreamed of! Since the day I pledged myself to Queen Metalia!"

"You pledged yourself to Metalia?" Venus questioned. "Why does that sound familiar?"

"What is it, Venus?" Mercury asked.

"I remember now! It all started because of her! She sold her soul to the Evil Queen Metalia and turned the people of the Earth against the Moon. We lived in peace and harmony until she destroyed it all!"

"Beryl!" Sailor Moon gasped, "I remember now! She was the one I saw that day! She killed Gaia!"

"What kind of fate would give you a second chance?" Venus questioned.

"Queen Beryl!" Mercury exclaimed.

"Don't you get it? Queen Metalia is pure evil!" Mars exclaimed, "She's just using you!"

"When she's done, she'll kill you too!" Jupiter added. Queen Beryl just laughed.

"I'm not Queen Metalia's minion any more!" She declared, "The Crystal's are mine now and I intend to keep them for myself! I, Queen Beryl, shall reign over this world for all eternity! With Princess Gaia by my side! Forever!" Queen Beryl's hair turned black as it electrocuted everyone entangled in it.

"You haven't won't yet Beryl." Venus stated, "This isn't over!" Venus shakily lifted her arm, "Hear me! O Holy Blade guarding the Princess! Sacred Sword! I summon thee!" In her hand, a stone sword formed. Venus cut down the hair that was trapping the Sailor Guardians.

"What the?"

"Queen Beryl!" Venus charged, sword in hand. She went to swing down but Queen Beryl managed to create a shield in between herself and the sword just in time. The energy of the shield threw Venus back.

"Did you honestly think a rusty old sword like that could hurt me?"

"Don't give up Venus." Sailor Moon ordered, picking up the sword herself. "Alone we're weak, but together we're strong!" Sailor Moon held the sword high,

"Sacred Sword!" The Sailor Guardians chanted, "Grant us your power!" The Sailor Guardians ran forward as a unit.

"I found it!" Mercury said, scanning Queen Beryl. "Her Necklace, that's the source of her power! It's her link with Queen Metalia!"

"Queen Beryl, you won't win!" Sailor Moon declared, "We'll defeat you and get Kumi back!"

"Try all you want, your efforts are futile." Queen Beryl stated. She lifted a hand and gathered Dark Energy in her palm.

"Venus Love Me Chain!" Venus shouted, whacking her hand away and stopping the magic.

"Oh no you don't!"

"Evil Spirit Begone!" Mars used her flames to knock Queen Beryl's staff out of her hand.

"No Sailor Moon! Do it!" Jupiter called out.

"It's over!" The Sailor Guardians chanted. Sailor Moon gripped the sword tightly, thrusting it forward. It connected with Queen Beryl's necklace and the blonde pushed the sword against it.

"I told you that sword wouldn't work." Queen Beryl taunted. "Why don't you give up?"

"I won't give up!" Sailor Moon declared. "Not as long as I live! Not until I get Kumi back!"

"You're too late!" Queen Beryl stated, "Gaia belongs to the Dark Kingdom now!"

"She doesn't belong to you! She would never fight for evil!" Sailor Earth looked down at her hands where she held the Legendary Crystals tight. One of her hands shone a pale white. The Legendary Silver Crystal! "I know that you're in there! Remember who you are and come back to me!" The sword started to glow like it was gaining power.

"What!?" Queen Beryl gasped. Her necklace started to crack, "No, this can't be!" Sailor Earth watched with wide eyes as Queen Beryl's necklace broke, shattering into a thousand pieces. Queen Beryl screamed and jumped back. She placed her hands on her face. She then took one of them off her face and stretched it out to Sailor Earth. "Gaia…" She muttered. She then started to turn to stone as she started to cry. Queen Beryl then started to disintegrate. She soon disappeared, her body becoming ash in the wind. Sailor Moon panted as she looked at the sword which had now turned to steel.

"What's this writing?" Sailor Moon questioned.

"When this sword shines brilliantly, the Legendary Silver Crystal within the Queen will follow the wishes of her heart." Venus recited, "Once the Silver Crystal has become whole and fully formed, raise it aloft to the Heavens and beseech the great power of the Moon to awaken! Offer a prayer to the Moon's sacred tower, and then peace will return to our Kingdom."

"Gaia." A voice echoed in Sailor Earth's mind. The girl gasped softly, knowing exactly who it was. "Bring me that sword!"

"Yes, my Queen." Sailor Earth muttered. She then lifted her free hand, "Ivy Trap!" Thick, black vines erupted from the ground and restrained the Sailor Guardians. Sailor Moon gasped when she realised she had dropped the sword. Sailor Earth smirked as she retrieved the sword from the ground, holding it up. She stared at Sailor Moon before turning and running. A portal appeared and Sailor Earth ran through it.

"Wait! Kumi! Don't go!" Sailor Moon pleaded, running after the other girl. The other Sailor Guardians shouted for her to stop, but their protests fell on deaf ears as the portal closed behind Sailor Moon.

THE DARK KINGDOM

Sailor Moon ran through the cold castle and up a large set of stairs. She paused to catch her breath when she noticed another figure on the other end of the balcony. Sailor Earth turned as Sailor Moon slowly approached, "I must admit, I did not expect you to follow me through the portal." Sailor Earth said.

"Gaia." Sailor Moon started, "It's me. It's Serenity."

"Serenity…" Sailor Earth then let out a grunt of pain, clutching her chest. Sailor Moon darted over to Sailor Earth as she doubled over in pain.

"Kumi! Are you ok? Talk to me. Kumi…Kumi?" Sailor Earth then grabbed Sailor Moon by the neck and held her off the ground. Sailor Earth's grip tightened around the blonde's neck.

"These are the Legendary Crystals of the Moon and the Earth." Sailor Earth growled, holding up the necklace, "Why don't they shine? I am Sailor Earth! The Legendary Gold Crystal should answer to me! Tell me why they won't work or I'll kill you with my bare hands!" When Sailor Moon didn't give a response, Sailor Earth growled and threw her aside. Sailor Moon shakily lifted her head and gasped when she saw the large mass of Evil appear before Sailor Earth. A grin formed on the Evil, large green eyes appeared as well as a star on the Evil's forehead. Queen Metalia chuckled,

"The last Princess of the Moon Kingdom." Queen Metalia mused, "Bought to her knees by the woman she once loved. My power flows through Princess Gaia. She will be Queen of this new world. And all will grovel before the darkness!" Sailor Moon shakily got to her feet, only to be knocked down again and slammed into a wall. Sailor Moon was laying on the floor under a heap of rubble. Sailor Earth held the Legendary Sword as she stalked towards Sailor Moon. The blonde shakily stood again, stumbling when she was upright. "Still think you can defeat me, Princess. How weak and foolish you are! You will never leave the Dark Kingdom. Your corpse will rot here for all eternity!"

"You don't scare me Queen Metalia." Sailor Moon panted. "This world is beautiful, I won't let you destroy it!" She then gasped as the point of the Legendary Sword appeared in front of her nose. "Remember Kumi, that day in the park." Sailor Moon pulled out a pocket watch and offered it to Sailor Earth. "You said to hold onto this until we could meet there again." Sailor Earth glanced at the pocket watch. "You said you were sorry you couldn't protect me. But you were wrong. You've always been there for me." A flash of two figures sitting at a park appeared in Sailor Earth's mind, causing her to gasp and stare wide-eyed at the blonde in front of her, "You believed in me and gave me your strength when I needed it the most. You watched over me from the very beginning. You knew my secret, you kept me safe." Sailor Earth took a few shaky steps back. "I love you. And there is only thing that I wish for. It's to be with you." Sailor Moon lifted her Moon Stick. "Please Kumi, come back to me! Moon Healing Escalation!" A bright light shone from the Moon Stick that encased the entire balcony.

"Give up Sailor Moon." Sailor Earth taunted once the light died down. Sailor Moon gasped, her eyes were still red, "I have the power of Queen Metalia flowing through my veins. There is no version of this where you win!" Queen Metalia laughed.

"Impossible." Sailor Moon whimpered, "That was the strongest attack I had. I put everything into it! But it still didn't change her back! Kumi…I don't know what else to do. I am...Sailor Moon." Her eyes fell to the sword at her feet. Sailor Moon grabbed the sword and lifted it above her head. I'm sorry Kumi... Sailor Moon thought, Please forgive me, I can't stand seeing you like this anymore! With tears running down her cheeks, Sailor Moon cut Sailor Earth across the chest. Sailor Earth gasped as she fell forward. Kumi...are we star crossed lovers always destined to suffer the same fate… Sailor Moon then pressed her lips against Sailor Earth's as she turned the sword on herself, thrusting it inwards.