Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Pegasus Soars The Skies ❯ Beginning of the End, Part Three. The Inners Return ( Chapter 20 )

Beginning of the End, Part Three.

The Inners Return

"What?!" Serena yelped, turning around to a very demonic looking Terrina. Her hair had grown out much longer, and that green gem was glowing. Her eyes looked...evil. Serena drew her Moon Scope.

"Terrina, stop this!" She said. Sailor Earth swiped at her. Jumping back, She tried reasoning with the now psyco Scout. Sailor Earth couldn't hear her. She attempted to run her sword through Sailor Moon.

"Terrina, listen to me! Why are you doing this?!" She demanded. Terrina ignored her, swiping at her again. Raising her Moon Scope high, Serena managed to block the fatal blow. Maybe King Kai's training wasn't wasted on her after all.

"Terrina cut this out!" She cried, causing her locket to open. Before Serena could move, Terrina drove the sword through her chest. But for some reason, Serena didn't even flinch. Sailor Earth had yet to pull the sword out, and that cause torrents of energy to run up her arm and through out her body. Like Electricity. Sailor Earth stood there, her gem absorbing all the energy. As she was about to pull it out and kill Sailor Moon, a soft green light dispersed throughout her body. She stood there a moment, lost in memories. Many memories flooding throughout her body. Sailor Pluto...a starry night on a strange land...being taken from her home...dying without a chance...her 'father'...what did it mean? She pulled the sword out, and Serena blinked, unsure of what had happened. Sailor Earth dropped the sword, and doubled over in pain. Serena grabbed the older scouts shoulders and shook her.

"Sailor Earth, can you hear me?" She asked. Terrina did the single most terrifying thing to Serena imagineable. She hugged her.

"Wh...what's happening to me?" She asked. For the first time in over 30 years, Terrina was scared. Terrified. She had no idea what had happened to her. Serena hugged back. She stood, and offered her hand out. Terrina grabbed her hand and stood.

"Let's not dwell on that. You said these gates would take us to the Earth Kingdom. Let's go." She said, smiling slightly. Terrina nodded and walked to the gates, pushing them open. Expecting another headache, she stopped in her tracks. When it didn't come, she walked through the gates followed by Serena.

"What the...?" Serena asked. Expecting a beautiful sceanry like last time, it was dark. It looked like a nightmare. Terrina took this in slowly, her head throbbing now. But she did space out like she had earlier. That was good. Someone sushed her. Serena looked up to see someone she had never seen before.

"We should be quiet. They might find us." He said. Terrina looked at him, and said something in a funny language. Serena had learned a few Saiyan words she picked up from Vegeta now and then, but this was new to her. She blinked at Terrina.

"What...did you say?" She asked. Terrina laughed slightly and looked at the younger girl.

"I asked him who he is. In English." (A.N- You liar. You cursed the poor guy out. But since this is a G raiting, I can't tell what you said) She replied, shrugging. Forgetting the strange man, Serena seemed interested.

"Look Freak, I'll give you an english lesson later. So answer my question (A.N- It wasn't a question! CAN YOU EVEN HEAR ME!?) pal. Who are you?" She demanded. The man nodded.

"I am Priest Helios. This is Elysion." He said. Terrina said nothing. She looked around in disbelief. Elysion? She pointed at him and said something in English again. He blinked, not understanding her. She sighed and tried again.

"Don't lie to me..." She translated. (A.N- ......) He nodded.

"I am not." He assured. She smiled a little, and stood back behind Serena. Helios walked on and motioned for them to follow. Both girls did. Terrina had a feeling of familiarness. This place...Had she been here before? They came to a cloudy lake with a shrine in the middle. Terrina looked around. She could see a young boy running inside carrying an infant. Serena blinked and looked back at her. Helios did too, but he knew what was going on.

"You're remembering, are you?" He asked. Both scouts looked up at him. Both were confused. He blinked, and then smiled.

"I should have noticed the similarity sooner. Yes. You are so similar to the late Earth queen. As you always have. You see Sailor Earth, 1,000 years ago, you died in infancy. That was the day your brother first entered this temple to pray." He whispered. Serena was curious.

"Her brother?" She asked. Helios nodded.

"Yes. Princess Earth's brother is Prince Endymion." He said. Serena looked to Terrina and gasped. She was Darien's sister? Yes. Her eyes were as green as a forest. An Earth shade. Helios noticed the discomfort she was expierencing and motioned for them to enter. They did so. Serena saw two women incased in crystal. This was quite disturbing.

"Who are they?" She asked. Helios turned towards them.

"The shrine maidens. They sleep in a clensing effect, untouched by the nightmares. Now come. I have something to show you." He said. Terrina followed, but Serena stayed behind to look around. Walking a bit, Terrina's head began to hurt. She reached up to rub her gem. Did it feel....looser? Helios led her to a room in the back. Terrina looked in, and gasped. There, suspended in a crystal, was herself. (A.N- Should I end here? Nah.) She walked closer.

"What in the..." She demanded.

"That is your Sailor Crystal. It took your form so that I may reccognise you easily. It was never sent with your body. Your gem was its opposite. It propelled it away from you. It is a temporary replacement though." He explained. Terrina nodded slightly and stepped forward.

"For the past 1,000 years it has been gathering the energy required to expell your gem. But it isn't nessescary." He said. Terrina's head was hurting less and less. She walked to it. Helios held her back for a brief moment.

"The power gathered by it...it will prove useful to you...but such power will also endanger this world. Be careful in how you use it." He warned. She nodded and walked closer again, holding her hands out and touching the smooth glassy surface. An old scar on her wrist opened and bleed. The crystal began to shimmer, and fade. The body within shrunk into a smaller crystal. Terrina reached for it. The gem in her forehead fell out and the crystal was absorbed into her body.

"It's about time! I've been waiting on you!" A voice said. Terrina looked around. A slap brought her to her senses. She became confused at what she then saw.

"I can't stay in a coma forever you know." It said. Reaching out, Terrina cupped the bubble in her hands...

In the Circus...

"I can't hold them off forever!" Chibi Trunks yelled back. He had used the crystal to erect a small barrier around everyone. But against the nightmares it was almost useless. They had been under attack since seperation. Everyone had found each other, but no one had seen Serena or Terrina. Everyone wondered if Sailor Earth had killed Sailor Moon. Mirai Goten, however had made it clear if that did happen, Senshi or no, he'd kill Terrina himself. The barrier began to flicker at an alarming pace. Gohan was sensing for Serena's power. He caught it every once in a while but it faded before he could lock onto it.

"Trunks, give me 5 more minuets!" He yelled. The boy strained under the power. He felt it cracking ever so slightly.

"You've got two at the most if that long!" He yelled back. Gohan looked around. Serena had, by far, the most OBNOXIOUS energy level he'd ever dealt with. He had learned how to read it, but he was still learning to find her from great distances. It still masked itself a lot. Then he got a solid lock on it. He turned to face the east. Just then the barrier faded. Nightmares swarmed around them. Then what seemed to be a cresent moon, knocked them away. Everyone looked. From a colum of light, two figures emerged.

"Hold it! No one hurts my friends..."

"And lives to tell about it!" Two very familiar voices rang out. The barrier compleatly gave out.

"For Love and Justice...!"

"Beautiful warriors in Sailor Suits!"

"Eternal Sailor Moon!"

"And Super Sailor Earth!"

"And in place of the Moon we shall punish you!" They said togather. Sailor Earth reached up and grabbed the crescent moon. Gohan realized something. It was her Tiara! Serena jumped over to the others, and caught Chibi Trunks as he collapsed. She smiled.

"Thanks..." She whispered, setting him down gently. She looked around and realized someone was missing. She blinked and counted again.

"Hey, where's Saturn?" She asked. Everyone looked to one another for an explaination. Then Uranus spoke up.

"We don't know. We never found her." SHe explained. Serena turned and ran off. Goku stopped her, and turned her around to face him.

"Where are you going?" He asked. Serena smiled and simply gave him a thumbs up. She pulled away and kept running.

"I'm going after Saturn!" She called back, leaving him in the distance. Goku would have gone after her, but Gohan was already a step ahead of him, running after her...

Deep inside...

"Hotaru?!" Serena called. An eerie silence answered. This was disturbing. It was so silent, she couldn't hear her own thoughts. It was as silent as death. She walked even deeper in. Something or someone called to her. Gohan caught up with her.

"Serena, what's goin' on?" He asked, grabbing her hand. For an instant, he heard something. It was coming from Serena. It sounded a lot like the voice of Sailor Venus. Serena blinked and shook her head.

"There's something down here..." She informed him, walking in even deeper. Gohan felt it too, and decided he should follow her. They walked togather for a few yards. Everyonce in a while, Serena became afraid of the silence and blackness, and his behind Gohan. It made her afraid. Every few feet, Gohan had to remind her to walk forward when she tried to stop. This was pathetic and sad.

'I'll have to annoy her with this later.' He mentally noted, smiling inwardly. They kept walking untill they came to a room. The silence was broken by various shouts and pounding noises. Serena jumped slightly at the sudden noise change. She and Gohan looked around. They saw five mirrors, each with a different rim color. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Black. Looking around Serena gasped, and almost started screaming, causing Gohan to look up in shock. Looking into the Yellow Mirror, she saw someone who was supposed to have been dead. She, and Gohan, saw Sailor Venus...