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1 Until We Meet Again.
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3
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4 Hello! Alright, first and foremost, I hate all those terrible echhi fanfics
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5 about Chibi-Usa and Hotaru. (Fortunately, there aren't many!) I felt like
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6 cleaning up the whole Chibi-Usa-Hotaru deal in my own way, and what I think
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7 they will be. I was inspired, alright?! Comments are appreciated, as I have
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8 stated in many varied terms before. Questions too!
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9
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10 All rights to Sailor Moon all all affiliated characcters belong to: Naoko
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11 Takeuchi, Kondansha comics and Toei Animation. (To my knowledge.)
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12
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13 This fanfic was written by Hotaru/Amber.
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14
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15 E-mail at: tomoechan@hotmail.com
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16
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17
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18 Until We Meet Again.
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20
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21 "Small Lady Serenity, the time has come for me to leave this planet,"
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22 Saturn said, looking eye-to-eye with the princess.
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23 "Hotaru-chan..." Small Lady's eyes were brimming with tears. Ever since
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24 she had returned from the Tokyo of the past, become friends with Saturn, she
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25 had realised that the senshi of destruction never remained on a planet other
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26 than her own for a long time. Not to mention, she had been on earth when
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27 Galaxia had attacked. If Hotaru had been dormant on Saturn, she may have been
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28 able to destroy earth before Galaxia stole her sailor crystal.
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29 "Princess Small Lady Serenity, the world will go on without me!" Saturn
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30 smiled, her eyes filled with tears too. Her comment had been kind of redundant.
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31 "But...but...Hotaru-chan!!!" The pink haired princess began crying and
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32 hugged the sailor senshi before her. "It's...it's only one week!!! Couldn't you
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33 wait just one week?"
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34 "No, my Princess. I will be there in spirit, always."
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35 "I was looking forward to seeing you there..."
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36 "Your coronation will be beautiful, Chibi-Usa. Just like you, I promise."
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37 The two looked in each others eyes, and Small Lady stepped back quietly. Saturn
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38 summoned the Glaive and disappeared in a flash of violet light.
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39 "Farewell....Small Lady..." Her voice lingered behind in Small Lady's heart
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40 long after the figure of her friend had faded into a dreamless oblivion.
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41
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42
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43 A Week Later,
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44
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45
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46 "On this most important day, I hand my crown down to Lady Serenity, next
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47 in line of the noble blood of the Silver Millennium, which has rised like the
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48 phoenix from its ashes on the Moon to begin once more on the planet of Earth,"
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49 Neo-Queen Serenity said as she took her crown off her head, "And so forth, each
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50 planet in the Millennium gives alliance to our new Queen, so that the strengths
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51 and weaknesses, the gifts and the burdens, can be shared through our peace,"
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52 Each senshi of the Old Court stood up. The blue haired Queen was first.
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53 "On behalf of the planet of Knowledge and Water, Mercury, I assign my
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54 world to the allegiance of the Earth and Moon."
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55
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56 Behind her, the black haired Queen of fire walked up and made her royal
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57 proclamation.
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58 "On behalf of the planet of War and Fire, Mars, I assign my world to the
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59 allegiance of the Earth and Moon."
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60
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61 The next Queen, standing regally in her long green dress,
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62 "On behalf of the planet of Protection and Thunder, Jupiter, I assign my
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63 world to the allegiance of the Earth and Moon."
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64
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65 Finally, the leader of the Inner Senshi made her decree,
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66 "On behalf of the planet of Love and Gold, Venus, and as leader of the
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67 Inner Senshi, I assign my world to the allegiance of the Earth and Moon."
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68
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69 The next three Queens stood taller than those that came before, each with a
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70 degree of severity unmatched in the age. The first came forward and bowed
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71 before the new queen.
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72 "On behalf of the planet of Flight and Sky, Uranus, I assign my world to
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73 the allegiance of the Earth and Moon."
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74
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75 The second, in her aqua-green dress, hair trailing behind her in waves, made a
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76 slow curtsy to the new queen, and held hands with the first.
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77 "On behalf of the planet of Embrace and Ocean, Neptune, I assign my world
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78 to the allegiance of the Earth and Moon."
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79
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80 Finally, came forth the last senshi. Dark green hair swirled around her, giving
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81 her an aura of mystery. Her black dress trailed behind her, covering the carpet
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82 placed out for the royals to walk on like a shadow from the skies. Her garnet
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83 eyes stared into the queens own.
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84 "On behalf of the planet of Reformation, Time, and Earth, Pluto, and as
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85 acting leader of the Outer Senshi, and as last planet in this solar system, I
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86 assign my world to the allegiance of the Earth and Moon." The old queen nodded
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87 to each of them as they made a circle around the new queen and bowed. The queen
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88 finally rose the crown above her head.
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89 "These Seven planets, Earth and Moon, make our Millennium. Rise to hail
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90 the new queen! I present to you, Second Queen of Crystal Tokyo, Queen Lady
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91 Serenity!" All the court rose and cheered. Serenity was now to make her first
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92 royal decree.
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93 "Each of these planets are at peace with us as so declared today in the
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94 Crystal palace. Any member of Earth has a right to be on these planets to newly
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95 populate them. Only the Silent planet, Saturn, is outside the Millennium, and
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96 not to be touched. Now, let peace live forever!" The queen stood triumphantly
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97 as cheers rose again. Her prince bowed once to her, and the two set off to the
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98 throne room. She was disappointed that Hotaru had not decided to join the
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99 Millennium. No one had been able to contact her, and she hoped that her decree
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100 would help keep things that way. It would be her friends wish.
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102
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103 Two Years Later,
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104
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105 "Helios..." Queen Lady Serenity looked deep into the blue eyes of her
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106 prince. Today, today, thousands of years after they met, they would finally be
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107 wed. The Asteroid senshi each were her bridesmaids, the original senshi in the
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108 front row with her mother. Pallas had insisted on daisies with the roses, and
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109 had made each senshi carry a small bunch of them. Vesta had argued long
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110 afterwards, but Juno had said that the daisies were a nice contrast to the
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111 Queen's red roses. Ceres had even gone to the trouble of making Vesta leave her
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112 whip on a nearby table, so she could get it if she needed it, but wouldn't look
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113 like a complete fool carrying it in the middle of a wedding ceremony. the four
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114 had quarrelled for hours, but Queen Lady Serenity ignored them all, her
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115 thoughts only to her and her prince finally being together, forever. Her father
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116 had walked her down the aisle. In her hands, she carried the bouquet of red
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117 roses, grown especially for her wedding by her father. She knew she must look
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118 beautiful, her white gown shining, her odangos trailing behind her, pink and
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119 airy. Her veil was almost transparent, and her golden moon ensigna was glowing.
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120 Helios' earth symbol had begun giving off a soft glow as well. The priest
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121 coughed
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122 "And in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish," He conituned,
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123 but Helios and Serenity didn't seemed to hear him. When he stopped, Helios
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124 said,
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125 "I do. I have always,"
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126 "And do you, Queen Lady Serenity, take this man, to be..." his voice
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127 continued. Now, both the bride and grooms' eyes were filled with soft tears.
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128 "I do." Serenity said.
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129 "Then I now pronounce you," He didn't finish, as Serenity kissed Helios
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130 passionatly on the lips. The entire court of Queen Lady Serenity stood and
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131 applauded. (Along with a few hollers and whistles, too.) The old queen gave the
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132 woman she would always think of as Small Lady a quick embrace, as did her
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133 father, resplendant in his lavender tuxedo. Helios bowed befor the pair, and he
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134 and his new wife ran down the aisle. The original senshi through daisies at
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135 them, filling the air with white petals. The Queen looked back for only a
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136 moment, searching for the one person who had not come, wishing on the heart of
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137 a wish that the familiar purple eyes would look back at her, but the only hue
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138 of purple was the lavender of her fathers tuxedo. The Queen looked at her
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139 husband again and smiled. This was the life she had chosen, and she should not
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140 regret it.
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141 "Goodbye, Hotaru...my friend."
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142
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143
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144 Five Hundred Years into the Future,
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146 Time passed into the waves of time, and the forces of Chaos rose once
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147 more from the hearts of darkness in the seas of beginning. Earth became the
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148 battle field, the final war for the blue planet had begun.
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149
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150 The earth ravaged with darkness under the attacks. Cosmos had led the
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151 army, and had finally fallen. Her staff shone brightly over her head, still
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152 giving her strength.
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153 "We fight on! Chaos will not have this world!!!" The black storms sliced
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154 through the fallen forests, the crumbling mountains. Grey stone flew through
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155 the air and black lightning crackled over head. All that could be seen of their
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156 mysterious enemy was the black rolling clouds, sometimes a set of red eyes
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157 appearing from the mists, only to reappear miles away a minute later. Laughter
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158 boomed above them, but Cosmos fought on, her planet staff glowing brightly in
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159 her hands. In minutes, the entire army but Sailor Cosmos was broguth to its
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160 knees. The storm flew past, now moving towards the crystal palace.
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161
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162 Inside, the queen sat on her throne, breathing heavily. Her odangos
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163 trailed behind the throne, somehow looking as exhausted and weary as her. Her
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164 husband had died in the first battle, and now she was alone. Alone, by the
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165 final battles of her home, planet and kingdom. Cosmos, some vague power, a
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166 ghost of what had once been her mother, led the armies with such bravery and
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167 fierce determination that she had to wonder if the stories of Cosmos' origins
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168 were true. She had heard of her from the Asteroids, gaurenteeing peace for a
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169 thousand years, until Chaos was reborn. Now Chaos and Cosmos were at eternal
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170 war, nothing seeming capable of defeating either. Queen Lady Serenity stood up
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171 and walked to a glass case, in which, embedded in stone by the tip of its
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172 blade, was a sword. It had not been used for nearly two thousand years, but
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173 Venus and Neo-Queen Serenity had made sure to keep it safe. On the sword were
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174 the powers and words to encase evil, and good, in a seal. As the Queen of
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175 Crystal Tokyo, she had the right and power to use it. Venus had lead the first
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176 line of battle, the leader of the Outer senshi long since having faded into the
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177 memories of her past. The gold senzshi had raised the blade in defiance against
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178 Chaos, glowing with energy. Each senshi had fallen, until the soldier of love
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179 had been the only one left standing, protected by the enchanted blade. She had
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180 lunged against Chaos, her golden enrgy shattering it only for a moment before
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181 the darkness had consumed her. She closed her eyes, and as she cried, the
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182 ginzhuishou reformed for her. Glowing from her tears, it sparkled silver before
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183 her. She must win this battle. The soldiers sacrifices would not be in vain.
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184 She lifted the case, the ginzhuishou glowing beside her. She would have to seal
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185 Cosmos and Chaos to properly seal it. The sword glowed orange for a moment, a
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186 glowing reminder of the senshi who had taken out half of Chaos' forces in a
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187 glow of golden light before being struck down, dead, by that monstrosity. The
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188 sword pulled easily from the stone, and was lighter than she had expected. She
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189 held the blade in her right hand, the silver crystal in her left, and she
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190 filled the palace with power.
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191
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192 Outside, The last of the armies were incinerated in the black blast.
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193 Cosmos finally stood squared to Chaos.
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194 "You cannot defeat me, Chaos!"
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195 "Nor you me..." it said in its deep voice. Cosmos began to glow a fierce
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196 white light, born of the cleansing forces of good, and Chaos mimiced the same,
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197 in the forces of darkness.
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198 "We shall end this battle here..."
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199 "So you are the last player in this game...I thought as such." The two
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200 locked, blue eye for red eye. Suddenly, a great shattering noise came from
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201 behind them.
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202 "What?" Said Cosmos. The crystal palace had begun radiating strams of
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203 light, faster and faster till the glass like shards filled the air. Both Cosmos
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204 and Chaos protected themselves from the flying daggers.
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205 "Who is there..." asked Chaos. A single pillar of crystal rose from the
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206 center of what had once been the palace, and on it stood the Queen. She raised
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207 her sword and pointed it at Chaos.
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208 "You shall not rule this world!" Shouted a voice, standing in the rubble
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209 of what had once been the pintacle of Tokyo.
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210 "I belive that I will," Queen Serenity's eyes began glowing, and she rose
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211 the sword above her head. The ginzhuishou embedded itself into the hilt.
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212 "Cosmos! Give me your power!!!" The crystal shone, and the blade of the
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213 sword filled with light. Beams of light began falling from the sky, slowly at
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214 first, until light fell in waterfalls. Cosmos' aura had expanded, all the
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215 energy being sucked into the ginzhuishou. Each ray of light sliced at Chaos...
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216 Like a thousand shooting stars, Serenity thought, to punish this evil. "For
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217 love and Justice, and on behalf of the Moon, Chaos, and for my kingdom, I will
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218 punish you!!!" The sword filled with light, and the sky grew brighter in a
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219 final display of dazziling light. Her power spent, Serenity fell to the ground,
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220 the sword clattering beside her, falling slowly, until it shattered against the
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221 now blackened earth.
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222
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223
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224 "Small Lady....Small Lady..." A voice came from above her. I have not
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225 been called that in years...she thought to herself. The voice continued,
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226 changing tones... "Queen. Awaken. There is work to be done, and choices to be
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227 made." Serenity grogilly got up and looked at the figure before her. Tired, her
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228 head hung low, she could still make out the purple boots. Please, she pleaded,
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229 don't let this be a dream...don't let this be a dream.
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230 "Hotaru?"
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231 "Small Lady," a gloved hand helped her up and she looked into the purple
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232 eys once more. She ran to hug her, but the now silent figure merely pointed to
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233 the west. "Look," was all she said. The world was barren, no life, no trees.
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234 Even the highest mountain range that protected Crystal Tokyo had crumbled. The
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235 earth itself had become dark. If she could see it from space, Serenity would
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236 realise how much the Earth had begun to look like the long forgotten Nemisis.
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237 "Where are Chaos and Cosmos?"
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238 "Sealed in the crust of this earth. More so, binded to this earth. Both
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239 are like star seeds from this earth, Queen. And can be destroyed with it."
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240 "You mean...." she looked at the soil beneath her. It had turned black.
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241 "Where is everyone else?" Saturn looked away.
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242 "Dead,"
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243 "My mother? On the Moon?" Saturn put her hand gently to the Queen's face
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244 and moved the tear that glistened there away. She nodded.
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245 "No... oh heavens...no...." Saturn looked around. Black clouds filled the
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246 sky once more, and the Earth rumbled in anger.
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247 "Small Lady...this kingdom is no more. You have saved the universe once
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248 more, but it is not permenant."
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249 "You returned....your sight... the appearnce of Saturn means..."
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250 "The death of the world. You remeber your lore well, Small Lady."
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251 "Isn't there something we can do?"
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252 "Save the world, and we release Chaos."
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253 "Won't destroying it be the same?"
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254 "They are binded, Small Lady. For the first time ever, they have been
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255 binded. The power of the ancient sword is great. They say it was forged in the
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256 seas of begings. To the death of this world, to the death of them. Yes, they
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257 will grow again. But this time, it will be more... permenant. In the seas of
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258 beginning, there will be new star seeds, which take Milleniums to create, and
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259 these star seeds will be named Cosmos and Chaos. But for now, to the end of
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260 this world, there may be peace."
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261 "Tell me, Hotaru. Please. Did you know that this...this," she said,
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262 pointing, "Would be the outcome?"
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263 "This is every outcome, eventually. Everything happens. Every world,
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264 every soul will have its trial. Most die in it. But in this, we keep Chaos at
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265 bay, until the end of the universe."
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266 "What choice is there to make?"
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267 "You made the seal. You must choose to break it." Saturn lowered the
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268 Silence Glaive to the grey shards of stone scattered across the sands of what
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269 had once been Lady Serenity's kingdom. Glowing purple, they reformed into the
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270 blade. Serenity picked up the sword and drove it into the earth.
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271 "On this sword, by my mothers guardians and by my name and power as the
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272 Queen Serenity of Tokyo, I..." She looked at Saturn. "I..." she paused, crying.
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273 "How can I ask for a world to end?! How can I ask everythign to end? For me?
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274 For others?"
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275 "There is no other to die on this Earth, Serenity. Everyone but you is
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276 already dead. As for asking for the end of the world...In this case...how can
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277 you not?"
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278 "I entrust this blade and earth to its final destruction of destroy the
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279 heart of Chaos and Cosmos." Saturn nodded as Lady Serenity made her final
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280 decision.
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283 Lady Serenity had a few minutes to talk to the soldier of destuction, and
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284 she had so many things to ask...to know. Too much to left unsaid.
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285 "Hotaru...why didn't you come? Why could you not be there?"
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286 "I love you too much to let you leave this world with Chaos on it. To
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287 feel guilty for the destruction of every world in the solar system. This way, I
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288 still have the power to destroy this world, to doom Chaos. If I had stayed... I
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289 would not."
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290 "Will I die here?"
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291 "If...if you choose. Life is made of choices, Small Lady. We make them to
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292 help ourselves or help others. It is our chouices inn this life that make us
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293 who we are."
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294 "What choice have I?"
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295 "If I named your choices, they would become mine. You must choose your
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296 own path, your own destiny."
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297 "End this world, Hotaru. Sailor Saturn." Saturn nodded, now her eyes
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298 filled with tears. She did not even say the attack, just brought down the
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299 Glaive in a clean `swish,' guiding it to the earth, to the destruction. The
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300 Queen stepped closer to her, and clung to her shoulders. In her palm lay the
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301 ginzhuishou.
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302 "Farewell, Small Lady. I...."
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303 "I know. Until we meet again, Hotaru. Until we meet again."
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306 Saturn.
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308 Grey mists swirled around the planet of destruction, as barren as the
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309 earth that they had left. Sometimes, a purple lightning bolt would flash above,
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310 but other than that, it was silent. No life lived her, but in all the planet,
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311 everywehre, you could sense the spirit of another, waiting for some event that
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312 would signal her to return. After the destruction, Hotaru's spirit return to
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313 its sleep. But, in the world where spirits are all we are, the floating Saturn,
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314 silent, was not alone. Another waited for her awakening, when she could look
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315 into her eyes, the eyes of someone who she still knew, still loved, once more.
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316 She was carefully pulled into a set of arms, the small figure asleep on
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317 another's lap. The two odangos trailed behind the figure, holding the smaller
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318 one, watching carefully over the spirit of her friend. Knowing the unsaid words
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319 that drifted between them.
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