Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Shared Destiny ❯ Chapter 24: The Fall ( Chapter 24 )

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Chapter 24: The Fall

Neptune ran across the courtyard towards the entrance to the ballroom for the most part her path was clear save for a random group of guards fighting off the attackers. She ran past them not even sparing a second glance the only thought in her mind was to get to her son to get to Helios. She neared the entrance seeing it was under attack there was no way she could fight her way through it and even if she could it was very likely she could be mistaken as an attacker and have to fight her own people. She stopped looking around quickly spotting a tall window looking into the ball room she broke into a full run again and jumped covering her face as she made contact with the window breaking through it and tucking into a roll as she hit the ground. She came out of the roll on her feet standing next to the group of girls that had been talking about her earlier in the evening. “Sailor Neptune!” They shout with joy in their voices.

“Please Sailor Neptune help us we don’t know where to go!” The blond haired girl said.

Neptune looked around seeing Moon guards leading guests out of the ballroom. “Over to the stairs the guards will protect you. Have you seen Prince Helios?” She asked. The girls shook their heads saying no then ran off towards the guards. Neptune looked around the room just as Uranus jumped through the already broken window. She stepped up beside Neptune her hand instantly going to Neptune’s cheek wiping a cut that had been caused by the glass from the window. Neptune pushed her hand away and scanned the room again. “I can’t find him.” She said.

“He has to be here somewhere he was with Hotaru so he’s not alone.” Uranus said looking over the room as well.

“Mama! Papa!” The young boy called from a balcony across the room.

Both women looked up seeing the boy standing by the edge. Uranus looked to for a path to the stairs seeing a group of attackers heading up the stairs. She took off in a sprint even though inside she knew she would never make it to the boy before the attackers did. Neptune ran by her side falling slightly behind in their mortal forms she could keep up with the senshi of the sky but not in their senshi forms but she wasn’t far behind. She looked up to the balcony seeing Helios backing against the rail a large man stepping closer looking past him seeing the two senshi run towards them. Before the battle started Queen Beryl had ordered that all the senshi be killed including the boy and they young girl Pluto kept around. “Now, now young prince I’m not going to hurt you just hold still.” He said stepping closer.

Helios waited until he was right in front of him then stomped down on the man’s foot causing him to cry out in pain. He took a couple more steps hitting the railing then climbed onto it looking below at his parents running towards him still quite a distance. He looked forward again seeing the man moving closer angry now. Helios leaned back falling from the rail as Neptune shouted, “Helios no!” Thinking the man had pushed him. Uranus saw him fall and ran faster then she had ever ran hoping by some grace of the gods she would be able to catch him but she was too slow she could see him moving closer and closer to the ground. Though right as he should have hit the ground he was surrounded by a white cloud and out of it flew a small white horse with wings a Pegasus. Uranus stopped dead in her tracks with Neptune running into her. “Helios!” Neptune breathed not seeing what happened after her fell into the strange cloud.

“There.” Uranus said pointing to the small pony flying towards them.

The Pegasus landed next to them then transformed back into a small boy falling to the ground. Neptune ran to him and scooped him up in her arms cradling her son in her arms crying, “Helios.”

Uranus knelt next to him brushing his hair out of his eyes seeing he was asleep. “He’s okay love.” Uranus said looking deep into her wife’s eyes. “He’s a Pegasus?”

“Tolsin’s family is known for producing Pegasuses though he was never able to transform himself.” Neptune said then looked up remembering they were in the middle of a battle.

Uranus nodded, “Get him to safety I have to find the princess and queen.” Neptune nodded then stood as Uranus kissed her on the lips then kissed Helios on the forehead. “Michiru, protect him raise him to be a good man. I love you.”

“Haruka…” Neptune said but Uranus had already run off away from them. “I love you.” She called out she saw Uranus look back quickly then continued running away. The look on Uranus’ face worried her and the words she spoke scared her it seemed like Uranus even she wouldn’t be coming out of this alive.

(Foyer, Moon Palace)

Queen Serenity ran through the palace with Princess Serenity and the four inner senshi with them fighting off attackers as they went. Venus and Mars ran before them with Mercury and Jupiter behind them. Venus carried her whip lashing out at anyone that made it past Mars’ bow and arrow while at the tail end of the party Jupiter fought off attackers with her solid oak staff and Mercury threw small daggers made of ice at them. They reached an intersection in the hallway Mars falling to the right side blocking it as Mercury ran up to the left blocking it as well. “Jadeite!” Mercury shouted.

“Zoisite!” Mars yelled as well surprised to see the general standing in the hall his sword drawn.

“Nephrite!” Jupiter said as the brown haired general stepped out of a doorway.

“Kunzite! Thank the gods you are here what in the name of Hades is going on here?” Venus said as Kunzite also appeared.

“You should be praying through it will do you no good.” Kunzite said his voice sharp.

“What are you talking about?” Venus asked.

“This.” Kunzite said raising his sword above his head, “In the name of Queen Beryl attack!”

The other three generals ran forward attacking each of the four senshi across from them. Queen Serenity and Princess Serenity stood looking around they were trapped in with no where to go. Both jumped as Prince Endymion landed between them. Princess Serenity stepped forward to embrace him but was stopped by her mother pulling her back and pulling out her silver crystal. “Please your highness I’m here to help.” Prince Endymion said bowing quickly before her, “I could never hurt your daughter I love her.”

“Endy.” Princess Serenity said then looked up at her mother. “Please mother I trust him.”

Queen Serenity let go of her daughter the younger royal running into the arms of the Prince of Earth. “Endy what is happening why are the generals attacking us?”

“They are under Queen Beryl’s spell. Serenity I didn’t write that letter Queen Beryl did. I love you and would give anything to be with you. Nothing in it was true.” Prince Endymion said kissing her.

“We don’t have time for this. Give me your hand.” Queen Serenity said taking both their hands and teleporting away.

The four inner Senshi held their ground trying to keep their disbeliefs away from their battle logic but were failing utterly. Jupiter broke into a sprint and vaulted herself as hard as she could for a nearby column. Her staff redied, she was able to stun Nephrite’s right arm forcing him to go offhand. She used this opportunity to knock him to the ground with a blow to the stomach. Feeling that he was disoriented enough to talk she spoke.

“Why are you doing this? We want nothing but peace!” she screamed at the general who was formally her lover. He simply smiled and rolled to his feet taking a defensive posture.

“Queen Beryl says differently. We will wipe out you moon spawn and then no one will stand in our way!” Nephrite said. Using the distraction, he lunged at Jupiter and staff locked with sword. But it should have been his other hand that needed to be watched. He pulled a broad dagger from his boot and slammed it into Jupiter’s upper thigh. Her scream was nearly as loud as the bone crunching as the blade went through it. Nephrite put his shoulder into the lock freeing his sword and Jupiter stumbled backwards. He used this opportunity to lunge at her again but he’d forgotten how quick she was.

Though it was painful, Jupiter had managed to drop into a wide crouch as Nephrite’s blade just barely missed her head. Using the staff as a poll she stood it up on end and gripped tightly as she used her lower body to knock Nephrite down. Jupiter stumbled to her feel and used her staff to pin the general’s blade to the floor.

“Stop this! Please just stop! I don’t want to fight you.” Jupiter managed to say between sobs. She had the opportunity to deliver the death blow but didn’t. She thought that he was savable. Her mistake.

Nephrite took the opportunity instead rolling to his feet again and used his strength and pick up Jupiter by the throat and throttled her with one hand. Her staff clattered to the floor as she just hung there unable to fight, her sprit broken.

“You bastard, I loved you.” She said in a whisper as life left her. With the task complete. Nephrite tossed the Senshi of Thunder to the floor like a rag doll and watched his other three comrades take on the other moon sluts.

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Mars was barely aware that Jupiter had fallen seeing it just out of the corner of her vision. She denied her sight but kept on task knowing that if Jupiter really was dead she would be joining her shortly if be defeat or design. The Moon Kingdom had begun to fall and she could not help feeling that she was fighting a meaningless battle. But if her body distracted them from her princess then she was fulfilling her duty to the queen and kingdom.

She kept moving around the area not staying in place for too long. She had done a good job of keeping Zoisite off of her but her arrows either didn’t make it to their targets or were deflected. No earthling could move as fast or with the agility that Zoisite was moving. He had to have gotten some power from Beryl.

“You can’t keep evading me forever Mars! Soon you will grow tired and that weak body of yours will not be able to hold you.” He said. She ignored his jeer and launched another arrow. One more as most of them had been but batted away like an annoying fly by Zoisite’s hand.

“You can’t harm me! I have more power then you’ll ever have. Stop running like a little girl and fight me.” He taunted. No longer able to control her temper, Mars sent her bow away and ran at Zoistie flipping and landing her heal into his forehead. The skin split and revealed dark blood. He grabbed her heal and jerked it up casing her to land on her head.

The skirt of her fuku obeyed gravity and flipped down as well. The exposed white material was rewarded with a roaring laughter.

“Such a pretty ass! I wonder if the queen would let me keep you as a bed slave?” Zoisite said in between guffaws. If there was anything that pissed Mars off it was being exposed and laughed at. She had experienced both thanks to Uranus. But not even the Senshi of the Sky would say such a thing to her. At this point she no longer cared about tact. Her logic was gone and she could only think about making Zoisite’s head meet the lunar marble.

“Oh? Are you mad? Does that mean you’ll actually fight me now?” he jeered again. With out a second thought, she rushed him. Mars preformed a move that she had never practiced before. She locked her foot behind him and used her leverage to make a strike at his back. She nearly completed the move when a memory popped into her head. One of her having a picnic with Zoisite on earth. It was almost as if she was there, only watching it from the outside. She looked on as Zoisite began to melt her with his hands. She could feel his manipulations on her body.

However, the price from being pulled into the dream was that she wasn’t aware of the goings on in the real world. And didn’t realize that her body had stopped moving or that Zoisite was now standing behind her. She barely felt his blade slice into her spinal cord and fillet it like one whould fillet a fish. She came back into the real world unable to feel anything. Her body would no longer obey her. She couldn’t speak either. Her eyes watched while her body stumbled forward like it was moving on a will of its own. She didn’t notice that her back or the piece of mangled flesh that was her back. Had been squirting clear liquid as the pressure in her spinal cord decreased at the spinal fluid and blood slowed to a trickle. She fell to her side and then onto her back. Mars’ limbs spasumed and her mouth quivered but no words came out. She could only look up into Zoisite’s grinning face as her eyes began to blank out until her body moved no more.

Nephrite walked up and stood next to Zoistie. He kicked Mars’ body and it twitched a little but she was gone.

“You allways so graphic Zoistie.” He said looking at the corpse of the Senshi of Fire.

“Ah well, she was a good piece though.” Zoisite said with a smirk.

Nephrite smiled at him and then spoke.

“I wonder how long it’s going to take them to finish those two?”

“The blonde is stubborn, she’ll take awhile. The blunette will be done shortly.” Zoisite said.

“How do you figure? She seems to know Jadeite’s every move. She’s doing better then the blonde one.” Nephrite asked.

“Trust me; Jadeite has a way with women.” Zoisite sad as the both stood at watch.

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Mercury’s thoughts were drowned out by beeps and buzzes. She had gotten used to the noise of her visor long ago and thanked the queen that she had it. Without it, sure she wouldn’t have the tactical advantage. But she was by far the weakest of the four inner Senshi when it came to strength. She had seen Jupiter lift a small bolder off of her foot and toss it like a Frisbee. Mars was a force to be reckoned with as well. Venus had the looks so she could make any man swoon over her. Mercury had allways been the brains. She allways knew what to tell the others. How to augment them in battle.

But she felt that in no small part she was responsible for this utter failure of tacticality. The earthlings had shown up in surprise. But, she should have still been able to plan it out! Now her visor informed her that Jupiter was dead and Mars was fast joining her. She couldn’t even bare to look at mars directly as she was lying in a pool of her own blood.

As the proximity alarm went off she leapt backwards and on to her hands. Repeating the move she landed in a defensive posture. She was also the lightest of the four which meant that she could get away quickly if need be. Mercury was able to keep only seconds distance from Jadeite. It was just long enough for her to create a ice dagger from beneath her fuku and throw it at him. As with most of them he evaded and it embedded itself in the wall or column behind him.

The loud chirp of the proximity alarm kept her on the move. As it stood now, she wouldn’t be able to cause him damage but she would be able to keep away from him for quite a while. All that swimming with Neptune had done something for her in the long run.

“Why have you attacked us? I thought you didn’t want the war to go on!” She said at her attacker still keeping her distance. Creating another ice dagger and throwing it with a flick of her wrist. Jadeite batted it away like the previous one and then stopped moving.

“We don’t want to fight you! But we have been ordered to take the palace and we will!” He said dropping his sword. This made Mercury take notice. Without his weapon, Jadeite was no longer capable of hostility and by the laws she would not attack him. But why did he stop? Had he seen the senseless violence?

“I won’t fight you to the death. There’s no reason for it. I’m sure I can talk Beryl into letting you go back to Mercury as you allow the moon to be ours! That is all we want.” He said walking closer to Mercury. With each footstep he closed the distance. The Blunette stated glued to her position no completely sure what to do. Her visor was berateing her for every inch Jadite was getting. She finally gave in and shut it off. By that time he was infront of her with his arms open and a sad look on his face.

“I don’t want to kill you Ami, surely you can see that? Let me hold you like I used to. We can just walk away from this. Please, trust me.” He said with a worried tone. Not a seond passed before she dropped the ice dagger that was in her hands and she was in his arms crying her eyes out.

“All too easy, and now you will die moon bitch”.Jadeite thought as he expertly slid his hand from her back to the side of her face and placed his other between her shoulders. By the time she realized what was going on he had spun her and jerking her neck to the side. Anybody that could see her face whould see the pure terror in her eyes as her vertebra snapped and her body collapsed to the marble, blood trickling out of the side of her mouth. Jadeite picked up his sword as his two other compatriots walked up along side him.

“How did you know she would trust you?” Nephrite asked.

“She’s smart, really smart. But also really tender. She would have never expected me to do that. It goes against every trashy romance novel known to man.” Jadeite said with a smirk.

“See, I told you he has a way with women.” Zoisite said glancing over at the annoying fight that Kunite was having with Venus.

“Should we help him? She seems to be very even with him.” Jadeite asked.

“I suppose we should, or else we are going to be here for a while. The moon is nice, but I still prefer earth.” Zoisite said.

“What about the other three? They’ve got to be around here somewhere.” Nephrite asked.

“I’d really rather not think about them. The mystic scares me and the other two won’t fall prey to our charms they are more caught up in each other. We’ll have to fight them fairly and that annoys me.” Jadeite said as the three started walking forward towards the last Senshi they would be able to have fun with.

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Venus had seen Jadeite snap Mercury’s neck and had tried to go after him but Kunzite had been quick to regain her attention. This fight was keeping her on her toes but it was such a bore. She’d much rather be spending time making out with Kunzite then fighting him. His sudden aptitude for keeping up with her was an added bother as well. No earthling should have been able to keep up with a moon person; let alone a Senshi. Perhaps all those sparring matches with Uranus in the past were keeping her sharp.

Not to mention all those lectures from Artimus about being a proper leader and how all the Senshi under her charge would look to her in times of distress. Like her cousin, she had little attention for such boring things. She was the goddess of love not war. It was Mars job to run around brooding all the time and for the most part she did it well. She was wondering where the hell Uranus and Neptune were. She didn’t expect Pluto to show up because the queen had probably tasked her with something of great importance.

She had barely noticed the other three generals enter the fight. But quickly she was made aware of the complications when Jadeite had come up behind her, way to close for comfort. She gave him a nice deterrent, a heel to the groin. Being who she was, she knew what men thought with all too often. She also knew that it was soft and didn’t respond too well to being stomped on. Jadeite stumbled back, holding his crotch. Normally she wouldn’t move to the heart of the matter so quickly. She liked to flirt the man along. But all’s fair in love and war right? The next, Nephrite, came at her side and lunged at her with his blade. As Uranus would often do, she sidestepped and watched the blade pass by the side of her face. Yawning at his attempt, as the Senshi of the Winds would also do. She gave him a good lashing to the back.

She watched the back of his uniform glow with a line of where she had struck and smolder around the burn that was now there. It seemed that they were worn out. At least the others hadn’t fallen before taxing there stamina. It was around this time that Kunzite came at her again. She saw the opportunity and sent her whip out. As predicted it wrapped around his bland and she gave it a tug and it flew away form Kunzite’s hand.

The easiness worried her though and she soon knew why. Zoiste had sliced into her right tricep before she even completed the pull. He finished the stroke by a forward cut into her forearm. Her hand let the whip go, as it no longer had the tension in it to grasp. But there was no pain oddly, there was nothing.

But she did feel the elbow into her back as she landed on the marble face down. She looked up to see Kunzite standing over her with his blade pointed for impalement. She just wondered how long he would take to finish her off.

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Neptune ran through the ballroom carrying Helios in her arms there weren’t many guest left and the amount of attackers in the room had increased the guards at the entrance must have been loosing. She ran as fast as she could not able to really fight with the boy in her arms using only her speed to navigate the room. She ducked behind a bar catching her breath and checking the boy over luckily most of the hits that made it through hit her and not him. She laid him down and looked over the bar trying to find a way out. She saw a young girl with purple hair hiding in the corner unseen by everyone until the man from the balcony spotted her and started walking towards her. The girl couldn’t see him but Neptune could she looked back down at Helios pulling the table cloth from the bar off and covering him before she ran towards the girl. She made just before the man sliding in between them and began fighting him.

The Senshi of the Sea lived up to her name by calling the water from the fountain to keep the guards disorientated. It seemed to be working quite well. Unfortunately, it took most of her concentration and left her physically vulnerable. The guards had climbed up the trellis behind her and wasted no time and burying their hilts and fists into her soft form. “If Haruka had been here, she would have gutted these poor bastards” She thought as she could see a purple aura behind her. Then she saw a long object fly through the air and before long the reinforcements stopped coming and she was able to neutralize the small contingency that had attacked her.

Neptune stood looking out at the men seeing they hit some sort of wall and couldn’t move any further. She looked back seeing that Hotaru had transformed into Sailor Saturn and held a long bladed staff a purple bubble surrounding them. A few seconds later Pluto appeared out of nowhere standing next to them. The bubble faded as Saturn fell to the ground.

“She transformed! Isn’t that…”Neptune never got to finish her query as she was attached from behind but managed to fend it off with a well placed kick.

“Not now Neptune! Focus!” Pluto ordered as she knocked a group of solders away with a dead scream. It surprisingly didn’t take long to finish them out. Perhaps their numbers were running thinner then expected? Neptune allowed herself some thought as she saw Pluto send her staff away and run over to Hotaru.

“I can’t stay the Queen has ordered me to the Time Gate.” Pluto said picking up the small girl and holding her in her arms.

“Pluto please! Take Helios with you. Haruka needs me.” Neptune asked.

“Where is he?” Pluto asked and Neptune led them over to the bar where Helios sat awake now curled up in the blanket.

“Mama! Puu!” Helios said jumping into his mothers arms. “I’m scared.”

Neptune hugged him tight kissing him over and over again. “Sh Helios it’s okay I’m here. You are safe. I need you to be strong for me okay?” Neptune asked to which the boy nodded, “Pluto is going to take you and Hotaru somewhere safe okay?”

“Are you coming with us?” Helios asked.

“No I can’t come with you. Baby know whatever happens your papa and I love you so much okay?” Neptune said kissing him again.

“I love you mama.” Helios said as she helped him stand kissing him one more time and giving his hand to Pluto.

“Pluto Promise me if…” Neptune said but couldn’t continue.

“I’ll make sure he is alright. Now go find her.” Pluto said Neptune nodded and Pluto teleported away taking the boy with her.

(Courtyard outside)

Queen Serenity, Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion stood in a courtyard outside somehow by an act of the gods there were no invaders here. “Endymion what is going on?” Queen Serenity demanded.

“Queen Beryl has been corrupted by Queen Metallia who is intent on taking over the universe.” Prince Endymion said as he held Princess Serenity in his arms.

“Queen Metallia was sealed by my great grandmother over four millennia ago.” Queen Serenity said as if she believed it was impossible for her to be released.

“I know Beryl found a way to release her I’m still not sure how I didn’t even know until a month ago when she was fully absorbed by Queen Metallia. Beryl she’s gone mad she thought she could handle Queen Metallia but she failed. She had me imprisoned and has been doing everything she could to turn the Earth against the moon she means to destroy you all.” Prince Endymion said.

“Aha there you are I had a feeling you would return to your little moon whore.” Queen Beryl said walking up to them throwing a blast of energy at them sending them back disoriented and knocking them down. “Princess you look lovely tonight all dressed up and nowhere to go but into oblivion.” Queen Beryl charged towards Princess Serenity her claws reaching for her ready to tear at the Princess’ flesh. But, a rose came flying towards her slicing her cheek open. Beryl looked up in shock at who it was.

“I’ll not let you harm her!” Prince Endymion said drawing his sword and standing protectively before Princess Serenity quickly turning back to her, “Serenity! Run!”

“Endymion, stop wasting your time with this moon brat! With me you can rule the universe!” Queen Beryl said.

“Why would I want to rule a universe without love? I could never stand by a vile snake such as you.” Prince Endymion said.

“How dare you speak to me in such a manner!” Queen Beryl said a large dark cloud appearing behind her blocking out the sun and the earth. It rose up behind her and started sending bolts of energy at the palace rending it where they hit.

(Inside the Palace)

Uranus had fought her way through the ballroom and into the halls of the palace running towards the queen’s study seeing the bodies of the attackers along the way. Up ahead she saw a small battle going on between the inner senshi but as she neared she only saw Venus standing there surrounded by the four earth generals. As she neared she saw Mars, Jupiter and Mercury lying on the ground dead. Kunzite raised his sword up as Zoisite knocked Venus to the ground and impaled it through Venus’ chest pulling it free and kicking her body to the ground. “No!” Uranus shouted as she ran towards them her own sword in hand. She wasn’t sure if she would be able to take all four of them but her friends deaths needed to be avenged.

“You bastards! I’ll send you all to Hades! I’ll show you what it’s like to die a dishonorable death!” Uranus said as the currents picked up around her. The nearly tornado strength winds gave the generals a face of shock and horror. Uranus felt the rage coarse through her veins. But this time she wasn’t blinded by it. She could think somewhat better but was overwhelmed by memories. She called for space blaster and it was as it was when she killed Tolsin. She began her attack on Kunzite not giving him much effort simply running him through and dropping him.

The next to gain her ire was Jadeite. She allways resented him for the way she saw him lead Mercury around as it appeared as she fell victim to him one last time. She appeared to have died from a broken neck.

Jadeite lunged at her and nearly found her stomach but she used her superior speed to step out of the was nearly sliced him in half. She could see Zoisite and Nephrite had the brains to put together that fighting her as a group was probably better. She took the time to pause and switch her blade to her more dominant hand.

“You really think you both have a chance against me?” She said rushing them. But unlike Tolsin, these two appeared to have a tactical brain between them, something that she hadn’t counted on. The both of them intertwined their blades with her and began hand to hand approach. She fell to the ground disoriented. She noticed when a familiar face entered the room and jumped in front of her.

“I won’t let you kill her you despicable shells! Prepare to die by my hand. You’ll wish you died by hers!” Neptune said as the windows crashed in from the water behind them. Both the generals’ fall back having been knocked over by water. Neptune didn’t need her talisman to focus this time. She tuned the water into thin sharp ribbons and hurled them at the two floundering generals. Zoiste still charged at her and as he took one of the ribbons to his chest as he lunged towards her.

“Michiru! No!” Uranus rushed forward not caring that she was open, not caring that Nephrite was closing in on her. She only wanted to help Neptune. But still it was no surprise when she felt his blade jut into her back. Nor was the result of her blade imbedding itself in his neck. She rammed her sword into Zoiste’s chest then fell to the ground before her lover.

Neptune paused for a split second giving Nephrite exactly what he needed charging at her forcing his sword into her chest. As he pushed into her his own chest made contact with her mirror as it shot out a wave of water knocking him back and into a candle holder on the wall, the sharp edge of it piercing his heart. Neptune used the last of her strength to pull the blade out of her chest then dropped into Uranus’ chest wanting the last thing she ever saw to be her fallen lover. She pulled herself up so she was eye level and noticed Uranus had weakly wrapped her arms around her. “You save me.” Neptune said. “You promised you wouldn’t die saving me.”

“Michiru you should have know that would be a promise I couldn’t keep. A world without you isn’t worth living in. Besides it’s my turn to die for you.” Uranus said with a slight chuckle at the end.

Neptune looked into her eyes full of tears as she leaned in kissing Uranus, “I never asked you to die for me.”

“I know you didn’t have to but I love you.” Uranus said kissing her back. “Helios is he safe?”

“He is with Pluto.” Neptune said still staring into Uranus’ eyes as breathing became harder for the both of them.

“She’ll take good care of him.” Uranus said looking down at Neptune who could barely keep her eyes open. “Michiru?”

“Haruka, I’m so tried.” Neptune said fighting as sleep started to overcome her with all the loss of blood.

“I know so am I.” Uranus said then raised her chin to kiss her on the lips, “I love you.”

“I love you too Haruka.” Neptune said kissing her back as both their eyes fell closed never to open again in this lifetime.

(Courtyard)

One of the beams Queen Metallia shot out caught Prince Endymion pulling him towards Beryl. “Endymion no!” Princess Serenity shouted.

“Serenity run! Damnit Serenity run!” Prince Endymion shouted as he was pulled closer.

“No I want to be with you!” Princess Serenity yelled running towards him and jumping in front of him being pulled into the beam as well her long dress blowing in the pull of the beam.

“Serenity!” Prince Endymion yelled reaching out to her.

“Endymoin!” Princess Serenity shouted as her hand met his hand barely touching before they were violently ripped apart.

Away from them Queen Serenity pushed herself off from the ground with the help of Luna and Artemis who had finally found their queen after sounding the alarm. “Serenity!” The queen shouted.

“Princess no!” Artemis yelled.

“Not the Princess.” Luna also yelled tears flowing from her eyes.

“I can’t let it end like this.” Queen Serenity said clutching the silver crystal. “It won’t end like this I won’t let them take your future.”

“Queen Serenity if you use the silver crystal you won't have any strength left!” Luna pleaded.

“It is the only way Luna; I must sacrifice my kingdom if we're to regain our peace.” Queen Serenity said holding up the silver crystal and shouting. “Cosmic moon power!”

A bright pink light started emanating from the crystal spinning past Queen Beryl towards Queen Metallia banishing her again then she turned to the invaders the pink light of the silver crystal banishing them as well. “You can’t do this!” Queen Beryl shouted as Queen Serenity turned the silver crystal on her, “You haven’t seen the last of me!” Queen Beryl shouted as she disappeared.

Then energy from the crystal returned to it and Queen Serenity fell back landing on a pillar gasping for air. “You majesty you did it!” Luna shouted in joy.

"They're gone you defeated them!" Artemis said joining in with Luna.

"Defeated no, trapped yes, had I destroyed them I would have destroyed Serenity and the others. Now they are all inside the power of the crystal and now I must send them all to a new future on Earth." Queen Serenity said as she began to cry.

"My Queen you saved them why are you so sad?" Luna asked walking over and nuzzling the Queen's hand.

"I am because none of them will remember anything about this time or this place. They will remember nothing and I'll never see my sweet daughter again neither will I see you two." She closed her eyes, "But this is the only way any of you can live on. I have enough power left to send everything you'll need in the future to Earth. Serenity and her court will need your help if Queen Beryl and Queen Metallia ever break free."

Both Luna and Artemis nodded then bowed speaking at the same time, "Yes my Queen."

"All of you will be reborn on Earth with no memory of the Moon Kingdom whatsoever but if evil forces should try to repeat what happened here you two will know what to do. Now farewell all of you and good luck." Queen Serenity said feeling weaker with each passing second. She then raised the silver crystal up using her remaining energy to send her daughter and the royal court to the future. "Good bye Serenity. You are in my heart always, be happy. On behalf of the Moon you will be free again. Perhaps we will meet again." Queen Serenity said lying back again.

"Queen Serenity..." Both cats started to say but she dropped the crystal sealing them both in capsules and sending them to the future.

To Be Continued….