Everyone makes choices in life. Some good, some bad, and we have to accept the consequences of said choice regardless. Especially now in this new world where doing the truly right thing gets harder to do.
And there's another judgement headed our way, we better be ready!
Sailor Moon and Venus arrived in the waiting-room where Laura was standing up talking to the female officer. Laura noticed them and walked up to them.
"Nothing yet, Laura." Venus said.
"Mrs. Carl..." The female officer said as she walked up to Laura, who turned to face her. "I know this is difficult for you, but I'm going to need to take a statement about what happened today."
"My husband was shot." Laura said.
"Yes, I know. Do you have any idea why?" The female officer said.
"Sailor Moon! Venus!" came several female voices.
Sailor Moon, Venus, Laura and the female officer looked to see the rest of the Senshi and Starlights running toward them. The Police station had been too stunned by their sudden appearance to react.
"Everyone." Sailor Moon said.
"What are they all doing here?" Laura asked, looking round at them with dazed eyes.
"I called them. But where's Tuxedo Mask?" Sailor Venus said.
In the surgery-room, a shirtless Ron laid on his back on the operating-table alone, doped up with anesthesia, waiting for the doctors to come and perform the surgery on him. He then looked out the window at the faint moon in the purple cloud-covered sky, then a gold light shined down from the moon, through the window, and the small image of a woman with long lavender hair in hairbuns appeared at the foot of the table. Ron was confused. Was he seeing things or was the moon projecting a small woman at the foot of the table? Was this real or was it an illusion brought on by the anesthesia?
"Ronald..." Queen Serenity began. "you were shot with a gun by Hilary, do you remember? Violence begets violence. And the violence began with you. But that can all stop now. No, I'm not a nurse or a doctor...and I cannot heal you. But there's someone that can give you all the healing that you need. You're still alive. And where there's life, there's hope. And I want to give you that hope before it's too late." She explained. "I am Queen Serenity, the late ruler of the late Moon Kingdom, sent by Heaven to tell you that-"
"No way." Ron said, cutting Queen Serenity off. "I'm not taking no advice from some fairy-tale illusion, so you can just save your breath."
"Why are you acting like this?" Queen Serenity asked, she'd barely reacted to the insults.
"I'm protecting this world and what's left of my family. My son, Parker, was my life. His grave was all I had left of him. And the moon aliens took that away from me when they stole his body during the disappearances they caused." Ron said.
"Sailor Moon is my daughter." Queen Serenity said.
"That's even worse." Ron said.
A sad expression formed on Queen Serenity's face.
"Forgive me." Ron said.
"No. I can't forgive your sins, Ron. That's not my job...it's God's." Queen Serenity shook her head.
"God's? Gimme a break." Ron said.
"No. You crossed a line. And here my daughter, Sailor Moon, is thinking she's the one who had failed. She and Venus tried to save Laura from the wrong man, but you're not the wrong man, Ron. You're the right man. You are the man Heaven wants Laura to be with. Yet out of pride and resentment, you just don't want to be that man anymore." Queen Serenity said.
"I am helping his excellency, Carpathia, and the Global Community make this world a better place. Those religious cults will take over the planet with their beliefs. They would be spreading their fairy-tales to the entire population. And we can't allow that to happen. I have responsibilities, you understand?" Ron said.
"Yes! You do! As the governor of Indiana, you have the responsibility to think about the future of this state and the rest of this planet! But you didn't. You just thought about the New World Order and how it can benefit you. But you didn't stop anything, Ron, because you can't stop Heaven. And you didn't mess up it's plan. You just messed up you chance to be a part of it." Queen Serenity said.
"You're crazy." Ron said.
"No. I'm merely disappointed. And you know what, you will be too one day when you realize...two of the Sailor Guardians came to you with a chance to save your marriage, rebuild your family and hear the truth...and you blew it." Queen Serenity said bluntly.
"Hm." Ron looked away from Queen Serenity. "Go to Hell...ya mirage."
Queen Serenity's sad expression remained on her face. Ron looked at the foot of the operating-table and saw that Queen Serenity was now gone. He had been right about her. She was just an illusion brought on by the anesthesia.
However, she wouldn't be his only visitor. A furious Tuxedo Kamen then stormed into the room, holding his cane, startling Ron. "How dare you!"
"Look, I don't have a problem with you-"
"Well, I have a problem with you." Tuxedo Mask growled, cutting Ron off as he stomped right up to him.
"I got angry, it was a mistake." Ron said.
"You hit young girls and women by mistake?" Tuxedo Mask asked, his lip curled.
"I messed up." Ron said.
"Let's see you hit me, huh? Come on." Tuxedo Mask said, before he slapped Ron.
"I lost my temper." Ron answered back.
"Then lose your temper with me, coward!" Tuxedo Mask snapped.
"Call the cops down here right now and I'll turn myself in." Ron said.
Tuxedo Mask punched Ron in the nose.
"Wait, wait!" Ron begged, with his nose now bleeding.
"Better start swinging back!" Tuxedo Mask said before hitting Ron across the face with his cane.
"No, wait!" Ron protests. "I was wrong. I got angry. They took away my son and ruined my marriage with my wife!"
Tuxedo Masked punched Ron in the mouth, then punched him in the stomach. "YOU ruined your marriage with your wife!" He said before grabbing Ron by the neck and started choking him.
"I know, I know, I know. But I love her. She's everything to me and I love her." Ron choked out, crying.
Tuxedo Mask raised his cane threateningly. "So is Sailor Moon to me, and you attacked her!"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Ron cowered. "I won't mess with Sailor Moon again. I won't even try to contact her or Venus or any of their other moon alien friends. I'll leave them alone, I promise."
Tuxedo Mask lowered his cane. "You beat my fiancée again...and I'll kill you." He said before letting go of Ron's neck and storming out of the room.
Ron laid on the table coughing and gasping for air as he cried like a baby, with both his mouth and nose now busted like Sailor Moon's and Venus's.
But that would be the least of his problems. Half an hour later, he was in surgery but then he falls into cardiac arrest. The doctors immediately attempt to revive him.
And Ron sat up. He glanced left and right confusedly before setting his feet down. Then he spun around, and he notices to his shock, that his body was still on the operating table surrounded by nurses and doctors.
"No. No, no…"
As Ron tried to process this, he sees what at first looked like dark smoke wafting towards him. But then the 'smoke' became ominous shapes like a mob of dark beings letting out guttural growls.
No! You've got the wrong guy! God, help me! Ron begins shouting in terror. I'm sorry I didn't believe Serenity or the Sailor senshi! Please!
The dark beings close in on him like a mob, grabbing his arms, and begin to pull him from the room.
"No, wait please! I promise I'll listen, I promise! NO!" Ron screamed as the figures dragged him away.
Back at the police station, Hilary sat in the interrogation-room at the table, resting her chin on her arms that were lying folded on the table. The buzzing noise was heard and she got up from the table, followed by Sailor Moon opening the door on the other side and she, Sailor Venus, the rest of the Senshi, the Starlights and Tuxedo Mask entering inside.
"Did you see her?" Hilary asked, referring to Laura, as she walked up to the group of super-heroes. "Is she okay?"
"Yes. Laura's right outside, she's making her statement." Sailor Moon explained.
Hilary sighed with relief. "Thank goodness, she'll tell the cops what happened."
"Hilary, we got an update at the hospital about Ron." Sailor Venus said, looking grim.
"And? What's the verdict? Is he alright?" Hilary asked.
"Hilary, he-"
"No, he is not alright." came a female voice, cutting Tuxedo Mask off.
Everyone turned to see the female officer who had been at the hospital questioning Laura standing in the open doorway.
"What did you say?" Hilary asked.
"I said 'No, he's not alright'. Doctors did everything they could, but Governor Carl died from the gunshot wound during surgery. He didn't make it." The female officer said.
"Oh..." Hilary said. "No." She said as she walked back over to the table. "I didn't want to kill him, I just wanted to stop him." She said as she sat back down at the table in another chair, with her back turned to everyone.
Sailor Moon couldn't get over Governor Carl's passing. One minute he was alive...the next he was dead. That seemed to be going around a lot these days. Laura's life would never be the same. Nor would Hilary's. Life would never be the same for either of these women ever again. But the saddest part was that Governor Carl had died not knowing or hearing the truth. Because that meant he wasn't just dead...he was in Hell. He would never see Heaven...he wouldn't be part of the 1000-year kingdom on Earth...but worst of all...he would never see his son, Parker, again. And Parker would never see him again.
"Governor Carl's death changes everything." said the female officer as she entered inside the room, stopping at Hilary's side from behind. "Until Mrs. Carl testifies that you were defending her, the GC is going to charge you with murder." She said as Laura walked into the open doorway behind everyone.
"I saved Laura's life. I saved the lives of everyone in that house. Ask Laura, she was there, she'll tell the GC what happened." Hilary said.
"I just did." Laura said.
Everyone stand to see Laura standing in the doorway.
"Laura, I'm so sorry." Hilary said, cryingly. "Thank goodness you're okay." She said as she walked up to Laura and embraced her with a hug. A hug Laura did not return. Sensing her lack of reaction, Hilary let go of her younger sister and looked at her, seeing a blank expression on her face. "Laurie?"
"I didn't come here to hear your apologize." Laura said.
"What are you talking about?" Hilary asked.
"You murdered my husband...and you're gonna pay for it." Laura said.
Hilary stared at Laura, stunned.
Sailor Moon, the Senshi, the Starlights and Tuxedo Mask all stared in disbelief. They couldn't believe it. Here it was this woman's sister had saved her life and the lives of everyone else in that house and now she was going to send her to prison for it? Was this what the outcome of people was in these type of situations? This was crazy. Just crazy.
Hilary walked away from Laura. "I can't believe this. Are you serious?"
"Yes." Laura said. "You killed him."
"That's what you told them?" Hilary asked as she turned to face Laura. "Laura...he was out of control. He was gonna kill you."
"No, he was angry!" Laura said. "He was trying to scare me, he never, EVER hit me with anything!" She said as she entered the room.
"Except his fists...and his belt." Hilary said sternly.
"You never understood anything about marital relationships." Laura said.
"Relationshi-" Hilary stopped herself before placing her right hand over her eyes and sighing. "You can't have a relationship with someone who is trying to murder you!" She yelled as she took her hand off her eyes. "Laura! You were bleeding, I begged him to stop, he wouldn't listen! You know this!"
"I know exactly what happened! And I will be telling it to a judge and jury!" Laura said before turning to leave.
"Laura..." Hilary began crying as she walked up to Laura from behind. "Don't walk away from me now, I need you. We've always protected each other, always. Remember?"
Laura looked at Hilary.
"We're in this together. We always have been. All the way back to that dreadful day...at the mansion." Hilary said tearfully.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Laura said.
"Laura, I'm your sister." Hilary said.
"Not anymore." Laura said before she turned and left out of the room.
Hilary stepped out of the room. "You go back to that mansion, Laura! You stay there and you think about what happened there all those years ago and what happened there today, and then you come back here and then you tell me what I did was wrong! I am your sister! I have always taken care of you!" She said before she placed her hands over her face and started crying. She then stepped back into the room.
"What about the mansion? What are you talking about?" Sailor Moon asked.
Laura dropped her hands to their sides and walked over to the table and sat down in the chair she had been sitting in before the Senshi, Starlights and Tuxedo Mask came in.
"Is there something at the mansion that can help you?" Sailor Venus asked.
"Why won't you tell us?" Sailor Pluto asked.
"Because it's a secret. And I made a promise...to my sister." Hilary said sobbing.
Sailor Moon was baffled that Hilary was still willing to protect Laura even after she had just disowned her and let her know she was sending her to prison for killing her husband in defense. But she understood Laura's reaction. She was blinded by grief and in denial about her husband's abuse. She wasn't thinking straight. But worst of all, she was pushing away her sister, the only family she had left. Family was the most important thing in this dark time the world was in. Family was all people had now. And Sailor Moon was going to make sure Laura realized that and told the truth about what really happened at the mansion today. Not only that, she was going to have to share the truth with Laura about what was really happening in the world and where her son, Parker, was. And she intended to do just that.
The next day, Laura sat on the sofa in the living-room of her mansion home, wearing her white wedding dress and watching the recorded footage of her and Ron's first wedding. Her wedding dress had long, white, puffy sleeves, the skirt part of it was big and went down to the floor, she wore white stocking, white high heel shoes, and her white veil went down to her upper-back.
The sound of one of the front doors opening and closing was heard and Sailor Moon stepped into the entrance of the living-room. "Hello, Laura. The door was unlocked. May I come in?"
Laura didn't respond. Sailor Moon entered the living-room and went over to the sofa where Laura was sitting. "Are you alright?"
Still no answer. Sailor Moon sat down on the sofa next to Laura.
"I came home yesterday and I...picked up the phone I called Mio and filled her in on the verdict with Ron. I told her to tell Mr. Carpathia to go ahead and cancel the wedding at the temple in Israel." Laura said. "I thought 'This can't be happening', you know? If I sit here long enough, I'll wake up. But I can't."
"This is a terrible tragedy, Laura, that no one wanted to happen. Least of all me. But now that it has...we don't want it to get any worse." Sailor Moon said.
"It can't get any worse." Laura said.
"But it can. For Hilary." Sailor Moon said.
"I don't care about Hilary anymore." Laura said.
"I don't believe that." Sailor Moon said. "Hilary said something that really upset you. What was it about?"
"I don't know, I...don't remember." Laura said.
"Perhaps I could help you remember." Sailor Moon said.
"How?" Laura asked, looking at Sailor Moon.
"By praying." Sailor Moon said.
"Pray? A Japanese super-hero?" Laura asked.
"My friends and I took a leap of faith two years ago after the disappearances and we all know something about praying." Sailor Moon said. This was no time to linger on loss. She had to help this woman realize the truth and do a recant on her statement and set her sister free.
Laura placed her right hand in Sailor Moon's left hand. "Go ahead."
Sailor Moon and Laura both closed their eyes.
"Hi, it's us. Sailor Moon and Laura. We're looking for the truth. We're looking for peace. We need your mercy right now...and we need your wisdom. We're filled with question only you have all the answers to. Laura has lost her husband...and we really need your help for the people left behind to make some sense of all of this. We know that it's not your desire to see this family fall apart, but...this family...is breaking piece by piece. Please...help us to gather...the pieces that are left."
Sailor Moon and Laura opened their eyes.
"When you pray, do you expect an answer." Laura said.
"It's the best way to get one." Sailor Moon said.
"I'm gonna turn on the radio." Laura said before turning on the radio on the coffee-table.
"This just in: The governor of Indiana has been pronounced dead at the hospital." Said a man on the radio. "Earlier yesterday in his home, during a home invasion by two of the moon aliens-Sailor Moon and Sailor Venus-his sister in-law pulled out a hand-gun, opening fire on the governor, shooting him. He was quickly rushed to the hospital and admitted into surgery, but unfortunately, he died during the operation. As a result of the governor's death, the town of Gary has erupted into chaos of riots, looting, home invasions and angry mobs. These Earth-shaking events are not localized here in Gary. From every corner of the state of Indiana, towns and cities, reports are exactly the same. The reason behind the governor's murder just cannot be explained. No one knows why it happened. No one knows what the end result will be. In every major city and every major town in Indiana, violence and criminal acts that defy belief are taking place and appear to increase as moments go by. Movements of the GC and police force to employ martial law is a virtual impossibility. Many people are not safe anywhere, including in their own home. All we can say is whatever reason the governor was killed, we have experienced, what in the light of our knowledge, must be terminated...random murder."
Laura turned off the radio. "Oh my, what is going on? What is happening to the people of this state?"
"They're just...taking after their leader, that's all." Sailor Moon said.
She knew something like this would happen. If she had learned anything from the Moon Kingdom incident with Beryl and the people of Earth, it was that people followed the example of one person, especially if that person was a leader over them. Since Ron had lashed out at his wife with violence after their son died, it was only natural for the people of Indiana to react to the loss of him, their leaders, the same way.
Bad leader, bad citizens. Sure, he wasn't governor at the time of his son's death, but still. This was like a return of the aftermath of the disappearances. It baffled her how destructive people became when crisis' happened or when law and order vanished. It was like it brought out an animal inside them. Their true selves. She wondered who her true self was. Who or what was she really?
Just then, there was the sound of banging on one of the doors from outside.
"I'll answer it." Laura said. She then got up from the sofa and exited the living-room, entering into the foyer.
Sailor Moon stood up and turned to see Laura walk out of sight as she head for the double-doors.
Laura walked up to the double doors and opened the right one, revealing a folded piece of paper tapped to it. She got the paper off the door, closed it, unfolded the paper, and viewed the writing on it. "Oh, no." She said before walking back into the living-room.
"What's wrong?" Sailor Moon asked.
"I've been served with an eviction notice by the GC. It says I am to leave the house and the state of Indiana within a week." Laura said.
"Can they do that?" Sailor Moon asked. What a stupid question to ask, of course they could. They were running the world after all.
"Apparently so. Listen to this." Laura said. "Dear Mrs. Carl, after reading your GC file. it has been brought to our attention that you have had two years of experience of domestic violence with your husband. the governor, and did not report this crime to the Global Community. You are hereby ordered to leave the premises and the state of Indiana within a week. If you for any reason fail to follow through on these instructions, you will be forcefully removed by the GC"." She said, reading the words on the paper.
"Oh, no." Sailor Moon said, sad for Laura. This woman just couldn't catch a break. First she loses her son two years earlier...then her husband turns violent towards her...then she loses her husband as of yesterday...then she falsely accuses her sister of murdering her husband in cold blood...and now she was going to lose her house? It wasn't fair. None of this was fair. "I think we just got our answer.
"Is this the kind of response you get from your prayers?" Laura asked. "Well, that's just great." She said. "Just great!" She said as she threw the paper down on the floor. "I've lost my son...his body's gone, his friends are gone...my husband turned violent towards me...I lost him last night...my sister's going to prison for killing him...my adopted son, Jake, is still missing...the state of Indiana is in anarchy...and now I'm losing my home...So what am I supposed to do now?"
"Answers from Heaven aren't always easy to receive...but they're hard to mistake." Sailor Moon said. An ominous feeling then washed over her. "There's a series of abuse in this house." She said as she walked past Laura and into the foyer. "And it didn't start with your husband. It's been in your house for years." She then transformed into Neo Queen Serenity in a flash of white light, with the injuries to her mouth and nose now gone, and she turned to face Laura, who's back was turned to her.
Laura turned to see Neo Queen Serenity. "Oh, my stars." She said awestruck.
"Don't be afraid. I am Neo Queen Serenity and I am here to-"
"No!" Laura said as she backed up, clearly frightened. "No."
Neo Queen Serenity then disappeared and reappeared right in front of Laura.
"Please don't hurt me. Please." Laura begged cryingly.
"I would never hurt you or anyone." Serenity said.
"Please." Laura begged again.
"Oh, don't be afraid. I love you. My friends love you. And we don't want to see you hurt by anyone ever again. And neither does Heaven." Serenity assured.
"Heaven is real?" Laura asked.
"Oh, yes. More than you know." Serenity answered.
"What does it want from me?" Laura asked.
"We only ask you to trust God." Serenity said.
"There's never been a person in my life worth trusting." Laura said.
"All the people you've ever known have always hurt you, haven't they?" Serenity asked. "You know, lots of people, Laura, have a terrible time trying to imagine anyone else as kind and loving people. Because the only people they've ever known were not kind or loving at all. And the word father, friend, boyfriend or husband only means pain...or back-stabber or slanderer or back-biter or disappointment to them. Sometimes even terror. Are you one of those people?"
"Yes." Laura said.
"Tell me about what happened here at the house all those years ago. I know it's a secret...but it's never been a secret to Heaven or to God. And he says it's time now to let it go." Serenity said.
"I cant." Laura said.
"Yes, you can." Serenity said. "You kept the gun in the closet...but what else is hiding in there?"
Laura exited the living-room, with Serenity following, and they entered into the foyer where the American woman went over to the closet and opened it. She got down on her knees, pulled out one of the floor-boards, reached inside the hole, and pulled out an old brick. Laura stood up, walked away from the closet, and went back over to the entrance of the living-room and stood by Serenity.
"My father-the then governor of Indiana-stood there in the living-room. He, uh...he was beating up my mother again. I was, uh...5 years old at the time. And I ran up to him and started hitting him and yelling "Stop it, Dad, stop it". And then he turned around and then he grabbed me and I started screaming and my mother started screaming and he threw me down on the floor and started kicking me. But Hilary...Hilary ran out the front double-doors. And my Dad just kept kicking me. Then I looked up...and Hilary had come back...with this brick...and our eyes locked for a second. And I screamed "THROW IT, HILLY! JUST THROW IT!" Laura said before throwing the brick into the living-room, with it landing on the floor. She then turned to Serenity. "I'll never forget the look in his eyes...as he wiped the blood from his face. He didn't say or do anything, he just...he just left. And Hilary and I were so afraid that he was gonna have the police come and take her away to Juvenile Hall. So we hid the brick under the closet floor."
"What about your father?" Serenity asked.
"He never came back." Laura answered. "About a week after the attack, our mother got divorce papers in the mail...and she signed them...ending her marriage to our father. We missed him, you know. Hilary and me. We hated him...but we loved him. And we missed him."
"And when you got married...you weren't about to have another man walk out of your life...no matter how bad he treated you." Neo Queen Serenity guessed. "If you don't mind me asking...how did your son, Parker, die?"
Laura was silent for a moment. "He and Ron had gone to the park that day so Ron could teach him how to ride his bike without training-wheels. And while Parker was riding across the street, a delivery truck came out of nowhere and hit him, killing him instantly. The driver was drunk. I was crushed when my son died. So was Ron. We both were."
"And because of that...you never walked out on your husband...despite the fact that he had turned violent towards you." Serenity said, with understanding in her voice.
"I think that...deep inside...I wanted Hilary to come back and save me." Laura said. Realization then struck her, tears filled her eyes. "Oh, and she did." She said as the tears ran down her face, followed by her beginning to cry.
Serenity embraced the crying Laura with a hug, comforting her.
"Everything's been a mess since my son died." Laura said before ending the hug with Serenity. "A week after the vanishings, I went to the homes of Parker's friends, Sam and Ariel to comfort them on Parker's disappearance from his grave. Their Moms answered the doors...and they said that Sam and Ariel had been among those who had disappeared. I didn't know what to do after that. I didn't even know what to say to their Moms or how to respond."
"How old were they? Your son's friends, I mean." Serenity said.
"Sam was 9 and Ariel was 8." Laura answered.
Serenity figured that. In order for Sam and Ariel to be among the missing people and all of the missing children, they had to either know and believe the truth or be under the age of 12. Now that she knew their ages, it made sense that they would be gone too.
"Even though it's been two years...I keep thinking that Sam and Ariel are at home with their Moms safe and sound and that Sam's gonna knock on one of the doors any time. But they're gone. They're not coming back." Laura said cryingly as more tears ran down her face. "On the News, they're saying it was a global alien abduction."
"They're saying my friends and I are behind the disappearances, I know." Serenity said.
"I didn't believe it either. What do you think?" Laura said.
"Do you truly want to know where they are?" Serenity asked.
"Of course." Laura said, wiping the tears from her face.
"I believe they're in Heaven with your son." Serenity said. Now was her chance. Now was her opportunity to share the truth with Laura about the disappearances and what was going on in the world and she was going to do it...whether she believed it or not.
Elsewhere in Gary, in a suburban neighborhood, Sailor Mars stood outside a house, knocked on the front door and waited for someone to answer. The sky was still covered with dark purple clouds and showed no signs of going away anytime soon. The door then opened, revealing a woman with brown eyes and black hair that went past her shoulders and stopped at her upper-back.
"What do you want?" The woman slurred, clearly drunk.
"Hi." Mars greeted. "Is your name Regine Tristen?" She asked. Clearly the woman didn't recognize her due to her intoxication, otherwise she would've reacted with fear or shock.
"Depends on who's asking. Who are you?" asked the drunk woman known as Regine.
"I am Sailor Mars, the third Guardian of Earth."
"So why are you here?" Regine asked. Obviously she was too drunk to comprehend what Mars just said.
"You're Sam's mother." Mars said.
Those words instantly snapped Regine out of her drunken daze. "How do you know that? How do you know my name and how did you know where I live?"
"I'll explain that later. Right now I want to talk about your son, where he is, and what's going on in the world. But only if you're willing to listen to me. Are you?" Mars said.
"Come on in here." Regine said. She then stood aside, allowing Mars to enter inside the house, then closed the door.
In another part of the suburbs, Sailor Jupiter stood at the door of the house and banged on it and waited for someone to answer. The door then opened and a woman with brown eyes with dilated pupils – most likely from drugs- and black shoulder-length hair stood on the other side. The intoxication was probably the reason she doesn't recognize Sailor Jupiter.
"Hi." Sailor Jupiter said.
"Uh-huh, hi yourself. What are you doing here?" The woman said.
"Is this the home of Alison Bling?" Jupiter asked.
"Yes, it is, and I'm Alison Bling. Who wants to know?" asked the woman now known as Alison.
"I'm Sailor Jupiter. And I wanna talk to you about your daughter, Ariel, where she is and what's going on in the world. May I come in?"
Alison instantly snapped out of her highness after hearing her daughter, Ariel's name. "Of course." She said before standing aside, letting Jupiter enter the house before closing the door.
Back at the police station, Hilary sat in the interrogation-room alone at the table, then the door opened, revealing the female officer from yesterday on the other side holding the know, and Laura-no longer wearing her wedding dress-Sailor Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Outer Senshi. Tuxedo Mask and the Starlights entered inside, with the seal of God on Laura's forehead and her holding the brick in her hands.
Hilary, however, did not look happy to see Laura, which was to be expected. After all, Laura had charged her with the supposed cold-blooded murder of her husband.
The female officer then left and Laura, the Senshi, the Starlights and Tuxedo Mask walked up to Hilary.
"Do you believe in Heaven?" Laura asked.
"I don't even believe in you anymore." Hilary responded.
Laura then placed the brick on the table in front of Hilary. "It was still there under the floor-boards."
A stunned Hilary stared at the brick for a moment before placing her hands on it. The last time she saw this old thing was when she and Laura were 6 and 5 years old when they were hiding it under the closet floor-boards after Hilary had thrown it at their abusive father.
Laura then sat down at the table. "It's all my fault, Hil. I should've done something about Ron the first time he hit me...and I should've gotten the gun out of the house...and I should've told you what you were walking into. I guess I bought that old mansion back for me and Ron after our son died because I figured..."Hey...if he was gonna start hitting me now, it should be...someplace where I felt comfortable."
Sailor Moon and Venus had sad expressions on their faces after hearing that, as did the rest of the gang. This woman's father's abuse, the death of her son, and her husband's abuse had damaged her mind so much that she had rationalized abuse as normal.
Tears filled Hilary's eyes. "You okay?"
"I'm sorry." Laura apologized.
"So am I." Hilary said.
"The charges have been dropped. Hilary." Sailor Moon said.
"I told them the truth. And I even told them about the brick...and how you've always been there to take care of me when I couldn't...and when I wouldn't." Laura said.
"You're my sister." Hilary said.
"Yeah. I am." Laura said, with a warm smile on her face.
The Senshi, Starlights and Tuxedo Mask all smiled as the two grown sisters stood up and embraced each other with a hug.
"Are we gonna get through this?" Hilary asked.
"Yeah. With the help of each other, we will." Laura said.
The Senshi, Starlights and Tuxedo Mask kept smiling as they watched the sisters make-up. Sailor Moon and Venus looked at each other, congratulating each other on a job well done. They may not have been able to save Laura's marriage to Ron or share the truth with him, but at least they had been able to help Laura get out of that bad situation. As well as the fact that Sailor Moon had been successful in sharing the truth with Laura about the whereabouts of her son and his friends, with her accepting the truth. And because of that, she would be reunited with her son withing the next five years when the forces of Heaven arrived on Earth. And that was something to both be grateful for and to look forward to.
"Someone call in an emergency?" Nicolae asked as he entered the room, getting the attention of Sailor Moon and everyone else in the room.
Sailor Moon backed up against Tuxedo Mask, who was standing completely still. Sailor Uranus' hands clenched and unclenched. The Sailor Starlights were completely aghast.
Laura and Hilary ended the hug and faced Nicolae in surprise, with Hilary wiping the tears from her face.
"Mr. Carpathia. What are you doing here?" Laura asked.
"I was called here for assistance." Nicolae answered.
"No, no, no, no, no. I didn't make that call. Uh, we have everything settled now." Laura said.
"Your excellency, I called you." said Mio as she entered inside the room, with Nicolae turning to face her.
"Of course you did." Sailor Star Fighter said, rolling her eyes.
"I should've known." Sailor Star Healer added with a scowl.
"Snake." Sailor Star Maker said.
"Alright. What's the emergency?" Nicolae said.
"Oh, no, no, no, wait, wait. This is a misunderstanding. But anyways, the problem has been resolved. And I'm sure you have more important things to do." Laura assured.
"Laura...he has a right to know." Mio said, with concern in her voice and on her face, which was obviously fake.
"What are you talking about?" Nicolae said.
"I witnessed something yesterday. I witnessed Mrs. Carl's sister here gun down Governor Carl. He was unarmed. Just ask Sailor Moon and Venus, they were there when it happened." Mio said.
""Is that what you saw?" Nicolae asked.
"Yes. I saw everything. Hilary got a gun out of the closet, Governor Carl attacked Sailor Moon and Venus, who had broken into the house and attacked him, he defended himself against them, Hilary pointed the gun at him..
his back was turned and he was unarmed...and she killed him anyway." Mio said.
Nicolae looked at Hilary. "Why did you shoot him?"
"Because he was attacking my sister, Sailor Moon and Venus. He was beating them up, he was gonna kill everyone in the house, including me." Hilary said.
"Is this so, Miss Kuroki?" Nicolae asked as he turned to Mio.
"Every word of it. I was there, it's all true." Mio answered. "And that's not all. Hilary killed him because Sailor Moon told her to."
"No! No! I did no such thing!" Sailor Moon said.
"That's not what Hilary said to you in here yesterday. What was it? 'Thank goodness you gave me the advice you did'? 'You told me I couldn't silently stand by and watch'? Aren't those her words to you? I heard the whole thing, so you can't deny it." Mio said.
"Look, this is not as bad as it sounds. This whole thing is just one big family tragedy. We're the Global Community, we need to stick together." Nicolae said, sounding concerned, which was clearly fake to Sailor Moon and the rest of the Senshi, the Starlights, and Tuxedo Mask.
"Not the way I see it. All criminals must be punished. And that means Mr. Carl. Governor or no governor. He had kids kidnapped from their homes. Illegally adopted one of them, and later had his accomplice, Terrel Blanka, shot and killed. I took an oath when I became the guardian of beauty and love. Like I use to say when I was a crime-fighter, "You do the crime, you do the time"." Sailor Venus said.
"And that's what concerns me the most, Miss Venus. Because that tells me that you and your friends don't know any law but your own." Nicolae said, turning a condescending gaze towards the senshi. "I could press charges against you, Miss Moon, Miss Venus and Miss Hilary. But since Mrs. Carl just lost her husband, I'm willing to let this go. I'll make funeral arrangements for Governor Carl at the temple in Israel and request that the hospital release his body into the custody of the funeral home here in Gary."
"What about the autopsy report?" Laura asked.
"There is no autopsy report. Miss Kuroki has requested that there not be an autopsy. She doesn't want to dishonor Governor Carl by letting someone cut him open. Besides, it would be a waste of time, since we know what the cause of death was. He was shot and died from the gunshot wound. It's an open and shut case. This was an act of violence that ended in murder-defense. Miss Hilary was merely protecting Mrs. Carl. Case closed." Nicolae said.
"Just like that?" Sailor Mercury questioned. The water Senshi was confused, yet suspicious at the same time. If everyone already knew what the governor's cause of death was, what was the harm of there being an autopsy?
"Just like that." Nicolae said. "Now that's been settled, let's discuss the situation with your adopted son, Jacob." He said turning to Laura.
"You found Jake? Oh, thank goodness. Where is he? When can I take him home?" Laura inquired.
"Jacob is in the custody of the Global Community. Unfortunately, Mrs. Carl, we will not be returning him to your custody." Nicolae responded matter of factly.
"What?! Why?!" Laura gasped.
"For five reasons. 1: Your husband had been violent towards you and putting you in the hospital for two years since your son's death, according to your online GC file. 2: Your husband kidnapped Jacob from his home and illegally adopted him. 3: You had a gun in your house. 4: You exposed Jacob to violence. And 5: Your husband's dead and you don't have a home anymore. You've been evicted from your place and the state of Indiana." Nicolae explained. "Therefore, the position of governor and Ron's million dollar life insurance...will go to Miss Kuroki.
"What?! What life insurance?!" Laura sputtered in disbelief.
"The life insurance he put out on himself five weeks ago. As his wife, he named you the beneficiary. But since you've proven you can't be trusted, the money and the position will go to Miss Kuroki." Nicolae said.
"What?! You can't do that!" Uranus said.
"Watch me." Nicolae said, looking at Uranus a brief moment before turning back to Mio. "Congratulations, Miss Kuroki. You are now the new governor of India."
"Thank you, Mr. Carpathia. I'll do my best." Mio said.
"I know you will. I can't wait to see how you impact this state. And I can't wait to see what your plans are for the moon either." Nicolae said.
"Huh?" Sailor Moon said. Mio had plans for the moon? What kind of plans? And why was she just now hearing about this?
"Thank you, sir. That will be all." Mio said.
"You're welcome, Miss Kuroki. Shall we head back to Israel together?" Nicolae said.
"We shall." Mio said.
Nicolae and Mio then exited the room, leaving the group and the two women present to deal with the aftermath.
"Oh, Laura. I'm so sorry." Hilary said.
"Don't worry about it. We'll get through this together, just like we have everything else." Laura said. She and Hilary then exited the room.
Sailor Moon and the others were just staring with sadness in their eyes.
"She killed that man." came the voice of Saturn.
"Huh?" Sailor Moon and the others said as they looked at Sailor Saturn.
"Well, technically yes, however it was in defense. Hilary was only protecting everyone in the house." Sailor Neptune said.
"I'm not talking about Hilary...I'm talking about Mio." Sailor Saturn added.
"Mio? You really think we should suspect her of having something to do with Governor Carl's death?" Tuxedo Mask asked.
"After what we just learned, I'd say she's more than just a suspect." Sailor Saturn said.
Sailor Moon looked awestruck. Was Saturn right? Had Mio set the governor up for murder?
"Well, let's worry about that later. Right now, we need to focus on getting Laura and Hilary out of Indiana and to a safe location." Pluto said.
"You're right. Safety first. Then we can get down to the bottom of this mystery. Come on, let's go." Sailor Venus said.
"You guys go on ahead. I've got something to do." Sailor Mercury said before she started walking off.
"Where are you going?" Sailor Moon asked.
"To the hospital morgue." Sailor Mercury said as she walked out of the room.
Sailor Moon and the others just stared in confusion. Mercury was on her way to the hospital morgue? Why was she going there? Ah, that wasn't important now. What was important was getting Laura and Hilary someplace safe from the Global Community.
At the Gary hospital, Sailor Mercury walked up to a female nurse standing behind a counter, going through papers on a clip-board she was holding.
"Excuse me." Mercury said.
The nurse looked up at Mercury. "Yeah, what do you want?"
"I need to know...is the body of Governor Carl still here at the hospital?" Mercury said.
"Why, as a matter of fact, it is. It's in the morgue, waiting to be picked up by someone from the funeral home. Why do you ask?" The nurse said.
"I'd like to take a look at it for myself, if you don't mind." Sailor Mercury said.
"If you insist." The nurse said before place the chart on the counter. "Follow me." She walked from behind the counter and Mercury followed her down the hallway where they soon came to a stop at a door. "Here's the morgue." The nurse said as she placed her right hand on the nob. She opened the door, followed by her and Mercury entering inside.
The American female nurse and Mercury went over to the body-freezers where the nurse opened one of them and pulled out a white sheet-covered body on a trey, followed by pulling the sheet back, revealing the frozen corpse of Governor Carl.
"Keep your visit short. It's not good for the bodies to stay out too long." The nurse said.
"Don't worry, this'll just take a second." Mercury said.
"Whatever." The nurse said before leaving out of the room, closing the door afterwards.
Sailor Mercury stared at the dead body of Governor Carl for a moment. "An open and shut case, huh? We'll see about that." She said before pressing her blue ear-ring on her left ear, making her visor appear over her eyes, with her ear-ring turning into its microphone form. "Mercury to Luna. Mercury to Luna. Come in, Luna."
"Luna to Mercury. What's the sitch?" came the voice of Luna from the mic.
"I need you to take a snapshot of the Indiana governor's body right away." Sailor Mercury said.
"Alright. May I ask why?" Luna said.
"I need you to do an on-screen autopsy on the body to determine the cause of death. For some reason, Mio requested that there not be an autopsy because everyone knows the governor died from being shot." Sailor Mercury replied.
"Oh, I see. That is suspicious on the results, but...I'll do my best." Luna said.
"Great. Take the picture right now." Sailor Mercury said.
"Roger." Luna said. A second past. "Okay, it's done. The governor's morgue photo is on the middle screen now. I'll let you know what the results are when I'm finished."
"Thanks. Mercury out." Sailor Mercury said before pressing her earring, making her visor and mic disappear. She gazed upon the body of Governor Ron one more time before covering it back up with the sheet, pushed the corpse back into it's body-freezer, and closed it before turning and leaving out through the door, closing it afterwards.
The next day, at an airplane hangar area, Sailor Moon, Tuxedo Mask, the rest of the Senshi, the Starlights and Rayford Steel stood inside an open hanger, with the private plane he had flown here on the runaway, with the sky no longer being covered with purple clouds. The reason they were all here was so Rayford could fly Laura and Hilary out of the state of Indiana. Even though this assignment had ended in tragedy, the Senshi, Starlights and Tuxedo Mask were glad Laura had heard and received the truth from Neo Queen Serenity and dropped the murder charged against Hilary. Life would be miserable for the both of them from now on, of course, but at least they would have each other to go through it.
"Thank you both for coming and meeting us here." Sailor Pluto said Laura and Hilary.
"Not sure we had much choice. I mean, it was either this or spend another day in that mansion." Laura said.
"Look, if you're worried about us turning you all in to the police, we won't. Just tell us what this is about. Why did you call us here? And why did you request that I bring my luggage I bought with me?" Hilary asked.
"Hilary, Laura...this is Captain Rayford Steele from Chicago, Illinois. He's an airplane pilot and a friend of ours. He'll be flying you out of the state of Indiana." Sailor Moon said.
"Hi, nice to meet you." Laura said.
"Nice to meet you too. I see you're a believer now. Congratulations." Rayford said.
"Speaking of believers...how did it go with Sam's Mom and Ariel's Mom, Mars and Jupiter?" Sailor Moon questioned.
"As well as can be expected. Sam's Mom accepted the truth. She now has the seal on her forehead." Sailor Mars said.
"Same goes for Ariel's Mom. Thanks for telling us where they lived." Jupiter said.
"Don't thank me, thank Laura. She's the one who gave me the info when I asked." Sailor Moon said.
"Alright. Three new additional believers, impressive." Sailor Venus said.
"Excuse me." Hilary began. "I hate to interrupt, but...what's this all about? Why do we have to leave the state so soon? Laura doesn't have to be gone for at least six more days from now."
"Laura...do you two have somewhere else you can go to? You know, some place that only you know about?" Mercury said.
"Well, there's this-"
"Don't tell us. Tell Mr. Steele the coordinates when you get on the plane. He'll fly you there himself." Mercury said, cutting Laura off.
"And I'll make sure Laura get there safely." Rayford said.
"So will we." Sailor Star Fighter added, referring to herself, Healer and Maker.
"Me too." Hilary said.
"Actually, Hil...no, you won't." Laura admitted sadly.
"What are you talking about?" Hilary asked.
"You can't come with me. I mean, you can come with me on the plane, but...you can't go where I'm going. Mr. Steel will drop you off at your home-town and then he'll take me to my destination." Laura said.
"What? Why?" Hilary asked.
"When you go into hiding, well...you have to love your family and friends from afar. I'm sorry, but I just don't feel safe after learning what I learned about Ron the other day from Sailor Moon." Laura said.
The American woman was in fear for her life and with good reason. Her husband had kidnapped multiple children from their homes, illegally adopted one, and had his partner, Blanka, shot and killed. And she didn't put it past Ron to want her dead next or to arrange for it to be done, even if he was dead. After all, What made her different from Commander Terrel Blanka? Nothing. To make matters worse, the whole state of Indiana had become a dangerous place to live after Ron's death due to all the riots, lootings, home invasions, depravity and various other crimes that surpassed comprehension. Bottom line, Indiana wasn't a safe place to live in anymore and she wasn't going to take her chances on it.
"I'll never see you again, will I?" Hilary asked.
"Sure you will. I mean, it may not be for the next five years, but...you will see me again." Laura said.
"Five years from now? What do you mean? What happens in five years?" Hilary asked.
"I'll tell you about it on the plane." Laura said.
"I love you, Laurie." Hilary said.
"I love you too, Hilly." Laura said. "Well...we better get on the plane before Mr. Steel here decides to leave without us."
"No danger of that happening." Rayford said. "Come on, let's go."
"Sailor Moon...Venus...thank you both. For everything." Laura said. "Are you gonna be alright?"
"We'll be fine. After all, we've been through worse." Sailor Moon said.
"You were right. About suggesting I leave Ron." Laura said to Sailor Venus.
"I'm sorry for your loss." Venus said.
"How are you doing?" Laura asked Sailor Moon.
"I'll be fine. But at least Venus and I did what we set out to do when we came here to Gary, Indiana." Sailor Moon said.
"What's that?" Laura asked.
"Save you from your husband and share the truth with you." Sailor Moon said.
"I heard that." Sailor Venus said, agreeing with Sailor Moon.
"Can I ask you a question?" Laura asked.
"Yeah." Sailor Moon said.
"Am I gonna be okay?" Laura asked.
"Eventually." Sailor Moon answered.
"Sailor Moon?" Laura said.
"Yeah?" Sailor Moon asked.
"Find Jake and those other kids...and rescue them." Laura pleaded, taking the younger woman's gloved hands into her own.
"Count on it." Sailor Moon nodded.
Rayford, Laura, Hilary and the Starlights exited the hanger, walked up the steps to the plane, and boarded it, followed by Rayford pulling up the steps, closing the door. The plane soon roared to life and started driving down the runway. Sailor Moon and the others rushed out of the hanger and watched as the plane floated off the runway and ascended into the bright blue sky.
"Well...there they go. Off to parts unknown." Sailor Neptune said.
"It's a whole new world for them." Sailor Saturn added.
"I hope they're happy." Sailor Venus said.
"Me too. Me too." Sailor Moon said, with a warm smile on her face.
The gang watched as the plane ascended further and further into the sky... until it was out of sight.
Surprisingly, it would be Mark Eisman who would find Melinda one early Saturday morning.
She had attempted to get back with the Global Community officers and was mistaken for a runaway delinquent. Thus the officers attempted to take her into custody, however Mark caused a diversion by throwing a brick towards the store glass window. This allowed him and Melinda to escape on motorcycle.
Finally, Mark whispered, "Why'd you leave the group?"
Melinda explained that she had heard Tsion's message. Coupled with the clear lies of Nicolae Carpathia, it was too much for her. "I had to get away."
"You don't believe what Tsion says? Let alone about the Sailor senshi?" Mark said.
"He has to be right, I don't know about the Sailor warriors," Melinda said, "but after all I've staked my life on . . . it's hard."
Mark nodded. "You went straight to that little town?"
"I hid from Vicki and the GC during the night" Melinda said. "They came pretty dose a couple of times, but I got under some brush. This morning I made it as far as the town when I spotted those peacekeepers. I tried to play it cool, but the girl in the store ratted me out."
"What's an X-13?" Mark said.
Melinda pursed her lips. "That's the order to eliminate a prisoner."
"They were going to kill you?" Mark said.
"If you hadn't come along, they would have," Melinda said. She was stunned that the other kids and those Japanese girls were telling the truth about the GC intending to kill her.
When they hid under the bridge, Mark helped free Melinda from the handcuffs. There they met one of the runaways: Janie McCanyon. She said that she was treated harshly at Northside Detention Center then moved downstate to a reeducation facility with less security. She claimed that she was now religious and that the teachings of Enigma Babylon One World Faith changed her for the better.
The next day in Israel, the Senshi, Luna and the Starlights were all gathered together at the Mount of olives, with the small hologram of Queen Serenity standing in front of them. This was where the son of the most High met with his followers one last time 2000 years ago before ascending into Heaven. Luna had gathered them all here after Queen Serenity requested it during one of her brief visitations with the moon cat. She was delivering a message to them from Heaven.
"Thus says the Lord in Heaven: "When someone is in trouble...the lights in the buns of your hair will let you know by blinking and playing the voices of those who are in danger, Sailor Moon. The same can be said for all of you with the jewels in your tiaras, as well as for you Starlights with the stars in the center of your clothes. But do not just help them...share the truth with them so that they too might be saved. For the message of Heaven is for everyone, especially now. Always remain as the Sailor Guardians and Starlights when you are on assignments. The less people see both you and your Earthly selves in the same places, the safer your identities will be." Queen Serenity explained.
"Understood." Sailor Uranus said solemnly .
"We will do it." Sailor Neptune added.
"Queen Serenity...tell us about your last moments with Governor Carl. How did it go?" Sailor Moon said.
"It didn't. He wouldn't let me get a word in edgewise, it was like talking to a wall. He didn't want to hear the truth." Queen Serenity said sadly.
"Then that means...he didn't go to Heaven. Venus and I, we...we failed." Sailor Moon said, with a sad look on her face.
"We did the best we could, Sailor Moon." Sailor Venus reassured.
"Venus is right. You both did your best." Queen Serenity assured.
"So did Governor Carl go to Hell?" Sailor Mars asked, holding her arms. Even if the man was a cad, the idea was disturbing to imagine.
"He had to make a decision. And he decided to separate himself from Heaven." Queen Serenity said.
"So he is in Hell then." Sailor Moon said with a shiver. She couldn't help but feel sad for the late governor of Indiana. The whole reason he turned out the way he did was because his son died. He was grieving. Now he too was dead. Not just dead... but in Hell. He would never see his son again now. Nor would he ever again lay eyes on his wife, Laura. "That means I failed him."
"No. You didn't fail. Because of you, Mars and Jupiter, Laura, Regine and Alison now know the truth about where their children are and have accepted the truth. As has Hilary, thanks to Laura and the Starlights for sharing the truth with her.
"Hilary received the truth? That's wonderful. Now we have four additional people that will be in the 1000-year millennium." Sailor Jupiter said.
"You see, Sailor Moon? It wasn't a complete loss after all." Queen Serenity said.
"You knew we'd fail from the beginning, didn't you?" Sailor Moon said.
"No, not really. A heart can change in an instant. And each heart must be given that chance, but...some hearts, well...sometimes...a heart is already dead before the person dies." Queen Serenity explained.
"So it's over." Sailor Moon said.
"For him it is, yes." Queen Serenity said, referring to Ron. "But there's still so much more work to be done in this world. And that requires all of you. And on that note...I must depart. May Heaven be with you all." She said before disappearing.
"So what do we do now?" Saturn asked.
"I suppose we should try to solve the mystery of Governor Carl's death." Sailor Moon said.
"We will. But right now we need to focus on finding Jake and those other children." Luna said.
"Right. But how are we supposed to do that when both Blanka and Governor Carl are dead? It's not like Carpathia's gonna tell us." Sailor Jupiter said.
"We're gonna talk to Hattie again. Maybe we'll be able to get through to her this time." Sailor Uranus said soberly.
"I agree." Sailor Pluto said. "Come. We've got work to do." She said before she, the rest of the Senshi and the Starlights, except for Sailor Moon, Luna and Mercury, disappeared, heading back to their destinations.
Sailor Mercury looked at Sailor Moon, who had a sad expression on her face. "You alright, Sailor Moon?"
"Yeah. I'm fine. I just can't understand why anyone would wanna hurt someone that they love or why the person they're hurting would want to protect them." Sailor Moon said.
"Maybe they're like Laura. Maybe they're afraid to get help." Mercury said.
"There are lot of leaders out there giving people a bad impression of what real leadership is." Sailor Moon said. "And I can't stop thinking about Jake. He's back in the custody of the GC now. There's still a lot of work to be done."
"That's true. But the good news is...we are working on finding him and those other kids." Sailor Mercury said.
"Sailor Moon?" Luna began, getting Sailor Moon and Mercury's attention.
"What is it, Luna?" Sailor Moon asked.
"I've been working on this site that's similar to The Underground the Young Trib-Force put together and have just finished making it. It's called 'Sailor Moon Says'. This way you and the rest of the Senshi will be able to use it to share the truth with people around the world without leaving the command center." Luna said.
"That's a brilliant idea." Sailor Moon said.
"Luna, you're a genius." Sailor Mercury added.
"Thanks. That means a lot." Luna said.
"Luna...about how I blew up at you several weeks ago...I'm sorry. Really, I am. All those hurtful things I said to you...I didn't mean them." Sailor Moon apologized.
"That's alright, I understand. You were grieving. We had just lost a few of our other friends after all." Luna assured.
"Oh, but it's no excuse. Nothing excuses anyone for hurting someone they love. Especially when it's over something that's out of their hands. And for that, I am sorry." Sailor Moon said. Even though everything the moon cat said was true, she knew deep down that it was wrong of her to blame Luna for everything that had happened in her life as Sailor Moon, especially when it was something she had no control over. If her Venus's assignment taught her anything, it was this: There is no excuse for intentionally hurting the ones you love.
"I forgive you." Luna said. "Now come on. Let's get me back to the command center A-SAP."
"I'm on it." Sailor Moon said before picking up Luna and then they and Mercury disappeared.
Sailor Moon says:
You may think it's not something to concern yourself with, but domestic violence should not be ignored no matter who or what they are!
Governor Ronald Carl has been physically mistreating his wife Laura. Although he may have been mourning the death of his son, it doesn't nor shouldn't excuse his actions!
If you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship, don't stand by and silently watch, no matter what. Governor Carl may have been rich and handsome and the leader of a state, but he was bad. Bad to the bone.
Don't envy the lives of others, because one never knows what goes on in people's homes. They may seem like they have the perfect life...but behind closed doors, their lives could be a mess.
On another serious subject, the fourth Trumpet Judgment is headed our way!
And this one will affect the look of the skies and the temperature of the entire globe. Better make sure you have your winter wear at hand, knit sweaters or start sewing quilts.
Those two old men at the wailing wall aren't exaggerating, I urge you to accept and receive the truth now while you still can. I knows you're all scared. So am I.
But don't put off the truth for another minute if it's placed on your heart to accept it. Governor Carl didn't accept the truth and ended up separating himself from Heaven in death. While it's too late for Governor Carl, it's not too late for you. It's Heaven or Hell during these dark times the world is in. And it's up to us to decide which one we're going to choose.
To be continued…
Author's note: My friend suggested I try something similar to Sailor Moon says like in the Dic dub that has to do with the themes of the chapters as a sort of extra to what the heroes add on the website. And it sounds promising, so I went for it.