Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Celestial Moon ❯ Epilogue ( Epilogue )

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Celestial Moon
by: BWANDER

Epilogue

Nine people stood around a grave. Each had come to pay their last respects
to the woman now buried. The funeral took only thirty minutes, but each
wished to stay with the woman they had only known for a few months. In
that time she had managed to touch each of their lives in ways they could
never have anticipated, especially the lone male of the group. He had gone
from one serving the darkness to one dedicated to light.

After an hour they all headed back towards a house. Once there they began
with their small talk. However, not long after arriving their talks waned.
Setsuna sighed as she looked at the group. It had come time for her to bid
them farewell. While she wasn't sure how they would take the news, it
couldn't be avoided any longer. She could feel the pull of the time gate
as it called for its mistress. She stood and called for everyone's atten-
tion.

"Everyone, I have an announcement to make," she said. "I must be going."

"When will we see you again Setsuna-san?" Minako asked.

"I do not know. I am going to the timestream. It's calling to me, and
I've already ignored it for too long," Setsuna explained.

As the girls were wishing their companion well Endymion sat in the
corner. Something was bothering him. He knew Serenity was dead, had
seen her body with his own eyes, yet something within him felt she was
still out there somewhere. If she were out there, then he was determined
to find her.

~~~~~~~~~~

Luna sighed as she looked out over the ruins again. It had been nearly
a week since she and Artemis had been exiled to the ruins. Usagi had
told her it was for their protection, but by now she had began to wonder
about the girl's true motives. She had seen the pillar respond a week
earlier to the call of the Ginzuishou, so the Dark Kingdom must have
been destroyed. Yet, why were she and Artemis still on the Moon?

Arms wrapped around her and a warm breath began tickling her ear. She
smiled and returned the hug. "Artemis, do you think that Usagi has
decided to punish me by stranding us here?" she asked.

Artemis sighed. Luna had been asking him that same question every day
for the past week, and he had always given her the same answer. "No,
Luna. I don't think she's trying to punish us. It could be that she
was incapacitated or the battle might not be over. I don't know, but
until we are retrieved, we may as well enjoy the time alone."

Luna smiled at her husband and let out a small laugh. Of course he was
right, but she still didn't like not knowing what was going on. When
they returned Usagi was going to get a stern lecture, whether she liked
it or not.

~~~~~~~~~~

Out of the rubble a hand shot out. When Metallia was destroyed the
entire palace had collapsed. It had taken a week, but freedom was
finally at hand. Now the entire universe would pay for the humiliation
that had been suffered. All that was left was to finish digging out.