Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ The Promise ❯ Chapter 4: The Regret ( Chapter 4 )

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Chapter 4: The Regret


Author Notes: This is the final chapter of this story; I hope you have enjoyed it thus far. It takes place in episode 110 where they go to the Marine Cathedral. I’m glad you all like seeing be the timid one. I have to agree that in most stories it is the other way around.


As she hit the ground she turned just in time to see a block slam into Neptune. She hadn't seen it coming and when Neptune shoved her she didn't understand why. Within seconds she was on her feet chasing after Neptune and the block. It disappeared into the wall before she reached it and she was only able to slam her fist against the wall staring at it unable to believe what had happened. At the sound of a pipe organ playing she started looking around until she heard Eudial's voice, "Sailor Uranus, now I have the owner of a talisman!"


"What are you talking about?" Uranus asked looking around the room realizing Eudial's voice came from a series of speakers mounted on the roof. Who was she talking about? Had there been someone else here? Someone who had a pure heart?


"I really fell for it as well but then not even you had realized it." Eudial laughed the music still playing.


"What in the world are you talking about?" Uranus growled.


"I'll tell you, the owner of the talisman is your partner, Sailor Neptune! Soon I will extract the talisman from Neptune. How do you feel about that? If you want to watch come to the main hall." Eudial said still laughing as the music continued.


Uranus let out another growl and took off sprinting towards the main hall thinking as she ran. "Neptune is the owner of a talisman? No that's impossible!" She ran into hall seeing Neptune trapped in the block that hit her. She looked weak as if the block was draining her energy. "Neptune...." Uranus thought her mind racing with worry for the smaller Senshi.


Uranus started across the bridge shouting Neptune's name until she feel herself be shot by bullets that came out of the wall next to her. Eudial laughed even more then reached over turning a tape player off the music from the pipe organ stopping. "You fell for it. Baka! When someone other than myself walks across this bridge they receive divine punishment." Eudial stood up reaching for a large gun the started across the bridge being true to her word as nothing was shot at her.


Uranus lay on the ground still shaken from being shot. A normal person wouldn't have survived that but with her Senshi powers she was stronger; still that didn't mean it hurt any less. "Divine punishment?" She wondered aloud wondering if it really was the gods punishing them for their action.


"Don't worry I haven't pulled out Neptune's talisman yet. I must pull the talisman out of another person first." Eudial said stopping in front of Uranus with the gun still in her hand.


"Another owner of a talisman?" Uranus asked amazed that Eudial knew the identity of not one but two talisman holders. Both sides had been searching for months trying to figure it out.


The red head gave a frown the angrily shoved the gun at Uranus hitting her in the chest. "I mean you! I'm talking about your heart the one that tried to save this world without fear of soiling her hands."


Neptune weakly looked up at Eudial and Uranus hearing as Eudial announce who had the second Talisman. "Uranus..."


"The talismans are sealed within pure hearts. There is no way I could be holding a talisman." Uranus said thinking her heart was anything but pure. Her hands were dirty with the task they had to complete so her heart must be as well. So far the Witches 5 had only tried to take the hearts of good people with pure hearts. Uranus wondered what a person with a tainted heart would look like.


"You'll see soon enough. Although with those wounds the force from this gun will kill you." Eudial said pushing the gun at Uranus ready to shoot her.


On the other side of the hall Neptune struggled with the binding that trapped her somehow managing to break free. "Uranus!" she shouted cause both of them to turn her way. She started running across the bridge but like Uranus was shot, "Haruka, I won't let you die." Though unlike Uranus she managed to stay on her feet and keep going only to be shot again.


"Wait! Neptune! Don't move!" Uranus shouted but Neptune ignored her getting shot more as she kept moving. "Neptune!"


Neptune staggered a few steps then fell to her knees. She looked up at Uranus then pushed herself up taking another step bracing herself to be hit again. "Haruka," She said when she wasn't pelted with bullets again using Uranus’ real name. That was something either of them did but what did it matter? Eudial already knew who they were.


"They are out of bullets." Eudial said shocked that Neptune could be hit that many times and still be standing; surely that many bullets would have killed her, should have killed her.


She quickly turned seeing Neptune moving towards her again; and pushed the gun to Neptune's chest before firing it. Neptune was pushed back by the force of the blast her pure heart emerging out of her back. Just as she was about it hit the ground Neptune whispered "Haruka, I love you."


Still on the ground Uranus' jaw dropped as she watched Neptune. The image before her disappeared replaced with scenes of earlier in morning where Michiru had held her hand and told her she liked her hands. Everything came back to Uranus just as Neptune's Pure Heart turned into a green and gold colored mirror. Uranus glanced from the mirror to Neptune as she lay on the ground. It was true Neptune had a Pure Heart that hid a talisman. Uranus at first was happy that they found one but then it hit her Neptune couldn't live without her Pure Heart.


"So this is a talisman, I'll take yours next!" Eudial said turning back to Uranus.


"We are the ones in whom the talisman were sealed, oh Messiah is the punishment we get?" Uranus said not paying any attention to Eudial. She wondered if this was the divine punishment the gods had in store for them. Eudial’s guns were painful yes but punishment from the gods surely had to be more then just physical pain.


"Hold it right there!" A voice called from the entrance to the hall. At first Uranus thought she saw the Messiah but then realized it was Usagi standing there in her school clothes as Uranus still had her transformation brooch.


"Messiah..." Uranus said still staring at Usagi.


The school girl took off into a run dashing across the hall until she tackled Eudial who lost her balance bouncing on the edge of the bridge trying not to fall. When she couldn't get her balance Eudial dropped her gun then jumped across the pit onto a bell but it couldn't hold her weight and fell.


Usagi ran over to Neptune kneeling next to her "Hold yourself together, Michiru." She said grabbing the talisman wishing it to turn back into Neptune's Pure Heart. "Please talisman turn back to Michiru's heart crystal!"


"Please stop that we've found the talisman. This is the way it should be." Uranus said her voice sounding depressed and hopeless.


"Then... Michiru is..." Usagi said sniffling.


The Senshi of the Sky sat with a far off look on her face ignoring Usagi. "You are so unfair, Michiru to leave for a world of your own." She said then looked at Usagi before tossing a heart shaped brooch at her. "I'll return that to you. You were really reckless you knew you couldn't transform." She then reached for Eudial's gun picking it up.


Usagi lunged at Uranus trying to take the gun from her knowing what she was going to do with it. "Stop it! You can't!"


Uranus pulled on the gun trying to gain control of it again. "Let go!"


"Stop it!" Usagi pleaded still trying to take the gun from Uranus but without her Senshi powers she was no match for Uranus and could only hold onto it.


"There is another talisman inside of me!" Uranus shouted even though it was hard to believe her heart was Pure. She thought their mission would have tainted her hearts but Neptune's heart was pure perhaps hers was as well. Their mission was to find the Talisman no matter the cost even if that was their own lives.


"Even if we don't have the talismans we can save the world!" Usagi said even if she didn't know how she would find a way there had to be a way. They could save the world without anyone dying. There had to be a way and she knew she and the others would find that way.


"What?" Uranus said wondering if Usagi was really worthy of being Sailor Moon. Did she think this was just a game? That everything would magically work out. To stop the Silence sacrifices had to be made. Better her own life and Neptune's life then some innocent. They were soldiers and soldiers died in war that was a fact Uranus knew she couldn’t ignore.


"I'll... save the world." Usagi said believing her words as she looked at Uranus thinking the blonde Senshi was starting to believe her.


Uranus softly looked at Usagi saying, "It's strange when you say it I really feel like you will. A few minutes ago for some reason you looked like the Messiah; although I don't believe in your powers."


"Haruka," Usagi said really thinking Uranus was coming around to her way of thinking. That was until Uranus shoved her away forcing her back and to let go of the gun.


"Sailor Moon, Please make sure to find the last talisman too." Uranus said pulling the gun to her.


"Stop!" Usagi shouted but was to far from Uranus to stop her as she turned the gun to her chest and fired.


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Haruka woke up everything seeming bright and blurry. She blinked her eyes several times trying to figure out where she was but still couldn't see clearly. Using her other senses she tried to figure out where she was; she could hear rustling of some tall grass and could feel it under her. But there was something else something soft that she used as a pillow. She felt someone stroking her fingers through her hair and then heard them whisper, "Haruka."


Her vision cleared revealing the green haired Senshi of the seas. "Michiru.... So are we...?"


"I think so." Michiru said suddenly getting a distant look on her face. "Is it wrong for me to be glad you followed me here?"


"I don't think so." Haruka said pictures of Michiru dying filling her mind as Michiru's last words repeated in her head. "Michiru, before it happened... before you died... I heard you."


"Haruka," She answered a sheepish look on her face.


"I heard you say it." Haruka continued while staring up at Michiru seeing that distant look in her eyes again.


"I know." Michiru quietly said stroking her fingers through Haruka's hair gently massaging her scalp. She hadn't thought that she had said it loud enough for Haruka to hear but then the blonde was always surprising her. "I realized that I didn't want to have any regrets when it happened."


"Michiru," Haruka said the paused as she sat up taking Michiru's hands in hers. "Say it again."


"Haruka," Michiru said at a normal level then looked down and whispered. "I love you."


Haruka let go of one of her hands and used it to push up Michiru's chin. "Again, louder."


"I love you." Michiru said not caring about the tears she felt running down her cheeks. "I love you."


The blonde couldn't help herself she leaned forward and pressed her lips to Michiru's lips. The kiss felt like it lasted forever until Haruka pulled away. "I've wanted to hear you say that for so long. Michi, I love you too."


Michiru fell forward into Haruka kissing her and repeating "I love you" over and over again between kisses.


"You shouldn't be here." A female voice called from behind them her voice seeming quiet yet booming across the field at the same time.


Both Senshi quickly stood and turned to face whoever addressed them Haruka instinctively putting herself between Michiru and a young girl looking at most to be thirteen years old. She had shoulder length hair that was black or maybe a dark purple, Haruka really couldn't tell. What surprised her and Michiru the most was this girl was wearing a dark purple Sailor fuka. "Who are you?" Haruka asked.


"Who I am isn't important. You aren't supposed to be here." The girl said crossing a large glaive in front of her.


"Where is here?" Michiru asked stepping beside Haruka brushing her hand. She looked around the field they were in was beautiful, she knew they had died but where was this place? Could it be heaven? The Senshi before them said they didn't belong. Were they to be cast out of heaven for their actions? She grabbed Haruka's hand squeezing it.


"This is the land between worlds." The Sailor said sharply. "You shouldn't be here, you don't belong."


"Where do we belong then?" Haruka asked.


Before the girl could answer Michiru spoke, "We'll accept whatever punishment the gods choose we won't apologize for what we've done."


The girl briefly looked at them seeming confused then as if she were spacing out. "No judgment has been made by the gods you don't belong here." She turned her back to them spinning her glaive around then slicing it down cutting the air. Bright light burst out from where she cut and a figure stood in the crack.


"It's her." Haruka said squeezing Michiru's hand tightly. "The Messiah."


"I hear something like she is calling to me." Michiru said glancing first at Haruka then towards the Senshi who stood frozen with her glaive cutting the air seeming like it was taxing for her. Michiru took a step forward pulling Haruka forward. "It's okay I'll go anywhere as long as I am with you." She then stepped into the light with Haruka.


The end….