Ranma Half Moon chapter 122 "A Tomorrow Never Known" Part 4
Author's note: This arc happens around the same as Sailor Moon Episodes 45-46 and is the last arc of season one.
Usagi's Sailor Moon feels a warm presence next to her.
Usagi, you're not alone.
Usagi's Sailor Moon feels the presence of Sailor Venus next to her.
Did you think we would walk away from you?
Usagi's Sailor Moon can feel Sailor Jupiter's warm smile.
You'll never be alone, Sailor Moon.
Usagi's Sailor Moon can envision Sailor Mercury looking at her in a gently scolding way.
Hey, isn't there someone whose ass you should be kicking now?
Usagi's Sailor Moon can see the ghost of Sailor Mars giving her an encouraging smile.
Everyone. Thank you. I'm off! Usagi stands up and starts running towards the volcanic mound.
Sailor Mercury smiles towards Sailor Jupiter. Can you believe it? Three straight incarnations and we couldn't get it right?
Sailor Jupiter rolls her eyes. You would think that we would have learned from the past.
Sailor Mars looks at Sailor Venus. Minako, is something wrong?
Guys! Even though Sailor Warriors never leave a battlefield until the battle is over, even in death, I feel that this battlefield has two fronts.
Sailor Jupiter feels the heart of Sailor Venus. Yes, you should go now.
...
Ranma-ko's Sailor Moon mind goes numb, unable to deal with the horror that she sees in front of her.
Suddenly Ranma-ko feels a warm presence.
Ranma, wake up. Sailor Warriors don't get to give up.
Minako?
Well, my spirit, at least. I guess Artemis told you about our plan to storm Dark Kingdom. Things didn't go as smoothly as we planned. The only one remaining now is the other Sailor Moon.
Talk about things not going as planned. I get to watch a slaughterhouse of my schoolmates and my friends fighting to the death. I'm a failure as a Sailor Warrior.
No, you're not. There's still an attack you can use.
Against who? Where? What attack?
Ranma, your mind is blocked but I know the identity of the enemy very well. And even though she is masking her presence, I can tell exactly where she is.
But who is it?
You'll see after the attack. Now give me your hand.
Even though Ranma-ko's Sailor Moon's body is still trapped in the thorny branches, Ranma-ko's Sailor Moon can feel her spirit leave her body and intertwine her fingers with the fingers of Sailor Venus.
They point to a location by a corner of the stairwell. Ranma's spirit looks deeply into the eyes of Minako's spirit. Dual Idol Star Projection.
An avalanche of stars come out of their outstretched hands and flows toward the stairwell.
Suddenly the thorny branches explode and Ranma-ko's Sailor Moon falls to the ground. Ranma-ko's Sailor Moon looks over at the target area and sees a stunned Mio Kuroki. "Impossible."
No. It is true. She brainwashed you and your friends into not recognizing her as the enemy.
But what am I to do? How am I ever going to get Haruka and Michiru to fight with me? They're never going to recognize her as the enemy.
Ranma-ko's Sailor Moon thinks back to the previous night when he talked to Artemis. "The enemy must be taken out by any means necessary and the enemy is beyond good and evil." Wait. I think I now know what to do.
Ranma-ko's Sailor Moon looks at Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune. They both had their swords at each other's throats and were now disentangling as carefully as they could.
Ranma-ko's Sailor Moon jumps in front of Mio. "Ha, ha, ha, ha. You two are more resilient than I thought. I will just have to kill you the old-fashioned way."
Sailor Uranus makes it to her feet. "Ranma, what are you talking about?"
"Ha, ha, ha, ha. You still don't know? Michiru was correct in her belief that the enemy went to this school. Correct because I am the enemy. I was stringing you two foolish humans along all this time. But, playtime is over. It's time for me to force you to kill your girlfriend."
Sailor Neptune lifts herself up on one elbow. "Deep Submerge."
"Earth Shaking."
Ranma-ko's Sailor Moon sees the dual element attack coming. This is going to hurt, but I need to endure it to direct the attack in the right direction.
The dual attack strikes Ranma-ko's Sailor Moon and Mio Kuroki. Ranma-ko untransforms, screams in agony, and falls to the ground. Mio screams as well.
The carnage of the bodies of my schoolmates all around me. And it was Mio who was controlling our minds. Sailor Uranus falls to her knees in shock.
Sailor Neptune hugs Sailor Uranus. "Don't freeze on me! Yes, this is hell. I've only told you a hundred times how grim a battle with the enemy can be." Sailor Neptune slaps Sailor Uranus.
Sailor Uranus regains her composure. "Ranma!" Sailor Uranus runs over to Ranma-ko. "Talk to me!"
"That's some attack you guys have." Ranma-ko's voice is weak.
"Are you going to be okay? Why did you lie to us?"
"I'm not okay. But, it was worth it to take down Queen Metaria." Ranma-ko turns her head to point to Mio Kuroki who is trying with all of her might to look up to say something.
"This isn't how it was supposed to go. All of my plans. This is impossible ..." Mio goes into convulsions and claps her chest.
Michiru untransforms and falls to her knees. "Oh, no."
"Michiru!" Sailor Uranus leaves Ranma-ko and runs over to Michiru. "What's wrong?"
"There's no exit. Mio was planning on teleporting out of this dimension."
"Dimension?"
"Yes, this is a temporary dimension in Dark Kingdom. When Mio dies this dimension will collapse into nothingness."
Sailor Uranus looks at Mio and realizes that they are out of time. Sailor Uranus untransforms and drags Michiru over to Ranma-ko. Haruka nudges Michiru.
"Ranma, thanks for fighting with us. I apologize for being so rude and blunt with you."
Ranma-ko manages a smile. "It's okay, I have a hard time with the 'getting along with other people' thing as well."
Ranma-ko passes out.
Haruka holds Michiru's hand and rubs Ranma's neck with her other hand. "Wow, I must be a jerk magnet."
Michiru smiles sadly and puts her hand on Ranma's shoulder.
Mio Kuroki dies.
The roof of the school suddenly looks normal, except for a few swirling out of season sakura blossoms.
To be continued!