Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Finding Destiny ❯ The Fall of the Dark Kingdom ( Chapter 35 )
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Finding Destiny
Part 35
By Angel Love
Author's notes: I realize that there are quite a few people wanting to kill me. But I will make it better! Warnings: Death. Yep, another one.
Standard disclaimers apply. I don't own Sailor Moon. I also don't own Eros. He was thought up a long time ago by the Greeks. But the Guardians are mine. Don't take. Rose is feeling kinda grouchy at the moment.
Tuxedo Mask stared in horror at the pool of blood surrounding Sailor Love and Destiny on the ground. He watched in morbid fascination as the red liquid continued to ooze from the multiple cuts on her body and soak the skin on her sister and her pure white pants. The dead Guardian's once golden blonde hair was now coated with the vile color. And he could see the various bruises still forming on her pale skin. He was suddenly glad that she was dead, because he was sure that he would be in a whole lot of pain right now if she wasn't.
"You've gone to far," Princess Serenity whispered.
His eyes flew up when he heard his girlfriend's cold whisper. He felt his blood turn cold at the look in her blue eyes. He saw hate, pure and simple hate. Except hate was neither pure nor simple. And it was an emotion that he never thought she was capable of.
Princess Serenity clutched her crescent moon stick, trembling with suppressed anger. Her blue eyes were dark with unimaginable anger and hurt and of course hatred for the woman in front of her.
Beryl looked down at the girl in front of her and laughed. "And what are you going to do to me?" she cackled.
"Nothing," the princess answered softly, her lashes covering her bright blue eyes for a moment.
"That's right, girl," the red-haired woman cackled. "You can't do anything to me!"
"At least not alone," Princess Serenity finished quietly, looking back up, her crescent moon symbol flaring.
The stones on the inners tiara flared to life as they responded the unspoken request of their princess. And they rose to their feet, transforming to their own princess forms.
Beryl stepped back unsure of what was happening. But she grinned when she hear Metellia whisper that it was time. She closed her eyes and let her master take over her body, using it as her vessel.
The scouts and generals watched in horror as Metellia emerged from her gassy form and combined with Beryl, turning the Nega-Queen into a much larger, much more evil monster, with a lot more dark power.
But Princess Serenity didn't back off, she held a hand out and Tuxedo Mask was at her side instantly taking her hand in his own, turning into Prince Endymion on contact.
The Scout/Princesses moved to stand in a semi-circle behind them and Destiny, holding hands.
The generals, including Zoicite, who somehow knew what he was supposed to do, stepped up behind them and placed both hands on their respective girlfriends' shoulders.
Metellia laughed at the display of unity and launched an attack at them.
Princess Serenity held up her crescent moon wand, calling on the powers of long-forgotten ancestors.
"Moon Princess Power!"
A beautiful pink light hit the dark energy, holding it back, but it was obvious that Metellia was still much stronger than the young girl.
Endymion closed his eyes and concentrated on the energy the planet was offering him to use. The power surged within him and a dark blue energy combined with Serenity's power pushing back Metellia's dark energy even further.
The girls called upon their own powers, picturing their planets in their minds as they did so.
"Mercury Planet Power!"
"Jupiter Planet Power!"
"Mars Planet Power!"
"Venus Planet Power!"
The generals gathered their own powers, combining it with the grils, who channeled it for their princess to use. All the girls screamed out together.
"Sailor Planet Power!"
For several tense moments it looked as if Metellia was completely unaffected by the onslaught brought on by the Planet Power. But slowly the good energy took over more and more in a fight of good verses evil. Unfortunately though it was taking its toll on the girls, especially Serenity, who had all of it surging through the Silver Crystal.
Destiny watched all of this; unable to pull herself out of the misery she was in. Suddenly she felt a soft voice fill her mind, caressing her like tiny soft fingers, soothing away some of the hurt so she could think straight. "Help them, Rose. They need you," it whispered.
She smiled tenderly; even in death her sister could not abandon her scouts. She slid Angel's body off her lap, placing her gently on the floor. She lovingly kissed her cold cheek before rising slowly. She held up her staff before her and whispered, "Destiny's Hand, grant Serenity your power."
Serenity almost fell over as she felt the surge in power, but Endymion tightened his grip on her until she regained her balance. She closed her eyes and searched it for something that would allow her to use it. Finding it, she harnessed it and added it to the rest in a last desperate attempt to rid the world of Beryl and Metellia.
Metellia lost control over her dark energy and the wave of pure power hit her, causing her to scream in agony. It ripped at her, tearing her from her borrowed body and leaving it as nothing but dust. The power then locked her forever in a world of nothing but black and emptiness.
The girls slumped as their attack came to a stop, switching back into their scout form, the guys barely catching them in time. But they too were drained and they all slowly slipped to the floor. The only one who remained standing was Destiny. She slowly turned and made her way over to Zoicite and Mercury.
The pair looked up at her in surprise.
"I know that she died saving you, but I guess that was her own decision," she said softly. "I don't fault her or you for that because I know she would never make any other choice. I want to honor her wishes that you be reunited." She looked at Zoicite closely. "Would you like to remember your past and be free from Beryl's tampering?"
Zoicite looked down into Mercury's hopeful blue eyes and slowly nodded.
Destiny touched her staff to Zoicite's forehead, wincing when he cried out in pain.
As the memories stopped he slumped foreword into his girlfriend's waiting arms. He slowly opened his green eyes and smiled at the Guardian shakily.
"I'm sorry that was so painful. But without Angel," she paused and took a deep breath, "without Angel my magic tends to be rather harsh."
Suddenly the walls around them began to crumble as the last of the dark energy holding the place together dispersed. A portal appeared next to them.
"I think that is our ticket home," Sailor Moon said, eyeing the escape route.
The others nodded their agreement, slowly rising to their feet. Sailor Destiny knelt down next to her sister, trying to pick up her broken body, but she was too weak from giving her powers to Sailor Moon and then releasing Zoicite's memories. So much to the dismay of the Guardian the body kept slipping out of her grasp.
As the tears of frustration built up in her eyes she felt a gentle hand on her shoulder. She looked up and met the midnight blue eyes of Tuxedo Mask through his domino. "Let me take her, please," he asked softy, nodding to Love.
A sob managed to clog her throat but she nodded her head yes, trying desperately to hold her emotions in. She had never had a problem with it before, but as she watched Love's head fall back as Tux stood up she could feel her control start to slip.
Sailor Moon saw this and gently took one of Destiny's blood stained hands in her own, helping the older woman to stand. She gave her a soft smile before turning and leading the way through the portal.
They stepped out into the park in Tokyo just a few feet from where they had left. The group blinked at the sudden light that struck them, since they just went from almost complete darkness to mid-afternoon in the city.
Luna and Artemis gave a cry of joy and relief and jumped into their respective mistresses' arms. They both spoke hurriedly and happily to the girls, but slowly fell silent when they noticed that although the girls seemed relieved to be back, they were also very sad. They looked from one person to the next trying to figure out just what was wrong, when their eyes finally settled on the last person to come through the portal, Tuxedo Mask, carrying Sailor Love.
"Oh no," Luna whispered.
"Is she...?" Artemis asked quietly.
"Yes," a new voice answered.
There stood a man with two beautiful white wings on his back. He was dressed in tight-fitting blue jeans and button-up green silk top. His brown hair covered half his face, but it didn't hide the misery in his emerald eyes.
"Eros!" Destiny exclaimed. Without warning she flew at him with her fists flying. "You promised to protect her," she yelled at him. "She's dead! You lied!"
He stood there passively, not even flinching under her attack. He just watched her with no expression on his face.
Suddenly Destiny felt two strong arms wrap around her from behind, halting her attack. She struggled against her capture until she heard the soothing voice of her little sister in her ear.
"Stop, Ro. Attacking Eros isn't going to help."
Destiny stilled, her body slumping. "She's dead, Trista. Angel's dead."
"I know," Pluto answered sadly. "I... I felt it... but I wasn't sure what I felt until I saw Eros. He told me how it happened."
Destiny slowly turned around and buried her face into her little sister's shoulder and began to sob.
The others watched in silence, not sure how to react to the two new people. They all knew Pluto from their time in the Silver Millennium but they had not seen her often and when they did, she always held herself aloof from everyone. And the other they knew to be the God of Love. It was very humbling to be in his presence.
Pluto had tears in her red eyes as she listened to her sister sob her misery. She watched Eros gently take Angel's body from Tuxedo Mask and sink to the ground with her. Her heart ached for him. It was very obvious to her just how much he loved her sister; it was too bad that he had never found the courage to tell her.
Eros sank slowly to the ground, oblivious to everyone watching him. He only saw the once immortal Guardian in his arms. Looking her over he could see the numerous injuries and he couldn't stop the single tear the slipped down his cheek. He tenderly brushed the hair from her face. "Oh, Angel," he sighed.
He looked down at her with such tenderness that each girl felt tears coming to their eyes again. Sailor Moon turned her face into Tuxedo Mask's shoulder and cried quietly, while Venus did the same thing with Malachite.
Destiny felt the soft presence again, lightly touching her hair. She heard the voice echo in her ear. "Don't cry, Rose. I could never leave you behind."
Destiny turned slowly. Her eyes falling upon her sister, at the same time both Eros' and Pluto's eyes went wide, their mouths dropping open as they too felt the girl's presence.
The heart on the fallen Guardian's tiara flared and her entire body was enveloped in a bright light. Her injuries healed themselves and her white wings flared out at her back.
At the same time Destiny hit the ground, feeling the energy of her sister coursing through her. Her own black wings flared out on her own back, making Pluto step away from her in an effort not to get hit by them. Her breathing was heavy as she tried to regain control herself.
Sailor Moon looked down at the Guardians, her eyes going wide. "What's happening?" she asked quietly.
"I don't know," Mercury asked in an awed voice.
As they all watched, the Guardian of Love took in a startled breath, her eyes opening slowly to reveal their ancient hazel depths. She blinked a few times before finally focusing on Eros' face. She smiled softly up at him then whispered, "You know dying hurts like a bitch."
Everyone cried out in joy before surrounding them, tears of joy sliding down their faces.
Eros smiled slightly at her odd humor, even in her own death she could find something to smile about. "I'll be sure to tell Hades that for you," he whispered huskily.
Destiny glared at her twin and lightly smacked her in the arm. "I have this urge to throttle you right now, but I can't seem to move. These wings are really heavy."
Love tried to sit up but the weight of her wings and her own weakness made her sink back down into Eros' strong embrace. She groaned at the pain that seemed to emanate in her whole body. She pulled at one of the white feathers that she could see and made a face. "You know these things are much prettier to look at, then to wear."
"I agree," Destiny muttered as she moved her black wings slightly on her back.
By then everyone was laughing. Even Eros was chuckling slightly, amused by the twins' reaction to their new accessories.
To be continued...
Part 35
By Angel Love
Author's notes: I realize that there are quite a few people wanting to kill me. But I will make it better! Warnings: Death. Yep, another one.
Standard disclaimers apply. I don't own Sailor Moon. I also don't own Eros. He was thought up a long time ago by the Greeks. But the Guardians are mine. Don't take. Rose is feeling kinda grouchy at the moment.
Tuxedo Mask stared in horror at the pool of blood surrounding Sailor Love and Destiny on the ground. He watched in morbid fascination as the red liquid continued to ooze from the multiple cuts on her body and soak the skin on her sister and her pure white pants. The dead Guardian's once golden blonde hair was now coated with the vile color. And he could see the various bruises still forming on her pale skin. He was suddenly glad that she was dead, because he was sure that he would be in a whole lot of pain right now if she wasn't.
"You've gone to far," Princess Serenity whispered.
His eyes flew up when he heard his girlfriend's cold whisper. He felt his blood turn cold at the look in her blue eyes. He saw hate, pure and simple hate. Except hate was neither pure nor simple. And it was an emotion that he never thought she was capable of.
Princess Serenity clutched her crescent moon stick, trembling with suppressed anger. Her blue eyes were dark with unimaginable anger and hurt and of course hatred for the woman in front of her.
Beryl looked down at the girl in front of her and laughed. "And what are you going to do to me?" she cackled.
"Nothing," the princess answered softly, her lashes covering her bright blue eyes for a moment.
"That's right, girl," the red-haired woman cackled. "You can't do anything to me!"
"At least not alone," Princess Serenity finished quietly, looking back up, her crescent moon symbol flaring.
The stones on the inners tiara flared to life as they responded the unspoken request of their princess. And they rose to their feet, transforming to their own princess forms.
Beryl stepped back unsure of what was happening. But she grinned when she hear Metellia whisper that it was time. She closed her eyes and let her master take over her body, using it as her vessel.
The scouts and generals watched in horror as Metellia emerged from her gassy form and combined with Beryl, turning the Nega-Queen into a much larger, much more evil monster, with a lot more dark power.
But Princess Serenity didn't back off, she held a hand out and Tuxedo Mask was at her side instantly taking her hand in his own, turning into Prince Endymion on contact.
The Scout/Princesses moved to stand in a semi-circle behind them and Destiny, holding hands.
The generals, including Zoicite, who somehow knew what he was supposed to do, stepped up behind them and placed both hands on their respective girlfriends' shoulders.
Metellia laughed at the display of unity and launched an attack at them.
Princess Serenity held up her crescent moon wand, calling on the powers of long-forgotten ancestors.
"Moon Princess Power!"
A beautiful pink light hit the dark energy, holding it back, but it was obvious that Metellia was still much stronger than the young girl.
Endymion closed his eyes and concentrated on the energy the planet was offering him to use. The power surged within him and a dark blue energy combined with Serenity's power pushing back Metellia's dark energy even further.
The girls called upon their own powers, picturing their planets in their minds as they did so.
"Mercury Planet Power!"
"Jupiter Planet Power!"
"Mars Planet Power!"
"Venus Planet Power!"
The generals gathered their own powers, combining it with the grils, who channeled it for their princess to use. All the girls screamed out together.
"Sailor Planet Power!"
For several tense moments it looked as if Metellia was completely unaffected by the onslaught brought on by the Planet Power. But slowly the good energy took over more and more in a fight of good verses evil. Unfortunately though it was taking its toll on the girls, especially Serenity, who had all of it surging through the Silver Crystal.
Destiny watched all of this; unable to pull herself out of the misery she was in. Suddenly she felt a soft voice fill her mind, caressing her like tiny soft fingers, soothing away some of the hurt so she could think straight. "Help them, Rose. They need you," it whispered.
She smiled tenderly; even in death her sister could not abandon her scouts. She slid Angel's body off her lap, placing her gently on the floor. She lovingly kissed her cold cheek before rising slowly. She held up her staff before her and whispered, "Destiny's Hand, grant Serenity your power."
Serenity almost fell over as she felt the surge in power, but Endymion tightened his grip on her until she regained her balance. She closed her eyes and searched it for something that would allow her to use it. Finding it, she harnessed it and added it to the rest in a last desperate attempt to rid the world of Beryl and Metellia.
Metellia lost control over her dark energy and the wave of pure power hit her, causing her to scream in agony. It ripped at her, tearing her from her borrowed body and leaving it as nothing but dust. The power then locked her forever in a world of nothing but black and emptiness.
The girls slumped as their attack came to a stop, switching back into their scout form, the guys barely catching them in time. But they too were drained and they all slowly slipped to the floor. The only one who remained standing was Destiny. She slowly turned and made her way over to Zoicite and Mercury.
The pair looked up at her in surprise.
"I know that she died saving you, but I guess that was her own decision," she said softly. "I don't fault her or you for that because I know she would never make any other choice. I want to honor her wishes that you be reunited." She looked at Zoicite closely. "Would you like to remember your past and be free from Beryl's tampering?"
Zoicite looked down into Mercury's hopeful blue eyes and slowly nodded.
Destiny touched her staff to Zoicite's forehead, wincing when he cried out in pain.
As the memories stopped he slumped foreword into his girlfriend's waiting arms. He slowly opened his green eyes and smiled at the Guardian shakily.
"I'm sorry that was so painful. But without Angel," she paused and took a deep breath, "without Angel my magic tends to be rather harsh."
Suddenly the walls around them began to crumble as the last of the dark energy holding the place together dispersed. A portal appeared next to them.
"I think that is our ticket home," Sailor Moon said, eyeing the escape route.
The others nodded their agreement, slowly rising to their feet. Sailor Destiny knelt down next to her sister, trying to pick up her broken body, but she was too weak from giving her powers to Sailor Moon and then releasing Zoicite's memories. So much to the dismay of the Guardian the body kept slipping out of her grasp.
As the tears of frustration built up in her eyes she felt a gentle hand on her shoulder. She looked up and met the midnight blue eyes of Tuxedo Mask through his domino. "Let me take her, please," he asked softy, nodding to Love.
A sob managed to clog her throat but she nodded her head yes, trying desperately to hold her emotions in. She had never had a problem with it before, but as she watched Love's head fall back as Tux stood up she could feel her control start to slip.
Sailor Moon saw this and gently took one of Destiny's blood stained hands in her own, helping the older woman to stand. She gave her a soft smile before turning and leading the way through the portal.
They stepped out into the park in Tokyo just a few feet from where they had left. The group blinked at the sudden light that struck them, since they just went from almost complete darkness to mid-afternoon in the city.
Luna and Artemis gave a cry of joy and relief and jumped into their respective mistresses' arms. They both spoke hurriedly and happily to the girls, but slowly fell silent when they noticed that although the girls seemed relieved to be back, they were also very sad. They looked from one person to the next trying to figure out just what was wrong, when their eyes finally settled on the last person to come through the portal, Tuxedo Mask, carrying Sailor Love.
"Oh no," Luna whispered.
"Is she...?" Artemis asked quietly.
"Yes," a new voice answered.
There stood a man with two beautiful white wings on his back. He was dressed in tight-fitting blue jeans and button-up green silk top. His brown hair covered half his face, but it didn't hide the misery in his emerald eyes.
"Eros!" Destiny exclaimed. Without warning she flew at him with her fists flying. "You promised to protect her," she yelled at him. "She's dead! You lied!"
He stood there passively, not even flinching under her attack. He just watched her with no expression on his face.
Suddenly Destiny felt two strong arms wrap around her from behind, halting her attack. She struggled against her capture until she heard the soothing voice of her little sister in her ear.
"Stop, Ro. Attacking Eros isn't going to help."
Destiny stilled, her body slumping. "She's dead, Trista. Angel's dead."
"I know," Pluto answered sadly. "I... I felt it... but I wasn't sure what I felt until I saw Eros. He told me how it happened."
Destiny slowly turned around and buried her face into her little sister's shoulder and began to sob.
The others watched in silence, not sure how to react to the two new people. They all knew Pluto from their time in the Silver Millennium but they had not seen her often and when they did, she always held herself aloof from everyone. And the other they knew to be the God of Love. It was very humbling to be in his presence.
Pluto had tears in her red eyes as she listened to her sister sob her misery. She watched Eros gently take Angel's body from Tuxedo Mask and sink to the ground with her. Her heart ached for him. It was very obvious to her just how much he loved her sister; it was too bad that he had never found the courage to tell her.
Eros sank slowly to the ground, oblivious to everyone watching him. He only saw the once immortal Guardian in his arms. Looking her over he could see the numerous injuries and he couldn't stop the single tear the slipped down his cheek. He tenderly brushed the hair from her face. "Oh, Angel," he sighed.
He looked down at her with such tenderness that each girl felt tears coming to their eyes again. Sailor Moon turned her face into Tuxedo Mask's shoulder and cried quietly, while Venus did the same thing with Malachite.
Destiny felt the soft presence again, lightly touching her hair. She heard the voice echo in her ear. "Don't cry, Rose. I could never leave you behind."
Destiny turned slowly. Her eyes falling upon her sister, at the same time both Eros' and Pluto's eyes went wide, their mouths dropping open as they too felt the girl's presence.
The heart on the fallen Guardian's tiara flared and her entire body was enveloped in a bright light. Her injuries healed themselves and her white wings flared out at her back.
At the same time Destiny hit the ground, feeling the energy of her sister coursing through her. Her own black wings flared out on her own back, making Pluto step away from her in an effort not to get hit by them. Her breathing was heavy as she tried to regain control herself.
Sailor Moon looked down at the Guardians, her eyes going wide. "What's happening?" she asked quietly.
"I don't know," Mercury asked in an awed voice.
As they all watched, the Guardian of Love took in a startled breath, her eyes opening slowly to reveal their ancient hazel depths. She blinked a few times before finally focusing on Eros' face. She smiled softly up at him then whispered, "You know dying hurts like a bitch."
Everyone cried out in joy before surrounding them, tears of joy sliding down their faces.
Eros smiled slightly at her odd humor, even in her own death she could find something to smile about. "I'll be sure to tell Hades that for you," he whispered huskily.
Destiny glared at her twin and lightly smacked her in the arm. "I have this urge to throttle you right now, but I can't seem to move. These wings are really heavy."
Love tried to sit up but the weight of her wings and her own weakness made her sink back down into Eros' strong embrace. She groaned at the pain that seemed to emanate in her whole body. She pulled at one of the white feathers that she could see and made a face. "You know these things are much prettier to look at, then to wear."
"I agree," Destiny muttered as she moved her black wings slightly on her back.
By then everyone was laughing. Even Eros was chuckling slightly, amused by the twins' reaction to their new accessories.
To be continued...